The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-19 00:00:00

ORDINATION.

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On the 9th inst. the following Gentlemen were ad-
mitted into Holy Orders by the Lord Bishop of Ripon: --'-
DEAcoxs.-01, OXFORD.—William Baldwin, 8.A., St.
Edmund Hall; Robert Marshall Martin, 8.A., St. Ed-
mnnd Hall; Samuel Browne Harper, 8.A., New Inn
Hall; George Antrobus, 8.A.. Brasennose College, by
letters dismls3ory from the Archbishop of York.
OF CAMBUIDGE.--Reginald 'John Mapleton, 8.A., St.
John's College; Christopher Greenside, 8.A., St. Peter's
College; Alfred Bligh Hill, 8.A., Jesus College; John
Swabey Oxley, 8.A., Queen's College.
OF DITBLI:I.—Irwin Lloyd, 8.A., Trinity College;
Thomas Henry I.lllmning, 8.A., Trinity College.
LITERATE,—CharIes Henry Sinberry Nicholls.
PRIESTS.—OF OXFORD.—IIev. Frcdcriek Edwin Lott,
B A., St. Allmu's Hall, by letters clisraissory from the
.
Bishop of EXeter.
OF CAMBUIDGE.--Rev. Henry Bailey, 8.A., St..Tohn's
College; Rev. Samuel Pagan, 8.A., St. John's College;
Rev. Thomas Harvey, 8.A., Clare.Ha11.
Brlarle) Browne, 8.A.,
OF DUBLIN.—Rev. Thomas
Trinity College; Rev. Benjamin Luke Poyntz, 8.A.,
Trinity College.

Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to
command the presence of the Lord Mayor and the
Sheriffs of London, at the Christening of his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, on the 25th instant, and
at the dekuner -Saul the banquet. His Lordship and
the Sheriffs will have_a mit of apartments in the Palace,
where they will remain till the 26th. -

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
GLOBE.—Lord de Grey has rendered matter of
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when party objects invited him to compromise
personal reputation, the character of the
Government he has been called to administer, and
(what is of infinitely higher moment) the honour
of the Crown and the provisions of the Constitution,
which prohibit the Crown from becoming a party to,
or interfering with, the election of the representatives
of the People. By open, flagrant violation of these,
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland—the person to whom
the Sovereign has delegated the high honour, con-
joined with correspondent responsibilities, of her
Viceroy, has shown himself unworthy of the con-
fidence reposed in his discretion. By directly inter-
fering with the pending election for the City of
Dublin, Lord De Grey has proclaimed his unfit-
ness for the high office to which he has been raised.
He has merged that office in the partisan ; and by be-
coming the tool of a faction, has identified his Sovereign
with that faction. So far as lay in his power, be has en-
dangered the integrity of the empire, by creating dile-
' gust towards his rule, and want of confidence in the
laws while administered in his name, as the represen-
tative of the Sovereign, in the country to which be has
been sent with delegated dignity and authority.
STANDARD.—The King of Prussia brings with
him a recommendation which all mankind civilised and
savage, recognise and honour—he is hospitable—the
friend of the human race. The country which he go-
verns, in a spirit truly paternal, is the asylum for
the oppressed and virtuous of the whole world ;
good men, therefore, everywhere, owe him a
debt —he is their patron and protector a
debt as obligatory upon the good men who happily
do not stand in need of his support, as upon those
who do. Beyond this, the King of Prussia is, in
a particular manner, the protector of oppressed
Protestants, as he has gloriously shown in his
treatment of the Zillerthall exiles. As such he
has, next after our own Queen, the highest claim
upon the veneration and gratitude of British
Protestants. In his illustrious house, indeed, the
championship of the Protestant cause has been he-
reditary ; and we trust we are not, in our grateful
sense of such championship, degenerated from our
fathers, who, nearly a century ago, held the Pro
testant King of Prussia of their time in esteem the
second of the Princes of Europe, their own Sove-
reign being the first. The present King of Prussia
holds on the Continent of Europe the place which
his ancestor held in the last century, which Gustavus
Adolphus held the century before ; and we are bound
to honour him as their successor. His Majesty
has not, indeed, been called to manifest his Protest-
ant zeal in arms, but, he has displayed it, as we
have seen, in the more Christian warfare which the
time admits of—in succouring the oppressed Pro-
testants everywhere, in aiding England to extend
the truth of the Gospel, even to the birth place of
our faith—to the Holy City itself. The highest
compliment that was ever paid to a nation, the
noblest tribute that even proud. England ever re-
ceived, was the solicitatiod of the King of Prussia
to join with her in the establishment of a Protestant
B shopric in Jet usalein, and the cession to England of
the first place in the holy work. For this we are
debtors to the King of Prussia to an extent which we
shall not easily discharge. The people of England
will, however, do their best—they will welcome the
benevolent Protestant Prince, as a sense of his
virtues shall prompt—they will honour the Queen's
honoured guest, as they love and honour their Queen.
The manner of testifying our respect, gratitude, and
admiration—or rather the manners, for we hope that
the tribute will be paid in all possible forms—must be
matter of consideration with those who are wiser, and
possess more influence than ourselves.
COURIER.—The living of Elgin, being the first
Crown living that has become vacant since Sir
Robert Peel's accession to office, and the proceed-
ings of the Presbytery in filling it up, as regards
the celebrated Veto Law of the Church, have of
late become subjects of no little curiosity among
our Scottish neighbours ; and on Friday last the
problem was solved. An opinion from the Lord
Advocate and Solicitor-General was laid before the
Presbytery, that to proceed in giving effect to the pro-
visions of the Veto would be to proceed illegally ; and,
accordingly,the Presbytery have directed the induction of
Mr. Wylie to take place, as if no such law of the Church
existed. This is the offence for which the Presbytery of
Strathbogie was suspended and deposed. We shall see
how•the dominant faction in the Kirk will behave on
this contempt of ecclesiastical authority offered under
sanction of the Crown itself, and where Government is
clearly pledged to protect the spiritual parties guilty of
it. Surely an Extraordinary Commission will forthwith
be called. _

