The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-26 00:00:00

TIII3 STN, LONDON, SATURDAY E V ENING,

of p 3—the Gc7e.i.;-a_rit plan was approvei by

the great, majority of the independent Liberals.
The Chairman then reported progress ; the next
question at issue is whether the first members
of the Council shall be nominated in the bill, a
course to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer
saw some objections, which he proposed to state
when the bill was next before the House. This
will probably be on Thursday nex', and it is anti-
cipated that it will have gone through committee
on Friday, and may be brought before the Lords
early in the ensuing week. This will allow ample
time for consideration before the conclusion of
the session, and afford no excuse for rejecting the
necessary legislation in any fit of petulance, ex-
cited by a supposed want of consideration for their
dignity.

The advantages resulting from the proceeding
by resolutions, on which the bill was framed, is
now clearly perceptible. Had the rival schemes
of Lords PALMERSTON and DERBY proceeded pari
passu, it is more than probable that neither would
have been carried during the present session, and
that the existence of the all but universally con-
demned double Government would have been
protracted for another year, and that after it had
been branded by the clearly expressed opinion of
the House!of Commons, respecting its inefficiency.
Nothing more injurious, both to Eng-
land and to India, or more calculated to
prolong the existing disturbances, could possibly
occur, and yet it is still hinted at by some of the
Palmerstonian journals, who speak of the " im-
possibility" of its receiving the legislative sanction
during the present session, and try to excite the
ire of the Peers at the alledged slight, so as to in-
duce them to disregard their duties in a fit of
pique.
It is, however, " the wish that is father to the
thought." Thero will, as we have already stated,
be ample time for calm and deliberate considera-
tion. The hereditary legislators are not ignorant
of what has taken place "elsewhere." The debates
have been duly " wafted on the wings of the
Press throughout the length and breadth of the
land ;" and it would indeed be a gross disrespect
to their Lordships to suppose that they wore igno-
rant of what was known to every person of ordi-
nary intelligence and information in every locality
and district. There is a "legal fiction" that neither
House can take cognisance of auy matter until it
has been properly introduced to its notice by
some of its members. But that " fiction" will
be practically disregarded, for their Lordships have
already been enabled to make up their minds on
the salient points, and it is but justice to say that
they come to their conclusions morn promptly than
the co-ordinate branch of the Legislature, and are
not so likely to be influenced by factious motives.
We do not say that party feelings do not exercise
some influence, but they will not expose
themselves—under any circumstances—to the
censure to which some of the chosen representa-
ti►es of the people have recently rendered them-
Jelves liable.

The true Liberals have acted wisely and judici-
ously. Those *ho had no personal objects to
achieve, who were not " waiters on PROVI-
DENCE," seeking either for themselves or
friends thc crumbs of patronage that may
fall from the Ministerial table, could not be in-
duced to joift in the factious movements that
took place. The Hon. Member for Dungarvan,
who has givenlo many proofs of thorough inde-
pendence, who so recently refused to accept a
position for which he was thoroughly qualified, lest
by any possibility his disinterested views might
be miseen,o.rricatl, ail +l,a +rl a anti rz o
ox the party of--which he is a leading mem-
ber. "As a fair, impartial, and upright poli-
tician," he has determined to give the Go-
vernment fair play, that they might have time
to develop their policy. Ho saw that " they had
done great things for the cause of progress,
things that no other Government ever attempted
to do, more than any of their Whig predecessors,
who had been in office for the last ten years."
He was, therefore, anxious to give fair play
to the Government, and to avoid all those miser-
alio squabbles and factious proceedings which
brought disgrace upon those who joined in
them, even on the name of the proudest statesman
in the land. These sentiments reflect the
highest honour on Mr. MaountE. What he
has done as a popular representative we have
,:/z,2 7,+e aeferl nn as an independent journal of
advanced opinions. It is ab.3u:,/, then, f>r the
Times, or its servile flock of imitators, to speak of
Lord PALMERSTON or Lord JOHN RUSSELL as the
head of the Liberal party, or to hint at the
prudence of a " weak Government." Lord
DERBY has now the support of those who will
maintain him in power so long as his
conduct merits their approbation, and is
in accordance with that which he has exhibited,
since, happily for the nation, he assumed the
position formerly held by Lord PALMERSTON—
gave to Lord MALHESECRY the portfolio of Lord
CLARENDON, and enabled Mr. DISRAELI to place
the finances of the country in a satisfactory
position. Ali honour be to him, then, say we
cordially

