The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-17 00:00:00

THE LAMBETH LIBIiARY.

dining-hall with which tradition cha-
racteristically coupless the name of the genial Jason
has,
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ne
our
nobleless
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oitable
for a collection of manuscripts and books which,
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t though legallyhasfor
the personal property of the arch-
bishops,r
centuries been placed at the ser-
vice literatureand the Church. The library
was,oldest public library in
England,
and the original orders for its regulation b
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fact,
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t h o
bear no
less a name than that of Francis Bacon. The collec-
tionof manuscripts,
number, which
had gat
learned liberality of
primate after primate round the original nucleus of
mhaerneud tiiplrtost,ig the el,O O
n
the Canterbury registers, have long been famous
among ecclesiastical and historical students, and
have contributed more than any one other single
source to the series of publications which have
been of late undertaken by the Master of the
Rolls, and such literary associations as the Camden
or the Early English Text Societies. The papers
of Wake, of Wharton, of Gibson, brought its inte-
rest down to far later times; while the mass of books,
extending over every topio of ecclesiastical litera-
ture, comprised an almost unique series of early-
printed English works, which are well known
through the catalogue of Dr. Maitland. The last
name reminds us how directly the library has told
on ecclesiastical literature through its own custo-
dians. The manuscript collections of Ducarel, the
Anglia Sacra which forms but a small part of the
stores accumulated by the miraculous industry of
Henry Wharton, the labours of Maitland on the
Dark Ages and the Reformation, are not unworthily
matched in our own day by the series of works
with which the present librarian Professor Stubbs,
without dispute the most learned among English
historic inquirers, is enriching our national litera-
ture. To close this library to literature, and to
break the learned tradition of more than three
centuries, has been the last freak of the Ecclesi-
astical Commissioners ere they separated for their
autumnal holidays. The tale, stripped of techni-
calities, is a very
simple one indeed. An act
of last session by one of its clauses expressly
enabled the commissioners, who through recent
changes have become the possessors of a good
half of the old revenues of the see of Canterbury,
to take upon themselves the charges of the main-
tenance of the library and the payment of the
librarian. After long and tedious negotiations they
have finally refused, we believe, to allow any
sum whatever for
putting the library into a decent
state of repair, and have offered a stipend to the
librarian which is equal to the pay of a junior clerk
in their office. The decision has proved too much
even for the bland patience of an Archhishop of
Canterbury ; and we cannot be surprised that the
primate has rejected a proposal which cannot effec-
tually defeat hie plans for making the library
of more general service to literary inquirers, and,
by the decisive step of closing the library and dis-
missing the librarian, has at once signified his refusal
to allow things to continue on their present inade-
quate footing, and his resolution frankly to appeal
to the public to judge between himself and the
Ecclesiastical Conaraissioners.—Saturdaltriews

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN
MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 17.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Tanjore, with the heavy portion
of the above mails, has arrived here with 49 pas-
sengers, £1,174 in specie, and a general cargo, in-
cluding 1,214 bales of raw silk, value £llB,OOO.
Off Malta she spice the Russian barque Thor, off
Algiers the steamers llartlepool and Arcadia, and
the bark Coral Island ; off St. Vincent the steamers
Alabama and Lindsey, off Lisbon the steamer
Oneida, and off Villano the steamer Nyanza.
GIBRALTAR, Sept. 11.

Yesterday the board of health imposed quarantine
of 17 days on arrivals from Malta with foul bills of
health. It is announced that the Morroco board of
health has imposed 10 days' quarantine on arrivals
from Trieste and ports of Holland. The troop ship
Simeon left on the sth with troops from Canada,
and the troop ship Himalaya, with troops for
Quebec, sailed yesterday. Exchange on London,
50it to 3-16ths ; Paris, 5.28 ; Madrid, to dis.

SPEECH OF BARON BE UST.
VIENNA, Sept. 16.
During his journey to Reichenberg and Dresden
Baron Beust delivered a speech at Brunn, in reply
to addresses from the vice-burgomaster and the pre-
sident of the Chamber of Commerce. After re-
turning thanks for the friendly reception accorded
to him the Baron proceeded :—" This confidence is
doubly valuable to me now that my course has
become narrowed and more arduous. He who de-
sires to ascend a steep path must pause at times for
breath. But he does not necessarily lose sight of
his aim because he does not select the most precipi-
tous road to climb to the summit."
Baron Beust further said that he considered the
negotiations for agreement with Hungary as being
brought to a successful issue. He entertained no
doubt of the maintenance of peace, adducing, in
proof, the fact that negotiations upon commercial
relations with Prussia had been resumed. The
speech was received with enthusiastic applause.
Mustapha Fazyl Pacha has arrived here upon his
way to Constantinople. The Sultan addressed an
urgent invitation to him to visit Turkey, which was
delivered by Prince Z algiel.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS, Sept. 17.

Several changes have been made in the diplo-
matic corps. Baron Diejardin, Belgian Minister at
the Hague, has been appointed to fill the same post
in London.

LISBON, Sept. 15, Evening.
The American frigate Minnesota has arrived here
from Corunua.

TIIE NORTH SCHLESWIG QUESTION.
BERLIN, SEPT. 17.

Herr von Quaade informed the Government on
Saturday that he is authorised to negotiate with
Prussia on behalf of Denmark respecting the gua-
rantees to be given for German residents in the
North of Schleswig.

WIESBADEN, Sept. 15.
The Queen of Denmark, the Princess Thvra, the
King of the Greeks, with the Czarewitch and Grand
Duchess Maria, will arrive here to-morrow from the
Castle of Rmnpenheim.

TIIE NORTH-GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
BERLIN, Sept. 17.
In to-day's sitting of the North-German Parlia-
ment Dr. Simson was elected President by 132 out
of 187 votes.