The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-25

The Niagara arrived at New York on Friday
morning, having left LIVERPOOL on the 9Th instant.
She brings one weeks later intelligence, which,
however, is not Of much Importance, except COM
mercially.
Cotton has declined from to penny, and the
price of Indian corn has fallen
The Collins steamer Arctic had most beautiful
passage out, and showed that she was equal TO the
Atlantic and the Pacific. Her passage made
in ten days and ten hours.
England.
RELIGIOUS AoIrArIoN.-The excitement caused
by the recent movements of the Pope RACES with
unabated fury in England The clergymen Of the
Established Churches are holding meetings in all
the provinces, which are reported in full by the
daily papers. Lord John RUSSELL the Prime Min
lister, has written letter to the Bishop Of Durham
in which he fercely denounces the slate aggressions
of the Pope" and still more the innovations OF
the Puseyites The London Times of the It'll pub
fishes this letter, which is as follows
10 the Right Req. the Bishop Of Durham.
My Dear Lord; agree with you In considering
'the late aggression of the Pope upon our Pro-
testantsm" ''insolent and insidious," and
therefore feel indignant rs you can do upon the
subject.
| not only promoted, TO the utmost OF my power,
the claims of the Roman Catholics to all civil rights,
but thought il right, and even desirable, that the
be the means of giving instruction to the numerous
Irish immigrants in London and elsewhere, Who
without such help, would have been left in heather
ignorance. -
This might have been done, however, without
any such innovation as that which we have now
seen. II is impossible to confound the recent mea-
OF the Pope with the division OF Scotland into
dioceses by the Episcopal church, or the arrange
ment of districts in England by the Wesleyan con-
ference.
There is an assumption Of power in all the docu-
ments which have come from Rome-a pretension
to supremacy over the realm OF England, and
claim to sole and undivided sway, which ID incon-
sistent with the Queens supremacy with the rights
OF our bishops and clergy, and with the spiritual
independence of the nation, AS asserted even IN
Roman Catholic times. i confess, however, that
my alarm il not equal to my Indignation.
Even if it shall appear that the ministers and
servants of the Pope in this country have not
transgressed the law, feel persuaded that we are
strong enough to repel any outward attacks. The
liberty of Protestanism has been enjoyed too long
in England to allow Of any successful attempt to
impose foreign yoke upon our minds and con-
sciences. No foreign prince or poteniate VIII DC
permitted to fasten his fettcr5 upon nation which
has SO long and nobly indicated its right to
freedom of opinion civil, political, and religious:
Upon this subject, then, | will only say that the
present state of the law shall be carefully exam
ined and the propriety of adopting any proceed
iDgs with reference to the recent assumptions Oh
power deliberately considered There Is a danger,
however, which alarms me much more than any
aggression Of q foreign sovereign
Clergymen of our church, who have sub
scrbcd the thirty nine articles, and acknowledged
in explicit terms the Queens supremacy, have been
the most forward in leading their focks, step by
step, TO the very verge of the precipice." The
honor paid saints the claim of infalibilty for the
church, the superstitous use OF the sign OF the
cross the muttering OF the liturgy 30 as 10 disguise
the language in which II Is written, the recon-
mendation of aurcular confession, and the admin
isration Of penance and absoluton-all these things
pointed out by clergymen OF the Church OF Eng
land worthy Of adoption, and are now openly
reprehended by the Bishop of London in his charge
to the clergy of his diocese.
What, then, is the danger to be apprehended
from the foreign prince OF no great power, COM
pared to the danger within the gates from the I'M
worthy sons of the Church of England herself!
have little hope that the propounders and fra
mers OF these innovations will desist from their IN
| sidious course. But rely with confidence ON the
people of England and will not bate iot Of heart
or hope long the glorious principles and the
immortal martyrs of the Reformation shall be held
in reverence by the great mass OF a nation which
looks with contempt on the mummeries of super
sttion and with scorn at the laborious endcavours
which making to confnc the intellect and
enslave the soul.
remain, with great respect, &c,
J. RUSSELL.
| Downing street, Nov. 1.
| The FIFTH or NOVEMBER recent Papal bull
has caused the Gunpowder Plot to be celebrated
with extraordinary magnihcence at Exeter. eek
| c,er Change" itself could not have shown more
enthusiasm. There was procession OF two hun
bred people, and the bonfire consisted OF " forty
beams Of wood" The Pope and Cardinal Wise
man were burnt in eiigy, of course.
RUMoRED DEATH or THE DUKE OF WELtiSG
| roN.-The Morning Herald contains rumor,
copied from Stamford paper, TO the effect that the
Duke of Wellington, while hunting at Belvoir
| Castle, had been thrown from his horse, and e1-
1 pired ia consequence Of the injuries he had sus
| tanned. Numerous inquiries had consequently
been made at Apsey House We are happy to
state that there IL no truth in the rumor as the
Duke is quietly enjoying himselfat Walmer Castle.
| Lirnpooi Tunes.
| MrscELLANEous.-Th Bishop of London has de-
ivered, at st. Pauls Cathedral long and import.
ant charge. IL occupies seven columns OF small
| type in the Tunes, which published il in third
edition, and chiefly lie directed TO an elaborate re
view Of the baptsmal question, and against biblical
criticism.
| fearful explosion of fire-dsmp occurred on
Thursday morning, in coal-pit, known ms No. Is,
| at Hsydock, causing the death Of ten persons and
| injuring number Of others.
| France.
Some idea may be formed Of the excitement
which has prevailed in Paris, whilst the disputes
| were at their height between the President and
| General Chanearnier, when we state, that not one
of the Propagation Committee slept in his own
| house on Monday night, fearing that he should be
/ arrested by order OF the President. LOUIS Napo-
leon expected 90 be seized by Changarnier, whilst
Changarnior was hourly in fear that he himself
would be put under arrest. NJ. Odilon Barrot went
| to NJ. Dupn, the President Of the Assembly, 20 re-
quest MN 70 declare tue committee en- prNdteTce'
and TO place Changarnier at tho head Of 900 men
for the defence Of the Assembly, which Dupin, how
ever, declined 20 do TO the great indignation OF the
| committee.
| Changarnier, ON the ID instant, issued brief or
der Of the day. couched in language which was
plainly az much defiance an insult 70 the Presi-
dent IL declares that "the army does not deliber-
ate, and in virtue Of ts regulations II IL bound To
abstain from every demonstration, and utter no
cries when under arms " Every one saw that this
was a we'll aimed blow at the President, and at
those who had promoted the cry OF Itoe PEnpe-
/ relp' and no ono doubted but that the President
would resent IT, and, by some grand effort rad him.
| self Of Changarner. However, the general called
upon the President tho next day, at the Elysee the
details Of the interview variOusly given, but
! they shook hands, and continue "mortal enemies.
| Among tho incidents most talked about lately is
one which tho Eoenanent always 30 well informed,
/ has been the first TO relate:
"A great event." oxclaims this journal Of the 3D.
| instant. Yesterday NJ Theirs and NJ. Molo pre-
scented themsclvcd at the door Of the Eysec, but
| were not admitted Could the President Of the Re
| public have known that Messrs. Theirs, Mole, and
! Changarnier have agreed to seize the first coca
sion-,ohioh they considsy close at hdnd-to put an
end 70 the revolution OF the oath of February, the