The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1845, Page 1

“THE NEW YORK HERALD. Vol, XI., No. 15—Whole No. 3977. SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Advance in the Price of Cotton. GREAT RELIGIOUS EXOITEMENT, The packet ship Garrick, Captain Trask, has, as usual, made a short passage, and arrived here yes- terday morning. She sailed from Liverpool on the 12th ult. _ The news, in a corumervial point of view, 18 im- pértant. Cotton, had gone up one-eight of a penny a pound, with a large business. One third of her passage was made in five days. The Puseyite controversy was creating a good deal of excitement. Navigation was closed at Cronstadt. Nothiog important from Ireland. O'Connell A) Was still making speeches. Ashbel Smith, Charge d’Affaires of Texas, hed « an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen previous to his leaving London for Texas. The armed force néw in Ireland is 10,000 men. The English journals ere-still discussing the elec= tion of Mr. Polk. The packet ship Montezuma hence at Liverpool in 204 days. The railway fever in England is still running high. , The weather in England and France has been Yemarkably cold this year. The burial of the Princess Sophia Matilda was attended with much pomp and expense. There is a rumor of a tremendous fire at Stettin. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 8d ult., but they are utterly devoid of interest. Spain is, how- ever, in a dreadful condition. The Earl ot Limerick died on the 7th ult., at his lordship’s seat, South hill Park, Berkshire, in the 87th year of his age. ‘The marriage of Count de Jarnac, secretary of the French embassy, and son of Viscount de Cha- bet, with the Hon, Miss Foley, sister of Lotd Foley, was solemnised on 10th ult. Burgess, the Bank of England clerk, who was arrested in this country, in company of Elder, tor forgery on that establishment, has been commit- ted for trial. A dreadful explosion took place on the South Eastern Railway, on the evening of the 10th ult., a little beyond the Bricklayers’ Arma, London, whereby two of the atiendants of the train were killed, end some two or three others severely in- jured. A new Historical Romance, by the author of “Henri Quatre,” had just been issued by Colbourn. Itis well spoken of. mm ss Barra Noatu American Banx.—Yesterday a special emraordimary meeting was held of the ;ro- LOTS some BnceBcase gaa a cosh baahng ek ities i America, 8 vacan in thet occasioned by the death of the” Wm. Pemberton The meefing was held atthe bank’s house, in St. Helen’s Place, and the chairtaken by Mr. r. bed been tout, etoremmed the docp Teuret of the ar e u ee| ol ie di- rectamiatibe bank had tapsined by the deathof Mr. Pemberton, whose super.or talents and oon woke —— Hepes Sear a wulity in jement u cet pate te at then was Gouveia to fill up the vacancy, and described ae taode ot the election under the deed. He had to ropose to the meeting two candidates, Mr. William Ghupman and Mr. Fowler Newsam, both of whom were eligible according to the provisions ef the deed, ¢ qualification for a director (the chair- mn in reply to questions said,) was the holding of 25 shares. A somewhat animated discussion took place in favor of either of the candidates, some proprietors supporting Bs Nowe, as ef tee sh ms mal proprietor, wi ‘ japman, havii en resi- Gent in the colony, and connected with banking and monetary matters in the British American Sormctbal poust urged. was, thatthe chairman ul Lt etry shares heid by each should give the number of Pl etor. Re ‘his was d by many present, as prying in- to other ’a affairs or Ghairman expressed the desire of the court of directors to yield the point, if the meeting so de- ciged. i it and negatived. uestion was e " Mr Newagu viedicated the course he had ta- ken, and anamendment to the resolution that Mr. W. Chi be elected. 3 The terms of amendment were detailed at some length, and were ultimately pronounced by the legal adviser of the court not to be in con- sonance with the special meeting. A rhow of hands havirg then been taken for both the ouadidates, it was decided by a large majority in favor of Me Chapman, who was accordingly de- clared a director; and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting adjourned. ‘ete at oy THE Leacus.—A mecting of wenn took place in the Town Hall of Holm- firvn, on Thureday, to hear a debate between Mr. Harper, the lecturer of the Yorkshire Protective Society, and the notorious Mr. A the agent of the Anti-Corn-Law League. Mr. rat addressed the meeting in a powerful and convinci: speech, which was heer 1 with it attention, mach cheered. Mr. Acland then went over the oft ground of his arguments; in the course of which he made the remarkable assertion that “he had never said that the corn laws were a tax ‘upon tood, or that we should get food any cheaper by @ repeal of the corn lawe!”? Mr. Harper, in his reply, exposed the absurb inconsisteacies involved in the above assertion. On the conclumon of the debate, the ion was fm between the corn laws and free trade ; when a decision in favorot protec- tion was given by three to one; lt which was hale with loud acclamations.—London Herald, New Navticat Invention.—A useful invention is now in the act of being applied to one of our men propodiion of R Feulerton, eq jit cn Archime- TO} ition . Foulerton, jitis Foun screw fitted through the deadwood of the ship at right angles with the keel, and set in mo- tion by the capstan, for the purpose of turning the ship round when, from calm weather, the helm has no effect on the vessel. It does not ini he in any degree, so as to impede the ship’s way through the water; and must be highly useful in the case of a ship being attacked by steamers or gun- boats, in bringing the broadside to bear on them; or it may even assist a ship in the act of staving. Reportep Fire at Srerrin.—The following is an extract from a letter, dated Berlin, Dee. 5. which has been received by a highly respectable gentleman in the city. It is right to say, that our own letters make no allusion whatever to a fire having occurred :— I did intend to run over to Hano ye nage in ty ver to-merrow, pre- eee ar geton’» Vi but to day I hear thete dre is at , Which is feared may prove equally or proportionately s0, to that which befel Hemburgh. Maile Brohan, an actress of the Theatre Fran- Qriee, some time back was knocked against in the street by a man carrying a heavy package. The Wlow struck her on the bosom, and caused euch pa pain that she fainted. For two months she suffered armen, the part affected being exceed- " and inflamed. Recently, on her consulting an eminent surgeon, he gave it as hir opinion that some substance had got into the flesh, and caused the pain. He prescribed certain re- medies, and two or three days after a needle work- edits way out. FS tirpowed that having been ac- foreed into the flesh by the lows Theledy i forced into the ul % jsnow doing well.— Galignani, ingly swoll NEW YORK, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1845. Puseyism in Englend.