The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

THE DAY OF

EBTMINBTER ABBEY.
TSB HOUSI OP LOWS.

In psioneneM of Sella their lordships met in the
Roue of Peers at a quarter before 10 e'en*, at whisk
time tenni pears, among whom were Berl (treadle, the '
Mel of Shaftesbury, and the Bart of Ilarnwhy, end one or
two of the Bpieemil Baia, were pretest. • proemial' j
wm formed, headed by the Lord Chancellor, accompanied
by his membearer, puree-bearer, 'estuary, and the other
personal attendaate es the honer of the Great Seal. He
was preaded by the U.her of the Black Bed, sad followed
by the pees la enter of sealerity. The Bishop of Bath and
Wells, who wee appolated to peach the semis before
their lisedshipe, waa owe of thaaortip. The whole of the •
°finial staff of the beam somprising the libraries, the
keeper of the paps., &a., the various ushers end nee
sewn were pewit ; and, althaugh the number of pugs
was sot great, the proemial was son llsiestly faL. Penni
through St. Stephen's Ball sad out of St. Staphaa'a Para,
their lordships cussed Old Palace-yard mad amend the.
Abbey by the minas, at Poet's Ceram, sad took the plasm
allotted to them is that pert of the ease which is fitted lap
for diviae monies. Then was • large choir, sad fall
cathedral service was sheeted. The sermon was peached
by the Bishop of Bath sad Well. (Lord Asekland),
bat so gnat we the wed, and s very ill-adapted for
kuriag is the part of the Abbey appropriated for the scam
"iodation of the me jor pen of the aspegation that little If
any part of the Oman nuked these whe wen not Ia the
immediste vanity of the preacher.
RIB Lordship took leer his teat the gad verse of the nth
Marta et De neresomy :—.•ad thaw shalt remember all
the way which the Lord thy God led thee those forty
pare is the wilderness, to humble thee, sad to peeve thee.
to knew what was la Ulm Man, whether thes weendsit
keep hie eammsedments er se." At the elms MI the het
war the aatioa (as said) 'hewed it. gratitsile bp devedeg
a =dikon of the pinks mosey to the unmans of the mesas
of religiose wontilp. Would that be dean sow ? Osa of
she greatest maren of sateen sad game was drinking's's,
to wises awful effeets Baum three salaries ego, Sir M.
Bele two esstaries "kw sad judges sad chaplains
of the present day alike hen tastimeay. Siam the pawing
of the Bow Att in MS that vies had greatly iseressed ;
sad as is many came Howes were held by penes of
immoral shimmer, whoa beam, eltoated frequently Ia
retired plum went/MMus visited by the police, crime had
also increased. By defining to amend that act, the
Legislature bad sostriboted to promote discord, pond',
grim, sad disuse, from what the nereased remises
derived from Swam" sad limo' signed little empensa.
Ms. Bat la order to Manse the moral wadi low of the
poor, their social snaditna must be improved, sad although
muse had been dose with that obji ist, still more remedied
to be done. Their wretched destiny mast be improved,
their comforts promoted, and no lager mut whole families
be allowed to crowd in sink room, to the outnge of do-
gma, the destrastioa of morality, sad the anodes of
disease. All omen of proprty should remember that they
were bat newarle of their wealth, sad were answenble for
•he welfare of nom whom it we their duty to comfort sad
mat. Some of these whom he addressed poeticised wealth,
talent, time, sad epportanity. Could they not do
more towards the 'oppression of via sad the ea-
sements of morality ? la temporal things no nation
was more highly favoured thee WITHAM ; bat he feared we
were too mach in the habit of attileatiog oar fottmate
Faille& to our own merits rather then to the morales of
God. We should remember that to whom moth is gives
from him auk will be required. The out nun which we
had lately been seendtair ha war MOM SOW at our disposal,
sad might be applied to the proem of morality—to the
reload= of Christianity. That wean be a real thinks-
(ivies for the mercies we had received, and Ike the harminge
we enjoyed. Ana reining eloquently le the neemeity of •
bansony and salsa swag Chrtenam te tbelgroat week
of the Chapel, the glen reverend prelate esnoiodei by
besides his hearers Is essfribate to the oolleetion sliest to
In made en behalf of seiner* le be greened at Canasta
nople,whish wiese at lb* ewe Wu a groesfal the
as mar galling Mkpiremeftlesa vie had peenbed la the
late war, awl a humble esksewlenimant ef the Devise
Ms
mer
throne ry. sad whisk might be the meow of bringing many to
As the eine of the service, their lordship retuned to
sheer benne te the same order.

