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late Jtlrs. Dabirs, OF TKEVETIIIN PARSONAGE. We announced in our last issue the decease of this estimable lady, and alluded to the general manifestation of grief which it occasioned in the parish. That grief, I deep as it was and unfeigned, was but a just tribute to her worth. Her sterling qualities and numberless acts of kindness are too well known and appreciated in this neighbourhood to be dwelt upon here. She was indeed one of the excellent of the earth." She was a faith- ful subject and a zealous promoter of the Redeemer's kingdom, the kingdom which consists of righteousness, peace, and love. Her life was prescribed and drawn by the rules of the strictest probity, and was adorned by the graces of simplicity, sincerity, and humility. Her actions had none of the feebleness and unimpres- sive character Df timidity and indecision, but they faithfully reflected the firmness and stability of a singularly strong and well-balanced mind, quick in discernment, fearless and self-reliant, yet ever re- gulated and tempered by the monitions of an enlightened land a tender conscience. She walked in the light of |Divine truth, and men took knowledge of her that her I" fellowship was with the Father and with His son ijesus Christ." The Church Missionary, Pastoral Aid, and the Bible Societies, and other evangelical institu- tions for the extension of the kingdom of grace, had no warmer supporter than Mrs. Davies. In her also the poor, the widow, and the orphan have lost a bountiful; and long-tried friend; her hand was ever open, herj sagacious counsel ever ready at need, and her sincere' and unaffected sympathy ever prompt to succour and console the bereaved and afflicted portion of her beloved husband's pastoral charge. The cause of education re- ceived her cordial and effective support; her interest in its promotion was as fresh and as strong now as it was five and twenty years ago she was indeed unwearied in well-doing" and always abounding" in ardent de- sires and strenuous efforts to .further the welfare of all around her. Very rarely till within the last few I months was she absent from her post in the Sunday) School;, notwithstanding the distance from the Parson- age to the Town School, often in the face of the incle- mency of the weather and bodily infirmities, she could not rest on the Sabbath afternoon till she found herself at the head of her class, and superintending and encou- raging the other teachers. And delightful it was to witness one who was emphatically a Lady, of gentle birth, cultivated mind, refined manners, and a dignified presence, and of an intellectual capacity not often sur- passed, diligently feeding the lambs of the fold, tending, with maternal patience and solicitude, the weak of the flock, and laying herself out, Sabbath after Sabbath, in the duties of a laborious and painstaking Teacher. And it was as delightful to see the attachment and even warm affection which the scholars bore to their kind instructress. In this, as well as in the whole tenour of her life, she was worthy of all imitation, and we do not exaggerate, or use meaningless words of empty eulogy, when we repeat our conviction that her loss to the parish is irreparable. ".Her record is on High," her memory here will be long revered and cherished as a sacred possession. Her interment took place last Monday, at noon, in Trevethin churchyard. The site of the grave was a few yards from the southern transept of the church. The funeral arrangements were intrusted to Messrs. Davies and Potter. The proceedings were of a strictly private character. Few were present besides the immediate relatives of the deceased. Among others we noticcd Sir Thomas Phillips, Canon Jenkins, of Dowlais, C. fl. Williams, Esq., Jas. Essex, Esq., Stephen Vernon. Esq., Rev. S. C. Baker, Rev. Wm. Evans, Mr. Alfred Williams, Mr. Wood, Rev. J. Hooper, and Rev. John Morgan. Before the remains were conveyed from the: house, the Rev. Dr. James engaged in prayer. Thisi act of devotion was at once solemnizing and consoling. In our humble opinion the petitions offered were pecu- liarly appropriate. God's holy name was blessed for this His servant departed this life in His faith and fear," the mourning relatives were commended to His fatherly care and protection, and grace besought that all present might lay to heart this warning of their own mortality. On entering and leaving the church, the soft and sub- dued tones of the