The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

THE BISHOP OF NATAL.

DEPUTATION TO THE ARCHBISHOP Or
CANTERBURY.
On Monday afternoon a deputation from the English
Church Union, headed by Earl Nelson. waited upon the
Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth I'alace to proof
the following declaration signed by 20,150 clerical and 111
c mmunicants of the Phurch of England:—
"To his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Pri•
mate of All England and Metropolitan.
"May it please your Grace.—We, the undersigned
clergy and lay communicants of the Church of England:
having in mind that Dr. Colenso has denied that large
portions of the Holy Scriptures are the Word of God, bed
charged our blessed Lord Jesus Christ with error, and bee
denied that Ho is the proper object of Christian worshin
hereby solemnly declare that we renounce all Christian
communion with Dr. Colenso until such time as he repent,
of these his errors." . _

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Earl Nelson having read the declaration, stated that the
object of those who had signed it was not to pass gal/
judgment upon Dr. Colenso themselves, but was based
upon the fact that he had been legally deposed and 0001:12;
municated by a consistorial court, in accordance With thl

common law of the church.
The Archbishop of Canterbury observed that as he 10801
asked to perform any specific act no answer was required• gig
views with regard to Dr. Colenso's errors and the validity of
his deposition were well known. The subject had bee°
under consideration by a committee of the Upper House of
Convocation, whose report would be before the public
day or two.
The deputation having thanked his grace, then withdreiri

THE EARTHQUAKES IN THE SANDWICH

ISLANDS.

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Tho American papers just received contain full particgsTri
of the terrible earthquakes in the Sandwich Islands, of which
telegraphic accounts were published some weeks since.
correspondent of the New York Times, writing on the spot, Earl
"On this day" (April 2), " at 4 p.m., an event occurred which
defies description. Such a shock has no record in the mews*
the history, or the traditions of these islands. It lastedfrora
two to three minutes, and was terrific. Houses jarre'
cracke 1, swayed, slid, rose, and sank upon their foundations.
Many buildings in Kau, including nearly all the churcheat
and some in Hilo, fell. Many others which stood are so racked
and broken as to be nearly useless. Most of the stone build.
ings, including the Hilo gaol, were destroyed. Trees swayed
and fell ; thousands of yards of stone fences went down;
great boulders were rolled and tossed about like footballs.
Land slides were numerous, and precipieces fell thundering
into the sea. The earth rent in a thousand places
fissures;
opened from one inch to six, eight, and ten feet in breadth.
The streets and fields of Hilo cracked, and seamsopened all around us, where we had supposed that
volcanic forces had long ago left their final trace
Ricers and horsemen wore thrown to the ground, as
multitudes of men were prostrated by the shock. In sau
the convulsions of the earth were so tremendous that well
had to steady themselves by holding on to shrubs and recital
In order to avoid being bruised against the ground. Our
streams ran mud. Our houses were strewn with debris
from garret to cellar. Bureaus, tables, cabinets, Wk,
cases, wardrobes, glass and earthenware—all 201'
able things, in short, were thrown pell-mell. 11,1
largest bookcase, which stood nearly east ,and west, "
prostrated towards the north : while my cabinet of shells,
d
which stood at right angles to the fcrmer direction, rereaiue
standing; seeming to prove that the most violent lateral of?
cillations, at least, were in the direction of the magnetic needle'
Dr. IVa.nore's drug-store was thrown into utter disorder;
the whole house fumed with the mixture of incompatible
acids, the floor was covered with the wreck of glass bottled
and rttorts, and it is a marvel that explosion and file didurl
occur. The confused noises, the dust, the awful throes of
the (aril:, the falling of rocks into the sea, the coaster'
nation of men and animals, made a scene which baffles descrir,
tion—a scene of terror such as our islands have never Ws'a
nessed before. The crust of the earth rose and sank larg,
the sea in a storm. It seemed as if the rocky ribs of
the mountains and the granite walls and pillars
the world were breaking. At this moment the gr°lln,
was suddenly rent open in Kau, between the lass'
of Messrs. Raed and Richardson and Judge F. 5
Lyman. As quickly as the discharge of a battery or the 014
plosion of a shell, a vast eruption of mud, rocks, and earth
(not heated) took place, disgorging a mass three miles long
and half as wide, which instantaneously buried a village With
its thirty-one native inhabitants, and five hundred or sis
hundred head of cattle. The discharge was ae slid-
den that thero was no escape for those within its We.
At the same time the sea rose and fell rapidly an around
the shores of the island, a coast circumference of two hurl'
dred miles. In Hilo Bay, it came up to Front-street I
height of six or eight feet above high-water mark. Is th:
district of Puna it rose from ten to fifteen feet, sweerir):,
away a number of houses, and drowning one person. But
Kau the tidal wave came iu twenty or twenty-five feet big",
destroy ing all the villages and churches of the lower
shores, and drowning scores of people. Men, women, and
children, with all their earthly substance, were swept awlfci
in au instant. Nearly 100 people, in all, were killed, au,
seventy or eighty escaped wounded from the scone 0`
the catastrophe."

