The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-05 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS•

(THIS DAY.)
Mary Ann Smith, aged 14, pleaded guilty to stealing
twe:ve yards of ribbon, and was sentenced to seven daY'
solitary confinement.
The Junox. in pa:;sing sentence, said it was the levet
of finery that had brought her there, and hoped that B.
the expiration of the Aentence her parents would take bet'
home end treat her kindly.
The Court was engaged the whole morning in the trial
of petty larceny cases.

SURREY SHERIFFS' COURT'
(THIS DAY.)
THE TOR VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK COMPANY' °'

CIIEESEMAN. of
This was an action bronght to recover the surn lls
81.35. 101., being the interest on 50 shares, the Co
being neglected to be paid by the iltfendant. be
came liable under the Company's Act, 10 Vic“: et,fij
273. Toe Company's solicitor attended for the plaill,,*
;
and produced the deed and the special Act cf 1"41."-
ment. He called,
Mr. George Henry tlarris, who stated that he wrig•
secretary to the Tor Vale Railway and pock CatePanfo/r;
The defendant held filty shares in the undortskings,
which ho subscrihe.l the deed, which provided that 7.
shareholders neglecting to pay the calls within a sPecot.
fled time, should pay interest at the rate of 5 per r 2/
per annum. On the 4th a July, 1848, a call eh
of
was made, and adverti.ied to he payable on the Lvidie
October in the same year. The defendant receive' the
regular notice, and on his neglecting to ps3', thetiina.
pally now sued fir the interest up to the present
bf
The defendant had allowed judgment to go
default, and a verdict was given fur the plaintiff"' arch
immediate execution.

