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PROTESTANTISM, POPERY, AND PUSEYISM. The...
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ANOTHER CATHOLIC MIRACLE, The late story...
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The Threatened Railway Stjftlkb. The Pro...
_ ¦ i-ctoftheDast week shows that , out reference to the J ^ ' ^^ Ewtim terminus , 11 of of 40 passenger-drivers « rom week each in Stem have recej ^ f " 3 g d J v f ^ nch-the work wages ; and ,. tha < £ ? P ° notoriously easy—two men have ^ T r ^ ee ^^ s . i ^ M 16 s . as wages re 8 ult 8 . from wa king ^ g ^ ii of me chanics can hope pay Which probably "o J morecrer to make an ant 0 r f . Suity to theVen of £ 5 to the drivers , and £ 3 to nual gratuity w remmm the firemen , as gooa c ^ reat 8 ^ ^ The « The matter inus unrr j 4 . u— ^ wiai nn hair
thre ; -months' no * *^^ E ^^ u ^ ft & hrt been generally J ^ ssentea ^ . hag not been dl 8 tur bed ; notice uponthe southern ^ ^ h , for as the "j ^^ e wh ole of the line , and it has not notice extended to tnewn division , of course it been accepted up . aa _ be nor ^^^ ig con . foils to Ae ground as far ta ^^ ^^ ^ ft cerned ; and aitn ° "g , „ " the Dart of the men south of « . -fU ^? mTo suggest that ^ month ' s notice should SXSS beVe ? Se , they themselves are not , at P re-S fffi £ ^« areT : ^ nerall y considered ^« = ^ = S ?^ Lr find that upon the Liverpool and Mantne the £ 25
£ ; V W which is the oldest in the kingdom , Chester line J ^ J ^ J J men to deposit as a S-c ondu grantee and to giveJthree months ' notice If their conduct was grossly bad , the deposit was forfeited . Eecent legislation has rendered the denosit system unnecessary , but the three months'notice JSll Jemains , and this was the precedent which Mr . Trevethick was no doubt anxious to adopt ; the three months' notice , however , being given upon both sides , S not , as has been stated , being extorted from the men to the directors , whilst the directors gave only a fortnight to the men . "
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Protestantism, Popery, And Puseyism. The...
PROTESTANTISM , POPERY , AND PUSEYISM . The preliminary proceedings for depriving Mr . Bennett of the incumbency of St . Paul's , Knightsbridge , and the chapelry of St . Barnabas , Pimiico , were " commenced on behalf of the Bishop of London , on Saturday . It will be recollected that Mr . Bennett , in his letter to the Bishop of London , stated that " if his lordship would not allow him time to
make the desired alteration * in his mode of conducting the services at his churches , he had no alternative but to place his living into his lordship ' s hands . " This part of his letter the Bishop considered as a formal fc signation , and intimated to Mr . Bennett that he accepted the resignation . A few days afterwards the bishop made arrangements for the future performance of the services in the churches , and informed Mr . Bennett of the nature of them . The
reverend gentleman then declared that he had not resigned at all , and , moreover , that it waa not his intention to do so . The bishop informed him that lie had resigned , and that he should , therefore , insist on his giving up the two churches . Mr . Bennett , however , stoutly refuses to do so , and the matter is now to be brought into the Ecclesiastical Court ; and , from the nature of the evidence which will be brought forward , it is likely to be some years before it is finally settled , as Mr . Bennett and his friends are determined to appeal to every court open to them , should the bishop succeed in the first instance .
