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872 was made in confusion, so their retirement was effected ertect disorder, which was by no means improved by a p parting salute from the artillery and a volley from the infantry. With this charge finished the active military proceedings of the day, the enemy's rear resting very near Wining, Upon a small port on the coast now completely blocked up by the sand, where Caesar's camp was formed, and whence it is stated the Roman legions embarked on their expe dition against Cassibelanus. Had the Emperor continued his advance, he would have driven the Russian " Leopards" into the sea; bat, with the magnanimity of a great warrior, he spared his foe for another occasion. The movements of the troops were, in most instances, effected in admirable order, and their picturesque appearance, as they occupied many of their positions, was much admired. The whole spectacle, as well as the manmuvres, *as' brilliant and effective in the extreme. There are one of two points in which a difference exists in the manceuvnis of the English and French armies, as illustrated by the camps at r;Chobham and by the proceedings of Friday, which deserve notice. The infantry do not march up in regular order to form; they straggle up in what may be called a " free and easy " manner; whereas in England the regular step, and steady, uniform march, appear to be always insisted upon. During the proceedings of the day it could not fail to be noticed, also, that there was an absence of all that rushing to and fm of mounted orderlies and galloping young aides-de•camp, intent only upon dis playing their feats of horsemanship, as they conveyed the orders of the general in command. In this respect every thing was accomplished with the most perfect order and decorum ; and it was a matter of surprise to many how such extensive and complicated evolutions could be ordered and carried out with so little confusion. It was observed, too, that the troops formed a line two deep, a plan which was seldom or ever adopted during the revolu tionary war, or under the first empire, the advance by column being the favourite tactic of the Emperor. The total number of troops on the field was about 20,000, and consisted of two corps d'artnee. There were two regi ments of Dragoons, two of Lancers, and one of the Guides for the cavalry, six regiments of the light and line infantry, several battalions of cha.ssenrs, some engineers, and four batteries of artillery. THE FAREWELL. After the battle the imperial party returned to the Hotel Brighton, where a farewell banquet was pre pared with all the magnificence suited to the occa sion. M. Soyer had specially imported the pineapples from the Duchess of Sutherland's garden at Taunton, and their truly regal size excited general admiration. The Emperor made a speech in honour of his "inti mate ally," Queen Victoria, in which he said that " the two flags of France and England—the rainbows of promise to liberty—would speedily crush the yoke of the despot;" and the Prince responded by declaring that "his reception was such as had surpassed all his expectation, and could never be effaced from his me mory." At eleven o'clock the Prince, accompanied by the Emperor and the acclamations of the people, went on board the royal yacht. This was the signal for a burst of rockets so grand and terrific as to frighten the Boulogne paraders into an agony of terror : they flung themselves at the feet of the guard, and en treated protection from the infernal enemy which thus started up from the midst of the darkness. The horses of the piqueurs were equally disturbed. The Emperor then took a cordial farewell of his guest, and stepped on shore amid a new display of rockets, which lighted up the vessel and displayed the Prince and the Duke of Newcastle bowing their acknow ledgments to the delighted crowd. As the Victoria and Albert stood out to sea she was suddenly illu urinated by the opening of the portholes, displaying a profusion of waxlights, and producing a new burst of enthusiasm from the multitude. A salute of twenty-one guns was then fired, and concluded the welcome given by the French to their illustrious guest. The town of Boulogne was magnificently illumi nated, and fireworks, displayed from different quar ters, added from time to time to the excitement of the scene. The initials V., N., A. (Victoria, Napo leon, Albert), gleaming in the centre of the quay, formed the principal ornament of the illuminations. LOUIS NAPOLEON AND HIS STUD. During the late visit of Prince Albert to Boulogne, one of the chief objects of notice was the imperial stud. The horses of the army, hitherto procured principally from Normandy, have been greatly im proved by his attention, mainly through crossing with English stock. The Norman horse has great bone and sinew, and is capable of much improve ment : Large purchases of English horses are frequently made by his agents, and, seeing the prices which are given for good steeds, and the rivalry which exists between the buyers for the French and German Governments to secure the best animals, some astonishment is expressed that Eng lish farmers do not more generally avail themselves of the facilities they possess for rearing first-rate horses for so certain and so good a market. Resides the hares of the Emperor, he has a stud and breeding establishment at St. Cloud, at which colts of extraordinary value are reared from a mixture of English and Arab blood. The Emperor's chargers, reserved for his exAnsive use et reviews ad the field, a all English, as are, Indeed, the ri gveater part of th e saddle and carriage horses, and as &eh-fattier names int retained, and ever& stall heal the horse's name painted over the animal's TtE 14ItES§. head, the English visitor might forget that he was in a foreign country, and imagine that be was walking through the stables of some English nobleman. The Emperor s favourite steed is a dark chesnut horse called Phillips, after Mr. Phillips, of Knightsbridge, of whom the Emperor purchased him. lie is a noble and spirited animal, and is