The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-29 00:00:00

THE IRISH CHURCH.

THE BISHOP OF DOWN'S REPLY TO HIS CLERGY,

Adam, Holywood, Oct. 26,1867.
Rev. and Dear Brethren, —Whilst I thank you
for the courteous exprewdons towards myself in the address
you have presented to me, I must observe that it emanates
from a misconception on your part of my position as a
spiritual peer, sad is bead.. grounded on erroneous im-
pressions.
In my capacity as one of the Irish prelates occupying a
seat in the House of Lords, I did not represent your views
more than those of any other portion of the church ; but
as an independent member of the hones I was entitled to
state my personal opinions on any question brought before
it, and especially on matter affecting the interest of the
Irish church ; nor were you remonmble for them, and, I
conceive, not called upon to " protest against being sup-
posed to participate or acquit..." in them.
Now, with regard to your statements : I never proposed
" that the revenues of the Irish church should be in part
ommacated." I recommended (as all true friends of the
church would) that they should be more equitably di-
vided, and the many anomalies which now exist redremed.
And, so far from omitting " all notice of important facts"
connected with my own dioceses, les • y quoted it as
I a proof of the necessity that exists for a juster redistri-
bution of the church temporalities to meet the wants of
our growing church population. Nor was I (as you state)
forgetful of " the faithful services of the clergy ;" for I
distinctly statei that " I spoke on behalf of the working
clergy," and urged that in any settlement of the Irish
church, besides alloting aulaatte income, with a glebe-
house and Lad, to every • clergyman, provision
should also be made them in ease of Mei-
ner or infirmity, and for their widows at their
. decease ; and if, after satisfying these first charges on the
I revenues of the church, there should be found any our-
! plus, then I stated I would not object to see it allocated
to great kindred objects—either the education of the
children of the church, or the maintenance of her poor.
In reference to the vote of thanks conveyed to my
_aoble
friend, Lord Dufferin, for his " valuable, thoughtful, and
admirable address" at the Social Science Cowmen, I
should have thought it unnecessary to remind you he
spoke only his own opinions ; and whilst I conveyed to
I his lordship the thanks of the distinguished audience
who beard his address with the deepest attention, I
guarded myself against being committed to all his views
by conveying the enthusiastic thanks of the assembly, with
this personal reservatioa, " making all allowances for some
diversity of opinion." It was in this light ell unpreju-
diced penman understood my observations. The Guardian
newspaper of September 25, in commenting on the pro-
°ceding', writes—" The thanks of the meeting were offered
to hini(ord Dufferin) by the Bishop of Down, who, how-
, ever, carefully guarded himself against being *apposed to
concur in all Lord Dufferin's sentiments." Having pointed
' out in all candour the fallacy of your premises and the in-
' accuracy of your statements, let me assure youl yield to
no one in my allegiance so the church and my desire to
uphold her institutions sad increase her efficiency. If I
adopt the views of the Archbishop of Dublin, as to the
I .
importance of " redressing cases of extreme disproportion
between the work and its temporal reward," or st
remedy for the correction of anomalies which Lord •
warned us " weought not to cloak nor deny," I mime no va-
lid grounds for your being "constrained to address me ; "
andl assure you the " sorrow and reluctance" which you
I state you feel in doing so are shared by me in replying ;
tas I cannot but think such unnecessary public exhibitions
are ill-calculated to advance the interests of our church,
especially as the " painful and trying circumstances" under
" preemie" of which you sated might have been avoided
by • personal communication, which I would have met in
the spirit of that " courtesy and kindliness" which you
have pleased to say I have ever maintained in my inter-
course with my clergy, and which no difference of opinion
will ever Induce me to forego.—l am, reverend and dear
! brethren, your faithful friend and bishop,
RORER? DOWN AND CONNOR awn DRONORZ.
To the Venerable the Archdeacon of Down,
ani clergymen signing the address.

Tice Nnw DIAN or Kixten.—The deanery of
Exeter, which had become vacant by the resignation of
Viscount Midleton, has been conferred upon Canon Boyd,
incumbent of St. James, Paddington. The Record, which
highly praises the appointment, states that "Lord Derby's
intention to recommend Mr. Boyd for the vacant deanery
was privately communicated a few days ago, but it was
only on Saturday that her Majesty's approval of this selec-
tion was made known. The living of St. James, Padding-
ton, will not necessarily become vacant for mix months, but
it is in the gift of the Bishop of London. In 1859 Canon
Boyd was removed from Cheltenham, where be bad offi-
slated for nearly 17 years ; and in 1863 he declined the
arehdeitoonry of Durham with a canonry offered by Bishop
Baring, as a mark of his lordship's sense of the zeal and
energy with which Mr. Boyd had ably discharged his
duties in the diocese of Gloucester."

