The Lower House of the Convocation of York and both
Houses of that of Canterbury are anxious for Mr. Green's release from prison, but seem to be entirely incompetent to. secure it. The only device seems to be to implore the people who proceeded against Mr. Green for contempt of Court to apply for the remission of the sentence; but is it clear that this would be effectual ? The only true remedy would be the repeal of the Public Worship Act, which appears to have done nothing but mischief in the Church; and if the Church Association would but get a few more clergymen shut up for a contempt of Court of the same kind, we believe we should soon attain the end. That evidently is what the Bishops dread. They want to de- prive Mr. Green, but not to imprison him. And, no doubt, imprisonment is hard upon Mr. Green. But there is, after all, a certain satisfaction in all voluntary martyrdom, and that must be his rather poor consolation.
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