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LITERARY NOTES. » f "A Soudanese Youth forms a striking frontis- piece to the Boy's Own Paper, and, in addition to the instalments of the four serial stories, to which we have several times referred, there are a number of complete tales, as well well as papers on cycling, gymnastic?, How to Make a Condenser for an Induction Coil," &c. The Girl's Own Paper has some very interesting reading, including papers on "Jane Seymour," "Music Among the Working Girls of London," and "Women's Noms de Plume." There are the usual practical papers on dress, lace-work, health, and costumes, and a few sweet little poems. The Sunday at Home has very few articles of striking interest, although those on "Isaiah," "Church Work in America." and" Inci. dents of Spiritual Work" are decidedly worth reading. The illustrations are excellent in every way.. The Leisure Hour is very strong this month. The paper on Leicester deals in a chatty style with the history and scenery of that county, and is embellished with six fine illustrations of notable places. "The Story of the Black Watch," "Edwin Waugh, the Lancashire Laureate," and "The King and Queen of Italy" are among the ether contents. The short paragraphs at the end of the mngazine are as good, as varied, and as interesting as ever. Among the smaller magazines published by the R.T.S. the Child's Companion still stands as the best illustrated of all the penny monthlies. "Our Little Dots," Friendly Greetings." The Tract Magazine," and "The Cottager and Artisan" are up to their usual standard. Murray's Magazine opens with a carefully thought out and well written paper on the posi- tion of England, by Captain S. Eardley Wilmot. Politicians of all parties will find in Invasion or Starvation" much matter for reflection. Dr. Crespi writes ou The Practical Value of Cycling," and Mrs. Ross continues her entertaining account of Early Days Re-called." Lovers of fiction will find something to interest them in "Town and River." In A Tragical Tertulia" is described a tearful event which occurred in Madrid at. the beginning of the eighteenth century. The usual interesting Notes of the Month" and "Reviews of Books" complete the contents of the magazine. STRANGE DOINGS IN STRANGE PLACES is the col- lective title of eighteen short sensational stoi ies re-printed from Cassell's Saturday Journal. Every tale is by a different author. Amongst the con- tributors are such well-known names as Frank Barrett, Manville Fenn, Florence Warden, the author of Dead Man's Rock (who contributes a thrilling story called" A Ride Against Death Richard Dcwling, Maxwell Gray, and F. W. Robin- son. To those who did not read the tales when they appeared in the Journal we may remark that all are very exciting and altogether free from any tinge of impurity. They are as goud a collection of sensational stories as have been pub lished since the time of Poe, although it must be owned that few, if any, are so blood-curdling. Those who have already read the stories will hail this opportunity of having them collected in a eplendidly-printtd and well-bound volume. THE VERDICT is the title of a little volume of 194 pages in which Piv-feasor Dicey examines the findings of the three judges in the Special Com- mission. Mr. Dicey is studiously fair, but he presses home with terrible earnestness all the find- ings of the judge. and ho shows the Parnell move- ment to be nothing but a monstrous conspiracy against public order and public safety. As a political tract for Unionists nothing can compare with this little book, and it is difficult to s'e how, after reading it, any man can ba a Gladstonian. The principal heads" are given in the margin, so that refeience is comparatively easy. But why are the names of some of the Paintllite M.P.'s spelled wrongly ? (Cassell and Co.) Messis. Cassell begin this month the ve-issue of their universally popular work, "British Battles on Land and Sea." The battles described in the initial part are those of Hastings, the Standaid, the naval battles of John and Edward III., Stirling Bridge, Falkirk, and Bannockburn. A fine tinted plate of the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir is given as a supplement. The book itself is fully illustrated. The same enterprising firm will publish on the 25th of September the first part of a re-issue ot that excellent work, Heroes.of Britain in Peace and War." The work will be enriched with about 300 illustrations, and will be completed in twenty monthly parts, at the low price of 3.1. each. 011 tho same day will be published Part 1. of The Rivers of Great Britain: Descriptive and Historical," with several hundred illustrations. The work will be issued at b. per month. A new volume of Cassdl's Saturday Journal wih commence with No. 365, published on September 24. With this number Messrs. Cassell will give away the first half of that thrilling romance, A Dead Man's Rock," and the second half will be given with the following week's issue (No. 366). These numbers will, therefore,* each consist of 48 