The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-19 00:00:00

BRECON AND MERTHYR TYDVIL.

A special meeting of this company was held at
Brecon on Wednesday, Mr. J. P. de Winton in the
chair.

The bill for completing the line to Brecon was
formally approved. The adjourned general meeting
was then held.
Mr. Ward, the contractor, then described the pro-
gress of the works on the line, and said it was pos-
sible to open the whole line to Brecon several
months earlier than he had anticipated, and he was
anxious to see it accomplished.
ihe meeting then separated.

THE CASE OF THE BISHOP OF
BRECILLAr.

A Synod of the Bishops of the Scottish
Episco-
pal Church was held at Edinburgh, on Thursday,
to give judgment in the case of the Bishop of
Brechin. The episcopal judges present were, the
Bishop of Edinburgh, Primus, and the Bishops of
Moray, St. Andrews, Aberdeen, and Glasgow,
The Bishop of Brechin was accompanied by the'
Rev. Mr. Keble and other gentlemen. The " pre-
sentment" or charge against the Bishop of Brechin
was, his having taught in a primary charge
delivered to his clergy in August, 1857, Ist, that
the sacrifice of the Eucharist is identical with
the sacrifice of the Cross ; 2d, that adoration
is- due to Christ, as in or under the consecrated
elements of blood and wine ; and, 3d, that
there is a reception of Christ by the wicked; and by
said teaching he was charged with depraving the
articles of religion, the Scotch communion-office,
and other formularies of the Church. The bishops
gave their opinions at great length, after which, the
Bishop of Glasgow (clerk of Synod) read the find-
ing'of the Court, which was to the following effect :
At Edinburgh, the 15th day of March, 1860, the
College of Bishops having resumed consideration of
the presentment at the instance of the Rev. W. Hen-
derson, incumbent of St. Mary's, Arbroath, and
Patrick Wilson and David Smith, vestrymen thereof,
being members of the Scotch Episcopal Church,
against the Right Rev. A. P. Forbes, D.C.L., Bishop
of Brechin, complaining of the teaching and doc-
trines contained in the charge delivefed by the said
bishop to the clergy of his diocese, and thereafter
published and republished by his authority, and
having heard parties fully thereon, find that the
said presentment is relevant and proven to the ex-
tent and effect aftermentioned. More particularly
find, 'with reference to the charge contained under
the first and second heads of the presentment, that
the teachingthe respondent there complained of
b
is unssnetion of
ed ys
to
the the articles and formularies of
i
the Church, and aeertain extent inconsistent
therewith ; find thatthird charge of the pre-
sentment is not proven. But,
off
in consideration of
the explanations and
modifications
by
the
respondent in his answers in reference ,
also, thaotp to the
respon-
dent firsdt
charge, and in consideration
now only asks toleration for his
does not claim for them the authority of the Chu' rile}
or any right to enforce them on those subject to his'
jurisdiction, we, the College of Bishops, feel that
we shall best discharge our duty in this painful case
by limiting our sentence to a declaration of censure
and admonition; and we do now solemnly admonish,
and in all brotherly love entreat, the Bishop of
Brechin to be more careful for the future, so that
no fresh occasion may be given for trouble and
offence, such as has arisen from the delivery and
publication of the primary charge to his clergy
complained of in the presentment.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

NORWICH, SATURDAY EVENING;

The Liberal candidates, Sir Wm. Itu *ell (Lieut.- '
Colonel 7th Hussars) and Mr. E. Warner, appeared
at a public meeting of the electors last evening, and
were extremely well received. MM. H. Birkbeck,
who had himself been invited to st nd as a Liberal
candidate, occupied the chair.
Mr. WARNER, in addressing the meeting, said he
did not approve of all her Majesty's present Go-
vernment had done or wished to do, but he believed
no Ministry ever held the reins of power in Eng-
land which had been so liberal in its intentions as
the present, or so capable of comprehending or en-
forcing the just wishes and requirements of the na-
tion. (Cheers.) In a crisis of foreign affairs of the
most extreme difficulty, the Ministry had borne
themselves with honour and credit, and had shed

lustre on their country's name. With regard to
the Reform Bill, many Liberals might perhaps
think it greatly susceptible of improvement, but
the difficulties under which it was introduced must
not be forgotten. He objected very much to the
system of rate-paying before voting; but the
weakest point which could be most easily attacked
would be the freemen's question. If a clause were
passed destroying the votes of freemen, nothing in
the world could then save the bill because Liberal
members would then be compelled to vote against
the third reading and throw it out. In conclusion,
the hon. gentleman declared his confidence that the
contest—for two shadowy candidates had been
named on the other side—would result favourably
to himself and Sir William Russell ; and he ex-
pressed a hope that, amidst the storm of continen-
tal war—which he feared nothing could avert—the
voice of England would be heard with effect, so that
we might be regarded by other nations as a free,
enlightened, and generous people. (Cheers.)
Sir WILLIAM RUSSELL next spoke briefly, and
stated that if returned to Parliament, his first ob-
ject would be to give a general, constitutional, and
independent support to her Majesty's present
Ministry, whose foreign policy had he believed
placed England in a most enviable position. The
conduct of the Opposition in attacking the Govern-
ment for the course they had pursued on the Savoy
question was most unjust and urrfair, because they
knew perfectly well that the country would never
consent to a war on the subject. Sir William
next referred in terms of approval to the
budget, and the commercial treaty with France,
which be expressed his opinion would greatly
extend our trade, and render war with the French
almost an impossibility. The great inconvenience
of the budget was the increase of the income tax,
and the only remedy which could relieve us from
the income tax was a diminution of the national
expenditure, and especially on account of the army
and navy, which could only be effected by those who
like himself were conversant with the working of
our military system. Sir William proceeded to ob-
' serve that he was prepared to give a general sup-
port to the Reform Bill ; and in reply to questions
stated that when member for Dover, he had voted
for the ballot as an experiment, although he did
not anticipate that it would accomplish all that it
was expected to effect. As a stanch supporter of
the Church ef England, he also expressed his belief
that the abolition of church rates would be attended
with general benefit. (Cheers.)
On the motion of Sir W. Foster, a resolution was
cordially adopted approving of the principles enun-
ciated by both candidates—for whom three hearty
cheers were given.
Two Conservative candidates, it is rumoured,
will appear whenever the writs arrive, and a con-
test will, if possible, be got up.