The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-08 00:00:00

THE SPECIAL SERVICES dT EXETER HALL.

The third of the Exeter-hall special services for
the working dares was held yesterday evening, end wee
conducted by the Rev. Capel Blelyneux, 8.A.,
_minister
of the chapel within the Lock Hospital. Long before six
o'clock, the hour appointed for the opening of the dews,
they wire besieged by a large number of persons of both
sexes, who not only blocked up the pavement, but ex-
tended far into the roadway of the Strand. Upon a metal
scrutiny of the crowd it me, however, diMmit (say. the
fleece) to arrive at the conclusion thet more than a very small
minority of them were members of the " working bawl'
In the mess in which that term is doubtless regarded by the
promoters of this well-intentioned movement. Judging frees
their general appmrance, the great rusjority of the men who
sought admksion were in the position of decent sleeks or
smell tradesmen, and many of thew were accompanied by
female relatives or friends whose dress correspon&d with the
station of their male companions.
At half-past 8 o'clock, the hour appointed for the ecen-
menotment of the service, every scut in the Hall, the
otelvestre, and the widen gallery was occupied, but most
judicious amusements were adopted to prevent over-
crowding„ Permes who were accustomed to the wpm:-
mice of Exeter-hell during the " May meetings" mull
not foil to be etreck by the circumstance that while at those
meetings—during many of which the Hall is nearly as well
filled as it wee laid night—the proportion of males to females
is one to six or seven, there was at yesterday's service •
decided onpaiderance of men.
The Rea. C. Hoarsens (who woe accompanied by the
Earl d fittafteebery, 111 r. P. Croeeley, M.l'., and several of
the members of the committee) entered the Hall precisely at
half-put six o'clock, muted in his clerical robes, and took
his station at a temporary reading-desk, which Irma erected
in the centre of the orchestra. fhe rev. gentleman gave
out the second hymn from the " Selection of Hymns for
Sunday Evening Special Sermons," a ("spy of which, toge-
ther with the Litany, had been placed in the hands
of every member of the congregation. The hymn
having been sung, Mr. Molyneux read the third chapter of
the Cimpel of St. John, and subsequently the litany end the
of
of St. Chryseetom. The hymn, " All hail the power
of Jant's name," wee then suns, and Mr. Molyneux pro-
' coed to deliver au extempore discome, founded upon Matthew,
chap. 22, v. 42, " What think ye of Christ M" The delivery
of the sermon occupied nearly en hour, and the congregation
listened throughout with earnest attention.

OPEN-AIR PREACHING.— Between thirty and
forty clergymen and diseenting ministers of Bristol have ar-
ranged to carry out a eerie. of out-door services during the
eummer months. Yeeterday afternoon, the Rev. D. Cooper
preached on Brandon-hill, the Rev. N. Haycroft at the
Circus, the Rev. B. Nicholson at Broad-plain, and the Rev.
F. W. Gotch at Bedmineter, end in the evening the Rev.
Mount Brock, incumbent of Christchurch, was announced
to preach at Clifteu.doens.
SALE GP STOCK BY AUCTION AT PAIRS.—A pnte-
tine has lately sprung up in Worceetershire and other
countlas of dispoeing of cattle and sheep by auction at fairs.
U has bitterly much increased at the principal fairs held in
Weriteihstekue, the Gowen adopting this plan as affording
a mom sr more reedit', obtaining prompt payment from
the hitcher and dealer, and it is found that the prices are
eas• letter than them which they con obtain in the ordi-
nary way of bargain and sale. Recently the butchers and
gni= of Worcestershire and the eurreunding country,
cesahlsolafg that the practice is itijurioue to their interests,
dyad • manifesto, which was published through the
ids of the local newepepera, affirming that the practice
ed 'milk auctions in the markets interrupted business, was
Wallow to the trade, and had • tendency to keep up the
vaunt high pica of .took ; they therefore pledged &em-
otive' net Os stied or bid at such. auction'. The fanners,
however, contisued to tend rattle fur sale by auction,
and at the last Worcewter fair there were two or three
anchor of this kind. On the cattle being put up the
butchers sad drovers interfered, the beasts,
which they beg tuutiereitolly, and prevented the sales.
Bum el the cattle were stabbed, end several lota were net
put up to audios at all owing to the determination of the
butchers, and from fear of the cattle being injured.
NATIONAL COLLECTIONS.—In the year 185647
the sum total of 202,4671. wee expended on national collec-
tions against 228,8661. in 18.-X5-513. 46,4901. Ines eppropriated
to the British Hameln establiehment, 49,7662. to the build-
ing*, end 20,4 W. to purchase*, 12,0771. to the National
Gallery ; 5,14131. to scientific works and emperimcnts; 6001.
to the Royal Geograical Society; 66,9661. to the Depart-
ment of SeitibC• and Art; 7,3121. to the Museum of Breed-
eel Geology; and 1,0101. to the Royal Society. The total
Noma expended ea the pare-ham and laying out of the
Heerington Gore Rotate iron 1891 to 19.36 inclusive is
377,30 W.