Several of the most eminent ecclesiastical lawyers who have been consulted on the matter maintain that Mr . Bennett cannot be said to have resigned until he executes the formal deed required in such cases , a course which he is not likely now to adopt . Should the commissioners decide that there is ground for further proceedings , the bishop may , with the consent of Mr . Bennett , pronounce sentence at once , but as Mr . Bennett will not submit to this
course , the matter will have to go before the Arches Tk i the mean time the 8 ei > vices at St . Paul's lii 7 i ?( . Barnabft 8 will be performed by the curates . i . Sv % lurches of St . Paul and St . Barnabas were Duiu and endowed by the Reverend Mr . Bennett , the latt ' cr ££ n t !^ i 8 worth £ l 00 ° a-year - and the lauer i ,. } ,, o . It is stat ed that the reverend gentleman ¦ mi P ^ uPwards of £ 100 , 000 in the building tri ? f « e ° < Z g , churches * nd schools of the districts of St . Paul and St . Barnabas .
nf W i meetln 8 ° f the inhabitants of the parish nitZ ? * V convened b 7 handbill , bearing the signatures of Messrs . Robert Weatherley and Thomas hv » T ' church w « dens , was held in the vestry , and , Zoi dj ° / 1 ent » ™ thin the church , on Thursday cc-ndiU SV ° P P ° » ° f considering the general conduct of the incumbent as the minister of the pariah , comiT ^ T 1 whichtho services of the church were ornam ? ? * the P P ™ ty of interference with the coUoS ^ ° i nrtlcloai of tho Cancel , or with alms utended Tl e , T Tho meetin « W < 18 »«™«> My baS £ " ? i l ( ii B P eakor wa » Mr . W . Bainbridge , opcnli , i : ' accu 8 ed the vicar of having KovnlTr d r ed X rote » tanti 8 tn , of stigmatizing the c mtiii , ° ° f 1 G 88 a 8 a blunder a " ¦ ° » imo . " His ' illor S t ' - W " ' Hear tho «»» urch / meaning auricJl , fl ? - " Ho "PProved of absolution and RolZ » COnfo 8 L B 1 On ; and ' " - ™™ it not for the 8 < HUen chum that bound him to his parish thero
could be no doubt that he would go over to Rome , as his daughter had already done . " A letter from the vicar was read in which he appealed to the Prayer Book and the Rubric in justification . Resolutions were passed expressing the belief of the meeting that the incumbent was not attached to the Protestant faith , seeking the advice of the bishop on the subject , and directing the churchwardens to remove some of the candlesticks from the communion table . The Dublin Evening Mai l prints a petition by English Roman Catholic priests to the Propaganda at Rome against the establishment of the hierarchy in the manner in which it has been established . Referring to this complaint a distinguished Roman Catholic ecclesiastic says , " It was law in spirituals that we wanted , and not titles . The Bishops have
been encroaching for above half a century . Their first step was to impose the oath at ordinations ; a thing equally unknown to canon law and opposed to English , and which , when thus introduced , Dr . Lingard and several other priests refused to take . Their next step was to assume the power of removing parish priests at their own pleasure , but in which they never quite succeeded before Dr . Wiseman came . Their last usurpation was that of the universal right of nominating to livings and churches . The Monks and Jesuits were the first of their opponents in this instance , and their resistance was successful ; but nothing but a strict law can prevent the ultimate success of the bishops . By means of the deathbed , they will by degrees get all these trusts into their own hands . "
In pursuance of a requisition to the high-sheriff of Huntingdonshire , a crowded meeting was held in the Sessions Court at the Town-hall ; J . Lawrance , Esq ., under-sheriff , presided . The Earl of Sandwich , Earl Fitzwilliam , the Reverend ~ W . M'Ghee , the Reverend Mr . Baines , and Mr . Brighty ( a Dissenter ) , took part in the proceedings , which resulted in the adoption of an anti-Papal address to the Queen . Earl Fitzwilliam spoke strongly against Roman Catholicism . He viewed the present controversy as no mere contest between Papal Episcopacy and Anglican Episcopacy , but between the principles of the Reformation and the Papacy : —
