The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-14 00:00:00

THE SURPLICE MOVEMENT.

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(From the Western Times.)
Sunday last was a heavy day for old Exeter. The
weather was bright, the air keen, clear, and bracing—
but all good churchmen felt a sadness creep over their
souls, as with unwilling steps they wended their way to
church, to see the beginning of the end of that
Protestant form of warship under which they were born
—for it was the pleasure of Bishop Phillpotts that the
parsons of this Episcopal city should adopt the surplice,
as the badge of his authority to dictate, and the sign that
what he willed should be done—to that would he force a
slarish clergy to submit. In several of the parishes the
surplice was adopted by the clergy at once. In others
its adoption was deferred.

NEV;TON ATIDOT.—It appears that a most determined
opposition is about to be offered in this neighbourhood
against the proposed innovation of the Bishop in the
church service. The town has been placarded with hand-
bills, calling upon the churchwarden of the neighbour-
ing parishes to convene meetings to consider the present
state of the Church. The churchwardens of Stokein-
teignhead and of Abbotskerswell have called parish
meetings, respectively, on Monday and Tuesday next,
with that view ; and at the former place it is expected,
from the unanimity of the parishioners, that the resolu-
tions will be condemnatory not:only of the proposed altera-
tions, but also of the conduct of the Bishop's son, their
present minister, who, by his caprices, has driven a large
portion of his parishioners to other congregations.
The following bill has been extensively posted. Many
other able papers have also appeared :—" THE BEGIN-
NING AND THE END.—The beginning is the Pastoral
Letter ! the end is thus described by the celebrated
Puseyite, the Rev. Dr. W. G. Ward, in his book,
' the ideal of a Christian Church,' page 473. 'For
my own part, I think it would not be right to con-
ceal, indeed I am anxious openly to express, my own
most firm and undoubting conviction, that were we, as a
Church, to pursue such a line of conduct as has been
here sketched: in proportion as we did so, we should be
taught from above to discern and appreciate the plain
marks of Divine Wisdom and authority in the Roman
Church—to repent in sorrow and bitterness of heart our
great sin in deserting her communion, and to sue hum-
bly:at her feet for pardon and restoration.' Protestants,
beware ! and do not begin 1"

DREADFUL FIRE AT STETTIN.
We have been favoured with the following extract
from a private letter :
" STETTIN, DEC. 4.—A1l business is at a stand here.
At half-past three yesterday afternoon a fire broke out
in Schmidt's distillery, which quickly communicated
with the next house, and then to their warehouses, where
were laying 5,000 qrs. of rape seed ; this made such an
awful blaze, that it threatened to be a second Hamburgh,
and may yet become so. The fire has burned through
the 8011-werk to the Oder•street. The wind being from
south-east, every body in the Oder-street moved their
furniture, expecting for certain that the whole street
must burn. At present the strong walls have prevented
the fire spreading further that way, and if the walls
stand on the other side all may stop there ; but, should
they fall, the whole marketplace must go. Besides
which, there are 1,000 hhds. of spirits lying in Schmidt's
vaults, which they say are fire-proof, but, if they do
burn the whole town must go. The worst thing is that
the river is frozen over, and the engines are so frozen
that they cannot work without pouring in hot water, and
all the men are so drunk that they cannot work, and
several men are killed, I saw, myself, three men covered
by a wall that fell upon them. The mail leaves—the fire
continues as before.'

FALL OF Srtow.—The snow is very deep for many
miles round Exeter. The mad from London did not ar-
rive for more than two hours after the proper time !
there are heavy drifts on the roads near Cullompton,
Chudleigh, and Dawlish. It is the heaviest fall of snow
that has fallen in South Devon for several years.
THE KNIGHTS or THE GARTER.—In consequence
of the investiture, on Thursday, of his Royal Highness
the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, the Mar-
quis of Abercorn, and the Earls de Grey, Talbot, and
Perris (the four latter noblemen filling up the vacancies
occasioned by the deaths of the late Dukes of Grafton
and Dorset, the Marquis Wellesley, and the Earl of
Lonadale), an entirely new arrangement of the banners,
swords, helmets, and other insignia, of the Knights of
the Order, in St. George's Chapel, has been rendered
necessary. In order to effect this object, which will
thenAsor in t'.ri
necessary occupy some days, Sir Ch,arleh yvung,
Garter Zing of Arms, will arrive
course of the week after rni,- for the purpose of
intending it': required alterations in the choir of the
tdnapel of St. George, when the banners, &c., of the
newly-created knights will be placed over their respective

