The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-23 00:00:00

13PrBIT OF VIE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

"The Times, in discussing the possible division of the
Bishopric of Exeter, says that Cornwall is claimed by the
disciples of Whitfield and Wesley as their own, insomuch
that if the plea of Wales to a separation from the English
Church be allowed, they intend to follow suit. The
population of that county is most of it remote from rail-
ways or even tolerable roads; it is very shifting; maul
thousands of it 'Work underground, or even under sea, and,
for one reason or other, expect stronger spiritual manifesta-
tions than are to be found in the respectable routine of an
Established Church. What could Henry Phillpotts do
with the simple folk dwelling in these wilds,
incapable of knowing what his pamphlets were about ?
They wanted to be moved, and stirred, and broken up, and
raised to red heat, gird melted, and run into mould, like
their own ores. Could any bishop do this ? Well, that is
not the question. Dr. Phillpotts could not ; and if he ever
thought to attempt it, controversy, the House of Lords,
And, it must be added, a comfortable distance from
the scene, put off the wcrk continually, till it
remains to be dew. This chews, at the least, that
administration is not enough ; that distance is fatal ; and
that, first of all, there is wanted actual presence
and, if possible, what is called a strong personality. 1111°11
the most common sense view of the case Cornwall ought
to have a bishop of its own, and a bishop qualified to
cope with its peculiar exigencies. We may as well say 36
once, and to guard against prejudicial surmises, that thore
is not the slightest necessity for a Bishop of Cornwall
having either a seat in the House of Lords or a residence
in town, or a huge palace anywhere, or more than, half
the existing average of episcopal incomes. A bishop
can be not only comfortable, dignified, and useful,
but tolerably übiquitous, on £2,500 a year. It would
be simply a wilful ignorance of figures and ordinal
prices to dispute that any ordinary county of En;'
land—for Yorkshire might b) excepted—can be worked
well by a Bishop with £2,000 a year, supposing, of course,
that he is not overhoused or obliged to attend the House of
Lords. Is there no cause for these suggestions? This is 2
time of comparisons, readjustments, distribution, and NW.
surrenders. The rule applied is the simplest and most
practical. We want a working Church, to do as much Work
as possible, provoke as little jealousy as possible, and to
place as few temptations and distractions as possible in OA
path of those who have the work to do.

