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

PUSEYISM.

The following is the answer of the Chancellor, the Ni
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Chancellor, and the Heads of Houses to the Lay..Addfo'
against the Tractarian party :
To the Right Honourable Lord Ashley and other Lay gra'
bers of the United Church of England.and
We have received, and have had for some time under,'
consideration, the letter addressed-to us by your LordshiPlPl,
other gentlemen, in our character as the re,sponsible -4-I°„f
vernors of the, Uniyersity of Oxford, on the subject ,_
sentiments diffused by means of "various
sent forth within the last few years, by several dis,at:
guished members of the University, the tendency of Nviu
it has grieved you to observe, has been to excite dissatisti.
ev
tion with the principles of our Reformed Church, as em'
bodied in the Book of Common Prayer, and especially,_ e
Thirty-nine Articles of Religron.
After stating the opinion ofyour Lordship, mid of the Oa-
tlemen who with your Lordship have signed this letter, 4"^
the great national evils which will be the result of any
tion from the Protestant character of the Church of x"''
land, and the alarm with which you have observed sYri;
toms of such deviation, which have appeared in the
avowed by.some whose station in the University gives t!r,
extensive influence over the younger portion of the academe'
cal body;
• " Your Lordship, arid the gentlemen who with your Ler&JOetbe
have signed this letter, call upon us, the Authorities of-
University, to take such steps as are -open to us for prot 'the
ing the youth committed to our superintendingsare fr°l for
dangerous influence referred to, and for seeming to tec'ltjle
the future, such tuition as is in strict accordance
Protestant Chtirchnf England and the Constitution of tbe''
realms.
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It is undoubtedly true that, within the last few yews
tain tracts or pamphlets have been published bk.severti_
tinguished members of the University, containing .oPble
and sentiments considered by many to be not eonforo.
to, or consistent with, the doctrines of the Refornied,iS.
testant Church of England, as embodied in the Book of, ,r,rho
mon Prayer, and in the articles of religion called "
Thirty-nine Articles."
The opinions and doctrines contained -in these tract 9 eris
pamphlets have been eonsidered, discussed, and replied j;'t
other publications, and those discussions have, at'
times, attracted more or less of the public attention.
Against the prevalence, however, of erroneous oP'nfe-
among its members generally, the University possesses a $:;0e,
guard in the statute enacted more than two centurieswhich provides that every candidateformartrieulation ib° s
subscrihe.the Thirty-nine Articles; and every candidatefo_r.nd
degree should again subscribe the Thirtr-nine Artides, '-
in addition thereto, the Three Articles in the 36th Genoni
The authorities of the University have not: lost tligb,,ite;
their duty in enforcing a strict compliance with this eva,."-
nor have they shown themselves indifferent to the ineTiity.
ment of religious instruction within the 1-IniN:ellets
For, when her Majesty was enabled, by ree_en'tionf
of the Legislature, to provide for: the foulaor
Maintenance, and regulation of additional P?oi
ships of Divinity, the authorities of the tinLvy-' on
the assistance of Convocation, adopted Cl."el
sure for which they were competent, to carry ir!to ,ution
theY
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the views of Government and of Parliament. " an
trust that, by perseverance in a course -of moderatiosn ilO.
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watchfulness, they will be enabled, _under the Divine. "'to
sing, to trainp the youth committed to their .care
pure principles of the Reformed Church of England.
WELLINGTON, Chancellor,-
. P. WINTER, Vice-Chancellor,
.r.r.uses.
On behalf of the Heads of 11°

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FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.":— es'''. -‘,erf
morning, between eight and nine o'clock, the following
distressing and fatal accident occurred on the river 1•011-re-
off Thames-bank, near Chelsea Colrege, :And -by wilich2ding
spectable young man,. named George Gore, aged 23, up
at Vauxhall, lost his life :—The deceased was proceeou'voul
the river with .a barge, along with a-man named paintells in
when off the place above-named, the unfortunate maan his
the act of passing along the gunwale of the barge, when en-
foot slipped :and he fell overboard. Painter used evellbart
deavour to save his mate, but in vain, for after a felle d to
struggles. he sank to rise no more. The drags were ober
find the body, but without success. The deceased was
at the time of the accident. steal/
Arrangements are in progress for placing et,
carriages on the road from Stortford through .I•Tew•-.,, is
and from Colchester through Ipswich, ..to.Norwich, ear.
the spring. • • it
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BERLIN,' 'TAN. 23.—The King of Hanover P_e 4
ctor
to this city is deferred for the present. M. Togler, jabsia'ck to
'of palaces ate Hanover, left for London some tinie„,d ea-
inspect Kew Palace, and order several alterations_ an
inspect"
largernents, deemed necessary should 'it be still his 211117.tias
determination to Make a lengthened stay in L°0"`""
season. we

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DEA.Tn or SIR WILLIAM 'JOHNSTON, .BAn" • in
have to record the demise of the above respected Baronet'by
telligence of whose death was received on .Monday 1894 the
which we are informed that 'Sir William expired ...Cfyioa9
13th ult., having been seized with illness on the P'' e
Thursday. The melancholy event happened at the-11,2,gunet,
The deceased Baronet, who was, son of the &nigh"
r
was in'his 84th ear. He married first Miss Bacon, .4. od
soefeAolnrd.lJyo,htnheßonacolyn
idoafuS:hruterblaonfdmHra.ll
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oShuliff Bacon,
olk,' in' 17;-.7
top,
House, Middlesex. His son, Mr. William Bacon Johns
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succeeds to the family honours and estates.
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LINCOLN'S INN, JAN. 30.—The followgig
men were this day called to the deee.of Barrister-at von,
'by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn,gr viz.
„:—Wille,tugtou
Esq., Thomas Henry Mackay Esq., Benjamin psq.,
Esq., William David Lewis, Esq., Edmund Grinsn'W'. And
Hugh Edward Adair, Esq., Robert Chohueley,. '
William White, Esq.
tended divine service the parish church °f."Pu old
We understand that Mrs. Christina .Gihnuluoprftot;
Sabbath week. Though the object of much attention
voi
curiosity, she comported herself With grekvt c'Alm-
coltposurem—G/asgoopaper. • •