The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

SPIRIT Cr TEE PUBLIC JOURNAT.S.

The Times -gives a long notice to the decision which has
peen arrived at in the Court of Appeal on the case of
P Martin v. Mackonochie," in which some of the most
nharacteristic practices at St. Alban's, Holborn, were
;challenged, and the result is that Mr. Mackonochie is con-
ilemned upon every one of the points raised, and is
required to pay the costs both of the original suit and of
the present appeal. This decision, the Times remarks,
sas important as it will be satisfactory to the public.
After going fully into the case, it observes that the
lodgment of the Court of Arches condemned the use
a incense and of water. It admitted, however, the law- i
I ulness of lighted candles, and considered the kneeling a
ruiner point of order, which, if raised at all, should be
referred to the discretion of the Bishop. Now, however,
the Judicial Committee have ruled that kneeling during
the Prayer of Consecration is contrary to the Rubric, and
that lighted candles are not admissible. There remains,
therefore, not a single point on which the defendant has
sustained his case. In conclusion, it is remarked that
the public may be heartily congratulated upon such a
plain decision. It is a most satisfactory point in this
lucid judgment that any Englishman may understand it
. from beginning to end, and may distinctly apprehend the
law by which his Church is regulated. In this respect
it offers a favourable contrast to the judgment of the
Dean of Arches, which conducted us through a
perfect body of divinity to King Edward Vl.'s
,Injunctions, and to "Primitive and Catholic"
customs. From these mysterious authorities, and
from the subtleties for which they afforded occasion, we
are now completely relieved. All the ornaments that are
lawful in the Church are to be found mentioned in a
pingle book, and that the first Prayer Book of
Edward VI. As to ceremonies, nothing is lawful which
is not prescribed in our present Prayer Book. After
all, it is proved that Parliament, acting with the
concurrence of the clergy, is the real authority for
pur forms of worship, and that it has, in fact,
expressly prohibited all ecclesiastical customs which it has
not itself expressly approved. If this principle is a relief
to the general public, it ought, we think, equally to be a
• relief to the clergy. The other principle would have
plunged them into an endless controversy, and would have
been equally fatal to uniformity and to peace.
The Times remarks that a proposal to summon a con-
ference of the Great Powers, to meet at Paris, on the
• subject of the dispute between the Porte and the Greek
Government, has found favour with more than one of them,
, and, though the matter is not yet decided, it is probable
that the " Eastern question " will once more be discussed
personally by European diplomatists. The first impression
we receive from this intelligence is that such a Conference
is likely to waste a good deal of time, and that, perhaps, it is
not without a regard to this object that it has been de-

pigned. The three protecting Powers from whose tuition
Greece professes no desire to emancipate herself might
undoubtedly compose the quarrel easily and at once, and
we believe that two of them sincerely desire to effect
Buch an accommodation. But the third, Russia, is
unwilling, and it may be unable, to join with them in
the only possible course—that of addressing such strong
remonstrances to the Greek Government as will induce
5t to recognise and fulfil its intern'ttional duties. Not
'until this is done can the Powers demand of Turkey
that it shall desist from the prosecution of its
claims by war. After a sketch of the present
position of the affair, it is remarked : The Great Powers,
of course, will not act, whether before or after the Confe-
rence, until they have determined the precise character of
their interference ; nor does the public desire action so
hasty that it might chance to be ill-advised. But yet
there is danger in delay both to the belligerents and to the
European bystanders. The influence of general opinion
array, perhaps, cause the G reek Ministers to moderate
their pretensions ; but till the matter is really settled the
turbulent demands of the people, who know nothing of
the miseries and burdens of war, may urge the little king-
Glom into a conflict.

In reference to the new Chancery appointments, the
Post observes that it is gratifying to notice that Sir G. M.
Giffard owes his promotion entirely to merit. Although
n Liberal in politics, he was selected by Lord Cairns for the
office of Vice-Chancellor in succession to Sir W. P. Wood,
and the manner in which he has discharged his judicial
duties amply justifies the further promotion which he has

now received at the hands of his political friends. As
regards the mode of appointment, the Post says
5t may be observed that the popula,rbelief is that all judges
are appointed by the Lord Chancellor, but this ie incorrect;
all chief judges—the Lords Chief Justice, the Chief Baron
of the Exchequer, the Master of the Rolls, the Lords
arustices in Chancery—are appointed by the Prime
Minister, who no doubt in all these matters consults not
only the Lord Chancellor but the other members of the
Cabinet. The Vice-Chancellors and the Puisne
Judges are appointed by the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. James's elevation is thus approvingly al oken of :
The new Vice-Chancellor, Mr. W. M. James, is a lawyer
of great experience, and an able and accomplished gentle-
- man. lie has never, we belive been iu Parliament; and
' therefore he owes his promotion to professional, not to
political claims. Recently, he has been engaged in two
great ecclesiastical cases— as counsel for Bishop Colenso
in one, and as counsel for Mr. Mackonochie in the other.
Upon the whole, the Prime Minister and the Lord Chan-
cellor may be safely congratulated upon the appointments
which they have made to the first high judicial offices
which have fallen to their gift.

