The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-26 00:00:00

PAPAL ENCROACHMENTS.

Tut HIGH SHERIF, OF WORCESTERSHIRE pre-
senttn the e addr.so to the Bishep on Wednisciey, end
on Thursday ri coved the fllowing et ply :
To the High Sbetiff el the County of Worcester.
Dear Mr. High Sheral,-1 have received with much semis-
feetto the adorer "from the inhabitants of the county of
Worcester in public meeting aattembOed," whies you de-
livered to me yesterday tor, much as I value the ...prosiest
of strong protestaot feeling, end of attachment to our pure
apieti-lic.l church, airport), received from neatly all the
clergy of my diocese, I doubt whether the eapressiot td ghat-
' lase seniimente from so large sod respectable • =toting, con-
timing chiefly of laymen, may not have rid greater weight is
eonviocleg the Pope and tits intrwive bishops that in their
late offensive mo.sure they have run counter tot ur national
feeding. and oar notional wilt. Never was public opinion
mem unequivocally ezpressed than upon this quadrics;
sad to such an cpieion thus ecpre.sed it would,
p.rhspe, be vain for any power to oppose tesist-
anor, much more the precarious power of Popedom,
sepported as it is only by the bayonets of ten thousand
French soldiers. In referring to the eicaelotiog pert of the
address . I beg leave to aware the inhabitants of Wereester-
shire, through you, that so lorg as it pleases Gad toot I
should retain the superintendence of tots diocese, I shell
continue to discourage by se. y lawful memos in my power
the adoption of Ronliih &min.a and practices on the part
of any or my clergy ; but I trust that my inteeerence
-be tendered unnecessary by the good sense of the envy
tetrameters, who mutt now see that oath a coarse of cone uct
affords 'scourer, meat to the futile attempt. of the P •pe
again to establish the R ,mso Catholic Church in ibis
sountry. With a grstetul sense of the flittering terms in
which the meeting have been pleased to septets their respect
for myself personally, and for the high cffizs which I Lave
the hun.nr to hold in the church of Christ, I remelts, dew
kr. High Sheriff, yours faithfully, H. Wouctereg.
Harffebury Cantle, Dec. lthh, 11150.

AN ADDRIIBB from the clergy, landed proprietors
and residents within the pruned,' of Male's and Nastwieh
having been preaasted to the Be.hop of Cheater, at the Pals ,e,
on Friday last, the Lord Bishop of Chester has returred
the followiog reply :

" Chester, Deo. 20,1850.
" My dear Sir,—Tbe a ldrees from the Den, ries et Mal-
pea and Nentwieh demans my most respectful acknowleog-
enente. I receive it with peculiar satisfaction, as exhibiting,
at this imp rtant crisis, the suited sentiments of the clergy
of those Deaneries, and of a most numerous and respectable
body of the resident levy, including individual, equally
distinguished by their eminent rank and high personal cha-
racter. With respect to the in:melee exorcise of papal
power, we may confidently rely that our government
and legislature will take such measures as the occasion
may require for vindica.log the supremacy of the Q
and the nationsl independence. 1a other respects, I
am willing to hope that this undisguised pretension
on the part of the See of Rime, far from weak-
ening our church, will cave the effect of drawing the
hearts of our pin ple to it with still stroneer feel,ngs of at-
tscLinent. Great cause will there be for thankfulness, if, in
any cases where mistrust may have been created by devia-
tions from the simplicity of cur ri.usl, the present txisie
should produce a frank end voluntary abaadonment of thus
unauthorised practices, and a spontaneous restorati Les of
confflence. Du,y, truth, honesty demand that the line of
separation should be cl, any and distinctly marked beisvena
the church of England ni that of Mime. Let there be no
dubious silence, no disingenuous concealment, no kol:sw
compromise, no (swamies! apprcximation But whtli- we
are openly and fire ly united in maintaining the principles
of the protestant reformation, and the pure doctrines end
discipline of our church, let us also continue to reap, of the
pnnciples of religious toleration, and preserve the spirit of
Christian Omni! towerde those Irma whom we differ, and
whose encroachments it is our duty to withrtand.-1 name,
' my dear sir, truly yours. J. Cunansu.
The Rey. C. A Thurlow,Rand Dean.