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USJAJN S1A1NLU* U_\ Utll{1::5TMA::S 1.li .UI' There was a special service at Westminster Abbey on Christmas morning, wneu tue sermon was preached by the Dean, and was an unusually eloquent one. By the early hour of lOo clook the Abbey was completely filled, and, by the courtesy of the Dean, as many as could be accommodated wore allowed seats in the •acnrium. Dean Stanley selected his text froui the 4th and 6th verses of the 4th chapter of Galatians: Bat when the fulness of the time was come God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, mado under the law. And becyo ye are sons God hatlisent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father." He commenced by saying that Christmas Day aras fixed upon as tho festival of the Nativity, not because there was any evidence that our Saviour was really born on the 25th December, but because the nations, both of the East and West, had long celebrated the turning of the natural year at this season, and it therefore seemed fitting to celetrate at the same time the taming of the great moral year of the world—to lommomorate. so to speak, the birth of the sun which rives light and life to outward things and the first dawn of tijat San of Righteousness wuich should shed its healing wings, lengthening and brightening ever more and more into the perfect day. He concluded his Sermon by the following eloquent review of the moral And religious aspect of society in our day: We in Christendom have left far behind the cruel gladiatorial fames of ancient Rome. We, in England at least, have left far behind us the bull fights of Spain and the savage combats of buffaloes aud elephants of which we have lately heald from India; but have era fully learnt the lesson of humanity to the helpless animals of the brute creation in our ttreets, our shambles, and our hospitals ? "W hat is the answer on Christmas Day? h u that the gentle mud humane spirit of Jesus Christ is the spirit of our Universal Father, who feels for all the creatures of His hands, and would not that any of them should need- lessly suffer. We have left behind us the p«cdigious luxury a: d selfishness of old Imperial liuae, which threw its slaves into its fish ponds to fatien its laia- pieys for banquets, and stalled its horse3 in Btables of ivory and gold. But have we not allowed a new rage for extravagance to spring up amongst us of dress, adornments, and furniture, which encumbers and en- tangles us with ruin and dishonour? What is the 81cssage which, in this fulfilment of our time, God gives to us? Is it; not the simplicity, the hones;y, tho plain living and high thinking which wa, 80 promiuently conspicuous in Christ Jesus, and whica Is in all noble natures. We have left behind us soma of the foul sins of the ancient heathen world, but is our conversation and our litoraturo socuro against the subtle influences of that foolish frivolity, tht gross vulgarity, which undermines the puriiy and the sanc- tity of our English homes ? The answer of Christmas Day is that it was not for this that Christ blessed the jgaitrriage fCií,¡t at Cana, or gathered the children round him and bndo us remember that the vision of tho Supreme is given not to the prosperous or the self- seeker, but to the pure and clean of heart. We h* left behind the divisions which parted the Jews ft*c tho Pharisees, and the Greek from the Barbarial and the bitter disputes of the Pharisees about doctrines and modes of killing and eatirg food; but have we multiplied the dissensions of socts and churches havo we quarreled about the length and the breadth of oar tables has the ambition to torm or unite a party ehilbl our sense of honour or darkened our sen?e of rijrht. Are our separations in life carried on beside aur graves ? It is a comfort on this day to be reminded 1 bat one Master, even Christ, and that all of us in the supreme moments of life aLd death, whatever may be oursoparations elsewhere, arc breth;o i. The code of the Christian Church proclaimed as on this day is contained not in the book of Leviticus, or doubtful Canons and creeds, but in the beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer. Wo are not now as th f were in the first century before the Christian era, moaning of the oracles of Delphi, but are not some of us oppresied by the foreboding cry we sometimes h. ar thnt faith is llyi-ig out and that our God is departing ? The truo W'wer is that en this day what God haa sent us in the place of theoldoraciei and ol 1 truths and superstitions is that union of goodness, of moderation, and of truth in Jesus Christ, which can mver wax old, which de- pends on no doubtful condition and no human prcten- tions, but which makes itself manifest to the consciences •f evary man, and is as old and as cow as conscience itself. I1I may be that sometimes in onr gloomy moods wcaro inclined to think we cannot count on the con- tinuous advance of the onward progress of our race. It may be we are sometimes inclined to fear thac tho latter half of the 19th e?ntary is to close in a lower morality, a darker phi re iophy, a debasement of the senses, or a term of j gross superstition. It may be that diabolical crimes •hall anse again which v e bad hoped were dead for ever; that statesmen may again become corrupt and leli-sceking; that the leaders of sects and churches will agtin prefer the outward to the inward, the natural I to the spiritual, the seen to the unseen. Cut this need rot e 11.0. ana in our better moods we may well believe that the doctrine of Christmas Day is the declaration, that should com- hone to all of us that we ought not to allow it SQ to bl}. Let U8 not despair of om" age. We, thcinuiicnseinci caseof mechanical appliances .1). -• •' ^"inganalyses which sometimes seems likely to materialise our whole being, may be sure there is a bi i^hter and better side. In tho tacility-of our modes of communication, in the widening of our senses, in our fuller knowledge of history, in our keener sense of the sufferings of our feilow- roou. and to dutrb creatures, we also have a ful- t.P,13 of time, into tho midst of which God may, hhd we trust will, send forth the Spirit of His Son again into our very heart of hearts. We ourselves can, if we will, be as tho Apostle says, sons of God, on a more exalted scale, with loftier aims, and with wider powera of doing jod than in any age before, but always i-t must be as it was on the first Christmas Day, by the ttrengthening of our conviction of the Divine and incomparable supremacy of goodness and truth above everything else.
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JTsw WORK ON MrCHEL ANGELO.—We f4; lit lorigth able to announce that the important work o* totiehel Angelo which we have mentioned several times as being in course of preparation by Mr. Heath Wilson, of Florence, is now in the hands of Mr. Mur- ray, and will shortly be published. This work, though founded to a certain extent on Sigaor Gotti's—that is to say, the letters and other new biographical mate- rial are drawn from thence--is by no means a mere translation of the Italian work. Mr. Heath Wilson has made a. study of Michel Angelo's work. for many years, and has lately, as he reconted in one of his interesting letters to the Academy, made the moat minute observations on the present state of the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. He claims to have many new facts to bring forward with regard to these and other of Michel Angelo's works, and also oilers much criticism of the master from a purely artistio point of view. Signor Gotti, though holding a high official posit-on in Florence, cannot be considered an art critic. He merely repeats in his books the criti- tiisrn^ of Yasari, Condivi, and other old writers, with- out adding any original opinion. Mr. Wilson, on tho other hand, dares originality, and will no doubt meet with much criticism in consequence.—Academy, CHARGE OF MUBDER.—At the Police-court, Dublin, Thomas Doyle has been charged with haviug caused the death of his mother, at her residence in Upper Mercer-street o- The prisoner and his mother lived in » -r, and he came home oa the ing called her names, *hr:' l'he neighbours heard it -ncften, and the old woman called out, iciioer and murderer, let go my throat," iufc no one seems to have interfered. De- Ceased was found lying on the floor dead on Christmas evening, and the prisoner, who was fitting at the firo quite close to her, pretended to be surprised wiien told she was dead. Ho cried in court and said the witnesses had been guilty of perjury. There were no external marks of violence, except one on the forehead. The prisoner was remanded, pending the post-mortem examination. At tho inquest the jury found that death was causod by a fall downstairs, but there was no evidence to show how the fall was caused.1 BELIEVING HIMSELF A CLOWN.—Mr. Ba.m- bury was the victim of monomania. He believed him- self a clown He was desirous of emulating the feats of harlequinade. He sought, apparently, to engraft upon his life as an East India merchant, in Billiter- court, as a respectable householder in Harley-street, the manners and customs of the leading character of English pontomime. It was surely not surprising that be had, in such wise, broken the public peace, and afiiicted his wife. A clown has a fine time of it," he remarked; yet he has his dilliculties, too. I don't think I shall ever feel quite comfortable stand- ing on my head. And, then, comic singing is not nearly so easy as it seoms to the casuul observer. But I shall improve, you know. I am so bent upon the thing. The City's tomfoolery compared to clown- ing. Do you think it's profitable?" I said that clowns, as I believed, enjoyed considerable salaries at Christmas, but that at other periods of the year their was often very limited. "It dmJII" matter—I mean to be a clown; I shall like <r very much. In fact, I like it already. I shall giv*" up '.ho City, sell my brmness for what it will fetch, end become a clown." ''But think of your wife and family, Mr. Rambury." He uttered strange, crowing, chuckling sounds, and then spoke very lightly and disrespectfully of his wife and family, accompanying ■4. his renmrk by much rudeness of gesture, I under- took the case of Mr. Barn bury. It was my duty to do so as his family physician. I went with him to varioua music-halls; we heard together innumerable comio songs. We patronised all the burlesques. I next in- troduced him to a patient of mine—a clown, greatly admired by the public for his extraordinary mirthful. Bess; but off the stage, in private life and every-day dress, a very chapfallen creature. Mr. Bambury's disappointment was extreme. He had expected something so different. At the theatre he had longed to be as this clown. But now! The mantle of Grimaldi deseended on him cried the clown most bitterly; not if I know it! He a clown! Grandmother! Ain't there clowns enough, and more than enough ? Would he take the bread out of our mouths ? Isn't it dreary work enough at the best, when all is said and done ? I onght to know; I've been at it these thirty years. Let the gent try pantslooning at first; that's more in his line, I take it." Mr. Bambury protested indignantly. I next took Mr. Bambury what is called the round of the panto- mimes." We saw, I think, eighteen in. all. I think I never behold a sadder man than he was on the night of our eighteenth pantomime. He had frequent recourse to stimulants, to enable him to endure the represents tion. Not a clown," I heard him murmur indistinctly, as I helped him into a c&b. "No, not a clown—any* thing but that." The- an ea4 of his doluion.- •Tom Omic <*
THE PHILADELPHIA REVIVAL.
