The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-25
EIGN.
THE MAILS OF THE PERSIA.

FOREIGN.
THE MAILS OF THE PERSIA
The following circular handbill has been extern
svely distributed in England, for a copy of which
we are indebted to our London correspondent:
INVASION INVITED BY THE DEFENCELESS
STATE OF ENGLAND.
The bulk of our veteran soldiers is already in n
dia This days paper informs us that ''25 900 men,
without an hours delay"
2. or the few regiments of militia that have been
enrolled, many are already disbanded.
j. The late first lord of the Admiralty stated in
Parliament, that to fOrty-two English steam line Of
battle-ships, built and building, the French had for
ty built and building.
a. The French fleet is of recent and excellent
build
The English government made known their
intention to have this summer a channel steam
fleet The hco ships, Marlborough and Renown,
put into commission for this purpose several months
back, are only now obtaing their full! crews. SO
complete is the failure to get sailors.
6. The French, by their Subscription MARTINEZ
called out 10 900 sailors some weeks ago.
I. Those sailors said to be generally armed
with revolvers-collected by one of those energetic
efforts. which point to a special purpose.
s. The French army consists of not less than
400 900 men, some say 600 900 men, and an addition
of AZ 900 is now taking place.
9. A part Of the French army NOR an Algicrs, has,
HtHH these fehC doys been summoned home ANY force
can be carried from the interior by the new rail
way to Cherbourg. which is Just completed "a
month before the time specifed). A considerable
army IS an the old camp at Boulogne.
10. Cherbourg is fortress of the first order,
both on the sea and land sides, and has basins so
built that troops at walk from the quay on
board a ship of the first magnitude
II. Thus, by her well laid plans, France is NOW
mistress of the channel.
II. The distance from Cherbourg to Portland,
with its new, but undefended harbor, is 20 miles:
that is an affair of some ten hours. The distance
from Boulogne to the open beach of Pevensey bay
is but 80 miles.
g. The same fleet may land one army after an
other.
IA. On the present state of feeling in the
French army towards England, not word need be
said.
Is. The Emperor is one who does not speak, but
I6. What then is to done?
II. England performs a sacred duty in sending
out large reinforcements to India, to support her
brave soldiers in that country. But their place
must be at once filed by general embodiment of
the militia, and by raising all other available
forces.
Is. Above ALL an efficient fleet must at once be
equipped
10. Sailors are also wanted, and that because the
market price is not offered. Let the price at
once be paid and the shores of England be again
protected.
20. Let the country be at once aroused to a sense
of the imminent danger, which cannot be warded
off by any but the most strenuous and immediate
eXertons
June 9Th, 1858.
From the Northern (LirerroolJ Times June 12l
PROTESTANT CONFESSIONAL IN BEL
GRAVIA.
Yesterday morning public meeting was held in
st. James Hail. Piccadly, London, for the purpose
of hearing some disclosures in connection with an
alleged abuse of the confessional in the parish
church of st. Barnabas The meeting was con-
vened by placard and advertisement in the daily
papers, the notice containing the following re
mark TN consequence of the nature of the dis
closures which will be made gentlemen only are ex-
pected to attend" Every part of the hall was
crowded. and the majority of the meeting appeared
to belong to the aristocratic circles of Belgravia
Lord Calthorpe presided.
On the platform were, Mr.. Paul Foskett, Mr.. vii
braham Egerton, NJ p, the Earl Manners, Mr.
Wise, NJ P, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Mr.. Hanbu-
ry, NJ. p, the Earl of Shrewsbury (late Earl Tai
botl Mr.. Elce, Jr., NJ. p. Mr.. Briscoe NJ. p, the
Rev. A. G. Edouart, Incumbent of st. Mi
chael's, Burleigh street, the Rev. W. Curling, In
cumbent of st. James, Southwark; the Rev. j. E..
keane, incumbent of st. Jude's, Bethna Green;
the Rev. j. Thomas, Domestic chaplain to the Arch
bishop of Canterbury; the Rev. DR.. Worthington,
Incumbent of Trinity Church. Gray's Inn road;
Rev. w. Cadman, Rector of St Georges, South
wark; Sir W. Werner, Bart, NJ. p, Mr.. Moody,
NJ. p, &c.
The Chairman assured the meeting that nothing
but of duty had induced him to preside
The fact was the abuse they were met to denounce
has too long been overlooked not to say tolerated
and the time had now arrived when the matter
must be seriously taken in hand by the public. He
would not detan the meeting with speech, but at
once called upon reverend gentleman to make
known the cases of abuse and abOmination that had
come to his knowledge.
The Hon. and Rev. Mr.. Barring then read the
evidence that he caused to be laid before the Bishop
of London, and by which it was sought to obtain
the dismissal of the late chaplain of st. Barnabas.
1t had been charged against him by the Rev. Mr..
Liddell that the against the chaplain rested
only upon the evidence of two protligate women,
who were seeking to obtain money out of their false
and scandalous statements; the fact was that
these women had not come to him, but he sought
out Them and he went three times to them be-
fore he could get them to saw single word 1t was
only on his stating that it not from prurent
riositv that he procured their evidence; it for
the purpose of laying it before the Bishop in order
that the parish might be delivered from such state
of things. Cheers The Bishop caused the evil
dence to be sitted and tested by legal gentleman,
and the result of that investigations so far from
weakening the case, added to its Objectionable ea-
lures, by being confirmed and enlarged by three 9TH
er female witnesses.
The bishop then caused the curate Immediately
implicated by the disclosures to be first suspended
and then failing any defence, to be dismissed from
his curacy. 1t was deeply to be regretted that
era ladies in the parish had assisted the curate in
suppl wing the confessional The Hon. and Rev.
Mr.. Lidde the curate's superior, wished it to be
carried away by zeal and enthusiasm for the
church, but the truth there were several cases
equally duplicating Mr.. Lddell himself and his other
curateS.
He (Mr. Baringl belonged to no party, either in
the church politics. and he entered upon this dis
tresslng investigation without consulting any one
lie had made the public because he felt it was
the duty of the Bishops of the church to prevent its
molly communion from being thus abused by their
suoordlnates lie could liken the evil to nothing
less than dram drnking-the one affected the
moral, while the other destroyed the physical con-
dition of man. These holy fathers of Belgrava had
hitherto been in state of mental intoxicaton and
when they came to hear of this meeting the ire
mems would follow
The honorable and reverend gentleman in the
course of his address, which was much cheered
read to the meeting the respective statements of
several females, relative to questions nut to them in
the confessional These statements had been print
ed the slips of paper which were in the hands of
some of the gentlemen the platform. The
documents were in the form of deposition but
only the initials of the witnesses given.
One of them said SO was formerly in service
with Mr.. -, one of the curates of St. Paul's;
his back drawng-room fitted up like ST. Bar
nabas church; there an altar covered with
different cloths different days. with cross candles
and beads; he generally had six or seven persons
day to confess. | have frequently seen persons
coming out crying in consequence of the questions
that had been put to them" (The greater part of
the statements are of nature precludng their APP
pearance in public journal.)
Mr.. Moody, NJ. P, resident in the parish, moved
the first resolution, as folows:-"That the cordial
thanks of this meeting be given to the Hon. and
Rev. Frederick Barring for the judicous and manly
he has adopted in bringing before the proper
ecclesiastical authority the painful evidence, the
disclosure of which has issued in the revocation of
the license OF the clergyman charged with pract-
cling auricuar confessions in the parish of St. Paus
Knightsbridge; and this meeting is also of opinion
that the circumstances of this case such as to