SOUTHWARK—(THIS DAY')
EXTRAOI3DINAAY CONDUCT OF A GENTLEIO-nild
THE SURREY THEATRE.—Iienry Thompson (an sas,..„u;eo.
name), ..tated to be a gentleman connected with
bridge Univ!.:rsity, was brought before Mr. Al'g—the
changed with the folleming extraordinary conduct
iti
Surrey Theatre : h5l
Peckham, the constable of the theatre, "L
doring the performance of Matilda, and about e'.,;.reAl
o'clock last night, the prisoner, who was, with se;%4
other gentlemen, in one of the private boxes eel:l°. of
the stage, abruptly climbed upon the stage, With ° ~nne
the play-bills rolled up in his hand, and, before bei",.tivs
be prevented. be ignited it at one of the stsgf'fiA—bi;
end herded it to one of his friends, who iighte; of
cigar with it. It was indeed a wonder that be bit' bad
set fire to the theatre, as the box in question bo
largo muslin curtains. In getting into theA did
again the prisoner broke the panel, 3n" ;as,
considerable damage to the curtains. His comP3ll'n-er,
who were smoking in the theatre, left in a quiet °33':1,-,
but Mr. Shephurd, e lessee, considering it his dti'd
the public, gave the prisoner into custody. 001
In edt fence, the prisoner said he was extrenul9 ads
for wh
wat he had done. It was a mere lark, havigA"i;lo
a bet ith one of his frieads that he darn not h3')"fl
a light. He had no intention of doing any iniuri'
was willing to pay for any damage he had con3initr„ his
Mr. A:BECKETT told him that a gentleman
station of life ought to have known better than t°s-nder
such a disgraceful manner. It was really 3 "4)10
he had not set fire to the place. He should fin: toe
405., and order him to find two sureties for his 'u.
conduct. be
The magistrate's orders having been complied with
was discharged.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUILY. Of die
have read in the Galignani Dewslaper,: pot'loth inst., an extract, taken from your parer, of tmeylr. ;;
respondence which has taken place between the Iteirci b.
Meskell, vicar of St. Mary's Church, Exeter, a' rch'
diocesan; and also between the former and the ",/e
bishop of Canterbury, of which the following is the
cludie paragrah. •sb °fl
He (g Mp r. Maskell) closes the correspondence
apostrophe en so lamentable a state of things. , 4561
" My Lord,—Can there be any relieious system ae'costi
on earth so destructive of spiritual life, and so °Illtg;
der
to the reality of spiritual practice, as one which, •
the guise of purity and moderation, throws open BITO
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trines, except one, to the determination of each tesol)
private judgment, and suffers us to believe (us '11,4 s 5
either this or that; or, if we dare to do so, nos',,plf
all? Nor do I see how such a system once ,oP"
avowed can fail to lead thousands into infidelity: peof
I confess that I am so much astonished at the ht°lool
this address that, at the distance even at whit, poi'
from the scene of the controversy, yet seeing tP", for
versality of the importance of the subject, I cson°,', pill
bear offering some observations which I think yt?"esor
deem of sufficient importance to give them a place 113,''
journal. tbet
It seems to me, and I say it with all diffidencetods
Mr. Maekell has, unintentionally, in the three °loos
" devised on earth," taken in connexion with his Pre. es
language, disclosed his secret thoughts and opiei°l3.,"ool°
that he has fully enunciated to the world, that be 011
have a religion " devised on earth" by, and arbiter the
and dogmatically enforced through its ministeroo
only persons who have a direct worldly interest Orel'
that religion subserve to their own individual an Dist/
lective persenel advancement, as well in a Peell„tioilt
point of view as in regard to their rank, state, s""ca 0;
and influence in society ; whilst it is of the arson
;-
Christianity, that it is of Divine origin, revealed 'llO Os
through the. Scriptures, of which its ministers sb°° Os;
the humble expounders. Is it to be tolerated, then', ea
one of the ministers of this meek religion of Peric aleg
earth and good-will towards men," whilst he ;mint
publicly and plainly, that, in referring everytbiageerir
decidt d by the Divine Word, that is, by the HolY,-001°
tures, the Church of which he is a member and 000:
nister, is acting only "under the guise of purity ono po
deration"—is it, I ask, to be tolerated that he eh°llter?
only not be dismissed from his ministry, nor so e
mended, but courted to remain within its bosom
minister still? oiler
The Archbishop of Canterbury has treated theletso%
in a truly Christian spirit, almost to a fault, conslot
his elevated position, and the responsibility attest gr:
it, when he contents himself with saying tbill,ceeett
Meskell exceeds the bounds of—" I do not say ul-1°(/
I do not say charitable, I do not say dutiful, bet eel
say—tolerable discussion." I confess that I sboa`„o
considered that he had already exceeded the be t1;5051
either discreet, charitable, dutiful, or tolerable vbie (10
sion, and if not before, it cannot be doubted thst msd
so after the Archbishop's letter ; for, could that e
more manifest than by the tone Mr. M. after
,
assumes, and which has more the air of , "„i;
and imposing on the Church his lac— ;Pad
ie
his opinions, than of receiving, adopting' •11°:4
preaching its doctrines, derived from t,tteetts
Word, and that only. How can the -"*"
Church confide the preaching of its doctrines t°,,tye;
who thus think and preach, and still remain surr,olo,'
that individuals of the flock entrusted to such raleoll'
should not wander from the Church to Romal?,,'net 50
cism, whose tenets he seems to uphold? Is i-CbSI:11
rather to be wondered at that the flock under his oleea
should not go over in a mass to the Churl,' ? sOfe
openly professes the doctrines avowed by biftreo eta
which Church admits that the doctrines in querto
derived more or less from traditions, works er, ipint
called fathers of the Church, councils, and PaPs' rrbi
alt of which the Church 'of England repudiatei,;6oo:ll
doctrines are not to be found in the Holy ScAr'er 1,,
or if they are, as Mr. M. asserts, let them stars , be;;;
thereby, and thereby only. It may reasonsulPotioielf
quired, however, if these doctrines are to be 1° bit
Scripture, why does the Roman Catholic Cburetveiew
rely on extraneous aid for their adoption sand
nance? k f
Ea
I would emphatically ask—Can the Chore- ° of le
land be otherwise than scandalized whilst ocebeeoiS.,
miniaers (surely the meaning of this word bah°, oollt;.
obsolete, and the word dictators should now bps
f
tuted for it) is tolerat,d, and retained, who
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matises her simple and pure adoption of the I)ll:,,rcioas'
unadulterated by human sophistical int Pre(
er
,?
its guide to enlighten and instruct human frallt)eoe e
,to , g
I am the more particularly induced to 0•0°' d
serrations from my having now before me, grielett ,re
recently perused three Italian pamphlets, °l.'" le° be
self-converted Roman Catholic priest, se' %Ale' it;
avoid persecution, and residing in Melte', in,'"horel'Aip
speaks of the pure doctrines of the Protestant an
the same sense as the Archbishop of Canterhatel4to
which ho completely disproves the authoritY aid of Lel
else which may be attempted to be brought in rigy
Holy Scriptures, and, " under the guise of Pilot t°ol
moderation," to explain them by that which Ow pee
found within them,— that is, in plain English' loco'
their pure doctrines. fore as'
ske
The pamphlets I have adverted to musts be oietde
i
force themselves on the public attention; n itttitils tbs
time I cannot conclude better than by trans
sea to job
concluding paragraph of one of them, addr;,; itt
Pope, and which will serve to show the sPr'
o4°.
they are conived:—
. May thece God of mercies, the Father Ole all se eillicto
Lion, enlighten you, and dissipate the cll,ord 5000 i
darken you; and may He cause his 801 l ()Kos
shine forth to your understanding, that it lorci
the
expand your heart with love towards our Ioe) jo.
Christ, and with holy zeal to proclaim (ponli•lrable, :for
Holy Scripture in its purity, and in its Om! Chris
plicity; and may the grace of our Lord Jesufe.,, ,ipg
ever preserve your heart and mind in its trutuoiciobor
With this admonition from one who was 31300 J 0 bra
priest in Rome itself, shall England now, at kind bye
d
tent crisis at which the moral interests of war)e'e et
arrived—shall England go backwards, and
pure for the corrupted faith? God forbid!
ant,
P
I am, Sir, your obedient humble
A PROTE
ser'eve
A
Italy, May 21, 1850.

