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UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, JUNE 2.
At a Congregation just held, the following degrees were
conferred :
Licentiate in Medicine.—

W. Wegg, M. 8., Caius Collegl

Burton Archer Burton,
v College

B.A.—lienry John Stores,
Lloyd Roberts, St. John's Coll
Magdalene College ; Alfred _ Spalding

Gabriel

,
Trinity College; Willifun Hildebrand, , Clare flail ; John
Henry Young, Corpus Christi College; Hugh Francis Rose,
Corpus Christi College ; George Nelson, .Corpus Christi
College; Edward Owen, Sidney College; Christopher Idle,
Clare Hall : Win. Georse Rnyle. Otipon'A Callpme, Rmilil.

Christ's College

ver. Queen's Colle

John-Wing,-CCueen's. College ; John Oli:

M.A.—Richard -William Bishop Marsh, St. John's CO-
lege ; Caleb Williams, St. John's College; Robert Leslie
Ellis, Trinity College; Charles John Elliott, St. Catherine's
Hall; George Arthur Green, St. John's College; Joseph
Watson, Caius College.

At the same congregation the following Graces passed the
Senate :

To confirm the report of the Fitzwilliam Syndicate, dated
May 24th.

To appoint Mr. Cocker, of St. Peter's College, Deputy
Proctor, in the absence of Mr. Cookson.
To appoint Mr. J. I. Smith, of Trinity College, Deputy
Taxer, in the absence of Mr. Edleston.
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.—The Rev. John Fenwick,
B. 4., has just been elected Head Master of the Grammar-
school, Ipswich.

THY CHURCH

The following appointment has taken place :
The Rev. John Graham, D.D., Master of Christ's Col-
lege, to the rectory of Willingham, Cambridgeshire. Value,
£677.

OXFORD, JUNE 3.
The action by the Rev. Mr. Macmullen against the Pro-
fessor of Divinity, in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, w
terdav adjourned fora week, on the application of M
tor Hughes, on

. .
whalf of the defendant.
BACHELOR IN DIVINITY.
Rev. F. J. Kitson, Fellow of St. John's College
MASTERS OF ARTS.

Rev. R. Bathurst, Fellow of New College; *Rev. J. M
Janvrin, Oriel College : Rev. F. H. Blaydes, Christ Church

BACHELOR OF

C. D. Newman. of Wadharn Colle;;-it. Flower, Wadham
College ; H. W. White, New College ; *A. Mackenzie, New
College ; J. Moorsotn, University College ; *G. Ridley,
Christ Church ; J. Darling, Christ Church ; C. Phillips,
Christ Church; F. C. Marshall, Brazennose College; S. W.
Clowes, Brazennose College; *W. H. Harrison. Brazennose
College ; S. 'ray lo , Brazennose College; E. R. Horwood,
Brazennose College • E. Browne, Worcester College ; H. R.
Ferrer, Merton College ; S. Cave, Balliol College ; A. T. W.
Shadwell, Balliol College ; T. Davies, Jesus College ; W. H.
Jones, Queen's College; T. S. Dewse, Queen's College;
F. H. Bond, Exeter College ; L. Gidley, Exeter College ;
J. H. Stewart, Exeter College; C. Ward, Exeter College ;
W. T. Mercer, Exeter College; H. Smith, Magdalen Col-
lege; G. H. Fell, Magdalen College; J. Swavrie, Magdalen
Hall ; W. Rufford, Magdalen Hall ; A. G. Warde, New lan
Hall.

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 (minion_ nmnnosit

I.FIIIIVtI. caul kin ga
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 Vix, curate of St. Leonard's parish, received from
an anonymous donor a pair of massive silver candlesticks,
together with a•a alms basin, finished in a superior style of
workmanship, accompanied by a brief note, having neither
signature nor address, the wr;•

_ .rely 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 muni-
ficence. The churchwardens, conceiving, perhaps, that they
were not bound ex officio to act upon the dictum of the cu-
rate, resolved to fake 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-
wright, the senior warden, presided. After much discussion
the trustees determined on rejecting the "offering," t
pressed that determination in formal resolution as follows

lid ex-

"'That this board regrets that the name of the donor is not
made known in order that the candlesticks should be imme-
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.
"That copies of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted
tothe Rev. Edward Wix 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 reply to the communication is in
the following terms :

" Sir,—l have to net

" London House, May 18.
nowiedge the receipt of your letter,

by the trustees of the

ano a copy of the resolutions agreed to
poor in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch.
I 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 in the matter as they
think fit, subject to the directions of the bishop.
" It is doubtful whethee rher nro at,.

