The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-20 00:00:00

THE BISHOPRIC of JERUSALEM.
BERLIN, JULY Majesty has been pleased
to address, to the Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
the following orders in respect to the relations of the
Bishop of the United Church of England and Ireland
in Jerusalem, to the German congregation of the
Evangelical religion in Palestine :
" I send you herewith a letter from his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of England,
which contains the definitive proposals respecting the
relations of the Bishop of the United Church of
England and Ireland in Jerusalem to the German
congregations of the Evangelical religion in Pales-
tine, which are inclined to place themselves under
the jurisdiction of the latter. You will see from
this letter that the Prelate secures -to the con-
gregations of the German Protestant faith in
Palestine the protection and pastoral care of the
English Bishop at Jerusalem, without any other
conditions than such as the exercise of the pro-
tection itself requires. The publication of these pro.
posals will be the best means to dispel the misunder-
standing of some well-meaning persons, and to ren-
der the misrepresentation and calumnies of the evil-
minded of no effect. Though there are at present
no German, Protestant congregations in Palestine,
but the formation is still to be looked for under the
influence of favourable circumstances ; yet young
divines of the German Protestant Church, whom the
increasing interest in the labours of the missions for
conversion of the Jews induces to go to Palestine,
will certainly think it desirable to avail themselves
of the offers contained in the letter of the Archbishop
of Canterbury, . to obtain a greater freedom of action
and a more suocessful result of their labours, by ac-
cepting the protection and care of the Bishop of the
United Church of England and Ireland. lam very
ready to support, in a suitable manner, young divines
of this kind, when they have been excuunied and f.,und
duly qualified, and especially proved themse'
yes to be
thoroughly grounded, in the dectrinec.
of the Pr ates-
tont faith, nieenrding to the A '
t_iome
and I invite you to point .• —agsburg
(signed . out to me any such f
To the lam' • FREDERICK Wll-
...,nister of State, Eichhorn."
" Lambeth, June- 1842.
" it seems to me to be rable that
your Majesty should be thoroughly aco- .nted with
the relations in which the German co ,regations in
Palestine will stand with respect to f Bishop of the
United Church of England and Ireland in Jerusalem,
I take the liberty most respectfully to submit the fol-
lowing proposals, which I hope will be agreeable to
your Majesty.
" The Bishop will consider it as his duty to take
under his pastoral care and protection all the congre
gations of the German Protestant faith which are
within the limits of his diocese and are inclined to
place themselves under his jurisdiction, and will afford
them all the support in his power. The German
Liturgy, which has been carefully examined by me,
which is taken from the Liturgies received in the
churches of your Majesty's dominions, will be used
in the celebration of Divine service by the clergy-
men who are appointed, on the following prin-
ciple :—Young divines, candidatos for the pastoral
office in the German Church, who have obtained
your Majesty's Royal permission to this end,
will exhibit to the Bishop a certificate from some
authority appointed by your Majesty, in which their
good conduct, as well as their qualification for the pas-
toral office is in every respect attested. The Bishop
will, of course, take care, in the case of every candi-
date so presented to .him, to-convince himself of ,his
qualifications for the especial duties of his office, of
the purity of his faith, and of his desire to receive
ordination from the hands of the Bishop. As soon
as the Bishop has fully satisfied himself on these
points, he will ordain the candidate on his subscribing
the three Creeds, the Apostles, the Nicence, and the
Athanasian, and on his taking the oath of obedience
to the Bishop and his successor, will give him permis-
sion to exercise the functions of his office.
" With respect to the confirmation of young per-
sons of such congregations in Palestine, the clergyman
of the congregation will prepare them for that pur-
pose in the usual manner, will subject them to the
requisite'examination, and receive from them, in the
presence of the congregation, the profession of their
faith. They will then be presented to the Bishop,
who will confirm them according to the form of the
Liturgy of the United Church of England and Ire-
laud.—With the most profound respect, I have the
honour to remain, Sire, your Majesty's most sincere
and humble servant,
(Signed) " W. CANTERBURY.
