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

CHURCH OFFERINGS

A correspondence has recently taken place between the
Lord Bishop of London and the parochial officers of St.
Leonard, Shoreditch, London, which has excited very gene-
ral interest, as well as much speculative opinion, amongst
the inhabitants of that district. The circumstances which
have called forth the authoritative decision of the right rev.
prelate; in his official capacity as bishop of the diocese, are
of a somewhat novel description, and the whole proceeding
must, at this time more especially, be regarded with attention.
It appears that, about five or six weeks back, the Rev.
Edward Wix, curate of St. Leonard's parish, received from
an anonymous donor a pair of massive silver candlesticks,
together with au alma basin, finished in a superior style of
workmanship, accompanied by a brief note, having neither
signature nor address, the writer merely expressing a wish
that his " offering" might be applied to the decoration of the
communion table. On the receipt of this strange communi-
cation the Rev. Mr. Wix forwarded the articles to the
churchwarden's, with the donor's letter, and another from
himself, suggesting that the " pious offering" should be
entered in the book kept for the record of such acts of mum-
ficence. The churchwardens, conceiving, perhaps, that they
were not bounder officio to act upon the dictum of the cu-
rate, resolved to take the opinion of the other parochial
authorities before they incurred the responsibility incident to
a formal recognition of the transaction. A meeting of the
trustees of the poor was called, at which Mr. J. B. Chees-
vrright, the senior warden, presided. After much discussion
the trustees determined on rejecting the "offering," and ex-
pressed that determination in formal resolution as follows :
"That this board regrets that the name of the donor is not
made known in order that the candlesticks should be home-
diately returned.

" That this board consider the donation quite unnecessary
and ought not to be received, and request that the same may
be immediately removed. •
'Tat copies of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted
to the Rev. Edward \Vix and to the Lord Bishop of London."
Mr. Ware, clerk to the trustees of the poor, in compliance
with the order of the board,. forwarded to the Bishop of Lon-
don a letter explanatory of the whole proceeding, together
with a copy of the resolutions agreed to.

The right rev. prelate's reprytOtl;communication is in
the following terms:—

" London House, May 18.
" Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of ypur letter,
and a copy of the resolutions agreed to by the trustees of the
poor in the parish of St. Leenard, Shoreditch.
1 beg to observe, that the matter to which the resolution
refers is one in which the trustees have no authority, It con-
cerns the churchwardens,who are to act iu the matter as they
think fit, subject to the directions of the bishop.
" It is doubtful whether they are at liberty to return the
offerings which are made to the church, although they may
demur to the use of them : upon that point they ought to
consult me.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
" To J. Ware, r Esq. " C. J. LONDON."
The churchwardens, it seems, have resolved to take no fur-
ther step in the matter until they have an opportunity of
consulting the diocesan, agreeably to the right rev. prelate's
suggestion. The majority of the parishioners is opposed to
the exhibition of altar-decorations in the parish church.

DR. PU

SEY'S SERMON

(From the Oxford Journal.)

We have heard, from authority which we can rely on, that

sermon lately preached before the University, at Christ
Church, by the Rev. Dr. Pusey,And demanded for this pur-
pose- by the Margaret Professor of Divinity, has separated
without pronouncing any collective judgment, but each mem-
ber sulk iu his own report, and the result, we are informed,
is, hat the Vice-Chancellor has ordered that the Professor
of Hebrew be suspended from preaching before the IT
sity for two years. We understand further, that the Re.
T. E. Morris, who preached the sermon on the Ascension
Day before the University, in the Cathedral, which was also
demanded, has been sent for and admonished:

In consequence of the above decision, the following protest
was yesterday evening promulgated by the Rev. Dr. Pusey :
" Mr. Vice-Chancellor,

" You will be assured that the following protest, which I
feel it ray duty to the Church to deliver, is written with en-
tire respect for your Wilco, and without any imputation upon
yourself individually.

