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London, England, 1869-12-09 00:00:00

.T 111; SUN:, LONNA- -rt-ntian-Ay EVENING, DECEMBER -9, jBO9.

t'ONFIRMATION OP DR. TEMPLE.

"What a number of people ! Whose wedding is it?"

was the remark made by a wcman in Cheapsido this
morning about ten o'clock, as she passed by the church
of St. Dfary-le-Bow, and saw an unusual throng

pouring into the building. "It is not a wedding,

but an attempt at a divorce," was the reply.

Our readers will have anticipated that it was not

a successful attempt

Exactly twenty-one years ago

to this very month a like attempt was made on the same
spot, and that, too, failed. Nevertheless the failure was

not so decisive but that there MS some ground

for trying again. The four judges to whom the
opponents of Dr. Hampden referred their protest were
equally divided as to whether it should be heard, and so

. .
until this day no legal decision has been given by the

highest court.

The church of St. Mary-le-Bow is the architectural em-
bodiment of the unicn of Chuich and State. It is a church

and a court of justice. On Wednesday the gloomy though
lofty building olercd both aspects. On the open space

hefore the ccmmunicn table (to call it an altar seems

al.surd, for that means a high place, ard thin is very low,

raised but a fc-w inches above the ground), and between

the pulpit and reading desk was a table set out, covered

with crimson cloth.

On either side were three

chairs for the proctors and the counsel. At its east-end, with

the back to to ccmmunien rails, and facing the congrega-

ticn, was an arm chair for the representative of the Arch-

bishop of Canterbury, whose court (the Court of Arches)
this church really is. At the opposite end, with its back
to the people, was another arm-chair for Dr. Temple, the

"lord eleci,"Cs he was called thrc,ughout the proceedings

In a pew near the front sat portly Bishop Trowcr,
guarded, curiously enough, by a policeman, and next
to the Bishop sat his fellow protcstants, the Rev.
Samuel Henry Walker, Harpfcrd, near Ottery St. Mary, an
elderly, smooth-faced clergyman, and the Rev. Augustus
Archer Hunt, of Tipton St. John, near the same town, who,
with his ample beard, offered quite a contrast to his neigh-
bours, Mr. Walker and the Rev. Dr. Cornish, vicar of
Ottery St. Mary. It will be seen that the opponents
belong to the same district, and are neighbours
in Devonshire, as they were in Bow Church. In the cor-
responding pew on the other side cf the aisle were Dr.
Deane, Mr. Benjamin Shaw (the well-known writer in the
Contemporary Perim), Mr. Curry, and Mr. Moore, the
counsel and proctors for the opponents. There were also
present the Rev. J. L. Fisk, Mr. John Boodle (both active
promoters of the Cockspur-street Association), the Revs.
F. Brown, Nailsea ; Thomas Hugo, West Hackney ; J. W.
Buckley, Paddington; T. Gardner, Deptford; J. Evans,
Shoreditch ; W. H. Vernon, Lcytonstone ; Dean Stanley ;
Mr. Brett, of Stoke Newington, the well-known High
Churchman ; next to him Sir D. Salomons, M.P.,
the Jew ; Professor Bentley, &e. The attendance
of clergy was remarkably small, the laymen very
far preponderating ; in fact, I should think that there
were more ladies than there were clerics. The church
was, however, crowded, and not only was every seat occu-
pied, but the aisles were impassable. It was by no means
an impressive spectacle. The church, though lofty, is
dingy, and the dull December pall of smoke which hid
sun and sky rendered the interior of the building dim and
somewhat dreary. The bells rang out a merry peal until
eleven o'clock. After a delay of ten minutes,theprocession
entered, churchwardens with staves, beadles with silver
pokers, the incumbent Mr. Vine, the Vicar-General in his
wig and scarlet robes, the proctor for the Dean and
Chapter cf Exeter, Mr. Sheppard, a man of
gigantic height, in the strangest of costumes ; doc-
tors, also in scarlet robes, and a quiet unnotice-
able man, with dark hair and whiskers, and regular
features, and somewhat near of sight, wearing a black
gown and doctor's hood—a man who, as he took his place
close to a pillar, almost bidden from sight, no one would
have supposed was the person in whose behalf this great
concourse of persons had gathered. The various dignitaries
took their places in the two foremost pews, and Mr. Vine,
having asked all persons to be seated during the cere-
mony after the Litany, read through that service with
much feeling and fervour.
The Litany over, the Vicar-General formed his court in
the open space immediately in front of the altar, and
between the pulpit and the reading-desk. At the head of
the table sat Sir Travers Twiss, in his scarlet gown as
D.C.L., having on his right hand Dr. Deane, Q.C.,
and Mr. Benjamin Shaw, the counsel for the
objectors, and on his left the Registrar-General
of the Province of Cant,rbury, Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Dr.
Tristram, who appeared for the Dean and Chapter of
Exeter. At this time Dr. Temple occupied a seat in the
body of the Church, supported by the Rev. E. G. Sandford,
of Christ Church, Oxford. The proceedings in connec-
tion with the confirmation of a Bishop as a rule are short
and dull. On Wednesday they were long, and, to a cer-
tain extent, exciting. They were opened by the rector for
the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, who exhibited his proxy
for that reverend body, and presented to the Vicar-
G n cm' the Ir t ters patent, on the authority
of which they had elected Dr. Temple. Theie
at the direction cf the Vicar-General having' been
read, that learned functicnary wag desired to
take upon himself the confirmation of Dr. Temple, who at
this stage of the proceedings was conducted to a seat at
the table, immediately facing Sir Travers Twigs. This
the moment anxiously anticipated by the large congre-