organ were heard. The burial offices were performed in a feeling manner by Canon Price, Vicar of Llanarth. We could not help being struck with the solemnity of the whole scene. The wintry season, when nature herself seems consigned to her annual sepulchre, the hilly landscape steeped in a sombre tint, the tombstones and the mouldering heaps of turf around, covering the silent multitude below, the voice of the Minister, full of emotion, uttering the fulfilment of the primal curse, "earth to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes," the tears and the sobs that would not be re- pressed, all this rendered the scene solemn and im- pressive to a degree. We were a sad and weeping company, we felt deeply the bitterness of death, but we sorrowed not as those without hope. The dead shall rise again, and those that sleep in Jesus shall rise to everlasting life. And thus this Christian Lady, this true pastor's wife, this benefactress to the poor and <mide of the young, was left, as regards all that is mortal, in the stillness and solitariness of the tomb, within the shade of the venerable Church she loved so well, to await, as we firmly believe, a blessed resurrection. Servant of God, well done Rest in thy Saviour's love, His love divine for thee has won A hallowed home above. -Communicated by a Friend.—[We understand that the Rev. Canon Price, of Llanarth, will preach on Sunday next at Tre- vethin in the morning and afternoon, and at the Town School in the evening, and that the sermon on each occasion will haveis reference to the death of the above estimable lady.l w

DEATHS. Dec. 25, after a short illness, aged O:mon ths, Alfred, younges ;son of Mr. George Clayfle-ld, boot and shoe maker, George-st. pontypool. To the Editor of the Pontypool Free Press.

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Tbc late vtince ( £ onsort. 1 On Friday evening se'nnight a public meeting was held at the Town Hail to consider the best means of showing sympathy for the loss Her Majesty had sus-| tained. The Rev. W. D. Horwood presided. It was! decided that the tradesmen should be requested to close their establishments from eleven in the morning till two on Monday afternoon, and that public notice should be ^given that Divine Service would be held at St. James's Chapel. On Monday a general closing took place, and the riflemen of the 2nd Mon. and Hanbury corps marched through the town to St. James's chapel, the bands playing the Mariner's Hymn" and the Dead Marchthe latter being taken up by the organ on en- tering the chapel. Service commenced at twelve o'clock. The altar, pulpit, and reading-desk were draped with black, and the majority of the congregation, which was very large and respectable, wore mourning. At the conclusion the organ played the National Anthem." The text selected for the occasion by the Rev. W. D. Horwood was from II. Samuel, iii. 38. After a brief sketch of the circumstances referred to in the passage quoted, he proceeded as follows:— The death of the Prince Consort affects a nation. His emi- nent position, his public character, his close alliance to the throne of England, his well-known virtues, and his noble example of all which invests man with superior intelligence and moral worth, have thrown around his death an interest of such magnitude that but few are entitled to. We may speak of him as of Abner [in the text,] and say, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?" Consider the description of the person here referred to, and then his fate. 1. The description given of Abner he was a prince and a great man. 1. The first particular which strikes our attention in this solemn visitation is, the rank of the illustrious person who has so unexpectedly and so quickly passed away froni us. He also was a prince, and one too of no ordinary chara.ctei\"T?or £ jpre than twenty years his name has been every day before the public, combining in a singularly uniform routine works oi public utility with dutiful devotion to his wife and sovereign. At this moment it is impossible to say how much awaits the decision of his taste and the exercise of his skill, to select or to arrange. Yet these were only trifles of the hour in comparison with the office of comforting and sustaining the heart of a woman to bear the mightiest empire in the world." This office the late Prince has discharged for twenty-one years without hardly a fault. And thus while in his own person and c'.iarac- [ier he has reflected an honour upon his titles and position, IK has at the same time exhibited those homely yet manly virtucf which must for ever be cherished in the memories, and lie deeply seated in the affections, of our noble Queen and her Royal household. 