The new suffragan to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Ven-
erable Edward Parry, is, we see, to be called Bishop of Dover, and will apparently have immediate charge of the diocese of Canter- bury, leaving to Dr. Tait the archiepiscopal functions. That may be a moat excellent arrangement, but it seems to ua to involve in fact the creation of a new Bishopric without the consent of Par- liament, and of a new Bishop not selected by the Crown. The Premier, of course, assents to the nomination ; but it is still originally made by the Archbishop, and a fair nomination could hardly be rejected. A Bishop, in fact, exists with immense influ- ence over the whole Church who need not be the person whom the laity through their representative would have selected. The clergy like that at present, but suppose an Archbishop to select Dr. Pusey 1 He is not responsible, as the Premier would be, if he initiated such a choice.
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