Some mortars captured at Magdala have reached
lrosport; also some Abyssinian dogs of a curious variety.
The Rev. J. R. Woodford has accepted the
vicarage of Leeds. He preached on Sunday morning at the
Chapel Royal, Savoy.
Upwards of 30,000 acres of land have recentli
been taken up by actual settlers, in one district enlY,
Minnesota, in the United States.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has sub
scribed fifty guineas to the fund now being raised to VI"
chase an annuity for the widow of the late Mr. William
Dargan.
SIR ROBERT NAPIER.--FrOHI a private letter
received on Monday by the Lord Mayor at the Ars.ol°l.,
House, there is reason to believe that Sir Robert NaPleh
will arrive in London on Thursday or Friday next.
THREE MEN DROWNED.—A few days ago, on the
occasion of a regatta being held by the natives of thew
dale slate quarries, a boat capsized, and three men ere
drowned. The sad occurrence produced great depression
in the place.
We understand that the Junior United Service)
Club has conferred honorary membership on Prince Arthur,
and Sir Robert Napier. Both are Engineer officers, 1)1°
are distinguished in different ways—the one by illustri°llll
birth, the other by pre-eminent merit.—Daily News.
Lieutenants Nolan and Chapman, of the Rci
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Artillery, the officers specially attached to the Meet
Mountain Battery in Abyssinia, and who arrived ei
Woolwich a few days ago, give some interesting details a
the effects of the fire from these little guns, which is ea,
to have been most destructive, particularly with t-ft,"
Boxer shrapnel' shell.
A meeting of I, distinguished Roman Catholi
ac
ladies," with Cardinal Cullen at their head, has been bfl
in Dublin, to take measures for raising funds for supPortl
the Papal army. Among the patronesses of this moven°
are the Lady Mayoress, the Marchioness of Londonderry)
the Countess of Portarlington, the Countess of Gransrcl!
Lady Ffrench, Lady Bellow, Lady Burke, ctc.
An inquest has been held at Camberwell NOrici
house, on the bodies of John Robert Mode and fte•chn%
Sweeney, which were found in the Surrey Canal• fir°—
the evidence it appeared that the deceased had kept nul;
pang together, and Sweeney had been beard to sal 51,1
should drawn herself for Mcdo, who had seduced her. It 1/7i,
supposed they had agreed to drown themselves together'
verdict of " Found drowned" was returned.
INDIA OFFICE BREAKFASTS.—Mr. W. S.
cote writes as follows to a contemporary :—" Sir, i e1i,41
directed by Sir Stafford Northcote to say that he has °on
served in one of the articles in your paper this merni/.3,_g0
attack on the Indian Council for giving public breaPiwts
at the expense of the Indian taxpayers. These brealda'sw,
are, however, entirely private entertainments, given
Sir Stafford at his own expense."

DARING ATTEMPT OF A PRISONER TO ESCf.e!
FROM THE CENTRAL POLICE-OFFICE.—On Saturdaynsormm.'
shortly before nine o'clock, a man named Thomas Conn°ll2a
made a daring but unsuccessful attempt to escape frosoo;
Central Police-office in the High-street. The prisoner!
one of a batch of three who had been brought to the Ole
on a charge of theft and assault committed in an ea me
house in the-West Port. While in custody in the sergee'll'a
room, the prisoner made a sudden bound to the windoor
sprang through it, smashing two panes of glass and daulgitill
the framework. He alighted on his feet outside ivial,°;ll
sustaining any serious injury, and was making off
William Robert officer on duty in Parliament-5,l°J
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saw him, and at once started in pursuit, and before he ;i0
run many yards he laid hold of him. A severe stru%6
ensued, in which Robertson never lost his hold-
prisoner fell, and Robertson rolled over him, still uteh.
ing bins tightly. The prisoner was shortly after° pa
secured and taken back to the office by two policemen ~ thisif
a detective. A considerable crowd had gathered while
short but sharp struggle was going on. Robertson 1:0
rued
fell off during the scuffle, and was picked up and c3OO
off by some one in the crowd as a prize. Connovy,fei
understand, is a returned convict, and has been 0111 Y 1
sve 440
days at liberty. The prisoner and his companion° 40,
much intoxicated as to be unfit to appear before the Us" •
03 65tµ,r.day,--,Scotynan.