2, Then if we refer to his greatness in all that makes the man truly great as touching his moral qualities, who will deny his cialmi to the praises of a people who have tracked his foot- steps up through the path of youth and manhood, and in even stage have had no reason to complain of his integrity, but rather to admire the genuine truthfulness of his principles, th. liberality of his religious and political sentiments, the uniform I display of a kindly and generous nature, and a devout and holy reverence for the God of his fathers, and for all those glorious attributes by which the character and workmanship of the Creator are made known to us. Thus, not in the tinsel of mere royal clothing—not in the princely titles of mere earthly honour and distinction-not in the fleeting and shadowy display of courtly pageants—and not in the fulsome flatteries which were ever floating around him, do we detect the real stamp and "sign of greatness, but in that true nobility of heart which so distin- guished the life and character of th" late Prince Consort. BUl all at once he is gone, and now in his case we may say a prince and a great man is fallen this day in Israel." This lea4s us to con siler- II. His fate, which is described in one little simple word (but oh how full of meaning !)—"fallen." 1. Even now they are bearing Ithe late Prince to his grave While we are now alive and gathered together within those sacred walls—while the blood of youth and manhood is now warm and swiftly running through its appointed channels- while the heart of each is throbbing with the pulsation of exist- ence, and, it may bc. is looking onward to some earthly future when some bright hope shall be accomplished, and some object of passion be attained while this is the case, and the great world itself is rolling round its orbit as it has done for centu- ries, and while the face of nature is unmoved by the tolling of the bell or by the opening of the grave, the last rites are being performed over the cold lifeless body of the once husband of our most beloved monarch Surely there is not one here pre- sent who does not sympathise with the royal widow and the fatherless, and who is not willing to offer up the well-known prayer, "God save the Queen." g The eloquent preacher here took occasion to remark upon a terribly worse condition than that of physical dissolutÏon- namely, spiritual death-from which the soul can be raised snly by the power of Christ, who (he continued) can qnicken the spirit dead into life—yea, into that newness of life in which ill old things pass away, and all things become new even as in the last day He will raise the body from its bed of earth, and xive to it ne w powers vast and expansive, capable of endurin"' through the everlasting future. c It is by the light of this blessed hope, given tons by the 1 revelation of the Gospel, and even now breaking through the 1 gloom of our great national sorrow, that we can imagine the i spirit of the Prince reposing in safety where the weary find a | resting place, and where the appendages of earthly royalty, of9j thrones, and diadems, sink into insignificance before the' blaze of that glory which spreads over the celestial the home and inheritance of God's faithful children.. While thegi eyes of the bereaved are at this moment bathed in tears, andf! the heart feels a vacuum which never can be filled by another and while the busy memory conjures up image after ie which makes the contrast between the present and the past the more painfnl,—think you that it is now a matter of regret! to the departed Prince that he has left the troubled scenes of sarth, though blended with the high privileges of the royal tat.e, for the scenes of a higher, nobler, and grander existence? Does not the thought of the charitable heart picture him safely )11 the other side of the River of Death, where he,now beholds the different spheres and classes of men as one vast crowd of responsible agencies, of living actors on the stage of trial, and in whose destiny the crown and the sceptre are as nothing in 3omparison with character. Men and brethren, let the great and important lessons of our subject be practically carried out in our daily life, submitting aur souls with profound awe and adoration