The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-11 00:00:00

THE CASE OF THE REV. C. VUYSEY.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had before
them an appeal by the Rev. Charles Voysey, vicar of
Ilealaugh, Yorkshire, aTiinqt a decision ~f the Chancery
Court of York, admitting a number of articles alleging
heresy against him. The members of the committee
present were his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelmsford, and Sir R. J.
Phillimore.

The alleged heresy was contained in a volume of
sermons published by the Rev. Charles Voysey,
entitled " The Sling and the Stone," in which he is accuscd
of having advisedly maintained, and affirmed, and pro-
mulgated doctrines directly contrary, or repugnant to and
inconsistent with divers of the Thirty-nine Articles of the
Church of England. The articles set forth that the rev.
gentleman had promulgated the doctrine " that ClirlA
has not made an antonement or reconciliation for sin, and
has not been made a sacrifice to reconcile His Father to
us ;" that "there is no need for any atonement or
sacrifice, nor any place for such in the
purpose of God ;" that "Christ did not bear the punish-
ment due to our sins, nor suffer in our stead and for us,
and that to think that He did, or that it was necessary Ile
should so suffer, is infinitely erroneous and dishonouring
to God, and is the most revolting of all popular beliefs ;"
that " the commonly received doctrines of intercession
and mediation by Christ, and atonement or reconciliation
to God by the death of Christ, are all opposed
to the perfect harmony and simplicity of the love
of God and to the teaching of Jesus Christ Himself •"
that "mankind are not by nature born in sin and the
children of God's wrath, and are not separated from God
by sin, and under His wrath or curse ; and that they are
not in danger of endless suffering, nor is there any curse
to remove by the shedding of the innocent blood of Christ,
and that the doctrine of the fall of man is contrary to the
teaching of Jesus Christ ; that mankind need no atone-
ment or justification; that salvation is not
through justification, and that the doctrine of
justification by faith is contrary to the teaching
of Jesus Christ." Several other quotations from the
volume, forming the subject of like charges, were set forth
in the articles.

The Rev. Mr. Voysey appeared in person, and con-
ducted his own case, For the respondent, the Solicitor-
General (Sir J. D. Coleridge, Q.C., M.P.), Sir Roundell
Palmer Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Archibald appeared.
Theßev. Mr. Voysey read a most elaborately prepared
document in support of his case, in which he took the
whole of the charges seriatim, and argued upon them
at great length. He declared generally the
utter groundlessness of the charges alleged against him,
and said his accusers had laid to him not only that which
he had said, but that which lie never had said, and never
intended to say. The former he was prepared still to
adhere to, and to answer for, and he should, he felt sure,
shew to their lordships that it was not contrary to the
articles of religion. With regard, however, to what he
had not said, he could not be expected to attempt to de-
fend or justify it. Aud those articles, therefore, should be
expunged.

Mr. Voysey occupied nearly the whole of the day, and
after a few words from the Solicitor-General in opposition
to the appellant's case, the committee announced that
they had decided to expunge one of the articles complained
of, but as to the remainder, they would postpone giving
their judgment.

LAW AND POLICE.

QUIXOTIC ASSAULT.-Mr. John Leslie, of 9, Moore•

street,, Chelsea, gentleman, was charged before Mr. Knox,
at the Marlborougn Police-court, with assaulting William
Vandona, of No. 25, Wellesley-street, Euston-square, a
jeweller's assistant. The complainant said he was passing
along Regent-street, last night,',with two friends, when
the defendant struck him in the face with something like
a whip without any provocation, and as he refused to
apologise he gave him into custody. The defendant
asked the complainant whether he did not call after a
gentleman, Lord Ranelagh. The complainant said he
did not, but one of his friends said, " There's Lord Rane-
lagh," but it was not in a jeering way. Wm. Hird, a

young man, said ,that he said, " There's Lord Bane
lagh," and complainant E; "Is there," and the
defendant struck him with a strap or umbrella case in
the face. Police-constable Abel Dickins, 17 C R,
Said that on taking the defendant, who had been drinking,
into custody, he saw a red and swollen mark on his face.

