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The hotels and
few exceptions, adorned

The local societies were assembled with their gay ban:
ners, and altogether this retired town presented a scene of
On leaving the boundaries of the
burgh, there was another discharge of artillery. The caval-
cade then directed their course to the castle, followed by the
different societies and inhabitants to upwards of five thou-
sand persons. The society of the Irvine Archers were drawn
c up in front of the castle entrance, in their picturesque cos-
e turves, when that body welcomed the arrival of the noble
..n.rl to the halls of his noble. ancestors.

extraordinary, festivity

The noble earl, before the assembly dispersed, came to the
front of the castle, and addressed them in a neat speech.

In the evening

tenants were liberally entertained at the expense of the noble

MISSIONARIES WILLIAMS AND HARRIS

The remains of the two murdered missionaries, the Rev.
Messrs. Williams and Harris, were recovered by Captain
Croker, of her Majesty's ship Favourite, in Feb. 1840, at
Nupati Bay, called by English writers Dillon's Bay, in the
island of Erumango. They stood into the island on the 27th
of February : what follows is the account of the subsequent
proceedings from the Sydney Herald :
" A boat was manned, and Capt. Croker, with his second
lieutenant and Mr. Cunningham, also Lalolange, Maurits,
and another, put off from the ship. The party consisted of
20 persons. As the boat neared the shore a canoe pushed
off from the eastern side of the bay having six men in it
but a squall coming on they put back again. Some natives
were seen among the rocks, who soon disappeared, the war
shell sounded at the same instant in various directions.. It
now became necessary to proceed with the greatest caution ;
for it was the anxious duty of the commander to obtain the
remains, if any, without the effusion of blood. At the
approach of the boat the natives fled precipitately, but being
called to by the interpreters they returned, and a negoti-
ation commenced. The Eramangans said that but few
bones remained, two heads were at the west of the bay, and
a few bones to the east. Various temptations were offered
to procure the whole ; but they were ineffectual, the natives
declared they had made a feast of the bodies at the edge of
the brook, and had cast away several of the bones into the
lagoon. It was not their custom to preserve any part on
such occasions, except the arm and leg bones, of which they
formed tools and made fish hooks. They stated, moreover,
that another tribe had made an incursion upon them, and
had taken away all or most of their clothes. The natives were
now gathered round the boat, and several were at last induced
to go off in search (

mes, and after a while returned
with a few, which the Samoans and Tannes concurred in be-
lieving to be the bones of white men. Persons in New South
Wales, aware of the intuitive sagacity of the aborigines, will
not be at a loss to understand the decision with which these
parties could speak on such a subject. When the heads were
inquired for, it was said they had been carried some distance,
and that the men who had gone for them had not returned.
A strong trade was now carried on for some time. Among
the throng Mr. Cunningham recognised a man who had
husked cocoa nuts in the bows of the Camden's boat just as
Mr. Harris left, and who was afterwards among the murder-
ers of Mr. Williams. At the call of Naurita several laid
down their arms, and brought both bows and arrows for sale.
Having waited on the burning beach for several hours, and
it being afternoon, Captain Croker suggested that the party
should leave for the ship, and visit the natives again the next
morning. On getting into the boat, however, many of .the
savages ran down towards it in crowds. picking up stones on
the beach. Old Naurita was quickly at his post, and harangued
theta on the number of muskets in the hands of the boat's
crew, and required them to refrain from any insult or aggres-
sion. Just as the boat was putting off, some were observed
running down with skulls in their hands ; the boat waited
for the messengers, they brought three skulls, the only ones
belonging to white men that they possessed. Although they
were unable to distinguish them they affirmed that they were
the remains of the two bodies sought for, and of another
white man of whose death perhaps no record has been kept.
Having thus obtained all that could be procured, the party
returned to the vessel, rejoicing that the mortal remains of
the persons so much beloved had been reclaimed from the
hands of savages to receive an honourable burial amidst the
regrets and lamentations of Christian converts and the tears
of affectionate relatives and friends. Surrounded by the
commander, officers, and crew of her majesty's vessel, wept
over by his relatives, and deplored by the thousands of Sa-
moans who had heard the gospel from his lips, the ashes of
the venerated missionary Williams were committed to their

known, but to many not a

loved name—

m of barbarous usage."

