New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-06

writing and .igDed by rhose who aSsented thereto mn VA.
en pronounced m the presence OF the parties: md the Court
procecde alter hearing the accused To pass enfc
canon, md e ing determined Tint the pena affixed ind
pronounced IN said slhll be Tint Of suspension
II hereby ordered and declared that the sentence OF ms
Cont upon The sponde1t Suppression from the Office g.
Bishop in the Church q God and from AL the gIeg9 o m
anddecinre that the Right Reverend BenInnn IeGwei
nistern functions md do order that the notice OF TN, sen
ence required by said canon. be COMMUNICATED by The fe
;ioEt 9 Of every r diocese Of this Church.
Given under my haad ind sea this The 81 day OF
iFso''' PiiiiiaNDER CHASE, Senior Bishop.
and President OF the Cont.
The presentment contained eight specifications,
on six of which the accused vas found guilty.
One of The remaining two was not tried, TIE wit
ness, lady, refusing TO testify; and on the other
there was u verdict of acquittal. Before the sen
tence was passed, the Bishop appeared and i'd
dressed the Court We understand he did not
deny the substantial facts alleged against him,
but pleaded innocence Of any immoral or impure
intent.
The canon requires that the sentence be CON-
municated by the Court "to the ecclesiastical
authority in every diocese +" and it makes il the
duty Of such authorities " to cause such sentence
diocese by the respective ministers thereof"
One circumstance connected with the decision
strikes US as somewhat singular, TO say the least.
Six of the Bishops voted in favor of a verdict of
not guilty; but when the verdict of guilty had
been pronounced, we find these same prelates
voting to suspend the accused from the exercise
of his official fGnctions. 1t is natural TO ask
these gentlemen, if they did not believe their &C
cused brother guilty of the offences alleged
against him, on what grounds they recorded
their votes in favor of his suspension
Different opinions have been expressed as
to the effects which will follow the suspension of
the Bishop, some contending that the way is open
for the election of another man to fill his place,
and others maintaining that the Office is not va
cant, and that the suspended prclate will still
draw his salary. If the latter view OF the matter
is correct, the Diocese will be placed in very
embarrassing position, being compelled 10 support
in n state of suspended animation and for an
indefinite PERIOD man who has been found
guilty of immoralites which disqualiiy him Tor
the performance of his Episcopal functions
We should think the Church would be better
off without any Bishop whatever than with such
functionary. But that is no concern OF ours.
1t is understood that the Court before their ad-
tournament appointed Committee, consisting OF
Bishops Chase. Meade, and Nottingham, and
Rev Mr. Ten Brock of Newark, to superintend
the publication of the trial. 1t is probable we
understand that the book will be speedily pub
lished by the Harpers, when the public will have
the means of forming an enlightened judgment
in the case.
The prosecution has been attributed by the
Bishop and!his supporters TO motives of personal
hostility growing out of his recent course in re-
lation 10 the controversy in the Church on the
subject of Puseyism. Now that the solemn yer.
DICT Of the Court has been pronounced, we pre-
sumo that candid men will give little credencc tc
such allegations. Rev. Paul Trapier, Of Charles
ton, S. C. has published " 4 Narrative Of Fact.
which led TO the Presentment," which seems &c
us fully to disprovo all statements of this chaTac
ter and to Justify the steps which he and Others
felt it their duty to take in the premises. This
pamphlet may be had of Stanford * Swords
l39 Broadway.