The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-15 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14.

THE Reverend 0. R. PIIITNNe, incumbent of St.
Peter's, Plymouth—Father Confessor to the Orphans
of the Sisters of Mercy, leader of that new Order of
Plymouth Brethren the effect of whose rule is to
deteriorate the minds of little girls with prurient quer
tionings—has in vain had his confessional practices
veiled by the decent covering of his Bishop • anon
and the protecting shadow of his lordships counte-
nance. Yam was the judgment of the Bishop
of Exrrea after the inquiry into Mr. PIYNNIN
proved insinuations into the minds of young Orli of
unwholesome thoughts and impulse, which few young
girls can of themselves know and feel. Useless was
Mr. PITNNeI acquittal by his diocesan even of "in-
discretion." With the fatal energy of a drowning man
who sinks the faster the harder he struggles, the
Rev. Mr. PRYNNE will rush into print, and will
seal his own condemnation, by trying to defend
himself. Another letter to the Bishop of
from that sophistical fa her confessor has found its
way into print, end will be seen in another column.
Another weapon is consequently furnished the sup-
=of morality and common sense against

la hie first epistle to his defender and patron, Mr.
PSYNNE delivered himself respecting the sanction of,
the Church to the practice of cintession thus :—. All
I can find serves to show me that she [the Church]
leaves her children entirely at liberty to use this
means of gram [confession] whenever their spiritual
necessities require it. There is no prohibition, or
shadow of a prohibition, that I know of, to prevent
their doing so." The Anglican Church neither bids
nor forbids her lock to confess their sins and
wickednesses to the not infallible clergy; therefore,
Mr. PRYNNE mad his employers insist upon their
pupils confessing " regularly on stated days." By
this style of negation, any absurd or wicked practice
can be justified. The Church does not enjoin or pro-
hibit the wearing of hair shirts, the lying all night
upon hearth-stones, the standing on one leg, the
burning of heretics, starvation, mutilation, or any
other absurd or sinful act; yet that very circum-
stance appears to Mr. PaeNtea to be an argument
for their being extensively followed and habitually
indulged in. "In short, my lord," continues the
conventicle jesuit of the Plymouth Brethren, " I have
only meant to assert fur the members of the Church
of England general and absolute freedom of being
allowed to unburden their minds to their ministers
whenever they desire it for their souls' good. Such
a freedom I do believe to be most in accordance with
her spirit." The mean shuffling of • cringing so-
phister is writing specious distinctions could only
suggest such a text as this, and could only have
added seek a commentary as that which follows in
Mr. Pat Fixes second letter to his congenial bishop.
" I have not taught it as a duty," he writes, "I have
sot brought or trained persona to look on it as a
regular observance, or • part of the ordinary dis-
cipline of a Christian life ; but, on the other hand, I
me not aware, et any statement of the Church of
Zagland which would justify me in refusing to re-
sales persons who desire of their own accord, or, I
may add, by the advise of their parents or guardians,
to mese to me vegelerly for this purpose."
The widows spirit Mr. PRTNNE proved that ho
JIM Meek it Is ihe orphans of the Sisters of Mercy am
a rimy to usual him regularly to confess. He may
not have done so in words, but ho taught them much
more imp wrively in practice. Their "guardians,"
the /listen of Mercy, sent the children to him • re-
gularly se stated days" (a fact we learn from Miss
puma Cattrer.u., from the girls themselves, and
from am abeedemes of other evidence), sad he tot
one y sentswed ad absolved them, but expostulated
gave
wits am. and eau them penance for any el-i-
-dolises el aboase happened to exhibit. But
this makes stadialr more. By. his owe showing,
the only met at sodomise even tacitly recopied by
our Climb* Otassees sad voluntary seelleisa
--a frie 1.11111 et slesdisell, ililliablilv
aware and reselowing desire lor repaetwee and Sar-
gasso,. My se straining et teats or emphistieStkill
of betas is anythiag appraising to apposliso
bola the names Meal. A sonilmelen is avast.
remitted to tabs the lam of a ostaidea. Mr.
PRTNNE is cherypi. ad with indulging a harmless
taste for animas: sae/ride; but with pursuing a
amain= eased esomanings ; at selimatioit
sins that sear onasfsegur could be, Is -aes.d by
the preheats of isr years; of—perhaps from mis-
takes asst, bet apparently from too intimate en ac-
quaints's, with filthy ideas—prompting iniquities
whisk map sot have been previously known, in-
stseilse=awtheem_ (Nippon they could have
beta valieftrily coshed
Al aim =my arisen in the first iambuses from
a add= sons el any ; bat that it abseil have
ban problei b. an ally be aossaelal Ow open
tho appositive sal esteem Whims mad
in wrong. Thim lathe meet eheeitalle vordistsbra
can be retuned mw those dames ef the lailistnat ;
bat was we p bean W wt
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than we mowne.off
The Wisp of Munk in his rrolrelinrshi-
ally bps that Mr. Palma will
who sae to Ma for °cohesion lees mitSe
desire it. That bto soy, the
it was pr ovei thet Ms. PATMIZITIL Ie:
poietsd sad mismewhiged Clefiewer et
al the Shim it Marty, tajsies Ma bite
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his youthful Ants from mating Ms idles hen
him. The Ohba before wham it wee pond that
Mr. PIT7IIIIII at "stated time; and as a modes
retLehad mos girls brought privately to him is
the pew.
.ta • 4 does e( indeoset_anala
inns. as excitants to mobilise • that May. by
whom Mr. PIINNE was jelled to have been est
eves " iadimorett" for having se mimed him slime,
mow premiums as the geese gess** et ssolme
mime a=y opposite allititagh saililly waded-
Gated
We do not wish, oda se fur as he him sinew
acted himself as a ioisr of snipe, to point IBM-
'ideally to Mr. Parts% became we loam tee well
how large a surface the jmemitioal priestliest/
ism have spread over, and that it has only bas Mr
PRTIIIIOI 'misfortune that his practices have buss
specially made public. He is not the only clerical
father ceafemor by • great many, nestling hypo-
critically in the hisses of a church to which oh fbsfo
they do sot He is not the only
est alwa s viral ownipar—of
thyotter semi • in the elealmfdts
Anglian Chola. we desire to pelt
to is the opaline lest that se desk Wan has
Lord Deasy peosenand his intestine of anaitting
the education of the youth of this sweley.