| (From the London Herald, Deo. 9.) We had no idea of returning to the subject of the dissensions in the Church so soon, but it seems to be our duty to state to our readers the circum- stances which are taking place in the diocese and "Lad, fet i jae that th ; nd, '» let us premise that there is scarcely a place in the whole kingdom in which the ‘Church possesses so much strength and predominance as in that city. An unusval degree of harmony and una- nimity has always prevailed. and the general tone and spirit of the place was that of the old English High-Church theology. It is important to.bear all this in mind, in one that we may fully under- thatit is no ebullition of * dissenting” or “ evangelical” party-spirit that we mow have to contemplate. This being premised, we next have to remark, that when the Bishgp of Exeter felt it necessary to ask the advice of his chapter, touching the rubri- cal disputes which were springing up in his dio- cese, ry found ‘the chapter divided in this singular manner :;—All the juniors were in favor of ‘“‘carry- ing out the rubric”—#. e. of assuming the lice, and reading the prayer for the Church militan' &e ; wi ies all the seniors counselled caution an moderation. One of these, Dr. Bull, canon residentiary, has just announced a “Letter on the Rubrics and Canons” Aoother, Canon Martin, chancellor of the diocese, has given his reasons tor hesitation in the Exeter ra. He states that among those who coincided with him and Dr. Bull, were Chan- cellor Pott, recently Archdeacon of London, the Archdeacon of Exeter, the Archdeacon of Bara- staple, and Canon Rogers. In these six names we heve a very unusual array of judgment and expe- rience; but their six votes wete outnumbered by ten or twelve young prebendaries, and thus the bishop found the detision of his chapter (counting merely by the head) propelling him forward. Chancellor Martin, in his published letter, saye, “1 do still think it highly desirable, under the re- cent circumstances of the church, that the bishops should concur in some uniform solution of ques- tiong arising on dubious or conflicting rubrics, and, with t to the rubrics which have fallen into desuetude, the memorial, instead of crease any opinion in favor of the general revival of such ru- brics, left that subject to the consideration of the ishope on its own merits. lt was my confident hope that any rules or recommendations emanating 4rom such general conference would evince, in thingsof no essential importance, that considera- tion for the feelings of the lay members of the church, that desire to avoid innovations in our public worship, which his Grace the Archbishop of coer tes recommended to his clergy in his ” 1, and I believe on various subsequent Such is the tone of the senior members of the chapter of Exeter. But this is only one part of the subyect. Let us now observe how the rubrical movement has been received by the laity of this High Church city. i Jt was not uatil Tuesday, we believe, that the bishop’s letter was made public, and yet we find that as ony ss Thursday one parish in Exeter met, and on Friday another. The parish of St. Lawrence met on Thursday, the 5th, and etait: agreed to a series of re- solutions, of which the following are some passa- 8s “ That the sermon having been for many years a most important but distinct part of Divine service, and during the lives of the parishioners and their forefathers the clergy of this parm bavae deliv. ered their sermons. in gowns, the parishoners view the troduction of the sarplice into the pulpit as an attempt to bring again into use a practice long discontinued, and as a precursor of many danger- ous innovatiens.” “* That although the parishoners have cheerfully given to all collections for specified purposes, whenever required by their ministers, they will not contribute to any forced offertory ; and they trust their church-wardens will firmly decline to join in, and as tar as they can, prevent its establish- ment. “That the parishoners feel it a duty incumbent on the laity in general instantly to resist ig, Pee ia the performance of Divine service, however portant or trivial that change may to be, lest in ee) times it be made an Segre for the i etion of serious important alterations, and to the revival of obsolete forms and ceremo- nies heretofore part of the worship of the Roman Catholic Church.” a ey then epeak of these changes as likely “‘to be the means of driving the congregation to other laces cf worship than those to which they have been accustomed,” and desire the chirchwardens to wait upon the minister of the parish, ‘and re- spectfully to request him to continue the Church re in the manner he has hitherto performed them.” On the following day, the 6th, the parish of St. Leonard met, and with equal unanimity agreed to thege resoluti i 4 . p “That iti ly inexpedient to introduce into any of eurchurches any of those innovations which have been attempted e here. 4 a “That they regard such measures as highly es dicious, and calculated very eeriously to injure t Church in her highest and best interests, by alie: ating the veneration of the laity, and by driving from her commuaion many of her most attached and conscientious members. K : “That they protest againat the cine of inno- vation, which, when once conceded, will inevita- bly involve other and more important changes. That they are ee that the pastoral letter just issued should hold out an expectation that an en- forcement of uniformity will lead to the restora- tion of peace. That, in proportiun as the novel- ties introduced elsewhere have been enforced in parishes previously peaceful, have disunion, strife, and contention been promoted. That they, there- fore, regard those of the cleray who first ereatec the movement which is now disturbing the church, and more Crates ote ecclesiastical rulers as have supported and abetted it, as incurring the deep responsibility of all that disorder which hasalready begun to manifest itself ; and which they consider will inevitably spread iteelf throughout the king- dom, if in like manner patronised by oter prelates to the no small detriment of the national establish ment, and triumph of all those who are watching for her overthrow.” é Such is the first response of the laity to the call for obedience to forgotten rubrics, which, as the Archbishop of Caaterbury observed, from being forgotten have all the effects when revived of no- velties and innovations. Here are two meetings in two days in a place where there are few dissenters and fewer Low-Churchmen; and the lan; una- nimously adopted at each is of the most decided and ep character. What does this rtent Pot the Bishop of Exeter thus fails, who, after him, will have a chance of success? And by fail ure we do not mean an inability to oblige hisclergy to comply with the rubrics; but an inability to sa- the mindsof the laity. F Tf these two specimens furnish anything like.a fair sample, as we apprehend they do, of the public mind, then the question wi'l very soon be seen to be—whether the rubrics were made for the Church or the Church for the rubrics 1—which of the two is to be preserved, and which surrendered ? (From the Morning Herald.) Pusyism.