The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-23 00:00:00

CHURCH MATTERS.

The john Bull is authorised to state that the vacant
Canonry of Westminster has been conferred upon
the Rev. Canon Prothero, and the stall thus vacated
at St. Paul's is conferred upon the Rev. Robert
Gregory, vicar of St. Mary the Less, Lambeth. The
same authority denies that Mr. Disraeli has appointed
the Rev. AV. M. P. Pym to the vicarage of ilughen-
den.—Mr. Macrorie sails early next month for the
Cape, to be immediately consecrated.
The Spectator gives as reasons for the absence of
Conservative feeling in Essex, the enfranchisement
of the county Dissenters, the hatred incited by the
clergy, who are everywhere preaching the doctrine of
the Real Presence, and the growth of new towns.
The same paper asks what will the Record say when
it hears that its followers at Frome sent a written
apology to Mr. Bennett for venturing to prosecute
him, and subscribed £lOO to his " semi-Romish "
Church.

Some of the Norwich clergy have addressea a
memorial to the Convocations of Canterbury and
York, expressing the desire that they will take the
proper steps to procure the royal license for the
enaction of canons necessary to procure better
rubrical conformity, and to obtain the subsequent
sanction of Parliament to such canons.

A subscriber to the S. P. O. K. and the S. P. G.
of thirty years' standing, threatens, in a letter to the
John Bull, that if the committees should ever con-
template handing over any funds whatever to the
arch-heretic of Natal, hundreds of the members of
those societies would leave in a body, and either
form new societies or else send their money to some
orthodox bishop in the colonies.

The Bock speaks of the Bishop of Dunedin as an
unfortunate prelate, walking "to and fro upon the
earth." We need hardly remind our readers to whom
the expression was originally applied.
The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol is desirous
of forming a fund similar to those already established
in London and Liverpool, and of multiplying iron
churches and supplying each with a curate and lay
helpers.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.

A. Bristol solicitor, whetherustly or not, occupies
at present a very unenviable position. A charge has
been brought against hini of inciting others to riot.
The evidence was that an attack being made upon
the house of a confectioner, the Conservative corn-
mittee-romo, and other places, Mr. Watkins was
present on horseback, with the Liberal colours on his
horse's head, shouting out to the mob " Go in—don't
leave a pane ; give them Bristol Bridge. You have
got bread and cheese, now get beer." The magistrate
required bail to the amount of 1,000. It is almost
incredible that a man of any position should by
word or hint do anything to encourage the fearful
amount of unreasoning brutality just now rife in the
county.

ROYAL.
"IpicTure
Thai% is a humorous the Or`clees~ra of
the Christy Minstrels' performance in the presence
A Majesty. At first when summoned they could
not believe it; but when there could be no doubt of
the reality, they prepared to tickle the royal ears
with the skilful manipulation of the " bones,' and to
lelight the royal eyes by the exposition of grinning
rows of teeth. At first the Queen was somewhat
apathetic, but at last was graciously pleased to
applaud, and their joy was complete. They afterwards;
having washed the smut off their faces, prepared
to attack the royal provisions, and were delighted,
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ing from her retirement, but expresses some surprise.
at her choice of amusements for public patronage.
It will be remembered that these Anglican " niggers "
now distinguish themselves from the " original "
and other minstrels as the recipients of royal
favour. We note that immediately the Prince and
Princess of Wales arrived in Paris they rushed off
to hear their beloved Schneider once more. ,z

THE NEW PRIMATE.
The John Bull has some curious anecdotes relating
to the recent appointment of Bishop Tait to the
Primacy, and the accompanying translations. The
High Church party, it is said, would infinitely have
preferred an Evangelical bishop in the see of London
to the Bishop of Lincoln. One dignitary of the
Cnurch, a . Conservative, thinks the appointments,
with the exception of Archdeacon Wordsworth's, as
bad as could be made, and says : " I had almost rather
have seen the outrage of Stanley attempted than the
kindred undermining of Bishops Tait and Jackscn."
Another great supporter of the Government, thinking
the Bishop of Lincoln's translation not yet decided;
writes that " the promotion of London is not viewed
with unmixed satisfaction, but the promotion of
Lincoln would be received with indignation, and
threaten the separation of Church and State with a
vengeance." A Conservative Peer would not be sur-
prised if, when Mr. Gladstone came into power, he
refused to confirm the appointment of London. The
balance, he thinks, should have been adjusted by
sending the Bishop of Oxford to London.. The John
Bull states that six seats have been lost to the Con-
servatives by the appointment of London. Our
contemporary finally calls upon Conservatives to
make allowances for Mr. Disraeli's difficulties. .