The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-21 00:00:00

THE CLERICAL SCANDAL AT ATHERSTOSE.

TERMINATION OF THE EOCLESIASTICAL
INQUIRY.
On Thursday week, a spiktial commission, se
pointed by the &shop of Wormer, counting of Are&
versos Sandford and several beseliced clergyman of dis
district, command sa inquiry at the Towiriell, Aar
atone, into certain charges of alleged immoral coronas
part of the Rev. Fredrick Hartehill Rideau, the perpaud
terrorist of the put& proosediage were emueelsi
in private. The ear in support of the charges cosprial
the eareirtios of over 20 wltnessas ; ad alum! 14 wir
messes, triadic( the lady alleged to be implicated. we
milled for the defers, feria( • residue of ab
sout 1
ell, -
area, who were sot wiled, to prove collateral essa, sad
whale evidence was wandered by the ermiesineen
portant, and sot all cocaributing to the male lees.
The defence set up rasa &labile the graver charge whin
wee suoserfal—aristelna Identity at the Noreen railway
@tattoo, rad the abeam' of sorbing criminality is the
lesetiop is the dormitories during the building of the sr
grammar sehooL The other charges were subsidiary en
unimportant.
On Saturday main, a Wl* before 7 o'clock the pobbe
and the reporters were rradmitted let o court, and the Vas.
able Arohdeare Sandford (chairman). addresser the met-
ing, said that after a long. laborione, owl most ;sinful ire
Metro of the 011144 he was about to read the racimon dr
cigar of the assifor part of the commissioners. Hada the major
part be
one commissioner wee absent. The corers
mod, that to the best of their judgment the charges id
adultery and lewd end urea familiarities with Ns.
Edward &odorant have sot bora nuetained, and that MIN
arena, therefore, any atisfutory grounds for inetitalbg
further proceedings on the above charger. The orawlio.
@loam arc siso of opinion that the corset of Mr. RM."
in nootintuog his moeUugs with Mrs. Sermon. with re
knowledge that such meetings were strougle disepponelei
be her husband, thereby erring him a:creme Pail, I.
highly unberming of Mr. Richings es a °legatos • aed
gta
tlemaa, and oated to bring scandal on the Ghoul.
steam
',inconsistent with hie profanes as • nembni
that church. The arandrimess e
kedi of opines dal
the promoters of the inquiry had bon deirele
arrive at the truth, and be used sot snare the gutless
who had tabu part to those proosediogs that ft ha last
the wish and bearifelt desire to do jastios in the ash
Yl
that they had dams to the best of their ability. awl the /9'
salt of their havestagatiess was what he bedsore* as tin
souracius jerinsest of four of the comniaionets.—Bw-
minaret Gazette.

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SHOCKING ACCIDINK.-43.1 Saturday everli4 !
fatal widen% took place at Ormeheld Maim. whiehh
Amite oa the London and North Wester, Oempany't ye%
about midway between Manchester sod Hoddenati. A •
porter ammed Thomas Autism. Most 28 years of %V. wit
iso duty so the ilia which leaves Leeds at Ere waist
past 4 twisted at the station at too mteutee pest 0 e'eleil6
The train "'Web insets it from Oldham bed aloe strived
shortly before, and those pawners who were
the direction of Xsarlenter bad to walk frantic:9Z
awhere the Whams breath terminates to the stelae, a lei.
tame of over 200 yards, in order to reach the Ilsocbutur
train. It appose that two passenger* who bad coins hills
Oldham lies had not takes %bow phone when the emit
began to move off, but toe of teem succeeded in Alai*
• seat in a secoodolam carriege about the fifth or lath hew
the end of the trace. The other perms was attimet6•4.,,B6" •
follow his °mouton, when the porter Devito. ISM ,_
danger to which he was expoeiag ►liimevif is sieniptially'
get iota • earrings after the train bad etirted. and elteagy.4
had acquired oceeklerable speed, prevented him from
ter:ne, sad elated the door. The passenger, however.
misted is hie attempt after the d. or wee shut. eta the
porter was thrown dome between the edge of the elation ;
end the carrimjet He was caught by the footbosed, in•
or roped 'beg for a short disown% sod the seil
lirredfullowing cortege appears to have struck his, •
that he was fang aortas the rail. The wheels of the 11
a the wanes thee panned over him. sad pearly rut 1
body is two. The spine was severed. end he was kill
ito
almost instantaneously. The omega was removed to t •
ithibwaY Eelel. Olson to the etstioa, where it awaits is
cieroarrk inquest. Tb• deceased was unmarried.
aid
Noir boo at the Ortesnold station three weeks. his swie
plain being Staked.
Tics HAIL OF GLASGOW AND THE " AYR Or
nevus."—O• Saturday owning (says the Ar
Odd
we received a wooed letter from the Earl of
*sly ussolieited by us and unexpected. It wee newitti
" private," but it appeared to us to put the cage In so ter
&wobble god fair a light that. for our owe sake owe dos
hie lordship's -tor we hops to be always se reedy to tuba
when we are deeidadly wrong me to ilea sat slew we
coneelowsly right—we wilted hi lordship's permisku •
publish it. Flavin get that pereabsios, we ley We!
our readers :—" The Saha of the Ayr Obscrrer.--Sift-4
yob privately to expiate to you the name of no borilleit
lee so strong ea expreettos fa my letter of the 3rd ingith ,
That part of your eorroopoodent's letter which ntistiett ,
that I lent Aso Bestows is roe day at Newaintlot
etatoomat Ism mid to hose made onepeethet sol
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although both totally liaise, might have begs
blarlied at but when • perms it focused elf holm wam,
called a duffer 'ls hie stable it is more orrirris. 18..1
a duffer mesas • hoses which is by semi isi,
, cede Serceirite by his owner or put, in obi
flu ee thee mot be tumbled to bet again's% it, sad
&fined the pat* It never Wig that moth
shall be snood to wia. I dive thought this
wry.— eat, sir, your obecLent on•••i. GLAM.W;
KaLber••. Axed 9."