The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-19 00:00:00

THE RELIGIOUS FEUD AT PIMLICO.

Yesterday e r
sdmeetinga very crowded meeting was held in the
Riding Motcomb-street, Bergrave-square, for
g measures for the arrest of
Church of England, and more
and St. "adopting
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especially in the churches of St. Paul, Knightsbridge,
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practices
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Barnabas, Pimlico." The large area of the
Riding School, which had been appointed as the place
for holding the demonstration, was densely thronged,
and a large number of fashionably dressed ladies occu-
pied seats on the platform and in a reserved portion of
the building. One extensive platform, to hold from 300
to 400 persons, was erected for the occasion, every seat
on which was filled, and at the commencement of the
proceedings it was computed that from 700 to 800 per-
sons were congregated together. Admiral Harcourt,
R N., in the unavoidable absence of Viscount Com-
bermere, K.C.8., was called to the chair. Upon
the arrival of the speakers on the platform a scene
of great uproar immeliately took place in the body
of the meeting, and a general melee ensued be-
tween the representatives
of the High Church and
the Low Church, which ended in the latter party turn-
ing several of their opponents out of the meeting by
force. Order having been procured, the Chairman re-
quested the Rev. John Kelly to open the business with
prayer, which the rev, gentleman did amid much con-
fusion ; and before the prayers concluded, an unparal-
leled scene of riot and uproar again intervened, in which
a regular fight ensued in the body of the meeting. A
large number of police constables at length arrived,
and, with their assistance, the meeting was cleared of
several of the High Church party, who were roughly
handled in the affray.
After a few observations from the chairman,
The Hon. SMITH -VituRKER moved, "That this meet-
ing views, with deep regret and apprehension, the inno-
vat ions and superstitious practices introduced of late
years into the mode of worship in many of our parish
churches, and calls upon every sincere Protestant to do
all iu his power to suppress them."
The resolution havingbeen seconded by Mr. Ryder,
was put and carried amid much confusion and uproar.
Mr. BEALE moved the second resolution, to the effect
that, as the mode of carrying out the service at the
church of St. Paul and St. Barnabas was obnoxious to
the ratepayers it was the duty of the parishioners to
support Mr. Westerton their churchwarden, in effecting
a change in the services, as at present carried on, and
placing them again in the simplicity and purity of the
Protestant faith. What he (Mr. Beale) demanded was,
that the services should be carried out at their churches
as at St. George's and St. Peter's. (Loud applause and
uproar.).
Mr. BERT seconded the resolution, which was also
carried.

Mr. Westerton (churchwarden of St. Paul's), Mr.
Snell, Mr. Ingle, Mr. Lard, and other gentlemen having
addressed the meeting, amid much confusion and uproar,
several other resolutions, in support of the objects of the
meeting were carried. The resolutions were to the effect
that there should be a general demonstration in different
parts of the country in support of the movement, and a
committee was appointed to collect subscriptions for the
carrying out of such an object. Should redress not be
gained from the Bishop of London, it was proposed to
bring the subject before the Legislature.
The meeting then broke up amid much confusion and
uproar, the Chairman announcing before the assembly
had dissolved, that the committee were in readiness to
receive donations and subscriptions on behalf of the
" Church Protestant Defence Society," and men were
placed at the doors with plates to receive donations.
The meeting then separated, without molestation, a body
of police being stationed in the vicinity to preserve
order.

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