The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-11 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE Three o'Clock.

The Charge delivered by the Bishop of LONDON
to the clergy of his diocese, is of that hesitating,
undecided character, which migl►t be expected
front a Prelate who, in the House of Lords,- has
generally shown himself something of a tempo-
rizer—a sort of expediency-man, desirous to curry
favour with all parties, and commit himself to no
firm, decided course of policy. We have read his
Lordship's Charge with some attention, and
though, in almost every second paragraph,
we find hint recurring to the one great
Church question of the day, Puseyistn,
we protest we are wholly unable to discover
what are his real sentiments on the subject.
Judging from the tenor of one sentence, we
should say he was a Tractarian—judging from
the next, we should say be was a decided Anti-
Tractariau. He seems to vibrate, like a pendulum,
between the two. Now he inclines to High
Church—now he gives a patronizing slap on
the back to Low Church. In one sentence
the Puseyites may fairly claim him as a
proselyte—in another, they must regard him
as an opponent. He tells us one moment that
he dislikes their Formalism, yet immediately after-
wards we find him giving it his august sanction.
In fact, throughout his Charge, his Lordship ex-
hibits Ili many changes as a cameleon. " A man"
—as Mrs. QUICKLY said of FALSTAFF—" knows
not what to make of hint!" He is the very PILO-
TEUS of Episcopacy.

It is but justice, however, to state, that on all
insignificant points, wholly unworthy of discus-
sion, his Lordship's opinions are plain and settled
enough. He is nobly tolerant on trifles—liberal
to excess on matters where liberality involves no
sacrifices. Thus he tells his clergy—" In regard
to worshipping towards the east, it was an ancient
practice, being alluded to by CLEMENT of Alex-
andria, TERTULLIAN, and others. He would
not have the clergyman, when reading, to
turn his back upon the people. He ap-
proved of the manner of constructing the
reading desk, which may be seen in some
of our churches, which enables the clergyman
to turn to the south while praying, and to the
east during the lessons. He did not object to
candles being placed on the altar during divine
service, if they were only allowed to burn when
the church or chapel was lighted up. It had
been recently debated whether a clergyman
hould preach in his surplice, or in his academi-
cal gown. He thought that when there was only
one officiating clergyman, that it was much better
for him to ascend the pulpit immediately after
leaving the communion-table, and thus preach
in his surplice. The gown was probably first
worn by lecturerswhen there was no communion
service. On the whole, he thought it would be
wise if the clergy would preach in their surplices
in the morning, and in their gowns in the
afternoon."

It must be comforting to the clergy of his
Lordship's diocese to know that, though he has
no settled opinions to enunciate respecting
Puseyism, yet that there can be no mistaking
his-meaning on the momentous question of the
gown and the surplice ! He is most unequivocally
and unquestionably of opinion that the pastors o
his See should be surpliced in the morning
and 'gowned in the evening; and that.-they
should turn to the south while praying.
and to the east while reading the lessons.
On another important matter his Lordship is not`
less explicit and satisfactory. He has not tt-e-
-sniff I rest objeclion to candles being, placed on the
altar during divine service, provided they be si-
necure candies—that is to say, candles not in-
tended to be lighted until a certain orthodox
hour. These concessions his Lordship, in his
ex.veding -magnanimity, is not. unwilling to
make to Puseyism ; but alas! in the very next
sentence he proceeds to neutralise their effect,
by stating that he- hopes his " clergy will
bear in mind that religion does not consist
in externals and ceremonial observances." Thus,
it appears, he will concede to the Puseyites
all that is not worth withholding; and while
he flatters them, by telling them, in his most
gracious and patronizing manner, that they
have done great good by setting the
fashion of a " stricter Church discipline,',
yet, he adds, that they have "gone beyond the
line in attaching importance to things in
themselves non-essentials." Is his Lordship a
Puseyite, or is he not? On the dignified and
eminently spiritual questions of the gown, the
surplice, and the candles, he is Puseyite beyond
all doubt ; but on other points it is equally be-
yond a doubt, that he is Anti-Puseyite. His
Charge is a curious puzzle, admirably calculated,
however, to answer its purpose—that of.. per-
plexing all honest, straight-forward people. The
best definition we can give of it is, that it is
" neither fish, flesh, nor good red-herring."

