The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-06 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS,

The Times observes that no doubt there was a time. when
Mr. Gladstone would have felt it the highest privilege he
could hfilie for to fill half the Bench of Bishops. He has
now to appoint bishops by half-dozens, and has the selec-
tion, not only of bishops, but of schools of opinion, for
never was the choice more pregnant of consequences. But
the result only illustrates the usual fate of those who have
hoped took eagerly and forecasted too definitely. Wish
for nothing too much, lest, perchance, your wish should be
fulfilled. These anticipations generally fare as ill
those bonds which erring enthusiasts were once
believed to contract with the powers of evil, when
the letter of the contract, indeed, was most exactly as-
charged, but through some unseen loophole there came in
that which marred all the rest. When the newly-elected
member for the University of Oxford saw in prophetic
ecstasy the elevation of a new race of saints and scholars
to the throne or the stall, it could hardly have occurred to
him that when this should come to pass he might have
John Bright for his colleague and the discstablishment of
the Irish Church for his foremost pledge and chief measure.
Numa can no longer consult his Egeria ; he has to go into
the crowd to hear what people say of men, and what will
satisfy the greatest number. It is evident that the Pre"
mier is embarrassed, of course somewhat by the richness
of his field of choice, ,but still more by its variety.
Yet delays are dangerous, for the places require to be filled:
and tho responsibility of the selection increases. If it is
not easy to fix on one man, it is far less to fix on half-a"
dozen, for the selection must be by some rule, and a rule
becomes very serious when it is applied to the reconstruo"
tion of a Church. Lord Melbourne had the impression
that the bishops died to spite him ; and Lord Palmerston
took an easy way to abate the annoyance by allowing
others to select for him. What would either of these
have said to half-a-dozen vacancies at once—half-a-dozen
vacancies, too, at such a juncture?

The Post says that no more important subject could
occupy the attention of the Social Science Association than
that of emigration. With a desultory spasmodic 0,0600
altogether devoid of system, we have been applying thi%
remedy for some of the evils of the body politic, and, cell"
sequently, its capabilities have been but very partiallY
developed. There are, however, signs that the period of
inaction and apathy is about to give place to one
systematic and comprehensive exertion. The greatness
of the neglected but available forces is being recogni.ecit
as well as the reality of the disgrace which the situation
lays on the nation permitting it. Some of these forces
have not been called into play at all ; others have been
working feebly and independently. Of the first are Stag.
aid, local rating, and the co-operation of the emigrant;
the second, colonial action, national charity, and Iona";
dl
benevolence and activity. Combined, these forces co
grapple with the difficultyand overcome it ; disunited, their
capabilities are virtually powerless. The co-operation°
the Home and Colonial Governments, the emigrants them
selves, the charitable of the country, and the parisllCl„
and unions, would work wonders. " There are,
said Sir George Grey, "in this country large
numbers of people living in misery and destitution;
and there are in our colonies vast tracts ea
land which could afford employment, and food, all
health to thoso people." Why, then, should not the matter
t
be taken in hand? Is there any reason to be urged agail'B,
a comprehensive system of emigration being undcrtakerl,,
We know of none. The thing has not been done sing"'
because no one has considered it his business to move i°
the matter. But the mind and the conscience Of
the
country have been enlightened on the subject. It has see:
that it is almost a crime, and certainly a blunder, to alto;
men, able and willing to work, to drift into pauperism
only remains to give form and substance to this feeling