quarto pages. A series of articles on "Remarkable Riots and a sensational serial story by Richard Dowling will begin in the first number ot the new volume. There is nothing of especial interest in the Quiver this month, possibly because the volume if neaving itsclose. The principal contents of Cassell's Magazine are two complete stories, entitled "My Aunt's House" and "The Wrong Hertie" papers on The Military School of Music, Kne'ler Hall," Some FactsJAbout Length of Life," on gardening, dress, patchwork, &c., and the usual "Gatherer"—a collection of interesting short paragraphs on a host of different subjects. Cassell's Saturday Journal has nearly a dozpn com- plete and two serial stories, and a host of articles and papers on various subjects—in all 96 pages of deeply interesting reading. The Atlantic Monthly opens with a severe article on The Perils of Historical Narrative," which the historian who seeks to fathom the motives of the great or little characters of his story would do well to read and study. Another paper of interest and fqual value to tho writer and reader of history is that on "The Development of Modern European Historiography." Other articles calling for special mention are those on The Disasters of 1780," American and German Schools," and Cranks as Social Motors." Oliver Wendell Holmes con- tinues his chatty Over the Teacups discourses. A number of poems and reviews make up the remainder of this excellent magazine. Those who do not care for heavy, solid reading will be pleased with the current part of Lippiu- cott's Magazine. The complete story, which takes up about one-half of the mag.izine, is entitled The Mark of the Beast." There are two or three shorter stories, two articles on The Romance of the Impossible, by Julian Hawthorne and Anne Wharton, and two other articles of a literary nature-" George Meredith's Nature Poems" and The Philosophy of Fulk Tales." Two very enter- ¡ taining papers are those cn Papuan Dances" and The Art of Interviewing." Tho best of the I remaining articles is that on "Superstition about Birds." We ought not to omit to say that there are some excellent poems in the magazine. Sylvia is almost exclusively devoted to dress, q, fancy work, housekeeping. problems in furniture, and kindred subjects of interest to the fair sex. A coloured plato of Paris fashions, a large sheet of fashions, and a cut-out paper pattern of a jacket bodice are given away as supplements. The firm of Ward and Lock has long obtained world-wide reputation as publishers of cheap literature. They are evidently determined not to be behindliand "In the coming winter. They now announce the issue, in monthly parts, of some [' excellent and standard works. Foremost among them stands Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." This will appear exactly as written by the author, and not a single line will be deleted. The copious and valuable notes of the late Dean Milman will, however, be added, and the edition will thus be one of the best ever issued. The first part, price 6d will be ready on the 25th of September, and the woik will be completed in 28 parts. Another standard work to be issued in the same manner nn 1 at the same time will be the historical writings of Josephus (Whitton's translation). The wotk will be com- pleted in thirteen sixpeuny parts, and will be freely illustrated. Beeton's" Housewif«'s Treasury of Domestic Information," the nature of which is sufficiently indicated by its title, will also be completed in thirteen parts at 6d. each. This work is a companion to that standard work known everywhere as Mrs. Beeton's Household Management." It will contain several plates and about 600 smaller en- gravings. The last of the quartette of new books is Great Thoughts on Great Truths," which is described as a treasury of reference to the Christian life, the Chuich, the ministry, and kindred subjects; selected and classified by the Rev. E. Davies." This, like the other works namrd, will be illustrated, and will be completed in twelve parts. THE CENTURY DICTIONARY still keeps very far ahead of all similar works. The tenth part got as far as Igun," and the eleventh, which has jusi been issued, although it consists of nearly 300 large quarto pages of triple columns, gous no further than "Juno." This fact in itself sum- ciently attests the marvellous completeness of the work. The Century contains a beautifully illustrated paper on It Wells Cathedral," in which much valuable information may be obtained. The mag- nificent illustrations to the papers "On the Women of the Paris Salon form quite a feature of the magazine. The same may be said of the Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson." The other contents are:—" In Marble Hills" (illustrated), "An Artist's Letters from Japan (illustrated), and Our New Naval Guns." St. Nicholas contains—" The Great Tri-club Tennis Tournament," "The Brownie's Birthday Dinner, A Day in the Country," Great Ocean Waves," and A Little Brown; Witch" (all illus- trated), and several complete stories and poems suitable for the young people.

