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ADMIRALTY COURT.-Wgl
(Before Dr. Lushington.)

THE EUROPA. D AMA GES. sion, for the purpose Of i
The owners of a ship called the Charles Bartlett, which public mind, but in no i
was lost, proceed in this case si,ningt ,sc „

a lettef." sal
m bee steamer Pumper or persons present stated.
Europa for damages; and to-day a responsive allegation assemblages are paltry enough, but still they
eatt
was offered by the fornier. in a way to produce effect if they are not
The Court said that it appeared that a great deal of extinguished by the hearty voice of the trite ",
matter had been introduced into this case which did not our church. Let such bestir themselves to e"
bear upon it ; for the facts were plain enough, although opinion on the subject.
the case itself was very important. On looking at the The Bishop of Exeter, reply to
original plea in the cause, he (Dr. Lushington) found it him by a number of clergymen and laymen is
set forth that the collision took place in a part of the At- of London, has written to the Rev. Dr. SPAtvis
lantic which was in the direct track of all steamers, whe- rev. prelate expresses a fear that the churum„;t3t
ther outward or homeward bound. The plea also asserted the commencement of the fight of faith aP,P,',;ce
this to be the great concentrating point for all vessels. and urges many general exhortations to vigils'gy
Stith statement had been counter-pleaded by the oppo- ance upon divine grace. His lordship has -ro
site party, and it was now repleaded in the responsive al- to the Archbishop of Canterbury, in whose
legation. This re-assertion was perfectly useless ; and diocese of Exeter is situated, to state that vit
the Court would therefore reject that part of the first arti- refuses to institute Mr. Gorham to the
cle which referred to it. The parties should have rested Brampford Speke. The bishop, in his let
on their former plea. Other articles were also rejected it is only out of courtesy and politeness that.
as re-pleaders. decision of the judicial committee of the PM;
judgment. He accuses the parties engage" horn
tof giving only garbled extracts from the au rye
which they quoted on the occasion, and obse
the whole of the passages referred to had been
the facts therein set forth would have aPPesd Di
different light. He then complains thalt,e
taken of the judgment of Sir H. J. Fus"
the Arches, by the judicial committee. 01
observes, suffered much, not so much on o°,ol
self, but from the fear that the judgment ID) lii
dissension in the church, as it seems but ta° pg
they are at the commencement of a gees,ticati
institute he will not, even if it cost him dePt to'
his diocese. He implores the archbishop nolo
church by persisting in instituting Mr. Gar
„d t
call together the cum-provincial bishops, a`,:rell
them to declare what is the faith of the cilurp
articles impeached in the judgment. He /the
says) in his own name, and in the name Tio ti
not only against the judgment pronouncead,oel
but also against the consequences of the
.la
protests against the act which the archhishoP iog
do himself or by proxy, namely, the inatitutO
Rev. Mr. Gorham. He declares that he protesiy
before the Church of England, before the gavel
Church, and before Divine Head, against the're
of Canterbury giving mission to exercise e%5
within his diocese to a clergyman who proda'oo
to hold the heresies which the Rev. Mr. 001.
The bishop further states " that any one wDo!
sion to Mr. Gorham till he retracts is a fa°°u„. °fit;
porter of heresies," and that he (the Bisl,'°eg;
cannot without sin, and that he will not, it.llo
hold communication with him, and be he." ,"
who shall do so abuses the high eominisslas
holds.

THE TIGRIS.—SALVAGE.
This was a salvage cause, promoted by the owners of
two steam-tugs, the Uncle Sam and Countess of Lons-
dale, for services performed on the 25th September last to
the ship Tigris, off the coast of Anglesea. An action ha
been entered on their behalf in the sum of £3,500. Ti
admitted value of the Tigris, with freight and cargo, w
£42,962, and £157 103. had been tendered, being tt
that could legally be demanded for stowage. The
ments were only in part heard

CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—FRIDAY.
(Before Sir J. Wigram.)
ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. HOLMES.
The object of this information was to obtain a scheme
:gement of a small fund of £2OO, which had
been bequeathed by Mrs. Anne Molyneux, of Liverpool.
The will was dated 1727. The testatrix bequeathed to
the Mayor of Liverpool and to the rectors of St. Peter
and St. Nicholas, and to their successors, £2OO, for the
use and benefit of poor prisoners for debt, or otherwise in
the gaol or prison of Liverpool. • The will contained a re
quest that the trustees should place the sum out on landed
security, and dispose of the interest of it yearly, to and for
the maintenance of such poor prisoners in such manner as
the trustees thought fit." In consequence of the act for
abolishing arrest on mesne process, and certain rules of
the prison of Liverpool, it became necessary to have the
aid of the Court in preparing a scheme, the interest hav-
ing been regularly applied, and the accumulations at pre-
sent amounting to 1276.
Mr. Prior appeared for the information, and Mr. Eddis
for the defendants; and his Honour directed the reference.

for the mans

A bill, presented by Mr. Peto, has been printed, the
purpose of which is to secure the successors of trustees
holding property for the use of religious congregations or
educational societies, a sufficient title in that property
without further conveyance or assignment.
The Rev. Henry Meeres, successor to Mr. Whiston, as
Head Master of the Grammar School at Rochester, was
on Wednesday last summoned before the magistrates,
and fined £B, and 255. costs, for unmercifully beating with
a stick, and otherwise misusing, one of his pupils. The
court was unanimous in its opinion, and the decision was
received with marked expression of approval by a full and
respectably-attended court.

LOCAL MEETTNGS.