-The opponents of the established church
sions to the supposed improper lives of
rs ; but the fact is that thelaw is far more
them than upon any other teachers of th.

THE CLEEHY.

make frequent a

,ome of her winiste

gospel. By the church discipline act, if complaint be made
to the bishop of unbecoming conduct on the part of any in-
cumbent or curate, he is bound to issue a commission of in-
quiry into the facts, and act accordingly. This course would
lately have been adopted in a neighbouring diocese, but as
the party accused resigned, there was of course an end of the
matter. If there be improper ministers in the church, it is

therefore clearly the fault of the parishioners themselves
but from the absence of such complaints, it is only right to
infer that there are very few or no instances where they could
be preferred upon substantial grounds.— Worcester Journal.

tween the li.
M. P,;

ISZYttri. POPRRY

tenon bas recently taken plaeu
Neile and the Hon. C. Langdale,

OF TIII

ORNING CHRONICLI

Liverpool, M

arch 8, 1841

Sts,—As your reporter has grievously misrepresented what
the Hon. Mr. Langdale said about me in the House of Corn-

2d instant, and thereby conveyed to your nu-

meroUs readers a. most injurious imputation against the good
taste,-not to say veracity, of that gentleman, in repeating an
unfounded calumny long since publicly
srefuted ; you will

oblige me

dale also, I shOuld think, by giving

place in your columns tvthe following letters

That I compared t
Rome to the chara
true

he politico-religious system of modern
ter of "That woman Jezebel," is most

has been veheme

and petulantly denied, I have as yet seen no attempt to dis-
prove by fair argument the legitimacy of the parallel. My
statement is reasoned out in• detail under.distinct heads, and
open to an argumentative refutation, if it can be refuted.
Nothing of the kind, so far as I know, has been attempted.
My opponents have confined themselies to nickname scur-
In support of a bad cause, it is easier to rail than to
,on. I have no such occasion
-for conde.scending to rail

in return. If the descriptions or modern Romanism, oh
which her alleged similitude to Jezebel is grounded, be er-
roneous or exaggerated, the blame beltings not to me, but to
the authoriseil standards, published laws, and unrescinded
formularies of the system, which in that case are convicted
of falsehood, and tbe rulers of the system are convicted of
retaining them, knoWing them to be false.
That I repudiated the idea of Christians holding their
peace while such standards are maintained, is also true; and
I quoted our Saviour's words to show that vital christianity,
however peaceful in itself, can never be at peace in a fallen
world, but must ever be, through the opposition of men, the
innocent cause of contention, or, as our Saviour expresses it,
a sword. It has been so, and must be so, until the second
coming of our Saviour.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
HUGH M'NEILE.

Liverpool, March 5, 1841

Sir,—Your speech in the Rollie of CoMmons on Tuesday
night last, as it is reported in the Morning Chronicle of
Wednesday,
.contains the following passage :—" When the
honourable gentleman adverted to the strong language
which he sttrited had been used from the ( Roman) Catholic
pulpits in Ireland, could he be a stranger to the new Refor-
mation sermons, as they we're called, which had been
preached in this country by• Mr. 11.1`Neile and others, in
which the Sovereign of this realm was compared to Jezebel
[hear],?" You will oblige me by letting me know if this be
a correct report of what you said about me, and if not, what

it was you did say. As you thought 'it right to mention my
name in parliament, I cannot doubt that you will feel it
equally right to favour me with a reply to this inquiry.—l
have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,__

To the Hon. Charles Langdale, M. P.

Juoii Ni`NEILE

London, March 6, 1841

Sir,—The substance of what I said in the House Of Com-
mons, in reference to Mr. M`Neile, was to the following ef-
fect :—That he had denounced the religion of a large portion
of his fellow subjects as Jezebel, and that he repudiated the
idea of peace towards such. I shall be happy to learn, by
any public or private disavowal, that this is not a correct in-
terpretation of the comparison alluded to, any more than that
which had been attributed to it as applied to the Queen, and
which, I am aware, has been denied, and therefore could not
be repeated by me, as reported in the Chronicle.-1 have the
honour to remain, sir, your obedient servant,
Rev. H. M'Neile. CHARLES LANGDALE.