THE PHILADELPHIA REVIVAL. (From the New York Tribune.) PHIIADELPHIA, December 11.—The third week of the Moody and Sankey revival moating closed to-day. The work ia going forward in a manner satisfactory to tho evangelists and to the committees of ministers and lay- men having it in chargp. Many misrepresentations as to the condition and results of the movement have appeared in the nowspipcrs of lats. Ou one side it has jeen stated that the attendance at the services in tho depot has greatly fdlen off, and ti.at few, if any, con- versions luve leeu effected, and on the other that tLo- ■:rowd3 at the morning prayer meetings as well os .t the evening r.ssainblioa, are immense, and that the con- versions are numbored Ly the thousand. The truth tothoattendancoisthatin fair wcathjr the building is crowded of evenings when Mr. Moody preaches, while at the merning meeting, recently changed from 8 to 12 o'clock, tho audience numbers from 1,000 to 2,000, com- fortably filling the space in front of tho platform sepa- rittedbyacanvas curtain from the budy of thehnll. On stormy evenings-and most of them have been stormy of late—the great audience-room is from balf to t.vo-thirds full. As to the number of conversions it is not easy to speak definitely. The two inquiry rooms have been wall filled after every evening service during the r-wst wo -k, and last night a third room v. M opened. Each of these rooms has chairs for over 150 people. Mi-. Moody's method of persuading the anxious to go into tho inquiry rooms, and of dealing with them when onco t :ere,J:s well conceived and effective. Scattered-through the audience at every evening service is a corps of Christian workers of both saxes, who have thoroughly trained in their duties by a commitfe- .f four clergymen—the Rev. Drs. Nekton, Ilaifit.d. Breed, and Smith. The force numbers 300 in all. as i there are usually over 100 pres sat for duty. At th? end of hij sermon, which is always intended to act principally upon the hopes and fears of tho unconvcrt d, Mr. Moody asks all who would like to bo pr. -.• i for to riae. At first thero are very few who 1 th" courage to stand up amid 10,000 lookors-on, but y dint of much pleading and encouragement, the proac: ■ r naallygetsa goodly number on their feet. Often nu says, Is thero not one more who wants to be saved t night? and then, as one after another r:3ôs, he com.s them, interrupting his counting now and then wi'h fervent-expressions of thanksgiving. After scv :.l minute3 he begs all who have just got up to romai;i standing while he piays. At the conclusion of tha prayer, which is always short and poworfnl, the peo- io on their feet are appealed to to go at once into the iE- quiry rooms that open out of the hall on eirher 1.1. The Christian workers approach them, second t];a prcacher's appeal, a:,d escort them to the rooms. Tl.o congregation is then dirmissed with a benedict; '1. Mr. Moody goes into ono of the inquiry rooms and Mr. Sankey into another, and if the third is open it is put in charge of some experienced and enicient worker. A description of one inquiry meeting will answer f« r all, and will give the reader a knowledge of the mct.1-c,J employed to effect conversions. The room is Mr. Moody's—the time. yesterday evening. Around the great, bare apartment, dimly lighted by rude, impro- vised gas turners, the chairs are carefully arranged in group* of three or foul. Inquirers as thoy enter tcke some one of the seats, without observing the purpose of tno grouping. Every group is at once approached by one or more "Christian workers." When the number of ponitents is not too large there is a worker to e.tch. Mr. Moody enters. Alert, active, cheerful and self-reliant, he appears to Le in all parts of the room at once, so rapidly does ho go from group to group. Now he is at one of the doors telling tome people who have apparently come in from motives of curiosity that only inquirers and workers are admitted, now be is assigning to duty two 01' three backward workera who do not know where to begin, and now ho is talkii.g to an inquirer who had slunk away into a corner, hoping to escape observation. Thebusineu of the inquiry room consists almost solely of personal appeals froat the" workers to the uncon- vertsd, and varies in charac'fr with the nature of those who work and those who aro worked upon. Here are two sobbing women comforted by one who is herself in tears. A few feet away are two men upon their knees, for whom a third prays in a fervent undertone. Just biyond a young man is addressinz an earnest argu- ment to another young man. The next group is composed of a well-dressed young woman and a wealthy merchant of New York, renowned for his piety and bis charitic3, who hag come over to arrange for tue eraugclists' visit to that city,aud while here assists at the meetings. Scarcely two groups present the same appear- ance. There is an ülllotional atmosphere everywhere but it is not as palpableas in Methodist clasa-mcotingsgeno- rally, and mavy cf the groups are so free from excite- ment that they seem to be h ,Ting a quiet chat on some unimportant subject. Sometimes a cahoot especial interest is taken charge of by Mr. Moody himself, but usually his office is to oversea the whole work. After half an hour of a subdued iBab<il of talking, praying, and singing, the meeting begins to thin out, and about 10 o'clock it is quietly xtijourned without ceremony. How many converts have been made it is impossible to tell. Some of the workers are confident that their arguments and priors were successful; others are doubt- ful of the result, and still others admit that their efforts were fruitless. Wherever an inquirer is willing to give his name, and exprssses a preference for any p-ixticoiar church, his addrsss is sent to the pastor of the church, In order that the work of conversion may bt cnmplcted by baptism and church membership. If tho results of the revival are measured by tho number of new members enrolled by tho churches of Philadelphia since it began, they will not appear com- mensurate with the magnitude of the efforts put forth. A fortnight's revival in a country town has often pro- duced more fruits of this kind. It would not be just, kowever, to gauge the value of tha evangelists' labour by the number of men and women who connect them- selves with churshcs during the progress of the meet- ings. The great work they accomplish is to awaken a now interest in religion among the people of a whole city. No doubt much of the seed they sow falls in stony places, but some of it will take root and spring up, and the harvest will :be reaped months after they are gone, it may be, by the churches. In the cases of thousands of hearers the revivalists do no more than to break up the ground, and thus prepare it for others to lOW the seod. Almost every day large excursion parties coma ia from neighbouring towns and cities to attend the meet- ings. Next week York, Chester, Wilmington, and West Chester will send large delegations, and one ex- cursion pirty will como from the Cumberland Valley. The railroads sell tickets at reduced rates, and where nc-ticp is given in advance to the revival committee of :he coming of a party, seats are reserved for the ex- cursionists, so that there will be no danger of their failing to get in after coming so far.
CLIMATE AND CONSUMPTION".
CLIMATE AND CONSUMPTION". At this date, when we are in the habit of gathering around ua all friends within reach, how many families are there who sadly miss some absent member who is seeking, far away amongst strangeis in a foreign land, a care or palliation of the dread disease, consumption! Would that we could prognosticate, with any degree of certainty, the return of the parent, the husband, wife, or child in something like restored health! But, in too many cases, those who have been lured into visiting the south of Europe, nerely because the sky appears blue and serene, and the sun shines, discover too late that their hopes of restoration to health have been misplaced, and, instead of a refuge, they find a grave. To speak plainly, they would have done better had they stopped at home. For some reason or other, a common impres- sion seems to have become deeply rooted in the British mind that. consumption is a disease peculiar to our own country, or, at any rate, that it is much more severe here than in more highly-favoured lands where tho sun shines often, and where fogs are comparatively unknown. But such is not the fact. There is not a single country or locality south of tha latitudo of Greenwich in which this disease does not exist to a greater extent and with greater fatality than in England. Heat is injurious in all cases of actual con- sumption,and various causes,such as great variations of temperature and malaria, are at work in the over- praised health resorts of the south of Europe, Algeria, and Madeira. The only countries where consumption is unknown amongst the natives are Iceland and Laplund. It is also comparatively rnre in Sweden, Denmark, and Russia, as well as in Canada—all of them countries which present climatic characteristics entirely opposite to those of the much vaunted places where thousands of Englishmen and Englishwomen go, every year, to—die. Unfortunately for those invalids who would wish to try a change of climate, and who are sensibly impressed with the fact that Mentone, Nice, Naples, and Home, in Europe, and Algeria, in Africa, are not altogether the desirable places of reso.-t for phthisical patients that they are supposed and repre- sented to be—the ratio of deaths from consumption as compared with those from other diseases is 1 in 2 33 in Naples, 1 in 34 in Rome, and 1 in 8 33 in London—the climate of the countries in which the greatest immunity from con- sumption exists is so rigorous that a consumptive in- valid would bo prevented to a very great extent from taking out-door exercise in winter. Consequently, when every argument fer and against travel in search of health for consumptives hits been gone into, the only conclusion that can be dm.wn is that they would have a better chance cf recovery at home, while they would then, under any circumstance*, not be deprived of the comfort and consolation derivable from the ten- der nursing and the kind sympathy of rela- tives and other friends. The practice of send- ing consumptive persons abroad has become almost a mischievous monomania; to say the least, it is often a delusion and a snare. In Leamington, Cheltenham, Bath, Tunbridge Wells, Buxton, or Harrogate, a. phthisical patient would, other things being equal, have a much better chance of recovery, or, at any rate, prolongation of lifo than at Nice, Mentone, Naples,Rome,or riband, in every re- spect, the former are superior to the latter placea M winter residences for English consumptives.—Public Health,
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MELMiCIIOLY DEATH OF AN AUTHOR.—Mr. Augustus Mayhew, of Montpelior-row, Twickenham, author of "Paved with Gold; or. The Romanee and Reality of the London Streets," Faces for Fortunes," &c., and brother to the late Mr. Horace Mayhew, died somewhat suddenly on Saturday nijht laat at Rich- mond Infirmary from hernia. Deceased, who for some titae past had sulFarect from hernia, wa.3 taken worse on Thursday last, and at bis own request removed to Rich- mond Infirmary, where he underwent :\n operation which at first was hoped to have been successful, buD O&SatarJay evening last severe syui^totuii fiet in, and gradually Sauls the eamo nigLQ 4
BETTING PROSECUTION BY THE…
BETTING PROSECUTION BY THE TREASURY. At the Newmarket Police-court on Tuesday, Sidney Edgar Smith, alias James Justice, and his sou, John Smith, surrendered to their bail to answer a charge preferred by George Clark, one of the detectives of ScocLutd Yard, for infringing the Betting Acts of 1353 and 1874, by sending circulars and otherwise giving' in- formation respecting betting on horse races, and various other mattars appertaining to the illegal business of a turf commission agency.— Mr. Pohmd, of the Hoi.,0 Circuit, ap;.earod to prosecute; and M). Horace Browne, of the Norfolk Circuit, appeared for both defendants. —The defendants have for some time past ad- vertised theiv names and addresses in the various sporting papers, and it appears that they are the proprietors of a kind of circular published for private circulation only and for their sub- scribers, entitled "Justice's Newmarket Racing Ex- prasi." That publication appears at various intorvals during the racing season, and purports to give informa- tion respecting the probable winners at various raco meetings, and the defendants also, by their circular, gave notice that they would undertake to get commis- sions carried out on various races and execute commis- sions upon jockeys' mounts, and so forth, The p- lice authorities were first led to inquire into the matter by copies of Justice's circular being sent to the pupih or Eton. It appears that Detective Clark corresponded with the defendants under the Lame of Henry Lambert, of 39, The Oval, Kennington, Surrey, and sent them pQSiroilice or a.1I for money for horse racing purposes at various interval* in Augustand Sep- tember last, and also a clieijuo for £1 lis 6d, drawn upon Messrs. Hammond, bankers, Newmarket. When apprehended last week a number of papers relating to their business were found in the house, St. Mary's Villa, Newmarket, and impounded for the purposes of this inquiry. The Treasury also caused the defendants to be served with notice to produce various letters written by them in reply to the detective. The facts were stated in the opening speech of the learned counscl for the prosecution, and admitted by the elder de- fendant, the charge against his son having been with- drawn. After an address from defendants' counsel, the magistrates retired, and, after a short deliberation, fined him £50, and allowed £5 odd for costs.
