The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBOr.NE, OCT. 25.

The (been and younger Inerohrls of the Rove
F,mily walked early this morning in Osborne Park.
His Royal Highness the. Prince Albert, attended
by Colonel tb., Hon. C. Grey and Lieut.-Culonel
Seymour, left Osborne at a quarter before eight this
morning, and crossed to Southampton in the Fairy
royal yacht, en route to York.

TOe Oxford University Commission held a meeting
in Downing-street yesterday. There were present
the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the
Rev. Mr. Liddell, the Rev. Mr. Johnson, and the Rev.
Mr. Stasley, the St cretary.
Lord John Russell lett Woburn Abbey, Bedford-
shire, yesterday, for York. Sir George Grey and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday
morning for York.

Dil.mtches were sent off last evening from th•
Colonial-oilice fur the Governor of Ginada, at.d also
for the Gavel-m:1-s of the other North American Co-

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TILE CARDINAL /1-1-ICHBISHOP OF

EVESTAHNSTER.

ADDRESS OF THE WESTMINSTER CLERGY
TO TIIE BISHOP OF LONDON.
The following address was presented yesterday, at
London House, to the Lord Bishop of L)ndon, who
expressed his entire concurrence in the sentiments and
language of the memorial. His Lordship's reply will
shortly be publi,hed :
TO THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, CHARLES
JAMES, LORD BISHOP OF LONDON.
May it please your Lordship,—We, the undersigned
clergy of the City and Liberties of Westminster, ap-
proach your Lordship with deep feelings of affectionate
veneration for your Lordship's person and office.
We feel ourselves constrained to resort to your Lord-
ship for counsel, under circumstacces of an unprecedented
character.
For the first time since the Reformation a Romish ec-
clesiastic, nominated by the Bishop of Rome, has as-
sumed the title of archbishop of an English city; and the
English city whose name he has usurped is that is
which the Sovereigns of England are crowned, the Par-
liaments of England sit, and the laws of England are ad-
ministered—the city of Westminster.
We have reason to believe that this step is only a pre-
liminary one, and that, unless it be now checked, it will
soon be followed by others of the same tendency; that
names of other English cities or towns will be assumed as
titles of episcopal sees by other Romish ecclesiastics;
and that a general effort will be made by the Papacy to
give a complete provincial and diocesan organization to
its own hierarchy in England and Wales.
Being persuaded that, according to the fundamental
principles of the universal Church, there can be but one
metropolitan in a province, and one bishop in a diocese,
in a country like England where one language isspoken,
we deeply deplore, and solemnly protest against, this
unwarrantable act of religious division, by which the
Church of Rome has now given fresh evidence to the
world, that, intend of being, as she professes to be, a
centre of spiritual unity, she is a main cause of the un-
happy schism that rends Christendom asunder.
We lament also the fact that, among British subjects
and especially among Christian ecclesiastics, any should
be found to assume a title taken from a metropolitan
city in the realm of England, and thus be guilty of in-
vading her Majesty's constitutional prerogative, which
is to be the sole fountain of honour and dispenser of
titles in that realm, and so be justly chargeable with an
outrage against the British Constitution, and with indig-
nity to the British Crown.
We, therefore, the undersigned, having been duly
called according to the laws of this Church and realm to
discharge spiritual functions in that city in which the
Bishop of Rome now assumes to himself
pre-eminence, and over which he has set up
a claim to exercise authority by nominating an arch-
bishop thereof; and being bound by our ordination
vows to maintain peace and quietness in Church and
State, and to" banish and drive away all erroneous and
strange doctrines, contrary to God's word!" and having
solemnly declared our ascent to the principle embodied
in the Ordinal Articles and Canons of our Church, that
" the Queen's Majesty under God is the only supreme
governor of this realm, as well in all spiritual or eccle-
siastical causes as in temporal," and that " no foreign
prince or prelate bath, or ought to have, here any power,
superiority. pre-eminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or
spiritual." and that " the Bishop of Rome hath no juris-
diction in this realm of England," feel it our bounden
