The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-26 00:00:00

THE TRIAL OP BISHOP COLENSO.

The trial of the Bishop of Natal was concluded
on December 16. The sews by the lestmail brought down the
import of the triel to the evening of Thursday, November 19.
Cle the monies of the following day the Arehdemoon of
George, on of ties wean clergy, resumed hie &epaulets is
airport of the acclamations. by considering the alleged omen
el the Bishop of Natal se respeets the Holy fieripturth His
address occupied seedy the whole el the doh sad is the
came of it be discussed with great minutemen the hear* of
the chink formularies upon melt el Bishop Coins* with
Y set forth is the extents frees Ms 'antilop relined to is the
citation. This demi the owe for the prosecution. The
regietrer the reed • letter from the Bishop of Natal,
which was put in in his Mena The Weer wee dated
Bishop?towe, August 7,186 L It is very niuthasse.
eceopyuig lowly three columns of small type is the local
journals. With greet &them of ergemeet it categorically
went thwegh newly the whets of the ispereed enemies.
The toth of the argthopete bang aleiely shown is their
exemlnin, which sod? " I have no death whatever this the
method books of Hersetare do contain errors, end moth wverryy
grave one, in metiers of feet, mid that the hidai
narratives en not to be depeeded w as Owe
'ha all their &tale. I have sever Meted this
publicly ; but surely in this me of withal inquiry every
istelligeut Mediae of the Scriptures moat be aware of the
troth of what I my. It is vein to deny what le paint to
any careful sad thaseisetiese reedier who will set kir
self to compare en pomp of &ripen history with
nether. And I must say I had supposed that there
were very few hi the Feint day, except is • very narrow
school of theology, who would wend this *me The
Metropolitan asked Dr. Bleak if he desired to say anything
ma behalf of Bishop Caine°. Dr. Meek mid he eine then
far two purposes—first, to pretest ; sad soneMy, to the
event et thew lordships, notwiabstnelier that proton.
ethane juriobetion, to give ratio, el appeeL He
no intruction te de eankies farther. The seen thee a&
jumped. sad en reneenibliog on New. 21. the Vary
Rev, the Dena of Oath Tows delivered • keg reply.
This steed the nee. The court the edlosened. gni ree
emenabied by soon on Deo. 14, when the enfikespe bishops.
Y enthamoletivered their opinions. T'be presseties thou
had emend Dr. °mimes* of berm en nine assns. His
disbelief la the Atonement. 3. His belief
_LaMantia&
without say keowle of Christ. 3. His babel le lethal
regeneration. 4. His -thhenef ha the Indlisithem of fans
pthishments. 5. Hie theta that the Helyinsterse sire
the weal of Gad. 6. Him dada of the of the
Holy Scriptoria'. 7. His desist that the is • tine
• of the loth wile it pease= deemith I. His
itect the divinity of oar Muni Lead. 9. His
imperious. and bringing into dimeepen the Boa et=
Priaya. Biehop Of Grthens's Teen said he seeithrol I
all theme champs proved, end painful as it wee to ,
him to salve at such-• enclomion, he ressidered that lay the 1
Wee seselsing preyed midget bin the Bishop el Nate hod
wholly disquthiled himself Sc hearing stile in the Moth
at God. mid for the owe of souls therein. The Hither Of the
Free Side ithetheed that he had erne to • eimßee sew
clean. The thin wee thee te D=4
wises, e Ile nmesseablieg, the
judgment, ispriviag Bishop Golsen his see. am the en'
or before the lath of March next the Whin *a fin elan.
seeseditiosel, end obsolete rot estelith is wittier et mil the
*bleed/rabble mimes, la Leedom. et • fib retirethati
Apil in Gape Town. Dr. Bleak loaded is •
=Pthe legality el the proseedlege and the velf
amir went, sod pve sues d stmod. The el
Gip Town maid he meld set remegnime thy megsosspt to
• his Ones the Archbishop of Ceaterbery, sad he erase is.
udts Ihet appeal to be mule within Meth day fres that
The trial is reported at peg beg* to the Mae papers,
the Anse appropebithar te so twee the 36 emee. A
sennte repiet et the preseedlep has ale bun pahllebek
wkic6 ills 486 pees Bveb

