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the nominee alone of John Wesley to preach there, and
after his death to permit the use of the chapel to such
person as should from time to time be appointed by the an-
nual conference to preach there. After some other regu-
lations it was provided that if, in the opinion of a majority
of the trustees, any preacher should be an improper person,
and committee of the conference should neglect to appoint
another person within two months after notice in writing
from the trustees containing their reasons for thinking such
person unfit ; then the trustees should appoint whomever
they thought fit till the next yearly conference. The con-
ference alluded to in this deed might be called by analogy
to the Church of England the patrons of this chapel ; and
the right or title which the nomination of the conference
gives is the basis which gives this Court the jurisdiction of
interfering in support of the preacher's title. Under this
deed, unless legitimately displaced, Dr. Warren has as good
a title to the chapel as any Rector or Vicar of the Esta-
blished Church, unless legitimately removed by ecclesiastical
authority. In 1834 it so happened that there was ap-
pointed at the general conference what might might be
called, in analogy to the Church, a convocation, to meet in
London for the purpose of introducing a new mode of edu-
cation for the junior preachers of the Wesleyan connection.
Heretofore the Methodists had not only been self governed,
but, if the expression might be allowed, self-taught. They
did not recognise the necessity of those institutions for doc-
trinal instruction which are familiar to the Church. In
this convocation a project to establish a Wesleyan Theo-
logical Institution for the education of the junior preachers,
itself an innovation in the history of Methodism, was pro-
posed ; and the offence, the supposed offence, for which
Dr. Warren had been tried, was a very able speech which
he delivered and afterwards published against this innova-
tion, in the sentiments of which speech, however, thirty out
of this clerical Parliament of one hundred were found to
concur. He had some difficulty in getting himself heard,
but those who have some experience know if a man will
struggle hard, he will get a hearing.—(Laughter.) After
some struggling he did get heard ; and, considering the mi-
nority, his cannot be Called a factious.opposition.—( Laugh-
ter.) Dr. Warren did right to publish this speech, and to
give it circulation ; and, having read sough, the Learned
Counsel could not understand how
_,2ntleman could be
prosecuted, much less perseCuted. for such 4 speech. How-
ever, having been made, and published, this took place. In
October 1834, some persons thought fit to try Dr. Warren
for its publication, and certain charges, in the nature of an
indictment, were preferred against Dr. Warren, and served
in. this manner upon him :
" Dear Doctor—(Laughter)—The enclosed charges having
been preferred against you by the Rev. John Anderson, it is
my duty to give you notice to attend a special district meeting
to answer to the said charges. The meeting is appointed for
Wednesday, the 22d inst., to commence at ten o'clock in the
morning, in the Steward's Room, Oldham-street. I have re-
quested the President of the Conference to attend on this
occasion.—l am your's faithfully,
" ROBERT NEW7TON.
" To the Rev. Dr. Warren,
" Oldham-street, Manchester, Oct. 11, 1834."

" TIIE CHARGES
" 1. That Dr. Warren, by the publication of his pamphlet,
entitled, Remarks on the Wesleyan Theological Institution
for the Improvement of the Junior Preachers,' has violated the
essential principles of our connection.
" 2. That the said pamphlet contains sundry incorrect state-
ments and misrepresentations of facts, highly prejudicial to the
general character of the body.
" 3. That the pamphlet contains also certain calumnious
and unfounded reflections upon the character and proceedings
of the conference, and on the motives and conduct of indivi-
dual preachers.
" 4. That the said pamphlet is distinguished by a spirit of
resentment and uncharitableness highly unbecoming the cha-
racter of a Christian minister, and obviously tending to pro-
duce strife and division in our societies."
The Learned Counsel then commented cn the softened,
dulcifying, captivating, assuaging, .friendly, and beloved
terms of this letter—(Laughter)—and on the nature of the
charges, and also on the fact that the Rev. Mr. Newton,
the writer of this letter, was appointed by this meeting to
succeed Dr. Warren upon his suspension. Mr. Newton,
continued the Learned Counsel, having mounted the horse
and shoved his friend out of the saddle, rode out of the con-
ference the minister of the circuit.—(Great laughter.) The
Rev. Mr. Bromley attended the trial with Dr. Warren as
his friend. Some objections were made to his presence.
He was compelled to withdraw, and Dr. Warren pleaded
to the jurisdiction. He declared, " I will not stand my
trial before the meeting, come what will." In consequence
of this the following letter was addressed to Dr. Warren
Manchester, Oct. 23, 1834.
" MY DEAR BROTHER-(Laughter:)—As Secretary to the
special district meeting which has been called upon your
case, I am directed to forward to you the following resolu-
tions, which have been unanimously adopted.
" Oct. 23, 1834.
" Resolved-1. That Dr. Warren, by his positive and re-
peated refusal to take his trial at this district meeting, has left
to the meeting, however reluctant thus to proceed, no alter-
native consistent with the existing laws and usages of the
body but that of declaring him to be suspended from his office
as a travelling preacher ; and he is hereby suspended accord-
ingly.
" 2. That, nevertheless, if within a month from the date
of these resolutions, Dr. Warren shall signify to the Chair-
man of the district his willingness to take his trial before a
special district meeting on the charges of which he has re-
ceived regular and formal notice the sentence of suspension
shall be removed on the assembling of that meeting, and he
shall be allowed to have his trial without any bar or disad-
vantage, on account of his present refusal ' to attend any fu-
ture session' of this district meeting.
" 3. That, in case of Dr. Warren's declining to give the
required intimation to the Chairman of the district within the
period above specified, he shall be considered as being sus-
pended until the next conference.—l am, my dear brother,
your's truly. " J. CROWTHER.
" To the Rev. S. Warren, LL.D."
Dr. Warren was not mindful to have his outlawry taken off
in this manner. Mr. Secretary Crowther—(Laughter)—
was a very able minister of this usurpation. These indictors,
servers of notices, apparitors, this hoc genus ontne—(Great
laughter)—had all done their parts well, and the Learned
Counsel was endeavouring equally well to do his part in
setting them to rights.
Mr. KNIGHT followed on the same side.
It being past the hour at which the Court usually ad-
ourns, the whole defence was reserved for Monday.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

lIEWINS V. MATTHEWS.

The plaintiff and defendant are booksellers. In July,
1834, the defendant gave the plaintiff an order for a certain
number of Bibles and Prayer-books, according, as it was
alleged by the plaintiff, to samples which lie at the time
showed to the defendant, and sometime after the delivery of
the books the defendant stated that they were not accord-
ing to order, and therefore he refused to pay for them.
Witnesses were called by the plaintiff to prove the delivery,
and also to prove that they were without fault.
The Jury found for the defendant.
ULLITHORNE AND ANOTHER V. COLNAGIII AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, attorneys,
against the defendants, who are printsellers in Cockspur-
street, to recover the amount of a bill for business done.
After the plaintiff had gone through his evidence, Lord
Denman decided that the case was not made out, and or-
dered the plaintiff to be nonsuited.
Two of the cases were referred, and the list of causes for
the sittings was completely got through.