to the laws and Tovernmenf and gnidance of the Infinite Author of our being: Let the solemn conviction of our own individual immortality ind responsibility urge us to awaken from the deadly slumber )f indifference to our high and everlasting destinies let the fact of oui Lord's second advent, which will be attended with such august circumstances never yet realised in the history of jur earth, in which the sepulchres of the sea and of the land will be opened, the heavens be shaken, and the dead arise to stand before the judgment seat of the Eternal Judge let the nemory of the past, wherein warning upon warning may be .iisoerned in home-afflictions and public calamities, induce the snrnest cry of prayer, and lead you to have your loins girt ibout by faith, so that when the cry of the Bridegroom's ipproach shall reach you, you may have your lamps burning, and thus be ready to join the procession of the faithful, and to niter into the bridal chamber :-let the signs of the times, with their portentous meaning, with their black threatening cloudsH rf approaching war, and their significant pointing to the HandS 3f Him who folds up within it the destiny of kingdoms, andls the proud dominion of princes, and the gathering^flfr||s oi'S jonl'iieting forces,—let these things awaken Within y^HrairitgS Df inquiry, and fasten on your mind the assuran.ce"?|f5t' Godf|| neither slumberetb nor sleepeth, but that he maintains the lav?§i nf whatsoever a man sowet.li that shall he also reap." If hell sows to the flesh, of the flesh he shall reap corruption bat ifjl he sows to the epMt, of the spirit, he shall reap life everlasting. Let the loyal display of a nation's sympathy for our belovea., Queen, exhibited tMs> day by every glass of the community,H never rise up to be a witness against us for our want of loyaltyli and obedience to the King of kings and Lord of lords letla the patriotism and heroism of our noble volunteers, of our arrays] and navy, so worthily displayed in not only mourning over the|S leparted husband of the Queen, but also in embalming hisjgg memory with religious worship, thereby acknowledging thejg| f'ower by whom kings reign and princes decree justice, inspirepl us with the feeling of self-devotion to the cause of God, and ofg| neadiness to make any sacrifices for the honour of H?s namejp ,\0.([ the glory of His kingdom :—and oh! let the knowledge of the love of God as manifested hi the life and death of Christ, jg opening for us by this means a way of escape from the servi-ffij iude of bondage, and' punishment of sin, attraet us closer andijS vet closer to Himself and people so that we may be numbered among those who while on earth fought the good fight of H'th, jf»" but who are now wearing the crown of triumph,—that eiown the brightness of which will never be dimmed, and which will be the glory of the redeemed for evermore. 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ST. JAMES'S CHURCH.—On Snnday morning,! the Rev. W. D. Horwood, the respected incumbent,! preached from Philippians iv., 6 "Be careful fori nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication! with thanksgiving let your requests be made known off God." In enforcing the duty and privilege of prayer! under all circumstances of national or individual dis-| tress, the preacher made solemn reference to the deathl of the Prince Consort, and to the threatened war; andl in the course of his sermon he spoke of the loss which! this immediate neighbourhood had sustained in the death jj of Mrs. Davies, the much respected wife of our worthy Pastor, paying a fitting tribute to her many excellencies of character.. I We understand that Dr. Thomas purposes to deliver, on Sunday evening, a funeral sermon on the death of the Prince Consort, on which occasion the fol- lowing hymn will be sung :— 1. God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen Lord, heal her bleeding hearty Assuago its grievous smart, Thy heavenly peace impart, God save the Queen 2. Our Royal widow bless! God guard the fatherless! God save the Queen Shield them with loving care,. Their mighty grief we share, Lord, hear the people's prayer, God save the Queen! 3. 