The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Pulbltr Optuton.

" Who runs may read"

POILEXON.

"The King," says the Constitutionnel," is expected
in a few days to go to the Chateau de Bizy, and to
return by Dreux. On the 25th there is to be another
representation at St. Cloud, the performers in which
will be the pupils of the Conservatoire de Musiquc.
Afterwards the Court will go to Fontainebleau, where
the young Duchess d'Aumale will be received by her
new family."
The Memorial Bordelais asserts positively that
Queen Isabella of Spain is to be married in May next
to the Count de TrNpani, at Valencia, and that the
Pope has already granted the necessary dispensations.
A report prevailed in Paris, on Monday, that Ad-
miral Dupetit Thouars had arrived in France.
The Carnival at Paris this year will be unusually
short, consequently the authorities have authorised
the masked balls to be commenced in December. The
Opera will give the first of its series on the 14th, and
continue them every Saturday evening till the end of
the season.

Intelligence from Papaiti to the 6th June has been
received through the United States. The mo,t per-
fect tranquillity reigned there; the garrison was hard
at work at the fortifications of the town. The insur-
gents had not laid down their arms, but, under the
terror inspired by the affair of Mahahena, they dared
.1,;(4 take a step out of their entrenchments. Queon
omare was still on board the Basilisk, in the harbour.
The Constitationnel states, that "the first trial on
a large scale was made of M. llallete's plan of ap-
PlYlug the atmospheric system to railroads a few
days since, on a space of 300 feet in his manufactory
at Arras. The result appears to have been so satis-
factory, that Messrs. Arago, Seguier, and other dis-
tinguished engineers, are to be invited to witness a
second trial in a few days."
Lyons seems to be as much infested with thieves
a% Paris. A general rendezvous, or head-quarters,
has hewn discovered, at a public-house in the Rue
'4lt. Georges, and the police by judicious management
has succeeded in arresting twenty of them. They
all wear blouses or smockfrocks, and carry stout
:ticks, assuming the appearance of countrymen or
travellers. They never arrive at their head-
quarters by more than one at a time, and were thus
easily caught as in a trap. Another band has been
vaptured at the house of a man named Chaudeze.
One evening last week a youth, of seventeen, was
ftvl weltering in his blood from a pistol-shot, on
the roud from Pont d'Ain to Amberieu. He lived
Just long enough to relate that he had been accosted
rlhe road by a man who immediately fired at him,
When he had fallen approached him and exclaimed
the °°(l God I have made a mistake, you are not
11_,Person whom I supposed ;" and the assassin then
vu, leaving his pistol behind him.
The Comercio of Cadiz announces the arrival of a
!ektel at that port from Buenos Ayres, bringing in-
itcirmk,ition of the capture of the Spanish schooner
°Rariia by the flotilla of Monte Video, as she was
leaving the port of Buenos Ayres.
mThe German Gazette states that a hairdresser at
to'ill has invented a machine with which he pretends
be able to fly from Ulm to Paris in three days.
Letters from the Levant mention that the state of
Syria Was hourly becoming more deplorable. A pro-
valatnation issued at Constantinople, forbidding any
rison whatever to appear in the streets after sunset,
occasioned some disorders.

