The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-22 00:00:00

ALARMING

rCli IPA CHAPEL AT

SHEFFIELD.

Lent evening a scene of excitement, fortunately
bat rerely onboard within the wells of a place id worship,
took piece in the Hanover Chapel, libelist& The chapel
is ea attractive and suletautial.lookim build" Mg, of ma-
miderable dimensions, and is only jest completed, the ear-
' vier yesterday he;ng the find that have bon held. It Ma
boas emoted by the Ceded Methodist Nee Church, sad
thaty invited the Ike. James Cowboy, :=4O
the opening sermons. Tooterday.
, nom
chapel te cali of ormteitheg greed throe
' thomead people, hundred. were made to pia Math-
' doe. In the ismaing. after prayer, Ile. Omer, demeaded
from the pulpit in order to perform the duties
tiring within the communion The chapel was desaQy
crowded ; every scat wee occupied, sad the sides sad
purges between the pews were crowded by prisms who
were unable to obtain mate. As soap a. Mr. Osegbey got
withio tee rommuaion rails. the coegrespthion in the salkry
maidenly nee from their Beata for the - pioeis of seeing
the ceremony of baptiani performs& The moment the
people mee, a small portion of ornamental plaster is the
LW= beneath the gallery fell amongst the people, mod
a amine of great excitement. The idea that
the place weepving way seemed to •61411 a large por-
tion of those in lb. Owe,
_sad a gnat rush was made to
the doom. Witham sensamedi several people jumped over
the pews in order to get oat, and the utmost confusion
preveded. Some men, some self-posemeed than others,
culled lustily for the poop& to maim their seats, but for
some time their FANS esuld sot he distinctly heard. At
length, when a oomtheratile number had left the place.
comparenve order wee riatorad ; and who it was expleioed
that them was no dew, sad that the accident to the ceil-
ing wee a trilling wee, the people took their seats again, sad
the service wee preeethed with. Is a few mioutee more
another portim of the enrateatid plaster fell, and thin
tone the coalmine was greater thaa bakes. A seem of
intense excitement sawed, and it am some time helm*
order could be again restored. The planter which fell le
sear ome gaslights, lead M le thought that de net bin
dry sad set, swathe heat of the gas, had cowed it
rfrry W. bond of so serious injury. One men is and to
have had Ide heed eat by the falling Osier. neural wens
sever* embed in ask aorta M essepe, has ao more
sedges injury wee surithord. The sievisa allerwarda pro-
moted amootbly to the oat —/faaottattar lassairaer.

The annual gathering of the Him:Mord em-
anative and Agricultural Club--which has mem to be
regarded NI a kind of exponent during the recess at oca-
servative opinion in the eastern district—was bald on
Friday evening at Coml. Hioliaghsen, near Halstead. The
diaper took place at the Bell Inn, the chair being oocupiul
by Mr. P. 0. Papillou, M.P. fur Colchester. who was
seppirted right and left ivy Major Bereeford M.P., Mr. C.
Ur Case, M.P., Mr. J. W. Perry Watlingtou, M.P., Mr. A.
Majesdie, & B. Ruggles Brims, and other local
supporters of coeservativ• principles.
LORD BROCOMAII AT HUDDIULIWIRLD.--011 Sa-
turday evening the annual mirk and distaributies
pries in ourisexion with the Mechanics' lastitatios—as
institution of greet local value, and well and efficiestly
managed—was held in the Philosophical Hall, Haddendleht.
The event was lone of gener.d nowt-moot eassegseses of
the presence of several distioguithed vela es the oesmius.
The prima were detiihutel by the *Wit Hon. Lord
BINOVGIiAII, who delivered the opening iress. Hi lord-
ship wee received with quit, on ovation of Appian's, aad the
whole of the audience, on his appearance, joined in vigil;
" Auld rang Svoe." the venerable nobleman being thereby
affected to tears. On the platform, amidst a ottmberof lead
gentry, were the Hight Hon. Sir J. W. Itamsdes, ALP.,
Freak Crossley. Fol., M.P., Janie. Stinsfeld, Pak, M.P.,
E. A. Leathern. Esq., M.P., the Hon. Francs Stuart
Wortley, and other geteleihen. The specious hall was
crowded to excess, sad numbers were unable to gain ad-
mittance._
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811.10Hrt &MIRING ON ENOLIAR •ND CHINESS
riore•TlON.—On Saturday •ftertioco prises WWI 4611•111111 d
to the boys of the Liverpool Institute by Sir John Bowrieg.
who gars a vivid and interesting wooing of edivational
@lndies in China. He described the exciting competitive
aliHnillatka• held yearly in the sapitele of ouch provialler
and the almost delirious joy of the fries& and relative* of
the misadui youths, who were likely to attain the bighead,
positions in the empire. whom viceroys exercise almost
sovereign powers .soy thirty millions of people. Still
nuw Dols did am possess a tithe of the edecatimod sel-
:47=amid, youths, whom he Mir John Bowringi
shield to sued! the Chinese Laguars. me a Meat
speaker or iahmsarstar could torn his linguistic acquire-
ments to moot prodtabis account. A youth named Edward
WOWS Await wee the successful competitor for an exhibi-
tion to She London University valued at 100/., the gift of
tabs Ms Yr. Joseph B. Yates.
Tits ItiessesßTATlOX or THR WICK BIIRM/A.—
Lord Bury has issosol se orldrom. anonym* himself so a
sr whits for thy slot naiad by Mr. Lin.
Quzax's Cossass, RlOSeirr.—We have learned
with cent entidnetiem that at the find matriadation ova-
agitations of thermoset erosion, bold yesterday, in the i-al.
lege, 95 Mt.y.mr or sow sttelsota presented tbeologive• for
earelment.— VW.
COLIAoII OV PIINCETTOSIL —At the meeting of the
conned on Saturday, the 10th hart- the following geetlemag
were elected member, of the college :—Mr W. 8. Bur,
IRanielegh-grove. Pinilion ; Mr. A. A. ameba* (Bu
Commercial School. Chelsea ; Mr. G. 11. Brovrotes. Widen.
near Bath ; Mr. J. Day, Rath Hose, Mewls ; Rev. R.
Fowler, M.A., bead muter, Cathediel School, Olooorolor ;
Mr. J. H. Oates, Thetford; Rev. W. R. Griffith RA.,
Priori*. Proprietary Srhool, Taunton; Mr 8. Unlink
Boti&?
Badlands. Brisk,' ; Yr. Thos. Hales. K Edward's Bskeral,
Southwark ; Mr. R. Heath, RA., Tot ' park ; Yr. W.
Lloyd, St. Bartholomew's
Mitchell, Glooop ; Mr. 1). Moore, T .part ; end
Mr. Robert Waimea, Tottcridge-park.
Sr. GROIVIVIFIN -THU- EAMT. Yesterday osemisire
for the Snot time for many months. perfect quietness per
'ceded during the perfortnance of Diving serrko at NW
parish church of 84. George's in-the-East.