New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-08

n Nominate
rio. by ten Lords -pirituai-The Premiers
Opfp,on-Dr. Hampden -u.tnined-Bi-hcp
! PbiiIpotr's Thunder-Troubie In the Church
J Oxford DEGREES suliihed a the Palace
| Hoth.chiId add the Jews.
Forsign Correspondence Of The Tribune
LoSpos. Dec. ". is4T.
I Shall HAsPpLs be made a bishop This has
been the great question with the Church, the bisn-
ops the Press aud the People for sometime Pssi-
/ The Queen and the Premier say that Hampton
shall be made Bishop The Church. the Bishops
the Press and the People cry out shane" The
thunderer Of Printing-house square throws IN
the heavy chorus bot all to no purpose. The
prevailing epedemc" has destroyed its voice
and II is only heard as an unseemly whisper The
Ministerial Defender Of the Church Is only one
link between the Crown and the Altar yet tnsi
link secures the Regius Professor the celebrated
author of the q" hampton Lectures, those " anti
theological lectures seat on the episcopal oencn
ID the farce Of tremendous opposition Great pow
I er has the Premier and the Qneen thus to protect
40 innocent MAJ. Tue ten Bishops protest against
mi. soooiutmeut Ten Bishops Of the Church Of
England say tba, they feel il their duty to repre-
sen, toe aporebension and alarm which have been
excited in the minds OF the clergy by toe rumored
nomination 70 the See Of Hereford Of DR.. Hamp
| den O. In the soundness Of whose doctrine the L oil
yersity of Oxford has affirmed. by a solemn decree
,ts want of confidence" The list Of ten great
names. headed BY the Bishop Of London vas sub
seauently extended TO thirteen. The Premier
calmly and logically responds 70 their protest hr
saws. Il observe thst your lordships DO not state
any want Of confidence on your part IN tne soHnu'
| nessof DR. Hampden doctrine. Your ordsnips refer
| me to decree passed eleven years ana iyundeo
apon lectures delivered fifteen years ago. BESIDE
| which Dr. H4npden has acted since that decree
az" Resius Professor OF Divinity be has Ike
wise preached sermons. for which be has been hou
nred with the apprDbaton OF several prelstrs 81 Toe
! Church Now the Premier says, that II he sn0old
withdraw his recommendation Of Dr. hampden
| shich has been sanctioned ~ the Queen ne snou'"
virtually consent 10 doctrine that decree oi tne
! u,iver.itv o, Oxford i. perpetual bar OF exclu-
sion against a clergy man OF eminent learning ahn
rreproach lite and that. IN fact the supremacy
! xbicb is now by law vested 10 the Crown Il
| % be transferred to a msjonty OF tue members OF
one of the Universities and Lord JOnn says tnst
ne cannot sacrifice the reputation OF DR.. hsmpden,
the rights of the Crown and the true interests oi
the Church to a feeling founded on misaPPrenen
sion aud fomented by preIuflce.
| This letter the Bishop Of Exeter stacks single
handed H. talks TO the Premier through two OF
three columns, and gives his reasons ior dihefins
| from Lord John Russell TIE Bishop saws ne hs'
! no confidence IN the sOundness ot Dr. hampneh
doctrine. He gives history OF the famous decree
Of the University" and goes on T. say that h- mt
| mated % Dr. Hampden that he could not regard
MIN "a sale guide 10 students IA theology ne
then puts several pertinent questions 70 the frensf
and says that the appointment u an ACT Deyonn
al precedent and viii be regarded by the Onufc'
| As one either Of wanton insult, or oil "ohciA
|
| commended by the Crown 10 bishopric sgelnst
| whom there stood ornnel legal judgment sihrm
| M the unsoundness OF bis do;trlne The bisnoD
Of Exeter entreats the Premier TO cal. 4 cooact OF
| the Bishops % Judge Dr. Hampdens Hntlhes ana
! cautions him for the honor OF his own goon Dame
and that of the Sovereign, aud the welfare OF the
Church. not to persist ia his unhappy career ana
| make that which is only an indi'cretion a
| crime aud dare not f,rbear adding, stu! IN
| Bishop does not doubt the learning nor the excel
| cot moral character Of DR. Hampton, but " Is Dr.
| Hampden unworthy oi confidence AS an eX ronent
| Of Christian truthi" The Uniserslty 81 Oxford
,olemuly decred that he is unworthy, and therefore
derived him of certain functions hitherto attached
70 his flee ofProiestor OF Divinity. hGt the b'sh-
% o. xeter wlshe. thst the stain OF this Juds ment
NAV be washed away, aud tins can only be done
| bv Dr. Hampden himself, by mis- rettact'ng ms er-
| r'rs But Dr. Hampden will not 90 tnls 81 re
| tract nothing that have wrtten-i oisclsim noib-
| ung" saws Dr. Hsmpden. Toe Bishop says he Is
| m ,rtified 20 be obliged to answer the Premiers
| transparent soph.try :; and he calls upon MIN
second time TO subject Dr. Hsmpdens Theological
writings a fitting and adequate tribunal ana
informs the Premier that the Gown has u" rlsht
can have no right 10 force Bishop 90 the Cbuich
whom the Church has ust right 10 reject as a SET
ter forth OF erroneous nd strange doctrine contra
| nv 20 Gods word" forbear, my Lord, while
| YOU have yet time Persist not in your rash exPer-
| inent The bands OF your vaunted statute vi
snap asuuder like withes, # you attempt TO bind
with then the strongest Il all strong men-the man
| sho Is strengthened with inner mbht against tue
| assaanr Of his Church"
| The Bishop of Exeter not satisfied with bis long
| letter 10 the Premier adds postscript. IN which
| he SAYS: d" without presumng 10 question the rlsh'
Of your Lordship. as al individual 10 condemn any
pubic act of any body OF men whatsoever l yer
may take the liberty Of saying tha, cannot recos'
| nize the fitness OF the First Minister Of the Crown
thus publicly and officially holding up 70 lndigna
| ton solemn decree Of one OF the most emiuent
aud venerated bodies, not only IN England. but IN
| Europe" Thus ends this great literary effort Of
the distinguished B shop Of Exeter.
TIE lay members of the Church take mp the sub
.ct aud address a letter by way OF protest TO the
\ Premier; but they answered briefly, aud are
It'd that the consequences of the appointment OF
Dr. Hampden the Premier is prepared 70 encoun-
ter and the Oxford decree Is pronounced an IN
worthy proceeding
Articles aud pamphlets and letters upon the sub
iect pro and con- continue appear daily. but the
Queen and the Premier will lot alter their drc.s
TN. All this trouble and noise aud alarm has been
in vain The great question Is fully aud hnaiiy an
.wered-HaNPDtS will be made a Bishop
This affair viii be forgotten 10 few days and An
other question viii come up which Will alarm the
Church aud the Chri.tian community. Shall Jews
ne admitted to a seat 10 Parliament This question
will call forth all the eloquence OF the Legislature
the Press ana the Country. IL will be decided at
asst 10 the affirmative. snd Church and State will
be expected 10 fail aud crumble into ten thousand
pieces Immediately thereafter
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