The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-25 00:00:00

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THE RELIGIOUS FEUD AT PIMLICO

ON Tuesday a very crowded meeting was held in the
Riding School, Motcomb-street, Belgrave-square, London,
for the purpose of " adopting measures for the arrest of
Romish practices in the Church of England, and more espe-
cially of St. Paul, Knightsbridge, and St. 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 occupied 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 com-
mencement of the proceedings it was computed that from
700 to 800 were congregated. Admiral Harcourt, R.N.,
in the absence of Vise. Combermere, was called to the
chair. Upon the arrival of the speakers on the platform
a scene of great uproar took place in the body of the meet-
ing, and a general melee ensued between the representatives
of the High Church and the Low Church, which
ended in the latter party turning several of their
opponents out of the meeting by force. Order having
been procured, the Chairman requested the Rev. John
Kelly to open the business with prayer, which he did
amid much confusion, and before the prayers were
concluded, an unparalleled 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

TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1854.

roughly handled in the affray. Order having again been
restored,

The CHAIRMAN proceeded to say that the objects of the
meeting were to check the awful errors which were dally
creeping into the Church by the spread of Romanist
doctrines in the shape of Puseyism. (Cheers, hisses, and ,
uproar.) The system was one in which man was exalted
and the Saviour lowered. (More uproar, and cries of
" Shame !" and applause, which ended in several other
persons being forced out of the meeting.)
The Hon. SMITH VERERER, in moving the first reso:
lution, "That this meeting views with deep regret and
apprehension the innovations and superstitious practices
introduced of late years into the mode of worship in moll
of our parish churches, and calls upon every sincere pro'
testant to 6o all in his power to suppress them," drew
attention to the practices of late carried on at the churches
of St. Paul and St. Barnabas, in which the superstitions an,
mummeries (great uproar, with cries of, "Go it, Vereker!
of the Romish church were adopted in place of the Pyre
doctrines of the Reformed church. (Increased confusion,
uproar, and applause.) The speaker then entered into 3
onslaught on the " Popish faith," which ended in another
scene of riot and confusion, during which the police 1131
to be again called in. The uproar having partly subsided,
Mr.lirDEn seconded the resolution amid increased con'
fusion, which was aroused by some observations made hi
Mr. Ryder as to " the old gentleman, the Pope."
The resolution was put and carried amid much uproar..l
Several gentlemen having addressed the meeting, aml,
much uproar and confusion, other resolutions in suPP°r"
of the objects of the meeting were carried.
The meeting then broke up amidst confusion and
uproar, the Chairman announcing that the committee
were in readiness to receive donations and subscriptions
behalf of the "Church Protestant Defence Society',
and men were placed at the doors with plates to receice
donations. The meeting then separated, a body of pollee
being stationed in the neighbourhood to preserve order.