The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-22 00:00:00

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THE`-'• XI)'RESS, THURSDAY EVRifillitt, DECEMBER 12, 1964:

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From the beginning of the controWersy until now
we believe that not a single bishop has ventured,
to state what the peculiar inspiration of the Holy
Scriptures is, and in what respect it differs from that
Divine assistance to which good men in all ages have
piously ascribed their best thoughts and feelings.
Even in the collection of replies to " Essays and
"Reviews," edited by the Arztbishop of YORK
under the name of "Aids to Faith," we find one
of the new bishops, lately promoted from a profes-
sorahip of divinity to the bench for his theological
attainments, in his essay on Inspiration avoid-
ing the difficulty with the remark that "it seems
" pretty generally agreed among thoughtful men
"at present that definite theories of inipi-
" ration are doubtful and dangerous." Nor is
there the least reason to suppose that these eminent
divines would be able or willing to lay before the
Lords of the Privy Council under the responsi-
bility of their office stricter and more formal defi-
nitions than they are ready to offer to the public
in the freedom of professional essays. We may be
pretty sure that the Bishops are not anxious to be
required, in the words of the Quarter/y, to send
in " their written opinion of what on the matter
"in question the teaching of the Church of Eng-
land is." They have no idea of being called to
account in any such manner.
Nor could any one blame thesis for their reserve
it it were avowedly founded on diffidence and a
fair recognition of the difficulties of the doc-
trinal questions now agitated, and the neces-
sity of further inquiry. It is the existence of
that privileged reserve side by side with an
eagerness to condemn others that is oh;ected to by
the public. The common sense of the matter has
been well and religiously expressed by an eminent
divine of the Scottish establishment, whose words
we have transferred at length to another column.
" The Christian reason," says Principal TULLOCH
;n his recent Introductory Discourse, " must have
" room to work. In every successive age it has
" questions to determine regarding Scripture, and
" regarding doctrine, if not in the way of addition
" nor yet of diminution, yet in the way of conci-
" Eatery exposition and comprehension. To slut
" off such matters from ever-renewed discussion is
" simply impossible. To exclude the clergy from
" participation in this discussion is no less impos-
" &Pile, and there is no one party in the Church
" entitled priori to determine the right or wrong
" in the results that are constantly reached in the
" course of this constantly progressive action of
"the Christian reason. These results must stand
"or fall by their own merit. If they be of men
" they will come to nougnt ; but if they be of GOD
" we cannot overthrow them—lest haply we be
" found even to fight against GOD." This is what
we shall all have to acknowledge at last, and the
sooner the better for our peace. There is some
allowance, however, to be made for the Bishops,
whose office traditional feeling has invested with
noL;ons of " authori4 " quite foreign to the condi-
tions under which they have to live and work.
Everybody looks to them in every crisis to deliver
offhand grave, exact, and harmonious judgments on
subjects respecting which the most profound divines
have held different opinions. They are not, or think
they are not, at libe-ty to confess that they have
their difficulties like other men, and that the
best thing for all of us is to seek furthe • light,
while ho'ding fast to those great truths and prac-
tical lessons wn,ch are plain to every Christian.
If, however, there is one way more certain than
another to keep the heads of the Church from
acknowledging and sharing the progress of the
age, it is to entrap them, as is now proposed,
into premature dogmatic declarations upon points
which happily at present are open to devout
examination.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

- AMERICA.

THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

Mr. Fesseuden's financial report occupies nearly
eight closely-printed columns of the New York
papers. We extract a few passages :

