The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-23 00:00:00

BISHOP WALDEGRA VE ON THE RITUAL

JUDGMENT.

The Carlisle Journal of yesterday morning publishes
a letter addressed by the Bishop of Carlisle (Dr. Wa2de.
grave) to the Venerable Archdeacon of Westmore-
land respecting the course to be followed by the
clergy in consequence of the recent judgment. His
lordship points out, in the first place, how important it is
that the clergy should remember that they are members
of a corporate body, and that therefore " it is not morally
competent for every man independently and of his own
mere motion to do that which is right in his own eyes.'"
They should also recollect that " the instructions of the
Prayerßook ex plicitlyprescribe consultation with the bishop
in cases of perplexity wiih regard to ritual." In the second
place, Dr. IValdegrave reminds his brethren that " all the
points upon which their axieties may be roused are within
the scope of the Ritual Commission." " Surely," remarks
his lordship, "if all these questions were now as open as
some would seem to think, it is a matter of wisdom to wait
till the Ritual Commission has so spoken, and authoritative
action has been taken thereon. "And there is the more
reason for this," continues the Bishop, "because, though
it is boldly assumed and eagerly urged that the recent judg-
ment renders the wearing of the medieval vestments
obligatory, it is by no means clear that such is the
case. The opinion originally given by Sir Hugh Cairns
(the late Lord Chancellor), Sir Roundell Palmer, and the
present Mr. Justice Hannen, is as distinctly adverse to the
use of the vestments,as it is to that of the other ceremonies,
or ornaments now condemned. That opinion has not,
it is true, as yet been tested in this particular
by a legal suit. This, however, is, I hear, now to be
done. Meanwhile, it is as well to act upon the
presumption that in this respect also it will stand, and
quieta non mot•ere. Nor should it be forgotten that the
Ritual Commission, in its first report, pronounced un-
favourably to the use of the sacrificial vestments.

MR. JACOB BRIGHT, M.P., ON EDUCATION

On Thursday, Mr. Jacob Bright took the chair at the
Miles Platting School, on the occasion of the annual
public examination. The report stated that the schools
were flouribliing, and that the Government Inspector had
reported favourably of them. After delivering the
prizes to the most successful boys, the Chairman
addressed the assembly, and congratulated them
upon the results of the examination through which
the boys and girls had just passed. He did
not wish to see better schools than this, and if more
schools existed on the same principle there would be no
need to spend time in speaking of education. Mr. Salter,
the inspector, had declared that the training those boys
had received would " follow them through life," and he
'Mr. Bright) would wish to find the same training carried
on in other places. In too many parts of the
country it did not even follow them up to the time when
they were married. According to the locality, there were
30 or 50 per cent. of the people who could not sign their
names. The children they examined had belonged to the
two first classes of the school, and it was to be feared that
some proportion of the school would leave before they
reached that position. Night schools were a great
advantage to those who had been compelled to leave
school early, and it would be well if parents encouraged
them more. Besides this the children ought to be allowed
'o read at home to improve their minds. If the reading
were of an amusing character, they would enjoy what they
read and speedily acquire facility in the practice. Persons
could not read and write with pleasure, unless they were
accustomed to read and write, but by per-
severance they would learn enough to become
an intelligent people. On the Continent and across the
Atlantic the other countries were far in advance of Eng-
land, and yet we might observe that they had experienced
many of our difficulties in dealing with the question of
education. Mr. Bright believed that the cause of our
failure was attribuable to the fact that in England the
people had been left to themselves, whereas in
other lands the attention of Parliaments and statesmen
had been directed to the subject. The educated
people of this country were so careless that they did
not render the assistance they might in forwarding the
work of education. It was an accidental thing to have a
good school in England ; and that of Miles Platting was
the exception and not the rule in this respect. He con-
sidered, however, that the presence of a good school
ought to be as certain a law as that which regulated the
planetary system. Referring to the reiteration of the sub-
ject of education, Mr. Bright declared that it must be talked
of until our legislators took it up in earnest. The law must
be made by the people in their discussions before it was
legislated upon by the House of Commons. He concluded
by expressing his regret at the intimation given by Mr.
Bruce to the effect that the Government was not likely
to deal this year with the question of education for
England.

