The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-19 00:00:00

THITODAY 01 HUMILIATION IN LONDON.

The Lord President has directed that the South
Kensington Museum shall be closed until 2 o'clock, after
which hour the Museum will be opened as usual.
Yesterday the inctunbents of St. Mary Whoa., St. Pancras,
Islington, and other large metropolitan parishes, announced
to their conpegotions that there would be full services
early sod late at their respective churches to-morrow, being
the day of humiliation appointed by the Bishop of London.
In most of the churches the Litany with the Commination
Service will be used, in many the Holy Communion will be
administered, and in all there will be short sermons. At
St. Paul's Cathedral there will be the ordinary morning
lonics at a quarter before 10 o'clock, but it is not the intes-
tion of the dean, as stated in some of the papers, to have a
sermon at that service. At 4 o'clock the Lord Mayor sad
corporation will attend the cathedral in state, aid the
Bishop of Loudon will preach. At the Chapel Royal, St.
James's Palms, there will be a morning service at 12
o'clock. At the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, there will be
threelservioes : at 9 morning, prayer and Holy Conimusioo;
at 11, Litany, and sermon by the Bishop of Ely ; at 3,
evening prayer, and sermon by the Rev. Henry Will*
chaplain of the Chapel Royal, Savoy. At the Chapel
Royal, in the Savoy, there will be two services : at 11,
morning prayer and Holy Communion ; at 7, evening
prayer and Litany. At Westminster Abbey there will be
two IM,VIOOI, one at 10 and the other at 3, the Very Rev.
Dr. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, being the preacher at
the morning service.
Yesterday afternoon the Rev. Charles Kingsley,
M.A., preached to a crowded congregation at the
Chapel Royal, Whitehall. Prayers were said by the Rev.
Erskine Knoilys, M.A., chaplain to the Bishop of London
(who was present). Mr. Kingsley selected for his text the
12th chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews.
verse 26, " Whose voice then shook the earth,"
Ste. He referred to the changes which had taken piste in
men's minds at various stages is the world's history, and
denied that the demand for inquiry in the peasant day led
to doubt—on the other hand ha held that it tended to
reverence for God's trath. He denied that the pretreat
was an irrevereet age, and urged that ruch times as the
mediaeval ages wire irreverent, when cloistered monks set
up their petty cosmogonies as the word of God. He
ridiculed the doctrine of those ages that there was a
materiel hell either is the earth, the sun, the comets, cr
elsewhere. It WM a doctrine of heathens, and entirely
repulsive to Christianity which was founded upon the
moral work of God. He argued also.sgaiost the doctrine of
everlasting punishment, and expressed his belief that as at
the reformation in the 16th century men threw off opinions
which had prevailed for a thousand years, so now God
might be directing mess minds, with regard to theelogy,
ethics, and science, into a new channels, se that He might
make new revelations to them. Notice was given that
there will be services morning and afternoon to-marrow
[the day of humiliation), and it is said that the Prince and
!riming of Wales are likely to attend them.

