The Express. — London, England, 1849-12-19 00:00:00

THE 1 , XPRESS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 19, 1849. jaL anSH STEIL AM AND THE BISHOP OF EX re eeedings is the ere have great similarity to iggeseeet issue of trial by battle, and the value of the vo w will b-: equal to those obtained by strength of g ra sad tiell in trace. The . two partee• s choose twe fi• oaths ants to tight their (muse, while they stand lookers on, and no one tut the supons diat the right cause will have any more ad- Tamp vote. hat which it derives from the jirowess y ig ad The bishops hang back waning to of g g ar what to believe, from the decision uf lay judges, opal the dialectic squabbles of three or four i g y pleaders. The true doctrine of the church is , t pi esent concealed from the eyes of archbishop, pricst, and deacon, and all true sons of the church s lat pine in a state of incomplete erase gay until tomseevow, or the day atter to-morrow, l e e s, fur the &Mame for three - hundred years, the ems doctrine of the Church of England is to be pro milord. In the meantime , although p.ople do not how what to believe, they cannot help wishing to balm one thine or the other, and as their wishes Jr a certain result cannot but influence their specula. tires ss to how that result is to be obtained, they s ae irreverential calculation as to the motives w eigh may be supposed to act upon the judges. 'Tie high church party ground their hopes upon the r . irral unwillingness of judges to reverts the decision af a brother, while the low church party cannot help wing that the relationship of Lord LANGDALE tothe g a d of the evangelical clerey, and the cunnexioa of Lcr.l CAMPBELL with the Scotch presby'erians, may have a favourable influence upon the verdict. Our leaders are doubtless aware that the ulterior object of the proceedings in this cam is to discover whether regeneration by baptism is or is not a dee trine of the church cf England. It will also possibly occur to them, that the doctrinal or devotional for malt of the church must be in a remarkably con fined state, when a pious and learned clergyman, who has been eighteen years a fellow of a college and forty yews a minister of the church, is threatened with the Woof a liviog to which he has bees placated, because h is cannot fled this dextrine in the said formulae. It seems, to say the least of it, extraordinary that a doctrine of such importance thet the non reception of it by a clergyman should be con sidered a ground of exclusion from a bone flee, should not appear upon the surface of the fxsulls in such plain terms as not to be mistaken. comic, however, it is that Mr. GORHAM has never yet discovered it. Upon that clergyman's_presenta tioe in the year 1847 to the livin g of Bramford Speke, in the Bethel ofEIETER : 6 diocese, the bishop, whV as h t a it d ute I t i l i t m to the oflr o li ° v l i t og 31 1111 8 t 11 11 b itu o btuseness, appear,rerused to i after examination, that Mr. GORHAM believed in the dogma in question. Nothing of the kind appeared as the result of the examination, and the bishop per sisted in the refusal. On proceedings being com menced against him in the Ecclesiastical Court, the bishop met them by a petition, which he supported by a printed book, containing the questions and answers in Mr. GORHAM'S examination. On this evidence Sir H. FUST pronounced a verdict in favour of the bishop. An appeal from that verdict is the occasion of the present proceedings. Mr. GORUAM and his counsel do not deny that it is possible to deduce the doctrine of regeneration by baptism from the baptismal service, but they argue that to make such deduction valid, it is necessary . to show that it does not contradict the formal mows, tion of doctrine contained in the Articles. 'The Arida, they assert. are the code of doctrine, the Prayer-book the code of devotion of the English church. Any doctrinal deduction, therefore, from the devotional offices must depend for its validity upon its accordance with the formal teachlng of the Articles. Now upon a rigid examination of the Articles, considering first their literal and grammatical sense ; secondly, their accordance with other formularies of the church,. thirdly, the known theologic-1 opinions of those who cempled the articles, it is proved that they contradict the view held by the assertore of baptismal regeneration. It will be sufficient for us to quote one only of the numerous teguments brought forward by Mr. GORHAM and his counsel. Toe articles, in deal ing geeerwily with the Sacraments, lay down with sr vete pre. Won that not right administration, but wor thy reception, is essential to th e Sacraments becom ing ettec.ual signs of grace. Now, says Mr. Goaneft : Oar church bolls, and I hold, that no spiritual *ram to Named by baptism, except to worthy recipisots, and as bleats are by arum unworthy recipients, beteg " hone a Is the abildne of wrath," they cannot receive say benefit has barisis, except there should have bees a prevenient ea et pace. The doctrines are either contradictory, or Mr. Goanew is right. It is not our boldness to decide !pen the correctaess of the doctrine as expounded oy Mr. GoaiteM. It is enough for us to set before our readers an outlaw of the case, and to draw the atten tion of the friends of the church to the scandal brought alma the church by thesupineness of its autho rities. Nt by do the ecclesiastical dignitaries allow the holiest matters to be desecrate,: by being dragged through the defilement of public quarrels and law court squabbles ? Why . do they sit still and do no thing towards reducing into some order the mass of dogmas and formula' which have descended to them as an heir-loom, but which are proving every day to be a store of weapons from which hot headed brawlers of either party may arm themselves for tight ? Have not the friends of the church a right to demand of the hierarchy that their ceremonies shall not be made a public laughing-stock, as in the case of the Hampden consecration, that their worship . shall not be an unfixed rite liable to be twisted Into all sorts o f sha p es, at th e will of individual clergymen; that their formularii a shall not teach two opposite sets of doctrines, as in the cue of baptismal regeneration; _that what is heresy in one diocese rhea not be orthodoxy in another, as in the cue of Canterbury and Exeter ? Surely t hese things ere not too much to ask of a church which claims so much from its lay members. It is something too much that the church of England should be the only church in the world without a fixed discipline and doctrine. In the mean time, will the verdict obtained in the Ooethem case du anything towards fixing the doc trine 111 the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, who is known to entertain a horror of the doctrine of bap tismal regeneration, as stated by the Bishop of EXETER—the Archbishop, whose first act, upon being made primate, was to give preferment to Mr. GoODE, who had been the most strenuous opposer of the doe trine—will he, it Sir H. Pest's judgment is cos firmed, bow to the decision, and avow his belief hi what he now considers popish and heretical ? seems to us that h- must either act thus or consent to hold the supreme office in a church against one of the chief doctrines of which he hamade an energetic protest. A third course is possible, bat these are not the days in which we can consider it probable—abd - - cation of an office he can no longer conscit casual,' hold. Either contingency would be prejudicial to the church ; and we leave it to the friends of the church to consider what they owe to a hierarchy whose negligence has brought it to a condition in which every step must be prejudicial. FIZEBOLD LAND MOVIJIZIST---On Monday even ly' a public' impedes was held in the Town-hall, Hemel Hempstead, in connexion with the Mtrts and Beds Fr.ehold Land Society. The ball was well filled. Charles Stevens, presided. Mr. lames Taylor, of the Birmingham society, spoke for nearly one hour and a half, and was inter rupted only by hearty plaudits. At the close of the meeting several parties were e nrolled, and early on Tuesday morning many applications were made for rules, &c. A CALIFORNIAN ADVENSUREft.