LAW AWE POLICE.
The case of Chappell v. Purday, relating to the
ce'PYright of the music of Fra Diavolo, came on in
the Court a Exchequer. The arguments were not
brought to a conclusion, end the case stands postponed
to Saturday.
In the Consistory Court, Dr. Lu.‘hington gave judg-
Wilt in the case of the Earl of Dysart
the Countess
of Dysart The suit was for the restitutio:l' oLcooun;
'jogai .riFhts, and the Court gave judgment in I
of the harl, ordering the Countess to return and a
live
with her husband.
The second November session for the county of
Middlesex commenced yesterday, at the Court-house,
Clerkenwell-green. The calendar presented a list of
59 prisoners for trial, 55 of whom stood charged with
felony, and the remainder with misdemeanours.
At Guildhall, yesterday, Thomas Hunt, a young
man in a workhouse suit, was charged with stealing a
rug from the West London Union. Mr. Alderman
liumphery committed him to Bridewell for a month.
Thomas Truth, a youth, charged with stealing
a quantity of copper articles, the property of Mr.
Pontifex, coppersmith and engineer, of Shoe-lane,
Holborn, was fully committed from Clerkenwell.
Mr. Bond, the magistrate at Queen-square, sen-
tenced Mr. John Forbes, the landlord of the Bell in
Bell-yard, York-street, 'Westminster, to pay a fine
of 51., for opening his house before the hour of one on
Sunday.
At Marlborough-street, Thomas Goodehild, a
Clapham carrier, was fined 20s. and costs, for cruelty
to a none- Charles Clayton, omnibus driver, was
fined a like sum for the like offence. John Connelly
Wag fined 40s. and costs for cruelty. The fine was
doubled in this instance on account of the case being a
very aggravated one.
A young man, named David Rees, late town-
traveller to Messrs. Dell and Co., blacking manu-
facturers, in an extensive way of business, at 27 A,
4, dain-street East, Manehester-square, was placed at
tne bar of the Marylebone Police-court, before Mr.
Long, charged with having fraudulently obtained
money from numerous customers after he had quitted
his employer's service. Three cases were gone into,
and the prisoner, against whom the magistrate con-
sidered sufficient had been proved, was committed
for trial.
At Wandsworth, George John Page, a carpenter
and wheelwright, in the employment of the South-
Western Railway Company, was finally examined
before Mr. Paynter upon a charge of plundering the
above Company, and committed for trial at the Central
Criminal Court.
Mary Johnson and Mary Smith, the former with
an infant in her arms, both quite young, were charged
1.. 'Woolwich with breaking a large number of win-
dows at the house of Mr. `'Yates, relieving officer.
The offence was distinctly proved, and, in passing
I,senteneo on them, Mr. Jeremy said, in two days no
less than SOO summonses had he been called upon to
sign to coopel the payment of poor-rates, which,
from this very cause, had become most alarmingly
heavy on the inhabitants, and in fact they coud not
lay them—and the reason is, that persons wandered
from all parts of the country, some from this town,
under the pretence of seeking employment in the
!3-overnment works, or enlisting as soldiers ; and find-
-I..ng ti2ey cannot do eithor, they become a burden to
the. pariah, and if not relieved, commit this damage,
Which of course the inhabitants had to pay. He
shouldi commit them for twenty-one days, and hard
abour—vebien would be another exnse • but he
va pe
8 determined to make an example
of brought
before him. It was truly dreadful to think of five
hundred.. summonses in two days for poor-rates—a
thing he never knew before in his life.
covity--zasztrom&Enua.
private box last
'r ei.obert and Lad Peel and family oecupied a
at the Lyceum _evening to witness the performances
Sir
James heatre.
The P.ari! tiCabinet Council.
to be issu,c4 fora Graham last evening caused summonses
the Adtnirulty to
Earl Be G
and intended to shy in
to-day
is expected to arrive at
aY from Tynninghame House, N.B.
rey arrived f • Brighton on Monday,
Earl's health •tovvionma few days. The Noble
.Brighton.
ha is Improved by his brief residence at
arl of Clare and Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon
left Mount Shannon for Belgrave-square.
Tie Earl of Yarborough has arrived in Arlington-
street, from Brocklesby,
his seat in Lincolnshire,_ and on Saturday departs for Appuldercombe, Isle of
Wight.
The Earl of Jersey has left town to join the royal
party congregated at Arundel Castle, the princely
chateau of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, in
Sussex.
Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn have gone to
-Xollymore Park, on a visit to the Earl and Countess
of Roden, from town. Viscountess Powerscourt and
the family are staying with the Noble Earl and
Countess at the above seat.
The Duke and Duchess of Montrose are entertain-
ing a dlstinguished circle at Sulby Hall, Northamp-
tonshire, w.'iere the Noble Duke and Duchess will
receive a sucCiession of visitors during the hunting
season.
The Duke and Duchess of Bettufort are expected
in town at the latter end of the present week. The
marriage of the Lady Augusta Somerset with his
, Excellency Baron Nieumann will, it is expected, be
solemnised at the latter end of the ensuing week.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland remain for
the present at Erskine House, near Glasgow, on a
visit to Lor,l. and Lady Blantyre. Their Graces are
expected to leac.? Scotland for the south on Monday
next.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westmillgter
have arrived at Halkin Castle, Flintshire, from Eaton
Mall, Cheshire. The Noble Marquis is in excellent
health, and will entertain a family circle at Eaton
during the Christmas holiday.
The Duke of Devonshire returned to Chatsworth
on Saturday last, from Hardwicke Hall, near Ches-
terfield. The .7".roble Duke does not intend to receive
company for the present.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfkold and family
have left Chesterfield llouse, for Bretby Park, Derby-
shire, where the Noble Earl, surrounded by a RUMP'
rous circle of his sporting friends, intends to pass the
hunting season. A party will meet at Bretby next
"week.