CONSECRATION OF THE NEW BISHOP…
CONSECRATION OF THE NEW BISHOP OF COLOMBO. The Rev. R. S. Copplestone, D.D., was 0" Tuesday (Innocent's Day) consecrated as the new Bishop of Colombo, by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London, in Westminster Abbey. Tha Arohbishop, the Bishop-Eleot, the Bishops and their chaplains, and the canons of the Cathe- dral, assembled in the Jerusalem Chamber soon at L-r 10 o'cluck, and at the half-hour entered the Ahbey in procession as follows: The beadle, almsmen, the choristers, the gentlemen of the choir, the minor canons, the canons' verger, the canons, the Dean's verger, Dr. Leightou (who officiated for the Dean), the registrar of the province of Canterbury (Sir F. Hart Dyke), the Bishop-Eloct. and thepreacher, the Bishops- assistant, the Bishop of London, the apparitor-general and secretary, the Archbishop's rarger, the Archbishop, and his Graoe's chaplains. The procession passed up the nave, through tha choir, to the Holy Table; the Archbishop taking his pluce on the north aide and the Bishops-assistant on the south side. The Bishops-assistants were the Bishops of Oxford, Salisbury, Lichfield, Brecon (late Bishop of Colombo), Nottingham, and Bishop Piers Claughton. The Bishop-Elect took his appointed seat in the sacrarium on the south, and the canons occupied their usual places. The Archbishop then commenced the Communion Service (morning prayer having been said earlier), the responses to which were sung (Smart in F) by the choir. The Epistle was read by the Bishop of I Afield from the south side of the table, and tho Gospel was read by the Bishop of London from the north side, tho Nicene Creed (Goss in D) being sung. At the conclusion of the Creed, thepreacher, tho Rev. Talbot, Warden of Keble, was conduoted to the pulpit, where he delivered an eloquent sermon, selecting for his text 1 Timothy v., 12th and 13th verses. Immediately after the sermon the Bishop-Elect was conducted by the canons' verger to the Islip Chapel, where he put on his rochet, and while this was being done, the choir sang the anthem, Comfort, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, for uuto Thee do I lift up my soul" (Croft). On the return of the Bishop-Elect, ha was met at the entrance of the sacrarium by the pre- senting bishops, who led him to the altar rails. Tha Archbishop being seated in his chair in front of tha Holy Table, received the Bishop Elect. The Registrar then read the Royal mandate direct- ing the Archbishop to consecrate, and the Consecration Service oomrnenced. The Litany was chanted by the Precentor (the licv. Flood Jones) at a faldstool imme- diately west of the lantern. The usual questions were then put to the Bishop-Elect by his Grace, and tha Bishop-Elect retired to assume his robes, the anthem All the ends of the world" (Boyce), Psalm xxii., 27 and 28, being sung in the meanwhile. The Bishop,- Elect on his return knelt at the rails of the Holy Table, and the Bishop-assistant took their places on either side of the Archbishop, who said the first line of the '•Yeni Creator Spiritus," the choir singing the rest. The Consecration Service was then concluded, and the newly consecrated Bishop took his place with the other Bishops within the rails. The Archbishop retiring to the north side of tha table, the offertory sentences were read by the officiating Del, a low voluntary on ihe organ being played between the sentences, and after the A rch- bishop, Bishops, and olergy had presented their devotions, the general oifeitory was collected. Tha Holy Saorament was then celebrated, the Archbishop being tho celebrant, assisted by the officiating Dean, At the conclusion of the service the Archbishop and Bishtjw retired in recession to the Jerusalem Ohaniber. The offertory will be devoted tothe Colombo Diocesan, Fund, and H ir understood that the new Sighop wilt •! WW hi*
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LOCAL Mil,"WAY TIME TABLES-j
LOCAL Mil,"WAY TIME TABLES NOTICE.-The liiiilway Time Tables are published with as much care to ensure correctness as possible; but should they contain any errors, the Publisher does not hold himself responsible for any inconvenience that may arise tnerefrom, as change sometimes take place in the arrival and departure of traina without the Knowledge of the Editor. BRECON AND MERTHYE RAILWAY.
BRECON AND MERTHYE RAILWAY.
BIIECON, SIEKTHYIt, DOWLAIS, ItfJ Y.M XKV, AND NEWPORT. UP.—WEEK DAYS V2.3, FROM a.m.; a.m! a. m. a.ra.l p.m. p m Newport (Dock-st.) dep. 7 M)j 10 35| 3 0 0 15 Bass,'ilng J unction 8 M 10 47! 3 12 c "7 Rliiwlenn 8 7| 10 62' 3 17 6 32 Cnurea Koad S 13: 10 ,07i 3 22 ti 37 Machen 8 18; 11 4: 3 28 0 42 kedwas 8 'z7j 11 U! 3 38 6 51 .Maosycwminer S 40| 11 271 3 531 7 4 Pengam 8 49', 1135:4 l| 7 14 Pengam dep. 9 15; n 40: 4 3 7 lei White Kose 9 25' 11 50I 4 lS 7 26 Xhymney arr. 0 3;>[ 12 e 4 28 7 3C' Bargoed dep. 8 50; 11 40 7 211 Darren 9 o, n 4(i 7 27 Fochnw 9 20' ..12 0 7 4ii Dowlais Top 9 40| 12 10 7 Si Dowlais 10 0; 112 45 8 8 Mertliyr (V.N. Statn) 7 45 9 SO 12 1° 2 0 5*20 7 201 Cefn. 7 55 9401220 210 530730: Pontsticill June. arr. 8 7 9 52 12 32 2 25 5 42 7 401 Pontstieill June.dep. 9 57 12 35 8 3 Dolygaer 10 2 12 40 2 30 8 8 Talybont 10 30 1 5 g 31' Talyllyn j 30 45 1 20 8 401 Brecon „ arr. 10 55 1 30 8 40! DOWN.—'WEEK DAYS. '1,2,3,1/1,:i.~i,2,s: 1,2,10,172,3; FROM a. M. a. nl. 3. M. p. m. p.m.'p.m. Brecon dep. 7-.20! 11 35( 2 0, 4 £ 0 Talyllyn 7 20 11 4&i 2 20 5 1.5i Talybont 7 40j 11 53 2 30 5 22 Dolygaer S 10; 12 23 3 0 5 55| Pontsticill June. arr. 8 15j 12 30| 3 5 6 0 Pontsticill June dep. 8 2S;10 5! 3 8 6 o! 8 5 Cefn 8 25 10 17 12 451 3 20 6 20 8 17 Merthyr (VNSt.) arr. 8 45.10 27 12 55 3 30 6 30. 8 25 Dowlais 8 30 12 15 3 20 0 27, Dowlais Top 8 28 3 18 6 10 Foeliriw 8 3g 3 27 6 30', Darren 8 00 3 37 6 40' Bargoed 8 £ 6 3 45 6 E01 iKhynmey dep. 8 20 11 10 12 lOf G 30: Wliiterose 8 30.11 18 12 18 0 40: Pengam j 8 45 11 30 12 30 6 55| Pengam dej. 19 5 12 33 3 50 7 2j Maesrcwmnier 9 13 12 40 3 56 7 12 Bedwas 9 2G 12 54 4 8 7 MacJien 9 35 1 5 4 18 7 35I ,) Churcli lload 9 40 1 10 4 23 7 40' llhiivderin 9 45 1 15 4 28 7 451 Bassaleg Junction 9 50 ] 20 4 33 7 6Q- Newport (Dock-st.) arr. 10 2 3 32j 4 45 S 2 GREAT WESTERN" ttA.IL WAY. -,NIETFO RI) HAVES, CARMARTHSV, SWANS KM, AXITOTFF, NEWPORT, CHEPSTOW, 0SEWSNHAM, GLOUCESTER, AND LONDON. SIRHOWY RA.ILIV A NA;WYBWOH, TREDEGAR, AND NEWPORT. UP.—WKKK DAYS. I SUNDAYS. BOWN.—WKEK: DAYS. | SUWDAYS. J DOWN.—WEEK DAY;, | SRYMVVS. a.m. a. m. a. m. 1,2,3., 1,2. 1,2,3. 1, 2,3 1,2,3. 1,2,3. Mftil.1,2,3. L,.l,3. 1,2. 1,2,3, 1,2,3. 1,2,3.j 1,2,3. j 1,2,3.. hixp. 1,2,3.1 1,2. | L 1,2. i fc-xp., 1,2. i ]!<xp. 1,2,3.ii,2,3.| 1,2. jl>2,3* j FROM la. ua. a. ill.