" He believed that if this country were subject to the spiritual domination 6 f the Church of Rome it' would pave the way to the destruction of the civil liberties of the country . ( Applause . ) His opinion was that Roman Catholic bishops should not be allowed to continue the use of the titles they had assumed—( hear , hear)—and that some measure should be prepared for preventing them from using those titles . Beyond that , he doubted the wisdom of any legislation , because he did not think any legislation calculated to attain the required end . " The Liverpool Courier says , with reference to the recent riot in Cheshire : — " Priest Brown , of Birkenhead . —It is rumoured that this gentleman's superiors are not pleased with the result of the late proceedings at Birkenhead , and that , in consequence , he has received orders to quit his present situation . "
A letter from the brother of Earl Grey , who is the Rector of Morpeth , to one of his churchwardens , is a curious specimen of Tractarian concession . To make the hour of morning service on Sundays at half-past ten o ' clock instead often , and to have a " plain service , " except on great festivals , for communicants , instead of a choral service , is the very maximum of Mr . Grey ' s concessions to the prejudices of the laity . Father Ignatius ( the Honourable and Reverend Mr . Spencer ) was assaulted in Liverpool , yesterday week . Whilst passing from St . Patrick ' s Chapel , he was met by two men , one of whom cast his arms around his neck ,
whilst the other tripped him . One of the party subsequently attempted to kick the reverend gentleman whilst he lay on the ground , but was prevented by a female , who struck him a severe blow with a basket across the head . A few blows passed between the attacking party and some bystanders , but the arrival of the police put an end to the disgraceful scene . The Reverend F . Oakeley makes an appeal to the readers of the Tablet , in its last number , for help " towards making up a little sum for the bare maintenance of a person , who , by the prospect of downright destitution , is tempted to renounce the faith . "
The Liverpool Protestant Operative and Reform Association held a great meeting on Monday . The Reverend Dr . M'Neile , who presided , addressed the meeting at considerable length , and expressed a hope that England would not stultify herself in the eyes of the civilized world by allowing the talk of a bravo to end in the conduct of a ninny ; for if her conduct were now hesitating or faltering—if she refused to take decisive measures in reference to the Popish hierarchy , she would give proof that all her late talk had been no better than blustering and bravado . Lord Camoys , Roman Catholic nobleman , has written to the Times , intimating his dissent from the addrens presented recently to Cardinal Wiseman by his fellowreligionists . His lordship reserves his explicit statement of his views for " hifl'place in Parliament . "
A public meeting of the Congregationalists and Baptists of Lceda was held in the East Parade chapel , on Thursday week , for tho purpose of considering tho propriety of expressing their sentiments on the recent uct of the Pope . Mr . Edward Uaincs waa called to the chair . Resolutions were passed declaring attachment to the principles of the Reformation , and in favour of that civil and religious equality for which Nonconformists have been struggling for three centuries . A letter from Naples says , " We 'have an unusual number of English travellers this winter ; tho Jesuits arc
active amongst them . I hear of several attempts at conversion ; the proselytism , however , is chiefly directed towards the ladies . " The Standard says that Mr . Sergeant Bellasis has been received into the Roman Catholic church . The French papers announce likewise the conversion to that church of the Reverend Mr . Laprimandaye , who has made his profession at Marseilles .
Another Catholic Miracle, The Late Story...