einisstie or foreign foe. The people of the United Eir• tee
have felt a just pride fr their position before the world.
In the Jedgment of the secretary, it may well be doubted
whether the nittional credit abroad has not been strength-
ened and sustained by the fact that foreign invest-
menta in our securities have not been sought by us, and
whether we have not found a pecuniary advantage in self
reliance ; bat, however this may be, it seemed to the secre-
tary that even if inclined to attempt the negotiation of a
foreign loan, the time was unpropitious, and the difficulties
attending such a negotiation, while exchange was subject to
rapid and violent fluctuations, upon any safe terms appeared
almost insurmountable. Whatever risk was to be
incurred must necessarily fall upon the goys anent. He
thought it wiser, therefore to wait until events sbor'd
have more fully demonstrated the inevitably favourable
result of the contest in which the nation is engaged, which
time he believes to be near at hand, wither than venture
upon an experiment which, if successful, could afford but
temporary relief, and a failure in which might be attended
with evils of a very serious character. Believing the
country can, if it will, sustain for a long time to come any
burden which the war is likely to impose, the secretary has
deferred an undertaking which seemed to him so doubtful
of emcees and pi questionable in its results. It may be
added to these consideratioca that to have the interest on
our public debt payable at home, and to on. own rather
than to • foreign people, are advantages the value and im-
portance of which can hardly be too highly estimated.

mainmast gone. The lower part of her fore and
mizen masts were standieg. The sea broke con-
tinually over the wreck, and the bulwarks and
cabins were washed sway. On the 20th, in lat.
49.55 N., 1011. 12.55 W., passed the British ship
Geologist, bound eastward.

DEPREDATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE
CRUISER SHENANDOAH.
LIVERPOOL, Dm 22.

Private advices received here by the Brazil mail,
and posted in the underwriters' room, announce
that the Confederate cruiser Shenandoah, late the
Sea King, had captured and destroyed several A ineri-
can ships off the South American coast. Amongst the
captures are the brig Susan, the barques Elee.t and
K Godfrey, and the schooner Charter.rhe Shenan-
doah had also captured and bonded for 40,000 'lola.
the ship Kate Prince from Cardiff, which has ar-
rived at Bahia.

The Shenandoah carries eight guns, and is com-
manded by Captain WardelL

THE "FENIANS" IN CANADA.

AN ORANGE LODGE BROKEN INTO.
(From the Torraze., GMc of Dec. 6.)

Last evening, being the regular meeting night of
No. 4 Orange Lodge, the person in charge proceeded as
usual to the lodge-room for the purpose of opening it and
preparing it for the meeting. The room is situated on the
top flat of No. 96, Yougeatreet, and has long been used
as an Orange ball. Ou entering the ball the caretaker and
others who had arrived were astonished to find that
it presented • scene of the utmost confusion,
though everything had been left in it on Friday
night in the most perfect order. Procuring the assistance
of *evened other Orangemen, the party made their way
into the room and lit the gas for the purpose of seeing what
had gone wrong. It was not until the room was thoroughly
lighted up that the complete confusion was It 30. The
banners, of which there were several in the room, were cut
and torn, some of them into a hundred pieces ; the furniture
was overturned and broken ; the warrants. which had been
all nicely mounted in gilt frames, were thrown on the floor,
and the glass, frames, and parchment trampled upon
till almost totally destroyed. The boxes, owes, &c.,
for holding the property of each lodge were broken
open, their contents scattered around the room, and
so torn or smashed as to render the most of them unfit for
further use ; several large Bibles were lying on the floor,
some of them torn and mutilated, and showing the marks of
the heels of their destroyers' boots, where they had jumped
and trampled upon them so long as they could do them any
damage. A couple of small rooms adjoining the large room
had been broken open, and their contents treated in a simi-
lar manner. In one of these rooms were a number of drums,
a quantity of regalia, and other articles, all of which were
damaged to • greater or lama extent. All of the drums had
the heads cut open ; the regalia were cut and torn, and
everything was injui ed that could be. Besides thus breaking
up and destroying • large amount of property, the ruffians
carried off about one hundred dollars in money, and a
number of small articles of value. The rooms presented a
picture of destruction and desolation of the most complete
character, showing how earnestly the fellows went to work,
and bow intent they were on destroying everything they
could. Most of the banners were valuable ones, worth from
20fl dollars to 400 dollars To show the character and
feelings of the perpetrators of this outrage, it is only neees
sary to state that wh there was • painting or picture
of her Majesty—and there were several of them in the
room, • bole, as if with a knife, war made opposite the
heart—this was also done with every picture of King Wil-
liam

As soon es the full extent of the damage bad been dis-
oovered word was sent down to the city council, then in
sessioo, and the affair was taken up and discussed at once.
The council took prompt action in the matter by passing a
resolution offering 500 dollars for the arrest and conviction
of the guilty parties.