The Earl and Countess of Harrington have arrived
in Whitehall-gardens, from Elvaston Hall, their seat
in Derbyshire.

misens,Larelsotra.

A notice has been posted at the Custom-house, and
in conspicuous places at the several dock establish-
ments, by order of the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury, to the effect that every merchant-seaman in
the British service must, in pursuance of the Act 7
and 8 Vic., cap. 112, be provided with a mariner's
register ticket, by the Ist day of January next, pre-
viously to acting to any capacity in a ship belonging
to the merchant service (except as master, physician,
surgeon, or apothecary), and that those registry-
tickets may be had by personal application at the
General Registry and Record-office of seamen in
London, and at the Custom-houses of the several out-
ports of the United Kingdom, on and after the second
day of December inst. By the 4th section of this Act,
a penalty of 101. is imposed upon every master who
shall not obtain from a seaman his register-ticket
before going to sea.
The 16th Regiment of Foot, at present stationed
in Dublin, got the route for Cork on Saturday
evening to replace the 72d Highlanders, who embark
for Gibraltar on the 24th instant. The 6th (Royal
\Varwickshire) from Chester, will, it is supposed,
form part of this garrison, on their arrival from
England.
A few of the friends and admirers of the Rev. T.
Dale, residing in the parish of St. Sepulchre, of
which church the Rev. Gentleman has been evening
lecturer for sixteen years, have determined to present
him with a piece of plate, " in testimony of their
high estimation of his ministerial services," and of
his unfailing eloquence in the cause of charity.
A meeting was held in the National Association-
hall, Holborn, in aid of the fund now forming for the
relief of the apostle of temperance. Mr. L. S. F.
Buckingham presided, and opened the business of the
meeting in a long eyeech, eulogising Father Mathew's
exertions, and demonstrating his claims to national
gratitude. Mr. Feargus O'Connor moved the first
resolution, expressive of the sympathy of the meeting
with Father Mathew. The second resolution, deter-
mining to send round collectors from house to house,
for subscriptions in aid of the fund, was unanimously
carried. A subscription was commenced Wore the
meeting separated.
The neat extensive stone building recently erected
at the corner of St. Swithin's-lane and King Wil-
liam-street, City, known as the Gresham Club-house,
was opened last evening for the accommodation of the
members for the first time.

On Tuesday a highly-influential meeting of the
bankers, merchants, manufacturers, &e., of Birming-
ham, took place at the Town Hall, for the purpose of
considering the propriety of establishing public baths
for the use of the inhabitants, and of procuring
grounds for the amusement and recreation of the
working classes.
On Tuesday the half-yearly meeting of the British
Iron Company was held at the offices in New Broad-
street, J. H. Polmer, Esq., in the chair. It appeared
from the report that there remained still a debt of
189,7121. due by the Company to the 4th of July,
and that since that period the debt had been reduced
to 110,0001. Arrears of calls to the extent of 24,8031.
had been recovered, and legal steps were being taken
to compel defaulters to pay their calls, with a view to
liquidate the above balance of debt, when the Com-
pany would be extinct.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEW S
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

