The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

TER CHURCH SERVICES 7)R THE WORKING

CLet&IM

Yesterday evening the fourth of the five special
services, appointed for the instruction of the working classes
of London, wee held in the churches of Whilechapel, Bt.
Odes's, St. Pancras, and Bt. Barnabas, Kensington. They
were as well attended as on former occasions, and chiefly by
unions. The new movement appears to have excited feel-
ing. of jealousy on the part of some members of the church,
the chief ground of offence apparently being that one or two
of the gentlemen selected to preach belong to the high church
party. At St. Pancras Church but night, and at White-
chapel Church on the previous night, a man was stationed,
who industriously circulated handbills addressed to the con-
gregation, letting forth in a variety of scrlpturales the
evangelical view of Christianity, and then putting the in-
quiry whether the preacher of the evening had fal ully
claimed the Gospel to them. The document porporto
come " From a Churchman," and was evidently intended to
apply to the Visaref Leeds.
An immemes concourse of persona attended at St. Mary's
Church, Whiteehapel, where it was announced that the ser-
mon would be preached by the Rev. Henry Melvin, D.D.,
Preboodary of St. Peas Cathedral, and Principal of the
Zest India Company's College, at Hayleybtuy. The Litany
having been read by the Rev. Canon Cluunpneys, the Rev.
Mr. Melvin ascended the pulpit, and selected for his text the
14th and 16th verses of the 3rd chapter of Bt. John's Gospel :
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
wee so must the Bon of Man be lifted up, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
Dr. Hook preached last night to a densely crowded can-
replica, in Bt. Pancras Church. The sermon at fit. Her-
nabs, Kensington, wee preached by the Rev. Alexander
Boyd, M.A., Incumbent of Christ'. Church, Cheltenham ;
and that at Bt. Giles-in.the-Fielde by the Rev. A. 1111011•110,
M.A., Head Master of Bath Grammar School.

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
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Yesterday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution was bald at its hones, John-street, Adolph' ;
nemesis CHAPYLN. V.P„ F.H.8., in the chair. We elso
observed present Admiral Cater, Captain Washington, R.N.,
F.R.S., Captain M'Herdy, R.N., Rev. C. B. Dribble, M.A.,
George L Esq., M.P., Alexander Boetefeur, Eag , Capt.
Lambert irrott, Captain W. H. Hall, R.N., C 8., It
Admiral Bullock, Msjor Palmer, and Captain Ward,
Inspector of lifeboats to the society.
Mr. Lewis, the secretary, having read the minutes of the
previous meeting,
The silver medal of the institution and 2/. were voted to
Mr. O'Sullivan, chief boatman of the coast guard ; and 211.
to tan other men for rescuing at the great peed of their lives
the crew, consisting of eleven men, of the Austrian brig
Soca Fratella, which, during an awful gale of wind, wee
wrecked off Black Ball Head, on the cunt of Antrim, on the
2nd alt. When observed the brig was standing for theland,
and on nearing the shore she attempted to weather the head,
but failing to do so, owing to the viotrace of the gale and the
heavy us, she had to bear up and run the Ise of the White
Ball Bake. Here she drifted from the anchor and wait head-
long an the rocks, bumming instantly a thousand pieces. At
this time the covet-guard men, with the promptitude end
gallantry which always distinguishes them at meadow of
shipwreck, put off in their little boat, and at the critical
moment, se In a few moments after no human aid could have
possibly availed, rescued the master and eight of his crew.
The Ave fleheemen nobly seconded the efforta of the coast-
by taking off the two remaining men of the crew at
coast-
turd
bawd of their lives. The whole time occupied ia
this good work was hardly hall an hour. Such is the class
of noble men who are constantly engaged in our lifeboats and
shore boats in saving their fellow creatures from the horrors of
shipwreck.
A reward of 21. was granted to two flabermen for putting
off in their boat and 111110niAlr, at the great risk of their lives,
the crew of three men of the smack Lady Emma, which,
during a heavy ple of wind, sank on Irvine Bar, an the
15th ult. A pilot boat, manned by six men, had preview')
attempted to reach the wreck, but the fishermen
and fortunately succeeded in taking off the three men just
before they would sink to rime no more.
A reward of 71. was also voted to seven men in emana-
tion of their valuable services in putting off in their cobis
and rescuing, at the risk of their lives, the crew of flee men
of th:Willah, of Whitby. which, during a gale of wind,
off Magnetos, Norfolk. Th. °obie had to go
rough svorylioavymosand broken water, and it was a mercy
she wee ant swamped oa the occasion, or stove by the floating
wreck. All the stern part of the whip had gone, and the
mew were taken off the rigging.
During the pest month -the institution had transmitted to
the Australian 'oversews several eels of lifeboat. and trans-
porting carriages ; others were to be despatched during the
current month.

SHIELDS, WIDNILIDAT NIGHT.

This forenoon, about ten o'clock, a fearful accident
happened at the mouth of the Tyne.
_A strong south-mat
wind bed brought • number of light amnia to the bar, sad
several boats with ballast keelmen ware lying within, to the
look-out for vessels. Ose of these boats, with !out men,
Prank Allen, Joseph Dixon, William Simpson, and Thomas
Smith, unfortunately got too near the end of the Had Sod,
and was overlapped by • ma which filled the boat sad threw
the men • omaiderable diatanoe. The accident was observed
by another boat's crew, who came immediately to their as-
sistance. They were enabled to rescue Allen, but had to
leave the other poor fellows swimming amongst the breams.
The accident, however, had been observed from the shore
hy •• number of pilots, who immediately manned the Imes
Mather lifeboat and put off to their melamine. They &And
into the sea, and saved Simpson and Smith, mid
came away, thinking all were saved, but on approaching the
shore, and learning that another man was still unamounted
for, they landed the two men and again palled in amongst
the breakers. Dixon was seen floating in an eddy of the ma
known em " the wheel," and was reamed. The lifeboat was
immdi tell taken in tow by the Fellsing steam-tag end
=bt to North Shields, when medical assistance wee pro-
but poor Dixon tom too fir gone, sad died sisordystir
landing. Allen is very Ul this evening, bat it is hoped that
be will recover. Every prase is due to themes who manned
the lifeboat for the great daring that they exhibited in
rescuing the poor Mews from theii perilous position.

FalLilltia IN Wednesday it wan
sosousred that Provost Ewan had sespended
with nabOlties varlonaly stated at from 60,0001. to Maim
A settllaeat at a composition of it.. 4d. in the pound was
at bet spokes ef, bat a mach leas amount Is now named.
We belless, however, that no spear offer Las yet been
mods. The balk of des losses tall at Dundee. The Guide
umbrella& the* cooly about 1,6006 will fall on Arbroath
houses. Mr. Peter Wales" jute sidnow, Cranks Wills,
=Zogeospesded parrot oa Woodsy. with llablntlee
to MOW, sod the probable dlvldsodmeau=re
b. la Ws mot A soon Ilax *salon sod
dna Ora, is else reported to hays stopped paymeat.
Woods

BJLAIRY TIM ADNIMION.—A number of attor-
neys we le be shift* in the main term, comulaociag oa