The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

BISHOPRIC.

V are informed that the reason why it is desired to
consecrate Mn Macrorie at once is that two of the African
bishops—Dr. Cotterill, Bishop of Graham's Town, and
Dr. Twells, Bishop of the Orange River—are about to re-
turn to their dioceses forthwith, and have taken their
passages in the Cape Mail steamer, which leaves Plymouth
on February 10. It being thought very desirable that the
consecration should be performed by African bishops, and
the departure of the above-mentioned prelates being un.
avoidable, it has been suggested that the Bishop of Cape-
town should accompany them, and perform the rite in
Africa ; but Dr. Gray is unable to do this, as important
business detains him in this country. Under these circum-
stances the ceremony will, in all probability, take place in
Scotland very shortly, although Mr. Macrorie is fully
alive to the undesirable impression which, to use the words
of the Times, such a " Gretna-green" consecration would

produce.
Mr. Macrorie was educated at Winchester School, and
was subsequently a master at Radley College. His friends
say that while, perhaps, decision is not his strong point,
he possesses remarkable tact and power of getting over
difficulties, which will stand him in good stead in a position
as troublesome as that which he seeks to occupy. He has
addressed a letter to the Accrington Times (having been
until this appointment incumbent of Accrington), and in
this letter he first of all comments on the recent criticisms
of the Times and the Pall Mall Gazette, and protests against
the theory that the Church is simply a human institution,
the creature of an Act of Parliament, and then goes on to
contend-1. That Dr. Colenso has been deposed by the
only court which has authority to depose him, i.e., not only
has he been condemned by Convocation and by forty-one
bishops, but he has been " spiritually deposed by the
Court of the Metropolitan, whose jurisdiction he is bound
to recognise—firstly, by virtue of his letters patent (those
letters patent which he now flaunts in the face of the
Church that has disowned him) ; secondly, in virtue of the
solemn oath of due obedience taken at the time of his con.
secration. 2. From the judgment of this court Dr.
Colenso appeals, not to, which as provided by the
letters patent the appeal lies—viz., the Archbishop of
Canterbury—but to the Crown. The Crown, by a
stretch of its prerogative, commits the trial of this
appeal to a tribunal of modern institution which has never
possessed the confidence of Churchmen--the Judicial
Committee of Privy Council. 3. What is the judgment of
this tribunal ? That every act of the Crown towards the
Church in South Africa is utterly null and void in law ;
that the letters patent arc not worth the paper on which
they are written ; that the position of the Church in the
colonies is that of a voluntary association, the same, no
better and no worse than that of the Wesleyans or any
other religious body. 4. The trustees of the Colonial
Bishoprics' Fund, having a strong conviction that Dr.
Colenso was no longer entitled to the emoluments of an
office from which he had been deposed, withheld his
stipend from him. Dr. Colenso brings the case into the
Rolls Court and obtains a judgment in his fairour. Thus
we have two utterly irreconcilable judgments from two
of our highest courts of law. It is ruled by one court
that the Church is in the position of a voluntary associa-
tion ; by the other that the moment she assumes the
rights and privileges of such an association she is to be
forced to relinquish them—in plain words, that with none
of the advantages of a Church established by law, she is
to have all the disadvantages. Such a state of things
is clearly indefensible to Englishmen, and cannot last."
Mr. Macrorie then answers the objection that the bishops
of South Africa have acted precipitately, and says that it
is forgotten that for six years the diocese of Natal has been
in this distracted state, and that the Church of England,
if she would not forfeit her right to be a branch of Christ's
Church, was " bound to assert her vitality, and wipe out
the dark stain that rests upon her." Holding this view

strongly, Mr. Macrorie felt Lound to accept the responsible

office committed to him, and which he a few weeks ago as
little expected to fill as that of commander of the
Abyssinian expedition. He ridicules the idea of going
out to St. Helena, when " we could go comfortably down
to Scotland, and there act without the slightest violation
of the law." He meets the objection that, in the event of
the see of Natal becoming vacant hereafter in the usual way,
there is no guarantee that he (Mr. Macrorie) would not
be superseded by some other bishop, by declaring that the
Crown certainly would not appoint such a bishop, and that
there are no three bishops in England who would conse-
crate him even if he were appointed. In a postscript he
comments upon the Bishop of London's letter to Bishop
Gray, and says that it must be remembered that " for

