Political Extracts.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 16, 10 August 1848, Page 3

Political Extracts.

CONSECRATION OF DR. HAMPDEN. (From the Morning Advertiser, March 27.)

Yesterday morning, the consecration of the Rev. Dr. Hampden, some time since appointed to the Bishopric of Hereford, rendered vacant by the promotion of the Bishop Mtugravr to the Archbishopric of Yorx, took place at the Chapel within the Episcopal palace at Lambeth. ******

On account of the refusals of the Bishops of London Bnd Winchester, who usually assist in consecrations within the province of Canterbury, to take part in the proceedings, the Bishops-called upon to assist the Archbishop on the present occasion were the Bishops of LlandatT, Worcester, and Norwich. ******

The usual preliminary arrangements for conducting the ceremony having been performed, Shortly after eleven o'clock the procession entered the Chapel, and was composed of bis Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, (who was ushered in by John Ba- ber, Esq., the Appsritor-General of the Province,) the Lord Bishop of Norwich, the Lord Bishop of Worcester, the Lord Bishop of Llandaff, the VicarGeneral (Dr. Barnuby), the Registrar-General, (Fnncis Hart Dyke Esq.,) Dr. Bayford, Dr. Twiss, the Proctor for the Deaa and Chapter of the Cathedral Lonrch of Hereford, end several Clergymen, for the most part friends of the new Bishop. Dr. Hampden, accompanied by the Rev Dr. Hinds, (nominated as Dr. Hampden's successor in the Regius Professofthip of Divinity), then entered the Chapel, followed by John Bunler, Etq., of Parliament street, the Bishop, of Hereford's Secrtlary, and having taken his place- in ito"s.all nssigued to him, the niorni >g prayeis ware proceeded with. The mosning prayer being ended, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury began the Commuuion ssrvice. The Bishop of Worcester read for the Epistle the appointed portion of the 20th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, and the Bishop of Norwich read that portion of the Gospel, the 21st chapter of John. The Mcene Creed having bsen read by the Archbishop of Cantorbuty. Tire Rev. Dr. Hinds ascended the pulpit and delivered a discourse which, on account of the masterly style of ehquence in which it was coached, and the description ot doctriue touched excited the most marked autntura. Indeed the sermon was looked forward to with intense interest, partly on account of the high theological character of the preacher, and the brilliant University career he has achieved, and partly from the expectation that the truths enunciated would be of a rhnilar character to tlu.se for whicti Dr. Hampden had been condemned by the University of Oxford, and a body of the Clergy. The Rev. Doctor selected for his text a portion of the 20th verse of the 28th chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel—" Lo, I am with ycu alway, even unto the e nd ol the world." Upon this text he founded .in appropriate sermon.

The fo'lorti g protest against the consecrat'on of Dr. Hampden, bearing the signatures of 1460 Clergy, men. na» pres.nted to the Atcuohhup on Saturday evening:— **Tbe humble petition, &c. " We, tlw undersigned Clergymen of the Church of Eng'aud, tleti e to appioach ynur G ace with reverence fur your high office, and with earnest prayer fur the Divine hles-iug upou your Grace's counsels and labors for :he Church. Yonr Grace's recent accession to the Primary, imposes upm as a solemn duty to make known to your .Grace those sentiments already larfjtly expressed the Clergy, and graciously received* by your \e derated .predecessor, with which we bare viewed the events connect* d with the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Hampden to the see of Hereford. It is well known that Dr. Hampden having hem elected t> that sfe at tae confirmation of the said el ction in the Court of the la'e Archbishop, certain objections ! were in due form offered, a»d that although any and alt objectors to the said election had been cited to appear, the and Assessors refused to hear the sa>d or any other objectord, on the ground that the Conrt was i not c mpeient to receive them, and that 00 an appeal 10 the Court of Queen's Bench, the Judges were equally tiiviced in Ojiiniou, thereby leaving the question of the validity of s>ucb confirmation still undecided. It is also ! notorious th-st the said Dr. Hampden has for many ! years labored under the imputation of being a teacher of unsound doctrines, contrary to the true Christian i fat'h, and the articles and formularies of the Church of England. We, therefore, the undersigned Clergymen of the Church of England, humbly beg your Grace to receive this our solemu protest against the consecration of Dr. Hampden to the office ol a Bishop, until such time as satisfaction shall have been given to the Church of the soundness of the faith and teaching of the said Dr. JHampdeu. PROTEST. " In the name of the most Holy Trinity, Amen. To the most Reverend the ArchbUhops, and the Keverend the Bishops of the united Curch of England and Ireland, the protest of the undersigned Priests of the said Church—- '• Whereas it is reported that the Rev. R.D. Hampden, D D., was elected to be Bishop of the Church and diocese of Hereford—and whereas it is also reported that the said election was confirmed in the Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury—and whereas it is also reported that at such confirmation, although any and all objectors to the said election were cited to appear, and certain objections were in due form offered, the Judge and his Assessors refused to hear the said or \ any other objections, stating that the said Court was | not competent to receive them—and whereas, on an appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench, the Judges were qually divided in opinion, thereby leaving the questions of the validity of each confirmation still undecided—and whereas the aforesaid R.D. Hampden has, for many years, laboured under the imputation of being a teacher, of unsound doctrines, contrary to the true Christian.faith t>nd theaiticlea and formularies of the Church of England—and whereas such imputation does not reet upon any vague report, but upon the deliberate judgment of many of the most learned Divines of the said Church, together with two decisions of the Convocation of the University to which he belongs,— such judgment and such decisions being founded upon sermons and other writings published by thssaid R.D. Hampden, and still in circulation. Therefore, we, the uudersigned Priests of the united Church of Eugland and Ireland, do hereby, m the face of the Holy Catholic Church) soleiiii.lj protect agairst the consecration of the said R.D. Hampden to the office of a Bishop—aud do implore your Lords hi us to surcease (rum consecra ing the said R.D. Hampden, until such time as satisfaction shall have been given to the Cuurch hs to the soundness of the faith and teaching of the said R.D. Humpden." [Signed by 1460 Clergymen.] This protest was unheeded by the Archbishop, and theconeecraticn took place iu the manner detailed in the above repot.