The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

HAY.

Smithfield.—Prime clover, £5 108 to £6 Cs; inferior
ditto, £4 5s to £5 ; prime hay, £5 5s to £5 15s ; inferior
citto, .£1 53 to I 15s ; and straw, £1 os to .el. 14s
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
December 19.—Sales probably 15,000 bales, also 5,000
extra late yestereay. Market firm, advancing fully
higher.

The Archbishop Elect of Canterbury will hold
his last ordination for the diocese of London to-morrow at
her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Whitehall. The ordination
sermon will be preached by the Roy. Ashton Oxenden,
honorary canon of Canterbury and rector of Pluckley,
Kent.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ELECT.—Ad-
dresses from the clergy of the two archdeaconries of Lon-
don and Middlesex, and other addresses of congratulation
and good wishes, are to be presented to the Right Hon.
and Right Rev. Dr. Tait, at Willis's Rooms, King-street,
St. James's, at two o'clock on Monday next.

The Christmas performance of the "Messiah,"
by the National Choral Society, will be given on Wednes-
day, the 30th, at Exeter Hall. Miss Louisa Pyne (Mrs.
Frank Bodda), Miss Lucy Franklein, Mr. George Perron,
and Signor Toli are the principal vocalists engaged. The
band and chorus number 700 performers ; and the whole
will be conducted by Mr. George Martin.
DRAMATIC, EQUESTRIAN, AND MUSICAL SICK
FUND —On Thursday the thirteenth annual meeting of
the members and subscribers to this fund was held in the
saloon of the Theatre Royal Drury-lane—Mr. Benjamin
Webster in the chair. The financial statement was read
by Mr. Anson, by which it appeared that 1,148 cases of
sickness and 25 cases of distress had been relieved, whilst
medical aid and other benefits had been rendered to the
necessitious members. It was a subject for congratula-
tion that, after passing through a season of unusual dis-
tress, the capital remained intact, and' a balance was
carried forward. The cash in bankers' hands was £1,724
ls. 4d. The hon. officers were re-elected, and after the
customary vote of thanks the proceedings terminated.

DEATH OF SIR THOMAS GRESLEY, BART., M.P.
FOR SOUTH DERBYSHIRE.—We regret to say that Sir
Thomas Gresley, one of the Conserrative members for
South Derbyshire, died yesterday afternoon at Mr Mandy's
Shipley Hall, Derbyshire, after alew days' illness. On
Thursday evening Dr. Gull, of London, arrived at Shipley,
but medical skill was of no avail, as ho died as above
stated. He was the eldest son of the late Rev. Sir William
Nigel Gresley, of Netherseal, and was born in 1832. He
was edi ;stied at Rugby. He was forms rly a captain in the
Ist Dra oon Guards, and at ono time A.P.O. to a former
Lord Lieuienant of Ireland. He maraed Laura Anne,
daughter of Captain Robert Griffith Williams.
PETERBOROUGH.—A Canonry in the cathedral
hero became vacant on the 15th inst. in consequence of
the death of Dr. James, aged 86. It is in the gift of the
Right Rev. Dr. Magee, the now Bishop of Peterborough,
who has but recently arrived from Cork. It is, we believe,
the first piece of patronage that has fallen to his lordship
as an English Bishop.
HARROW SCHOOL.—OId flarrovians will hear
with sorrow that Mr. Harris, the Lower Master, has been
compelled by failing health to retire fr.m the labours
which he has for 32 years discharged with such conspicu-
ous energy. The house which has been so long identified
with his name will pass into the hands of the Rev. F. W.
Farrar, ELS.