The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-22 00:00:00

NORTHUMBERLAND ELECTION.

( F.om the Second Edition of the Newcastle Chronicle Of

Saturday.)
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Mr. Liddell ha
retired fate the contest. In spite of the great interests by
which he was supported, he has found the independent spirit'
of the electors too strong for him. In his retiring address, the
Hon. Gentleman says—" My chances of success do not justify
a fuftliti pgrse.verance in my object, without pehaps endan-
gering the return of another candidate whose principles coiu-
ci:le with my own, who, both personally and politically, has
trTry claim to my attachment, and in whose cause all my own
friends att., sopporters are cordially engaged"—thereby ac-
knowledging that Lord Howick would have stood at the head
of the poll. This is as it should be. The following is a copy
of a hand-bill just issued in this town :
ludeptnclence has iziumphed—Mr. Liddell is driven from
the field
" Rejoice, Northumbrian, that the first defeat of the Tory
Ministry has taken place in Northumberiond, and that Lord
Howick has been the appropriate Champion of your triumph I"

THE CHURCH.

( From Woolmer's Exeter Gazette.)

TO THE RIGHT REV. HENRY LORD BISHOP OF EXETER. f
We, the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry 0!
Exeter, consider ourselves called on, at the present juncture of
public affairs, to assure your Lordship of our devoted adher'
rence to the doctrine and polity of the Church, of which od
we are Ministers, our dutiful atta•ihment to its rulers, and our
readiness to co-operate with them in such measures as 108):,
tend to secure its purity and stability both in England air
Ireland.
With regard to the temporal 'concerns of the Church I°
are anxious to express our sincere desire, and we believe it to
be equally the wish of your Lordship and the other Bishopt
cordially to co-operate with his Majesty's Government in such‘_,.v
measures for the settlement of the tithe question as shall 0
found safe and equitable.
Whilst we would steadily resist that reckless spirit of
change which would occupy itself in all departments of ouir
Ecclesiastical Establishment, on the mere chance of possib
advantage, we are anxious for the adoption of measures of rfa,
improvement ; especially we presume to recal the attentl!
of the Bishops and the Legislature at large to the deficienco
i:i the existing laws for the enforcement of Clerical disciplin:;
We will not trespass on your Lordship by further detail ;
we avow our earnest hope that such measures may be adopte,
as shall tend to improve the efficacy of our Church, and e
cure the sacred object fo: which the Church is established to
this United Kingdom, viz., the spiritual instruction of $
classes of his Majesty's subjects.
And we beg leave most earnestly to assure your Loral°
of our own determination, under the blessing of God, to COo:
tinue to exert our utmost zeal and diligence in the import°,
d:scbarge of our parochial duties, and in promoting the o°ol,,
fort, welfare, and eternal interests of those committed t°
spiritual charge.

Signed, on behalf of the Meeting,
JOHN MOORE STEVENS'A
Archdeacon of Exeter.

Exeter, Dec. 18.

