The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-22 00:00:00

)RUING OF THE CLEROT AT SION COLLEGE.

A special general meeting of the fellows of Sion
College was held yesterday in the hall of the college, Lon-
don-wall ; the Principal, the Rev. Mr. Rooms, rector of
Bishopagate, in the cliair ' • for the purpose of considering
the resolutions of Mr. Gladstone on the Irish church nqr
before parliament. The meeting was largely attended By
clergymen, the great majority present being *be rectors
and vicars of the City and metropolitan parishes.
The Rev. Mr. MITCHELL moved the following :—" That
a petition be sent, under the college seal, to her Majesty,
and tolotb houses of parliament, praying them not to
sanction the diseatablishment of the Irish church."

This was carried by a large majority.
A oomraittse waaappointed to prepare the petitions, and
after a protracted sitting of over three hours the meeting
concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

At the meeting on Mr. Gladstone's Irish church
resolutions to be held this evening at the Metropolitan
Trbernacle (Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's), Mr. Bright will take
the chair at half•past 7 o'clock.

WoLvintHoirroN. —The meeting held here in
support of the Irish church wu a oonspicuous failure. No
resolution was put, and only two speeches were made, a
vociferous opposition being offered to the object for which
the meeting was called. The mayor presided, and two
thousand persons were present.
THZ LATE MEETINO IN LIMERICK. -- Dr.
Olihaughniasy, secretary to the late public meeting held
in behalf of diseadowment, has received the annexed
letters :—" Rawarden, April 9, 18193. My deer Lord Dun.
raven,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt, sine my arrival
at this place, of the resolutions passed at the Limerick
meeting over which you presided, including one which
conveys the thanks of the meeting to me with other gentle- ,
rreceive gratefully their acknowledgments, and they
will assist to sustain me in a course of efforts upon which,
I assure you, I have not lightly entered, and in which,
for the sake of all patties concerned alike,
it is my denies steadily to persevere—Beliece me always
sincerely yours, W. E. Ol.onerogns.'—" Avignon, Ail
16.—Dear ffir,—l beg to aeknowledge your note of the
16th instant, accompanied by • copy of the reeelutteme
adopted at the county and city of Lin,etick and while I
ally acknowledge the honour done me by having
been thought worthy of being incled.:tl by name in the
vote of thanks, I cannot too strongly exprem my eon.
Gummi in the sentiments expressed by the resolutions,
and my sense of the important help which such meetings
give to the efforts of those who now, for the drat time,
with well.groanded hopes of suocese, maintain year
cause in parliament. —I am, t'ear sir, very sinoerely
yours, J. S. Mum."

lisornountin. —On Monday evening a lecture
was delivered at Eashourne by Yr. G. F. Chambers, a
barrister, in support of the Irish church. In the mane
of a long address, Mr. Chambers endeavoured to show
that the protestant church in Ireland was older than.the
Roma catholic church—that fitt. Patrick himself web
pretestant—ehat the established church was a blends. to
the country, and that Irish emigrants bad so mach fat*
in the protestant clergy, and so little in the clergy of their
own church, that they preferred sending their mini:
the hewer to distribute anienpt their friends, ese
ware received with derisive laughter.
speaker's allasiom .to Ur. Gladstone were received-with
Manes of dlearprobatien and for a considemble time he
woe srlis moos& with his lecture. At the deed of
the lestnre smog cpmetions were put to yr. Chemises,
who Shen breed* forward a petition wort ita
alenele remaalleso ebb& was received with gm*
owl ides of "We dee% want it." Two
the pellets& Three hearty cheers were tree fee
,c...Glaiisse, and the meeting wrested, the lau
pawed a complete failure.
Nimes:. —On Monday aloofupw 2,600 MOO
meemahled in theVisheria AseemWeemes. Newport, -
merettotdre, to egress the sympathy of free eh
enotsbizgetied truth, and to exposed the evils
mew the dependence of the Chrhrtiaa church
lielimaity. The mayor eempied the chair.
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