The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-24 00:00:00

end Kr. Goshen, sail repeal*. sad spelot
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lined of the okstsh Odle& ash
tried ntW, be bad, ens thus needi, with messes.
lad =,OON •seesselett the Mepdat of the doonatesh
Re iatintated that though aye wen few usanbere of the
legislature present, it was set fee want of sympathy with the
&jute el the meeting. tars his a hasp that the efikissey
of these who were we fieht Iba battle mills be greatly Im-
pelled by the thatagext sidle needs, they attsadaL It
wee Urea that Ileum WNW? kw sembees el whaleboat who
empathised wkk the views el that le siting. bat those few
were earnest seasbers et the caulk and ready so light her
Make. Tits retest to whisk he no. asked them to sub -
nabs wall, however, be el so mil sakes they
were prepared to eadeawrsz to set upon it, sad
to • atm eat that synod to whisk that protest referred.
The elm* had boas charged with lakewarmems in this
matter, bat he did not thiak there was any ground for such
a eharge—he believed that the lull Ohl* had followed the
Bret eximitelmont bad bees mad espeelaties el the
Wang of the reseal faeabw, and pertly hem want et a
head; bet ft was the bell prestied thestorm. It wet
to be regretted that More oS the bishop had um stood pro-
saliently forward ea this seedies, but they had sot done
nosh iag—they had met Manner to grapple with the die-
sel!, by endunering to estaillik a tribunal for spiritual
affides. Whet they were estasadieg for was not only the
muse el the faith of the shush, lent tit settee of the crown
sad the is.. of the emethathea. Toe question they had
to decide upon was whether the temporal and spiritual
power of the date were two distiset indepeadeut
pewees, sock paint fa itself and in its own
sphere, or were they sot. This he said was a
question in which the grows and the eons. itntion were
equally laterested with Jae spunk—end if gash was lode-
peadent, as he manacled i< was in itself, then their lesion
mum be a amminesew, sot a emission of authority, smack
lase a subjugation of the one to the other. It was not aeon-
any to go tato the gelation whether the judgment of the
Privy Cosseil was r t; it was enough tor theta to know
that a eta east tad that which wee a virtual denial
of the despise of be and by parity of reasoning the
desk la• et the protestant faith; that it had acquitted a
siergyouge ch the asessations brought egoistic him by his
bishop. and eenfineed by an Boalesiannal Court, and
decided that rash a sum could be thrust into the can el
aegis. Thespians of sharchnies now was to unite touther
to demand the free sysociaal motion of the church. It was
their duty as members of the elate as well as chunamsa
to demand this, for Wass the distinstios between the
&pintas! and temporal powen was clearly defined sac settled,
so sake between church and state could log continue an
the Raining on which it had hitherto stood. But they meet
set boldly sad earnestly, if they would work suonestully.
The 'leggy nut be prepared. it need be, to gin up their
eueohnesata, and the laity num be prepared, if used he, to
snake up the deficiency as caused.
The resolution having been carried,
The petition to the Quell was then read, of whit% the
following is the preyer :--•• Your petitioners humbly implore
your Majesty that all gentian touching the doctrine of
the church of England, arising on appeal, or in your Majes-
ty's temporal mane, may hereafter be referred to the opi.
rituality of the sketch of Boglaad, and, further, that year
Majesty will be esessil to remove the impediments which
now obstruct the exercise of the sueleat synodical functions
of the elameh. In order to the determinatna of the aforesaid
question of &auks, as wall as of other matters affecting
her welfere, to Um sidvatios of souls, and the glory of her
divine head."

..Air-ehdracems WILBERFORCE spike In support of the
resoled's, arstiog the neosseity of thelestablisement of a
synod, la order to restore peace to the chunk sad maintain
its connexion with the state. . . .

Mr. B. HOPE, M.P., seconded the motion, which was
ostried.

The address to the archbishops, bishops, and clergy having
been read, galling upon them to co-operate in the demand t^r
the synod,
Pram's. SE WELL rose to support it. He condemned
the Interference by the state with spiritual atfairr, which he
said bed begun at the Rrformation, and which must end in
tbe rain of both. It was Henry the Eighth that first claimed
supremacy la spiritual matters, but Gdd coon put an end to
that power. It wee, however, remand by means of commis
sions in the reign of Elizabeth, and the owe mof interference
by thus aossmisidons was abolished in the reign of Charles the
Second. All that now remained was this interference by

means of the Privy Council, and it only needed (mere;
sad patience to put an end to this. He urged upon the
meeting to stand by their bishops, who, he lelieved, would
give a courteous 1111.01' to this address, though to many it
might not be satisfactory. It was, however, the duty
of the bishops, as the heads of the church, to check
the energy and faros of those below them. It the bishops
; had shrunk from making any declaration on the subject,
they were only doing that which the catholic church had
always done from the beginning ; viz , avoiding taking soy
steps to add to or to alter formularies until the clot was ap-
parent to all. Besides, they had no means of making such a
declaration ; they could not have done so in synod without
incurring the censure of the crown and the state, and it they
had done it in any other way, it would have goes for
nutting more than the declared opinioas of individuals.
Therefore he would urge upon them to show themselves
wive and energetic, but at the same time obedient to their
bishops and proving to them that they were ready to be
c►ecked and controlled by them ; then let them not doubt
but that they would interfere at the proper time for the
maintenance of the (Pith of the ehareh. . . .

