The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-04
From the liverpool Times
fHE CONFESSIONAL In THE CHURCH OF
ENGLAND

The REV. A. POOLE THE BISHOP OF LONDON
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
gave judgment in this appeal case on the 13th.-
The facts are as follow:-The appeal arose out of
an inquiry instituted by the Bishop of London on
charges preferred against the Rev. Alfred Poole,
the stipendary assistant curate of St. Barnabas,
knightsbridge, that he had encouraged the prac-
tlce of confession by and put certain i'm
proper questions to them. On the 25th of May
1858, the bishop, acting under the lst and End Vic.
C. log, and all other authority vested in him. heard
Mr.. Poole in his defence, and revoked his license.
Mr.. Poole then appealed to the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who conceived he had complied with
the acquisitions of the statute by requiring the
appellant to state his case in writing, and his Grace
confirmed the revocation of the Bishop of London.
An application was then made by Mr.. Poole to
the Court of Queens Bench for rule calling on
the archbishop to show cause why a writ of man
damus should not issue commanding him to make
inquiry into the appeal of Mr.. Poole, according to
the provisions of the lSt and End VIC, and to hear
that appeal and decide it the merits. This rule
having, after argument, been made absolute, the
archbishop. with his assessor, Dr. Lushingtou, did,
on the 18th ofFebruary, 1859, at Lambeth Palace,
hear counsel on behalf of Mr.. Poole and the Bishop
OF London, and held that the Bishop of London had
Just and reasonable cause for revoking the license
of Mr.. Poole, which revocation he confirmed. An
appeal was then made to her Majesty in Council,
which was referred to the judicial Committee
Their lordships admitted the appeal, reserving
all question as to its competency and all right
on the part of the Bishop of London to
protest against the same, the bishop having
entered a protest that the revocation was
not done under any ecclesiastical court or Judge,
but was revocation by his lordship in person by
that an appeal to lay the Archbishop of CantebuPpV
who could annul or confirm the same, and that the
appeal was made in fact and law, made and deter
mined by virtue of the statute. The bishop having
thus protested against the jurisdiction of the com
mlttee, two points were submitted bv the appellant
first, the competency of the bishop to appear now
under protest to the jurisdiction of the court; and
secondly, the suiciency of the reasons alleged in
the protest against the jurisdiction of this court
a court of appeal from the sentence of the Arch
bishop of Canterbury. The appellant prayed their
lordships to overrue the protest of the Bishop Of
London, to proceed to hear the principal cause,
and to reverse the sentence pronounced by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Their lordships de
cided against the appellant thereby affirming that
he had no legal right to dispute the judgment of
the primate.-
RUSSIA.
The following is a summary of the imperial man
ifesto dated March 3:
The proprietOrs of landed property preserve the
right attached to the same.
The landed proprietors are, however, to cede to
the peasants for their permanent use, the dwellings
with the ground. which will be allotted to them
anew by law, in the consideration of the payment
of dues During this stage of things, which will
form transtory period, the peasants are to be
designated tributary peasants" The peasants
are permitted by law to purchase their dwellings,
and with the consent of the landlords, the land
also.
The peasants will then become free landed pro-
prietors.
The new order of things is to be carried through
out the Empire within two years. and until then
the peasants remain in their former state of depen-
dence upon the landlords.
POLAND.
The delegation of citizens have resolved upon
placing their resignation in the hands of the people,
and to request from the Governor the constitution
OF new deleg ration by means of general election.
INDIA AND CHINA.
The India and China mails have arrived. From
India the principal news has reference to the dread
full famine which still prevails in the Northwest
provinces.
Every thing was quiet in China, but the Emperor
had not returned to Pekin.
Lord Elgin took formal possession of the Kowle-
on peninsula before leaving.
NEW ZEALAND.
Mataukociko has been stormed and taken by the
65th regiment and naval brigade, after fierce en-
gagement. English loss. killed, 10 wounded
Native loss, 130 killed, 70 wounded, Is chiefs.)