The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-10 00:00:00

SPIRIT OE THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

Ur. Tlisraeli's long delay in issuing his address, says the
icitueciay _Review, had not unnaturally excited a general
expectation of some ingenious device for extricating his
party from an untenable position ; but of all the. Pro.
bable events which are said never to happen, anticipated
surprises are followed by the most inevitable disappoint-
ment. If the Conservative party is astonished on the
present occasion, it can only admire the consistency
and political orthodoxy of its resolute leader. Instead
of apologising or shifting his ground, Mr. Disraeli
boldly claims the gratitude of the country for the past
services of his Government, and challenges unbounded
confidence for the future. To his party he presents him-
self with perfect right as the legitimate successor of Lord
Derby, whose policy had, in fact, long been decided by
his daring and versatile lieutenant. The Buckingham.
shire liturgy contains no form of political confession. It
is as a virtuous and injured party, possessed by the deepest
convictions, that the Conservatives will stand or fall at
the impending election. Candidly acknowledging that
the members of the Church are in a minority in Ireland,
Mr. Disraeli solemnly replies that, if a local instead of an
imperial gauge is adopted, the religious integrity of the
community will soon be frittered away. Some years ago
Mr. Disraeli declared in Parliament that the maintenance
of the Pope's temporal power was a fundamental maxim
of English policy. He now warns his countrymen that
the fall of the Church would place the nation at the mercy
of a foreign prince who would be the residuary heir of
transient philosophers and sects. No man knows better
than Mr. Disraeli that Catholic and Protestant Churches
alike are menaced by an enemy far more formidable than
Rome ; but if the Pope is destined to be the victor in the
war of religious sects, the triumph will belong, not to the
petty Italian potentate, but to the head of the Latin
Church. The statesman who has proclaimed the necessity
of maintaining the Roman principality is scarcely entitled
to complain that its sovereign is a foreign prince. The
victory will fall "to that Power with whose tradition,
learning, discipline, and organisation our Church alone has
hitherto been able to cope, and that, too, only when sup-
ported by a determined and devoted people." With this
marvellous flourish the great performer modestly retires,
leaving his audience to recover their self-possession at
leisure.

The Spectator grants that Mr. Disraeli has made two
very clever ecclesiastical appointments—good for him, and
one of them certainly good for the country—appointments
that will gain some little strength for his Administration,
and gain him much credit from impartial critics. The
best, as well as the most important, is the appointment of
the eloquefit Dean of Cork, Dr. Magee, to the vacant see
of Peterborough ; the other, which is more of a party ap-
pointment (though Dr. Magee, in fighting so stoutly for
the Irish Establishment, has, of course, done service to
the Administration), is that of Dr. Mansel to the deanery
of St. Paul's, vacant by the death of Dean Milman. The
late Bishop of Peterborough, Dr. Jeune, was one of the
most perfect representatives of what has been called the
hard Church—the Church which stiffens its back against
all sorts of heresy, and has neither sympathy with nor
insight into the infinite shades of religious difficulty and
the multiform wants of our modern intellectual world I
and the man who succeeds him, Dr. Magee, has only
quite lately shewn by his sermon before the British Asso-
Hation at Norwich, what all who knew him were already
aware of, that few better representatives could be
chosen of the widest and most Catholic Christianity of the
day, the Christianity which, without abating anything of
spiritual depth and fervour, yet recognises that it must
satisfy fully the profoundest intellects as well as the
warmest hearts of our age, if it is to direct the future at
all. We, for our parts feel no sympathy whatever for
Professor Mansel's line of thought, which we believe to be
at the very opposite pole from that of the only Christian
teaching which has ever gained and led the hearts of the
people. But we do not on that account in the least
grumble at Professor Mansel's promotion. He is a very
sincere Churchman, as well as a very sincere Conservative.
His character is high, and his intellect is still in its full
vigour, and no one school of the Church has any right to
a monopoly of influence. On the whole, no one can fairly
)bject to the elevation of Professor Mansel, while we
sincerely rejoice in the elevation of Dr. Magee.
The Imperial Review thinks we must expect that before
very long the question of Irish land tenure will be a
prominent parliamentary question, threatening the
stability of Cabinets, forming the basis or proving the
stumbling•block of political combinations, and succeeding
to the place of Reform or the Established Church of
Ireland, as the one great topic before the Parliament and
the country. The Ministry have already expressed their
views with reference to the subject of land-tenure. If they
have occasion to bring forward a bill relating to landlord and
tenant, their course may be within certain limits predicted.
They will keep clear, at all events, of the revolutionary
plans advocated by some Irish agitators and some specula-
tive Englishmen. But what will be tl.e course of the
Opposition ? Do they hold with the assertion thrown out
at the Social Science Congress, that the time for such a
bill as Mr. Fortescue's was gone by ? Are they prepared
to adopt, as in other cases, some totally new course, for
which we shall be told the time has come ?" Mr. Glad-
stone's career, unhappily, prevents our arguing from his
past to his future opinions. Lately, he has said nothing
un this subject. He assured Mr. Finlen's deputation that
besides persevering in his attack on the Church he would
endeavour to procure for Ireland an improved land tenure.
This may be anything between Lord Mayo's bill and the
proposals of Mr. Mill's pamphlet. He may go with Mr.
Isaac Butt, he may agree with Mr. Maguire, he may
adopt the plan of Mr. Bright. If he has a conscientious
conviction on the subject, surely a candidate for the Pre-
miership should be called upon clearly to enunciate that
conviction.

The Convocation of the Province of Canterbury
was formally prorogued yesterday by Sir Travers Twiss,
the Vicar General, by commission from the Archbishop,
until Friday, November the 27th, but there will not, of
course, be any meeting for the despatch of business on that
day—in fact, the Lower House of Convocation, like the
House of Commons, is virtually dissolved.