" I have stated to you, on different occasions, as opporlu-
ity offered, that I was at a loss to conceive what in my ser-
►ous could be construed into discordance with the Formula-
es of our Church : I have requested you to adopt that alter-
ative in the statutes which allows the accused a hearing : I

have again and again requested that definite propositions,
which were thought to be at variance with our Formularies,
should, according to the alternative in the statute, be pro-
posed to me : I have declared repeatedly my entire assent ex
animo to all the doctrinal statements of our Ch►,rch on- this
subject, and have, as far as I 'had opportunity, declared my
sincere and entire consent to them indiiidually : I have
ground to think that, as no propositions out of my sermon
have been exhibited to me as at variance with the doctrine of
our Church, Po neither can they ; but I have been con-

J I
dawned either on a mistaken construction of my words,
founded upon the doctrinal opinions of my judges, or on
grounds distinct from the Formularies of our Church.
" Under these circumstances, since the State manifestly
contemplates certain grave and definite instances of contra-
riety or discordance frum the Formularies of our Church, I
feel it my duty to protest against the late sentence against
me as unstatutable as well as unjust.
" I remain, Mr. Vice-Chancellor,
"Your humble servant,
" E. 13.

- - -
"4 Christ Church, June 2, 2843."
[The paragraph, therefore, to which the 'Times gave
publicity, and which we inserted in our last, is mani-
festly incorrect. Indeed, the production of the ipsissima
verba, from one of the Greek ecclesiastical writers, does not
affect the question, which is not whether the doctrines coon.

ciated in the sermon are in accordance with those of any, or
all of the fathers, but whether they correspond with the for-
mularies and articles of the Church of England ; and the au-
thorities, we perceive, have pronounced the contrary.]

DISSENTERS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES

(From the Standard.)

In consequence of the boasting of some sectarian, that
Dissenters contribute more largely than Churchmen to ob-
jects of benevolence, a correspondent lately asked us for in-
formation upon the point. We were unable at the time to
furnish precise information, though we could not for a mo-
ment doubt of the utter and absurd falsehood of the secta-
rian vaunt. .4 little tract addressed, in the form of a letter,
to Sir Robert Harry Inglis, has since bean placed in our
hands, which, though it does not furnish full information, is
particular as far as it goes, and the places referred to may
surely be taken as presenting a fair enough specimen of the
whole country. What the writer proposes to offer is thus
described by himself:—

" A comparative view of the support given by Churchmen
and Dissenters to institutions for the good of the poor of all
religious deuontinalioiss, according to the printed lists of
subscribers.

" The word ' Dissenters' includes the Wesleyans, Quakers,
and Roman Catholics; and the Dissenters at the following
places are as numerous and respectable as they are in other
parts of the country, in proportion to the population."
He begins with Durham, and recites the several charities
as follows :—lnfimary, Blue-coat School, Compassionate
Society, Mendicity Society, Infant Schools, Bible Auxili-
ary, Bible Association,

. . . .
The gross subscription to these charities is £944 9s. Gd
of which is subscribed—

£ s. d.
By Churchmen
By Dissenters
Twenty-eight to one in favour of Churchmen's liberality
at Durham.

The next statement is of Gloucester. The list of charities
pretty much the same; the gross subscriptions £2515 9s. 6d.
distributed as follows :

X s. d.
By Churchmen
By Dissenters 9O 10 6
Twenty-&even to one in favour of the liberality of Church-
men at Gloucester,
Exeter follows with a similar list; the gross subscriptions
£12,459 17s. 4d.

X s. (1.
By Churchmen
By Dissenters .
Nine to one in favour of the liberality of Churchmen at

Exeter.
Wiltshire follows:-
1832. Collected for the County Infirmary—
s. d.
At the Cathedral Church (Salisbury) 79 19 8
At the different Churches 1124 6 6
At the Dissenting Meeting-houses 73 18 11
Churchmen to Dissenters as sixteen to one
The Collections for the Leeds Infirmary are—

,C s. d

Churchmen 2,123 17 7
Dissenters
We suppose that these extracts, few as they are in num-
ber, will be found sufficient to settle the question as between
the liberality of Churchmen and the liberality of Dissenters.