0 Lord our God arise! Bless England's enemies! On Thee we call I Let sorrow whisper Peace, Bid wrong and anger cease, Let truth and love increase. Make evil fall! 4. In this our Nation's need, With Thee we humbly plead God bless our Queen! Her life-woe sanctify, | Her loss untold supply, f Thyself be ever nigh To save our Queen 5. God bless our native land, | May heaven's protecting hand £ Still guard our shore | May Peace her power extend, j Foe be transform'd to friend, 5 And Britain's rights depend jj On war no more We are happy to learn that our young towns- man, Mr. Thos. Henry Thomas, son of the Rev. Dr. Thorn as, of the Baptist College, has won the second] (silver medal of the Royal Academy, for drawings from jthe Antique. I bT. JLVSli S UliURCir, irONTSTE'WXjrrDD. '3 More than one hundred of the Sunday scholars assem-^ bled in this church last Sunday evening, and sang, tog the gratification of a large congregation, the two well- j known hymns, 1 We sing of the realms of the blest, ■ That country so bright and so fair," &e. H and that sweet composition of Canon Stowell, E Jesus is our Shepherd, wiping every tear, K Folded in his bosom, what have we. to "fear ?" &c. ■ The singing was much admired, illustrating, as it did, the saying of inspiration, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings is Divine praise perfected." The sermon was preached by the incumbent. It referred to man's mortality, and dwelt on the solemn lessons conveyed to us by the present mourning for the dead in the roya palace, the mansion of the rich and noble, and in the endeared home of him who ministers in holy things, no less than in the poor man's cottage. A touching allu-S sion was made to the esteemed lady recently deceased at Trevethin Parsonage, and an urgent appeal addressed to the hearers to tread in her steps of self-denying la- bours, and to follow her faith, considering the end ot her conversation." B MR. EVAS D-k-.N-IEL.-To many of our readers this name will be familiar. Born at Pontypool, educa- ted at the Town School, he left to follow up his studiasg at Battersea College, where he made rapid progress,! and was elected Lecturer on History by the Govern-1 ment Council of Education. His Compendium of English History is known to almost every school-boy in the kingdom, and is the best ever published. By refer- ence to our advertising columns it will be seen that this gentleman will deliver a lecture at the Town Hall on5 Monday evening next on George Stephenson the great. engineer. From his high position we are sure the lecturer has the ability to treat his subject in an instruc jl five and entertaining manner, and no doubt our towns-3 people will come forward in support of native talents and of the Pontypool Literary Association oil whosc-ji behalf he is to lecture. M ST. FRANCIS AND THE FRANCISCANS.—On!| the evening of Friday se'nnight a lecture was delivered at the Town Hall, by Rev. H. N. Oxenham, M.A., on the above subject for the benefit of the Catholic School. The attendance was large, and included several of the most influential members of society in Pontypool and the neighbourhood. In introducing the lecturer to the audience, the Rev. Elzear Torregiani apologised for having called them together at a time when not only they, but the whole nation, were mourning the bereave- ment her Majesty had sustained. The Rev. H. N. Oxen- ham traced the history of the order of St. Francis from its foundation to the present time in an eloquent and forcible manner, and was attentively listened to. The brass band of the Catholic Association for the Suppres- sion of Drunkenness (from Newport) attended, and played at intervals. We shall give a report of the lec- ture next week. CONVIVIAL PARTY .-On Christmas Eve, a convivial party was held at the West Midland Arms, Trosnant, when a good and substantial supper was provided by the worthy host, Mr. Wm. Jones. After the cloth was removed, the chair was taken by Mr. W. Duckham, the vice chafe-being occupied by Mr. Jamesfs Davies. A variety of excellent songs and glees, incl-u-M ding the following, were sung, Mr Bartlett presiding at the harmonium: What are you going to stand," by Mi -8 J. Davies; Gipsy's tent," Mr. II. Bevan "Beautiful Star," Mr. D. Morgan glee, The valley below,"E by the chairman; comic song, Twopciiry Postman," Mr. W. Jones (who responded to a hearty encore with The stormy winds do blow;") "The mariner's grave," 'Jr. John Davies. A vote of thanks to the Host acr!^ Hostess, and also to Mr. Bartlett, was passed, the ^a-1 S tional Anthem was sung, and the company broke up,g I highly pleased with the evening's entertainment. p POLICE COURT.