The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-01 00:00:00

THE ROMISH BISHOPS.

MEETING OF THE PROTESTANT CLERGY.
Yesterday, a meeting of the Fellows of Sion Col-
in.. a body which includes most of the ineumb• ire of AS
metropolitan swishes, wee held to the College Hell, City,
In compliance with • requisition addressed to the President,
for the purposes of considering the expediercy of memo-
rialisieg the Lord Bebop of the Diocese with referee'," to
the r.cent sopolutntest of • cardinal archbishop of West.
minater." The following are the names of the requisition-
ists: Alezander M'Canl, D D., Rector of St. Magnus, St.
Margaret, and St. Michael; C. Kennels, A.M., Bettor of
Bt. Bonet, Graoseharcisetrest; J. B. Murray, M.A , Rector
of Bt. Donnas in the East; J. J. Ellis, M.A., Water of B:.
Martin, Oatoish ; ibert B. Gibs-a, WA , Weer of St.
Mary Abchereh ; lt,bert Dear, M A.. Rector of Bt. Mary
Woolnoth ; John Edmund Curs, M A., Veer of St. Helen's
Behotegate Pelham DJs, Wetor of St. Vedest; Wil
lista Henry Jesse, Incumbent of St. James, Curtain-road;
W. S. Austin, Rector of Allnallows, Lombard-street.
The attendees. was numerous, sad included the following:
Raw. Borne. Haddock, Murray, Dr. Burnett, Dr. Vivian,
Dr. Hassell, Dr. M'Call, Mr. Wiz. Oibling, Povah, L,cy,
Piney, Anriol, Csa, Gibbs, Pelham Dale, Macerthr,Wrraca,
Sharp, Wont. Durham, Darling, Denten, Mackenzie, Dr.
IC Higbee, •Ily. Gibson, Peal, Ball, Roger., Elite,
Resew, De Worthington, Calvert, T. Evans, Lau,
Hall, Saeger, Baker, Harding, Dr. Croly, Poyader, Boon,
Leone, Chsrletwortb, Bean, Pownall.
The chair was taken at 12 o'clock by the Rev. H. R.
}Leahy the provident of the college.
CHAIRMAN,
The after reading the requisition. said ha
felt pirouetted that Mere existrd but one feeling in reference
to the subject of it. That subject must more or leas have
occupier! the minds of all of them for some time peat. (Hear,
hear.) Few could have failed to perceive that fur many
years there had been an onward tendency in the operations
of the Court of Rome, sad now they had united at some
thing tangible, something which oruld not but have a very
Important bearing on the position of this country with regard
to the papacy. Meer, hear.) It was therefore with great sa-
tisfaction that he had convened them on that occasion, feel.
ing enured that they would ea unite to do what in them lay
to express to those in authority the feelings of the el,rgy of
the City of London ea the subject—ea important subject to
every rase, whether he were a clergyman or a layman—but
especially important to those who were called to exercise
erelmiastical functions, and whom God had been pleased
'to entrust with the spiritual care of the in-
habitants of the metropolis. He trusted that there
would be so division among them that day; that they
would all feel that the occasion was a purely relLious one,
and that there would be as abstinence from all allusions
which might tend to excite political hello's. He trusted
that they would be able to unite in some protest which
would (sprees their feelings on the religion' questian, with.
out trenching upon any other. It stipend that the law, se
it stood, allowed the assumption of the power which had just
been put forth by the Church of Rose. Nevertheless that
assumption was entirely contrary to the spirit of the law—
(hear, hear), end, this being so, it was worthy of considera-
tion whether they, and CI who took a similar view of the
matter, should not egrets to address the fountain head in
order that the law might place an absolute veto oa what was
now bsirg attemred. (Hear, hear.) He woald not detain
the meeting any longer, as he trusted there were several
gentlemen present who were prepared to enlarge upon the
subject.
The &v. Mr. WIX thought a simple memories to the
bishop would not be sufScient. In his opinion they should,
in their corporate capacity, proceed at once to address the
Crows.

The Rev. T. B. MURRAY reminded the meeting that
they were assembled fora specific object. If It should after-
wards he thought desirable to present a memorial to ether
quarters, of court. a meeting eight be coovened with that
view.