THE REV. HUGH M'NEILE AND THE

REV. W. VEVERS

TO TIM REV. HUGH ICNEILt

Reverend Sir—l have just seen your letter addressed to
me in the Derby Mercury, published this morning, and for
, • , .. •

which 1 thank you, as it gives me an opportunity of confirm
ing, by your own statements, the views which,l expressed in
my former letter respecting the prevalence of Puseyism in the
Clinch of England, and the inefficiency of the discipline in

,stablishment to counteract the influence of that dan-

..,,,csy. As we both appeal to the public—that they
may form an impartial judgement of the matters at issue, I
" Place in juxtaposition those portions of your speeches
-st public attention as confirma-
tory of my own views : only pretnisinz that the power and

and letter, to which I ret

prevalence of Puseyism are the subjects to which the extracts

Mr. WNEILE'S SPEECH,

April 27tE

seyism is objection.

de in the

WNEILE'S SPEECH AT
HE CHURCH MISSION,

May 22d

" I stand not hereto vindi-

Church,) I agree with You in cate Tractarianism, but I
thiswith all myheartand soul; stand here to vindicate the
and if I BELIEVED THAT Church of 'England against
SUCH VIEWS WERE INDEED it; and L believe that many
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE of the things which I and a
CLERGY OF THE ESTABLISH- few others took the liberty of
ED CHURCH AS A BODY, I saying a few years ago, with-
would advocate nothinf; that out being believed

are now

would place power orintfuence believed,„ respecting the ma-
in their hands. But is this so? chinations of the Church of
Remember that one, or even a Rome, and respecting the se-
dozen swallOws, don't make a cret designs with which she ie
summer. Remember that a encroaching stealthily upon
few persons of novel peculiari- MANY OF THE I'OSITIONS
ties seem to be many." "But THAT OUGHT TO BE MAIN-
do you seriously believe that TAINED BY THE CHURCH
these things have made an OF ENGLAND ALONE. WO
impression upon the body of said some years ago, that there
the Church, so as to charac- was a plan of this kind in pro-
terise her general teaching ? gress, hnt we said it with little
There is no evidence of any effect." "We were treated
such thing. A flagrant in- like Cassandra of old, while
stance here and there may be the heresy, like the wooden
cited ; but, compared with the horse, was winning its trench-
hundreds of sound men, who erous way into the citadel of
teach the Articles of the our great University. Many
Church as they are, such an of the charges made then,
instance may be truly called have turned out to be true,
rays avis in ierris. I may and they are now forced upon
appropriately finish the quo- the attention of the Govern-
tation, nigroque simillinra went.
cygno." "THE DANGER TO THE

ENGLISII CHURCH ARISING
LETTER IN THE DERBY FROM TRACTARIANISM, is
MERCURY, May 31st. forced upon the attention of
"I do not believe that any the Government because of
sucu unsoundness can be this late movement amongst
proved, and therefore I deeply the. Dissenters." " The im-
regret that the patriotic design patient charge made by a
of her. Majesty s Government large body of Dissenters—a
has been vehemently oppos- body of ‘whom I would speak
_ with the highest respect—the
. .
esleyans ; and the reason
they have given, namely, the
UNSOUNDNESS of the Church,
has forced the subject upon
the notice of men in autho-
rity, who before hinted that
there might be too much made
of it, and it did not deserve
their attent ion. Now they do
give it their attention."

