The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-23 00:00:00

TAE SPECIAL SERVICES.

These services wore brought toe close last night.
On Saturday there were three services. At 7 o'clock a.m.,
the Very Rev. G. Pownall, incumbent of St. John's, Hor-
ton, lehvered a brief address. Mr. Pownall is an able and
eloquent preacher, and represented the whole of the
Australian church (of which he was formerly a dean),
none of the bishops of the Australian dioceses having
accepted the Archbishop of Canterbury's invitation to his
synod. 'Whether the absentees will ever have informa-
tion about the proceedings of the synod must be a matter
of doubt, as the archbishop declines to allow any repre-
sentatives of the press to be present. On Saturday after-
noon the Bishop of Vermont preached a 'sermon on love
as the foundation of missionary work, and the Bishop of
Montreal (Dr. Fulford) preached at the evening service.
The preacher yesterday was the Right Rev. Dr. G. A.
Selwyn, Bishop of Sew Zealand, who selected for his
text the 1111th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles,
32nd verse " Some, therefore, cried one thing, and some
another, for the assembly was confused, and the more part
knew not wherefore they had come together." The right
rev. prelate attacked the principle of " freedom of thought,"
which ho considered to be a great evil in the church, inas-
much as toleration was freely given to grave errors, while
in matters of slight importance it was withheld. In con-
eluding a most admirable sermon, he said the offertory of
the day would be devoted to the endowment of the
bishopric of New Zealand. It might be asked, he said,
why this had not been provided for before. To this be
replied, that he had never moved in the matter for
himself, but he now felt it his duty to say that if
he should die or should resign, his successor would have no
more than 81W. a year. It would be doubtful whether any
one could be found who would accept the bishopric under
such conditions. The offertory collection, it is understood,
was a very good one.
It is announced that a further series of missionary ser-
vices will be held on the ensuing Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., at Holy Trinity
Church, Bessborough-gardens, Pimlico. Among the
preachers announced are the Rev. Lewis Fraser, of the
South African Mission, and the Rev. John Gordon, the
latter a native clergyman. On the following Sunday the
Bishop of Honolulu is to preach in the morning, and the
Bishop of Louisiana in the evening, at the same church.

ORDINATIONS IN THE DIOCESE OF DANTERBCRY.
—The following were the candidates for ordination yes-
terday in the church of St. Matthew, Croydon, by the
Archbishop of Canterbury :—l)eacons—Ed ward George
Andrew, 8.A., Jesus College,
Cambridge; Josh. King
Cunenin, M.A., Trinity College, Dublin; Frederick
Leycester Fisher, 8.A., Jesus College, Cambridge ;
James Charles Hale, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge;
James Morgan, 8.A., St. Peter's College, Cambridge ;
Valentine Sliilleto Vickers, King's College, London ; Frank
Ernest Ctterton, ILA., New College, Oxon, on letter di-
mimory from the Bishop of Winchester. Priests—George
Castleden 8.A., Queens' College, Cambridge; Edwin
Francis like, 8.A., Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; Charles It.
Lloyd Engstrom, 8.A., Pembroke College, Oxon ; Walker
Flower, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxon ; William Ward
Goddard, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxon ; Newton Newton,
8.A., Pembroke College, Oxon ; Albert Richard Pritchard,
M.A., Lincoln College, Oxon. After the ordination the
following licenses were granted :—The Revs. E.G. Andrew,
to the cure of Chilbam, Kent ; J. K. Cummin, Trinity
Church, Dover; F. L. Fisher, Ramsgate; J. C. Hale,
Yalding ; J. Morgan, Sutton Valence; V. S. Vickers,
Eastry. _