The extension of the system of Competitive
Examination has been productive, incidentally,
of a good result, in every way as gratifying as it
was unexpected. It has demonstrated, in a re-
markable and conclusive manner, the fact that
Mechanics' Institutions are NOT, .as many have
.erroneously imagined, failures. It has_shown, as
was formally stated on Thursday evening, upon
.the annual conference, held at the Society of Arts,
in the Adelphi, that these establislaments—Ms-
- Institutions—" are gradually, slowly it
may be, bur surely, taking a prominent position
in the country," and further, that the position
already acquired by them is, even now, at once
reputable and satisfactory. How it is that these
welcome truths have been attained, it is certainly
interesting to note ; and a very few wards will
readily enough afford those who may be yet un-
informed upon the subject, the requisite explana-
tion.

According to the ulterior decision arrived at by
the Council, entrusted with the responsibility of
conducting the organisation and development of
the newly established system of Competitive Ex-
amination, it was resolved to adopt tho scheme of
diffusion as originally propounded. It was de-
termined, in other words, by this deliberative and
authoritative council to hold an examinationswbere-
ever au institution, or a group of institutions,
would enter into satisfactory arrangements for
the accurate and faithful walking of the examina-
tion papers submitted to the volunteer candidates.
Local Boards, as a natural, or rather inevitable con-
sequence, were called into existence. The Council,
indeed, explicitly suggested this formation. That
judicious suggestion, moreover, has been already
so promptly and energetically responded to, that
notwithstanding a very unfortunate but wholly
unavoidable (May in issuing the prospectus or
programme of the introductory examinations upon
the new system—as many as fifty-eight Local
Boards have announced themselves as duly
organised--nay, have incontrovertibly proved
themselves to have beers duly organised. Evidence
of this beyond all dispute has been furnished in
abundauce. The testimony referred to being

visible in the rammed papers duly authorised, by

the signatures of the required members of the
Beard of each particular locality. The document
in each instance constitutes proof positive that the
papers enclosed with it were formally worked in
the presence of a certain specified number of the
Board—that they were so worked by the candi-
dates, whose numbers they bore respectively
that in each individual instance they were worked
without any extraneous assistance whatever, whe-
ther derived from each other, from any other person
present, from books, from notes, or from memo-
randa—that three hours constituted tne maxi-
mum of the time occupied in the working of these
papers from first to last—that no individual was
permitted to resume or complete his paper after
having quitted the examination-room during the
lapse of the period allotted fur the filling up of
that paper—finally, that the paper of questions
given to each candidate was in each instance taken
from the closed envelope in which it bad been
forwarded from the Society of Arts to the Local
Board, the seal being broken in the presence of
that Local Board, and in that of the assembled
candidates. Here, assuredly, were sufficient secu-
rities for the due and honest working of the sys-
tem of Competitive Examination. And in every
instance, saving in one solitary exception, the
Local Boards, we are now informed, have through-
out scrupulously attended to the whole of these
rigid, but imperatively requisite,. regulations.
Consequently—abstracting that one exception—
before 57 Local Boards the result may, through
the subjoined Statistics, be recognised as having
been sufficiently satisfactory. Although, be
it observed, 1,107 candidates attended the pre-
liminary examination. Nearly half of this number,
namely 501, were pronounced by the local Boards
as eligible for the final examination. Of these
501 candidates, 288 were afterwards examined in
Whitsun week—when 360 certificates wore
awarded to 199-89 only proving unsuccessful.
Beyond all which it is further stated upon autho-
rity that the condition of the Institutes is at the
present moment far bettor than at the period when
the Union was first established, and more classes
have sprung into existence—there is a more re-
gular attendance upon those classes—and a more
marked attention is everywhere paid to the solid
branches of useful knowledge. It must surely be
recognised, therefore, after what has been stated,
that, beyond the good accruing to the individual
candidates, there are the no less obvious advan-
tages secured to Mechanics',lnstitutions genera)ly
throughout the country—all resulting from the
wiser organisation and the wider extension of
these beneficent Competitive Examinations.

EAST NORFOLK ELECTION.

The nomination took place to-day, and the show
of hands was de2lared in favour of Sir Henry
Stracey. A poll was demanded on the part of the
Hon. W. Coke.

