The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-10 00:00:00

TERMINATION OP NIB CAB 82111.11 X

The cabmen's strike has ended—as most people
believed it would end—in the triumph of the railway
companies. The unprivileged men were buoyaa up with
hope for a day or two in oonsequenoe of some deser-
tions from the privileged stands, but yesterday it
was evident that cabby's poverty was telling sadly on
him, and that he was terribly overweighted in the
struggle. There was a marked increase in the
number of cabs plying for hire yesterday morning,
and those were considerably supplemented in the course
of the afternoon, when it had become known that at the
meeting held at ten o'clock at the Cambridge Hall a
vs sestina of the strike was proposed and met with some
support. Communications were expected from the rail-
way authorities, but none were received. The only con-
cession which was spoken of was stated to have been
granted by the Great Western, the chairman of which it
was raid had consented to allow all drivers taking in
potence's to remain in the station fora return fare.

At eight o'clock yesterday evening s crowded meeting
of cab owners and driven was held at the Cambrilge
flail, mulct' the claiimatieldp of Mr. Wcllbelovcd. The
rnoluti~m of tie men on strike will be found in the ac-
ccuipanying report of the proceedings.

The Cosmos,: said the object of the meeting was a
most inipeatant ono, being no other than to decide whether
the strike should be continued or not. He thanked the
gicet majority of the non-privileged drivers for the
hearty response they had given to the solicitation of the
momenta ; but with regard to those who had stayed
away, the only opinion to he entertained re petting them
was that they had robbed their brother whips, and that by
their conduct they had succeeded in bringing about a
state of things which the railway companies with all their
strength could not have done. The big masters had
acted in concert with the men on strike, but some of the
little masters remained out, and that fact, coupled with
the course taken by the privileged drivers and
the treachery of some of the unprivileged men,
gave the peat iron kings the best of the contest.
However, he wished it to be understood that
they would never cease agitation until they effected
the triumph of their cause. (Cheers.) They would exert
themselves in every poweible manner, and they had not
the *lightest doubt that the influence which they intended
to bring to bear upon parliament would have the effect of
bnngiog about the reform they so much needed.
Mr. SAWYER was sorry be could not speak with the con-
fidence by which they had been hitherto inspired. They
woe not afraid of the foe whom they had attacked, but
the base conduct of their brother whips placed them iu a
anion which they did not contemplate a week ago. He
denied that the agitation had been originated by the
readers, who. he said, had paid the expenses and borne
the brunt of the struggle.
Mr. Pasecie (chairman of the Drivers' Association)
xu-
nouuccd, amidst enthusiastic applause, that • synnsa-
fleeing friend from Liverpool hael written to the committee
espiewinig Lis readiness to supply funds. He advised the
n en on strike to teturn to the streets at six o'clock this
mowing, and to do as much work as they possibly could.
'lLty sere not defeated, and before long. the victory would
lie theirs. On meeting the " &Aerie " in the atreeti Vier
should not insult them, but simply treat them with silent
contempt, and suppress their teelia.,es until some future
oceasiou. They "Mended to chaugu their tactics and
instead of allowing their deliberations to become known,
they would act secretly and with discretiou,and by means
of orgamisation they a ould be enabled in six hours to take
all cabs off the streets. (Cheers.) Any cabman who
would go to • railway station to-morrow (this) morning
ecutnux to the orders lamed at his yard would meet with
the punishment of a traitor--dismissal from servioe.
kr. Caoexte, the secretary of the Hackney Carriage
Proprietors' Association, in pi weeding to state the decisiou
of Use womanise, and the result of their action, expiated
a hope that the utmo t unanimity and good feeling
would prevail. He then read the following resolution,
which he said had been adopted by the eommittee
t• linolved, that the railway companies not leaving com-
plied with our request, we, the non-privileged pro-
prietors and driven, will resume our employment on
'lhursday, Sept. the Nth, and pledge ourselves nut to ply
for hire in or near any railway station, or take out any
privileged cab until further notice ; and that the prin.
leged driven be solicited to unite in the present more-
taut." The plan reconnueuded, he continued,
was deemed to be the wisest that could be
adopted. No one could say they had not fought manfully
and submitted to heavy sacrifices. The masters had kept
their cabs and horses in the yards five days, aid the men,
who hod not had an opportunity of sparing a few shillings
to prepare for such • ernes as the present, had left them-
selves and their wives and children without money for the
same period, and he felt that were it not for the resolution
which had been come to, they would stand out for double
the time. (Cheers). The committee, however, would
not inflict such punislemeut while they saw they could do
the work better, and were in a petition to profit by the ex•
perience they bad acquired in the present struggle. The
mot now knew the nature of the struggle. Ile implored
of them to keep away from the stations, and not
to encourage the companies by bringing • faro
away, and he amenred them that the effect of such
deteinnuation would soon be felt. The amalsia-
mullein which the railways had agreed to since the begin-
ning of the strike would tend to overcrowd the station at
which the privileged drivers were most likely to get fares,
crud iu that way dinatisfaction would spring up amongst
them, and the cause of the unpnvilogeil men would ulti-
mately be amen]. Referring to the determination evinced
by the railway directors, he said those gentlemen felt
proud at the starving condition of the men on strike. Ho
then pot-ceded to ray that they had refrained from biking
a decisive course during the sitting of parliament, solely
with the view of promoting the public convenience,
but he wished it to be understood that in future
they must not study any interests except their
own. (Cheers.) They would make another appeal to the
railway directors, and should they meet with a refusal,
their action would be sudden and decisive. In ooacluoiou,
he said that before many days were over the privileged
men would be found coming over to their side.
The resolution was then seconded by a cab-driver named
ftu use, and carried unanimously.
sThe proceedings shortly after terminated.