The complainant offered to accept an apology, and on his
asking the defendant for his card he gave one without any
address on it ; and when asked for his address, said,
winking at him (the constable), "Moore-street, Chelsea ;"
and not being satisfibd he took him to the station. The
defendant said he was with a friend, looking at the illumi-
nations, when he saw some lads following a gentleman,
and some one said " Here's Lord Ranelagh," and hearing
complainant call out in a jeering way, he gave him a box
on the ear, thinking he was annoying his lordship and
mobbing him, but he now very much regretted having
done so. The defendant called a witness on his behalf.
Mr. Knox said that the defendant, having been drinking,
took it into his head that the complainant was annoying
Lord Ranelagh, or some one who was taken for him, and
struck him, and if he had apologized for doing so then
there would have been an end of the matter. As he
had declined to do so he would have to pay 20s. or 14
days, he (Mr. Knox) taking into consideration that he had
now expressed his regret.

A WICKED SON. —Charlea Rose, aged 14 years, was
charged, at the Thames Police-court, with stealing two
sums of 4e. each, and embezzling £2 13s. he had received

for, and on account of, his mother and grandmother, of
No. 18, Wentworth-road, Stepney. The prisoner lived
with his mother and grandmother, poor but industrious
and respectable people. They gave him 4s. last Monday
three weeks to pay the rent of their humble lodging. He
returned without the rent book or receipt, and said the
landlady was too busy to make out one. On the following
day he again received 4s. to pay another weees rent, and
a savings' bank book was given to him with instructions
to withdraw £2 13. He did not pay the rent, and the
money he received at the Savings' Bank and foolishly and
wickedly squandered his parents hard earnings. He
returned to his home yesterday penniless, and offered n o
excuse in palliation to his mother land grandmother,
who eArned the wretched and inefficient wages of 3s. and
4s. per week each, at needlework. The landlady of the
house in Wentworth-road said the prisoner did not pay
the rent for two weeks in succession. The prisoner, on
being asked if he had anything to say in defence, bawled
out a loud and stern "No." He was remanded for a week,
and will then be sent to a reformatory.
RAILWAY COMPANIES AND LANDOWNERS. —A suit was
instituted in the court of Vice-Chancellor Malias by Mr.
Hood, proprietor of the Pepper Hall Estate, Yorkshire,
against the North Eastern Railway Company for damag-
ing his property through negligence. Mr. Hood pur-
chased the estate of Lord Alvanley for 2100,000 in 1863,
several years prior to which the railway ran through it,
They had formerly severed the drainage, and were required
by the Act of Parliament to keep it, so far as it
concerned their own line, in an efficient state of
repair ; but plaintiff alleged that in consequence
of their negligence the drainage of 450 acres of his land
had accumulated at one spot, and that several fields ,
were completely inundated, so much so that if an imme-
diate remedy were not applied the tenants would quit.
The railway company raised a preliminary objection, to
the effect that the Act of Parliament provided that the
justices ought to be appealed to before the Court of Chan-
cery ; and although counsel for the plaintiff pointed out
that the magistrates were nJt empowered to enforce the
relief whieliMr. Hood had sought to obtain, the Vice-
Chancellor held that the plaihtiff must first avail himself
of the local tribunal, and if its interference were not
effectual the parties would then come within the jurisdic-
tion of tie higher court.

A TELEGRAPHIC MISTAKE.—The Court of Exchequer
have been asked 'to decide in the case of Henkel and
another v. Pape, whether the sender or receiver of a postal
telegraphic mesßage is liable for a mistake under these
circumstances. The plaintiffs, who are gun-makers at Bir-
mingham, had been in negotiation with defendant, a
merchant at Newcastle-on-Tyne, about the purchase of 50
Snider rifles, but in consequence of some disagreement as
to the price this purchase was not completed. A few
days after plaintiffs received a telegraphic message
from Pape, asking them to forward the rifles, and
believing that this order referred to the-fifty Sniders about
which they had previously been in communication, they
forwarded that number. Defendant, on their receipt wrote
to say he ordered three only, and this was borne out by
the evidence of the telegraph clerk. Plaintiffs brought an
action for the price of the fifty rifles, but were non.
suited. A rule was now moved for a new trial, but the
Court refused to grant it, as it was incumbent on the
receiver of a telegraphic message to test its accuracy
before sending his goods on the order which he re-
ceived.

THE GODRICH DIVORCE CASE.—An application was
made to Lord Penzance, in the matter of the petition, by
Mrs. Godrich for a judicial separation, which now stands
No. 13 in the list of causes to be heard without juries.
Mr. P. A. Baytord asked the court to hear both the
causes together, that originated by Mrs. Godrich and also
that by Mr. Godrich, as the whole of the issues were to be
decided, otherwise there would be a second trial on the
same facts. Mr. Francis Godrich appeared in person,
and ultimately the application was granted conditionally
on the part of Mr. Bayford that there should be no delay
in Mr. Godrich's case being heard.