ration thronging the Church, for it was the moment im-
mediately preceding the direction of the Vicar-General
to call any persons to come forward who might
object to the confirmation of Dr. Temple. The
challenge of the apparitor was quickly answered
by Mr. Currey, the proctor for the opponents,
who, stating for whom he appeared, prayed to be heard by
counsel, the announcement being made amidst considerable

hissing.
Dr. Spinks objected to the admission of the allegation.
The Vicar-General: I call upon you, Dr. Deane, as
counsel for the proctor to the objectors, to state the sub-
stance and prayer of the allegation before you, address

your legal arguments to the court.
Dr. Deane then proceeded to state that the
allegation traversed in direct terms the state-
ment made in the summary petition produced
on the other side as to the person of the Lord
Bishop Elect. Dr. Deane having drawn attention
to the proceedings that took place some hundreds
of years ago in connection with confirmations, argued that
the fact of a Bishop's qualification was wont to be esta-
blished by witnesses called for the purpose.
The Vicar-General remarked that the facts of the quali-
fication of Dr. Temple were established by affidavits.
Dr. Deane objected to their being thus established. A
summary etition should be proved in the usual way by
calling wi.eesses. Even if the Vicar-General was disposed
to admit the affidavits, time ought to be given to the
opponents of the election to answer them.
The Vicar-General : You claim a right to cross-examine
the witnesses,
Dr. Deane said he did, anti argued that in the
case of Dr. Hampden the first thing the Vicar-General
caked for was the objection to the election, and in
the Montague case a stop was put to the
objections because they were not to hand in
writing and duly signed. Dr. Spinks in reply, pointed
out that the letters patent were imperative. The invitation
to oppose was only intended to apply to the form of con-
firmation to the person elected. 'T ho Dean and Chapter
had proceeded with the election in accordance with her
Majesty% decree, and they appeared on the present occa-
sion to tender the proof of theirhaving done so.
Dr. TRISTRAM followed on the same side.
The Vicar-General intimated to Dr. Deane that it would
be necessary for him to be convinced that he had the
power, after the Queen had nominated Dr. Temple, and
the Chapter had elected him, to refuse to confirm the
election. He found no such power in the statutes.
Dr. Deane said the letters patent to the Archbishop did
not expressly command him to confirm and consecrate, but
only to do so if he could in accordance with the
statutes of the land. The Vicar-General was bound to the
juris exigentia, the Crown exercising its right to the ap-
pointment of bishops, always recognised something of con-
trol in the Primate, to whom the confirmation and conse-
cration were committed. Confirmation was the very thresh-
hold of consecration, and the Archbishop had to decide
whether the person elected was a fit person to be consecrated.
Suppose a person elected had meanwhile gone over to
the Church of Rome, or had become mentally in-
capacitated, was the Bishop's hand to be stayed? (The
learned counsel cited many cases from the Exeter
Canonists in illustration of the forms of confirmation which
had come down to the present time.) In the citation, the
Vicar-General was directed to adjourn and prorogue the
matter from time to time, whereas it was known that if
it were a mere form, it could be got through in half an
hour. If this was a mere form, it was a sacrilege and a
scandal, and every Churchman would hail with delight the
passing of an Act of Parliement which would put a stop
to the scandal,
The Vicar-General, after Dr. Spinks had been hoard in
reply, said he had taken upon himself the duty of con-