If there be any meaning in words—any precision in language
—these two extracts from your speeches, are in positive con-
tradiction to each other. In the first, the Puseyites are rare
—almost as black as swans ; but in the, last, they hare got
into the citadel—they endanger the church : you 'and otters
saw the evil: men in power treated you as " ultra " Pro-
testants, or more than " ultra " as " extra " Protestants;
but the Wesleyans have forced the subject upon the attention
of men in authority, and Therefore they have dotie that for
the church which some of the clergy, with yourself, laboured

to do, but laboured in vain ! and therefore the Wesleyans
are entitled to the thanks of the sound men among the
clergy, for having, by their opposition to the government
measure of education, forced the subject of Puseyism upon
the attention of the government; and yet in your letter to
me in this day's Derby Mercury you say, " I am strongly
impressed with the deep responsibility of those who have op-
posed themselves to the proposed educational measure. Their
sincerity is not doubted; but sincerity is no test of truth.
It is the duty of public men to have informed as well as
conscientious minds." I venture to assume that the stability
of the establishment is of more importance in your estima-
tion than even the education of the manufacturing popula-
tion ; but if the Wesleyans have by their opposition—not to
education—but to the exclusiveness of the system proposed
to be adopted, convinced men in power that Puseyism has
endangered the establishment, then if the permanent exist-
ence of the Church of England be desirable and important,
they are entitled to the gratitude of the clergy, and of your-
self in particular, for having done that which you and others
could not do !

In mY former letter I insisted upon the want of power in
the establishment to resist the inroads of Poseyisin by the
application of a system .of efficient discipline ; a position
which, in the very same speech, you deny and affirm !!
SPEECH AT THE_ CHURCH SPEECH AT THE CHURCH

ISSIONARI

MEETING,

MISSIONARY MEETING
MAY 22. •

" I would ask, how can the • "If you wish to keep your
Dissenters of England, who church a missionary church,
have beencharging our church with any prospect of good to
with this heresy of Tractarian- the heathen, you must keep it
isrn, and have grounded some a Protestant church ; and if
late proceedings in opposition you_ will keep your church
to the wishes of her Majesty

rotestant, you must practi-
government upon the charge . rally protest not only against
of the church's unsoundness, Popery, commonly so called,
hoe; can they ascertain that but also against sznat-poptsit
charge by matter of fact? The STAThMENTS AND PROCEED-

history, the conduct, and this INGS WITHIN HER PALE.
language of the Church Alis- You should withdraw your-
sionary Society, are all in op- selves, not from, the church
such a charge. certainly, &c. Wherever there
)1-mace that this is a man who makes the forms
awn; it is of itp- and commandments of men,
the integrity of however innocent and even
Church should valuable •in themselves, the
prominent theme of .his in-
structions, to the neglect of

position to

It is or imp()

should be kuc
that
lish
tted.

portenef
the Enf
be vindii

the great truths of God, leave
hirn alone in his glory,' and
go to another church

SUPPORTED

ENDOWMENT YOU CANNOT
Where

HELP YOURgELVES

the minister remains, whether
the people attend him or not ;
but in a great many of the
churches which have come to
the assistance of the endowed
churches, where the minister

is supported by the contribu.
tions of the people who take
the pews, you can refuse to
take the pews. You, CAN
STARVE THACTAILIANISX
OUT OF THE CHUItCH. I can-
not but feel that this is of
much importance. It is a
LONG TIME now that this has
been working ; and many of
my friends complain that I
have not spoken out, long ago.
It is indeed of the highest im-
portance." " 1 fear not only
for theoutbreak of this heresy,
but from the sapping and un-
dermining effects of this false

I SEE LITTLE OF THE
TONE AND TEMPER THAT

WON THE REFORMATION,

AND IT CAN ONLY BE RE-

T.AINED BY THE TEMPER

WHICH ACHIEVED IT."
•
Unless I am utterly void of understanding, the contradic.
tion in these extracts from the same speech is so palpable that
it were to insult the judgment of any man to point it out.
I have in my first quotation in this letter given the extract
which you think I acted unfairly in not giving before. It
confirms my view of the whole subject. The fact of the
prevalence of Puseyism, and not your belief, was the matter
at issue ; and after the quotations which I have just given, if
you still refuse to believe your own testimony, I confess I
cannot think of attempting to convince you'!

The manner in which you propose to the laity to get rid of
Puseyism. at the time you are maintaining the integrity of
the Establishment, is so novel and so un-English, and pro-
claims so loudly the want of ecclesiastical authority in the
church that I marvel even after so much deliberation, you
should avow it, and recommend it !

