The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-28 00:00:00

BISHOP COLENSO AND NATAL.

A correspondent of the Guardian writes from
Durban, Nov. 1, 1885:
Now that the Vauban is daily expeeted In part, it may
be Interest to churchmen at home to hear what steps are
being taken here by the various parties into which society it
unhappily divided, with • view to Dr. Gotham's reception.
Though he has not yet arrived, there is abundant evidence
on all sides that much asperity of fettles will probably be
excited when he does. There may be said to be tone
parties here :-1. Avowed sympathiser, with Dr. Coleman.
Some of these do not anthet to all Dr. Colathes views,
though they think him a martyr to his search for truth.
In this Dumber must be included the upwards of one hum-
died men of differing creeds who have joined in an address
congratulating him on his return to the calmly. 2. People
who have constantly before their eyee the fear of running
counter to the my
of the Privy Council or the
Queen's supremacy, though they do not sympathise in Dr.
Colenth's views. This party io favour of absolute iliac-
Sion, and leaving things to right themselves as beat they
may. And this course they more readily advocate from
their fear of throwing themselves into the arms of the
Now of Capetown, whom they look upon as a deegeroua
man, aiming to become a spiritual 3. Thoth who,
itual despot.
though they, do not pledge themselves to approval of every
act of the Bishop of Capetown, yet unite with the Convo-
cation of the Province of Canterbury In heartily admiriog
his noble stand in defence of Divioe truth against the
assaults of • bishop who has demisted the colours under
which he enlisted. Thew are therefore prepared, so far as
they can, to ignore Dr. Colossi till the sentence of &poet-
tion pined upon himberevessed by competeet ecclesiastical
authority.
Class o. 1 will probably mike • dthuniatretion of wel-
come on the arrival of Dr. Oolong°. Class No. 3 includes, I
am hsppv to believe, the clergymen and churchwardens
of St. Paul's Church, Durban, who, I sin informed,
intend, on the doctor's arrival to the colony, simply to
igoore his presence and take no notice of him until he
intimates his intention of officiating_in their church, or
takes some other aggressive step. They then propose to
present him with their respective written protests, and
leave him to take his own course ; being guided in their
subaequect action by his: their great object beim& whilst
firmly protesting agaioet Dr. Colcitho'N resseumprio
of the
n of
hie spiritual functions, to avoid the defamation
church by any unseemly brawl.
I am not sufficiently informed to be able to say what will
be the course adopt by the Dean of llaritzberg and his
churchwardens at the cathedral, or indeed by the custodians
of the other churches in the colony, but I understand that
an address of churchmen to Dr. Wens*, repudiating his
authority acd objecting to him reassumption of spiritual
function,. isms course of sigoature in the cathedral city.
By neat mail we shall probably here to speak in the poet
instead of the future tenth.

ST. Austrsrizirs, HAGGIRSTONS.

Yesterday the ceremony of laying the foundation
stone of a new church in the perish of liaggeretate took
place on the site of the proposed building, which is in
Little Cambridgeatreet, York street, Hackney-road.. At
half-past twelve o'clock a considerable numbs: of the nha-
bitant* of the locality, with • large section of the clergy
of the district, anembled on the occasion. Amongst those
mascot ware Mr. (leeches, M.P., who consented to lay the
foundation stone of the new chureh, Mra. Goschee, Mrs.
Charles Goschen, Mrs. Dailey, and the following elefilynteo
Rev. F. Lowder, and Rae. U. ARM, SR George's num=
Rev. J. W. Paella, St. Bereallea, iioo; Rev. J. Going,
St. Paul's, Wslworth ; Rev. T. S. &Yana, Vtcez of Shore-
ditch ; Rev. J. Rees. and Rev. W. Robinson, St. Mary's, Hat
plutons ; Rev. C. J. Le Geyt, St. Matthias, Stoke New-
ington ; Rev. J. G. Ballinaa,_ Rev. W. R. Sharpe, St.
Chad, Haggerstone ; Rev. T. Jackson, Rector of St.
Stoke Newington; Rev. F. B. Statham, Rev. Dr.
LMistildale, Rev. L. B. &Word, St. John', Hackney.
St. Augustioe's is the first of three churches which it is
intended to erect in the parish of liaggerstone under the
amnions of the Sharable& and Haggerstone Church Building
Society. In the Shoreditch district one church has been
already erected. and the second is that the fcnindatioo
stone of which was laid yesterday. The new church will be
built for the accommodation of about 900 persona, and will
be in what is called the middle-pointed style of nrchitee-
ture. The cost of the building will be about 7,5001. Its
architect is Mr. Woodyer, tad it is intended
that it shall be opened for worship in the coursed twelve
months if sufficient funds can be obtained to meet the
current outgoiogs. The Rev. Mr. Hervey, the vide of St.
Augustine's, conducted the relinioca newt of the oeremony of
laying the foundation stone. Mr. Goechen having laid the
foundation stone of the new church, • large portion of the
company adjourned to the adjoining school rooms of St.
Mary, Haggerstoce, where luncheon wax prepared, and at
which Mr:llarrr, churchwarden, presided.
The toasts of the "Church and Queen," end the "Prince
and Prince's of Wales," having been drank,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. and Mrs.
Goschee, stating that Mr. Goschen had contributed 5001. to
the work in had.
In replying to the toast, which was received with peat
oerdielity, Mr. GOSCHEN stated that he coolidered it a
sacred duty on the part of the laity to do what they could
to promote Christianity amoopt the poorer classes. There
was this difference between the country and the metropolis,
that in the metropolis the poor lived by themselves, and had
toetru%e on without the assistauce of the upper end
middle
in the City of London and is the West end wee set in a
dark frame in the north ad south, and it WAS the duty
of their representatives and of the government itself
in these large centres of population, as far as
in them lay, to do everything to contribute to
spread the blessings of Christianity amongst them.
In the West-end they only keew from the dry de-
tails of statistics the condition of the locality, but here
he was amongst those who saw from day to day the pale
and sunken faces of the poor. A work like the present,
therefore, appealed to their best feelings. Prosperity to
the church meant prosperity to those who lived around that
church, and especially to the poor. (Hoar, hear.) There
were thase who thought that the laity were unable to work
with the clergy, but he was one of those who considered
that, even if there wen not tolbe entire unanimity of
doctrine or complete concord of views, they might all
unite in the practice of doing good and spreading the vital
principles of Christianity amongst the poor. He did not
make light of theological differences, but outside of those
differences there was a common ground on which they
could all meet to do good. In conclusion he proposed the
prosperity of St. Augustine's, Ibiggerstone, and hoped
that the other two churches would speedily follow. (Hear,
bear.) In connection with this toast he proposed the health
of the Rev. Mr. Hervey. Mr. Hervey returned thank".
Other toasts followed, sad the company separated shortly
after 4 o'clock.