—The cases on Saturday be-jg lore C- H. Williams, Esq., were of little interest or iia-H portance, the principal one being that of H Anthony Foij, a shoemaker, who was charged withS dealing a pair of pincers, the property of Mr. Jamesy Williams, of Blaenafon. Prosecutor said defendant left its employ in October, after which he missed the pincers, His identification of the pair produced in court was of the vaguest description. Mr. W. H. Lloyd appeared for defendant and said that the charge had been trumped up to get rid of defendant, a first-class workman, wh" B had left his employ to work for a Mr. Jordan. The magistrates dismissed the charge against defendant, toll whom the pincers were given up by the police. |j The landlord of the Castle," Llaniddel, was fined 208, for having his house open during forbidden hours on Sunday week. The landlord of the I- Two Cocks," Pontnewynydd, was fined 10s. for having his house opei) between three and five on Sunday.Henry TFi/liamsm was dismissed, on a charge of assaulting John Davies, ces Ion payment of 6s. exponces, .Anne Deane was bound for six months in a penalty of £10, and ordered to pay 7s. 6d. expences for having assaulted Mary Jones, on Wednesday week.Jeremiah Puck was fined 10s. for 1 beating his wife, behaving in a disreputable and dis- | orderly manner, and threatening people with a knife. | THE CHRISTMAS SHOW OF illEAT.-The an- 1 iiual show took place on Friday and Saturday last, and i although in quantity—owing to the bad times—it was a somewhat smaller than last year, yet in point of quality the show was quite equal, if not superior, to that of 1860. Although points of excellence were discernible in the display of several of our local butchers, yet upon tlie whole the chief praise is undeniably due to Mr. E.|| Prosser, whose show, selected carefully from a large stock by well-known breeders and feeders, such as Lord Llanover, Mr. Edwards, Church Farm, &c., was un-w surpassed. Mr. Pullen also had a fine display of beef.B for the excellence of which we give as vouchers the names of Miss Morgan, Mamhilad, Mr. J. Brown, Capel Llwyd, and Mr. John Knipe, Kemys Vach, the breeders and feeders some good mutton, fed by R. B, Roden, Esq.; his peculiar feature being a 27 score pig, fed by Lady Llauover, which attracted admiring crowds. Mr. David Lewis's grass-fed heifers, taken singly, were equal to anyfhing in the market. Messrs. R. Eley, Richards, Lloyd, and others deserve notice, but our space will not allow us to particularise Mr. R. Lloyd's show of pork-as the successor of Mr. Burnell-did him much credit. He exhibited 16 very fine porkers, two of which were fed on the estate of the late C, II. Leigh, Esq. In his window, tastefully dressed, aB superior roaster, fed by Mr, R. Williams, of BucklejSB Farm, attracted much attention. The supply of at the market on Saturday was large and good. H BLAENAFOJSf. CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.—| As two gentlemen were coming down to this place from Aber-fH gavenny on the afternoon of Wednesday week, the horse took fright at the top of the hill and became unmanageable. NViiei, near the brickyard the carriage came in contact with a coal cart, the shafts were broken off, and the carriage otherwise in-Sg jured, the two gentlemen were thrown out, and the horsel|| slightly bruised. One of the gentlemen, a Mr South, parishia officer, from Bristol, was seriously injured. One of his was broken, and badly fractured in another part, his ribsSw damaged, and other parts of his body badly bruised. He waspg taken to the King'sArms Inn, and medical assistance procured,||g but he still lies in a precarious state. IK MESMERISM.—On Monday and Tuesday evenings entertainments were given at the King's Arms Inn, by a yotingsaj man named Hodges. The audience was not large. Consider-ill able amusement was created by the droll performances of young men in attendance while under thelaiismanic of Mr. Hodges. |fj INCLINE ACCIDENT.—On Monday afternoon as a truck of iron was being let down the railway incline belonging to works, and two trucks of iron brought up, the shackle of rope was broken, and the truck went to the bottom of the h-lj cline at a fearful pace, running into the other two and cori,- pletalv smashing them. Some of the pigs of iron were preci,1i- tated 30 ur 40 yards beyond where the crash took place, x or-aa tunately no one was hurt. jig YOXJHAKNAH Ill: CAHKY.