The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-28 00:00:00

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vow% MONDAT.—The royal dinner party at
paw this evening will include the Duchess of hent,
'Zoo do Broglie, the Lady-in-Waiting of the Duchene of
goreness de Speth, the Marquis and Marchioness of
N'cose, Lady Mary Howard, Mrs. Everard Bouverie,
punnet Canning, and Viscount Palmerston. The band of
‘,omoadier Guards will attend danng dinner. Her Ma.
.oprivate band wain afterwards attend in the castle.
"Niece George of Cambridge has arrived in town
to °twin. His Royal Highnees went yesterday to the
modems of the Duke of Cambridge, at Yew.
lbe Bishop of Llandaff had an interview with Sir
G. or., Testerday—Tbe Marquis of Queensberry had also
is istervlew yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at the
gow Cameue.
Lord pbell and Lady Stratheden left town yes-
oink, on a visit to Lord and Lady Abinger, at Abinger-
hall, WTI).*
1115 EXCELLENCY TILE DUKE DE BROOLIE.—The
departure of his Excellency on Sunday evening for
alra m unexpectedly postponed in consequence of the
olds duke at the eleventh hour having received an invi,a-
sose from the Queen, to repair to Windsor Castle to partake
dtproysl hospitality. The departure of his Excellency
A immediately deferred until Wednesday or Thursday
mot Viscount Palmerston cams expressly from Woburn
Abboyys-terday to proceed to Windsor Castle to remain
goy until the close of the Duke's visit. It is the tint time
*Duke de Broglie has been the guest of her Majesty since
be resided his credentials.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF HARROWBY.
This melancholy event took place on Sunday
at about four o'clock, at Sandon-hall, Stafford-
a From • private communication received in town
...parley from Sandon-hall, we gather that the venerable
;,;ii.asen had up to Friday last appeared in his usual health,
0d had used over his birthday on Wednesday (the 22nd
;mt) in cheerful spirits. On Friday morning he was assailed
by darning symptoms, and by noon that day his illness
summed the mat dangerous aspect, so much so that letters
sae despatched to the different members of the family,
coiling them of the precarious condition of his lordship.
menriuzil to decline rapidly up!to the hour of his dime-
mien without any favourable change. Viscount and Lady
DIMON Sandon, the Hon. G. Dudley and Lady Georgians
Ryder, and several other branches of his family, were at the
dm slaying at Sandon.hall, and were consequently present
at his death.
Ilse late Dudley Ryder, Earl of Harrowby, county Lin-
coln; Viscount Sandon, of Sandon, county Stafford; and
Baron Barrowhy, of county Lincoln, in the peerage of the
United Kingdom, was eldest son of Nathaniel, first Lord
auroirby, Uld Elisabeth, co-heir of the Right Rev. Richard
iparieh, Lord Bishop of London. He was born 22nd De-
amber, 1762, end had, therefore, completed his 85th year on
Wednesday last. In July, 1795, be married Lady Susan
WWII Gower, sixth daughter of Granville, first Marquis
of Stafford, and aunt of the Duke of Sutherland. By that
slimble lady, who died in 1838, he had • large family,
fear ions and five daughters—namely, the late Viscountem
Ebrisgton, Viscount Sandon (now Earl of Harrowby), the
Roc. Granville Dudley Ryder, Lady Mary Sawn', Lady
Wharceliffe, the Hon. Frederick Dudley Ryder, the Hon.
Edward (died in infancy), Lady Harriet Hervey, and Lady
Leans Forteecue. The deceased earl entered on publm
lib aeon after be attained his majority. He represented for
lersral years (prior to his elevation to the peerage by
the death of his father), Tiverton, in the House of
GaraCeo. In 1800 he was appointed treasurer to the
asp by Pitt. r.,‘ held that appointment up to Viscount
Bidmouth's advent to power, end after Pitt's return to take
the helm of the government, in 1804, he was appointed
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, but presided over
that department for little more than twelve months.
Ott the Earl of Liverpool's accession to office, in 1812, the
liable lord (who had been created viscount and earl in 1809)-
via appointed Lord President of the Council, which place he
held up to the formation of the Right Hon. George Can-
siag's administration in 1827, a case unparalleled on record.
It was during the time he occupied that position in the
King's council that his lordship's name became concerned
rcting the notorious Cato-street conspiracy. In Feb.,
1820, the noble earl, then residing in Mansfieldatreet, gave
'cabinet dinner, and it was at that particular meetiag of the
ministers that the conspirators thought of carrying out their
sanguinary scheme. The discovery of the plot and the
eventual execution of the ringleaders our readers are no
doubt acquainted with.