firming the election in obedience to the mandate of the
Crown addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The
Queen had approved of Dr. Temple as Bishop of Exeter,
and had commanded the Archbishop of Canterbury to con-
firm and consecrate him. The Archbishop had issued his
fiat to him as Vicar-General. Certain forms had come
down from the Reformation, but there was nu statutory
authority for them, and the archbishop was not bound by
tiny particular plan. IV.th regard to objectors, he held that
it was cn'.y against the manner in which the election had
peen cenducted the t objections could be heard, and they hail
nothing to do with stey otter matters. It had been said
that if opponents came forward and were not heard the pro-
ceedines were a scandal and a sacrilege. Those were hard
eorils, and he eretested against them. 1 he question now a: ose
,eliethei he was to admit the allegation of the oeponeets
.f the election to proof. Referring to Bishop darn den's
estec, he said that the proctor on that occasion was not
allowed to appear, as ie would Le futile, the court having
no power to diseb y the Queen's mandate. On this occa-
sion, however, ',reeler and clergy had been allowed to
aepear, and the substance cf the allegation was to deny
that Dr. Temple was a fit stud proper person to be Bishop
of Exeter. He was of opinion that he had no power to
review the appointment of the Crown. He Lail thought it
right to hear couns.el, but it had not been shown that he
hail power to inter:ere, and he had to decide that the
election should be proceeded with.
After the transaction of some other formalities,
chic
Dr:
Temple kneeling took the usual oath of canonical
(Bence to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and then standing
up
pi
eninsa u(bl es
e ib t-ihee d t ordinary
documents, declarationan dahg against
nes:M:l9lmm= wasitl
declared complete.
A large crowd waited outside the church till Dr. Temple
left, when they loudly ()limed him.

NAVAL AND MILHARI IN7ELLIGENCE.

The Right Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers, M.P.,
First Lord of the Admiralty, accompanied by his

private secretary, Captain F. B. P. Seymour, C. 8.,
Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, and Vice-Admiral Sir
R. S. Robinson, K.C.8., Controller of the Navy,
arrived at Portsmouth by the first down train from

London yesterday morning, and proceeded to the
dockyard, where he was officially engaged through-

out the day. A good deal of business was trans-

acted at the office of the Admiral Superintendent

connected with the accounts, the preparation of the

Navy Estimates for 1869-70, and the supervision
of the yard at the present time and the future.
Accompanied by Rear-Admiral Superintendent
Astley C. Key, C. 8., Mr. E. J. Reed, C. 8., Chief
Constructor of the Navy ; Vice-Admiral Sir R. S.
Robinson; Captain Hancock, Flag• Captain to
Port-Admiral Sir James Hope, K.C.B. ; and Mr.
Robinson, master-shipwright and engineer, Mr.
Childers during the forenoon went on board
the turret-ship Monarch, Captain J. Com-
C. 8., and inspected the preparations

, .
which have been made on board for the reception
of the remains of the late Mr. Peabody. The Done-

gal screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. Hewett, V.C.,
lying alongside the great south jetty of the dock-
yard, with sails bent, and nearly ready to start on
her voyage to China to exchange crews with the

flagship there, was next visited. The Donegal will

have about 1,200 souls in all on board when she

sails. The dock in which is building the breastwork
Monitor Devastation was next visited, and here the
First Lord must have been well satisfied with the
progress made in the work since be laid the keel
plates of the ship little more than a month ago.

