The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-14 00:00:00

BANDS IN THE PARKS.

The following letter has been addressed le Dia&
tenant-Colonel Dickron by Sir B. Hall :
" 9, Great Stanhope-street, hey Is.
" Dear Sir,—lt is with much regret that lam
under the necessity of informing you that I have re-
ceived instructions not to allow the bands to play any
more in the parks or garden. on Sunday afternoon.
I beg again to thank yon for your consideration is
cffering the band of your regiment for the gratifies-
don of the working dames of Spitallields sad
Bethnal-green and the densely populated neighbour-
hood of Victoria-park. I was very glad to meet you
in Victoria-park on Sunday last, as you were thus a
witness se well as myself of the excellent Londnot of
the 86,191 persons there assembled, and who so tho-
roughly enjoyed the mule you were so good as to
provide lot them.—l am, dear sir, yoors

Dickaaa."

NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAOUN.

The following letter appears in the Horniest
Herald:

TO THI 111701 0$ THE 10//1110 HIIALD.
Btl,—le pour leadiag artkla of this eseraleg on the
subject of the Banday beads to the parks ocean the follow-
lug passes: Possibly the ruflaaless of last sumer meg
De revived, and the National Sunday League easy summon
all the blackguards of the mewl:polio Into Hide-park nest
Baader.'

" On the part of the antral canatittee of the National
Sunday League, I most emphatically protest against the
unwarrantable chug* against the associetion.
0 The National Sunday League has bees established ft r
geauite objects, which are filly sit forth la the accompa-
nying praptetus, sod aumbere 'laciest its nuaben gen-
tlemen of all abades of political and religious opinions, la-
eluting clergymen of the Church of Esglend sad ether
deamainations, members of parliament. etc. The League
had nothing whatever to do with the disterbausse in Hyde-
perk to which you refer, sad it !ma ao desire to see them
revived.

" M an net of j aitiot, I sail apoa you to giro t►ls am-
arasication sa prominent and 'perfidy as iassrtion la year
salamis aa poasible, is order to easatarsot the (.)visas
offsets of your attempt to seamiest eh" Lew" by aatisipatioa
with aay disturbaarea which nay arias out of ths withdrawal,
by the government, of these privileges whieb the psop'e
have lately been In the esjoyameat of, sad which ahoy have
slows theateelves by their szeolleat sad moderato media
so capabl• of approsiatiog.

ROW,. M. Moaaau, Ron. CommonAlai llos.
" National Bsaday Lows, Central Committee
Room, Lumamov lianas, Adolph', May 13."

We read in the Brighton Guardian, "The Church
hal htey been mach scandalised by the dotage et •
'slimness is holy crden in this neighbourhood. He was
lately call. dto the death-bed ed a• aged gentleman, and
took advantage of the 000fidosoo reposed I. his holy
office t • seduce the gentleman's daughter. What render
the affair or re disgraceful an the circumstances that the
deceased bad presented this viper with his living—his "cure
of seal.," sod that he is the father of a family ef grown-up
daughters. He has been cnapelled to leave his parish, and
noway all hi. effects wars sold by auction."
It is ootifitd in the Gazette, that the Board of
Health at Leghorn has decreed a des days cuarautins on
all meal. coming firm the Levant, in ease of their having'
ae sickness ee berd, or there Livia, been nose during the
vols.*, and of fifteen days le gale of Eskimo o• board, or
ef died boviag occurred during the passion.
The Goseito contains a series of new regulations
sesordlog to which elute.. duties will be kdkd heessforth
t• Puerto Blew