The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-19 00:00:00

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TUBE ON TRACTARIANISAL'-
:vening the Rev. J. E. Gladstone delivered a
lecture to a very numerous audience in the hall of the
Freemasons' Xavern,.on the. question " What is to be
done with Tenotarianista?" On entering the halt the
'reverend gentleman was received with 'loud demon-
strations otapplause. ,The chair was taken by C. J.
Snitch, Esq., who, , in( a neat speech, ,apologized for his
inability to adequately discharge the duties qf preaident
on so important an occasion, but said his heart,and soul
was with the great and glorious cause whichbrought that
assembly te,gether.—(Cheers.) It was his proud boast
to calf Mr. Gladstone his friend; for he looked upon him •
as the Martin Luther of modern times,--(Oheers.)
`The Rev,. Mr. GLADSTONE then came forward and,
in a lecture .whieb extended to considerable length, and
elicited tbrottghouathewarmestenthusiasm of the meeting,
drew
illustra-
tiuns and just and, well-merited denunciations of the
a truthful picture, 'interspersed with apt
insidious and dangerous influence. of Thetarianiam,
which, unfortunately, is now making such inroads 'Upon
the Protestant Church of ,England. He felt greatly
honoured in being selected by Him, who by the weak .
things of the world contended ;against those that were
migoty, to be, the weak instrunreat by
see before, and
Which Pilo"
might be made to see what they did not
it God should be p leased by that
yet
dent movement to raise the
oountryto samnaell(4nedstindsentffier-.
minition to put away from it the accursed thine, then
his services would not have been unprofitable.—(Cheets.)
There were some 'kinds of knowjedge. which broil-Oat
with them.great responsibilities. This was peculiarly so
Tractaria,t,6lll. Aitruo knee.ledge 9f, •
whieh.he said could not be ,painted black enough, was
_accompanied
by a deep, heavy, and solemn responsibility,
to .extirpate it :from amongst them.--(Cheers.) They
were told it was not charitable to speak hard thingi of
others. In these days, when they attacked any person
they'.were expected to use ileasaßt, and graceful modes
of speech, instead of saying hap** English " Resat the
devil."—(Cheers.) .He had endeavoured to point oat on
a foer occasion what Tractarianistiz was, and to know
it, aid to be convinced that
:it deserved their hearty
ab-
horrence, and that their safety, comfort, and happiness
depended upon their gettiug rid of it.—(Cheers.) The
lecturer next adverted tothe disloyalty of Tractarianism,
alleging that true Tract*itula
were tyrants to those be-
low' them, and rebels to those above them, and then com-
mented on the present disposition of Tractarianism in
-the country, particularly with reference to the establish-
ment of Protestant convents. One of these establish-
ments, which was under the special patronage of the
Bishop of Exeter, he said, had been dragged faithfully
before the public by the Rev. Mr. Spurrell, who had con-
ferred inestimable benefit upon the country by so
doing. He denominated the letter recently published
in answer to:that gentleman's exposure by Miss Sellon,
as a,wicked end flimsy, reply. Upon the Rev. W. Brock's
Mete- entitled " Tractariaiiism Schismatical and
Dishonest," be passed a high compliment, and 'recom-
mended its perusal by all who wished to be inforstsettpa. ,
the subject. In that publication, which was addresses"
to Lord Lyttelton, one of the most insidious of the body,
the writer said he believed the principles and proceed-
ings, of Tractarians to be dangerous to the Crown and
:monarchy of England, subversive of the glory of the
Constitution, and destructive. of the reformed faith of
the national, Church.—(Cheers.) The writer also
said the Church of England had always been charac-
terised by' the moat affectionate and devoted loyalty, but
that in these degenerate days a bishop might be no-
toriously unfaithful even to the Lord of bishops, and
might support treason against the Queen under the
garb of Tractarianism, and yet not a word was to be said
against him. On the conclusion of his lecture the rev.
gentleman urged upon all present the necessity of being
alive to the dangers that surrounded,:their Church, and
of leaving nothing undone which was calculated to
thwart an enemy whose proceedings were opposed to
the temporal as well as spiritual welfare of the com-
munity.—(Cheers.) _ _

Another lecture; in continuance of the same subject,
will be delivered by Mr. Gladstone next week.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
_ We promised some time ago to give a report of Mr.
