New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-11

IoNpoN Nov. 25-Our month of fogs, generally as
duh in the political and social, as IN the natural
atmosphere, is passing of IN manner which must
be az pleasant TO Journalists as to nvaids We have
only had one genuine London fog THAT IL To say one
in which if YOU ran against a lamp-pOst you had
some difficulty. on looking mp, TO satisfy yourself
whether the gas was burning while incidents of one
kind or another joyful, and sad, and absurd, have
crowded on us and made November quite lively
month. The Princess of Wales has been safely con-
fined Of a daughter and is doing very well, which
much peases ms all for she is deservedy avery great
favorite. The King Of the Begians is staying at
Buckingham Palace and there has been quite an out
burst of friendly feeling for him. and his people from
the whole of England. Leopold III inherits his
fathers popularity here and besides has shown HIM
self a thoroughly loyal, constitutional KING, IN
marked contrast to lis big neghbor, who IS just
now paying the penalties of is years OF
personal government Three years ago. when
Louis Napoleon was inclined to interfere at Brussels,
our Volunteers hocked over there in thousands on
the prstext of the lir National, and did all in their
power TO convince the Belcians that England would
stand by them in case of need, on such a quarrel.
Leopold. like q wise man. carefully avoided any COM
promising talk, hut went out of his waytO be hospt-
able Joined with the municipality of Brussels in en-
tertaining the Volunteers, received them at court,
and had a review IN their honor We are now re-
similar demonstration, except that which welcomed
Garihaldi. which had such genuine ring about it.
Then thcre is the sad illness of the Archbishop OF
Canterbury which is profoundly troubling all parties
in the Church The attack VIII, it is hoped, not
prove fatal but one side ~ paTalyZed, and he can
never work again. DR.. Tmt succeeded Arnold as
he;dmaster of Rugby and filed that very difficult
post with very far for seven or eight years
lie was then made Dean of Carlisle, where he
might probably have ended his career, but for
terrible attack of scarlet fever, which carried OIL
three of his children in few days. This drew the
attention of the Queen and Prince Albert, and he was
shortly afterward promoted to the Bishoprc of Lon
don. In that very trying position he made, on the
whole a good record. At first there was good deal
of what looked like timidty in his dealings with the
jealous and bigoed factions in the church. but fur
ther experience gave him nerve, and for the last few
years of his tenure of the Office he ruled well anu
firmly in his unwieldY and exhaustng diocese, ana
in convocaton took as liberal view as any bishop,
except Thirwal, Of all the questions which have
come up lately On the Irish Church bill, indeed he
disappointed us all, and showed less sympathy with
the thought and movement Of the time than we had
given him credit for; but he has redeemed that er-
Tor in his last public act-a most temperate and wise
support of DR.. Temple against the wild clamor Of
Rituaiist and Calvmist zealots lie was promoted to
the Primary little more than year ago, and it is
difficult to think of any possible man who viii fill
his place as Archbishop Of Canterbury satisfactorily
in such times as these.
For we are nearing another crisis rapidly IN church
affairs In the present month twelve-days mission
has been held by number of London clergy, as
sisted by eloquent recruits from different parts of
Engand-mOSt of them brothers IN some OF the
semi-monastc orders which have sprung up among
us lately. At FIRST the movement was looked upon
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even joining in it, merely changing the name from
"twelve-days' mission" into "twelve-days' war
against Satan7 But, as the daily services went on,
1t became more and more clear that whatever of
higher meaning than might be IN IT, the net practical
result was going to prove distinctly sectarlan one.
The Rtpalists were using il as means OF adyan-
eng their dOgmatc views, and particularly were in-
culcated the duties Of confession and penance with
special eanesness. In the most frequented Of their
churches, 500 penitents marched IN procession
with tapers which had been blessed by the
prcsts-the uncODsumed ends they were advised
to keep for use on their deathbeds. Protestant
England as you may suppose, is greatly scandalzed,
and we have been brought many points nearer 10 the
great issue-whether our Established Church can
hold together much lOngeTl with such a conflict Of
beliefs and practices in her midst whether it is even
desirable that the effort OF holding her together
should be continued Sci IL IS difficult to form any
reasonable Judgment rs TO the issue. The Church
has undoubtedly a strong hold a large and strong
portion of the nation who will probably set aside
doginatic differences and fight hard to retain the
Establishment especially if the Bitualists leave it.
The strength Of this feeling viii be tested in the
coming session in which Mr. Mail, and the most
eminent Non-ConfOmists, will certainly raise the
general question of DisestaOlishlnent They have
given up all idea of making first onslaught on the
Church in Wales, and are ! think, wise in thus
choosing the most open and honest course.
As another significant event, we have had in the
last week the installation of the Marquis of Sails
bury as Chancellor of the University Of Oxford. The
ViceChancellor and other dignitaries waited on him
at Hatfield and went through the Latin speech and
other immemorialf functions and in reply his Lord
shin hoped that the interests of the University
would take no damage in his hands as successor to
their late Chancellor This if il has any special sig
nifcance, bodies i'll for the cause of University
form, for Lord Derby a vigorous upholder Of
tests and would have fought TO the last to hinder
the throwing open Of these splendid national nstitu-
tions TO every Englishman irrespective of caste or
creed. If the first University in England is 10 lose
nothing in this sense by the succession Of Lord
Salisbury one can only lament the chance which has
made him Chancellor of Oxford. And yet on other
grounds il is a choice in which we of the unpriyi-
Ieged classes should otherwise rejoice. OF
course in England the Chancellor must be
. great Lord but, this granted, there is no
man in that rank Of whom we aTelmore proud than
OF Lord Salisbury For from the time he left Oxford
Rs very young man until the death Of his elder
brother Lord Cranworth, he fought his own battle
like the rest of Us, writer and politician, aud
made his mark in both capacities, and earned the