The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-16 00:00:00

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THE NATIONA If REGISTER.

the lesser ramifications of protestantism as too insignificant "
to be noticed by him. Protestantism being nationally on
the eve of extinction, according to Mr. Gandolphy's view of
religions, it certainly was not material that he should labour
to ascertain the fate of those numerous sectaries into which
its advocates seem divided and subdivided.
Mr. Gandolphy, if the present writer clearly heard him,
assumed the following points: ht. the original universality,
and ultimate durability, of the Church of 'Rome ; 2d, the
sucief.siye extinction of those Religious Societies that bad
separated from her communion ; 3d. that the Church of
Englamd, forinire: ene of such bodies, carried within her
own bosom the pi iltciple of decay; while the apprehensions
that wet c esptescd of her dangei, and that by her sons, were
so many ludic ati*.ns that they themselves did not expect her
to endure,—a pr ivi!ege belonging only to that Church of
*nch it was predicted that the gates of Hell should not finally
prevail against it. •
Although the disciples of Protestantism will instantly re-
ject the first of these points, and must feel quite disinclined
to stibmit to the inference drawn by the advocates of ea-
tholicisin frOm the second point, it may, nevettheless, not be
unseasonable to bestow sonic consideration on the third
Point ; since it obviously affects the Constitution of this
country, in connection with its religious Establishment.
No person, who is acquainted with the ecclesiastical his-
tory of England, but must perceive that there have been
pet ieds in which her Church was admired to be endangered;
and few christian ob,ervers of the present period, it may be
presumed, will hesitate to acknowledge that the cry of the•
church being in danger is not reiterated at this time without
canse. Establishments have continually, indeed, contended
with antagonists. The situation of the Church of England,
however, at this moment, is marked by circumstances of un-
visual difficulty, and which have not escaped the vigilant ob-
servation of her foes. Assailed by the violence of her ene-
rnks, and torn by the division of her friends,—crucified as
it were between schism and sectarism,—her dissolution is
houily predicted, and confidently anticipated ! She has al-
ready been scourged ; and, in the imagination of her de- I
stroyers at least, nailed to the cross.
Concerning the endless separations from the Church of
`England, much diversity of opinion has pretailed. Catho-
lies here decidedly differ from prototants. One catholic
priest, the Rev. J. Beringtnn, imputes such divisions to " the
leading Principle of the Reformation—which invites the most
ignorant man to interpret the Scriptures as he pleases ; thence
to form his own religion, and to become the teacher of others.
TO this principle," says he, " we oppose the Commission of
Christ to his Apo;tles; (Matthew el, v. 19, 20; Mark 16,
v. 15, 1d) while reason and common sense tell us that no
rule can be so safe and so philosophical as that-of authority,
resting on the promises of our Master, and the uninterrupted
tradlion of ages. This principle of authority, however, is
not meant imperiously to controls!, but to direct the con-
science in the choice of what may most conduce to eternal
bappi ness."

(To be concluded next week.)

OLD BAILEY.

Tile Session% commenced at the Olti Bailey, nn Wednesday. before
the R Olt Hun. the Lard Mayor, Lora Chief Baron Gibbs, Mr. Jus-
tice Bailey, Mr. Justice Dallas, the Recorder, &e. Sec. when thirty-
cite pi imii:crs were-tried, two of %shun' were capitally convicted.
CHARGE OF MURDER.
f the %Mid murder of Anne
on the bcaJ with a pewter

JAN. 16.

It appeared that the prisoner, who 1% of a soldier in the Tower
Hamlets Militia, and the deceased, hail cehabited together as mao
and wife. On the day of the fatal accident they were both drinking
together at a public•house in Whitechapel, and they quarieled.
The deceased used very provoking and insulting language ; the
prisoner having the pot in his band, turned !Amid, and struck her
on the head. She was carried to the London Hospital. The
wound did not at first appear to be of any consequence, but it af-
terwards produced an erispelas, which ended in an inflammation
of the brain, and caused her death. Thu Jury, under the direction
of Sir V. Gibbs, found the prisoner guilty of Manduaghter only.

KGER I ES.
Yesterday, Thomas Smith stood capitally indicted for forging and
uttering a base and c onterfeit one pound Bank Fit England note,
knowing the same to be false and connteiteit, with ititent to de-
fraud the said Bank of England. The prisoner stood also charged
with utteting three other tinged one pound notes at sundry times
aid places.--It appeared in evidence that on the 21d of December
I tit, the prisoner ofiered the first note is qm:stiou to a slopseller at
Shadwell, in payment for a shirt, veine six shillings. The shop-
keeper sent the note out to be changed, when it was discoveted to
be a forgery : the prisoner, however, did not attempt to abscond,
bat gave a false place of residence. It also appeared that he had
passed off the other three notes at different quarters of the town,
giving Isis troe name, hot different and mdse places of residence.
In his defence the prisoner endeavoured to account for giving dif-
ferent places of rexidenee by being in embarras-ed circumstances,
and afraid of the Sherill's Officers, which induced bins to ciiiinge Isis
abode fres:prettily.. He denied any ktiowledge of the forgery,,and
stated that lie had received the notes at sundry times from Jews, in
exchange for articles of nearing :i.yarel, Sce. These notes ware of
a shoplifr construction, not being from copper-plate, as is usaal, bat
swine parts made with a pen anti Indian ink, other parts made with
a cams I's-hair pencil . They. were all of precisey the same maim-
Crew: e and slate, only varying in the tratispusition of some of the.
figures, and had all been uttered by are prisoner within thee last five
months.
The Jury regret' for about twenty minutes, and then brought in a
verdict of—Cinilty— Death.
Mary Rushton, a genteel dressed young oman, ;Amid 18 years
of age, was also capitally indicted fur tittering a forged one pound
Bank of England note, knowing the same to be fake and counterfeit.
The chief evidence of gniity knowledge arose from the prisoners re-
fusing to give her mane and place of tesidence, for %%inch she ac-
counted from being an unfortunate woman of the town.
After a humane charge by the Learned Jndgc (Chief Baron
Glans) the Jury acquitted the prisoner.

William Freeman was indicted fur i
by git•ing her a violent blow
• Nut, Gil Lim 2.101 of Dt.cosber la6t.