usually ridden by the Emperor when he reviews the troops, where be distinguishes himself by his beautiful action and by his habit of bowing and prancing when he approaches the Dolours of a regiment. As the Emperor at the same moment raises his hat, the horse and the rider appear to salute the colours together, to the great delight of the troops. Both the Emperor's stud and establishment at St. Cloud and that at Boulogne are under the sups inten dence of the premier piqueur of his Majesty, Mr. Gamble, whose thorough knowledge of the points and treatment of the animals under his care is well known to the English eportAng world. Few things grieved Louis Napoleon more than being obliged, when President, to break up his stud and dispose of his horses ; but now that his exalted position supplies him with the requisite resources he loses no occasion of obtaining the best English horses that money can procure. TEE BISHOP of OXFORD AND HIS DEFENCE oF ARCHDEACON WILBERFORCE. (Prom the Chireh and State Gazette.) THE REV. WILLIAM BROCK. TO THE BISHOP OF OXFORD. Bishop's Waltham, Aug. 26, 1854. My Lord,—lt hasbeen represented to me, on authority which I cannot reasonably dispute, that you have expressed it as your opinion that the views which have been pro pounded by Archdeacon Wilberforce in his book, entitled The Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist," are the only views which can save the Church of England from the dangers which beset her at the present crisis. Such a statement is calculated to bring great scandal upon the episcopal bench, as well as to increase the reproach which has already been brought upon our Church by the publication of the work in question. I trust your lordship will agree with me that a denial of this allegation, if unfounded, is required from one who holds so eminent a position as your lordship—the more particularly as it has obtained considerable publicity through the press. The Romanists, themselves, as your lordship may be aware, have set the seal of their plenary approba tion upon this book of Archdeacon Wilberforce ; and the Popish press has hailed it as an able defence of the theology of the Church of Rome. The Dublin Review of last April says of it:—" We cannot but rejoice to find Mr. Wilberforce establishing the whole system of Catholic doctrine with respect to the Holy En diarist as at present received by the Church in communion with the see of Rome" (p. 48 ). " With one or two excep tions, it is the ancient Catholic doctrine of the Church, set forth once more in almost the very terms of the Tridentine definitions " (pp. 73-4). The Rambler for last January says of it :—" We may briefly sum up the teaching of Mr. Wilberforce in this work by saying that, with the exception of an occasional and manifestly unintentional inaccuracy of expression, he teaches the doctrine of the Catholic Church" (p 55 ). "We now proceed from the sacramental to the sacrificial part of the Holy Eucharist; and we rejoice to be able to state that here, too, Archdeacon Wilberforce's teaching is distinct. It seta forth deafly the sacred doctrine of the Mass" (p. 56). " The extracts we have given are more than enough to show how completely the Catholic doctrine of the Holy Eucharist, both as sacrament and sacrifice, is vindicated by Archdeacon Wilberforce " (p. 57). "It is not long since Dr. Pusey was silenced for two years in consequence of teaching but a small part of what the archdeacon now teaches with incom parably more of scientific precision as well as of boldness and of depth " (p. 65 ). I need not suggest to your lordship that, after such de cided testimonials from the Papists in favour of a work treating of one of the most vital points of difference be tween us and them, and upon which the Reformation mainly turned, it is of the utmost importance that your lordship's alleged approbation of the same work should receive your positive denial. Vour lordship will not, of course, regard this letter, nor the reply which you may be disposed to give to it, in the light of a merely private correspondence. I have the honour to be, my lord, your obedient humble servant, WILLIAM BnoCK. of THE BISHOP OF OXFORD TO THE REV. WILLIAM BROCK. Petworth, Aug. 31, 1834. My dear Mr. Brock,—l cannot allow that the allegation made by you, that some nameless informant has attributed to me an expression of approval of the views of Archdeacon Wilberforce's work on the Holy Eucharist, gives you any right to apply to me for a public declaration of my opinion thereon ; and if, therefore, I knew no more of you than that I had received from you your recent letter, I should here have closed my communication with you. But, 11.9 it is, I cannot stop here. I cannot forget days of happier intercourse with yon: common intimacies, common fnend ships, our common love and gratitude to our bishop—our joyful union in the same holy services : and while, there fore, with you, interrogating me (as I think most unwar rantably), as a public man, I should simply have declined correspondence, with yon as one who, formerly at least, felt towards me as a friend, I willingly make use of the opportunity afforded me by your letter for free communi cation with you. And first I will say that I never have "expressed it as my opinion, that the views which have been propounded by Archdeacon Wilberforce, in his work entitled 'The Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist,' are the only views which can save the Church of England from the dangers which beset her at the present crisis." Secondly, I will say that, whilst agree with the work in question, no far as it maintains, enforces, and illustrates that view of the reality of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper which Richard Rooker maintains in the WI book SATTIRISAY, of "Ecclesiastical Polity," as the doctrine of Holy Scrip ture and our Reformed Church against the Puritans, and whilst, therefore, I should dititr as widely as he and all his great school of Church of England worthies would from you, who advocate (if I do not misunderstand your ineauing) that view to hold