The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

XXPLANA'

3arometer corrected and .recluced to 32 deg. at sea level. The
letter r, rising ; f. falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion
of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in
shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours.
Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue cky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.— fog;
h.—hall ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r.—
rain ; B.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted)
daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance.

REM A RIC S.
Barometrical readings are considerably higher at all stations than
they were yesterday morning. sheaving a rise in the west and south of
about half an inch: the motion during the last twelve hours has
been quickest in the N.W. Greater uniformity now exists in pressure
generally : the difference from Rochefort to Yarmouth is half an
inch. The lowest readings are on the North Sea coast. Tempera-
ture has risen generally. During the night a westerly gale sprung up,
and lasted for some hours at Holyhead and Portsmouth ; but it has
subsided, and a prevalence of moderato north-westerly winds is re-
ported this morning. At Cape Gris Nez, however, the wind is still
high ;in the Bay of Biscay it is south-westerly. The sky is clear in
the N. and W. ;on other coasts it is cloudy. Snow is reported in
places. Rain has fallen on the English and Irish coasts. Weather
appears settled, and the sea is calm.

CONFIRMATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF

CANTERBURY.

The ceremony of confirming the election of the Right Rey.
Dr. Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London, to the
Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, took place at the parish
church of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, on Wednesday, in the
presence of a large number of spectators. The ceremony is
of a far more imposing character than the confirmation of a
suffragan bishop, which is ordinarily little more than
a dry legal . proceeding. His Grace the Archbishop-
Elect arrived at the church at half-past • ten o'clock,
being accompanied by his six chaplains, namely, the
Rev. F. G. Blom field, M.A., Rector of St. Andrew Under-
,haft; Rev. Edward Parry, M.A., Rector of Acton ; Rev. E.
ff. Fisln,r, 111. A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge;
Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Twick-
enham; Rev. Arthur Martineau, M.A., Rector of St. Mil-
dred, Bread-street; and the Rev. C. W. Sandford, M.A.,
Censor of Christchurch, Oxford; Mr. J. B. Lee, his legal
secretary, and Mr. John Hassard, his private secretary.
On arriving at Cheaps:de his grace was received by
the Bishop of Lincoln (who is to bo his successor
in the diocese of London), the Bishop of Gloucester
and Bristol, the Bishop of Rochester, the Bishop of
Hereford, and the Bishop of Peterb.Nough, all of whom worn
their full episcopal robes ; Sir Travers Twiss, the vicar-
general of the province; Mr. F. Hart Dyke, the registrar;
and Mr. Felix Knyvett, the apparitor. Having taken their
seats i❑ the church, the Litany IN as read by the Rev. Mar-
shall Hall Vine, M.A., the rector of the parish,after which the
archbishop left his p•w and took the oaths at a table which
was placed in the body of the church. The usual public
proclamations were then made by the apparitor. This act
vacates the diocese of London and fills that of Canterbury.
The Metrapolitan see must at least for four or fivo weeks be
' without the comfort and solace of a chief pastor," and
during that time all episcopal patronage that falls will be-
long to the Crown—that is, either to Mr. Gladstone or to the
' Lord Chancellor. Dr. Jackson will have to bo recommended,
' elected, and confirmed, and then must do homage to the
Queen, before the patronage of the see returns into the. ePis-
coal cho,nnel. -