|a. m.ia. m.la. in. p. i_l >. m p m 'p. m tp. m.p in !p. m. p. ia.Ti. m.fp. o». FROM 1,2. 1,2,3. 1,2,3. a.m. a.m. la.m. p.,u !atn. p.m. (p.m. p.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. FROM: st. m.ia. ra. a.m. a. m. a. m. a. m. p. m.ja. m. p. m.|p. m.l 3 .'p. m a. m. p. m.ip.m. p. m. Nantvbwch I I I I I I NEW MILKORD j .I .I | I LONDON | 5 3)! 6 0|10 15 ..12 0 1 GO) 5 15] 8 10; S|| 10 Mi 8 10 Uirliowr 7*3o! "I "I i'zi I 8**9 s'io' "I I 4"iof 7*2 for Pembroke, 1 | | j | •• I Swindon I 4->; 9 2^ 2 20! 4 33; 7 20,11 2), §; 1 5.-> ,11 20 j „ y, farrival 7 33 I >12 30) 1 4 43 I g 3ti 8 15; j 1 7 2# Mlfrd llaven, &c 2 55 8 15! 0 25 10 15. 5 0 9 45 1 5 0 Stroud S 3'> 10 12j 1 19 3 15 5 3). 8 J0;12 11; 3 2 j 3 1 (l2 11 { deparuir J 7 3.3, 1 12 33! I J 4 isf —• Haverfordwest. 3 15 8 49j 0 55! .11 >5! I 5 21' 10 12 5 21 r o*K"«?. J •• 8 5''10 *3| 1 33 3 33, 8 7| 8 33 12 33( o i 3 29; jl2 35 i Arzoed I 7 »3j 1 112 4$j I 5"o] } I 8*321 4 32-. Narbeth Eowi 7 10 jll 30 | ..I 10 33 j 5 4* (dep. 7 39 9 0 11 5 1 43 4 Oi 7 301 8 3812 50| gal 1 3 35. 12 50 > ftlackvood | 8 0! I !l2 50 "1 i 5 «| 8 40; i 4 3& „ Carmarthen June 4 S ..9 52, 8 20 ;12 -30 2 40i 6 27; .11 25 G 27\ CHHLT'NilAM 6 5.»i 8 1510 15| 1 15 3 0. <J 10! S 5:11 55! g -3! j 1 15; .J.. (arri i j I i i i Fcrrysido 10 51; S 3-4 1 5 2 52! 1139 ..I | Lydnay 8 20 9 38 11 57 j 4 4i| 8 21', I 1 2?\ **1 4 22! ..123 j Tredegar Junction j d g V I l"e 1 1 5"h! 'H s'45! I 4*4^ Z Llanelly 4 41 10 36 9 10: 1 50 3 24:7 l' ,12 IS i 7 I| CHE'TOW 3 40 9 51 12 20 2 31; 5 9! 8 42; 9 21) 1 40! a i i 44} Z 40 I Nina Mils End i 8 20' 1 K>! "I 52 51 I "• 9 0' 4 55' „ CWAVQP4 iar 5 20 •• •• |11 1R! ? 35' •• •• I 2 40 4 15 7 45; •• 1 J I 7 45) Portskcvet S 50, 112 35 1 5 2), 8 52' j j-g | 01! 4 57 Icisca i i 8 30l 1 2'j| I I 5 3 1 9 1» 5 5j bWA-NbiA. 5 0 7 5 10 50;i) 0 130 j 2 15? 3 50 7 20 .12 40 „ ( 7 20 N G\Vr ('.)[{P 9 23 10 E2 t 15 3 3 5 531 9 2S 9 53:2 13 3-a", 5 3.) 2 13 J Nownort, Dock-street 8 50! I 1 40 I I 1 6 55 1 I 9 3(> r. grf Landore 6 11 7 1111 519 50 133' 1 2 30: 4 41 7 3t' 1254 j 7 31: CA.K.'JLtfF 10 0 10 47,1 50 3 23 6 25 J 50 10 18 2 33'»«J3! 6 0 2 38 —" '■ -—■■■ — ■■ ■ NE.VTH 5 ti5 7 30 11 20!l't 10 155 I 2 45j .4 2Lj 7 5lj 110 7 51 L1ant'is*v.it TO 35 11 712 25' 6 581 | G_J a =» Xo' •• •• 635 •• •• UP.—WEEK DAYS. I Port Talbot 7 5011 32|li' 30 2 15: j 3 5 4 33, 8 3 1 23 j 8 3 Bd.ljsivt 11 5 11 31] 2 55 4 4; ] 7 27: j 10 o5| 3 15 3 3 ,g; •• •• 7 0, ,3 15 FROM a. ui, a. m. "i. a. 111. a. m.ia. m.i m. iu. m. u. m..a. m. a. m.'a. ui. ,a. Brideend GO 8 25 11 57|U 5 2 50! i 3 40: 5 5! 8 30 .1 53 8 30 Port Calbot 11 35 It 53- 3 25 4 23: j 7 57i i G- 1 3 40 6 xs 3, 7 28 3 40 Newport (Dock-street) i 9 0: 1 2 30, 7 Oi j 9 45 LUi.trissant 8 52) 11 35 3 17! 4 3! 5 30 j 2 20 I Nii VI1 li 115512 8i 3 r»0 4 40 8 17i 11 32| 3 55 3 g g| 7 4 i; 3 53 llisoa ,j i ;.9 20' i 2 50 | 7 201 ,t 6} CARDIFF I 6 30 9 30 12 35 12 15 3 53' I 4 S.8| 6 5 9 7' 2 55 ..Id 3| Lvidare • 12 13 12 22, 4 lOi 4 54 I 8 3? i 11 471 4 12 £ 2,a •• •• s K ■■ 412 Nine Mile Poiat j I .1 1 9 30] 3 0 7 30 5 ) Jii NJSWPORT 7 0 10 0 1 5 1 30 4 25' 4 55 6 30:9 30, 3 25 | 9 27- anriv.-pi i 1'^ 2J 12 30; 4 20 5 10 | S 50; j 12 0| 4 30 S 8 20 4 30 f arri.I ] 9 33 .1 10 301 Portskewet ilO 2<! 2 u! 4 53' .3 13 0 52! i 3 5* | j *>WANoLA. l d< 12 W 4 1.3 4 45 8 30! 11 40 4 5, § 3 7 55, 4 5 Tredegar Junction j d •• 9 is! .13 131 ..17 45 !l0 41'• CHEPSTOW 7 30 10 43; 1 34 2 17, 5 7! 5 35 7 5| 9 58 4 12 9 53 LUuelly 1 •>! 5 38 5 25 9 13: 12 16 4 41 -JX 3 a 8 47! 1 4 44 Blackwood 1 9 52, 1 3 18 | 7 52' '• >10 47; Lydnev 7 43 Ill 3! 1 47 2 371 5 27; 5 50 7 20]J0 12! ] 4 32 ;i0 12 FerrysiJlo I 4«' 6 17 9 51 9 22! j Argosd i 1 i 9 53: 3 27j | 7 59i |10 64! i CliHLT'NHAM 9 20 !:12 251 2 57l 4 20, 7 20 7 20,19 ;3jll 40' 5 55 Carmarthen Jw-ju 2 0, « 32 5 55 ,l0 5 12 53 5 l«;° M fl, 9 37, ..(5 13 arrival I ..j ..1 .I .1 .'»A( r>T <VSTP-> ) arri. i 8 35 jll 45! 2 17. 3 20; Q 15 6 2718 0 10 47 5 22 10 47. Narbarth Rovl 7 37j ..I J F :§.§>j 10 24! J F 1 ufc,jAS/departure 9 01 '10 17! I 3 47 8 21 8 0.11 i.V 4 2! ) dep. 8 40 12 0! 2 30 3 35; I 6 45! jl2 20' 5 30 12 30. II iverfonlwdst 8 5i 7 0 1 47 6 25' i L0 50! (0 25 Slrhowy ;9 4l « 10 1' 3 51i 8 j S Stroud 9 5 J12 3d! '2 55j 4 6| ..17 4' ] 12 45 j 5 5G :12 45 N ti vV" AI t i K > rt l> t. i | ) | | | | ( f «• I •• Xantybwc'i i —-I I ..I ] ..I '• Swindon J) 55 | 1 25.: 3 45 5 25j I j 8 20, 1 40; 7 5 [ 1 41 tor Po.-nVoka, '^3 •• I •• •• •• LOXDOX 12 10 I 3 50' 5 50! 9 55| I 1) 35< | 4 3>' 10 30 1 4 35 Mlfri lUvo'i, .to 1 3 30 7 25 1 I 2 5 6 50' I i 11 20' ) 6 -'50 I!t.. '=- !M- GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ~"AlNTSIIA, mATB, HK174IN, A3E3DABE AND MERTHVK DOWEEK DAYS. SUKI.AV 1,2,3.: 1,2,3.11,2,3..1,2,31 ,1,2,3.'1,2, Quakers Yard 9'iol P'feV s"' Mountain Ash 9 55- o nl •• j I Abeto s IO'IO 4j j 3 9j IS I it Merthyr j 7 60- 9 45 j 20J 2 J J Abernant 3 li 9 6C! 1 Sll 2 50* i" 6 4$9 n 7 9 Llwydcoed 8 OllO 1' 1 3«j 3 l' a SlJ tf 7 w Hmvain an 8 12jl0 7, 1 42 3 7j 6 C7 < 7 59 rU-W%" ,1P 8 26110 1!)i 1 47 3 23 ? 8 ') 301 7 40 Glyn-Neath s 45,10 37 2 5 3 41 7 2; 0 50 I 0 ^■ ° [e,n 3 53; 10 45 2 lJ 3 49! !] 7 35 | £ Abeidvlais .19 3 10 5*j 2 23j 3 so! 7 45 10 '3! 8 18 IhTnsamiet j 9 J 2 4 c 4 19' It 10 20 8 30 Landore. 3 } •• 8 8 16 29 8 39 Swansea q 5S.1,1 B I f? 3 10 10 331 8 47 —9 -> 0, 4 3oi 8 2-illO £ 51 S 55 UP-W;:EG BAYS. j :SI;.N-DA:, 3 •• (1,2,3. 1,2 3. 1 ° 3 11 9 3 II fllfiihlltifis Llansamlet 7 57 n '4 f I fi i I 11 2 5 41 o r 11 °l » 1-3 11 S 35 G 49 •' I i j{ « Mj jj | ■ p 3 | *4 i;S!ii3?i3!S 7 *4 i;S!ii3?i3!S 9 •• 1 0 4 5o| 7 40 9 52|lt> loj 3 25 Aberdare 9 14, 12 44 4 3cl 9 32 9 J s c Mountain Ash 9 21 12 54! 4 46 in 1 f Quaker's Yard 9 3ej X 8j 4 59| j|0 Jj | TAFF VALE RAILWAY. DOWN.—WEEK DAYS. | STJXDAY f1'2'3- •• (1,2,3. 1,2,3..172,3., l,2Xil% ato^i rR0M •• a m- P-m- P m- •• a.m. p. m Mertliyr 7 55 10 ffi 3 30 6 4» 9 fij 4 15 Troedyrhiw 8 3 U 3. 3 38 6 481 9 lj 4 2' Quaker sYardJ. for j G. W. Railway 8 14 11 14| 3 49 7 # 0 94] 4 34 Aberdare 7 5a 19 56; 3 29 6 3flj 9 1 4 it Treaman 7 53 10 C9| 3 6 43 9 i 4 is Mountain Ash. 8 7 1J 7 3 41 6 53 9 1(3 i 26 Aberdare June a 8 17 11 i/j 3 51 7 3 9 2(1 4 "y Aberdare June, d S 22} 11 22 3 57 7 9 Sfl 4 42 Troherbert 7 411 ho 41 3 15 0 24 8 4I 3 55 Xreorky 7 40) 10 46: 3 20 6 29 8 5(3 4 0 Ystrad 7 52; !l0 5Zl 3 26 0 35 8 5^ -1 6 Lbvynpia 7 59 [10 3 33 C 42 9^413 Pa"dy 8 0 ill 5 S 39 0 48 9 3 4 19 fTortb 8 11 11 ll! 3 45! G 54 9 lS 4 *5 llafod 8 161,2,3.jll 17 3 51 7 fll,%3. 9 2^ 4 31 1 ontypridd J. a 3 23. a.m. fll 24 3 59 7 a p m 9'| 1 2$ Pontypridd June d 3 34 8 44,11 34, 4 0 7 22 7 28 9 4U 4 54 forest 8 38 3 48:11 3!