The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY/ EVENING, OCTOBZR 7. 1857.

brethren, in your own Frisbee. I allude to the acknowledged I
fiect that the presobbg of the clergy of the Char= of Rag-
land is too generally Me suited to attract the peers or
gain the meantime of the Ism educated portion of their dock.
The pulpit is not made use of to the extent it might
_and
ought to be, as the meet eowerful instrument is the hands of
the clergy for winning the &Sections and guiding the opinion,
of the great our dour people. I sin far indeed, from
agreeing with those men criticisms u n die dulness and
poverty of thought pervading pulpit mmistratlonswith which
the public prom haerratly teemed. The fundamental error
In all these attacks hag been obvious. It has been assumed that
the test cud object of the practice are precisely similar in cha-
rter with those of the lecturer upon any similar subject, and
that the congregation may with reason complain uniss
they have heard some new thing to interest them, or that the
old familiar friar have been so skilfully decked oat by
originality of thought or beauty of language se to wear the
dress of novelty. Bat the great end of preaching is not so
much to quicken the powers of the mind as to bower the
=ranee& and purify the hearts of the hearer,, so that
each nay go away • wiser and a better man ; with old
religious Impolite revived end strengthened, and new pur-
poem of amendment deeply =graven by the amiatance of
God's Spirit upon the sod. It is unction, not talent, spiritual
groom, not intellectual elf* which are the most rental
qualifications for the preacher. Ido not undervalue, much
lees despise, the Wirier advantages which pulpit minis-
tration. may dative from tatter ability. nom noblest
lefts of Gods the power of deep thought, the play of
a lively imagination, the persuasiveness of • thrilling
eloquence, can never be consecrated to • better purr
than when they ere employed in prevailing on the
sinner to tarn from his evil ways, or in rousing and encou-
raging the slothful to rise in the army of God's servants.
Bet theme gifts are granted to few. If they ace essential to
ministeriel usefulness, the majority of our pulpits most re-
main unoccupied, because there would not be found • suffi-
ciency of preaches possessing the necessary qualifications.
But, happily, it isnot those intellectual gift& which are natu-
ral and cannot be acquired, but those grams which are the
fruits of prayer and study, which are of the most importance
in the formation of theater' preacher. Simplicity and ear-
neater of purpose, zeal for God and love for souls, are more
valuable qualifications for the due di charge of the misdate-
rial office than the most transcendent abilities. Now ft
not with Earner be made a charge ageing the clergy of the
present day that they are deficient In tree higher qualifica-
tions; and the question may be moat properly drummed—
Why a it that the perching of so ray learned end ex.
emplary men does act produce wee palpable remits and
ensure • more extern and salutary hdineame over
the middle and lower dare f One chief reason le
that the style ordinarily adopted is far bother united
for the educated than ire the redstart The poacher,
being himself an erred man, leatidionsly Ariake from the
employment of catmint everyday expresiems or homely
illuerations. He era! be ashamed and pained if any of
the Wilily within the walls of hie church ehoald kimaconace
his service faulty in Ayr end he *eget. that it would be far
more resaonable peer ef self-error* if the poor of his
cogregation shard_ go Sand= err Sunday mac:
churchn without rdereiiftg--ierMr. feeling the
bons of Christ's ambassador. Nor do I think that the com-
mon people are gensrevy able to follow the meaning of a
written diaeoune, read to them from the pulpit. They ac-
quire their Mesa and information upon Near matter from
hearing and obeerratioo. and, coneequently, the mine the
preacher can freer= speaker of his rather than a
reader, the mere will his preaching be appecfatd by them.
However carefully prepared a sermon may be—hower
simple and ineruotive—yet If it be read it loess rah of its
life and fume in the judgment of the uneducated.
They are pealed by its 'simplest Bearer they fall
asleep daring its moat profound appeals ; whereas, the very
same sermon delivered without book will, from the greater
animation sled more lordlier meaner of the preacher, meet
the attentket of the whole congregara, while its statements
will heby tbe Aar precede direst= of all their obscurity.
Ors is the only chunk, I believe, which tolerates preaching
from • book. And whilst unquestionably this practise has
the great advantage of securing more acenzacy of expression,
which renders It generally the most fitting and acceptable
form in ride to address an educated congregation, I am
convinced that in country places • clergyman preaching
would not oaly be hr mom popular, but far more toehuctive
end irepneer, if he altogether laid aside his book, at lead
once on the Sunday. In thus speaking, let me guard myself
against the supposition that I am recommending whit is
e extropore preao Few, I might alter may new,
skis to preach umfally. Sunday Sunday without
mush preview study and careful preperation, whilst most
would have to write every word d their end
commit it to merry, es do the preaohers of the
churches. The teak bs • troublesome one, and at beet • d
couregingone, for new will so severely circles the riots
in matter or Mannar, arising from neryounese, as the
preacher. themaelver Still, the thought that the Increased
labour in preparation for the pulpit, and painful ear In
overcoming a natural timidity, will be repaid by reseed
attention and profit on the port of the hearer% will be aril-
