The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-07 00:00:00

SPECIAL StINDAY sritrallo winces AT

WESTMINSMI Alan'.

The annual special Sunday evening services com-
menced yerlerdey evening at Westroinater Abbey. The
aresageassais were IM name es in the previous seams, and
every precaution had Ines takes to protect the coopeption
from the exceptional seventy of the weather. The door
was all carefully matted, and the western nave io which the
service took place was well lighted with gas. Neverthelese
the easterly wind found its way in at every door and &per.
tare, and kept the temperature uncomfortably low in many
parts of the building. There was u numerous, highly-re.
'pitiable, and most attentive congregation, a very grati.
fyieg feature of which was the number of young men whom
It included. The service was read by the precentor, the
Rev. lfr. Hadin, and the lessons by the Very
Reverend Dean Trench. After the Anthem, the
Hundredth Psalm was sung with solemn soil beautiful effect,
sad the preacher, the Rev. Lord John Thymus, deb-Dean
of Westminster, ascended the pulpit. The congregation
separated with an almost solemn decorum of manner. A
good many foreigner. were in the church.

THE Ex rTER•BALL FIERVIcEX—YeRtMitIy °Yell-
ing the special Sunday evening services in Exeter-hall were
resumed. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Edward
Wedeln Arnold, M.A., of Exeter College. Oxford, Rector
of Stapletoo, near Hertford, who selected his text from
" A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind
nod a co►ert from the tempest." The services next
Sunday reusing will be conducted by the Rev. Archibald
Boyd, W.A., Incumbent of Parklioirtuo.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND MR. WARDS.

The following are the closing lettere of the Lord
Chalicellor and Mr. Wude:
"moons r.

9tnthedea hones, 29th Dec., 1860.
"9v,-1 am directed by the Lord Chancellor to inform
you, that having received and deliberated upon your letter
of the 22nd inst., he has felt it his duty to order your name
to be struck out from the commission of the peace for the
county of Warwick. The Lord Chancellor would not have
considered hiniseU brind to inquire into • mere chirp of
immorality against • magistrate, hut he thinks in your own
eviclesee given in the trial referred to in my former letter,
you show a recklessness of conduct, and an unconscious-
ness of the distinction between right and wrong, which
prove you to he a person wholly unfit to be entrusted with
the power of taking part in the administration of the
criminal law.-1 arn, sir,

" H. K. VAL:MAN JOECCSOY.
" To C. T. Wade, Fag., Cloptoo Howe.*
"Mr. Wanle's most respectful compliment. to Lord Chan•
roam Campbell, and begs to acknowledge the receipt
kis letter of the 29th ult. (received this post only) with
loedohip's notificatioo of diamiseal from the ruagio-
buy, ea the ironed not of immorality, but from not know.
Xright from wrong,' as enunciated in Mr. Warde's own
m Hooper r. Wards. Mr. Ward, supposes hie
lordship had not then men his letter to the Murnino
ihrield, copy sent his lordship oa the 29th, which some.
Mat explains Mr. Warde's own evidence (is It not rather
lord to punish on a man's own evidence !) but Win, porte.
Mr. Wards verily believes this to be the first error of
Malmt Lord Campbell ham committed, sod sincerely
o may long continue as ornament to the beach, sod
speedily discover ide present error.
" Clopterdlouse, Stratford-um:lnm, Jan. 2, 1661."

The Birnthagleam Post of to-day says : "Ou
ilatnrday Birmingham lost one of Hs aeliabdities of
• bygone time—Thomas Oyler. Mr. Oder having long
ego roamed to reside among na, is perhaps known but
Ito few of our readers, evrept through the reputation
of his see, Follett Osier, F.R.S., who has achieved fur
himself a revperted mac both in science and in mechanic
and ornameetal art, cc combined is one of our important
tosaufectinee Inhabitants, however, who have passed the
middle age will not have forgotten t►e estimation in which
the elder uiler was bell among those who, with himself,
wen considered as Wading men of the town."

At I o'clock on the morning of the let, the
physician in attendance upon the late King of Prumis deemed
It to be his imperative duty to send • telegram to the Prime
Regent at Berlie. This klegmns arrived at the Prince
lignite palace about two o'clock, when his royal highness
blatantly forwarded • reply that he would come hirssen.
Immediately afterwards a report of the contents of the Pots-
dam .le.peush was mot to all the princes of the royal family
Ur in Berlin, sad " we state with plesanre," rye the
officuil journal of Berlin, " demonstrating r it does
the kind womanly feeling' of • scion of the repel
bore of Fis;land, that the first who arrived at
the oder. of the Prince Resent leas the Princes Fridert-
llfilloon, who hastened thither on foot and through the
darkeee of the sight, though the row lay deep upon
the ground amt the weather sou piercing cold. The coarser
In wit .1 t 11. r v.l family arrive! at Potsdam by special
Mine has already been mentioned ; but Prince Frederic
Mark., finding himself too late for eves the owed train,
drove t.. Potsdam M • sledge. -
It out, be remembers-di that at the birth of the
Prince lusperia, on the Ifith March, lhii, the Emperor
sad Empress .ieclareal er godfather and godmother
of all the rhildron bore in France os the same thy. Their
Mai oriel hove pot decided that they will mourn* the ease
cher:icor with regard to the children born cm that day ia
the newly ~a.. ..1 departmental and in corequene• the
Prefect of the Ileum-Savoie has oildreemed • circular to the
saw •r• of hi. department, rolueatieg thorn to give him a
list .1 all legitonate childree sow blies who were born on
t►r.l., m ~,,ttoo, together with details respecting the
chewier and pecuniary situation of the reroute.
Ter. Jol MAMMA' AND HOUK DCA Mtge Pao-
nnav r Fr MD BALL —Oa Pr ley evening the third mini-
m/um hill of this institution, which wee established in
18.7 s for affoinliog relief and 'acuities to its necessitous
Iklebsei, took plane at M. Jsmees.ll•ll, Rogeot .teem. It
was attended by nearly SOO highly respectable mimosa and
true term of The leetl was elegarly decorated.
east the eincews we kept up with unflagging spirit till a
ear, Ist* bear.