The Star, in reference to the remarks of the Times on
Mr. Mill's letter to Mrs. M`Laren— more particularly
that portion of it relating to Governor Eyre's case.,--
says : Our contemporary instances what it calls Mr.
Mill's " acrimony " in the controversy with reference to
Mr. Eyre. What is " acrimony" according to our con-
temporary's definition ? The atrocities perpetrated in
Jamaica excited the deepest indignation in Mr. Mill's
mind, and he has given appropriate expression to
that manly feeling in various speeches and pub-
lic documents. We are not aware that the Times,
-which has itself made large admissions with respect to
-what was done in Jamaica and to the conduct of the
principals, has ever cited one statement made by Mr.
Mill on this subject which it could allege was untrue, or
-which by its exaggerations or personal injustice betrayed
an acrimonious temper. In regard to the remarks Mr.
Mill made on the part taken by many women in the Eyre
controversy, and the arguments directed against this
portion of Mr. Mill's letter, it is observed that
Mr. Mill's argument is that the women to
whose conduct he takes exception belong to
-the class who have not been taught to think
about matters of politics, and that they afford one
more evidence " that the renunciation of masculine
intelligence gives no security for womanly kindness." The
Times doubts the logic of this proposition, and thinks that
women sympathised with Mr. Eyre because they supposed
him to be the victim of persecution. No doubt there is a
measure of truth in this statement ; but is it not a fair
inference that misdirected sympathy is due, in the case in
point, to that ignorance of facts of a public nature which
is the characteristic of so many women who are brought
up under the present imperfect system of education?
'Remarking on the disagreement of two of the leading
Liberal papers, the Standard says : Who is to decide when
doctors disagree, is an old difficulty ; only, unfortunately,
it is one of those ancient things of which modern progress,
despite its wonderful benefits, does not rid us. We sup-
pose the same perplexity may be held to subsist when
ticctors' assistants disagree. That is the case at present.
Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues are the cunning leeches
called in to treat the Protestant Church in Ireland, and
it is understood that there is no difference of opinion
'among them as to what is the matter with her. She has
_► most unfortunate connection with the British Crown ;
and as the average income of her clergy, not counting
curates, whom the clergyman has to pay out of his
cure, amounts to £260 per annum, it is also equally
obvious that she is suffering from over rich blood. So far
there is, we believe, complete unanimity among the con-
sulting circle. The question, however, remains, how are
the remedies for this melancholy state of things to be

Applied ? The profane outside world say that none of
these gentlemen have the slightest idea, and that with the
habitual shrewdness of one of the learned professions
they shake their heads, close their lips, and take refuge in
impressive silence. This is all very well for practised
doctors. Doctors' assistants, however, cannot be expected
to be so discreet. Knowing still less, they are a trifle
more confident. Moreover, they have no particular repu-
tation to lose, and there is, therefore, nothing surprising
in there being a good deal more garrulous than their

employers.
Referring to the state of affairs in Manchester and the
cotton district, the Daily News thinks that the resolution
to w 4,1-1( half time will throw a gloom over the Christmas
bolitlay in all the manufacturing towns of Lancashire.
1! nerto the chief loss occasioned by the bad condition of
tlx market has fallen upon the manufacturers ; now the
lvrk-people must consent to share It. This time, too, the
Ca.tt-, of the bad situation does no' lie at the doors of the
r.;. -ft is not raldthat the markets of the world
of that they bare in ale a winding-sheet
I,eir trade by weaving more cotton cloth than

t

,vould be needful to wrap up the planet itself. On the
ntrary, cotton goods are everywhere wanted, but they
wanted at a lower price than that at which Manchester
make them. There has been over-production ; not
.t more has been made than the world wants, but more
n the world can buy at the price. The supply of the
material is not equal to the demand. The cotton
f.;;;lliter3 have gone on spinning more than they could sell
at a profit, and by doing so they have lowered the value
of manufactured goods by over supply, and raised the
price of the raw cotton by over demand, and so have
burned their candle at P.9t4• e-ACIe tklikeY,4kYkbesua
buraikisigo4

MARRIAGE OF EARL PERCY AND LADY
EDITH CAMPBELL.