A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF GRANITE. Vinolhaven, Maine, claims to have produced the largest stone ever brought to light. The Bodwell Granite Company recently quarried a shaft of granite which, it is said, is the largest piece of stone ever quarried anywhere, and if erecttd will be the highest, largest, and heaviest single piece of solid stone standing, or that ever stood, so far as any record can bo found. In height it con- siderably exceeds any of the Egyptian obelisks. It is understood (says Stone) that the company quarried this immense monolith of their own account, not having an order for anything of the kind, aud they suggest that it would be a fitting contribution from Maine for the monument to be erected in honour of General Grant.

Mrs. Langtry, There has been some talk of Mrs. Latiglrv re- turning to the St. James's, London, for the rest of her term, which dops not end until Christmas, and producing there Mr. Coghlan's new drama Jocelyn." Sue has, however, now arranged, so far as arrangements could be completed during her slay at Royat, to take the Princess's for a twelvemonth from the middle of next month, the production upon which she has set her heart being an elaborate revival of Antony and Cleopatra." In this, if it comes off, Mr. Coghlan, who has not now been seen on the London stage for some time, will come over from America to play Antony, so the experiment should be interesting from more points of view than one.

The Bachelor's Wish. Mr. WaHel" Himiltou writes to Xotes and Queries that he has come across the following lines written on the fly-leaf of an odd volume of the Reposi- tory," 1783. It is called the bachelor's wish:—■ 1 female companion to soften mv cares, 2 thousand a year to support my affairs, 3 dogs and u gun to pass away time, 4 horses and chaise to indulge me and mine, 5 jolly companions with whom to make merry, 6 dishes each day with six glasses of sherry, 7 beds in my house for my friends at their leisure, p, something or other to add to their pleasure, S ponnds in my pocket when ye same I requite, 0 li grant but these, Heaven, no more I desire A hundred and seven years, after all, have made little difference in our material aspirations.

Caught by the Tide, A Shoeburyness fisherman nearly lost his life on Sunday morning. A party were out shooting in the fishing-smack Shanghai, when, at one o'clock a.m., they heard shouts of distress off Shoeburyness omt, about a. mile and a half from land. They bore down as fast as they could, firing guns every half minute. This attracted some water-men, who aided in the search. After some time they found, by means of a lantern, a young fisherman stand- ing up to his neck in water. He had walked over the sands to attend to his linep, starling at eleven o'clock the previous night, and the weather be. coming thick he lost his way. He was landed at Southchurch by the smack in an exhausted state.

Attacked by a Fish off Teign- mouth, Mr. R. Mallock and his family, who are visiting Teignmouth, report a strange adventure which they had on Saturday. They were cruising off Exmouth, in a 20ft. boat, of which Nicholi Rumelli had charge, when they were suddenly attacked by a large fish. The boat sustained a severe shock on the port side, and then, to the surprise of those in her, the head of a fish was peen protruding through the side, a hole nine inches square having been knocked in the boat. Rumelli caught hold of the head of the fish, and attempted to secure it, but failed. Foriunsitely the sea wae calm, and the excursionists returned safely to Teignmouth.

The Round of a Postage Stamp. 'A penny postage sta np, on the adhesive side of which was a written message in shorthand and the address of a. resident at Guildford, was posted the other day in Lincoln, and has been duly delivered at the address stated in Guildford. Tho official mark had been stamped upon the face of this novel letter, and the writing on the back wi.s easily deciphered when the sumo reached its destination.