LA.TEST. N E WS.

NAPLES, JUNE 22.

It is stated here that Sardinia intends to poisist
in making•a demand for the payment of an indem-
nity, by the Neapolitan Government, to the suf-
ferers by the capture and detention of the Cagliari.

The Piccolo Corriere cr Italia of Turin states that
the Austrians are preparing to fortify Placentia, to
which tea detached forts are to be added.

Letters have been received from Constantinople
to the 19th. There appears to Le no doubt of Vely
Pacha's dismissal from his post of Governor of
Omaha. Four other battalions have been sent to
the Herzegowina.

Accounts from Belgrade mention as positive the
condemnation to death of the Turkish soldier who
assaulted Mr. Fonblanque, the English Consul.

CONSECRATION OP ST. MARTS NEW CHUI:CIT,
STOKE D.-ETV/NO.7W;

Yesterday -was consecrated the above church, which is
one of the largest which has ►been created in the diocese of
London during the last halt century, and has been erected
by voluntary contributions. The extreme dimensions are—
length, upwards of 190 feet ; and width, 80 feet ; and the
whole has been most solid y built by Messrs. Myers and
Sons from the design of Mr. G.• G. Scott, the architect.
The material chiefly used in the body of tte sacred struc-
ture is Kentish rag-stone, relieved with Bath steno coigns
and dressings. In the tower and foundation is Aberdeen
granite, of which a subplinth runs round the entir, base
of the building. There is no clerestory to the nave, but
the aisles are unusually lofty, The chancel is 53 feet deep,
and terminates with as apse of much grace and beauty.
The soffets of the chancel arches aro filled with elaborate
sculpture and rest upon double columns of Aubigny stone.
The sculpturing throughout the edifice is rich, and consists of
the foliage of many varieties of English plants. The tower,
when complete, will be 230 feet high. The font is a rich and
graceful work, having a basin of Caeu stone, supported by
four anBels in white marble, resting on a dwarf column of
pink marble,.the whole elegantly sculptured by Mr. R. West-
macott; jun. ; its cost has been 450 guineas, and was pre-
sented by Mr. A. Burnand.
There are et present several windows filled with stained
glass, by Messrs. Clayton and Bell, presented by the. Rev. T.
Jackson, the rector, and several of the parishioners, and an-
other will shortly .be in position, and is to be a memorial to
the late Mr. E. Clifford, a liberal contributor to the building
fund.

The noble organ, built by Gray and Davison, and which
was partially brought into use yesterday, will, when complete,
cost 1,200/.
The style of architecture is the pure pointed Gothic of the
13th century, and three years has been occupied in its erection,
and the entire cost, when the whole design has been fully
carried out, will exceed 15,000/. About 2,0001. is required
to complete the present arramgemeats.

The roof is of open timber, and the siWngs are open
benches, .-Yiv:ng accommodation for upwards of 1,000 adults
and 200 children; one-third are free seats. -
The Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of London officiated at
the cereinony, and arrived at the church shortly before eleven

At a quarLcr past eleven the procession to the new church
formed in the Old Church Yard, and proceeded, accompanied
by the clergy'in their robes (two aad two), to the western
entrance of the church, where the procession paused for the
Lord Bishop of the Diocese, and the clergy who were to tali°
part iu the service.

- During the playing of an anthe n on the magnificent organ
the Lord Bishop was conducted to the Communion Tabl the
Rector of the parish presented the petition for Consecration
to the Bishop, which was read aloud by the Registrar, after
which the procession moved down the nava in the same order
as before, followed by the clergy, two and two, Tho Bishop
repeated the prescribed Psalm, and the clergy and congrega-
tiOn repeated the responses with a loud voice. On their
arrivalatthe end of the• nave, the procession turned under
the tower arch, and returned in the same order as before, and
divided right and left, leaving an avenue for the Bishops,
Archdeacon-, Chaplains, &e , to pass through to the space
within the communion rai:s, The rector of the parish then
presented the deed to the Bishop, and the chancellor read the
sentence, which was signed by the Bishop, and divine service
was then performed.

