The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-23 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING.
THE LORD LIEUTENANT AT LONDONDERRY.
The series of rejoicings organised in honour of his Excel-
lency's visit to ttik city terminated yesterday. Before his
departure from " historic Derry," however, he was forced
to participate in an incident that smacks somewhat of the
ludicrous. Having zone to " Muff" to inspect the Temple-
moyle Agricultural School, the loyal inhabitants of that
euphonically-rilmed t;Avn determined to relieve them-
selves of the imputation which its tide sugges,ed, and,
accordingly, they presented his lordship with the following
petition :

To His Excellency the Earl of Elinton, Lord Lieutenant
General and General Governor o: Ireland,

" May it please your Excellency—We, the undersigned
inhabitants of the town of Muff, Derry, and its vicinity, beg
leave to tender to your Excellency our most cordial wel-
come. Your visit to this part of the country gives us an
opportunity of soliciting a favour, which, if granted, will
be highly appreciated. It will always be considered a dis-
tinguished honour, if our town, instead of bearing the name
Muff,' shall, for the future, bear the name Eglinton.'
Many reasons might be given for our desiring this change.
One may be mentioned—the great inconvenience arising
from our letters being frequently missent to another post
town in Donegal, bearing the same name, and also to Muff,
in the county Limerick. By condescending to comply with
our request, this inconvenience will be remedied—a high
honour will be conferred on our town, and a lasting memo-
rial will be left of your Excellency's visit to the nprt h."
His EXCELLENCY, in reply, said he was flattered by
the request of the inhabitants of Muff, and was happy to ac-
cede•to it. He was thankful for the kind reception he had
received from all classes, and he was happy to think that,
near Derry, a town called by his name would bring him to
their remembrance when he would be away: (Cheers.)
Through his Excellency's condesceflsion, the " Muffs"
are now confined to Limerick and Donegal!
THE REV. MR. SPURGEON.
This gentleman's visit to Belfist has set its local press by
the ears, one portion of it taking exception tcLhis preaching
on the ground of its extravagance, while the other praises
him as a model divine. Under these circumstances it may
not be oat of place to afford the public an opportunity of
judging which side has the best of the argument. The fol-
lowing extracts from his last sermon ought certainly to
place the matter beyond dispute :
" I do hate the Antinomian doctrine, which says you can
be saved while you live in sin. Christ never will save any
of his people in their sins, but he will save them from their
sins. I understand you have very little of that doctrine
among you here. But you have got people here mem-
bers of your church, poor worldlings, mean and pitiful
wretches in God's sight, who live not as heirs of Heaven,
but in dishonesty and unrighteousness— merchants, too,
pet haps, who call in their servant and say—' John, have
you sanded the sugar ? Yes.' John, have you
put chicory in the coffee ?,,
Yes.' Have you watered the
rum ?'—' Yes.' `Have yon damped the tobacco ?'—' Yes.'
' Very well, come in to prayers.' Plenty among you, be
bound, whose yardsticks are not over the measure, anti whose
pound weights are not such that you would like the inspec-
tors to see them. Your church is like Noah's ark, clean and
unclean crowd into it. By your fruits we must judge of
piineit;Y is what we want in these days. I heard
of saving faith. I did not know his idea
ayou. man P
oncer ic tic
talk
of the matter until I saw him, when, putting his collection
on the plate, feeling by the edge whether the piece was a
threepenny or a fourpenny. That was his idea of saving
faith."
Mr. Spurgeon concluded with the following characteristic
anecdote :—" Let me illustrate to you the plan of salvation
by telling you a little story. Yon may have beard it before,
hthuetrof
was
sl itatnellold a
you again.
whoail wenthOnce, in a parish in England,
y the name of Jack. He
was always drunk—indeed, he had no wit to be anything
else. In going along the street, one day, he heard a number
of women singing these simple lines—
" a poor sinner,
And nothing at all,
But Jesus Christ
Is rny all in all.'

The man gave up his drunkenness, and very soon gave up
his wickedness. At last, Jack went to the minister and
asked to be admitted to church membership. The minister
asked—' What is your experience ? ' I have none,' said
Jack. Well, then, John, I cannot admit you,' says the
minister. ' Well,' says Jack, have no Experience, bk—
., lam a peer sinner,
And nothing at all,
But Jesus Christ
Is ray all in all.'
'Well,' says the minister,' I will ask the deaf ons about
your admission; but you will be expected to state your ex-
perience.' The deacons were assembled, and Jack was called
on to 'answer their questions, to which Jack always re-
plied :

" I'm a poor sinner,
And nothing at all;
But Jesus Christ
is my all in all.'

Says the old deacon, ' That is not enough; tell us your
doubts and fears, and why you seek adtniss!on. Nay,'
says Jack, I have no doubt whatever that
" I'm a poor sinner
And nothing at all ;'

and I don't fear anything,
"'For Jesus Christ
Is my all in 811:4

It was at last agreed by a majority tbat Jack should be ad-
mitted, and IL was remarked, before long, that he was the
best man in the church; but, as long as Jack lived, he stuck
to that rhyme—

.'l'm a poor sinnOr,
And nothing at all;
But Jesus Christ
Is my all in all:
That is the whole plan of salvation. May God give you
grace ! Al ay God help you to lay it to your hearts ! Act
up to those few lines—lay yourselves upon Jesus. And may
God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost bless you. Amen."