" To his Majesty Frederick William the Fourth,
king of Prussia.'"
—Prussian State Gazette, July 12.

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We hear from undoubted authority that when the
truly sad and distressing intelligence of the death of the Due
d'Orleans was conveyed to the Queen at Claremont, her
Majesty could not refrain from weeping. Autograph letters of
condolence from her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert to the afflicted Royal Family of France have already
been despatched.
The lion. Charles Henry Curt, of the 'lova.l,ll,orse
Guards Blue, second son of Earl Brownlow, who Is about to
lead to the altar Miss Macdonald. niece to the Earl of Mount
Edgcumbe and to the Countess Brownlow, inherits the greater
part of the fortune of his late grandfather, Sir Abraham Hume,
Bart., of Normleybury. The marriage, we hear, is likely to
take place in the first week of next month. . _

SALMON FISIIING.—For the last fortnight the sal-
mon fishing has done uncommonly well, so much so that the
like good luck has not been experienced for some years past.
During the middle of last week the " takes" were very heavy;
and although they have fallen ot since then to a good extent,
they still continue, we are glad to say, to be highly remune-
rating. This good fortune, however, is not general to all the
stations in the Tay, but is confined entirely to those fishings
between Perth and the top of Mugdrum Island—a length of
line hardly exceeding seven miles. Below Mugdrum Island
the season as yet has proved but indifferent, and above the
bridge the quantity caught has nut been very great. The
value of fish caught last week is reported to be between 2,000/.
and 3,0001. Last week salmon, grilse, and trout, were pro-
claimed by the town-crier as selling at 7d., U., and 4d. a
pound respectively. They are still continuing at these prices.
—Perthshire Advertiser.

Sir C. Napier, now commanding the Poona Divi-
sion of the Indian Army, is to proceed to Affghanistan in
October next. There is a desire to permit General Pollock to
reap the harvest for which he has so well toiled; but Lard
Ellenborough has determined, we understand, to place in that
part of our dominions a large European force, and a tried
General in the rougher sort of was fare than that to which
Indian Generals are exposed. Little doubt seems to be en-
tertained in India that Dost Mahornmed would be replaced on
the throne of Cabool ; indeed, Eastern history shows us, that
the first step to the throne has frequently been through a pri-
son.—Naval and Military Gazette.
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The quar-
terly meeting of the Royal Naval Benevolent Society took
place on Monday at the Thatched-house Tavern, in St. James's-
street, Captain Kelly in the chair. Amongst the members of
the Society who were present we observed Admiral Lord Rad-
stock, Admiral Mangin ; Captains D. Price, S. Price, R. W.
The, and Outram ; Lieutenants Nightingale, Andrews, Da-
run, and Bedford; Commanders Marshall and Houghton ;
Masters Mardis, Thompson, sec. The object of this Society is
" to afford relief to officers of the Royal Navy, their widows,
and families, under circumstances of misfortune and consequent
distress." A statement of the accounts for the quarter ending
the 30th of June showed a balance in hand of 1,002/. Bs. 4d.
A series of petitions for relief were considered and disposed of,
and sums from 51. and upwards were granted to the various ap-
plicants, amounting in the whole to upwards of 5001. In every
case the greatest distress, and in many instances to the extent
almost of a condition of starvation, appeared to exist.
ST. JAGO.—Letters from this unfortunate city con-
firm the sad news of the overturning of all the houses built
with masonry, and of all the public edifices. Abut two hun-
dred persons have perished. The earthquake was perceived at
the same time as at Cape Ilaytien. New shocks, very strong,
• having continued throughout the night and the following days.
The rest of the population removed a half league from the
city. At the first moment of this strong convulsion of the
earth, the river Yaque was seen to go up towards its source,
and to divide into two parts, leaving a dry passage in its bed;
then to descend with astonishing impetuosity.