The Paris Massie publishes, on the authority of
two letters from its earrespeadent in the Holy Land, the
following amount of deplorable scrum of violence sad dis-
order which occurred at Bethlehem on Christmas-day,
mimed, acoirding to the writer, by the fanaticism of the
Greek Chriatians against the Latins :
"According to the usual practice, the Latin patriarch and
hie clergy assembled about we on Use 24th December at
the patriarchal seminary of Beit-Djela, end went theme in
grand procession, aocompaaied by an immense crowd, to
the church of St. Mary ad Pruseps, or rather of St.
Helm, tharegh which the Latins have only a disputed
eight of pow to the small church of St. C►tharine,
wises the vespers for Christrose-eve were solemnly cheated.
Afterwards, came the night service, mieteated pontelledly
by the patrierce, sesisted by hie ;clew. After the mid-
eight we, the Patriarch, bear:ag a cradle supposed to
amide the infant JOillS, went in edema procession to the
Grotto of the Nativity and deposited the cradle on thestooe
whisk Blurb the rely spot where the Saviour was born;
the Gloria in excelsis and the re Deem were next meg.
Maine were then mid at the sitar of She Magi until the
time appointed for the Greeks to tinter the Grotto and
chant their liturgy; dim which the Latin masses
were again nenated, sad motioned during the morning.
At half-past slime, while a Fancier= monk was engaged
in celebrating mum, the superior of the Greek on..
vent tutored the grotto and complained of the Latins
keeping possession of the altar so long. A Latin monk
having refused to allow him to advance until the eoselsoies
of the wise, the superior rushed into the church of St.
Helena bellesslea to the Greeks, ordered the bells to be
rung, and called on his oo•rel'gioaists to drive out the
Latins. He was beard to exclaim, Kill Lour or Ave of
those dop ; we will bold you blameless!' A fierce
conflict then emu 3 betwese the Latins and the
Greeks, in the choir of the church of St. Helms,
in spite of all the efforts of the 'Min patriarch
to prevent such a madams nese. At last, however, the
Mussalman Mahan al Bethlehem arrived with an armed
farm sad soon get the mastery of the Greeks, Numb
they resided viohnitly at ARM Two Latin monks were
slightly wounded in the fray. Four of the Greek perty
were also wounded, sad among them the superior of the
convent, who had bees the cause of the coeflict."
Is the evening tweatytive bashi-basouks were met to

Itetddebees by tea Naha of Jerueslem, accompanied by three
ellelak empowered to bold an ioquiry into the Mbar and
teMg the guilty parties to justioe.

