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Forty-six clergymen of Hull, Beverley, and other parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, have "embraced an opportunity, under the present painful not to say alarming crisis of the Church," to express their deep satisfaction at the Divine favour in the appointment of the Archbishop of York to the high and responsible office he fills ; and especially to ac- knowledge their lively gratitude and obligation to his Grace, and to the Archbishop of Canterbury, for their approval and sanction to the "wise, dispassionate, and conciliatory decision" of the Judicial Committee of Privy Coundil in the Gorham ease.

"At a large and influential meeeing " of Mr. Gorham's parishioners of St. Just in Penwyth, "a resolution was adopted with a great degree of feeling, only one dissenting," which congratulated Mr. Gorham on the successful issue of his suit with his diocesan, "involving vital Christian truth." Mr. Gorham replied with affectionate acknowledgment; stating that his chief pain had arisen from the necessity to struggle "with his diocesan for a Protestant—say rather Scriptural—truth."

On the other hand, many of the clergy of Falmouth have signified pain- ful indignation at the declaration of Lord John Russell, that the Gorham decision has given "general satisfaction " : the following is their address to Lord John.

"My Lord—We, the undersigned clergymen of the Church of England, in the archdeaconry of Cornwall and diocese of Exeter, have heard with as- tonishment and regret of your Lordship's assertion in your place in Parlia- ment, as the Prime Minister of State in this country, that the late decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case of Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter has given ' great satisfaction to the Church.' "We feel that we cannot but deprecate these .hasty conclusions by persons • in authority, intended rather to direct public opinion than fairly to represent it ; and we regret that your Lordship, without more positive information/ than so short an interval can possibly have afforded, before the Church has/ even had time to express the uneasiness prevailing,. should have lent the weight of your influential position to a statement which we feel assured will eventually be found to have had no foundation in fact. "The decision of the Judicial Committee has nowhere given sosisketiomi to religious or reflecting Churchmen, not even to those whose peculiar opi- nions it has sought to defend. They have seen with concern soundness of doctrine in a priest of the Church, to whom his Bishop conscientiously re- fused cure of souls, finally disposed of by a Court confessedly composed of no naturally qualified dement for theological investigations, and constituted of individuals not even necessarily in communion with the Church ; and it has left a feeling of surprise and sorrow, not anywhere ofsatisfaction,' that a question of the importance m Christian trut fundamentally affect-

Mg the system and teaching of the Church, has been discussed and concluded qn. by such a tribunal„, for her Majesty's final decision in the exercise of her undoubted supremacy an a matter so nearly trespassing upon the inalienable province of the Church in 'controversies of faith? "Dissenters, indeed, may possibly have seen with greet satisfaction' an obnoxious Church subjecting her doctrines to a secular tribunal, and denied in this and other instances the liberty of c,onscience enjoyed by themselves; and the Roman Church throughout Europe, likewise, has naturally exulted in this seeming confirmation of her repeated accusation againstthe Church of England, 'that not only in matters indifferent, such as rites and ceremonies, must she echo-the will of the State, but over doctrines of fundamental oon, feesion also, such as those in her croeds, the State has power to exercise ar- bitrary control.' • "With these, my Lord, there may have been great satisfaction' ; and It may have been participated in by many indifferent or opposed to religious feeling and consistency. But we are oonfident that are long the Church will emphatically disclaim your Lordship's assertion : for she mourns, openly or secretly, the injury done her in judicially pronouncing that she teaches no definite 'doctrine of baptism,' and therefore that she is not established in the first principles of the moles of God' ; and not least does she deplore that from one m your Lordship's high station she has suffered the injurious, un- merited misrepresentation, (published to the whole world,) that she submits to her present oppression contentedly. "We have the honour to be, my Lord, "Your Lordship's obedient humble servants," [Signed by Wm. John Cooke, Rector of Falmouth, and two Rural Deans, thirteen Incumbents, and seven Curates, in the neighbourhood of Fal- mouth, Cornwall.] A numerous meeting of the "clergy and laity of the county of Dorset" met in Dorsetshire Town-hall on Monday, and passed resolutions-declaring their dissatisfaction with the decision of the Judicial Committee, and their determination to take every lawful means for reversing it The Devonport Telegraph gives as an "on dit," that the Bishop- of Exeter "contemplates secession ; and that the first free church is to be built under his auspices at Eldad, in connexion with the proposed esta- blishment of the Sisters of Mercury.'"