—We have heard, and we believe the statement to be substantially correct, that the archbishop and bishops have lately interchanged several communications upon the propriety of tak- ing some steps tor the complete extinction of the Tractarian schism. If the most reverend and right reverend lords had taken the advice of the public, pater: bos the most zealous and sincere iriends of the Church, they would have long ago adopted some such step as that which it 1s now said they meditate. It were, however, unjust to the most reverend and right reverend bench, at least to the great majority, to conceal the difficulties opposed to the course which is, we trust, now about to be taken. A case of necessity, satisfactory not merel; to a great mejority, but as nearly ae possible to all the clergy and laity, can alone justify so serio proceeding as an authorative dectaration in @ matter by the heads of the Church ; and to the declaration itself a perfect unanimity—unanimity not merely as to the principles propounded, but ae to the necessity for propounding them—would seem to be an indispensable requisite to the produ- cing of a good effect ; we may, , Say, in or- der to avoid a very illefiect. A » though countenanced by an inconsiderable i Of the inferior clergy—inconsiderable in character as as in station ai aye as we vive nm, @ vel ‘t evil; but a schiam among the bia woud manifestly be a much ater evil It was therefore prudent to wait until all should see eee the necessiy of acting, and of acting unani- We are not sure that we ought not to leave the subject in the more eompetent hands of the hierar- chy. The prelates know as well as any of ue— better than most of us, that in doctrine the Trac tarians have unequi postati Church of which Their sip ara tho tpeinred from var jes whi the: Fok Heid soribed, and from their "They know, too, that all the Tractarian innovations are the signs, and intended to be the party signs of the Tracta- Tian apostacy; and as men of sense they cannot be ignorant that the faithful laity of the Church will not endure patiently any of these signs of apostacy, however innocent in itself, or however respectable the usage of authority under which it has been introduced, if the introduction haa taken place since the commenc>ment of the Tractarian schism, or more especially if it has taken place by the influence of any persons, whether unequivocally or doubtfully connected with the Tractarian sect. Giving the archbishops and bishops full credit for piety and wisdom, and for so much of observation and egnciy ag mustteach them what is the public feeling, and the necessity of conforming to that feeling when it is friendly and laudable, we may, we hope, confidently rely upon the result of their lordships’ deliberations. ‘We will, moreover, not conceal it, that the con- duct of a contemporary concurs with our confi- dence in the bishops to determine us not wantonly to inter; atthemoment. The Timeshas become suddenly as violently anti-Tractarian as it was before arian, and how violent was its Trac- tarian zeal, a perusal of ite files for the last six years will tell. Bringing to its new service what the late Mr. Smith, of Norwich, called ‘the zeal of a proselyte and the tuty of a renegado,” the mes would be sure to distance our more sober because more practical pace ; besides, we care not who knows it, we have an insuperable objection to ‘huntiug in couples with the Times.” We do not like deserters in our ranks—we distrust them; and can even bey ono their violence to be no more than a disguised hostil'ty ; certain it is, that from Queen Caroline and Henry Hunt to the League and the Tractarians, the clients of the Times have rarely been fortunate. Our contemporary sellom deserts them, it is true, until it has destroyed them. And this is another reason why we should spare insulting the Tractarians just now. When the Times takes leave, we know that the undertaker has probably been sent for. We shall participate in the general anxiety with which the decision of the bishops will be expected, but, except specially challenged by some particular occurrence, we shall be silent. Tur Bisnor or Exeter’s Lerren on THe Unszn- vance ov THe Rusric. Letter to the Clergy of -the Diocese of Exeter on Observance of the Rubricin the Book of Common Prayer—by Henry, d Bishop of Exeter. Bisuorstowr, Nov. 19, 1844, Rev. anp Dean Baetunen,—I address youon a subject of very deep intrest to us ali—the Letdoregg Abe’ practice in the worship of Almighty God—which, in coacurrence with other pahappy causrs, has threatened to involve us in a state of painiul, I had almost said perilous disunion. That the mischief has not been felt so strongly in this diocese as in some others, while it calls for our especial thankiulness to Almighty God, may, we hops, be ascribed inno small measure to warm and steady attachment to the Church on the part of the laity, and not less, I rejoice in thinking. to the general soberness and discretion of you, the clergy. But even here we are very far from being exempt from thecommon evil. There are parishes.in Devonshire, and still more in Cornwall, in which grave misuaderstandings have arisen between the minister and the peo, le, from causes ans which neither he nor they have been primarily responsible. Discussions of important principles in other parts of the Church, though they found among us no vehement par- tisans on either side, have led, in several instances, to very painful results. While they have excited, in many of the clergy, a livelier sense of the responsibility im- posed cn them by their engagements to the Church, and have made them aolicitous to follow out its requisitions to tl fall extent; they have at the same time indis- the laity to the of aay change, by exhi- iting too many instances of the fatal ci juences of change, introduced, as it has elsewhere been, by private individuals, whether from simple desire of n ty or as part of a systematic attempt to bring back our Church nearer to the cor:upt usages from which it was reformed. It waa therefore actual fo reer of greet, and press- ing, and growing evils, which Hr d induced me to have recourse to the unusual, but strictl 5 emg oma ex- nt of seeking the advice of those w! office and standing, and I may truly add, whose high personat qua ooo Peres pre eminently fit them to form the Council of ishop. ‘Sixteen members of the General C! Exeter, toxether with the Arc! and Barnstaple (the Archdeacon of Cornwall tunately absent through iliness,) met in the Chapter, om and gave to me the henefit of their united delibera- tiona Another di of the Cathe- of Totnes istinguished a (refuctant! tained by sickness ) sent to us bis mints 01 toe: ‘one of tha mest papuleys and tant ts in Cornwall. They were unanimous in deploring Cap ion evils, and in ay ending greater, if some timely check be not ap- plied. And, if they were not unanimous in advising what that check should be, this very want of unanimity gave to fae the advantage of more fuliy hearing all that could be oe by ableand Cl ein adiscussion of three hours, more then two-thirds of the whole number in advising me, that the enly pre- per, and under God the only eff-ctual remedy, to be, at once to restrain alJ undue change, and the law as our sole guide. Of that law, the law of whole Church of England, including under that co hensive term not the pastors and teachers alone, but the people aleo—that