In conclusion, I would remind you that the Weslevans
have given abundant evidence that they have not sought their
own things. They have not derived help from the grant
placed at the disposal of the Committee of Education ! The
glory of this rests chiefly, though not exclusively, with the
church !

It cannot but be a subject of deep regret to every lover of
his country, that on the eve of a civil war in Ireland, and at
a season when Scotland is convulsed by a rupture more seri-
ous in its immediate and remote results than any event that
has occurred since the Reformation, her majesty's ministers,
prompted by the clergy, should have been so infatuated as to
attempt to force upon the nation a measure fraught with mis-
chief, and wlitth an immense multitude, who are entitled to
attention, denounce as fatal to the civil and religious liberty
of the country. The part which the clergy have taken in
this measure has done more mischief to the establishment
than can be estimated; and if the clergy and government act
under the influence of prudence and patriotism, they will
instantly retrace their steps, and allow the waters of strife to
recede. that the voice of the, turtle* may be heard again in
the land. I am, reverend Sir,

Your's, most respectfullN

Derby, May 31st, 1843

W. VEVERS

[At the request of Mr. Vevers, we. insert the preceding
letter. As he allows us no other alternative, we are obliged
to express our conviction that he is " utterly void of under-
standing," for be has evidently read the whole of Mr.
M'Neile's speech at the -Church Missionary meeting, and
though the extracts in this letter are as disingenuous and
shamefully garbled as those which Mr. Vevers made use of
in the pamphlet which provoked Mr. M'Neile's reply, they
will not, even according to their present tortuous application,
answer the purpose of the writer. It is unnecessary to give
the speech in full from which these extracts are taken ; but,
as a sample of Mr. Vevers' dishonesty, let us give the
.re-
mainder of a single quotation, which Mr. Vevers so con-
cisely lops off by the comprehensive but convenient adjunct,
" &c." "If won wish to keep your church a missionary

church, with any prospect of good to the heathen, you must
keep it a Protestant church ; and if you will keep your church
Protestant, you must practically protest not only against
popery, commonly so called, but also against semi-popish
statements and proceedings within her pale. (Hear, hear,
hear, and great cheering.) You should withdraw yourselves,
not from the church certainly, happily there is no occasion,
for our churches stand within moderate distances one from
another, and there is scarcely a neighbourhood to be found
where you may not hare a choice without serious incoureni-
ence." The latter part of this sentence Mr. Vevers leaves
out, as it of course goes to prove anything but Mr. M'Neile's
conviction of the prevalence of tractarianism, the weakness
and scarcity of which he distinctly announces in his advice
to the laity to " starve it out" ; the recommendation
to do which would belt mere nullity did Mr. M'Neile con-
sider the power and prevalence of tractarianisin so great its
Mr. Vevers appears desirous of proving from Mr. M'Neile's
representations. Let our readers take another instance of
dissenting rectitude. It is evident from the last sentence of
the closing extract, which is printed in capitals, that Mr.
Vevers is anxious to show that Mr. Mlisile intended it to
apply to tractarianism, but it is clear that the remark was

only directed to the false charily which is so prevajent at
present. Take the passage as a whole :—" The only way to
attain and retain a character for charity now is to admit—to
say, ' I may be wrong in this, I cannot say, perhaps Christ
was not God—l must not dare to say. positively he is, for
that would give offence to the Unitarians—perhaps there are
other mediators between God and man : I must be modest,
and I may be wrong—my Roman Catholic brethren may be
right in praying to the Virgin Mary-1 do not say.' (Hear,
hear.) This is what goes down now, sir. (Loud cheers.)
Oh, sir, we must beware how we yield to the current that is
setting that way. (Hear, hear.) I fear not only from the
outbreak of this heresy, but from the sapping and under-
mining effects of this false charity. (Hear.) I see little of
the tone and temper that won the Reformation, and it can
only be retained by the temper which achieved it." Oh,
Mr. Vevers! is it not paltry, is it not unbecoming your cha-
racter and position amongst the Wesleyans, to represent Mr.
M'Neile in the last two lines as speaking of tractarianiam,
when any man not " utterly void of understanding," can
only read them as applying to the falsehood which the
speaker was then denouncing, viz., the infidel liberalism
which passes current in the present day for charity, meek-
ness, and forbearance. We need say no more to a writer
who can so artfully contrive his extracts to make them
mean anything or nothing, as best suits his purpose. Mr.
M'Neile has already exposed one instance of this, and those
which we have now added will not, we think, improve the
character of Mr. Vevers as a fair and candid writer.]

