The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-09 00:00:00

BRECKNOCK PETITION.

The inquiry into the return of Mr. Howel Gwyn for
Brecknock is being investigated before Mr. Baron Martin.
Mr. Serjeant Ballantine appears for the petitioners, and
Mr. Giffard for the respondents.

In opening the case, Mr. Serjeant Ballantine said : The
constituency of the borough numbered 794. At the last
election Mr. Gwyn polled 372 votes, and Mr. Price, the
Liberal candidate, 357, leaving Mr. Gwyn in a majority
of 15. Mr. Price's election expenses amounted to only
£250, while those of Mr. Gwyn were returned at £1,193.
Mr. Price would state that this £250 was all that had
been expended by him. Mr. David Thomas, a well-
known respectable solicitor of Brecon, was the election
agent for Mr. Gwyn. That gentleman had originated
the entire system of bribery and corruption. He found
among the expenses returned of Mr. Gwyn's election
the sum of £525 as paid to Mr. D. Thomas for his services.
Altogether the law charges in Mr. Gwyn's election
accounts amounted to £O6B. Among the sums paid were
items of £35 and £24 for private constables. On referring
to the list of these special constables it was found that
several of them were children of the age of two years, who
through the agency of their respective papas received the
amounts set against their names. He should shew the
employment of George Thomas and James Morgan. (These
are the two persons against whom true bills were
found at the late Brecon Assizes for bribery. The principal
witness would be one John New, a railway employ 6, who
was a Liberal in politics, and who voted for Mr. Price.
Ile should chew that Golden hal spoken to New on the
subject of his vote, and had told him that if he voted for
Mr. Gwyn there would be " something coming after the
election ; " that in November—the day before the election—
Golden took New to Mr. D. Thomas's house, and there
told him that a gentleman would have a parcel for him.
Subsequently James Morgan was pointed out to him,
and New was told that he (Morgan) was the man
who would "do the business." On the evening of the
nomination New met Morgan by appointment on a
railway bank, and Golden told him, " Go up there and
there will be a person to meet you." He went "up
there," and found a man whom the petitioner alleged was
George Thomas, but George Thomas denied it. However,
whoever it was, the person whom New met "up there"
dropped a parcel into his hand, after asking him " if he
was a railway man?" and the parcel, on being opened,
was found to contain £5. Ile afterwards met Morgan,
who, in reference to the £5, said it was "to keep Gwyn
in." He suggested that Mr. David Thomas had set all
these bribers and others in motion, and that that proved
the point of agency. The learned serjeant gave a
humorous account of three persons who had been treated
to a champagne supper at the Castle Hotel, which
had such an effect on them that one of them
was heard screaming out in the night for "Petsy ;"
and another, a clergyman, was oblif,ed to barrow
a clean neckcloth of a waiter next day in order to
make a decent appearance. Fourteen public-houses had
also been opened on the day of election by agents of Mr.
Gwyn, and others before the election. As to the allega-
tion of undue influence and intimidation, the learned ser-
jeant stated that a tenant of Colonel Pearce had been told
that if he did not vote for Mr. Gwyn he would have to
leave his house, and the tenant, one Lewis, had been taken
up to the poll with forty others to vote against his con-
victions. He had been canvassed by Mr. Probert, an
agent for Colonel Pearce, in company with Mr. Gwyn.
John New, being called; corroborated the story told by the
counsels. George Thomas was, he declared, the man who
had given him the money, nor was his evidence shaken in
cross-examination. Other evidence, clearly establishing
bribery, followed.

James Al'Donald, aged 25, a labourer, residing at
Stockport, has been sentenced to death for the murder of
James Nally, at Murple, last December. Baron Channel, who
tried the case at Chester, has recommended the prisoner totho
mercy of the Crown, inasmuch as he was intoxicated when
he took Nally's life. M'Donald and Nally had been both
drinking all the evening of the murder, and when they at
last reached the prisoner's lodgings, M'Donald in a sudden
fit, se:zed a knife and stabbed his victim in tho neck, caus-
ing almost immediate death.

HUMBUG AND HYPOCRISY.—When, followed by
his footman carrying the Bible and the Prayer-book, an
En lishman r ac' e I to c. rch in all the majesty of self-
consequence and self-ido:atry, as if he were not about to
worship God, but God was about to worship him, it would
be wrong to call him a hypocrite ; but to call him a
humbug is not uncharitable. The humbug begins by im-
posing on himself before imposing on the rest of the world,
and he half believes that he is a man of honour and
integrity. If England lithe paradise of humbugs, it is
the purgatory of hypocrites, while Scotlandis the paradise
of hypocrites and the purgatory of humbugs. To be a
hypocrite *ould cost the Englishman more trouble than he
likes to expend, and would be incompatible with his frank-
ness. —" Scottish Characteristics: a Prelec Lion," in Fraser's
Magazine.

