The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

THE ARCHBISHOP OP CANTERBURY ON
BISHOP COLENSO'S PUBLICATIONS.

Some lime ago (says the Kentish Gazette) an ad-
dress, numerously= by the Was of this diocese, was
forwarded to the • is reference to the recent pub.
Nations of the Bishop of std. Wes VIM the archbishop
has seat a letter to Archdeacon Croft, *rough whom 0.6
nadirs' trot forwarded. booting his riptY thereto. We
'Orkin the letter, her with the reply (o the address,
which we .are earkh by the (induces of the Venerable
Aroltrisecon Croft, to lay before our readers:

COPY.)
" Addington Park, Croydon, April 2.
" Dar Mr. Azeltdescren,—l herewith mad my reply to
the address which you were so geed as to forward to me
from yea:self sad a Isms body of the dere of the diocese
of Canterbury, on the sub** of the recent publications of
Bishop Coleus°. It has besa delayed, owing to an erroneous
impression that some other address was to be expected ; and
I wished to answer all at coos, and in the same terms.
" I should be glad that se much publicity as is possible
shoald be gives to my reply es this reply, and the others
to which I allude, are =Waded se a general caution to the
clergy of my dicome not to admit Bishop (Memo into their
pulpits. Believe me, youre very faithfuty,
" C. T. C.ArruAz."
(C.)
"To the Clergy of the Dioces49 1 e
of Canterbury, subscribers
M the warm.

"Addington Park, 31st March, WM.
"My Rev. and Dear Bren,—l must no looter delay
to convey to yin my acknowledgments for the adders you
have presented to me on the subject of the reeled pebble-
tires of Bishop Coleaso, as well as my cordial thanks for
the expiremions of respect and affection with which you
have approached me.
" I cannot be surprised at the feelings of sorrow end indig-
nation with which you view those works, as impugning,
in your judgment, the authority of the Holy Scrip-
tures ; and as derogatory to the person, the attributes,
and the work of our divine Redeemer, for happily it
fa without precedent that such published opinions
should have emanated from • bishop of the church
of Christ. But it is satisfactory to be enured
that the priacipel objections advanced by Bishop
Colima, are for the most part puerile and trite. So puerile
that an intelligent youth who had read his Bible with can
could draw the dicing &sewers from the Bible itself ; so
trite, that they have been spin sod again refuted : two
htied yews ago by Archbishop Usher, one of the most
leaned ansahsts of this or of any other country ; more re-
cently by Bishop Watson and others.
" To the diligent student of God's Holy Word then, who
looks for light sod guidance from above, the books to which
you refer are absolutely harmless : but they are pregnant
with mischief to the ignorant, the half informed, sad to all
who rejoice in anything which can free them from the
troublesome restreiota of religion. A bishop of the church
has spoken, and that is enough ; they will drink in the
poises, sod never trouble themselves to seek the antidote or
*Orly the replies.
"The Impressions which you have received from these
works are widely shared by the church at large. It seems to
be morally felt that the Pentateuch is so closely interwoven
with the texture of the Bible that it is impomible to weeds
it from its pages, without tearing the Bible itself to Moose ;
or to &my its authenticity and veracity without charging
Him who knew what was is man with ignorance and
impletare ; so that if the Saviour be DO longer the Troth,
Hearne logger been Way of the Life • and robbed of
the a the Ompel, we are to be ;creed adrift to
seek Idea teerleumbert we ioey from the blindness
and Meekmmesmssle el natural sligiy
" eneh convictions you invite MO to take the
upholding the belief in the inspired
11118:=Seed kr vindisaling the church of Zeeland
from the g Ai& atembeals her in tonseqesece of
lies remelt pollination d ere el bor bishops. But you are
net perhaps aware that in the com of the Bishop of Natal
theed=ryAr.l4isdiction rests with the Metropolitan of
the Bishop of Capetown. This
while has jut returned to his province, and is
institute those judicial proceedings which
Wry to in
Whether the chaps brought against Bishop
diem. elm be unstained. It is not for me to anticipate
the Wore% white may be delivered ia his case ; but
you me aims that he hes refused to resign the see of Natal,
althoogh he canna, deny that he is unable to exercise the
meet important funselin of that office ; and persists in
dis-
seminating an bishop of his diocw, opmwa which derive
their chieffrom the office he still holds in cones:km
with the e Ikaisad. Under thee* circumstances, it
hisami add &sty, in conformity with the rule of
=fa illseeki, when proceedings are about to be
sisy clerk, by reason of conduct whiek
eaeeesto caution all the claw of my dicers
asseshre=l"wiho Coleoso into their pulpits, or al-
=to Waster tbe Word or Sacraments in their
lota be shall have cleared himself from
the my, kgelYune which at present attach to him.
"Ia emedbmion„ I most tender you my grateful thanks
for your bled espreorkee of sympathy with me under my
pima Irish, and far the promise of your rayon, that I
rosy have wisdom and strength from above to guide me
safely through them. These will I humbly trust, in answer
to our prayers, be putted to me ; sod in full confidence
that the Gnats which have called forth your eddies' will
week together for the good of the church of ChM, sad
that the inspired Word of God will be proof spinet thine
roomed assaults.— I nom* my rev. and dear brothers,
your faithful and ado:Weals hied and Welter,
" C. T. Gallettaa."

