The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-01 00:00:00

PU 'EYISM.

The following is the answer of the Chancellor, the Vico..
Chancellor, and the Heads of Houses_ to the Lax Address
against the Tractarian party : _
the Right Honourable Lord Ashley and-Other Lay Mem'

hers of the United Church of England-and-Ireland.
We have received, and have had for some time under oq
consideration, the letter addressed to us byyOurlordship and
other gentlemen, in our character as the responsible Go:,
vernors ,of the University of Oxford, on. the .subject 0,
sentiments diffused_ by means of -various -publications.
sent :forth within the last few years, by several distin-
guished members of the University, the tendency of which'
it has grieved you to Observe, has been tOTexcite dissatisfac
tion with the principles of our Reformed". Church, as an'
bodied in the Book of Common Prayer, and especially in al°
Thirty-nine Articles of 'Religion.-
After stating the .opinion of your Lordship; and olihe gen'
tlemen who with your Lordship have signed this letter) of
the great ,national evils 'Which will be the result of
tion
.from the ProteStant character of the Ch:nrch,of. Eog"
land, and the alarm with which you have' observed Sii'„gr
toms of such deViation; which have appeared in the opinion''
avowed by some whose station in-the -University gives- then,
extensive influence over the younger portiOn of the academe"
cal body; -
Your Lordship, and•the gentlemen ivho with your Lordsbit
have signed this letter, call upon us, the Authoritiesof 14'.
University, to take such steps as are -open- tors for protePS:
ing the youth committed to our superintending care from t;0:
dangerous influence referred to, and fin; security g to thenl,.'t
the future, such tuition as is in strict• acgordance with tog
Protestant Church of England and the Constitution of WO
realms.

It is undoubtedly true that, within the last few years, cr.
tain tracts or pamphlets have been publislied by several dig'
tinguished members of the University, containing
and sentiments considered by many to be not conformsb
to, or consistent with, the doctrines of the Reformed Prt)
testant Church of England, as embodied in the Book of Cora-
won Prayer, and iu the articles of religion called
Thirty-nine Articles."
The opinions and doctrines contained in these tracts ()f
pamphlets have been considered, discussed, and replied to'
other publications, and those discussions. have, at differen
ti
times, attracted more or leis of the public attention. Against the prevalence, however; of erroneous opitnll..i"s
among its members generally, the UniversitiissesSes a safe-
guard in the statute enacted more than _twosentUries
which providee that every candidate for martriculation should
subscribethe Thirty-nine Articles ; and every candidate for
degree should again subscribe the Thirty-nine Articles, allil
in addition thereto, the Three Articles in the 36th Canon.
The authorities of the University lave not' lost sight 01
their duty in enforcing a strict compliance with this statute;
nor have they shown themselves indifferent to the inlPr°ve-
ment of religious instruction within- the Universityi
For, when her Majesty was enabled, by recent 4' ,
of the - Legislature, to provide for the foundstigrn.
maintenance, and regulation of additional Fr°fe
ships of Divinity, the authorities of the University.
with the assistance of Convocation, adopted every ra7..
sure for which they were competent, to carry into execution
the views of Government and of Parliament. And theyd
trust that, by perseverance in a course of Moderation no
watchfulness, they will be enabled, unclei the Divine bloc'
sing, to train up the youth committed to their care in 010
pure principles of the Reformed Church of England.
WELLINGTON, Chancellor,
P. WINTER, Vice-Chancellor,
On behalf of the Heads of Ifouse°'

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER—Yesterday
morning,' between eight and nine o'clock, the following ve_a_rY
distressing and fatal accident occurred on the" river Thain 7
off Thames-bank, near Chelsea College, and _by which a 1.--
twashpthee.vec,antaeau
xtobffloehftayphlloa
se,upstliongasgetmehains man,
life:--The
Thd Georgee deceased
was_ proceeding
02c3e,
erd residing
at
the river with a barge, along with a man-named Painter, all.
aalobnogvet-hneamgunedw, theale
o unfortunatethebargme,anwhwer_hrj
foot slipped :and he fell overboard. Painter used every
deavour to save.his mate, but in vain, for after a ta
struggles he flank to rise no more. The drags were used '-
find the body, but without success. The, deceased was sober
at the time of the accident.
seam
Arrangements -are in progress for placing
earriages,on-the road from Stortford through Newniarke.9
and from Colchester through Ipswich, to Vorwich,- early
the' spring.
BERLIN, JAN. 23.—The King of . Hanover .5 visa
of palaces at tor
to this city
Hanoverd is deferre forleft thefor - preset.'
ondon Togler,
til4e inn to.
, L same
inspect Kew Palace, and order several alterations and en
largenients, deemed necessary should it be still big" MaJeltie
determinatien to make a lengthened stay in
season.
BART' We
DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM. JOHNSTON,
.4, et, Is'
have to record the demise of the above respected Baronet,
by
telligence of whose death was received on Monday Wit,
tows
13th we are informed that Sir William expired °ll-nus
Londo1;1
13th ult., having been seized with illness on the prezue.
Thursday. The melancholy event happened at the 11 et,
The deceased Baronet, who was son of the sixth Baron
„After
was in his 84th year. He married first Miss liscon,,utia.: awl
of Mr. John Bacon, of Shrubland Hall, Suffolk, in
secondly, the only'daughter of Mr. JOhn Bacon,- of
House, Middlesex. His son, Mr. William Bacon Johns
ttvw
succeeds to the family honours and estates. '
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LINCOLN'S INN, JAN. 30.—T he following
gentle-
men were this day called to the degree Of Barrister-atr--uenm
by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn, viz. ton
Esq., Thomas Henry Mackay, Esq., Benjamin Ba
Esq., William David Lewis, Esq., Edmund GritrisheWt
Hugh Edward Adair,'. Esq., Robert Cholmeley, E.64'"
William White, Esq. • at-
tended 'e
divine
erstal service tihnatth Ike
pr sa.risChhcriii sutricaha Gil lour
Sabbath week. 'Though the object of nittch attention,
gu"'",t.
Curiosity, she comported- herself with gt*.at c041:L'?"
eomposure. 'Glasgow paper.