The martin:4y of Prince Armand de Polignne, son
of the ill-fated Trench Minister of that name, who resides in
comparative retirement on the estate purchased after his release
from his state imprisonment, near Munich, to Mdlle. de Cril-
lon, daughter of the Duke de Crillon, is fixed to take place in
the course of the ensuing month.
ller Royal -Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
intends passing the summer at Bagshot Park, where the Royal
Duchess and suite have arrived, from Gloucester House, which
is to undergo a course of decorative repair. Workmen were
tent in on Monday.
THE SWELL MOB.—At Bristol, six members of the
above association of freebooters, some of•them wearing spurs
and mustachios, were captured on Thursday at the Great Cattle
Show, in the act of conveyancing. Their heads were shaved,
their mtbtachios clipt, and they were sent out of the town as
vagabond thieves, by the police.

EXTRAORDINARY RALVIVAY TRAIN.—On Thursday
the six o'clock train, A.n., from Paddington to Taunton, car-
ried the immense and unprecedented number of 2,115 pas-
sengers !—the great attraction being the agricultural meeting of
Bristol.—BerksAire Chronicle.

WO4LAVICII, JULY 17.—Divine service was per.
formed to-day, for the first time, in her Majesty's Dockyard,
Woolwich, by the Rev. James Campbell Connolly, Chaplain of
the William and Mary yacht, and was attended by the officers
of the various vessels in her Majesty's service at present in the
harbour here, by almost all the head officers of the dockyard,
and persons connected with that extensive establishment, and
the crews of the vessels on the Woolwich station, and the whole
ui the officers and men of the Royal Marines off duty. The
number of persons present was upwards of 700, and there ap-
peared to be ample accommodation in the large and spacious
room of the new engine store-house, temporarily fitted up for
the occasion, for 300 more. A selected portion of the band of
Royal Marines, with wind instruments, and the others with
their vocal powers conducted and led the congregation in the
part of the service where sacred music is introduced, and had a
powerful yet melodious effect. The Rev. Mr. Conolly selected
Mark viii. 36 and 37 verses " For what shall it profit a man, if
he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what
shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?" from which he made
an excellent and appropriate sermon.
To-morrow is the day fixed for the execution of
Patrick Byrnes at Clonmel, who was found guilty, at the late
commission, of the murder of Mr. Hall. Byrnes has admitted
his being present at the murder, but denies having committed
the dreadful deed.—Limerick Reporter of Friday.
As some workmen were lately digging a trench for
the foundation of a barn, in the commune of Bielle, in the
valley of Ossan, they came on some ancient tombs, placed on a
sort of platform of exceedingly hard cement, about 14 feet
English in length, and five in width. Over this cement was
placed a sort of flooring; formed of pieces of marble of various
colours, arranged in mosaic, and offering to the eye landscapes
very neatly and regularly represented. On the southern side
of the platform is a slab of white marble, in place of the mosaic.
A quantity of bones of various sizes have been discovered close
by, but no skull.

'FUNERAL OF -THE WIDOW OF •
CHARLES 'JAMES FOX.
The remains of the Hon. Mrs. Fox, who expired on
the Bth instant, at her residence at St. Anne's Hill. Surrey.
were interred at Chertsey, on Friday last. The funeral
procession, which was extremely_ plain and unostenta-
tious, consisting of the hearse, two mourning coaches,
rand the private carriages of the deceased taut the Hon.
Colonel Fox, arrived at Chertsey shortly before two
e'clock. Nearly thew hole of the shops in the town were
closed as a testimonial of regard to the deceased, who
had resided for Upwards of forty years, highly respected,
in the immediate nighbourhood. Between thirty and
forty of the inhabitants of Chertsey met the, funeral pro.
cession a short distance from the town, and aecise,..
panied it to the church, where the solemn server;,- was
performed by the Rev. Charles Cotton, the 'situ:a. The
mourners consisted of Lord Lilford, Sir R. Adam, tlu
ckluo.tnt; tilJurolrianz,ol:.,,rso%i,thEesql.te.