The Tomnt, Lewicr publishes the following document,
which was numerously aigoed by the Roman catholic' of
that city :—" As the catholics of Toronto have been most
unjustly charged with the commission of the gross outrage
recently perpetrated on an Orange lodge in this city, we
the undersigned, in the name of the catholic body, indig-
nantly repudiate and condemn that shameful, cowardly act
and disavow all connexion with it. We sincerely trust
that the guilty partite may be speedily brought to justice,
and we are willing, when called upon, to increase the
reward offered by the city authorities for their apprehension.
We are lovers of peace ; our social interest+ are bound up
with those of our protestant fellow-citizens, and we have
no desire as we can have no interest to be in discord with
them. We take this occasion to state that we have no
sympathy nor connexion with Fenianiani."
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Ths mine paper says :—" We learn from a correspondent
at Newmarket that the residents of that quiet town were
thrown into a great state of excitement on Monday night,
in consequence of a rumour which gained circulation to the
effect that a large body of Fenian were about to attack the
town and murder the protestant inhabitants. This opinion
was strengibened on account of a suspicious looking box,
said to contain revolvers and pikes, having been forwarded
to the residence of a supposed member of the fraternity in
the neighbourhood. The people became greatly excited,
and many of them, arming themselves with gnus and other
weapons, paraded the streets as a guard all night ; but
fortunately nothing occurred to show that any attack was
intended ; and the townsfolk laid down their arms 'ester.
day morning and returned to their business, evidently
gratified that nobody was hut.'"
At the German Society's concert at Moatreal on the 7th,
Mr. McGee alluded to the Fenian, in the following terms:—
" When they saw what they did see and deplore in the chief
city of Upper Canada ; when they saw that societies ex-
isted—he had no personal knowledge of the fact—armed
against each other, and therefore against the public peace
and the law of the land—they might congratulate them-
selves that they bad in their city no other rivalry except
to see who could do the most good. (Applause.) He
thought the state of things to which he bad alluded was
very much to be deplored, and that those who had influence
and authority in that city were guilty, and would be guilty,
of all the consequences, if that community should be driven
into Ia state of anarchy and confusion ; for if they Amer-
cimd their authority, they might have es united a city ea
we have here." (Applause.)

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON AND
SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.

INQUEsr.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. W. Payne, Coroner, held an
inquiry respecting the death of John Neville, aged 3,4
years, a fireman in the employ of the Loodon, Hatbtoo. and
South Coast Railway Company.
It appeared that a short time ago the deceased and an
engine-driver named Martin were engaged in taking a goods
train from the Epsom station to Leatherhead. Upon ►sav-
ing the station it was found that the metals were so
"greasy," that the wheels of the ennuis did not tete,
and the deceased was directed to go to the front of the
engine and throw sand through a tube on to the rails. As
he was walking along the foot plate to get to the sand box
he slipped and fell under the engine, which passed over his
legs and frightfully injured him. He expired from his
injuries on Tuesday last.
A juror suggested that the sand bone might be made self-
distributors and be under the motto' of the engineer, who
by pulling a handle could throw the saud on the rails when
required. The present was by no means the tint accident
which bad happened under the existing system.
The Coroner having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."

SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT.
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TWO MEN KILLED AND TWO INJURED.

Shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning a colliery acci-
dent, by which two persons lost their lives and two others
were injured, took place at Messrs. Mercier and Evans's,
Park Lane Colliery, situated at Aslitoo, near Wigan.
A young man, named Abraham Corm, was employed
as engineer at a pit belonging to the firm by which is
worked the seam known as the Ortell Four Feet, o3airnuni-
catioo with the Five Feet seam, which lies below and to
which the pit has been sunk, being cut off by a scaffolding
stretched across the shaft. About the hour named, Cone
began to lower a party of four men to the Four Feet mine,
and when half the distance bad been traversed be appears
to have reversed his *ogles, which he considered required
such a check to be applied to enable him to stop with ease at
the mouthing. Unfortunately, however, as the cage neared
the spot at which it should have bees brought to stand
Corns forgot that he had already reversed the origins, and
again altered its position, the effect of which was to send
the cage down the shaft with increasiog rapidity. It dashed
through the scaffolding, and the mistake having been dis-
covered in the engine-house, it was brought to a stand
about 20 yards below the stage. The men in the cage mw
the position in which they were placed, and it is believed
that one attempted to spring out of the =outlines they
passed, bat failing he fell to the bottom of the shaft, a
distance of 61 yards, dragging with him pee of his coin-
lonian. These two, whose Names were William Pilling
and Stephen Webster, were of coons killed as the spot.
The others, w►o held fast to the cage were happily pre-
served (though they sostairied a wrens shock). assistance
moos being forwarded to them, by means of another shaft
which ootemanicates with the flve-feet mine. The polies,
',Doddering Oarns's coudaet culpable, have taken him into
custody, and yesterday be wee sakes before a meaty magis-
trate, and admitted to bell till the remelt of the oaroeses in-
quiry is made known. Webster leaves a yds sad tour
young calking' to moors his lore.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Befoul Vic►Chweellor Wood.)
wiox o. WELLS.

