The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

LATINOTON CASTS.

Mr. %Till said be was instructed, on behalf of the Rev.
Cherie* Oolightly, to apply to the court for • writ of man-
damus commending the Bishop of Chichester to Woe a cons-
ealseion under the "Church Discipline Act "—the 3rd and Ith
of Victoria, cap. 86—to inquire into certain charges and re-
ports which bad bee. circulated sgainst the Rev. Rkherd
William Randall, the rector of Laviagtec, in the county of
Suarez, of having taught doctrines and inculcated practices
not In accordance with the Thirty-nine Articles of the church
of England. His ountenti,ll would be, that the Whop was
bound to issue such a COMOIP•i012 if a prima fattens* were
made out for his doing so. Now, the patron of the firing of
Laviagton—and which, let him observe, had been bold by
Archdeacon Denison previous to his secession to Rome—
although it was within the diocese of Chichester. was in the
gift of the Bishop of °Hord, who was oleo resident in the
garish, sad owner of the principal part of the land within it.
Ails, the lie.. Richard Randall had been prerented to
the living, certain practices were resorted to in the
pariah which gave great offence to several of the
inhabitant... For example, the incumbent wore a
cassock in the church similar to that worn by Roman catholic
=whilst during NIVICO he wee in the habit of crossing
He likewise read the Prayer-boek with his back se
Ma centregani whilst during the evening service, instead
of standkat at the north side of the communion table, he
WNW at the centre of it, and alternately stood Ind
llerber the nuke. He objected to ono of the forms of
lieleig vied en the ground thtt It was not mailleiel.
Ilkseb dr cloths el the outomunint table were furnished
with risk Iries. Ameber point woo, that he mined water
with the win whoa niministering the sacrament ; and fur-
ther, be &livered le the ethoolenistrees atteched to the paro-
tids& etheel intik pews, with explanations as to the dec-
ides of erne seeeturate, u held by the church of Rome,
&stied with respect to two, as held by the church of
41araLastly, objections were taken to the 0312Cludlog
of the Ohio sermons. Such arm the general nature
*Ms charge* against the Rev. Richard Randall. Now,
theme practices saving excited the attention of the Rev.
Edward Bendel!, the curate of the parish, he instituted
inquiry, which resulted in his ascrrataing from the
children that they bad been regularly instructed that "the
Hass" was another name foe the lioly Coecinunion ; while
on farther investigation he discovered all about the papers
respecting the seven sseraments which had been delivered to
the schoolmistress. Thereupon the curate coolie"

with the Bishop of Chichasar complaining of the conduct
of the rector. The schoolmaster also complained of the
Boa that was going on, whilst Me choir•tossirr alleg d that
Its was unable to get childrso to join the choir In conameence
of the system punnet In the month of February of the
premest ear an application was made to the bishop to lame •
to investigste the tholes against the Rev.
Wawa Ronda; Lut the Liohop refused to do so.
Oa the comadearat iof the topmost,
Lad Careptall sad Mr. &mill might hake • rule.