dent motve for • for greater selfeatrifice on the part of
tree whi, whir they watch for souls as those who newt
every:met, know ales that he that converteth a sinner from
the error of his ways shall save &soul from death, and hide a
molders of ins. In tins semegly eyeing upon yrec
=tenths, reverend terra, the importance of carefully
adapting your style and manner of preaching to the ca -
tise ofyour hearers, I shall not, lam =re, be new of
diempuding that whic.h is of far more importance, and which
la, is truth, the very ewers of all effective preaching, viz.,
the fall and faithful exposition of Gospel motives and
Gaper duties. The moat fluent and impreasire dative/
war productive of an luting good unions the substance of
the her 'a sermon be an echo of the Word of God. A
display of eloquence, or even an affectation of originality,
will readily attract an admiring audience, but this is not the
preaching which penetrates to the inmost soul and awakens
convictions of sin and purpose* of ameedreent. Pear trig
as en ordinance of God for coercion andedification can only
prosper when it is employed =corder to the will of Him
wham appointment It ie. When the arrows in the preacher's
quiver are drawn from a Heaven armory they speed forth
wit more than human power, t are dimmed with more
then human skill, because they are truth not the words of
mm, but of God. The imperfection of the weapon and the
fecoleres of the hand which holds it an more than ooze -
sand by the aid of Him who bath prosily
the foolietree of preaching to save them that believe, and
✓ace arisee the extreme importance of setting forth in every
moon not merely that which Is contained in Scripture, bated
mire it forth in its Scriptural proportions; for if, as tm-
▪ Workmes, we give undue preference to minor detail.,
wedestroy the symmetry and endanger the stability of the
whole editor of Christian truth. Hence those Fernier
which have rooms, I fear, too much the fashionable style of
the younger clergy of the present day, in which the rm.
mints are referred to from the beginning to the red sa though
they were the chief feature in the Christian revelation, and I.
wlleh a strict compliance with church ordinances is enlarged
upon continually, se though it were the rum and substance of
rwtiral religion—each sermons are in effect • =ammon-
ia= of the tenth as it Is lu Josue. There may not be one
anacriptural statement throughout the whole sermon if each
seater* be examined separately, and yet the WOMB ea a
wholemaybe • malt unscriptural repreeentation either...go
of imonriliation, because it suppresses what is of moat Import-
ance, whilst it parts only a small part of divine truth to the
hearer. The gold, silver, and precious Moues are orr-
ery.= and tenured by the hay and stubble. If, indeed, as
spiritual workmen, you found the edifice to which your time
and labour were devoted already complete in all that was
sewenSal, then might you wisely and safely direct your indi-
vidual attention to the elaboration of those details without
which the building would not be perfect. But your work,
rev. brethren, as workers together with God, must ever,
alas I be of tit= rougher kind of laying again and again be-
fore your hearers the one foundation, end of building up
indiedial stones to form part of • holy temple to the Lai&
You hare to reprove the open tranegreseor, to alarm the
goals', to arouse the worldly, and to build up sincere
believore in their moat holy faith. And to do your work
effectually you most am the same means which were aid
and blamed of old, the simple preaching of repentance v
wade God and faith towards our Lord Jere Clara.
And fe proportion as you determine to know nothing
among urea but Jesus Christ and Him crucified, to
such proportion will you find the preaching of the cram •
weapon mighty through God to the pulling down of strong-
holds, casting clown imaginations and every high thing that
exaltetb itself againet the knowledge of God, and bringing
into captivity every thought to the obedienne of Christ.
Suffer me, In conclusion, rev. brethren, to add that the
ability to preach thus convincingly is only to be acquired by
the habitual careful study of the Holy Scriptures until your
heart and mind are imbued with their spirit, and, above all,
by your constant prayer that the Holy Ghost 'Rey so inepire
your soul that out of the abundance of your heart your lip.
may speak. It is the spirituel men who alone dirrns, end
who trreme is alone able to unfold, spiritual things. It is
in communion with God that the preacher diecoven the
incompreheneible depth and height of the meet &W-
U= doctrines and precepts of Scriptute, and is thus
enabled to bring out of his treasury things new and old,
end to impart to old truths that fresh Interest and
meaning which he unceregly diecovere in them himself.
A. he drinks anew, tiny by day, at the fountain of Divine
knowledge, the waters of life, diepeueed from his lips,
'markte with all the fresher of living water. This witness
for God carries conviction because he 'peeks of that which
he has felt in his own Noel. His words provide men be-
came be pleads as one who knows the terrors of the Lord.
Ile wins POWs to Chriet, became men ran discern in all be
rye and does that the love of Christ onnetraine him. May
each of UP, rev. brethren, have gram from above to peach
thus to others, from our hearts and by our lives. May the
Holy Ghost guide us more and more into ail truth ; may He
continually kindle and °Warr nor charity, and augment our
woefulness; and may our countless sins, negligence., and
ignorance, is the discharge of our ministerial duties be all
pardoned, sad our unworthy, imperfect .mires be accepted
through tha rata and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lad."

