16 DECEMBER 1843, Page 7

A "lay protest against Tractarianism," which has created a good

deal of interest among the Oxford ,University men, has been trans- mitted to Vice-Chancellor Wynter. The address expresses alarm at the deviation from the principles of the Reformed Church, and ex- horts the authorities to protect the youth intrusted to their care against the dangerous influence. The list of signatures begins with the names of several noblemen, and is computed to number ten thousand in all