—A Mr. John Ents, of 1 otnes, left Teignmouth about two yeah ago, in the vigour of twenty-lour ye ars of age, to see a un dland. It did nommer dal clerk's 'lingua* in St. John's, Newfo not suit him, and he got into the United States. Kis De vonshire friends have I ,st eight of him ever since, till now, when s letter arrives dated from the Gold Region of Ante nee, Aqui: 22, in which he states that he arrive there d last July, and to six weeks he was the poesemor of sin or "Ten pounds weight of geld ( w orth 300 i ; be and his partner, working in the sands of the river, coold in collect three or four ounces daily, which, as gold is w - lave 4 countries about 31. 17e. 6d. per ounce, emus eminent lyre labour; but then it must be remembered that food, and lodging, are enormously dear there; huts or no cola is used, and one pays in a shop with gold dast--eo that " down with the dust," is to longer a figurative szpregsion. Yr. Evans has also commenced otarchieg in the "diggings" in the mountains, bat had not at the dome of his letter, 3et picked up any solid lumps of gold there. o.her ;smolt@ have got lens solid messes r ink didwie Some weighing lebe. Mr. Evans fearaeled the It thy Koantains, and took two horses with him. lie 111/6 he means to return to England when he has amassed alty thousaad dollars. STORMY PROTECTION MEETING AT LINCOLN. TRIUMPH OF FREE-TRADE PRINCIPLES. On Monday an important protectionist meeting was held at Lincoln. The Exchange was completely fillet by an anxious auditory. On the platform we noticed, in com pany with many of the most distinguished agriculturists of the county, C. Sibtkorp, M.P., R. A. Christopher, Esq., M.P.,131r H. Cholmeley, Id P., Sir J. Nelthorpe the Hon. Sir H. Di s like, an Sir Charles Anderson, Bast!, Chalks I Chaplin, ~ banks Stanhope, Esq , Maier /Oboe, A. to mhead, sq., J G. 8 Smith, Foci , the Worshipful the Mayor, R. Whitten, lisq , the etc-mayor, Robert Swan, Bui , J. G. Stevenson, Reg , lion. A. L. Melville, Thomas Geuther*, Req., te. The MAYOR Whig been voted into the chair, Mr. CIARISTOPHER came forward and afar alluding tle Illaiarlml d•Pralliesa of agriculture ineeneequesesel lbw alluded to the bee-trade rosembelneem, mine. be said, were quietly enjoying the beemilta if metal dos from tan to thirty per cent. (Shame.) What is the pre ant condition of this country without it but that of deep depression and wide-spread dimatialection. (Hear, hear ) la Donetehire the labourers were subsisting on a mieerable pittance of Bs. per week—(shame)—cad crime in that county and increased so fearfully, that in one year the committals had inenand from 300 to 1,300. And yet this was the law that wee to make the paw man rich, and his labour well re quited, end to effect a great increase of the general pros perity. Now he pointed to the Irish members, who, by means of some secret juggle, were induced to withhold nearly entirely their support from the agricultural interest in the great struggle. What sus the 'rendition of that ten happy emantry ? Ulster a pauper wanes, and the quays of Cut thronged with emigrants ante a hungry munition. Bet they also began to retrieve, by returning as the represents lift of one ot their cities a gentleman who will give the country petty his support in their just end legitimate efforts. (Hear, hear.) The farmers had been told that they were only placed in the same position se the 'manufacturer ; he dewed that assertion ; mum of the snamulleturers were protected, whilst the farmers bad no peotestiou. (Shame.) He found by reference to the present tariff that the mans facturen enjoyed a protective duty on some articles es high as 30 per Dent. How, in the spirit of fAirAcO, could these same individuals refuse to the farmers that which they were enjoying themselves (Hear ) No one who sees the pre ' sent high method of cultivation could say that the produe , lion of cern was not a manufacture involving a very large amount of the capital and skit of the country. Then why was sot the farmer, the manufacturer of emu, as fairly en titled to protection as the Manchester or Birmingham menu beturer ? (Cheers.) After entering into some details of the tariff, the hon. gentleman went on to ray that when the inners complained of the evils Welded by free twig the ' bee traders retorted upon th em by saying that five trade as poe had not bad a fair trial. But how much longer he (Mr! Christopher) would eel', was the present system to go on ? How long did it take to give fres trade a fair trial ? They had tried free trade under all circumstances, coo it was found wanting. In his opinion protection to every branch of British industry was the only safe, cure, and effcctnal remedy for the evi under which the population of this country suffered. (Hear and applause.) Atter thanking he meeting for the patience with which they had heard his remarks, the hon. member prof teed the following resolution: " That this meeting is of opinion tbat the introduction of free trade, without reciprocity, is the eau,. of the deep rooted distress pervading all the productive clams of the community ; and that a return to protection is the only mode of er countering hostile tariffs, and satisfying the public creditor." it. WHITTON, Esq., the ex-mayor of Lincoln, in a brief speech, seconded the resolution. Mr. JOHN NORTON role and was received by a com plete howl from the farmers, which continued for a con siderable time. Mr. Chaplin endeavoured several times to quell the disturbance by waving his hand, cad attempt ing to speak, but not one word could be heard owing to the eueratioas showered en Mr. Norton by the assembly, at length,. lilr. W. Bellatti jumped on the ;rei.ortere' table, and exclaimed, "Silence, bar Mr. Chaplin; he ia the @deo off fair-plsy. And when you have heard him listen to Mt. o r. Norton. (Cheers ) Let us hear both sides. lint it any attempt is made to put down Mr. Norton, the protec tioeist gentlemen may pull nut their night-caps sa soon as ' they please— (laughtert—bnt I know your line of conduct too well to ruppose that you would perm i fair hearing tot a violation of iltbe universal right of public meeting—a a." I (Rear, hear ) Silence beiug at length obtained, Pie. Id -non sea 1 there IA not a man on this plat:oral who hes a deeper interest in the real well being of the tenant farmers and labourers of Lincolnshire than he who addresses you. (Hear, hear, and "We (I n't believe it.") Before I en deavour to show you in what your best and really jurt protection is to be found, I must beg to give you a few local facts in answer to the rhapsody spoken by the landlords to-day. They would wish us ant' the rest of the world to believe that this fertile Lincoln- Übe of ours waa becoming, through the magic wandSo it of free trade, a huge wilderaera of rauperism—(a soon will")—that her respected tradesmen we re sinking into the depths of bankruptcy. (They will be in W tee won't list he soon ar .) Lets* answer them with a few facts. ( 'am.) You naturally conclude, after the dolorous tales told, that the union workhouse is overflowing, and that peeper tom extemaively peevails. Well, what is the actual state o• thins. now ? There were within the walls of the union work in December, 1844, 258 paupers, of which ooly S were abhrbodied; in 1849, there were only 257, of which 13 were able-bodied. (Derision from the platform.) I wrote to the relieving officer of the north district to inquire the number out of employ. His answer wit, "I am happy to say that there are not so many as in the quarter ending December, 1818; at d that the labourers, in many parishes, are receiving the same wages as laat year, 12s. per week. (Criss of 'lt's false," and prolonged interruption.) The answer to say inquiriu in the torah dis• triet was—" That no application for relief bad been made by able-bodied labourer'." Now, I trust, after this, we shall have a nearer approach to truth, when protectionist orator% choose to enlighten you on the labourers' condition. (' Hear," and cheers.) A good deal has been said of the condition of the tradesmen. lam ready to admit a few branch's of business in this city ars feeling a depression from the low price of sericulture' produce — (cries of " All, ail")—hut the greatest amount ot injury to business has been caused by railway specula•ion. Scsreele a family but what has been sofftil• g from this mania, which