The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-14 00:00:00

well consider the contents of Mr. 13ENNETT'S letter—
we find the Bishop of LONDON making use of
the f( Rowing very remarkab!e language is reply=
" You tell me that you cannot c.mscientiously forego
any of the principles set forth in your lever. My re-
monstrance to you uas directed against certain practices
—practices in behalf of which you offer no valid defence,
and which ycu surely cannot consider of vital import-
ance. If I restrain you from these practices, which I
feel myself bound to do as far as I can, I cannot think
that your conscience will be seriously aggrieved, or that a
sufficient casus will havo arisen for your leaving the
ministry, to which you have hitherto been so z cicnsly
devoted."

It would appear from the above passage as if the
Bishop of LONDON agreed in principle with Mr.
BENNETT, but lacked the courage to carry the prin-
ciple into practice. We would fain hope that such
is not the case, and that the Bishop may be able to
show that his words are capable of bearing some other
meaning, for we can scarcely suppose that a gentle-
man who believed the State to be the kingdom of this
world, as opposed to the kingdom of CHRIST, would
either accept its honours or take part in the conduct
of its affairs. Those who hold such opinions may or
may not be fitted to hold Episcopal office in a Church
unconnected with, and unprivileged and unpaid
by the State, but they certainly cannot honestly
continue in a Church the Bishops of which are Peers
of the realm by Act of Parliament, and by Act of Par-
liament only, and all the officers of which receive
their emoluments and exercise their authority solely
because the law so wills it, which law the Legislature
may to-morrow alter or abrogate should the majority
of its members be so minded. It is clear, therefore,
that it is the pressure from without which has in-
duced the Bishop of LONDON to take that step in De-
cember which he hesitated to take in October, and as
there are many other ministers of the Established
Church who indulge in the same practices and bold
the same principles as Mr. BENNETT (he himself
mentions the names of Mr. DODSWORTH, Mr. Ricia-
ARDS, Mr. MURRAY, and Mr. IRONS), it will not be
safe to relax the pressure until a full inquiry shall
have been made into the principles and practices of
those gentlemen and of others, and a distinct decision
on the subject elicited from the Weathercock of the
palace of Fulham.

Mr. DYCE SomnaE.—lt was stated yesterday in
the Court of Chancery, that this gentleman has disappeared
in a very mysterious manner from his accustomed haunts in
Paris. He was to have been examined by a medical com-
mission in October last, but he objected to the persons ap-
pointed, and refused to attend, although he had earnestly
solicited the inquiry.

MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.—The Queen
has been graciously pleased to appoint Captain John Duncan
King, half-pay unattached, to the post of Military Knight,
vacant by the death of the late Captain Lorimer. Captain
J. D. King served in Holland and the Peninsula from July,
1609, to the end of that war in 1814, including the capture of
Walcheren and siege of Flushing, battle of Busaco, action at
Fuente Guinaldo, affair at Aldea de Ponte and Osma, battle
of Vittoria, and battles of the Pyrenees on the 25th, 26th,
27th, and 28th July, 1813. He was severely wounded in the
right shoulder on the 28th. The gallant officer was also pre.
sent at the capture of Paris, 1815. Capt. King has received
the war medal with three clasps.
DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOM EN'S SCCIETY.—A lady
has expressed her readiness to become security for the rent'
of a house for seven years, not exceeding 1001. per annum,
as a hcme of industry and an asylum for twelve aged females
in connexion with this society, and several upholsterers at
the west-end have signified their intention to forward arti-
cles of furniture for its equipment.
THE "SUN" PAPER.—We are indebted to Mrs.
Bingham, of Broad-street, for an early copy of the express
edition of The Sun, forwarded to this city by its spirited pro-
prietors, and which contained the earliest report of the im-
portant speeches of her Majesty in reply to the addresses pre-
sented to her at Windsor on Tuesday—Bristol Mercury.
THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The Royal Society, at the
last annual meeting, awarded " the Royal medal ' to Mr.
Benjamin Brodie, F.B.S. (eldest son of Sir Benjamin Brodie,
Bart., her Majesty's Sergeant-Surgeon), for his papers "on
the chemical nature of wax." It is nearly forty years since
the Royal Society awarded "the Copley medal " to Sir Ben-
jamin Brodie for his paper "on Poisons;" the only instance
of father and son receiving the same distinction.
NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, CAMDEN
Towx.—The second half-yearly distribution of prizes to the
pupils of this school took place at the vestry-rooms, near Old
St. Pancras Church, yesterday afternoon. The meeting,
which was numerously attended, was presided over by the
Rev. Thomas Dale, who, in commenting on the examination
just terminated, congratulated his parishioners on the rapid
progress which this institution had made since its opening
in January, and, in conjunction with the other examiners,
complimented the pupils on the improvement and proficiency
manifested by them in their respective branches of study.
An essay on the invention of steam was read by J. H.
Hughes' and was much applauded. The meeting was ha-
mourously addressed by Joseph Payne, Esq., and subse-
quently by the Rev. D. Laing, who announced his intention
of contributing a prize for elocution. The proceedings ter-
minated by the presentation of a tea-service to the Rev. Pri-
ncipal of the school, the gift of his pupils.
BATH.—Mr. W. H. Gore Langton, of Newton-
park, has given the handsome sum of 1001. towards the erec-
tion of public fountains in Bath.
THE MEN FOR THE Tsatas.—We like an active
man, who has the impulse of the age-of the steam-engine
in him. A lazy, plodding, snail-paced chap might have got
on in the world fifty years ago, but he won't do these times.
We live in an age of quick ideas; men think quick - speak
quick-eat, sleep, marry, and die quick- and slow eoaches
ain't tolerated. "Go a-head, if you burst your boiler!" is
the motto of the age; and he succeeds in every line of busi-
ness, who has most of the snapping turtle in him; " be up
and dressed" always-not gaping and rubbing your eyes, as
if you were half asleep, but wid awake for whatever may
turn up, and you may be somebody before you die. Think,
plan, reflect as much as you please before you act; but
think quickly and closely, and when you have fixed your
eyes to an object, spring to the mark at once.—Califern-
Paper.

M. Soyer, so celebrated for his magic cookery,
has taken Gore House, formerly the residence of the late
Lady Blessington, for the six months of the Great Exhibi-
tion, at a rent of 6004 for that time. It is to be fitted up as
an hotel, and the beautiful grounds are to be laid out for
entertainments in the style of those afforded to the public at
Cremorne.