-411 E UNITED KINGDOM ALLlAiccg.—On Friday
last a large and enthiudastio meeting aasembled in the
Literary Institute, Deptford, to receive a deputation from
the United Kingdom Alliance, and to hear a statement
from Mr. G. H. Hick, of Philadelphia, concerning the pro-
gress and resultaof the Maine-law movement in the United
States. This meeting was the hut of a series of eight
held in various parts of the metropolis, at all of which the
information supplied by Mr. Hick was received with evi-
dent marks of interest and satisfaction, The tenacity
with which the people of the New England States retain
the system of legislation prohibiting the traffic in intoxi-
cating liquors was adduced in refutation of the error that
the Maine law has proved • failure in the place of its
birth. Mr. Hick recommended the Permissive Bill as a
judicious means of enabling the principle of prohibition to
be adopted in the United Kingdom, in proportion as the
public sentiment was prepared to support It. Resolutions
of thanks were cordially passed to Mr. Hick at all the
meetings, which are considered to have given an impetus to
the cause of the Alliance throughout London.
Manetsme FROM A CARTE DE VISITE.—A mar-
riage which has excited considerable interest in the town,
took place at the parish church • few days since. The
bridegroom was a colour-sergeant in an infantry regiment,
and the bride's brother was a private in the manic company.
The sergeant taking a fancy to his comrade, showed him
many acts of kindness, and one day in barracks the latter
exhibited to his superior the rade de riaite of his sister.
The sergeant at once became emunoured with the likeness,
and in • few days placed himself in the hands of a photo-
grapher fur a carte. This was sent by the brother to his
sister, and the portrait appears to have produced • cor-
responding feeling on the part of the lady. The upshot
was that an engagement was made, and the day fixed for
the wedding at Chertsey Church ; and, strange as it may
appear, neither of the parties met until the morning of the
wedding. It is to be hoped that the future of this mar-
riage " at • venture " may be happy.— West SUM, TIM!.
THE PreLle DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES.—We
read in the Nem York Tribune :—" On the Ist of August,
1140—whenouryolunteers had not yetbeen midriff and our
army reduced to a peace footing—our ascertained national
debt exceeded the funds in the treasury by the gigantic
amount of 2,75706H9,571 dole. It has since been reduced
to 2,492,7tr.i,:i0 dole. Actually paid off :M4,906,206 dole,
or very nearly one-tenth of the total. Whoever, there-
fore, asserts that we can never pay fairly and fully, does
PO in the teeth of the fact that in the last two years, with
a large military force, nearly half our country ravaged by
four years of desolating civil war, our industry disor-
ganised, ten States out of gear, the passions of the late
conflict still active, and with poor harvests, we have paid
a tithe of the sum, and that without thereby sending one
child hungry to bed. Of course, we can do far better
henceforth. 'lt is the first step that costa,' and we
have taken that bravely and successfully. When any villain
suggests some slimy mode of cheating the national
aredi-
ton, let u' say, ' Get thee behind me, Satan !' and picas
steadily on."

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CA.LIDONIAIf-ROAD,
IRLiNctozr. Number of patients for the week ending
bept. 21, 1,003, of which 31.5 were sew ewe.

tabs intelligence.

METROPOLITAN COUNTY OMIT&
(Sitting days appointed for the present week.)

WIMITIIiNgtER, St. Martln'e-Los.—Munday, Sept. 23; Tues-
day, 24 . Weduesday, 25 ; Thursday, 26 ; Friday. 27.
MARYLEBONL, Ilarylehone.mad.—Tuesda Sept. 24.
hmern.W.— Wednesday. Sept. 25.
BRENTFoRn —FrigLay, Sept. 27.
SMORZINICIL Old-street-mad.—Thunday, Sept. 20.
Bow—Wednesday, Sept. 25 ; Friday. 27.
LAMIZTEL Camberwell New-road.—Tuesday, Sept. 24 ; Wed-
nesday. 25. Thursday. 26.
Gitarterwn. —Monday, Sept. 23,
Wootxtcet.—Prkley, Sept. 27.
(WITHAL CRIMINAL COURT.—Monday, Sept. M.