The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-13 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY

AND CLERICAL NEWS.

DR. HAMPDEN AND DR. PUSEY.

Mutato nornine, de to
Fabula narratur.—Hor..Sat.

His Grace the Archbishop of York, who last week conse-
crated the new churches at Elsecar and Kimberworth, is in
the 17th year of his age, and has been archbishop since 1807.
His grace looks remarkably well, and reads the service in a
most effective and impressive manner.

Dr. Chalmers has resigned the professorship of divinity in
the University of Edinburgh, a step which follows up in the
ordinary course of recent events in the Church. The an-
nouncement was made in a letter to the Town Council of
Edinburgh, in whom the patronage of the chair is vested.
An address has been presented to the Vice-Chancellor of
Oxford from a number of resident members of convocation,
requesting him to make known the grounds on which the
sentence on Dr. Pusey was passed. The ice-Chancellor
has declined at present to give any decisive answer.
We believe that a fac-simile of the deed of renunciation,
with the signatures of the seceders, men from the Church of
Scotland, is in course of preparation, and is meant to be
treasured as the record of the Second Solemn League and
Covenant.

SUSPENSION OF A CLERGYMAN.—The Bishop of Glou-
cester has suspended for one year the Rev. G. M. Irvine,
D.D., perpetual curate of the parish of St. Mary, Redcliffe,
Bristol, for having celebrated an illegal marriage, he knowing
at the time that the parties were neither of them resident iu
the parish, and also that they were within the prohibited de-
gree of affinity. He is also condemned in the sum of five
pounds. The proceedings were taken under the church dis-
cipline act recently passed.

The Rev. T. E. Morris, whose sermon preached on Ascen-
sion-day at Oxford, was demanded by the Vice-Chancellor,
has addressed a letter to the Times, in which he says that
the passage objected to was this—" Laud, the martyred
Archbishop, who, let us trust, still intercedes for this church,
&c." When the Vice-Chancellor had perused the sermon,
he informed Mr. Morris that all the notice he had to take
officially of the sermon was to require that Mr. Morris would
ex ammo express his assent to the 22nd article, which Mr.
Morris said he felt no difficulty in doing, though he did not
see that he had said involved " invocation" at all. He then
read the article, and received back the copy of his sermon.
OXFORD FELLOWSHIP FOR PRESCOT AND PRESTBURY.
—The question of the right of the natives of the pai ishes of
Prescot, in Lancashire, and Macclesfield, in Cheshire, to
certain fellowships in the university of Oxford is occupying
at present a considerable share of the attention of the parties
interested in its settlement. Public meetings of the inhabi-
tants of both those parishes have been held within the last
few days, for the purpose of co-operating each with the other
and raising a fund to take such measures as appeared advi-
sable to resist the rescript lately issued by the Lord Bishop
of Lincoln, which alters the mode of examination of candi-
dates for fellowships in the College in question. The fol-
lowing facts, derived from an authentic source, will serve to
explain the particulars of the dispute :—lt appears that
Brasenose College, Oxford, was originally founded by Bishop
Smith, of Prescot, and Sir Richard Sutton, of Prestbury ;
and that those two individuals instituted statutes for the Go-
vernment of the College. According to the interpretation
of these statutes, candidates for fellowships. being natives' of
the parishes of Prescot and Prestbury, have always been
first examined, and, if qualified, elected; but if not qualified,
the examination was then extended to the natives of South
Lancashire and Cheshire, and then, if no qualified persons
presented themselves from any of those places, the examina-
tion was open to the whole of the ancient diocese of Lich-
field and Coventry. The present Bishop of Lincoln, who is
the visiter at the college, has, on the 'representation of the
principal and fellows, granted a resctipt, by which, under the
name of interpreting the statutes, he has cntirely altered the
mode of election, causing it to begin by an examination of
all candidates from the diocese of Lichfield, and only giving
a preference to candidates, from Prescot and Prestbury, in the
rare event of a parity of merit in the view of the examiners.
It has already been stated that a recent election of a fellow,
two candidates from Prescot, both second class men, and one
from Prestbury, who had taken a degree, were passed over;
but it is not generally known that the gentleman who ob-
tained the fellowship is not even a member of Brasenose
College. The statutes, which were finally settled in 1521,
by Sir R. Sutton, the co-founder of the college, expressly take
away any power to alter them, but, it is admitted, give the
visitor the right of interpreting them, which, as they are in
Latin, may be differently construed ; but the late rescript
destroys at once the ancient mode of election and the privi-
leges which have existed for two centuries. The question was
supposed to have been set at rest in 1815 by the then visitor,
Bishop Towline, who declared that it was the intention of
the founders that preference should be given to the two pa-
rishes named. The following is a copy of the portion of the
rescript now complained of :—" Instead, therefore, of the
rule prescribed by Bishop Towline, I direct the following to
be observed :—That al, natives of the ancient diocese of
Lichfield and Coventry shall be received as candidates, and
that out of them shall be elected the candidate who is aplus
et habilis quoart mores et seientiam ; that in the case of a
parity of qualification, the preference shall be given, in the
first instance, to natives of Prescot and Prestbury, and in
the second, to natives of the counties of Lancaster and Ches-
ter, and that in case no native of the ancient diocese of
Lichfield and Coventry, who is habilis moribus et seientice,
shall present himself, candidates from the diocese of Lincoln
shall be admitted." At the Prestbury meeting, the mayor of
Macclesfield presided, and at the Prescot one, the Rev. T.
Driftield, the vicar of the parish. The resolutions passed on
the occasion were to the effect, that in consequence of the in-
justice done by the rescript, such measures by appeal or
otherwise be adopted as might lead to a reconsideration of
that rescript; and that committees be appointed to apply for
copies of the statutes and documents necessary for ascer-
taining the rights of the natives of the parishes of Prescot
and Prestbury to the fellowships, and to take the opinion of
counsel on such points as might be considered necessary.
With the view of forwarding the object, subscription lists
were opened, to which the names of Mr. Greenall, M.P.,
and several other gentlemen were attached.