compelled them to use the utmost economy in t on the pl heir expen- at fire. The am gentlemea from the country form re who can bear testimony to the tact. But what would have been the consequence if we had not been blessed with assume and abundance 1 The suffering and depression would have been much Maimed, and the country plunged into all the horrors of anarchy. The free trade policy has been the true conservative one, and the only salvation of the country. [Here an attack was made by some of the more excited of the farmers present upon Mr. Norton ; the tables, at which about a doses represeioatives of the pros were seated, w ere quickly overturned and broken. Papers, pens d pencils and hats, flew about in all directi n os ; arg large body of men rushed to th e rescue, and a genet el melVe ensued, in which Mr. Norton was roughly handlei, even by some of the parties on the platform, who were apparently most anxious that that gentleman should be ejected, but he firmly maintained his ground, a few of the city police having come to his assistance. At last, at the earnest entreaty of the chairman, silence was restored.] Mr. Norton re-commenced, but such a deafening clamour ensued that it was almost impossible that a word could be beard. At length, • all lull having supervened, Mr. Nur- MU attempted again to address the meeting. Ile MIA under. stood to sioy—l now come to the question that has called us to gether this day. You have met for the purpose of taking steps to get back protection—in plainer wordy, you want an net of parliameut that shall compel the people of Eng. land to give you a higher price for the " food you " prodr.uce than you could obtain without it. (Cheers and bea) Upon what grounds do you claim to have your produce Isms d by legislation lls it that you have a lar g er 1 ORIORRA of taxation I vied on you as a edam than other per time of the British pub lic ? (.. Yee, we have ") If this could be shown (which I think cannot), then you are en titled to have that undue soars removed. (Hear.) Nay, I go further, and say you have a right to demand the total abolition of the few remaining duties on tore ign manu factures. (Cheers.) But you have no right to IA for a law that shall iiieresse the value of that in which you deal at the expense of thus who consume. tCheers, and " what I ere we to i fo ) I will say nothing of the injust'ee of such I • measure ou could obtain it, which you will . (Groans, Mous, applauu, and uprose). I will at once endeavour to preys that if you did, it would fail to give you say permanent advantage. There is nothing like taking experience as our guide in these mottos. The history of the lest thirty years, during which you had the complete monopoly of the Leine trade, will prove my position, it any I reheat , can be placed on the statement ot yo u rr so-cs then llet friends, both in and out of par liament. [Mr. on gase a rapid sketch of the history of the corn laws. showiest that the ferment have hitherto been instruments in the heads of the landlords to increase their rent roll. They have, is bet, made their tenants their tar gatherers.] (Shame.) ffiest—lie continued —make an stock on rent. There is a large margin for reduction, without injury to landlords. I hum may of you will say, " if farms an to be let, a host el applicants are ready to take them." This bas been the ease, but it is ceasing, and will continue to tease—them will be too many in the market. If, gentlemen, you will only chow a proper union and determination your landlords ean not stand &trainee you. No: they are powerless withent re; as they know that succesoors equal to yourselves in shill or capital cannot be found. ("Now he tries to flatter us, down with him.") Depend upon it, a right spirit is every village and hamlet would soon bring dews I wasmust also demand more rights mod privi- I must not be fettered by the hos; of re- striallass width now hamper you. And you must have a more secure interest in the Puprovements you make. Get leases where you can. Get rid of the game lnd aws. Seek M have more control o ver your local taxation, ajoin the financial reformers in reducioe the euraysgent aspen-' dims of go vernment, Also, mike an effort to get rid of your friend Sir Robert Peel's currency l aws,. which I firmly believe are d e eply injuring you and other indusui ius clam s. Let your watchwords be—lower rents, pewee bee dom and security for your skid and capi'al—and never Vinod that sellrliabie is your best and sure st protection. My friends, I am to king forwerd with intense interest for the day when the benign effects of free commerce will he lolly developed. When the ship shall come from n and go to every land, laden with God's Ili:wings. Whe houses shall be abolished, and when all shall freely exchange the products of their labour. The period will then have arrived when every bunion of industry pe r i od will and the earth be filled with plenty_and contentment. (Tussultuous uproar and cheering.) Mf. Norton concluded by proposing the following as eadawat t " That the levying of • tax on the: importation of eon for the purpose of giving a higher price to the producer at , home, is unjust to the consumer. That experience has ' shown that the tenant tereve and labourer has not been I benefited by the late monopoly of the home market. That the best eta only just protection is to by obtains d by the re dactieu of rents, by the farmers bestir g at commend a midi ' that amount of capital for the proper cultivation of their farms; by obtaining • more secure interest in their outlay for improvements; by getting rid of the host of restrictions which now injure them, and by obtei.ing • great reduction of the foal awl general tax •tion of the country." Mr. NEWTON seconded the rmelution. Tim ameadmeat wee then put by the chair, but the ori ginal motion was earrio4 by a Mete majority. Sir MONTAGU CliOL dE1.4 1 11 moved— " That real property ought not to bear more than its fair proportion of the tams of the country, whereas the owners and campien of real properly are exclusively subject to the payment of taxes antourvieg to twelve millions for objects of • general and national character, which ought to be charged on the entire income of the country." A. BOUCHBILETT, Esq., in secondiag the resolution, said that be thous's% ii. the spirit ce justice, all must acres with the resolution which lad just been prepaid, but. as the whole question had been so ably treated, it would not be necessary foe him to offer any farther remarks upon it. Daring the delivery of the speech the excitement in the body of the hall was intense, and it was with the tamest difficulty that the speaker made himself beard. At the conclusion he was alternately cheered and biased, and. in the midst of she tumult Mr. SEELEY asked what benefit did the tenant farmers upset to derive frees tranoferring the hardens of the lauded interest to their own shoulders. (Hem.) It was • monstrcus sad a miserable spectacle for the landed interest, with the most unblushing effrontery, to come there to attempt to throw their burdens upon the industry of the country. (Applause.) It any men, or body of men, had • right to complain of free trade legislation, the firm of Keyworthsand Seeley had that right; they bad been severe sufferers by the importation J foreign finer. Ile never had had two worse years than the two lest—(t voice, " You deserve a many I more ")—but did he come there tt whining" for proteetien , las the tamers and landlords had done ? No, he reduced his expenditure, alto so met the pressure of the times. Dot if he mere to ask, and to obtain, protection for himself, who was to protect his men, fur that is what he understood Iby a just and equal protettion ; he gave them the same wages now as when fi Am was 3.. 