The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TiTESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1868.

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2'HE PRITISH ASSOCIATION.

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FINSBURY.

NORWICH, MONDAY,
The chief Centre of attraction yesterday was the
cathedral. As far as I have been able to gather its history,
the first stone of this building was laid in 1096, by Herbert
de Losinga, then Abbot of Ramsay, and afterwards
Bishop of Norwich, the see being removed to the latter
place from Thetford. There is this somewhat curious
feature recorded in connection with the foundation of the
structure—namely, that all the great people in the
neighbourhood had literally a hand in the work.
Thus, after the abbot had placed his stone, the
feudal lord of the castle, one Roger Bigot, came and
placed his, being followed in time by Herbert de Rye, a
devot from the Holy Land, and the other barons of the
district. The choir and surrounding aisles, the transepts,
and the central tower were completed before the death of
the first bishop, the nave and the nave aisles being erected
by his successor, Bishop Eborard. In 1171 the cathedral
suffered severely from fire, but was restored by Bishop
John de Oxford. It was not till 1500, however, that
it was really completed, and from that time till
now it has passed through alternate stages of decay,
restoration, and embellishment. The tower is a fine sped-
men of Norman architecture in four stages. The first
bishop is buried in the church, but the crypt containing
his remains has long been closed. The cathedral is dedi-
cated to the Holy Trinity, and is one of thirty-eight eccle-
siastical edifices contained within the walls, or rather the
remnants of the walls, of the city. There were two services
yesterday, one in the morning and the other in the
afternoon, and at both every inch of sitting and
standing room was occupied. Dr. Magee, Dean
of Cork, delivered a most eloquent sermon in
the forenoon, and the Dean of Norwich was to have
been the afternoon preacher, but he was unable to reach
the city in time, and his place was supplied by Canon
Evetts. The bishop of the diocese, with Dr. Hooker, the
president of the Association, the Duke of Buccleuch,
ex-president, and most of the wise men at present sojourn-
ing in that quarter of the compass from which we are told
such characters originally came, were amongst the congre-
gations; The offertory in the afternoon was devoted to
the Norwich Infirmary, the funds of which will no doubt
he largely benefited therely.
To-day great excitement prevails in reference to the
excursion at the end of the week; and the local secretaries,
men not easily perplexed, are almost driven to their wits'
ends with the task of allotting tickets. Ten o'clock was
the last hour for receiving the applications, which have
poured in in shoals. The great difficulty experienced by
the secretaries is that the visitors with wonderful
sagacity, spot the most eligible places to visit, and won't
be contented with going anywhere else. Cromer and Yar-
mouth are the most favoured of these. Mr. Harvey's
invitation to Cromer Point, postponed from Saturday, will,
I suspect, be accepted by nearly all the visitors ; and it
may be questioned whether the lecture on "Reverse
Chemical Actions," by Dr. Odling, announced to be
delivered in the Drill Hall in the evening, will be an
attraction sufficient to tear them away from the hospita-
lities of the wealthy M.P., who appears to be very popular
here.

ELECT] ON /N 7EL LIGEN

The present members have determined to present
themselves conjointly before the enlarged constitu-
ency of this borough, which, it is estimated, will
now have 40,000 electors. The return of Mr.
Torrens and Mr. Alderman Lusk, who will thus be
united in their canvass, is looked upon as certain,
especially as committees are already being formed
throughout the borough i❑ their names. The Con-
' servatives have been using every exertion to secure
names for the "constitutional register," and their
agents have been making a house-to-house canvass
for lodgers to become voters. The papers left for
the proposed voters to fill up are so framed as to
make many fancy that they are filling;up a parish
and not a party document. The only candidate
hitherto brought forward by the Conservatives is
a Mr. Limber, who addressed a ticket meeting a
short time since. Sir Samuel Baker's name has also
been mentioned as a candidate in the Conservative
interest. A rumour is afloat that Mr. W. Cox, the
late member, will stand, but there has been no public
notification of this.

TOWER HAMLETS.
Last night Mr. Edmond Beales, as a candidate
for this borough, addressed a crowded meeting of the
electors and prospective electors at the Limehouse
Town Hall. He met with a cordial reception, and a
resolution pledging the meeting to use its utmost
endeavours to secure his election was passed.

HACKNEY.
Last night a meeting of the electors of the
borough of Hackney was held at Albion-hall,
Albion-square, Dalston, for the purpose of afford-
ing Mr. J. Holms, one of the Liberal candidates,
an opportunity of explaining his views upon the
questions of the day. Mr. Holms said he should
oppose the funds arising from the disendowment of
the Church jin Ireland being applied to sectarian
purposes. A resolution in favour of Mr. Horns
was unanimously adopted.