ST. MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER.
111111031 2114C11D IIJOILI TIM 110V1111 Or COMMONS

Yesterday morning . very considerable number of
memben of parliament oseenbied la the Hoses of Cosi-
ness, for the impose of sesamposying the Speaker to St.
Margaret's aborek, la whisk, aseardiog to assist usage,
the thankeglviog ssrmo■ was to ho preaelnd by the Bev.
Thomas Gaoler, 8.C.L., sad ehaplals to the haseursble
boom. 141'8.11.par to is'elook nearly 200 members had
militated, aimed whoa were bird l'ahnonton, Mr.
Disraeli, Sir J. Pakiagtes, Sir B. Hall, Mr. Baines, Sir G.
Grey, Admiral Video% Mr. Cardwell, Lard IL Gramme,
Colonel Bolder., Lord Naas, Mr. Hadfield, Dr. Nichol],
Lord Barriagtoss, Mr.Yeeke, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Flow, Sir
H. Forgasms, Mr. Foley, Sir H. Stymy, Mr. Henley, Mr.
Woad, Mr. Almeader, Mr..T. Hershey, Mr. Headless, Yr.
Vargo, Mr. Bost, Mr. Newdesste, Mr. Bushout, Mr.
Roma. lit. Ormolu, Mr. Waddington, Mr. Godes,
Mr. Wier, Mr. D. Seymour, Mr. Guianese, Mr. Goddard,
Mr. T. Kennedy, Mr. Matins, Mr. Murrough, Mr.
Ridley, Mr. Saul, Mr. Shirley, Capt. Stuart, Mr.
Tattooing', Mr. Ty's?, Mr. Warns, Mr. W. Wynne
Mr. W. Brows, Mr. Wee, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cowan, Mr.
Blackburn, Mr. Richard/as, Mr. Ewan, Mr. Leigh, Mr,
Berrowes, Mr. Fresh/14C Sir H. Wtiloug►by, Mr. Gamey,
Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Carter, Mr. Black, Mr. Pop, Mr. Omer
all, Mr. C. Foster, Mr. Wilmington, Mr. Birk, Mr.
Hughes, Mr. Wright..,, Mr. Davies, Mr. Deed.,, Mr.
Fitzroy, Mr. 0. J. Forum, Mr. Gooch, Mr. George, Mr.
Oreem, Mr. Hollsad, Viscomt Bawd, Mr. Jackie., /dr.
Mesartsey, Ate.

Prayers kavieg bees read by the cltsplain • snaillike
was formed, tmosistfog of the Braker is his Mate robes. the
Sergeant and Deputy Sergaut-at-larnm, the Bon. Mr.
Medway", the Speaker's *mistery, the clerks of the
beau, and claim of committees, and Um subtrdinate °Miura,
followed by the lumbers two and two, and "the hour"
umesded slowly to the church, a puma(' being kept across
the street by • body of the A division of police, ander the
direction of Impute, Beekeison. A.though the pabite
interest unit hays asomearily been very mach divided, by
the comber of churches's which thenksgming sinuous were
to be preached, a large crowd had meenibled in Canning.
game, end the church itself, to which admission was in the
first Maumee to be obtained by Loki's, was very fully
adeaded.

The stories hula( bees reed by the Rev. Messrs. Davies
and Morris, the rev. preacher aseeaded the pulpit, sad pro.
seeded to address himself to the saltjact of the day, takiag
hie teat fun the Clouded Bt. Mark, a. iv., v. 39, "And He
arose, and rebated the wind, and said aate the sea, Peace,
be still. Aid the wind ceased, and the re wu a great calm.'
After an elogaeot exordium deuriptive of the winners lasi.
deal seerrded la the teat he roseeded to apply it to the pre-
sent oesarton of thaakegiviag. The rev. geothiman, La am-
elutes, intereeeleely worsen his hearers to torn ihe issues of
the war to good moment; not to let the tinging gloats of
erntendlag hosts abroad be replaced by the clamour of fai-
th:we at hose; bat to let old animosities be forgotten, and
as so sew ones sown, while we cultivate the true pease,
which was the pea*. of Christ amongst all men aid widow.