THE AFFAIRS OF Sin C. O'LoanLEN.—On the 30th of
July a petition was presented by Messrs. Valiance and
Co. for an adjudication of bankruptcy against Sir Colman
Michael O'Loghlen, Bart. At the instance of Messrs.
Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer the proceedings were ad-
journed till now, when Mr. Spring Rice, registrar, after
hearing arguments in favour of the petitioning creditor,
Mr. Lewis Harris, of Suffolk-street, Dublin, money-
lender, and Mr. Ilawrence for the debtor, his honour
adjudicated Sir Colman bankrupt. Mr. Registrar
Brougham has been appointed trustee of the bankrupt's
estate.

'I'ILADES' UmoNs.—The annual report of the
Manchester and Salford Trade Council states there are in
Manchester 60 trades' unions, with a numerical strength
of 25,500 members.

THE \V A,

TIIE SIEGE OF PAWS.
(BY BALLOON MAIL )

NOVEMBER. 7TH.

The pldbiscite has been a triumphant success for the
Government. The general total s hewed that the Reds
h L, I suffered discomfiture ; the details of the voting shew
the defeat was complete. In every arrondissement,
rave one, the majority answered " Yes " to the ques-
Con whether the Government of the National Defence
r tallied the confidence of the Parisians. The
one excq.tion was Menilmontant, and here the Extreme
party overpowered the Moderates by only a narrow
inaj.,rity - 9,635 Noes to 8,291 Ayes. This is an unex-
pected m,elt.. It was generally believed that though the
,4,,vernment might have a very large majority on the
44 hole city, yet in some districts where the Revolutionists
are strong an unmistakeable " No " would be returned.
. Aieniicnontant is the only quarter where this anticipation
has been. realised. It is a " Red " district, undoubtedly,
but so are Belleville and La Villette, where the voting
turned the side of the Ministry. La Villette, in par-
ticular, has a ferocious reputation. It voted about four to
one in favour of the Government. In one district 264
" noes " represented the forlorn hope of the Ultras against
over 10,000 " yeas." It is true that a plebiscite in France
always turns in favour of the powers that
be, and equally true that a plebiscite is at
best but a wretched device ; nevertheless, such
a vote, under the critical circumstances, cannot but be
deemed satisfactory. The army vote is somewhat
puzzling. The Line, Marines, and Mobiles are returned as
236,623 ayes, and 9,053 noes. This is a very large return.
If the Line and Mobiles together muster 250,000 men, we
must have here, with the National Guards, at least half a
million of armed men, good and bad.
The streets were crowded during the voting, and the
people seemed once more gay and light-hearted. Now
that the poll is over, however, the Le Bourget affair has
returned to their recollections. This most unfortunate
defeat did more to discourage the Parisians than any other
incident of the siege, and the explanations given by the
generals do not serve to diminish the gloom. General
Bellemare who has been replaced by General
Berthand denies having done anything to cause
him to be censured with respect to the Bourget reverse.
In the proclamation to the National Guard General
Trochu, when speaking of the Bourget affair, stated that
" a detachment of the troops had failed in vigilance and
allowed itself to be surprised." An explanation of
General Trochu's meaning is demanded by some of the
journals, as an eye witness declares that he saw the
Prussians advancing at a great distance. There are
neither trees nor undulations on the plain in the neigh-
bourhood of Bourget, and hence surprise is an impossi-
bility.
The following is the formal announcement in the
Journal Officiel respecting the armistice .—The four great
neutral powers, England, Russia, Austria, and Italy, had
taken the initiative of a proposition for an armistice,
for the elections of a National Assembly. The
Government of the National Defence demanded as
conditions the revictualling of Paris, and the vote for
the National Assembly by all the French population.
Prussia has expressly rejected the condition of revictualling ;
she has moreover admitted, only with reservations, the
vote of Alsace and Lorraine. The Government
of the National Defence had decided unanimously that
the armistice under these conditions should be rejected.
Three days did not suffice to cleanse the Hotel de Ville
of the filth found in the rooms after the disgraceful scenes
of Monday last. Felix Pyat has been arrested, but
Gustave Flourens has escaped. The Government is in
search of Rochefort, who is nowhere to be found. They
want to make a Minister of him again, on account of his
power over the mob, and his devotion to a war policy.
Many English journals reached Paris yesterday. The
latest date was the 22nd of October.