CONFLICT WITH THE MILITANT AT CARRARA.—
The town of Carrara bee Net been the same of a serious
disturbance. It appease f ?est the theatre, on the evening
of the 27th, some of the In the pit had • quarrel with
a non-conuntreionea dicer o dragoons; and that from words
they came to blows. ending in a slight wound indicted on the '
officer. On the following day nine men, who did not seem
to be the some as them in the theatre, oxeipectedly attacked
some dragoons in the street, killed • sergeant and a corporal,
sad then ran away. Five of these weaerina succeeded in
raking their swaps over the frontier, bet were arrested by
the Pie,imontese autkvoit;e, sod imprisoned at Fersyna,
where the. now are. They are 'dated to be workmen of the
marble qualm.

MONEY MARKET.

This being the day of fast and humiliation, no
bushier is going forward in the City, and all the
public establishments are doted.
The gloomy feeling which pervaded the Stock Ex-
change yesterday afternoon was partly traceable to
intelligence that the steamer Baltic has arrived at
Liverpool from New York with still more dfinstrous
financial advice,. The telegraph reported that the
panic was spreading ; that numerous mercantile and
other establishments had failed, including two banks
at Philadelphia; that the money and stock markets
had experienced a fresh adverse movement, and the
exchange on London a further decline. It
is felt that these calamitous events cannot
fail to react here. Added to thin, the ad-
vice' from nearly all the continental market"
are of a gloomy character. The rates of discount
exhibit • strong upward tendency in nearly all
quarters. At Berlin on Monday the Bank of
Prussia raised its rate for discount of bill.
from 6 per cent., at which it was fixed
a few weeks ago, to 61 yir cent. At Hamburg the
rate has risen from 61 to 7 per cent., and at Frank-
fort from 6 per oent., at which it was fixed on the
23rd ult., to 6 per cent. In consequence of these
movements, the foreign stock markets exhibited a
downward tendency, but as yet the fall has been
chiefly confined to Austrian securities, which are
giving way all over the Continent. To add to the
catalogue of adverse features, the drain of gold from
the Bank of England continues severe. The amount
of bullion withdrawn for exportation yesterday
reached 92,0001., making an ascertained total of at
least a quarter of a million during the last three
days. It is known that the sum taken from the
Bank last week for shipment to various quarters was
very large, and that the drain upon the establish-
' meat for discount accommodation was likewise