His Honour had reserved judgment on r.ne point in IL,
case. The testator bad given an annuity of rx O. to Lt. -
lieu. Wells, and Eliza, his wife, jointly—such an-Jett. •
be paid out of the rents of property devised in ti q.t.: •
George, and the residue of the rents to be accutuul ted
the testator's grandchildren. If George survived w.: •
he was to have an annuity of 1001. instead .4 F.
and if his wife survived him she was to lure,
annuity of NY. so long as she remained unmarried. ,„
Wells bad obtained a divorce a vinculo ro.ttrtntn i v,tt.
ground of his wife's adultery. The rmodion no, , •,
decidol was whether Eliza Wells was entitled to :my
the annuity of 150/. during the life of her hu.b.in.l I •
whether, as it was pat by the counsel for the . : , .•
" this Ludy had, by virtue of her adultery, acouir, • .
which, but for her wrongdoing, she would nut I: ,
entitled to."
The Vice. Chancellor said—This will was made bcf,r •
Divorce Act. In it the testator provided for all ti .•
contingencies that be could with respect to the at-t- •
family. and among those coutingenciee for the diasol :•.• •
his sons marriage by the then only legal means, v.... •
He could not legally provide for the case of divert,. :
the law then stood divorce was impossible except • •
parliament. I think the testator meant to prove!, .
sou ; the annuity belonged to his son in his own
his wife's during the joint lives, and be could abet
did ; and l cannot hold that the right of a put... „.-• ..t
the annuity from the husband is to be defeated-by t
fact of a divorce having been rendered L , ,
by the misconduct of the wife. There will, tl„ :
be a declaration that Mrs. Gen. Wells is entitbd t •
of the annuity of 1:10/. during her hush tad's life.
Mr. Holt, Mr. Willcock. 9.C., Mr. Dxt..
Mr. W. N. James, Q.C., Mr. Gitfard. C.,
Palmer, y C., Mr. Boyle, Mr. Hallett, Mr. 13.,01.,
Cottrell, Mr. F. T. White, Mr. Roxburgh, Mr. Ton.
Mr. Nalder, and Mr. Edmund Jams appeared
parties io the cause.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
CHETwIND 1.. CBETWVXD.—PART 111*%!::..
Mrs. Blanche Chetwynil petitioned fur a dee,. • .
ground of her husband's adultery and cruelty.
spoudent deuied the charges, and pleaded vatiec•
eatery allegations.
The Queen's Advocate, Mr. Kerslake, , Slr. r
11allantyue. and Mr. Hencien for the petit, •:.
Hawkirs, Q.c., and Ur. Kenealey for the re5t,.....
This morning a conversation took place as to th.. r• .
length of time the came would last, and it bele; .
that it could not be concluded before Christ,
arranged that the court should rise to night for
days, as had been originally arranged.
Evidence was then called for the respondent.
Helen Wiladen-1 live at Thickwall Farm, nelr
miuter. I was in the employ of Mu. Snatb of t'
Birmiugham, trom October, leuke till the 'Jul of .1
Oa the •23rd of lest December a lady and a gentle •:, ,
in a cab to Mrs. Smith's. They came about lu
night. I have sees her since. It was Mrs. ( Lrt
I have seen her in this court. I have t:...
gentleman here. It was Mr. Nichol. T...
asked me if it was Mrs. Smith's apartments, tied •- •
there was anybody there nailed Mrs. Shiptou, ...,1 . . .1
her that she had gone that very day. Site next • )
if she was coming back, and I said I WAS not eerta.•.. • •
then asked me if the rooms were re.
u'd I did not know. She asked what
rooms they were, and stepped in to see • ...
Having looked at the bedroom, she went to sp..ak •
gentleman in the cab. She then cams hack and s .
would not wait as she might get apartments elsewle.:— • ,
asked me if I knew any to let, and I told her the lady i
door had some, but she did not go there. She t
cabman if he knew any, and he said he would loot ca;
some. She then wished me good night, got into V.- . .
and drove away. MO had on a black silk dress. a 1
and bonnet, and a veil. She did not wear the veil ...or 1.-r
face ; and I have no doubt that it was the same lady that I
saw in the court, but she was very much altered.
Cross-examined—Mrs. Shiptoo had been in the helgirri
about six weeks. She did not seem diaappoiuted that Mr..
Shipton was not there. She did not say, " What ath Ito id,
or anything of the kind. 1 don't think she came to see
Mrs. Shiptee ; for she did not ask for her. I keel/ Mr.
Palmer, of Rugeley, the solicitor. I saw him brat about
three or four weeks ago. I know Mr. Chetwyed. I saw
him first since I have been in Loodoo. He came where I
was lodging. The gentleman in the cab WAS a dark gentle.
man with moustaches. [Mr. Nichol was called in.] 1 think
that is the gentleman, but I cat't swear to him. He had a
black moustache when I saw him in court, and he hu not
now. I believe that is the person Irw iu the cab and in
the court.
Re-examined—l saw him in the curt the first time
I came here. lie WWI somewhere at the back. There
were several other gentlemen there. The court was, in
fact, full. I looked at him for 10 minute. or a quarter of
an hour. I ant sure be was the gentlemen I saw in the tab.
The cab was dose to the door. The lady was with me
about ten minutes altogether. I d.. 1 not speak to the
gentleman or he to me. I did not tuttile the lady wanted
to see Mrs. Shipton, for I had not heard Mrs. Si ytou talk
of her coming. I did know, however, that she expected a
lady, but I did not know whom.
By a Juror—There was a gas lamp close to the door, and
I saw the gentleman's face quite plainly.
By the Judge—Nobody asked me to look about in the
court and see if I could recognise him ; but I dui recognise
him almost the moment I saw him. I told Ann Litheiine,
who was sitting by me ; but 1 told no one else. Not Mr.
Palmer or his clerk. Till I got into the box no one here
knew whether I had recognised the gentleman or
not. I thought his name was Nichol, became
I had been told that Mr. Nichol was with the lady that
evening. I don't know who told me. It was a veung
person, but I don't know her name. I had heard that it
was Mr. Nichol after I had seen Mr. Palmer.