—On Tuesday evening a lecture aD Palestine was delivered at Horeb chapel by this person •> Is Arab, who appeared in the costume of his country. The c1 n £ | was occupied by Mr. J. Lewis, furnace manager. The lect i""«| wrs interesting' and was illustrated with maps nad diagr a Votes of thanks were passed to, the chairman and lect » « ,The latter, in replying, wished his audience a Merry Christ-jta mas and a new happy year." BALL —On Christmas eve a ball was given at the volimtcers'21 mas and a new happy year." BALL —On Christmas eve a ball was given at the vclii,,itco! drill-room, when a gooiily nmnber of the votaries of Tu ) I- chore attended and passed a few hours very pleasantly IL s~ dancing to the strains of the philharmonic liaad uadei the,t 'conductorship of Mr. John Day,. I H POUT.—TIIE U3,S Prince CONSOBT. jOn Monday last, pursuant to public announcement, the Mayor, |Corporation, rifle corps, &D. went in procession to St. Woolos church in the following order 7th Mon. llifles under Capt. Cathc&rt. 3rd Mon., Capt. Sir G. R. Walker, bart. l«t. Mon. Artillery, Capt. Lyne. Corporation banner, borne by three policemen. Town crier, bearing silver mace. Borougii police force. Clergy. Mayor and Corporation. Townspeople, On their march to the church, the 3rd Mon. rifle band played the "Dead March," but returned in silence. The streets were thronged. The muffled bells tolled sadly. The pulpit was draped with black cloth. The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Edward Hawkins from Ecclesiastes, c 7, v. 4, The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning." Iiie NatioRal, Anthem was sung at the close. RAGLAN. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL.— I I Christmas comes but once a year. Of this the children in the above school seemed perfectly conscious when they met cn their last school day before the Christmas holidays. It appears to have been an annual custom with the vicar to give the children some kind of treat at this^ season, and on the day alluded to upwards of 100 children met in the school-room to enjoy his hospi- tality. They began to assemble about two o'clock and continued to do so until three, at which time the games commenced. The game which seemed most in favour was that which required constant application of the berries of the mistletoe—in this it was interesting to note the phases of character in these men and women they met en their last school day before the Christmas holidays. It appears to have been an annual custom with the vicar to give the children some kind of treat at this season, and on the day alluded to upwards of 100 children met in the school-room to enjoy his hospi- tality. They began to assemble about two o'clock and continued to do so until three, at which time the games commenced. The game which seemed most in favour was that which required constant application of the berries of the mistletoe—in this it was interesting to note the phases of character in these men and women gof the future. After about three hours spent in |vigorous play they were summoned by a roll-call to stake their places and enjoy the feast provided for them Sunder the superintendence of the vicar's niece, whose chief pleasure appeared to be to confer happiness on others. During the evening the children proved the istrength of their voices and their energy of character [by singing various school songs and pieces, and at the Iclose by giving cheer after cheer for the vicar, his niece, and the ladies who had so kindly assisted her. The ijSuncIay scholars presented their tickets to the superin- tendent and received in return neat, little packets sealed and addressed, containing a certain sum of money according to the tickets presented, while others received a share of the capitation fees given by Her Majesty's Committee of Council on Education. The school-room 0 was prettily decorated for the occasion by the master, pupil-teachers, and elder scholars. There were festoons and wreaths of ivy, laurel, and holly, with mottoes printed in black, red, and green, and various designs executed in chalk and crayons, one commemorating the Ilsol' death of the Prince Consort, another suggested by Longfellow's Excelsior a third, the British Lion a fourth, the Book of Truth, encircled with a halo of light a fifth, the dove of Noah bearing the olive 1 branch of peace, with scrolls and tablets, each surroun- ded hy few, lauristinas, misletoe or box, and the whole brilliantly lighted up with chandeliers suspended from the roof. The children, after singing the National Anthem, were dismissed to their homes, carrying a piece of cake with them, and were invited to reassemble on Monday, the 30th inst.