A CONVINTION OF SPIRITUALISTS. • --Roomer/sit,
N. T., WEDWIPADAT, A170131T 20.—The Fifth National
Convention of Spiritualieta assembled in this city yester-
day. The pnwideut, Isaac Rhen, presided. The roll of
delegates was called, when committees on Buenos, resolu-
tions, and business were appointed. A resolution to pre-
vent the name of a woman was voted down. At the
&Samoan session Doraa K. Fox„ of Lyons, Mich., was
eletded president ; Henry 8. Child, of Philadelphia,
secietely ; and K. D. Dyott, of Philadelphia, tromorer.
A cmniniftee on education was appointed, consistbritiief
Ere ladies and eve gentlemen. A prayer a
medium from the late Rev. John Pierpont we. off up.
'the evening session was devoted to a conference on a
te•olution oliwiounel enierience. A poem war read by
Hi At ttio Prase, of lioliann. This forenoon's reunion
wto, ...ei.pled in hearing the reports of eoninsitteos ou the
port:loon of enibleins owl the organwation of a wrest
Kictely. Seth iepertit were voted down. hojoortior
Truth iliac. Thu otteudance Doe
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Church affairs have for a long time past
engrossed an exonsorive share of what may be called
' the public life of Brighton. In no ether. to Af
its size in England is there so niuch ta:king did
writing and discussing about the clergy, and ear-
vices, and sermons, although amougst its many
preachers Brighton cannot show ono whose name
is likely to become precious as Klbertson's
is to Englishmen all over the world. Just
now Brighton presents a curious picture of
authority appearing in the midst of anar-
chy only to increase the confusion. W hale
before us the Brighton Guardian of yerteriay,
the seventh page of which, of the size of our own,
is completely covered with reports of extraor-
dinary sermons and oolebrations,, pr.6idiaar al
lettere, Romanising services triumphantly held,
and Protestant services interrupted by !superior
orders. .
To begin with, we have an encount of a
service of evensong at St. Jarnes's Church, where
the so-called Father Ignatius preached, and
made a collection for his rucanistsy. Tito
sellriee began at a quarter to nine, Mita was kept
up until manly eleven. All the psraphernaha
of the most advanced ritualistic worship in
Brighton were displayed, and lights and Hewers
woo 1111.1 C than usually numerous. There was a
crucifix under a red canopy, and to it the ade-
brants and ministrant,' bowed continually. There
were vestments of the most various colours, blue,
yellow, and deep crimson. One clergyman wore a
biretta, while the acolytes wore red zuchettos, or
skull caps. There was much incensing and much
singing, after which Father Ignatius, who made
his appearance in a Benedictine gown with a cowl,
end was observed to prostrate himself on his face
at the introductory prayer, preached from the
altar steps a sermon, in which he magnified the
Virgin Mary as the " Mother of God."
All this passes at Brighton as a matter of mime.
Nobody fears any interference on the part of the
bishop or anyone else. If any stranger is shocked,
and asks, „Can these things be done in a Pro-
testantchurch ?" he stands a good chance of being
asked where he can have lived to imagine that the
Anglo-catholic church will accept or endure the
hateful name of protestant.
We will now turn to another part of the
Drighton Guardian. There, we find a very
animating correspondence, published by tho
Vicar of Brighton, with the pious wish that it
may le " useful lesson" to a brother clergyman.
Let us see what this clergyman's offence is.
A free church was opened at Brighton a fortnight
ago, the minister of which is Dr. Octavins Wins-
ton, late of Leamington. At this church tho ser-
vices are conducted much in the same manner as
in the chapels of the Countess of Huntingdon's
Connexion, the prayers of the Church of Eng-
land being used, while free prayer is not excluded.
On the occasion of the opening, two sermons
were preached by two ministers of the
two Established Churches of this island,
by the Rev. Dr. Cumming, of the National
Scotch Kirk, and by the Rev. J. Knapp,
incumbent of St. John's, Portaea. The clergy of
the Northern Establishment frequently preach in
the places of worship of their nonconformist
brethren when they come south. Dr. Norman
M•Leod preached not long ago to a congregation
of several thousand people in a free church near
Westminster Abbey, without any sacrifice of prin-
ciple, and assuredly no one will call Dr. Cumming
to account for his part in the services at Emmanuel
Church, Brighton. But Mr. Knapp, by preach-
ing there. has not only drawn upon him-
self en inhibition from the Bishop of Chi-
chester. but a terrible reprimand from his
own Archdeacon, who reminds him of
an int.:dent which we should have thought
every wise churchman would have been glad to
forget-- the prosecution of the Rev. Mr. Shore.
" You here," writes Archdeacon Jacob, " ren-
dered yourself liable to punishmnt. Happily my
experience of the dioceses—and I can look back
forty years—tells me that your act stands alone."
Let it nut be forgotten that this act was preaching
a sermon ; :cod it is this sharp reprimand which
the Rev. H. M. Wagner. Vicar of Brighton,
bores will be a " lesson " to the reverend offender.
The matter, however. does not end here.
There are special services held at the aline,
Brighton, analogous to those held a few years
ago at Exeter-ball, and still held at many
of the London theatres, at which sermons are
reached by ministers of various denominations.
Of course the Dome its an unlicensed place. Last.
Sunday evening its area was crowded, it having
Leen sumouneed that the Rev. E. Clay, incumbent
of St. Margaret's, would preach. But between
the announcement and the day of service, Arch-
deacon Jacob's letter, and the Rev. Mr. Wagner's
" lesson," bad appeared ; and when the time of
service came, instead of the Rev. Mr. Clay, the
Rev. J. Glaskin, a Baptist minister, appeared. We
read in the report :_