TRACKZILAY'a Law Woaa.—Charles Dickens,
alias abed Mr. Thaelteray, in the February number of
the Coral Magazine, says :—" On the table before me
there lies all that he bad written of his latest and Let story.
That it would be ay a to my are—that it is inespremibly
so to a writer—in its ahem of matured dams sever to I
be scoomplidied. of inflame begun te be .wanted and '
destined sever to be remplad. d regal prsperatioe he
am reads at thought that he was sever to traverse, and
for gang goals that he was never to reach, will he readily i
bellow d. The pain, however, that I have felt in perusing
it has not bees deeper the the cavictiee that he MI
the baba vigour of his powers when he wrought
cm this lad Lair. Is rasped at earnest feeling, far-
seeing purpose. charades, incident, sod a certain loving
pietareeqweasee bloodies the whole, T believe it to ba much
She best of an his works. That he fully mat it to be so. ,
that he had beam stragly sada to is, ad that he be-
stowed
great pains upon it. I teas is abecut weep page. It
twatehte one Mare, which most hap cost him *ram
distress, end which is a altarpiece. There are two clin-
ches In it, ached with a Madras lay and Mader es ever
a father caressed his huh child with. There ie sea yoga
lave, es pare awl Massa ad pretty as the tea. And it
iv vary remarkable that, by MOM at the Under coustruc-
Mee at the story. mare than as. main incident usually be-
to the sod of much a kilos is anticipated in the
begins sad thus there is an alma to ormatenem
hi the lamest as to the eatiefaetion at the reader's naiad
easswag the eat acceding paw, which could hardly
ham heehaw deeded if the writer's breaking on had bees
forma. The lest la he wrote and the last proof he cor-
rect:d eve mem them papas Haugh which I have so sic-
"awfully made Nay way. The esaow of the little pages
• manosoeipt whin &alb stopped his head show. that be
had tarried tam about, sod oft= taken them out of his
pad have sad there, for patient revisit ad harlinea.
the. The last words be corrected is print were, Ad my
heart throbbed with aa exquisite bliss.' God rat that at
that Obristneseas wham be MI his head bask as his piLbw
ad threw up hie wars, as he bad bees west to do whet very
may, some earionsems of duty doe* sad Christian hope
thrashed life humbly cherished. may have real his
ewe heart so Is throb, awe he dad essay to his Re.
awes met."
♦ WILTITI. Womait.—A determined attempt to
aeamit staid, by awake has just best made at Gains-
limengli, by a yeas woman of nit wad Mary Bak, living
as dos swat with the soll-solleeter at the bridge
which ream the Treat, mid aria Lisocashire with
Natasha/a. There is • revered pease
yap
.each aide
al the alga. with • dear oasis( to Me idge and
asoiltar le die street, through white footicuseugers have to
par. awed Muse rages is not used for ruin. sail in it
the girl volsoterily drat bona up. abet la dews span
the sold nags, sad foe Ire days and four nights per.
dad in refusing food. At length the police and the
relieving °Moir for the district we,. milled le. They
feat he very weak, se thee it was apparent she
eat die if meat masa are net speedily adopted
to make her take food. The reltivieg oiar however,
meld rely efts the mega as yrder for the workhouse,
which she refused to avail herself of, sad the police avowed
thensame usable to interfere sass she were turned into
the street by her sorter—a prowattig the tandollector did
est feel jailed is adopting. The medal direr at the
district was teat applied to with the view of ascertaining
the state of wad of the girl, for la the eat of bey being
manna deranged, the awing aver wedd have the
=te saw ler by fens, bac as Y smatiestio•
irmagta, a evidence of asap ceski be detested.
sad dna were all tried to in.
gene a le ="ateMkstpart, ar le allow herself to be
balm iota werldwess, bet te as pupae. At leogth
eh, an told that yam she eweetated to as of the two
MOMS out lee would be tamed into the street sad
seeveywi teethe paladins& This tad sesta to have
some bi with her, far she tideway saM " they might
de aslallked whir Mr." Without giving her time to
AMID bar sad, a fly al data sod she was essayed
te the noise. Mie ais mesh exhausted, 'dampest sate-
rejak etrrin& tbat the bed te he lifted le sal set et the
getting her to the westrlieme she was pat
into a wallah. sad was enbiredlry the etedisal eaten' te
lave sethiati streeses tine_ resipte rd . It is ma Mat
she boa ad aprerma en a reandah
einlisete dispsitien. Oa a id's. in ease ly
ef
her Ile at sager, the tried to drawee leneelf. wed she has
mere Oen sere her le pieta far wilhallaresge.
A Mani SPARIOW.—At Kb:abet*, in Hants,
Wes it a tams spans* tint gees la and eat el • deism to
emit send roast. Whoa the map whitlow Is eland the
sparrow taps with its beak to he let la. It hops as Cite
table sad takes its food while the tamales of the cottage
see at Mir rah. This sparrow was ass of • brood at
peen ewe that wore takes le thsh essi to be reared is
the sage. The and el the brood died It varies.