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MONEY MARKET and
rllO3l THE EVENING PAPERS
CITY, F
TIMES.—Some inquiries having .
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origin of the bills at 60 days' sight, drawn by the Bank
of England, alluded to the other day, and the mode in
which the operation is conducted, the following informa-
tion may be found acceptable:—
About the year 1836 the bills of the East India firms
had been brought into temporary discredit by some
failures which happened at the time, so that these bills
did not find ready purchasers in the Bombay market. It
was conceived, therefore, that a new sort of paper of
unquestionable credit might be introduced into India
with advantage, and nothing seemed more fitted for this
purpose than bills made by the Bank of England and
payable by themselves. A resolution, passed in April,
1836, authorised the issue of the required paper, and
since that time it has been in use.
And now with respect to the mode of operation. A
party who wishes to remit money to India applies to the
Bank by filling up the following form, to v, hich a list is
attached, and pays (of course at par) for the bills vs hich
he takes :
" To the Cashiers of the Bank of England.
London, —, 18
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dermentioned bills, at 60 days' sight, in triplicate,
amounting to , the first to be accepted and held by
the Bank of England, for the purpose of being delivered
to the holders of the seconds or thirds, whichever may
be first presented."
The bills so obtained are remitted to India, and have
a peculiar advantage, which is expressed by the con-
dition in the form that the " firsts" are to be accepted
and held by the Bank of England. The paper which is
drawn by a firm in India on London, is generally made
payable at 60 days after sight, but the 60 days do not
begin to run till after their acceptance in London. The
Bank paper, on the contrary, being accepted at once, and
held for the purpose of being delivered to the holders of
the " seconds" and " thirds," the 60 days begin to run
from the date, and the bills are payable immediately on
their return to London from India. This advantage,
and the unquestionable credit of the paper, often enable
the holder to dispose of them at a good premium in the
India market in certain states of the exchanges, and thus
they become, as it were, an article of commerce.
Notwithstanding the obvious advantages of this paper,
it is not so commonly used as might be imagined. This
is attributed to the competition of some of the Scotch
banks, who offer an inducement for the circulation of
their own paper. The Bank of England pay no interest,
treating the 60 days' bill just as they would treat an
ordinary note, and have the use of the money paid during
all the time that the bill is performing its voyage to
India, is finding a customer in the Indian market—a slow
process in some states of the exchanges—and its return-
ing home. The Scotch firms, on the contrary, allow
interest during this time, or a portion of it, and thus
the capital of the holder does not lie completely idle.
Hence a preference is in many instances given to the
Scotch firms.
SUN.—Consols leave off at 100} f for the opening, but
still with very little business doing. Bank Stock was 9083-;
and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. remained
at 102'1 to 103.
The Foreign Investments were better than in the
morn;ng. Spanish Five per Cents., 2.4 Z• to 25; and the
Three per Cents., 37* Mexican, 36i to t; Colom-
bian, 14{ ; and Portuguese Converted, 564. Belgian
Scrip was 1 to 1* premium.
The additional transactions in Railway Shards have
been these:—Bristol and Exeter were Cambridge and
Lincoln, 1; Churnet Valley, 1*; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
12; Great Western, 72; Lancaster and Carlisle, 4 to 3i;
Birmingham, 124 to 123; Ditto, Thirds, 361,; South-
Western, 401 to 40/; London and York, 1; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 11*; Midland, 91-; Newcastle
and Darlington, 36; Northern and Eastern, 12; Nor-
wich and Brandon, New, 24; Richmond and West-end
Junction, i; South-Eastern, 54; West Cornwall, It;
Boulogne and Amiens, 3*; Orleans and Vierzon, 8/ to
; and Paris and Orleans, 214 premium. Direct
Northern have been * to +; Eastern Counties, 11i to
and Midland and Birmingham and Derby, 21 discount.
Brighton were * premium to * discount.
The rates of Exchange on Paris, Hamburgh, Frank-
fort, and Amsterdam, were not quite so good to-day.