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FRANCE.
PARIS, Taman' llmertmo.
Nothing is talked of bet the pee peselimmtlr &Lbw-
day. Since General Magnaa's order et OM day, the
Minister at War has ordered that the Mimi of the
Etat Major and four additional eawiley regiments
shall take part in the military spectacle.
For this purpose the 6th Hussars at Fon.
tainebleau, the 4th Chameurs at Proving, the 7th
Chalmers at Coups, and the 7th Dra-
goons at Melun, have 'Weft to ;marsh immediately
to Paris. In coGesswal Minas has
been obliged to mod) his military arrange-
ments, and has published a sopplemeatary order of
the day, assigned positions too-die bige additional
force. On the arrival of the President at the °rheas
Railway station, the bells of all the sharable la Paris
will ring, at tho same time that the artillery will fire
salutes.
The Bourse will be closed, as it has been found
that it could not be opened on a day when all this
Istismal Guards are ordered to be under arms. The
NM market, which is usually held on &iturday, will
lake place to-morrow. The public Mims will only
swam open until 12 o'clock.
A triumphal arch is in course of construction at
Ike entrance of the garden of the Tuileries, in front
of the gate of the Pont Tournant. Setts are being
placed on the terraces to the right and left of the
gate, which will contain some thousands of specta-
tors. An amphitheatre on a gigantic scale is also in
coarse of construction near the triumphal arch of the
Pont d'Austerlitz, and a large tent will also be fitted
tip. Another triumphal arch will be erected oppo-
site the theatre of the Porte St. Martin, and another
at the by of the Rue Richelieu. Some very absurd
Whistled representations were planned, in which
the services of lightly clad nymphs would
bate been pot an requisition. But I un-
dies SS i that the goverment, knowing that the
Parisians have still some sense of ridicule, have given
strict orders to put a stop to every attempt to add to
the isSeial programme. I have heard a report that
the Orleans station the inscription, "To our Cele,-
Ihsperoe " is to be exhibited; but I incline to
Mak lib wail be cut out by the censor of the drama.
• yea deal of dissatisfaction is expressed at the
imimpust that the infantry is to occupy the foot
peestimeat ea either side of the Boulevards. This
will leave but little room indeed for the
public, who will be entirely excluded from the car-
riage way. The municipal commission of Paris per-
forming the func ions of the council.geoeral of dm
Seine, met this morning to prepare an address. It
is stated in all the papers that on the triumphal arch
on the Pont d'Austerlitz will be seen the inscription,l
' The City of Paris to Louis Napoleon, Emperor."
The Moniteur contains the following telegraphic
despatch :
LA ROCHELLE, OCT. 12, fiavaN r.x.
The Priam quitted Rochefort this morning, after having
passed is review the troops and the deputations of the coop
imstre!f tie arrondissements of Rochefort, Mannar, and

Itainvieen-d'Aegely. The crowd Ina isinmesie, snit its
eathusiasm was experiment is the warmest issuer. His
Imperial Hishoess was saluted everywhere by aim tt
" l'Empereur!" The Priem was received with the
YIN tramporta at La Rothe'''. The reception whisk ha
met with there elands all that eta be laarisied. Never
cam each an ovation given to any seventige. The whole
town is wild with joy. All the populations of the vicinity
assesablid to the number of upwards of 100,000 souls,
aaanimously acclaim the Priam as their Emperor !
The President arrived at Mart at baltpast five
this afternoon.

Among a vast number of addresses from muniei-
pal councils, published as usual in the Muniteur, the
following is remarkable for its quaintness. It is from
Casenenve in the Oen :
1799. Nejsoleoit Consul.
1848. Negoloon Yresidest.
1802. Napless Comml for life.
1811. Nipeillell re•eleeted by eight 'MUM= of suffrages.
1806. Napoleon Emperor.
1962. Nepobran
It is for you. Monseigneur, to All tip this bleak in our
glorious Mum.
At the Bourse the Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents. fell
Ifr. 13c., closing at 106.43: the Threes closed with-
out change, at 81.80. The Northern Railway fell
30f.; Strasbourg, 28f. 73e.; Western of France, 9M.;
Ronen,l7l. 60c.; Lyons and Orleans, 12f. 60c. each ;
Havre. 5f.; Lyons and Avignon rose 10f. ; Bordeoux
and Cette, 6f. 23c.