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train in the Chapel Royal on the day of her marriage to
the late Prince Consort (February 10, 1840). Two of
them were married during that year : Lady Mary A. F.
Grimston to Viscount Folkestone, eldest son of the Earl
of Radnor; and Lady Elizabeth A. G. Howard to the
Hon. and Rev. F. R. Grey. Two others were married
in 1841—Lady Frances E. Cowper to Viscount Jocelyn,
eldest son of the Earl of Roden ; and Lady Ida IL Hay
to Viscount Campden, now Earl of Gainsborough ; in
1842 Lady Sarah F. C. Villiers married Prince Nicholas
Esterhazy ; in 1843 Lady Catherine L. W. Stanhope
maried Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery ;
in 1844 Lady Elizabeth West married Mr. F. C. Hastings
Russell, heir-presumptive to the dukedom of Bedford ;
in 1847 Lady Jane Harriet Bouverie married Mr. William
Ellis, and Lady Eleanora, C. Paget married Sir
Sandford Graham, Bart. ; in 1849 Lady Mary
Charlotte Howard married Lord Foley, and Lady
Caroline A. Lennox married the Earl of Bess-
borough ; and lastly, in 1851, Lady Adelaide Paget married
the Hon F. W. Cadogan. Of these fair ladies three are
dead—Lady Gainsborough, the Princess Esterhazy, and
Lady E. Graham ; one of them, Lady Jocelyn, is a widow ;
and one of them, Lady Dalmeny, having remainel some
years a wid4W. MY( DlicilenAti. Veland, =Guardian.

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THE RECTOR OF LIVERPOOL ON TB

IRISH CHURCH,

In consequence of the Rev. Augustus Uampbell, t
of Liverpool, not being able to attend the "demons°,
tion" in the town on Monday evening, he sent a letr:
stating his views on the subject. This judgment (he Pv
"deliberately condemns Mr. Gladstone bill as a 11.,ee
lessly revolutinary measure, utterly incompetent to 01
the wished-for pacification of Ireland." At the °P..4
time, however, he is bound to confess that he cannot MC:,
—neither does he wish—that the Irish Church 011°11'
remain as it is. "Earnestly desiring, (he goes on to o',
to maintain Protestant Christianity in Ireland, I doll`'
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wish to maintain Protestant ascendancy, or the Pre°
distribution of the revenues of the Protestant Churl
I see no reason why future Irish prelates 510',,
sit in the House of Lords, or be entitled to 1014
incomes, or political precedence and privileges ; still 1
do I see why clergy should be paid for doing nothtsP,
England, moreover, owes an enormous debt to Irelan°
She is bound to make every compensation she can to 01°
Roman Catholics for past injustice, provided she does °
without injustice and wrong to the Protestant cause. 611.;
is bound to respect not only their rights, but their fee',
inns, and remove, as far as possible, their sentiment*
grievances, but she must not sacrifice truth to peace."

ENTHRONEMENT OF THE BISHOP 01ii
LONDON:

The ceremony of enthroning the Bishop of Londi
which took place in St. Paul's Cathedral, on Thursc
did not excite an inordinate degree of interest anl°l4
either the clergy, the laity, or the general public'
Indeed, the proceedings altogether, with the WO'
tion of the choral portions of the service, Wei
not of a very attractive kind. The first portion °
the ceremony took place not in the cathedral, but in till
Chapter House, which is situated in the midst of tbil
draper's shops nestling round Wren's•buildings, Anu
not materially adding to its beauty. On
arrival at the Chapter House, the Right Rev. DI;
Jackson, attended by his chaplains, was received by t'
Very Rev, the Dean, Dr. Mansell, the archdeacoo
canons, and prebendaries, and other dignitaries and of*
cials of the cathedral, and, being conducted to his seal'
was made the subject of the following brief address froo
the Commissary of St. Paul's to the Dean :—"
Rev. Mr. Dean, I present to you the Right Eel;
Father in God John Jackson, Bishop of London, an
beg that he may be enthroned according to the nal')
custom, and that the mandate to that effect frail
the Archdeacon of Canterbury may he read 131
the registrar of the diocese." The mandate of tll°
appointment being read by the registrar, 06
Commissary, turning again to the Dean, said, " Veil /
Rev. Mr. Dean,—On behalf of the Bishop of London, ),
pray you to take upon you the burden of the execution
the mandate, and to proceed according to the tenof
thereof." To this, as a matter of form, the Dean con'
sented, and the procession, headed by the clergy of 08
diocese in their robes, was formed, and moved to the great
door of the cathedral.

In the cathedral the reserved places in the chancel an 6
transept were nearly all occupied before half-past Ova
o'clock ; and the public, admitted generally at the north
entrance, pressed upon the barriers along that side of the
nave. The smaller organ at the east-end of the cathedral
sounded the key note, and the processional anthem of GO
began as the crowd of white surplices spread out and
advanced in regular order along the nave. The prebeW
daries, as the procession reached the choir, filed off right
and left to their stalls. The reading of the mandate
having been disposed of, a part of the psalm, " Oh, pm!
the Lord," was beautifully sung by the cathedral choir'
The prayers were intoned by the Rev. Benjamin Morgazi
Cowie, 8.D., and the lessons were read by the Rev. vi•
Calvert, M.A., minor canons. The service proper to the
enthronement was followed by Evening Prayer, Handelie
magnificent "Hallelujah Chorus" terminating the
ceremony,

TILE GOLD DIGGINGS IN SUTHERLAND.