duty, in the present emergency, to crave directions from
your Lordship's wisdom and authority, how we may beat
vindicate the rights of our Church and country, which
are now assailed, and may, with the Divine biassing,
avwrt the dangers with which we are menaced, and
maintain the peace of society, and the cause of unity
and truth.
That Almighty God_ may long vouchsafe to continue
the blessing of your Lordship's life and health, to the
benefit of this diocese and of the Church and country at
large, is, and will be, our most hearty prayer at the
throne of grce.
W. H. Bentinck, M.A., Arcbd. Westminster, and Canon.
J. Jennings, M.A., Canon Westm., and Rector of St. John's
E. Repton, M.A., Canon Westin. and Min. of St. Philip's.
Temple Frere, M.A., Canon of Westminster.
Chr. Wordsworth, D.D., Canon of Westminster.
W. Cureton, M.A., Canon Westin., Arai Rec. St. Margaret's.
R. W. Jell, D D., Principal c f King's Coiiege, London.
H. Howar h, B.() , Rector of St. George's, Hanover-square.
John Jackson, M.A., Rector of St. James's.
Henry 111ackenzte, M.A., Vicar of St. Martin-in•tbe-fields.
Thomas Fuller, 31. A , Incumbent of St. Peter's, Pimlico.
Ernest Hawkins. B.D' Mihi.ter of Curzon Chapel.
henry Mutton, M.A., Rector or St. Paul's, Covent-garrlra.
Nugent Wade, M.A., Rector of St. Anne's, 'Westminster.
C. Weslev, D.D., Subtlest, of the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
William Sewell, /; Preacher.
Randle Jackson Waters, D.D., Master of Emmanuel Hospi-
al;il Muu,r Canon of St. Peter's, Westminsser.
J. C. Haden, M. A , rrecehtor of St. Peter's, NV estininstet,
and Pri.st in Ordinary of her Majesty's Chapels Royal.
G. 11. Repton, M.A., Miner Canon of St. Peter's, W‘stm.•
and Priest in Ordinary of her Majesty's Chapel Royal.
IL C. Trench, li.D., Prufes. of Div. in icing's Col., Loudon.
T. W. Weare, M.A , Un. Mas. St. Peter's Cul., Westminster.
J. Assis. Mas. St. Peter's Col., Westminster.
B. F. James, M.A., As-is. Mas. St. Peter's Col., Westminster.
R. W. Browne, M.A., Prufeassor in King's College, London.
W. I'. Babington, 31. A Minister of St. John's, Bros 3-court.
A. Borradaile, ALA, Perpet. Cur. St. Mary'i, Tothilatields.
A. G. Edouart, M.A., Min. of St. Luke's, Burleigh.street.
W. W. Ellis, Fee. St. Clement Dates, and Min. St. George
Chapel.
Jahn Forster, M. A., Incumbent of the Savoy.
J. G. Gifford, M.A., Incum. St. Matthew's, Spring-gardens.
J. 11. Ilamilten, , Incem. St. Michael's, Chester-equare.
C. W. Page, 51. A., Inctun. of Christ-church, Westminster.
'l'. F. Stooks, It-LA.ollmm. of St. Luke's, Berwick-street.
W. Tennant, M.A., lecum. of St. Stephen's, Westminster.
J. Back, 8.A., Assistant Curate of St. John's, Westminster.
L. C. Bathurst, M.A., Curate of St. Luke's, Berwick-street.
T. Betimes, M.A., Preacher and Assistant of St. James's,
Westminster.
li. Beattie, 8.A., Vice-Principal of Westmin. Training In.
S. Clark, 51. A., Curate of Martin-in-the-fields.
C. W. Clarke, id.A., Curate of St. Margaret's, Westminster.
R. G. Connor, M.A., Chaplain of the workhouse, St. Martin-
in-the-fields.
J. A. Cook, M.A., Curate of St. Margaret's, Westminster.
W. H. Davies, 8.A., Assist. Curate of St. John's, Westmin.
D. Fenn, 8.A., Curate of St. Peal's, Covent-garden.
S. 1. G. Fraser, 8.A., Curate of St. Martin-in-the-fields.
J. D. G!ennie, M.A., Minister St. Mary's Chapel, Park-
street, Grosvenor-square.
R. Hooper, 8.A., Curate of St. Stephen's, Westminster.
W. Jepson, M.A., Curate of St. John the Evang., %%rostra.
A. Jones, Assistant Curate of St. John's, ‘Vestminster.
H. R. Merewetbur, 8.A., Curate of Christ Church, Westm.
H. 0. Middleton, M.A., Assistant Curate of the Western
District of St. Margaret's, Westminster.
Percy Monro, 8.A., urate of St. Anne's. Westminster.
Henry R. N evill, M A., Curate of St. Martin-in-the- fields.
H. Sandham, M.A., Assistant Minister of Curzon Chapel.
C. F. Secretan, M.A., Carafe of St. Mary's, Tuthill-fields..
C. P. Shepherd, /SI. A., Curate of Christ Church, Westminster.
Swaby, 8.A.. Curate of St. Luke's. Berwick-street.
M. Walcott. M.A., Curate of St. James's, %Westminster.
A. Wilson, M.A., Principal of Westin. Training Institution.
J. F. Denham, M.A., Rector of St. Mary-le-Strand.
John Penny,
M.
Chaplain of Alillbauk Prison.
U. 11. Hine,l, Rogers, 11. A.,
Assistantapl. ilouse ofC
Chaplain,orre ditto.ct , To t b ill- field s.
Foster
Evan Nepean, M.A., Minister of Grosvenor Chapel.
F. H. Bishop, M.A., Assistant Minister, ditto.
J. W. S. Watkin, M.A.,
11. R. black et, M.A., Curates of St. George's,
Hanover-square.
Albert Alston, M.A.
W. M. Kingsmill, B,A , Curate of St. Mary's, Tothill-fields.

