The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-10 00:00:00

DISPUTES IN THE CHURCEi.
BISHOP PIIILLPOTTS AT:HIS DEVOTIOSNS,
ENETEN, JAN. B.—l had thought, and so stab KI in
my communication in the earlier part of the v reek,
that the controversy was dying away—that the eh Tgy,
following the example of the bishop who had tth-
drawn the order for the surplice, would have :ab-
stained from its use; that they would have aseel u
the pulpit in the old-fashioned garb, and that t v ith:
this concession the storm would have subsid {-
Peace, however, has deserted the temple. The V, r
is renewed. The Tractarian clergy persevere with t Le
surplice, and the bishop evidently encourages thrmt
therein. _ _

On Sunday afternoon last the bishop attended
Divine service at St. John's Chapel, Toray
prayers were read by one of the bishop's sons
(Henry), who has a capital living in the neigh—
bourhood. The son bowed lower and more fre—
quently than clergymen usually bow—such bowing.
was scarcely ever seen in a Protestant church
before. The bishop, who rarely :i..ttends the after-
noon service, occupied his chair wit:;jn the rails.
He affects to believe that that part of ti:
is holier than any other. After the e church
prayers.% were
read, the clergyman mounted the pulpit in his ::`s-
plice ! the bishop looking notes of admiration rigte,s t
and left, what would be called in London, "sarcy" by
that portion of the laity who are most at home out-
side the fabric. There he sat, as happy as power and
supremacy coald make a man. His eye glistening
with delight, and his frame swelling with authority—
every inch a priest. The sermon was preached from
the following text, St. James, 3d chap., verses 1, 13,
14, 15, 16, and 17 ; and lam told by one who had
the misfortune to be present, that it was the most
Jesuitical and offensive sermon that could be delivered
to a Protestant congregation. Apostolical, unbroken
succession was vehemently enforced, passive obedi-
ence was peremptorily exacted, and the unlimited
right of bishops and clergy to regulate all Church
matters was boldly claimed. Bishop Phillpotts
was present. The bowings were lower than ever ;
the surplice was worn, as if the order had never been
withdrawn; worn, too, in a town where the church-
men, in a highly influential and numerous meeting,
had protested against it ; and the doctrines most ob-
jectionable to Protestants were all most strenuously
enforced ; and all, be it remembered, in the presence
and manifestly with the acquiescence of the bishop :
for his son took part in the performance of divine wor-
ship, and everybody knows that the young gentleman
is kept as tightly in hand as the most rigid discipli-
narian could desire. When he had to introduce the
effertory in his own parish, he apologised to seve-
ral of his parishioners, " because the old gentleman
would have it so." It is to be hoped that when this
meets the eye of the old gentleman that he wont be-
lieve it ; nevertheless, it is an absolute fact. As a
consequiince of this brazen-faced mode of repentance,
as display ed by the respectable bishop at Torquay,
you will not be surprised to learn that the anti-sur-
plice war rages there with greater violence than ever.
A pamphlet has just been issued by "A Pres-
byter of the Church," which shows that Bishop
Phillpotts, whilst he has been whipping up both
clergy and laity so sharply for neglect of the
law, hath been equally unmindful of law on
his own side. He is bound not to ordain except
on some holiday or Sunday, whereas on Saturday,
the 19th tpf December, 1835, he did, at Exeter, ordain
his own son, and others, contrary to the rubric and
the 31st canon. The office for making deacons pre-
scribes that the archdeacon or his deputy shall, as
examining chaplain, present the candidates for ordina-
tion to the bishop. But it is melancholy to state that
the present chaplain is not an archdeacon ; but much
better than that, certainly, for he happens to be
(young 'W oollco mb e ) a clever and captivating young
divine, who is now courting the bishop's daughter, a
fact that has been published, and notoriously known
to the whole diocese. I should not, however, repeat
these facts for publication in London, where there
are so many speculative attorneys ready to pounce
upon any one, did I not know that the bishop is pro-
tected by the statute, which says that "no person
shall be molested for any offence against these acts,
unless he be indicted thereof at the next assizes."
But let him look out if he do not appear in alb and
cope at the next confirmation he holds, "and also hys
pastoral staffe in hys hande, or elles borne or holden
by hys chapPyne."
You will thus see that Bishop Phillpotts will find
both rubric and canons a two-edged sword, and that
he may, in dealing out his trenchant blows, wound
himself as well as those below him.—From a Corres.
pondent of the Chronicle.

LAUNCH OF AN IRON STEAMER
AT BLACKWALL.

