The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-26 00:00:00

[TWOPENCE

THE POOR-LAW BOARD, THE REV. E. A.
HILLYARD, AND THE NORWICH MONKi

NORWICH. Ocr. 25.

This morning Sir John Wolohan; inspector of
the Poor-law Board, commenced an inquiry ordered to be
mode into certain allegations preferred against the Rev.
E A. Hillyard, chaplain of the workhonee, of having nag••
laded his ditties and " identified " himself with Brother
Ipatius and the "English order of St. Benedict." !e
inquiry took place at the Guildhall.
Hr. J. H. Ellett, chairman of a committee appointed by
the board of guardians to deal with the matter in question.
meducted the case on the part of that body ; and Mr. C.
Cooper, barrister, instructed by Mesas. W. and J. S.
Skipper, appeared on the part of Mr. Hillyard.
The following letter was read in the course of the pro.
esedinsp
" Heinrich, May 7, 1864.—Ny dear Sir,—As I have ma
hoard from you since I addressed my last letter to you,
ennelude that you finally decline to make any further state-
ment in explanation of your conduct. It becomes, therefonN
my painful duty toe:press to you my strong disapproval el
the course which you have pursued. Without any consul-
. Yam with your bishop, you have introduced at your church
the daily celebration of the Holy Communion, not for year
parishiocers, but expreenly and by your own invitation. for
certain pence. reng out of your parish, who have lately
established themselves in this city, sod profess to be an
order of monks. You have allowed these persons to attend
Is their peculiar costume, and to oome is procession. Yon
have employed them is the service, have treated
BMW. nuneyeionally in the mtufniralien log the
Hely Communion ; and further, you have Line.
dined and allowed in the communion service urges
sod eseecomice obsolete and unusual, some of them BLIPI
and ell of them alien to the spirit of that service, sad
beide the directions given in the rubric as for the misis.
troika of the Holy Communion. I grieve to add that the
awes which you have pursued is the more inexcusable
beams you hale been previously warned by mein the
rirof a large number of the clergy of the city Chad
se, who is the principal person and leader of the
labors alluded to, being in deacon's orders bad, by
rim:lwo:l:duct obliged me to prohibit him from officiating in
his diocese ; and that his doctrines and practices were isms.
Meant with the teaching and practice of the church, and
such es would not be countenanced, by any consistext!

member of the church. Now, notwithstanding you beard
this, and without any commaeication with me, you have
publicly, and in she most solemn of all ordinances, upheld
and acknowledged him and his companions, and invited
them to and provided for them a special day for the minis-
tration of the Lord's Supper. You further continued to do
this after having been urgently advised by me as sow m I
heard of it to diacontius the practice, and after having left
me with the impression that you would forthwith give notice
of the discontintome of the services. By this conduct you
have given very great offence to the church, occasioted very
indeoset conduct in the House of God, and mused mach
scendal to the public in general. I now solemnly admonish
you for this your serious misconduct. I require von at ones
to discontinue the daily celebration of the Lord's Supper.
and to minister that holy secrament only at each times es to-
fore the present year customary in your church, to lay aside
the oareinonies and tinges you have introduced in the core-
muniou and all other cervices, to observe oely snob forms
as were before customary in your perish church, sad are
prescribed by the rubric. I also meetatly advise you to
&basis from further emaciating yourself with these so-called
monks, who, however amen and seams hi their opinions
and conduct, teach deafen's@ and preeseve miaow alien to
the doctrine and discipline of the church of which you am
an ordained minister, sod to give yourself rather to the mom
senora study of God's Holy Wad, and the more diligest
labouring for the mob of your parishioners in their several
homes. I shall be thankful to receive from you the axone-
Mon of your sorrow and regret for the fault you have own-
matted and the offence you have given, together with your
memento that you will for the future actin amordeees with
what I have alone required end advied. Treating that Gad
may Mahn your heart to receive with a ready mind this
my admonition, I remain, dear air, your faithful &errant,
"Joni T. NOZWICE.
"The Rev. E. A. Hillyard."

Mr. Hillyard replied :
.• Niece-place, May 17, Mlle.—My Lord Bishop,—l bags
the hamar to acksowledg• your lordship's letter, and in
reply mug most tespeeduily &dig to comply with your
lordship's request to diesasiess• the daily celebratiou of the
Holy Communion:— Your lordship's most obedient servant,
" E. A. HILLTARD..
The Rev. S. Titlow, mg of the oldest clergymen. la Nor-
wich, was called to prove the receipt of the talking' letter
hose Mr. Oseeley :
"Et. Stepben's-equars, July I, 18611.—Rev. and dear Sir,
—I hive been ashes to celebrate the Holy Communion deity
for OW Benedictine =oaks, whom boon is I believe in your
parish. May I beg yen, "hamlets, kindly to inform me
whether you have any objection to my doing so.—l am, rev.
and dear viz, yarn faithfully in Chriet,—+ GmsoN J.
OUSCLIT."

