The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-09 00:00:00

[DON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1861.

THE BISHOP OP SALISBURY S VISITATION.

BALJBBURY, Amer 8.
This morning the Bishop of Salisbury commenced
the triennial visitation of his diocese. In consequence of
the prosecution which his lordship has commenced against
the Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams, vicar of Broad Chalk, on
account of his article, "Bunsen's Biblical Researches," in
&tart and Reviews," there wee a very large attendance
of both clergy and laity, an expectation having been formed
that the subject would be adverted to in the charge.
Full choral service was performed io the choir, prayers
being said by the Rev. E. Lecoo, M.A. The first lemma
was read by the Rev. Charles King, M.A., of Magdalene
College, Oxford, one of the priest...vicars of the cathedral ;
and the second lesson by the lion. and Rev. Douglas Gor
don, M.A., canon reeidentiery. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. William Renaud, M.A., of Rueter College,
Oxford, Prebendary of Salisbury.
At the close of the service the bishop and clergy repaired
to the nave, where the names of the clergy ware called
over. There were present the Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams,
View of Bread Chalk, the N'ennrable Archdeacon Bony,
the Rev. Prebendary Fowls, the Rev. Chancellor Lear, the
Rev. J. N. Hensman, M.A., Vicar of Durnford, the Rev.
J. N. Peill, M.A., Rector of Newton Toney, the Rev. F.
Glossop, M.A., Remo' of West Dean, and others.