The Bev. Dr. WORTHINGTON said he had been
'elected by some of the f•Pows of that college to place
himself in the p 'skims et moving the adoption of a memo-
rial to the Boshop of Lyndon, and as the time wu one of
danger, he could not possibly resist the call thus made upon
him. Though he spoke of the time as one of danger, he could
not think that there wu any danger to Chriet'a true catholic
Church, or to the Cbristiaa faith, became whatever the
Pope, or his emissaries, or any power oa earth might do,
they knew that the tree church wag banded on the true
rock, the Lord Jesus Christ, and would therefore come forth
sate amidst all the attache which might be made upon her.
But he did consider the time to be owl of very great duster
to the monarchy and to the liberties of the people of this
country. (Hear, heu.) He coaaidered it a time or danger
hectare there wu en aisaapiss of WNW SS the part of the
&shop of It Me, and bums dams bad We be saw years
In appearance of favouring and yatnalsbas hi onamptious
to the detriment of the lawful elergy of the region. (Hear,
hear.) He feared this danger beams he had observed that
in all places where popery had obtained power there had
beta a withering blight. With regard to the memo-
rial which he held in his bead, be wished to observe
that it was not written by Massif, bat by some of the fellows
of Sloe College. It had beet submitted to Archdeacon Hale
(who be wee happy to say was sash better in health), and
who, though he bad sagyasead is. or two slight verbal alte-
rations, thought it suited-le the exigeaeirs of the times. He
would now read the meinerial to the meeting :
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To the Right Reo. end Right Rev. the-Lord Bishop of
Load...
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we, the president sad LicoW;Of Sion Collage, approach
your
tis. lordship with beadsman of SiDOWD sepia au an-

Boras hoard with indignation sad camera of th• recast
secretion of the Bishop of Roar Is appointing, by as
erased authority, • Cording., Archbishop of Westminster,
and La assigniog under a papal bull arra districts of this
erratry to the spiritual jurisdiction of newly entitled
diorama bishops of the Boman Chunk, we feel It our ditty
to desire our resolution, with Ours kelp and blaring, to
escrente In guardiag, es fax as we are able, the rights and
privileges of our aareat sad iadependeot SIM& fn. the
I results of a fortiga sad warped droller*.
W. call to raind the hat, that the faith of Christ in its
purity of doctrine and worship had bees planted and ser.
bashed in the realm of Britala soar eentaries brim the
niacin from the Brun Br the time of Pepe Gregory,
had set foot oa ear shores. We know' whoa the Charred
Brae had by its sarriptaral decrees sad idolatrous peas.
tire oorraptird the primitive faith sad worship, with what
joy the call to Reformation wan ressird ia this land, av d
at how great a pries oar religious freedom was redraw],
and rewired by our protestaat foralathers. And we
believe sad trust that there errs is the laity es well as in
the array, of our communion, sack a hearty desire for the
salintsnanee of Christian truth, Is all its integrity and purity,
Si effectually to resist this novel and presumptuous novo-
meat, which appear to as aothing Irr then as &Emit to
the laws, the Boversigo, the Fortes, the ring?, cad peepie
of this protestant kiagelor —rad a hold attempt to
uader-
aine and eventually destroy our eonedtation is shank arid
site.

Re cannot conchae Mpt ammorial wittiest regseetlag ft'
oder to your lordship ear but sat mamma auks for She
digsia d, uncomprone=raidaila leas a your rerill
'to oar brethren et W we pray that par
lordship will be pleased, meth. la Vidalia mad hire!. a
the divine head ot the am*, es egad par power's' all
and counsel in the provost usothos Mao sad °afloat".
It wee aaneoweary to say auk la order to prove the
'Westgate contained la this deataina. It was a fait that
'the Bishop of Roots had invaded the prerogative of their
eovereign by appointing to spiritual &amities is this lam&
(Hear, hear.) It was agully • fast that he had invaded dm
Jurisdiction of the Primate of alivitad, sad of the other
prelates. Whin he saw is the men the wawa
letter of Cardinal Wisealam, is hospdte of "
isa" Middlmx and ether oesaths. staid am LIZ
that the Cardinal bad attacked the km sad the authority of
parliament, as well se the jarkodislisse the Primate and the
ether bishops. (Hear.) The Popo bidets what so Popish
torerelga is the world mold de ; Ito Mkt* Wawa nag.
rity, overthrows all Ibt MUM ad mattitutioas
mof the eow sad Hastaall. Neither
is Aastris Liry Wietpoplit amatory mid a hall he
1 seat death without ft* bobs sohmitted to thits
the goversmest. The Pepe had atmehml the astla oef
this ...they. He had optima al Ike Uhl ts halwlfsw
a IMO of dukes. he Selthildel t wbtsm DAM allit
eke mashy had, divined thogladom
IMltholthe Befonostiskamitit that mmegtorisus
than asy empire of whisk we real la Os of the
world. (Cheers.) He had also shashod the freedom of
the thestry, for if the papal domiclea ware establiolied they
wised have Both*/ to look forward to bat ski revival of the