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CHURCH EXTENSION AND ENDOWMENT,

ABSTRACT OF A BILL TO MAKE BETTER PROVISION FOR
THE SPIRITUAL CURS OF POPULOUS PARISHES, PRE-
PARED AND BROUGHT INTO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

....•
BY. SIR ROBERT PEEL, SIR JAMES GRAHAM, AND TDB

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
The preamble states, that " it is expedient to make better
provision for the spiritual cure of populous places, and to
render the estates and the revenues vested in the Ecclesias-
tical Commissioners for England, and the funds at the dis-
posal of the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, avail-
able for the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor
clergy."
It is therefore enacted—
]. That the governors of Queen Anne's Bounty are au-
thorised to lend the ecclesiastical commissioners £600,000
Three per Cent Reduced Bank Annuities, part of the
standingow
boardinmtheir f names
rom
time,
mi n thee to Btiamnekloenf
lend further
amountt Tlie n bounty
sums from the same fund on the same security.
3. The ecclesiastical commissioners are to 'pay half-yearly
dividends on the stock borrowed, on 10th April and 10th
October in each year, on the amount held.
4. The whole pro Ivy. of the commissioners under the
is to be a security for evlerive, ts.ucc.hll.lo3.,n and 4 and 5 Viet. c. 39,
5. The bounty board may
paid
ii repayment of the capital
cathedral acts-3 and
by yearlynd
f instalments
. of at
Othyeeaarns;otuonbtowin
laetatslti ele:ll2dthofo3f
G. The ecclesiastical commissioners tosuhaaaillvimenl ill: rtillgihst,
said board may recover the same fri;tahe t;
ow7n.eTrshheipc,osmubmjeiscstitoonecrosndtoitiaopnpslylaitdhedocwanpiitnaltbius cltlutsoe.sthoef
purposes, sub-.
manner.
sttutedthe
puBrpopseissuoifcttshemraeyeibteadconendowment.
ject to the approval of her majesty in council.
9. Map of any proposed district to be annexed
fo acts—namely,r
spiritual to church stock
to
pro-
posed scheme and registered. the
10. Minister to be nominated as provided for in
and to be licensed by the bishop of the diocese. this act,
11. The said minister shall be styled " The Minister of the
District of --," according to the name
thereof, so
fixed as aforesaid.
12. The bishop may license a temporary place of avorsh.lP,
according to the ritChurch es and usages of the of England,
in any such district.
13. Until a church or chapel shall have been built or ac-
quired and consecrated within such district, nothing herein
to prejudice of affect the right of any incumbent of any other
church in said district as regards marriages, burials, &c.
14. The nomination of ministers may be conferred upon
contributors to the endowment or the building of a church.
15. The remaining nominations falter those conferred) to
be alternately in the crown and the bishop of the diocese.
W. The district to become an endowed new parish upon
a church being consecrated.
17. The minister to become perpetual curate of the en-
dowed new parish; to have the exclusive cure of souls
therein, and shall have perpetual succession, and be a body
politic and corporate, &c.
18, 19. Churchwardens to be chosen in the usual way by
the inhabitants of the district parish ;
" provided that, until
parliament shall otherwise determine, nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed to affect or alter any rights, privi-
leges, or liabilities whatsoever, ecclesiastical or civil, nt• any
•or district, except as herein expressl '
parish, chapt lry,
vided."
20. The said recited acts shall extend to authorise the en-
dowment or augmentation of the income of ministers of
districts and perpetual curates of endowed new parishes as
aforesaid to such an amount and such manner as may be
deemed expedient by the joint authority aforesaid; compen.
cation may be given to incumbent of mother church.
f 3 and 4 Vict. c. 113, and 4 and 5 Vict.
21. The powers 0 .
t.
C. 39, to be extended to this ac
'
22. The act 17 Car 2, c. 3, s. 7, B,(intituled' An act for
uniting churches 1
'is cities and towns corporate"), and the
I land 2d Viet. c. 109, s. 15 (intituled "An act to
asstbsid:st,.t be holding of benefices in plurality, and to make
• for the residence of the clergy"), to apply
to
better provision far as suitable, with regard to i
the purposes of this act so
h I • cl. W-
I:1,1E1s, or ot er tent itaments, &e,;
propriation, tithes, granss,,..at any time heretofore
" anti all segmentations or
" 1 e said act of king the Charles the Sond,
made according to t i
as if same had never b
shall be as good and effectual een
repealed."
1 to England and Wales only.
23. Act to extent
be endeu or repealed in this present ses-
.24. Act may a• ra
sion of parliament

