The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-06 00:00:00

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THE DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE
IRISH CHURCH.

The Law Times learns from a "well-informed quarter'
that Mr. Gladstone's scheme for the disestablishment and
disendowment of the Protestant Church in Ireland,
is completed in its outlines, and only requires to be
embodied in the shape of a bill or bills. According to enli
contemporary, "the ultimate appropriation of the cogs!
cated property will not be determined now ; but
left for the decision of a future Parliament'
when a disposable surplus exists, which cannot be
for many years. Disestablishment is to be immediate
disendowment is to be by degrees, as benefices lapse by till
deaths of the present incumbents. The disestablished
Church is to be free to govern itself and to determine ite
own creed, upon precisely the same basis as any other sect,:
for a sect it will then become. The Roman Catholic n'
be the only real Church in Ireland, because it will be the
only hierarchy."
The same paper contains the following :—" It is said
that Lord Westbury has undertaken the championshiP
the House of Lords of the High Church party. We ccal.
gratulate them on the acquisition of so powerful 011
advocate. It is remarkable in one respect. Who does
not remember Sir IL Bethell's wonderful fight for the
Divorce Act in the House of Commons, successfully con'
ducted against the energetic and resolute opposition of the
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High Church party, led by r. Gladstone and Sir
Pabner? He who was then their most pow erful opponaa
will now appear as their most powerful champion, 311
Mr. Gladstone will be at the same time engage d in destroy'
ing the Church he then so ably supported."

THE ACCIDENT IN THE HUNTING

Plenty of detail of the accident which was recorded Ye!:
terday, to Sir Charles Slingsby and others, is supplied Lfr.'
the local papers. The Leeds Mercury gives the story at 15
column and a half. Shortly, however, the story is this
The York and Ainsty foxhounds—one of the most favourite
packs in the West Riding—met in the morning, about la
o'clock, at Stainley House, half-way between Harrogate
Ripon. There was a good field, including Sir C. Slingqi
the popular master of the hounds ; Viscount Down°,
Denby Lodge; Lord Lascolles, of Harewood ; Sir G. We'llL
well of Newburgh Park ; Capt. Vyner, of Newby flan,
No fox was found until the party reached Monkton
but the game once started a capital run was had of about 0
hour's duration, in the direction of Copgrove and New.b!,
Hall, the residence of Lady Mary Vyner. On appcoarh7
the hall Reynard crossed the river lire, and the hounds
lowed. Several of the huntsmen attempted the ford, 01°0
distance up the stream, but Sir Charles Slingsby, and th
majority of those who were close up, made for the ferrici
which is almost directly opposite Newby Hall, and signailet,
for the boat to be sent across. Swollen by the 1:
rains, and to a great extent diverted from its natural
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channel, the river swept along with a strong deep currel:it
at this point some fifty or sixty yards broad. With°o
a moment's hesitation, however, the master of the hell%
sprang into the boat on its being piloted across by t "$.4
Newby Hall gardener and his son ; and this example
so largely followed that in a very short time some fiftee,
or sixteen gentlemen, with their horses, crowded 132°
vessel intended to accommodate only half that nulr`b°r.l4
Those who entered the boat were—Sir Charles Slings
Ovis (the whip) Sir George Wombwell, Captain Vyner,ro
glare Vyner, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Robinson, Major Mussili:,
Captain Molyneux, the Hon. Henry Molyneux, Captain 4'l';
Mr. White, and some more of the York officers. Vis°ll,o
Downe, Lord Lascellos, and several others, who wh."o
either unable to find room in the boat or had their dell;
is to its safety, remained on the banks awaiting its reale,
Ere one-third of the distance had been traversed Sir CAT'!'
Slingsby's horse became restive, and kicked the ar",°ls-,
belonging to Sir George Wombwell. The latter—a big
mettled chesnut—returned the kick with interest, and °,4o'
thing very like a panic among the animals took place. 'to'
boat was swayed first to ono side and then to
other, and finally it was fairly turned bottom Illpsy'
Several of both gentlemen and ho, ses were imp o
under the boat, which remained bottom upwards. 4.9l°Lvt
those under the boat were Sir Geo. Wombwell and an e'dii
from York whose name is not known, but who was veil
kicked by the horses while under the boat. Sir C. Sling°
was seen by the spectators on the bank to strike out for thc°o`,l
posits bank, but when nearing it he threw up his hands' is,ter
the last seen of him was his body floating down the ln-01
with his head and legs under the water. None of the et`.l/2
drowned were seen at all. Sir George Wombwell, ("IsPti;
Vyner, and the two officers from York got upon the betted'
of,the boat, and were afterwards got ashore. One of the WV,
also swam to the shore. The whole of the other horseesio
lieved to be 11 in number, were drowned. Every off°l4 ate
made by those upon the bank to rescue the unfortsesoj
gentlemen. Those who could swim, cast their costsifiera
plunged to save their friends. Lines, formed of whIPS' nom'
tied together and thrown within reach of the droWnil3st-erecl
and several beams of wood which fortunat ly lay ee'lt,,,` got
about were quickly launched on the stream. Mr. Whlets
on shore by means of the chain across the ferry, whilst 0-100
were rescued by the means adopted for their safety frelllvit
banks. Six lives are sot down as being known to be 10406
there is uncertainty as yet as to who went into the boat• ere
names of those who aro known to have been drownea
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Sir Charles Slingsby, Bart., of Scriven Park; Mr. V.;l'°]?o;
of Lin.gcroft, near York ; William 0 vis"(first whip); 11";•110er
Warmer (gardener at Newby Hall.) • William Wrftrii-locl,
(son of the above). Sir Charles Slingsby' was a et%tife
Conservative, and during the recent election took an s,:dbie
part in promoting the canvas of Mr. Lawson, the cane' the
for Knaresbro' ; and of Mr. Denison and Mr. Fieldol:l'
members for the Eastern Division of the West Riding' vibo;
was the tenth baronet, son of Charles Slingsby, Beci".„01
was second son of Sir Thomas Turner Slingsby, &co
baronet. Born 1824; succeeded his uncle, Sir nfoil':
1835; entered the Royal Horse Guards 1843, became 00;
tenant 1845, and retired 1847 ; is a deputy-lieutenant °cia
magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Sister!l,islls;
—Emma Louisa Catherine, married 1860 Captain Lppeh
Tho first baronet, Sir Henry Slingsby, was a sti,,t tbd
loyalist, and was beheaded for attempting to bring al)°-
return of Charles 11.
- I,cident4