4d. per stone. (Bear, hear.) If all classes were entitled under the system of just and equal protection to a modicum of protectiou, bow could the cotton and the woollen manufacturers be protected, or the coal owner ? Those climes could not be protected ; and, therefore, to talk of just and equal protection was an absur dity. (.. Hem," and groans) After a few more ob• 'Nervations of • similar tendency, Mr. Seeley concluded by aiming an amendment negativing the resolution proposed by the preceding speaker. The amendment was then put. hut was not carried. The lion. A. L. MELVILLE then proceeded to move the next re solution, and rammed, that however much they taiget differ on some subject*, they would all agree on one, and that was—Let Lincoln flourish. (Loud cheers from ml present.) But, be would ask, does Lincoln &tank ? lie met a tradesman last Friday who said that he had been in besieges thirty yeas, and never knew things to be so bed as at the present time. What is tae reason of tali, Lincolnshire is not a =mut .cturing county, but depeaderit mainly upon agriculture, corn, beet, and mutton being the ewer produce. Now, if we grow more corn in this county than we want, and export a million of quarters, and there is l a tal in the value of 10, per quarter, dues not the decree's amount to 500,0001 ? And Lincolimiiire must consequently 1 buffer to that extent. (Laid cheers.) Atter some wittier remarks he observed—We have to start in • race with all other countries of the world, let us se* how the jockeys are', weighted. We have a heavy natioaal debt; our horses carry twelve stones, while theirs carry only cleat. lie then proposed the following reeolutioa "That import duties, varying from 5 to 30 per cent., are I at present levied on the manufactured articles of foreign nations, while their • , ricultaral produce is admitted duty 1 free into the markets of the united kingdom. Therefore, in order to place the British agriculturist in a fair patties, import duties should be levied upon foreign agricultural produce." Mr. SKIPWORSII seconded the resolution, but was un able to address the m-eting in consequence of tee tumult 1 which existed in the body of the roam. After several ineffectual attempts to make himself audible, he was compelled to tit down, and a tremendous confusion sae. coed d. The farmers °effaced most lonely, " Tam them out !" and their opponents were not slow in ramm ing, with most stentorian lunge, their defiance. At length the farmers made • united and determined Effort to expel them from the emus ; and, from the suedemes• of their attack, nearly succeeded, but the opposing party h.vine rallied inemselves, the tamers were in their tura driven back, and the scene or several minutes was one of iudeseribable remission and uproar, blows being freely given sad exchanged. Mr. Seeley and Mn. Norton endeavoured to resters order; and alter some th ing like silence had been obtained— Colonel SIBTHORP roe, bud was received with loud sheers. The gallant colonel, who was evidently in a very feeble state of healtu, obterved that he had ellen stood before them, and had asked and received their iadnl deuce. (Conn.) He hrd been very ill, and unable for ail months to occupy Ilia place in the British House ul Commons, and he should net have been amonpt them en the pee ,eat occatuuo, had it not been for a deep seals of the duty which he owed to them and to the county. He thanked the gentleman who was once his voile rgue in the Homo of Commons (Mr. Seeley), who had wished that ltd hie might long be spared, to enable him to meet him spin in • contest for the representation of the city. He begged to thank Mr. Seeley ; and if it should be the will of • kind and nem liceut providence that his hte should be spared, he would again meet that gentleman and beat him. (Loud cheers.) The resolu tion he propose d was " Protection to B• ' h lodustry." (Loud cheers, groans , and uproar.) He was • landlord, and he trusted not a bal one—(no, no)—but had he thought that meeting was to pro. tot estimators only, he 'wend nut have attended it ; but be and they were for protection, not to one branch only, brt to every branch of British industry. (Loud cheering.) He was for the farmer, the commercial man, the manufacturer, and the tradesman. HA position as a public man hail ale aye been independent—he would ask no favour, he would re ceive no favour—but would give his undivided support to any ministry which would advance the true interests of the country. (Loud and repeated applause ) He observed that be did not wish them to judge him by his words merely, but by his works, and concluded by moving a resolution to tne following effect ; " That • requisition be forwarded to the high sheriff, re questing him to convene a meeting of the noblemen, gentle• wen, farmers merchants, and others of the county of Lincoln, to take into consideration the depressed state of the agricultural and other trenches of native industry." CHARLES CHAPLIN, Erq , of Blankney, briefly se conded the resolution, and it was carried. A vote of thanks to the mayor presiding was passed, and the meeting was dissolved. Three cheers were given for the mayor—three cheer' for Charles Seeley and free trade were heartily r•soonded to, and the large assemblage quietly dispersed. THE EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS IN BERMONDSEY. The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of the four persons who lest their lives in consequence of an explosion of fireworks in a dwellinthonse occupied by a person named Berlin, was held yesterday afternoon at the Slag John's Head, Abbey-street, Bermondsey, before Mr. Carter. The inquest was adjourned from the 6th of November last, in order to enable the penal& injured by the explosion to re cover, and be present to give evidence. Charles Bailin, sea of Wm. Berlin. was called aei examined. He appeared to have suffered great injuries ea 1 the head and bands. He said—l am 19 years of age seat 'maul. My father's name is William Berlin ; I lived with him en the 12th of October last, at 4, Breeladellets Bermondsey New-road, and on the events; of that day I was eager* rolling caws for a desalptioa otamerialle celled blue ligties, which an sold to children at Id. sad AK sea. These were ether persons in the room, aad to the heat se my resellestien they were all rolling easel. I deal I think my hitter wee there. The ezposiin took place at kaltpert eleven as near as I can say, and there were then la the ram my father and mother, my brother William, 1 sad G= l Barlow. I believe there was a quaatity of dre- I works made up in parcels of a gross each. All I can remember that my mother asked me to give her a chair in ',der to sit down to sapper. We had then cleared away everything. I don't know whether anything was knocked down, but a cracker went off. I have no distinct recollec tion whether, in the ant of giving the chair, something fell but a cracker fired off, and a number of others followed. I made my escape in the first instance without injury; Init I returned to the house to f. tch out ' my brother. I believe that the fire was occasioned by striking the lamp as 1 lifted up the chair. The boy Liner, who was examined on the last occasion, said, in addition to his former evidence, that he was upstairs at the time of the accident, but from the position of the table when he left the room he thought the handing of a ahair across the table might knock the lamp and ignite some sul phur and lampblack which was on the table. Mn. Baba, who had also just left the hal, said she asked her sou for a chair, and as he was be it over the table something fell, and immediately afte a cracker went off, and others followed. Her husband had followed the bathos' of making fireworks for many years, bat he had been out of employment for a considerable time, and, being in great deduces , they had to work early an d late. They had a manufactory in the Westminster-road, but a simple thing like blue high's and crackers they made at home. When I the accident happened they were Dapping the fireworks, i s., putting on the touchpaper with a little damp powder. The Coroner said it now became the duty of the jury to consider whether any pesos was liable for the consequences of the explosion. The Recorder of London had already held that a person was decidedly answerable for the death of a party, occasioned by an explosion of fireworks illegally ma nufactured. It was entirely, however, a matter for their decision. Should they think any onus attached to the father they would return their verdict against him, but if they were of opinion that the occurrence was purely of an accidental nature he would not be liable for the Goan► quences of it. The jury then deliberated for some time with closed doors, and on the public being admitted, The Coroner directed that Mr. Hullo, the father, should be brought in, and on his entering the room said that the jury had found a verdict of " Accidental death," but had thought it right to append the following to it :—" We, the jury, cannot separate without expressing our regret that suf. ficient steps are not taken by the police authorities to pre vent the manufacturing and selling of fireworks, whereby lives and property are greatly endangered." THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. THE THREE ABOLISHED LAW COURTS —The functions of the three &handsel law courts will cease and de termine from and after the list inst., atter which day the records, muniments, and writings of the several courts shall, as soon se convenient, be placed under the charge and su perintendence of the Master of the Rolla, as Recorditeeper, to be deposited and kept in such place or places as the Master of the Rolls phalli direct. By a clause in the act abolishing the courts, all judgments obtained in any of the courts on or before the 31-t inst., may . be entereed hy the process of the court in which such judgments shall re spectively have been obtained. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST A DISPEN SARY hinrwirs.—About five months ego considerable sense. tam was created in Sheffield by the publicity given to the entraordinary conduct of en elderly woman of the name of Hannah Cushforth, one of the midwives of the Sheffield public dispensary, displayed during the exercise of her voca tion in the ease of Harriet, the wife of Francis Mappin, a file forger livinr in Queen's-court, Shepherd street. The circumstances of the case came to light in the form of an official investigation before the district coroner. The lead ing facts are these :—Harriet Mappin was brought to bed of her woad child on the morning of the 27th of June last. At 9 o'clock she sent for Mrs. Ought trth, who arrived about an hour afterwards. Her services were not required till some time in the afterhoon when she com menced the critical operation which she lied undertaken. o the m e esful were her efforts that she separated the •Dy of tant from the head, and afterwards made bar batons use of • common meat-hook as an instrument to aid her in the completion of the operation. The agonised n.o. ther began to sink under the treatment, when Mr. Moore, su rgeon and druggist, who had been fetched by a neighbour , arrived, and speedily arnpleted, at about Ms in the event ng, that which the midwife had so unskilfully attempted. Mrs. Mappin afterwards revived, and ultimately she recovered. Tne misconduct of the midwife having reached the ears of the gentlemen oonetituiing the board of the dispensary, tb' y appointed Mr. Hunter and Sir. Barber, accoucheurs to the dispensary, to investileate the ease and make a report there upon. On Wedneedsy, the 25th of July, the board received a report containing' this paseage , • •• •• •• tt she adopted unwarranted treatment, displaying great ignorance of her duties, and even greater want ot humanity ; and we recommend her immediate dismissal from her office ot mid wife I. the dispensary." The hoard insmciist.ly acted upon the r. commendation, and about the time of )ilea. Cushforth's dismissal they received from her a written resisnation of her office. It is only fair to state that the accused party had practised her vocation for a period of 20 years, and was reputed to be skilful. The result of the investigation was, that the jury found Mrs. Cushtorth guilty of manslaughter in Teepee , o the infant, end the coroner c'mmitted her to York Castle, where she his been se r siaoe, awaiting her Dist at had ttie as sists now going on. Ample preparation for the trisl been radar` n the p.rt of the prosecution, aid not less pains and prepion bestow' d upon the defence. Before the bill of indictment had been presented to the grand jury, however, the learned judge who had looked over the depositions inti mated to the conducvn of the prosecution that he did not think it possible that the evidence would bear out the eha de of manslaughter, inasmuch as it could not be proved that the infant was alive when the midwife undertook the case. His lordship therefore advised that the prosecution should be abandoned. Toe hint was at once adopted, and the consc• quence was, that on Thursday Mrs. Cuhforth was discharged from custody after ell incarceration of nearly fire months. — Sheffield Tinter. FREEMEN OP TUE CITY OP LONDON.—By the new act for the government of the City of London, freemen, on taking up their freedom, are required to make the fol lowing declaration, in lieu of oaths or of formerly prescribed :—" 1, A. 8., do solemnly declare that I will be good and true to our sovereign lady Queen Victoria • that I will be obedient to the Mayor of th is Cit y ; that I will mein. tain the franchises and customs thereof, and will keep this City harmless in that which in me is ; that I will also keep the Queen's peace in my . own perms : that I will know no gatherings nor conspiracies made against the Queen's peace, but I will warn the Mayor thereof, or hinder it to my power; and that all these points and articles I will well and truly keep, according to the laws and customs of this City, to my power." ABOLITION OP OATHS IN ELECTIONS or COMMON Cot Nclotrx.—ln the ensuing elections of Common Coun cilmen for the City of London, a declaration is to be made by voters in lieu of the oath heretofore taken, and In car any person shall refuse or neglect to make the same, the poll or vote dutch person shall be nail and void, and as such shall be rejected and disallowed. A SHIP ON FIRE IN TUE LONDON DOCKS.—Leat evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, it was ascertained that one of the large ships lying In the eutern basin of the London. does had taken fire. The vessel was named the Maclouden, end se one was on board when the disaster occurred. By MISS of buckets of water the firemen got the flames sub slued, bat net until the caboose was burned, and ens of the ship's yards consumed. The origin of the fire is unknown. SUDDEN DEATH. —An instance of sudden death Occurred near Ingatestone, to an elderly lady, of the name of Turner, who was on her way home to Dedham, in the 11 o'clock train, on Friday morning. It appeared that the deceased, who was about 70 years of age, had been in London kw mu days, with her sister and brother-in-law, to give uldisase re lative to some property in Chancery, and they VIM preeeediue on their way homewards, when the de ceased was suddenly taken ill, and died almost immediately after from palpitation of the heart, as was supposed, brought on by over-excitement. —Esau Herald. PORTLAND lIREAKWATEL—WO learn from the I Western Flying Post that the works at Portland were last week proceeding with considerable nativity. The storms of last week, however, were not to be restrained by the trifling resistants offered by the works but just commene.a, the whole of which were swept clean away, and on Tuesday a systematic commencement of the national breakwater works, with permanent materials, by the convicts, took place. The whole of the convicts were mustered to see its commence ment, Captain Whitey, the governor of the prisoner, and Mr. Coode, the engineer of the breakwater works, accompanied the first waggon to the water's edge. 800 convicts will be immediately employed thereon, and kept constantly at work, so that the laying ref Use last stone, as well as the first, may now be saticreated. A BRIO BUN DOWN.—FALMOUTII, DEC. 17.—Yes terday the Russian hip Dygden, Super, muter, from Abo for Parma, fell in with the people of the brig Jane, of Bristol, in 1 an open boat. It eir.i . ,.cate that the Jane was from Cardiff to-1 war& Wylmington, in North Carolina ; and at a.m on I Saturday morning, the weather being very thick and dirty, was ran into, in lat. 49.30 N., long. 7.21 W., by a lugs ship, supposed an American, which took effect before the bra-chains, and in less than two hours she foundered. The I muter and crew got into their long-boat just before she west I down, and were rescued by the Dygden, which put bask, land landed them here to-day. A CENTENARIAN AT OSBORIIE.