The Illustrated London News is in the habit of giving woodcuts of those buildings in the metropolis worthy of notice, either as specimens of architecture, or of their great extent. The subjo<: selected in the number of the 23rd uk., as illustrating London Street Architec- ture," is the new offices of W. & A. Gilbey, 357, Oxford- street, together with an engraving of their extensive Wine Stores, and some interesting particulars. The rapid growth of this large house of business, although probabaly as much attributable to recent fiscal altera- tions as to management, is only another proof of the I aptness of the present, generation to meet the require- ments of the age. Not only in extent does this house of business differ from any other in the kingdom, but it has introduced many novel inventions in the snHng ..of wines cf every country, and in economizing labour, gThe wines are not as formerly stored away in ill- venti- cellars, but in arched warehouses above ground, |the atmosphere in every department being regulated in |winter by steam pipes, and in summer by currents of Inure air. There are'three departments for French and pGerman Wines, measuring together 114 feet bv 66; |two departments for Sherry, each 34 by 17; one for jPort Wine in wood, 34 by 17; two case wine floors, one spirit floor, and a department for Silician, Cape of Good Hope and other countries, EO by 43 feet. The extent of the entire store comprises 480,000 cubic feet, and the whole admits of storing nearly 2,000 casks ready for immediate use. There are also departments capable of binning away 15,000 to 20,000 dozens of wine. The steam used for heating is also applied to machinery for working the cranes, bottle washing machines, &c., &c. Ilolloway's Ointment and Pills.—Fistulas, Piles, Excoriations, and strictures are speedily relieved and ultimately removed by applying this Ointment after fomentation with warm water. Persons suffering from these scourges of the human frame should arrest their progress at once; for it is both insiduous and rapid. Fistulas, if allowed to go on unchecked, not only weaken the nervous system, but destroy life. The sooner these inestimable remedies are used the more certain is success, yet none need despair, hopeless cases have likewise yielded, and the sufferer saved a painful death. In excoriations, a few applications of this heal- ing Ointment effect a cure, while the Pills conjointly with it are especially beneficial in relaxing and re- moving strictures whatever their situation or duration. 11 INSTANTANEOUS CURE FOR THE TOOTHACHE Punter's Nervine, immediately on its application, gives permanent relief by causing the painless destruction of the exposed nerve in decayed teeth, forming at the same time a complete stopping, thus rendering extraction sel- dom necessary. Sold by all chemists, Is. 1 §d. per packet. JENKINS'S UNIVERSAL SALVE has been held in great repute for 150 years, and is still the best remedy for wounds, bruises, and sores of all kinds. Sold by chemists, at Is. lid. per packet.

SIR,-On looking over your impression of the 21st inst., I was much gratified in finding that the public services of Mr. King were acknowledged at the tradesmen's annual dinner by a very suitable and useful testimonial. I must beg leave to remark that one of the speakers indulged in a "Ivild flight of imagination in ascribing a soubriquet to Mr. King while on the Great Western line which had no foundation in fact, as must appear evident to your readers when I state that he left that line before be was 3i years of age. AMICUS ———— A Correspondent sends its the following .-—" On Christmas ere a foot race of a very interesting character took piaee in this town between tico by-no-means unlnouu her- wv/rl.f tz. Deerfoot, alias 'Legs,' and Young Mills—Mi is gauia fifty yards start in 200. Deerfoct did not at all et^ne vii to the expectation of his friends and backers, and before the start the odds were 10 to 1 on s (,(,s7led along in his well-known style, and ere 100 yards had been got over he had the race entirely in his hands and finished it greatly to the delight of all. The disparity in the two pedestrians was very remarkable, as well as the style of running dis- played, Deerfoot T/inning in his own rolling style, 1cï:ile Young Mills seemed to fly along. We think Deerfbot had better not talk of his pedestrian feat, but quietly retire from the P.P." — the P.P."