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The highest panegyric that private virtue Crfining°,;
ceive is the praise of servants; for however vaisitYaoof °eit
knee may look down with contempt on the sugr"-atioll'ol
undignified by wealth, and unenlightened by edtlewittio
very seldom happens that they commend or pia°
justice.— .Eliza Cook's Journal. oi, inii,e°
Among the notabilities of Puvvarrs, '- d frl;
3),
e e
night ):
ra sr. p—oa onl r•Boe, :
ms
existencee
bp a a r a
north of Loodianali (where the roads to Jullunder al3eooLie
. omteeLl)le,gyberi,sppi
1.011:g o. BrahminLiverpool
the
oortefel' g.
,Petro. ill;
He stands upon one 1
lei; all day, repeating muntras of
self (neverspeaking to any one), and the greater P:trtt'acP :;
milk I.', daily; and this OS
Viceroy and Canada steamers, both h on
Bet
. $ have been taken in this bcto 4toj
city
clay, the one i • Laving GP' '
81: soafi.lecdan°:;;,
suhpapsorit3eeedubgyointgwoonchior of
to which shall fist touch at Halifax.— Cork I,:xartill.
briar ,
her Royal nighneis the Duchess
accompanied by the Princess Mary of Cambridge,. f-:r,",,
tnn,,,-,1 th, ~,,,„ 8:,..,.,,.,,5.„ viii,,r,.!,.p.. T,,,,,
_Ar.,....v5t:,..0,005,
gai, 1,,;r: 6,i:kt.,., b.,.r.,il.iiiiee;),6:, ids. Ecilatina ,i`cifllltl
and.the Rev. J. H honoured tlie Galler3rgoe.
tration, Regent-street,utcheson, last evening, with their Pre''-