NEWS INBRIEP^ The Forth Bridge has been officially valued for assessment at JE5,371 8s. 7d. per mile of railway. According to an American paper, Mrs. Eunice J. Jose, of Sac?, is just cutting a tbird set of teetb Mrs. Jose is 91 years old. Mr. Hugh Orr, a Belfast merchant, aged 73 years, on Monday in the most determined manner blew eut his brains with a double-barrelled fowling piece. In Dr. Barnardo's Babies' Castle" there is < child whose mother, in a state of drunkenness, deliberately blinded it with a needle! The new burlesque at the Gaietv by Messrs Sims and Pettilt, which is to be produced about the end of the month, is to be entitled Carmen up to Date." fashion and Sport wants to know if it is true that Mr. W. S. Gilbert, when asked to dine with a friend at an hotel at Carlsbad last week, declined on the ground that he objected to dine a la Carte, A convict orchestra and choir performed the music at a recent wedding in an Illinois peni- tentiary. The vocalists were not an "angelio choir." Those people who are so fond of prophesying the return of crinolines are silent for once. All the new dresses in Paris are as ciose fitting as they well can be. Seaweed, though not the diet for an epicure, is, when dry, richer than oatmeal or Indian corn in nitrogeneous constituent?, and takes rank among the most nutritious of vegetable foods. The London, Ediuburgh, and Glasgow Assurance Company has recently paid a eliim of Ll,000 to the widow of Mr. R. Huntly, who was acciden- tally killed at Risca, after having paid only a year's premium. The Most Rev. Dr. Leahv, Roman Catholic Bishop Qf Dromore, died at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon at Violet Hill, Newry, in the 80th year of his age. According to the Birmingham Daily Post, Dr. Gott, the present Dean of YVorces e-, and formerly vicar of Leeds, is in the running for the vacant bishopric of Worcester. Francis William Hulley, 21, farm labourer, was apprehended at Droylsden, near Manchester, on Monday for burning four hay-stacks and attempt- ing to murder Amelia Bonsald, a farmer'H daughter, at Macclesfield, on the 23rd of August. The great expanse covered by the United States is illustrated by the fact that they are now having frostB in the North-west and sunstrokes in the South-west. There is something to suit every- body. Flowers and fruit are set aside completely in the head-gear of the fashionable Pdrieiennee. Ostrich feathers, wings, aigrettes, biids—small and large—with bows of broad ribbon, constitute the fashionable trimming. O'Donovan Rossa is now engaged in travelling for Thurber and Wheyland selling liquors and cigars. His threatened return to Ireland is some- what doubtful, unless a subscription is got up for him. The rermrkablo statement is made by the Alliance News that there are about 150 clubs in London, mostly political ones, which, having fallen into debt to the brewer, are now simply tied clubs." The Ostend strainer which arrived at Dover on Friday reported that shortly after having Ostend on Thursday night she came into collision with a French fishing smack, which is supposed to have sunk. One of the crew was brought to Dover. The embankment of the Cromford and Langley Canal has broken near Matlock, owing to it being honeycombed by rats. The traffic, which is con- siderable to tho Derbyshire coallieids, will be suspended a week. Mr. Charles Bailey, postmaster of Empingham, Rutland, died on Friday under piinful circum- stances. He went into an outhouse to fetch a bottle containing beer, but in mistake took up a bottle of weedkiller, some of which he drank. Bt fore a d ctor could arrive Mr. Bailey died. The sentence on the driver Williams, of the Army Service Corps, who was t't 't by court- martini last week for desertion after the reccnt destruction of ham, ss at Chatham, has iust been promulgated. He is to undergo sixty-five days' imprisonment. It. is not generally known what an immense quantity of cheese now renclies llii-4 country from Canada. Last year the imports nmounted to nearly 90,000,000 b. weighs, and up to the middle of August Lhe ,-hipments from cal numbered 665,865 boxes, us ngain^t 553,449 k,si s in the came period in 1839 and 50C,C05 in 1Lv3. "The fashion of wearing wooden sir es is growing into favour in this count! y as well a3 in England," -aid a stio,- dealer the ol li-,c day to a rr porter from the San Francisco Examiner, liv the aid of UJacllillerya really neat aud couifoi aole shoe can b« made so stylishly that no young woman need he ashamed to wear it for the street. Oundlfi, the Northamptonshire town, has lost a wonderful old lady in Elizabeth Pats. She was possessed of exi raoi dinary vitality. Two days before her death she walked upstairs without assistance, and only half an hour 1 ei .re she died she helped her-elf to a glass of port wille. Her age was ninety-five. A notorious riilway thief, who r,a-ses under the name of James Smith, was brought up at Devon- port on Monday and committed fur trial on charges of perpetrating vaiious trunk lobieiies at the Gr at Western and South Western