* 4 13 7 27 7 33 9 49l 4 59 JLlantwit 90 7 49 Cross Inn 97 7 Llantrissant Cowbridge 915 s"s Walnut Tree J. for P.hymney Ky 8 50 hi 50) 4 25 7 39 10 1, 5 11 3 59 PI 58 4 34 7 47^ 10 9! 5 19 9 7 (12 7 4 4a 7 5a 10 171 5 27 UP —WEEK. DAYS I £ 0; 1,2,3.,1,2,3.,1,2,3. )l,2,3..1,2,g. 1,2,3.11,2,3. l,2ri a.m. a.m. a.m. p m.: p.m. p. m. a.m. p. m Cardiff 8 10 11 101 3 45) 6 36* 9 r.,4 15 LJandaff 8 19(11 19 3 54 6 45 9 13 4 25 vv alnut Tree J. for RhymneyRy 8 2Sill 23 4 &; 6 55 9 2o< 4 35 Cowbridge .depi Llantrissant .| 3 Oj 0 20 Cross Inn 8 8! 6 30 Cowbridge .depi j j I Llantrissant .| 3 Oj 0 20 Cross Inn 8 8! 6 30 iLlantwtt 8 15; 6 37 Treforest 8 28' 8 >0 11 39 4 14j 6 53 7**7 9*36 4*46 Pontypridd J. arrii 8 32 8 4«'ll 40 4 21 6 57 7 14, 9 43 4 53 Pontypridd J. d 8 40jll 46 4 21 7 29 9 50 5 0 Hafod 8 53:11 54 4 29 1 37 9 571 5 7 Forth S 57 11 6* 4 35 7 JW0 a 5 13 9 2 12 5j 4 41 7 49^0 S 5 19 Llwynpia 9 x 12 111 4 47 7 £ 5>10 ll 5 25 Ysfad 9 15 12 LSI 4 54 8 atlO 22? 6 32 £ r°orki 9 21 12 2 lj 5 0 8 8 10 2i4 5 38 lreherbert 9 25-12 28:5 4 8 1210 33 5 42 Aberdare June, ar! 8 5s'll 5s> i 33 7 20 9 55 5 5 Aberdare Jnc. cl. S 58 11 58; 4 33 7 28 9 63 5 > Mountain Ash 9 9^12 9 4 44 7 33 10 S 5 lii Treaman 9 17 12 17 4 52 7 47 10 14, 5 24 Aberdare 9 21 12 21 4 5G 7 51 10 18 5 28 Quaker sYardJ. for G. W. Railway. 9 412 4 4 39j 7 3310 H 5 11 Iroedyrhiw 9 14; 12 14 4 49 „. 7 4310 U 5 21 Merthyr 9 21 12 21 4 5o| 7 4t>fl0 18 5 25 Trains leave Pontypridd Junction every Sunday at 9 53 a.m. and 4 49 p.m. for Cowbridge, calling at all intermediate stations an A trains leave Cowbridge for Pontypirdd Junction at 8 29 a.m. an 3.39 p.m., also calling at all intermediate stations, and arriving Pontypridd at 8 a.m. and 4.8 p. m GREAT WESTERN KAIL WAY. MEK.THYR, QUA&lR's YARD, rONTYPOOL, ABERGAVENNY, HEREFORD, AND LIVERI'OOi. UP- -WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS 1,2,3.1,2,3:172", 3' T.2,3. < FROM a. zn. a. Ill. p. ni. p, M. a. ul. a. tn p. LU Merthyr 9 5 12 40 4 25 Troedyrhiew 9 13 12 48 4 33 Quaker's Yard a 9 33 12 .'8 4 56 Llancaiach 9 44 1 15 5 0 10 22 G 37 Rhymney Junctn 9 52 1 24 5 15 ..in 32 } TroiU^ar Juuct 9 5S; 1 20 5 21 10 39. s Cruniiiu 10 0 1 37 5 29 10 »)>' Pontypool Town 10 20, 2 0 5 51 7.1 & 9 22 Pontypool Road 10 30| 2 5. j S 56 11 13 9 27 Abergavenny 11 IS 2 38; 0 Cl Hereford 12 25j 3 301 7 35 Liverpool ]] DOWN.-WEEK DAYS. SUSUAY Liverpool 1 7i_ P Hereford 7 10. 12 35? 3 35* 9 40, 7 CO Abergavenny ..a. 8 8, 1 25| 4 40 10 40 8 50 Pontypool Road 8 55: 2 01 5 30 7 5:> 6 5 Pontypo-1 Town 9 2i 2 7 5 3a' 8 3 6 13 Cr»mlin 171 2 22| 5 50j 8 21 6 31 Tredegai Junct 9 24! 2 29! C 5 8 29 6 39 Rhymney Junct 9 30] 2 S5j 6 12 8 35 6 45 Llancaiach 9 38 2 43 6 19! 8 44 « 54 Quaker's Yard d 9 46 2 61} 6 28? Troedyrhiw 10 16: I 3 27 6 5lj Merthyr 10 23! j 3 351 6 is! LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY SIERTHYR, TREDEGAR, AND ABERGAVENNY BRANCH. UP.—WEEK DAYS | Su&JP4y-'i 1,2,37 1,2,371,2,3, ,1,2,"57l, 2,3. FROM a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Abergavenny £ sc. Rd.) 8 15 10 40 1 5 5 S; ? 15 Brynmawr for JS'jintyglo S 48 11 17 1 31 5 371 8 44 ISrynmawr 8 50 11 18 1 32 5 39 8 40 liaaufort 8 55 li 24 8 51 liaaufort 8 55 li 24 !s51 Ebbw Vale Trevil 9 0 11 29 S 531 Nantybwch 9 6 11 33 1 41 « 13 8 67 Sirhowy 9 15 12 2 1 53 0 20 Tredegar 9 20 12 15 1 5S 6 10 Nantvbweh 9 G 11 34 1 42 6 3 S 5? Rhymney .Bridge 9 10 11 39 1 46 0 8; 9 3 Dowiais Top 9 22 11 60 1 57 (5 li! 9 13< Dowlais 9 30ill 57 2 7 6 20j 9 30 Merthyr (by coach) (10 0:12 30^ 2 40 7 0 10 0| DOWN.—WEEK VAYiI. FROM. a.m. a.m. a.m. P. m. p.m. P. m. i Merthyr (by coach) J.. S 55jl2 0 4 55 <» 65} Dowlais 7 loi 9 55*12 45 5 35 7 36 Dowlais Top 7 22| 10 5 12 51 5 42 7 42; Rhymney Bridge 7 36 7 710 16 1 IS 5 it: 8 o; Nantybwch Sirhowy 9 15 10 22 1 53 G 15. 8 36: Tredegar 9 20 10 37 1 58 G 201 8 40| N antybweh 7 42 7 13 10 20 1 23 0 4) 8 5 Trevil 7 46 7 1«! 6 S; 8 9 Ebbw Vale Beaufort 7 50 7 23 10 28 6 12! 8*13 Brynmawr for Nantyglo 7 55 7 28 10 33 1 32 <3 17 8 20; Brynmawr 7 57 7 30 10 35 1 34 6 181 8 21: 5 Brynmawr 7 57 7 30 10 35 1 34 6 181 8 21: Abergavenny (Brec. Rdj 8 28, S 10 11 5 6 48 8 51 t Market Train (on Tuesdavs only. RHYMNEY RAILWAY. I RHYMNEY, NENGOED, CAERPHILI, AND CARDIFF. DOWN.- WEEK DAYS. i SUNDAYS — ■ 172,37 Y%S. ~172,3.^ 2X ] X3- FROM a. m. p. m. p. ni.'a m. p. m. Rhymney 9 27 2 5; 6 35' 9 35 5 Pontlotttyn 9 31 2 91 6 39i 9 39 5 Tir Phil 1 9 38! 2 15 t> 4tJi 9 40i 5 16 Bargoed 9 48! 2 21 o 54 9 51 5 24 Pengam 9 53 2 20i 0 59 9 58! 5 2S „ j N., A., & H. ) arr lUngoea Junction /dep ,10 3 2 31 7 3 0 5j 5 3 Ystrad flO 7 2 3S 7 9 10 « 5 3 Caerpliilly {10 20 7 45: 21 10 201 5 Walnut Tree Bridga j Cardiff (Adam-stre»t Station) ;10 351 0 7 f.0 3j| 6 UP.—WEEK DAYS. | SUNDAYS ■ ■ 1,770x3" 17^ X2;TA^ FROM a.m. p.m. p.m. a. m. p. m Cardiff (Adam-street Station). 9 0-12 30; 30- 8 30 4 5 Walnut Tree P'idge. j Caerphilly 9 1»12 45: 4 423 8 45' 4 10 Ystrad 9 27jl2 57' S 57! 4 25 „ ( N., A., & H ) arr .4 Hengoed | juaction f Jop 9 36] 1 3 4. 4j 4 35 Pengam 9 1 7 3 4 38 Bargoed 9 4IS 1 12 > la 4 42 Xir Phil 9 55| 1 S iJ 9 li« 4 49 Pontlottyn 10 a J 9 2til 4 56 Rhymney ^0 111 ?J< 5 0 WESTERN VALLEYS AjLVVAY. NEWPORT, EBBW VALE, AND NAJ> FYGLO. DOWN.—WEEK L'AVS. I BUNDAYS. 1,2,3. l,2,37i;7,3. 1,2,3. 1,2^3.1 1,2,3 FROM a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Ebbw Vaie o 25 11 15 2 20 7 25 10 55 7 -0 Victoria 8 33 11 23 2 28 7 33 11 3 7 18 Aberbeeg June 8 47 11 37 2 42 7 47 ,11 17 '32 Nantyglo 8 25 11 15 2 20 7 25 10 -.3 7 10 Blaina 8 32 11 23 2 28 7 33 jll 3 7 18 Abertillory 8 41 11 31 2 36 7 41 '.1 11 7 26 AberbeegJnn'j 8 47 11 37 2 42 7 47 ill 17 7 32 Crumlin » 0 ,11 54 2 56 8 0 HI 30 7 46 A bourne 9 10 h-2 4 3 5 8 10 ll 40 55 n.,sca 9 22 12 20 3 17 8 22 Ul 52 7 7 Bassaleg Junct 9 34 12 34 3 29 8.34$12 4 IS 1!) Newport 9 45 12 45 3 40 UP.—WEEK. DAYS. | SUNDAYS "T,'273. 1,2,3. 1X377172,3." 172,3. 1,2,3 PROM a.m. a.m. p.m. i^.m. a.m. p.m< Newport 7 0 11 15 3 0 5 45 9 15 5 lo Bassaleg June 7 11 1 j26 3 11 5 56 9 20 5 2a' RUca 7 20 11 37 3 25 6 7 9 37 j 5 37 Aborcarne 7 32 11 50 3 41 6 20 9 50 5 50 Crumlin 7 41 12 0 3 51 6 30 10 0 6 0 Aberbeeg June 7 63 12 13 4 8 Q 43 10 13 6 13 Abertillery 7 59 12 19 4 14 6 40 'i0 19 6 19 Blaina 8 8 12 27 4 22 0 57 ao 27 6 27 Nantyglo 8 15 12 35 4 30 7 5 m.0 35 6 3-5 Aberboes June 7 12 13 4 8 6 49 |l0 13 C Victoria 8 12 27 4 22 7 4 110 27 6 Kb'ow Vale S 15 fl2 35 4 30 7 12 Ii0 35 6 Printed and Published by PETER WILLTAMS> at the TELECRArn Office, High-street iu the Town and Franchise of JVIertJiy Tydfil, in .THE County SF Glamorgaa, FRU AT.DECEMBER Slst,
-; THE PURCHASE OF THE SUEZ…