THE OXFORD TRACTS

At a meeting of the Vice-Chancellor, Heads of Houses, and
Proctors, in the Delegates'-room, March 15, 1841.
Considering that it is enjoined in the statutes of this Uni-
versity (tit. 111., sect. 2; tit. IX., sect. 11., §3, sect. V.,
§ 3) that every student shall be instructed and examined in
the 39 articles, and shall subscribe to them ; considering also
that a tract has recently appeared, dated from Oxford, and
entitled Remarks on certain Passages in the 39 Articles,
being No. 90 of the Tracts for the Times, a series of anony-
mous publications purporting to be written by members of
the University, but which are in no way sanctioned by the
University itself.
Resolved, that modes of interpretation such as are sug-
gested in the said tract, evading rather than explaining the
sense of the- 39 Articles, and reconciling subscription to them
with the adoption of errors, which they were designed to
counteract, defeat the object, and are inconsistent with the
due observance, of the abovernentioned statutes.
P. WYNTER, Vice-Chancellor.

LETTER FROM THE REV. MR. NEWMAN

Mr. Vice-Chancellor,--I write this respectfully to inform
you, that 1 am the author, and have the whole responsibility,
of the tract on which the hebdomadal board has just now
expressed an opinion, and that I have not given my name
hitherto, under the belief that it was desired that I should
not. I hope it will not surprise you if I say, that my opinions
remain unchanged of the truth and honesty of the principles

maintained in the tract, and of the necessity of putting it
forth. At the same time I am prompted by my deep feel-
ings to add my deep consciousness that every thing I attempt
might be done in a better spirit, and in a better way; and,
while I am sincerely sorry for the trouble and anxiety I have
given to the members of the board, I beg to return my thanks
to them for an act which, even founded on misapprehension,
may be made as profitable to myself as it is religiously and
charitably intended.
'`h great sincerity, and am,

say this wit
Mr. Vi

Chancel lo:

Your obedient servant,
JOHN HENRY NEW MAN

Oriel College, March 16

The University is in a great state of agit
are engaged on both sides, hard at work.

ation. The printers

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FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1841

. The speech delivered by the Colonial Secretary on
the Jews' Municipal Bill is lauded by a London weekly
journal as " one of the most enlightened speeches
ever delivered on the subject of toleration." So high
an eulogium induced us to turn once more to so po-
tent an oration, and to weigh with more deliberation
than had before used, those arguments addressed
in it by which it had found so much favour in the re-
gards of a leading organ of Radicalism. Our re-in-
vestigation, however, haS not brought us to the same
conclusion with that of the hebdomadal critic; for,
though we are willing to admit that the courage evinced
by the delivery of such a speech was of a surpassing
quality, we cannot conceive that it was at all supported
or matched by the enlightenment. The courage, we
grant, was magnificent. With a large majority to cheer
him on, and ready to laugh down any one that should
oppose, his lordship certainly had the courage to put
forth a manifesto that leaves us nothing more to learn
as to the Whig doctrine of toleration, and the lengths
which the party are prepared to go in carrying it out.

The doctrine which the noble lord avows comes ex-
actly to this, that it is intolerant to maintain any reli-
gious test whatever, and that no man should be ex-

eluded from office on account of his religious belief or
unbelief, as the case -might be.