The marriage of Earl Percy, the eldest son of the Duke
of Northumberland, with Lady Edith Campbell, the eldest
daughter of the Duke of Argyll,was celebrated on Wednes-
-47 in St. George's Church, Campden-hill, Kensing-
ton! The anxiety to witness the ceremony was so great,
that not only was the church crowded to excess,
but hundreds were unable to obtain admittance.
Amongst the more distinguished personages who attended
the wedding was Mr. Gladstone, the First Lord of the
Treasury. The Lady Edith, who wore a white silk dress
trimmed with Brussels lace, and a Brussels lace fall
decked with orange blossoms, was attended to the altar
by twelve bridesmaids—Lady Elizabeth Campbell, Lady
Evelyn Camphell, Lady Frances Campbell, Lady Mary
Campbell, Lady Edith Ashley, Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor,
Miss Stuart-Wortley, Miss Blanche Percy, Miss Susan
Drummond, Miss Portal, Miss Campbell of Islay, and
Miss E. Labouchere. The officiating clergy were the
Rev. Henry G. de Bunsen, M.A., vicar of Lilleshall ; the
Rev. Edward Probert, M.A., domestic chaplain to
the Duke of Northumberland ; the Rev. G. W.
Portal, s rector of Aldbury ; and the Rev.
George Bennett, vicar of St. George's, Campden-
hill. The wedding breakfast was given at the Duke of
Argyll's residence, Campden-hill. In the afternoon the
bride and bridegroom left for Albury Park, Surrey, one
of the Duke of Northumberland's seats. Balls in honour
of the marriage were given in the evening, at Northumber-
land and Sion Houses, to the members of the Percy house-
holds.

THE PRINCE OF WALES "ON THE

RAMPAGE."

The correspondent of the Morning Post at Stockholm
writes as follows :—" It has truly been said of old that
`there is no rest for the wicked,' and it may with equal
truth be affirmed now that ' there is no rest for
princes,' more especially when they are either hosts
or guests. The Prince of Wales and the Crown
Prince of Denmark, who left Copenhagen on the
15th, arrived here by railway on the following evening,
from which it will be seen how much travelling by sea
and land has now been rendered expeditious even in these
hyperborean latitudes. On the arrival of the princes at
the station here their Royal Highnesses were most cordially
received by the King and his brothers, the Prince Oscar,
Duke of Ostrogothland, and the Prince Augustus,
Duke of Dalecarlia, and all the anticipations which had
been indulged in as to the enthusiastic reception that
would be given to the heir-apparent to the British throne
have been far exceeded by the reality. All interest in
everything else, indeed, seems to be absorbed by that
which is felt in this royal visit, and yet all has been so
well and so quietly arranged that there is comparatively
little excitement though all are delighted to have an
opportunity of seeing the royal guest, and of testifying to
him how welcome his Royal Highness is in the capital of
Sweden. But while such are the universal sentiments
of the Swedish people, there is not one among them who
enjoys what is now passing here more than the warm-
hearted and hospitable King, who appears to have cast
all else aside that he may render the stay of his illustrious
guest as happy as possible ; while, in doing so, all
seems to be done most naturally and without effort, which
must only render it the m-ire agreeable to his distinguished
visitor. Nor is t'le Queen less desirous to make the Prince
feel quite at home, which is a labour of love in which
Prince Oscar and Prince Augustus are willing coad-
jutors. The day after the arrival of the princes
was chiefly occupied in the paying and receiving visits,
and in the evening there was a grand banquet at
the Royal Palace, to which all who are in any way distin-
guished at the Swedish Court were invited. Yester-
day there was a similar assembly at the palace <A the
Queen Dowager, from whence there was an adjourn-
went to the Opera, where L'Africaine ' was
performed in splendid style. Plans are laid for parties
of various kinds, in the arrangements for cohich
Prince Oscar is most fertile in his resources, although the

season is too far advanced for some of those field sports
from which it is known the Prince of Wales derives much
enjoyment. It is, however, intended that extraordinary
efforts should be made to afford his Royal Highness some
gratification of this kind, and Mr. Oscar Dickson,
who is alike renowned as a merchant and as a sportsman,
and whose attempts to introduce grouse into Sweden
promise to be successful, has been invited to attend at
Court on this occasion, that his experience of the field
sports both of England and Sweden may thus be rendered
agreeably available. Hitherto the weather has been
mild and open, but there are now evident symptoms
of the approach of winter, and it is understood that the
Prince has made up his mind not to prolong his stay
beyond Tuesday, the 22nd, as his Royal Highness is
desirous to join the Danish Royal Family party on Christ•
mas Day, which he might not otherwise, at this season
able to accomplish."

