The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

THE REV. MR SHORE.

TORQUAY, APRIL, 1849.
Sir Culling Eardley presents his compliments to
the Editor of the Expressould begs the favour of him
to publish the accompanying letter.
TO Till EDITOR OP THE TIMER.
TORQUAY, APRIL 14, 1849.
Sin,—Yon have stated, with reference to my friend
Mr. Shore, that " this is not the C 930 of a conecientione
dissenter, or a dissenter at all, persecuted for his dis-
sent. It is the cue of a clergyman who declares he is
no dissenter, publ cly officiating without, and in defi-
ance of, the diocesan authority, and doing this in a
building which had been built and licensed for the
services of the church. . . . Mr. Shore's perse-
cution is a sheer imposture. . . . As for the legal
proceedings, Mr. Shore left the bishop no &net native
but to institute them." I regrtt to say that if any
one has informed you, or if you have read anywhere,
that Mr. Shore had not declared himself a dissenter
previous to the performance of the service for which
he has been erusecutA, your authority has given you
false information. On the 28th February, 1844, Mr.
Shore wrote to the Bishop of Exeter as fellows :
Bridgetown. Feb. 28, 1844.
My Lord Bishop,—T beg to enclose for your lordship's
perusal the correspondence which has pssied between Mr.
Cogent and myself on the 'abject of Bridgetown Chspel, and
I take the opportunity also of informing your lordship, that
it being found impossible to obtain your lordship's sanctioner
license for me to resume my duties, Bridgetown Chapel has
been licensed apart from your lordship's jurisdiction, and as I
car not thick it right, particularly under present circu ea tames,
to leave my congregation, to whom I am sincerely attached.
or to allow them to cantinas without the pubic ordinances
cf religion now I have it in my power to resume my minis-
, Undone among them, I feel under the painful necessity
of stating to your lordship that, u your lordship's sanction
cannot be obtained, I can no longer consider it as contrary
to my duty to officiate in Bridgetown Chapel without further
licence from your lordship. Indeed, as the chapel is now
licensed apart from your lordship's jurisdiction, I am given
to understand that further license from your lordship is un-
necessary. Al'hough I cannot but be deeply grieved at the
lamentable result of this affair, yet I am consrled by the re-
flection that as I am altogether ignorant of any reason for
the opposition so unjustly maintained against me, so I have
done all in my power to prevent the painful alternative which
hu been forced upon me.
I have the honour to remain, my lord bishop, your lord.
ship's very obedient and truly humble servant,
JAMES SHORE.
To the Right Reverend Lord Bishop of Exeter.
27, Parliament-street, Feb. 29, 1844.
Reverend Sir,—l am desired by the Bishop of Exeter to
inform you that your packet and letter, dated Feb. 28, 1844,
have been received by his lordship.
I am, d air, your most obedient servant,
louse BUILDER, Secretary.
Rev. James Shore, Bridgetown, Totnes.

Bridgetown, near Totnes, March 14, 1844.
Sir,—l have received from your clerk, Mr. Smith, a pro-
hibition* slimed by the Bishop of: Exeter and yourself
against my officiating in Bridgetown Chapel, but u I had
previously withdrawn from his lordship's jurisdic'ion, and
the chapel is duly reTistered in the Archdeacon's Court, I am
at a loss to eonceive on what ground this document is for
to me. I am, sir, your obedient servant,
B. Barnes, Esq., etc. elta: Janes Suonn.
Exeter, March 16, 1844.
Sir,—l beg to acanowledge the receiptof your letter of
14th inst., intimating your having received the bishop's
bibition against your officiating in Bridgetown Chapel, t
observing that u you bad previously withdrawn from the
bishep's jurisdiction, and the chapel is registered in the arch-
deacon's court (under the 62 Geo. 111., cap. 156), you tre-
at a loss to c,nceive on what ground the document is for
warded to you. It will be my duty to communicate your
letter to the bishop ; and I only feel it necessary to say that
the document is addressed to you u a clergyman who had
been performing duty in the diocese under the circumstances
thereto referred to, and that it is a prohibition, as you ob-
serve, against your continuing to officiate in Bridgetown
Chapel. I am, air, your very obedient servant,
RALPH RANNES.
Rev. J. Shore, Bridgetown, Totes.

