The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-06 00:00:00

SCENE 4T 4 ROMAN CATHOLIC LECTURE IN

WlOdli.

Maly in the week, the town of Wigan was
placarded with aenouncemente that a lecture would be deli-
vered in IR. John's Catholic Schoolroom, on Tuesday 11111112
We_ by Dr. 8. W. Rattner, the sabjeot being "Thell
Soriptures." On Tuesday morning, however, a second
was circulated through the borough, headed
giriterd andsk Trends," stating that Dr. 8. W. Runner (so
mild), who was to deliver a lecture that evening, had been
peeved a an impostor," end directing the public to raid a
7trwritten by the Rev. W. A. Darby, M.A., fnotun-
flt. Luke'e, Manchester, in which the imposition
-ha (Dr. Runner) wee pravaidas upon the pnblia..w&
I =tidy swami As might have been expected, this
eawdderstde excitement la the town; and, notwith-
, shay IL, eed Is. WWI the prior of ud
the reepopaph el hokliw frame 4011te ISO, beceatandit
Ellen by • promiscuous atme the greater pad= of
when 1111.1 0.041111. Shortly Debut the hear of ocaswee-
lop seweil etas peeleoleat clergy tad dhewitbe admilears
olio taw wineed the row% apt leak up kpo•Mmi mar
the platform • Mama them bike the Rev. W. T. White-
beak immadant ef St. Catharines: Abend ten minutes after
Wed o'clock, the lecturer, acootepouded by the Revs. Thos.
Seed and H. td•Cormick, catholic priests, entered the room,
asides neroendons shouting and cheering by the audience.
de wee annamoed on the placard, the Rev. Thomas Seed
pounded, and in a few remarks, requested the audience to
give theledurer a patient heaving, and slated that Onus
. wring to put out lb* placard which had been circulated
Fil=the town, the Bret words of which (" Roads/
') were lalsehoode,ind calculated to give pain and
anuse disturbance. He then called upon the lectirsr,
but before he could speak, the ministers all rose, and
the Rev. W. T. Whitehead (having paid Is. for admis-
sion) protested, on his and their behalf, against the re-
ef the Chairman, and stated that the bill oosaidned
nothing that was false. These remarks were needy
drowned with hisses and hooting from the catholic portion
of the audience. On Mr. Whitehead still pen&deg to
speak, amoral rough-looking fellows rushed fame. the
bottom of the room to the platform, and with • threat-
ening air menaced the reversed sualherni end the other
=brawith him. The inewbrliseceme eiudiseil. The
near the platform, mimed old piror,
whist the out became ewe WWl* eel and
the acerabeing mad eael)neleui, /which leeM he wi-
per, hewn all depelplea. Thy poi* Irvin Itieupout
kir wore n tbidr -lemmas by dr heft air of, " Turn
thwit (the wdzioutway_ am" Daft MOW( este more been
....111se Rev. W. T. Withstand um Oared, by. the
of the chimps, to say • few wards, in which
gpieeruct to Wes 'Wetly to what the lecturer hid to
Er/ Skala the due, when he ho the appertosiey would
illodEd his et sehoetlag the leelone' olelemines. Dr.
LYME Os proceeded, amidst noise and
imeerepilm, to give hie lulus on the Holy &Apter,,. A
Ewe was again = and had it not
hem tie help of Y.
et by_ the Rev. H.
111110millir (who bow in front of
the wen turbulent pollen ihe iodime
seem )
sad oth.,
fp peaceppurom Depot hoop leek vesr. affirm. Bolan

Ilie lee—Taier had &Med, theticoltemilliat became gees-
ell, end an the chairman deelmts, midst great
maim, that the uteeling was over,. • tremstdoes
our cad. The protestant miehtere, the lecturer,
pollee, sad audience, all became =bid es eme kris
aseleekin. sad • portent *eke was the we& la addedon le
the doetructioa of clothing, teeny memo must haws bout
moth Wend by being knocked about. Owe mu wee blood-
ies peohrely from the mouth, having ~sited a blow le the
cosset. Tim excitement was very great, the streets Whig
crowded; and it was only through the protection of the
polio, that the ministers, the lecturer, and hie par=
eddy hone. flo great wee the excitement sad c‘wis
dories the meetleg, that the reporters, who occupied a table
01411 the platform, had MOM than mice to escape lam some
=tor of the roam Re edgy, whilst their table sad chairs
become repeatedly overturned in the confusicia whiah ensued.
—liendester Owantiao.

Ma. HIINYHENT BROWN.—Mr. llnmpbtey
Brown, a dimwit" of the kits Royal HAMS Dank, woo has
pisrobe& "dewed hos the Clime" Bin& ;Nib= made •
sate, into the tows of Tewkesbury ou Tuesday lash
hone was tam oat of his cab, and • mob of moo,
ware sad Andrea dinged him into the town. Mr.
Brava 'Airway& made a, ease& to his friends. He wet
lianserly M.P. kw the borosgla.;
A Cittne.aL POrnitioN.—The Norwegian Teasel
Mises SOO* Jamas% labs, =war which left Hartlepool
for Vas* -Wee will' iamb, on the 73rd alt., mioonntseed
vey heavy weadmr ea the following day, the sea betaking
is (mm see woluries over her, and swipes' the decks of
bzwile bdwerkr, sad the deck- house, fa which the orew
lived. The wiled swim • Imk. and the crew ware com-
pelled to oval to ate pumps night and day to prevent her
seen Walt.tag. Ths salb woo wit to pieces, amd Um vowel
so lake fired in a cross ma. that the whole of her larboard
side went ander water, and the mew could with great ilia-
waiw, keep thimiedvis from Wag weehed overboard. Seventy
iferoma ef abide were let go, to sedisvoar II possible, to
brim the moist to the wind, in order et reline the crew,
who wore mhausated otatinnasos at
the pomps..aarte moral. sail hose in
sight. sod We 110WII upoa wreck. The sea was too
violas is perm& ef leveling a boat, mad the stmager baying
ems la &se sisegede as poiwiss,Nnew repo
tara and
al tin new dshe Miles were ia hauled
the water lee me sad takes on board
thtsZt nod, mid& prowl Is Mir Deal* twig Ma-
desils, words Hide* d le(. About 10 a.a., the
Mime Ikelos we me heinerke; end lite ere. Wife after-
wards Mimi at liertlepool, baring bet all th* Mathis.—
Meseksekr Osasnikaa.
OIITETAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAlrr
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