The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

EITBAORDINARY WEER At A FUNERAL.

Among our °otiose of deaths on Saturday (says
the Birmingham Pon) appeared the name of Mr. Joseph 1
Abbott, who after living sixty-five years in this teem, sell-
gated to Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, Australis, '
and recently died there. The proosediegs at his funeral, '
which appear to have been of a Mane umecoly character, i
are thus described by .a colesial paper :—" Yesterday after-
noon the mortal rencues of the late Mr. Joeeph Abbott were I
buried st the White Hills Cemetery. The fuseral was at- I
tended by a mesidinahlia somber of Ssadhurst dries,
man whom the deemed, eves at his 'desisted age, had
mademany friends, by his simplieity of character, good heart,
sod gonad sense. We regret to my that the funeral was not
allowed to take place in that quiet, gave, sad decimals
nAnner befitting the incesice. Priestly intolerance and
sectarian differeem, which cam pooh dismosiaos is the
world, on this manioc chose the graveyard itself as the
scene for exhibitioe. It appeared that the grave io which
the remain of deceased were to be interred was situated
in the church of Englaed portion ol the cemetery, oy the
side of the graved his deceased wife. Mr. J. H. A131).01,
their Dos. had purchased this portion of ground at Me
death of his mother, se a !smile burying place. The
deceased belonged to the baptist persuasion. sod the
clergyman choose to officiate oa the 0e03•140111 was the
Rev. Mr. Taylor, who was accompanied by the Rev. Mr.
Fletcher, of the eirogroptionalista. At the sextoo's mai-
dens., where the hearse stopped, the mourners, to their
astonlahmeet, were coefrooted by an aprition in white,
which tumid out to be the Rev. Mr. Stephens, March
of England clergymen arrayed la a surplice. Me stated
that, as the deceasedi was to be balled in the church
of England portion of the cemetery, it was his lineation
to read the burial service. He had a duty to perform ;
sad, although it gave him pain to act in this way be
would discharge it. He refused to have anything
to say to ' Dissenting preachers' (this to the
Rev. Mr. Taylor), and in ismer to the Rev. Mr.
Fletcher told him he wan always ioterfermg where he
had oo business. Mr. J. H. Abbott requested his., as he
had made his protest, not to interfere soy further—that
his father did not belong to the church of Ragland, and
that the ground he was to be buried in had been bought
and paid for. If it was a question of the fee, that should be
paid to save any farther monk. Several remonstrances
were made by inhale swag ON mourners ; but the rev.
gestleman replied that he would dienharge his duty, and
that it was no question of fee, sad began in a some-
what excited meaner to rent* the beautiful words,
I am the Resurrection and the Life, dr.o.' The
effect upon the spectators may be imagined. The hi-
cowmen, amociatioc of sectarian rancour and dismoricie,
and of a forcible iotrusima of unasked and distasteful ser-
vices, with the language of Christ, Amok all with sorrow
and disgust. The whole Wog was a solemn mockery.and the
very words, 'Whoa behemoth in me shall have eternal life,
sounded like a special rebuke to this wretched display
of sectarianism. The funeral procession moved on with-
out paying soy farther attention to the reversed gentle.
men who, however, marched in froot, repeating the
usual words, and at the grave went through the ser-
vioe, nearly all the mourners Miring until be had
enished and taken his departure, followed by the
sectoo. Then the gentlemen present drew near the grave,
into which the coffin had previously been lowered, and the
Rev. Mr. Taylor read the burial service in use among those
of his persuasion, cancloding with a prayer. The mourners
thee retired, sod thus ended a funeral ceremony charac-
terised by a same which would be discreditable to au un-
civilised people. We trust that this community will not
span be scapdaliaml by a marrow* of it. We may mention
that although the Rev. Mr. Stepheos claimed to have the
right to nod the burial service over the body within the
preclude of the church of Esgland portion, vet he proceeded
to exorcism it before eine to the graced."

SHOOTING AT CHILDRIIf.—On Saturday Thomas
Greenwood was brought up at the Leeds Tows.hall, charged
with firing agm into a crowd of children. The primer is
• boatman on the River Aire, mid on Friday, the 214
being annoyed by several people throwing stoner at him
from the bank, he fired • pin at them. Five children were
injured, one of them, Jane Simpson, so seriously that she
had to be taken to the Infirmary. This girl's evidences was
give re Saturday ; and was to the offset that she was
quietly walking to bar work when the gun was fired. She
saw • crowd of children and up-grown people, bet took ao
part is the stme•throwing„ She was 20er 30 yards from
the boat when she was struck. Op of the petiole penetrated
her left leg, adshit was marked by the shot is Mr face, arms,
and lags. She bad been is the Infirmary one week, bet was
sow quite recovered. Edward M'Dermott, aged 14, was also
snuck hr the shot whilst going to his work. He maw the
crowd, but did not observe say stove throwing. Mr. Cbm.