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Mary Edwards— I am the wife of Mr. John Edwards.
of liew•street, Birmingham. where I keep a Berlin wed
shop. I have known Mrs. Chetwyod three or four
Tears. She bad been a customer of mine. A few outings
before Christmas last, she called at my place. My shop was
closed at the time She asked me if I bad a bed which I
could let her have. She was alone,. I said I had sot
bed to spare. She asked me if I knew of any ram
near ? I said I did not, except at the hotels.
She said she was summoned on an errand of
life and death to see an old servant, either of
the family or of Mr. Clietwynti. She said she had
come to Birmingham by train. She showed me a letter and
asked me where the address was. I believe it was Camp-
hill. She said that some gentleman whom sbe knew had
come with her in the train, and that he was on a-ar to
be married. ribs said he was to be married on the following
day. I cannot remember whether she said what he was;
my impression is that he was a clergyman. sbd
was very much agitated at the time. She Ira
with me ten minutes or a quarter of in hoar.
I suggested that she should go to the Hen and Chi ;mos, or
to the Queen's Hotel. She might have mentioned the gentle.
man's n►me. She only said that she had met him in the
train. I asked Mrs. Chetwynd if she bad any luggage ; for
I thought that it would be uncomfortable for a Is.i. to go to
• strange hotel without any. She said she had none, tot
she had come ►way in such a hurry; but she
mentioned that the gentleman had some. She uked
me if my husband knew the landlord of the Hen sod
Chickens ; and when I told her that he did, she asked me d
he would mind taking two bedrooms mid a sitting room. sbe
requested that the bedrooms should be near each other, for
she was nervous at sleeping in a strange hotel. 1 promised
that my husband should take the rooms for her. andshe
went away. I believe I suggested that she would want'*.
She seemed very much flurried.
Examined by Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—Sbe only naked
me for one bedroom, bet she had said nothing to toe about
a gentleman then. I think she did not seem disaPPainla
that I had no room.
Francis Smith—l am landlord of the lien and Chickens at
Birmingham. In December last Mr. Edwards bespoke a
sitting-room and two bedrooms. It was no the 2.inl. Tad
bedrooms were close to each other. They were Nos.
and 3d.

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Sarah Woodcock-1 am chambermaid and waitress at the
Falcon Hotel, Birmingham. It is a small house. One
' night just before Christmas, Mrs. Chetwynd and 11r.
Nichol came to the Falcon. It was on the '23rd between
' 9 and 10 o'clock. I had known Mrs. Chetwynd about for
Mrs.
I had lived at the Georo, Lichfield, and Mr. ,s.l
Mrs. Chetwynd used to stop there with the childrea.
I also knew Mr. Nichol. He was • great billiard player.
and often came to the George Hotel to play. He was tha
beet billiard player that ever came into the mom. La tigli erl
He lived at Lichfield. He drove to the Falcon with Mn..
Chetwyod in • cab, and be asked me if he c.,:1
have • bedroom and • sittieg-room for the MAL
I said. "lei! for yourself aloes. sir, or have you a lady sub
your He said be bed. He then went back to the Cab
and fetched Mrs. Cbetwynd in. I knew them both l'Y
their testate., but I could not remember at the time who
they were. I had not seen them since I left the George.
which was about two years ago. When they got into the
sitting room, Mrs. Chetwynd sat in an easy chair ; and
Nichol stood before the fire with his satchel on by
shoulder. A satchel is • black leather bag. Many gentle-
men have them when they travel—especially hettir:
psalms°. (Laughter.) I thought every gent:elven
knew what • satchel was, Mr. Nichols ordered
tea. but Mrs. Chetwynd said the did not want
any, but would nether go to hod. Mr. Nichols
said that he must have some, and I brought it to bal.
Mr. Nichols also asked for • glass of ale. I took bim
Mrand he drank it before he had the tee
. Nichols also had • gleam of broody sod
water. Mrs. Chetwysd would not have any. lie
told me that the lady was very tired, mid wanted to
to bed. I thee showed them into room No. 100 the 'nod
floor. I had recognised them long before this. They hula
carpet beg but I cannot say whose it was. I took it
up to the room. I left them in the room. 'DI
Mr. Nichol' asked to be called at half-pas
7, as they wished to go by an early Irv'.
I left the room, the door was locked behind me. I did not
call them till It. I *eked Mr. Nichols for his boots, winch
he gave meead asked ms for hot water. Breakfast was g. 4
far them, hot the, did sot hays any. Mr. Nichols
WAG us to have the bffl made out as they had sot wadi