There was a very inactive market for Cotton at Liver-
pool yesterday, but without any variation in prices.
Sales only 1,500 bales.— Shares were firm, and in rather
extensive request :—Birmingham and Gloucester, Quar-
ters, 244 ' • Chester and Birkenhead, 32i ; Chester and
Holyhead, 54 ; Churnet Valley, 80s. 78s. 9d. ; Eastern
Counties, Perpetual, No. 1,71 s. 10d. ; Grand Junction,
215 ; Ditto, New Quarters, 291 ; Lancaster and Pres-
ton, Three-Quarters, 304 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
2034 ; Ditto, Quarters, 34 ; London and Birmingham,
321. Shares, 371 ; Ditto, Quarters, 26 ; London and
York, 61s. ; London and South-Western, 75 74/ ;
Midland Counties, 108 ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 1051 ;
; and Lyons,
y:
6'
North Union, 140 ; South-Eastern, 38 ; Ditto, New,
Trent Valley,
1 n
s. ;
Lyons
and Avignon, 21 538.;
•vie on
Paris and Rouen, 38* ;
Paris si:id Strasbourg, 50s. 495. ; Tours and Nantes,
295. 295. 6d.
The private letters received from the West Indies this
morning are generally of .7 satisfactory character. The
prospects of the planters were imTiroving. A report had
been spread at St. Lucia and other felands, that there
was an intention on the part of the Home Government
to re-establish slavery. It need hardly be stated that the
rumour had beenmost emphatically contradicted, It is not
'an unimportant feature to Notice, that in those plantations
where guano had: been used, the vegetation is most cheer •
inn. Wo take the following from the St. Christophel'
Gazette of Oct. 23:—" The fine rains that have fallen
since our last report have already given a deeper green to
the cane-fields, but general as is the verdure, patches
here and there that have been yuanoed are distinguished
by their intensity of hue from all canes around them.
The whole island looks extremely beautiful, the
exquisite loveliness of the scenery being exhausted by
the richness of the cultivation."