Palace, Exeter, Dec. 18:,,e
Dear Mr. Archdeacon—l have received the cornmunics
made to me by yourself and the Clergy of your Archdeacol;iu
with much satisfaction, This testimony of confidence in the
Bishops cannot fail to strengthen our hands and hearts
id
imnertant work in which we may be invited to join.
on the first particular mentioned in your address, the settle-
ment of the tithe-question, I have no hesitation in assuring
you that it is not only my own earliest wish, but also the wish'
as I firmly believe, of the Bishops, as a body, to support all
equitable measure for that purpose which the Governmelili
may propose. Having given you this assurance, I shoo
have said no more on the matter, had not a statement het:,
recently made which demands from me more particular
scrvation.
In the report of a speech delivered at a numerous rneetie,,go
in this county by a Member of the late Cabinet, the Bisny
have been arraigned for having repeatedly thwarted the ended
yours of his Majesty's Ministers to settle this most perpley
question, and for having thwarted them on pleas of a ;ii
questionable character. It is there said that, "In the ses'ru,
which has just passed there was one, and more than one,P•he
position with regard to tithes which, on being submitted t 0
heads of the Church, they declared should have their.ulv
position in the House of Lords, conceiving they were jeibel
otia to their interests. We (the Ministers) did not think, the
were injurious, but we thought it useless to force througuated
House of Commons a measure which would have been dere
in the House of Lords." ; of for
Whether the words reported were really spoken it -511 dby
vie to say. It is enough that they have not been disavow,e,der
the noble person to whom they are attributed, and that, "'arid
the authority of his name, they have obtained circulation,
cod
of course credit throughout the kingdom. This has illiFthfCo
on me the unpleasing duty, a duty which I owe to my bre if Of
—to myself—and to the clergy at large—of availing ri,Yscust-
the opportunity which you now give me to deny in the strtauee
est terms, not only the accuracy, but also the entire sobs cras
of this statement. No proposition on the subject of tithes to
sullmitted to the Bishops; no declaration of our intentie:v us,
opp,;,:,e any such measure of the Government was mode
nor by any one authorized by us, nor by any one whattv fro
far as I have hen, or believe, certainly not by any one, int, the
his sfatien influeneZ, could be reasonably supposed to
c rgan of out' Opiltions. erelP
I make these assertions not on C.- j own recollection Ture of
but after previous inquiry in quarter: where any ft_le
memory or defect of information on my part could thialg;
dantly supplied. If, however, lam wrong i rejoice w_.oh of
that the means of correcting my error must be wiibin reach
him who is alleged to have made the charge. I gams
that if he indeed made it he will, for the sake of l'atsie..o,,
which must be dearer to him than any other, the
_e otno
truth and justice, state plainly what, and by whom, w:iptesv
propositions made to us ; who it was that declared Ow ..heinf
tioa to oppose them in the House of Lords ; and to
and when, such declaration was made ?
On your second topic—the necesety of an impro/bOOllll
cipline over the Clergy, especially in the few cases 0.00 or",
thank God when I consider how few!) of charges °I ire toeisr
lity—l hardly need assure you that the Bishops are
'"
anxious to assist in correcting an evil wnich they, a •
men, most deeply feel. evin
In truth their anxiety on this subject has already a de"
itself in no ambiguous way. 'Nearly three years tieuirief:
tailed plan was presented by the " Commission for,cutitts/A
into the practice and jurisdiction of the Ecelesiastioalisory
au
at the head of which were the Archbishop of Canter'toat
to
five other Bishops ; and it has been a great disappoie,or so be
us that a Bill which, professing to carry that plall_koto tbo
other for the same purpose) into effect, was broughl.,',, by is
House of Lords at the close of the Session of 187ered Wg,
leading member of the Government, and was then or not
be printed for general consideration during the re arcs ap
only has not yet been proceeded with, but never afterwaru
pcared in any shape. c-
e corre •
On the third matter on which you address me--tb what is
tion of detects in our ecclesiastical polity generally: °reifectli,
called Church Reform—l hope I remarkhoever 110P,,„htiolis
anticipated the necessity of lengthened by the. "'baler
which I expressed in my charge sixteen months PR may
on
Bishops have adopted a similar course ; and of aell:rminati
with confidence, that they have the wish and thefeel
to do every thing which, on due consideration, shall our fa°l
necessary or really expedient. , Meanwhile, it is no.lie sb;
Hoof
that nothing has yet been done. In the beginning, of t _
sion of 1833 we were taught by the First Ministoter_ioutio:
Crown, in his place in Paeliament, to expect a comsinini ar a.
from Government on this important subject. A,_,t sessioo
nouncement was made to us at the close of the la.
would bastls
Such a communication, whenever it had come. Ler
found us, as was repeatedly intimated in the House "
erforo
ou
by our Reverend Primate, ready and anxious to powerful
part. This feeling cannot be supposed to be less p
a Pro":
us at present.
In conclusion, let me express my earnest 110P:1111'11w-1y jell!!!
prayer (a prayer in which all my Clergy will c. Establis,eo_,
that whatever measures be introduced affecting he
t Ireland, tl:
merit of the Church, whether in Enland or in .o what )f.,
may be such as shall tend most effectually to promuor.ch is este.,,
justly call " the sacred object for which the Ch
Wished, the spiritual instruction of all classes
in other words, that it may be their purpose, an'
also to estctPof
blessing, their effect, not only to preserve, but.o
_ell par
the
the knowledge and the power of true religion Is every
It we ebf for°
the United Kingdom. To ensure such a rhee
uaddress -eace,
Clergy, all in our several stations, as you iii the
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me most feelingly engage to do, must, wit
dischsre:
exert our utmost zeal and diligence in faithful dear o'
of bpyeoPolooso,s,
the high trust which God has committed to us.
t_ 84u
Archdeacon, your affectionate friend and br E s ft.
The Venerable ese Archdeacon of Exeter.