CHRISTENING OF THE INFANT PRINCESS

splendid un't
in
the. their splendid The ceremony of christening the infant Princess was
forms,B egi e
werel .i t o Per
formed on Friday last. At ten o'clock the band of the -
and played,l"
during the morning, a number of favourite airs.
- The Duke of Wellint;too arrived at half-past eleven
if attendancenLife Guards,
n dfrroesnsti'odf
in full state. About the sane time Sir Robert Peel
o'clo
ll:,
Stanley, the Duke of Buccleueh; the Earl of Haddin to
Sir James Graham, Sir Edward gnatchbull, and the other
:
Cabinet Ministers, also arrived at the palace. The Minis
ters were attired in the Windsor uniform. From the ahoy;
time till shortly after twelve, the members of the Royal Fd-
mily, the Foreign Ambassadors, and members of the Ho. -
bold, arrived in quick succession. se_
The following was the order of the ceremonial :
The Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers,
and others who had been invited to the solemnity, assembled
in the old dinins4oom at Buckingham Palace, at twelve
o'clock, and, upon their arrival, were conducted to seats
provided for thenrin the chapel.
and
The ArclibishOps of Canterbury York, the Bishop of
London, the Bishop of Norwich, (Clerk of the Close)
the Dean of Carlisle, Rector of the parish of St. witl
Georg 1
Hanover-square, the lion. and Rev. Charles Leslie CourteeP
nay, (domestic c
. hapiajo to her Majesty,l the Archdeacon
le • Russell, i
Wilberforce, and Lord Wriethes Canon „f
Windsor, in
to his Rcyal Highness Prince Albert
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0. the old
assembled in the room adjoininb g-room. ,)
When the visitors had taken their seats, the procession of
the sponsors for her Royal Highness the infant Princess was
formed.
Hcr Majesty the Queen, Princeton Albert, the Qu
Dowager, and other royal persona`es k their - ' cell
'scats in the
Chapel Royal shortly after tv, clock, when the Great
Officers of the Household, the Groom or the Stole to his
Royal. Highness Prince Albert, with the Vice-Chamberlain
Waitin, to his Royal
and the Lord and Groom in s. Queen Highness
Prince Albert took their places near the and his Royals
H ighness.
'rho Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household
their places behind the sponsors. took
dwith the attendants forming the
' ild illust •
suites of the Royal family a • nous visitors, arrangea
themselves on either side of the chapel.
The service commenced with the performance of sacred
music.
When the music • had ceased, the Lord Chamberlain
compamed by
• 1 the Groom of the Stole to his Royal Hi , , lie-
Prince Albert, conducted t
lie infant Princess into gutless
dby the head the,cliapel :
her Royal Highness was carried me nurse, attended
by the Dovrager Lady 1 Lytt d! ou.
Upon the conclusion of the Baptismal Service
her Royal
Highness the infant Princess was reconducted from the
chapel in the same way.
As soon as the ceremony was concluded,l t i
her La,esty and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, the sponsors, and the other royal personages
turned to the Queen's apartments in the same order as theyre-
entered the chart.
des to the Long Galle •
The visitors proceed r), to partake of
a collation with her Majesty and the royal family.
The baptismal ceremony was performed by his grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Archbishn 3
York, the Bishop of London, the
The
of Norwich I of
f the church. flie ro • , and
other dignituries o , al Infant received
the names of Alice Maud l‘lary.
The ceremony was concluded shortly before two o'clock.
The King of Hanover had no \arrived when the cere
terminated, consequently, his Majesty, vflio was . ceremony
,al infant, was represented
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stood
to have
proxy.

