The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-19 00:00:00

LAW hvrnuutacz.
(THIS DAY.)

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ARCHES COURT.
(before Sir S. Luabiagtoo.)
"DRAYS AND REVIEWS."
riNtior or .ALIIIBUIT O. WILLIAMS, D.D.
la this wow the office of judge was promoted by the
Bishop of Sal/gear, against Dr. Williams, of the pariah of
Itroacha i• the diocese of Salisbury, op,* the imensatioa
that he, a. one of the authors of " isaays sod Review.,"
had proitiolinted through that work doctrines cootou7
anal repo4n..nt to the articles of religion of the Eatabliahed
Church .•1 England and !reload. Letters of mussel were
pregamel on the :all of Jun* of the present year, sail on
the 2lth .4 July the article. were given in. After that no
step root, be taken till after the loeg yac.ttioo, but it had
bees further paitpoired for the onavettience of counsel, or
ale m.e would have bees argued as the 20.11.4 November,
Dr. nuilliroore, li.. Swubsy, sad Mr. Coleridge appeared
us behalf of the Rash', of &fishery; and Dr. Williams was
repreassted by Dr. Deere sod N... Stephen.
Dr. Minima., read the articles which it wan sought to
lay before the court, and which art forth genendly that the
tldrodent bail in hie writings disputed the troth of pro.
the truth ■O.l genuineness of the t di! Testament his-
tory, anal c..-t..in parte of the New Testament, sod the doe-
Isice .4 justification by baptism, and of atonementa and
propitiation by the Snriour.

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Hr. Dram., before arguing against the admission of the
arta:A ea, *sprawled his opinion that the bishop had been in-
flueoced to prosecute in this case by pre sure from without.
The defeadant was no unknown man. For years be was
wen known io the University of Cambridge, not only av a
man of learning but also as a man who took the deepest
interest iu questions of theology, sod he was known to the
world from his "History of Christianity and lliodooism,'.
admitted on all hands to be one of the mist learned books
upon a subject of that kind, by his nollectionof mermen@ pub-
basal uookr the title of "Rational I kodlioese," and also by a
sermon entitled "Christian Freedom," preached before
the I eivemity of Cambridge. Dr. Williams was also
►sown as an cionveut Hebrew scholar; but as
far as be was the defendant in this case be
•4% /imply the v,car of linsolchalk with certain
ehapelries in the diocese of Salisbury. The learned counsel
then proceeded to give a history of the work entitled
" Essays and Review.," alluding to the condemnatory ar•
tides in the Wiwi/ions/re and Quarterly Reeler., and to
the MRCP 'S* et kb the book obtained. Regarding the
mosoy of which IN. Williams was the author, he
denied that it contained anything without the law
of the Church of England, and taking the eery as a
review of Baron lluzumin's work, he had yet to learn that it
was against the law for a clergyman to review the work of
a learned person, to set oat the views of that learned per-
son, and to comment upon those view& Than the author
of that book no man with greater natural talent bad ever
arisen, and no man had had bettor opportunity of
cultivating that talent or shown more peneverence