This favourable sketch of the Island of St. Christopher
applies with almost equal truth to other parts in the
same direction. It may be said with truth that the
West Indies are in a state of rapid improvement. "We
have (says a West India ConteMporary) internal
prosperity both in the planting and the mer-
cantile world, and the prices of our produce still
continues remenerative, in spite of the admission of
foreign free-grown sugars into England, and of the vast
increase of maple sugar in America, of which the State
of New York alone produced last year 25,000 hhds.
Nothing more cleallly proves, than the unperceived
growth of that gigantic antagonist, how rapidly
the demand for sugar is spreading over the
world ; and we have good reason to believe
that our markets will soon be in a state of activity,
and yet at the same time that protection will be awarded
to us, as we have right to expect as British colonists,
and as will secure us against the competition of more
cheaply grown sugar." Again, " upon the whole, we
have not at present any serious grounds for complaint,
but many for inspiring confidence and hope."
If the information received to-day from the Brazils
are correct, there was no desire on the part of the Go-
vernment of the empire to bring on a rupture with Rosas.
The Exchange at Rio was firm at 25.fd. to id. There
was a demand for freights, shipping being rather scarce
than otherwise. The dates from Rio Janeiro are to the
3d of October, and from Buenos Ayres to the 7th of the
same mouth.
There was a good demand for Consols. For the Ac-
count the quotation has this morning been 100-a, and
1002. All the other stocks have been firm. The Com-
missioners took Reduced at 99k, and New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. at 1024. Bank Stock has advanced
to 206. India Stock has been done at 2862, and Ex-
chequer Bills at 60s. to 645. premium.
There has not been any material variation in the
prices of the Foreign Stocks to-day. Spanish has been
done at 244, Portuguese at 55i, Mexican at 364, the
Brazilian Five per Cents. at 884, and the Venezuelan at
42-i.
The Railway Share Market is somewhat firmer to-day.
At Liverpool there is also more business doing. The
general feeling is in fay ^ul' of a decline in prices.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
• - (From the Official 1.-:t.)
20W goo
Bank 5t0ck.,..........................0.0••••• 00000 ,,
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . .......... .. 9946%
3 per Cent. Como's. Anna; 100% 1
%%
New 314 per Cent. Annuities O2V/Aii
Lon Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 .....
Dittog 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. .....
India Stock ... ........... .... .......... ..........
India 80nd5,1,000...... ........ .....................••
Ditto under 1,000. .... •••••••••••••• ....... ••••••••••••• 'lB
Bank Stock for Account ......... .... ...........
Consul. for Account .00 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 100%
Exchequer Bills. I%d. 14d.
1,0001. •••••••••••••••••••••••• ..... •••••••••••• 60 64 pm.
5001....................•.... .........• 64 pm.
Ditto 5ma11.... •.....• . .......... 64 --- pm.
Ditto Advertised.... — —
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ......... ..... ..
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Columbian Bonds.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. .......... .....
Ditto for the Account •..........•.............. 11%
Ditto Deferred Stock 16%
Portuguese Bonds' 5 per Cent. ........
Ditto Converted
Ditto for the Account 55%
Spanish Bonds, Five per Gent 1840 —
Ditto for the Account 24%
Ditto Passive Bonds .............. ...........
Ditto Deterred 15%4
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent ......................
Dutch 24 per Cents ...... ............ .......
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Dutch 5 per Cent 5.•................... ........
PRICES OF SHARES 1 HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAMA' &YE. PAID. PER SRAM
Birmingham and Gloucester...... 100 ....... i 9
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester 9O ... ..... Sta%
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and Holyhead 5 ....... s)irs ••• to '''''
Churnet Valley ... ..... ......
Direct Northern 2% 2% ...... to
.. Eastern Counties ..•............. 25 •
... to
13% ... to 14
Eastern Union 5 ........ 4 ......
Ely and Bedford -
Great North of England. lOO ..... ...• -_....,,•,• to .....".
Ditto New_ ............. ............ 5
London and llsirminghain. ...... ... 100 019 ......... to 218
Ditto New Tlutrjo „ 2 38 4 ...... to
London and Brighton ..,.,, 5O ..».».. 474
to
to
London and South Wisteria ~,... 4% ..... 75%
London and Croydon 13% ..».. 174
Lend :n and York ........ ...... ..... 24.,..„... 3
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ....... 51 t to 50%
fit idland ...... .. .. lOO ..... ...HS ,'fly, to 1064
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunet. 21 ........ 49%
Norwich and Brandon
~„ 5234 944 to
Sheffield and Manchester ...,
South Eastern and Dover al yfi
ditto New
Trent Valley
. 774....,.,,. to
York and North Midland ..... ... 50 ..... lO2 ... .. ... . to 103
Ditto Scarwre' Branch .... ..... 10 -
Ditto Seiby scrip
Ditto Exten5i0n...~,,,,,
Boulogne and Amieds ...... ........ 2 1
..,,,,, •rp 4' 4%
10
Orleans and Vierzon 2 , 9%% ...
to
to
Orleans and Bourdeaux ...... ... %% ~...
Penis and Lyons
Paria And 0r1ean5.......... ........ 20 ... .. ... agta ,to t...
Parisand Ro4 .... en ..... .......•.... 20 •...... 38 •to qwe
ldstra boaor •
.............. 2
N

Pairs an-- r , .., ,:,
i‘CHANGE, ,OV. 19.—Our
MANCHESTER ISTOGii.: p
market continues good, and a. fair business doing without
much alteration in prices. Birkenhead itil4 Cheshire
Junction, 71; Accrington, 22; W igan ar.4 LiVerpool;4l
Cambridge and Lincoln, 2-t ; Chnrnets, 4t 4 ; Eastern
Counties, 1.3-13- ; Ormskirk'and Vreston, p ; London and
; York, 3 Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, Il[ ;
Manchester and , Birmingham, 49-4-
_; Wolverhampton
and Dudley, li.
Es , d
astern, 3b-i, ex -1
New ; Ditto, New Ne
; Sheffield and Manithege-cr, 96k• S uth-
, 1:4, ciitn w i
coin, UG, New Creation, 7i premium ; Sheffield and Lin.-
it ir ; Southport and Euston, 2k- ; Boulogne and
Amiens, 4.