At the inquest, held yesterday, a verdict of "Acci‘
death" was returned.

The River Thames in the neighbourhoo- ty
Windsor is receding, but the rush of waters fr°lll
western country is still very great. ill°
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—" We learn," swalL3/1.01
Gaulois," that a frightful accident took place on -1-%
on the new Versailles road, between Louvecienne:o;
Port Marly.. At the moment that the sth Begililie;for
Cuirassiers, when on a promenade, were defiling ill °°l tlO
an enormous tree fell, cutting one man literally

and seriously injuring three horses." A 60
According to the Levant Herald, it is noW --lvjeo
tively arrranged that the Prince and Princess of
will visit Constantinople after their tour in EgYr ort°
application, it says, has already' been made to t'e„rfage
to allow the frigate in which they will perform the or3e
to pass the Dardanelles, and this permission 110 off Dipped
been granted, the vessel being for the time eq,,-ibPor°7
merely as a royal yacht, and her passage to the 13°s:dolt°
inlar no way infringing, therefore, the rule lately over
respecting men-of-war. This is a courteous waY of
coming a possible difficulty. *Ol
THE DERBY DIFFICULTY SETTLED.—The .-011°
question has been arranged on terms almost preeisf:l alf
same as those originally demanded by Mr. Studd, t“-o°oo
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difference being that the 21 years' lease at the °/I_,,infl°
year rental is terminable at 7or 14 years if the, r,
Stand Association think fit. Half the bonus 01 -0009
received by Mr. Studd will be given away in twt)".l-141
the first a weight for age stake, called the Walton zie jp)
Sweepstakes, having £750 added, and the Sic D - tte/'
Handicap, £5OO added. The competitors for the '-
race are to be handicapped by Admiral Rona.
A singular stony comes from Sheffield. "no °
—William Marples, of Baslow, and James Green*"v,l
Dronfield—have been missing for some Nveel°,',:lirel;
efforts to trace them have proved unsuccessful. On.
nesday the body of Marples was seen to pass ever t-sboo
at Baslow, and when recovered it presented o%pier,
ingly mutilated appearance. The belief at onee 201,4'
that the unfortunate man had been brutally ralltdere.ool°':
his body afterwards thrown into the river. 'Jib% 1.0
813°,;
were no doubt caused by the body being tossed .I,,iteris
swollen and turbulent waters, and at the inquest
day a verdict of "found drowned" was returned.
at tho,
CUSTOM-HOUSE WASTE.---011 WeLilleSdaYlJ3;eo
Customs authorities of Greenock, finding then:;oo7
possession of nearly sixty boxes of tea which the Pot
owner had been unable or unwilling to redeem fr°,e tea:,
chartered a tug steamer with orders to conveY the The
the tail of the bank and there commit it to the (-11:;100
tea, it appears, was of an inferior kind, known ithe-coolie3
Indies as "Coolie tea," from itsbeing supplied t°
cie ; aao;
therein lieu of a more fragrant and stimulating:l'4.l, 0c14,0
not being able to get a speedy market for it 111 Cf"'levoilid
Glasgow, the owners found that to pay the stowagetheref° /14
to pay more than the tea was worth, and their jeo' •
/Wl' 4pe•
allowed it to fall into the hands of ar
ether e-no
Customs' authorities, who could hit upon ne;c, -04
dient of disposing of it than the simple and e"-coe tog,
of burying it under the waters of the elycle' jie of ct
was accordingly paid to carry the tea to them icl_,EtcVi
.;
Frith, where, along with the boxes in which it svrt:, by v 0
it was duly sunk. The tea was of no great v.„11 jaehtl/1"
would have fetched a few pence per pound, et foisoleof
been handed over to a poor-house or some Of t otos° es
associations, to distribute among the destitute
theyi/
Glasinti,yrcireenock. As it is, the tca and O.
havOenittioir aud th:Atvitif.§.ol9"
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