The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-05 00:00:00

ST GEORGE 6'-IN-TIIE-BAST.

Mr. Superintendent Howie and a body of 250
policemen of the K division presided over the ser-
vices at St. George's Church yesterday, and to a
considerable extent succeeded in preserving order.
Notwithstanding their exertions, however, there
were some serious disturbances in the afternoon,
the result of which, unfortunately, will be to bring
the Rev. Bryan King, the rector, into the police-
court during the week as defendant on several sum-
monses for assault, which will this morning be
taken out against him. The morning service yes-
terday was quiet ; and Mr. King, who preached,
was uninterrupted. In the afternoon the Rev. T.
Richardson, the newly-elected lecturer, preached a
sermon, which was extremely moderate in tone and
conciliatory in manner. As soon as it was over a
body of young men took possession of the choris-
ters' seats, with a view of holding them against the
clergy and choir at the evening service. They re-
mained in patient possession of them until just upon
6 o'clock, when the rector, accompanied by several
members of his choir, entered the church and or-
dered them to leave, stating that he was legally the
freeholder of the church, and that no one had a
right to be there without his permission. The per-
sons thus addressed refused to move, upon which
Mr. King took one of them by the collar and dragged
him off the seat ; another person then seized him
and dragged him to the vestry-room, where he was
locked up as a prisoner. A similar operation was
performed upon a second man, then upon a boy,
while a young man named Littlejohn, the son of a
vestryman, was so severely handled by the rector
that his clothes were torn. While this fracas
was going ou several policemen were in the church,
but in answer to appeals made to them they stated
that they had no authority to interfere, but at the
same time intimated that if either of the persons
thus assaulted would give . Mr. King into custody,
they would consider themselves bound to take the
charge. Five or six of these persons declined to
do this, preferring an application to the magistrate
for summonses against the rev, rector. The evening
service was peaceable, the tremendous body of police
who were present completely overawing the noisy
portion of the congregat ion. The sermon, which
was by no means judieious or attractive, was
preached by the Rev. C. J. Le Geyt, M.A., incum-
bent of St. Matthew's, Stoke Newington. After
the rector and his friends had retired the people
struck up the doxology, and the organist with
capital tact helped them out, and thus prevented.
any disturbance.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR TilE REEK.

. _
X
35
10
65 1,106
20 473
32 2,506
20 I,lls
119 5,347
198' 12,438
94
8. 252
20 , 266
61 156
17 196
56 1,189
63 1,481
401 1,263
57 630
171 593
' 31 981
671 994
489 21,142

Railways.

Miles Opened

Receipts.
-•
180. , 180.

1860.

125
194

40}
62
171
31

67i
499
19}
111
142

291
22
183 k
283

18.19.

5,:-26
3,070

183,
283

1,036
406
2,674
1,336
6,310
t 2,345

207
Is 7
1,132
1,381
1,375

.1.05
1,241
6,315
24.312
1,249
6,297
27,112

495
1,008
919
22,320

5,226
2,886

850
6,315
21,911
1,486
6,103
26,185