The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-11 00:00:00

POPISH ENCROACHMENTS.

A third edition of the Durham Chronicle contains
the following correspondence :
"We the undersigned clergy of the Cathedral sad the
oily of Darken, request the Dears of Durham to take mea-
sures for collecting the opinions and recording the protest of
the clergy of the diocese easiest the papal bull, which
assumes, in the name of the Pope, pre-mimeses and jurh-
diction in the reels of England.—Georgo Townsend, H.
Daigle'. John Rewards, John Condi% Edward Elder,
Henry &ether, W. 8. Oily, H. Jeskyam, 0. T. Ton,
R. Ferri', John Feebler, Temple Chevalier, Meant Bawd,
Memel Davison, George Hens Hamilton, William Clark
King, Hoary Walforvt, John G. Cromwell, Francis Thomp•
m3O, Venus BMWs, John Cartwright, David Melville, John
B. Dykn, Edward Gemstone, Charlie Whitley, James
Rothe. Ptilip Budd, Arthur Douglas.
To the Right Reverend Father in Ood, Edward, by Divine
Providown Lord Bishop of the Dimes of Darken.
We, the Dean and Chapter of Durham, thiok ourselves
Bled on to address your lordship in eossequesse at the
recent proceedings of the wart et Rome. We have no
desire to infringe on the liberty of cot seknos enjoyed is this
country by every class of her Msjesty's subjects; bat, while
we are Inn fries& of Wender, we are prepared, also, to
resist aggression. And we consider that en act of aggreggion
has jest been committed by the issue of s papal bull for
chiding England and Wales into dioceses, and fur sp•
pointing an archbishop sod bishops to preside over them.
That document asserts, is a new and offensive form,
the claim of the Bishop of Rome to ozonise spiritual
aatherlty over the clergy and the people of England, and
mown also to be founded on the expectation that this claim
will be very extensively acknowledged. Back expectation
we wish to declare will, as far as we are concerned, be disap-
pointed. We deny altogether that the Bishop of Rome has
any right to interims either with the English state or the
English thank ; and we hold all instruments in which such
right is amused to be utterly null and void. We desire
further to declare oar unabated attachment to the reformed
thatch of England, and ear determination to uphold its
rights and privileges to the utmost of our power. We do
not doubt that, in endeanorisi to execute this determine.
ago, we shall always hays your lordship's escouragemeat
sad rapport.
Given at Durham, ander our chapter seal,
this lad day of November, 1860."
Auckland Castle, November 6,1860.
Deer Kr. Desa,—l have read the address of the Dean and
Chapter of Durham with the purest satisfaction, as ozonise-
lag, la language firm and moderate, the protestant fee-sings
of so many enlightened clergymen. It is scarcely unwary
foe me to wawa you and your brethren, that I entirely went
to every peinciple you have wanted, and every expromion
you have employed. Nor will any effort of mine, if
called for, ever be wanted in en endeavour to check the
arrogant and obtrusive spirit of popedom, and to smart
dka undoubted rights of conscience, as maintsthed by
oar forefathers at the Reformation, and trasanitted to
°umpires am the most precious birthright of English.
mac I had mesh more to say upon this °cowmen, bat the
sablest has happily been taken op hi a more powerful hand.
lam rejoiced to have an opportunity of stating, here, I haw
this morning remind from Lord John Russell en able sad
solstactory statement of his opinions and intention, upon
the subject, wish fall permission to publish it, If I think fit.
I am, is wastqasece, about to communicate it to the prom,
because lam sere It is calculated to do much good, and to
calm the minds of all who have bees disturbed by the late
unwarrantable assumptions of Rome. I feel assured that
you will peruse this document with as mach pleasure as I
have done.—Belles me always, dear Er. Dean, yours most
faithfully,
Very Rev. Dean of Durham.

E. Duzw.