is, the State -of that law, one main and if 1g object, siuce the Reformation, hasever been to es- tablish “uniformity of public prayers, and sdministra- tion of sacraments, and other rights and ceremonies.” This object, good in itseli, becomes inestimable, when we look to the evils which it alone can prevent. But uni- formity, it is manifest,can only be secured by laying down onerule. This the lew has done. And, if process of time has :ntroduced some relaxations in issu. ing in the great evils we now deplore, it is aconvincin thatthe true remedy for those evils must be soug! 1 returning to a faithful observance of the Act of Uni- That act has, in truth, every claim.alsw oan have,on the dutiful and’cordial obedience of ehurokmen. Beved i on the soundest principles, and declaring the litargy itselt to be purely spiritual in its , oP ral sanctions only to enforge the use of it, aries thie eee ana the Chapel nt compact; wi 18 Cl urch, having Las rr the nation « pure form of Christian worship, received for that form the assured protection and support of the crown, and all the estates of emer which, for this und ‘unda reason, is holden to be mental, tod te so declared to be in the great constitutional oe of union between the realms of England and ic Now, I do not say thet every from any mi- aute direction of the Book of Common ete: enshrined as it is in the fundamental law, deserves to be stigmatised ag avi the national compact; but I sey, that the duty of strict obedience to it cannot be too strongly felt Le any—least of all, by the clergy To this rif we pledged ourselves in our ordination vows. We renewed that ple'ge, so often as we underteek the cure oi 4 ar were otherwise admitted toserve in any other office fa the house of God. To the strict fulfilment, theretore, of that duty, no faith] minister of God’s word will think it a hardship that his bishop should now recallhim. He will, Lapis pom Tecorrine the fitness of recurring to it, at a time of eral du diffic , asthe one, the only rule, by which our in pul prayer can be Leeygeon| or safely regulated. And, while a wil fidently anticipated fren the olerey, ‘tppretec send tly ant: irom can we less neaiy acqniescence in the same course on of the laity.? Assuredly not—provided that we ual instruct them inthe nature of the changes introduced, aod of the reason for which they are introdueed—not from love of chunge, but to prevent change—to enable us, at length, to find a rest for ourselves amidst the fluctu- ation of useges around us, to find itin strict obe. @2 to the law. Need I add, that this very. of ensuring stability as well as uniformity in our public worship, is the very end and object of the statute, as thus declared in its pre- amble—" In regard that noth! conduceth more to the settling of the peace of this nat (which is desired of all,} good men) nor to the honor of our religion and the prope gation thereef, than an universal agreement in the pu’ worship of Almighty Gods and to the intent that every person within realm may certainly know the rule to which be isto conferm in public worship, and adminis. tration of the screenees other rites and ceremonies of the Church of bag fl For these reasons I soruple not to address you all in the language of most earnest —entreaty which I entreaty thenkfally acknowledge, aftet tne experience Hl 14 years, we never yet |, but which I now | forth with far greater an: than | ever before testified —thet you will Sapte or jo tad in eee avery attempt to je we parties, by rendering a steady, uniterm, ond peseetul obedience to the laws of the church, especially in all thet relates to the public worship of ‘Almighty Gd. as enjoined in the Rubric of the Book of Common er. if to this my earnest en- treaty [ add, as I am beund to add, the linguage of autho- tedetion and rapport of ‘your awe desire to art in confor sanction and sv) ol mity with youreen deep toe ‘of your — TL abstain at nt deteiis, Let me, however, say that I ad @ very cautions and forbearing tone e inail i that rerpeots (ae det @é the eity, as laid down the Ru One farther caution I would add, though I hope it is al- needless. mevhite T urge you to return to fall observance of the Rubric—falling short of your part in nething —beware of exceeding it. ir dan; of the call upon ou most power? would avoid being a fou most ‘wot! in ihe number of them thi no "9 oT bave unnecessary innovat recently hed occasion to urge, that kind of innov tion, the revival of obsolete Re J pel vired by Ja which are associated in theaminds of the people with superstitions and corruptions of Rome. ‘his letter will reach you through Deans eres and I advise you to communicate in your sever Ppp thus of yourselves you Memes Srekeets 3 jou! the Book of Common Prayer, * the service of the church,” telis you h eonrse to your if, is “to send to the 5 | also advise you thet mode in which you may be now the habit of performing divine service, until;there, been en unfor- J rtunity of collatiog the different practices and propo- tionsot the different Seaneries. “axe We may too, perhaps, be enabled to profit by the con- struction put upon the rubrics in other dioceses, if any simllet opesideration of the matter meanwhile be hed 7 One great advantage must arise frem this delay, that it will enable us \o make all the change which shall be found necessary, at once, and thus to avoid future change. Avery few months at the utmost will more than su: to enable you to bring all questions to adecision. Should it be necessary for me to explain the grounds of the reso- lution ef any of the doubts submitted to me, an ig potas nity will soon be afforded, if it please God that I ha health and strength to hold my visitation in the next year, which it is my present intention to commence immediate- ly after my ordination on Trinity Sunday. There is one “diversity,” “‘ for the quieting and appeas- joget which” I will now “ take order.” This T feel my- ‘called upon to do; bec7use, unhappily, the “diversity” to which I refer is saperied by many of the people as ex- ge the badges of party on one side, at least, if noton both. Itcannot, therefore, too soon be settled. | refer to the use of the surplice in aching, a matter 80 inconsiderable, thet it could not, of itself, excite any strong feeling in any reasonable man. But the more uu- important it is in itself, the more man fest is the necessity Pars rg ot of that factitious importance which is given to it by its being made the if See of disunion. This can be done only by Aeon hat there be no longer any “diversity,” that all er use or disuse the surplice when they preach. If there were no law, one way or the other, there might be difficulty in deciding which to require. But the law, on due investigation, is clear, however complicated may be the inquiry which is necessary to ascertain it. ‘hat law, beyond all question which can now arise, re- quires that the snrjlice be always used in the sermon, which is part of the communion service; and as to ali other times, whenever a sermon is part of the ministra- tion of the parochial clergy, there is so little reason fer question, that I resolve the doubt, by requiring (as it was required in the diocese in which my own ministerial life ‘was pi the