Yesterday, wets launched from the building-yard of
Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., engineers, at Black-
wall, one of the most symmetrical specimens of an iron
steam-vessel that was ever sent into the Thames. Her
size is not large, but for speed, combined with the quali-
ties of a good sea-boat, her peculiar form, in our opinion,
designed, as it mast be, from results of scientific investi-
gation, is most eligible for the station on which she is
destined to ply—namely, between Dover and Boulogne,
or Folkestone and Boulogne. Under the load water-
line she is remarkably clean, and as she rises to the gun-
whale she is beautifully modelled—her bow flaring off
in a manner most pleasing to the eve, to counteract the
effects of wind and sea. She has a very handsome stern,
square, but tastefully moulded at the corners. Her
figure-head, a graceful nymph, representing Ondine,
which is the name of the vessel, is beautifully carved by
the Admiralty artists, Messrs. Hellyer and Son. Her
paddle boxes are proportionally small.
She entered the water about half-past two, in a man-
ner most gratifying to a large number of spectators, in
the yard of Messrs. Miller, Bavenhill, and Co., among
whom were Mr. B. Bass, solicitor, and Captain Bushell,
of Dover, some officers belonging to the Spanish navy,
and a party of ladies. A number of persons also as-
sembled at Blackwell Pier, and many excellent judges
among them expressed their admiration of the beautiful
vessel, as she was hauled into the East India Docks to
receive her engines. Miss Bushell named the Ondine,
as she rapidly glided off the plane, dashing a bottle of
Burgundy against her bows.
The following are her principal dimensions, &c.:—
Feet. In.
Length between the perpendiculars
145 0

Ditto over all, from tiffraail to bowsprit l6l 0

Breadth between paddle-boxes
Depth, midships
Draft of water, about
Burden, in tons, 0. M., 282 72-94.
The workmanship of the builders has been performed
in admirable style, and the ornamental parts are in the
best possible taste. She will be fitted with two new en-
gines, of improved construction, of about 75-horse power
each. The saloon and fore-cabin will be highly orna-
mented, and so arranged as to afford the best possible
accommodation for the numerous passengers which will
be sure to avail themselves of the advantages which she
offers. There can be no doubt that her speed will be
such as to distance all competitors far away. But on
this point we shall soon have the result of experiment
to rely upon, and we predict that that result will indi-
cate a striking advance in the science of stem-navi-
gation.

A HORRIBLE SCENE.-The prison of Versailles
contains at this moment two men, named Delton and
Grasset, both condemned to death, and whose appeals to
the Court of Cessation have been rejected, but who are
waiting the result of petitions to the King for an ame-
lioration of their sentences. They had been kept in
separate cells until the severe cold came on, when they
were removed into one room, with a stove in it. They
were heavily ironed, both by the feet and hands, and a
sentinel was constantly stationed in the passage, close to
the door. The day before yesterday a violent quarrel
arose between them, and Grasset, on receiving some
gross apostrophe from Delton, rushed upon him head
foremost, and being unable to use his hands from their
being fettered, seized him with his teeth in the abdo-
minal region, and tore him in the most horrible manner.
Delton, rendered furious by the pain, contrived to use
his nails upon the face of Grasset, and disfigured him
terribly. The noise of their struggle and savage cries
brought in the sentinel and keepers, but it was not
without violence that these two beings, both on the
verge of an ignominious death, could be separated.—
Gal:gnat:is Messenger.
A SEVERE SENTENCE.—A young soldier of a re-
giment of Carbineers, named Isidore Carron, was sen-
tenced to death on Tuesday, by the Council of War of
Paris, for spitting in the face of his sergeant ! The con-
demned was the grandson of Colonel Carron, who was
executed, in 1822, for conspiracy again the Government
of the Restoration.

FIRE AT TAE FORTUNE OF WAR TAVERN, WOOL-
wlcH.—Yesterday, about one o'clock in the day, an
alarm of fire was raised at the Fortune of War Tavern,
Green's-end, Woolwich, kept by Mr. Evans, a highly-
respectable licensed victualler, which seemed to assume
a most serious aspect at the first outbreak. iblr. f
In-
spector Clifford, of the Woolwich R sub-divisiononab oes,
police, was promptly upon the spot with somecst
sappers
and
constables,
as as well as two fire-engines from the Royal
miners' barracks, which, with a plentiful
water, were soon got into playsubduegt et hirebest in
tofire, ini
twhich they e y
praiseworthyfortunately soon
manner
h supplysoldiers o
to
put it out. It appears the origin
from aea
oftndhelefire
witha which
arose, as
supposed, from a spark falling
Mr. Evans had been down previously to the cellar, in
which some straw was kept, but not discovered till some
time afterwards, when a dense volume of smoke com-
pletely filled the bar of the house, and thus caused the
alarm to be raised and the prompt attendance of the
police and the sappers and miners to the spot.
"...BUTCHERS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION. Last
night, the sixteenth annual meeting of the donors and
subscribers to this Institution was held at the Free-
masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Mr. "William
Giblett, President, in the chair. The report stated, that
the charity was in a flourishing condition, and that five
additional pensioners had been elected in October last,
making in the whole 110 deserving persons who have
participated in the bounty of this Institution, and who,
by the philanthropy of the donors and subsclibers, have
been rescued from a state of distress. Durinfr the part
year the committee have izivested in the public funds the
sum of 600 L, which has increased the stook of the charity
to the sum of 8,911/. 6s. 7d. Three per Cent. Console.
The officers of the Society having been duly eleeted, and
the usual votes of thanks given, the meeting separated.