The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-29 00:00:00

SUNDAY EXCURSION TRAINS.

TO TIOI XDITOZ OP Tar ZIFRI:88.

Eint,—You will much oblige the committee by
I Orin pabhatty to yaw next Wee to the atmompanying
copy of a memorial from the archbishops and bishop* of the
Church of England, and from the other bodies named
therein, against the running of exeursios trains on the
Lord'irdey.—l am, &c. HENRY STEVENS,
Cloned Secretary.
' _ _

Lord's•day Manama Society, 20, Joba-street,
Adelphi, W. 0., December

Copy of armorial from the archbishops and bishops of the
Mune of Regknd to the respective bodies of directors of
railways, ou which excursion trains are run on the Lord's.
day.

To the chairman and directors of the London, Brighten,
and Soutb-Coast Railway, South Western Railway, the
Routh Eastern Railway, London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway, the Eastern Counties Railway, London and TR-
bun Railway, the North London Railway, and the Great
Western Railway.
We, the undersigned archbishops and bishop+ of the
United Church el England ■od Ireland, reapsotfully en.
treat yeti to di continue the running of =ninon mica oa
the Lord's.dity.
1. Because we an convinced that it Is In accordance with
the will of Clod, and essential to the well-being of moo,
that the LorsTmday be kept holy for the worship of Cod,
and the performanoe of religious duties.
2. Because excursion trains become a temptation to many
to make &today a day al dissipation, and thereby tend to
demoralise them, and those with whom they come in
contact.

S. Became, while we are anxious to secure the work-
lag chaste the relaxation which they need, we believe that
the object eau be obtained witbeat enoouraging the practlis
of travelling on the Lord's-day, as for example, by affonl-
bag them as opportunity of travelling at a cheap rate on a
week day. _ _ _

4. Because excursion trains deprive both the company's
'eremite and many persons in the places to which they run
of the weekly day of rest, which they all require, as ac-
countable beings, with a view to preparation for eternity,
15. Because we are persuaded that the more rest you allow
your servants on the Lord's-day the more efficient they will
be, both morally and phyMmilly, for your service.
Believing, therefore, that 'Sunday excarsion traias are
wrong in themselves, and injurioes both to the public and
to the railway companies, we earnestly hope you will add
the weight of your example to that of several of the other
leading midway companies, and refrain from running them.
And we hereby give authority to have these our signa-
tures added to memorials to as many other boards of
directors as roe Sunday excursion trains.
J. B. CANYILIA, A. T. Cimars,
C. T. DSOs. J. Cuarma,
A. O. Lomas, W. IL Sawa,
0. Durzue, Taos. Vora.= S. AaAeE,
0. Warm, C. ST. Deana,
O. Paressoeovax, SAM. CABLIBLI,
T. ELY, A. LWIDAIY,
J. LICIMILIL R. Roma_
3. P. KANCLIZOTEL, Jana T. Amaral,
Aocruen, BATH &Woos, J. O. Roaborrn,
K Enna, W. Or OM:UTZ& & Beurfor„
B. Oros, Holum donne & Max,
Jowl Lwow, J. 0. Batom.
H. Woman:o,
N.B. Aldo,* the Bishop of Hereford alone does not
sign the memorial, be speaks of the "object" of the memo-
rial as " excellent."
Memorials with the like prayer wen presented at the
same time from the Congregational Body of England and
Wales, signed by three representatives on behalf of.
Prom the 00efereoeo of the people ailed Methodists,
signed by the president on behalf of.
From the Presbeterians of London, signed by one repro-
salinities ou behalf of.
From members of the Annual Committee of the Methodist
New Ocnnexion Conference, signed by 12 representatives on
behalf
From various parishes and congregations in London and
the neighbourhood, mow which were one from 1,165
inhabitants of East London, and one from 1.409 working
men in Stepney, Poplar, and other parts of the east of
London.
And from the Society for Promoting the Due Observance
el the Lord's Day.