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in avail* himself of those opportunities, and Baron Bun-
gee was acknowledged by every one to be essentially a
Christiaa believer in the article. of the Christian
faith, and even had been pronounced to bo so by the govern-
meat of the, country. There was a bishop of Jerusalem at
the present day, and of that bishopric Baron Bunsen was
the foamier. It was a joint appointment, in the
gift alternately of England and of Prussia. Surely,
then, he must be a bold man who MUD forward
anal mid there were in the books of this man doctrines
opposed to theology and in support of rationalism and in-
fidelity. There might be some things in them, as in the
"Freya and Reviews,' things that were Dew to many, for
free dimension was the mmengse of protestantism, and some.
thing now must always be arising from free discussion. A
speech %Cannella by Dr. Jelf had been published umbras@
titled "Specials Evidences of rumen od Dees i • the Book called
• Freya and Reviews ;"' and it appeared from this pamphlet
that Dr. Jelf was skewed because he had been told that
extracts from this book were circulated in Leeds by atheis-
tical sod isSdel Docieliee there. Why, the.. very societies
were in the habit of publishing tests from Scripture placed
side by aide for comparison, toabow apparent contradictions
with themselves, and in fact showing the necessity
for the very test which Baron Bunsen and Dr. Williams
were milieus to bring about, namely, the teat of truth. It
bad been a difficulty with the representatives of Dr. Wil.
lams whether they should oppose the articles no as to
bring on a discussion at once, or whether they should have
then, reformed, not raising the whole question now, but
bringing on the discuedmi upon the reformed articles on a
future occaineo. After much cousideration they had resolved
upon the former course, andbeproceeded thereforent once to
examine the artieles,to the admission of which his objectioos
were threefold- the articles objected to were the sth, upon
a ground applicable to itself alone ; from the 7th to the
Mtli inclusive. upon grounds which were news or less
common to all these articles ; and to the 17th upon a
grimed which was limited to the emiteuta of the &nide
itself and its form. The kit article set forth
that the writers of the " Essays and Reviews* owe veers.
sible fur their respective articles only, they laving wntteo
in entire iodepeodenos without concert or compari-
eau ; aoil it was also objected in the IMO
oriole, that the book had pared through aisle
editions, and uo other preface had bees per goy 0.111 reading that article would MOO
to one of two inippcsitioos, either that the preface ex.
traded contained some erroneous doctrine, or that by
mesas of the preface the defendant was to be
made responsible -for everything elms contained la
any other of the " Famine." To make Dr. Williams
reeponsible for all the other article' was contrary
to the rules of pleading, out by the 4th article of ease-
intim the preface was studiously excluded from the
charge. The book had pawed through sine editions
it was true, but that amid be made as ground
of accusation against the whim for the DOOMS
of the work arose from the singles wills which it
was smiled, aid so great had in astsseisil by these
UMW become, that • learned red Peewee
bed ben gent from Bombay to deed for
the purpose of translating the bete Wei their
Macaw. The omens takes in drawing up these artistes
has bees to minuet se stake from the " Essays, and
seggoet • messing for panuen, era teet=o,
a .ruing and they charged Ms{ -smasisig or
to • meaning to contrary or repegnent te the doe-
trivet of the Church, se set forth la the Arlishe el vagina
and is the Pniyar.baelli. He eoesplelned that ia
the putting together of the entracte est hire In the
articMi, noisy of the panned were so risked this
it was only by referees* to the book itself that tie mu*:
of the writer ovoid be understood i• and site. that the views
sad *pianos el the anther beg bees trested es the seek.
meets el the terriserer.

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COURT Or PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(astrry the ledge Ordiarry.)
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lirrotrixtmi)—rouxsioN,

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The Atiarsii.O•eival, Froknelt :Stade. q.c., and
Mr. Gefford appeared fur the crown ; Mr. M.imular. Q.C.,
sad Dr. Arista far LW,. Celia ; Mr. Bukby for Sir
It card Osaka.

Tlia seen bias aavenal tiros. bees before the court.
Iv Wir Ri4llllfd limbic who is as Irish baresin. had
(itimaldpetitiew maiast his wife, Lisme gramme Weller
Gethia, for • iliamhatia, on the ground of Ml:divvy with
me Francis Ellis. The petition was, however, withdrawn.
le the seat place. Mr. Latham • civil engineer, proceeded
against hi wife for hoe whiltory with Sir Richard, while
he (the busload) was is Italia, and he sacceisled
in procuring • divorce. Lady Crinkle had la the ntetuttline
hied • petitios for • dissolutim on the ground of cruelty
awl adultery : but at the trial Mra. Latham, who bad bass
adlel ow her ladyship's Walt refused to give the
re•ioired evidence, and the cane was ',dimmed for
further proof. The tiumeis proctor then inter.
'reed and charged the petitioner with having
prosecuted the suit in collusion with gar Richard
4:etbin, aleo with living emornitted adultery with Mr.
Ellis ; both which allonntions Lady tlethia &Med. Fresh
crwhmee modost Mir Richard hawing helm procured. th• WOO
ogoinet him (which was tchod before the judge sillies aheire)
was lately completed and the arms both of collasim sad
of Lady i /ethia's alleged adultery sow came at for trial
before, a spiral jnrr.
The .Ittoroev-Goweral bowie' opened the use proceeded
to call

Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Glenna—In IRSS my dater and I
were living in %%rums-street. Vaiorisstervacs.
In the April of that year Lady tlethin name to hire • room
of us. She stated that she wanted it for a friend
who was coming from the country. Wass took the
frost bedronm .41 the second door ; and she referred me to
her mothrr in Ledbrolce.s mitre. The gentleman di.l not
arrive quite maws as was expected, and Lady Gethin came