The witness added in reply to questions that he should
not consider any clergyman who signed his name with a
t a sound Protestant. .

•
The Raw. G. J. Otisslay, who appeared in a tang black silk
gown, was them ezamised in person. Hs said ha, came to
Norwich on Bt. Alban's-day.
Mr. Tillatt—What day is that?

Witassa—You osa Is. it is the Prayer-book. It is
the 17th of Juno. I came to Norwich to help the catholic
oases. I had previous commuoicatios with my (rimed Yr.
Hillyard. I came boss Bognor, is Sores. I was sot doing
aaytkiag particular then. I was assisting gratuitously at a
private chapel. It is a school for glib. Their faith is
the Chetahs& faith—the catholic faith.
Mr. Matt—The Roman catholic faith
Witness—No. I say the catholic faith.

Mr. Melt— oneletird with the Asia d Replesd ?
Witnere--Of course. Before that I was at Melpesh, is
Dereetehire. I object to answer the gowition what twee doing
before that. I have never base cone ected with the Roman
eattiolis 'birch. I was ordained a prises by the Bishop el
Down sad Cosier is 1859—0 n the Pert et at POOL
Mr. Tallett—When is that ?
Mitoses—ln the Prayer-boek yeti will God it ; the 30th
of Jaw

-BM4.Walshasi—The 29th, is it not
Witmer—Oh, the 29th ; I beg your garden. (megh-
ter.) I beard aertais persona were badly perneeeted hem,
and I came to amid them. I pates to swig
Mr. Halyard and tb• monastery beloegieg to the
dumb of England. I had had commesieeMose with
Mr. Hillyard and Father limbless. I decline to my
who recommended lodging. to me. Only shoat Are =Metes
eloped after I was in Norwich before I went to the monee-
eery. I saw Mr. Hillyard next day at et. Lawman
where I went with the monks. I here seee Me. rl4tl
several times at the moneatary. I remember pis( to the
workhouse at Mr. Hillyerd's request. I blessed the people
arils monastery. Mr. Wilma wee aware that I edistated
there. lie used no argument er ohjectios Natant it. I
here bad DO private meetioge with Mr. Hillyard is the
meaaaMry. I have sees him In the yard sad the visitors
room. have osiebrated the holy 11111166011 in the
'miry day. Mr. If illyerd was aware of that. Ri"4"mri
serer took any pert is the services of the mansafary—
wither pahlie nor Private.
The witness was proceeding with hie midmost when oar
report wee despatched.

M. BlititTEß.—This distinguished French advo-
cate le about to become the guest of Lord 800 is Loamdoo. As invitation to a public diaper, sip by • large
member of members of the inns of court, has been pressmsd
by Lord Brougham to M. 13erryer' and has been accepted by
bun. At a meeting held at the Attersey-Oesetars &am-
ber; at which the Attorney-G•arral, the Quema's Mama*
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., IL P.„ Henry Bliss, Esq., Q.C.,
James Camealll, Fag., Q.C., Robert Lash, Esq., Q.C.,
Karam., sod Mime, were preesot, it
was resolved that the bar gmerally be invited to take
part in this demonstration of respect for M. Hamer. It is
anticipated that the dieser will take plass es as early de
is the appreacbiag term, as N. Berryer's stay I. Bag
will ha limited to a few days only. Gentlemen desiring S.
attired are therefore requested to Bred their mimes without
delay M '• the Secretary of the Bmryer Ommeittee," at Sir
F. Kelly's chambers, No. 2, Kiag s-beech-walk, Temple.
A New CANON OF WIERMINBTER
yea. W. H. L Beebnek, Areltdescon Cases of Weft-
taimiter, has tendered to Ow genrsmeot hi maignaties
of the stall which he has Mid since ISO 9, co the posed
• immssiog age sad lethality. The stall was worth
1,8001. a rear sad a house. Tim motet stall, wbielli will
hosenfoeth be worth 1,0001. • year, will, it is
heown' be given to the Rev. Erma; Hawkins, B.ar pt e
heedmy of St. Paul's Cathedral, and minister of es% rasa
Chapel, Mayfair, for may years the eetretery el the
Society km lb; Propagation of the Gospel is Noels.
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