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

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS•

(THIS DAY.)
Mary Ann Smith, aged 14, pleaded guilty to stealini
twelve yards of ribbon, and was sentenced to seven
solitar
J confinement.
The UDGE. in passing sentence, said it Ras the 100
of finery that had brought her there, and hoped that
the expiration of the sentence her parents would take he
home and treat her kindly.
The Court was engaged the whole morning in the trill I
of petty larceny cases.

SURREY SHERIFFS' COURT'
(THIS DAY.)
THE TOR VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK COMPANY 17"
CHEESEMAN. of
This was an action brought to recover the 01°1
81.35. 101, being the interest on 50 shares, the CS'
being neglected to be paid by the defendant, wh°
came liable under the Company's Act, 10 vie.t,
273. The Company's solicitor attended for the pla'n"
and produced the deed and the special Act Of Furlitr
meat. He called,
Mr. George Henry Harris, who stated that he vitts
secretary to the Tor Vale Railway and Dock ComPite,Y;
The defendant held fifty shares in the undertakings, 1.
which he subscribe I the deed, which provided that -8.1
shareholders neglecting to pay the calls within a spectz
fled time, should pay interest at the rate of 5 per 011101
per annum. On the 4th of July, 1843, a call of `f
was made, and advertised to be payable on the 1011°
October in the same year. The defendant received t'e
regular notice, and on his neglecting to pay, the Cow'
pany now sued for the interest up to the present tiro!:
The defendant bad allowed judgment to go b
default, and a verdict was given for the plaintilf3 ff"
immediate execution. •

SOUTHWARK—CFI-11S DAY.).
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A GENTLEDIA.-
THE SURREY THEATRE.—Henry
name), ttated to he a gentleman connected with Cllt,
Thompson (an
bridge University, was brought before Mr. A'Bee"-,he
charged with the following extraordinary conduct in '
Surrey Theatre :
bgt
Peckham, the constable of the theatre, sai",t,,,o
during the performance of Matilda, and bout eie'4l
o'clock last night, the prisoner, who was, with seve.'„,
other gentlemen, in one of the private boxes adjoinl'ork
the stage, abruptly climbed upon the stage, with one 1d
the play -bills rolled up in his hand, and, before be
assotainet:
be prevented, he ignited it at one of the stage-ItiuiLis
and handed it to one of his friends, who lighted
cigar with it. It was indeed a wonder that he had .u13:1
set fire to the theatre, as the box in question P %
large muslin curtains. In getting into the, 12;1d
again the prisoner broke the panel, and ;nog,
considerable damage to the curtains. His conaPan'„"„i,
who were smoking in the theatre, left iu a quiet 033°" -so
but Mr. Shepherd. the lessee, considering it his dal
the public, gave the prisoner into custody. Y
6° de
In defence, the prisoner said he was extremel
for what he. bad done. It was a mere lark, having 01%2
a bet with one of his friends that he dare not ban
ht.d
a light. He had no intention of doing any injury, „al3
was willing to pay for any damage he had conarattrb. is
Mr. ATECILETT told him that a gentleman olio
station of life ought to have known better than to a"dei.
such a disgraceful manner. It was really a witai
he bad not set fire to the place. He should fiat :0
405., and order him to find two sureties for his flit
cc
With The magistrate's orders having been complied
a as discharged.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ibe
SIR,—I have read in the Galignani newspaper,°' r
10th inst., an extract, taken from your parer, of they,
respondence which has taken place between the Ref; his
Alaska!, vicar of St. Mary's Church, Exeter, and 4. :!';
diocesan; and also between the former and the Ar've
bishop of Canterbury, of which the following is the co >f:
eluding paragraph.
with He (Ur. Itlaskeli) closes the correspondence va-
apostrophe on so lamentable a state of things: ;sett
" Lord,—Can there be any relic ions system nel;el
on earth so destructive of spiritual life, and so °Pine
to the reality of spiritual practice, as one which, loc.
the guise of purity and moderation, throws open all ap's
trines, except one, to the determination of each Ito°
private judgment, and suffers us to believe (es we ",,,
either this or that; or, if we dare to do se, nothielinii
all? Nor do I see how such a system once °Pe-
avowed can fail to lead thousands into infidelity.''
of
I confess tb at I am so much astonished at the tone to
this address that, at the distance even at which
from the scene of the controversy, yet seeing the "for
versality of the importance of the subject, I cannot
0,01
bear offering some observations which I think r)a.,,at
deem of sufficent importance to give them a place 10 "
journal. th6S
It seems to me, and I say it with all diffidence/ ras
Mr. Ma,keli has, unintentionally, in the three o°.ool
" devised on earth," taken in connexion with his Preiliod
language, disclosed his secret thoughts and opinions, 01
that he has fully enunciated to the world, that he wcfiii
have a religion " devised on earth" by, and arhitr%bs
and dogmatically enforced through its ministers'oe
only persons who have a direct worldly interest t 0,1113,01•
that religioc subserve to their own individual an hof
lective personal advancement, as well in a Peeuctioot
point of view as in regard to their rank, state, arse of
end influence in society ; whilst it is of the esseneepa
Christianity, that it is of Divine origin, revealed In be
through the scriptures, of which its ministers shewtbst
the humble eApounders. Is it to be tolerated, then' 0
one of the ministers of this meek religion of "peace„fitos
earth and good-will towards men," whilst he iosic;,-
publicly and plainly, that, in referring everythingL•p'
decided by the Divine Word, that is, by the Holy
tures, the Church of which he is a member and AThosilice
nister, is actil, g only " under the guise of purity nn,",i-pot
deration"—is, it, I ask, to be tolerated that he eahoortur"ers.fi;
only not be dismissed from his min!stry,
mantled, but courted to remain within its bosore

