The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-21 00:00:00

signed by certain seatholders and attendants at Tri-
nity Church.
"With respect to my having sent my reply to you,
I took the liberty of doing so merely on account of the
position of your name upon the list. I thought it
best to abide by such a rule, fearing that otherwise
it might be considered that I had taken upon myself
to determine who were the more influential members
of my congregation, and who had taken the more
active part in the measure.
"In addressing to you this immediate explanation
it is obvious that I cannot have had time to give due
attention to the several points of your letter ; and I
will therefore only subscribe myself, your faithful
servant, " GEORGE B. TWINING.
"To Robert Mushet, Esq."
At the meeting already referred to of the sub-
scribers to the Wood-green Church there was a very
strong expression of public opinion, and the clergy
were much blamed for taking subscriptions for the
building without declaring their intention not to
conduct the service in the way to which the subscribers
had been accustomed. The clergy having agreed to
refer the matters at issue to the Bishop of London, and
to abide by his decision, a deputation was appointed,
consisting of Messrs. Mushet, Josiah 'Wilson, Shad-
bolt, A. Johnson, P. Johnson, and Windus, who had
a very long interview with his Lordship, who went
into minute detail as to the several changes pro-
posed, complaining that the sad results spoken of in
the parish of disunion in families, dissent from the
Church, and general dissatisfaction were produced,
not by the changes, but by the parties objecting to
them. He dwelt much upon this view, and said
that if all the parishes in his diocese, particularly
referring to Islington, and complaining much of
that large parish refusing positively to conform to
his recommendations, had done otherwise, all the
opposition would have been prevented. He said, the
forms and ceremonies complained of being ordered
by the Church, no reasonable person ought to object ;
and, for himself, he at once declared that he would
not preach in any church in his diocese where that
regarding the offertory was not adopted. In
answer to a remark that it \vas not so much
the forms or changes proposed that were com-
plained of in themselves, but that they were
such as were adopted by a certain party, and would
probably be stepping-stones to others, which
might endanger doctrinal principles, his Lord-
ship replied, that he had very clearly already ex-
pressed his opinion, and now repeated that he was
entirely opposed to those opinions, which, for short-
ness, he would describe--for he was obliged to use
the word—as Puseyite or Tractarian; and that he
would again, as he had already done, reprove or
prevent any of his clergy from disseminating them.
His Lordship gave the deputation his full permission
to make these sentiments known ; indeed, he said
he had done so already, and that he would always
be accessible to any of the laity having any cause of
complaint, and would immediately institute a strict
and searching inquiry ; stating, at the same time,
that any of his clergy who, by preaching or gesture,
or any other means, exceeded the line laid down for
them in the Rubric, or, on the other hand, fell short
of what was their duty, would be liable to a penalty
of 5001.

The deputation, in the first instance, stated that
their object was to get rid altogether of the changes
complained of. The Bishop opposed their wishes in
this respect, and suggested that if they went back to
their fellow-parishioners their influence might be used
to allay all unpleasant feeling on the subject, and
that ultimately all might be arranged. His Lordship
was informed that such a result was not likely to
occur. One of the deputation (Mr. P. Johnson) then
suggested that the new forms should be suspended for
a year. The other members of the deputation
objected to any compromise, but ultimately the
Bishop intimated his readiness to accede to the
suggestion as to the postponement, and promised to
make a communication to that effect through the
clergy. The deputatton then withdrew.
In a few days after,—on Thursday, the 14th,--a
further meeting of the subscribers to the Wood-
green Chapel was held, at which the Rev. Messrs.
Winter and Twining attended, It was intimated
that a letter had been received by the clergy from the
Bishop, the substance of which they proposed to state
to the meeting. The meeting objected to receiving
anything but the original document, and at length
after some extremely angry discussion it was pro-
duced and read, the Rev. Mr. Twining flinging it
down on the table. The purport of the letter was,
that the Bishop had no objection to the postponement
of the introduction of the new forms for twelve
months, leaving it, however, to the discretion of the
clergy. He still urged the importance of the changes,
and hoped in the mean time a better spirit would arise
in the parish. The conversation was carried on with
great warmth prior to the production of the letter ;
and after it had been read, the Rev. Mr. Winter re-
vived the angry feeling by saying it was to be under-
stood that at the end of the twelve months the changes
would again be put in force. This was repeated most
vehemently by the Rev. Mr. Twining, with arms
a-kimbo; but this was deoidedly objected to by the
meeting. One gentleman observed, that there was no
knowing what might happen before the end of the
twelve months. The Bishop might be translated be-
fore that time ; or the clergy might learn discretion
before then, and resolve wholly to abandon the inno-
vations.

At this meeting Mr. Corney was reelected trea-
surer of the Chapel Fund.
O❑ the Sunday following the subjoined paper wag
posted on the church doors:—

" Notice is hereby respectfully given to the mem-
bers of this congregation and to other inhabitants of
this district, that it has been determined, under an
appeal to the Bishop of the diocese, to defer for the
space of one year those alterations which, in con-
formity with the Rubric, have been recently proposed
in the order of Divine service in this chapel.
" The afternoon service on the first and third
Sundays of every month will be performed as already
announced. " T. NEWCOMBE, Vicar.
" G. B. TWIN LNG.
" T. BAKER.
" Tottenham, Nov. 16, 1844."
Thus the dispute has terminated in the withdrawal
by the clergy " for one year" of the innovations
objected to. The changes objected to were—the
omission of the anthem at the commencement of the
service; the giving out the psalms by the clergyman
instead of by the clerk; and the offertory, with
collection from pew to pew on the occasion of charity
sermons, Queen's letters, &c. The changes were
first introduced at the parish church, and then at
Wood green. They were threatened at Trinity
Church also, but the energetic proceedings of the
subscribers to the Wood -Freen Chapel prevented
their introduction. The excitement in the parish has
been very great. One gentleman, Mr. Craven, offered
to build a new church at his own expense, if the
attendants at the old ones were obliged to leave in
consequence of the obstinacy of the innovators.
Another gentleman did the like ; and one parishioner,
a barrister, alluding to the offertory, said, he should
search his wife and children before they went to
church to be sure they had no money, and write on
his pew door, " No alms given here."