,v1.1(10%
sc,oftlisii4-21tiet:atet,tr2e the following insesiptien To thu
,I,leinory of the lion. Elizabeth Bridget Fox, ebiit Jule
newly-erected le
i'lloiertlLe'daystweaxst(rieeill'styi-t-e(d in zt
:
the
church) ard.
herTnilien(elt7siseecoonfat IY.iesalia*,(ltYL:i)llh° was
so
far
advanced as
Chertsey, at the end of htst'st.peclr,,eitt,te.erSahr;:avkinginseu'srtlilvies.ii;
tier illustrious husband folii•fethhirptyt--him
long
Fox's•gay and evening
out of the pelts
of marriage. C
t, (Tarlton-house, Brookes' Club, dashin • cir:
Ilk
ties, glorious sports, all kept, is aspiring vouzi,
squutirteouoluldtetd)rbtLhsiobr
sneierigta7, cs, us Burke spoke of hint,
precir.cts of the nuptial state. Mrs,
mbhaiidsstthiroceisi dons ae:nonavnwed anliaohw.,ayrr_;reodmh o
all htihs e
ht hoeoantrceo,
ma
pn td
woof tne
teartiest spirits, seated in the °retestsat
of nrurYT-kur:e among the musicians, for the purpose of •
more a'....urately hearing and viewing that incomparable
"t7stss, and paying her the copious tribute of his tears.
Fex married Mrs. Armstead, it is believed, in 1794, being
some years previous to his visiting; France in 1802.
Before this period, however, she had travelled with him
abroad, for he himself, partly worn out with his Parlia-
mentary fatigues and exertions, and partly by the fa-
tigues of that round of pleasure, of which he had been sn
long chief priest, sought restoration in foreign travel and
relaxation. Nevertheless, long he had not been abroad,
and enjoying himself with Mrs. Armstead, in Italy, be-
fore he was recalled by the King's fist illness, and,
leaving his companion tit Bologna, he hurried back to.
England.
Mrs. Armstead was not the first to whom Fox spas
attached. One of his amours, preceding his deep, and
subsequently lasting attachment to this widow-lady,
was to the celebrated Perdita, Mrs. Mary Robinson,
which at the time made no little noise. This unfortunate
lady had at the time a house in Berkeley-square, which.
commanded a view of the princely mansion of the Mi-
nister, Lord Shelburne. Here Mr. Fox was very cots-
stunt in his attentions; and when asked why he was so
frequently absent from Brookes's, he replied, " Von.
know I have pledged myself to the public to keep IA
strict eye on Lord Shelburne's motions ; and that. is
my sole motive for being so much in Berkeley-square;
and that, you may tell my friends, is the sole reason they
have not seen inc at Brookes's." Notwithstanding this
excuse, however, the affair was soon so notorious, that
the witty George Selwyn observed, " The connexion
was perfectly right, since the Man of the People, and no
other person, ought to be the Cicisbeo of the Woman o 1
the People."
Mrs. Armstead was of that fascinating dispositlan
which, having once enthralled Fox, kept him in. the
bonds of love ever after. Her congenial mind imparted,
and found kindred delight. She mingled in thos,e re-
creations of which he was fondest, with the utter st, zest
and pleasure. Among them was the perfortv,ance in
private dramas, then more the fashion than *sty.. One
•of hisoharacters was Horatio in the Fair 4N:silent; this
latter being said by those who have seen. her to have
been acted with very singular beauty biy Armstead.
Sir Harry's Servant in High 144 -orlon, Stairs was
another of his personations.
