The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-11 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OT TIER EXTIDOE.

81R,—A perfect state of chaos is at this moment
existing on the South Western Railway—an engine and
two rarringes being off the line just below Vauxhall, and
no lees than three or four up trains being stopped in con-
requence, these trains being full of men whose business
is in the City, while the Ascot traffic is going out.
It would seem that either there is an utter want of
management on the part of the traffic authorities on
-this line, or that the line itself is in a very bad
state of repair; far three weeks back I left &whi-
ten, and reached here at b o'clock, in consequence
of the engine of a ballast-train, that was deliberately
run up immediately before the Pieter and the Portsmouth
express trains, in shunting, getting off the line at Wimble-
don, and on Monday and Tuesday of this week the 10.5
train has been shunted to allow an express to go by. I
have found my way to the City this morning, in common
with many of my fallow-sufferers, by the steamboat
from Nine-elms, in spite of the threats of our guard that
he should be fined ; but we recollected what happened at
Arils= a few years back, and preferred being tined to
bemg crushed to deathir am, &a.,
SEASON TICKETUOLDNIL
Lombard-street, June 11.

I.IOIITED CANDLES AND INCENSE IN THE
SERviCES or Tint Causes.—The second report of the cosi-
missioners appointed to inquire into the rubrics, orders,
and directions for regulating the course and conduct of
public worship in the church of England, together with
the minutes of evidence, was published in the form of a
blue-book this morning. The report with the evi-
dence and appendix extends over nearly 700 pages.
In the appendix the report of the case of "Martin r.
Mackonochie" is given in extenas and there arc added a
number of injunctions and articles issued by various
archbishops, bishops, and other dignitaries of the
church between the years 1561 and 1730. In
the document now laid before parliament the commis-
sioners have directed their attention specially to the use
of lighted candles in celebrating the Holy Communion,
when they are not needed for the purpose of giving light,
and the use of incense in the public services of the church.
The issue of this document has already been anticipated
by the publication of the report itself, as well as of the ob-
jections made by the dissentient members of the oommis-
siou. •

Yesterday there was a large assemblage at Eton
College of dignitaries, and other clergy of the church
from the surrounding neighbourhood, to moot and take
farewell of the Lord Bishop Selwyn. and the new Bishop
Harper, of Christ Church, New Zealand. previous to their
der arture, on the 2nd proximo, for that distant settlement.
Bishop Selwyn, after disposing of his property in New
Zeeland, and settling his other affairs there, will return to
this country, after an absence of a year or two.
THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. - The annual meet-
ings of the society in London and Dublin are now con-
cluded. It appears from the statistical returns that in
Ireland there are 2,898 members, 1,320 of whom are male,
and 1.378 female. From returns made to the assembly in
London. it appears there are in (heat Britain 13,815 mem-
bers. There are 263 recorded ministers, and about 400
unrecorded. The 263 are distributed in 129 meetings,
leaving 192 without any. The distraint@ for church rates,
tithe rent charge, and other demands, were 210
for an aggregate amount of 1,902/. The amount of
distraint. in Ireland was about 290/. The eime
of Friends bevelling on religious errands during IW had
been 1,673!. Is., towards which New England had con-
tributed 360/. The Irish church was the subject of a
ncersation favourable to its diseetahlisirrnent. Mr. Jahn
}bight, M.P., joined in a conversation on the subject of
rem* or war. Some of the Franker', he thought, had
taken too desponding a view. The present agitated state
of Enrol e arise solely from Fiance. The French had not
yet !mint that no natirm has a right to seek supremacy by
war. He did not expect much from the efforts of peace
tccieties or their own. Progress would be the menu of
edeal exteeknce.
P.11:01:1 OCCURIMCCZ.—A very painful occur-
nree has Lean investigated by a coroners jury at Ply-
= uth. Beat:ice Haldane Bennett, daughter of Mr. J. N.
Ecrtett, roitcitor. was playing on the Hoe, near the band
:tend. on the afternoon of May Is. White running round
the stand rise was struck a violent blow on the left tem-
ple I.‘ it I.Gy who was at the sueeieut turning a seminar-
...lilt: Cue of his hoots Ara& her with great force, and
the wound thus caused bled freely. For some days the
wound appeemel to be healing favourably, but
aptoons set in, and ad Sunda? menu( dm=
I eked: A verdict of "Aocidiedal death" was rataantoli

LAtti§f,

ING

ASCOT KRETING.--(THIf3 DAY.)

ROYAL VISITS TO THE COURSE.
ABOCIr HEATH, Tatum:ay.

The particular event of the Ascot week, " the
Cup day " this year bids fair to outshine any of its later
predecessors. The stir upon the heath commenced some-
what earlier than yesterday, and a stream of viiitors of all
dames began early to flow towards the course. The
=ia.l..trains, as fast as they were tiled at Waterloo, were
on to the Ascot station, rid the Richmond and
rZ7onte, and soon the living freight found their way
to the course.

Tie Great Western Railway had also a large amount of
traffic, sad brought to Windsor many rialto's, who en-
joyed, at a Tameable cost, the pretty drive through the
park. There was also a constant stream of vehicles and
pedestrians up Queen Anne's Ride.
The Prince and Primes* of Wales and the Crown
Prince of Denmark remain at name Park, neer Sun-
ningdale, and they will again proceed to the course to-day
in "Ascot 'date.'

OM TILSOLUIL )
THE GOLD CUP
Blue Gown
Speoulum
King Alfred

Thus (aa taken by Benson's chronograph), 4 can. 38)
sem ; do., 1867, 4 min. 40i so a. ; do., 1868, 4 min. 3is}

£lOO PLATE.
Madame Wright .. • • .. 1
Fakir.. .. ' • " 0 I 2
Furious .. .. ..0
5 ran.
FIFTH BIENNIAL.

See Saw .. ..
NeLasko ..
lronmaater .. ..
4 ran.
NEW STAKES. T.Y.C.

Dionsedia f, fit, to Hermit, Nightjar, Maid of Mash= 1,
Minna Troil, King Cophetua, Diamond, Good Hope, Lady
Dewhorst, Lady Melbourne f, Masaniello, Martyr, Bella-
drtim, Tenedos, Hermione o, Brambridge, Rajah, Skir-
misher, and Onhaon f are here.

ALL AGED STAKES. New mile.
Laneret, Good Hope, Nelson, Maid of Masham m,
Rajah, Skinnieher o, Charnwood, Martyr, Vespasian,
Vagabond, and Oriniston are here.

ficiarcszn.—Achievement out of Gold Cup and Alex-
andre Plato this; day.

THE ALEXANDRA PLATE DAT AT ASCOT.