which the Puritans quitted the Church of England, yet that there are other opinions advanced in my dear brother's book which I do not adopt. Thirdly, I will say that I am quite unaffected by such quotations as those you make from various Popish journals ; because it seems to me that they only exhibit one of the most transparent artifices of that " lying spirit " which so awfully possesses the Papists in their proselytising efforts —namely, the claiming as Roman what we hold as Catholic. Doubtless, in this instance, their object is (first) to excite such clamours as you are endeavouring to raise against :he archdeacon; and (secondly) thereby to drive one of the most conscientious men living from his position in the English Church by the imputation of dishonesty in retain ing it; and (thirdly) to unsettle thereby the minds cf many more ; and (fourthly) to abridge the liberty of thought allowed in the English Church, and to drive it into such a formal renunciation of some Catholic truths as might deprive her of some of her most faithful members. This evil work I believe that you ale—unintentionally, of course, yet so far as your abilities allow—largely help. ing on. Now, let me here explain myself a little farther. Ido not blame you for seeking to obtain a judicial decision on the lawfulness of teaching in the Church of England the views proposed by my brother. I should, indeed, myself regard it as an evil day for the Church of England when (first) advocates wrangled for victory over the most mysterious doctrines of her faith; and (secondly) when the large liberty of thought, which she has always allowed on one side and the other, was reduced within the narrow bounds to which you would limit it. Yet I cannot blame those who, differing from me on this point, seek by lawful means to obtain a judicial decision on controverted doctrine. Only I desire that they would first satisfy themselves that the tribunal to which they refer is one from which they would accept, as binding on their own consciences, any doctrinal decision which differed from their own view. For, if it be not, Ido not see how, in God's sight, they can escape ap pearing as hypocritical persecutors when they set in motion again another, as if they did defer to its authority, a power the authority of which they do not in their own hearts admit, but only use as the means of crushing an adversary. But what I do blame you for, and now solemnly charge you with before God our judge, is this : that by exaggerated and inflammatory language—by garbled quotations—by ap peals to ungodly and unbelieving prejudices—by the fearless bringing of railing accusations—by the adoption and use of nicknames—you are doing all you can to destroy the peace of the Church of Christ amongst us, to break up its unity, to exasperate differences, and to bring suspicion and hatred upon humble and holy men of God, at whose feet you may long to be found in that awful day when Christ will own a loving spirit, and devils claim as their own the bitter and railing tongue. My dear Mr. Brock,—l do, for your soul's sake, beseech you to weigh my words on your knees before God. Re• member the declaration of our Lord—that the time cometh when whoso killeth you will think that he doeth God ser vice ; and try whether you have not ix en of late nourishing in yourself too much of that very temper; for have you not publicly denounced, by name, yourbrethren in the ministry as false hypocrites, and implied at least that your own bishop, your patron and your father's friend, is no better than a timid timeserver ?—I am, my dear Mr. Brock, most truly yours. B. Gum My present address is Lavington. As to your regarding my letter as public, I only require that, if so used, it be given entire. THE REV. WILLIAM BROCK TO THE BISROP OF OXFORD. Bishop's Waltham, Sept. 1, 1651. My Lord,—The cordiality with which you commence your letter, which I have received this morning, has not a little surprised me, as 1 have never had any communication with you since your elevation to the episcopal bench ; and I have twice, during the last few months, been face to face with your lordship without receiving the slightest marks of recognition. I feel it is due to your lordship to publish your denial of the statement you are reported to have made, and, if you desire it, I will give you privately the authority from which received it. It is one, your lordship will perceive, which I could not. "reasonably dispute ;" and, with your permis sion and his, I am prepared to publish it. When I took leave to address you, I did so from a sense of duty, and in the esercise of a right which belongs to all who love the truth and desire it to be maintained. It was not my intention, however, to enter into a controversy with your lordship upon the Romish teaching of Archtlu ave eacm Wilberforce's book on the Eucharis t ; but, as yo h classed me with the " Puritans," and intimate that 1 should " quit the Church of Eng land," I be g to inform you that I agree with Hooker's teaching on the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ; and more especially with that part of it which the archdeacon has repudi ated ( page 37, third edi tion), namely, that " the real presence of Christ's most blessed body and blood is not to be sought for in the sacra ment, but in the worthy receiver of the sazrament. (Eccl. Pol., 6 67.) Your lordship has assumed that I desire to abridge the latitude which out Church has ever allowed for differences of opinion. lam the last man to do this; but h e r b , be are limits to this latitude ; and , if t ruth and peace a preserved among us, they surely cannot be allowed to plead it in their defence who have avowed their hatred and abandonment of those very principles of our Reformed. Church which your lordship's predeeessois laid down their lives to vindicate. Nor do I c onsider it right or lion! 0 st . l honour the renegades from her Protesta nt Chrtstum, ity with the titles of " the most conscientiou s men living and " the most faithful members" of our C.hureh. Whatever your lccrtiship may have me ant hy your "di' •