One would almost have been ifraid of Mrs. Fox's jea-
lousy, by the flattering attent;_,Sn that was often paid her
husband by women of the f.'est eminence. The Empress
of Russia, Catherine, for a long time bestowed on him
her favour. She placed his bust in her cabinet, between.
- two of the most illustrious statesmen of modern ages,
and spoke of him in language of the waresest enthusiasm.
But the part which he played in Parliament subsequent
to 1793, and eulogiums lavished on hint by the French
Revolution, soon changed the Empress's tone. She
caused the bust to be removed, and when reproached
with such a change in her conduct, replied, " C'etoit
Monsieur Fox de Quatre-vinyl-once quo j'ai place clans
mon cabinet."
Mrs. Crewe was exceedingly attached. to Fox. Sh.e
was his most intimate friend, one of the most Remiss
plished and charming women of her time, and exerted
herself in securing his election, if not, as efficaciously, as
enthusiastically as the Duchess of Devonshire. On. the
occasion when she gave a splendid entertainment, in
commemoration of the victory then pilled over Ministers
in Covent-garden, the ladies no less than the me n were
all habited in buff and blue. The Prince of Vie les was
present in that dress. After supper a toast 11111%11g been
given by the Prince, consisting of the words, "".r. rue blue,
and Mrs. Crewe," which was received with Tal :are, site
rose and proposed another health, expressive of her gra-
titude, and not less laconic—" True blue, 'al (1 all of
you." _ . _

Fox, who led so dissipated a life previorA'y to his
marriage, was we believe, much chanted by his con-.
nexion with this amiable lady, `Airs. Armistead. One sign
alone might be•said to have :appeared of this i tlia_fAct,
that he who in his mid-age was adownrigin; gambler,
for many years previous to his decease would myver touch
a card. This is stated upon the authority of a, near re-,
lative.
The assiduous Care and management. of Mrs. Fox
rendered the rural retirement of her tins' mufs later
years the abode of peace, elegance, and ord, a., while hur
amiable character and conduct endeared 11 jr to all who
knew her.

Mrs. Fox's charming residence, at whir h sln breathed
her last, was situated, as is well known,, itot i'ar from
lighain, or about a mile westward of Cho,tsey, to which
as you make approach it starts up abruptly,- being known
by the name of St. Anne's llill. The gv rdens andiplea-
sure-grounds are laid out in such a style as evince the
high and correct taste of the great stt tesman's widow.
The lower parts of it arc clothed in wt.od, but the rid
is almost level after it gets above tribe enclosures, pre,
seining a delightfully verdant walk to th to neighbourhood,
and terminating in two venerable e) nv, where the de-
scent is almost perpendicular to the plMn. The prospect
takes in an immense panorama, Harrow, Cooper's Hill,
of which Denham sung, the Surrey Do was, the eminences
of Norwood, Sydenham, Hampstead, Alushev, S. Paul's
Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey. Mrs.-Fox's house
and grounds extended on the south side, of St. Anne'S-hill.
It may not be uninteresting, nor here out of place,
to mention the descent of this beautif al piece of property
into the hands of the widow of ?An Fox, which he
took so much care in embellishing in his Mame with
handsome plantations. It is' copybold, held of the
• Manor of Chertsey. It formerly WaS the appanage of a.
chapel dedicated to St. Anne, which stood upon the
which the Bishop of Winchester gave the Abbot anti
convent permission to build, granting forty days indul-
gence to such as should repair to it, and contribute to
the fabric and ornaments of the same. In 1728 it be-
. longed to Catherine Barton, widow, who sold it to the
family of the Trevors, in whose hands it continued by
descent, till, in 1769, Lady Trevor surrendered it to the
use of Lord Charles Spencer, or of such person as he
should appoint. In 1778, her Ladyship joined with
Lord Charles in surrendering it to the use of the Duke
of Marlborough, who soon afterwards sold it to Mrs.
Armstead, Mr. Fox's widow, in whose hands it has con-
tinued to the present date..