Tim llimataa WHALING VESSEL—A telegram
from Dundee yesterday =soulless that the Tay whaliuj
rowel had pawed Peterhead on her way to Dundee, all
well. She would be at Dundee bet evening.

It was stated on the Liverpool Exchange yes-
terday that two firms had been compelled to suspend
payment in consequence of the Royal Bank affair. Roth
firms are large debtors to the bank on cotton account.

FARNHAM WORK HOUSE. —This morning the Timrs
i publishes a letter from an independent witness. When
'an inquest wee held upon the epileptic who was coni-
I milerilt,ttohea.ssroistneirearesttrnthea cesspool, whoerfella
surgeon at Guildford. This gentleman now comes forward
to confirm that shocking story, and at the same time he
vouches not only for the truth, but for the moderation, of
I the report published in the Lancet. The mere existence
of the cesspool into which the epileptic fell is itself die-
; graceful. It is said to be an uncovered receptacle for all
I she sewage of the workhouse, and it is at no great distance
from the sick ward windows. It fills about once in six
months, and for six months, therefore, it would seem, the
!sewage is allowed to give off its poisonous odours within •
stone's throw of the infirivary,
THIS OUTRAGE IN BU RTO N-CRESCENT. —John
Skates, who said he was a hammerer to a blacksmith,
.but at present out of work, and lived at 7, Brunswick-
( street, was brought up at Bow-street Police.court pester-
co on suspicion of being concerned in shooting the police-
'. w:table Saunders in Burton-cresoent, on Sunday week. It
appeared from the evidence of • man named Bennett, who
lives in the Mews where the outrage took piece and is a
labourer to the Imperial Gas Works, that on Sunday 1110111-
log week, between half-past two and three o'clock, the re-
flection of • policeman's lantern passed his window several
times. He heard a report of a pistol or some fire-aim,
and went to the window, and saw a policeman leaning up
against a railing in the Mews, in a slanting position, as If
! he was falling. He went downto the a mistime of the police-
man, and the prisoner soon afterwards came to the spot,
from out of a van in the Mews, but there was nothineappi.
rently further to incriminate him, and he was admitted to
bail in twa sureties of 401. each, and the prisoner's own
recognixances of $Ol. for his appearance on Friday.
FISHING AT HASTINGS. —The Hastings fisher-
I men have not been " resting upon their oars " during the
'whole of the pest week, although it is thought that their
recent success is sufficient to admit of their doing so for
some little time to come. After several days of calmness
' and silence the cry of " Mackerel oh!" was heard in our
midst on Friday morning last, and upon inquiry it was
found that "Ci uty" Mann's boat, the Jane, had brought
ashore seven thousand fish, that the Bee, of which
Richardson is master, had been busy in netting five thou-
sand, sod that the whole of the boats which had launched
out on the previous night had obtained a draught of
flab more or less extensive. The prices obtained varied
from 16s. 6d. to 18s. per hundred. Herrings, too,
were rather plentiful, Gideon Haste hating landed
a last (10,000) and obtained 15!. for his labour,
and several other boats having smaller catches.
The renewed success was not of long &notion, for on Sa-
turday morning very little was stirring in the market.
Without attempting to lecture that hardworking and
honest portion of our population, the fishermen, it may
not he out of place to express a hope that their late suc-
cessful labour will be followed by a display of those pro-
vidential habits which are so conducive to the well-being
of all classes, and without which a slice of good fortune
not %infrequently brings about it 114iTiUtt, loss. The tuber-
men of this town have of late shared a surprising amount
of suooess. It is not enough to know that their bard
earnings are being spent in the town, nod that the trade
is being benefited. It must add much to the satisfaction
of everyone to know that the fishermen and their families
are reaping the proper fruits of their labour, and are likely
to maintain that independent position of which anyone
who possesses • spark of self-respect must be proud.—
Sussex Advertiser.
SHOO K IN° ACC I DINT. —Yeatonlay a shocking acci-
dent occurred on the extension of the Metropolitan Railway
now in course of formation between St. John's-wood and
Gower-street. Some men were down a cutting when •
landslip occurred, burying several unfortunate fellow.
I One, a labourer, was taken out and carried to Marylehone
Workhouse, where medical assistance was, as usual at this
house, promptly obtained, but life was found to be ex-
' tines. Another was found to hare a fractured thigh, and
he was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. The deceased man
leaves a wife and two children.
The price of prime legs of mutton at South-
ampton has been reduced from 100. per lb. to 9;14, and
shoulders front lOal. per lb. to Sid.
A " converted burglar" is preaching sensational
sermons at Wilton, in Wiltehire.