The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

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ONE PENNY.

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MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS.

The host concert prtotiou4 to the Chrixtut:v4 n-
om took plaon last night, when the following was the
pogranune: _ _

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Quartet, in (i snajor, 11p. MI
Door'ftt thou the land"
Moneta. in E major (op. d), Platinkete

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.. Mende! qhn.

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Route, Op. OP, Pianoforte and Thiess/110 Reetho...n.
oon, • Moo Marmot.'
Septet, fe k Oat, Op. 93 Beetbos-n.
These interesting cossets onto be rosossal es Jannary
4th, when Herr Joschins and Madame Arabella G..liard
will appear.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, Dix. it.
The Monarch, 7, 3,102 tons, 1,100-horse power
(nominal), ironclad ship, . fitting at this dockyard, is
ordered to be lighted throughout with gas, the
ments for the manufacture of which on bawl, atogether
rrange.
with the requisite appliances, are now being fitted. Th.
ventilation of the stole-holes and eagiae-roont, VI well at
the places between decks, will be effected hy means of
machinery, which is shoo being littal on the lower Jeck,
together with machluery for steeling the vessel, which
will be worked by means of signals direct from the bridge.
The dMe hyarhich the Monarch is to be comilutil has •
been prolonged till the 31st March.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 141.--Arromr3lENT9. - - As-
sistant Payment!: John S. to the Ilinota.ir ns
secretary's deck to Viers-A. 8 r T. Symonds, 8.d.8.;
Naval Cadets nominate), eery Anketell, lforaee
Annytage, LiDIWI A W. Banhess, Edward J. Bain, Philip
T. Beeher, Paul W. Bush, Jahn B. Clarke, Cairns C.
Daniell, Herbert S. Edmunds, Peter H. S. Fisher, Camden
A. Furlong, W. F. Gunn, W. 8. Ma. Carthy, Henry B.
Molesworth, Archibald B. Milne, Charles H. Robinson,
Ernest F. Robertson, Arthur C. ilherrard, Robert B. 8.
Wrey, George 11. T. White, and Algernon H. Oliver.
Tern ANGLO-BILOTAN PRIZE FI7ND.—AR inter-
meeting of the committee of this fend war hell
yesterday afternoon at Captain Herder's studio' 21,
Albert-gate, Hyde-park, to receive a report from, the
executive committee, and to distribute the prizes wen by
the English volunteers in Brussels. Among those present
were M. Van de Velde, Capt. Charles Mercer, Lieutenant-
Colonel Walter Morrison. H.P., Lieutenant-Colonel An.
drew Durnford. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Fielder', Lieu.
tenant-Colonel V. H. Labrow, Lieutenant-Colonel H. G.
Man, Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Macdonald. Lieutenant.
Colonel J. Thomson. Mr. Roger Eykyn. M.P., Dr. MW,
the R. v. Bartlett, ac. The chair was taken by Co-
lonel Farad!, (.8., who spoke of the success of the fund
thus far, and said ho felt certain it wou:d increase. Cap..
lain Merrier stated that the Duke of Wellington had e filed
upon Lim a day or two ago, to express his deep resret that
his Laving to enterta n pegs ut Strutbfieldsaye would
make it ing.oesible for him to attend. The report, which
was read by Colonel noniron, test red to the s.cterfac-
tory manner in which the object Lad been carrot out.
'o2ll. bud. it was mentioned, been si b cubed for the por-
trait of his Majesty the King of the Belgians, and the
Plato was in a satisfactory state of progress. Thc first
prize meeting tool place iu Belgium. and the next it, to be
held at Wimbledon. The report contluded with a list of
the meanie. On the motion of Captain Barber, se mated
by M. Van de %elde, who attended as the represeutrtive
of the Belgian government, the report was adoptel ; as
were also re--obit:ens of thanks to the King of the. Bel-
gians for his munificent donation of liUf., to the executive
committee for having established the fund, and to the
chairman. The distribution of the prizes took place
amid frequent cheers, and among the recipients we.. Mr.
iitury, the inventor of the "Henry" rite.

