The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-07 00:00:00

THEATIMS IN HOLY WEEK.

Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the
" English Church Union" waited epee his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, on the subject of the opening of ber
Majesty's theatres—that is, theatres to which licanees
are granted by the Lord Chamberlain—in the Holy Week.
The archbishop was to have received the deputation at
Addington Palace, but being obliged to proceed to town on
urgent business his grace met them at the office of his legal
secretaries (Mews. Border and Dunning), in Parliament-
street There were present, amongst other gentlemen, the
Hon. Colin Lindsay and the Hon. Henry Walpole.
The Hon. Coax LINDBAT, president of the English
Church Union, said that be sod the members of the depute-
ties bad waited upon his grace to present a memorial which
bore 1,600 signatures, including those of 15 bishops, 8 deans,
15 archdeacons, a great number of beneficed clergy, peers,
and members of the Home of Commies, entreating his
grace to use all his influence with the Lord Chamberlain,
and if that be ineffectual with her Majesty the Queen
hermit, to have re-inserted (is the licenses about to be issued
in the course of the autumn to the managers of the metro-
politan theatres) the ancient clause prohibiting them from
opening those theatres under the Lord Chamberlain's
jurisdiction during the last week of the next Lent.
Mr. Ltsnass said the Archbishop of York would have
aimed the memorial, but his grace thought it did not go far
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Mr. LINDSAY said the Archbishop of York thought that
theatres ought to be closed on other days than thew con-
templated by the memorialists. The Biehop of Leedom
would Wee hare signed it, had it not been that his lordship
thought he could act in the matter more efficieetly on his
own behalf as bishop of the diocese in which the theatres
alluded to were situated.

The Archbishop of Cairn:mum having received the me-
morial. end run his eye over the numerous signatures ap-
pended to it, said—l need sot say, gentlemen, how entirely I
deprecate the opening of her lthjesity'm theatres during the
Holy Week have already twilled my earnest desire that
they should not be opened, by having signed a similar memo-
rial. Cartethly any induence 1 possess I shall be glad to one
in the same direction. I will not pledge myself to the precise
mode, bat I will pay the most respectful attention to the
memorial, and will communicate with the Lord Chamberlain
on the subject. Beyond that I will Dot say anything, but I
have the matter very much hart, and I will do all lan
to prevent the recurrence oTThat of which you complain. I
will give my beet attention to the matter during the year.
The Hoe. C. Larnear thanked the archbishop for the
courtesy of his reception, and the deputation withdrew.

A NOVA. SCHIMZ of BRNIVOLIMICIL—The Rev.
Thomas Jackeeo' M.A., Prebendary of St. Peers, &arm-tor
of Stoke Nervingtoe, is the promoter of an addition to the
many benevolent *themes with which the metropolis
abounds. It is announced that at an early date a prim show
of ccetermougera• donkeys will he held, with a view to the
encouragement of humane owners among the poor and the
well-being of that awful and too of ten misused animal.
WIRY/YAM ARMY CHAPLAINA—At • sitting of
one of the committees of the Wesleyan Conference a report
was which contained the following obeervatioes on this
subject:—Grievances bad been ,edressed and obstructions
had been removed by the War-office, which gave freedom to
the labours of the Wesleyan methodist ministers at work
for the army at Aldersbott, Portsmouth, Shorecliffe, and
Chatham. The President of the Conference respectfully se-
knowledged the courtesy and attention accorded to him on
all occasions by the chief military authorities. The Duke
of Cambridge had asked him whether they wished them to
be regularly appointed as army chaplains ; but be answered
emphatically no. The reason, which Mr. Prest assigned to
his royal highness the commander of the forces are worthy
of note 'lie felt that Wesleyan minister' who were ap-
pointed chaplains, and held the Queen's commiesioo, would
pass from their jurisdiction to that of the Chaplain-General
of the Army, and that was what the connexion never would
submit to. He told his royal higheess that the conference
could give all reasonable guarantees for the good behaviour
of it. ministers in the army, and that, if any of them
behaved 111, the °omission hod • system of discipline as
prompt and stringent as the military code, and that they
would not be slow to exercise it."

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ORTHODOX FARMING.—The Norfolk NEWS gives
us the following story, sod intimater that it is by no means
a singular ease :—•• Not long ago one of our Norfolk land-
owners had • farm to let, and at the sera* time it happened
that an intelligent farmer, who was about to leave his occu-
pation • few miles off, wanted to him the meant farm. The
landlord and the farmer met, discussed the terms of • lease,
and agreed perfectly on every point. Au agreement was
prepared, and the signature of the great man was about to
he affixed—the pen, we are told, was actually in his band
for the purpose—when, turning to the intended tenant,
be exclaimed interrogatively, 'Of Doane you are not
• dissenter Yes I am,' replied the farmer.
Then,' quickly rejoined the Noire, pushing away
the document, ' von cannot have the farm ; I will
not haven dissenter on any considenitioa.' So they sepa-
rated—the landlord to look for a tenant who would not go
to ' meeting,' the farmer to look for • lairtlord who would
let his land without any inquisition on religions opinions."
Ourcontemposury very mildly remonstrates with these in.
credibly bigoted landlords for "the very bad habit" of
" refusing to let farms to men otherwise unexeeptiouable
merely because they are not of the came religions anti.
meota with themselves." We hope some of them may have
sense enough to listen to the excellent reasons which oar
cootemporary gives them for being ••content with having
honest, imhastrious, thrifty men for their tenants, and
stimuli:Hag the delusion that a farmer will do the better by
his farm for having included his conscience in his cove-
nanta."—Patria.

C.aNINX FiDurrY.—One day last week a man
wet takes to the Manchester Infirmary who had been rue
over by a heavy lorry in the street& When examined it
was forted that a wheel had passed over his left thigh, which
war terribly leoended sad crashed. He sank wider the in-
juries in a abort time, and his body was removed to the
dead-home at the back of the infirmary. Next morning, to
the surprise of the serous* it was found that a large New-
foundland &g was sitting watching by the side of the body.
How the dog hid booed his mister Is not kaowe. but daring
the night he had lisped the high polies& which ~loses
thymus& of the infirmary.and the fingoomits of eem lying
about the room explained that he bad- got in through the
whisker. It is oaly oemseary to add that the faithful ani-
mal wee allowed to keep guard so long as the body remained
at the infirmary, and that it afterwards followed the re.
mains to their list resting place I. the churdayard.
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