Lt_r 'He
offerings which are made to the church, although they may
demur to the use of them : upon that point they ought to
consult me.--I am, sir, your obedient servant, .
" To J. Ware, 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

Won of a

_
tar decorations in the parish church

REV. DR. PUSEY'S SERMON.

(From the Oxford Journal.)

We have heard, from authority which we can rely on, that
the board recently appointed to test the orthodoxy of the
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 sent in his own report, and the result, we are informed,
is, that the Vice-Chancellor has ordered that the Professor
of Hebrew be suspended from preaching before the Univer-

THE REV. HUGH M`NEILE AND THE

REV. W. VEVERS

TO THE REV. HUGH M,NEILE

d letter, to which

tory of my own viev

prevalence of Pus,

sity for two years. We understand further, that the Rev.
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 ad

Mr. APNv

the subjects to v

y this, (that P.

CH ARA CTERISTIC a

CLERGY OF THE ESTABLISH-

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

NEILE's

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

" I have stated to you, on different occasions, as opportu-
nity offered, that I was at a loss to conceive what in my ser-
mons could be construed into discordance with the Formula-
ries of our Church : I have requested you to adopt that alter-
native in the statutes which allows the accused a hearing : I

knY SOCIRTY,

.•
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 Church on this
subject, and have, as far as I had opportunity, declared my
sincere and entire consent to them individually : 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, FO neither can they ; but I leave been con-
demned 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 from 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,

SPF:YeIf AT

May 22d

" THE DANGER TO THE

tne 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

ram 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 have got
into the citadel—they endanger the church : you and otl-ers
saw the evil: men in power treated you as "ultra" Pro-.
testants, or more than "ultra" as " extra " Protestants;

xo extrac

but the Wesleyans have forced the subject upon the attention
of men in authority, and therefore they have done that. for
the church which some of the clergy, with yourself, laboured
to do, but laboured in vain ! and therefore the Wesleyuns
are entitled to the thanks of the sound men among the
cler

•gy, 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 3lercury you say, "I am strongly

!Wilts 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 pet tnaueut exist-
taut,

~ourcu ut .c.ngiana De aesiraule aria Imi
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 reAlst the inroads of Puseyisua by the
application of a system of efficient discipline

a position

which, in the very

,ne speech, you deny and attren

SPEECH AT TILE CHURCH SPEECH AT T
MISSIONARY MEETING, MISSIONARY

HE CHURCH

MEETING,

" I would ask, how can the

Dissenters of England, wh

havebe.en charging our church
with this heresy of Traetariati-
lath, and have groundedsome

Majesty'

" If you 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 practi-

"Your humble servant,
" E. B. PUSEY
_

" Christ Church, June 2, 2843."

tally protest not only against

,ery, commonly so call

I'ATILMENTS

[The paragraph, therefore, to which the Times gave
puolicity, 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 enun-
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.]

You should withdraw your-
selves, not from the church
certainly, &c. Wherever there

is a man who makes the forms
and commandments of men,
however innocent and even
valuable in themselves, the

DISSENTERS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES

(Franz 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. A little tract addressed, in the form of a letter,
to Sir Robert Harry Inglis, has since been placed in our
hands, which, though it does not furnish full information, is
particular as fur 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 denominations, according to the printed lists of.
subscribers.

structions, to the neglect of
the great truths of God, leave
him alone in his glory,' and
go to another church. IN A
CH URCII SUPPORTED BY

ENDOWMENT YOU CANNOT
UI YOURSELVES. Where
the church is endowed, there
the minister remains, whether
the people attend him or not;
but in a great many of the

churches ‘‘hich hare+
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 TRACTARIAN ISM

OUT OF THE CHURCH. 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." " I fear not only
for theoutbreak of this heresy,
but from the sapping and un-
dermining effects of this false
charity. I SEE LITTLE OF THE

AND TEMPER THAT

WON TII E REFORMATION,

AND IT CAN ONLY BE RE-

" 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 :—lnfinsary, Blue-coat School, Compassionate
Society. Mendicity Society, Infant Schools, Bible Auxili-
ary, Bible Association.

