The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT AT AN ENGLISH BLONDIN

EXHIBITION.

SHIELDS, Sarcranav Moat
This evo;!f, Mr. Favell, the coroner for North
Durham", ma intuit at South Shields, on the body
of Heoege wilily • between twelve and fourteen
Mr. who calla rats himself the" E.olltirlogzr.,.. byl
the Cricket of that town, on Friday night. Duvalli
had to ascend and descend on what he described as the
*kakis telegraph wire, • tight rope about 160 feet in
length, extended by mama of wooden sheers or scaffolding
poles 35 feet in from the ground. He had also to
let fireworks off, and a great mob of people
were gathered, who shortly after the
inge commenced became very unruly. Duvarrirci
commenced to let fireworks off ; and while he was doing so
some blackguard appears to have rut the Manilla rope,
which secured the sheer lepl and the wire rope to the
ground, and the result was that the sheer legs fell over
amoopt the mob, killing the boy Forsyth upon the spot,
and seriously, If not fatally, injuring another boy named
Richard Dams. Of course, after this, the greatest con.
fusion arose, and the proceediap were put a stop to ; and
as the miscreant who cut the rope has not been found out,
the incised was adjourned until Wednesday, to give the
police time to discover him.

AN AMIIHICAN BISHOP AT Sr. PAUL'S.—Yester-
day evening there was a large congregation under the dome
of 8L Paul's, the service being rendered more than ordi•
eerily attractive by the announcement that the sermon
would be preached by the Right Rev. Dr. Wilvaine, the
Bishop of Ohio. There were present the Bishop of London,
the Bishop of Llandeff, the Bishop of Ripon, the Dean of
• Paul's, the Archdeacon of London, the Rev. Canon
Dale, the Rev. Prebendary Hawkins, the Rev. Prebendary
Randolph, sod many ahem. Prayers were intoned by the
Rev. W. 8. Simpson, M.A., rector el St. Matthew's, Friday-
street, the lessons being read by the Dean. The Bishop of
Ohio preached an excellent practical sermon on the subject
of the foundation of a Christian's hope. The Bishop of
London pronounced the benediction. The sermon next
Sunday evening will be preached by the Rev. Daniel
Moore, ILA., incumbent of Camden Church, Camberwell.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862.—We Me
ra by her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition
ofrrer lto state that they have made arrangements wish
Mr. Hunt for the publication of an official " Handbook of
the Exhibition," and with Muer% Street Brothers, of Serie.
street, for the collection of advertisements intended to be
inserted in their official catalogues, with the guaranteed cir-
culation of 250.000 comes • and that they have no eon-
nezion with • work advertised by Masan. Holmes and Co.,
of No. 5, Oatherine+treet, Strand, as the " Illustrated
G
u
ide to the Great Exhibition of 1862 ; guaranteed issue
250,000 copies."
BIM= AND PRAYER BOOKS IN THE EXHIBMON.
—An agitation has hue set on foot which promisee to make
considerable noire about its peculiar grievance. It appears
that application has been made to the cominiuioeen for
space in the building for • stall at which bibles and prayer
books painted in English, French, German, Italian, Swedish,
Spanish, and Hebrew might be given away to visitors.
At a public prayer meeting, held • few days since
at Crosby Hall, it was stated that this applica-
tion had been refused ; that the commissioners fully
appreciated the good motives of those who wished to dis-
tribute
the Scriptures gratuitously, but considered that the
exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, in which
persons of all religions would take part, we not exactly the
t=loepportuoity for distributing bibles of the authorised
, and books of common prayer, which could not
be recognised as orthodox by • large portion of the
visitors. The commissioners were roundly abused for
the decision at which they had arrived, and were told to re-
member the warning presented to them by the catastrophe of
Pharaoh and his hosts drowsed in the Red Sea ; and of the
greet armies which came up against the King Hezekiah
and a memorial to the Queen was decided upon, to be
placed in the heeds of Lord filaftesinu-y, for presentation
at the foot of the throne. The matte to be Owed over the
1 stall which is proposed to be erected is, "Peace on earth,
end goodwill towards men ;" but if we may judge from the
terror of the remarks of the speakers at the meeting referred
to, and the tone of the letters *dammed to the commis-
sioners. the good injunction dose not have much weight
with the disappointed, mid ere doubt well-intentioned,
gentlemen who have set the project on foot.—Post.
CHURCH RATE; AT CAMBERWELL.-011 Saturday
• number of summonses were heard before the magistrstes
for Surrey, sitting in Petty Seesius at the Vestry-ball,
Camberwell, for non.payment of church rates in that parish.
The rate, which was 2d. in the pound, was media in July
last. The objection wee that when the poll was taken
there wee, in fact., no rate in existence, as no opportri
waa given for ansmendmeet to be submitted before the -
nal motion for the rate was declared carried. It was
urged that the summons should be dismissed on the ground
that proceedings bad not been taken within six months
after the first refuel to pay. The magistrates overruled
the objections, and refused the application to state a case
for the opinion of a superior court. The distress vermeils
were signed, but ordered not to be served until the end of
Easter term, in order to give time for an application to the
Court el Queen's Beach for a mandamus to compel them to
slate a ease as requested.
CHURCH RATES IN WHIRR PARIBIIRS. —At
Berke, in Pembrokeshire, • sixpenny rata was called for,
but only three mums voted for it. The cbrushwarrlens
then came down to a peony, but it was resolved to raise the
money voluntarily. It is stated that there I. some parish
land, the rent of which should go towards the repair of the
church (which is meekly out of repair), bet is applied to the
ordinary expenses—At Towyn, one ri the largest vestry
meetings ever witnessed in the town was held me Saturday
week. A diameter occupied the chid; and remarked that
he could account for the large attendance, in comminute of
the very questionable conduct of the church party is Towyn
within the het two or three years. A rate of lid. was pro-
posed, followed by an amendment that no rate be made.
Far the rate three hands were held up ; against it, an lm-
mews madority. A subscription towards exterior improve-
meate le the church-yard was then proposed, and lOL were
to • few minutes subscribed by the antimratis party.
CITY or LONDON HoemAz! ros Masa= or
WE CUBIT, VICToBIA.PARIL —The number of patient+ re-
lieved at this institution during last week was 1,062, of which
194 were new oases.

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