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.

CHRO.,NICLE.—The embarrassed condition of the
United States Treasury had created a great sensation.
Mr. Fillemon, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means, having stated in debate that the Secretary of the
Treasury had informed him that there was a present de-
ficiency to meet the demands of upwards of 250,000 dol-
lars, and that, unless the money was provided, the Go-
vernment must be dishonoured. Everything had been
fought off, in the expectation that Congress would imme-
diately vote the needful supplies, but instead of that, the
House had passed appropriations without granting means.
The resumption of January, 1841, not having been fully
maintained, or carried out, is considered to have been
more disastrous to the currency than if the attempt had
n-
not bee made. At no period since 1815 has the Ame-
rican currency been in such a deplorable condition.
POST.:---A question has arisen daring the last few
days respecting the large masses of light sovereigns
which are known to have accumulated in the country.
The Bank cannot take this deteriorated coin and again
put it into circulation, otherwise its present stock of
treasure would, it is considered, be at once augmented by
at least three or four millions. The vaults of the Corpo-
ration have, as the last monthly average.shows, been re-
plenished in a very considerable degree, and the healthy
state of the exchanges warrants the expectation of a
further accession from week to week for some time to
come ; but notwithstanding this promised abundance,
negotiations are, it is believed, going on for relieving
the holders of light sovereigns from the disqualifica-
tions imposed by the monetary laws regulating the
proceedings of the Rank. The coin in question has,
for the most part, been rendered ineligible for payment
there by the process of what is technically called
" sweating," as practised by the lower order of bullion
dealers, and to recoin the metal at the expense of the
Crown would be at once to act contrary to law, and to
hold out a premium on the system that could not fail to
insure its continuance. Unless, therefore, by the intro-
duction into the recoinage of an element- of alloy which
will effectually prevent rasien, it seems difficult to per-
ceive how the evil is to be .dealt with. This may, how-
ever, it. is said by scientific persons, be accomplished.
Some remedy for it, at all events, is becoming indispens-
able, and it is rather this necessity, we presume, that .is
forcing itself upon the attention of the public authori-
ties, than the adoption of any expedient with a view
simply to the strengthening of the hands of the Bank,
although it is not improbable that some extension of the
note circulation, as the spring season advances, may be
thought desirable.

ARCHBISHOPRIC OF COLOGNE.
The following is a copy of the letter which his Ma-
jesty the King of Prussia addressed to the Archbishop
of Cologne, Baron Drost de Vischering, on the 19th of
last October : _ _ .

" Monsieur l'Archevique—You have doubtles learnt
that the affairs of the Church of Cologne have been
happily arranged by the prudent intervention of the
Court of Rome ; and I have not lost sight of the fact
that you have zealously co-operated in the attainment of
an •end so anxiously desired. More than a year ago
you gave me your word that you would take no endue
'advantage of your liberty in order to return to Co-
logne: You have conscientiously kept your promise •
and, in signifying to you my satisfaction with your con-
duct, I absolve you from your parole, on condition that,
if you wish to visit Cologne, yon will not do so before
the arrival and installation of the coadjutor. -
" I could never believe that you had borne part in
any revolutionary intrigues,- and my Government has
already taken occasion to refute the charge ; but,
knowing that your honourable family is earnestly de-
sirous that I should personally make a similar declara-
tion, I avail myself with pleasure of this opportunity
to assure you, that tLere is no ground whatever for a
suspicion that you have abused the dignity of your
station and functions for the purpose of favouring poli-
tical or revolutionary intrigues, or to associate your-
self with persons who bad such objects in view. I sin-
cerely hope that this assurance will convoy to you the
tranquillity you deserve to enjoy, and that Providence
will long permit you, in a quiet old age, to rejoice in
the re-establishment of the peace of the Church.
(Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM."

