The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-05 00:00:00

RITUALISM AT BRIGHToY.

Yesterday there was a marked and perceptible
difference in the services at St. James's Chapel, Brighton,
from those of the previous Sunday. Thanks to either the
voice of public opinion as expressed in our columns, or else
to some private admonition from the Bishop of Chichester,
the exhortation was not omitted by Mr. Turchas in the
morning prayers, and the Ten Couunandments were
restored to their rightful place in the Commu-
nion office. Moreover, the introductory part of
the service was read by a gentleman in hot
orders; and the "state prayers' --viz., those which
follow the third collect—were intoned br au assistant
priest, Mr. Uwyrine, as we are informed, who, no doubt.
to use the ecclesiastical phrase, had come over into
Macedonia" to the help of the incumbent of St. James's.
There was no procession round the church, as on the
previ.••., Sunday, and during the morning prayers not a
single candle was lighted. The only unauthorised inter-
polation Us the service that we noticed was a verse or
versicle sung before and after the '• Beueslictus." At
the end of the " State Prayers," however, four
candles were lighted by an acolyte. two on the altar
and two on tall standards in front ; and a third
couple of lights were afterwards brought in and held on
each side sit the " Gospeller" at the proper place. The
officiating priest, or "celebrant," was the same gentleman
who read the prayers, Mr. Gwynne. lie was vested in a
red and yellow chasuble, while Mr. Purchas, who now
officiated-in the more modest position of "deacon," wore
a similar garment of pink and white satin. The ceremony
of incensing the altar, the officiating ministers, the choir,
and the congregation, went on just as it did On the Sunday
previous ; and at the "elevation " of what we presume, at
St. James's l'hapel, they call "the llost," a little bell was
rung thrice, just min Roman catholic chapels. The saute
crossings and the same genuflexions were practised; and
as the consecrated water was given to each of the ton or
twelve persons who communicated, the sign of the cross
was made by Mr. Gwynne. The Gospel was read by Mr.
l'urchas, who was evidently labourmg ender severe in-
disposition, and was therefore unable to preach. The
sermon, consequently fell to the lot of Mr. Owynne, who
delivered a plain, practical sermon on the parable of the
Pharisee and the Publican, m which he every now and
then had a fling at the 19th century and its habits of
thought and belief—matters apparently as objectionable to
Mr. liwynne as they are to Mr. ruches. The text, it may
be mentioned here, was not from the Gospel, as might he
supposed, but from Ecelesiastee, x, 1, " Dead flies cause
the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking
flavour." The choir wore stressed, as before. in scarlet
under their surplices. but some of them wore black
tippets, which dl accorded with the otherwise gaudy
scene. . .

hi the evening the altar and choir were lit up with a
Llano of some 19 or 20 candles, and the incense was
used, as before, ut the " Magnificat." Mr. Gwynne
read the prayers, ero•eing himself devoutly at the
conclusion, and Mr. Purchas preached to a very crowded
ecngri gram!' an elisii eat sermon upon the Transfigura-
tion of our Lord, which he did not, however, bring to an
end without one or two sly raps at the incredulity of the
nineteenth century. While the offertory was being col-
Ic-cted a hymn was sung, one verse of which rues as
follows :

" We Lace done as Theu host ordered,
Offering p the bread and wine;
Words of power are softly spoken,
Jesus comes into His shrine."
These lines are a part of what is circulated among "the
faithful " of thin highly-favoured chapel as " The St.
James's Evening Hymn ; " but we cannot own that it
strikes us an improvement on the good old Evening
Hymn of Bishop Ken, which once had a place in almost
every church and chapel in the kingdom, but is now being
huper,edcil rapidly by hymns in the modern antique style
of which we have given a specimen. —Timics.

OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS, 19 —25
Ocr. 4. The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Sumatra sailed at 5 p.m., and the
Mooltan at 9 p.m. yesterday, for Bombay and Calcutta
pectively, clearing off all cargo.
PLYMOUTH, OtT. i.—Tho Swedish screw frigate
Tunadis, and tho screw corvette Odle arrived here this
morning from Sweden, outward bound.
At Arreton, in the Isle of Wight, there is a horse
chehtnut tree which its now in full bloom.

THE SILIFLICILDINO TRADE OF MUNDERLAND.—
Tito quarterly return of the ships building on the Wear
pet issued indicate a great improvement in the shipbuild-
ing trade of the port—in.t so much from the larger number
of rhips building as compared with tho same period of
1867, as from the number of vessels markod sold. lu
October, 1867, there were 81 ships building, of which only
18 had found purchasers ; but at the present moment 38
out of 82, or nearly one-half, have been disposed of by
shipbuilders. The ships now building are classified 11 iron,
9 combination, and GO wood, against 17 iron, 7 combina-
tion, and 57 wood, in 1867. Of the 18 iron ships now on the
stocks, only 2 are for sale, while there were 19 last year ;
of 9 combination ships, 4 are sold against 2 last year ;
while 18 wood vessels are out of the market, as compered
with 9in 1867. These figures must be gratifying as show-
ing an increased demand for vessels at the dulbd period
of the year, and especially for iron vessels, in the building
of which so many men are now employed as the Wear.—
Northern Doily Express.
EAST SUFFOLK.—Lord liuntingliold has caused
it to be made known that he does not intend to use the
slightest influence with his tenants at the forthcoming
election.