Mr. BALDWIN (King's Norte.).aid that the advantage
which the farmer would receive from the simple permienon
to nee malted barley for feeding purposes would be eo little
that it would not be worth working for. He could prove
coucluaively that the repeal of the tax so far from weaken-
iag the revenue would in reality . nreogthen it, in cone.
quoins of the iscreased consumption of beer, the pprrint of
which he contended would be reduced at loan • halfpenny
per pint. This therefore was not a question affecting the
agricultural districts sloes, but the large populous man-
facoring town. lie would urge npaa the government
that they would only be pursuing a oonsiotent online of
free trade bemoving this imposition alai point out
the saving th.y would effect in the coot of collecting the
malt tax. If the proposition to give farmers perminum to
use malted barley for feeding cattle were adopted he
could not help thinking that the cost of collection would
be materially increased—(mar. bear)—and be thought that
if this aseranatioe pressed is views vigorously upon mem-
ben of parliament (however dine/4101inch views might be
to many of them), while at the same time they raised a
wall organised agitation throughout the onitcy, suck
would be the • from without that mambas of par-
liament would be compelled to go with them, and that
eventually the Claancel or of the Exchequer would be obliged
to give way.
Br. AUNTY reed to the ineetiog a series of resolutions
to the effect that the council of the association
,ithoula in

future consist of delegates from Tarim parts of the country
who should hold monthly merbads ro 'rondos ; that its
efforts should be directed to the total repeal of the malt
tax ; that the secretary of the association should be re-
quested to write to Sir F. Sally, rigor:clog him to thud=
his intestine of naminatiag fieriest committee go limited is
its scope and object as the ors agreed upon last maim, and
to request • ocofeream with him with reapers to future
proceedings, and that • deputation abuuld be mauled for
the purpose of urging their claims upou the Chancellor of
the Exchequer upon as early day after the meeting of
partial:se L.
The CHAralux observed that the question had been
raised as to whether they should go for repeal and nothing
but repeal. Os that point it was almost imposeible to get
comben of parlianieut on either side of the house to
pledge thenselyea They had always been met by the re-
ply that they had better accept what the Cfransalke )of
the Exchequer maid spars. The quashes sew was,
whether they ought to phew themselves Went the =Wry
as an aneociatica who would accept of nothing lees than
total repsaL
Mr. Ocular, said that ou every principle of free trade,
they were Ilititlad to oak births total repeal of the tax, and
inasmuch as the beeeat would be felt not only in the re-
duced prise of beer es had been Meted, but of cattle also.
the whole public were interested in getting rid of the tax.
Mr. Wooos said that almost everyone in the county of
Dorset, which he represented at this meeting, were is
favour of the total repeal of the tax, sod, in fact, would
swept of nothing less, though he dui not mean to say
that if the Chancellor of the Exchequer offered • partial
redaction they would not be glad to accept it as as
iaetal-
msab still keeping in view their ultimate object. He
should sot be satisfied to leave the meeting without having
• clear uaderstaadiagof its hells( with regard to the total
repeal of the tax. (Hears bear.)
Mr. BODDILL wait of °potion that they ought to wept half
if they meld get it.
Mr. Far (bah) saggasted Makes there would egos be •
general electioo, the amuse foe the ferrous to adopt was to
tell their candidates plainly that they would vote for thole
only who would support in pedimental the repeal of the
malt tax. alma hear.)
The CRALIMAN said the only question was whether, by
going for the total repeal of the tax and nothing les, they
unlit not date/some of their Meads from acting with these.
Mr. BOOT was strongly of opinion that the farmers would
be satisiisd with nothing lees this the total repeal of the
tax, bat he woofer from advising them sot to take what was
offered them_ He preferred • eoesiewstivir member, but if
la the ensuing *hobos be foiled that the teo.ervativa would
sot rotator the repeal of the Malt tax, and that aims=
sesdidats would, be should estainly vote for the
(Hear. hear.)
At the request of Mr. BALDWIN, secooded by Mr. WOOD,
the question whether the emaciation should go for the
total repeal of the tax or not was put, sod carried moat-
nioasly ea the affirmetive.
On the resolution requsatiag the secretary to write to
Sir F. Kelliesting him to withdraw his nomination of the
committee put from the chair,
Mr. &DORM. Ipswich) said that he could not help think-
lag that the meeting woo adoptiog • very harsh Doane
towards Sir ',Remy KeMy. The right hon. pubes's& had
bees • great friend to the cause, sod he had mooted out the
strong case which the farmers would have if they could
prove to the Chaseellee of the Maislawfver the boards re-
whin from feeding mettle from malted barley. Sums the
rheas of parliament, Sir Fitzroy Kelly had been making
emperimeata and collecting inforiesticia from other
nes who lad bee pursuing • similar tonne with the same
end in view, but the staciation were now about to ask
bias molly to throw amide all the resits of his labour sad to
bogie ahesh. He would move pa as anteadment that the
resalatioa be omitted.
The CRAIAMAS felt the force of the remarks just made.
but at the same time be was write certsta that Sir Fitzroy
Lolly would weak at owe to the views of the aseociatise
when they were placed before him. He suggested whether
it would mot be better to ask Sir Fitzroy Kelly to urge spa
the house the asessity el exteedieg the scope of the com-
mittee sees to leclade lairs purview all the wants of the
gaieties.
Mr. Harm said that be felt very strongly upon this
point, mid eras spits satisfied that it could be shows that
the wisest course was to abandon the iammittes entirely,
for it bad bees coseested to by the government only in the
most limited geese, sad it wield completely tie the beads
of the associatiee, which would be perfectly powerless
during its sitting. The wily result that could be anticipated
a compromise that would be unsatisfactory to all
wpiliirts ooseerned. (Hear, hem.)
Mr. Wooer gusted out that it weald be incomieteet with
the reralutho they had pawed if they sow coaeseted to
hang the amber up la • select commitlea.
Mr. BIDDILL having withdraw" his aineadowat, the re.
maielag vesolutioes were passed, and it was arranged that
immediate steps should be taken to bold county meebap
with • view of pelltiosiog parberaimt whim the subjestis
brought before it.
A vote of thanks to the chairmaa conc:uded the pro-
ambers.