Stations. The prisoner is wanted for similar «i• rotations at Worcester, Durham, Portsmouth, E inburgh, Tor- quay, and other towns. A g od story concerning Mr. Bradlaugh is told. At one of his contested electioni at Northninpton, when tlu Tories had their best hopes of success, his opponent asked for his auto- graph, and in reply Mr. Br dlnugh wrote:- "House of Commons,— Admit M. to the Strangers'Gallery," and followed h's with his signature. A Dalziel telegram from Kansas City says:- "Solziel Whilecups' have attacked an inof- fensive divine named Smith, 68 yt-ar9 of age, because he had proposed to a wido IV of 45. They enveloped his head in a sack, and after he had been dragged a mile by a galloping horse to which they tied him, he was stripped naked, bound, and flogged with willows till nearly dead." Arthur John Corfield, a carter, lately residing at Ardwick, was at Manchester on Saturday committed to the assizes-first, on a charge of murdering his youngest two children, and, secondly, for attempt- ing to murder his wife and eldest child. Evidence supplementary to that already given at the previous hearing was adduced, but no fresh facts of importance were disclosed.—The prisoner, in answer to the usual inquiry, said he had nothing to say. Lloyd's agent at Blest telegraphs that the British steamer Royal Crown, from Fiume for Lcith with a cargo of wheat, Bank three miles south of Ushant on Sunday morning. All the crew, numbering 24, and seven passengers were saved. The steamer is a complete loss. The Royal Crown was an iron screw steamer of 1,844 tons, built at Newcastle in 1874, and was owned by Messrs. Hill Brotlierp, Newcastle. An extraordinary case of attempfe.1 suicide is reported from Bangoris y-coed, Flint shire. A retired publican, named Bartlam, quarrelled with his wife and threatened to shoot iu r. She ran out of the house, and during her absence he cut his threat. He then went to a neighbours house with a mackintosh wrapped round his I hroltt, and asked if his wife had been seen. Bartlam, who had only stockings on his feet, walked about until he became exhausted. Albert Orme, grocer, Bradford, with his wife and a neighbour named Ben Stevenson, left Bradford on Monday for Paris, to undergo M. Pasteurle treatment. Stevenson was severly bitten by a collie dog belonging to Oi me, which died shortly after from rabies, and both Orme and his wife were also attacked. Bradford has not been clear from hydrophobia since the first outbreak five years ago. While Dr. Bridge was playing the organ in Chester Cathedral on F.iday,during the singing of a hymn, the crank shaft snapped, and, whirling round, broke some of the bellows, and so damaged he instrument that seme days must elapse Defore it can be repaired. The sudden stoppage of the organ in the middle of the hymn caused some surprise, but the choristers proceeded with the remaining verse., unaccompanied, and the rest of the SOl vice was read. The Irish Times says considerable excitement was caused amongst the residents and visitors at Skerries, county Dublin, on Thursday morning, by the appearance of a 17ft. whale in the waters near the slip. Three men proceeded to the spot in a boat, and by means of a rope thrown round his tail succeeded in capturing the monster. When brought near the shore the whale lashed the waters to an enormous height, and wounded its body on the stones, which were stained with blood. The carcase was placed on a cart for removal to Dublin, but on the way the vehicle broke down cwing to the weieht

Spirit of the Welsh Press. .— J BY (< GWYLLEDYDD.] tPHE CHIEF CONSTABLESHIP OF CAEDIGAN- SHIRE, The burning question with the Welsh press this week is the refusal of the Home Secre- tary to sanction the appointment of Sergeant Evans, of Aberystwith, as chief-oonstable of the county of Cardigan. The readers of the Western Mail must remember the summary diemissal of Major Lewis, the late chief-con- stable, last year, by the casting vote of the chairman. The joint police committee is formed of an equal number of members chosen by the quarter sessions and the county coun- cil. So strong is the hostile feeling of the farmers against the magistracy that an attempt was made to prevent a single member of it being returned to the county council. The result was an overwhelming victory for the farmers. In the appointment of the joint police committee the selection was made on strict party lines, and the business before it was decided by the casting vote of the chairman. The sturdy yeomen and farmers were deter- mined to humble the gentry, who held undis- puted sway before the passing of the Local Government Act, and they have succeeded in their purpose. They now have to fight the Home Secretary, and the battle is watched with the greatest interest. The Radical portion of the press is unanimous in condem- nation of the Home Secretary. The Celt says that he will have to give way, The Tyst discusses the matter in a lengthy article, and comes to the conclusion that the question at issue is, Who are to rule-the representatives of the ratepayers or the