The prayers were read as far as the Apostles' Creed by the
Rector, and from the Apostles' Creed to the end of the third
collect by the Rev. William Bullock, 8.A., curate of the
parish. The Psalms were read by ;he R3v. G Hills, B.D ,
Vicar of Great Yarmouth. The First Lesson was read by
the Rev. John Sandys, M.A., Incumbent of St. Paul's, Ball's
Pond ; the Second Lesson by the Rev. W. J. Hall, M.A.,
vicar of Tottenham, and priest iu ordinary to her Majesty ;
au anthem was sung after the Third Collect • and then fol-
lowed the Litany, said by the Rev. Harry Dupuis,
vicar of Richmond—the right rev, bishop officiating at the
communion table.

Mr. G. W. Martin presided at the organ.
His Lordship preached an eloquent sermon from Daniel, c.
10, v. 12.

After the sermon the offertory sentences were read by the
Rev. A. B. Hutchinson, 8.D., of Keyham, Davonport, during
which a collection was made, realising 4501.
The prayer for the Church militant has read by the Rev.
T. P. Wright, M.A., of St. Philip's, Dalston, and his lordship
having prmounced the benediction, dismissing the general
congregation, the doors were closed, and the communion ser-
vice proceeded.

Subsequently a large number of the congregation, about
400 ladies and gentlemen, proceeded to the res deuce of
Richard Moreland, Esq., and partook of a clejeuner within a
magnificent and commodious pavilion erected by B. Edging-
ton, of London-bridge,..in a large meadow in the rear of the
residence.

Tire Right Rev. Bishop presided, and was supported by his
lady, Mrs. Tait, the rev, rector and Mrs. Jackson, the Bishop
of Pennsylvania, &c. Among those present wore most of the
clergy who ha:l taken part in the ceremony, as als ) the Revs.
Derwent Coleridge, Ernest Hawkins, A. Brown, T. Hellruore,
G. Lock Wood, and J. N. Bennie, Mr. W. Cotton, and ladies,
as also Lady Mary Hoare and Misses Hoare (two), Mr. T.
Jones, undersheriff elect, &e.
The Rev. T. JACKSON (recta), in proposing the health of
theßight Rev. Prelate and Mrs. Tait, expressed the gratifica-
tion which this, the first visit of his lordship to the parish,
had given, which visit he trusted wou'd not be the last, by
many. In coming that day his lordship was, as it wore,
crowning the work beglu by his learned' predecessor, who
laid the first stone of the church,

His LORDSHIP, in returning thanks, said it was a great plea-
sure to himself and Mrs. Tait, to be so heartily welcomed on
this their first visit to the large and rapidly-increasing parish
of Stoke Newington. Such gatherings as the present w:.re
very refreshing, and he was eelighted. to see se hearty a
spirit Tallying round the Church of which they were
members. Their wish, no doubt, was not only to sea
that Church .beautified, but to see its influence everywhere
extended. Some might say they were raising churcht s
before they were required; to this he would say that some
years ago Islington was a place where they made hay an I
grew beautiful flowers-7a pleasant villa; , with few inhabi-
tants ; it was now swallowed up in the vast metropolis. It
was therafore,-wise for them to be building up and preparing
for a parish which might ere long become as Islington. He
felt it was right for Mr. Jackson to carry their thought back
to the memory of the late bishop, who laid the foundation
stone. Hs was much grit fled at the respec.ful reception he
had met with at this his first visit to Stoke New ngton, but
that was not on account of any merit of his own as much
it was due to the exertion and labours of the clergy of
the parish, for where a bishop were so warmly welcomed as be
had been that day, it was a convincing proof that the clergy
wre:energetically,- zealously, and usefully furthering the great
work of their Divine Master, Ile, therefore, considered that
his thanks were due to the rev, rector of the parish for this
cordial welcome. He thanked the large number of the clergy
for their attendance, and was exceedingly glad that the zeal
of the congregation had been so arousal as to contribute so
much as 4501:

Enthusiastic cheers marked the conclusi n of his lordship's
address.

