The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-21 00:00:00

(Stamped, id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE

REFUSAL TO BURY.

The newly-arrived clergyman has signalised hit
ministry in the village of Haven-street, near Hyde, by pro-
ceedings which, for the credit of religion and the mike of
humanity, it is hqped be will never repeat. On Saturday,
the let instant, Henry William Gale, a youth of seventeen,
and manlier of the Wesleyan church, after • very short and
painful illness, pearled out of time Tito eternity. Application
was made in due course to the clergyman, the Rev. Dr.
Knowles, to have the corpse interred in the village
churchyard, but, as if the sorrowing parents bad
not suffered enough alreedy in the sudden bereavement
of.their 1011, they were informed by the rev. gentleman
that they might bury their son, but that his conscience for-
bade him reading any portion of the burial service over it,
as be undentood the deceased bad never been baptised.
It was replied that the deceased was baptised in his infancy
by a Waileyan minister. To this the learned doctor re-
• ined that that was no baptism at all, and that be warn de-
termined
to discourage such wickedness in every possible
way. It was then urged, with true parental fondness, that
the lad had been a very affectionate son, • most
faithful servant, and altogether • pious youth •
but to all this the doctor merely replied, " I
want to bear nothing about that ; I can't bury him,
but will procure a clergyman from Ryde who will do it for
you,* n this position the affair stood until the following
Wednesday evening, alien the parents were informed by
Dr. Knowles that the clergyman he bad applied to could
not make it convenient to comply with his request, and
that be could do no more for them. Whether the corpse
would have remained yet unburied, or would have been
buried like a dog, or what else would have taken place,
we cannot say, but just at this juncture the affair
bevies reached the ears of J. Y. Wheeler, at
Ryde, he at once proceeded to Haven-street, and
offered to get the corpse interred free of all expense
theto a • rents, in the burial ground connected with the In-
. at Chapels* ezwiforg.. The pares* wen eat with
g—rP7rind anxious to be relieved of nIl further:ail:paw,
gratefully accepted the offer and there, acoordi y, the
deceased was intermit, the buri
al service being by the
Rev. J. Shipbam, the Wesleyan minister of Hyde. Such a
' case as this needs no comment. It is only wondered how
math longer such an influential body as the Wesleyan
will tamely submit to have their civil rights trampled on,
their religious ordinances ignored, and their dead insulted
by • narrow and dominant Lierarchy.—Houipshire
Independent.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.

The following is Mr. Braidwixxi's official report
of the damage done at the Kensington fire yesterday :
The premises of Mr. Ferman), consisting of two stories,
30 feet wide by 00 feet deep burned down. Contents sup-
posed to be insured in the General Fire-office.
Ditto, Mr. H. Stevens, boot and shoemaker. Pre-
mises and contents destroyed. Building insured in the
Westminster, and the contents in the County Fire-offices.
No. 31, ditto Mr. J. Jarvis, grocer and tea merchant.—
Building of three stories. 45 feet wide, about three paste,
together with the contents, &c., destroyed. Contents in-
sured in the Sun Flreoffice, and the building Mewed in the
Equitable Fin-office.
140. 33, ditto, Mr. W. Dallis, china and glass mer-
chant—Back put of house severely damaged by fire, half
of roof horned off and rest of house severely damaged.
Contents Insured in the Sun. Building not insured.
No. 23, Young-street, Mr. Thomas Fox, leatheroelles.
--Second floor burned out, roof consumed and rest of
house and contents severely damaged by fire and water. lu-
mmox, not knows.

No. in the same street, unoccupied but belonging to
Mr. nos. Smith.—Back premises, about 25. feet wide, burnt
and fallen down. TM building, it is supposed, is insured
in the Phoenix-office.

No. 21 ditto, ]lr. W. Cole, conch-builder.—Content.
severely damaged by removal and water. Insured iu the
Emperor•offine.
No. 20 in the same-street, Mr. J. Camp, boot-maker.—
Considerable damage by removal and water. Contents in-
sured in the London-oSo'.

Weston-yard, Mr. R. 8. Laaham.—The stable and con-
tents destroyed. Contents insured in the Royal Exchange
Flre-ofilce.

The other fire happened in the premises occupied by Mr.
Lyon, a floor-cloth manufacturer, and Mr. Bush, the che-
mical works proprietor. The premises stood in Yorketrest,
Lock's-fields, and were adjoined by numerous other pre-
mises, including three or four rows of cottages. So near
were the latter, that at one time • heavy beam of timber
in a thorough state of ignition fill through the roof of one
of them to the danger of killing the inmates. In spite of
the exertions of the firemen, the flames continued to extend,
and all the good they could do eventually was to endeavour
to save the remaining portions of the chemical works and
the various lines of private cottages abutting upon the fac-
t. To some extent they were successful. The origin of
theoryfire is unknown, but with the exception of the humble
cottager, living on the estate, the sufferers were insured,
but nearly twenty hands will be thrown out of employment
by the disaster.
Last night, or early this morning, two other fires, attended
with the destruction of some thousand pounds' worth of
property, happened-00e in the premises belonging to Mr
Levy, rag merchant, situate at Botherhithe the other in
the taro floor-cloth factory belongiug to Mr. Haywood,
in NiMngton.causeway. The fist-nunked premises con-
tained a large amount of stock, and the latter was
filled with immense elvrets of prepared clothe nnder-
dergoing the process of seasoning. By the united exer-
tions of the brigade under Mr. Brentwood and Mr. Hender-
son, the foreman of the 1) district, the fire in Mr. Levy's
premises was extinguished, hut nut until they were
entirely consumed.

