The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-28 00:00:00

THE COLONIAL CHUBCHE&

(From the Guardian.)
Neither Lord Grey nor any one else would think
of legislating for the Wesleyan, or the Quakers in a colony
any more than they would legislate for them at home.
These bodies, they would say, are not "established," and
are therefore not fit subjects for special legislative inter-
ference ; we legislate for one religious body alone, because
she alone is not a voluntary society, but an established
church. As to the colonies, however, this is exactly
the statement which, we are told on the highest autho-
rity, cannot be maintained. There the church is as
much a voluntary society as the sects; she is just as
much, or as little, the proper subject of imperial legis-
lation as they. Lord Grey's assumption seems to be
that a religious community, " established by law" at home,
carries its establishmentarian character with it through-
out the empire. But this conclusion, if it could be proved
at all, would prove too much. It would be as true of the
Scotch Presbyterian Establishment as of the Chard', of Bag.
lard ; and it would follow that the Queen ought to send
her. High Commissioner not only to Edinburgh, but to
every colonial community in connection with the Scottish
establishment throughout her dominions. If this be not
so, it seems impossible to maintain the voluntary charac-
ter of the Episcopalian body in Scotland itself. The theory
is, that membersof our owncommunion there are dissenter;
that which they dissent frcan,then,must be the establishment
of the realm ; if so it must carry with it, according to Lord
Grey's view, its exceptional quality throughout the empire.
To some extent, indeed, this was admitted, as our readers
will remember, in the distribution of the Canadian Clew
Reserves: congregations belonging to the Scotch kirk
were adjudged to be part-owners of the proceeds of the
sale. It would be a fine field for the Erten= energy
which has so notably developed itself during the last twelve
months, to try conclusions on this subject with our
Scottish emigrants in the southern hemisphere. If the
Erastians fail, as they roundly will, in the attempt to
persuade our sturdy Calvinistic brethren of their obligation
to follow in all respects the precedents of their native land,
they may begin to doubt the soundness of the arguments
by which they have tried to enforce the same obligation
on the Anglican church.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE EAST LONDON UNION
Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry at
the East London Union Workhouse, yesterday, relative
to the death of a pauper, named Lydia Brown, aged 82
years. Martin Connor, an inmate, said that on Thursday
last, between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, he was
at work opening a drain, when the deceased, who was
going from one infirmary door to another, fell into the
drain by his side. The drain was 2 feet 8 inches wide,
and there was a way over it 18 inches in width. He did
not know how she came to fall in. She was much hurt
and was lifted out by himself and others, and placed in her
own ward. She was not a sane inmate. Mary Binel,
pauper nurse, said that she had charge of the degreased and
others, but at the time of the accident she was in the
garden, airing half-a-dozen patients. When witness heard
of the accident she went to the deceased, who complained
of her leg being hurt. Everything was done for her relief.
Dr. B. Clarke said that he saw the deceased on Friday,
and found her thigh broken. She died on Sunday from
the fracture and the shock of the fall. The jury returned
a verdict of " Accidental death."
JAMAICA.—Another blue book has been pre-
sented to parliament, consisting of Governor Eyre's com-
munications to the Colonial-office subsequent to the
assumption of the government by Sir Henry Storks ; and
of addresses to Governor Eyre. The volume altogether
extends to 483 page', and includes multitudes of docu-
ments, letters from magistrates, and other residents in
Jamaica, exculpatory of his conduct. AB these despatches
and documents were laid before the oommisaion.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Hosprw., Jrxs 25.
During the part week 2,316 patients received relief ; of I
this number 390 were new mem.
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