The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-07 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1859.

ILL ALBAIIT MITE'S ENZIRTAINNENT.

One wallow, it is said, doss not make a summer,
but the appearsnce of one Albert Smith at the Egyptian Hall
may be talon as • pretty sure indication that the winter
seems for London fashionsbles boa commenced, and that
some of Its pleasantest specialities ere about to give gay
battle to foggy November. The pretty little joss house, all
colour and gimcrackery, was full to ovet Bowing on Saturday
evening, and the popular favourite, who has just returned
from as expedition more important end hazardous than tither
the ascent of Mont Blanc or the exploration of the Mowery
had, was received with shouts of welcome and applause.
Everything about him had been newly brightened and
furbished up for the occasion, whilst hie own
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countenance 'exhibited all that genial radiance which
become his recently acquired happiness. We could not
perceive meth* peer, 'mance went on any peculiar increase of
the taciturnity for which Mr. Smith is proverbial, but, on the
ocintrary,lfeend him tell his pleasant story with met satisfac-
tory fluency and e' ntinuity, telly interrupted by those bile-
rMue ezekelons which ere heard even in the most refined end
beet regulated ma mblagee, when romething more than cm-
monly racy mid amusing is going on. What we were shown
and told If Chins made us wish (or • little more about that
smell community of three hundred millions of pigtails, but we
fear that if ;he Emperor had only known who Mr. Smith
wee, end w t excellent fun was to be made of himself and
pm," air -ftswell et would lewdly have been permitted
the oppertteity of giving us so much. A cold shudder
passed through our frame as we gazed on the grim machinery
with which the now beatified Tat was wont to silence people
who might be cursed with • troublesome amount
of menial activity, and reflected that our popular
lecturer most himself have run imminent risk of
the crucial experiment. However, as he told us tai
Saturday evening, atter high authority, "Here we ere
again," and his perilous adventures may now be safely used
to " point • morel and adorn • (pig) tail." The Pagan
English of the Chinese, which is funnier and not so unin-
telligible as the American leagues., went of with Mumma
fire and uncoils; the ladies wire deeply interested in the
dissertation en Celestial shoemaking, sad must have enjoyed
their own comfortable Beiretwele ell the more, from being
thee brought face to face with the veritable Chinese slipper ;
and the :imam' amateurs sad entice bad theh treat In the
"reel Chinese song," respecting which we shall, no doubt,
In the fulness of time, bare abundance of learned criticism.
To which of •U the schools from Bach to Verdi this gem of
melody will ultimately be assimilated is as yet en undis-
covered hot, but, in tae meantime, we may say
with all due reservation end humility, that It pleased
the outer public immensely, and was loudly
and generally applauded. Mr. Beverley's fairy
pencil has nut been idle in farther Illustrating this portion of
the " Egyptian " night's entertainment. Dining the re-
cede this distinguished artist has painted two new some of
great beauty, and which will be lad! more Amities when
little practice baa brought to perfection the arrangement of
the lights. The first, " • Street is Caicos," from a photo-
graph, is highly valuable as well as sittreeeive, sad the seAnd
"The Feast of Lenterns, on Canton River," one of the
most beautiful things we have ever seen In the way of dlo-
nunic effect. This tableau led by • natural, that is to say an
Albert-Smithlea, sequence to the introduction of "Brown on
his travels," at the incidents of which • truly &Wel audi_
mice laughed es heartily ea if every joke were now
beard for the first time. The mooed part of the eater-
telanient, .ohexamini Revisited," being more familiar to
the British public, west off In greeter
A novelty was Introduced in the shape of • French Irma-
sad limning commentary in the same language, on
the programme of the Chtiety Minstrel, who are now ex-
hibiting In Paris, which was very skilfully dons, but people
were evidently happier when brought book main amongst
their old friends and fellow travellers. Pringle's pretteas-
testa was el(1417 examined amid mach laughter, end all the
other old friends of the Alpine tour contributed their areselng
peculiarities. At the end of the p domino@ Mr. Smith
made hie bow under another salvo of applause, and the com-
pany rushed off to the new Chimes museum, in which the
ladies found ample amusement, during the entailing and
cloaking period, with which the pleasant evening must un-
happily always wind

nu OBEAT 1482118 N.

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SOUTHAMPTON, BAITRDAT.