Of late years the deceased earl had avoided all interfer-
Nee in political affairs, although a staunch tory of the old
wheel, for his increasing years and the infirmities conse-
quent on his extreme age, precluded an active exertion on
balf of kis political friends. He was nominated to the
Privy Council as far back as 1790; was a governor of the
Charter House; a doctor of civil law; a trustee of the British
Museum; a commissioner for building churches; a Fellow
of tie Society of Arts ; and High Steward of Tiverton.
The deceased was grandson of Sir Dudley Ryder, the
celebrated solicitor and attorney general, afterwards Lord
Chief Justice of the King's Bench, born in 1691, and died
in 1756, while a patent was being made out to create him a
peer. His son, Nathaniel, who had distinguished himself
in the House of Commons, in consideration of the claims of
his father, was created a baron by the title of Baron Hu-
towby in May, 1776. He died in June 1803, when the sub-
ject of this notice succeeded to the family honours.
The late earl is succeeded in the title and family estates
by Dudley, Viscount Sandon, before-mentioned. Ie wee
born 23rd May, 1799, and married 15th Sept., 1823, lady
Frances Stuart, fourth daughter of John, first Marquis of
Bute, by whom he has a numerous family. The noble earl
was educated at Oxford University, and there obtained an
hosourable degree. He represented Tiverton in the House
of Commons some years, when, in 1831, he was elected for
Liverpool, which influential borough he sat for up to the re-
cent dissolution of parliament, when he resigned the charge
he had so honourably fulfilled to the electors, hie retirement
having caused general regret amongst the electoral body.—
The families of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lord
and Lady Wherncliffe, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Bute, the Earl and Countess of St. Germans, Lord and Lady
Jame Stuart, Sir George and Lady Grey, the Duke and
Dachas of Beaufort, Viscount Morpeth, &c., are placed in
mourning by the lamented event.

THE BISHOP ELECT OF HEREFORD.
Da. HAMPDEN'S ANSWER TO THE LONDON ADDRESS.
—The address which we published on Saturday having been
signed by nearly 700 of the clergy and laity of London, was
presented yesterday to Dr. Hampden, at Christ Church,
Oxford, by a deputation headed by Dr. Jenne, Muter of
Pembroke. The address having been read, Dr. Hampden
returned the following answer
My Lords and Oentlereen,—Your address is peculiarly
rearing to me at this moment of so much anxiety and I
trouble. Pray, then, accept my heartfelt thanks for this
kind and welcome expression of your feelings. lam far,
however, from regarding this address as a mere matter o
personal con ern to myself. The cause in which you are
engaged is a much greater one than anything simply relating
to an individual. Congratulations are much more due to
you, my lords and gentlemen, for your strenuous support of
our true protestant church, the doctrines and principles of
which, as faithfully handed down to WI by our reformers,
and maintained by our standard divines. I have in my place,
as &minister and teacher of the church, earnestly ender'.
vowed to set forth and inculcate. I heartily join with you
in prayer that the hearts and hands of all may be 'nevelt-
said by the holy spirit to the defence of that pure faith
which we possess through the teaching of our own apostolic
end scriptural church. And I venture to hope that the
benefit of such prayer will not be withheld, and that He
who gives the will and the hearty desire to pray, will both
bless your exertions for the truth, and my humble endeavour
to serve Him truly in the high office in His church to which
Re hascalled me.—l have the honour to remain, with the
greatest respect, my lords end gentlemen, your very faithful
humble servant, R. D. HAMPDEN, Christchurch, Dec. 27.

TO THEEDITO It OF THE EZERESS.
Sir,—The ?Mmes having refused to insert the ac-
companying letter in its paper, may I uest a place
fence for the persecuted Dr. Hampden in your columns.
—Your obedient, E. H. Ci. WILLIAMS.
TO THn ZDITOH OF THE TU&U.
