The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-29 00:00:00

" August 29,1847. -"H. EXETER."
This endorsement is dated August 29, 1847, and
we beg the particular attention of our readers to the
date, because the date here is all important. From
December 31, 1846, to August 29, 1847, is just eight
months, from January 1, 1846, to August 29, 1847, is
just twenty months—now theißishop of EXETER says,
"my own experience unfortunately attests that the
Rev. GEORGE CORNELIUS GORHAM did, in the course
of the last year," (i. e., in the course of the year
1846,) ." in correspondence with myself, hold, write,
and maintain what is contrary to the discipline of the
said Church," and adds the Bishop, " what he further
wrote made me apprehend that he holds also what is
contrary to its doctrine," and therefore the Bishop
refuses to institute him to the living of Bramford
Speke. Now it is clear from his owl statement
that the Bishop has committed grievous error in this
matter. He has either gone too far, or he has not gone
far enough. He exhibits a most pious care for the
safety of the souls of the parishioners of Bramford
Speke, but what care does he show for the souls
of the parishioners of Just, who were
equally committed to his charge ? Here we
have it upon his own showing, under his own hand,
that he for a period, certainly of not less than eight
months, perchance for a period of twenty months,
knowingly permitted those things to be taught in his
diocese which his own experience attested were
contrary to the discipline of the Church of England,
and which he apprehended were contrary to its doc-
trines. We, therefore, have the Bishop of EXETER
in this dilemma :—lf Mr. GORIIAM is a heretic, the
Bishop of EXETER was for a period of certainly not
less than eight, and possibly of twenty months, an
accomplice in the propagation of heretical opinions in
his own diocese ; if Mr. Gonness is not a heretic, the
Bishop of EXETER is guilty of contumacy, and of a
violation of the vows which he took when he was con-
secrated Bishop in refusing to institute him to the

living of Bramford Speke, and in addressing the
Archbishop of CANTERBURY in the language he has
done. There is no escape from this dilemma;
and we put it to the Archbishop of CAN'.
TEREURY whether in either case the conduct
of Dr. HENRY PHILLPOTTS has not been such as to
render it incumbent upon his Grace to take im-
mediate measures for his removal from the Episcopal
Bench. If Mr. GORHAM be in reality the arch-
heretic which the Bishop of EXETER would now fain
have us believe he is, then it is impossible to conceive
anything more awful, anything more tremendous,
than.the fearful responsibility which the Bishop of
EXETER has, on his own showing, incurred. Ima-
gine for a moment the possibility that certain persons
may have died, during 1846-7, in the parish of St.
Just, holding heretical opinions, consequent upon the

teaching of Mr. GORHAM j who is responsible " be-
fore the Church of England, before the Holy
Catholic Church, before Him who is its Divine
Head," for the perils in which the souls of these per-
sons may stand ? Who bat the Bishop, who
knowing what these doctrines were, and be-
lieving them to be heretical, yet suffered them
to be taught in his diocese ? And let it

not be said that the Bishop had no precedent for in-
stituting proceedings to deprive Mr. GORHAM of the

living of St. Just. His refusal to institute a properly
certified and beneficed clergyman to the living of
Bramford Speke is so absolutely without precedent,
that a form of process had actually to be settled by
the Arches' Court; but there are numerous precedents
every year of suits instituted against clergymen for
heresy, and no one has had a larger experience in the
institution of such suits than the Bishop of EXETER.
What is the conclusion, then, to be drawn from these
premises ? Why, that the Bishop of EXETER was
by no means certain as to the heretical nature of the
doctrines taught by Mr. GORHAM ; that he thought
the occasion of Mr. GORRAM'3 presentation to the
living of Bramford Speke an excellent opportunity
for indulging his personal dislike of the man by forc-
ing him, a man upwards of sixty years of age, to
submit to what, to a man of that age, cannot but be
considered the insult of an examination; and that he
instituted a fishihg inquiry, purposely putting his
questions in ambiguous terms, in order to take his
chance of what might turn up. Under these
circumstances, the solemn sermonising of the organs
of the Parson-party on the Bishop's " earnestness"
(such is the slang phrase for the Episcopal bluster) is
as ludicrously absurd as is their attempt to make this
question of the institution of Mr. GORHAM a matter
of creed and of conscience. It is a matter of law, and
a matter of law only, as we shall show on some
future occasion, and in endeavouring to ride off on
the question of religion and conscience, the Parson-
party are merely adopting their usual red-herring
trailing tactics to lead the public off the right scent.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The observance of Good Friday as a strict holiday in
the City precludes the necessity of lengthened comment
under this head, and the ship arrivals afford nothing of
interest in the shape of news.
The dealings in bills of exchange upon the conti-
nental cities were entered into yesterday afternoon, and
the rates were fully supported. The Antwerp quota-
tions were 25 80 to 85 for 90 days' paper, the rates
on Ambterdam were 12 3i to 4, on Hanaburgh
13 134 to 14, on Paris 25 75 to 80, and ou Trieste
11 55 to 58.

