The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-02 00:00:00

INTOLERANCE L cARDIud4stIII.Z.

The following communication wax published iu
the Carmarthen Journal of the 7th September:
" As 1 firmly believe the principles of our church which
I have embraced to be in strict accordance with the word
of God, I therefore take great interest in the church
situated in the parish of Llundileinol, and fed it a duty
iocuinlieut upon me to do all I can for its saccess.
Having been placed by Divine 'Maritimes here as a lend.
owner 1 feel the responsibility of my situation, and have
come to the conclusion of making that use of the pro-
perty entrusted to my care which I deem comistent
with the religion of our blessed Saviour, by conseiee.
timely choosing those persons to bs my tenants who caa
and will support our church from principle and coomieuom
Deeply impressed with these considerations, I feel my,
self morally bound to set before you two alteratives, and
you are at liberty to choose for yourself, namely, either to
attend our church services with your family, and thus to
support its principles, or otherwise, if your consciences will
nut allow you to oomph, with my request, you must quit the
farm which you bold of me ; because my conscience dso for-
bids ale to allow you to make use of the advantages which
you derive from your connexion with my property as a
Umlaut to the support of those principles which are at
variance and hostile to them of your landlady. Far he it
front We to make the attempt of forting or compelling any
of my tenants to became church people, and far he it
from theta also to be no incousisteut with themselves as to
expect they shall continue to be my tenants unless they
are church-going persons, because by so acting I 'should
consider myself doing nothing else than pationining and
encomagiog what is quite contrary to my own views. I
trust, also, that, ed far as religion LS concerned, you will be
geuerous enough to allow me that liberty of conscience in
the use of what l can claim to be my own whichyou yourself
take in the use of the same, and thus we @hall be mutually
progressing towards keeping that golden rule of justice—
' Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do you
even so to them: I have thus thought it proper so far to
explain myself that you may know the nature of the ground
upon which it is my intention to proceed, and may see the
faumees of the course of conduct which I mean to adopt.
" MART Monica, Caring."
The above letter, which was sent by Mir Notice to some
of her teuauta a few months ago, constitutes what is
termed in the Welsh dissenting papers "The Persecution
in Cardiganshire ;" but, according to my humble opinion,
any one that will read it carefully, and entirely free from
prejudice, will at once perceive that it has nothing of the
nature of persecution. It is asserted by many dissenters
that the most prominent feature in it is compulsion ; but
let them who suppose so (and it can be nothing but a sup-
position) point out even a sentence or a lice which
me the least tendency to anything of the kind -
yea, 1 defy any man to prove to the public that
any poi thei of this letter contains iiev thing even
approaching to a persecution or compulsion. it is quite
the reverse in its principles, in its tendency, in its spirit,
and the whole tenor of it. Here you will find the author
declaring her belief in the smipturalnees of our church
principles, and in consequence evincing the great zeal and
the deep interest which she has fur the church of the pariah
in which her property is principally situated. the is
fully persuaded that our national church is the church
which is built, in our days, upon the foundation of
the Apostles and the prophets, and, from this considera-
tion, is full of anxiety to do all in her power for the
promotion of its interests and success. She looks
upon her high and advantageous position in life as
divinely and providentially ordained to the accom;
plishment of some particular and worthy object. She con-
eiders herself responsible for all the advantages with which
she is favoured by the providence of God, and feels it her
incumbent duty to exert herself to the utmost of her ability
in behalf of that church in which alone the word of God
and Sae Christian religion are kept mire and undefiled, and
it is much to be regretted that landed proprietors generally
who profess great regard for the chinch do not feel the same
desire, and wish to follow her example, by adopting the
mine plan, and by taking the same steps, and Dam to come
out strongly in defence of their own church, which dim
'enters of different denominations combine together in
their exertions and endeavours to undermine and
to pull down even to the ground. It is to be hoped that
better times are at hand, when our landowners will ass and
feel the necessity of taking this bold step which his been
taken already by Miss Notice, m opposition to the aseaulta,
and in order to put an end, in a great measure, at any rote,
to the most violent attacks which are made by these ear
enemies against our beloved church. lam confident that
the time will come when those of our landlords who are
churchmen will Le made to feel their moral obligati.n to
God and man to such a degree as to impel them, as it were,
bravely to vindicate the rights of our church. The coioluct
of the dissenting parties towards our church at the pre-
sent day is very different from what it was in old times,
and deserves the most serious attention of all landed