THE PURCHASE OF THE SUEZ OANAL SHARES (From the Indian Public Opinion and Punjab Times.) Tho unanimous approval which has been elicited by the step which the Government havo recently taken of purchasing the Khedive'^ share of the Suez Canal, lias been re-echoed iu Incjia by ti:e whole of the public in this country. The intelligence lias also created, as it undoubtedly would, a profound sensation in political circles on the Continent, and in fact, we are told, had a very astoi ishing eiiLct upti: the various Bourses of Europe.. France has expressed her admiration cf this ( coup on tho part of Mr. Disratli, and there t can be no question thai he has done a mas- terly stroke of policy. By giving the country a large pecuniary interest, aud in fact a property in Egypt, it will be an ea;y matter for the Government, should complications arise, to convince the nation that that property and those interests must bo duly pro- tected. Mr. Disraeli is now beginning to show what he meant by his assurance, utt^i-td some weeks ago at tho Mansion House, that the Government were aware that England had vase aud importune interests to pro- tect iu connection with the Eastern Question, and that, should occasion arise, it woull be prepared to guard t;;o3e interests. Cheers, it wiil bo remembered, greeted this remark, and it was evident that th, feeling of the country was in favour of the policy v.hich has hitherto been followed by tho British Gove; n^iens in conneetion with Tuikey and Egypt. There wore, however, many who placed bat little reliance upon this assurance, who distrust the i'rime Minister, and were inclined to ( regard it as an uttera.na owing its origin to that exuberancy and gay wisdom which so often eharactei ise post-prandial spjeches or declarations of national policy; utterances, which when seriously taken up, are capable of being explained away and are shown to mem something qui to the revei se of what was the popular rendering of them. It is evident, how- ever, that in this case ai all events jMr. Disraeli was in earnest. Tho Sftt fruits of that decisive policy are now being exhibited, and may be taken as an indi- cation of a vigorous poliey beii'g pursued in future in connection with our interest in A'urkey and the East. Egypt is to be ddtendad, it is oviaent, whatever may h.'vqien and if the Russian bear menus to interfere with chid territory he must be prep::red to meet the Britir'a lion on the defensive, prepare-1 to resist attack with all his re ources, and to protect those interbsts. The eff-ct of the purchase must be understood before its political value and R gaificanee can be thoroughly ap- preciated. The Khc jiv.», we are told, ha3 not only sold his shares, but the freehold in perpetuity of the anal: in other words, we fancy, a cession of, the territory whi- u composes it. If we are not mistaken, tho terri- torial rights in the canal were cedevt tc t) e If he-live by the shareholders in the Juez Canal Company, who only received to themselves participation in the revenues of tho canal; the purchase of tho freehold in the canal, wo therefore take it, mc,i:;3 the purchase of tho terri- torial lights which the Kbcuivo held in the canal. Upland hiis therefore acquired territory in E-rypt as well as a valuable property, which will have quite importance enough and large enough an inter, m to ensure the consent of tho nation in the case cf a hack, to its ministers spending its mouev in defence of those interests. Mr. Disraeli may therefore, as the J'ionccr points out vary justly, be congratulated upon hitting upon a most ingenious and effective plan for rousing tho British p. opia from their apathy by fuv.t cr-.ati?'^ for them a pecuniary interest and thereby securing the national sympathy a:,d support should ho ever be called upon to defend them. The French, who are most interested in the Suez Canal, cannot help admiring the clever coup which has just been made, and feel that tho diplomatic stroke has deprived France of an opportunity whijh she should not have neglected, and which will be a decided blow inflicted upon her ir.fluene-; and prestige in the E^st. The FJ cHeh Trees, bowevor, speak in tones rather of admiration mingled with sorrow, than thosa of angor, and ar- .pta the inevitablo. Austria andGer- m ny abo join in the general chorus of praise which this move has evoked, and it is gathered from their remarks that no complications are anticipated, of, at any rate, a political character. We have jot to hear what Russia hr s to say on tho subject. She must more or less feel that an important step has been taken, the effeet or which cannot be misunderstood, and bo now aware that a de^ermiEed stlH,1 wÙl be nmde against !1.DY aggression which may aahct those newly-acquired interests, and connected with which much more important points depend. Tho purchase is one which Russia cannot prevent, ar..1 therefore she wiil have to content herself by in- triguing in some other w.iy to gain her long-desired object of having an open highway to India. The only tlisng now remaining to be done by England is to ondeavour to purcii-ise the remaining shares which are held by foreign shareholders in tho company. English p .-oule hold a good number of them, but there is a laiger proportion belonging to subjects of France. These, wo suppose, an endeavour will he m.ia to secure, and we fancy that if wo onlYl offer money enough they may be purchased. Tho effort :1, all events should bo made. The purchase transaction must of courso recoive the sanction of Parliament, whi .11 will meet on the 11th instant, and wo fancy tha Covern- meut will find very little difllcnlfy in getting the re- quired confu-m'ition, which wo feelsuie will be nccorded without a division. Whatever mistakes the Conse?-vstiv2s mftV hava made in the m itter of tho Slave Circular or tho withdrawal of Mr. FJimsoll's Bill, the bril- liancy of the stroke wnich the head, of tho Govern- ment hasjmt made, will efface these mistakes. Oi:r London correspondent seomod to gather si?ns of Con- servative decline and the rise of the L;! enl p.rty, from the fact that, in the provincial corporations tho municipal elections have resulted in the return of a good number of Liberals and the defeat of tho Conser- vative candidates; out if Liberal reaction beg.-n +br-n to set in, wo foel sure Mr. Disr.eli, by this br'J.bmt measure, will have restored public confide.:ue in him as one who, in spite of his detractors, understands the 1 British people, and how to manage thorn, aud as a Minister who will not suffer the country to lose any of its ancientprestiye am x-.gst the nations of the world-- v. th?. head of a l-arty who aro. more to be trusted thm their opponents, who aro disorganised and disunited and wlwliavo by no means uphfcld, as thoy should hava doao, tho honour or the influence of Britain.