Tag °akar Zairian finumna.—ln oonsequenoe
of the straws gale from the westward, whist' prevailed as
Boaday at high water when the Great listens Boated, she
moved from !sr pomMoo shoat four feet. This bee m-
dead • masidemhhs unmet of additional exasvatioo Deem-
wiry, I. order to 'umpire the mars at the outer skin. Time
work wield otherwise have bees Ashamed is time to have
removed the ship tram the berth durieg the poses spriog
Oder bat she masa ear le grated elit until aboeirthe 17th
or Nth Met., ea which latter due she wee riverbed as
mall ler New York. The sempway kayo, theseters, hem
obliged to modify their semumgmemeete as to ruling, which
mead lake pion yeti sheet lie sad at the mouth.
Galion* Ronal ttr lavaanoui..—A daring
Erzir rob &Larwhile of y was commesittai is cos of the most populous
Liverpool se Thursday eight Wt. A
retlersaa, pommies through Williaresseageere, was
mined from behied by gmeothirs, who stele him wash sod
ohm* sad
Aim lift Idea beeralre as the poised. After era-
m Pre ? ihrgoessins deememmed, awl hire rase
eludesii dlirjung Agleam elf ale prier The geatiemsa *toga
Ule =gift meemerleg.

Oztrruis nizaiu
FRANCE.

THE CAMPAIGN IN kfRX ICO. -GENERAL

ELECTION 117 FRANCE.
PARIS, Ann. 6.

La France of this evening asserts that according
to news received from Mexico, General Bazaine
had occupied Cholula on the 3rd ult., in order to
intercept the retreat of the Mexican army from
Puebla.

The siege of Puebla was to commence on the
16th ult.

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The Petrie says :—" It is reported that the
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general election to the Corps Le&latif will take
place in the first fortnight of June."

THE POLISH. INSURRECTION.
CRACOW, Ann 6.

The Czas of to-day states that an engagement has
taken place near Olknaz, in which a Qeeiack ds-
tachmemt was entirely destroyed.

VIENNA. Arius 6. 1

The Vienna papers publish intelligenee,
That the day before yesterday a band of insurgents
attacked a Cosa& frontier post near fislany. The
attacking patty were yesterday in their turn assailed
by Russian infantry and dispersed.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aran. S.
A great number of soldiers on furlough have
been called in. _ .

The Journal de St. Potersboury publishes an impe-
rial decree transferring to General Berg the civil
administration of Poland, in the event of the Grand
Duke Constantine being prevented from discharging
the duties connected therewith.

BELGIUM.
BRITSSELS, Aria 6.
The Sing" drove out to-day in public, taking part
in the promenade of Longeluimpa.
His Majesty drove along the Boulevards several
times, and appeared to enjoy good health.

THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES AND THE
PROPOSED REVIVAL OF TRANS-
PORTATION.