A SUICIDAL FAMILY.—Monday aftersoolt, clout
half-vast four o'clock, one of the most extraoaelinary atteneits at
self-destruction ever known was made by a family of tha name
of Daly, who, though usually residing at Safforon-hill, or the
neighbourhood of Smithfield, have no settled habitation. The
fattier, John Daly, who is about forty years of age,and now in
custody, has been one of the most incorrigible beggers on the
town for many years. His left leg has, been, amputated
at the thigh, and he consequently has to use a crutch; his
right foot has lost all the toes, as be says, by espsure to the
frost, in Quebec; and one of the two children, Always aceom-
panying him, is suffering from the same cause Monday
afternoon, soon after four o'clock, he acens.,ed. accompanied by
his children, police constable Casson, 339, who was on duty
near the late Alderman Waithman's shop, and addressed him
in the following strange way :—" Policeman, I beg your par-
don for what I have done." Casson. could not understand
what be meant, and told him and his children to go away, which
they did, Its ten minutes after, Dray and his family were on,
the centre of Blackfriars Bridge, and taking an upportunity,
cripple though be was, he got on the balustrade over
the centre of the middle arch, and leaped into the middle of The
stream. His son was about to do the same desperate act, but.
was caught by a passenger over the bridge who had witnsssed
what the father had done. Hobert and Iliehitrd Ware, who
ply at Blaekfriars-bridge, saw something falling front the para-
pet, and thought it was a cat that had een thrown over, until
they saw the arms of amen above the water. They instantly
put off in a wherry, but Daly had got off Paul's-wharf, in
Thames-street, before he could be rescued ; he was then takers
to the Fortune of War in Thames-street, where every attention
was paid to him, and afterwards on a stretcher to Bartholomew's
Hospital ; here also the surgeons rendered every assistance,
and when sufficiently well he was taken to the station-house.
He stated to Inspector Martin that his reascn for committing
the act was because his wife was confined, and that he and his
children were in such a state of destitution that he could bear
it no longer. The whole occurrence did not occupy ten minutes.
WHY IS PRUIT SO CHEAP ?--It is a fact not ge-
nerally known, that at the commencement of the fruit season,
2,000 baskets of cherries were imported from France into this
country, earls basket weighing six pounds. The consequence•
was that the English growers were under the necessity of sub-
mitting at the outset of the cherry season to a very low price for
this article. The effect, however, of this early importation was
principally felt in the south of England, where the supply of
home grown cherries has proved unexpectedly abundant ; and
of this abundance the people of Yorkshire ate now largely -par-
taking. A fortnight ago 420 baskets of cherries, each 481bs
weight, arrived at the Leeds market, per railway, ft om Kent.
This arrival reduced the price at, Leeds one penny per pound,
but its effect upon the wholesale dealers was somewhat serious
it being their custom to purchase from the local growers
whose practice it is to arrive at the market very early, and dis-
pose of their fruit to the dealers before the regular market
of cherries from
Kbus:nintebsseinbgeguinnsk.noll'ihistolartghe importationem
until after their usual pur-
chases had been made, they of necessity had to submit to a
considerable reduction on what would otherwise have been the
market
oeunirslernsotatndsothmaut
ethheol‘ovsiengpritcoe
importations
fpoertetriroiness
in this price.neigl \
t ou rt.'od
frotn abroad as to the abundance of this article in the south—
an abundance which has for many years existed, but which,,
prior to the opening of the railways, could not be participateca
in by the Yorkshire people, in consequence of the serious ill trey
which the fruit sustained in the unsteady mode of transport kri
stage coach, or the protracted journey of the carrier's wagge.„,
or the fly-boat and steam-vessel. Su extensive has the foreign
fruit trade become, that we have heard several persons this
neighbourhood are about to take up their residence in France
andHamburgh during the summer, for the express prirpose of
purchasing fruit to forward to England. —Leeds Mercury.