The Bishop then proceeded to deliver his charge. In the
introductory part, alluding to the recent death of Lord
Herbert, he said :—He never met a man who by
his generous noble bearing, by his general syrnpathia
big disposition, by his unruffled forgiving temper,
by his great abilities and
_uning devotion of them to
the work which woe ►allothial to him, by hie forward
seal ia workbag the MOMS GI gram and education, and by
the mark which be set upon them of his sense of their value,
by his ungrudging and bounteous liberality, and by his per-
soul "'orifices, recommended the faith and life of a true
Christian more than Lord Herbert did ; and he was sure that
all this kingdom, particularly the soldier, the clergy, and
Christ's poor would receive this dispensation of Providence
as a deep family affliction. After referring to various':
other matters connected with the church, he said :-1
He would advise the clergy to watch with suspicion
any help that might be offered them towards revising
the Book of Common Prayer. Such suggestions might
be made by those who had not learned to love the
Prayer-book by constant use, or by those who did not know
what were the difficulties in the way of alteration. It was
advised by some that the changes proposed should be made
in the rubrics only, but these contained points of doctrine,
and he should most decidedly object to such • course.
It bad been said that many would be likely to come into the
church if these services were altered, but even for this he
could not consent to alter the doctrines which permeated all
the offices of the Book of Common Prayer. They might be '
assured that there were those in the church of England who'
were determined not to part with that great body of truth
maintained in that blessed book, and that if • change were
to be made at all it could only be by the issue of a most de-
termined and probably prolonged struggle, and that the
choice lay between a hopeful, honest use of the
blend , however allied with some imperfections, and
a resolute party contest for the amatory. The redo-
Intim of the House of Peers in the matter was
mod encouraging. Not one noble lord who was present
wises the subject was brought forward could be found to
mooed Lord Ebury's proposition. It was thought that
there would bee further agitation, but that we. not the
case, bat still there would be need of watchful care on the
port of those who feared the risk of alteration. Wednesday
June 19 was a memorable day. It was decided by the
meting vote of the Speaker that church rates should not be
abolished. An opportunity was now given to make some
ecnicession to the consciences of dissenters, and to define
clearly the principles upon which church rates should rest.
What the nature of the concession to be made should be he
regretted to say he could not advise them. They now knew
so distinctly what were the aims and intentions of the body
• itself " The Society for the Liberation of Itch-
from State Control," that it was impossible not to
that the struggle on their part was simply to gain owe
step towards the separation of church and state, the costs.
odes of the revenues of the church, and their appropria-
tion to secular purposes. He would not, however, say one
weed that day which would seem to preclude him from
giving • full and candid consideration to the question. He
would advise the clergy, on obtaining the rates, to get
them applied to the district churches, clearly to definewhat
the rates were, and to place it when levied beyood the
mash ref them technicalities which tended so much to the
etabarntrament of aburchwerdens. Much of the sneers
which bad bees met with this year in the resistance to the
abolition of church rates was due to " The Church
Institution," a body meeting in London, and om-
elet/8g of representatives from the various dioceses.
He mode this declaration the more freely because
he had not yet been able to give the institution the sanc-
tion of his name. It was of great importance that the
Church Institution should receive cordial support from
churchmen, but that it should at the same time be kept
separate from the roil-diaconal chapters and the diocesan
ladzudoedultees. In reference to Sir Morton Peto's bill, the
grievance was that untaptieed persons were excluded
from the churchyards, and the remedy sought was, not that
mach pawn, might be buried in churchyards without rites,
bat that dissenters might use the churchyards and their
own offices. But churchmen acted nobly in reference to
the matter, and the bill was thrown out, there being 150
for the second reading of the bill, and Z. 36 against
it. This bill invaded the rights of the church
as an ecclesiastical corporation ; it attacked the rights
cif the elegy, infringed the discipline of the church, and
affronted the doctrine which she held. This act of
ion had been preceded by an in the shape of NM--
wyn's bill relating to trustees of endowed schools, the motion
Ice going into committee upon which was defeated by a
majority of 29. His lordship having adverted M other par-
liamestary measures, to the proposed nab-division of alio-
mem, aad the increase of the gleams* and to the acts of
Convocation, said there were many other subjects at inte-
rest which he had intentionally paned over rather this
weary the patience of the clergy. But there was one =Met
which he bad passed over from very different 000eideratious.
Be had felt precluded by the legal proceedings in which
he was then engaged from enlarging on • subject
which would lie closer to all their hearts
than any of those upon which be had touched,
and one far more worthy of their deepest ettection. They
would all understand that he was alluding to a book,
professing to be the work of six clergymen and am lay-
man, called "Essays sad Reviews," and though he was not
going, however much he might be tempted to do se, to
break the rule of silence which ciroumstanoes had trimmed
upon him, still he felt that he owed it to thediocese, kith
to the clergy and fatty, to explain to them, in sot mislay
words, the mesons which had led him to adopt tha cowrie
upon which he had now entered. He hail thethated pro-
madam whist the reputed writer of one of those essay&
Them wee much to dissuade him from acting as he had
done. His belief was that there was not sufficient power
in Atha cif the (mays to exercise any permanent
thltheeee ever the minds of mew. This wee one
amuse et hesitation. Again, he was not free from
fear that lopl proceedings would extend and intensify
the infinellell, whatever it might be, and further he did not
think that the constitution of our courts of judicature were
as well fitted as one could desire to weigh the balance of
truth on many of the questions which must necessarily be
' submitted to them. Then there was another cause for hesi-
tation ; the dictates of n righteous caution, lest indignation
against a reek's= and ruthless attempt to pull down the
fabric of Christianity to its foundation might make him
forget the claims of charity and justice. There were theme
difficulties in the way of instituting legal proceedings ; but,
on the other side, there were preponderating reasons
for formally submitting the " Hays" to the Arch-
bishop's Court, and to show that the church disap-
proved it. The church allowed great latitude, but
there must be • limit somewhere. At toe time of his
consecration he (the bishop) accepted the responsibility of
keeping the teaching of his clergy within them wide limits.
Again, the archbishops and bishops of the church of Eng-
laad had testified by a public record that in this cam the
limits allowed by the church had been transgressed, while
the Lower House of Couvomtion and his own clergy had
given in their adhesion to that testimony. Such testimony
had helped to force the conclusion upon his mind that the
ease was beyond the bounds of toleration, and bad quick-
mod his sensibilities upon it. Upon the writers of the
" imam mad Reviews" this record had had so
effeet. 0a the contrary, bLaLrequent publimitions
they had challenged the to show that
their views were inconsistent wt the law of the
eburch of England and her ministry. He might almost say
that the writers had protested against informal acts, and
bed demanded in the name of justice a decision from those
marts to which decision on such points belonged. The
matter had cast • heavy burden upon him, but loyalty to
lie church compelled him to adopt the roam lie had taken.
hay other course would have shown him to be cowardly and
mAiithful to his post. Hie lordship proceeded to speak at
some length on the incarnatioc,,justificatioo by faith, and
Mee ether doctrines assailed in ffasays and Reviews," (ion-
ised* that upon them Waged the whole Christian system,
and etmethded by preammethr the beeedictioa.

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THE IRISH CHURCH AND THE NEW CANON.