J. H. Pepper's lecture on Schtiitter's Amorphous, or
Red Phosphorus," and we gladly fulfil our task, on ac-
count of the great importance of the facts brought for-
ward by the Learned Professor. In the first place, al-
lusion was made to the great use of phosphorus in this
country for the manufacture of luciter-matches, about
100,000Ibs. of...phosphorus being annually consumed;
and in comparing the relative convenience and
cheapness with the old-fashioned tinder-box, it appeared
that a clever author had estimated. the value of the
number used, some thirty years ago, iu the United
litngdom, at about 113,8501,, whilst the matches cost
yearly 25,8641. 16s. 3d., now the consumption of lucifer-
matches might be estimated roughly at 40,0001. per
annum, so that the difference was self-evident. After
speaking of the proms heap-match and its composition
of chlorate of potash and sugar, ignited by oil of vitriol,
the ordinary Weiler of the present day came under con-
sideration, and it was stated that the chief ingredient
which permitted the match to be sold at such a very low
rate was phosphorus. This remarkable substance was
td by Branet, of Hamburgh, in the year 1669,
but his process was too tedious and disagreeable. In the
year 1737, Scheele discovered that phosphorus was
contained in bones, and the lecturer reminded his
audience that phosphate of lime was the chief
mineral constituent of the human body, and could be
discovered in all the tissues, in all the fluids, the saliva,
the gastric juice, the blood, and the solidity of bone and
the hardness of teeth were due to its presence in large
quantities. In attempting to imitate teeth the manufao-
turer generally used a certain portion of phosphate,ssf
lime in what were termed " mineral teeth," and "some
very fine specimens weie exhibited, made by Mr. Me&
Bridge, of Old Burlington-street, London, which wait.
so hard and tough that they could be driven into a deal
board without cracking. By heating burnt bones and
sand together the ordinary phosphorus was procured,
whieh shone in the dark, and easily ignited with the
slightest friction, and it had been found that its vapour
was exceedingly poisonous, causing a terrible disease in
the workmen who made Lucifer-matches, which destroyed
the nose and ears, and made the bones so brittle that
they were easily broken. This disease had been
arrested by the discovery of a new phosphorus by
Schri.itter, of Vienna,_ which, unlike the other, was
usually red,` producing no light in the dark under 400
degrees, could he swallowed by itself, and was perfectly,
harmless, whilst one-fourth of a grain of the other de-
stroyed lite; it did not emit poisonous fames, and was,
therefore, well adapted for lucifer- matches, rendering
them safer, and not so liable to take fire as the old kind.
Messrs. Sturge, of Birmingham, were now making the
new phosphorus, which could be packed in barrels, in-
stead of being kept wider water. Mr. Pepper concluded
his admirable lecture by stating his obligations to them
for the specimens exhibited.

The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, through
their president, Mr. Hugh Hornby, yesterday laid a com-
munication before the Dock Trustees, embracing a number
R. A..---This
of suggestions relative to increased accommodation for the
Cruttenden export trade.