ST. MARY-LE-grit/MD.—On Sunday last the
church of St. Mary-le-Strand was opened, after being
closed for several months. The cause of the closing was a
dispute between the rector and the churchwardens about
some proposed alterations. On Sunday evening last Dr.
Evans' the rector, preached the sermon, which was of
the most extraordinary character. The rev. gentleman
devoted this sermon entirely to the subject of this dispute,
giving for his text the words, "We are fools for Christ's
rake.' Dr. Evans acknowledged that be seas in the posi-
tion of a fool, but that it MY for Christ's sake. lie de-
clared that if the law saimarried is the matter be would
again close the church, and that no power on earth should
make him open it. His manner at this part of the ser-
mon was extremely threatening. One of the pleas of the
churchwardens was that the church was sufficient for the
accommodation of the parishioners. Dr. EVIWS admitted
as mucL ; but pointed out with some force that most of
the parishioners were absent on the Sunday from the
locality. The sermon was inimitable. The pour church-
wardens were covered with ridicule, and the congregation
suppressed with difficulty the rising laughter. In short,
one thought oneself in the Old Bailey, and imagined that
the doctor was amusing a jury. He remarked that more
fuss was made about the removal of a few pews than if he
had been guilty of heresy or adultery. Of course the
churchwardens had eeriest of reply, and must, if they were
there, have felt very much in the humour of that Lord
Chancellor who, when a bishop asked hem to go and hear
him preach. remarked, " No, you, I have euough of
you in the House of Lords, where I can answer you." The
service was " high," but there was no extreme ritualism.
Therov. doctor croesed himself during the invocation of
the Trinity, which preceded the sermon. One or two p win
left the church during the delivery of the sermon, from
what cause we are unable to state.

A Few [UV FErl).—A strange story was di,,cloeed
at Wakefield yesterday, en au application being wade to
the West Hiding bench for warrants against Mr. Joseph
lioldsworth, farmer and timber merchant, Cudworth ant
Barnsley, and a number of other persons, ou a charge of
riot. Joseph Las a brother named Jo.hua, who wa, for-
merly an engine-driver on the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway, but having married into a wealthy family his
father's wife was determined that he should if possible
rise in theworld, Accordingly the Home Farm at Walton-
hall, the seat of the late eminent naturalist. Squire Water-
ton was taken for him, on the understanding that his
brother Joseph should give him the benefit of his ouristance.
Latterly quarrels have arisen between the two on mosey
matters, which havarmeeded tO aimed unexampled ex-
tremities. On Tuesday week Joseph obtained thirteen
drays, and descended upon the /dome Farm with some
thirty or forty men, and was proceeding to drive off the
stock and to cut down the stacks, when Joshua set upon
the tors" with a hundred hired roughs from
Wakefield,and completely routed them. A number of
the defeated party took refuge in the house of the game-
keeper Omen who is a partisan of Josephs; and a few
nights afterwards, at the head of another little army of
roughs, Joshua visited Ounce's cabin at Stonebeds, and
requested the inmates to surrender. Thesummoue notheing
complied with,tho door was forced open, but the intrudsra
after a hard tussle were ejected. At this time Joshua
called upon one of the lot named Dunnill, wiio had a on,
to shoot Gammon; but the respect was not complied with.
After the repulse the attacking party got on the top of
the house, and unroofed it, and were descending by
that means, when him Gummi called for a parte
Appealing to Joshua as a father, she entreated him 1O
desist. The only terms on which he would do en
were an unconditional surrender. Being greatly out-
numbered and tearing to exasperate the excited mob,
Gunman gave in. Having been lamed in the pre-
vious affray he and his wife and family were per-
nutted to depart unmolested, but the rehigem were
seriously illtreated betas they escaped. Before the *.se
was left it was completely dismantled, and the whole of
the furniture demolished. Next day was Sunday, but it
did not deter.loseph from making another raid upon the
farm with an increased force, and bearing off the spoil in
the shape of the stacks, contents of the granaries, and all
the horned cattle and sheep grazing upon the estate. It
trempiting that the two en had determined to
submit their differesoes to arbitration, and Joshua having
given a written guarantee to submit (lumen's claims for
personal injury and destruction of property to a valuer,
the magistrates retired to great the warrants.
Wiz MulDfl IN WAawicatinuam.-0a Friday
night, between Ms and dews o'clock, the inhabitants of
the quiet village of Baalisaley /Moe, which is throw*
into • ••mile and a belt ban Malaga». welt thniwit
into a state of alarm by the mega that a Inman, '22 jean/
of age, bad beta shot. Um inquiry. it was aeortained
that at Gloat ease o'cloa ea Friday evening, a mina.
amid LAW Atkins, went oat from his bane in the
dheetion el Admaatone. He retained at shoat WI-pet
tea awl soon attar be bed catered the hoses the
end when
mislead. An slam was at tam reamed.
and when the podce entered tbs hones they bend Atichiee
wife deal apes the door, the mateate a the barrel
baviaill die late cheek. The gia,lireima he
tiro seise limg• WINK Alkiala
was baie be at that be bad
not searalfted tbe that bo had brakes
the gas. Masa nee me embed ia, bid el
so wan. Atka, wee taken to the•
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