The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-16 00:00:00

PAPAL ENCROACHMENTS.

The following meetings were yesterday held in the
metropolis and its neighbourhood, to protest against
the recent Papal encroachments :—of the parishioners
of the district of Holy Trinity, Brompton ; of the
parishioners of St. Michael, Cornhill ; of the inhabi-
tants of the ward of Farringdon Without, of the in-
habitants of Bridewell Precinct, and of the inhabitants
of All Hallows. A deputation from the parish of St.
Andrew's, Holborn, waited on the Archbishop of
Canterbury with an address on the same subject, to
which the Archbishop returned the following an-
swer :

"It is very gratifying to me to receive this address,
which evinces so deep an interest in that great cause
which I shall always endeavour, so far as may be, to
promote. Coming from so important a parish as that of
St. Andrew's, Holborn, I cannot but regard it as an
important addition to the testimony so generally borne
by the country, in opposition to the recent act of Papal
aggression. Perhaps we may be thankful that an oppor-
tunity has now offered, though a very unexpected op-
portunity, and one of which we cannot:help thinking with-
out some degree of indignation, of showine how greatly
mistaken those must be who have supposed—if there be
any such—that the Protestant feeling of this country
has in any degree diminished. It seemed to be neces-
sary that something of this description should have oc-
curred, in order that the feeling of the country might
be drawn forth, and now that it has been elicited with
so much strength and firmness, it may, perhaps, be
almost more necessary to keep it within duo bounds,
than to add to the existing excitement. But, at all
events, those who are anxious to preserve the, principles
of the Reformation, as I am sure those who have the
appointment of the holy office, like myself, must always
feel it a very great assistance, when they meet with the
co-operation of the clergy and laity of the country. It
must be a matter of regrtt that anything should have
occurred in our Church which should have lid to the error
to which I have alluded—the supposition that the Protes-
tant principles of this country have in any degree de-
clined. I truit, however, that it will now be seen, if it be
not already seen, that those who gave rise to that opi-
nion form a very small minority, not only in our Church'
but in the country at large. 1 think, too, we may now
,ee, that to which we have hitherto been blind, but to
which we must never be blind in future, that the Church
,f Rome is an aggressive church, arid that she will
never be satisfied without domination, so far as it can be
obtained. The surest method by which we can oppose
such aggression and preserve ourselves free from such
domination is to diffuse as widely as possible those truths
on which our Protestant Church is founded, resting as
they do upon the pure Word of God, without human
addition or adulteration. In conclusion, I must repeat
my gratification at this instance of confidence which you
h.ve shown in me by the presentation o' this address
There is no reason why as Metropolitan I should not
accept it, and with God's grace I shall always be willing
to promote as far as possible the principles which it
enunciates."

The following is the humble address of the under-
signed rector, churchwardens, and other inhabitants
of the parish of St. Olave in Hart-street, in the city
of London :
"TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

" May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's
dutiful and loyal subjects, yielding to none in senti-
ments of firm and unflinching attachment to your Ma-
jesty's sacred office and person, under whose undi.puted
rule and governance we, and all cur fellow-subjects,
enjoy, by the blessing of God, not only civil liberty,
out freedom of conscience to serve Gcd in spirit and in
truth, desire to express to your Majesty the indignation
and apprehension with which we regard the recent at-
tempt of the See of Rome to insinuate its intolerant and
bigotted power into this our happy Protestant country.
" We feel indignant at the presumption of the Papal
See in again endeavouring to establish its hierarchy in
England. thereby most unjustifiably infringing your
Majesty's long-established prerogative ; and in daring
to apportion out into new, dioceses your Majesty's
dominions, from which it cost our forefathers so much
to remove its control ; while the very attempt fills us
with just apprehension, inasmuch as it proves how little
that self-styled Catholic Church comprehends the nature
of that toleration which we know it never has, and be-
lieve it never will practice.
" We beg to assure your Majesty that we are firmly
dett:rmined to uphold the spirit of that Constitution
under which this country has enjoyed the mild sway of
a long line of Protestant Sovereigns, and the free privi-
lege of a pure, biblical, apostolical worship; and we most
humbly entreat your Majesty to adopt such measures,
with the advice of your Council, as may, under the Di-
vine blessing, at once, and effectually, prevent the
threatened usurpation of power in this land by the
Bishop of Rome, and his delegates—an usurpation with.
out parallel, even in Roman Catholic countries, since the
days of the Reformation.
"In conclusion, we pray Almighty God that He may
be graciously pleased to continue to this hitherto
favoured country the blessing of our Reformed Religion,
in true Protestant purity and holiness, and to vouchsafe
to your Majesty a long and peaceful reign over a grate-
ful and united Christian people.
" Wm. HEATH, Vestry Clerk.

" November 14, 1850."
The engrossed address lies for signature at Mr.
Churchwarden Heath's, corner of New London-street.

THE LATE PLATE ROBBERI.ES.—Martin Maguire,
the man implicated along with Smell and Macaulay in the
lite extensive plate robberies, and who had been remanded
from the previous week on the charge of having had posses-
sion of a gold watch stolen Croix! Halifax, was again brought
up yesterday. Mr. Rushton intormed Mr. Simon, the bar-
rister, who appeared for the prisoner, that he purposed trans-
ferring Maguire to the magistrates at Halifax, as he did not
think it right that Liverpool should be burthened with the
prosecution of cases alleged to have been committed in
another county; therefore, if the police bad no charge
against the prisoner connected with the borough of Liver-
pool, he should at once transfer him, as he bad already
stated. Mr. Clough, chief-superintendent of police, stated
that, on the liednesday- previous, a young man brought to
him a pawn ticket for a gold watch then In pledge, and
stated that it had been purchased from Maguire. It was
found, on the watch being taken from the custody of the
pawnbroker, that the maker's name and number. had been
erased, but on submitting it to Mr. Quillam, of Elliot-street,
that gentleman said he was the maker of it, and it had been
supplied to Mr. Yates, of Preston, and on applying to Mr.
Yates, that gentlemen had informed him that the watch had
been sold to a firm in Birmingham. This was all that at
present was known of the case. It was ordered that the
prisoner should at once be sent to Halifax. At the close of
the case Mr. Simon appealed to the court that some money
taken from the prisoner, and held by the police, should be
given up for the purpose of the defence. Mr. Rushton de-
clined to comply with the request made, on the ground that
the money found upon the prisoner may be the produce of
the sale of stolen watches sold by him.
COLLIERY. EXPLOSION.—EISEN, FRIDAY MORN-
' !EEG.—An accident of a fatal kind occurred here this morn-
ing i
to the colliers employed in the Black Rock Tean Pit, at
which t. will be remembered an explosion took place some
four or five years ago, which was attenoed by the loss of
nearly forty lives. About half-past six o'clock this morning,
and very soon alter the workmen had entered the pit, an
explosion of fire-damp took place, by which three unfortu-
nate fellows, two of them youths of about eighteen years of
age, were killed on the spot, and eight or ten others were
most severely, and some of them it is feared fatally, burnt.
A messenger
.has been dispatched for the county coroner, with
a view to the institution of a most rigid inquiry into the cause
of the accident.

His Grace the Duke of Rutland is staying at the
Palace, Newmarket, surrounded by a party of relatives and
friends. We are happy to any his Grace is enjoying excel-
lent health.