The following is a copy of the memorial from the
Web prelates, the presentation of which has been an-
moaned by the Home Secretary :
" May it please your Majesty
" We, the archbishops and bishops of the Irish provinces
of the united church, approach your Majesty with the
deepest sentiments of dutiful attachment and respect. We
beg leave humbly to set before your Majesty that the
statutes relating to the union of Great Brits= end Ireland
that the churches of England and Ireland, as mow
law established, be united into one protestant ellsooSal
to be called " the United Church of England and
and that the doctrine, worship, disciplies, sad
goveresuent of the said united church shall be, and shall
remain m full force for ever, as the same are now by law
established for the church of England.'
"To preserve in all its completeness the union thus
effected, and carefully to guard against anything tending
towards disunion or schism, is, we humbly submit, our
bouedee duty as chief pastors and overseers of the church.
We therefore feel constrained humbly to represent to your 1
Majesty sour anxieties in reference to the important subject
wader the circumstance. which we proceed to state.
" The 29th English canon of 1603 is the same as the 16th
Irish canon of 1634„ and enforces an ancient practice re-
, spieling sponsors at baptism oommon to the church in both
anuitries for many centuries. The convocation of the pro-
vies of Canterbury, having applied for and obtained your
Majesty's license for the purpose, has repealed the 29th
meson, and in place thereof has enacted a flew canon, which
i now awaits your Majesty's sanction : and we have been
advised that, in order to give validity to the change in-
[ tended to be thereby effected, the sanction of the legia-
I later* also would be required.
" The convocatMs of the province of York has likewise
asked fee and received from your Majesty a license for a
aiosSar purpose.
Steps have, moreover, been taken by the convoriatios
of Canterbury (as we have been informed) towards the pre-
paration of new forms of divine service to be used after hat.
vest and oo other occasions, thereby adding to the services
prescribed by the acts of uniformity ; and the beads of •
measure for regulating the discipline of the clergy have also
been the subject of deliberation is that assembly.
" A DOW rule of sponsorship, new forms of prayer, and a
new law of discipline, if introduced into the province of
Canterbury aloes, or in the provinces of Canterbur7 and
York, to the exclusion of the Irish provinces, would &stare
the uniformity of the church and violate the spirit of the
acts of onion.

"In such grave matten we conceive that the whole of
the united church is concerned ; and, relying with confi-
des°, on your Majesty's royal and benevolent care for the
preservation of the integrity of the churcb,we would houiumrz
uk that the advice, nut of one or of two provincial a
only, but of a general synod of the united church Fag
land and Ireland may be obtained, before any change is
made in the doctrine, worship, discipline, or government
of the church.

"We would pray your Majesty to adopt this com
ae,
rather than to refer questions in which all the provinc
the church are equally interested to the consideration of
separate and independent convocations, which have no en&
cleat opportunities for mutual coefersoce and explanation,
such as ought to take place among the prelates and clergy
belonging to one and the same church, in referenee to
matters affecting the whole body. For if real freedom of
action be conceded to each convocation, there would be a
risk of the unity of the church being impaired and schism
generated. Or it, on the other band, equal freedom of
action be not conceded to sash convocation, but all the pro-
vinces are expected to acquiesce in the decisions of one, this
would be an assumption of authority for which there is no
foundation in law or justice.
" We, therefore. humbly pray that your Majesty will be
graciously pleased to refer all matters involving any altera-
tion in the doctrine, worship, discipline, or governmNM of
the church, to the consideration of a general synod of the
united church of England and Ireland, in order that such
measures may be framed as, if approved by your Majesty,
may receive your Majesty's royal assent, or (if the sanction
of the legislature be likewise metaled) may be suitably re-
, commended to parhaniset.
" And we devoutly pray that in all the affairs of the
church and kingdom committed by Almighty (lad to your
Majesty's ears and government, your Majesty may be
guided by the wisdom that is from above.'
Joan G. Aaicaan " Roo. Down AND CON-
" ILL DUBLIN NOR MID DIOMORIL
" Jos. H. IIZATI " WILLIAM DEIST AND
" Lomeli lEni.ALox RAMON.
AID CLowszre. " H. Limon.
"Toes. Town " MARC U 8 G. KILMOLN,
"J. T. Oman AND he.
Taxes " Wm. Coax.
" How. Caner. he.
" Anmagb, July 21t,

SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT 4T GLASGOW.

