The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-22 00:00:00

GORHAM v. THE BISHOP OF EXETER.

The Bishop of Exeter has written to the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, in whose province the diocese of
Exeter is situated, to state that he positively refu•ee to in-
stitute Mr. Gorham to the vicarage of Brampford Spike.
The bishop, in his letter, says that it is only out of courtesy
and politeness that he calls the decision of tke Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council a judgment. He accuses
the parties engaged in the cause of giving only garbled ex-
tracts from the authorities front which they quoted oo the
occasion, and observes, that if the whole of the passages re.
(erred to had been used that the facts therein set forth
would have appeared in a very different light. He then com-
plains that no notice was taken of the judgment of Sir H. J.
Fent, the Dean of the Arches, by the Jadieial Committee.
He has, he ebs eves, suffered much, not so much on account
of himself, bat from the fear that the lodgment may cause
great dirension in the church, as it seems but too lik.ly that
they are at the commencement of a great fight; but iesti-
tute he will not, even if it cost him deprivation from his
diocese. He implores the archbishop not to rend the c►urch
by persisting in instituting Mr. Gorham, but to cell together
the cum•pruvincial bishops, and invite them to declare what
is the faith of the church on the articles impeached in the
judgment. He protests (he says), in his own name, and in
the name of the chore', not only spinet the judgment pro-
nonneed in the case, but also against the conse-
quences of the judgment. He protests against the act which
the archbishop will h►ve to do himself or by proxy,
namely, the insti:u'i-g of the Rev Mr. Gorham he declares
that he protests solemnly before the church of England,
before toe holy catholic church, and before the Divine
Heed, against the Archbishop of Caws rbury giving mission
to exercise cure of soul. within his diocese to a clergyman
who proclaims himself to hold the heresies which the Rev.
Mr. Gorham holds. The bishop further states " that he
protests that any one who giver mission to Mr. Gorham till
he retracts is a favourer and rupporter of he eee iee ," and
that he (the Bishop of Exeter) cannot without sin, and that
he will not by God's help, hold communication with him.
and be he who he may who shall do so abuses the high
commission which he hold,.
In consequence of the late controversy the Archbishop of
Canterbury has deemed it necessary to publish, in the tom
of an addendum to a work written by himself 35 years ago,
an exposition of his views respecting the grace of baptism.
In the concluding yeartion of these explanatory remarks he
says : " All t►at consistency requires of a clergyman who
denies or doubts the universal efficacy of infant baptism is
that he address his congregation as partakers of the blessings
of the Christian covenant, titans their own rio deprive them
of it, or unless the state of their hearts prove that they are
not believing in the Saviour whom name they bear, and
unless the habit of their lives prov. a that they have no part
or lot in His salvation. They may have been treated as
regenerate in the language of the church, and yet may be
I very far from becoming such ' new creatures as the true
Christian must be.' Whether or no we believe that they
actually become ' children of God' when they were charit-
ably pronounced such at their baptism, we must judge of
them when they come of ace, according to the qualifications
by which the children of God are characterised in scripture.
Their baptism made them uoquestionably ' Goo's children
in word and in deed,' but they are not his children ' in deed
and in truth ' unless they are led by the spirit of God."

DIOCESE or LONDON.—A protest hu been prepared in this
diocese for presentation to the bishop, apaioet the adoption
by parliament of acts which affect the doctrine and discipline
of the church, without assent being obtained of the bishops
and clergy in convocation. The act of parliament constitut-
ing the Judicial Committee of Privy Council a final court of
appeal in matters of church doctrine and discipline, without
the concurrence of the church in convocation, is specially
protested agaitat, as is also the giving eff.ct to the recent
decision of the Judicial Committee, until a convocation hes
sanctioned the constitution of the committee, and the deci-
sions which it may pronounce in ecclesiastical matters.
DIOCESE or CIiESTER.—At a numerously attended meet-
ing in Liverpool, reso:utions were adopted also, protesting
against the decision of the Judicial Committee, and claiming
a redemption of the royal pledge prs filed the rainy •nine
Articles, that the clergy in convocation shall have control
ever all things concerning the doctrine and disciFline of the
church.

