The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-17 00:00:00

BICENTENARY OF NONCONFORMITY.

A conference of the Congregational body wan held
yesterday at the Library in Blomfield-street, for the pur-
pose of determining the precise form which the movement
for the celebration of the great nonconformist secession in
1662 should sesame. A few weeks ago a deputation from a
general conference of independents, baptists,. preebyteriesse.
and (pokers, had an interview with the provisional commit-
tee of the Congregational conference for the purpose of sub-
mitting to the latter a proposition for uniting the different
denominations of Evangelical dissenters in one combined
movement for the diasemination of those principles which
nonconformists hold to have been particularly involved in
the secession of non-subscribing clergymen in 1662. The
committee, while agreeing generally in the deairableems of
union for the purpose, resolved to call another soma oon-
, ference before coming to any decision on the subject. The
meeting of yesterday was therefore summoned.
The chair was taken at 11 o'clock by Mr. Joint CSOSILIT,
of Halifax, and amongst those present were Mr. J. Bushey,
M.P., Mr. S. Morley, Rev. Dr. Vaughan, Rev. Dr. Mime,
Secretary of the Loudon Missionary Society, and many other
influential members of the denomination.
Dr. VAI7OIWI, io the course of an able speech, said in
reference to the general feeling of the public upon this
movement it might have been supposed that an at-
tempt to expose the evils of theological subscription, each
as obtained in the church of England, would have met with
the approval even of many clergymen and laymen in the
church of England. That was not the case, for injurious
as the system of subscription was to the character of the
clergy and the morals of the people, any movement under-
taken with a view to get it removed was looked upon as
hostile to the church of England. They wished, as Eng-
lishmen, to get rid of the practice of requiring men to pro-
fess to believe whet they did not believe.
In the general discussion which ensued several members
of the conference were for giving to the movement an
impulse decidedly of an anti-state church character, but the
opinion more generally held appeared to be that while not
shrinking from a full enunciation of nonconformist senti-
ments, the great lesson to be enforced from the evonts of
1662, mu freedom for the human conscience and the reli-
gious duty of fidelity to conviction. After some discussion
the conference unanimously agreed to a resolution in
favour of denominational as 'paint combined action. At
the close of the proceedings subscriptions to the amount of
nearly 27,000 f. were aonounced—the payments to extend
over three years. 12,0001. were alto announced as promised
In Lancashire, making nearly 40,0001. as the nucleus of the
atemeriel fund.

TIES MIXORIAL TO THE LATE MR. BRAIDWOOD,•-•
The tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Breidwood,
which has been raised by the Y division of police, is an
effectively-carved monument of Portland stone, designed
and executed by Mr. S. H. Gardiner, of the New Kent-
road. A wreath of laurel stands out in bold relief,
round which entwines a fire-Loss, encircling the follow-
ing inactiptiou :—" To the memory of James Brsidwood,
euperinteadent of the London Fire Brigade, wise wee
killed near this spot in the execution of his duty, at
the Great Fin, on the 22nd of June, 1861." At the
foot of the wreath, forming the base of the memorial,
are calved a fireman's accoutrements, ormistilig of a
helmet, a hose-point. hatchet, crowbar, ha. On the plinth
is inscribed the following in two lines :—" A just man, and
cm that feared God, and of good report among all the
nation." Ade a., 22. Beneath which is also out, . ' Zreeted
by the M, et Southwark, Division of Polito." In the Mob-
ground, on the left, is a house on fire, the ermadiug loam
and volume of rolling smoke from the root empisaing the
VFW pert of the wieenoriaL In the right laskgiosaii 3s as
MIS& The menamean will remain for a few days immo-
late lb. Plunges, la the New Kent-road, for public i=
dos, prior to its removal to its resting place. The
et the stone is 4 feat 4 inches, and the breadth S feet 2 ioebes.
It will be pieced spinet a wall, supported by iron brackets,
in easy a piton as to meek the spot when Yr. Bluidireed
we bladed io the Mos.

INAUGURATION OF THE NEW CHANcELVig
OP OANBRIDGE.—(THIS DAY.)

This morning the ceremony of installing the new
Chancellor of the Univerrity of Cambridge. who bas hete
elected in the room of hie late Royal Highness the prune
Consort, took place with elaborate forms, but not winos
the precincts of the venerable institution of which he is the
chosen beat
From the Burlington-hotel the deputation proceedel ie
carriages to Devonshire-house, Piccadilly ; and in the
ll=
of that stately mansion their new Chancelfirt
sewed with great cordiality.
The Vice-Chancellor formally communicated to the 1;4.;
the fact of his election by the votes of the senate, and hu
grace was then invested with the gold robes of his Ake.
His Grace the Chancellor, in thanking the university for
the unespected and unsolicited honour which had been C, pp.
ferred upon him, referred in appropriate terms to the erhi.
neat swims which bad been rendered to art, liter.ttuN
and scheme 10 the late illustrious Chancellor, whew toe
the nation so deeply deplored. He adverted also to other
eminent possess who had filled the office of Chancellor of
Cambridge Uwvsrsity, mentioning the Marquis Camden,
the Doke of Northumberland, the Duke of Somemet, Ile
Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Grafton, and the Duke ht
Gloucester.
After an interchange of courtesies between the nes
Chancellor and the leading members of the deputation,
proceedings terminated.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THLS DAY.)

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EXPLANATION.
E.—Barometer corrected and reduced to 92 deg. at mean see
level ; eaoh 10 feet, of vertical ries, causing about one-hundredth
of an inch diminution; and each 10 deg., above St deg., canons
nearly tbre►hnndredthe lamer& Z.—Exposed thermometer
in shade. M.-11olitened bulb (for evaporation sod dew
point). D.—Direction of wind (true—two points left of met.
natio). I.—Yocce (1 to le—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 to
Initials b, Mae sky; c. clouds (detached): f, fog ;
lightning; m, misty (hasy) ; 0, overcast (dull) . r, rain ; a. MOW
t, thunder. 9.--Baltdisturbenoe (1 to 9). W.—Wet, raln.ta;
or snow, or hall, since last report, In inches and decimals. Z.-•
I Calm.