A RAILWAY PAESENGEB. KILLED. —On Tuesday
afternoon an inquest was bald at the Commercial Inn,
Saddleworth, before Mr. J. It. Ingram, coroner, on the body
of Mr. Matthias Robson, who was killed by falling over a
viaduct on alighting at the Saddleworth station. Mr.
Jordan,barrister, appeared for the London andNorthWestern
Railway Company ;and Mr. Littler, solicitor. on behalf of
the relatives of Mr. Robson. Deceased was 28 years of age,
and son of a respectable farmer living near York. He
came to Saddleworth to spend Christmas, and was about to
be married. He travelled on Saturday evening by the train
which left Leeds at 5 miautes after 9, and reached Saddle,-
worth at a little atter 12 at midnight. The train was nearly
two hours late, being a very heavy one of 22 carriage.,
drawn by two engines. At the Saddleworth station 'the
train extended far beyond the limits of the platform at both
ends. The porter immediately ran forward to warn pas-
sengers not to get out until their carriages were backed to
the platform • bat before he could reach the carriage in
which Mr. Rodeos travelled, that gentleman had stepped
from it to the parapet of a viaduct, arid fallen over it, 63
feet, to the highway beneath. Mr. Albert Hurst, of Sad-
dleworth, medical assistant, had also stepped out on the
parapet, but discovered his situation in time to get
down between the pampas and the train. At
the inquest it was stated by Thomas Griadale,
a polies superintendent, that the height of the
parapet from the level of the rails was three feet six inches,
sod the distance from where deceased wont over to the
nearest end of the platform was 48 yards. The ,length of
the platform itself was 100 yards. Between the rails and
the parapet wall was four Pest nine inches. Deceased ex.
nired almost immediately he was found in the roadway, The
jury returned the following verdict :—" We find that the
deceased came to his death by accidentally falling over the
parapet of the Brownhill Viaduct, mainly in consequence of
traveling in a train too long for the platform at Saddle-
worth statics, and the unguarded state of the parapet wall.
The jury strongly recommend the London and North
Western Railway Company to fence parapet walls more
securely ; they censure the practice of despatching too log
trellis until the platforms lengthened ; and they strongly
recommend that an additional porter should attend the
trains at Saddleworth station."
Hari.w_tv COLLISION.—A. serious accident oc-
curred on Tuesday °wooing at the Newton railway station,
I by which several persons were injured. The usual number
of carriages for the lost third class train to Torqnsy having
been found insufficient for the passengers waiting to go by
it, the driver of the engine that had previously brought up
the train from Torquay was directed, after he had watered
the engine, to fetch two of the carriages of the train he had
just brought up for them to be attached to the train to
Torquay. The guard of the Torquay train had meanwhile
shifted many passengers into these two carriages, and he
was still proceeding with his work when the driver of the
engine referred to, haring put on too much steam, was un-
able to bring up in time is on the engine corning ioto
collision with the carriages on the centre line of mile. The
buffers of the carriages IMO much bent, and some of the
passengers received revs» shakings anal SOON MU and
bruises, but, happily, there were no more severe casualties.
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