Mr. KENYON, of Oxford University, seconded the adep-
tion
•f the address, and entered at large into the law of the
Christian church In past ages, showing that almost from the
fleet establishment of that church the principle of deciding
all ecclesiastical matters by • synod of churchmen as distinct
from layman bad been recognised.
The resolution was carried ; as was also another adopting
a similar appeal to Ole Scotch bishops.
Toe Rev. SY. P AAAAA then moved, and F. H. Dle►efr-
sow, B•q , seconded • resolution appealing to the members
of the Church of England generally, " entreating their con-
side. ation of the tuts se forth in the protest, petition, and
addresses adopted by this meeting,:and beseeching them deli-
berately to weigh and examine the grievous dangers to which
the matotenance of our faith is exposed through the recent
judgment ot the Judicial Committee of her Majssty's Privy li
Council."
Archdeacon MANNING, in moving a vote of thanks to
the chairman, expressed his gratification that, upon a ques-
tion affecting the whole body of the church, a lay m: tuber
had taken the chair. lie condemned the judgment of tee
Privy Council, as tending to violate the doctrine of the
church. That that judgment had the authority of the law,
after the decisions of all the judges in Westminster ball.
there could be no doubt; the question that remained to be
solved was, had it the authority of the church : Tnere was
at. means of cbtai•ing an answer to that question by a
synod of the church, but it was declared in the only way it
could be declared, by a meeting of the members of the
church, drawn together from all puts of the country. The
principles on which they had met he coaceive'_ to be—to
recognise, to venerate, and obey the royal supremacy known
to the common law of the land, and freedom of action for
the divine office of the universal church.
A vote of thank, having been passed to the chairman, and
asknowledged, the meeting separated.

TILE SECURITIES FOR ADVANCES BILL.—DEM-
TATION TO LORD JOHN Ittnessr.m.—A deputation from the
attorneys and solicitors of Ireland engaged in cases pending
in the Encumbered Estates Court, waited by appointment
on the First Lord of the Treasury, at his private residence,
Cheshani-place, on Saturday last, to press on the considera-
tion of government the importance of reintroducing the
Security for Advances Bill, as brought In by the tr. sent
Attorney- General. The deputation was accompanied by a
large number of Irish members. Having stated their object
and pointed out the evils whizh would arise front Sir J.
Romilly's bill being held over till next session, they were in-
formed by L rd John Russ- 11 that the views of the govern-
ment had not been changed in reference to the principle of the
bill; considering, however, the opposition which the bill
had eeperieno d, he thought the most judicious course would
be to bring it leeward again next session. If, however, the
opposition were not pen d in, it would be matter for the
cousideration of the government whetter they would not
eield to the wishes expressed, and reintroduce it this session
The deputation then retired, and immediately put them-
selves in communication with Mr. Stuart. who led the oppo-
sition to the bill in the House of Commons, the result of
which was, that on yesterday that hon. gentleman refused
to withdraw or modify his opposition to the measure, and
the boil will not be re-introduced until the next session.—
Globs.
PICEPOCIEBTB AT SutfTIIsEA.—A paragraph ap-
peared in the B•press some time sines, stating that an
immense number of thieves and pickpockets attended on
Southsea-oomaion on the day of the Waterloo fete held
there, and that • great many depredations had been com-
mitted by them ; one in particular was mentioned, that of
• fellow who stole • watch from a gentleman named
Cooosr, in • moat impudent manner, end who was metered
by that gentleman while committing the robbery. He was
tried for the theft at the Portsmouth sessions on Monday,
before Mr. Phials, the recorder of the horongh. The are-
Mons commenced at nine in the mornieg. Within five
minutes after the recorder had charged the grand jury, the
latter brought in a tree bill against the watch stealer, and
in abut ten minutes afterwards, he was tried and Sound
guilty. The recorier, in passing untrth*, said that if he
consulted his own feelings, he should sentence him to cot,
persist punishment, but as public sentiment appeared against
seek a mode of punishment he bowed to that decision, but
be was determined to make • severe example of all persons
eamvicted, like the prisoner, of preying on the indurry of
others, and be leotenced him to seems years traespurta-
dem The prisoner was immediately taken from the duck
W a place under where the court was held. In a few
moments ems shrieks and exclamations were heard in court,
and it was ascertained that the prisoner had, the moment he
went below, seised • razor which was kept fur the prisoners
to shave themselves, and Gut his throat from ear to ear.
The men wee tried la the name of John Bower, f,om
Barking, in Essex.
SOMNAMBULISM. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT —A
most distressing menden% happ .ned at the house of Mr.
Young, builder, Tipper's'', Cheshire, on the night of the
16th inst. About 10 o'clock the servant, Methods Jones,
aged 16, went to bed, and shortly afterwards Mr. Young's
son was awakened out of his sleep by hearing dr. most
piteous moans, and the loud basking of a deg which was
chained in the yard. lie dusted himself, went down stairs,
and was shocked to tied the poor girl lying on the pare•
ment In the yard, where she had fallen from an attic door,
• height of 18 feet. A surgeon was immediately le attend-
sine, utver whose Pertinent a favourable change tnak
place, and in a few days she was so far recovered as to be
considered out of danger. The girl had no recollection how
the accident oceurred, and the probability is that in Per
her rleep sbe must have walked from her hedroljebrough
the Mao doer, which, unfocautately, was left o