er,,Y
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual • Ktv:,
ing of this body was held on Wednesday, 3lt'cl'°‘
the chair. In reply to a question from the, tlie),
Cleaver stated that the amount in the bank
,t`tije:rl
of the guardians amounted to £441 65.; whiledthat day amounted to £1,500. He also state" JR
of £7,110 14s. Bd. was owing from the totre;tTi
£5,718 of this sum was owing by Toxteth-Pir°
chairman observed they would have as Mep'hilll,s"
would carry them over the year, and some se, to rd
clerk was requested to write to the defaultie'soC;
ARCHITECTURAL AND AacHzeoLoGlOL,,,lde_4
The fortnightly meeting of this society was !'",ecu'
nesday evening. The society was for tile "pei,
during the session disappointed by the noll'ati3his,l
Mr. Richard Turner, who had promised B`i ,trPti
to exhibit a model of the iron roof of Llith",f; A°l
way Station,, and to give a description there-00
exhibit his large model for a design of the Prof 104)
ing for the great exhibition of the industrYie,s6
of 1851. Several members expressed their d'' one
,
at the conduct of Mr. Turner, who, it was )1('01
acted disrespectfully towards the Society end
Howard came forward at a very short noticed "
some remarks on Mr. Ruskin's book, entitled alts
ven Lamps of Architecture." Mr. Haw° nesal
dissented from Mr. Ruskin's views ; and tbegfjoll
ing of the society will be devoted to a "ell
subject.
ette'y
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Duncan reP-forY
nitary grounds, against the proposed site
et, •to
house for diseased meat in St. Andrew's-streott,
less objectionable site could be found at thew O,V
the town. Mr. Chalmer, as a represcntat'oeo;to
the north wards, tendered his thanks to o%Yet
cer and to the committee, for their kind orl-to
always suggesting the removal of nuisancqeeoV
end. (Laughter.) A sewer was ordered tet.'",,,t-li'ett
for the drainage of the fever-house, in I'o the tlielood
borough engineer was requested to report ea of4o
of putting into a proper state of repair, 811,,iseri;
the bridges across the canal, in Oldhall, Pdt)
Burlington-streets.—ln reply to a memerilo
stated that it was intended to make a sewer:
street as soon as the sewer in Hill-street IVO/
there are funds in hand.—The dismissal 01.'ttiet,bet!
one of the superintendents of the south 010(14
commended, it having been proved that be horl:1,
;
accessory to a deception on the committee bereft, 1.
ployed a lad in the place of his brother, fi,t 3A er
week were overpaid. It was also stated tilts ovit4,,
employed some of the corporation server' clerilvit
fires for his wife, going to the bakehons?
yard, and attending so other domestic dove Out
mittee divided on a Proposition for bringing
carts, and decided against it.
SELECT VESTRY.—The usual foral—hi,tlY,
-e
held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Camlw.,eusic!
A discussion took place relative to a comelopp
Mr. Bingham on the subject of the goods t. if
Tndustrial Schools. Mr. Mellor state
abld th33l.t>
was not again !nought before the Picoods• t
would take whatever was offered for the g
as e nttnmtehnet
ipnaesffiseedienb
eyythe
tghrea npdrejsuernyt,
saytsttberers h 0
1184
for the reformation of juvenile offee"A'd it
read, Mr. Dover rose and said, he believe the
that they owed upwards of X50,00° t°ls'
Works. They bad not paid for the Schee out 0
or additional workhouse, and it was quite sel.t
tion, in a financial point of view, that r_Peohje:,,
could do anything in connexion with thcl to
to by the presentment. This sentiment ns as of
rally applauded. After various suggest' I,iect „fi
per parties to take the matter up, the s!l"_•'di.sre
to drop.—Mr. Wilimer's motion that the of a; s
closed at once, and that the future stiPPIYO, aothe
the poor be given by the medical officers ei4
salaries be increased £lO per annum, L'bitsbel,,j
taken from them at the time of the este csild
dispensaries, was, after a long discussion' svoal
to 9. Mr. Abraham gave notice that he eetletii
rescinding of that resolution at the nextr9h.co"9.ol'
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The finances feeotiPei
commended that whatever sum the beftli°
give from their funds an equal sum shltioa So
the funds of the trust towards a cea3Pf
of the docks for the great exhibition 0,0 thee oi
cussion took place on the subject, ue,stire
met with general disfavour, and was r ri 010,0
division, Mr. Tobin remarking that se fore s,
could vote the money of the dock tol_mittS
house he ought to go out of the cegu'routeiverri
come into it again.—Permission was thilltee
veyor to let the Coburg Dock dry' aftereltca,
of Tuesday next.—The marine sub-
_7w ciolf
that they had inquired into the whcle,B`. Light
attending the going adrift of the N. `aste!'h
the late gales, and they found that them whicor,
had slipped the south-west nraorings, eurcvfor
cboronksiedne,reads st thaattedjnbhynh
ji me
nteos thes mn
oart qiiedseldi
sition of master, but they recomnley,i,qtlfitie
paid one month's wages in addition puict he
_01:10
It was also recommended that he s_tivio beeo;,',
the situation of a dock gateman, tier A P„f,
vice of the trust ten years, and being oftalotx
age. Mr. Fisher said in justice to the 410 °'
stated that his inefficiency arose frci.',ll3 ht.reo%
for the emergency, and there was ~bi,„ the,,toco
swbietautswanteioeotnnh
ihonifgs
aleoll
egs
se-
sbaogroeaksi
responsible
osatasnhdiibmtl he. aidtlicriaetr. gOl a

thief Jiistice Wilde inflicted a fine of £5O at the Sussex
Assizes on Mr. Hudson, the officer of the sheriff in Brigh-
ton, for allowing one of the jury, of whom he had charge,
while they left the box for a few moments, to obtain re-
freshment,:to separate from his fellows, and " run up and
down his bailiwick." The officer appealed next day to
the learned judge "to let him off;" but the application
was not attended to.