On Wednesday, one of the most appalling catas-
trophes which have taken place in this distnct for sometime,
and which, it is hand, will be attended with considerable
loss of life, occurred at the Summerlee Colliery, belooging
to Meant Wilson and Company, situated on the Dykehead
estate, about three miles east of Hamilton. From the
amounts which we were able to gather hurriedly on
Wednesday night, it appears that the cube at the bottom
of the pit (which is 40 fathoms in depth) had from
some cause, as yet involved in mystery, become over-
bested, which led to the ignition of the wooden box-
ineor lining of the shank. The man stationed at the pit
bead was first apprised of the occurrence about half-past 1
o'clock, by a dense volume of smoke coming up the shank,
which, in about 10 minutes afterwards, was sueoseded by
dames which rose with dreadful rapidity to a height of two
aeries, tied which were observed with alarm at Mother.
well, distant from the scene of emfiagmtion Indy two
miles. As yet to those above grood the moss tithe fire
was unknown, but measures were promptly adopted
in order to extinguish the flames and carry relief to
the unfortunate pawns in the pit, of wWm, it is amid,
there wire about 60-47 men, and • number of boys
employed as drawers. Information was instantly forwarded
to Hamilton, from which the police fire-engine, sad two
hours afterwards the Palace fire-engine, proceeded to the
smite of the confiatiou. The engines continued playing
till 4 o'clock, by which time the fire was sudichatly got
under to admit of • rope being lowered down
ittie6.4
which some of the mw underneath succeeded in
round their bodies, sad by this means were draws to the
outface. It was found, however, that this process was too
slow, and, besides, the unfortunate individuals is the*
were so exhausted, that they were totally unable to
tastes the rope without assistence. Two men, Andrew
Heater and Harriet, gallantly volunteei ed to descend the
pit, being relieved after an exhaustiug interval by other
volunteers, through whose aid and by means of. ropes
twenty-eight men bad been got out by half-pest nine,
at which time our porter left. All, that, were in •
very exhausted condition, and in the ore et case pow
know, named Macleod Nelson, it was found that life
wee extinct. Deceased warn forty-one yews of age, and
leaves a widow and six children. Very serious
hensions are entertained for the safety of those .21
the pit, and it was known that the man in ohm of
the cube, whose name has not yet been awn has
met his death. The sufferers, on being raised, were
immediately conveyed to the neighbounng dwellings,
where they were attended by Drs. Lennox and Nei-
smith, Hamilton, Dr. Goff Bothwell, assisted by Mr.
James A. Dykes, Procurator-fiscal, Hamilton, who was
formerly a medical student. Intelligence cf the catastrophe
had spread rapidly, and the friends of those employed in
the pit, with others anxious to learn the news el the acci-
dent, docked from all quarters to the spot, where
of 1,600 were shortly collected. The anxiety sad 'Marl:
piMed on many countenances were most painful to witness
and as one sufferer after another was arced past, wives,
mothers, sisters, and other reletione rushed forward with
axes and tears, anxiously inquiring whether their Mends
were theraThe police, of whom • number worse. thegromed,
bed a difficult and delicate duty to perform it, preenwieg order
in the circumstances, in which, however, they waceseded
retisfactorily, .order tFe direction of chief amiable M'Key,
Captain Cullao, and Superintendents D. Dewar and Christi-
na. About six o'clock Mr. Amapa coal-master, Hamilton,
directed poles to be thrown aaom the mouth of the pit, and
by mesas of tar cloth attached to these, which were let
down, • temporary "vent" was formed to ca=reattlisie
smoke, and thereby give relief to the men n
When onr reporter left, Mr. W. G. Simpson, of Dundee,
Sunman and Co., whose pit adjoins that of the Mesas.
Wilson and Co., war directing operations for driving a mine
through to the waste of the Summerlee workings, as it was
feared that the bratticing of the latter pit being all burned,
might fall and close up the shank, in the event of which
the men would be supplied with another means of ewer.—
Ninth British Mail.

THE CONDEMNED CON V !CT HILTON. —The execu-
tion of this minting* man, condemned at the last Oam-
bridgeshire amine far the murder of his wife at Parson
Drove, near Wiebeach, in March last, and who so penit-
ently insisted on pleadiee guilty, is faxed for Saturday Next
at tenibridge. By the exertions of his father sad lb lade•
fatigable solicitor, Mr. 011ard, a petition for • reashion of
the capital sentence was forwar.led to the Home-oaks,
urging, first, circumstances which might lead to the convic-
tion that the prisoner is insane, and secondly that it was
ppoossmi~ble that he received sufficient provocation from hi
dace sad wife to reduce the crime to manslaughter. Ta Otis
a reply was received from Sir George Grey. stating that he
could see no sufacint ground for interference with the
operation of the law.

THE FIRM AT HACIIIEY-WICIL—MosArs. Sppill and
Co ,of Hmkney-mick, write to may that the budding de-
stroyed by the ire at their promise; reported • day or two
back, weea temporary she quite detached from the main
building ; and the extra of their lem will sot mooed 3011.