The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-20 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S, BRIGHTON.

Some curious facts are stated with regard to the church
of St. James's, Brighton. It appears that from its first
commencement, half a century ago, this chapel has beer
found a rather troublesome encumbrance, both by thi
Vicar of Brighton and also by the Bishop of Chichester
Only a few years after the opening of the chapel its con
gregation " dissented from the Established Church," and
a very large number of them " seceded" in a body—of
course in the direction of Nonconformity. Whether theit
pastor " seceded" with them is not stated positively. The
late venerable incumbent, too, the Rev. C. D. Maitland, it
appears, was in the habit of varying from the customary
usage and the rubrics of the Prayer-book by the interpo-
lation of a few words, harmless enough, or, rather, excel-
lent enough in themselves ; for as each railful of communi.
cants quitted the communion table at St. James's he used to
address to them, in an earnest and affectionate tone, "God
be with you, my children," or words to that effect. For this
departure from the letter of the law he was informed
against, and the bishop summoned him to the palace ab
Chichester. The bishop was obliged to admonish him
that the use of such words at that place in the service was
not only unauthorised, but unallowed by himself. Mr.
Maitland owned that he was wrong, and promised not to
offend again. After Mr. Maitland's death the chapel was
closed for about a year, and it is only just two years ago
that it was bought by Mr, Purchas and re-opened for
service.

The following letter has been forwarded to the Bishop
of Chichester in the matter of the inhibition :—" M
Lord Bishop, we, the undersigned, the clergy of Broad
water and Worthing, pray your lordship to receive our ver3
sincere thanks for the decided expression of your opinion
as :to the ritualistic extravagance at St. James's Chapel,
Brighton. Believing as we do that such scandaious viola-
tions of the rubrics and doctrines cf our Church tend greatly
to the encouragement of her enemies, we rejoice that you!
lordship has exercised the power which the law placed in
your hands, and we earnestly hope that you will proceed
further, as may be necessary, in restraint of any who set
at naught the authority of their diocesan, and prove them.
selves traitorous ministers of the Church.-- (Signed)
E. K. Elliott, Rector of Broadwater ; Francis Pilcher,
Curate of Broadwater ; William Read, Incumbent of the
Chapel of Ease, Worthing ; Francis Cruse, Vicar of
Christ Church, Worthing ; Walter S. Lewis, Vicar of St.
George's, Worthing ; W. 0. Purton, Assisting Minister
Christ Church, Worthing."

On and after January next the charge for telegrams
by Atlantic Cable will be Two Pounds for ten words, instead
£3 7s. 6d. as at present.
The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has refused to
receive a deputation from the Limerick Town Council to
present a memorial praying for the discharge from prison
of the Fenian convicts.

The Cavan tenantry of the late Lord Farnham are
subscribing to erect to his memory a Grecian column, with
a suitable inscription, and surmounted by a statue, on an
eminence near the town of Cavan.

George Hamilton, a captai❑ in the army, who was
convicted last sessions of an assault upon Esther Grimes,
was brought up at the Middlesex Sessions yesterday for
judgment. The sentence on the prisoner was that he be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three months.
On Sunday morning three houses, which had lately
been erected in the Holloway-road, adjoining Tottenham
and Hampstead Junction Railway, fell with a crash. For-
tunately no one was in the house or passing by at the time.
The cause of the accident has not been ascertained.

Sir Velters Cornwall, Bart., whose death is an-
nounced, took comparatively little interest in strictly
political affairs, his attention being chiefly directed to
social matters. He was born in 1824, succeeded his
father in 1835, and was educated at Eaton. He was
a Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Hereford, and Major
of the Herefordshire Militia. He never married, and is suc-
ceeded in the baronetcy by the Rev. George Henry Corne.
wall, who was born in 1833, and was educated at Rugby,
and Trinity College, Cambridge.

The Liverpool Courier announces the flight of the
ex-manager of a Liverpool bank. The gentleman in ques-
tion for many years held an important situation in a bank
ing establishment in Liverpool, and on its failure two
years ago transferred his services to the bank of which
he first became sub-manager and latterly manager. Ho
resigned the appointment of manager a month ago, and until
his disappearance has been continually in public. Pecuniary
difficulties in connection with certain mining and colliery
speculations are supposed to to the cause of his disappear-
,tnce. The Lank of which he was manager does not suffer
by his flight.

The Leeds magistrates have bad to decide a case
invcdvicg an unuf ual po;nt, as to the law of friendly socie-
ties. Charles Edward Wild and Thomas Merryweather
Ivere charged with having illegally dissolved the
Loyal Victoria Lodge of the Free Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, of which lodge they were the
trustees. The dissolution had been acceded to by a majority
of the members ; but the complainants, who were averse to
this proceeding, had refused to participate in the div:s:on
of the effects. The grand lodge of the d'Orivt hnd des ded
that the dissolution was illegal. The mag strates rcd
the same opinion, and sentenced the defendants, suLject to
the result of a eau for tha Qu en's sea b, to 0110 u.inyles
imprisoraot,