The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-11 00:00:00

THE POPE OF WOLSI.VGHAIf

The following aingnlar letter wee written by the ,
fire. Henry J. Staley, Wesleyan minister for the Wo!sing-
ham circuit, of High Rouse, near St. John's, Weardale,
Durham, to Him Ann Philipsoa, one of his dock, who was
about to ovary a highly respectable young man belonging I
to the Primitive Methodist Society :
High House, June 18.
My dear Friend and Sister—As it was not convenient for
me to say what I wished yesterday I take the liberty of ad-
dressing you in this way on the important step you are
about to take—a step for which you must expect to suffer,
either in this world or the nest, Or both. Either protracted
bodily affliction, or poverty, or persecution, or some other
temporal calamity, or a premature grave, or an eternal
bell, will inevitably follow the breach of that divine com-
mead, "Be not unequally yoked together with unbe-
lievers." You know that you are doing wrong; you were
evidently not pleased at my calling upon you yester-
day. " Your deed is evil," and you wish to avoid
the light, and all who would; tell you the truth ; but
Ton cannot get rid of your conscience, nor of God, nor the
judgment day. If you take the proposed step, it will be
my painful, solemn, but imperative duty to expel you from
the society. If you say that the rule has not been enforced
in other cases, I answer, " By the grace of God, I shall en-
force it while lam here." I suppose it is quite useless to
ask you to break the connexion, that would he too " great
a price for eternal glory." Do not, my sister, think that I
hate you because I say and act is this manner. No, I love
you; and shall follow you with my tears, anxieties, and
prayers. Request all your friends to procure mourning,
and put it on on the day you are married. Please to show
this letter to the young man to whom you intend to give
your band. Give my love to your sister, and accept it
yourself.—l remain your grieved, faithful, and affectionate
pastor and leader, HENRY J. STALEY.
We are glad to hear that this strange epistle did not ter-
rify the fair maiden, for sho was married to the man of her
choice next clay.—Dwelians CArossick.

TUE CHARGE OF THREATENING TUE EARL OF
ABEROLVC—Thomas Whitehead, an artist, who was ex-
amined on Wednesday last at Bow street police court be-
fore Mr. Henry, charged with having sent a threatening
letter to the Earl of Aberdeen, and who was removed by
direction of the magistrate to St. Guess workhouse, has,
since his admission, been examined by Mr. Bennett, the
resident medical officer of that establishment, who considers
hint to be decidedly of insane mind; he hies also been
examined by Dr. Ede, who, although he will not certify
as to demied madness, is of opinion that the unfortunate
man labours under a very powerful delasion that a system
of espionage was being pursued with respect to his move-
ments. These opinions coincide with those expressed by
Dr. Brooks, of Bedford-street, Covent-garden, and Mr.
Henry The parochial authorities have decided upon keep-
ing Whitehead in the infirmary until his relatives, who it is
tiered are respectable and reside at Bristol, can be cummu•
nuated with relative to disposal.
ENLISTMENT OF A YOUNG NOISLEIIAN. The
Marquis and Marehinness of Londonderry have been
greatly annoyed by a very foolish act on the part of their
yeuagest son, Lord Ernest Vane, who, after haying had a
serious quarrel with a clergyman with whom he has been
re.idts,,g for some menthe past as a private pupil, in the
neighbourhood of the Andoover-road station, came to Lon-
don on Thursday last, and, fearing to encounter parental
indignation, adopted the absurd alternative of enlisting in a
dragoon regiment (the 4,h Royal Irish). The noble mar-
guts first became acquainted with the fact by a note from
his erratic sal. It appears the gentleman with whom Lord
Ernest has been residing bade his servant accompany his
lordelip to town. The young lord left with the servant,
hut 'wild not accompany him further than the railway
station The servant came on to London with a letter to
the noble marquis, but nothing was heard of Lord Ernest
until a note was received by Lord Londonderry acquainting
him with the fact that his son had been formally attested as
• I.crult at the Westminster Police Court on Thur A-y
las!. Ibis Lord Ernest wall the pupil of Mr. Law. wit'
elandettmely married the daughter of Lord and Lady Lon-
donderry last year. It is a curious fact that, although now
only a private soldier, Lord Ernest is godson to the late
King of Hanover, son of a distinguished general Apar, and
nephew to the general celsoossaitos-in-chief.