THE TOTTENHAM CHURCHES
AND THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
The parish of Tottenham has been for some time
past in considerable agitation, caused by a dispute
between the seatholders and attendants of the
churches and the clergymen of the parish, as to the
introduction of certain practices in the services of
the church, which the parishioners consider as no-
velties. There are three churches in Tottenham
—the old parish church, the chapel on Totten-
ham-green called Trinity Chapel, and a third
church, which has been recently erected at Wood-
green. This last chapel was erected by sub-
scription, and Mr. 'Cornet', the deputy of Broad-
street Ward, was the treasurer of the fund. Of the
other two churches, the one is the old parish church,
and the second has been erected about 16 years. Of
this chapel the Rev. George Hodgson Thomson was
for some years the minister, but some time since he
left his incumbency and went to Tonbridge. The
Rev. Mr. Newcome, the vicar, then appointed Mr.
Twining as his successor, the other officiating minis-
ters being the Rev. Mr. Winter, the Rev. Mr. Dun-
ster, and the Rev. Mr. Baker. It appears that certain
innovations were contemplated in the customary ser-
vice of the church before Mr. Thomson left. They
were commenced at the old, or parish church, where
they did not lead to any open opposition. But on the
consecration of Wood-green Chapel they were in
like manner commence there, but with a very
different result. It has been stated that Mr. Corney
was the treasurer of the fund that had been sub-
scribed to build the chapel. He had taken a very
active part in obtaining subscriptions, and when he
found that the forms already referred to were to be
introduced, he at once resigned his situation, at the
same time expressing his opinion that in soliciting
subscriptions for the chapel he had been " raising
money under false pretences." Upon this determina-
tion of Mr. Corney being made known, a meeting of
the subscribers to the Wood-green Chapel was called,
ostensibly for the purpose of hearing his reasons.
Previously to this, however, some of the influential
persons in the parish framed and signed a paper, as
follows :
"TO THH REV. GEORGE E. TWINING MINISTER OF

TRINITY CHURCH, TOTTENHAM.

" As seatholders and attendants at Trinity Church,
having heard that it is proposed to make some mate-
rial alterations in the course and order of the service
as heretofore conducted—which alterations in neigh-
bouring parishes have created much dissatisfaction,
and will assuredly produce the same result in this—
we venture most respectfully, but most decidedly, to
express our opinion that any such changes, by pro-
ducing such results, are calculated materially to pre-
vent that success in the preaching of the Gospel, as
well as good understanding between the minister and
his people, so much to be desired ; and we therefore
earnestly hope that, in consideration of such opinion,
the order of the service may be allowed to remain
unaltered."

This was signed by a very large majority of seat-
holders and attendants at the chapel. Mr. Twining
addressed the following answer to one of the gentle-
men :

" Tottenham-green, October 21, 1844.
" Dear Sir,—As I perceive that your name stands
as that of the first parishioner who has signed the
petition which was forwarded to me by Mr. Wilson
on Friday last, expressive of the desire that no change
should be made in the order of the service at Trinity
Chapel, I take the liberty of addressing my reply
to you.
" Let me, in the first place, assure you most sin-
cerely, that to receive a petition numerously signed
by the members of my congregation, and not to be
able to comply with it, is a source to me of deep
regret; yet such, I am sorry to say, is my present
very painful position. Long before I determined on
the course which it behoved me to take in the
matter referred to, I considered it, as far as I could,
in all its bearings; I deliberated upon it carefully
(with prayer and supplication) before I expressed my
sentiments even privately to any of my congregation ;
and even afterwards, at the request of one or two in-
dividuals, I took the subject still further into con-
sideration. The result of my reflections I must re-
spectfully state in reply to the petitioners to be this;
that I cannot consistently with my sense of duty
alter those opinions, which I have already made
known by private intercourse to many members of
my congregation, whom I have been fortunate enough
to see; and which I felt called upon to explain yes-
terday in the form of a sermon. Having dwelt on
this latter occasion at great length, and before a very
numerous congregation, upon the several points in-
volved, I conceive it to be unnecessary to trouble you
now with any detailed explanation. Most earnestly
do I hope, however, that the consequences to which
the petitioners refer as likely to result from the con-
templated changes may, by God's goodness, be averted.
" I wish it to be known, if you please, that circum-
stances prevented me from receiving the petition until
Saturday evening; and that, if the opportunity had
been found, I should have considered it due to the
petitioners to have sent an answer to their representa-
tions before I publicly explained my views.
" Believe it to be my continued prayer that the
hearts and steps of all concerned may be directed and
ruled aright, and in a way acceptable to God, and
allow me to remain,—Dear Sir, yours faithfully,
" GEORGE B. TWINING.