diocese of Durham, end there by the or- der of one of its most distinguished prelates, and of our most eminent ritualists, Bishop in) that the surplice be always used. There remains one matter on which there is no rubrical direction, as it was not contemplated when the Book of Common Prayer was compiled—I mean the sermon at the timeof evening prayer. The power of the Bishop to order it rests on modern statute, which dees not contro) his discretion in ordering how it is to be introduced. I therefore direct, (and I do so with the express sanction of his Grace the Archbishop), that, where there is a sermon in the evening prayer, it_be done in the accustomed man- ner—that is, preceded by a collect (unless the bidding prayer be , and the Lord’s Prayer, and followed by the Rigssioi 1 hope it is unnecessary for me to add, that there must no prayer of your own composing, either before or after the sermon. I conc'ude with calling on youto join me in fer. vent prayer to Him who is the quthor of 6 and lover of concord, that He will sccept and bless this our humble endeavor to promote peace and concord among us within his own house, and in his immediate service. I am, rev. and dear brethren, Your affectionate friend and brother, H. EXETER. Tue Bisnor or Exerer’s Letrer. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD. Exeter, Dec. 10, 1844 Sin—The excitement occasioned by the Bishopof Ex- eter’s letter is increasing every day. Four parishes have already remonstra‘ed, and six wore, with an Episcopal chapel, have given notice of meetings. Norist-ematter likely to end witn parochiad meetings. It is probable that there will be one of the inhabitants soe if not of the county. There is also a it sensation at Plymouth The question is taken up in the most determined manner by the best churchmen, under a firm convietion, that a final stand must now be made, or the Chureh, asa tempo- ral establishment, is gone. The adoption of the surplice in the dyeing) connected as it stends with other proceedings of a Romish tendency, can, at the present moment, be regarded in no other light than as an abandonmeat of re, of the iq ee eles surplleg) ees a » a = the Knap wn, istermed by some white flag ot Popery,” Lite ach “the nerkel the poate sb ‘ A CHURCHMAN. Marriage in High Life. Yesterday, (London, Dec. 5,) the marriage of his Excellency Baron Wieumann,the Austrian Min- ister, and Augusta Somerset, eldest daugh- ter of the Duge of Beaufort, was solemnised. he nuptial ceremony was first performed ac- ce to the form of he RomanCatholic Church, at lan Embassy, Chandos House, in the of a large circle of the relatives and friendsof both connections. _ ke of Wellington, his Excellency the Fremch Amb and Countess de St. Au- Maia histtecelioncy Baron Brunow, his Exeelten- cy Baron de Cetto, thegEurl of Aberdeen, and Marchioness of Ailesbury, &c. arrived shortly be- fore 10 o’clock, at Chandos House, in order to be _— at the performance of the nuptials and rites. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, accompani- ed by his fair bride, and the Marquis of Worcester and some youthful branches of their family, came from Beaufort House precisely at 0 o’clock. Sa Excellency Baron Nieumann, immediately on the Duke of Beaufort’s arrival, descended from the embassy and handed his.betrothed from the After the lapse of about five minutesthe wedding party repaired to the saloon, where the marriage ceremony was pérformed in accordance with the forms of the Churchof Rome. The Rev. Dr. Grif- fiths, vicar apostolic of the district of London, was the officiating cletgyman. The bride was attended by her youthful sisters, Lady Blanche and Lady Rose Somerset, and the daughters of Lord Fitzroy Somerset, brother of the year of Beautort, and consequently cousins of the ride. The wedding having concluded, as far as regard- ed the Dolemutty at Chandos House, the circle ad- journed to St. George’s Church, Hanover Square, where it was appainted the marriage should be so- lemnized accot tg the forms prescribed by the Established Church. It was before eleven o’clock when the wedding party reached St. George’s Church, and the morn- ne Lie ers not being terminated, there was a tri- ing-delay. The maces service having ceased, the bride was conducted to the altar by the Duke of Besu- fort, followed by the bridal train before alluded to. His Excellency Baron Nieumann next proceeded and took the opposite side. The Duke of Welling- ton, with the Countess de St. Aulaire resting on his arm, advanced to the communion table, the Duchess of Beaufort and other immediate members of the family congregating around The Rev. G. Wellesley, rector of Strathfieldsaye, and nephew of the Duke of Wellington, pertormed the ceremony—there being present precisely the same circle of relatives and friends as at the Aus- trian embassy, a list of whom it is quite unneces- sary to repeat. i wing to the marriage at that church having been atudiously kept a secret, it being at first stated the marriage was to have been performed by specie license, the attendance of strangers was far from numerous, there not being, probably, more than 200 persons in the church, including the parti terested in the performance of that sacred cere- m ony. The bridesmaids were all attired uniformly in chaste costumes of pink and white. The toilette of the bride was a dress of fhagnificent damas d’isly, trimmed with deep flounces of rich point lace, ornamented with bouquets of orange blossom, the ly and sleeves trimmed with point lace an bouquets to correspond; coiffure composed of a wreath of orange flowers and myrtle; the entire toilette covered by superb and costly point lace, with a profusion of diamonds and pearls, the latter gems predominating. a At the conclusion of the religious ceremony the noble bride and bridegroom went to Beaufort House, and subsequently proceeded to the neigh- borhood of Windsor, for a short time before leav- ing for the Continent. ‘e understand that on account of the lameated demise of her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, there was no Weddle done, ner at Beaufort House, as of course the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Duchees of Gloucester, and the Hereditary Grand Duk. Grand Duchess ot Mecklinburgh Strelitz, could net attend. — The noble baron and baroness depart in the course of the ensuing week for Fiorence, the baron having been appointed minister from the Emperor of Austria to the court of the Grand Duke of Tus- cany. On Wednesday, we have reasen to believe, the presents to the fair bride from their Royal High- neegesthe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,Duchess of Gloucester, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Streliiz, compri- sng some superb bijouterie, were laid out for in- spection in the yellow saloon at Beaufort House previous to their being packed up and conveyed to Italy. The trousseau of the bride is said to be of the costliest description. English Theatricals, de. Parsentation or a Pirce or Puate To Mr. Batre. THE Composer —On the 7%h ult Drury Lane Thearre was crowded to excess by parties de- sirous of witnessing the presentation of a mastive piece of plate to Mr. Balfe, on the hundredth repre- sentation of the “ BohemianGirl.”