MAHLHOZOUGH, DEC. 20, 1847.-Bir,—l have this day,
for the first time, read the Bishop of Exeter's letter to Lord
John Rowell, which appeared in your paper of Tuesday last,
and not having baud of any answer to it, I presume that
Lord Ishii Russell is more usefully engaged in his country's
service, than in a theological wrestling with the Bishop of
Exeter, though it bicker, fromhis masterly and effective reply
to the remonstrant bishops, that he could easily, were he so
disposed, give the bishop the fall. As the bishop's letter has
been published, I hope I may not be considered presumptu-
ous in claiming the right of making same remarks on
that lengthy and unfair letter, and on behalf of Dr. Hampden
(or, to use the phrase of one of the many clergymen who
have lauded my letters published in this county on the sub-
ject, "of injured innocence and calumniated integrity "). in
the columns of .T.77.7i'vialeuoafbiewatinct;wfiodrelythrffo:ejd ;apt. intol
the explanation which the bishop gives of the delay by the
university of Oxford in issuing the Nullam FiChiciam bull,
he says, During these four years Dr. Hampden was in no
petition specially and immediately connected with theolo-
gical teaching." Does not the bishop know that during
these four years Dr. Hampden had been appointed by the
university Professor of Moral Philosophy, " that science (as
Paley defines it) which teaches men their duty and the rea-
son/ of it " ? Or does he mean that morals ere not " ups-
daily and immediately conaected with theological teaching': ?
Yet, till Lord Melbourne had appointed him to the regime
professorship of divinity, not • word was breathed against
his supposed heresy. But why does the bishop conceal this
het of Dr. Hampden's appointment to the chair of moral
philosophy a oonaiderable time after he had preached
the Hampton Lectured, which contain " the principal
Pert," as the bishop says, of the undefinable, inexplicable
hussy, and that he continued in that chair up to his appoint-
!Met to the Begins Professorship of Divinity ? Did he me
the admission of that fact a circumstance highly favourable to
Dr. Hampden, and to the case of the university a heavy blow
sad great discouragement ? But though this may be clever
ha • paid advocate, is it honourable in a Christian bishop ?
But, sir, there is a concealment by the bishop of two other
bete equally well known to the bishop, equally favourable to
Dr. Hampden and crushing to his opponents, and equally
necessary to the true understanding of the cithe—a conceal-
ment which the acrimonious tone and terms of the bishop's
War ma alone, and do, explain. The first fact to which I
allude, is the large majority (16 out of 17 I have been told)
et the heads of the colleges who voted in 1842 in favour
M the removal of the Nullam Fiduciast bull ; and
the second, the call of Dr. Hampden to sit at

the head of the theological beard of exam,.._.
The first of those facts, coupled with the addition of 125 to
Dr. Hampden,s supporters in 1842, and the subtraction of
135 from hie persecutors, negatives beyond dispute the bold
assert on of the bishop, in the " unaltered and unalterable
judgment of the university." The second of these facts is
no less important, though it suited the purpose of the bishop
in flaying his meek and pious adversary, to conceal it. "He
had been appointed," ear the bishop, " to the highest chair
of divinity in Oxford : his influence, therefore, on its theo-
logical teaching, and on the future character and usefuineu
of the university, could not but be dreaded and deprecated."
, Dreaded and deprecated ! Hard words for a bishop to use.
I For eleven years Dr. Hampden has discharged his duty as
rights professor of divinity with universal satisfaction—Me
preached constantly before the university. His SIMON
approved by many bishops. His testimonials required ham
eandidates for ordination, educated at Oxford, by all the
bishops, cave the "blameless" Bishop of Exeter. Five-
sixths of the heads of the colleges voted, in 1842, for the
removal of the Nssila,e Ficircieres bull, and then OSMSS
his unanimous call by the university to sit at the
head of the theological hoard of examiners—a board
established in 1842 for the very purpose of examining into
the theological fitness of students preparing for the ministry
of the church. Who dreaded, who deprecated, Dr. Hemp-
den's influence ? Surely not the electors who called him to
this most important headehip. Who dreads or deprecates
" hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness" ? The country, I
which has been excited by the vehement letter of the bishop,
has a right to ask why was this fact—this call to the head-
ship of the theological board—kept out of eight. And how