twenty years Dean Stanley, the avowed apologist kr Dr.
Colenso and his 'sieves, has been the Bishop of London's
intimate friend and personal ally," and that the Dean has
recently declared that " the doctrines of the Bishop of
Natal are such as the universal Church has never con-
demned ; such as within the Church of England are by
law allowed." Mr. Macrorie does not say anything
with respect to the letter of the Archbishop of York, who
certainly has no sympathy with Bishop Colenso.
On Sunday, the Bishop of Capetown, preaching a sermon
at St. David's Church, Exeter, thus referred to the pro-
posed consecration of Mr. Macrorie :—"I will.not dwell,
my brethren, upon this subject at any length to-day—
indeed, it will not be expected that I should dwell upon a
matter thatis still under discussion—but this only I will say,
that the Bishop of Africa will take no step without consul-
tation with the Primate of the Church of England, and
whatever course they may eventually pursue will be adopted
in hearty concurrence with his grace's wishes and instruc-
tions. But I doubt whether the Church in this land feels
how great a hindrance and how great a danger and scandal
to the Church in that land as well as to the Church at home
exist,because he who went forth to preach Christ's truth am:
gospel now declares that the Holy Scriptures, which are the
records of God's revelations, do not contain au unerring
record of His truth—do not contain, indeed, even upon
faith and morals, that which we are toll to adhere to ; and
asserts that our Blessed Lord knew no more than an intel-
ligent Jew of his own age and period ; that it has been
reserved to a critic of this nineteenth century to point out
the blunders of his Incarnate Lord ; and that He whom
all the angels of God worship is not a fit object for our
adoration. These things, day by day, are being taught in
the name and with the claimed authority of this Church
of England, and we in that land feel that it compromises
us, that it compromises you, and that if we tolerate such
teaching, we are unfaithful and untrue to Him--we betray
His cause, and we shall lose His blessing."

The Earl of Derby, according to the latest
accounts received in town from Knowsley, is somewhat
better.

An artesian well of naphtha has (says the Grocer)
been discovered at Kudaco, in the Caucasus, by boring.
At the depth of 274 feet from the surface the liquid was
first struck, and for a whole month (from Nov. 24 to Dec.
24) gave a supply of 1,500 barrels daily. Since then a
fresh source has been met, which rises with irresistible
force to the height of forty feet above the ground, the jet
being four inches in diameter, and delivering a daily
supply of 6,000 barrels.

The correspondence relating to the dismissal of
Mr. D. O'Sullivan, of Cork, from the commission of the
peace has been published. Mr. O'Sullivan says, in reply
to a letter from the Lord Chancellor, " I shall always
consider the offence of the three Irishmen executed at
Manchester purely political, and that opinion is endorsed
by Catholic Ireland. I should consider it wrong if I en-
couraged any other than constitutional means for redress
of their wrongs."

The statue of Sir R. Peel has been placed upon
its pedestal in front of the principal entrance of the New
Palace-yard, in Parliament-street, Westminster. It
stands upon a double plinth, about six feet in height.
The lower plinth is of a grey and the upper of red polished
granite, relieved by worked moulding, and they are of an
oblong octagon shape. The statute remains still enveloped
in a canvas wrapper.