—Mr Balfe,on his entrance into the orchestra, was loudly cheered, which was renewed with ten-fold vigor at the end of the opera, (The Daughter of >t. gh loud cries were raised for Mr. Balfe, in the middle of which Mr. Bunn red with him, hand inhand ; and when the audience had “ hushed” its own turbulence, the lessee delivered the following graceful speech + Ladies and Gentlemen—I was apprehensive, when the subject which is to form so interesting « feature in this nig: t’s entertainments first came under consideration, that it would not be altogether proper to bring it betore the public inthe manner proposed on that occasion. I, therefore, hesitated a moment as'to the part that | should take in the matter ; but, recollecting it was | who first introduced my talented friend to th it was only just that [ should participate in the present ovation. Thet favor which was freely conceded to him on his firt introduction to the public, I'am happy, to say still continues to be manifested for him ; and it is wi pleasure J add that the spells of his enchantment yet hold their aceustomed sway over the hearts of every audience. A body ete ee ones large pesen ae enera! public—having determined upon presenting him Pith a testimonial in honor and remembrance of the hun- dredth representation of his opere of The Bohemian Girl, this, the night‘on which he takeshis benefit at your hands, is deemed the most fitting time to offeritto him. And while I most gratefully and most cordially thank you all for the kindness with which you have viewed my own humble share in that opera, | assure you that no one can feel more heartfelt gratification than I do in being the medium of introducing to you in person my excellent friend. He is now before you—the receiver is in the pre- sence of the giver, and I shall ‘leave him alone with his glory” to answer forhimself—a task I have no doubt he will perform not alone in a much better manner but far more to your satisfaction than any other person. . The curtain then rose and displayed the testimo- nial itself, glittering in all the pride of burnished silver, grouped pictureequely upon a table, like a Greek ocky. 3 = Mr. Balfe then proceeded to embody his grati- tude in the following words :— Ladies and Gentlemen—I thank you. 1 am placed by Mr. Bunn in a most awkward, though a most enviable po sition.- | have had the honor of appearing before you several times as a composer. I hope [shall still have that honor several times more. | thank you from my heart, and allow me to say that I feel deeply the excessive honor you have conferred upon me on this and on every other occasion when I have presented myself before you. | am sensible of the high favor you have accorded to me; and I trust that my future professional life shall be de voted to an untiring effort to deserve your great bounty Ladies and gentlemen, { now take leave of you for the resent, thanking you heartily, and entertaining but one ope on earth—that of soon meeting you egain under equally auspicious circumstances. These modest sentences were accompanied, at intervals, by a good chorus on the part of the au dience ; and Mr. Balfe, making many obeisances, at length departed, laden with honors, which po one could a were empty or undeserved. On thir occasion, Mr. Dstin and his four sons present: d themeelves before the commencement of the ballet, and with a set of ‘silver sax-horns,” (instruments newly invented by Mr. Distin,) played Mayer- beer’s “ Robert toi que j’aime,” following it up, by way of encore, with Doaizetti’s * Tw che a Dio.” The tone emitted from these costly novelties is said to be remarkably sweet and pure, and quite free from the ear-wounding coarseness of the brass we are accu-tomed to. ; Mr and Mrs Kean were performing at the Dub- lin Royal Theatre, on the 7th ult. Mr. D Marble was playing at tbe Brunswick Street Theatre, Dublin, on the 7th ult. General Tom Thumb was also in the same city atthe above date. Madile Plunkett, M. Montessu, M. Desplaces, and Mdile Delbes, were playing together at Drury Lane Theatre, in the Daughter of St. Mark. Madame Vestnis has been seriously indisposed.— Migs Woolgar hus been niaying the former lady’s routine of characters at the Haymarket Theatre, with great success. Mr. Macready arrived in Paris on the 7th ult.— Ge had not sufficiently recovered from his recent accident to enable him to appear that evening, as had been announced. The commencement of the English performance was, therefore, postponed un- tilthe 9th ult. Ireland. Dustin, Dec. 9.—The Repeal Association met to-day. The Conciliation Hull was not so well attended as on the previous da’ erat | Al es ae Henry Grattan, Bog, was called to the chair. Mr. O'Connell then addressed the meeting. Herpolo gised for not being able to report upon the ten propesi- tious respecting union,which he referred to the com mittee for illustration and proof, but he would make the report after his return from Waterford. The proyosition would be by thedeclaration of the principle spon Ww they acted—oamely, that their struggle repeal was founded upon moral means, upon the ir fluence t public opinion, and the pesceful combination of good men ; but the total absence of tumult or violence, and ex. clusion from shedding a drop of blood (cheers). A gen- tleman temerked to him that he had attended thre cessive weekly meetings held in Exchequer street, whe: he (Mr. O'Connell) gommenced the Catholic Association. Then he couid hardly get feurteen persons t» meet. He tid net despair then—should he despair now ? Yet thes had many obstacles to contend with—the lish press, a great deal of the Scotch, and @ quantity of the French oress hed abused him. Toe association did not say any- thing about the crafty usu! Louis Philippe, the hypo- critical minister, Guizot. The French press commenced the attack upon him, and he wished that they would leave Ireland alone, as Ireland was jeaving them alone. Could anything be more base than to seek to obtain undue favor in England by assailing the leaders of the Irish people, and pretending that Cay oe beage not endeavor to take Ireland from England even if they went to war with the latter country ? The French had rejoined to hit ere and he had a word in reply to them. He accused qu r master, Louis Philippe, of being a tyrant and usur who had violated the solemn conditiens of his cceasion tothe throne. He had ne title to the throne bat the will of the people—the same iitle as the Queen to hercrown. What he complained of was Louis Philippe having obtained his throne upon conditions which he had violated. There were three conditions annexed to hit being made King : first, the liberty of the press ; second the freedom of trial by jury 3 third, the maintenance and dissemination of the blessings ef education. Every out of these was violated by him. Such atrocious laws were aot passed against the press in any other country. As tothe trial by jury, he had perfect arrangements for packing juries, and so far from public opinion controllin; the verdict of juries, he base a law, making it crimin: to publish the names of the juries ; and as to education, he had framed laws to put religious education under trammels. The Morning Chronicle