On Monday the Great Ship will be thrown open
to the inspection of visitors at the fee of half-a-crown. Ex-
cursion trains are advertised to ran on nearly every branch of
railway ; and in • short time excursion trains will run from
Paris and other porta of the continent to Havre, and from
thence by the regular stsamere for this port, every other day.
As we have already Meted, refreshments will be provided on
board for visitors, Mr. Malaga), of the Dolphin Hotel,
Southampton, having undertaken this department.
This morning the mayor and corporation, in their official
robes, preceded by the mace bearers and the bearer of the
dlrer oar—this latter insignia intimating that by an =clan,
Mates the mayor claims the rank of port admiral, and has
jariadlction over the Southampton Water—left the Royal
Pier in the steamer Medina, and paid an official visit to the
Great Eastern. They were received at the gangway by
Captain Harrison and his officers. and were conducted to the
grand saloon, where Mr. Campbell (chairmen) and Mr.
Bold (director) were in readiness to receive them.
The Mayor then sddresesd the directors and Captain
Harrison, stating the pleasure it afforded him of welcoming
to the port, in the name of the rorporstien and of the in-
habitanta of Southampton, the gentlemen who had been in•
gromental in bringing to a successful result an undertaking of
such immense magnitude, and the captain whose skill and
anew had mainly contributed, during the late fearful gales,
to the safety of the ship, and bringing her Into this port,
where she would rids in perfect security. He had been a
resident of Southampton for • number of yearn, end well
remembered wham the first ship of the Peninsular and
Oriental Company steamed into there waters; he bad marked
the regrew of that company step by step, until now it
had heat= second to none in wealth, in Wham"
mad in magnitude. He recollected the time wham there were
so docks and no direct railway communication for the trans-
emission of their goods. Now they have the finest and the
largest paving docks la the world, with • tramway all
mond the quays, being in immediate communication with
railways to all puts of the kingdom, and he need not say
that the energy and enterprise of the people of Southampton
wars equal to the task of forwarding the interests of
say company, however great their requirements.
He therefore bad no hesitation in saying that the Great Ship
Company would bate find greater facellties than at say other
pert. Ha was proud to maks the acquaintance of Captain
and trusted he would always be sucomsfol in ths
great responsibility he had undertaken of guiding the
leviathan ship through the highway of the waters of the
world.

An address woe then read by the Town Clerk and pre-
sented to the directors, to which Mr. Campbell replied.
Mr. Bold, In a few words, endorsed the sentiments the
chairman had expressed, and thanked the M■yor and Wl-
poratioa for their courtesy.
Captain Marian then briefly spoke. He we toe
happy to say that ha won now to a place where he could I,y
down his head In safety. He was perfectly ,surfed with the
moorings. All that bed been promised him by Mr. Stebbins
sad Mr. Hedges had boredom•, and even more than had bees
promised. With the assistance of Mr. Bowyer, whom he
onmiditred a very clever pilot, he had brought the ship Into
port; but sew he had bees once here, be should have no
hesitation in Waging the ship in alone.
The party thee partook of rofreetunents and were con-
ducted over the ship, and afar a stay of several hours they
returned to Southampton, well pleased with the courtesy of
the directors end the manliness of Copilots Berthas and kis
offloms.

Seventeen years ago the whole fleet of the Royal
Mail Company Jay In Southampton Water previous to it.
departure for the West India.. The feet oragatad of
thirteen of the largest steam 'reach then afloat, vls , the
Avon, Clyde, Dee, Forth, Medway, Sevens, Tay, Taylor,
Themes, Treat, Tweed, Solway, and Medina. Their aware-
rameennage was 211,406 tons. The tonnage of the fated
Is 21,000.
LIVISTAL I'aLiCE.—HALF-CSOWN DAT.--SATI.III-
- Nov. d. Admissions on payment, 179 ; by
woos goads, 1,621; total visitors, 2,100.

(Stamped Id. Additional.)

rEsaralato US D1882.1V510218 IN 51. 01010.11
td-THE- B4BT.