TRAIN AGAIN ON THE BAILS. —Mr. G. F. Train
makes the following announcement in the Cork papers :
" Imperial Hotel, Cork, Jan. 23, 1868.—T0 whom it may
concern.—When in the course of human events an Ame-
rican citizen visiting a foreign land on important financial
business is incarcerated in a felon's cell, a decent respect
for the opinion of the authorities on his release (without any
apology for outrage) impels him to state why he remains
a few days in the suspect district ':-1. I like the people.
2. I introduced the prepaid passenger and exchange busi-
Ress into Ireland twenty years ago that has brought over
from America since that day, 12 millions sterling. 3. lam
preparing the documents to prosecute my claim against the
Government for one hundred thousand pounds. 4. Having
had the concession for street railways for Cork, and the
ready money to lay them down, I wish to see if Ireland is
ready to have some American capital invested in improv-
ing the locomotion of her cities. 5. And most important,
I wish to prove to the authorities by my lectures, that the
only way that I have interfered with the law was to
wish well to Ireland and Irishmen, Catholic and Pro-
testant alike.—Sincerely, GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN."
Mr. Train also advertises a lecture at the Atheneum,
Cork, on Monday evening. He states the subject as—
" Ireland in America : Ten Millions Sterling sent here by
Irish-Americans since Mr. Train initiated the prepaid
Passenger System twenty years ago ; Travel, the Royal
Road to Knowledge ; Personal Reminiscences ; Tem-
perance and Father Mathew ; How to get Rich ; The
Eye-glass Style of Conversation, or the Governor of a
Gaol. Mr. Train is desirous that the ladies of Cork will
be present, as he wishes to explain why 9,000 Irishmen
voted for Female Suffrage in Kansas ! Everybody turn
out to hear the Great champion of the 1.6114 Lacv,►,

(tzar° t rtia TYIT •

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 26.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied byPrince Leopold and Princess Beatrice.
The other members of the Royal Family walked
in the grounds.

7'IIE GALE,

THE WRECKS UPON THE GOWER COAST.

In our impression of Saturday we gave the brief
particulars of one of the most disastrous catastro-
phes which had occurred in this district within the
memory of man. The spot where it took place is
on the wild and rocky coast of the Peninsula of
Gower, at the extreme end of the county of Gla-
morgan, and for many miles it is strewed with
wreck and portions of cargo. The cause of this
disaster is somewhat singular. On Wednesday
no less than 19 vessels, chiefly brigs, brigantines,
and schooners engaged in the near continental and
coasting trades, took advantage of the exceedingly
fine night, and left Llanelly with the hope of beat-
ing down channel. During high tide there was
but little wind, but it having been blowing half a
gale from the west for several hours previously, the
sea is described as running mountains high' over the
bar at the mouth of the Burry river. There was not
sufficient water over the bar to float vessels across,
and, notwithstanding the united and strenuous exer-
tions of the crew and the pilots, the vessels took the
ground, where they were completely at the mercy of
the waves, and in a short time became either partial
or total wrecks, being driven high upon the oppo-
site sands. In consequence of the length of the
sands upon which the wrecks and bodies are cast
up, extending some 14 or 15 miles, the exact extent
of the loss of life has not yet been ascertained.
Nineteen vessels left the port of Llanelly on the
night in question ; 42 of the crews of these vessels
are known to have been saved, and 52 others are
supposed to have perished. Five or six hands are
supposed to be the average crew on board the ves-
sels which have thus been wrecked. The vessels
lie in all conceivable positions and state of wreck.
One vessel, which left Llanelly with 143 tons of tin
plates, is completely imbedded in the sands, so far
settling down as to be scarcely perceptible. Other
vessels are broken up most effectually, and nothing
can prevent others from being broken up and totally
destroyed. We need scarcely say that this disas-
trous catastrophe has created a mournful sensation
throughout the entire district and in the adja-
cent ports of Swansea, Llanelly, and Neath, &c.
Many of the unfortunate mariners belonged to the
port of I Llanelly and. the neighbouring places, and
their being wrecked within sight of their own homes
and within an hour or two after leaving, renders it
still more distressing. There is a lightship and look-
out in Broughton-bay, but the sea was running so
high at the time that no boat could possibly have
lived had any attempted to reach the vessels.
Disasters to shipping are also reported from vari-
ous parts of the coast. At Plymouth many vessels
have put in for shelter. Two vessels belonging to
that port have been wrecked—the Majesty, Capt.
Gaswell, in Penberth Cove ; and the Juno, Capt.
Green, which foundered off the Land's End. Both
crews were saved. From Ramsgate the wreck of
the Briton's Pride, of Falmouth, is reported. She
struck on the South Brake. The crew were rescued
by the lifeboat. The Graces, of Whitby, has foun-
dered on the Kentish Knocksand, the crew aban-
doning her ; and the Intelligent, a French vessel,
which had also been abandoned, has been brought
into Ramsgate harbour. The smack Clipper, of
Great Yarmouth, was rescued by the lifeboat sta-
tioned at that port just as she wa4 drifting on
Scroby Sands. At Shields, the gale being off shore,
no wrecks took place, but anxiety is feit for the
safety of the colliers which sailed a few days pre-
viously.