Bradley, hones surgeon of the Leeds Lifirmary, stated that
be had examined two of the children injured by the shot.
They must have been a good diatoms from the boat, as the
marks os their bodies indicated that the shot was spent.
Mr. Ferns, for the prisoner, said that for malty months past
it bad been a custom with the bands employed at Willia-
ms's and Holdsworth's Mills to annoy the boatmen by
throwing atones at them. The Mayor said the matter
should certainly meat with &Meath:a, bat be must say that
for Matinee to have resort to firearm' for their &deem was
me et the surge ways of aggravating the evil. TM pri-
sms, was then committed for trial, bet was liberated on
bail—Lads Mercury.
SLWOULAZ DZATH 01 • BOY, —On Saturday an
inquest was held at Gateshead on • boy, named John Gil-
roy, aged M. Thew Morland Hatheringtoo, • boy 13
years of age, deposed—l recollect Tuesday week last when
the deceased got hurt. Is the afternoon of that day a
number of my companions, among whom was deceased, were
looking over the railings of the oncket field. Deceased was
on the railing*, as if setting out of the field, when Mr.
Eccles struck him with his umbrella on the MM.
The blow was not a hard one, ear likely to hurt
him I thought. Mr. Eccles was also driving some
other boy* away, he being at the time within
the cricket field. Gilroy, after being struck, caught his
foot on the paling and fell forward ; sad I 'loci with some
other boys carried him some distaste,. I oily wont a short
distance with him when he lay down ca the gram He
appeared as if he was rposchlres. Neither Gilroy nor I had
LT:to be in the field at the time I have had many
raps at school than the one Gilroy got from Mr.
Feclea. Haonals Gilroy—The deceased was bought home
from the neighbourhood al the criokat field by his brother
and soother youth or two. He was insensible, and re-
mined so all night. There were no marks of injuries
except on the left side of his face. It was Wednesday
night before he spoke. I have mem him several
times a day since, and he has complained of internal
pain, as well as injury to the back of his neck. He
died oe the 27th. Two surgeons have attended him up to
the time of his death. I asked him about the accident,
and he said Mr. Roams came after him is the cricket field,
and in getting over the railings he slipped his foot on the
top and fell forward. He added that Mr. Bodes never
toothed him ; and he was only afraid that gentleman would
strike him. Mr. B. Bright Pules, assistant to Dr. Robin.
son, attributed the death of the deceased to the shock
to the nervous system mused by a fall. Mr. Eccles was AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.
then called io, and made • statement to the effect that • —r—
be maw the deceased in the cricket field on the 11th instant, The week opened with • showery and dull day,
and in some near localities rain fell heavily is the afternoon
in company with • number of other boys. They had no
business there, and be ma after them. The lads ran, and and also at night Monday was a °lose, warm day, after
the deceased caught his foot is the palings and rot an ugly the rain in the previous sight. Wind ranged from N.B.
fall. He touched the dammed et. all. The coroner to W. ;was a hot, forcing day thermometer 72 degrees, barometer 30.11 D inches.
dmi ; wind N.B. to ; Menne-
summed op this evidesok sod said he did sot thick there Tues
was an Mans adlieet Mr. BOOM** The juryet epee or meter 75 degrees ; barometer riving, already 30.30 inches ;
turned a reedit:a in remordasoe with Um 111110011's evidence. with early barley, ate, aid Tiii.,...whast mint on
hiniNCHOLY Amur:cr.—Two Mari Ditowier.D. is all forward districts. Oar advice' from the West Biding
—A very sad occurrence, resulting is the death by drown. of Yorkshire of that datestate :—"Since Friday the weather
leg of two young men, sad the narrow paps of other two, has been close and sultry, with but little rain in this neigh.
has just occurred at Sarwlside. The four men, three joiners bourhood. The asps generally metier to progress favour.