COURSE OF EXCHAI
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i
A.ntwerp 25 95
Hamburgh M.B. 13131
Altona l3 131
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70
Ditto, 3 months 25 96
Marseilles 25 95
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine l2l
Petersburgh, 3Us 37
Berlin 7
Vienna, effee. fi. 3 M 954
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36*
Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona 36

‘IGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Gibraltar —
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 95
Milan —
Venice
Naples 39i
Palermo, per oz llB
Lisbon 541
Oporto 541
Rio Janeiro 24
Bahia 24
Buenos Ayres —
New York,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER Oz.
Foreign Gold, bars...C3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New D011ar5..,......... 0 4 9
Silver in Bars... 0 4 11 i

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
MANCHESTER —FRIDAY.
DERBY.
20 to I agst Idas 40 to I agst Calypso's (1.
22 to 1 agst Young Eclipse 45 to 1 agst Lycurgus
30 to 1 agst Old England 50 to 1 agst Collier—t.
40 to 1 agst Laird o' Cock- 500 to 8 agst Cabin Boy--
pen—taken taken several times.

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
CATTERICK BRIDGE, 1845.
Handicap for the Revival Stakes; to declare Jan. I.
Trueboy, 5 yrs, Sst 51b—Semiseria, 5 yrs, Bst 31b—
Parthian, 5 yrs, Bst—Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Godfrey,
4 yrs, 7st 81b—What, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Inheritress, 5 yrs,
7st 71b—Jamie Forest, aged, ist 51b—Bay Momus, 4 yrs,
7st 51b—Poussin, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Porto Bello, 5 yrs,
7st 21b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, 7st—Purity filly, 4 yrs, 7st
—Prince Royal, 4 yrs, ist—Betsy Bird, 5 yrs, Est 10lb
—Rosamond, 4 yrs, Est Mb—Staley, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib--
Beaufront, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Coheiress, 4 yrs, 6st 71b--
Pigskin, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Advice, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Spinster,
4 yrs, 6st—Jinglepot, 3 yrs, 6st—Wynya.rd, 3 yrs, 6st—
Comical, 3 yrs, sst 111b—Fair Helen colt, 3 yrs, sst 7114
—Twig, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Punjaub, 3 yrs, sst.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Capt. Candler's hds., Mon., Brockridge-conarnon ; Wed.,
Himbleton ; Fri., Broadheath-10f.
Herefordshire hds., Tues., Perrystone; Fri., Donning,-
ton-11.
Boroughbridge harrs., Tues., Great ouseburn; Fri., Sha-
row-1 of.
Atherstone hds., Mon.,Stapleton village; Wed., Old-
bury-hall ; Thurs., opsal; Sat., Lutterworth-10;41.
Shropshire hds., Mon., Burlton ; Wed., Hawkestone ;
Fri., Cloyerley.
Albrighton hds., Mon., Whittlemoors ; Thurs., Bel-
broughton; Sat., Hagley.
Ludlow bds., Tues., Stanton Lacy; Fri., Ashford-10.
Wheatland hds., Tues., Cressege-park ; Fri., Willey-park.
Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Ceffronwydd ; Fri.,
Swior-gate.
Sir W. W. Wynne's hds., Mon., Iscoyd-101; Thurs.,
Pentrabyghan; Fri., Rhossnessny Toll-bar ; Sat.,
Whittington-10f.
Cheshire hds., Mon., Arley ; Wed., Willesley village ;