Th 3 RECTOR. then, in an eloquent speech, proposed "The
health of the Bishop of Pennsylvania."
The Bishop of PENNSYLVANIA acknowledged the compliment
paid to him, and expressed au opinion, shared, as he said, by
the great mass of his fellow-countrymen, that America was
anxiously looking towards England as the great regenerator
of the social condition of the world. It might be that, now
and then, there was some little irritation on the part of the
American people, in consequence of the course of events in
1 . • n of 11-pir.:rN-
wore thrown out, but in speaking uf that,
it must be recollected that America was still but young
(hear, hear) —and on the minds of the young those apparent
slights made a de per impression than on those of maturer
year,. The old country co: d afford to be magnanimous, but
he fervently prayed the youn.3 would never prove ungrateful.
(Hear, hear.) That the greatest love was felt for this
country amongst the great bulk of the community w..s
proved by one simple fact. Where, when time and
opportunity presented themselves, did the Americans invari-
ably go to ? Why, to the old country. (Cheers.) Their
first thought was to visit Old England, to visit old scenes and
eld recollections, treasured up in their "sunny memories
(cheers) ;—and he fervently prayel that the bond of union,
strong as it was, might increase in strength until the end of
time. (Loud cheers.)
The Bishop of LONDON proposed "The health of the Rector
and Mrs. Jackson," in a very eloquent spec h, dwelling
strongly on the great exertions that Mr. Jackson had made,
both as an educationist and clergyman, to benefit mankind.
The Rscroa returned thanks for himself and Mrs. Jackson
in a happy and appropriate manner. He. said allusion had
j been made to his exertions, and a wonder expressed hew he
preserved his health and strength to go on with his great
work. The remark made by the great Dani,lo'Connell under
similar circumstances applied to him. .That great man said
he w.‘s enabled to undergo great exertions because "be had
'a warm nest at home," and such a blessing, by God's provi..
dense he (Mr. Jackson) possessed. (Laughter and cheers.)
could not resume his, seat without publicly tendering his
thanks to all those who had been mainly instrumental,
by their contributions, in raising the splendil structure ~they
had that day consecrated. Many. Inid been munificent donors,
to the building fund, but to Mr. Patrick Johnson his especial
Ahanks were due, for he bad singly given his bond as a
security for the payment of the building of the tower of the-
church, "(e4cers.)

• .
Mr. Jonssor returned thanks for the gratifying manlier in
which his health had been proposed and responded to, and
pointed to the clean, neatly•attired children of the schools,
who were then in the grounds, and hoped for increased funds
for their support.

The chi:dreu, as above, were regaled, meat and bread was
distributed to the poor in the neighbourhoo 1, and the work-
men of the church were furnished with refreshments in the
evening, after attending at church, where a sermon to work-
ing men (invited to come in their working clothes) had been
preached by the Lord Bishop of Bat and Wells.

lIIONDIAOTRES! MEETING.-At the usual preliminary
quarterly meeting of the iron trade of South Stafford-
shire and East Worcestershire, held at Stewponey, near
Stourbridge, on Thursday last, Mr. Pullin Williams in
the chair, is war resolved to abide during the next
quarter by the prices fixed at the meeting held in De-
cember !mt. Staffordshire bare, therefore, stand as
they have done during the present year, at 81. per ton,
and all other descriptions after the same proportionate
rate. The market is, however, far from being steady,
and underselling is carried on to a great extent.
THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATI N ACCOUNTS.—
The ordinary receipts of the City Corpora ion, last year,
amounted to 205,2981., and the extraordinary receipts
to 38`,1531, of which 350,0001. was money raissd to
meet ou standing bonds, 61,23?/. accrued from tt.e coal
duty, at 41, per ton, 62,0291. from rent 4, and about
26,3601. from markets. The ordinary expenditure in
1857 was 204030/ , and the extraordinaty, 151,9021.
Tue expenses of the "civil government of the City"
amount to about 34,C00/. The debts of the C 'proration
of the City cf London. on the let of January, 1853,
amowited to 1,982,600/.
bilixEs.--Bt s nisi this week Ls been dui and
inactive, notwithstanding that reperted improvements
can ed inquiries for shares, aid a rice in price in one or
two wimp, bll6 a 3 Kelly Bray, Wheal Herli tt.
Great Alfred, Se-2. Oa the who'e, prices have
not truproVed. Heavy stocks are mora freely
offered, and prices lower ; dispoeit'oa is rether to
purchase in low priced shares, many of them offering
great inducements to—speculate for profits, upon the
poir.ts to cone on in a-few weeks. klatriets have been
largely dealt in at paces varying from 1 to 11, and
leave cff at 27-, to 29. e, ; the mine has much improved,
and the lode in the 74 is valued at 50/. per fm. Alfrea
C 4118043 continue flat, at 92 to 101, with very little doing.
BaSsets, 180 to 200, Buller, 240 to 250. —AI ining Jour
Ira/ of this day.