' The Bishop. xof Exeter has replied to those clergy of the arch- deaconry of 11!n ter whose sympathizing address to him we lately oharacterized—that he sets the highest vane on the indication of their "faithfulness and zeal, and watchfulness and determination, by God's grace, to stand by-the Church of England in all her difficulties." "he -would rely on the faithfulness and self-devotion of the clergy, convinced that their sense of duty would make them abide closer by the Church; land he would never believe that, though clouds and storms arose the -faithful ministers of the Church would be ever driven from it—driven 'from the Church established in this realm by law, notwithstanding its be- ing so established, and leave it in hands less faithful."

A meeting of several thousand people, held at Birmingham on Thurs- day by the Anti-State-Church Association, adopted a resolution that -" the establishment of any kind of religion by the Government is contrary to the Scriptures, violates conscience, and produces just discon- tent among the people."

At a festival held on the opening of the church of St. John the Baptist at Harlow in Essex the Reverend C. Miller, the Vicar of the parish, spoke with emphasis! on the defects of the present modes of making and interpreting the law, on the relations of Church and State, and on the - present condition of the poor.

Things are just now in a lamentable state of confusion ; and we are in the imminent danger that, threatens a ship when a storm at sea shows that neither commander& nor sailors understand their duty. Our principles ought to be "Church and Queen" according to the old version of those _principles ; but, without disrespect, truth compels the admission that igno- rance of all fitst principles whatever is the characteristic of the Legislature. The science of legislation is a deep and difficult one, which cannot be mas- tered without a patient and enlightened study of the principles of law, no more than a man could become a fluent and powerful writer without learn- ing the alphabet. Degrees are granted in law to persons who know nothing of the principles of law. "Doctors of civil law," indeed ! What does "doc- tor" mean ? Does-it not mean "a teacher" ? and how can any one teach that which he does not understand? Everything in respect to the law is in confusion; and we have the Lord Chancellor warning people against getting into his own court. In ancient times—about the time of Edward the Fourth —a system of legislation prevailed for fifty or sixty years which required no 'a alteration; but now we have acts every session to alter acts of previous ses- sions. As Sheridan said, we legislate on the principle of "the house that Jack "This is the law to alter a law, to improve a law, to add to a law, that Jack made "—no reference being meant, of course, to present "Jacks in office." 'If the old books were more studied, far more of principles and sound practice would be learned. They esta- blish that the Church is entirely independent of the State in coned- ; tution, endowment, and jurisdiction ; and therefore the Church ought by no means to take one shilling from the State for the education of her children, nor take the aid of the Queen's letters—another invasion of the Church system. It is entirely by the sufferance of the Church that the Queen exercises any authority in the Church. The present evils have crept -in gradually, and should be eschewed and reversed, if good governance is Juror to be restored. He rejoiced that recent events have aroused a great sensitiveness in respect to some recent encroachments on the constitution of -the Church ; a sensitiveness which, however, has been lamentably slow in • manifesting itself. There should be a more awakened sensitiveness in re-gard to the condition of the poor, and a clearer understanding of the proper

-relation between the rich and the poor. The strength of the Church lies in the development of the whole of her system—the carrying out efficiently of her several parts. She will never be able to vindicate her au- thority until she is fully ready to recognize her responsibility. Depend i , upon t, if we can but succeed in making rich and poor, master and servant, the tradesman and the customer, understand their duties to each other, that would go a great way in delivering ourselves from our _present embarrassment. When, the national anthem was sung, they would join heartily in the prayer that her Majesty may "defend our laws"; .and he would add, "may we have judges who will nghtly interpret them, and then her Majesty will never want subjects faithfully 'to obey them."