TRIAL OF SIR CULLING EARDLEY FOR

BIG AM I'.

Sir Culling Eardley was placed at the bar of tho
Central Criminal Court this day to take his trial
for feloniously intermarrying with Mary Elizabeth
Allen, at the district church of St. George's,
Hanover-square, his wife Emily Florence Magee,
to whom he had been previously married at New
York, in the United States of America, being
alive.

Mr. Giffard, QC., was specially retained to pro-
secute, with Mr. Green and Mr. Benjamin. Mr.
Montague Williams was the counsel for the de-
fendant.

This case appeared to create considerable interest
on account of the position of the defendant, and
the circumstances connected with the charge.
Evidence was adduced to show that on
the 12th of December, 1859, the de-
fendant, being then Mr. Eardley, married
Miss Emily Florence Magee, at New York, and
continued to live with that lady for some time after-
wards, when a separation took place. In the first
instance Sir Culling Eardley, the father of the de-
fendant, was ignorant of the fact of the marriage
having taken place, but when he became aware
of the fact that his son had married a
lady of position and respectability, he at
once acknowledged her as his daughter,
and made a settlement of £1,500 a year upon
her. After the defendant came to the title by
the death of his father, he seemed to have induced
the prisoner to procure a reconciliation with his wife,
but she refused to live with him again, and in Sept.,
1867, the defendant contracted a second marriage
with a lady named Allen, at St. George's Church,
Hanover-square. The marriage was advertised in
the Zimes, and the father of the defendant's first
wife immediately commenced the present prosecu-
tion.

Mr. De Tracy Gould, a member of the American
bar, practising in England, proved that the mar-
riage in America was a perfectly legal ceremony.
In answer to questions put to him in cross-exami-
nation, he said that, according to the law of Ame-
rica, it was not even necessary that the ceremony
should be performed by a clergyman, or in a church,
or that any witnesses should be present to render it

Evidence having been given of the second mar-
riage,

Mr. M. Williams proceeded to address the jury
for the defendant, and he said that the answer he
was instructed to make to the charge in his behalf
was, that at the time he contracted the second
marriage he believed that the first marriage was
not legally contracted, and that it was not binding
upon him. He urged upon the jury the considera-
tion of the fact that &the second wife, who
was the party really injured, had nothing to do
with the prosecution, and there was nothing to
show that the defendant had been actuated by mer-
cenary motives in relation to the second marriage-
He that if the jury should be of opinion
that the defendant really did not believe that he was
committing an offence at the time he married the
second lady, they would be justified in acquitting
him.
The Recorder, in summing up the case to the
jury, said that he really did not see any answer to
Lhe charge, or any facts in the case that would
justify them in coming to the conclusion that the
defendant had not committed the offence imputed
to him.
The jury, after a very short deliberation, returned
a verdict of guilty.
The Recorder inquired if the defendant had
obtained any money with his second wife ?
Mr. M. Williams said he was informed that he
did not.
Mr. Giffard said he was sorry to inform his wor-
ship
that the information he had received upon the
subject was of a totally different character.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, said that in
the absence of any information as to the circum-
stances connected with the second marriage the
Court must deal with the case as it
stood. The defendant had deliberately com-
mitted a very grave offence, and one that
was calculated to do serious injury to the per-
son who was the victim of it. There did not ap-
pear to be any extenuation for his conduct, and
the sentence he felt bound to pass upon him was
that he be imprisoned and kept to harcl labour for
18 mouths,