Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-03-21

PusEnsM.-One of the modes in which "pusey-
ism" is exposing itself TO a deserved odium in Eng
land, is by insisting upon a strict and literal obser-
vance of the rubric, thus reviving practices and OBJ
that have ages since fallen into desue-
tude. The following is an instance as related in
a London paper.
In a letter TO the Times, dated Y Silver
street, Wood-street, City, 24th January Mr..
Thomas Preston Kirby recounls a painful in
stance of strictly enforcing the Rubric.
"A.bQnt, five Nqr- fafseu in reference to the
baptism OF that child. Providence has now
called another child from us, eighteen months
old. We are DESTROYS of having his remains
deposited with the other child's ; particularly
was it the wish of the mother, who is a mem
Der of the Church of England. Application
was made to The sexton, the fees were paid,
the time appointed for burial and on four o.
clock on Thursday afternoon the corpse and
mourners entered the church when |, the fa-
Their, was requested TO step into the vestry.
The %curate, Mr. Robert Lyman, there stated
that he had just ascertained that the child had
not been bapiised, and that was an Unitarian;
therefore | could not bury the child. | urged
the improperly of making the objection when
the corpse and mourners were IN the church !;
that it should have been made at the time
when the ground was taken and The fees paid.
The curaie evidently was anxious 10 be as
kind to us as possible under the circumstances,
and went for advice TO the vicar, DR. Blomberg;
who positively requested him not 10 bury the
child. | therefore with difficulty led my iaint-
ing vile out oi the church, and The mourners
and corpse proceeded home. The painful sem
sation your readers may imagine
Terrible Operation.-We learn from the
Lowell Advertiser, that a frightful operation in
surgery was performed last week AT the Mass
achusetts General Hospital, by DR.. Warren
and others-no less than the complete removal
from the head of nearly one half of the upper
jaw, that is from the mouth to the ear. The
skin and flesh OF the cheek was first turned up
over the eye, and then the separation was eff
fected by saws and the use even of the chissel
and mallet. The whole occupied an hour and
a half, and the unfortunate patient bore il with
more than Roman irmness. He is an elderly
man, not robust-from the eastern part Of
Maine, and a brother OF one OF our wealthiesi
and worthiest merchants. The disease is can
Ger. DIR. Warren is Of opinion that though il
may remain in the head, the sufferer will live
several years longer than he otherwise would.
Some of the students who witnessed the ope-
ration were completely overcome. II has new
er been performed in the Hospital but once be-
fore. The surgeons are perhaps justly proud
Of their exploit, but almost any one would die
before consenting to undergo such mutilation
to save himself, or for the benefit Of SCIENCE
Greenfield Democrat.
Digest of the Vemoni Reports.-We learn
that the task undertaken by p. Il, Washburn,
Esq, Of Woodstock, ofpreparing a Digest Of
the Vermont Reports, is fully accomplished
and that the work will be ready for delivery
from the press about the first of April. The
volume we understand, will contain about S5(
pages, printed on superior paper, and with new
type throughout, and forms a ~''complete Di-
gest of all the cases contained in the reports o
this State from the volume of n. Chipman's
Reports, to and including the 18th volume Of
the Vermont Reports, including also many
manuscript cases furnished to the author BY
different members OF the bar. To which are
added a copious Index of Titles and Reieren-
ces, and Table of cases, the law of which has
been altered by subsequent acts Of the Legis
ature."
Though not learned 10 the law, or in law
literature, we should think such a work mus
be exceedingly welcome TO the profession, ant
TO Justices of the Peace, Town officers, anC
all others who feel any way DESTROYS to becom,
acquainted with the Law ofthe State.
.Messrs. Haskell E. Palmer, of Woodstocl
are the publishers of the above work, to whom
all orders should be addressed.-V ". Chronicle