At the consecration on Friday by the Bishop of
London of the church of St. Matthew, Pell-street, St. George'
In-the-East, his lordship took advantage of the pretence of
the rector and churchwarden of St. George's to endeavour
to bring about some arraagement as to the hour of
the stemma lecturer's service which might be satisfactory to
both parties, and might thus tend to the restoration of pence
In the pariah. Atter Deering the etatentorts on both
side., and on • distinct engagement at the time given
by both parties to be bound by his judgment, the
Bishop decided that the rector's afternoon rerviee should
precede that of the lecturer, and that the service of the latter
should commute at half-past 3 o'clock. Ilia lordship also
decided that the unusual vestments which hod caused so
much dimatlsfaction to toe parishioners should be diem-
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i'i&;erday the with church was accordingly re-opened
for divine service, but unhappily the mediation of his lord-
ship has ended is nothing, except indeed in inducing
fieroer and more outragergui display of passion on the part of
the parishioners then hue hitherto been experienced. It
wee understood throughout the perish that the Raw. Bryan
King, the rector, would take the morniug service. He did
so, and the congregation wee a very large one. At 11 o'cleck
the rector, accompanied by 10 or 13 chorister', walked in
proceseksitroca the west to the east-end of the church, and all
of them having taken the chorister. sesta, Mr. King com-
menced the service,which wet choral throtighont. It will
be resseurbsred that e Btshop of Ltw ton. is hie medution,
decided that the coloured &totem ehould set he wed ; and Mr.
King yesterday appeared erittiouteny,being beteted eimplyte'
his surplice with his hood, representing his degree of a tweeter
of arts in the University of Oxtord. Ace soon sa he commenced
the service, there was a hies, but this soon subsided, and there
was no further interruption until the rev. geotleman com-
menced his sermon. Preparatory to this Mr. King turned
his beck to the mengregarion, mid, bowing to the sitar, mid,
"In the name of the Father, the ant the Holy Gimet,"
blamed of the ordinary prayers. Thia wee followed by
hire*, stamping of neat, and the slamming of pew dotes.
Me. King, unmoved by this display off, eling, proceeded to
the delivery of his sermon, erlecting for his text the 26th
chewer of Leviticus, nth and 36th verses.
After dwelling on the enormity of desecrating a church,
and the shame be felt at what bed taken place M that mond
building, he sold it was at his own special request—having
been put in trust for the sanctity of that place—that the
Bishop closed the church. He behaved that those who bed
desecrated the church wen not hthabitanta of the parielt, bet,
at the same time he yam greatly disappointed that so few hen
raised up their bands in support of the doctrines of the
church to which they adhered. However leer he might be
permitted to continue the rector of that pariah ha should
never enter the walls of that church without a feeling of
shame on account of the gross outrages which bail been com-
mitted tbero. Their services henceforward would beim-
formed without those eucharistic vestments while wen Med-
bar to them. He could never again pee en those beautiful
robes, and haseetonh, therefore, they .must worship God in
this holy sacrifice in the garb of humiliation. He that as-
'bounced that hie the future the Holy Communion would not
be administered on Sundays in the chinch, but that the ad-
ministration would take place on Tuesdays and Thursday
mornings at 8 o'clock.
The Biehip of London's decision was that the afternern
lecturer's or vios should Mks place at hall-past three, and
that the recter's afternoon service should precede it. Aoi
cordingly, Mr. King fixed his service for a quarter toter*
three, at which time the church wee lull to overflowing.
When the reverend gentleman appeared with him choristers
in the there]; a loud determined shout of disapproval buret
forth. Unmoved, however by 'hie violent demonstration,
the reverend gentleman knelt Wine the altar end went
through the Litany service. He was blued sod yelled et
during the whole of the service, sad at Its close wade his way
with difficulty to the vestry, from which, in • few minutes
efierwerds, the Ray. Hugh Allen came, habited In a suzioiz
without either hood or stole, and performed the
service.

The seven o'clock service was suspended by desire of the
rector sad sad contrary to the wishes of the churchwardens.
At half-peet six the belle were rung and the church was
lighted up. At this Ulna there were letween 300 and 400
people outside the gates waiting IR subniwion. The
Nadia come in (rent and announced that there would
be so service, • statement which woe received with
a loud cry of diappobatiora. Seemed of the lariat-
losers hastened to inform Mr. Thompson, the senior
churchwarden, of the circumrtatme, and that gentleman
having called Mr. Howell, the 'Aar, clerk, to hie aid,
waited upon the motor to warmth hie nasals for this extra-
ordinary course. The rector stated to therm that from his
experience of the morning he did not consider that it would
be safe to open the church for the evening service ; upon
which Mr. Thompson repsired to the stripe at the aids of the
church, and addromed the sasembly, remarking that the
motor had thought fit to say that be would net conduct the
8.1171011 that evening, and that he (the churchwarden), not
having any clergyman at hand who would be milling to
undertake the service, must request those who had sr
eembled quietly to disperse. Thu recommendatior was at
mice seta upon, sad no diet-whence of any kind took place.
The Rev. Edward Stuart, M.A., Incumbeet of Bt. Mary
Magdalene, Muster-street, was to have takes the evening
duty at Bt. George's lest night, hod any service taken place.

SPORTING.