minister still?
attar
The Archbishop of Canterbury has treated the °l, fa
in a truly Christian spirit, almost to a fault, consiue:d to
his elevated position, and the responsibility atttich7-gr'
it, when he contents himself with saying th,e,
Maskell exceeds the bounds of—" I do not say on do
I do not say charitable, I do not say dutiful, but, boe
say—tolerable discussion." I confess that I shoal' di of
considered the t he had already exceeded the h°1113;,005',
either discreet, charitable, dutiful, or tolerable '',7„
sion, and if not before, it cannot be doubted that mt; ado
so after the At chbishop's letter ; for, could that bi%Eatcli
more manifest than by the tone Mr. M. afi,efr,-,t,ia,
essumes, and -which has more the air of cue-00`,
and imposh.g on the Church his ides° sas
his opinions„ than of receiving, adopting, jiolf
preaching itz doctrines, derived from the ,octen)
Word, and that only. How can the Fl`t-bose
Church confldt: the preaching of its doctrines 'to
roil
who thus think and preach, and still remain sur„Potof
that individuals of the flock entrusted to such ~,s.rdloir
should not wander from the Church to Romeo ‘l7,g tbB
cism, whose tenets he seems to uphold? Is it 11,;barg,e,
rather to be wondered at that the flock under his 'OOl
should not go over in a mass to the Chnrlll 9 as:
openly profess es the doctrines avowed by
which Church admits that the doctrines in queet'lo so.
derived more or less from traditions, works of t',lllol
called fathers a f the Church, councils, and Papal 'O,-0'
all of which ti Le Church of England repudiates! to f 1
doctrines are not to be found in the Holy SeriPnr
or if they are, as Mr. M. asserts, let' them stand or
ss
thereby, and thereby only. It may reasonah,,ll,o(ll
quired, however, if these doctrines are to he ic:'„h- itst
Scripture, why does the Roman Catholic Chilr"" 'at'
rely on extran eons aid for their adoption and rj°l
nance? f Ent"
I would emphatically ask—Can the Chereit a of it
land be others vise than scandalized whilst nflebeceo.,
ministers (surely the meaning of this word hat de'
obsolete, and tb a word dictators should now l'! „s stic
tuted for it) is tolerated, and retained, who t"'"orof"'
matises her simple and pure adoption of the Dlvignoatt•
unadulterated by human sophistical interpretri."-
ese L
its guide to enlighten and instruct human
I am the ma re particularly induced to offer tblogirt
servations from my having now before me, 11111,e0 pito
self-converteruse d three Italian pamphlets, wr"'ilea
sd Roman Catholic priest, self•elhiatlym
avoid persecution, and residing in Malts, iii:boech is
speaks of the pure doctrines of the Protestant Li Old ;
the same sense as the Archbishop of Canter
which he completely disproves the authority, of !aid 0,1
else which may be attempted to be brought 10 °lra 0131,0
Hely Scriptures, and, "under the guise apu co
moderation," to explain them by that which 15,,tiverfe
found within them,—that is, in plain English,
their pure doctrines.
The pamphlets I have adverted to must, bef°l4oesie
• the tioe
force themselves on the public attention; 10 tiag
time I cannot conclude better than by 0051% to
concluding paragraph of one of them, addresecio Abioll
Pope, and which will serve to show the sPiri
they are conceived:—
com iCP
" May the God of mercies, the Father of lib to
tion, enlighten you, and dissipate the cleglo'rd ,o td
darken you; and may He cause his HelY " °pee, ,litt
shine forth to your understanding, that it nlaY Jelia
yor t
expand your heart with love towards our 10,,te)•
Christ, and with holy zeal to proclaim (Prom? :we sifot
Holy Scripture in its purity, and in its adreicltrist
plicity; and may the grace of our Lord Jestis..;', .„e
ever preserve your heart and mind in its trutnomeotwfv,
With this admonition from one who was °the Weds
priest in Rome itself, shall England now, at oud b7be
tent crisis at which the moral interests of roan Bert
'
arrived—shall England go backwards, and 'l'
pile for the corrupted faith? God forbid!
I a
Italy,
ay 01,
2SII, your,rlBso. obedientAhu
Emßbloe

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• We et''.
The highest panegyric that private vl z. or ive:;
ceive is the praise of servants ; for however van 'Y of fru
lence may look down with contempt on the suffrag%tiout
undignified by wealth, and unenlightened bY ed°witlo
very seldom happens that they commend or War°
justice.- Eliza Cook's Journal. ir. WO
Among the notabilities of Pugwarrst 24„d 11°e:
north of Loodianab (where the roads to Jullunder 'epoise".
lieyarpore separate), is a Brahmin devotee Jolliet° Pig;
He stands upon one leg all day, repeating mlou'r"4 ai "at
s,lf (neverspeaking to any one), and the greater intelts 6
night also, existence being supported by two clii‘t.,. sole
ymeialßlrr.se.—tosnßlhyoa,mvdebaabyileyTe;nelaegntrdaarctehhn.is has been going on I°'
the
rt. r )
Viceroy and Canada steamersi,nbotthhliisaveinigtYsaibleer;eleit:l°
day, the one from Liverpool and the other from 6,3„,r.,, a
to which shall first touch at Halifax.— Cork Exani"hri' dg
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cat"old ot..
accompanied by the Princess Mary of Cambridge' O);
/ended by the Baroness Ahlefeldt, Ladv: Angusiitlill9
gan, Lord Chelsea, Barou:Kuoebeck, Mr.Ydinund l:scilltlY
and the Hey. J. Hutcheson, honoured the allery'
culio,
/ration, Regent-Etreet, last evening, with their Pres )