The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-13 00:00:00

THE BISHOP OF CHESTER.

The fo!fowingTetice---Biellop Of Cheeter;e reply to
the 'memorial adareseed to him last week by 90 of the clergy
of Liverpool and its neighbourhood, headed by the Vene-
rable Arm:ideation Brooks:
Chester, 9 h November, 1850.
My dear Archdeacon,—l beg to acknow..'edge the receipt
of an address signed by yourself and a very numerous body
of the clergy of Liverpool and its neighbourhood in relation
to the recent panel edict:
The mild spirit of toleration iu t' is country hns given to
the members of the Roman catholic churns' the free swots',
of their religious kith ; and so far as real ects the imams,'
form of government within their own ennenumen, Lars
would probably be no desire on the part of others to interfere
with it As lone as the Pope was contented to provide site
the episcopal superintendence of the congregations of Raman
catholic& in this country by means of vicars spostolic, in tae
mode hitherto practised, the proceeding might be regarded
as intrinsically confined within the pale of the Rontish
church.
But the recent edict front the papal see advances a loftier
pretension. It makes a putiticn of the realms of England
into nerecreated dioceses, over vnich Melvin are appointed
to exercise spiritual government. This is apporently in-
tended u a demonstration retchiag beyond the scanty num-
bers of the Roman catholic communion, and &fleeting to
cover with its it ilurnee the whole realm. It treats our es-
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tabliahed church as a nullity, and pretenda tOtaipoeaess ion.—
of the country as a spiritual waste. Such pretenaloos will
be met with &mons, and reduced to their pro;:er level.
We may conti /en'l, rely that, 60 far as the occasion may
require, our government and legislature will take effectual
care that the royal supremacy and the notional independence
shall not suffer richer detriment or indignity. We need not
entertain any fear for the covsiquencer. The church of
England, appealing to the inspired volume of Scripture as
the standard of its faith, will not row relapse into the error,
which at the Reformation it renounced, or again b :se to the
yoke of spiritual usurpation from which it was thin freed.
The Bible is in the hinds of our people. It is in the Bible,
God's word, not in papal bitten sent from Rome, that they
will look for the rule of their obedience and toe foundation
of their trust.
The part especially pertaining to ourselves is to labour
that, throrgh the blessing of God's grace, we may be
feithfol ministers of that word, in its simpl'eity, Pe parity,
its truth ; • exerting individually all our efforts, in our
respective spheres of duty, in the public services et divine
worship, in the pastoral visitation of the people, In the re-
gions education of the children of the poor ; acting nib union
and concert among ourselves ; marking plainly and uncom-
promisinitly the broad line that separates the churches of
England and Rome from each other; upholding erenti-
ously the supremary of the Queen and the principles of the
Protestant faith ; yet still pre,. tying the spirit of
Chi istien charity towards those who's pretensions it is our
duty to mist.
It you and the rest of the clergy shell join in a declaration
expressing your devoted loyalty to our gracious Queen, and
your zeal for the maintenance of the Royal supremacy, and
of the rights of the established church, you will have my
cordial sympathy.
I beg you will aunts the clergy of my affiectionete regard ;
and I remain always truly your!, J. CRAUTiIi.
The Venerable Archdeacon Brooks.

CARDINAL WISENAN.—The announcement in yes-
terday's paper of the sudden and unexpected arrival of Car-
dinal Wiseman in the metropolis occasioned considerable in•
area among catholic. and protestant', and at an curly
hour • large number of respectably attired persons, of both
persuasions, assembled round St. George's Chapel, in the
expectation of catching a glimpse ot the newly meted arch-
' bishop, and many, anticipating that he would officiate during
the early morning service, entered the edifice ; but they were
doomed to disappointment, as the cardinal not only did not
attend the service, but had not arrived at his temporary
residence up to the departure of those who were induced by
curiosity to attend. Ezactly et 11 o'clock, hotenvir, a
private carriage, drawn by a pair of grays, was driven to
she entrance of the clergyman's residence attached to St.
Cleorse's Chapel, from which the cardinal alighted, attended
by his chaplain, who carried a small leather portmanteau
and a large packet of letters. His eminence, who appeared
in excellent health, was enveloped in a large blue cloak, and
had • superbly ti.:aind Roman missal in his hand.
WESLEYAN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION.—Yesterday
his Honour Master Kindersley was engaged from II o'clock
till 4 In going into the proof of creditors claims against this
estate, as brought in by Mr. Goodchap, the official manager,
and for pitying off the liabilities, which are cwaiderable. A
dividend of 10s. in the pound has already been declared pay-
able to all those creditors whose claims, to the extent of
3,0001., have been allowed. Two calls of 41. per share have
been made to pay this, and it is expected that another call
will be required to finally settle the affairs.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE ON THE SOUTH WESTERN
RAtLWAY.-0a Sunday night, about 10 o'clock, a young
man named Gwynn, a bookbinder, and living with his
father, In Stewart's-lane, Battersea-fields, was hurrying
home, and to shorten the distance was in the sot of crossing
the railway, which is contrary to the rules of the company,
when he saw a respectable looking man lying with his legs
across the Windsor and Richmond up line ; he went to him,
supposiog he was asleep, bat finding that he was bleeding,
and apparently dud, he rat home to his father, wbo
returned with him to the line, as also a constable of the V
division, and they together carried him to Mr. Smith's,
the Two Brothers Tavern, in the New-road. Mr. Clay,
the surgeon, was soon in attendance and each assistance
as he required was afforded by Mr. Smith, but it
was soon discovered that the unfortunate men was
beyond assistance in this world, a frightfully lacerated
wound, seven inches in length, having been made in his
right side, which exposed the liver, and there was also a
contused wound ovar the right temple. The legs of the de-
canted, sa also his arms, were free from injury, clearly show-
ing that he had been thrown by the guard attached to one
of the engines from off some of the other metals, and that
this was no doubt the fact may be conjectured from the cir-
cumstance of two up trains passing, one on the South
Western line and the other on the Windsor line, only •
minute or two prior to the young man Gwynn. crossing.
The few and hands of deceased were cold, but the body war
described sa quite hot, proving that he had not long
met his death. There was no hat found, end on him
was only one penny, a comb, and penknife. He re-
mained unidentified until Monday mew when Mr.
Rowe and his wile recognised the body es that of
Mr. Robert Hancock, who with his wife, bad resided
at their house in Vauxhall-street for mat swathe past ; he
stated that he was brother-Ulm to Mr. Ouch, the late en-
ialeadent of the linousotive department on the South
Western Railway, and that the defused had been an amis.
tent ander him. Oa the opening of the Media line, the
deceased bed the amusement of the locomotive department
at Windsor, bat was oompelled to relitmaist the appoint.
Aunt from barmier deranged. He had been under control
for some time, and,it was aatictipated he would have rece
aced; bat of late he had berms. very desponding. Oa
Sunday evening deceased was out with his wife walking, and
else left him at Vauxhall, between 8 and 9 o'clock. It is
stated that the deceased was much reduced, though at one
period possessed of large means. Information of the melan-
choly oceurrence, which has caused a general depremion
meagre ths servants of the South Western Railway Cons-
oeny,ints been sent te W. Carter, Esq., the coroner for Bast
aunty.
A CAT IN A BALE OF COTTON. On Thursday
morning, while the workmen of the Ferryklll station of the
Aberdeen Railway were employed removing a bale of Ame-
rican colas, which had jut arrived from the mouth. •
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opened by one of the mu.
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slued by hunger and
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