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
This being Good Fridry, no transactions took place
at Mark-lane, in the Borough, or Coal Exchange.

smiTarzELD.

This being what is termed the Great Lamb Market,
the attendance of buyers was large ; nevertheless, the
general demand was by no means active. Prime Down
Lambs moved off steadily, at from 6s to 6s 2d per 81bs,
but the inquiry for all other kinds was heavy at Mon-
day's prices. The numbar on offer was about 2,900.
From the Isle of Wight 300 reached us per railway.
Although the supply of Beasts was small, the demand for
that description of stock ruled dull at barely last week's
currencies. In Sheep, the supply of which was limited,
next to nothing doing. Calves sold to a fair extent, at
late figures. The value of Pigs was nominal. Mulch
Cows were offering at (from 141 to 161 each, including
their small calf.

Per filts. to sink the offal.
e. d. to s. d, a. (1. to s. d.
'nferlor Beata"... 2 6 2 8 Inferior Skeels •••• 210 3 0
Second quality •••• 2 IS 3 0 Second qual. sheep 3 2 3 6
Prime large Oxen— 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 3 4 0
Prime Scots ...... 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4
Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Ditto eut of the wool° 0 0 0
Prime small ditto .. 3 6 310 Large Hogs ...• •• 3 2 di 0
:Suckling Calves •• 18 0 25 0 Small Porkers .. •• 3 8 4 0
Lambs ...... ••.. 6 0 G 2 Quarter old Pigs .• 16 0 21 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MA 'MET.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 1 rigs.
763 3,610 1 180 100
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
I Sheep. I Calves, I Pigs.
110 G 4
SCOTCH.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I rigs.
10J
avIIVITGATIM AND LEA.DENIIALL.
Increased supplies of AlLatownetrheeofnolsiaolweitnog-dtseyr.msl:2l.o
,ylithutetoCr:,ll7l.eri. or .. 2 8 2 10
a. d. to 3._ 4.
general demandAratu.lpdee.drd:22.oe..aedviyb;
middling.. 3 0 a, 2
prime .... 3 4 3 g
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prime
middlingtrrnii fmme lar.
11.
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3222
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~. 22 102
I Pork, 1arge........ 210 3 4
3 0 310 ' small .... .. •• 3 6 4 0
Lamb. Is 10d to (is Od.

Beasts.
160

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IMrOB.TATION HORSERADISH.—A. Tessel, which,
has arrived in the river from Hamburgh, has brought 31 1
packag,s of horseradish, the growth of the Hanseatic State s,
as a portion of her cargo.

then would it have become the duty of the Archbishop
of CANTERBURY to have at once taken steps for the
deprivation of the Bishop of EXETER as one who had
knowingly permitted heresy to be taught within his
diocese for a space of at least eight, perchance of
twenty months. It will be remembered that in June,
1847, the LORD CHANCELLOB offered to Mr. Goa-
Ham (who then was, and had been for some years
previously, vicar of St. Just's, in Cornwall, in the
diocese of Exeter) the living of Bramford Speke, in
Devonshire, also in the diocese of Exeter. On his
nomination to this living, he presented the testimo-
nials of three beneficed clergymen as to the soundness
of his doctrines and the purity of his morals to the
Bishop of EXETER, for the purpose of being backed
previous to institution. The Bishop, however, de-
clined to sign the certificate, and he endorsed it in the
following terms (we quote from PAINTER'S edition of
the full report of the proceedings before the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council) :
" The clergymen who have subscribed this testimonial
are highly respectable; but, as I consider the Bishop's
countersignature cf such a document, if it be unaccom-
panied by any remark, as implying his own belief that
the party to whom it relates • has not held, written, or
taught anything contrary to the doctrine or discipline of
ths,United Church of England and Ireland;' and as my
own experience unfortunately attests that the Rev. George
Cornelius Gorham did. in the course of the last year, in
correspondence with tny3elf, hold, write, and maintain what
is contrary to the discipline of the said Church ; and as
what he further wrote makes me apprehend that he holds
also what is contrary to its doctrine, I cannot conscien-
tiously countersign this testimonial.