The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-11 00:00:00

MODERN PROPHETS.

TO rEn, 11:DrfOlt OP Mr 321,21118.

But,—Happening to read your account of the
predictions sootained in the book celled " Two Years After
wad Onwards," by the author of " The Coming Straggle,"
I was astooished aod amused to observe their almost verbal

oorraependsoce with those of Zr•l;llll7OKOGiii;:337.
Thews; published is New York Wllll5l, under the name of
glide lareeL All the interpretation at the Dram. the
Beast, and the False Prophet (p. 337). in " El* Isnal:
also the esplawation of the Frogs (pp. 338, seq.), Ike Ten
Horns. tre., are identical. Also the description of " the
time of the sod," the division of power between America
(including England) sod Russia, and the intended battle
interrupted by the 'enmities's:mot of the Millennium. The
only slight difference is that the later prophet pats off the
date a tear or two. He appean to have thought 1866 has
now come rather too near. and he has given his readers a
little mare grace. Thiokiog such plagiarism does not de.
serve even notoriety, much less smear, 1 hope you will
kindly insert this in your column..— am. he.,
Kenai, Oct. 10. A RATER OF PIRACY.

FATHER IGNATIUS IN • LEEDS CHURCH PULPIT,
—The superior of the Benedictine monastery, at Norwich,
oven iel the pulpit in St. Saviour's Church, Leeds, on
eerie& and preached from St. Matthew, chapter
rad., verse 4. There was a large coagregation. Towards
the close of his address he made referee** to the building
in which he stood, as one consecrated to Cod by many
tears and much sorrow. It warmed his heart, he said,
to speak to • congregatioe which had had so much
grief and bad been so sorely tried. Those whom they
loved as their pastors had been persecuted, aspersed, sad
maligned, and now had left "our" portion of the fold of
Jesus. Thus, perchance, for a while the people's faith in
the den chnreh of England had been weakened ; but let
them lift their broken hearts and bleeding heeds to him who
so wondrously revived the church of &gland, and clime to
that holy place and to the blessed blithe w hich they hadlearned
then. On leaving the pulpit he made the sign of the cross
three or four times, and thee took off a shoulder belt of
black silk or satin which had bees worn whilst preachisg.
ma lassoes were read by the Bev. R. Collins, brother of Mr.
Collies, M.P.
Tire &nem ARCII.EOLOOICAL SOCIETY. —The
members of the Sussex Archeological Society held their
venal autumn excursion yesterday, the committee having
selected the romantic little village of Ardingley and its
neighbourhood as the locale of their explorations upon the
occasion. The district, although not particularly rich in
archaeological treasures, possesses great natural beauty, end
being favoured with delightfully fine weather throughout
the day, a very pleasant excursion was enjoyed by the
whole company. There was a goodly muster of the mem-
ben of the society and their freed", many of whom came
tram distant parts of the comity. The point of ren-
dezvous was the Hayward'. Heath station of the Brighton
Railway, where vehicles of various descriptions were
in readiness for the conveyance of the party on their
archeological tour. We of the objects of interest pointed
out to the excursionists in the coarse of their peregrina-
tions lessen old Boman road, which passes through a por-
tioo of the parish of Ardingley, and which was regarded
with mach curiosity. The church was likewise visited. It
is a very ancient and interesting structure, containing seve-
ral very curious brasses, with a low mane tower and five
bells. The architecture of the building is strictly Gothic in
character, and the register dates from the reign of Queen
Elizabeth. A minute inspection of the sacred edifice was
made by the party, and the leading Niteroi were pointed
out by local antiquaries. The company thee paid • vudt to
the family seat of the Culpeper', at Wakebor.t-plaoe, and
• number also visited the site of St. Saviour's Collets, the
lower middle school now in course of erection at Ardingley,
in convex-ion with St. Nicole' College, Lancing.
SOUTEE•HE-BEIDGE TOLL-PRIM—Tim structure,
with its approaches, was completed sod opened in 1819,
at a total cost of 660,00 N. The new bridge could
now probably be built for less than half what it than
cost, though, on the other band, there is not the slightest
doubt bat that the approaches nth. menet day would con
more than the whole of the original work. It is needless
to say that this work has never paid its promoters, who
have now, accordingly, offered its use to the City far six
mouths, toll free, trusting, like Sam Slick with the clock;
that by the end of that ume they will have got used to its
facilities sod so convinced of Be utility, if not necessity, ea
to leave them no option but its purchase. The sum which
the shareholders ask for the sale of the bridge at the axpi
ration of the six mouths being only 200,0001, makes this •
eery tempting offer. and one with which the City authori-
ties would do well to close. The bridge, though entirely
of cast iron ia immensely strong, and like all wall kept
structures of that metal, is as good now as the day it was
opened. At all events, the six mouths' trial which the
City would have would give their engineers ample oppor-
tunities of seeing that all was perfect before the bargain
was concluded. I. the interests of the public: we osrt•saly
hops that the oommittas will give the bridge a trial, and
that the Serif may come oat of it with sufficient credit
to justify its being gives to the public for the moderate
suns asked for it—Tints.

