The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-14 00:00:00

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so of many who were evidently not parishioner, appeared to
threaten. The entrance of the choristers in their surplices,
followed by the Rev. C. F. Lowder, who also woes the simple
white surplice with the black and crimson hood, which marks
the university degree of M.A. was the signal for • volley of
hires and groans which M.A.,
the proceeslon as It
with great difficulty forced its way through ins crowd along
the centre aisle to the foot of the altar-steps, in trent of
which choristers and minister immediately fell on their knees,
the singers being in double line and the Roy. Mr. Lowder,
r the officiating clergymen, bringing up the rear. At
this moment • dog which had been introduced a few minutes
before, and which all the efforts of the beadle and the police
were unable to eject, against the evident encouragement
afforded to the intruder by • rat majority of the congregation,
began to yell and kept up an obligato accompaniment loud
enough to drown the voice of choristers and organ during the
greater part of the service, which was choral throughout. At
length, but not until after no email amount ot cruelty had
been exercied upon the poor animal, which bed unquestion-
ably been " doctored" for the part be wale compelled to play
in the performance," he was drawn out bleeding at the
mouth and nose. There wee another dog found in the south
gallery, but the " doctoring " in hi case reined to have
been excessive, for he renniced in a elate of stupe.
faction, but was nevertheless expelled with hie more
ifirding brother, yet the musical harmony wade but
little improved by the erudition of these unrual
church goers. The majority of the congregation
seemed to be suddenly attacked by • cough of the most ex-
traordinary and violent chancre, which effected them so
seriously during the remainder of the service that neither the
words could be heard nor a sigh' eats of the mimic ulcer
nied. There was • trifling lull is the interruption at owe
moment, but the unseemly disorder recommend when an
unreal emphasis which tie offidating clergyman gave to the
prayer, " That it may pier thee to for,cive our ramie.,
penacutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts," occu-
pying some tieconds store than the usual time, the organ.
Struck up for the response prematurely, to the rest amuse-
ment of the adverse portion of the congregation who ex-
premed their gratification at the controloonp• by a hearty
laugh. Another means which was resorted to for con-'
vetting that which is • very beautihd and impressive
aeries into • ridiculous burlesque was to mingle spoken.
respoesro with the chanting, and that in every variety ot
voice, and always out of time, the "Amens" being g
continued some time into the succoring prayer. In
way way the Lord's Prayer was rendered completely -
ble, as was the whole of the concluding part of the service.
The Litany over, the officiating minister, now for the first
time turning to the congregation, gave out the 134 ah hymn,
which ire sung amid considerable interruption to • tune
closely resembling "Home, sweet home; set te quick
time. As the clergyman and his band of choristers
proceeded from the choir, they were again ae- •
sailed with the discordant noises which had met
them on their entrance, and it required the strenuous .
efforts of the police and some gentlemen preasat, who
formed themselvee into • sort of body guard, to forte • way
for them through the crowd. On leaving the gates they
were surrounded by a considerable mob, who (Arid theta
dews Itatcliff-highway and Old Gravel-lane towards the
Mission Chapel in Calvert-street, where au afternoon service
is also performed. To reach thi, haven, however, preluded
to be no easy task, for, as the party proceeded, the mob
gathered strength by constant additions of • character whir
those who are acquainted with this locality wdl readily
understand, and at one moment it seemed probable that from
the hootings and grantor personal violence might be-
trotted to. But a bright Idea soddenly struck one of the

pu icamen—be seized upon a youth who wee pressing some-
what too closely upon the reverend gentlemen, anddeclared
he would take him to the station. The police turned bank
with their prisoner and thus by drawing the suctoien and the
ire of the mob into a new channel allowed Mr. Lowder and
his friends to taro the mencteary of the Mission ChapeL
without further molestation, sad in face without further.
notice. "

The regular afternoon service, which according to the are.
rengement commenced at half-pest three, was quite as much,
crowded es waa the short interlude which preceded it; but.
the congreretlon In this case were one-minded. The Rev.
Hugh Alien is evidently • favourite, more so probably as th►
embodiment of the principles for which the permhioners aro
contending than from any special excellence in hit preaching
or extraordinary orthodoxy of views. The rev. gentleman.
took for his text the 3rd chapter of the Gospel of St. John,
and the 10th verse, " For God so loved the world that he.
gave His only begotten Sam, that whosoever beLeveth in Him,
►hould not perish, bat have everlasting life," a subject which.,
he expounded in a true evangelical sense, but withoutine•
delgiog it anything like eioquenee,or exhibitingany unusual.