THE SWELL-Mob IN THE PROVINCES.—On Wed-
nesday morning sundry passing visits were paid to all the
principal hotels in Leeds by two well-dressed men, whose
proceeding attracted the attention of an omnibus driver,
named Francis Boddy. A little after six o'clock in the
minting he was turning out with his omnibus, when he ob-
served two well-dressed men, with carpetbags, wrappers,
and great coats, enter the Royal Hotel, and supposing,
from their having dirty boots on, that they had been travel-
ling all night, he informed the boots of their
arrival. From hence the driver proceeded to the
Bull and Mouth and White Horse Hotels, and whilst
stopping at the latter place, he was surprised at seeing one of
the same two gentlemen deliberately walking down the
staircase. This excited his suspicion, which he mentioned to
the boots, suggesting that he should ascertain if anything wee
miming. In Ina than a quarter of an hour afterwards,
Roddy saw the same man come out of the Griffin Inn,
which is a little nearer the railway station than the White
Horse, cross over the street, and there join his companion,
wise was waiting fur him; the two then proceeded, through
a womyard, to the baikd.vor of • coffee-shop, kept by Miss
ths, oo as
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Huggon, opposite the Midland Railway station, Them
tmhoevseumpeinctsione, naturally
dy, excited
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halt-put 7 o'clock he saw the same two partite leave Miss
Huggon'a house, and proceed, with begs and baggage, di-
rect to the Midland Railway station. This anvincied din
that something was wrong, and having informed the statism
master of what he had witnessed, he observed the parties
take tickets for London, and then ensconce themselves in a
comfortable first-clue carriage. Later in the morning Col.
Henry Robert Addison, of Brampton, London, who was.
staying at Scarborough hotel, also near the railway station,
found that during the time he had been asleep
in his bed, some one had taken from his tremor's
pocket • purse containing 4 sovereigns and a quantity of
silver. The circumstance was mentioned to the landlord.
and the servants, when it to ned out that a strange man
had been seen up static a little after six o'clock, and that he
had intruded himself into the barmaid's lodging-room, who
was dressing at the time. Information was given to the
polio., who amertaiaing that the men seen by Bodily hat
bean going about to the different hotels, obtained a descrip-
tion of them, and telegraphed a message for their apprehen-
sion to the different stations on the route to London. With.
• description of the parties were also sent the numbers of
the tickets homed to them, which the clerk at Leeds.
acting upon Boddy's information, had hack the pre-
caution to take. At Rugby they were recognised
by the stationmaster, who handed them over to dm
custody of Mr. Chamberlain, the inspector of polies at that
place. The travellers gave their names as. Augustus Mass.
rite and Charles Allbrecht, and stated that they came harm
Holland.
Holland. On the former was found 221. in gold, 31. or 41.
in silver. In the carpet bag they had with them were
also found 17 silver spoons marked 11, which are supposed
to have been stolen from • Mr. Glover, of Hull treeva-
luable goldwa*ches, and several long fronted Week satin
stocks ornamented with gold pins—one of these oontainka
set of three pins, two with gold heads, and
the other with • stone head, all connected to--
gether by • gold chain. Yesterday they were broufOit
before John Wilkinson, Esq , and other magistrates, at this
Leeds Court-House, when Col. Addison and other witnesses
gave evidence against them. It fortunately happens, that
amongst the silver stolen from Col. Addison was • very sm.
common coin—an Irish live-penny silver woken, which coin
The oasaibusdriver, Miss Huggon, and the blesaftid at
was found amongst the silver upon
Scarborough Hotel, all identified the prisoners as tk• putt..
the prisoner Allhexcht.
they had seen in different parts of Leeds. Mr. Ras& taw
constable of Leeds, said it was suspected that Semi of the
property found upon the prisoners had been stolen at Shef-
field, where some commercial gentlemen had lost, one • gold
watch, and others money. The magistrates ordered the
primitive to be remanded to • future day for further mania-
nation. The prisoners well respectebly attirtd, nod of dark
aromenzine.