proprietors ; the generality of them that hold land have for
their landlords those who are strongly attached to the
church, and though they are dependent, in a manner, for
their hvelihood upon them, yet they are most inimical and
hostile to the church. How absurd sod inconsistent is it
for a church person to allow his tenant to rail most bitterly
against the church he loves? And how preposterous is it
to and our extensive landed proprietors, who seemingly are
very zealous for the church of their forefathers, tolerateig
such an impertinency in their dissenting tenants? If they
have any regard for truth, if they have any love for the
church, if they have any deem to be consistent with them-
selves es churchmen, and if they have any feeling
at all of their moral obligation and great responsibility to
God as landowners, let them come out boldly and bravely
to defend their own church, arid to promote its welfare in
the world by following Miss Kosice's example, whose coo--
duct in this affair is !met worthy of imitation. All those
who are owners of land must take into consideration that
they are only stewards under the sole proprietor of all
things, and must render a minute account to Him of the use
which they shall have outdo of their property, as well as
every thing else, and must stand or fall accordingly. It is,
therefore, high time for those who are entrusted with
worldly riches and property seriously to consider their
duty to God, to the church, and to the religion there pub-
lished, protected, and promoted, seas to call them forte to
act consistently with their professions as supporting the
most glorious principles of our church. And this is what
Miss Mork. now dues by conscientiously choosing for her
tenants those who are church-going persons, and alaa by
setting before her dissenting tenants (sonic of whom are most
bigoted and opposed to church principles) two alteratives,
in order to give them 'sufficient liberty to choose for
themselves. The very fact of her giving them their choice
is at once a proof that she is not at ad desirous of
compelling or forcing them to become church people con-
tray to their own wishes and inclinatons' but, on the
contrary, that if they cannot conscientiously make up their
minds to attend our church regularly and exclusively,
from good will and principles, she feels her moral ob-
ligation so great and binding upon her as to oblige her
to have recourse to that only mode of proceeding
which is 1 left her, namely, to change them for those
who can and will with pleasure and delight so rt our
church with all their might from freedom of ice and
conscientious motives. She considers that the property
is hers, and that, in a political sense she is at liberty to
do what she pleases w.th her own, but feels that she
is only a steward under another, and has a duty to per-
form towards God and His cause, and conmamently is
morally bound to act from conscience and principle by
renting it out to those persons who are of the same
principles and views us herself. She firmly believes that
it is as much her moral duty to be conscientious in the
Ole of her property as it is for her tenants to be in the
choice of the place of worship which they will atteed ; and
she is of opinion that she has at mach power and authority
thee to act in reference to her property as they hive to
choose the chapel rather than the church, and that it is
quite as reasonable, as fair, es lawful, and as consistent
with the spirit and principles of the Christian religion, for
her to do all the good she can with her Mate to support and
promote the interests of Christianity in the chunk as it
is for her tenants to do what they can with what they
pumices for the support and promotion of Methodism in
the chapel ; and in doing so she can and ought to be as
conscientious as they pretend to be, and the mane liberty
of conscience ought to be allowed for both sides. There
is no more force or compulsion used by her towards them
than there is by them towards her. both mattes are free
&vete, and can act freely. She has a claim to the farms
which they occupy, and can do es die pl..us
with them ; she feel.. her moral responsibility, sod in
consequence has made up her mind to rent them to persons
who will, from principle and conscience, import
the same views as herself ; and I am fully persuaded
that the
.spirit of the Christian religion is quite as much
evinced in this as it is in the fact of her dissenting te-
nants making use of those advantages which they derive
from their connexion with her land NI such to support
principles and views which are quite oontrery to those
of their landlady; and it is very surprising to see
in the Barer and Amserau Cymru a great deal of blame
laid upon Miss liforioe for insisting upon the tenants attend-
ing the catholic church. Surely there is nothing wrong in
this may command when they see thousands of the best,
wisest, and most learned men in the nation attending con-
Meetly there. Are such persons as these not able to be
competent judges in religious matters as well as the fol-
lowers of the meeting-house? And do we not frequently
see the strictest dimenters, of their own free will, bringieg
up their darling eons to be ministers of that church which
they themselves will not vouchsafe to enter! Let them,
them refrain from blaming a lady for consistently doing
what she considers to be her duty in upholding that church
which has been for ages the delight and comfort of the hest
of men.

