The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-24 00:00:00

QUESTIONS SUGGESTED BY THE

CASE OF MR. ROWLATT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING dHRONICLE.

Fr—Can any of your readers inform me whether tho
Charles James Blomfield, who formerly held the Rectory
of Bishopsgate (a parish of vast population, and yielding a
revenue of from 2,000/. to 3,000/. a year), together with
the Rectory of Chesterton], in Essex (a valuable living),
at the distance from each other of between 40 and 50 miles
—and then added the Archdeaconry of Colchester, and
afterwards held the above Rectory of Bishopsgate, together
with the very extensive See of Chester, at the distance from
each other of about 200 miles—is the Bishop Blomfield,
who, as Diocesan of London, in the enjoyment of 14,000/.
a-year, two episcopal houses, &c. &c. has lately shown such
a horror of pluralities that, because Mr. Rowlatt was
Reader and Librarian of the Temple (producing 2001. per
annum), he considered him " unfit" to hold the contiguous
Vicarage of St. Bride's (producing about as much again),
notwithstanding that most respectable Clergyman had been
actually presented to it by the Lord Chancellor of Eng-
land—solely on account of his personal and professional
merits (he being neither the Toady of a Bishop, nor the
Tutor nor connexion of any influential Nobleman), and not-
withstanding he had a wife and eleven children to support
upon his scanty income ?
At the same time I should be glad to learn, if, when the
living of Fulham was recently void, the said Bishop consi-
dered the individual he named to it as the " fittest" man
that could be selected, before or after that individual's rela-
tive—who was patron of the -lucrative living of Stevenage,
in Hertfordshire, which he vacated—considered the Bishop's
own near relative as the " fittest man" to succeed him ?

Was Lord Brougham, in supplying the vacancies caused
by the promotion of Dr. Allen, unfortunate only in the
nomination of Mr. Rowlatt ? Were Sir Robert Peel and
Lord Lyndhurst perfectly satisfied, in ratifying one of his
appointments—that of Mr. Eden, to the more valuable
living of Battersea—that he had pitched upon the " fittest
man ?"—I am, &c.

AN INQUIRER.

Earl Grey, the Countess, and many branches of
their family, are enjoying their retirement, free from the
bustle of public life, at Howick Hall, in Northumberland,
surrounded by the tenants of the Noble Earl, who, as a
landlord, is held in great estimation. The Countess of
Durham—previous to her departure for Russia—together
with Lord and Lady Howick, for some time joined the fa.

mily circle.
The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland, has left
Hamilton-place, on a visit to her daughter the Countess of
Surrey, at Littlehampton, near Bognor.
The Earl of Roden has left the London Hotel,
Albemarle-street, where his Lordship had recently arrived
with his family from the Continent, for his scat Tullymore
Park, Downshire.
The approaching marriage between Captain Dunlop,
the Member for Ayrshire, and Lady Harriet Primrose,
eldest daughter of the Earl of R3sebery, is expected to be
solemnized next month at Dalmeny Park, near Linlithgow.

We understand that the preliminaries of a marriage
are arranged between the Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell,
M.A., Vicar of Gilesgate, Durham, youngest son of Lord
Ravensworth, and Miss Wellesley, eldest daughter of the
Hon. and Rev. Dr. Wellesley, and niece of his Grace the
Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Cadogan.—Sundcrland
Herald.

Mr. Protberoe, one of the Commissioners on Public
Records, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday, in Downing-street, respecting the public
business of the Commission. '

Lady Pechell continues confined to her residence
in Hill-street, from the effects of a serious accident which
her Ladyship and Sir John sustained a few weeks back, by
their carriage upsetting in Richmond-park, where they hack
been dining with the Earl and Countess of Errol.
The appointment of Principal Inspector General of
the Army Medical Department, which recently became
vacant by the demise of Sir Wm. Franklin, M.D. K.C.H.,
it is understood is abolished.

