The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-28
'4rtmunh 9ispart.


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AleSins In ,.enAen.
Since IL famous 40. r." rtotk there ~
bssa - aaois exsraordiaary Demonstration o.
sAe Inherent love Of JoHN BUEL FOR TOW,
,haa the svccsssioa Of riots Ia 81. Georges
aMurph. London. II may b satd OF ahs y.
p~ riots that . theatre was the scene OF the
d,sturSspces. and that the dramnties Of the
mob probably brought more money TO the
pockets Of the managers than the legitimate
drama. but the disgracsfal procoediugs ut
81. Georges Church exhibit . depth OF bru.
talfty uuheard Of Ia the history Vt mobs, and
which AFFORD . fine commentary upon the su-
rsrcilious sneers Of The London press, 1T the
lawlsssnese and barbarism Of Americans
We should like TO know II ever such scenes
wsrs enacted In an American church - those
which the Iosdon Times has, over and over
asain, bsen compelled to chronicle in that me-
tropolis II the civilization and Christianity Of
The world. Sunday after Sunday. morning,
nooa and night, a hsstiai mob takes posses-
sion OF the church, crowds ont the worship
psrs, Insults and abuses the clergyman, some
1iuaes lavs violent hands upon him aud the Of
1,cials OF the church, and whoops, yells,
curse.. and sings profane and indecent songs
under tho very shadow of the altar. A late
nnmber OF the Times says that on the Sunday
night previous to the publication, the scenes at
81. Georges were "of 10 frighsful character
tina, nons who bad the misfortune to lie pres
emit will ever forget IL. The rioting was mos:
alarming The violent conduct Of the rioters
completely eciipsed their efforts on the previ.
ous Sunday, tho circumstances connected with
which have boon brought under the sofiee Of
both Houses Of Parliament"
vHy> ~ <hn utt tion nft ho In ho
words we have itaiicissd, and we submit that
the fact TINT these outrages were brought to the
attention of Parliament, and the further fact,
which the Times does not notice, that 1t was
not deemed necessary to take any action upon
them, fixes the responsibility Of the crime
upon the British government, and is neither
moro nor lees than sanction by that gov.
ernment Of mob law in one of its most
diegraceful and disgusting NANTES tations.
With the mode Of religious service adopted
in the church We have nothing to do; but,
admitting It not to he in conformity with the
usual custom of the Church Of England, it
would seem that, in a civilized and church
country, there would be a recourse to ecclesi.
asticai authority, instead Of brutal and sacri-
ligious violence for the reformation Of abuses.
Imagine our Western barharians, a. the cock.
0OyO VI tuO A/OuuOA HsCoS NueNt " SVusAOcA
Americans. entering a church, Sunday after
Sunday. and because they did not approve the
mode Of worship adopted in that church,
committing such excuses as those which have
occurred in the highly civilized capital of
London And then think of the civil au-
thority declining to interfere for the protec-
ton of life, property, law, order. and she free
dom OF religious worship!
A. M
that when the gates of the church were thrown
open, at least four thousand persons rushed in
with terrific force. No sooner had the con-
gresation assembled than bowling and yelling
commenced, and was continued without cessa-
ton until the priests and choristers walked
TO their accustomed places in front of the al
tar, when perfect storm broke out, cries of
fire were raised, in order to cause dismay, and
some of the gas lights were simultaneously
turned out. At the time Of reading the les
sons, the officiating clergyman was greeted
with terrific shout OF /" OF OF ~ Pussy
ite," and "No Popery." A body of men aud
boys in the galleries began singing f" Rule Br-
tannia," the chorus, "Britons never will be
Slaves being taken up with tremendous en-.
srgy by persons in other parts of the church
Others mimicked the reader. lucifer matches
WCIe etI uCAs VAuu&c pcCAS tuAON II lOOut ia
every direction, aud fireworks had been in
tended aud would have been used, but for the
determined conduct of the church warden
When the preacher ascended the pulpit, he
was assailed by perfect hurricane of vitupe-
ration and abuse. The Times says that the
most filthy epithets to which the human
tongue could give expression, were hurled at
him the persons who before had sung "Rule
10 ~prith
mence, 1--WE won't 60 home till morning."
Kisses and yelis, shouting and slamming doors,
30 efEectually drowned the preachers voice.
that, though he spoke for forty minutes, scarce
ly a word he uttered was heard.
Such scenea As these are of weekly occur
renee in one of the principal churches of Lon
don, and since the mo Popery" riots, moth
log In the line Of religions rows has At all
equalled these demonstrations. It Is said
that, ON the last occasion, Mr.. ID. SEYMOUR,
N. r., who, in reference to the riotous pro-
ceedings at St. Georges. had given notice Of a
bill for better enforcing church discipline, was
present, aud will probably be able to enforce
what hs has to say to the House of Commons
BY his own experience on the subject We
again ask, il anything like such acts Of fnde-
cency and violence, can be found In the his
tory Of American mobs 7 Have even the
Plug Uglies Of Baltimore. or the Dead Rab-
bits Of New York, exhibited in such a dis
gustine mode the low instincts and habits Of
"lewd fellows Of the baser sort p 1t is true,
many years ago, in q Philadelphia riot, some
churches were burned down, but even this vio-
lent outbreak OF passion does not indicate as
much capacity for deliberate rufiianism and
blackguardism rs the periodical assembling of
this dirty. obscene, vulgar English moi, Sunday
after Sunday, Ia the house of God, aud the per-
petraaion Of such scenes as those which the dali
~ papers are called upon Sunday after Sunday
TO record. Moreover, In the case Of the Phil
adelphia riots, the authorities ut once respond
cd TO the call for their interposition, and with
bay0nets and cannon at once cleared the streets
Of the rioters. Bot unless Mr.. SEYMOUR has
succeeded In getting his bill through Parlia-
ment, there Is a. yet NO security nor protec-
ton for religious worship In y church in the
very heart Of London. though for months the
church has only been opened to be made the
scene Of sacrilege and blasphemy, and for
neither Parliament nor the ecclesias-
deal authorities have afforded relief to the
and maltreated clergy and congre-
easion. rsafes
Whilst the nobility of Great Britain are
probably ~ high bred and well developed
c.ass Of gentlemen ~ can be found in the
world. II would b dislicult to find any class
OF African negroes, who have for nifty years en-.
3oyed the protection and example Of good
master, exhibit such ingram and irreclaimable
vaiGartty ~ characterixes the lower class of
Engltshmsn. They have been q proyerb
throughcut the world for combined annoy.
ance ana insoience. Their latest exhibition ut
st. GEORGE suggest that. before ~. r,-...-.