John Poynder Esq , a gentleman well known for his advo:
cacy of genuine christianity in this and other countries, has
addressed a letter to the Morning Herald, in which he sug-
gests that the laity of the Church should protest collectively
against the present attempt to restore the corrupt
usurpations of the clergy before the reformation, and to pre-
vent the influx of arbitrary power and the overthrew of civil
liberty, always inseparable from the prevalance of Popery.

MORALITY OF DISSENTING PETITIONERS !—A vehe-
ment opponent of the Educational Clauses of Sir James Gra-
ham's Factory 13i11 informed ourselves, not two days ago,
that so great is his objection to that measure, that he makes
it a point of duty (!) to sign every petition against it that he
meets with ! The morality of such a course of proceeding is
exquisite ; and the acknowledgment of it ought to furnish to
Parliament an idea of the degree of weight to be accorded to
petitions thus dishonestly got up !—British Lion.
A great deal has been said about the liberal politics of his
late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, but we are not
aware, except in the instance we are about to relate, of his
ever having entered into a detailed statement of his princi-
ples. During his memorable visit to Newcastle in 1822, be
was created a free burgess, and we deem his observations, in
allusion to that compliment, of sufficient importance for re-
publication, though it will be seen they contain little beyond
mere general expressions of opinion. If they do not serve
the biographer, they may at least gratify the curious. "My
hon. friend," observed his royal highness, " with great pro-
priety, introduced my name as connected with the House of
Brunswick, that family which had been called to the throne
of these realms, and came over to this country under a so-
lemn compact of civil and religious liberty; a principle I
have always laid down for the guidance of my public conduct
—a principle which I am sure is congenial with the feelings
of every member of the royal family. In a company like
this, I am aware it would be extremely improper to go be-
yond certain lengths, but there are sentiments which must
be congenial to the feelings of every one, and I should be
extremely sorry if anything should occur to disturb the har-
mony or shock the good sense of this company. All I say
is, that I am proud of being a member of that royal family
denominated the House of Brunswick. I say denominated,

because it is to this country that we are indebted for the title
arid rank in society of being so. I am, therefore, not un-
likely to be a friend and supporter of English royalty ; but I
do not like foreign royalty. I like the English constitution
—I like the principle that the King can do no wrong; but I
do not wish the evasion of responsibility. I respect and love
the aristocracy of the country, as a link between the sove-
reign and the people; but I detest an oligarchy. lam an
admirer and a supporter of the rights of the people; but it is
not my interest, and I am not paid for being a republican.
Such are briefly my principles, and I thought it but fair, as
you have done me the honour of electing me a citizen of
Newcastle, that you should know a little of my principles.