We noted yesterday the mysterious disappearance
of Mr. John Tatham, of Liverpool. We are glad to learn
that he has presented h'inself at his office, having just re-
turned from Buxton. his accounts appear to be perfecay in
order.

According to the Weekly Register a letter from
Rome states, ou good authority, that the Archbishop of
Westminster (Dr. Manning), will be made a Cardinal before
his return to England. The Archbishop of Paris is also to
be raised to the same dignity.
On Thursday Sir S. Northcote and Mr. Mowbray
attended a large Conservative meeting at Exeter, the object
of which was the formation of a working men's union.
In the course of some remarks which he addressed to
the meeting, Sir S. Northcote said that he anticipated
good results from the action cf such unions. As to the
Conservative party, ho added, although they had suffered
great reverses at the close of last year, the prospects b( fore
them were now bright, not only in Exeter but in various
Diller parts of the country.

Her Majesty's Government has consented to
an important scheme iu referrence to the ecclesiastical
organisation of India. The late Bishop Cotton proposed
that several fresh sees shou'd Le founded as funds per
milted, one of which, at Lahore, should be established at
once by the Government on the same fut,t:ng as Madras
and Bombay, the others as soon as an amount equal to the
salary of a senior chaplain should be subscribed for any new
see, in which the Government was to undertake to double
the salary from the public revenue. Failing the adoption of
this plan, he proposed that parts of his own enormous dio-
cese should be handed over to his suffragans, and extra
archdeacons provided to assist the Indian Episcopate in go-
verning their vast dioceses. It is the latter plan which has
roceixed the muntio. of her liaiestY's Government.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 21.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise ao.cl
Prince Leopold, and attended by Lady Churchill:
drove yesterday round by Black Gang Chine and
the Under Cliff to St. Laurence.
Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morn-
ing, accompanied by Princess Beatrice.
got
Prince Leopold and Princess Louise also w-
ont.

LATEST INTELLMENO

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

ITALY.
FLORENCE, Jan. 22 (Evening.)
In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies to"
day the Ministers of the Interior and Finance re"
plied to the speeches made yesterday by members
of the Opposition against the measures taken by the
Government to enforce the application of the griet
tax. Count Cambray Digny, the Minister
Finance, said that it was necessary that the tax
should be rigidly levied, as otherwise the autheril
of the Government would be lost. It was equally
necessary as an important financial resource'
Signor Ferrari, of the Left, proposed the follel"
ing motion, supported by 80 deputies :
" The Chamber, disapproving the COndact
of the Ministry in applying the grist tax contrail
to the terms of the bill, and consequently violatieg
the Constitution, passes to the order of the day
The vote on the motion will take place to-
morrow.

The Sydney Morning Herald of the sth 10/4
brought here to-day by mail from Brindisi, -gvie°
the details of the massacre and atrocities b 7 th
natives at Poverty Bay, New Zealand. The Herald
considers that England has not taken the nee°
sary measures to protect her colony.

AMERICA.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 23'
The National Steamship Company's stesole'
Erin, from New York, arrived off here at 6 3331•
to-day, and having landed her mails and Posen'
gers, she proceeded for Liverpool.
NEW YORK, Jan.
22.
According to Mr. Adam Moffatt's report, "
he
week's receipts of cotton at American Orto
amount to 84,000 bales. Total since the Ist of
September, and taken by American spinners direct'
1,500,000 bales. Shipments to England 30,000
bales, to France 2,000, and to the Continent 3,000 t
since the Ist of September 660,000 bales. Stcseic
340,000 bales. Market closes dull. Bliddil°'
Upland, Hid. cost and freight per steamer.

HAVANA, Jan. 22.
The Bank of Commerce has resumed parlents.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 23'
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
'
Massilia, with the above mails, £2,785 in specleP
and a general cargo, has arrived here.
The Massilia spoke the steamer Brenda off
nistere.
GIBRALTAR, Jan. 18'
Her Majesty's troopship Urgent, from the Cap=
and West Coast of Africa, has arrived, bound. f°
Spithead. The ironclad Defence proceeds to ri
the squadron at Lisbon.
Exchange on London, 481 ; Paris, 5.18 to 101
Madrid, par.