The Standard thinks that discussion is by no ineani
making the " Irish Land Question " clearer. We have co'
tradictory statements from various quarters, and conflict'
ing arguments from the same quarters ; but beyond tbe,
feet that Irishmen are still shooting landlords, agents, an
obnoxious tenants, and are living in an agreeable state of
general agitation, we cannot for our lives get hold of ali/
one thing that can dispassionately be pronounced certain'
Take, for instance, these three assertions, each of 14°1
has been and is still being made with equal confidence'
yet all of which, obviously, cannot be true. The fast 15'
that Irish tenants do not improve the land they occupy'
because they cannot obtain leases. The second is, that
they make improvements, and are robbed of the fruits °1
their labour avid capital by being turned out of th sir h°-,
ings without compensation. The third is, that landlords 'Le
not grant leases, because whenever they do, the tenants, fal,
from improving, crop and scourge the land under :over °'
such security. Which of the three allegations is SO°
Evidently, as we say, they cannot all be so. At 11
meeting just held at Cork a series of resolution 3
were passed practically embodying the views l 0
which, under circumstances we will state directly'
01
we should be willing to listen, but advancing 041'1, A
palpably absurd. One resolution was to the elle;
that perpetuity of tenure should be based uP°ll,
of
rental to be in the first instance fixed by a board
agriculture; the next resolution stating that " suc7l renwo,
shall be estimated by the average market value of the Pr
duee of the several holdings for the previous twentr°o:
years." But this is clearly impossible, and world boo'
monstrous calculation. Whether "perpetuity of °nil;
be in store for us, and whether, if it were, Irish tena-od
would, as a rule, improve instead of subdividieg
squatting, we will not hero inquire. But we have f
it high time to point out what must be done if 511°, 01
scheme is ever carried out. Not the estimated reatelisi
the last twenty-one years, but that estimated root
doubled, together with a periodical allowance for ul ti
increase of value, would have to constitute the lateil'2r
perpetual annuity.
The Post remarks that if it were now proposed lan
aside all the tests and guarantees by which the le.- iono
medical professions have been surrounded, and to
oat
any man to practice in the courts of law and equitY,, be 0
the bedside of the sick, the immediate result woo" col
feeling of general consternation. The law is familial
its uncertainty; and as to medical men, it is probable .
a considerable number of them kill as m' ions'
they cure. But with regard to both nroles'",
the general desire is rather to test the 'l'loo,
cations of their members more severely thani.fo
in
The same feeling is evident in every department of 114.0(1Y.
which knowledge does not come by time, but
ebyiusci;tl,
It is enly in what may be called middle-class
that no test is exacted of the efficiency of the profltils
Schoolmasters who undertake to teach the children °the,'
working classes must have obtained a certificate before 0 so
can share in the Government grant. It may he tal,e nd
an admitted fact that the masters and tutors of r,toiti,„es,o.
Harrow are more or less qualified for their work. BewhicP
these extremes lie a vast number of schools in tioe;
' middle-class children are supposed to receive an edu ce', ol
but whether the proprietor is fit for his Ple.ebeio to
whether his assistants are fit for theirs, it is impessie 110°
say. Parents have nothing to guide them when the.' gate
to decide on these all-important questions. Such ate tp°
of things is neither wise nor fair. The boy is fathereio
man. But what sort of manhood is to be expected fider
lad who has spent the years set apart to study and out
pedagogue whose chief desire has been Jo make ralioe,l
of him ? In a word, as regards the test of examin.astaooo,
appear to us that it ought to be applied in the first ineioe
to the master, and that the principle on which theeo
colleges are based should not be limited to the chll
the poor.
bow ° t
The Herald observes that the inquest upon thedotb. At
Arthur South, the railway guard, who met his verb
Barnet on the 10th of August last, has ended in 3, apes
exonerating every one but the unfortunate °Le fat?'tae effl'
himself from direct responsibility for his lareen eio
The jury, however, expressed their opinion that th decinaio
cient lighting of the Barnet Station and the ill to 'leo
force on duty there had had a good deatbal
with the catastrophe. It is conjectured Batio'l,
t°
this occasion the guard must have failed t, 40
himself that the pointsman was at his r-,:vc :be
points held over, and the line safe, before he when '„d
starting sign, for hardly was the train in motion bole:
luggage train was upon it, the driver and stoker on
enough to do to save their lives. Arthur South svail bat :4
fore, in a measure the victim of his own neglec upon itilo
would be unjust on that account to cast reproach lit, no
memory, seeing that, though it was near roldritbe je
single lamp was lighted at the station. As one ° Me,
remarked, "if a lamp had been lighted the men ,w.°a oot lie
seen that they were on the wrong line.' They islY .00
and so two trains met, killing one man and serl°4ol
juring two or three others. Really railway c°'-'lOl
should remember that the virtue of °collo-n/5s
esh
pushed too far. By keeping stations in darkneoo,ethiriii
shunting is going on they may perhaps save boa not
but we should think a year's saving under tnls to Pm,el
down the line would hardly pay for the clamag,e,,, to4cis
and material done by this " one night's work' 1
nothing of the lives and limbs of their servanevie,h3-00
must be of some value, though they cannot, as 'oat s° re
actions for damages. Besides, it is quite possible 00001
such accident may happen to a train filled witIP0,001;0141
Should such a calamity occur directors and kat% of lCe
once more wax eloquent about the hardsniles• 040
Campbell's Act and the unwise liberality of t their pre"
wish, however, that they would first try to 6,e to yo
houses in order, and so save their own Poc.b-e—pelle
tecting the lives of those who are virtually cow
travel upon their lines. <le
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The Telegraph calls attention to the fact tbas
widi,-ho
Chancellor James has heard a petition for the
rabid' for
of the European Society, an association.:" deal
filled a considerable space in the publls iforo,ot
many years. The proceedings were, it were 0,15 e
little more than preliminary—nay, they no 0' 0014!
less than preliminary in the ordinary se .speet tit
term ; and the further hearing on Saturdsl_toc 401
modify the view now suggested ;but the circun4;oteviuTlo:
such a petition has been presented at all is tofegult. bats!
to be passed over in silence, however it matedJ with „es!
European has for some time been mention.e 0705 `'ben
breath, and has done duty among the "knowl9' 00 ~fti.;ben
topic for abundant inference and surmise, bas;;ets.
its
or less shrewd deduction from visible erto s;
a large institution whose existence d'Ana---10:
credit becomes in any degr
yieb
is, to use a homely phrase, "blown "n°1'00°1;01;
hope for its own interests is to submit te,1!..., or r. 3% a cal,
ee discredit „eetls
will either confirm the suspicions of outsiaffd. 4bert,
tate its good name in the eyes of all the I"„,.steieq.'.olo°s
conspicuous drawback in our life-assuranF,e '.lf the n.t les!,
has been a want of publicity in the detalee° it hastit
done. If the calamity has done nothing en stable '-',7,010,
The most elie Or ees
changed that feature essentially. to p1.1.1-00/1.
eos
tions will henceforth pay so much homage los
—or, as some of them would say, to tall the
correct esie
ness—that they will communicate to all "'a' care°
of information which are indispensable to tie's
, ejeceielt
mate of their position. hof the 1041
It is difficult, says the Star, to say w,--c-iwtive ocIP:e0
inquiries now in progress is the most lest%
bears off the palm as regards the corruptio h l'oest.4.;;Dioti l;
that have been brought to light. 111.° hoseev:el,',
rti
presents its own novel features, whieli, aeincl2l;icl
ncip
ofthaPteri, ea3ebbe°:4lllll,o,6 ha°6- ede
differing in form, are identical Asti
rather in a profligate want
must also he frankly admitted
live in glass houses, neither can with satiletyee ',Ole
stone. Sir Henry Edwards is a represpg:_et"o`f °u ode
electoral career is typical of certain Ph e 9
„.`ander Braise- otiis
parliamentary system. But Mr.
admiration of tilos.°
scot! .;
--ce,
equally entitled to share the
errp,,,,
nating patriots, whose horror of c_. ";r
.01,70
et,o,
enough when the misdeeds of Alb.. Y Y,,10
are in question, but who deal
.veryres
t.
mote which so conspicuously disfign ,71ingbeellf o.o°
It is therefore from no vulgar pavqY, inlay°
bespeak attention to the disclosures
esxmcn•
perienced.jfeell Pepet
tt
at Beverley. by that ingenuous and__len gr.
sir 60
Mr. William Smiles Wreghitt.
tea that boo, 001
examination is concluded, it is e'Pethe witliesssa-ros/ ; 011
Edwards will also take big place
in
we must do Mr. Wreghitt
• theto d
justice I
he serveu, es no ry
not be his fault if the master wom .0, do
his service?,
warded him so handsomely for _ eel& Henry's evidence evidence will naturally excite greeteinthot.3o roar
valuable light on Erliialarl
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