" P.S. If you should be unwilling to receive and
make known to the petitioners this communication,
perhaps you will have the kindness to send me a few
lines and to return my letter.
" To Robert Mushet, Esq., Stamford-hill."
Mr. ➢Tushet replied as follows :
" Stamford-hill, 22d October, 1844.

"Dear Sir,—l have been favoured with your com-
munication of yesterday's date, which shall in due
time be laid before the Petitioners, as you are pleased
to call them, though the document forwarded to
you by Mr. Wilson had none of the characteristics of
a petition.
I would rather you had sent your reply to some
more influential member of your congregation, or, at
all events, to some one who has taken a more active
part in the measure than my avocations have per-
mitted me to take.
" At the same time (as an attendant at Trinity
Church), I do not hesitate to avail myself of the
opportunity you have given me, of stating clearly and
distinctly the reasons which swayed me to sign the
paper, and of expressing my sincere and unfeigned
sorrow at the course you seem determined to pursue ;
this I hope to do without eliciting any bias of party
spirit, or exhibiting any personal feeling against your-
self, though the warmth with which the subject
inspires me may compel me to speak the truth with
more freedom than perhaps will be agreeable.
" The reasons and opinions I shall express have not
altogether arisen out of this particular case, but have
been maturely formed, after some deliberation, by
watching the progress of events in relation to the
Church, though they have for the first time been put
to paper, in consequence of the question in dispute
now intimately affecting the peace of the parish in
which I reside.
" 1. It would be presumptuous in me to argue
with you on the merits or demerits of the Rubric—
which has lately become of such importance in the
eyes of the clergy. But you will agree with me,
that the Rubric, or, what it simply implies, rules for
the regulation of the Church service, has authority
only as far as it is expedient or necessary to the
better performance of public worship : that the rules
are things in themselves indifferent, and, like any rite
or ceremony of the Church may fall into desuetude,
by changes in society or of opinion—which may be
abolished altogether, altered, or modified, as the heads
of the Church think proper ; and all this may be
done without disparagement to religion, or any article
of religious belief.
" You will agree with me, that any form or cere-
mony whatever can form no essential part of true re-
ligion; and to place any reliance on such form or
ceremony is superstitious, and contrary to the very
spirit of our religion.
" 2. The clergy who attach such weighty import-
ance to the Rubric (the offspring of not the purest
era of the Church) may themselves, as men of edu-
cation and reflection, draw such necessary distinctions
as to relieve them from the charge of falling into su-
perstitious observances ; but by enforcing obsolete
customs, laid aside by the general concurrence of the
clergy of another age, at the expense of the peace of
every parish, they are sure in dne time to perplex the
minds of others (not so gifted), and lead them on to
allTotruelamentreligioninisChurch.
condemn
place any confidence in or reliance on them. is indeed
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"3. The Scriptures—that repository
of Christian
truth, which is the standard of our faith, and is so re-
cognised
by the Church, though some of her clergy
seem in this respect to have abandoned the opinions
of the Reformation, distinctly declare, for the guid-
ance
worshippedof
erring
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spiritman, tahnadt
inG truth God,
(because He knows, being a spirit, must be
ate ;:ecrets of every heart, and cannot be deceived by
our lip-service, eu hollow zeal,
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overturncertain
introduc-
tion ,-;f frivolous ceremonies and nice distinctions,
which Inuit, in the on)4, IptTact from the spirituality
of God's worship. All rite's' and cerernoples cannot
brinlao, us near to God; they cannot pleapleaseiirm ;
and; though trey may not altogether be abandoned
in public worsliip, still they are esle4ially marks and
tQeps of ma'n's infirmity, and not ot his strength or
perfection.' . Thu inp.4 be eniployed, because the
weakness of human nature requires thou to prompt