" THE SCHOOL FOR WivEs."—This ex-
tremely promising title announces a novel from the pen
of a writer whose first work—" Temptation ; or, a
Wife's Perils"—was so successful that nothing but the
sharp satire on existing society and manners, which
marked its pages, could have caused her name so long
to elude that eager, inquiry which has been made respec-
ting it. Notwithstanding the report to the contrary,
we think the same excuse for the concealment will be
found in her new work, "The School for Wives,"
which belongs to the same " School". as " Temptation"
—tht t of truth and reality, as distinguished for mawk-
ish "sentiment" on the one hand, and high-flown "ro-
mance" on the ether. This new novel includes, indeed,
a still greater variety of characters and incidents, which
are held together by a plot of intense domestic interest
appertaining to ti society and manners of our own day.
A Tory Journal, the Limerick Chronicle, con-
tains the following announcement :—" There has not
been a grain of wheat from Ireland . imported .into the
London market for the last three months, and the con-
sumption of foreign wheat increases with every day that
passes ! What must it be in- the, next six months, with
the prospect of a late,-and, we apprehend, again deficient
harvest in' thici coutdry-r- _
_ . .

COURT OF ALDERMAN.

Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held for the des-
patch of business.

- The Court affixed the seal to the presentation by the
Governors of St. Bartholomew Hospital, of the living of
Christ Church, Newgate-street, and St. Leonard's,Finch-
lane, upon the Rev. Michael Gibbs, M.A., Fellow of
Caius College, Cambridge.

r THE VACANCY OF THE BENCH IN THE SHERIFF COURT.
Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. Hardwick, Mr. Wood, and Mr.
Wire, a deputation from the Secondaries' Committee, at-
tended the on the subject of the vacancy occa-
sioned by the death of Sergeant Arabin. The Com-
mittee had it in view to make such arrangements with
respect to the filling up. of that situation, as might be
considered to be conducive to the interest of the citizen,
and a better opportunity could be taken than that which
at the present moment offered itself. A Report had been
drawn up by the City Solicitor, and the Committee was
desirous of having a conference with the Court, or a
Committee of Aldermen, to ascertain to what extent
they might agree in the suggestion contained in that
document.
The RECORDER said that the document was one of
much importance, and involved matters of law and of
fact requiring grave consideration. He was desirous
that it might be read and referred, if the Court should
think proper to make the reference.
Mr. R. TAYLOR read the resolution of the Secondaries'
Committee, which related to the suggested alterations
and improvements, one of which was the holding of a
weekly session for the trial of juvenile offenders.
Here a conversation took place on the question of
reading the Report. The Recorder pressed the Court
to adopt speedy means to fill up the vacant situation, in-
asmuch.as the public, and especially the Judges, were
likely to suffer serious inconvenience from delay. There
were points in the Report which he thought could not
be touched by the Court of Aldermen, and the suggested
weekly session was one of them. That was a matter
over which :the Commissioners of the Central Criminal
Court alone had authority.
Alderman FAREBROTHER thought it would be ad-
visable to refer the Report to the law officers of the Cor-
poration,.with directions to take into consideration every
part of it. They could decide whether it might be neces-
sary to hold a consultation with the Judges of the land
on the subject. Perhaps, if a weekly session were held,
the Aldermen might be deprived of the power of sitting
as Commissioners altogether.
Sir PETER LAURIE said that he and Mr. Clark, the
clerk of the arraign, had waited upon the Secretary of
State some time ago, and were informed by that Minis-
ter that without an Act of Parliament a weekly session
could not be held.
Alderman GIBBS recommended the reference of the
Report to a Committee of the whole Court at once.
Alderman COPELAND was not aware that any great
evil could arise from such a delay in filling up the va-
cancy, as might enable the Corporation to fill it up well.
The City Solicitor's Report was finally referred to a
Committee of the whole Court, with the understanding
that the deputation would subsequently confer with
them on the various matters embraced in it.

THE CONDUCT OF BROKERS AND • PRETENDED BROKERS.

Alderman COPELAND called the attention of the
Court to a subject which was daily becoming of greater
and greater importance. It would be a matter of no
difficulty to him to prove that the most injurious abuses
were practised by persons not qualified to act as
brokers, but constantly acting as such. It was time
to look actively after the responsibility of those who
acted in such an important capacity. The Corporation
took about 4,0001. a year in the shape of rent from the
brokers of the City, and the Corporation were bound to
see that in every instance security was given for the pro-
tection of the merchant. Now the system as regarded
the government of brokers_ was so loose, that th mer •
chants were greatly dissatisfied with it, and the fact was,
that the Court must either give up the privilege they
possessed, or insist upon receiving proper securities in
order to maintain a check upon a very formidable dan-
ger.—(Hear.) He felt convinced that applications would
be made to the Legislature on the subject, if the Court,
which possessed the power, declined to exercise it. Under
all the circumstances, he should move that the laws re-
lating to the brokers of the City of London be referred
to a Select Committee, with instructions to report thereon.
Alderman WILSON seconded the motion. He had
worked for several years with Alderman Copeland to
improve the system, and most heartily would co-operate
to effect so great a public advantage as was suggested.
The case in which widows and orphans suffered by the
villainous conduct of brokers in making transfers of stock
were innumerable, and the securities were always found
to be of no avail. The late City Solicitor had in some
instances prosecuted, and so had the present, but prose-
cutions were found to be inadequate protection.
The motion was unanimously agreed to.