The secret proceedings of the Board of Cus-
toms,•relative to the frauds on the revenue, begin
to excite serious apprehensions that the object of
certani,parties is rather to screen the delinquents
than do justice to the country. These Commis-
sioners have now been sitting for several weeks,
and all that has been allowed to transpire is
meagre and unsatisfactory; but this very circum-
stance only leads the public to believe that the
frauds are of a most serious character, and that
those who have neglected their duty by allowing
such shameful robberies, are afraid that the whole
transactions will not bear the light of day.
They naturally ask why should the inquiry
be carried.on with closed doors, and by the very
officers too, who, for aught that is known, may
have an interest in suppressing evidence ? No
insinuation, of course, is made that the gentle-
men composing the Board were at all aware of
the system which has been carried on for the last
five years, and perhaps for twice that period,
but a strong impression exists that they have not
exercised proper diligence, and that the Board
of Customs, therefore, is the least likely of any
Court in the kingdom to sift the transactions to
the bottom. Besides, no one good cause can
be assigned for this mysterious concealment
of filets, but 'a great many exist for mak-
ing the examination public. It is the uni-
versal practice, not only in the Courts of Law,
but also..at the Police. Courts ; and if there is an
occasional exception, it arises from the partiality
of some Magistrate, and only confirms the
general rule. The advantages of open inquiry
are manifest, and it may be taken for granted
When there is any departure from it, that there
is something wrong—sometliing that would im-
plicate men of wealth or rank, and that the
object of the Magistrate is one which he cannot
justify before the public. When we see, too,
the gloomy picture exhibited by the revenue
tables, And know that this has been partly
caused by extensive robberies in that depart-
ment, which produces more than any other, it
would be an act of madness in the Goverment to
stifle examination for any purpose whatever. They
may rest assured that' the mode in which the
Exchequer affair was conducted has caused
general dissatisfaction, and that a repetition of
such secret and mysterious investigation would
excite general indignation.

Madrid papers of the 2d inst. have been re-
ceived, but they contain no news of importance.
According to advices from Valencia, the au-
thorities were again foarful of another nocturnal
attack being made on the salt pits of La Rosa,
and therefore the authorities bad ordered a bat-
talion of the Bergara regiment, and a squadron
of cavalry, to protect that establishment.
The Political Chief of Cadiz has informed the
Government that the band of the notorious Ro-
MERIT°, one of those which infested the Serrania

de Ronda, has been defeated and wholly dis-
persed. The troops made seven prisoners.

We have received the Paris journals of Sun-
day. The Courrier Francais, in adverting to the
note addressed by Mr. WEBSTER to Lord Asti--
BURTON, respecting the impressment of seamen,
seems anxious to place England in an unfavour-
able light, and to draw consolation for France
from the present unsettled state of the question.
" The style of the note," it says, "is clear and
cutting, as much as Lord ASHBURTON'S reply is
humble, crafty, and elusive of the question. Mr.
WEBSTER takes advantage of the treaty just con-
cldued, and pushes on with audacity to gain
another point. Lord ASHBURTON, on the con-
trary, conscious of having yielded too much,
hastens his retreat and eludes discussion. The
conciliatory tone of the British Envoy more fully
demonstrates the profundity of the difference.
Lord ASHBURTON seeks to explain the difference
by geographical position, and hints that were the
United States an island they would feel as Eng-
land does. This only proves that the difference,
being in the nature of things, is irremoveable, and
unsolvable but by war. If Great Britain can
keep her sailors by no other means than
hunting them beneath the decks of other
countries' vessels, and if America can get
sailors only by taking English subjects,
to persist is necessary and vital to both.
The result is, that the British Government has
terminated, by dint of concessions, such of its
difficulties as pacific measures could resolve; but
that it has gained nought on all the questions on
which war was pending, and that, consequently,
it was forced to renounce, settling such matters.
It therefore ensues that if England wishes to
remain in peace with the United'States, she has
only to remain at peace with the world; for, on
the first maritime war, the question of the right
of search will arise, and that question must inevi-
tably embroil her with the United States."
Referring to the arrival of the Egyptian
steamer Nile at Marseilles with presents for the
King of the FRENCH, Le National endeavours to
prove (as far as such matters are susceptible of
proof), that the mission of ARTYN BEY, in whose
charge they are, is not merely to present to his
MAJESTY those little testimonies of courtesy and
respect on the part of his master MEHEMET ALI,
but to conduct some political intrigue.
The Lyons papers complain much of the state
of trade, and ask, could not the starving silk
weavers be given cotton or linen to work on ?
Meantime the fortifications progress. As trade
decreases fortifications augment. These were
erected to awe the population, but the population
is likely to desert them altogether.
The Commerce announces that Queen CHRIS-
TINA would spend the winter in Nice. Accord-
ing to the same journal the King and Queen or
the BELGIANS were expected at St. Cloud on
Sunday evening, and the French Court would
remove for some days to the Chateau of Fontaine-
bleau on Monday.

The Toulonnais of the 6th inst. brings news
from Algiers of the 30th ult. On the 29th, the
troops forming part of the expedition marched
out of Algiers, and at two o'clock General Bu-
GEAUD rode out with his staff to the Maison
Carree, where the whole of the force was to ren-
dezvous. The next morning the column was to
proceed in the direction of Cara Mustapha, and
thence it was to traverse the eastern part of the
Regency, and to effect a junction at certain
points with bodies of troops detached from
Philippeville and Setif, so as to place the enemy
between two fires. The absence of the Duke
D'AUMALE, who was to accompany the expedi-
tion, was the occasion of much conjecturing, but
it appears that General BUGEAUD had repre-
sented to the KING that, after the loss of the
Duke of ORLZANS, it would be imprudent to risk
the life of another of his sons in so perilous an
enterprise.