The Belfast News Letter states that a biography
of the late lamented Sheridan Knowlee is about to be pub-
limbed by his son-iudaw, the Be,. W. Dobbin, A.IL, chap.
lain of Ettomprewe Hespitel, Dublin.
Mr. T. J. Kent (barrister) has been appointed
Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry into Convict Die-
eiptioe. Hr. George Wiegrove OW has been appointed
Copyhold Omateher, In the room of the late Mr. H. C.
Mules.
CRYSTAL PALACL—The experiment of making
Saturday a shilling day proved a great swam, as the
attendance of twelve thonesed peewee on Saturday last
testified. The emusernente provided gave general "stir
beim', while Bloodin's pmformence on the low rope excited
,se much enthusiasm &never after the special entertainment'.
The great orpu peeled forth its powerful notes, and the
asemmabled thousands promenaded the DINS, which were
beelantly lighted up. All the amassment, will be repeated
to-dry.
DRUIDIC FESTIVAL AT OXFORD.—The annual
r festival of the Droll; will be ealebeated as usual on tiorr-
year's-day. in the Tows Hall, Oxford. It is the great
pthming of the year, and will be attended by the Right
'ldol. E. Cardwell, M.P. for Oxford, Mr. 0. Neste, the ex-
M.P., and Serjeant Gush*, the unsucosedid candidate.
but still aspirant for the rapreseolation of the city. A
pump of alma between the politiall leaders who Word
these festivals generally takes pleas, end is fad is always
looked forward to as are of its attractive features. •
AGES OF THE appears from Ii ho's
Who is 1863, that the eldest duke is the Duke of Cleve.
land, who is 74 years old, and the yousgest the Duke of
Norfolk, aged 15 ; the eldest marquis is the Marquis of
Lansdowne, 82, the youngest the Minnie of Ely, 13 ; the
eldest earl is the Earl of Charlemont, 87, the youngest the
Hari of Charleville, 10; the eldest Amount is Viscount
Combermere, 89, the youngest Viscount Dowse, 18;
the eldest heron Is Lord Sinclair, 94. the youngest
Rommore, 11 ; the eldest member of the Privy Council
Is Lord Lyndhunt, 90, the youngest Fad Sperm, 27; the
eldest member of the House of Commove is General Bon.
Sir Hugh Arbuthnott, member for Kiocardineehire,
who is 83, the youngest Mr. Reginald A. Vyner, the
member for Ripos, 23 ; the eldest judge in England is the
Right Hon. S. Lusbington, aged 80, the youngest Mr. BIJOU
Wilde, 46; the eldest Judge in Ireland, Chief Justice Lefroy,
86, the youngest Mr. Justice Keogh, 45; the eldest judge in
Scotland, the Lord Justice General, 69, the youngest the
Lord Justice Clerk, L 2 ; the eldest archbishop is the Arch-
bishop of Dublin, 75, the youngest the Archbishop of York,
43; the eldest bishop is the Bishop of Exeter, 85, the
youngest the Bishop llaingeste of Ohmmeter and Bristol,
43 ; the eldest colonial bishop Is the Bishop of Toronto. 83,
the youngest the Bishop of Ontario, 37; the eldest berme'
is Sir Tastes Sykes, 90, the youngest Sir Gawp B. Sitwell,
2 ; the eldest knight is General Sir Jams L. Caldwelh 92,
the youngest Sir Charles T. Bright. 30.
SosysTos or THE Riven TgArms.—At a meet-
ing of the commissioners of the Thames river, held at the
Town Hall, Oxford, on Saturday, Mr. hones Castle, budder
and surveyor, was elected surveyor fee that part of the
Thames running from Lechlade toWisdsor.
Tim Bauman or MARI:USW FELL= —Among
the reported dead at Fredericksburg is the Rev. Arthur B.
Fuller, chaplain of the Measachneette 16th. He volun-
teered in the hazardous task of crossing the rim sad gave
his life as the price of hie zeal and patriotism. As chaplain
of the Maamoinmetts 16th, Kr. Fuller has been nowearied
in his labours for the material as well se spintual good of
the men, and has exercised over them a remarkable influ-
ence. No hardships palled hnn. awl he always sustained
others by his ownunflinching courage sod his devotion to
the great cause he had given himself to serve. Mr. Puller
was • brother of the late Margaret Fuller. It has been our
privilege
to court ham as among our 003!Yrilli 001Teep::11-
dents, and his lateen. under his own rentals lA. B. 1,1.
while the army of the Potomac was on the Peninsula, will
be
_remembered by many of our readers.—Noll

Tribune. -
ALLEGED POISONING BY STENO:D.:INF.—A pro-
*mud inquiry into the canes of the death of as intent bee
just been closed in the town of Teaby, Pembrokeshire, and
a verdict of wilful murder has been returned against ion
'rbemaSyeani of age, and her daughter Jane. of 22
years. lived with an old and decreoid twit
lived tog
the bee of the one, father of the other—osmed William
There, slim Clanton, in a couple of aDoomforiable rooms
in • lour-roomed house in a locality called Chimeey part.
They occupied the ground floor, the upper porticos of the
dwelling being rented. by a women sawed Hannah John,
alias Davies, alias DidMe'sen, god h
eer busily. The Pilo
is horribly filthy— scarcely any nninces there. Two
beds ere huddled into owe small unventilated room et the
beck ; attached to the homes is a pigsty. The approesho,
to it are in a shocking smeltery ccodition. The child allege.;
to bows boa murdered was the illegitimate oflepriog of
Jame Thome, who wee delivered of it some two or three
ameatbe ego. The child became nave 1, and it was Welded
by Mr. Cbater, rapes. Oa the let of November It
plead finder eircumstaacce which called fore judicial icier
ligation. Tbs contests of: the child's stomach were meet
to Dr. fierspath, of Bristol. for analysis, end be had rve°
evidence that death bad bees caused by stryclulios. The
eseroner's jury, after beers; his evidence, returned • ver-
dict of wilful minder ageism% the two womee, and tbe7„
were removed to Haverfordweet to await their trial. imt'
tiocal interest sad importance were attached to the ;e-
-quity, in cooooluesso ofg the suspicious circentsteeem
attending the demth of three or four anthem bee 01
daughters el the floatage. during pest years. The whol°
Gamily lass lived hentorally, and it is feared that the Pawl'
have subsided fee a enactor of a °mousy se the preptat/
of their daughter. Two of the eons are, however, mitt."'
able working men.