The Daily Yews remarks that the ninth annual raeetiegt
of the Church Congress has had a successful opening
Liverpool. In point of numbers this Congress airs`
t;
competes successfully with the other gatherings °f I.lf
season, and it probably interests quite as large a section e,
the public as any of the Congresses of the year. Ne't "v
it has even yet enlisted the sympathies of all parties in it
Church. Perhaps, after all the Congress itself is wore
portant than its work. That such a gathering has arrice
at its ninth year is the clearest justification of its existc._nc:.
It makes the great change which characterises the Wl'
It is impossible to imagine such a gathering in tila
early days even of the present generation. The old ten°
of the Church, especially the High and Dry Church of al
Church and King days, was altogether different from tbe,
which permits such gatherings to be possible. The partievy
pation of the laity in these Congresses indicates the Ile'
position which the laity are assuming in the Church.
Archbishop of Canterbury, whose whole attitude she%
that the new spirit of the time has hardly reached °-
f
highest region of the ecclesiastical world, may slie3l,°,:
the laity as represented by churchlyaracts, and ;
tribunals, and lay headship, but the more earnest 'lei
of the Church seeks to associate with itself 'li-
the religious culture, zeal, and earnestness
laymen can bring to the Church's wcrk. These Congrees:a
would be nothing without the laity. Their discuses Ch
would be as futile as those of Convocation. The Chin
of England is beginning to feel that a Protestant 01'11.
is made for the people, and not the people it the ellurf, is
But a Church made fcr the people must associate
people in its government. The more it relies en
the
support, the more will it ensure their sympathy, °ciao-
more it associates them with its organization and g°'''t-ba
ment, the more will it possess their allegiance. Tlll9
great fact which the Church of England is now so linPr
learning.
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The Standard, in referring to the dreadful tragedy , ' 0.
green, expresses surprise at the pusillanimity of the ere r
rdere
Not one person ventured to interfere with the rail eit
There was no constable on the spot, and the people Prevr-ej
were terrified by his savage demeanour. TheYall g°
him, although his purpose must have been eviden, t
and perpetrate a second assassination without the sligaoeiga
attempt at interference, As for the act itself, w° sbdieg
surmise it to have been one of delirium after long bre°-iteLl
suddenly inflamed by drink. And yet the murderervrage.
and watched with patient method for the objects of hi ebe
He told the unhappy woman to stand in the garden wiLitinet
fetched something. He entered a room and tookdis as
aim at her through the window. He finished his had
though he had planned it. How long his resentMent
snd
been fermenting it is, of course, too soon to asocrt'elf ;115/0
is indeed possible that some of the details may quiet
been misrepresented. Such an event in 3a ale
village naturally produces extreme excitement, a' t 00
first accounts collected are generally either iroPerfeteraor
overladen. Under any aspect the affair is most ex,,, der
dinary and terrifying. It goes to chew that a silita no
perato man, with a fixed intention to commit a cr'ws:ooo
matter how frightful, can do it in open day, in the Pre
e, a
of spectators, after giving warning as it wer 06
an act of outrage, without the least obstruction.
eciose
killing of the wife is not so extraordinarY, ,g 000
he had left her out in the garden without giving,anw-ever'
reason to guess at his fatal resolve. Afterwaixis,
when she was lying dead, and he came out with tho goor
his hand, and was proceeding in the direction of lii9+l at he
bour's residence, the bystanders must have known it th¢6
was contemplating a second crime, and how I'vns the
nobody lifted an arm to stop him? Into this Pell ate
judicial investigation can hardly enter; novertheleWoge
trust some explanation may be forthcoming. It 19 v,i6elisil
that an assassin, red-handed, should frighten an
crowd, and go on his murderous way unmolestoe"tory
there is a great deal to be cleared up in the whole
which this is not the least startling episode.

The Telegraph asks whether England's CO with
her colonigeesfsoctriaonannsot be made closer with mutual na a
elisaenwyhseur suggestions
04goe.
representationhave be en madeof
theaeto
colonies
sCingirlces,.iisroil,oloe
Legislature; and at all events, the spokesmen for "iao,
settlements have distinctly accepted the broad 1, ti,
Taxation without representation, says the good 01d c° :bt
tutional phrase, is robbery; but in this instance We a% r
whether taxation, even with representation int° tile Oa°
gain,ha is either feasible or desirable. On the 1)140
it might be possible to devise a -ar
wchnich
populationhof consultativehe
would secure to the colonists the .clil°
liberativett voice that they yearn to exercise, ' ' .ti
1 would make the Empire much more of . organic units
it
ETzepyyirsmehiogualtdbtehefrreeenlot be here, in the reetropoLtißio:beles:
the '.j to
y chosen, in numbers POP" WI
olony
might, •
ossibly, form one section of the Privy Ceuliell,:e;
positio P
and
the
which the colonists would assuredly not disl: 0
Y might be in constant and intimate relationo by
our own Colonial borne
Secretary. The amount to be - , 009
local resources assembly
rather of
thancolio:ial pots
for the sake of local defence ant' 1 itl
similar points, which will steadily increase 0,1304
number importance, could be best discussed 03,
determined
.anedolifofsucthrusatwbr
wealth;
.1,,,
Home... by such a Colonial Council; ~i,,,so'
oordtyh
tape AlnistrY would have the inestimable e tio;
yexiasntedd,
nbnf .0 Parliament would decline to pass measures bes. os
authoritative hloorni tga t
timeiv e
,i:0ft490.1,11) 3 ae 1 :ips;
cocolonial interests that had not been submitted t°, red
impracticable
by considerations of time and spneeb'ego.
me and space aro no longer such formidable Wig on
With the electric wire for questions a emergonci, ii°„,liona
might be in constant communication with lelbouriwotet
us to C 0
other colonial capitals. It is impossible for
now upon the details of such a plan, but we machoe°l3l°sA, cites
the idea to the careful consideration of those ,,.,-.0011
like ourselves, to keep intact and inviolate the "'"
fabric of our crapiro.