On coining to the table, Mr. tilaskiu addressed the con-
gregahon, and said that in consequence of circumstances
which had occurred in reference to the opening of Emma-
nuel Chnreh, some of Mr. Clay's friends had waited on him
with much anxiety of feeling, and had urged on him—no
doubt in a feeling of love—the consideration sa to whether
he was right in occupying the bold position which he hid
consented to occupy this night. lie (the rev. speaker) had
not had a personal interview with Mr. Clay, but he was
deputed by their esteemed friend, Mr. Fletcher, who bad
waited on hint (Mr. (Mashie) during the day, to state that
Mr. Clay did not feel himself at liberty to fulfil his en-
gagement. Mr. Clay had forwarded a hitter to Mr. Fletcher,
which Le (Mr. Glaskin) now held in his hand. It was,
however, rather too long to read just new ; therefore ho
would leave the matter thus. For himself, he might say
he Lad been called upon very unexpectedly to appear
before them, and he hoped they would not allow the tar.
cumstances of the present occasion to prevail with them.
lie hoped they would sympathise with him ; iu fact, he
knew they would. Ile had already gone through :i hard
day's work, having to conduct the ordinary services at his
own place of worship ; it was., therefore, with much fear
and trembling that he took Mr. Cley'sphice on the present
occasion. In the prayer which succeeded the singing of a
hymn Mr. Glaskiu commended Mr. Clay to the Divine.
goodness, and offered a supplication that God may soon
break down all those barriers that prevent a free procla-
mation of His gospel." Might God vouchsafe to hoar the
prayers which their brother (Mr. Clay) was even now
offering up elsewhere ; and might He be pleased to lighten
their brother's troubles and anxieties. The Rev. Mr.
Glaskin took his text from the 11th chapter of John, the
last clause of the 28th verse--" The Master is COILS and
ealleth for thee." His discourse contained no reference
to the occurrence which must have been dominant in the
minds of most present ; neither was Mr. Clay's letter
read during the evening.

Such is a picture of ecclesiasticism in Brighton.
Ritualism rampant in its lionise, and ale alike from
Bishop and Archdeacon ; Protestantism and Chris-
tian brotherly love frowned upon, insulted, and
bidden to learn a harsh and gloomy lesson. Who
can wonder that prophets of evil abound, and that
the conviction grows that a time of trial and dis-
trent is coining for the Church of England P.—
Duay Nt4l4*.

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