The whole of the frames of the cellular bottom,
from No. 40 to 93, from the keel, or central line, to
the fourth longitudinal, are in position and rivetted
together. They form upwards of 150 tank-like
compartments between the inner and outer skins
of the part of the ship's bottom. After leaving the
Devastation several of the workshops and other
parts of the yard were visited. To-day Mr. Chil-
ders will be engaged, among other matters, at the
Royal College. During his stay at Portsmouth it
is understood that Mr. Childers remains the guest
of Admiral Sir James Hope, at the Admiralty-
house.

The trial of her Majesty's new unarmoured iron-
built screw corvette the Volage was made on Tues-
day, over the measured mile iu Stokes Bay, near
Portsmouth, under the supervision of Captain E.
Rice, commanding the Steam Reserve at Ports-
mouth. The officers conducting the trial under
Captain Rice comprised Messrs. G. Murdoch and
J. Ward, chief inspectors afloat of machinery ;
Mr. Owen, assistant master shipwright ; Chief
Engineer Murray, and a number of subordinate
officers. Mr. Crossland, chief draughtsman of the
Department of the Constructor of the Navy, was
also present as the Whitehall representative. The
weather was unfavourable as regarded the greatest
development of the ship's steaming powers, a strong
wind prevailing from N.E. to the E.N.E., which,
i❑ addition to its deteriorating influence upon the
speed of the ship in its bearing upon the hull, masts,
and yards, raised up a wave over the measured
mile course, which must have reduced the speed
from the higher rate which certainly would have
been reached under more favourable conditions of
weather, and under the same conditions of efficiency
of machinery. Upwards of 15 knots per hour is,
however, a great speed for any ship over a measured
mile, when taken as a mean rate from six conse-
cutive runs. She, however, undoubtedly ought, as
a war vessel, to approach nearer to the magnificent
fighting powers of the Inconstant than her 6i-ton
guns place her. The difference in this respect be-
tween the two ships lies in the fact that the Incon-
stant carries the same upper deck armament as the
Volage, with a main deck armament of 12 9-inch
guns, for which the Volage has no equivalent. The
Volage on entering upon her trial yesterday drew
16ft. sin. of water forward, and 21ft. sin. aft. This
gave her a mean draught slightly in excess of what
she will have when ready for sea. The actual weight
she will have on board when placed in commission,
and with all her stores, coals, crew, &c., on board,
in readiness to leave Shithead on a term of foreign
service, had been taken into calculation, and the
equivalent—with 50 tons in excess—placed on
board in the shape of iron ballast. The engines
are of 600-horse power nominal, and drive a two-
bladed Griffiths screw, fitted with lifting gear. The
diameter of each cylinder is 93fin , and that of the

trunk 36kin., giving an effective diameter of Stain.
The stroke of the pistons is 3ft. gin. The screw
Las a diameter of 19ft., and a pitch varying
between 20ft and 25ft. Yesterday it was set at a
pitch of 22ft. Gin. The engines in their design are
of the present adopted improved type, with sur-
face condensation, &c. Mr. 11. Anderson, of the
firm of John Penn and Son, was on board and in
charge of the machinery during the trial. The six
runs made over the measured mile gave the Volage a
mean speed of 15.105 knots per hour, the speed
ob-
tained on each run, with and against the wind and

tide, being as follows :—Speed of ship, odd numbers
with the tide and wind, and even numbers against
both—No. 1 run, 14.100 knots per hour ; No. 2 run,
16.074 knots per hour ; No. 3 run, 14.173 knots per
hour ; No. 4 run, 16.216 knots per hour ; No. 5 run,
13.534 knots per hour ; No. 6 run, 16 667 knots
per hour. The ocean speed of the ship under the
most favourable conditions of the Government
measured mile—and a very correct one if it is pro-
perly understood—was, therefore, 15105 knots
per hour. Yesterday the Yolage was again taken
out of Portsmouth and completed in her series of
official trials, by running her over the measured
mile in Stokes Bay, and in circles, under half boiler
power. Her mean rate of speed was found to be
13.7 knots per hour, and her time in running over