einn theDEATH OF COLONEL CRUTTENDEN,
gallant officer died at Woolwich on Wednesday afternoon
yorablittnty.eoannleacvenlsoinnecle tcheendreteantheyofchrins
last, after an illness of some duration, having been unwell
en-
tered the service as second-lieutenant on September
and was promoted to be first-lieutenant on
October 24 of the
same year; captain, August 11, 1811; brevet-major, tatter end osmostly
22,1830; lieutenant-colonel, June 28, 1838 - -major, July
November 1, 1848. Colonel Cruttenden had , and colonel,
service upwards of forty-eight years, and been on active
period on the West India stations. He a portion of that
capture of Guadeloupe in 1815, and was present at the
troop ship when that vessel was
attackedcommanded the Emma
American privateer, in the West by the Nonsuch,
Indies, which he beat off
with great loss. or several years
drills in the garrison at Woolv,ich past he was inspector of
FACULTY OF ADVOCATES.--We learn that the Fa-
culty of Advocates, at their meeting yesterday, resolved,
without a division, that those _ of their body who have once
been Lord Advocate or Solicitor-General, ought to retain
appointed a committee
precedence at the bar. and to report
_
as to the best method of carrying out this resolution. The
effect of this arrancement is to place the late Lord Ad-
vocate and Solicitor-General in the position of leaders over
all the members of the bar, except their successors in office,
and the Dean of Faculty.—Scotsman.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERlES.—lnformation has been
received that the residence of the Rev. J. Froude, Anstey
Barton, Devon, had been entered about eight o'clock on
Monday evening, and plundered of 1,2001. in notes and gold ;
also, that a young man named Edward Jones, in the em-
ploy of Mr. Francis, grocer, of Denbigh, whilst in the act
of proceeding from the shop to the dwelling, a distance of
about 300 yards, was attacked by two men, who knocked
him down, and took from him the cash-box, containing 81/.
in gold and silver, and got clear off with their booty; also,
that Sergeant Hodskin, of the 23d Fusiliers, had gone off,
stealing 104, the property of Lieutenant Crofts, of that
regiment; also, that the Bishop of Gloucester's, 31, Sussex-
tstreet, Brighton, had been plUndered of a considerable
amount of valuable property ; and the residence of Lieut.-
Colonel Poole, 21, Siiwood.
place, of a number of 20/. and
10/. Bank of England notes, and jewellery, valued at 100/.
A VETERAN.—A letter from Heidelberg (Grand
Duchy of Baden) announces the death in that town of an
old soldier named Fein, at the advanced age of 1 t 5 years.
He took part in all the campaigns of the seven years war,
and in 1789, under Marshal Laudon, was present at the
assault of Belgrade. The Grand Duke has for many years
allowed a pension to this veteran.
The screw-steamer Great Britain, which is now
almost ready for sea, is to make a trial trip to Kingston on
Tuesday morning.
METROPOLITAN SEWERS COSIMISSION.—OnWednes-
day a special court was held, in Greek-street, to consider a re-
solution to authorize the accountant to make application to
the Union Bank for a loan not exceeding 10,0001., to be re-
paid on the 31st-of July, to enable the Commissioners to
meet some very preening demands., . The Commissioners
. present were - Mr. E. L. Lewes (c unrman ).; Mr. R. P General Sir J
Ste-
phenson, M.P., Mr. S. Pete, 31 •
and J. Burgoyne,
' Vetch, Mr. T. All .
Major Dawson, Captain am. The
inquiries
Chairman having stated that had been made to
ascertain the amount of the present liabilities of the Com-
missioners, and the estimate of the available sums about to
only said that the
become -tine, question the Court had to
cousider was,wbether the amount should be borrowed iu ac-
cordaece with tbe resolution. After same dircussion the re-
solution• was carried, and the Court r.djourned.
310NEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 2 per mills (according to the new tariff), which,
.at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 141. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange cf 25.::2; and the ex-
change at Paris on Landon at short being ?5.35, it follows
that gold is about 0.51 per cent. dearer in London than
in Paris. By adviccs from liamburgh the price of gold
is 430 i per mark, w— h;
eh, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 13.71 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at
short being 13.9, it follows that gold is 0.58 per cent.
dearer in London than in Ilamburgh•
RUSSIAN DUTCH LoaN.—Frain the accounts made
up to the 31st of December, 1851, of the sums paid and ap-
plied during the year 1851, it appears that the principal was
, 16,250,000 florins ; the interest on the sinking fund, 6,250 k
' 1 florins; and on a further sum of 16,000,000 florins, 800,000
1 florins.