—A correspondent I st Cower write sit hso on the 18th last.:—" It having reached the ear of royalty that an aged woman, named Read, leading in Cowes, would complete her hundredth yea - At a the 21st inst., and that she had lost none of her facueW s, her Majesty caused a carriage to be sent to convey the old , lady to Osborne, whither she went, wondering but rejoicing After an interview with the Queen Prince Albert, tie Duchess of Kent, and the royal children, she was sent home, loaded with gilts, and with a well grounded persuasion that her few remaining days will be cheered with plenty. The deed may be tr,flint, but it speaks volumes in favour of her Majesty's kind feelings." DANGEROUS DEALINGS.—A Smithfield bargain is necessarily a gambling transaction, since it always involves risking the chance of a toss-up.—Pwides Alnsonack. BURGLARY AT BICKERSTAITE.—On Friday night, between eight and nine o'clock, five or more men, with pistols , entered the house of Mr. Shockley, wheel wright and farmer, near this town, and demanded money. At the time of their entry four men were in the house, and ens of them endeavoured to make a show of resist anee. Fur this purpose he endeavoured to take • gun from the chimney-Piece, when one of the villains seized the gun and broke it over his head. It appears e house that whilst the thieves were engaged in ransacking th for money, three other men in the service of Mr. Stock ley came in, and an attack was made on the burglars. Four shots were fired, two of which took [Met on the wall without Wining any person. The burglars ma de a 1 strict search for money, but were only able to find es. with which they decamped. They also took two single barrelled guns, one of them marked with the name of " Barnes," and the ether with " Green." The pistols which the fmlows discharged, were, as appeared hem subsequent examination, loaded with slugs.—Lioerpool Stannard. FORGERY AND SPEEDY APPREIIENSION.-00 the evening of Friday information was lodged with the police authorities, that a forged order for 1001. had been that day presented at the Union Bank of Edinburgh for payment. By the instructions of Mr. Money, John Milligan, and Alexander lePPnerson, criminal officers, proceeded to the house of the party whose name had been fo rged , and who is a legal practitioner in the New Town, d, after some in quiry, to-k into custody the female servant, whom they suspected of the forgery. In the course of the evening they also apprehended the party who uttered the document, and another person who, it is believed, received the forged docu ment from the servant girl. When on her way to the pellet office the female pris on er attempted to destroy toe other orders upon the same bank, one or both of which are alleged , to be foroeries. The accuse ono rties were brought lsoforeffee l police judge on Saturday, a petition at the instead* a Mr. Mousy, and were remitted for examination to the sheriff. Millicau and M'Pheisan having learned that valu able articles of dress had diAppeared some weeks ago from the house of the girl's master, made a careful search, and discovered the missing articles carefully concealed under a bed in the kitchen ; and having continued their search on the Saturday evening, they found a chest, containing various books, and other articles the property of her master, con cealed fit a cellar in the front area, covered over with rub bish--Caledonian Mercury. THEFT AND CONCEALMENT OP SEX.—tht Wednes day evening a watch was offered for sale to a broker in the Cowgsts by a party from whores suspicious appearance the broker was induced to send for • police constable. The party in resestion of the watch was apparently a seaman, of a ripe old age, but it was discovered that he was a woman in male attire. In the police ofßu she 'Omitted that she had stolen the watch on Tuesday, from a b - uate in Prestonpane, and stated that she had dressed herself in her husband's clothes, as she was ashamed to offer the watch for sale in the garb of the fair sex.—Ecinborgh Evening Cowrant. (Teen the Deily Nem.) MAINCRLATIR, Dec. it. The subscription in aid of fonds to make good the defalcations in the Rochdale Savings' Bank remains station my at 18,0001. An interesting meeting of the unecrolled societies having deposits in the bank, whose aggregate fends are said to exceed 10,0001., was held at Rochdale last evening. There were deputations present from ledges of Oldfellows, Druids (ancient and modern or& re), Foresters, Ploughboy', Shepherds, Rechabitee, from female sick and friendly societies, and from Sunday-scheols. Altogether 20 societies, or fifty lodges and societies, having an aggre gate amount of deposits exceeding 3,0001., were represented at this meeting. Mr. Thomas Livesey, chairman of the board of guardians for the Rochdale Delon, presided, sad said there had been doubts expressed as to the prudence of hold lag this meeting, but it havMg become notorious that Mr. Tidd Pratt had been in correspondence with Mr. Johnson, on behalf of one of the societies, and that he had expres sed an opinion to the effect that unenrolled societies could not recover, if other depositors objected to their claims, he thought there would be no utility in neglecting to take steps to places themselves in a right position before the country, and more especially before government. II they had not a legal claim they had • moral and equitable claim which no honest man nor honest govern meat could deny ; and he contended that the poor having been deluded into& belief that their savings were guaranteed by government, great are should be had how such confi deuce in them was shaken. The impression had got abroad, and was firmly implanted in the breasts of the working dames, that in the savings banks they had government secu rity. It was a common sayiog that the money of the poor in these banks was as safe uin the Bank of England. And no matter bow the impression got abroad, he thought it would be moat unwise and unsafe to let a different feeling take pos session of the public mind. Savings-banks had been a great blessing ; they had induced many • poor person to hoard and lay up money against old age, who would otherwise have trusted to ehanoe, and would have became a burden to the parish. Let the depositors in the Rochdale Savings-bank fall victims to a mistaken confidence ; and let it be felt throughout England, amongst the depositors in all saviegelianks, that there was but a doubtful se eurity—sod people who_had higher aspirations would be thrown back upon their own resources and led to indulge in the same habits of intemperance and 'indifference with re gard to the future which distinguished too many of the working population of England already. As the Clialrinaa ot the Rochdale Board of Guardians, he could affirm from experience that exceedingly few people who bad ever got the habit of laying by their money in savings banks became applicants for relief at the union board, and he should dread the consequences of a change such as was involved in the present catastrophe, if either government or the trustees of the bank could not make good the deficiency. With regard to unenrolled friendly societies, all that could be said for savings banks could be said for them; they were but instruments or arrangements for collecting the money of the poor, and of hoardiag it against sickness, old age, and poverty. It was not their fault, but the neglect and disre gard of government, that lead prevented them from becom ing enrolled, and in every way placed in • position to protect their funds, whether in a savings or any other bank. The chairman havirg concluded his address, a man named JOIIEPR BARROW proposed the first resolution " That this meeting seriously deplores the great defalca tions that have arisen in the Richeisle Savings' Bank, and has to express sorrow at teaming that there is considerable doubt whether those friendly societies which are not enrolled will obtain • return of their deposits; that this meeting, composed of deputies from unenrolled friendly societies, wishes to make the public aware that the immense funds such societies have deposited in the bank have been accumu lated out el the bard earnings of some thousands of the in dustrious classes of this extensive and populous neighbour hood, by whose frugality hundreds of pounds are annually saved to the poor rates, end therefore this meeting, deeply 'eating the position of the trustees