ANOTHER CATHOLIC MIRACLE , The late story of the miraculous picture of the Virgin , at Rimini , whose eyes moved in various directions , has been completel y thrown into the shade during the last few weeks by a picture representing " The Descent of Christ from the Cross , " at the Church of St . Saturnin , in the canton and arondissement of Apt , in the department of the Vaucluse . The alleged miracle consists in the flowing of blood from the picture . The Pouvoir publishes a letter , dated the 24 th ultimo , from the sub-prefect of Apt , M . Grave , in which that gentleman gives a minute account of the miracle , with all its attendant circumstances . According to his statement , the first
witness of it was a girl of Saignon , named Rosette Tamisier , long noted for her piety . While engaged in prayer in the Chapel of Saint Saturnin , martyr and archbishop of Toulouse , she , on three different occasions , saw blood flow from the wounds in Christ ' s body in the picture placed above the altar . The authorities having heard of the miracle , an investigation was made , when it was found to he perfectly correct . " The blood on the light side consisted , " says a lieutenant of gendarmerie , who was called in to report , " of eight drops , in the form of pearl 3 , of the size of a little pea ; on the right it formed a line of six centimetres in length , ending in a drop ; on the left hand and the left foot the blood was less abundant , but still
sufficient to trace from the two points of two or three centimetres also terminating by a drop . " That no doubt might exist as to the reality of the prodigy , the lieutenant caused the upper part of the altar and the painting to be removed , and ascertained that it was absolutely impossible that the least thing could have penetrated the interior of the altar or behind the painting ; moreover , the wall behind the painting was covered with a cement perfectly intact in all parts . In consequence of this statement a still more strict investigation was made : —
" On the 20 th the sfib-prefect , accompanied by M . Gullibert , juge d'instruction , and M . Jacques , substitute of the Procureur of the Republic , went to Saint Saturnin ; the Archbishop of Avignon had arrived on the previous evening . After paying his respects to the prelate , the sub-prefect went , in company with Dr . C . Bernard , an eminent physician of Apt , towards the church . As they were ascending the hill on which it is situated £ hey heard the bell ring . ' This , ' says the functionary , ' was the signal of the commencement of the manifestation of the prodigy . ' He was much vexed at it , as he was desirous of being in the chapel ' before the appearance of the oozing of the blood . ' But they hurried on : a number of persons were assembled around the church . The cure that the of the blood had
met him ; he announced oozing commenced , but that he could not open the church until the arrival of the Archbishop . However , the sub prefect insisted , and , at last , the cure let him in : he took with him Drs . Bernard and Clement . The high altar was lighted with wax candles ; at one corner was Rosette Tamisier , kneeling in prayer , with her hands crossed , nnd her head leaning on the altar : she appeared completely absorbed in devotion . ' I ascended the table of the altar , says the sub-prefect , ' accompanied by Dr . Clement ; I examined the wound by the light of a wax candle ; I ascertained that from those of the right hand , the two feet , and heart blood ooxed . The drop of blood which was on the right hand visibly encreased ; it appeared to
me like a drop of blood , such as arises on the end of the finger , on being pricked by a sharp instrument , when the lower part is lightly pressed ; it was at the moment at which the drop of blood of the right hand was about to fall or flow , that I wiped it three several times with a piece of linen . The first two operations gave two very red stains of blood ; in the third , the stain was clearer . After this operation tho wound remained perfectly dry . I also wiped several times the two wounds on the feet , and I remarked that the drops were clearer , and the oozing less sensible . I did the same to the wound on the right side ; there were there a dozen drops of blood , which nearly formed the design of a heart . That of tho the
middle presented the same phenomenon aa that of right hand , and it was of a darkish colour . Those that were around resembled , on the contrary , the drops of the feet . I took away the drop of the middle , and one or two on the right . At this moment the Archbishop entered the chapel . I accordingly left untouched the other drops of the wound on the side , and abstained from wiping the wound on the left hand , from which no blood had oozed . I descended from the altar . The Archbishop , followed by a numerous body of the clergy , knelt at the foot of the altar , and , after a short prayer , examined the drops of blood which I had left at the wound of the heart , and he wiped them with a piece of linen . This piece of linen and mine were covered in all with about thirty drops of
blood ; and they were exhibited to tho curiosity of tho population , who filled the church . The clergy and a body of young girls sang hymns ; and we waited in expeot . itioli of a new oozing , but none came . The girl Itosetto Tamisier , who still remained absorbed in prayer , was asked several times if the blood would flow again . A first time she did not answer ; a second , she said she did not know ; a third , that she did not believe it would . After this laut reply , about an tour after the arrival of
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 4, 1851, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_04011851/page/3/
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