RAPID GROWTH OF TOWNS.—A Bristol paper
contains the following :—" The rapidity with which the
lately green fields of our suburbs are being covered with
comfortable houses is something akin to the marvellous.
Streets of over 200 dwellings now are tenanted where two
years since the children from the city ran to gather the
early daisy and buttercup. We are credibly informed
that, in addition to the great number of buildings already
erected on Pile-hill and at Knowle, some 1,700 more will
shortly be erected."
It is announced that the Bishop of Capetown
sailed yesterday morning for his South African dio-
cese, Mr. Macrorie, the Bishop designate for Natal, being
still unconsecrated. It is understood also that the
Bishop has failed to obtain any nomination from the
Government to the Deanery of Capetown. Before his de-
parture his lordship informed his friends that he had lodged
an appeal against the late judgments in favour of Bishop
Colenso, and that he had the authority of Sir Roundell
Palmer for believing that he should succeed. The appeal
cannot be hoard until January.

A most astonishing and serious charge against a man-
ufacturer is under investigation at the Manchester City Police
Court, the case having been opened on Thursday. Mr.O. Ellis,
a spinner and manufacturer, of Silcoates, near Wakefield, was
charged with having attempted to set fire to the warehouse
of Mr. Mullan, at 31, Chorlton-street, Manchester, on the
17th ult., and with having threatened to shoot a boy in
charge of the warehouse if he should raise an alarm. The
boy, in stating these facts to the police, said that the
prisoner produced a box of matches and deliberately set fire
to the goods in various parts of the warehouse. The
place, it appears, was not damaged, but the ends of some
pieces of cloth were found burned. The prisoner, who
denied the charge, was remanded for a week under heavy
bail.

THE COUNTESS OF DERWENTWATER.—Very little
worthy of note took place on Thursday in connection with
the remarkable claim to Dilston Castle and estatesf The
Countess remained encamped on the road, and the oppo-
sition camp still retained its former position. Both are
gradually assuming a more permanent character. The
camp occupied by the Countess has been covered anew
by strong tarpaulin, kindly supplied by a gentleman
belonging to Winlaton, whilst that of the men in the em-
ployment of Mr. Grey (or rather the Admiralty) has
also been renovated so as to better withstand the cold and
rain. A large number of persons visited the interesting
though painful scene during the day, but none were allowed
to see her ladyship, however persistent their appeals for
admission. Of course, Mrs. Carr, of Shorncliffe, who has
been most attentive all along, entered the tent, as usual, in
the discharge of her kind and much-needed services to the
Countess. We regret that her ladyship still suffers very
much from cold and want of rest. For about a week she
has not been outside the diminutive tent, and as a conse-
quence she has during the whole of that time been
occupying a crouching and painful position. Neither
suffering, threats, nor the earnest entreaties of her friends
induce her to review her decision or to forego her aim.
Sir John Swinburne, Bart., a distant relative of her lady-
ship, has in vain tried to prevail on her to accompany
him to his residence and take up her abode there. Her
medical adviser has unsuccessfully endeavoured to per-
suade her to study her health and give up living in
tents. Cold nights and wet days have also done their
utmost to induce her ladyship to seek more comfortable
quarters, but their eloquence has likewise been con-
temptuously disregarded. Her enemies have taunted her
and called her insane, and held threats over her heal, but
she has proved indifferent alike to their ymclo axsl 4tedils
liorthern Daily !aim.

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL CASTLE, Oct. 8.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
and attended by Lady Churchill, went out yes-
terday morning.

In the afternoon her Majesty drove out, acconl"
panied by Princess Christian and the Princess of
Tcck.
Prince Leopold drove out.

Their Royal llighnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales arrived at Marlborough house yesterday
morning from Scotland.

THE LYCEUM THEATRE.

The Rightful Heir is now being performed nightly
to crowded houses, and has by this time secura
taken its position side by side with the three greet
acting plays by the same dramatist—" Moneys
"Richelieu," and " The Lady of Lyons." Est
evening the new and startling scenic effect, orie
nally intended to have been produced on the first
night, was at length brought before the
public to the great enhancement of the a?"
ready immense attraction of this romantic
and thoroughly legitimate drama. The spectacle
presented to view by the stupendous cliffs towering
aloft into the welkin was magnificent. The meet"
ing of the two brothers here, terminates with the
climbing of Vyvyan to one of the loftiest aclivities,
pursued by Lord Beaufort, sword in hand. There;
from one of the jutting rocks the former is hurled
over the brink of the giddy precipice, in his fel'
grasping at a withered tree, which bends ail'
breaks under his weight, Vyvyan thereupon drop'
ping into the abyss. The actual distance fano
through by Mr. Bandmann in this extraordinary see°
is, we believe, one of from twenty to thirty feet, the,
effect being almost appalling. Immediately after
the hero has disappeared down the gorge, upon the
brink of which Lord Beaufort stands paralysed with
horror, as the curtain descends at the close of the
fourth act, the war-ship of the apparesql
doomed hero is seen gliding out in full 53!
into the offing. The applause won by thi°
triumph of the scene-painter, was loud, en'
thusiastic, and prolonged. Admirably put 1.113c11,
the stage now throughout, " The Rightful Bell:,
has every prospect before it of a long and splendid
run. To ensure this, nothing has been left undone
or unregarded by the genius of the noble dramatist'
by the munificence of the manager, or by the assichii
ous application to the requirements of the drama of
the great histrionic powers of the three principal
actors, Mr. and Mrs. Her-mann Vezin, and W.
Bandmann.