The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

TO THI 'EDITOR OT 7111 ZIPIIII.

Sts,—ln my last letter which I 'Admired to you
on the subject of the revivals in the north of Ireland, I men.
timed that the height to which folly and fsaaticiam bed
arrived would hardly be believed by your English readers.
Sint* that, two or three came have come under my know-
ledge, and for the truth of which I can vouch.
A women, worked up to a pitch of religious frenzy by
attending the nightly meeting, which are now the rags, end
following literally the allegorical language of Scripture,
deliberately plucked out her right eye, begging ber husband
to follow her example, and thus enter the kingdom of heaven.
Far from doing so, he very properly placed her under the
ewe of the befirmary doctor, who remonstrated with her on
her folly, but to no effect, as she declared "than wee
=thin she would not do to win Christ," and two days
' afterwards eau found (all dangerous weapons having been
removed) biting off her right hand. She did not, u you
may imagine, fully succeed in this, but inflicted such
wound on the tendons of the thumb, that lock-j►w super'
vaned, and she died four days afterwards.
The extravagances of the old Azabaptiets and Fifth
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Monarchy men could not be outdone by this, and I have no
hesitation In saying that that pow woman's death lien at the
door of those foolish end infatuated persona who are now ex.
citing oar ignorant and Impulsive peusentry in the name of
religion.
The other awe is that of a poor girl who now live in each
a state of prostration that she taints if raised in her bed, and
yet refuses to tabs any nourishment, saytag she has been told
that she is better to die now that the spirit has been freshly
poured out upon her than she ever will be again, and therefore
will not strive to live.

For fear of ampsesing on your radars, I will merely men-
tion Swum of the Presbyterian minister of my own parish.
He is a gentleman well advanced in years, of good *location
and mature intellect, who being unable to satiety himself as
to the desirability of eacoutaging these miserable delusions
among his people, hoe had the moral courage from the very
Waing to denounce them. His house (us the Presbyte-
rians term their place of worship) bee been the scene of eons
very disgraceful exhibitions ands the sanction of his elders,
who, perhaps I should inform your English readers, have
entire management of the affairs of their church ; and on him
refnabig to countenance them with his presence, they have
setually dismissed him from his charge, and he is now, in
his old age, ejected from the congregation with whom he hue
pared the beat years of his life. I think this (Guthman de-
serves the highest miss for his noble and independent con-
duct, which so few of his brethren have had °map to
Imitate. Several of them have said to me, "We do sot
wholly approve of these revivals, but we an in the !uncle of
oar people, and must do u they duke u." The Presbyte-
rial minister's income, I need hardly say, is derived from the
" stipend" paid him by the mambas of his congregation, and
depends on their pleasure.
I could mention some further very curious particalan that
have come to my knowledge, end if you think fit will make
than the subject of another letter.—l am, &c.,
• CLERGYMAN IN THE REVIVAL DISTRICT
Oct. 14. IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND.

THE LIBERAL SUPPORTERS OF THE DERBY
GOV ZAN ENT.—Dir. Millar, M.P. for Leith, in addressing
his constituent. on Friday evening last, read • letter which
he said had not been before publiahel, written to Lord Derby
by Mr. Lindsay and the other liberal members who voted
against the no-confidants motion which put an end to Lord
Derby's government. Mr. Miller, by acting with the
conservetives in that division, naturally gave offence
to many of his liberal supporters in the Leith
burghs, and it was in self-visdkation that he pro-
duced the following document:—'• We the uniersigned, are
desirous of providing for the welfare and good goverlui.cat
of the country, and to that end we wish that the
government should be pledged to do the following things
First, that as respects our domeetic policy they should, upon
the debate upon the addreat, state that they ere prepared to
introduce • reform bill which shall meet the with.. of a ma-
jority of the House of Commons, and which for that purpose
shall contain provisioos conferring upon the burgh consti-
tuencies • considerable extension of the franchise, end
upon the county CellatitiltaCiel a ltl. rental franchise,
sad which will also disfranchise a great way of
the smeller burghs, and dirribute the seam thus
liberated among that portion of the people who are wet
worthy of enjoying the franchise. And, secondly, that as
regards their fortis* policy they shall pledge themselves to
take all the necessary steps to maintain the existing neu-
trality, and take no pert with any of the belligerents, and to
be prepared to defend to ekes utmost the honour and interests
of England, U either should be attacked. If the present
government are premed loess these rife, WS Oft prepand
to support them should they be met y • vote of want of
000tldence, or by any other motion, the sots object of which
is their destruction." Mr. Miller stated that Lord Derby
had countersigned the document, this a,ceptieg Its pleftes
but, beyond giving the wines of Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Diglij
, Seymour. end himself, the bon, member said he was unable
to give the names of the other subscribers to it. Hs said
that those who signed it reckoned that they had • pester
surety of getting a measure of reform from Lord
Derby, bseanse, if Min really In earnest to peas a bill, be
bed more inflows In the House of Loris than any Whig

ThE LOCH KATRINE Wesgsw•oars.—We may
meatioa as • curious aiddeat that no looser had her
Majesty p oeaadad to dm cottage them two courageous nav-
vies, attired in • garb apeolally nude for she 000seion, sad
haag some ressablaeos to tae holiday trappings of It Lea•
des watmara, ambuted in • shallow Eat-bottomed boat,
sad, accompanied by • young gentleman, set out on • supine
of dimmer, down the maid, Where they emerged to the
light of day, mad what they saw, we have not yet le•raed
but it is enough to my that the incident mated • good acal
of smusement. —Glasgow Strad.