and • mania by trade—wig., Wm. Sutherland, Peter Brows, ably towards maturity, and the cutting of cafe will be soon
and James Macdonald, joiners, and David Angus, mum, commenced among the poor, thin soils. fur which the showers
all engaged at the new manse at Rem—had goes to the came too late. Barley, too, on the hilly ground, is ohm& '
rooks, after their day's labour was over, to catch ail- img colour in patches. as continue to look well, aad
locks, and while so engaged, a sudden end was thrown if corned in proportion I. early peas will prove a fair crop
whore, and carried three of them off, the fourth in this district" Another aoroctit says : "Sims I wrote yon
managing b ding to the rooky till the wave receded. Two on Friday sight, the weather has bees very does and
of them were almost immediately drowned (Peter Brown fortriog, with plenty of sae, sad now sad thee a few
and David Angus), and the third was saved by the showers. Several fields of oats are sow cutting road se,
other, os recovering his feet, extending to him him fish- and some fields of barley will be ready as Monday. Wheat
ing rod, with which he was with pest difilaulty drawn is not an forward, and will sot be ready for the reapers
ashore, considerably exhausted, The alarm was at epos before Monday week, and then only in the early districte
given, and a search made foe the bodies of the unfortunate From Norfolk : " The weather to-day is hot and forming;
meo, but it was not till the next morning that that of on Saturday we had a heavy TILL Harvest will be 11101111
David Angus was found. He belonged to Olrig parish, to fa from seven to ten days." From Lammatire it was
which the body was takes soon after being recovered. The remarked " With fine, hot, forcing weather, in me.
body of Brown has not beam got, When the accident ce- nee bra to the miss of last week, grain sereppraeemss
stirred the tide was flowing, sad it frequeetly happens on on to an immediate maturity. In may
the reeks at Friagoe Head, where this calamity crecorred, partial cutting of oats sad barley has emamemmed, an
that is the Gems weather huge waves ere suddenly thrown tan days or a fortnight lame well probably see as is the
in from the Atlantic, and fishermen and those acquainted midst of wheat helmet. Them are some easeasisgsal the
with the locality are exceedingly cautious in standing oe the laying of wheat sad barley by heavy nisi find Meru ; but
reef. The !sufferers on this occasion being stringers, they should the weather laseerforth prove favourable, quality nIB
ware satorally ignorant of the risk they ran in venturing on be obtained this eassoajtowever the qsaatityas • whale may
the reeks with • Sowing Mts.—Northern Ea*" prove, Oar previous unman of a short yield ia trews are
FRIGHTFUL BOLL= EXPLONION AT MILLWALL. fully maimed this week ,• sad these from Asserima are el a
—Yesterday morning • fearful explosion took piece shortly less famarahle character fa some extmeive diatriets as re.
before seven o'clock. on the premises of the Great Iron Ship pads the wheat crop ; pitmen well ea rates of freight having
Bandies Company (late Mare and Co.), Millwall, whereby elinaltamponsly advanced, so as to render the exemwtion of
three workmen were so severely scalded sad otherwise in. Benda orders for the mosseatimprairtisabln" Frees the Lost
Jared that they re not expected to survive. It s Riding al Yorkshire it was: " The weather still imathersemy
that the Ines, whose some. are :ohs Wood, 52, a hot, sod harestie sew rapidly approaching; with a reties.
boiler maker, Win. Gores, aged 21. basumerear, and • *sea, reaping will COMICIIISOII ia his diaries is sheet • week
Charles Harris, aged 2L a stoker, wen employed is the from this praised time es some of the earlier probes, bet
usassfeatory, when they were soddenly alarmed by a in the souMers comities fanners areal:lady aldharmetworic."
twills scam They than direhered that me of the Iron From Lys*: " The weather to-day im het and foreleg ;se
✓eam boilers hid harst, scattering the welding water and Saturday ward &Aar, rata. Harvest will be general in
steam is every direction. The storm was instantly naked, from sires to tee days." Frees Haworth: "The weather
✓ed with rash difilealty they were arriested, aid were was wet as Tuesday sight, end es Wednesday stbracon
bead lo he la • shockingeanditien They Wage speedily man more rah ; sirs thee has lima lee sad ben
• sees by • iseighbarrag siargess, who resibred teesperay Wind sorb sod wrath.west ; treday sorthoset." nem
sosistearre, list they ware es eirribly Waved that it WOO Liverpool : " early part of the week we bed some
dammed esessery to ewer them is sets to the sesidest rough weather, with saaaSIOIOIIWWW7 !Whist yet u. 6240 • hem
ward el the Louden asegral,whsre shay wave homediahly i bees rosidered more beadedthas sdierwiss to the vela
MINI by Ms a Wr. Hesromie, the beessimegra. On. of-- and root mops gmerally. &What weather is the mama
that was moss lapsed than the others, in yma of s malt opinat maw." Wideman, see a. splendid
ghee el ires=7o..bera forted Into his body the vie. day—hot rid •very ferias. Wind N.L ; tbeessemster, 75
hoard the doper; baraister, 30.50 lash s, limber MANS dale :