, severe. The loan of one million sterling made by
the Bank to the East India Company last week, on
deposit of India Bonds, mad also involve
an important deduction from the resources
of the establishment, the more especially as it is be-
lieved that the East India Company have already
drawn a considerable portion of the money from the
Bank for immediate employment. Upon a review
of theme numerous discouraging features, it is im-
possible to avoid the inference that a rise in the rate
of discount of the Bank of England to 8 per cent.
will take place immediately, and most probably to-
morrow.

----- -
It is understood that the East India Company
have still power to issue India Bonds to the extent
of 21 millions sterling, but unless they can procure
accommodation by an agreement similar to that just
made with the Bank, it is difficult to see how these
securities can be rendered available in the present
state of the money market. It is doubtful if a
considerable advance in the rate of interest
upon them would lead to their absorption by the
public ; and were government, as some parties sug-
gest, to guarantee them, the operation would further
prejudice the market for Exchequer Bills.
The demand for money in all commercial channels
was yesterday active, at full rates. In the Stock Ex-
change the rate for loans on government securities
still does not exceed 6 per cent.
It is thought that the next telegraphic advices
from India may be expected about Friday or
Saturday.
Of the gold recently withdrawn from the Bank a
portion is understood to be destined for Cadiz. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Gre-
nada, which will leave Southampton to-day, will
take out a considerable amount. About 26,0001. in
bar gold is known to have been already engaged for
this vessel.

The vecie and bullion ex the steamerParana were
delivered yesterday. The 103,0001. in gold will of
course be sent to the Continent.

The foreign exchanges yevterday afternoon ex-
hibited a somewhat unfavourable tendency, espe-
cially as regards Paris, but the actual alteration
in rates was not important. The current quota-
tions are shown below, viz. :

Amsterdam, three months, 11.181 to 19 ; Ditto, short,
11.16 to 16; Rotterdam, three months, 11.181 to 19; Ant-
v.', three months, 26.35 to 7f ; Hamburg, three months,
1311 to f Paris three eat., 25.17/to 22f ; ditto, three month;
26.65 to 60; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, three months, 118/
to 1:9; Petersbtug, three months, 36f to I ; Vienna, three
months, 10.33 to 6 ; Trim* three menthe, 10.34 to 6 ;
Madrid, three months, 49 to I ;Cadiz, three months, 491 to
I ; Leghorn, three months, 29.96 t 030.06; Oenos, three
motto, 26.66 to 70 ; Naples, three months, 421 to }
Palermo, three month', 127} to f ; Merin, three months,
127} tot ; Lisbon, 90 days, 62/ to I; Oporto, 90 days,
12kkoo I.
public sales of coffee yesterday went off
heavily, at rather lower prices. Saltpetre shows a
decline of Is. to 2s. per cwt. in public sale.
The next quarterly sales of indigo will commence
on Tuesday next. The quantity declared is 11,600
chests.
"• • • • -