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTHAMPTON.
SOUTHAMPTON, ()CT. 25.—A general meeting of
Liberal electors was held this alteruoon, in refetcnce to
a communication received by the Reform Association as
to a probable vacancy in the represent aion of the
borough. Sir Alexander Cockburn's friends have un-
derstood that in consequence of Mr. Baron Rolfe's eleva-
tion to the office of the Vice-Chancellor of England,
the Solicitor-General, the present Member for this
borough, will be appointed to the resigned ptsisne judg-
ship in her Majeity's Court of Exchequer—au appoint-
ment, indeed, which the Learned Gentleman is under-
stood to have accept'd. The meeting this afternoon
was convened for the purpose of considering what step
should be taken in the event of the anticipated vacancy,
and what gentleman should be solicited to offer himself
to the electors. Although the meeting was of a some-
what private character, we are enabled to state that an
arrangement has been come to for inviting a very dis-
tinguisht d member of the western circuit to present him-
self--and there seems to be very little doubt that the
Learned Gentleman will readily acquie,sce.

Snow OF CATTLE IN SKTE.—A competition e
cattle for premiums eUred by the Highland Society and by
the Skye Farming Society, took place at Sligachan on
Thursday, the :id instant. The show was admitted to save
been the best ever held in Skye. The entries were more nu-
merous than on any former occasion ; and there was a de-
cide) improvement noticed in all kinds of stock shown. The
show of cattle and young horses was very line. The sheep
exhibited by Mr. Alacleod, Kingsburgb, were splendid.
After the bminess of toe day was over a large party sat
down to an excellent dinner, prepared by Mr. Maclennan of
.the Sligachan lon ; 1)r. Martin, of Glendale, in the chair,
and King,burgh creepier. After spending a nappy evening
the party trei:e up ,:bout eight o'clock.—lnremt,sa Courier.
' C AKNAHv ON RAlLwsv.—We understand that there
is a prospect of this work of utility being pnceeded with at
no rcmote period. Mr. blunt, the engineer, is in the neigh-
bourhood, but :ho art angements are still uncertain regard-
inghave to pass, and much is dependent upon them. The some portions of the land through which the line will
pro-
moters cay.not determine what they will do until the owners
p
or occupiers of the property in question can be settled with;
'gentry,
address rtle
but they are few in number, and it is to be hoped will NUM
be brought. to terms.-11
Z clergy,ortit Wales Cronnicd -te
THE MARQUIS OF HAsmsGs.--tradespeople tu-
rously signed by h
Castle Donington, has been forwarded to his Lordship,-
eof
con-
gratulating him on his narrow ena pe from drowning M
Liverpool on the 27th ult.