The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

THE HORRIBLE MURDER OF A BOY AT

CHATHAM LINES.

Yesterday Robert Alexander Burton, 18, who
stands charged on his own confession with having
wilfully murdered Thomas Frederick Houghton, by
cutting his throat, on the afternoon of Wednesday
last, was placed at the bar before the Rev. J_ Fram-
ley, county magistrate, at Rochester, by Mr.
Everest, superintendent of the Kent police, under
remand from Friday last.
The prisoner, who is a strong stout built youth,
with light hair and complexion, manifested the
utmost coolness, being apparently the least in-
terested person in the court. The moment the
doors were opened a rush of people of both
sexes, anxious to obtain a view of him, entered
the space devoted to the public, and created some
confusion for a short time, to the amusement of the
prisoner, who smiled and even laughed, until the
circumstance was observed, when he resumed
quickly a composed demeanour.
The prisoner had seated himself in the dock, and
upon being ordered to stand he rose with a military
attitude, which, no doubt was due to his training
in the militia, and stood in the position of attention.

Superintendent Everest said that he did not pro-
pose to take any further evidence: on the present
occasion, and it would be very desirable to have the
prisoner
remanded to a future day, by which time
the case against him would be more complete.
The Magistrate—Well, prisoner what have you
to say why you should not be again remanded
Prisoner—l am not going to object. I have
nothing to object. You may remand me if you like.
Magistrate—Very well ; you stand remanded.
The prisoner was then removed from the dock,
apparantly quite unconcerned.

RETIREMENT OF A CLERGYMAN FROM THE
CHURCIL—The Rev. C. Nevile, who has recently resigned
the incumbencies of Wickenby and Thorney, in the diocese
of Lincoln, has published a lengthy statement, explaining
his reasons for taking that personally momentous step. I
appears that the rev. gentleman some time since informed
the Bishop of Lincoln that it was his intention to resign
his Church preferment at the close of this years'
represents the
present Prayer Book (says Mr. Nevile)
age so exact state of religious knowledge in an a`i,eassted to death
and ignorant that poor helpless girls werewif
by archbishops, old women wore hung
illiterate to be
on the bench, and 8,0 '0 clergymen aestootches by judges
allowed to preach. The confusedk
and
Common Prayer has
were
contradictory mass
of theology contained in our
the
been permitted to supersede s Book of
of Gad in our na-
tional Church, and it becomise
justified in remaining in it.
consider whether or not
h noe choice. . . . I gave my
For my own part,
have
erayer Bock on the faith of expla-
nations to the prearehnnat
the works of Paley, Wheatley, and
nations to be found i
Towline, which were put into my hands by the Church
d by contract on the express understand-
herself.
sinned
to the Thirty-nine Articles was nevenr
ing that acitusiagl
m that in a well- known form of absolutio
expected
of
`sins' meant meant `censures,' and therefore in our
the word
Church meant `nothing •, ' that the Athanasian Creed was
a to
be
!together a forgery, the damnatory clauses very
- lamented,difference whatever and that there was no
diemuch iin
the n
condition of baptized and unbaptized ,
has set infantsaside
who
infancy. The ' revival of Church principles
these latitudinarian explanations, my contract has been
fatally char ged, and I contend that a court of equity ought
to declare it void."