. - .
On the 22nd March, 1844, Mr. Shore wrote to
Mr. Barnes, the Bishop of Exeter's secretary, si
follows :
Bridgetown, March 22, 1844.
Bir,—l have received your letter of the 16th Match inst.,
informing me that my communication would be forwarded
to the bishop, and also that the " Prohibition" had bee*
sent to me as a clergyman, and as such I presume you imply
under the jurisdiction of the bishop. In order, therefore, to
avoid the possibility of mistake in this matter, I think it
right to acquaint you that I no longer regard myself as a
minister of the establishment. When I found it impossible
any longer conecientiously to submit to the discipline of the
church, as administered by the bishop, I felt it my du'y to
withdraw from his lordship's jurisdiction. I accordingly
wrote is his lordship to this effeet, and tbinking that this
was all that was necessary I officiated without hesitati at in
the chepel as being registered under the Toleration Act. I
have made particular inquiries, and I find that this has been
received as a sufficient declaration of secession from the esta-
blishment in other cases which have occurred in this diocese ;
but if more is required in my case, I shall be obliged by
learning what it necessary.
I remain, sir, your very obedient servant,
To Ralph Bermes Req. _ Janes Snouts.
To this letter the following is the oily reply Mr.
Shore has rteeived :
Exeter, April 6, 1844.
Sir,—l am sorry that, through inadvertence in a press of
burliness, I omitted sooner to acknowledge your Mier of tio

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&arras.
Tie swim for coadocting which Mr. Shore has
buss promoted, was on Sunday, April 14,1844. Now,
!pat tt, elr, to any man of honour, whether Mr.
Shore has not been prosecuted after declaring him-
self a dimenter ? Say, f you will, that clergymen
most not be allowed to become diessaters, salsas for
reasons whisk their bishop deems esnecientions—say,
if
who
will. that On prelate who was the first, and
will be the but, to prosecute • clergyman
eptler such cimmstanose, was right in doing eo, and
that all his brelltres have been wrong. Say, if you
will, that became a nobles= is seemed of acting
=oara building ewe eseassted with the
this will justify the peeseraVon of an
&issued dimmest/et miaister for cu within that
lisildiag. Say sII this, which I paint bat trust that
the editor et the Thews will not say. But Ist no many
say, attar this explanation, that whsa Mr. Shore was
= inent,d be was not an unhoultating, honest, above-
The writer of say article or pamphlet, who,
bahig cognisant of thses lettere, does not publish
these, meat henceforth be deemed guilty of a sup-
prune eon: Your obedient servant,
CULLING EARDLEY EARDLEY.

Dimnr, Ann, 15:

The recent dateassat of the Mines " that the
fdembet the Atteeney-(feral report that he has
natio twenirlinkrthesmad pounds by the late trjele,"
hpcalmed Om. empeisi end inch amusement here.
Who Ones " Mende are does net appear ; but, as
yews eestesoporary bas given crummy to so grow an
invention, it may be as well to state that, for the pro-
secution of Meeera-011eten, Weigher, and others at
Clouse, Mr. Manahan received only four bemired
guises*. In that, he has been a loser by the date
trial', &I they deprived him of mach of the lasso
tivogeivate practice which he weak' otherwise have
received The learned gentkonean wee, besides, made
peculiarly amnions by the discharge of a moat
panful and onerous dam, and whatever errors he
map have committed might well be mewed wben
one bake back at the odium which has been melt-
ingly heaped upon his muse. When some others of
the sniff of the government, abut a twelvemonth
ikon betrayed personal fear by unmistakeable symp-
toms, Mr. Mcsahan exhibited calm and mealy com-
mis though his feelings wen often most cruelly
tried. Widows' cape were more than cam sent by some
dastardly semndrels to his lad and in various
ways his feelings wen ensiled. his mis-
takes may ham been, he most unqoestiosably ex-
hibited a manly front, at a period when others began
to Clinch in the pleural pm& of a twelvemonth eines.
The statement that he made twenty-four thiensend
pounds is a most ridiculous fabriciatioe.
rbs surpeedng exertions made by Mr. Batt and
Sir C. O'Loghlen for their clients are the theme of
general praise. Sir Colman O'Loghlen's ingenuity is
vsty remarkable. It is to his exertions that the case
°ilk: Dory was eo long put off till the public mind
calmed down, and all resentment disappeared.
Swarms of country paupees are pouring in upon the
city of Cork, and great-apprehensions prevail amongst
the citizen, lest the cholera may acquire increased
vim in consequence of this alarming invasion of
atifriable beings, carrying the seeds of disease along
with thaw
The reports from the south-western districts of the
rentry appear to be getting worse and worse. It
beart-ackening to pause the details in the pro-
vineial journals. The extraordinary attention paid
in England to eases like Dronst's dietary trW con-
trasts fearfully with the indifference here to the deci-
mation of our own population.