ODDFELLOWS' LODGES.—At the Durham Court of
Chancery, on the 14th instant, Mr. Kindersley, the Chan-
cellor for the county, gave judgment in a case where cer-
tain members of the Durham Lodge of the Manchester
Unity of Oddfellows, sought to recover from the trustees
£295, which they had improperly transferred to one of
them who had overdrawn his account. His Honour gave
his judgment in favour of the defendants, on the ground
of the illegality of the association. The judgment is clear
and distinct, pointing out the difference between this case
and that of Sharp v. Taylor, inasmuch as in that case ille-
gal practices, whereby the property was obtained were at
an end, whereas in this case the plaintiffs came into court
to ask protection against alleged illegal acts still going on.
On the ground that the defendants had used the money
improperly, each party was ordered to pay their own costs.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—BREACH OF PROMISE OF
MARRIAGE.—At the Maidstone Assizes, on Thursday,
Jane Emma Adams brought an action for damages against
Richard Gibbs for breach of promise. One of the pleas
put in by the defendant was, that the lady was labouring
under consumption. It appeared that in 1848 he proposed
marriage ; he was 48, the lady 24. He was a farmer, and
so was his intended father-in-law. Arrangements were
made to meet at an attorney's office, but the defendant did
not keep his appointment, and disappeared altogether un-
til October last. It was supposed that he had gone to
America, but he only came to Liverpool. On the cross-
examination of the plaintiff's father it was attempted to be
shewn that she was consumptive, but the attempt failed.
It was proved that she was ordered cod-liver oil. The doc-
tor who attended her deposed that she was not consump-
tive. Mr. Serjeant Shee then addressed the jury for the
defendant. He commenced by observing that the defen-
dant had never intended in any way to cast the slightest
slur upon the virtue, reputation, or conduct of the plain-
tiff or her family; and that he would have been proud to
ally himself with the family but for the reason stated in
that plea with regard to the state of health of the plaintiff,
and which was the real and substantial defence he was in-
structed to make upon the present occasion. The learned
counsel then remarked upon the dreadful extent to which
the disease of consumption prevailed in this country, and
he asked the jury if the defendant really believed that the
woman to whOrn he was about to be allied was tainted
with that disorder, and reflected upon the consequences
that were likely to ensue, whether he was not morally
justified, and whether he did more than perform his duty,
in retuaing to effect auch an union. It was evident that
his intention was to marry the plaintiff up to the very last
moment, but when he became aware of the dreadful truth
he did not know how to act. The defendant, at length
driven to desperation by his position, and not having the
fortitude to meet the difficulty in which he was placed,
had adopted the only expedient which remained to him, of
flying from his friends and,exiling himself from his coun-
try. Chief Justice Wilde having briefly summed up, the
jury retired, and, after a short deliberation, gave a verdict
for the plaintiff, damages £BOO.
THE AGITATORS IN THE CHURCH.

We give in another column the solemn opinion of the
highest dignitary in the church on the question of bap-
tismal regeneration. His grace enunciates his sentiments
with his usual mildness, but we have little hope that this
opinion will have any effect in allaying the irritation of
the Tractarians, who, with all their professed reverence
for the episcopal office, never offer the smallest regard to
the dictum of any prelate, unless it fully accords with
their own.
This party are still as active as ever, and some of them
have just published a list of "resolutions," bearing the
signatures of Messrs. Pusey, Keble, Dodsworth, Bennett,
Manning, and several of their confederates. In these
" resolutions" it is first conveniently assumed that indis-
criminate baptismal regeneration, as insisted upon by the
Bishop of Exeter, is a part of the creed 1 For that in
the words, "one baptism for the remission of sins," lie
hidden (certainly not expressed)—infant baptism—the
washing away of sins in baptism, be the recipient worthy
or unworthy—in short, that the whole Gorham contro-
versy is decided, fully and finally, by these seven words.
Pity, if this were the case, that several days were occupied
by the Bishop of Exeter's advocates in proving a point
which these seven words had already decided ! However,
having thus calmly assumed the whole question, these
gentlemen go on to argue in their usual seditious style—
" That, inasmuch as the faith is one, and rests upon one
principle of authority, the conscious, deliberate, and wilful
abandonment of the essential meaning of an article of the creed
destroys the divine foundation upon which alone the entire
faith is propounded by the church.

" That airy portion of the church which does so abandon the
essential meaning of an article of the creed, forfeits not only
the Catholic doctrine in that article, but also the offico and
authority to witness and teach as a member of the universal
church.

" That by such conscious, wilful, and deliberate act, such