The address passed last session by the House of Commons
in favour of their late Chaplains is about to be carried into effect, by the appoint- meta of the Reverend Edward Vernon Lockwood to a Stall at Canter- bury, and the Reverend Edward Renton and the Reverend Temple lucre to stalls in the Cathedral Church of Westminster.—Chroniele.
Arelideacoli Thorp having called the Bishop of Durham's attention to the animadversions on his subscription to Mr. Turner's Sermons, staitinir that "a strong feeling had been excited by the subscription among the clergy of the A relideaconry" of Durham, Dr. Maltby replied in the following admirable letter.
" Auckland Castle, Oct. 23, 1535.
"Dear Mr. Arelaleaeon—I fuel obliged to you for the letter which I received this morning ; :mil for the manner in which you have called my attention to the paragraphs which have been circulated in the newspapers, as well as to the information that a strong feeling has been excited among the clergy of the Archdeseonry on account of toy subscribing for a volume uf Sermons about to be published by Mr. Turner. "I lag pal to understand, that I gave my name on this occasion in courtesy to an eminent person, for whom, setting aside his religious views, I had been taught to entertain much respect. I had also his assurance that the topics which would be handled in the Sermons were of a practical, not controversial nature ; and I could not but know, that a Dissenting minister, how much soever he differs from the Church, might find ample matter in the illustration of the evideoce, in the examination of critical points unconnected with articles of faith, and in enforcing the practice of morality, without touching upon the interpretations and opioions peculiar to his sect. " Nevertheless, I have no hesitation in assuring you, although I feel perfectly jostified in my own mind, yet if I could have foreseen that it would give offence to my brethren, or that it would have been considered in the light of giving sanction to error, I would have abstained from subscribing. I acceded to the wish expressed by 31r. Turner as a personal compliment to hitn, but nothing could be hardier front my mind than couveying approbation of his opinions. " I never have intentionally countenanced any doctrine which is at varianca with those of our Church, still less could I have thought of countenancing errors 141) grievous as I hold those of the Unitarians to be. Yet this feeling, as to the extent of their error, ought not to prevent us from showing all possible charity to their persons ; and that, I assure you, was all that I contemplated by this act of courtesy, which has drawn upon me, I cannot help thinking, much unmerited censure. " I need scarcely remind you, that Dr. Lardner's Works, edited by Dr. Kippis, also an Unitarian, were published by subscription ; and that alntost all the Bishops of that day, with the leading men of the Church, were subscribers. Yet Dr. Lardner's Works contained not merely his masterly libours on the Credibility, but various Sermons arid Tracts, including his celebrated but heterodox Letter on the Logos. Now I am not aware, and certainly I do not expect, that either you or I shall find any offensive matter in the forthcoming voliime of Mr. Turner. Surely, then. I am at least as much justified in sub- scribing to it, as the Bishops and divinus of our Church were in 117138 in pre- fixing their names to the Winks of Dr. Lardner, which contained the avowal and defence of all his erroneous opinions.
" I do hope, Mr. Al cluleacon, that what I have written, however hastily, may appear to you and our brethren a reasonable anti satisfactory explanation.
"You are at liberty to give any publici•y to this letter which nary he neces- sary; and I beg you will believe me, dear Mr. Archdeacon, your faithful friend
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