can it rely on any part of the bishop's letter when such •
material part of the evidence, affecting the whole cue, has
been artfully concealed? Is this a fair mode of treating an
adversary ? And how far if it from bearing false witness
against
heu of a bishopi
one'enetighour in
? We
oneof ou
live in no
distant
o ordinry ate
colonies,
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instead of being a messenger of the gospel of
peace and charity to the aborigines, threatening
the government with something, to my notions, akin to re-
bellion. We have in our own country a bishop declaring
that the etatute of 16 Rich. 11., is the most tyrannical law
which " is permitted to pollute our statute book;" and that
the statute of 25 Henry VIII., is "The Magna Charts of Ty-
ranny." I read the bishop's words—" The crown has no
right, can have no right (I trust that it will be found to have
no power), to force a bishop on the church"—i. e., if he
means anything—Dr. Hampden. I am amazed; I turn to
Hums—l there find that bishops were to be appointed (not
as before, by the Bishop of Rome) by conga d'elire from the
crown, or,in case of the dean and chapter's refusal, by letters
patent. I torn over the page, and there I lied
that "the bishops went so far in their complaisance
(Dr. Phillpotts was not then Bishop of Exeter!) that
they took out new commissions from the crown,
in which all their spiritual and episcopal authority
were expressly affirmed to be derived ultimately from the
civil magistrate, and to be entirely dependent on his good
pleasure. Yet the statute 16 Ric. 11., tuned for the express
purpose of enforcing obedience to English law, is declared
by the bishop a tyrannical pollution of our statute-book;
and the statute 2o Henry VIII., which, by the unanimous
voice of both bousee of convocation and parliament, gave the
power of congi d'iire to the sovereign, the bishop calls
" the magna charts of tyranny !" le this language be-
comiag in a bishop ? I have no fear of Dr. Meree ether
being influenced by such Thomas d Beeketism. When be
was appointed Dean of Hereford he must have known that
one part of his duty as dean would be that, on every vacancy
of the see he should call the chapter together and return to
the peeper officer the writ of congi zeilire properly executed
If the dean and chapter's conscience will not allow them to
execute this writ, the same conscience will, perhaps, compel
them to resign their offices, and make room for men with
Consciences. Ceetzfees.e, in 6M
in no degree implicated in the matter. The dean aad
chapter are as muck bound to discharge this part of
their duty as that of preaching or attendance in the
cathedral. It is a pure matter of dry duty—an obedience
to the absolute mandate of the sovereign ordained by law—
an obedience which ministers of Christ's religion established
by law should be most cheerful to yield, ' for the Lord's
salts," as Paul teaches. But should they refuse the law has
provided that the church shall not suffer by the lawless dere-
liction of their duty by the dean and chapter, and that in
such a ease (no ouch has occurred for 313 yeas) the crown
should appoint by letters patent. I have no apprehensions
that the dean and chapter will be so silly and so weak as to
listen to episcopal or any other preachers of resistance to law-
ful authority, and to risk the change of their comfortable
situations for the " prison and penury, which the bishop de-
scribes as the pains and penalties of the priemunire purgatory,
but that they will discharge their duty as men and be grate-
ful to the Queen who has sent a divine so amiable, so pious,
and so learned, and such a true Protestant to be their bishop.
But be this as it may, I have the greatest confidence in the
inflexible integrity and moral courage of Lord John Russell
that he will defeat the relentless conspirators (many of whom
have apostatised to Rome, and it would be well for the church
if the remnant would follow their honester brethren) spinet
Dr. Hampden, and, which is of more weighty consideration,
against the Protestant character of the church of England, in-
volved in this odious persecution, and still threatened by the
present movement is Oxford—that he will protect the elueb,
as far as in him lies, from three-quarter Romanism, so wither-
ing to all civil and religious liberty—and that he will make
the enemies of the Queen, episcopal or others, who would
rob her of her undoubted rights, to cower beneath his indig-
nant frown.—E. H. G. WILLIAM.

P.S.—Since writing the above I have seen Dr. R.'s letter
to Lord John Russell, which is a perfect condemnation of all
the bitter persecution which he has had to bear.