ssecant of power._
Them had bean a rumour la the course of the aftesinorin
that a demonstration at Jo evening envies would be tomb
more decided than either in the morning or at the interme-
diate all simian, sod the array of pokaemso WO in
and maid* the chunk gam some colour to the statammt.
The crowd was °snidely IMMO" but upon the whole the
temper wee meis peosable than in the earlier part of the
day. The Rev. Meekessnacitie, who conducted this. berth
servios, was hooted sod groaned at as he astered the church
sod pared along the western aids to the altar steps, en his
ceilings. had been Is the morning ; but as far
as we observed there was no attempt at " mobbing."
On reaching the sitar the rev. gentleman and his
choristers turned their backs to the magregation, and after
making the usual genuflexions to the candles and crosses
commenced daunting the service, UAW • running and con-
tinuous accompaniment of coughing, talking, spoken
responses, aim blowing, sod other noises, whisk we per-
fectly effectual in drowsing the same of the prayers sod
psalms. There was a very demos crowd between the altar
and the steps of the maw de*, and it is possible shot
the difficulty of making a way through it wen the reason why
both the lessons were read from the place at which the other
portions of the service was c.hannted ; bat whether or not, on
the present occasion the reading desk, though lighted up,.
was not used at any time during the whole of the
groceedings. On ascending the pulpit steps, which
he did without changing his surplice—the black Oman
lowa being apparently altogether repudiated by the mum of
fit. George's and his curates—another volley of hieing and
mosoing saluted him, which subsided when he so liar eon-
, eaded to the feelings of bit congregation as to invoke the
Trinity previous to commencing his sermon with his hos
tamed to than instead of to the eon, as has been for
Nee time pest the custom here. The test chosen tees the
illek of Epheidans, lOth and 11th vanes "Finally. my bre-
thren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.
Pat on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
Mood against the wdeo of the devil." The character of the
•••••011 was unquationably orthodox, and consonant with the
moat strict evangelical principle; but the rev. preacher was fre-
quently interrupted, and at one period he found it necessary
*make a formal appeal to his hearers for attention. lie said
he hid no wish to preach to them if they were not willing to
Mao ; he was there to explain to them Gods literal word.
If they would not hear him be could nut help it, and would
dismiss them at once. This appeal was responded to by loud
echo of "Go on," from one party, and " No, no," from the
ether; and after waiting a few seconds the rev. gentleman
solo said, "Is it your wish that I should go on f" The
silirmative reply to this question being unmistakeable, the
" noes" Wag now rednoed to a comparative few, Mr. Mitten-
sechie proceeded with his discourse to its completion without
isterruption except here and there, when some observation of
the preacher's appeared to afford a handle for an answering
remark by its besting upon the differences between the cler-
gyman and his hearers. After the sermon, which was oh-
*body hurried through, Mr. Mackonnachie made his way,
guarded by a considerable body of his friends, to a room mar
the entrauce, wherein remained until the church was cleared,
when he was conducted by a private door through the vestry,
to the great disappointment of a number of persons who were
waiting on the steps and in the churchyard, intending, no
doubt, to favour him with a parting demonstration of their
dissatisfaction.
Inquiries having been made on the subject, it was ascer-
tained that the police force specially provided for the day
oonsistedof two sergeants and a dozen men, sehowerestationed
insidethe church, and a Bergamot and a dozen men posted out-
side, the whole being under the direction of Superintendent
Howie; wilds there was, in addition, a reserve of the H
division in the neighbourhood, ready to be called upon in
case their services should become necessary.

The gallery in Pall-mall which contains, during
the season, the annual display of French pictures, has be
some, In the winter months, a pleasant ante-room to the
Royal Academy. Such an exhibition u opened to-day to the
public exactly supplies a want and dwarves increased popula-
rity. A place wee needed where artists might, PO to speak,
confidentially exhibit their " odds and ends ," might let yea
peer at their little cabinet gems, might open their portfolio
and let you pore over their pet studies, glance at their water-
colour and pen-and-ink sketches, end unfold to you their
inmost embryo thoughts. This exhibition also affords the
young artist-fiedgling an excellent opportunity of trying We
wings.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—Under the Nano-
tion of the Science sad Art Department of the Committee of
Council of Eduoation, six lecture* will be delivered in the
theatre at South Kensington, on Monday evenings, in No-
vember and December, at eight o'clock. The following it
the eyllabua of the lectures 14. The Badmen Sculp-
ture* in the Britiett Mumma, aed their relation to Architec-
' tore, by C. T. Newton, Rog., M.A., Student of Christ-
ekorela, Oxford. Nov. 21. Oa the Chemistry of Animal
Dr. La, Ost
er,
M.D., F.R.8.. Baperittood, nt of the
and Food Collections, South Kensington Museum. Nov. 28.
Oa the Preperation of Food, by Dr. Lankeeter, N D.,
F.R.S., &A. Dec. 6. Oa Leesestat the likeomenete of In-
.insestos, by the Rev. W. H. Brookfield, M.A., one of her
Majesty's laspectore of Schools. Dee. 12. How to set about
eh. Biotin of a School, by Harry Cheater, Esq. Dec. 19.
On the Progreso of Seeing, by Dr. O. Kinkel, formerly Pro-
fessor of the litsto7 of Art mad Civilisation in the University
k of Boom