her circles was, to starboard, 6 min. 7 sec., and to
port, 6 min. 14 sec. With full boiler power the
time she occupied in making her circles was—to

starboard, 5 min. 59 sec., and to port, 5 min. 46 sec.
The speeds made by the Volage have proved greatly
in advance of the estimated rate, especially at half
boiler power, and give her the highest " co-efficient"
in the navy. She is a very buoyant ship, and as her
coal bunkers are capable of being greatly enlarged,
it is believed that she can be made to carry coal for
steaming 5,000 miles at eight knot speed.
It has just been announced to the troops at
Aldershot that the Field Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief has appointed Captain the Hon. C. E.
Edwardes (4th Battalion Rifle Brigade) as Deputy-
Assistant Quartermaster-General to the forces at
that station from the Ist inst. In addition to the
ordinary duties of the office, Capt. Edwardes will
perform those of Chief Superintendent of the
Survey-office, which have hitherto been performed
by Major Woolsey, Royal Artillery, who has ob-
tained his lieut.-colonelcy, and been struck off the
strength of the Division from the Ist inst.
The death is announced of Admiral Edward
Purcell, on reserved half-pay, in his 78th year.
The deceased Admiral obtained his commission as
Lieutenant as far back as December, 1811, -previ-
ously to which he had served as Midshipman of
the Impetueux, and commanded an armed boat in,
the Scheldt in the Flushing Expedition in 1809 ;
and again in the Tagus, in co-operation with the
British army in 1810. He served in the batteries
of Torres Vedras under General Sir Thomas Picton,
and is command of a boat at the capture of two
Danish gunvessels in 1811, in which he was
wounded. He had for some years enjoyed a cap-
tain's good service pension. his commissions bore
date : s follows :—Lieutenant, Decemb 4, 1811 ;
Commander, Sei,temb.?r 9, 1820 ; Capta"ti, August
25, 1828; Rear-Admiral, May 2, 1855; Vice-
Admiral, June 15, 18(32 ; and Admiral, Sept. 1-2,
1865.

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311SC'ELLANEOUS NEWS.

CANON GMDLESTONE AND DR. TEMPLE.

Canon Girdlestone, vicar of Halberton, has written
again upon the Temple controversy. He has not changed
his previously-expressed opinion that the seledtion of
the doctor for the Bishopric is a good one. He says
he has carefully read through, over and over again,
the contributions of Dr. Temple to " Essays and
Reviews ;" he has also read his sermons ; and ho can
come to no other conclusion than that the sooner the
doctor is consecrated the better. "Bishop Trower
and his associates (the Canon adds) deserve anything
but thanks, at least from those who are like-minded
with me. My belief is that the Word of God has
much more to fear from the trammels of revived
priestcraft than from intelligent inquiry, however
free, and the Church of England more to hope from
union with Protestant Dissenters than-with tha Church
of Rome."

suwets.- Tenapt-nght is demanded; and (be it noted)
for later as well as for other parts of Ireland. The
present Government is declared sufficient to overcome
dissatisfaction in Ireland. Secular education, " free
from the disturbing influences of the clergy of all
denominations," is demanded as a necessity; and the
rights of the laity are upheld in the Free Church.
On this latter subject the Orangemen say :
We deplore the division existing in our new Free Epis-
copal Church, created by the action of the bishops in op-
posing the rights of the laity; but we rejoice that many
of , our brethren have succeeded, by presenting a firm
front, in curtailing the pretensions of the goveniing
clergy. We firmly believe that, if the lay clement insists
on its proper position in the new system of govern-
ment, the evils of ritualism, rationalism, and herezie3
which have undermined the Church in England, will nevci
be propagated within the boundaries of the new Erianorai
Church.