ECCLESIASTICAL TESTS AT OXFORD. —Mr. Cole-
ridge's bill stands for a second reading on Wednesday,
when Sir Stafford Northcote is toiled the opposition. The
measure is substantially the same as that of Mr. Dodson
and Mr. Cachou, which received the sanction of the last
parliament ; but the conservative party are understood to
be preparing far a great effort to defeat it in the new Home
of Consume.
UNlvensirma UNION eLtria.—A new club bearing
this title has recently been formally constituted, offering to
college men map,' advantages. Gentlemen who are or
have been members of say of the universities are eligible.
The temporary dab-house is situate at 20, Cockspur-street,
Pall-mall.
Tara New Ramat BILL. —The following come-
sponlecos in reference to one of the provisions of the New
Reform Bill has taken place :—" Chronick and Mercury
Office, Leicester, March 14, 1866.-Bir, I trust you will
excuse my salting you a question relative to poor meatus,
of reform, in order that some perplexity respecting one of
its details may be removed. In this town a large cLus of
industrious sod respectable citizens exists inhabiting
houses of 71. yearly rental ; but the landlords pay the rates.
The rent is usually 3s. per week, exclusive of rata.
Is M intended by your measure to give the mange
to this alms! Or, do you propose to manacle's, that
class oily which, in addition to paying a yearly rental of
71., also pays the rata? If the latter be the case, the pro.
mad Reform Bill will exclude a large class who are under
the Impression that the measure is designed to enfranchise
them, sad will, I fear, create considerable disappointment
is the and other large biros. Having attended a meeting
of the Parliamentary Reform Aasoeistion in this tows last
evening, at which doubts were expressed, and remained un-
solved, respecting this subject, I have ventured to ask for
discot hiformstroo, in the hope that thus all obscurity in
relation to it may be dispellsd.—l am, Re., Jamas Timer-
BON (Editor).—Right Lion. W. E. Gladstone, M.P."—
" IL Downing-street, Whitehall, Mardi 16, 1566.--Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 14th instant, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer desires me to inform yon that
the 71. rental required to give a vote tea compound house-
holder must be clear annual value as defined by law, i.e.,
Grainere of rates.—l am, he.. Wu. B. GORDON. To the
editor of the Leicester Chronic/4 and Mercury.' We are
informed, by competent judges, that the tenant of a bona
paying 3s. 3d. weekly (the landlord paying the rates), will
be enfranchised under Mr. Gladirtooe's measure.—Leicester
Chronicle.
PARLIAMENTARY CHANOES.—Althonah the ses-
sion has made no great progress, • cossidsrable number of
changes have occurred la the constitution of the House of
Commons. Lord John Hay has been elected for Ripon, in
suocaston to Sir Charles Wood, elevated to the peerate.
Mr. Alderman Candlish has been returned for Sunderlood,
in the ram of Mr. Fenwick, who failed to obtain re-elm-
ties after his appointment as cavil Lord of the Admi-
ralty. Mr. R. Arkwright has been returned for Leominster,
in the room of Mr. Gathome Hardy, who elate to sit for
the Usiversty of Oxford. The lion. G. Denman has been
returned for Tiverton, in suceession to Lord Paltuenton,
deceased. The Eui of Breakneck has been returned for
Breeknoeir, in the room of Colonel Lloyd Watkins, de-
ceased. Mr. M. Wevill has been returned for Riche:load,
in the room of the Hoe. J. C. Dundee, deceased. Unop-
posed re-elections have been obtained by Mr.
Cache's, on his appointment as Chancellor of the
Dusky of Lancaster ; by the Marquis of Harting.
toe, on his appointment as Secretary-for-War; sod
by Mr. Mouse% on his appointment as Vlos.Prevideet
of the Board of Trade. Seat. era now vacant for West
Worcestershire by the elevation of the Hon. F. Lygoa to
the peerage by reason of the death of the Earl of Beauchamp,
and for Tewkesbury, by the seseptanoe of the Chiltern
Hundreds by Mr. W. E. Dowdeewell, who has announced
his intuition to contest West Worcestershire. Consider-
able as is the number of changes which have already m-
etaled this session in the composition to! the house, still
more numerous alterations will probably be made in it
daring the spring sad summer, as the result of petitions
spinet returns.
Me. HARVEY, M.P. FOR TEMFYORD, AND THE
ReFoRM BILL. —ln the reosat debate the member who rose
from the opposition side of the house next to Serjsant
Gazes", and who is marked in the published lists is a con-
servative, we have ascertained to be Mr. It. J. H. Harvey,
the wealthy banker of Norfolk. "Mr. R. J. H. Harvey
said that he was agreeably dirsopoiated at the natant of
the Reform Bill, which must 'deity" be a compromise bo-
tanists both sides of the house. Without, however bindiog
himself to support all the &awes of the bill, which would
no doubt he modified in committee, be (Mr. Harvey) in-
Waded to give to the measure a general support."
THE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY.—We are sorry to
state that Mr. Henry lease* has Nene& his place as
one of the Lords of the Admiralty. He has felt bound
'to take thisstop by reason of the delicate state of his
health, as well as by not having • Beat in parliameat.
There will soon. therefore, be a new 00=11111110O of the
Admiralty issued to supply his plea, and also that of Ad-
miral Drumniced, who I about to ;take up his command,
sad who will, probably, besuoceeded by Lord John Hay.
Although Lord Mega Paget will sore be employed upon
forego service, it is not necessary for him to give up
parlismat until his flagship can be got ready for the
Mediterranean, which will probably be not before May.
He will be 'pomaded at the Admiralty by Mr. T. 0,
Baring, M.P. for Falmouth. There will thee be at the dia-
. posal of the (evangelist • lordship of she Admiralty and
the
Ilader-Snore State, which latter doss sot
vacates seat in L—Obereere.
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