THE ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY.—The
annual meeting of the subscribers to this institution was held
at the London Tavern, yesterday, for the purpose of re-
ceiving a statement of the accounts for the past year, elect-
ing the officers, and revising the rules. The chair was
occupied by Mr. Deputy Hayward, and Mr. S. J. Aldrich,
the secretary, read the report of the directors. During the
year three annuitants had been elected. The annuities, by
additional public support, had been increased to the maxi-
mum amount of 21. ss. per month for males, and 11. 10s. per
month for females. A sum of 5761. 13a, 6d. had, within the
same period, been invested in the funds, making the total
tended property of the institution amount to 1,6721. 3e. Id.,
being an increase of 1,2721. 3e. ld. since the year 1844. The
demations and subscriptions for the year were stated at
5661. 19s. 6d., being the largest amount for seventeen
years. The total receipts were 1,3961. 3e. 2d. ; and,
after defraying all charges, there appeared to be a
balance in the bank of 801. 15s. 4d., being double the amount
of the same item last year. In January next there is to be
an election of three men and three women as annuitants,
from a list of seventeen dawning candidates, who come
within the description of "decayed merchants, bankers, pro-
fessional men, master manufacturers, tradesmen, their
widows and clerks," and at the anniversary festival in Feb-
ruary the chair will be occupied by Mr. Hudson, M.P., who
accepted the office on the nomination of Lord Stanley at the
lest festival. When the rules were read, for the purpose of
being revised, a subscriber suggested that additional funds
might be obtained by the appointment of ladies' committees,
auxiliary societies at the east and west ends of the town, and
ty the distribution of collecting boxes among the juvenile
members of the subscribers' families. The suggestion, after
some consideration, was deemed inapplicable In the circum-
stances of the society. The only alteration made in the
rides of any im rtance was one which renders the society of
general of merely local utility. The usual officers
were then appointed, and the proceedings terminated.
COMXERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS.—The first
anniversary dinner of this institution was held yesterday, at
the London Tavern. Its object is to clothe, maintain, and
educate gratuitously orphans between the ages of seven and
fourteen, of deceased commercial travellers, and the destitute
children of those who, although still living, may, by mental
or physical disease or other causes, be reduced to such nesse-
, sitous circumstances as to be unable to support their families.
The reputation of the commercial body for charity and bene-
volence was well sustained on the occaaioa, nearly 400 gen-
tlemen having by their presence testified their willingness to
support the institution. The Lord Mayor, who presided, in
proposing to it prosperity (after the usual loyal toast.), hear-
tily congratulated the meeting upon that fact, and added to
its weight by observing, that large as was the room in which
they were assembled, it was insufficient to accommodate the
number of gentlemen who had so uprooted themselves by
the purchase of tickets. He likewise congratulated them on
the progress of the institution, which was now, although
only in the second year of its existence clothing, supporting,
and educating 20 children, to which 15 more would be added
before another sun had set. The 20 children (14 boys and 6
girls) were then introduced in the gallery, and sang with
much correctness a song of praise and gladness to their
patrons, and, at the same time, evinced by their appearance
all the attentions and comforts which the institution pro-
tegees to bestow on those who are necessitated to seek its
aid. In the course of the evening Mr. Moore, the
treasurer, made this rather curious but interesting statement,
that in the United Kingdom there were 30,000 commercial
travellers, whose expenses' according to the best data he
could collect, amounted to 11,000.0001. annually; and that,
supposing they travelled for forty-two weeks in each year,
and set apart 6d. each of these weeks for the benefit of this
institution, an income of 30,0001. would be thereby created,
being more than sufficient to render it one of the greatest in
the country.—The chair was supported by Mr. Masterman,
M.P., president of the society, whose health was drunk,
with those of Mr. D. Waddington, M.P. Mr. Moffat, the
Sheriffs, &c. The list of donations included 100 guineas
from Mr. H. Beaufoy, a similar sum from the late Mrs.
Beaufoy, 201. from Mr. Moffat, and 101. from Baron Roths-
child. There was some good singing by Meter'. Sporle,
Kearney, Edney, and Ksach. The dinner, notwithstanding
the pressure of the vast number of COUTIMIN, did infinite
credit to the proprietors, Mews. Bathe and Breach.
PRESENT CONDITION OF SHAKSPERE'S WILL.—
The three large sheets of paper on which the will is writ-
ten are joined together in the middle of the top
which are covered with a narrow slip of parchment ;Tat-
though protected with the greatest care, if it be left in fts
present state, I fear nothing can prevent the gradual
of this precious relic, which has even materially
since Steeverui made tracings from it, seventy years ago. The
office in which it is kept is properly guarded by the 'triaged
regulations, for manuscripts required for legal purpows
tar
mand a verification seldom necessary in Heavy inquiries ;
and it sums them nlee forbid the separation of the sheets of
the will, which, singly, could safely be preserved between
iltie4s et glsas, sat so daily examined without the slightest
. At the folding and unfolding requWte on
every ado document, imperceptibly tend to the
el libe &left sabilines an which it is written,
bas dwelyliw amedethe ngistran will at length
beltiven to as giolse at a fauns which shall permanently
save this !aimed's new/ et the last wishes of the great
poet, the most ingicrtent memorial el him that has de-
scended to our days.—Hallirea's Lip of Sholtopors.