The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-21 00:00:00

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YORK SPRING MEETIN
(THIS IY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPILy
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WESLEYAN REFoRM.—LRA evening a meeting et
the advocates of Wesleyan Reform took place at Exe fe
Hall, Strand, for the purpose of reviewing the proceedilli 1-
and recommendations of the Conference Memorial Celli I.
mittee, and of the President's select laymen. Mr. G•. i' tt
Harrison, of Wakefield, occupied the chair, and stated tol, j
the main object of the meeting was to obtain a reform i I,
Methodism in its judicial and diciplinary organizatio e
since the ministers of their connexion had for a long riT a
past been more anxious to obtain ecclesiastical power tiol a
to spread evangelical truth. Tire secretary then rei!dj a
~ declaration of principles," which stated that it had or
deemed expedient, in vindication of the rights and liberty -
of the people called Methodists, to prepare a documents,,,, . a
ting forth their object and intentions, and expressiuw, ,01. d
belief that the restoration of all preachers, officer% ' "tb 0
members, who had been expelled in consequence of "t 1 if
futurerNeveiel nlita proceedingsmpeaFce. Gandr iffi 7 oso,fs
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ministers, P:
posed , and the Rev. W. L. Griffiths seconded a resole L.,
protesting against the claim of the President's select oye,
men to be representatives of the Methodist People, and i_„,
flouncing the proceedings of the Conference Memorial C Mt
mittee and lay Convocation as an insult to the Meth( FfL.
The motion was a reed to, and was followed by other rt >r 40
Societies, and subversive of the true interests of Christiat gPfr
lutions of a similar tendency, after which the nroceedi 7/ '
terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.
titian cf this city
AN OPTICAL ILLusloN.—Some years ago an op 1
glass eye of the proper size, OIL"
a small 01
it with distilled water, and put therein. eel. A ga, es
. of a distinguished advocate on "'''. 3
tleman of subtle wit, 11 0
temperance question, saw the bauble, v 1 I,
wrong side of the it, and departed. Short -
idea, purchased e-
struck with an
public were running down Park-row, so' st
afterward the
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made a
.. a horse a snake in his eye," the Brea op,
where, to see
wonder of the age• Money came plentifully' to the Catar
and the show went on bravely until the optician inad. rain
mentioned_ the glass eye, and then the whole as
tently ork Tribune whole
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collapsed.—New le
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BIRTHS.
OF A ROL
011. the 186zthif'
nat., at Cuckfield, the wife of the R
Allred Y. Bett.
On the 17th inst., the wife of G. Pinkerton, Esq. 1.11
On the 18th inst., at Sussex-place; Kensington, the .
John Woollett, Esq., barrister-at-law.
OF A DAUGHTER.
On the 11th inst., at Uffington, Lincolnshire, the Wife
the Rev. G. P. M‘Douall.
On the 15th inst., at Edinchip, Perthshire, the .9—way (4
Thomas W. Murray Allan, Esq., of Ilarering.

MARRIED. eye!,
On the 17th inst., at Richmond, Surrey, Lord C.,11T-
Paget, son cf the Marquis of Anglesey, to Martha Stu
lea,
youngest daughter of the late Admiral Sir Robert Iv
Otway, Bart.
On the 17th inst., at St. John's Church, Paddington, I`lr4'
Thomas. Wilkinson, of Regent street, to Barnet, widow,
the late Mr. Thomas Andrew Bridge. •
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On the 15th inst., North-DIEI4 Edward Grahav
ag.t,d 65.. th-hall, Sussex,
Ors the 16 h inst., at Kentish-town. Edwin Sandys, Esc!'.-'
aged 82.
On the 17th inst., at Piccadilly, Mr. Thomas Collin h
aged 79.
' ()n the 17th inst., at Chobham, Mr. Mumford, aged 83.
On the 18th inst., at Barnet-common, Mr. James
aged 73.
On the 18th inst., at Peckham, Boyee Thornton, Esc'''.

aged 64.
On the 18th infit., William Alonkhouse, EN., of Tburloe-
squ e,'ir aged 65.
On thr 18th ir et,. at Hercinffafe, Frances Harriet, aid: , at"
!.ht. Rev. John Pear on. axed 42.
- Mr.
On the ISth in4t.. at L.v. rpool-street, isisho,,sgate,
Philip Youngman. aged 73.

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