and the managers of the bank, anxiously hopes that the trustees and managers of the bank on this matter coming before them, will admit the j est sees of the claims ot the above eocietii e, and by every means in their power adopt the best measures that may be suggested for obtaining, with other depositors, a return of deposits in-' vested by these societies." The speaker said it was a great anomaly in a civilised coantry that bodies of men banded together for peaceful and philanthropic purposes such as these societies embraced should be denied the protection of its laws. This resolu tion having been carried, the tullowing were alsosubmittcd and approved of : That a committee of five members of the unenrolled friendly societies, together with a treasurer, president, and secretary, be appointed by this meeting, who, with • ' member of each society having funds in the back, be empowered to carry the ton going resolution into effect. Cirtsia expenses having In tu ar.d will be incurred In carrying out these objects, resolved th at a lev y . of one half penny in the pound of the funds invested in the bank be contributed by the societies affected, to defray etch expenses. The committee was then appointed, and this closed the business of the meeting. It is expected that the whole of the unenrolled societies having deposits in the bank wit join thou who have come forward at this meeting. IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. . So far as the tone of public opinion can be collected from the most consistently liberal and enlight ened of its organs of the Irish provincial press, the protectionists have not gained so mach ground in this country as they pretend. The Northern 11711 g, speaking the sentiments of the liberal-minded men of Belfast, shows that they are not deceived as to the real objects:of the landlords : We would be more likely to feel thankful for what they now prome to effect for the general improvement, if we could lose sight of the fad that their announced struggle is neither more nor less than a desperate and despairing attempt to keep up rents and fill their own pockets without the trouble of applying themselves to the manly and honest discharge of their duties. They ate embarked in th. it own particular department of business, and, after having long neglected it and frequently acted with reference to it, and towards those who were toiling for them, in a spirit the most reckless and unjutti liable, they are now to be subsidised at the expense of the rest of the community, and thereby saved from the noose quenees of their own misdeeds. • • Protection they never more will have, except such protection as that which they can make for themselves, by attending better to their own business, encouraging their tenants, extendinr agricul tural information, and promoting peace end concord in the country. " Protection" means simply a contrivance for enabling them to sell their products above their natural price ; and that contrivance, which has left a curse upon the land from which it is now in course of being freed, will never be resorted to again. What do the tenant farmers, about whom the lend-' lords tell ns they are so solicitont, say for them selves? At the great out-door meeting of the Tenant Protection bociety held at dgap, in the aiunty of Kilkenny, on Sunday week, when upwards of ten thousand persons were assembled, not a word of abuse of free trade was uttered. SPORTING. WOODFORD AND LOUGHTON STEEPLE CHASES.—TVVIDAY. SWEEPSTAKES of 3 sots. sub, and 20 added ; the second to save his stake. 3 miles. (6 subs.) Mr. Sales Alexander, lOst 1 21 b M r . Montgomery's Brigand , lOwt 131k(Walt) 1 (R. Reed) 2 The following also ran : Mr. Drew's Master Motets., llst 41b (Mr. Allen); Mr. Ttomas's Yellow Dwarf, 10st 710 (Archer); and Mr. Bait's Alfred', lOst (W. Butler).-6 to 4 art Yellow Dwarf, and 2to 1 apt Alexander. All bungled at the first fence except Alexander, who maintained his lead throughout, and won easy Only two lased the post. SWEEPSTAKES of 2 sovs., and 10 added. eats, 2 miles. snhe.) Mr. Thocases Black Dwarf, lOst Tlb (W. Archer) 21 I Mr. A. Jackson's &matron. lost (Jackson) I do. Mr. Sal 's Al ex ander, lOst 7lb (Sad) 3 di.. Ms. Mr. Montgomery's The Clown, lOwt 710 ....... (R. Reed) Even on Alexander, 3 to 1 each eget Clown and Yellow Dwarf. Won easy. Alexander came in second in the second heat, but did not pane the poet. and was distanced. - -- --- THE BRammt FaloATz AFFONSo,—Hccent Bra zilian papers record a new act of gallantry and tureanity on the part of Captain Lila) it, who, it will be recollected. exerted himself in preseesieg the lives of the purengtrs and crew of the Ocean Monarch some time since. While eta tioned off Rio Janeiro, on the night of the 7th of September, a severe gale of wind occurred, and a boat containing two negroes . was upset. It was very dark, but the poor fellows' cries being heard, Captain Litho& enggirked in a small leaky canoe, with a torch in his mouth, and, with the assietance of two men, attempted to reach the rocks to which the r.egroes were clinging. The canoe. however, was twice up•et, and on each oceasbn the captain (warn ashore, righted the canoe, and again put off amidst the breakers. He at last .oecei ded in rescuing them, amidst the cheers and hearty buzzes of the assembled populace, who, by the light of their torches, iv, re wi , neeses of the bold and dangerous exploit.—Lirerpcol Mercury. STATE OF THE HULL Docics.—The tote ca , terly winds have brought up large quantities of shipping, ;echo tag some from India, bound to the continent, but n o ble a to reach their ports on account of ice. The e having optrated agaiest the departure of TV1 , 111:1. our dui ks I are now inconveniently crowded, and the blue Rir, 'lfni o tying that the docks are full, hes been flying !some days.— Huh/ Packet. CLERICAL Onnutemotts.—By the Lord Bishop of Durham, at Auck land Cutts Chapel, Sunday, Dec : 16, 1849. isacons. Thomas William Crawley, B.A. M u d glen Hall, Oxford. Reiland David ems, BA , Oriel Coll., Orford. Edward Josiah Hayten, M.A , University C. I )urhans. Allred William Ronson, H A , St. John's Coll., Cambridge. Thomas Holm*, a literate prnon. Charles Luke Paikineon, B A., Brmenose Coll , Thos. Robson, Remained Student of Magdalen Holt, Oxford. Robert Borsht., B A., University Coll., Durham. Thomas NI/shalom Wannop, Limitless inTheology of Bishop Hatfield's Hall, Durham.___ MUMS. Rev. Joseph Bennett, 8.A., University 0o11„ Durham. Rev. Reginald R. Bradley, 8.A., University Coll., Durham, Rev. George Carey, B.A , University Coll , Dublin. Rev. Geo Lomond Cole, RA , St. John's Coll., Cumbridge, by letters of request from the Bishop of Worcester. Rev. Frederick Fisher, 8.A., Univenity Coll., Durham. BAT. William Hill. B.A , University Coll.. Durham. Rev. Francis John Newton, BA , tiniveriity Coil., Durham. Rev. Chs. Muyes Preston. 8.A., Queen's Coll., °third. Rev. J. Wrloth. Russell Roy, 8.A., All/Mule Cull., Oxford. Rev. J. H. Smitten, BA .Corpus Christi Coll , Cambridge. stairra.—Rev. S. Allen, to the senior incumbency of Bt. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel, Aberdeen. Rev. C. B. Cooper, to Turnworth R., Dorset; Talus, 13.51 ; patron, Bishop of Salisbury. Rev. P. Henderson, to St. Matthew P.C., Bank Foot, Bradford, Yorkshire. Rev. G. C. Raskleigh, to Hound V. with Bur'esdon C., Hants, dn. Winchester; value, 1601.; patrons, Winchester College. Rev. B. Walker, to St. Jude's P.O , Manchester; patrons, trustees. Rev. 0. F. Townsend, to be domestic chaplain to hie Grace the Duke of Northumberland. VACANCl2ll.—Aberiraw 8., Anglesey, dio. Bangor; value, 8881., with residence; patron, the crown: Llentri saint R. with Ceidio C., Gwredon C., Llesillibio C., and Lllabeynvorwydd C.; value, Mk, with residence; Anglesey, dio Bangor; and haplaincy to the Marquis of Anglesey ; patron, Bishop of Bangor—Bev. H. W. Jones, disease& Twywell It., Northamptonshire, dio. Peterborough; value, 2801, with residence ; patrons, representatirt a of the late rector—Rev. W. Alingtoo, dece ased. Canonry in Exeter Co.lMdral ; patron, the Bishop of Enter ; and chaplaincy in ordinary to the Queen—Hon. and 'UV. Sir H, Luke, deemed. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY. Dsc. 18.