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

TILE CELEBRATED RITUAL CASE,

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have
given judgment in the most important case of Martin v.
Mackonochie. It was an appeal from the Arches Court,
the appellant being Mr. John Martin, and the Rev. A.
H. Mackonochie, M.A., vicar of St. Alban's, Holborn,
the respondent. Sir R. J. Phillimore, the Dean of Arches,
delivered a judgment in which Mr. Mackonochie and his
friends concurred. Mr. Martin and his friends appealed.
The case was heard before the Judicial Committee on the
17th of November.

the judgment in the Arches Court was pronounced by
Sir R. J. Phillimore on the 28th of March last, and the
appeal was on two of the charges—the kneeling and pros-
trating before the consecrated elements and the use of
lighted candles. In other respects the judgment was
acquiesced in by both parties. With respect to the kneel-
ing or prostrating, it appeared from the evidence
that Mr. Mackonochie, when officiating in the
" Order for the Administration of the Holy Communion"
twiceknelt down or prostrated himself before the communion
table while saying the prayer of consecration, once after
the consecration of the bread, and again after the conse-
cration of the wine ; and another officiating minister did
the same in his presence. The allegation as to the use of
lighted candles during the cel-bration of the Holy
Eucharist was admitted. The following reason was alleged
for the appeal to their lordships :—" Because every clerk in
holy orders of the United Church of England and Ireland, in
administering the sacraments and other rites and cere-
monies of the Church, is bound to use the form and order
prescribed for the same in the Book of Common Prayer,
without any addition, alteration, or omission ; whereas
such kneeling or prostration before the consecrated ele-
ments, and such use of lighted candles as are respectively
proved or are admitted, in the said cause, are additions to
or alterations of the form and order as prescribed
aforesaid."

The judgment of the court was delivered by Lord Cairns,
who announced that the decision was against Mr. Macko-
•o'hie and the practices at St. Alban's.

The banns of marriage between eighty-eight
couples were proclaimed in the parish church of Dundee on
Sunday.

The supporters of Mr. Chichester Fortescue, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, and member for Louth, have deter-
mined to re-elect him, without putting him to the inconve-
nience of appearing on the hustings.
THE ARREST OF THE EARL OF ROSSE.—The
two policemen, particulars of whose interference on a late
occasion with the Earl of Rosse and party were published
at the time in the Guardian, have been tried and dealt
with as their impudent freak deserved. Constable Burke
has been reduced to the lowest rank, and the sub•constable
summarily dismissed, the decision of the court being rati-
fied by the inspector-general. Constable Dawson, Roscrea,
is now in charge of the Annagh station, in place of Burke.
—Nenagh Guardian.

An insurance society upon a novel principle is
about to be started. It is an adaptation of the principle of
the Manchester Steam Boiler's Association ; and it will
enable colliery proprietors to insure their works against
explosion. The immediate effect of this proposal has been
to make the pitmen declare that they will not work unless
they are insured too. They say that the masters, being
sure of a pecuniary compensation in the event of accidents,
will get careless about ventilating their works, and that
thus the lives of the pitmen will be in much greater danger
than before.

PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO SIR WILLIAM
STIRLING-MAXWELL.—A numerously- attended meeting
was held in the Royal George Hotel, Perth, a day or two
ago, for the purpose of taking steps for presenting Sir
William Stirling-Maxwell with some token of respect.
The following resolution was unanimously ageeed to :
" That a piece of plate, bearing an inscription upon it,
stating the purpose, and by whom subscribed, be pre-
sented to Sir William." The meeting was most enthu-
siastic, and many regrets were expressed at the defeat of
the hon. baronet.

COUNT BISMARCK AT HOME.—A letter from
Stettin gives the following account of Count Bismarck
and his estate at Pomerania :—" No one thought anything
about that country before the Chancellor in 1867 bought
his property there. At present the melancholy steppes
which border the Baltic arewell-frequented, and Vertain is
now spoken of as Sans Souci was formerly. The railway
from this town to Kceslin ought certainly to burn tapers
in honour of Count de Bismarck. His residence is simply
a grand seignorial mansion, large and comfortable, but
without any architectural style, the ideal of the dwelling
of one who is half countryman and half townsman.
In front is a garden laid out with great regu-
larity ; and further on is a large park which is
well stocked with game. The count frequently invites
the neighbours to hunting.parties, at one of which
he had that fall last autumn which might have proved
fatal to Prussia. The sea is about fifteen miles off, and
during winter the north wind must be particularly keen
there. You will be astonished to learn that the proprietor
of this domain is engaged in numerous commercial pur-
suits. The Minister of his Prussian Majesty sells wool,
manufactures tiles and bricks, and distils brandy. His
sheep-walks aro renowned, and the proceeds of the shear-
ing are sought for far and near. One of these days you
will hear that he is making paper, as he has entered into
partnership with one of the principal men of ICwslin, DI.
Behrend, to establish a factory where this article . will be
produced by a new process. I believe that the firm
Bismarck and Behrend is going to make their produce
from bark. The vast woods of Vartzin, Wussow, Cho..
mitz, and Charlottentha], will furnish thq raw mAtilkg is
ibunclanot"