LAW AND T OLICE.

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No DA3I.IGE3 ALLOWED.—In. the Common Pleas the
Great Northern Railway successfully resisted a claim
brought against the comlany by a canvasser for a coal
company, named Tunn. The plaintiff, in entering one of the
company's carriages at the Seven Sisters'-load station was
thrown down in consequence of the train moving off, and he
sustained serious dam age from falling between the carriages
and the platferm. It was shewn, in defence, that before
the plaintiff opened the carriage door the signal to ` go
on" had been given, and that he was himself entirely to
blame for the accident. Mr. Justice Montague Smith and
a special jury decided that the defence was satisfactory
and judgment was given for the defendants.
Dttua STEALERS.—At the Middlesex Sessions, on Wet:-
nesday, a gang of drug stealers pleaded guilty. Two of
the prisoners were in the employ of wholesale druggists,
and had for a length of time plundered their masters.
Two others (one of whom was the landlady of a beer-shop,
whose husband was now suffering a sentence of penal
servitude) were regular receivers of stolen property.
The judge sentenced each of the prisoners to five years'
renal servitude.

CHARGE or CHEQUE STEALING. -At the Mansion
ITouse the charge brought against Mr. Iliffe, a London
merchant, who was out on remand, was finally disposed
of on We4lnesday. The defendant was alleged to have
appropriated to his own use two bankers' cheques of the
value of £6OO, entrusted to him for a special purpose ; but
it having been proved that a large portion of that sum had
been paid by the defendant pursuant to the usual practice
of brokers, plaintiff's counsel, Mr. Metcalfe, stated that
after the explanations given there were no grounds for
criminal proceedings. Alderman Finnis consequently►
dismissed the summons.

LOOSE WAY OF DOING PUBLIC BUSINESS.—A Case
heard at Bow-street Police-court on Wednesday shews the
loose manner in which the business of an important branch
of the public service is carried on. Two men were
charge with having by means of a forged order obtained
a cheque for £856 13s 3d. from the Paymaster-
General's office in Whitehall. The order, which purported
to be for the payment of pension due to one "J. Audrey,"
and to be signed by Francis Derry, fur ten years an
examiner of cairns in the office of the Paymaster-General,
was presented by one of the prisoners to a clerk in
another department of the same office, and by him
exchanged for a cheque on the Bank of England.
It turned out afterwards that John Audrey, whoever 'he
may be, is not, nor ever was, entitled to pension ; that
orders of the kind to which the signature was forged are
easily obtainable at the office by any person choosing to
ask for them ; and that the signature was not at all like
that of Mr. Derry—at least so said the official in his sworn
testimony;

DR. MACDONALD ON " HAMLET."—This accorn
plished gentleman has delivered the last of the winter
course of lectures in the Lodge, Shaw street, Liverpool.
In discussing the play of " Hamlet," the lecturer said
that the interest was all centred in one man. He denied
that Hamlet was out of his mind, as men had
supposed him to be, and neither did he con-
sider him to be a man incapable of action,
though he did not act on ordinary occasions. He
exhibited great powers of mind by his conduct, in
feigning madness to avoid danger, and in carrying out
his schemes against his enemies under cover of this ruse.
After observing that the famous soliloquy was never
rightly delivered on the stage, Dr. Macdonald concluded
by declaring that the present condition of the stage was
not satisfactory, but that some time it might be made the
means of grand teaching. •

ME ROPE-TYING TRlCK.—Everybody knows'-
that the rope untying trick was the specialty of the.
Davenport Brothers, but everybody may not know that
it was done infinitely better by the Indians of the Upper
Missouri, long before either Jackson Hartz or the Daven.
ports were born. A friend of ours, now residing in Alton,
who spent many years of his early life as an Indian
trader in the Yellow Stone Region, inform 3 that
the Assinibpin tribe were remarkably ski:ful at -this
" spir:tual manifestal ion." He has fregnen tly seen t chi ef
" Inca icice man " allow himself to be stripped to breech
clout, tied at every joint, from toes to neck, with huffalo
thongs, then rolled in a blanket and tied again, then
rolled in a buffalo robe and tied the third time, until Le
was apparently as helpless as a log. In this condition
the " red.skinned medium " was placed in a small tent
surrounded by a ring of spectators, and an Indian drum,
flute, and a gourd of water laid by his side. Within
three minutes the drum and flute would be heard, and
at the end of five " Mr. Lo" walked out untrammelled.
And the men who tied him were whites, who had bet
heavily against the performanco Qf the feat,—A 404
Roublion..