The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-01 00:00:00

ESSAYS AND _REVIEWS.

The following letter has been received from the
Lord Bishop of Salisbury, by the Rev. Robt. Grant,
of Bradford Abbas, in reply to one addressed by
himself and several clergymen in the 3d portion of
the Deanery of Shaftesbury, to his lordship on the
12th larch last :

" Palace, Salisbury, Easter Monday, 1861.

"Dear Mr. Rural Dean,—Your letter of March 12 has
been forwarded to me from London, where it was tying for

some time.

" :I was much pained to receive the letter to which you
allude, from Mr. Kennard—both because it was a confes-
sion of his own partial, if not entire, approval of the Essays
and Reviews, and also because it seemed to state that there
are other clergy in the :diocese, and perhaps many, who
shared his opinion.
" You will be glad to hear t hat I have no reason to be-
lieve that so painful an insinuation about our brethren can
be justified.

" I will now only add that I trust in more ways than one,
certainly by the expression of the matured convictions of
the members of the church, and possibly by the exercise of
legal powers, we shall be able to give good proof that the
Church does not allow it to be an open question whether
her ministers can honestly bring their teaching into har,
mony with this now notorious book.
" Commending myself to your prayers, and those of my
brethren, I remain,
"Dear Mr. Rural Dean,
"Your faithful friend and brother,
"W. K. SA.umi.
"The Rev. Mr. Prebendary Grant."

As a constant reader of your paper, I bog to enclose a
copy of a letter written by me to the Lord Bishop of Salis-
bury, and request you will be good enough to insert the
same in the forthcoming- number of your paper.
Trios. B. HANJIAM.

Manston House, April 15, 1861.
(COPY.)

"Mauston, Sturminster Newton, April 15, 1861.
"My Lora,—l have just read in the public papers, with
much surprise, a letter from your lordship to the Rev.
Robert Grant, in which your lordship seems to claim, as
Bishop of this Diocese, the power of over-riding, by some
mysterious act of episcopal authority, the established law
of the church..
"As a humble member of .the church,' to whose
' matured convictions' your lordship appeals, and residing
within the Diocese of Salisbury, I beg most entirely to
repudiate your claim, and most emphatically to deny the
existence of any power in this country, superior to the laws
of the realm. _ _

"Mr. Kennard, in his letter of protest to you, has in fact
simply done his duly, in vindicating a well-established
principle of English law, and protesting against its viola-
tion. Ire merely claims for himself and others the right,
which your lordship will hardly venture to deny, of free in-
quiry and discussion, within the limits expressly laid down,
and specifically defined, by the articles of the Church, for
the guidance of her ministers.
"Your lordship must, indeed, be a sanguine man, and,
.as it appears to me, strangely misinterpret the signs of the
times, if you anticipate that the legislature of this country
will consent, in this nineteenth century, to narrow the basis
of church communion within the limits already prescribed
in the sixteenth.—l am, my lord, with profound respect,
Your most humble servant,:

"Taos. B. llAratAxt.'

THE DERELICT WRECK IN THE CHANNEL—The
efforts made to lighten the derelict wreck by the crews
of her Majesty's steamers Bulldog and Lightning had
not been successful up to Saturday, but it was only
deemed a matter of time. Her bottom had been bored, and
on spearing through the shingle ballast it was- found she
was laden with timber or deals. The vessel is fir built from
the bends, with an elm bottom; is nearly new, and her
main rigging being ascertained to be nine inches she is sup-
posed to be of about MO tons measurement. She is copper
fastened throughout, and her rudder is sunk into the
rudder case. The diver from the Falmouth Docks has been
down, and reports her three masts to be carried away by the
deck, and the cross boarding of the stern gone, which pre-
vents her name being ascertained for the present.

THE FORTHCOMING FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPION-
SHIP.—It was finally arranged last evening that the fight
between Hurst and Mace, the aspirants for the highly..
coveted distinction of Champion of England, should take
place on Teiesday, the 25th of June next. It, will be re-
membered, that at the conclusion of the far-famod tourney
between Sayers and Heenan, the " Stalybridgc
Infant," put forth a challenge which Sayers was prevented
from accepting by the provisions of a life annuity which had
been conferred upon him, and that the " gage of battle" gas
taken up by Paddock, who carlyin the subsequent contest,
was put hors de combat by a chance blow from his gigantic
antagonist. Mace, who was compelled on one occasion to
succumb to the superior " talent" of Paddock, has since
been victorious over Brettle, of Birmingham, in a contest
in which he displayed both courage and science; hence the
very considerable interest manifested by the amateurs of
pugilism in the match now on the lapis,

LATEtiT NE 11,
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TURIN, MAY 1.

The Nationalites of to-day says :

" Garibaldi arrived yesterday morning at Genoa
in order to be present at the marriage of his
daughter with Signor Canzio, a Garibaldian officer,
which is to take place to-day.
" As soon as the ceremony is concluded Gari-
baldi will return to Caprera."

THE BRAZILS.
LISBON, APRIL 30.

Advices from Rio de Janeiro to the 9th instant
state that a dreadful earthquake had destroyed
part of the city of Mendoza, in the Argentine Re-
public. The number of victims was said to be 7,000.
2,000 houses were thrown down. The loss was
estimated at 350 millions of francs.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam•
ship Ceylon, Capt. Evans, with the heavy portion
of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 134
passengers, precious stones valued at 4,400 r., musk
3,500 r., and jewellery 50,000 r., also 13 packages
valuables, 14 casks wine, 18 cases silk, 153 packa-
ges general merchandise, and 1,763 bales raw silk,
valued at upwards of £170,000 sterling.
The Ceylon sailed from Alexandria the 18th,
Malta 22d, and Gibraltar 26th ult. On the 22d
she spoke the Company's steamer Ellora, off Gozo,
and on the 26th the Indus, off Malaga.