PeDEnr---arasmur .Ltesterday morning a running
match for a bet of 501. eame off between Mr. J. B. Pigott,
of Norwich, and Mr. Holt, of Loadoo, at Blackheath,
The distance was 4 miles out and 4 in, from the fifth mile-
stone, opposite the Green Man, to the ninth mile-stogie oa
the drop of the hill towards Crayfard. The first mile was
pretty nearly level, and was done in 4 minutes 52 mooed. ;
the method mile, 5 minutes 28 moor& ; the third. 6 minute/;
the fourth, 6 missies 36 seconds; the fifth. 6 naiades
4 *woods ; the Dinh, 5 minuten 8 woad' ; the seeing',
6 minutes 2 seconds; sad the eighth, 5 mantes 24 steads,
Mr. Pigott winning by about 40 yards.
WEYRILL Gazix FAIR, Ocr. 10.—This six days'
sheep, horn, hops, and cheese fair eommeseed this more.
ing. with the sale of sheep and lamb, on Wevhill, a locality
is the centre of Hampshire, three miles from Andover.
The pee intended over a lane area of lead, sad contained
se lonies* Sock of sheep. The atteadasee of doetamsteas
and breeders was very considerable. and many earth from
the eastern counties I. purchase south sad west sonstry
down'. There was as active deemed for all well-bred store
sod nook sheep ; for, although swede gad other turnips are
abort, farmers are partially compensated by the free sod
vapid growth of mustard and colonised, and &atoms feed as
the clover ley. which materially mins in sheep keep
The fair at App/eshaw lest week supplied fanners with
Doreen (horned sheep), which lamb down this month,
and form the main supply of early fat lambs to market,
and lards droves of Sontbdoern bred ewes, legs, and
lambs came direct from Sumac sheep-beeedses. These
sheep were in high demand, at very fall mtge. The follow-
ing were the selling prices :—Soutbdowna, four-tooth and
full-mouthed store wetber sheep, 465. to 535. a head ; two-
tooth and yearling terra, 345. to 40.. per ditto ; lambs.
'rather., for stores, 245. to 27a., mad ewes. for stock, 235. to
201. ; and pees of choice ditto made Ma. • head ; stock
ewes, young and to lamb down early in the Dew year, 40a.
to 48e. a head ; tall-mouthed *wee, 355. to 38a.; sod broke
mouth (aged ewes) ditto. %s. to 32e. a heed Somerset and
Dorset ewes, reedy to lamb down, 60a. to 70s. • head, sod
others cams a little lower. Harnpshire-doiris legs and well-
bred swessohi well. Rama, of Snuthdown, Lewester. long
wool, and other breeds, were sold and let at from 3to 10
guineas ; most of the useful breeds of sheep were sold out.
The localooestabulary have taken op their oldbrarters, and
the Alcoa are being cleared out for hop-faetors, agents. ke.
The horn show and fair will be held to-morrow (Tuesday),
and the great bop and cheese market will open on Wading-
day, and continue open for the rest of this week.
DEATH FROM AMPOTATION.—Yesterday after-
noon Dr. lenkester held en inquest at University Colter
Hospital touching the death of Lake Garrett, who lost his
life io oonseepience of an aceideet which rendered amputee.
tic* of the arm onneaary. From the evidence, which was
very brief, it appeared that the cleansed was in the em-
ployment of Mr. Ambler, Upper Holloway, and on last
Thursday week was engaged io cutting chaff by means of a
machine which was drives by steam. While feedior the
mashie' his fingers became entangled is it ; sad although
as alarm was gives, sod the work immediately stopped,
the of hie lagers was entirely chopped of, and two others
so severely dsmaged that, cm being taken to the hospittl,
amputation of the arm, which was also iejured, was moos-
fteDded. To this course the deceased demurred, but on the
following day cemented that hie arm should be taboo off.
Being an elderly man, with a broken coastitutioa, the
operettas proved ten mach for him. Re gradually mak.
and died oe Friday last, the 7th net. The Rentost, havieg
rewired that this was the third ogee of a similar kind
which he had bad daring the last 12 mouths, said that
people died, sot so much from the effects of smputatioe, as
from pyismia, with which it wee extremely difficult for the
most experiethed surgeon to struggle. Verdict, " Acci-
dental deall•"