The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-16 00:00:00

TIM EXPRESS, TODAY EVENING I DECEMBER 16, 1842.

pronounced in an earlier stage of this seas, and
which so took the public by surprise last June. It
will do so because that enlargement of liberty
followed necessarily from the impartial application
of a rule which the Privy Council laid down
in the Goanax case, and which was, in effect, that
the law will protect a clergyman in the exercise of
his liberty as long as he does not contradict the
Thirty-nine Articles or the doctrinal parts of the
Liturgy. The results of this prosecution have
already been most diverse, and have given sate-
' faction to parties in the Church who stand
in direst antagonism. The private friends
of Dr. Wrmaams may grieve over the per-
sonal annoyance and loss he has to suffer ; but
that section of Churchmen which sympathises
with his opinions is louder than any other in its
jubilation. For Dr. LUBRINGTON, while con-
demning an individual for erroneous teaching, has
been obliged to proclaim a liberty, which he de-
scribes as fearful in its consequences. His June
judgment, delivered on the merits of the case, teems
with expressions which show how deeply im-
pressed he was with the inevitable effect of the task
he was called to perform. " Whatever may be the
" effects of this liberty, I cannot deny that it
" exists in the Church."—" I plainly see to what
" fearful conaequencesthisdoctrine maybe carried,"
and so on. Even yesterday, while the case of Dr.
Wnxiires is pending, one of his counsel told the Court
that it had by ita eariierjudgmentproclaimed &liberty
in excess of his claims or requirements, and which
he might think extreme. And no wonder, when
Dr. LUSHINGTON had shown, painfully and reluc-
tantly, but still with a force and clearness of reason-
ing which are distressing, that "the clergy may deny
" not only the genuineness, not only the literal
" meaning of passages of Scripture, but their
" truth ; and not merely their truth, but their
" morality ;—may impute to any parts of the
" Bible not embodied in the Articles and Formu-
" laries, falsehood in point of fact, and badness in
" point of morals."
The proceedings in this case ought to prove a
lesson for the friends of orthodoxy. For some
time past there has been a constant struggle be-
tween the party in the Church of England who
consider that the bond of union between the
members of the same Church ought to be iden- 1
tity of religious belief, and those who think that
it ought to be such a degree of sympathy as will
enable men to live under one government, and
to join in a common form of worship. It
must surely be plain that these appeals to the law
all turn to the advantage of one of these parties,
• and not in favour of that one of them which con-
ceives it to be the first duty of the Church to
bear witness for the truth.

LATEST INTELLIGII/tOR

ITALY
TURIN, Deo. a

The Chamber of Deputies have resolved that the
question of brigandage shall be discussed ins secret
committee.

M. Mug°line's motion for an interpellation on
the Roman question has been negatived by a large
majority.

5.45 P.M.

The Chamber of Deputies have voted a provi-
sional budget for three months by a large majority
—lB5 to 27.

PRUSSIA.

It is stated that a counter-agitation is being or-
ganised in Prussia, with the object of presenting
addresses to the Chamber of Deputies congratu-
lating them on their firm and resolute attitude. '

AMERICA.

during the progress of the war. The motion was
opposed by the democratic party, and temporarily
withdraws.

THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.

The subscriptions for Lancashire have already
reached 40,000 dollars. The British residents are
also raising a subscription.
The Chamber of Commerce of New York city ►ms
held a meeting to take measures for the relief of the
distress in Lancashire.

Some members thought that perhaps by inaugu-
rating this movement some national vanity and en-
mity to England might be attributed to the chamber.
The majority of the speakers deprecated conducting
the movement in a way to obtain favour with one
class in England, but urged that it should be based
exclusively on the ground of Christian charity.
England was a great customer of America for grain,
and it was a plain case that it was America's duty
to feed a brother nation in distress. Messrs. Griswold
and Co. offered a new ship of 1,800 tons burden
to convey food to England ; not only as a relief
for the suffering poor, but as a token of respect
for the Queen and her friendship for America.
A committee was appointed to collect subscrip-
tions in money and grain from all parts of the
country. 26,000 dollars in cash was subscribed on
the spot.

A proposal to aid the French operatives was
voted down.

GENERAL BUTLER AT NEW ORLEANS.
The Federal Commissioner Johnson, who was
sent to New Orleans to investigate the condition
of affairs, reports that persons in General Butler's
command are growing rich upon the necessities of
the helpless people of New Orleans by extortions
offensive to decency, and that the inhabitants of
the city have been as much sinned against as sinning
since General Butler's rule. Mr. Johnson denies
that any money returned to the French consul was
sent to Havannah for the Confederates.

An Union meeting has been held in New Orleans.
The correspondents of the New York journals
describe tee proceedings as enthusiastic.
General Butler is appointing overseers for the
plantations which he has confiscated.
General Butler, in a letter permitting the National
Advocate to resume publication, says all persons
expressing a desire for foreign intervention will be
treated as traitors.

MUSIC.

NATIONAL CHORAL 8001EIT.

There was a Chriatmaa performance of The Messiah
yesterday evening at Exeter-hall, given by the National
Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin,
which did this young and rising society, and its founder and
conductor, very great honour. Mr. Martin is well known
to be au excellent musician ; be has pined considerable
:errand= sa a composer of glees, par-soup, and madrigals,
and is evidently well versed in choral magic. His attain.
meets in this way are shown by the shinty and success with
which hofisis organised and trained the large and powerful
cheer of the National Choral Society. We have seldom heard
the sublime choruses of the Messiah better swag than they
were last night. The voices of each part were of excellent
quality end well balanced ; and the female voices especially
produced a flue, rich, mellow body of tone, which it would
be difficult to excel. The choristers, moreover, were per.
tartly at home in their parte, taking up every point with
precision and firmness, and aiming with a boldness and free.
dam which, if it sometimes degenerated into s little rough.
nem, more than made up for this defect by an expression
of ardour and enthusiasm very pleasing to listen,to. Indeed,
we would scarcely wish for greater delicacy were it pur.
chased at the expense of this admirable quality ; but Mr.
Martin, we believe, may succeed in pining the one without
losing the other. We need not specify particular choruses, for
great justice wee done to all of them ; though we must men•
tion the excellent effect produced by Mr. Martin's plain and
straightforward reeding of " For unto us a child is born."
when contra Med with the theatrical melo-dramatic version
of it which another able and eminent coeductor persists is
giving, in spite of the repeated remonstrances of every
critic whose opinion is worth listening to.
The singers were Miss Bank; Miss Palmer, Mr. Dims
Reeves, and Mr. Bentley.