- At Warwick Assizes, last week, Abraham Lee, a lad, was tried for shooting _at Ellen Grindall, the daughter of a publican at Birmingham, with intent to - kill her. Ellen Grindall was at her father's housein the evening, conversing

• in a back room with Mr. William John Scott, an attorney's 'Aerie, who went there after office-hours. The prisoner entered. She told him that he ought not to be there drinking, but minding his business. He pulled out one of a :brace of pistols he had recently purchased, presented it at her, and fired. -She saw the flask beard a noisier, and fell wounded in the face and neck. A scuffle ensued somebody _pm the pistols to the landlady, and the prisoner was taken into custody. He did not seem the next morning to know at-all what he had done, No one appeared to wish to prosecute. The evidence was shortly given, apparently pro forma. The Tudge said he did not think that, in point of hew, there was any' assault ; and he seemed, confidently to expect a ready acianiaal. The luny, however, almost immediately returned a verdict of "Guilty " of the felony. The Judge, soraew hat astonished, asked them if they knew what they meant ? The Foreman emphatically and abruptly answered, "We -mean what we have said."

At Gloucester Assizes, last week, Alfred Dewey, a boy of fourteen was tried for the murder of Willioui Bland, a young man, at Blistol. The limn, oide occurred in December last, and the particulars were mentioned at the time. Dancey and another boy got into a squabble in the street witliBrand and two other young men the boys were saucy, and one flourished a life-pre- server ; Brand attempted to take it away; Dewey produced a pistol, and threatened ie fire at-Brand it he did not quit his companion; . he did foe, awl-Brand fell dead. The Tiny found the boy guilty of manslaughter only; explaining, in reply to the Judge, that they gem the verdict for tho minor o ence because the prisoner acted in the heat of temper. Sentence, tranas portation for ten years.

A poor old woman named Lewis has been merelered near Newport iii Monmouthshire. She had' been to the town to make some purchases, and was on her way to Ilassalleg to receive a parochial allowance; not returning at night, her husband a cripple, informed their son of her absence;. the young man made a search next morning, and found his mother's body in a brake by the road-side near Bassalleg, with &large wound on the righteyeand other marks of violence on the head. Iler basket and. its contents were found in a shed hard by. Murphy and Sullivan,. two young Irishmen; have been arrested at MeV. tenliam, on suspicion. ',Wearing. apparel esivered with blood, and a number of trifling articles, were found on them. They were sent off to Newport. After they had been despatched, it was found that they had been engaged:in an atrocious outrage in Gloucestershire: an old man had been assailed and robbed on the mad near Pinhy • his skull was fractured ; and he was con- sidered to be in imminent perd A bey only thirteen years-of age is euebody at Chester charged with steal-- ing a purse containing 300d. from the house of Dr. Jones his. late master.

The " strike " of the Aberdare colliers is at an end. The Aberdare colliers met delegates from Monmouthshire and other districts, to consult on the pro- priety on general strike. .After speeches had been made, the delegates with- drew to a corner of the field to deliberate ; and subsequently they.amiouneed to the Aberdare people, that ea they, were "pretty well satisfied 'with their employers, and. could not help their brethren by turning out, they declinedto strike. This brought matters to a crisis, and the Aberdare miners gave M. 'I'lie proceedings were-conducted with much orderliness and good feeling ; vote of thanks was passed to two Police Superintendents who were present, not for "flattery sake" but "for good-will." The colliers of Aberdare are now in a sad plight, for so many new hands have been, taken on by the em- ployers during the strike that there is- little room for the old workers,- were the proprietors willing to take as many as they really need.

The village of Cottenhana in Cambridgeshire has-been devastated by fire. The fire broke out about eight o'clock on Thursday .sennight in a barn, and rapidly spread from building. to building, crossing the road after con- suming one range, and consuming forty farm-houses, a brewery, a chapely.a great number of cottages, anctu-large quantity of stacked and housed agri- cultural produce. The flames battled all efforts to-stay them, and in the end the fire burnt itself out.' The damage—a-great deal covered by insurances— is fated saligh as 18,009/.. Incendiariarismis suspected. •-Severahotherfires are reported in that part of the country, and a number of men are in custody charged withwilfully causing-them.

It would, seem that -Mr. Page, the farmer of Stow Bardolph, whose fiunity were all poisoned, was the victim of carelessness and accident A packet of arsenic had been placed in a cupboard ; a portion of the mineral fell-from it; and this by some means got mixed with the sugar.