The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-13 00:00:00

MEETING OF DM3SENIERB IN KENTISH-

TOWN.

Yeatetday evening a meeting of congregational and
other dimaaten W hold at tit. British
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Kentish town to urea upon an ride's' to the Qum as..
both 1101121. Of Parliament on the nab jest rthritimer Pepsi-
&imam."
Toe chair was lakes by Mr. T. BPALDUFG, who aid that
the queers they bed reembleite madder bore two wrote
—the re pelltioaksmi film tnYpiwa. Politically or-
either, they, as Trilliums, must Mel indignant that the
Pori- a **a P" hid ventured to appoint archbishops
and bishop in-this emery. flies?, hear.) They mast
thst the Pops's authority was sot only spiritual,
"Ct=sol. Is the year 1301 a bull was issued at 8e..,
adrift the spiritual saloority to bit superior to the tom-
Mthat declaration was anted upon in the case of
Jibe,aad uses resontly Queen Elisabeth was
.90.14 raid sathaity, and her kingdom
=Mir Wrist. My the light of the past they muse
Ms mark sod ansicier that it word be vent of
Power, sot will, which would preserve in the lass eg-
greats its character of a mere idle bravado. (Hear,
hear.) It was therefore that they felt indignant
as Roglishmon at this darng innovation upon the autho-
rity of our beloved Queer (Cheers.) limn, looking at the
queer. La a religious point of view, did they think that
if Roma atholtiam gained the artudant in this country
the morale or piety of the people would be improved ? Had
they not name to fora, on the testacy, that a Mira.
of formalities would be substituted for a rengion of the spirit,
and that the *sassier* of the Mites being whether to the
yvnest would beams seared, as It were, with a hot iron ?
Dialaintiag all animosity against his Roman catholic
felloweahjeols, the chairman consindod by exhorting his
harm to Arms the Drier la a patient sad ChM iota
spine, as they hoped for God's blessing upon their week.
TM Bev. J. WATSON moved the tint resoled= depro-
wing in strap toms the rant aggression. He maid that
be looked upon this, not as a religiou Mt as a puniest ques-
tion. If he lad looked upon r a religious paella, ha
skald have hem prepared to ermine tato the dootrinal
steerage:km tads. The speaker ancindel on *lamer
dram of the right end amiss of private judgment and
M. civil supremacy of the Queen, by cordially romainuid•
Jig the iron:aim to the support of the meeting.
Mr. BURT segoadod the stmehdera, which was carried
araimesly. .
Ms. CURVET moved the Mond resolution, adopting an
Wre n. lie said he entirely depreatei soy monument
of Roman catholic disabilities. (Hear.) Toleration, takes
apiarist etymoksical mosaing, was a most offensive word.
Why should one men preemie to tolerate another ia the
grabs of hi. couscientious religious principles ? Remises
whored tease had a right to a share in the gossamere
kit ulna en had Ito limits. and he could not tolerate his
ittalsa Nada fellow-subjects in an attempt to
sitar supremacy over tie. (Hear, hem) He would
mot acknowledge the superiority of any man, as a
malt of being anointed with a little oil, or of having
the Angers of another man placed on him ; and while he was
willing to concede to every man mars civil rights, he could
tint telerate this attempt of the Pope to take so high a flight
ever Clean Victoria. (Hear.) Ile hoped that the setab-
lhked church would take a lesson from the rant crisis,
aid whilst cleansing their offices of all mistier practices,
meld look with an eye of grater kindness on thane who
m4ht Justly style themselves the protestant' of misuser:a,
(Haar, hear.) Thea all might go on cordially together in
the march of true religion, of liberty, and of civilisation.
(Cheers.)
Mr. EDWARDS seconded the adoption of the addrea.
Caned unanimouely.
The Rev. W. FOSTER proposed the third resolution,
appointing a committee. Having had a considerable hand
in drawing up the address, he wined to explain the allusion
to her MoJeety'. supremely. That supremacy he understood
to be supremacy over the state rural, and the only way to
get rid of supremacy in spiritual matters would be to abolish
the state church. But no matter what object they might
have in view, they would not owe its norm to for-igs in.
terterence. (fl ear, hear.) By their non parlisment sad
publie opit,ion must changes be made, and act by any ferias
prince or potentate whatever. (Cheers.) He repudiated
any invuien of civil or religious liberty -, he would sot
deprive the Roman catholic. of a single civil right ; and if it
come to extremities he would rather turn out sad conquer
them one. more than compromise a single one of hie
elides. (Loud cheers.) The development of its It'
system they could not allow, and therefore he hadpot
pleasure In seconding the resolution.
Mr. DOOGOOD, in seconding the resolution, mid he did
net look upon the recent audacious ay/resift of the Pops
with any feeling of alum.' ( Hear, her) On ton ornery,
he thought it would gin lingliihmen an opportunity of
showing that they hated Popery, with eV its mischief., all its
idolatries' sad all its superstition as much as ever. (Cheers.)
It would elan give them ad opportunity of declaring their
sentiments upon Pesetam and other fielder abuses in the
maabiished church. He had greet pleasure in seconding the
resolution.
The resolution was carried unanimously, and. after a vote
of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.