The Sud (of Marseilles) of the 6th, has the follow-
ing article—" An unhappy disaster has just deprived
our Royal navy of one of its finest steamers. The
Lavorisier, commanded by Captain Chicusse, coming
from Tunis, having touched on the Moines, near
Bonifaco, in Corsica, ran aground on the rocks, near
Ajaccio, where it foundered. The crew were saved.
The Tenase and Crocodile steamers were immediately
sent from Toulon to Ajaccio, in order to try to raise
the Lavorisier."

The splendid demesne of the Right Hon. the Earl
of Ducie, in Gloucestershire, the value of which, it is
said, exceeds three hundred thousand pounds, is an-
nounced for public competition, next May, by Mr.
George Robins. This is the largest, estate that has
ever been sold, excepting always the late Earl of
Ormonde's, which Mr. Robins sold for 600,000/.

MONE Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO TUREE.
The account of the revenue exhibiting a decrease
on the quarter, instead of an increase, has rendered
the market exceedingly heavy. The dividends upon
the Stocks, which have been closed, having been de-
clared to be payable to the public on the 13th, seve-
ral purchases have been made for re-investm. ; and in
anticipation of a further decline in the rate e_ money,
the premium on Exchequer hills, has again advanced,
the Old being 54 56 ; the New, 53 55; Consols are
928 for Money, and 93 for the Account ; the Three
per Cents. Reduced, 92*; Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. Reduced, 100 ; and Bank Stock, 166 167, ex
div. ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1008 101;
Bank Stock, 250 251.
The opening of the various „home stocks has pre-
vented extensive business in Foreign Securities ;
prices, however, are not quite so firm. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. have been sold at 521 and the
Five per Cents., 100*.
The quotation for Mexican Bonds is 33.
Great Western Railway Shares at 83 ; the Half-
shares, 64 ; Brighton, 354 ; the Loan Notes, 108 ;
comprises all the transactions in this Market.
The Bonds quoted to-day are—Colombian, 20i ;
Portuguese Five per Cents., 37 371 ; Spanish Five
per Cents., 16*; and the Three per Cents., 204.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
it ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto New B/. 6s. Bd.
Great Western
Ditto Fifths
London ancl Brighton ...... 50 . -36 iii... to -
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 10.—We
have had rather a downward tendency in our market
to-day.—South Eastern and Dover Scrip, 11 15-18 ;
Manclester and Birmingham, 214 to 21*; London
and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 4n to 474 Li-
verpool and Manchester, 179 to 180 ; South Western,
574 to 584.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. ........ 92 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons
4 per Cent. Red 100 Ditto New Annuities...
New 4 per Cent... loli Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21 55 pm
NQw 5 per Ceti' — Ditto 500/..... • pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 55 pm
Jan. 1860 ... ...... 194 Bank Stock for Open.
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent. ... -- 'Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian,
5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto 37
Brazilian 80nd5...
Ditto, 1424
Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent 79 French, 5 per cent. --f. —c.
Danish, 3 per :ent — Exchange
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. French, 3 per cent —f.—c.
Mexican, 5 per cent..... Dutch, 24 per cent....... 52i
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 100i1
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. -.7._ I

SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ... .
Ditto New Shares ( paid) . ..... ..
Great Western, (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid ...
Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) .. .. ...
London and Brighton (50 paid) 36,i
London and Blackwall ( paid) ~...... —6!
Paris and Rouen (18 paid) . ... 20i
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)....,.,,,
Ditto Scrip (15 paid) ... 124

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
WHITECHAPEL.
The supply of Hay and Clover was moderate.
Of Straw the supply was plentiful, and the demand
not very brisk. Clover, 2/. 10s. to 5/. Bs. ; flays
2/. Bs. to 4/. 78.; Straw, 1/. 12s. to U. 16s.
COLONIAL MARKET.
The prices of most kinds of produce were steady
to-day, but there was less done in any department.
The demand for West India Sugar continuedidull,
and only about 400 hhds. and trcs. were disposed of,
but prices were not lower. The public sales of Mauri-
tius and Bengal went off heavily, but no reduction
took place except on the low and soft qualities, which
were in some cases 6d. to Is. per cwt. lower. In the
Refined Market there was only a small amount of
business done, but prices were steady; standard Lumps
765. 6d. per cwt. The Coffee Market remained very
dull, and prices gave way; good ordinary Ceylon. 60s.
to 61s. per cwt. Rice was almost without demand.