To THE CONTINENT AND BACK IN Two HOT/Kn.—
Under this title Yr. Hamilton last nightpresented to the
public, at theft/Aden-ha, a diorama which, commencing
in the Thames and passing on to Hamburg, stretches over
the Rhine, the Danube, with their varied soenery and olv•
jade of interest, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Berlin,
Constantinople, Brussels, Paris, and Rmeo. Thence it
traverses Italy, Switzerland, and the Alps; nu notable city
or any remarkable feature of each country being omitted
in a pictorial series which, if at times somewhat abrupt in
its transitions, is not without its salient points of attrac•
tion. The paintings are perhaps unequal, some of them
being new and well executed, while others show marks of
age and servioe, and their execution is by no means firit,
rate. Nevertheless as a whole the exhibition is not on.
plowing, and aa it is somewhat extensive in its map has
no doubt involved trouble in its preparation, and sot
a
little expense. The room was well Ailed on thia the first.
evening of the performance,

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, OUT. 1.--PROMOTIONS •ND Ar-
,is rims. —Lioutorat 0. dolt Retch, to tit. Royal Ade
b►k.

P. Latrobe, to be aJ.IItioNJ to the 'town.
; 55.1 J. C. Yosistua, to bo oddational to the Fauna.
fluke U. P. Walker. to the Blenheim ; H. Ellis, to
Aire ; and A. Hughes, to the Victory. se super-

‘....esut Clerks T. A. Miller, to the Donegal ; and ,1.
rfr.An'f, t.. tte Trafskter.
Vitalisr? R. H. Jeskya, promoted to second-class assist-
in• enterer, sad appointed t.. the Indus as supersumeret y

WOOI.W OCT. 1.
1:..v fell. ming alteration,'
k..‘e thia corp., riL :-Colonel Twins, appointed
„..omatelieg Royal Engineer at Chatham ; Colonel .1. W.
t'. 11.. late delmtv•adjutant. appointed to Port'
lt4 Lieutenant-I'4onel Leda; ordered to i'ortertiouth;
!.....trarpt-Colonvl I bwro, 111111011111 to ber..l3pOrt.;
itriant.C.4..nt I !Italic lately arrived from Newfetind-
Led .111e:ter ; laeittenant.l'olonal Bonrchier, C. 8., arrived
.•.11 the 'ethane.. on leave ; l'aptain Peaky, late on the
.. list, on the effective LA, and ordered (min
y. !Loam* to New 7..slaud ; Captain Stuart. appointed to
tie I esjector•l of Eurtitteatioo. office; Captain W.
11. ....en, appointed adjutant et Chatham ; Captain J.
I, smith. appointed de putt .araliatast quartermaster.
s r.. 1 at Maki-Imeg ; Captain Murray. adored from
t'.ite•hett to Newfoundland Captain. One, to Netv
Itrree ; Captain licruhilley, to Mellmorne ; C..p.
Sitage, to the tVelt Indies; Major Armit,
Guerstey ; Captain Slourridge from the West
ou %irk have : Lieutenants 11.4Iand and Melinund,
emoved from Aldershot% to Pembroke; Clive, town Alder.
•.10{t 4. het*liioUth &ail frem Dover to Chatham ;
eretanliato, leave is India; Frasklami, no leave from
: end WhesMey, oedema to Gibmher.
MILITIA.- The regiment of Antrim Militia Artillery
piorormlool foss Woolwich to Pembroke to relieve
the Itanipaliire Artillery, the hitter regiment is ortlered to
pr• oil to I :09,u4 to be diemsbodied.