ANOTHER MURDER IN E3SEX.—KELVEdON, DEC.
12.—This county has again been the scene of a very tragical
affair. Some days ago a party of labourers, amongst whom
were John Hall and a lad named William Clarke, were re-
turning from work at Earls Colve, a village a few miles dis-
tant, when they had some words. The altercation became
more serious, when Clarke plunged his pocket-knife into the
abdomen of Hall, and inflicted a severe wound; The poor
fellow liegered at a neighbouring cottage until the 9th inst.,
when he expired. An inquest having been held, the jury re-
turned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against William Clarke."
The coroner accordingly made out his warrant for the priso-
ner's committal to the county gaol at Chelmsford.
ROBBERIES FROM RUGBY F."CHOOL.—William,
Charles, and Thomas tholes, brothers, and William Sutton,
were brought before Mr. J. Atly, at the magistrates' clerk's
office, Rugby, on Thursday morning, charged with having
broken into the swelling-house of the Rev. C. T. Arnold,
one of the assistant-masters at Rugby School, on the night
of the 12th ult., and stolen a quaet ity of jewellery from the
studies. Thomas Morns and William Sutton were arrested
at Lutterworth on Friday week on suspicion of having
stolen a gold chain aril breguet seal, which they had offered
for sale. William and Charles Morns were also taken into
custody, and on the former were found a silver lever watch,
with massive silver chain, breguet pencil-case, a knife, and
swivel-seal, containing four impressions. The articles found
in the possession of the prisoners were identified by three of
the borders at Mr. Arnold's as their property. William
Hiorns, it appears, was in the employment of the cabinet-
maker who had the contract for keeping the studies, &c., in
repair, and went weekly to see- whether repairs were re-
quired. At the house of the prisoner's father a large quan-
tity of jewel!ery-, knives, books, &c., were found, supposed to
be the produce of other robberies. The prisoners were com-
mitted for trial at the quarter sessions of Coventry.
EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY. NOTTINGHAM,
Fitipar.—This morning, at six o'clock, Mr. J. Sulky, of
Albert-street, in thi, town, discovered, on proceeding down
stairs, that his shop had been broken into the night previous,
and property removed, ceasisting of gold and silver watches,
gold brooches, gold signet and other rings, Albert gold and
silver watch-guards, silver spoons of all descriptions, a great
number of ancient coins, and other valuable articles. The
back premises connected with the shop enter into the burial-
ground of the. Castle-gate meeting-house, and the thieves
entered through a window looking into the grave-yard. It
is not known at present what time the robbery occurred.
Everything was safe at twelve o'clock, and no noise what-
ever was heard during any part of the night. The velue
of the property stolen has been estimated at more than
3001. Since the robbery was discovered the Nottingham
police have been on the alert, but nothing has yet transpired
to lead to the apprehension of any of the robbers.
DEATH OF THE REV. F. EDGEWORTILIVe regret
to Learn that the Rev. F. Edgeworth, late Roman Catholic
priest at Clifton, died a few days since at Antwerp. Mr
Edgewortb, who had been for some years since his departure
from Bristol residing in Brussels, went from that city to Ant-
werp to preach charity sermons there. Feeling fatigued,
however, he went into a room of the house where he was
staying, and was soon after found in a sitting posture, dead
by the bedside. It was Mr. Edgeworth who commenced
building the chapel at Meridian-place.—Bristol Mercury.
The aggression of the Pope of Rome, and the vaga-
ries of his metropolitan satellites, constitute a question more
emphatically dealt with in the vast districts of Greenwich
and Woolwich than in any other locality. The Protestant
dwellers in these parts, not satisfied with the great "Black-
heath demonstration" of last week, have this week in the
town of Woolwich encored the pageant, and immolation of his
Holiness, with the interesting adjunct of retaining " the
Judge and Jury Society," of the Garrick's Head, Bow-street,
to try the Pope and Dr. Wiseman, and which trial came off
on Wednesday last, in the Leeture-hall, Powis-street, before
upwards of 300 persons, including many fashionably-dressed
tactics. The town was all excitement, gentlemen on horse-
back, cardinals in full costume, monks, friars, &c., occupied
the streets, anxious to learn the dread event. The Lord
Chief Baron presided at the court, and the jury found the de-
fendants "guilty." The sentence was that the Pope and his
vicegerent should be burnt in effigy on "public grounds,"
either on Plum pstead- common or Blackheath, and which sen-
tence will be assuredly carried into execution.

LARGE TURNIP.—Mr. John Blackett, of Street
House, near Warcop, last week pulled a wl-ite globe turnip
which weighed 211 b. Mr. Blackett says that in the same
crop he could pull two or three cart-loads, nearly the same
weight. They were grown from saw-dust whieh he had
thrown into the pig-stye to make manure. —Curlisle Journal.

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PAILUIZE.—An extensive failure in the iron foundry
trade has occurred here; the firm of Aitken, Mathie, and
Co., of Kelvin Dock Foundry, having stopped payment to an
amount stated to range between 30,0004 and 35,000/. The
iron merchants and brokers on 'Change have suffered beVerely.
Wasyou; Courier,