in England hed also assailed him, and the Morning Advertiser also The latter paper had accused him of inconsistency. an honest paper—neither Whig nor Tory. It spoke its sentiments poeagen A This ne him of inconsistency, and he had gi up 1, and a'opted federalism. It was rather hard thet Pe should make an accusation against him withor into the grounds upon which he made it. Hed the writ. referred to his (Mr. O’Connell’s) letter of the 2d of Oc! he would have found that he had insisted upon the en- tirety of repeal. He required that the Crownof Ireland be ‘restored, and placed upon the head of their present Sovereign—that the House of Lords be reinstated in their integrity, and that the Irish House of Commors be reconstracted by 300 members. He pledged himrelf to no plan, but federalism with him was to commenc: only after the entire simple was given. He wanted 20a ‘in the pound of the Irish debt, and 10s. over, in order that Irelan feed eg paid; and he was incon- sistent if 308 were not better than 20s. (Laughter.) Even Dr. Maunsell had admitted that he (Mr. O' not made any concession; and the London Examiner also acknowledged that it was a misteke to assert he had sivensup, any thing The writer of Tiit’s Magazine also saw that he required all he could get from England, and as much more as possible. The Morning Chronicle also came out upon him with a good deal ot cajolery. Did they think be was so young a bird as to catch him witb chaff? As to the accusation of inoonsistency, he trested it with the utmost contempt. When he was looking for emancipation he was often ac- cused of inconsistency. When he found one course blocked up, and thet he could not cut through the rock he went round it ; but whether operating in one way or the other, he was always progressing towards emancipation He obtained emancipation by these means, and he pro- mised them that thus he would obtain a repeal of the union. The learned gentleman then adverted to passages in an article of the Examiner, reflecting upon him, and commented upon them in strong languoge. That paper complained of him for praising men on one occasion. and abusing them on another. He had done so, and would do "0 — The next accusation brought against him by the buse scribe of the Examiner, was his abandonment of the appropriation clause. He (Mr O'Connell) advocated the appropristion clause so long as the remotest chance existed of its being carried ; but when he found that Lord John Russell was likely to lose office in consequence of his advocecy and decited support of that measure, he did abandon the claure, because lid not wish to see that nobleman turned out of office—he did not think it worth while that the whige should have snatched from them on that account, by the tories, the reins of government. Ha knew thet if the whigs retained office, lineral and good men would be promoted to judgeships in Irelend, which were expected in the natural course of events to become vacant in the course of a few brief months from tha: |. They would have Pigot or Brady Chfef Justice of the Queen’s Bench, and instead of Judge Lefroy being one of the Exchequer Barons, Jackson a Judge in the Common Pleas. Black burne being Master of the Rolls, and Litton a Master in Chancery, they would have those places filled by liberal ea ned men. He asked whether he could have con! agreater benefit on the people of Ireland than to give up his advocacy of a measure which, hed it been persevered in, would have ousted the whigs and place? the tories in power. He did not think the appropri:tion clause worth contendirg for ; but was that any ressor pe! yd writer in the Examiner should have the unjusti- flable baseness to assert that ndonment at thr clause was norime? (Hear. h He hac reat the base assertions and acen of this wretche Examiner scribe—he had perused hia attempts at ing these assertions and accusations, and he shoul! that he never came across a vainer or weaker attempt If they had to regret and deplore the baseness of the Eng- ‘il , there was some consolation to be found in the ications occesionally issued from the Irish press — never reed anything with greater delight then Mr john Grey V. Porter’s new pamphlet, en! “Some ‘onnel)) hed cheers ) Price Two Cents: Calm O*ser vations upon Irish Affairs,” and it had efforded him such sincere |satistaction that he would move the in- sertion of seme extracts therefrom on the minutes of their proceedings. In his preface, Mr. Porter said, “I wich up ait hea cepted her full. fair share in partne: w. ¢ hor ors, and sat ere and advantages of the Hiberno-British empire; or by slow reat asian, aeons (Hear, not mean to re inserted in the record of their minutes, because the asso- ciation were dignity of an. it State, but to repeal the union— the continuance of which would inevitably lead to the severance of all connection between the two countries. They were labo! to gain for Ireland legislative assis- tance. They to preserve inviolable their connec. tion with England. There was no danger of a severance 80 long as he exercised any influence over the people of Ireland; but when he was gone to his cold grave, when he was summoned to render am account before the throne of mercy, no doubt the young ite of Ireland will not endure a continuance of the union with E; gland—they will not continue the slaves and serfe ofthat country, and the consequence of their determination probebly may be e social revolution, most horrible, frightful and calami- oe tye apy i Ir. O'Connell then proceeded to read those from the pamphlet which he considered worth: Land tion on the minutes. The first was the d ‘ies, in which Mr. Porter styled Mr. W. 8. O’Brien “the Bayard reproche.”— of true Irishmen—chevelier sans et sons ‘Then, again, “I wish to e tablish, in practice snd opin ion, in law and in society, that the islands of Great and of Ireland are the base of the Hiberno-British em- pire ; and there people are always equal, ceteris peribus, in its honors, management and advantages” “In the cial circumstances of Ireland the state sheuld enter into friendly connection, and on equal terms with the religious ministers of the Presbyterians. atthe Remora Protes- ten’s, and ef the Roman Catholics ; should begin by degrees to take the necessary steps.” Mr. O’C ba- ving read several other passeges and extolled their senti ments, proceeded to say the time was coming when Pro- testant spirit and patriotism sheuld combine in firm, but peaceful determination, to prevent the possibility of sociel revolution, and give them such a revolution as that of 1782 —bloodiess, stainless, end without a crime. There was one paoone more in the pamphlet to which be would advert. The learned gentleman then reed a pessege in which the writer observed that the ascendancy of Eng- land over Ireland upon peper in practice snd epin- ion must beutterly destroyed, together with Pretes- tant ascendancy, root and branch. Was it not delight- fulthat they had such a Protestant Lge 7? And happy was he that the old agitators were called 9) to mitigate and mollify the over it ardour of their Pro- testant brethren The plen of Mr. Porter, however, was nota very practicable one, but he was entitled to the heartfelt gratitude of Ireland, and