CHATHAM, Ocy. 1.
Thia morning 34 medical atudrnts, for -
spms arms, surgeons, joinol the headquarters of the
medical department at Fort Pitt, in oder to undergo the
berrosery ...one of instniction at the DIM army IWNW.
Which is to be opthed to-morrow, when the hiategsral hew
tares will la- deli,ered by the several profession.
Thu authotitir. at Om Hosea-Guantla haring oppoited a
leeches of the Hindustan'r language to the troop at this
parrium, the wreral coonnandiag necisee have VIOSIWIRI
order. to forwanl to the geoeral cosreamlig the miss el
111,1 Ch olltrers awl men un&r their reaumad who are Mires'
of being instructed in that huagoap.

PORTSMOUTH, OcT. I.
The St. George, 91, screw Captain the Hon. F.
tvitoo. waled Yesterday altoraoOlt fur Plymouth.
The Princess Royal. 91, wow, wont oat of harbour this
a.m. limier the charge of Captain T. O. Oordou, of
the •texut rt.o.rve, t., !bailie her trial of her ensnare and
new the will be placed la the first clam of the
steam reserve.

The Lee. 4, steam store ship, Master Commander T. C.
Pullen, wa. taken iuto the steam basin oe Saturday to dis-
tharge ina .hiuerr and Leiters.
The I nineirtaiite. acrew frigate, i. ordered to Hake a
further trial of her engines, and will afterwards Le placed in
the trill chum .team reserve.

A gre.4 part of the port side of the .triel ham hero stripped
off, and her timber. are found t. he conaiderahls affectol
with the dry rot. It is expected, however, that she will
IY pithed op awl he reedy to come out of dock in the
of • fortnight She is complete in her rigging de-
ot locot and WY reedy to receive her gone on board.
Th- of metropolitan police, appointed under the
now art eannieneed duty in this dockyard to-day. A coo-
siderAble oantlier of the old police force remain, and some
I ,ve been tranaferreal for service at the Clarence Yard,
to...prat, a part of the force from that eirtahlishineat being
sent ever here. We understand that seven or eight have
been Invalided, including one inspector sod two ler panto.

ENE LATE' NIL 4LD&RMAN ANDREWS, OE
BOVENANPEON.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.
Tlii. cvn.lisony of laying the tinct stone of the mo-
nument to the memory of the bde Ahlerman Richard
Atidrewe in the public park of this town took place to-dai.
In the prow,. • d tueseds of speetatovs. At throe
o'clock the mayor and corporation in their robee d offlec,
the i....vostrates of the borough. the Southampton and Rit.
k•rn Rine Volunteera, with their ha de. the members of
the swims mdse of benefit wields, mach ea the Odd Fel•
lows. Foreetere, he., with their kronen, the p
bee el t►e boarouttli. the euhrwribers to the monument, all
farmed a min milegot proceiaani, and peoceoled through
the town, with bend. of muss, playing, to the Arboretum
in the FAO, Merlunts.park, whose this Buyer of the town,
Mr. Frederick Perkins. laid the foundation it... of the
memorial with a otter trowel. An mos es the stone we.
b.nl•hrp addreaged the east emeinbiegv. At the
...adagios .4 the mayor'• widows. the Res. Mr. Bandaltaw,
the mayor's chaplain. invoked the Insane Hefting on the
crsetinsof thecsionuninet.

The Headrealth halm sae then played by the military
lauds, and ...oral other ad.besees were .Wliserwi, after
which the pm...Miura of the day toretiaated.
The &flea the Asslrews manorial is • niapiithrent
drinking fountain. summated Ilya pesloital wet statue. nine
feet high, of Mr. Andrews. The whole building will he
shove feet in height, will stead as • very high spot .4
rand.sand., at • long deduce. The whi-
ter-tuna huddling fermis, the foostoia is is two
weirs. awl .4 • triso4rislar fora. the style Icing
14i.wre.,•1 Itumwww.peo. Fweh .4 the the. faces will he
.felt. red by • deeply rerweeed arch. below which will be,.
the eatain with doable jets-emu crewhig each .fiber
web, the emus of the dwelt. The fountain will be adorned
with In... Tittles. nod anisisga eninissisonitiss sad illustra-
tive .4 the-life nod aheracaor at /dr. Andrews. The roman-
rot sill Lea inset onianiont to the tows. Yr. fleynwww,
I' f.• fly, tows, win is the plossnion, sulking with glee
stemless to the ansierint.