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SUMMER CIRCUIT OF TIIE JUDGES, 1843.—The judges
assembled on Thursday morning at Westminster Hall, when
the follovving, distributions of the summer circuit was adopted :
—Norfolk.--Lord Denman, Mr. Baron Alderson. Home.—
Lord Chief Jusice Tindal, Mr. Baron Parke. 3fidlend.-
-cllolitr. Justice
Lord Abinger, Mr. Justice Patteson. Wales.—Mr. Baron
Gurney, Mr. Baron Rolfe. Western.—Mr. Justice Cole-
! .r .
Manic.Cr essvy e 1 l .
Mr. Oi'or
Justiced.
ridge, Mr. Justice Erskine. Northern.—Mr. Justice
l man will
remain in town.
~\‘.7iiigilitatmin,a,n,NlNl
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last Thos. Witham,
•, 1 i
aged 15, was killed on the Eastern Count R 1 s al way, at
hlargaretting. He was engaged with a waggon train, and in
attempting to get from the engine to the buffer, just as the
train started, his foot slipped, he fell across one of the rails,
and two or three waggons passed over him, crushing both
legs and mutilating his body in various places. In a state of
great suffering he was conveyed to the Bull public-house, not
far Off, hut the landlord refused to receive him withut an
overseer's order, though piteously intreated by the sufferer
himself as well as those in charge of him. No persuasion
could move the landlord's flinty heart. A delay of about 40
minutes was thus created. . The poor fellow was then put
into a cart and conveyed to the nest union-house, where be
died soon after his arrival. The jury returned a verdict of
accidental death ; and both coroner and jury strongly repro-
bated the unfeeling conduct of the inkeeper.
EXPLosION OF A SHIP I.ADFN IV/7ZI SnEjr.l.!3 . AND
ROCKETS.On Friday morning, the Tartar, a brig lying at
Southampton, and laden with hollow loaded shells, brass
' di -covered to be on fire. She was
guns, and rockets, was b
immediately deserted, as was also a ship which lay near her.
Hundreds of people left the town, and many of the shops
were shut up. Attempts were made by a company of sap-
miners to sink the vessel by firing through her, but
pers and
before this could he effected the flames had extended fore and
aft, and the rockets and loaded shells flew about and exploded
direction. Of course, the sappers were called off,
in every.
and the immediat
grand;ghbourhood abandoned. The sight at
this time was and imposing, vast numbers of the
rockets going up simultaneously, and many of the shells ex_
• • ti C air Some pieces of the iron fell a third of a
ploding in •
'clocl- the n •
mile from the vessel. About one o. • mainmast went
by the , ,
board dragging with it the foremast, while the flumes
still raged furiously below, a strong wind blowing at the
time. About two o'clock a further and more powerful se-
ries of to and explosions took place, and, at twenty
minutes to three the vessel sank in deep water. The ship
which lay near her received some slight damage. The value
of the cargo `guns including the cannon, worth
.£14,000. The will be recovered, but will, probably,
have to be re-cast. The guns, with their camases, being df.'
at least, sixty-five tons weight, and placed on the top ofthe'
combustibles, confined the explosions very much with'
vessel, or the effects would have been much greater. in the