The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

A CHURCH GOING TO RUIN.

Yesterday, a meeting of the parihionerr of St,
Luke's, Old-street, residing. in the ecclesiastical division of
St. WirnatiJs, was held in the Vestry Room of the church,
and which was convened by Mr. W. 11. Dobson, the incum-
bent's cliurchsrart:en, for the purpose of consider mg
financial position of the Church."

Mr. Donsus, having been appointed to the chair, stated
that his liabilities amounted to war. At Easter last, the
receipts for the quarter amounted to 31/. 17e. Bd., sod the
disbursements to 32/. 7s. But there were liabilities left by
his pr,decessors, amounting to 491. 12s. On Easter Tues-
day no gentleman on the part of the parishioners would
allow himself to be proposed as churchwarden. Application
was made to the Vestry of St. Luke for assistance, whirls
was refused. As a last resource, the Bishop was waited
upon, at London Howe, when he advised hits and the Rev.
Mr. Adolphus, the cur de, to call the present vestry, in
order to ascertain the opinions of the inhabitants, and to re-
port to him the result. It was for the vestry to determine
what course they would pursue.
Mr. Iltnns observed that there was not a church in the
metropolis which was more spacious than that of St. Bar-
nabas, which contained above 2,400 seats, and there were
not more than 200 who now attended. •

The CHAIRMtN, in answer to a question, stated that
since January he had received 29/..55. Id., in the shape of
pew rent.

Mr. TVOWELL remarked, that when the prsent incum-
bent came, the church was in a very Nourishing condition,
and that after paying expenses for the last three months,
there was a surplus in hand. The incumbent get the eccle-
siastical comraissioners to endow the living, on condition
that he gave up the pew•rent.

Mr. Iloorme, churchwarden of the parish, remarked
that the late incumbent received 400/. a year out of the
pew•rent, and from the same source there was nearly 100/.
to pay expenses. The late minister established schools,
which contained above 1,000 children, who were superin-
tended by 60 voluntary teachers. There was also a Dis-
trict Missionary, and a Scripture Reader Society, which
were always well supported, but they had all gone to
decay.
Mr. Rook remarked that the Missionary Society contri-
buted more largely to the parent intlitution than any other
in the metropolis. Almve 2,0001. was advauced.
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The Bev. Mr. Anohruifs said that he had used his ex-
ertions to restore the schools, and that there was now a
paid master and mistress. The incumbent had since May
advanced a sum of money towards the support of than,
and 10 guineas had been received from the Governor of
St. Bartholomew's Hospital for the same object.
Mr. HOOPER remarked that they had had the services of
some very good curates, but that the incumbent had always
found occasion to cite them before the bishop. lle believed
that there was now a difference between the incumbent and
the curate. Ile knew that the incumbent had preached
four times in the course of two years and a half. (Hear.)
Several p►rishioners having addressed the chair,
Mr. GIMATLY moved, and Mr. Toga ELL bteoadtd, the
following resolution: "That this meeting deeply dei,lores
the present financial position of the Church of St. Barnabas,
and they cannot withhold recording the expression of their
opinion that, under present circumstances, there is little
hope of amelioration."

The Rev. Mr. ADOLPHU3 urged upon the meeting net to
press the resolution, but it was kirted to unanimously.
The churchwarden stated that he would pIACC it in the
hinds of the bishop of London.

Mr. HOOPER next moved, and Mr. GALT: seconded, the
second resolution, which was as follows: " That there were
various excellent institutions which were in a most flourish-
ing pnsition when the present incumbent entered upon his
incumbency ; that there was a large same!, containing
nearly 1,400 children, with GO teachers; that there was a
missionary society, which paid 2,000/. to the parent society,
and a district Bible visiting society, which are evidences
that there is no want of support fur th..sc objects, and
they deplore that nearly all these institutions are almost
obsolete."

This was unanimously adopted, and thanks were voted to
the chairman.

THE TURKISH QUEST/O.V.

LEICESTER, Tuea,.ty NIGHT.
A public meeting, " for the purpose of conveying
to government the sentiments of the ptup:e of thi. borough
on the necessity of prompt, energ, tie, and deeibive action
at the present important crisis of the Eastern question." wu
convened by tho Mayor, Mr. John Manning, on the requi-
sition of 166 inhabitants, this evening. The meeting was
held in the New Hall, and was attended by nearly a thou-
sand persons, of various political opinions. The 1111,XvIi.
presided.