BAPIIAIIEAT.ATIOX or BILIGETOX. Five liberal
esedidstes are at pond a tk• Said for the np.tatiea
.1 Brighlas, but it it thought that moan of for WI no
Moo bars the day el alstisa. Mr. Haar, who slartnit as
the aorwrwativo interest, has witladtawa his thins. The
ether aawlidatas are Mr. Otway, vino formerly represented
Illadard (a beether-ia-law of Lard Otarsica Pasat), Mr.
Jelin Oebleesidos sea at Ns F. Oeldasitl, Bart., ILP.,
Mr. H. lawoatt, Prima. at PAM& Booesugy at Owr
badne. who war time dean asswaanadally °octants' Beath.
web. kr. Demo. a Leedom asersdant, mad Mr. Distbrs. •
seatiosna new *el lidlisenes. At tbe Let ipsonl
dailies PM) Ow souls= were :—.a.dssind Mr G. B.
Peril, 1,131; Mr. W. Cesdeglien, 7.106; Mr Allay
Mem* 1,32 T. J. July. MO, cm lie des* it Nr 0. B.
Penna. a sew writ was km& whir the scabs% were—Br.
J. Wisite.l.6ls ; Mr. N. Noce, 1,310 ; Mr. F. D. Geld-
mid. 417. The •••••Abarows senhossAbas• 4.700 dealer%

lOW. PUN GILLVII-1301-10AD.The
wasslier }Waft relhind al lids lisopikal &rift err.*
admit Jr. 23 wig 3,479, of whisk 4312 wore w ores.