TAINED BY THE

TEMPER

WHICH ACHIEVED IT."
am utterly void of understanding, the contradic-
t extracts from the same speech is so palpable that
isult the judgment of any man to point it out.
o v first quotation in this letter given the extract
I you think I acted unfairly i❑ not giving before. It
rms my view of the whole subject. The fact of the
alence of Puseyism, and' not your belief, was the matter
me; and after the quotations which I have just given, if
.. 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 !

tion i
it wei

den
in these
ire to in

In conclusion, I would remind you that the Wesleyans
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 whteh an immense multitude, who are entitled to
attentioh, 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.the7influence of prudence and patriotism, they will
instanCy 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 respectfully,
Derby, May 31st, 1843. W. VEVERS.

* So in the cop

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

£ s. (1.
By Churchmen
By Dissenters
Twenty-eight to one in favour of Cliurchnien%v liberality
at Durham:

[At the request of Mr. Vcvers, 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 he 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. Fevers 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 unnecessal y 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 wou wish to keep your church a missionary
church, with any prdspect 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 yo.ursclves,
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

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

s. d.
By Churchmen
By Dissenters 9O 10 6
Twenty-seven to one i❑ favour of the liberality of Church-
men at Gloucester.
Exeter follows with a similar list; the gross subscriptions
£12,459 l is. 4d. • _ _

X s. d.
By Churchmen
By Dissenters
Nine to one in favour of the liberality of Churchmen at
Exeter.
Wiltshire follows:-
1832. Collected for the County Infirmary—

where you may not have a choice without serious. inconveni-
ence." The latter part of this sentence Mr. V evers 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
186 d. to the laity to " starve it out " ; the recommendation
6 1124
to do which would be a mere nullity did Mr. M'Neile con-
-73
73 18 11 .rider the power and prevalence of tractarianism so great as
Mr. Fevers appears desirous of proving from Mr. M`Neile's
.£ s. d. representations. Let our readers take another instance of
Churchmen
avers is anxious to
Dissenters
We suppose that these extracts, few as they are in num. wshhoiewli
tiislait)rAhlirt.edmi:ll,:laire,itils,tha t Mr.o
intended it tbi , will be found sufficient to settle the queLsion as between
ther liberality of Churchmen and the liberality of4Dissenters. apply to tractarianism, but it is clear that the remark was

'At the Cathedral Church (Salisbury)
At the different Churches
At Dissenting. Meeting-houses
Churchmen to Dissenters as sixteen to one
The Collections for the Leeds Infirmary are—

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 I expressed in
my former letter respecting the prevalence of Puseyism in the
Chuch of England, and the inefficiency of the discipline in

the Establishment to counteract the influence of that dan-
gerous heresy. As we both appeal to the public—that they
may form an impartial judgement of the matters at issue, I
shall place in juxtaposition those portions of your speeches
onfirma-
)wer and

.eh the extracts

HE CHURCH MISSION-

sexism is objectionable in the " I stand not hereto vindi-
Church,) I agree with you in cate .Tractarianism, but I
this with all my heartand soul; stand here to vindicate the
and if I BELIEVED THAT Church of England against
SUCH VIEWS WERE INDEED it ; aml I believe that many
THE of the things which I and a
few others took the liberty of

ED CHURCH AS A BODY, I sayinc, a few years ago, with-
would advocate nothing that out being believed, are now
would place power orinfluence 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 is
summer. Remember that a encroaching stealthily upon
few persons of novel peculiari- MANY OF THE POSITIONS
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 or ENGLAND ALONE. We

impression upon the body of said some years ago, that there
the Church, so as to charac- was a plan of this kind in rlro-
terise her general teaching? press, but 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 witl; the horse, was vvinning, its treach.
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,
rara avis in terris. I may and they are now forced upon
appropriately finish the quo- the attention of the Govern-
tation,__ nigroque simillima ment
eygno

ENGLISH CHURCH ARISING
LETTER IN THE DERBY FROM TRACTARIANISM. jY
MERCURY, May 31st. forced upon the attention of
"I do not believe that any the Government because of
soon unsoundness can be this late movement amongst
proved, and therefore I deeply the Dissenters." " The in!.
regret that thepatriotic design patient charge made by a
of her Majesty's Government large body of Dissentersa
has been vehemently oppos- body of whom I would speak.,
cd." with the highest respect—the
Wesleyans ; and the reason
they have given, namely, the
UNSOUNDNESS of the Church,
has forced the subject upon