The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-19 00:00:00

IRIGHTON gIITALISTS.

BRIOHTON. l)or. IS.
goeu resolutely forwani, protests
• •
t.twitlistanding. There are other clergy-
ti who have advanced far beyond what
, u called high church " ten years ago. but
• Lls belongs. at this time, the poet of champion
. .tromest ritualistic views. He is too well versed in
tementals. ancient and modern, too earnest a
. ccurst.. which he has chosen. to neglect any
• luny give effect to tho service. It is carried
I.,,...uresque vigour from beginning to end, and
_ Jam,' s Chapel is an ugly, unpromising
et, :se m. ments when the scene within may
You might enter this very
r y as do hundreds of casual
, • :1... struggle to red tape our beau-
: • • •i • • O. make so many scoffers among this
•. ..•; T... They are not strangers to the
7.,• I arterwards judge by their readiness in
• rainary forms, and by their ready
•..e.e heard amid the singing. But
. . seme jog their neighbour's elbow,
make whispered comment while the
I cf our faith it b srne past in a cloud of
e, it is a crucifix," cries one in a whisper
bc heard in several pews. .• What hand-
-I..,:tters another, leaning forward to catch
~; • nt.cn. And there is an evident wondering
• ; what will they do nest:" which
!..•althy excitement.
• hspel is an ugly edifice. with a heavy
.•. ,:des. and with high narrow pews, but
t,il le is richly ornamented. There is on
• . halal a raised platform, where aro the
,heir. and on this platform is
reading-desk, seemingly movable
Then there ate a few steps
=tuition table, I hear my neighbours
• • .t is like a Bomieb altar, and so it is in
'sndles are placed upon it, there are
right ;and left, and a large crucifix in
•. • -bort distance to the side of the coin-
It:lee-cornered frames decorated with
•
. • . re one c.f these a taper is burning all
• r camfles are some of them lighted in
• • left unlighted until the administra-
s. .::::auuion. There is a change of cos-
; the officiating clergymen to cone-
.. .• 1.. .up'.ete lighting up; but I will first
• ; • • .:.-n which ,pens the service.
• s,creed to excite more adverse criticism
••• • f the ceremonies, unusual to 'low
It was in the procession—round the
. 11.• vtiests and chori,ters, standard bearer,
ar...1 swinging censer, that the crucifix was boon
. • ,v. nc. wt-h to excuse those who smiled and
IT they disapproved so strongly they had only to
~way, leaving the l,islup of the diocese to
tat :Lhilatiou by some effective process of law,
..:.y sin I, I e possible. But it must be admitted that
• r rsocessi,n passed by there was loud chanting
rs.y murmur= of the astonished strangers, and that
• in, te familiar part of the service had commenced,
'elf the emgrenetion seemed to think themselves in
• :g.:l church, and stared round like our rougher class
q;rista. This may well have annoyed the many sup-
_

•• is of Mr. Purchas, who evidently took the whole
. r n orris' a; a matter of course. But when the proem-
.l,rl had gone by and the service was fully begun, every-
one pre r.t ma:lst:Lined strict older : save for a few rapid
•• of ctinis among those on the platform, ani for some
uuvres with candlesticks, when the little boys, in
• and scarlet, came, neetlle‘sly. on either aids
. • fl.d.iting clergyman to light him as he read,
aas nettling to satisfy curiostty. The service was
• sly shortened by the mode in which it was dealt
v. t the lessons were well delivered and the singing
ellet.t. It was not until the communion service
:Ist the stronger points of the new system were
...t clearly out.
ps.int when in old-fashioned Anglican churches
::yruan retires behind the rails of the communion-
. a delivers the commandments to the people, there
s •.: at stir in St. James's Chapel. The communion
• 1..5.1 now begun—es it properly begins in the
• -•••-• st—and all the candles, hitherto unlit, were
s List Mr. Perches and his assistants changed
_ : .Iss, reappearing more handsomely dressed
' -.-;.re. You can only imagine how rich
robes by calling to mind some visit
. chapel on the occasion of a holiday,
y should lately have been to one of the
7r. es, of which Mr. Purcbas is but carrying
s.e result. So they changed their robes from
•s -es:• '.teas to another, as old-fashioned clergy-
r w k gown for the sermon a little further
• Y.-- ss • andles were all lighted, and the incense
- • ".• in clouds. When the gospel was read
• one of the standard-bearers ranged himself
reader, crucifix in hand, which had a fine
' the ckuds of incense were so thick that it
tl. properly seen.
se:n.en was delivered by an assistant of Mr. Put-
' • es a temporary reading-desk on the highest step
• mmunion-table, and it was a quiet, well-com-
. such as would have passed muster with
•: .;:e churchmen out of a hundred had it been
..a an cathode:ly high pulpit, in a robe of white
c. But, unhappily, the spirit of contention was
• s. by the circumstances of this preaching, and a
.s.y et the congregation went clattering out, seem-
' n..kc he much noise se possible. It was the
s sr..en worse, when the service ran on, with-
.. e. into the celebration of the Holy Communion,
-.• s. at a time of the most solemn prayer there was
• sile htifeiug out of church. I again heard loud
.-. a- the people who were leaving said that they
o r.• .t stay for the hell to ring.- and so forth. A
. a. t.:ally tinkle during the remainder of the ser-
s:.• T 4-1: thickly as ever, though respect-
was preserved, for only those stayed in
•i. eh's, as a Jule. might be ~.uppesed to approve the
Isa,o 0: CA prf tolure.

S. • :: 'IIT.'N. (1. T. 19.—The North Gernnan
etnship I "nion arrived here thin morning with
: 1 -cngers for this port. Tfavre, and Bremen; 44
• ~f mails, and 10,500 dole. in specie.
i:Nsnws, OCT. 19. The Cunard extra
I, Siheria, from New York, arrived here at
r.,. to-day, with 133 passengers. She landed 33
:•.is and despatches, and proceeded at 1.30 a.m.
All well.
ED BOMBAY MAIL.-31A &SIMMS, OCT.
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
1.:,..11 should have left at 9 a.m., did not sail until
owingto a strong easterly gale.
• .4 AND CHINA (lIIAVY)MAILIL-01BRALTAUt,
'I he l'oonah left at 9 a.m. to-day for South-
here she may be looked for about the 23rd

• •- llt WIFE MI.7RDER NEAR IllECKIIOND-
• .1. I relay night, the wife of Henry Scalbert, •
• • •r at flightown, near Heckinondwike, was
• :..ag Mate in a field at Liversedge. The poor
' ' • I soon afterwards. She and her husband
•ays been living apart, and the latter had
threaten vengeance against her. On
Scalbert went tobrighlington to fetch her
• the way to lliglitown he was seen beating
•• .‘ afterwards a farmer came scram the pair;
•••• lying on the ground bleeding profusely,
• .11.. i Wish standing over her. On being taken
' • •.% soh r his wife had died, ticalbert alleged that
• • :•1 a iniv•arriage ; but this statement is contra-
• tageoi, who made the post-mortem °mei-
,to 'whiles an the body are such as would be
• by vit,leut kicks. The prisoner will be brought
• magi:trate', at Dewsbury this (Monday) morn-
-" a arrested he did not appear much affected by
o. lin arriving at the police-station he asked if
•. 14 allowed anything to eat before being locked
• NI Weep in bia
Worthen*,