Thurs., Hurleston ; Sat., Walgherton-lodge, Dod-
dington-1 Of.
Mr. Drax's hds., Tues., Mudford-bridge.
Essex Union hds., Tees., Ashaldam-wood ; Sat., South-
wood-10f.
East Essex hds., Mon., High-wood, Halstead ; Thurs.,
Topinghoe-hall.
Mr. Roe's hds., Mon., Bridge end, Newton Ferrers ;
Wed., Seven Stones ; Sat., Battisborough-cross-10.
Whitecross harrs., Tues., Bedgrove ; Sat., World's-
end-10.
Glynbourne harrs., Mon., Broyle ; Tues., New Inn
Southbarn.
Warwickshire hds., Mon., Newbold Pacey ; Tues.,
Mitford-bridge ; Thurs., Dunchurch ; Fri., Snitter-
field ; Sat., Alscot-park-104.
Brighton harrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Race-course ;
Fri., Dyke.
Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket-hill ; Thurs., Tels-
combegye.
Holderness hds., Mon., Burton Constable ; Tues., Kiln-
wick Percy . Thurs., Hempholm ; Fri., Hunsley Bea-
con ; Sat., Bainton New Inn-104.
Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Bradley-wood ; Wed.,
Newsham-lodge ; Fri., Kingerly-wood-11.
Eddlethorpe hds., Mon., Settrington Beacon ; Wed.,
Half way between Stamford-bridge and gate, Helms-
ley ; Fri., Galley Gap-10f.
Thanet hrrs., Mon., Gore End; Wed., Dandelion—lo f.
East Kent hds., Mon., Lydden ; Wed, Breech Down ;
Fri., Elbam—lof.
Mr. Mure's hds., Mon., Depden-green ; Thurs., Bourn-
bridge-10}.
Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Waresley-turnpike ; Fri.,
Shelford.
Whitehayen harrs., Mon., Arlecdon ; Wed., Moresby;
Fri., Threapthwaite.
Donington hds., Mon., White Horse-wood ; Wed., Mor-
ley Toll-bar.
Sir R. Sutton's hds., the first open day, at Greetbase
Inn-11.
Mr. S. Hellier's hds., Mon., Renwick Toll-bar ; Tues.,
Horsington-mill ; Thurs., Market Stainton ; Sat.,
South Thoresby-11.
Tiverton hds., Mon., Spring Grove-park ; Wed., Castle-
no-Roche ; Fri., Waterrow-bridge-1 of.
Mr. Morgan's hds., Wed., Long Cross-1 u.
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Chartley Castle ; Thurs.„
B y-pk
o;u Ssea,t. N, BethDevon hds., Mon.,
nfi Sandy-gatelol ;
Wed., Killerton-lodge ;
Fri.,et b
rd
stag hds., first hunting day, Ascot-heath.
rFoa-rhe_ldi—i. .
ilaedrsMajesty'swo trll
hds., Tues., Carlton by Snaith ; Thurs.,
Went bridge i
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Sat., Ackworth-moor Top---10i.
Mr. Foljatube's hds., Mon., Opley-head • Tues., North
Carlton; Thurs., Todwick-bar ; Fri., Headon Chump.
Lord H. Bentinck's hds., Mon., Langford-lodge; Tues.,
Midge Inn ; Wed., Stamfield-hall ; Fri., Kettlethorpe;
Sat., Normanby by Stow-11.
Quorn hds., Mon., Shearsby Inn ; Tues., Quorn-house ;
Thurs., Barkby-hall ; Fri., Bunney-park—lok
Pytchley hds., Mon., Buttock's Booth ; Wed., Kilworth.
hall ; Fri., Spratton-bridge ; Sat., Sulby-hall-104.
Somerset Subscription hds., Fri., Dunster-park.

THE SHORTEST DAY POSTPONED.—The shortest clay
this year will not be on the 21st of December, but the
following one, the 22d. On the 21st the sun will rise at
8 hours 6 minutes, and set 3 hours 51 minutes ; on the
22d it will rise at 8 hours 7 minutes, and set 3 hours St
minutes ; consequently the 22d is one minute shorter
than the 21st, the commonly called shortest day. The
sun sets two minutes earlier on the 1702 than on the 21st.

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