The latest reports from the North as tothe golddiogino
in Sutherland are to the effect that the gold fever excite'
ment has considerably abated since free diggging has been
put a stop to. Very little is now heard of the success of
the diggers, only it is known that the average luck con'
tinues to be maintained. Up to Saturday last 145 licensee
were issued, so that the tonber of licenses represents the
number of diggers at work on the Kildonan and Suisgid
burns A few of those, however, who paid their pound
and were not so successful as they have expected have
got tired of the business, and gone home. On the
other hand, it is expected that some forty or
fifty additional licenses will be given out this week,
raising the number of licensed diggers to 200. 'Me,
Crown royalty of 10 per cent. on the value of the gold
found was collected on Saturday, but we have not heard
what amount was received. The Crown tax has to be paid
weekly, we understand. A good deal of dissatisfaction
exists in reference to the impost of a pound a month, and
the oppressive tax of ten per cent. A digger who earns 90
pound a week, to meet these requirements, has to pay 70..
leaving only 13s. to himself. Such high terms act as lb
prohibition to those that can't pay the money in advance'
Many would willingly pay from 7s. to 10s. a month who
could not raise a pound. It is hoped (says the Northern
Ensign) that the monthly charge will be reduced to such
a figure as will enable many of the poor and unemployed
people in the neighbourhood to take advantage of the digg'
ings, more especially at a time when no other remunerative
work can be procured. No sales of gold could be effected
here on Saturday night last. Ths jewellers having with'
drawn their orders, the local agents were not in a position
to purchase. The cry from the diggings, therefore, f°
" Gold buyers wanted." Several diggers were here on
Saturday purchasing materials for tents, and report tbati
they were obliged to leave their lodgings in consequence
of the shepherds with whom they lived having received,
notice from their employers that they were not to house
diggers any longer. Mr. Wilson, Inverness, last week
purchased gold to the value of £194 14s. 5d., making his
entire purchases up to Saturday £431.

The reports of the state of M. de MontalemberVo
health are alarming; le has tabu no nourishment for the
last two days but a few spoonfuls of milk, and is very weal‘
indeed.

Henry Jenkins, who at the last Bristol Assizefi
was condemned to death for the murder of Fanny Reeves
at Bedminster, has been respited pending the argument
upon the point of law reserved at the trial.

FIRE IN TLIE NEVADA SILVER MINES.—A cable
telegram announces that thirty-six miners lost their liven
on Wednesday by extensive fires in the shafts of three
silver mines.

The Church Association, who were the chief pro%,
motors in the suit "Martin v. Mackonochie," have deter.,
mined upon instituting a suit against the Rev. Mr. Purchae;
of Brighton, with a view to test the question of the legality"
of the Eucharistic vestments and processions in church;
These questions were not raised in Mr. Mackonochie's case.l
The master carpenters and joiners of Sheffield ha/
given all their men formal notice to leave as a preliminar
it is understood, to changing their mode of payment frog
the day to the hour system. As the effect of the changi
will be to restrict the men's wages in winter, it is apprf
hended that they may not accede to the change.
The house-painters of the West Riding have,
agreed to the appointment of a board of conciliation, to
which is to be referred all disputes respecting wages and
other matters which may arise between the employers and
employed. The board is to consist of nine employers and
the same number of operatives, who are to be elected annw,
ally, and whose decision upon that matter is to be final.

A singular case has just been heard at the Sheffielc;
County Court. Mr. Plimsall, M.P., was sued by a coach'
man, lately in his employ, for a month's wages in lieu of
notice. In consequence of a dispute the plaintiff gave hil
master notice, but they could not agree about his accompany!
jog him to London. The plaintiff therefore left suddenl/4
Tho judge reserved his decision.

SANDWICH BOARDS.—The Chief Commissioner
of the Metropolitan Police and the advertising agents are
at issue respecting the size of the boards which shall be
carried by "sandwich" men about the streets. The agents
declare that unless the regulation size prescribed 131
Colonel Henderson is enlarged by a few inches, the
theatrical managers will withdraw their boards, and hull'
dreds of poor men would thus be deprived of their ere.
ployment. The matter was brought under the notice of
the Marlborough•street police magistrate on Thursday.
who, while expressing his belief that Colonel Henderson
had acted with every consideration, suggested that the
few inches asked for might well be conceded.
TABLE-TALK.—Three or four years ago it ivee
remarked, in a leading article of the Times on longevity*,
that each of the peers who had died during the preceding
nine months had reached upwards of 70 years. A striking
contrast this to a fact recorded by Mr. W. Longwell
who tells us, in his recently-published "History °I
Edward III.," that "in the middle ages the deaths of E.
great proportion of the English nobility, even when °cal
sioned by natural causes, occurred when they where undeg
forty years of age." To such an extent was this the case,
that their " eldest sons, though commonly the offspring el
very early marriages, very frequently became wards of the
Crown by reason of their minority, to the serious damage
of their own estates, and to the great advantage of till
~Qyereigu."