The particulars are published of a number of
bonds of the An 10-Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. Debt which have been purchased and cancel el
through the operation of the sinking fund. The
sums thus employed are 66,0001., being the amount
of the redemption fund for the six mouths, and
9,6681. accumulated interest.
The East India Company will receive tenders on
the 21st inst for the supply of 9,133 hhds. of export
pale ale, and 10,701 hhd.s. of export London porter,
for the use of the European troops of the Bengal
Presidency.
A general meeting of Gronx's Improved Soap
Company is called for the 16th instant, to confirm or
rescind the resolutions passed on the 14th ult., one of
which provides for the winding up of the company.
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and other miscellaneous shares, as given in
the Stock Exchange List of last evening :
Insurance Shim . 161• Albion, 115 ; Alliance,
British and Foreign, 161, 17; ditto Merin.. 42; British Com-
mercial, 61 ; County. 841 ; English and Scottish Law Life,
♦•• Eagle, 7 ; Globe, 891 ; Guardian, 491, 60; Imperial Life,
19; Indemnity Marine, 130; Law Life, 63. 621; Marine,
76 ; Phoenix, 167; Pelican, 60 ; floyel Exchange, 277 ;
Union, 300.
Canal Shares :—Asliton and Oldham, 140 ; Coventry, 190,
196 ; Kennet and Avon, 61; Leeds end Liverpool, 490 ;
Leicester and Northampton 13 ; Rochdale, 80 ; Regent's,
181 ; Stourbridge, 310 , Warwick and Napton, 10 ; Wor-
cester and Birmingham, 161.
Gas and Coke Companies:—Brighton, 141 ex die.; Great
Central, 111; Imperial, New, 22 ex die. ; London Parlia-
mentary Preference, 28; 47; Surrey Consumers,
101 ; Westminster Chartered, 62; ditto New, 101; ditto
western A, 7..
Waterworks Stocks:—Berlin, 41 ; East London, 104;
Lambeth. 96; Southwark and Vauxhall, 89; West Mid-
dlesex, 98.
Bridres:—Hungerfora, 61 ; Vauxhall, 171.

TeUDAT EVIINCWII.

Apprehensions that we are upon the eve of a severe
monetary pressure contributed to-day to deepen the
gloom previously prevailing in the Stock Exchange.
The additional decline in the funds does not exceed
I per cent., but the general feeling in the Stock Ex-
change at the close was decidedly uneasy. Considering
the large supply of stock afloat in the market or in
pawn, the symptoms of monetary derangement are
likely to produce considerable effect. The monthly
settlement in Consols is at the same time drawing
near, and the charge exacted for carrying over the
accounts of speculative holders is little below ,5 per
cent. per annum, bearing in mind the shortness of the
next account. English railway shares have again fallen,
but French descriptions were rather better. Prices
of these latter securities are of course regulated by
those current at Paris, where the speculators have
derived renewed courage from the more liberal
advances made on Bourse securities by the Bank of
France.

-----
Consols, which closed yesterday at 90 1-16 to 3-16
tbr the 14th inst., varied to-day between 90 to and
901 to 1. and were quoted at -I o'clock exactly 90, or
89 13-16 to 90 1-16. After the close of the Stock

Exchange stock was for a short time offered at 90,
but the latest quotation was equal to that current at
4 o'clock. For money the last price was 891 to 90,
and for the 10th Nov. 901, " rather sellers." The
" continuation " ruled at I per cent. The official
buainess report is u follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 89/, 94 891, 94 90 ; ditto, for
account (14th October), 90, 901 90; the New Three-
and-a-Balf per.Centa., 101. Stock, 210; Bank
Stock, for account, 217.
Exchequer Bills remain noted Bs. to 4s. die.
Turkish Six per Cents. eibit a further decline of
! per cent., closing at 941 to I. The Guaranteed
Four per Cents. were last quota 99/ to 2, or 1 per
cent. worse than yesterday. Spanish Bonds were
rather more offered, owing to the news of the over.
throw of the Namur ministry. In other foreign
stocks the alteration in price was not of striking im-
portance.
The market for American railway securities was
steady to-day, and numerous transactions took place
in llhnois Central shares between 1 and 21 prem.
Late in the day, however, the market was Satter
in character, upon news of the arrival of further dis-
astrous advice: from the United States.

Bank shares to-day were quiet, and unchanged in
prise. National Discount closed flat at 11 to 11 dis.
Australian Agricultural shares declined 10s. ;
and Electric Telegraph stock, 11. ; whilst Pen-
insular and Oriental Steam shows a further im-
Crvement of U. Canada Land shares were flat.
rtal Palace shares, on the other hand, were more
inquired for, and closed at 1 6-16 to 1 7-16. Aus-
tralian Royal Mail Steam were marked 2 ; and
London Dock stook, 100 and 991.