ACTIVITY.—" I have lived, said Dr. Adam Clarke, "to
know that the great secret of human happiness is this :
' Never suffer your energies to stagnate.' The old adage of
too many irons in the fire' conveys an abominable lie. You
cannot have too many, pokers, tongs, and all; keep them all

r A "SHOPPING" SECRET FOR HUSBANDS.—Archdeacon
Paley, in one of his familiar discourses, touching upon the
expences brought upon husbands and fathers, in the way of
cambrics and satins, says, " I never let my women (be it
understood he spoke of Mrs. Archdeacon I"aley and Misses
Paley,) when they shop, take credit. I always make them
pay ready money, sir : ready money is such a check upon the
imagination."

' Arreptus a viatore. " Provoeo," inquit. Audits vox una vindex
liberatis, ex eo missa ore, quo vindieiae nuper ab libertate dictw
errant, silentium feeit.— Lie. lib. iii. c. 56.
The following facts and extracts are submitted to members
of convocation, as illustrative of Dr. Pusey's moral claim to
complain of unstable and unjust treatment in the case of his
solemn condemnation by the statuable and responsible tri-
bunal provided in such cases.
February 7, 1836.—A board of heads of houses was sum-
moned, at the request rf Dr. Pusey and others, to consider
about the propriety of taking some steps to prevent the ap-
pointment of Dr. Hampde❑ to the chair of divinity.
On Friday, the 4th of March, the heads of colleges pro-
posed that nothing should be done until after Dr. Hamp-
den's inaugural lecture, appointed for March 17th.
On Monday, the 7th of March, a requisition was presented
to the board, signed by Dr. Pusey and others, giving the
board until the following day to frame a penal statute, and
refusing to wait until Dr. Hampden had been heard in his
defence.
On March the 10th, the following was issued by Dr. Pusey
and others, in justification of the course to which they had
driven the Executive Board of the University.
Extracts from a Declaration upon the nature and tendency
of the Publications of Dr. Hampden, March 10th, 1836,
signed E. B. Pusey and J. H. Newman, &c.
" We cannot allow any explanation of insulated passages
or particular words to be valid in excuse against the positive
language, the systematic reasonings, and the depreciating
tone with which, in Dr. Hampden's works, the Articles of
the Church are described as mere human speculations."—
Paragraph 3.
" We hold that the frame of mind which could produce
and send forth such statements is in itself a complete dis-
qualification for the grave and responsible office of presiding
over our academical studies in divinity, and, consequently of
guiding the religious instruction of half the country.
Paragraph 4.
The proctors having placed their veto on the proposed
statute, a second address was circulated after the delivery
of the inaugural lecture, of which the following is an ex-
tract :
"Painful as it is to touch upon such a subject, the commit-
tee (Dr. Pusey, Mr. Newman, Mr. Sewell, and three others)
are bound to declare, that, if reasons before existed for urg-
ing an expression of public distrust, without awaiting Dr.
Hampden's explanation, they are now, if possible, in greater
force," &c.—Paragraph 12.
And again :
"THE QUESTION WAS ALWAYS FELT TO BE ONE WHICH
COULD NOT LEGITIMATELY BE AFFECTED BY ANY EX-
PLANATION WHATEVER.' —Paragraph 13.
And now Dr. Pusey calls for "definite propositions,"
complains of condemnation without a hearing, of unstatu-
tableness and injustice! If the proceedings are unstatutable,
let them be appealed from ; if the statute is unjust, let it be
abolished; but let not the sympathy of members of convoca-
tion and others be conceded to one who has good reason to i
exclaim, taking even his own view of the case,
"Quam temere in nosmet lege-m sancimus iniquam."
Oxford, June 7. A BACHELOR OF DIVINITY