Her Majesty's-ship Ariadne was at Gibraltar.
The Geyser left for England on the 2Cth April.
The Neptune, Assurance, Alacrity, Lapwing,
Terrible, Doris, and Amphion were at Malta.
At Corfu were her Majesty's ships Cower, Orion,
and Algiers. The London was at Athens.
Her Majesty's gunboat Lapwing arrived at
Malta from Suda on the 19th. She encountered a
frightful gale in the Archipelago. For the safety
of the ship and lives of the crew, she had to throw
her guns overboard.
The Turkish corvette Isnir had sailed for Candia.
The Empress of Austria was expected at Cadiz
on the 23d, from Madeira.

The Spanish liner Reina Isabel 11. was to pro-
ceed to Algesiras via Cape Spartel.

The Cadiz Constitutional says, owing to the deli-
cate state of the Infanta their Royal Highnesses
had given up their voyage to England, and had
left San Fernando for Seville. The civil and mili-
tary governors accompanied the illustrious travel-
lers. On arriving at Port St. Marys, the Duke
parted from the Infanta and proceeded to San Luca
de Barrameda.

The steamer Lepanto was to leave Tetuan for
Tangier, to receive the war indemnity money de-
posited there.
The British schooner Black, from Liverpool ;
her Majesty's ship Supply, from Woolwich ; brig
Roberts, from Cardiff; barque John Wellesley,
from Liverpool ; steamer Rhone, from Liverpool ;
barque European, from Hull ; steamer Mavrocor-
datas, from London ; brig Hetty Ellen, from Liver-
pool; yacht Wagtail, from Falmouth ; brig Foote,
from Hull; barque Falcon, from Collingwood; brig
Charlotte, from Cardiff, had severally arrived out
at Gibraltar since last dates.

Gibraltar exchanges were quoted, on London,
90 days' date, 50j-, to ; Paris, Marseilles, Genoa,
sf, 31c.; Madrid, eight days' sight, par; Cadiz,
Malaga, Seville, Valencia, par; Alicante, dis. ;
Barcelona, pm.
Freights to London and outports, 255. to 30s.
per steamer ; Brazil and River Plate, Gulf of
Mexico, and Havannah, 12 dols. per ton and: 10 per
cent. ; Spanish pillared dollars, 3 per cent. pm., no
demand; ditto Carolus, 20 per cent. do., in demand.

VENICE, APRIL 29 (Evening).

In consequence of the refusal of the Congrega-
tion of Venetia to elect members for the Council of
the Empire, the Governor is about to proceed to a
public examination of the elections of some com-
munes, and will afterwards deliver a certificate of
election to every person elected.

PARIS, APRIL 30.

The Temps of this evening says :

"We learn from a reliable source that Turkey
has proposed .that 1,000 French soldiers should be
left at Beyrout until the reforms which have been
decided upon by the European commission have
been completely carried out."

THORN, APRIL 29.

The President of the Court of Appeal at Modlin
has declared all the prisoners who were made
during the late events to be not guilty.
The state of things at Warsaw remains unft
changed.

PARIS, APRIL 30.

The Pat,* of this evening says :
" It is asserted that the Lord High Commissioner
of the lonian Islands has issued a proclamation in
which he declares that, should the disturbances
which have broken out at several points continue,
the country will be placed in a state of siege."
The same paper asserts that Corfu is militarily
occupied, and that the troops are encamped in the
squares and streets.
La Patric adds :

" The schism between the lonians and the Eng-
lish Government assumes daily larger proportions.
We learn by a despatch that a conflict has taken
place at Zante between the English garrison and
the people, and that 12 soldiers and eight inhabi-
tants were wounded. The details of this collision
are wanting."

MADRID, APRIL 30.
The opposition journals have given a dinner in
honour of the deputies who are opposed to the bill
relative to the press.

LISBON, APRIL 30.

The elections to the Cortes have resulted in the
election of 64 Ministerial and 16 Opposition can-
didates.

BERNL, Mimi 30.

The construction of the railway through the
Lukmanier commenced
yesterday near Bellinzona,
under the direction of the chief engineer, M. Pesta-
lozzi, and in the presence of the authorities.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

The Journal de Geneve announced, a few days
back, in one of its Paris letters, that the Grand
Duke Constantine of Russia had passed two days at
Paris incognito ; that he had had en interview of
five hours' duration with the Emperor, at which
Count Kisseleff was present; that in this interview
a political project ,_brought by the Grand
Duke from St. Petersburg was discussed, and that
the Prince was highly satisfied with what took
place. The Independence of Brussels affirms that
all this is mere invention.

BOURSE, April W.—Two o'Clock.—The market
has been rather more buoyant, and 'prices have
gained a slight improvement on the closing rates
of yesterday. For the present settlement, Threes
opened at 68f, 60c„ and are now at 68f, 70c. The

reponse de primes (option) :was made at 68E 60c.
Railway shares firm.
The following were the last quotations :-
4k per per Cents 95 50 Credit Poncho 933 75
Do. end month 95 50 Belgian ........
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 75 Roman
Bank Shares .. 2856 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 685 Spanish Threes 4B 50
Do. Account 685 Home Debt