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NEW PROVISION oy CAIXRIAGES.—From and after Saturday a provision in the Customs and Inland Revenue Act pass ad in the late session will come into operation. A person lotting for hire any carriage for a les3 period than a year i3 to be deemed to keep a carriage, and a person hiring a carriage for a year or longer to be considered as keeping a ca.rriag2. THE LEGAL VACATION. — Monday was a general legal holiday. Not a single court or office wa.1 opened, with the exception of the Police-courts. Tues- day, in Chancery and Common Law, summonses were taken, attendance in the former division givoa to 1 o'clock, and in the latter to 3 o'clock. The vacation ends en January 6, and the High Court of Justice will not be reopened before the 11th of the month, whenth j HihrySi"tings will commence. MYSTEKIOTTS AFFRAY.—A desperate sJJvay, in which eight or nine young men were etfgnced, 0c.mrre 1 near Sunderland on Christmas Evo. Knives were used, and one of the party named Willis w; s stabbed in the side and head. Another named Baty was so seriously wounded in the shonlder and templo that his condition is critical. Several others were less seriously injured. Tho cause of the affray is as yet a mystery1 THE NEW ACT ON CHIMNEY-SAVEEPEUS.—On January 1st, 6.) new Act to Amend the Law relating to Chimney-sweepers will come into force, by which persons carrying on the occupation and employing any assistant or apprentice must take out a certificate from the police in the district in which they reside. An other objjos is to obtain a registration, andthepolic3 to enforce the Acts of 1840 and 1S64. The Poliee- couitsare to enforce tho law. which, if carried out, will prevent further abuses under the several statutes on chimney-sweepers. ADULTERATED TEA.—From and after the 1st of January a provision in the late Food Act will tako effo t, by which all tea imported as merchandise will be subjected to examination by persons appointed by the Commissioners of Customs, and samples taken to analyse, and if found to bo mixed with other sub- stances or exhausted tea, is not to he delivered excopt with the sanction of the Commissioners, and if, in rho opinion of the analysts, it is not fit for consump- tio it is to be forfeited and destroyed. The term, exhausted'' tea, means any tea deprived of its proper qualify by any dccoction or otherwise. EXCITING CHASE AFTElt ALUNATIO.—On Moib- day information was given at the Somers Town Police- station by the authorities of St. Paueras Workliousa tha,t a dangerous lunatic confined there had escapcd by breaking out of she padded room. After removing several bricks from the ceiling he got on to the roof, and then demolished a chimney-stalk, aiming all the bricks and rubbish at the inmates. Sergeant Boghurst, 5 Y Reserve, and Police-constable Taylor, 457 Y, were sent to remove him and restore him to the custody of the keepers. Before they could reach him ho hurled several bricks at them, and then ho descended into tho St. Pancras Burial Ground, where a large crowd had assembled. Then, after an exciting struggle, he was captured by Police-constables Dean, 181 Y, and Russell, li t) Y. who with some difficulty took him back to the insane ward. FORCE AND WORK.—Work without implies work within. No exercise of force can be made ex- eept by tho generation and use of force of which no part enters into the external result. The use of muscles involves use of nerves. Tho external force, if cxsrtod by a muscle, is only part of that which it pro- ducts. Now the proportion between these two in tuelr seveml degrees is a subject of great practical im- portance, and some interesting facts have recontly been published by Helmholtz. From thc.-e it is clear that tho greater the external force exerted the greater is the proportion of tho needful internal force—that is, greatexertion is more wasteful th ;n moderatoexartion. Then force has to be evolved in proportion to tha external work done, and therefore the greater is the wear and tear of the animal mn.c1,ho. The Bame in- creased proportion of non-prodnc i i "0 work is seen when the external energy is below e krnto amount. It is found, for instance, that in wul.ung, a speed of thivo miles an hour gives the most economical use of the forces. No doubt in these facts we have an index to mush of the ill eifects of the present high pressure rate or work aüd liic. The W:>to of fOTC;) 13 oat of pro- portion T.e) the work done, More if! effected in a given time, but the body feels it more, audits working period ia proportionately shorter, 'i'h' "•e often repeated or too constantly 3Mflk- who ir
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"FUN'S" ALLEGED LIBEL ON MR. HENRY I HYING. At the Guildhall, on Tuesday, before Alderman Sir Robert Cardeu, .Jr.mes Judd, of the Phoenix Printing Office, appeared in answer to a summons issued at tho instance of Mr, Homy Irving, ifc- cele- brated tragedian, charging him with having unlawfully and maliciously published in a certain periodi-al, caned Fua, a certain defamatory libel of and concorning tbo complainant. The ORS8 created 1\ great deal of interest, amI the court was mU0h crowded during the heaving. Mr. G. Lewis appeared for Mr. Irving, and Mr. Beard for Mr. Judd. The alleged libel was coutnined in a letter signed by A disinterested Observer," and addressed To a Fashionable Tr;; ~odian," in the hst issue of Fun. Mr. Beard, addressing the Alderman, said he ap- peared on tho part of Mr. Judd, the gentleman who had been summoned to answer the charge of libel on Mr. Irving. As far [1.S ho was pu,on:1.11y concerned Mr. Juld had nothing to rlc with ihe publishing or writing of the libel beyond being the printer. Mr. Lowi, the n p: occoded to state the case for the prosecution, and taid the charge against Mr. Judd was that heiasu-:d, printed, and published against Mr. Irving a lihello.us publication. Thero could be no doubt that a fuul, coarse, and malicious libel had been published, and that Mr. Jndd was tho printer of the newspaper. He would, however, svy that, c-s a printer, Mr. Judd was a respectable man, and as far as Mr. Irving was concerned ho did Lot wish to impute to the defendant anything more than the law imputed to him. Mr. Judd had put his name on Fun as he printer, and took the profit of printing it, and it was a well-established rule of law that a person who printed a libellous pub- lication, and took the profit of so doing, could not turn round and deny his responsibility. If it were otherwise, the consefjucnces to the public would be most serious, bêcause a person might print a newspaper, and be the means of casting libel- lous imputations 011 the personal character of every- body, thereby doing them irreparable damage, and yet not be in any way responsible while he took the profits. Now, it being admitted that the printer was legally responsible, he would frankly confcss, that, as far aa Mr. Irving was concerned, he would have been much more pleased if the, name of the author and clear proof of the authorship of the article, had been handed to him, so that he might have brought into the face of day the man who penned against Mr. Irving's name so malicious a lib, 1. His client was a gentleman very well known publicly as an actor; he had acted for a gmsat many years, and amongst bis brother professionals was looked up to as a gen.iemau of extremely refined taste. As far as Mr. Irving's profeuiunal duties were concerned, he had for a number of years represented, not only upon the English stage, but in other countries also, the finest characters in dramatic art. For many years past at the Lyceum Thc atre he had been representing various characters from Shakespearian plays, and although he (Mr. Lewis) was not in any way wishful to pviy Mr. Irving a conipiimcnt—and his client would not wish bÍla to doso-hc might safely leave the public to de- ci le whether Mr. Irving had performed his duties with refinement and ability. Be tbat as it might, of course Mr. Irving W:.S very well aware that he was as ah actor open to i ublic criticism, and be had no wish to prevent criticism, whether hostile or favourable. In tho present insta ice, however, the article was not a. c iiiclsin, but a foul and malignant libel, holding him up to public contempt, scorn, and ridicule, and charg- ing him with having been guilty of conduct which, if true, would certainly di,cr:ti do him to retain the high position he now occupied. Proceeding to comment on vh? article, Mr. Lewis said tha first sentence was a f; h-ebood, because it was perfectly untrue to describe '■ Macbeth as a failure. So far from its being a failure, it was a very considerable success. But, in addition to starting with a falsehood, the writer did what was far 7/oree in suggesting that if "Othello" were performed it would be a failure. That was not fair c' iticism, and there could Le no doubt it was written with malignity for the purpose of injuring Mr. Irving. Then, again, what was meant by the ex- pression transcendent abilities ?" Taken in conjunc- tion with the article it might fairly bo taken to be more sarcastic than complimentary. It was hardly possible to write anything more vulgar, more coarse, or wore calculated to injure H. I'rofe£8;011al jnan than the paragraph charging his client with having "utider- Jilinel the constitution of society and familiarised the r. ,asses with the moat loathsome details of crime and Uuodahed." The.c.w..s not one word of truth in the alle- gation, and there never had been on Mr. Irving's part any intention tu" polluto" the drama. Mr. Irving was totally unable to comnrohend what was meant by the allusion to the hireling portion of the Press which he w"s said to have at his command, but there could be no doubt what the writer intended to convey, and so far as the Press was concerned he would leave the m -mbers of the profossion to set themsclvell right with the writer of the article impugning their honour. Mr. Lewis concluded by repeatillg that tue article was not criticism but an absolute ami wholesale libel upon the professional and social position of his client, who courted the fu11e,t investigation. John Andrews, junior common law clerk, in the em- ploy 0;: Messrs. Lewis and Lew's, solicitors, Ely-pbice, was first called to prove hrvirg purchased, on the 23rd I;. ^mV or, at th<11,nbli"lld" office of tun, in Fleet- street, tho copy or t1w p'iper produced. ?Ir. Frederick Clay next deposed: I reside at 64, Seymour-street, Port'iirar-s^uare. I have read the article in Fun, address; d "To a Fashionable Trage- dian." Hr. Lewis: In your judgment, who is the gentleman referred to in tb.) article ?