ANOTHER FIRE AT MANCEINTER.—Fires of an
alarmingly serious character are unfortunately becoming
frequent in Manchester. On Wednesday morning flame,
were seen issuieg from an extensive cotton waste ware.
house in occupied by Mr. S. Adams, Mesas.
S. and J. Chadwick, and Mr. F. Stone. Before the arrival
of the brigade the fire had spread with fearful rapidity,
but the strong play of water directed upon the burning
pile from the engines soon checked the further progress of
the conflagration, which was completely subdued after
about an hour's active exertion. The damage is estimated
at from 3,00 W. to 4,0001. •
THE BIIILDEkte' STELKE.—A crowded meeting of
the operative bricklayers was held lest evening in the
theatre of the Mechanics institute, Chancery.lane, to con-
sider their mead position with respect to the dispute now
going on in the trade. Mr. Henry Noble took the chair, and
entered into a statement of the reasons which had induced
demand, and
to which be belonged to abandon the nine hours
and in unison with the masons to go for the terms
of the compromise, which included a Saturday half.holiday.
If they stood fast by this compromise in the present state of
the trade it would be their own fault if they did not
obtain it. Mr. Howell moved the following resolution
" That m the opinion of thus meeting the movement for a
reduction of the hours of labour is one that deserves the
sympathy and support of every man who desires to see so-
cial or intellectual improvement among the great mass of
the people ; and this meeting is of opinion that the Satur-
day half-holiday will be advantageous to us ns a clam, and
we agree to accept this as a compromise of the nine hours.
The terms of labour being Go. per day for five days of ten
hours each, and 3s. for the half.day on Saturday." Mr. C.
Shearman seconded the resolution, which was supported by
Mr. Fenton and Mr. Murray, and carried.
DIRCHANOED PRIMO:4EIIe' Ale SOCIETY. —The
fourth annual meeting of the friende and subscribers of
this society was held yesterday at Willis's Rooms, St.
James's, the Marquis of Westminster in the chair. The
secretary, Mr. Partridge, read the report, which stated that
the total number of cases assisted by the society since its
commencement, in June, 12457, is 1,81)5. Of these 141 were
undertaken in the first year, 425 in the second year, 550 in
the third year, and 779 during the present year. Of this
number 4111 have been assisted to emigrate-1.78 during the
present year. The report concluded with several extracts
from letters received from prisoners who had been relieved
by the society, all of a very gratifying nature. The
financial statement shows the following results :—lteceipts
fee the year, including balance from last year of 7511., and
6,2181. amount of prison gratuities lodged with the society,
7,2051. 7s. Bd. ; the expenditure, including 5,162/. repaid
to discharged prisoners, le Ace. a balance on the year of
931. invested in Consols, and NY. cash at banker'ir. The
amount of monies io the hands of the society at the credit
of prisoners is 915/. 12s. 10th. Mr. Adderley,
moved the adoption of the report. which was seconded by
Sir H. Verney, M.P., supported by Mr. 3. 'Whitbread,
M.P., and agreed to.
THE ISLE Or WlGHT.—Freshwater-gate, a
satiated in Freshwater Bev. and close to the source of the
river Yar, in the Isle of Wight, is inenaaing 'aridly in
sine. Au additional hotel and numerous lodging-houses area
being built there. A few years since there was uo road
by which the place could be appreached, nud vehicks had
to be dragged through fields, and the numerous field pies
which had to be opened for the vehicles to pass gave rise to
the name of the village. Farrington], the seat of Mr.
Tennyvos, the poet laureate, Is situated close to Fresh-
water-gate. The solitary downs in the neighbourhood, the
lofty cliffs, the home of millions of see birds, the proxi-
mity to the sea, and the fertility and beauty of the vain
and dells clam by, make Farriegford a fit home for a poet.
THE Naw GOVERNOR Or THE LEHANON.—Dadud.
Effendi, at present director-general of telzranha, has the
advantage of in some sort a European 'nation, baring
meat some retrain England and France, and had the be-
nefit of at least seeing Western civilisation in its actiou rind
effects. Ife was the Porte's representative on the late
Danube Commission, and, we believe, creditably performed
his part as a member of that body. His fitness for such a
pad es Governor of the Lebanon is, however, another
thing ; and if current repute is to be accepted as any guide
to an opinion on the point, he would hardly be the right
mu in the right place if so named. The new chief will have
the rank of muchir, with, it is said, a salary of 4,000/. a
1 par.—Leant Herald.