The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-26

appears that an attempt has been made by certain
officious lay evangecals TO extract from the Duke
Of Wellington, as Chancellor OF the University of
Oxford, condemnation, ex-officio, oithe Tracta-
Ran doctrines. There were 10000 memoriallsts,
800 of whose names were transmitted to the Duke;
and the following very characteristic reply will no
doubt excite visibility here. Ii is superior to
any thing that Boz ever penned or ever will pen:-
LONDON, Dec. 10, Is43
Field Marshal the Duke Of Wellington presents his
compliments to Lord Ashley, Sir John Essthope, Mr.
Gribble OF stockwel Mr. Fry, OF Ham MIR. Smith, Of
Sydney Sussex College, Cambridge Mr. PARROT, town
clerk Of Macclesied Dr. Jephson, Of bennington the
Queens College, Cambridge and other lay members OF
the Church Of England and ireland
He has received their address, in which they repre-
sent themselves to be much grieved by the tendency Of
certain publications sent forth by some members OF the
University to excite dissatisfaction with the principles Of
the reformed Church. recorded in the Book OF Common
Prayer, and especially in the thirty nine articles
Field aiarsna the Duko OF Wellington Informs inc
OF the University will examine Lord Ashley Sir j.
Easthope, Mr. Parrott Mr. Long cioe and the other me
moralists in the Book OF Common Prayer and especially
the Thrynine Articles and he therefore desires them To
attend in their caps and gowns at Apsey House, at six
o'clock NJ on Thursday January IL, next, being the
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington recommends
the memoraliss in the meantime to secure to themselves
such tuition as in strict accordance with the principles
OF the reformed Church
He proposes to commence the examination with Lord
-
pererogation and to take the other memoralst in ALPHA
betica order; and let Mr. Long Goe look well to his little
"In the course OF Hilary Term notice will be affixed
the doors of the schools at Oxford and the halls Of the
several colleges informing the memoralis and the Uni
versity whether Lord Ashley and Mr. 0rbble have been
found duly qualified to occupy the places OF those dsn
guished members Of the University who have sent forth
various publications containing certain sentiments which
obtaining ascendancy over some in whom the me-
moralists tsel lively interest
"Field Marshal the Duke OF Wellington never takes
he does not Tn his Ina ms nc
the care OF Dr. Jephsonhe wishes her to be kept quiet
and cecil He intends to maintain church rates whatever
whatever may become OF Mr. Smith. He is protestant
to the backbone He protests against all Popery whether
in the Pope peoplewhether at Rome in they atican
in the Strand at Exeter-hall He Field Marshal the
Duke) will not consent that Mr. Parro the town.clerk
vess ns
of Sheffield are not twentysx bishops OF Eng
land.
'Fieid Marshal the Duke of Wellington likes plain
Englishslwsys speaks it wishes others would do the
Certain sentiments, various publications. 'seve
raj members symptoms OF deviatonthis, the language
Of the memorafists plain English, il neither sol
dierike scohlarlike He likes the article well which
orders that should speak in the congregation in such
u tongue as the people understandeth. Cart. XXI)
Field Marshal the Duke OF Wellington is civil ma
gisrae bears not the sword in vain most people know
and his duty requires art XXXVI) but has not
the power VI the keys except Of the Cirque Ports
He OF the few Of the present day who do not
read all the Oxford Tracts he supposes the memorial
have but has read the thirty articles and the de-
claation prexed to them which he fears the memorial
lists have not done or they would not have been ignorant
that differences arise about thu articles the said differ
to be settled by the bishops and clergy in
vocation and not by Field Marshal the Duke Of yelling.
ton who has taken Father Mathews Popsh pledge
and will never impose new Protestant one"
THE VocArIsrslAND CRITIcs.-We have receiv-
ed from Signor Maroncei the following disclosure
of the authorship of the ritique published in the
+" New World In which Mrs Sutton SO bru
tally assailed:-
To EDITOR or THE HERALD
article of your paper OF the 22d inst concerning
Park benjamin is the editor of the New World and he
gave out recently that Sgnor Msroncel is his musical
critics but whether this dasardly hbellous dsgraceiu
attack emanated from the critic the editor 9th
er employee oil the troupe is matter OF little moment
The gross attack unmerited unjust coarse untrue snt
ibelious the highest degree" Lower is added Now
beasy and brutal attack upon the private and
essional character Of most amiable and unoendng la
dy do not recoec to have in the shape of criti
csm during the last twenty years" In the article
the following phrase "Nr Park Benjamin his critic
Signor Maroncell cannot escape from the consequence
| Of this piece Of malevolence by silence"
To all this have only to answer, that not the
thor Of the article in question letter which must b.
well known TO the public as it was inserted in the Tr
bupe and the New World address sed by to MIR
c. Hill President of the Philharmonic Society therein
stated that had only written for the New World the
graphy Of Madnme Chit Damoresu and the description
the first four concerts Of that distinguished artist and
Monsieur Artot wrote Also few words from senti.
ment Of admiration on the talent OF Sonora de Go.
which disfgured by the printer that they
veyed no meaning, and which do not recognise as com
ing from my pen These the only articles which that
paper received from mei have written for it nothing
since.
IL does not belong to enter into any details rea.
vete your article; but will make one remark which
will give the necessary weight 10 this formal denial
in the opinion OF any connoisseur possessing avcn
binary know ledge OF music.
In the passage extracted from the article of the New
World. which is imputed to me- the following remark
ours She 0be singer in question: fayors with mas
octd mel eel
how simple in it's musical conception" II the writer who
made this remark had been musician he would have
known that the singer cannot introduce melodies
passage whatever All melodies belong to the department
Of the composer He who executes them only add
namens well badly placed This 10 the idea which the
writer should have expressed and this fault character
sc enough, think, to prove that does not come from
will take this occasion to state that if strikes my
fancy write any eseticsl article matter upon whot
branch Of art in what periodical, shall sign my name
10 IL For from love Of art arm obliged sometimes 10
he severe my language shall transcend the limits
Of true artstical crcism and all personality vulgar
ty shall be excluded from it, it has been up the pre-
sent time from every thing that have written.
Your very obedient servant,
New YoRx, Jan. "a, 1874
The responsibility, go far as known, now rests
with Park Benjamin, and from him we look foI
some explanation in relation to the authorship, that
is demanded by the case. This cannot be avoided.
The greatest amount of impudencc alone will
hardly meet the matter
COMMON PLEAs-WAnsLEy VS.. WARREN 4. 0RAY-TAH.
rERISo WITH THE JURyi hereby certify that was
sci for the plaintiff in this cause and that II did not appear
the polling of the jury at the trial. that the juror who
dssented from the verdict had been approached either by
the defended his counsel and that nothing took place
which showed that anythng dshonorabe had been done
or intended In relation to said matter
JNO. d. SCOLES.
1t therefore appears that this case was incorrect
ly reported in paper, and that even plaintiffs
counsel does nofnd any fault with deiendeut or his
counsel in regard TO ii Our report Of the
handed to us by Mr. Wamsley, who told us that it
was prepared by Mr.. Scoles, and not communica-
ted by our reporter Quite funny
New YORK LEGisIArURE.---In Assembly on
Tuesday, q petition was presented from RoBgRT
Townsend J the constant violation Of the law rogu
latng the weighing Of merchandise In the city Of New
York Reported by Mr. SaspsoHp by bill, TO incorpo-
rate the Irish emgrant society Of the city OF New York