if two or three more such men as Smith O'Brien joined him, the game would be won, and the country free. Every man should ter—every locelity hove its reading room. The wardens were to re organize and begin a pew plan onthe lat of January, 1845, and who knew but before the lst of January, 1846, they would have an hurrsh for the par- lament on College Green ? (cheers) If 60 gentlemen, such as Mr. Porter, were met at the bead of the pe on Tara Hill, and drew up a petition to the « fect—" We, the undersigned men of fighting age, with 900.000 at our back, implore of you to be so bind, feod, and condes- Sending as to give us our own in,’ would be carried. They should recollect that even the boys of 11 years old in ireland hed a disposition to quarrel oces- sionally, and that they had abundant of physical force, which, thank God, they would never use. The learned gentleman concluded his speech with his usual perora- tion about Irish rights and beauties. At half-past four o’clock the association was adjourned. Rent for the week, 8382 3s. 8d. Seotland. The manufacturers of Glasgow have held a meeting at which resolutions were passed to press the question of the abolition of the import duty on cotton woel upon the legislature next session, but we find nothing new in their facts or arguments. Their reasoning is founded upon the per centage which the duty bears to the price of cottongvool of lowest qualities at the present low prices, and upon the low numbers of the yarn spun from it, by which they appear to make out a strong case. France. There is nothing of importance from France.— The papers are occupied with the Spanish atroci- ties The Journal des Chemins de Fer alludes to a re- port of the formation of a new company mith a ot 400,000,000 of francs, to apply for the ion ot the whole line cf railroad trom Calais to Mareeilles. Frencu Smport Durres.—A Royal ordonmance has been published in Paris, which make material alterations in the import duties on various uc tions of India, and other foreign countries, brought to France in French ships, and also in the pre- miums granted by the government on machinery manvfactured in France, and used in the interna- tional navigation. ‘The ordonnance is preceded by to the King from the Minister of Com- which _ he states that the greater part of merce, the modifications have for their object to encourage French ships to bring home, direct trom India and other countries out of Europe, cargoes of raw ma- terials, and other natural productions employed in the manufactories in France. The following quo- tations from the ordonnance will show the nature and amount of the new duties, and from them it will also appear that the premiums on home-made machinery are to be regulated by weight, and not ad valorum : The first paragraph of the ordonnance says :— “The customs duties on the undermentioned articles shall be established or modified in the fol- lowing manner. All duties are upon the 100 kiflo- grammes, except where otherwise noted :— Wood and Roots of the Barberry—By French ships, from countries out of Europe, 10c., from other countries, If. 60c.; by foreign ships and by land, 2/. Co} , With alloy of zinc or of tin, of the finest fusion, in the mass, in bars or sheets, or from old articles destroy- ed—By French ships, from countries eut of Europe, 10c. Badiana, or Anisted, from China, in cristals—By French ships, from beyond Europe. 16f ; from elsewhere, 30f.; by foreiy hips and by land, 40f. le Oil, or Essence of Badiana—The same duty as aniseed. Ve on other oil or essence of l. Nitrate of Soda - By French ships, from countries out of Europe, one moiety of the present duty. The premium on the exportation of nitric and sulphuric seids is reduced ene moiety. 1 Rattans, whole or split—By French ships, from Indie, 6f ; from other countries out of Europe, 10f. BBamboos, and cther large canes—By French ships, from India, 60/.; from other countries out of Europe, Flowers of Carthamum—By French ships, from coun- tries out of Europe, 12f.; from other countries, or by fo- reign ships, or by land, the present duties. Cocoa-nut shells —By French ships, from Leyond Eu- pis | If. ; from other counties, or by land, or by foreign ships, the present duties. Lichens, for dying.—By French ships, from ond Europe, 10c. ; from other countries, or by foreign or by land, the present duties. Medicinal roots, not denominated._By French by from beyond Europe, 15f ; from other c>untries, or foreign ships, or by land, the present duties. icinal fruits, not deneminated.—By French from beyond E' , 26f : from other countries, or toroign sbips, or by land, the present duties. Balsam of Copaiba—By French ships, from , If 20c. the kilogramme ; from other eou! , Europe, or by foreign ships or by land, the t duties. Aloes —By French si ips, from beyond E BOF. ; from other countries, or by foreign ships or by land, the present duties. Benzoin — B: French ships, from beyond Europe, 100f, ; from other countries, or by foreign ships or by iand, the present duties. Raw Camphor—By French ships, from Eu- rope, 50f; from other conntries, or by foreign or by land, ti ” p Roo ‘t—By French ships, from ond Europe, 80f.; from other countries, erty lercagncnie er'by ined the present duties. Produce imported from India—Lacker, in ite natural stute, or in rosin, 50c ; in dye or in trochisk, 25f.; mo- ther-of-pearl, un wrought or in the shell, 10f.; raw tin, 100. Limeston~, rubble, and waste stone, dechets de » ‘ond lc. Special ulation for Corsica—Ironore, lc. The secon paragraph is in the fol terms:— The premium allowed by the law of 6th of May, 1641, to Lp tes oe of French fabrications employed on board French shipa engaged in the internatione) maritime navigation, shall be liquidated according tothe present basis, andthe entrance duties applicable to steam engines of foreign fabrication imported by French ships.” Spain. Grarattar, Nov. 830 —The most bmndroem 4 reports of the state of the country continue to reac! us, but from the difficulty of communication with the interior, in consequence of the late heavy og we have no authentic intelligence of recent jate. Although the private news from Ceuta gave out that the aggressions there or ae Spanish lines had been of a serious nature, ite official accounts re- ceived from Tangiers aliude to them as unimport- ant and having been caused by the disaffection of the Moors in the neighboring province of Auy: The Moorish authorities in the vicinity shown every disposition to aid the Governor of Ceuta in the suppression of these acts of violencer Belgium. Our dates from Brussels are to the Sth. Tt appears tolerably certayn that Baron Deffaudis has been ordered by the French Governmeat to oroceed to this city, in order to enter into fresh commercial relations between France and this country. Daring the month of Novembrr, 184 women and 141 men died at Bruseeia; the male births were 112, and the female 208; 92 marriogrs were incribed in the civil list ofthe town. No divoree took piuce. The thermometer is at present 11 degrees below xere—S of Keaumur. The canele are all frozen over. ‘Ihe steamers between Rotterdam and Aat- werp could not run during the jast few days. The following consular appointment has recent-