The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1876-10-20 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

UNITY IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. (From the Standard.)  Unity in the Church of England has hitherto been preserved by a general understanding among both clergy and laity that the Reformation settlement was not to be disturbed. Tice High Church party taight object to that settlement on one ground and the Low Church party on another. But after a good many struggles both agreed to acquiesoe in it, es a mingle. mien which, however unpalatable in reins points, sums. feed nothing which either party thought essential. There was no intention on the part even of the earlier I Tractarians to reveres, this settlement. Ail that they desired was to bring out its true character, and to show that the Church of England, while recognising , certain Protestant principles, had never intended to abandon her Catholic dogmas. They were loyal, therefore, to the Reformatton, though they might have wished it had been differently carried out. But we have now to deal with a close of men who openly proclaim their resolution to undo. if possible, the work of the sixteenth century, and to take the Church of England back to what she was before her quarrel with the Papacy. This is a reedy different thing from the ordinary High Church theory, even at its very highest. The extreme Ritualist, whose object it isle " de-Protestantism' the Church of England,. aims at nothing less than subverting a part of the English Constitution. What should we think of any body of politicians who banded together to restore the government of this country to what it was before the Revolution? Yet the one scheme is little, if at all, lees mole strolls than the other. We desire no persecution. Let Anglo-Catholicism have all the liberty whieh the teens of the Reformati a reserve for It. But people who reject those terms place themselves beyond the pale of toleration, and have no right to grumble if they find that they cannot break the law with impunity.  The Ammer Times, of Leith, which wee in oollielon with a Ruseian brig off Flamborough limid last week, arrived safely at Rotterdam on Monday. _  The celebrated spectacle, "Jo Voyage dans It Lune," Ins been translwed for the Philadelphia Alhambra, under the title A Vo3age to the Earth." Paultne Luiglnt, who will be remembered here as having sung with M. Humbert's ltrussels troupe, hes, it is said, been engaged for the Paris OpCra Oomigue. _ . . . . . . . .  The Lords of the Admiralty have granted a oboe day's holiday to all the officers and men engaged in the Chatham Dockyard, on account of the satisfactory progress made in the work. since their last visit of in. speotion. •• • • •  Paul Nicart, who is just dead, was a theatrical celebrity, who has been forgotten by the old generation and unknown to the new. He was, 35 or 40 year. ago, director of some of the very minor Paris theatres, notably of the Folks Nouvellee and the Clichy. An old actress—Madame Jenny Lesbousant—a lady aged 74, mmitted suicide, a few days ago, by throw. lag herself from the window of her house at Wainer. On the 12th of August last she tried to drown herself at Botigival, but was rescued before she was able to carry out her intention.  The piano rehearsals of " La Force del Destino," at the Puns haHaus, are in ac' ire progress, the orchestra rehearsals begin next Meader, and a fortnight after the theatre will open. In the stens of the geld of battle, at Villetri, there will be 180 soldiers of all arms, and the famous "Itltaplan" will be awl by a choir of 80 voters.  M. Lasalle, and not M. Maurel, Is to coo nod M. Faure at the Parts Op.. U. Maurel has accepted an engagement for Madrid. It is not expected that the Grand Opera will need a star till 1078, as the building is Mill an attraction, and, for the Exhibition season, the Airtrotor Is making every effort to obtain the servicor 0 lildme. Adeline Patti. T. Cocostsserov or CENTRAL Ames.— The schetue for the colonisation of Central Africa patronised by the King of the Belgians, is being largely supported. The following subscriptions have been lately received :—M. do Warseg, 10,0004 ;IL Allard, director of the Belgian Theatre de la Mormaie, 50001. ; the Communal Council of Wouman (West Flanders), 400 f.; the Royal Linmcan Society of Brussels, 100 f.  The Joh* Bell understands that Lady Bone hot authorised her eolicitor to pay over her munificent gift to the Cornish Bishoprie Fund of 1:40,000 to the Ecoleciascical Commissioners directly he hears that they are satisfied with the guarantee offered. They I will meet on the 3' at inst., and there is every reason i to believe that all arrangements will be completed at that meeting,tin which ease the now bishop will pro; bablv be appointed before Christmas. -•-- • • • •  i AN 1311.1:111A1. IoiDV Aserss.—On the 10th inst., In the Imperial Castle of Hradschin, at Prague, the i Archduche. Christiana, 18 years of age, daughter of i the late Archduke Cherie. Ferdinand and the Arch]duchess Elizabeth of Aniline, was installed abbess of the Convent of Noble Ladies. This post had been 1 vacant since the year 1052. The ceremony of Installation, which was highly Interesting on amount of its being the performance of a very ancient rite, was cele-1 brated lathe presence of several members of the imperial foully and a numerous attendance of lay and eccle-iastieni dignitaries. The new lady 16111)PFP ice niece of the Queen of the Belgians.