Dr. NUDLE moved, " That in the opinion of this meeting,
the invasion of the Danubian principalities, and the con.
tinned occupation of those provinces by the army of the
Emperor of Russia, is an unprincipled act of aggression,
contrary to the law of nations, and calling for the most
decisive interference en the part of the English people."
Mr. WM. HARDY seconded the motion, and it was car
tied unanimously.
Mr. J. F. Rohm:cos moved, " That the integrity of the
Turkish empire being guaranteed by the most solemn
treaties, to which Great Britain has been a party, it is the
plain duty of the English government to foal its engage-
ments to the utmost, by preserving her territory inviolate,
and by maintaining the Sultan in the full possession of his
rights man independent sovereign."
Captain Halms seconded the motion in an eloquent
speech, in which he assured the meeting that having vi-
sited Turkey snore than once, he was able to pronounce the
Turks amongst the most enlightened of European nations,
if enlightenment meant high moral principle. (near.)
The motion wu then adopted unanimously.
The Rev. J. P. MURRELL (baptist) moved "That a me.
morial embodying the above resolutions be laid before Lord
Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Atfsirs, and that
the members for the borough be respectfully requested to
undertake its presentation."
Carried unanimously.
The announcement of the Globe of this evening, that the
Sultan had declared war, was then read to the meeting, and
was received with rapturous applause.
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
Mayor.

FATAL FIGHT IN NEW SMITHFIELD
MARKET.

On Monday evening two men, named George
Hughe► and Peter Legate, who were employed in preparing
materials for the surface of the new market in Copenhagen-
fields, had a quarrel about some coals wkich Hughes was
wheeling in a barrow. Hughes became much exasperated,
and challenged Legate to fight. Legate at first declined,
but Hughes persisting, some blows were exchanged. In
the second round Hughes fell, and was nut able to rise. He
was taken by some excavators into the tap of the City of
London tavern, Maiden-lane, where he shortly afterwards
died. Deceased was a powerful man, 40 years of age.
Yesterday Mr. Brent held an inquest on the body, and the
proceedings ended in a verdict of manslaughter against
Legate. The jury appended the following remark to their
verdict before they separated :—" The jury hope that the
commissioners of police will station a certain number of
police constables on the ground upon which works for the
erection of a new cattle market at Islington are now pro-
ceeding, as they believe that such • measure would be
highly instrumental in preventing future fatal occurrences
such as that which has called the jury together, and it is
absolutely necessary when from 1,000 to 1,500 workmen,
most of whom are strangers in the neighbourhood, are
collected together on the site of the projected cattle
market."

BEYOND A Jose.—On Saturday night an affair
of a very unpleasant nature, implicating two respectable
farmers, occurred at Crowle, near this city. It seems that
Mr. Francis liolyoake and Mr. Charles 'Lloyd, who had
been out shooting during the day, wer, drinking to ether
at the Fox Inn, with an elderly person, named. Thomas
I Price, formerly a publican, residing in this city, bat now
living "retired," as we are informed. A little "chaffing'
was indulged in, at the expense of Price, who was pretty
considerably " riled" thereby (as the Am, cicalas say). The
midnight hour having arrived, Price was fetched home by
his wife, and the other two left soon after. It should be
mentioned that all three were much intoxicated. Fries
had just entered his cottage, when a gun was fired, the
shots from which broke four or five pane:, of glass in the
window. He went outside, a distance of about a hundred
yards, to see who it was that fired, when lie heard another
discharge ; on which he again went into his cottage, and
fetched out hie gun, which was loaded, but had no cap on.
IL sllonted to the parties, and directly afterwards was shot
down. On examination it was found that several shots bad
penetrated his arm, and that one bad struck him Just
beneath the right ear. Lloyd was apprehended on Waxer
day, and Holyoake surrendered himself yesterday. lltel
have been severally taken before Mr. S:debottom, at the
county magistrate's office, and remanded until to-morrow
morning (Saturday).— Worcester Journal.