The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-06 00:00:00

Mr. Stammers—Pray, is not the church of Holy Trinity
in the parish of St. Pancras?
Witness—No.
Mr. Stammer.—Who told you so?
Witness—Why, Mother Church. (A :augh.)
Mr. Stammers—Well, tell us what Mother Church told
you ?
Witcess—TNe collector told me, and that's the same as
Mother Church. . . .

In answer to further questions, he said when they were
mated inside Holy Trinity they were in St. Andrew's pa-
rish, but when they got outside on the kerbstone they were
in St. Pinery,.
The Rev. Dr. Worthington having been sworn, said that
he was Perpetual Curate of Holy Trinity. The Rev. Mr.
Robinson ceased to bo Rector ; he is dead. He (Dr. Worth-
ington) and the Rev. Mr. Toogood were present at the in-
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By Mr. Stammers—Holy Trinity was not in the parish
of St. Pancras. The ground was consecrated.
Mr. Stammers contended that thg production of the copy
of the plan, ifte., from the Bishop of Lundou's registry
were not legal evidence. The originals ought to have been
brought before the bench. He also urged that the locality
of Holy Trinity was in St. Paocras, and not in St. Andrew's
parish. The learned gentleman addressed the bench at con•
siderable length, submitting that his objection ought to be
considered, and that the subject of tithes called loudly fur a
reform.

Mr. Corrie, who paid great attention to the ease, said he
would take time to eonsider the subject, and look attentively
over the law which had been referred to, and he should
give his decision a week hence.
Mr. Ashby, of 9, High llolborn, was the next case heard.
Mr. Clarke adopted a similar line of defence to that on
Mr. Mack's. . .

Mr. Corrie then said be would postpone the further hear-
ing of the cases, and give his judgment in Mr. Mack's case
in a week.

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The parties then left the court.

THE INDEPENDENCE OF TURKEY.
MEETING AT NEWCASTLE.

On Tuesday a public meeting, convened by the
Mayor, in compliance with an influentially-signed requisi-
tion, was held in the Lecture-room, Newcastle, " for the
purpose of considering the propriety of addressing a memo-
rial to government, praying them to endeavour to maintain
the independence of Turkey against the aggressions of
Austria and Russia." The spacious lecture-room was
crowded with auditors. The Right Worshipful the ZdAvou
(N. G. Lambert, Esq.) presided.
The MAYOR briefly opened the proceedings by reading
' the requisition.
GEO. CRAWSHAY, Esq.,proposed for sdoptionthe following
memorial, maintaining that it contained nothing whatever
which could not, with advantage and propriety, be adopted
by an English public meeting, and be listened to by one—
who was "not a minister of Austria, nor a minister of
Russia, but a minister of England." (Loud cheers.)
" To the Right Honourable Lord John Russell.
" The undersigned desire to express to your lordship the
deep concern with which they have learnt, from various
sources, but more especially from the recent discussion in
parliament on tke subject of Montenegro, that tho ludo-
pendence of Turkey is menaced by the neighbouring powers
1 of Austria and Russia.

" The undersigned entirely concur in the principle
laid down by your lordship on that occasion, ' that this
country ought to be anxious to maintain the Independence
of Turkey.
" The undersigned earnestly trust that whatever changes
may take place in the internal condition of Turkey, with
regard to which they desire no undue interference, the oc-
cupation and seizure of her territory by Austria and Russia
will at all events be prevented, as an act not less criminal
in itself than injurious to this country and opposed to the
welfare and progress of humanity.
" The undersigned are especially apprehensive that the
power and influence thus acquired by Austria and Russia
might and would be employed to the great detriment of
British interests in India, and of that important and rapidly
increasing trade which the inhabitants of this country carry
on with the inhabitants, not only of Turkey, but of vast
productive and yet undeveloped districts in both Europe
and Asia, which are accessible only through the Dardanelles
or across the frontiers of Turkey; a trade which owes its
prosperous growth to the extremely liberal character of the
commercial policy of the Turkish government, and would
I be ruined by the restrictions and prohibitions of Russian
and Austrian tariffs. But supposing the strongest assurances
to be offered that the dismemWment of Turkey by Austria
and Russia should not in any way be turned to the disad-
vantage of this country (but rather the reverse), the under-
signed would not the lets concur with your lordship in the
objectiens which your lordship has so warmly expressed to
so nefarious a transaction ; and the undersigned beg leave
to add that it would, in their opinion, be by no means pea-
-1 dent to trust to any such assurances.
"The cause of civil and religious liberty, with which the
name of Russell is so honourably connected, has become
identified with the destinies of England. The governments
of Austria and Russia have staked their existence upon the
perpetuation of priestly authority and military despotism.
Of these contending principles the continent of Europe has
I become tke battle-field.

"'The wings which England affords to political refugees
a to be alone sufficient to give serious offence to these
absolute powers; whose proeseur, on the other band,
are very far from such as to conciliate the good opinion of
Englishmen—as, for instance, the late Russian interven-
tion in Hungary, and the present conduct of the Austrian
government in Italy.
"It thus appears manifest to the undersigned that it is
no less a necessity than it is a duty for the British govern-
ment to enforce upon these powers the strict observance of
thaw treaties and international conventions by which the
independence of Turks y is secured.
" The undersigned have the satisfaction to believe that,
in this question the interests of England and of humanity
are identified. They believe that the extension of the rule
of Austria and Russia over the Turkish dominions would
be a great misfortune for the inhabitants; and that the
power and influence thus acquired by Austria and Russia
would prove a most formidable obstacle to the progress of
mankind in civil, religions, and commercial liberty.
"The undersigned do therefore the more earnestly, and
without hesitatios, respectfully entreat your lordship to
exert your lordship's utmost influence in the councils of her
Majesty's government, to the end that the independence of
Turkey may be maintained against any aggressions on the
part of Austria and Russia." (Applause.)
Runny TURN'S. Esq., briefly seconded the motion.
Mr. Blacken, M.P., r. Henderson, Mr. John Fife, and
other gentlemen subsequently addressed this meeting. The
memorial was unanimously adopted.