Madame Zumalacarreguy set out from Bourdeaux
on the 14th to return to Spain.
The candidates for the Sheriffship of Banffshire, in
Scotland, vacant by the death of Mr. Urquhart, are Mr.
F_ haw Stewart, Mr. Robert Hunter, and Mr. Currie, of
the Scotch bar. It is expected that Mr. Shaw Stewart
will be appointed.
Sir F. Johnstone, M.P., is expected soon at his
house at Melton ; it is near that of Lord Wilton, and is a
very complete establishment. The young Baronet has very
extensive estates in different parts of England and Scotland,
and he rents the Island of Lewis, on the north coast of
Scotland, for deer-stalking, grouse, and fishing. Sir Fre-
derick claims the Marquisate of Annandale, and which was
last year before the House of Lords. His mother, Lady
Johnstone, is married a second time to Mr. Weyland, Mem-
ber for Oxfordshire. His two sisters are also married—one
to the Rev. Henry Bulkley, Rector of Hartshorne, Derby-
shire, and Fellow of Merton, Oxford, and the other to Mr.
Estcourt, of Gloucestershire.
Ma. GILLON'S VISIT.—Soon after Mr. Gillon
arrived at Airdrie on Wednesday, he entered the Town-
hall ; but it being found incapable of holding one-tenth of
those anxious to hear him, the meeting was adjourned to
the Well Wynd Church. Mr Chapman was called to the
chair. The church was crowded to excess. The three
billies, Hill, Wilson, and M'Culloch, and Mr. King and
Mr. Russel, councillors, were in the church alone with Mr.
Gillon. Towards the close of the meeting, a deputation
from the weavers in Airdrie presented an address to Mr.
Mon, in consequence of his unwearied attention to their
interests. Mr. Gillon stated his opinions respecting the
Church of Ireland—the Endowment Question—the Orange
Lodges—Protest ant Associations—the Church Commis-
sion, and the political interference on the part of the
Scottish Clergyman—in plain, pointed, and decided terms.
—Caledonian Mercury.
DINNER TO ADMIRAL SIR C. ADAM, M.P.
•AND K.C.B.—A large and respectable number of the con-
stituents of Admiral Sir Charles Adam invited him to a
public dinner in the Green Inn, Kinross, on Friday, the
13th current, in testimony of their approbation of the in-
dependent and liberal manner he had acted as their repre-
sentative, and in honour of the enlightened Ministry of
which he is a member. John Henderson, Esq., of Turf-
hills, was in the chair ; and J. Beveridge, Esq., of Kin-
neston, was croupier. Among the number of guests in-
vited on the occasion, there were present the Hon. Colo-
nel Abercromby, J. Hunt, Esq., of Pittencrieff, and a
number of others. A great number of appropriate toasts
were given in the course of the evening.—ca/ed. Mercury:
Bmham's new Theatre, in Kiug-street, St. James's-
square, the proprietor states, will positively open on the
30th inst. The rehearsal of the dramas goes on regularly,
either on the stage of the new Opera House, or the Colos-
seum, where the very complete orchestral band assemble
daily. Mr. Braham will himself perform, on the opening
night.
Laporte is now in Paris, negotiating with all the
principal artistes for the coming season, of the Italian
Opera. This bold and enterprising lessee, encouraged by
his great success at the King's Theatre last year, has re-
cently been at Munich and at Vienna, where he has se-
cured the talents of two of the most popular prima donnas
in Germany.
John Reeve, the celebrated low comedian, arrived
on Friday, in the packet-ship North America, from Liver-
pool. He is engaged at the Park Theatre for two years,
at a salary of 25,000 dollars per annum. A decent snug
sum this ! Equal to the salary of our Chief Magistrate.—
New York Courier.
THE POST-OFFICE.—The various Returns made
some time ago by the General Post letter carriers, showing
their past and present emoluments, and the losses sustained
by them in the extension of time for the free reception of
letters at the branch-receiving offices throughout the me-
tropolis, whereby the fees formerly received by them in the
collection of letters in the evening, and which formed a
principal part of their incomes, having now almost ceased,
arc at present under the serious consideration of the Earl
of Lichfield, his Majesty's Post-Master-General. Would
it not be preferable to give the General Post letter car-
riers, through whose hands much valuable property must
pass daily, and in whose integrity the public have a deep
interest, fixed salaries, and not force them to look to per-
quisites as a reward for their important services ? Public
labour ought to he paid solely from the public purse, as it
is utterly impossible to fix the value of an income de-
pending on fluctuating, capricious, and uncertain charity.
In consequence of their very low salaries, many of the
General Post letter carriers, with their wives and innocent
offspring, are at present suffering severe privations and
hardships of no ordinary kind ; and it is to be hoped the
Postmaster-General will give their case (which is a public
one) his best and earliest attention.
ROMAN COFFINS.—The inscription on one of the
coffins found in the Castle-yard, is as follows :—" Aurelio
Supero Centurioni Legionis vi. qui vix Annis xxxviii. rnen-
sibus iii. diebus xiii. Aurelia Censorina conjux Memoriam
posuit." "To the memory of Aurelius Superus, Centurion
of the Sixth Legion, who lived 38 years, 3 months, and 13
days. Aurelia Censorina, his wife, placed (this)." This
coffin is 7 feet long outside, 6 feet inside, 16 inches deep,
and 18 inches wide inside. There can be no doubt but
these coffins contained the remains of Romans who have
been deposited 12 or 13 feet below the 7urface of the earth,
sixteen or seventeen hundred years ago. When the bones
are properly placed in their respective resting places again, the
ponderous stone coffin will be removed to Clifford's Tower,
it being considered that, as they were found within the pre-
cincts of the Castle, they should remain for the inspection
of the curious within its walls.—York Chronicle.