— APPOINTMENTS. Po/MON— Ididshipapan : C. J. Bullock. imprvsolobte —Naval cadet: W. L. Britian fire (Juan —Asuatant.coitinear: A. C. Percival. feet ible-A•aiitant-t spinier : R. J. Sergeant. lies MsrEsTY'S STEAM SLOOP HECATI,-Under the head of Madeira, we stated on Monday that this vessel bad arrived at Portsmouth it should have been at Bermuda. Pittan MONEC.-Tua tievi..-Notice is given in lut night's Gazette that the sca.unt sales of the proceeds arising from the capture of tf'e slave-vessel Gentil Africano, by her Majesty's steam-vessel Styx, Henry Chide, Erg., commander (her klejeete'e ship Albatross in company), on the 18th of February, 1448, will be registered in the High Court of Admiralty, on or after the 28th instant. J. WOODBEAD, Agent. Notice is alno given to Captain (then commander) Henry Chatis and the officers and crew of her Majesty's s team-vessel Styx, who were actually en board aid entitled to share in the proceeds arising from the capture of the slave vessel Leopoldios, on the 14th January, 1848, that the dis tribution thereof will be made on the 16th day of January next, at No. 1, James'-street, Adelphi, and where the lists will be re-called every Wednesday and Friday for three months:-Flag, 511. 18s. 944.; 2nd class (commander), 1771. 16s. 3d ; 3rd, 23/. 14a. 21, ; 4th, 111. 17e. 1,1.; sth, 101. 13s. 444.; 6th, 71. 2s. 34. ; 7th, 61. 184. 644. ; Bth, 41. 14e. 104.; 9th, 31. 11a. 141.; 10th, 21. 74. Cod ; 11th, 11 15e. 61d. ; 12th, 11. 3s. 844. ; 3th, 175.944.-J. WOOD- Ram), 4 . sent. TAB DEVASTATION.-Notice is given to the Officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Devastation, R. T. Levinge, Esq., deceased, commander, that the bounty money on the ton nage of a alive schooner, name unknown, captured on Nov. 29, 1847, and also of a slave-brig, name unknown, and a slave schooner, name unknown, captured on Deo. 1, 1847, will be paid to these who a , re actually on board at the time, or to th. it representatives duly authorised to re ceive the same, on the 2nd January next, at No. 3, Clif ford's inn, and the shares not then claimed will he recalled every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come, agreeable to act of parliament. Proportions due to each crass:-For name unknown captured Nov. 29, 1847: Com modore, 111. 3e. 044. ; commander, 491. 9... Old.; 3rd class, 6/. lls. 1044. ; 4th. 31. 6s. 114 d. ; btb, 21 19.. 441. ; 6th, 11. 19s. 614. • . 7th, 11. 124. 114 d. ; Bth, 11. Ge. 4W.; 9th, 19s. 94 4.; 10th, 13.. 21d. - 11th, 9.. 1044.; 12th, 6s. 7d.; 13. b, 4a. 1 144. Brig, name unknown, captured Dee. 1, 1847:-C •mmodere, 103,. Its. 044.; commander, 3621. 6e, 31d ; 3rd class, 481. 61. ; 4 th , 241. 34. Old. ; sth, 211. 14 e. 814. ; 6th, 141.95. 914.; 7th, 121. ls. 64. ; Bth, 9L 13s. 244. ; 9th, 71. 4s. 1011. ; 10 ib. 41. 16s. 714. ; 11th, 31. 12s. 514. ; 12th, 21. 84. 344.; 13. h, 11. 16i. 21d. Schooner, name unknown, captured Dec. 1, 1847 :-Commoders, 131. Oa. 91d.; com mender, 451. 10s. 111 d. ; 3rd clue, 61. Is. 54d. ; 4th. 31 Os. 814.; sth, 21. 14s. 714. ; 6:h, 11. 164 ; 7th, 11. 10e. 414 ; Bth, IL 4a 344 ; 9th, 184.244. ; 10th, 125.114.; 11th, 96. 14. ; 12th, 6s. Old. ; 13th, 41. Gll.- W. and E. CHARD, agents. Tu e Coarser.-Notice is given to the officers end crew of her Majesty's ship Contest, Archibald Mcblurdo, Ea q , commander, that the bounty money on the tonnage of a slave-brigantine captured and burnt on the 9th February, 1848, will be paid to those who were actually on board at the time, or to their representatives duly authorised to receive the same, on the 21,d January nett, at No. 3, Clifford's-inn, and the shares net then claimed will be re-called every Wed nesday and Thursday for three months to come, agreeable to act of parliament. Propertions due to each clue -Comma dore, 66/.Ba. 31d. ; commander, 3001. 9.. 444. ; 3rd clam, 401. ls. 3,1. ; 4th, 744. ; 6th, 181.61 1. ; 6th, 12/. 44d. ; 7th, 101. ; Bth,2ld. ; 10th, 41. 144. lltb, 31. W. ; 12. h, 21 ; 13th, 11. 10s. 44.-W. and E. Ctusan, agents. :8. EMI) Intelligence. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—YESTERDAY. Strom. ens ANC-MINIM or CANTERBURY, ins MIMI/MOP or Vote, VIZ LWOW? Or LONDON, Loan LANODALN, LORD Care. eau, Ma. liaise Pane, VIC.CUANCILLI.OI Kamer Baum, 11a. Peamterws LEIOII, AND DX. 1.1.1-.1111,0T0N. BORHAM O. THE BISHOP OF EXETER.—INFANT BAPTISM. At the sitting of the court Lord Campbell observed that he had found the term " prevenient grace " mentioned in " Milton's Paradise Lost." It occurred at the beginning of the 11th book, and he would read the passage to which he referred. At the end of the 10th book it was stated that Adam and Eve had committed a sin for which they felt the eatest remorse, and sued heaven for pardon with emo tionsgr of the deepest contrition, and this was the passage in question— " Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood, Praying; fur from the mercy '?at abets, Prevenient grace descending had removed The stony from their hearts, and made new flesh, Regenerate grow instead, that sighs now breathed Unutteraole, which the spirit of prayer Inspired, awl winged for heaven with et eeliest flight Than loudest oratory." Mr. Baddeley resumed his *]dress He was about to call the attention of the court to • few of the doctrines of baptismal regeneration as held by the church, from the earliest period of the existence of the church, and continued without alteration to the period of the reformation. So far from any alteration in the doctrine, it was:repeatedly affirmed. Wl.at was the opinion of the early church ? There was not one single father who did not show this doctrine more or less. No distinction was known, no distinction was thought of, in the church. The fathers, when they spoke of this doctrine, teemed so fully impressed with its efficacy that they raised the eloquence and dignity of their language. AU rinks of the benefit of regeneration. In Ist vol. of " Wall on Infant Baptism," there were • variety of statements to prove that infant baptism was the practice of the may church. In " Bingham's Ecclesiastical Antiquities," there was a sum mary of the deotrine of the earlier fathers. In " Hermes" there was a passage quoted by Wall, which applied to the doctrine of churches generally. There could be no doubt that Infant baptism fulfilled the early deettine of the church. There were passages from St. Origen commenting on St. Luke,: " ravish baptizantur in remissionem penes, torum." At the time of St. Cyprian no question was raised at all. St. Gregory Nuienxen, fourth century, said, •' Baptisma cranium rerum priestantissimaest." " Infans ab infantia unctificetur." St. Augustin dwelt most effec tively on the effect of baptism. St. Zeno showed how com pletely he recognised the effect of baptism in infants and adults. There were some councils which marked the same thing very strongly. There was the "Council of Cs rthax e," 253, liltrdiste a ConciAs," pp. 357—a most remat kthle verifica tion of the doctrine keld by the church of England, which puts on the same tooting :he baptism of infants and adults. Not one word would be found on the subject of prevenient grace as necessary to infante, which would di rectly contradict the authority of the church. It would only be necessary to refer to one other of the fathers. In St. Augustin there was a testimony to the doctriae of infants being made members of Christ. To:um hoe in se fit vi . eacramenti. This confirmed the formularies of the church, which treated baptism as a gift of grace. He vouched the testimony of the whole catholic church, and he defied any one to produce any writer who enunciated more distinctly any doctrine than St. Augustin did this. He now came to the testimony universally borne by all the ancient liturgies to the doctrine o: baptismal regeneration. Many were more man a thousand p.ars old, and were both of the western and the eastern church also. There was a passage in St. Cyprian relative to the etnetification of baptism. One of the first liturgies was about the Bth century. There was • benedir!is fontis, sod after that a collect referring to the regeneration which had actuidly taken place. There was also one in the Milan church in the 9th century. In iss bet we of N. ,co :On -1 in lia 1 or 0 11 1 die gee Ile till& Se rt paw d Mme' : it OS ee . r Oa, we" setb st sod' >f the Ad* i ~J