The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-15 00:00:00

NEWPORT.

Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 3s Sd to 4s 0(1; veal,
38.8 d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 6d per Blbs.

NVIIITECHAPEL.
Beef, from 28 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s Sd to 4s Od ; veal,
3s Sd to 4s Sd ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs.

BREAD.

The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
81d to 9d , of household do., 61d- to 8d per 41b loaf.

HIDIS AND SKrNs,

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Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 31d ; 641 b to 721 b, 30 to
aid ; 721 b to 801 b, 341 to ; 801 b to 881 b, aid to.4d ;
881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, 44d to 4td. Horse
hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins, light 2s Od to 3s 0d ; do. full,
Gs Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 9s 6d to lis Od ; half breds,
Os Od to Os Od; Downs, Os Od to 7s 6d ; lambs, Os Od to
Os Od; shearlings, is 2d to Os Od.
HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s ; clover, £3
108 to £5 108 ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od per load.
Both hay and straw wore in slow request at our quotations.
Cumnnunmin.--Mealow tay, £2 Os to £4 15s; clover
do., £3 lOs to £5 10s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s; clover,
£3 10s to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 l6s per load.
A moderate demand.

EXTRAORDINARY ANI) EXCITING
SCENE I.N AN AMERICAN CHURCH.

A scene occurred in St. Paul's Church, Alexan-
dria, Virginia, on Sunday morning, Feb. 9, 1862,
which has perhaps never had a parallel among
civilised nations, certainly not in the history of
this country. The officiating clergyman, Rev. K. J.
Stewart, had just got through the Morning Prayer
of the Episcopal Church as far as the Litany, the
prayer for the President being omitted, but without
anything in its place, and was proceeding with the
Litany, when an interruption occurred of the cha-
racter which the law designates as " brawling"—
that is, the intervention of noise and tumult by cer-
tain persons, who had come to church with the in-
tention of interrupting the service should it not pro-
ceed according to their wishes. These persons com-
menced the disturbance as soon as they found the
prayer for the President omitted. One of them,
Capt. Farnsworth, of the Bth Illinois Cavalry, who
sat near the chancel, dressed in uniform, with some
five or six of his soldiers near him, undertook to
officiate in prayer (if prayer it can be called) by
reading the prayer for the President of the United
States. How far he went does not appear in the
confusion; but soon quitting his position as the
offerer of prayer, he advanced to the altar where
Mr. Stewart was kneeling, still continuing the
Litany, and ordered his arrest. Mr. Stewart was
dragged from his knees by the soldiers. The ground
of the arrest of Capt. Farnsworth distinctly avowed
to be the omission of the prayer for the President
of the United States. With this avowal he said," 1
arrest you by the authority of the United States, as
a rebel and a traitor." " And I," responded Mr.
Stewart, who by that time had advanced to the
chancel rails, to Captain F., " summon you to an-
swer at the judgment seat of the King of kings and
Lord of lords for interfering by force of arms with
His ambassador while in the act of presenting the
petitions of His people at His altar." The solemnity
of this appeal appatently caused the parties to fall
back and pause, but soon the soldiers were ordered to
seize Mr. Stewart, which two of them did with great
violence, forcing the prayer-book from him, one of
them drawing a revolver. Another revolver was
presented to an old and venerated citizen within the
chancel, when the officer ordered the soldier not to
fire. Very soon a considerable number of armed sol-
diers appeared in the church. Mr. Stewart, refus-
ing to yield voluntarily, was dragged by force
from the altar, and through the aisle, out of the
church. He was in the surplice, which he wore
through the streets and at Captain Farnsworth's
quarters, where he was taken.
Capt. Farnsworth said that he went to church
intending to arrest Mr. Stewart if he should offer
any prayer for the Confederate States. Near him
in the same pew sat Mr. Morton, the detective agent
of the United States Government, who there gave
orders to Captain Farnsworth to make the arrest,
which was executed as above described. Mr. Mor-
ton has declared that he was acting under authority
from Washington. The scene in the church was
such as may be imagined under such circumstances.
Gentlemen were indignant and excited, and ladies
giving utterance to their feelings of grief and indig-
nation, but of course no serious effort was made to
prevent the arrest. Mr. Stewart was taken away,
and the congregation dispersed.
It is proper to state that these proceedings were
without the knowledge of General Montgomery,
the military governor of the city, and were strong*"
condemned by him when they came to his know-
ledge. He telegraphed to Washington foreceived,
from the Government, which, when
were of such a nature as to lead toy r. Stewar.t's
release after a few hours' detention.—ostonCourter.