The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-04 00:00:00

THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY AND HARVEST
HOMES.

The good. old British custom of hanestoltowes has
jest been revived as St. Giles's estate, Derestaltire, tee seat
of the Harlot tihaftesbuy. Having previously entertained
at a fesuvity of this deeeriptios the geometry ea s ponies
'Obis domain ia that meaty to the swabs, of seedy 300,
his lordship lest week faulted shoes mollikti be the parishes
of Hanes, Woodlemilk Baum. and Ss All Wats.
The labseres sad serums us Pa ening Was, saw
=awl srmobloil daft guulei pea
ihemmeisa of St. onfes syks urn et gib
siegasides madame, and chiefly Outwards yramwded to
shnisale, heeded by a bead of assts The soared albs was
SINS swwded whit an attentive sad Moistly attired wwinw
Cirthe Earl of Shaftesbuty, the Commas of Shaftmetley.
ishley, sad the other maseben of the fully left
pews?. After prayers a serum was preached by the
An. James Webb from the eth *baptist of Jobs, verse 27
Ulmer set for tite meat that perished), but for that
miss whisk seders* onto everlsallag Ufa." Oa nursling
SIM Serra a buseliel dime' was provided for the guests
berth a erosions Sew that bad beam welled sad gaily I
isansnamil 11, hiessies, and sub of tha pally was tipper.
Woad s *wily dgeed old beer, @Asian Se "slew bet
ON lashriete." The Berl of Bhaftrabary presided at tha
hisal of the tables, sad I,,rd Ashley Seek the pot of waver
at Ile ether-end. Amos, tow foasaesad 1111Weillitere wise
Ones Creptowitaeb, the Rawls Ambrose's, sad his
sewateso ; the hissesis D'Aseghs; and other Maltose sad
Meade of the Guy. The mese befog over, sad gram
pronounced,
The noble Bail rose, and addreswd a few word' to those
mead him. His lordship t honked his tenantry for their
medians in ao-operstieg with him la a work sash is this,
tad fee giving those in their employs day's holyday,
MOMS Alum them la their stages. He thee
gessemdmi to observe that he rojeieM they were M-
essing to revive throughout the Isesth sad breadth of the
land the good old Bytish custom of hamesteliesus. It bad
lene% waltappily, Into disuse, bat was sow beteg revived is
assay mile of the kiagdoes. He did hem it would be eon-
Saud, Wawa be believed such 'satirises ware of benefit
es the en. If any one doubted the good that arms from
the., be Mould wish that parses to me the Mum of de-
murer end the j losts faces of all preeest. He was quite
',mai& ass, of %Item bad formed goad reselatious that
day, sad that, as they bad Us em hum to that estate,
and, he Wasted, an hamar to their Christian prolusion, so,
under the Mamie, of God, they would wontisse to I. so,
end Smedley wield audirovess to perform that which wee
the highest honour to which they could ottota—to do their
duty is that state of life to whisk it bad pleased God to
call thew. - _ _ _ _ .

Cheers were afterward• given be Loci Ashley, who
briefly returned thanks; cod also fee the Cosmos et
ilhaltesbery sod the mint seestote of the family. Tim
party then repaired to the perk, whale disoi•s and •
variety of rural sports wars kept up with mach spirit, this
wholes proessdisgs Woo of a most pleasing sad graUlyisi
character.

THE GRESHAM Lam:ram—Yesterday tha first of
thew lectures for Michaslass Tern, ta the subject of
setwaiomy, wu delivered is the theatre of Gresham
Collage, goisphall.etrut, by fdr. Nines', la the place of
the Rev. Joseph Pelle., who was preview* from historic'
by urban illness. The mews we. the subject of the future,
which the leeterer treated is a aueer salted to a popular
milieu*. The atteeduee was wassually large, there Hipp
tttyloar peruse preens, sun of whom were of the fair

4•IOATL—We now appear to be es the eve of
obtaklag what we all wish any prove a bows, the shiner of
laarperatloo, which we are informed is already prepared,
aadealy awaits the seal of the privy mead' to be Blind to
It. cosacsil have &sided epos tbe lan wards earl the
high qsallleatrow.—Smult &Worm °mete.
Tie Hugo in HUMUS lar&—The Glasgow
TM.. says :—We are happy se munesme that the article
grader Übe title which append la oar akesee s few weeks
aro has met with a very tdmaureapseay sod that there Is
every probability that alum be mem dames Lam
bort eomparatively esukkable k his kends, ran is
likely to be realised. denealat eat Meal estosapennes have
entered heartily hue the whew, and have resolved sumo
Mr his behead Iletwolpeke libebta have bees lasted for
Om sane perm sad • eramistes, with Mr. ices Aitken,
is messlhami. us, am* llisalltmnetreot, es russearm, have
ea/utak be weeps tb• preface of Winslow. We have
also to aassusso that seine' pinks at a distaaee have lent
their aid. 0.. gesdears brkswifwg te Leads. purposes
to bestow a peed= of le. pee kook epee our here, sad
ethers have mat is small sums. letbadleg lee hem • pallor
maa In Cumberland, sad is. Mesa • esalkora la Lemke
deny. A week or two elm • isksWft to this
city felled ape. us sad skeet La eel • lbw Woods bed
Marl 25J. far the maw purpose, sad rergeseted the address
of Mr. Lambent, that he Welt sell yea Ma mad arreage
la what maws it should be eeekyed M his. Tits ifs-
slums eery peeps* Meade a esavey It to fir. Lambert
la the way be Mahe sees embed to his adveatege. We
bnitio the& all who have remolded to the call of the eyed,
Wed, mad poketpetrikes bee."