—Mr. Irving. The witness was not cross-examined. Joseph K. Aston examined: I live at 3, King's-yard, Westminster, and am Treasurer of Queen Anne's Bounty. I have read the article headed To aFashion- able Tragedian." I Jr. Ljwia In your judgment, who is the gentleman raferred to in that article?—Mr. Irving, who acts at tho Li-ceum Theatre. Mr. Board ask. d the witness no questions, John Henry Brodribb Irving was next examined b) Mr. Lowis I livo at Graf ton-street, and have been in the profession sinco 185C. For some years past I have been professionally engaged at tho Lyceum theatre. Mr. Lewis: And have you there played in a piece k :^lled WThe'Bfell? a v.. In Charles I. ?"—Yes. Who is tho author of the piece ?—Mr. Wills. And in "Eugene Aram?"—Yes; that is by Mr. Wdls too I havo al jo played in Richelieu," "Philip," a-l "Hamlet." il o.v many nights have you played Hamlet "?— Two nunJrùd nlgUcs cOn3.catively. ilave you also played in Macbeth ?—Yes. How many nights has it reached ?—Eighty nights. And have you been publicly announced to play in Jthcllo"?—Yes, I have been advertised in that piece. Now, have you seen and read the letter headed To a Fashionable Tragedian," published in Fun 1—• Yes. In your judgment, who does that lettor refer to ?— 1 have no doftbt that it refers to me. Now, in t'ho pi ess before named have you acted tho character of a burgomaster ?—Yes, in 11.e Bells." I played the part of a schoolmaster in liujene Aram," L. King in Charle3 1. a brother in Philip," a prince in Hamlet," an:! a chieftain in Macbeth." Now, as to the production of" Macbeth" having been at ailure. Is that: so?—Far from it, if we judge thoi9 thi ,g5 coœ.IUurc;ally. is it true that fur some years you have been tha "pl" me mover ill a series of dramas which, carried by you. to the utmost point of realistic ghastliness, have uti 'evmincd the constitution of society?"—I know it to be an infamous fals-. hood. With the hireling portion of the PreBs at your command. Havo yi.it ny members of the Press in your employ? Is the suggestion that you try to inr llueuco the critics by payments true ?—Not in the least true. Do you know to what it refers ?—I have not the least ide.i. Is it true that" you have not hesitated nightly to debauch the intelligence of the public, to steep it in an atmosphere of diabolical lust and crude carnage, to cast i.round the foulest outrages the glamour of a false sentimentality ? Is there any truth in that ?—I have only to answer that as I have done the others. I must iisk yon the question. Is it untrue ?-It is infamously untrue. 4 Is it true that you havo pandered to the lowest pistons of our nature by clothing in an attractive garb the vilest actions of which we are capable?"—In- famously untrue. Has it ever been your object in your professional po- sition to pander to tho lowest passions of our nature ? It has not. Has your object been to olevate the drama and not so to pander ? -It has and is. They say you have canonised the cut-throat, and annoillted the assassin. Do you know what on eaxth that moans :1 dù not understand it. Is there any truth in that charge ?—I deny it. You have for three parts of a year played the Prince in Hamlet" ?—I did. That may have had the effect. 2 don't know. That is a matter of opinion. (Laughter.) Now we come to the List sentence-" lif your per- lor; nance of Othello' be trumpeted to the four wicd3 of Heaven by tha g-ing of time-serving rejJortcrs in your employ." i-Uve you any reporters in your em- p'.oy?—I have none, and never had. I nevor paid a fa thing for SUGtJ. a purpose in my life. I do not know tJi .• fc you count got favourable criticism by paying if you ried. 1 have a higher opinion of the Press thnn that. (Applause.) I beliove the theatrical critics are a b./dy o(honoumbTc gentlemen. Do yon know, then, which he means ?—iNo, I do not. Do you know at all who is the writer of the article? —T don't. it holie<e before taking these proceedings you placed yo n -eif in the hands of some friends as to the course yo 1 should adopt?—I consulted my friends' A d your professional brethren ? —Yes. I .nay you if you havo treated previous attacks in F n with utter contempt I have. Cr :3s-cxi»mined by Mr. Heard Prior to your engage- ment at the Lyceum you had been playing a different kinLl of chivracter ?—Yes. Domestic dramas ?—Yes; the Two Roses amongst others. Yuu had played in comedies and dramas ?—Yes. And did notices appear of those dramas and como- dieo from time- to time in Fun'i—Yes very favourable cnerj. And may I take it that sinco your engagement at the Lyceum you. have struck out a. different class?—A higher cUs.;—more imaginative characters. For instauoe, tbe Burgomaster in The Bells." I think that in that piece th 0 Burgomaster is supposed to have comiA-dttod a murder?—He has committed a murder I tcnow that is fchp pIqJ—(itftigitfr)—an# fctu _d_ are seiKea wren gre.ir remorse ror the crime you ar« supposed to have committed ?—Yes. (Kenewecl laughter.) And you pourtray that remorse on the stage r-Iu a dream, as it were. Now, the second piece that my friend drew youJ attention to was "Eugene Aram ?"—It is founded upon Tom Hood's poem, I am aware that it is. In that part also you have oommittod a murder? (Laughter.)—Yes. That is by Mr. Wills ?—Yes. And Richelieu," who is that by P—LordLytton. You are not supposed to conn;,it a murder in that. (lie-i newed laughter.) The only two Shakespearian plays you 1 ve appeared in are "Hamlot" and "Macbeth?"'—hies, at the Lyceum, and we have announced Othello." You said you bad only played Macbeth 80 nights and "Othello" is already announced, By that you mean that it is not so great a success as Hamlet was ?— Macheth" has been played longer than it has ever been played before. It is a difiereut sort of play to "Hamlet." Do you know Mr. Judd?—I knew a Mr. Judd some } yews ngo for whom I had a groat respect. I think is a brother of the defendant. Did you have any communication made to Mr. Judd with a view to ascertaining who was tho writer of tha article ?—No, nothing at all; I put myself in Mr. Lewis's handa. Have yon since then received a letter from Mr, Judd ? I did yestonlay it is there. Mr. Lewis (who held tb6 letter in his hand): I dt not produce it. Mr. Beard (to witness): Would you like it to be pro- duced ?—I should.. Mr. Lewis I don't want it to be produced. Mr. Beard (to witness): You would like to have it produced, but your solicitor does not produce it. I suppose, like other eminent men, you are sometimell subjected to adverse criticism ?—Oh yes. And this is not the only journal that has published adverse criticisms of your Shakespearian performances? —This is the first time I have ever been subjected to such a libel. Do you know a person named Dutton Cooke?—01» yes, very well. Is he a theatrical critic?—Oh yes; he was th* theatrical critic of the Pall Mall Gazette. He is a per- sonal friend of mine, and has always cut me up (Great laughter.) He is now on the World. Re-examined by Mr. Lewis Mr. Dutton Cooke is 81 gentleman of high professional ability r- Yes. He was art critic at one time ?—Yes. Have you ever heard any imputation on that gentle- man ?—Never. I believe him to be a gentleman of the highest honour. You have been asked whether you have received a letter from the defendant?—I have. Haa he in any way given you the name of the writer of the article r-He has not. No information with reference to the circumstances under which it was written ?—has not. And the letter you speak of has been written since the summons has been issued?—Yes; I received the letter yesterday, I believe in tragedies there is generally a murder ?— Yes; the tragedy is consequent on that. By Mr. Beard: Do you know why Mr. Dutton Cooke left the Pall Mall Gazette ?—I do not. W.'is it anything in connection with yourself ?—Not in the least. Mr. Lewis: I am ashamed to hear the name of such a gentleman called into question. I believe he left of his own accord ?—Yes. And the fact that he had left was publicly announced ? Oh yes. Mr. Beard then applied that the case might be ad- journed, in order to give him time to consider what course he should take. Mr. Lewis said he wished to state that if the manu script of this article, with evidence showing who was the author of it, were handed to Mr. Irving, he would tixke that very much into consideration as to the future steps he would take in this matter. In the event, however, of it not being handy, of course Mr. Judd must be responsible. Mr. Beard objected to these remarks as constituting a throat. Mr. Judd had not the manuscript, and had no control over it. Mr. Lewis: He is the only responsible person we can lay hold of. Mr. Beard: There is another person, ifyoalike. Sir Robert Carden: The object in having the printer is that the real author should be produced. The case stands adjourned to Friday next at the same time. On leaving the court Mr. Irving was warmly con- gratulated by a number of friends, and a small crowd greeted him with a hearty cheer.