Well, the position is not new. It strikes us we have
heard the sound thereof before, borne- along by the
western breeze and redolent of Hibernian flowers, and
that it was the theme unceasingly celebrated by every
youthful poet or orator mature, in days not so long
passed, when humble Popery was a suitor at our shores
To orig

inality therefore it can make no pretension, as
coming only a week or two since from her Majesty's
Secretary of State for the Colonies. It is a doc-
trine, however, of a very extreme kind, and, in its ope-
ration and tendencies, subversive of all religious esta-
blishments. It would admit the Jew not only to mu-
nicipal offices but into Parliament; and the minister,
dewily perceiving this consequence, was kind enough
to announce, that should any one bring in a bill for
such a purpose, he, for one, woule cordially support it.
Follow out the principle, and the Parliament becomes
an assembly not of Church of England Protestants,
nor even of professing Christians, but of men who
may be anything, everything, or nothing, so far as re-
ligion is concerned

Nor would the principle cease to operate here

houses of Parliament having sanctioned it in their own
favour, would be bound to go forward and give the
benefit of it to the Sovereign. The Crown could not
be kept under religious restrictions while all its sub-
jects were discharged from them, and must soon cease
to be legally Protestant ; and revolution having thus
travelled through all ranks of sbciety, what connexion,
we may ask, would remain between Church and State,
or how long would a Parliament that had decreed all
tests and questions to be intolerant and had abolished
them, allow any church to remain that could claim such
a connection ?

On the ground assumed by the Colonial Secretary
we could have no Established Church at all, and must
cease to be a Christian people so far as might be known
by any national law or declaration on the subject. This
is a consequence that follows strictly, naturally, and
legitimately, from his doctrine, and is as perfect in the
egg, though not so fully developed, as it would be in
the actual, full-grown, locomotive .cockatrice. His
lordship, we must allow, has shewn great bravery in
broaching such a doctrine, for it is perfect latitudina-

rianism, and exhibits a recklessness on the subject of
religion and a disregard to the known and most che-
rished feelings of Englishmen such as few ministers of
the Crown have had the hardihood or the imprudence
to display. Heretofore some reserve has been

tised when tests were sought to he withdrawn, or our
laws relaxed in favour of persons who were not at one
with the established constitution in all respects, and
the pleas for relaxation were founded not upon that
latitudinarianism now promulgated, hut upon the ex-
pediency and convenience of the thing, and the little
harm which, it was contended, should be apprehended
from the change. But Liberalism has - waxed strong,
and now comes abroad confidently without any dis-

guise. But let us leave the Liberal for a moment and
turn to the Conservative. We put this question to
him. Will he sanction this latitudinarian, anything-
arian, God-denying principle now openly and unblush-
ingly commended by one of her Majesty's ministers,
and acted upon, we do believe, so far as may be, by his
party ? Dissenters have been emancipated, Papists
have been emancipated, and now equal civil privileges
are sought also for the Jews ; or in other words, our
constitution having ceased to be strictly ecclesiastical,
then to be Protestant, is now smught to be de-christi-
anised. Such is really the proposition involved in the
municipal liberties solicited for the Jews—liberties, as
we have before said, of perhaps little intrinsic impor-
tance on their own account, but of much and serious
consequence by reason of the momentous relaxation of
principle which the concession of them necessarily re-
quires. The application seems to rest on the presump-
tion that Church Protestants have no scruples of con-
science like other religionists, or that they want the
courage to act upon them. The Dissenter puts his
religion in the foreground, anal asks for indulgence
solely on the score of his peculiar religious sentiments;

so does the Papist ; so does the Jew; but the Church-
man is not supposed 'to entertain any scruples of the
sort. If he speak of them, he is laughed at or de-
nounced as a bigot; •but if he proclaim that all reli-
gions are the same to him, and gives to all classes of
assailants power and opportunity to pull down that
church of which he is a member, oh, then, he is every
thing that is expansive in mind—liberal, generous, and
enlightened. Truly, as the Scripture saith, there is
" a fear of man that bringeth a snare." Why are
Churchmen ashamed of their church-principles ? Pa-
pists and Dissenters are not ashamed of theirs.

Popery, we lament to say, has gained a new and im-
portant victory in the affair of the St. Sulpice frater-
nity. of Montreal. We had been led to expect a very
different result by what took place in the House of
Lords when the Bishop of Exeter gave notice of his
motion on the 4th instant. Certainly it could not
have been imagined that when, in less than a fortnight
after, be submitted . his propoiition to the house, he
would have been completely deserted, and obliged to