Central Government? The Tarian says:— The choice of SergeaDt Evans as chief- constable has thrown the small gentry of Car- diganshire almost into fits. The office bad always Men filled by one of their class, and they believed that it was the privilege of a poor gentleman or of the son of a wealthy landowner. These men have hitherto drank the cream of the land; they bold every well-paid office; and the masses are regarded by them as chaff. Mr. Evans does not belong to their class. He is one of the people, but has a head between his shoulders. The contest is not a personal one—it is whether the people or the geutry are to rule. We believe that the scale will turn in favour of the people." The Herald is still more pronounced, and says Mr. Matthews is the most blundering Home Secretary we ever had. He has contemned the voice of the country in order to please a handful of bigoted, senseless petty gentry. A Nonconformist chief-constable is like fire on the skins of the swells of the country. Under the old dispensation a retired Army or naval officer held the post, and in default of one of these a poor country gentleman and a member of the Estab- lished Church. Sergeant Evans attends a Methodist chapel, and worships with the common people. The question to be settled if, Who are to govern— the people or the magistrate- ? The Government will find out that the Home Secretary is an ex- pensive member of it." PUBLIC-HOUSE LICENSING. Systematic efforts have been made by the teetotaiers of Merionethshire to prevent the renewal of licences for public-houses. The Herald, Genedl, and Baner contain long re- ports of licensing meetings at Festiniog and Bala, in which the arguments of the host of lawyers engaged are given. A systematic canvass of a parish at Festiniog showed that 90 per cent. of the ratepayers pronounced against all public-houses. The Genedl ex- presses a doubt in its leading article of the wisdom of the teetotalers in opposing all re- newals, and says:— The teetotalers, itS a rule, are not wise in their generation. Their zeal for timperance is com- mendable. but when they come to fight the ques- tion they display considerable indifference about Lbe legal rules to be observed. It is of no use making bold assertions before the bench; proofs must be produced if they hope to win." The Festiniog correspondent of the Baner throws much light upon public opinion in the matter of public-houses. It appears that the county council elections in the district of Fes- tiniog turned upon the licensing question, and that the teetotal candidate was beaten by the publican, notwithstanding the great efforts that were made on his behalf. The natural inference to be drawn from these facts is that ordinary Welsh ratepayers have not the courage of their opinions. When voting by ballot they support the public-house, but when giving their views openly, 90 per cent. pronounce in favour of closing all public- houses. This fact discloses an unhealthy moral condition of society, and accounts, pro- bably, for the existence of the Sunday Closing Act. The Tarian is very severe on the Caer- philly bench of magistrates for having granted a new license in the district, where the owners of a neighbouring colliery objected. SASSIWN CARNARVON. The reports of the meetings of theCalvi- nistic Methodist Association occupy con- siderable space in the Goleuad and Baner, as well as the two Carnarvon papers. A vast amount of mechanical work was gone through during the four days' sittings, and many resolutions were passed. The preaching on the last day was well attended, the Pavilion and Moriab Chapel being crowded. It is difficult to obtain correct reports of denomi- national meetings. What is given to the public is furnished by interested persons, and the different denominations take no notice of each other's meetings. English newspapers have not hitherto thought it necessary to send reporters to them, and the general public are, therefore, left in ignorance of what takes place. The Genedl-a friendly news- paper-mentions matters in connection with the great preaching servioes which sound strange in English ears "There was a large attendance at the morning service. Persons came in, sat down fur a time, and then went out. It is the same at every popular association. Hundreds of persons went out of the morning services during the prayer and singing at the close. We fear that we shall be compelled to go to the Old Church to learn to practise decency and devotion. We are as uncivilised as the sable denizens of Africa. A mere form of worship is better than this irregularity. Let the Churches, before the next association, teach their members better manner", otherwise we aliall become objects of contempt to the uncircumcised." There is an offensive tone of sanctimonious- ness running through the official notices of these meetings, as if Methodism were a special ordinance of the Most High. The Baner, referring to oertain proceedings of which the writer disapproved, says:—"The great cause (achos mawr) suffers, and the enemies point the finger of scorn." The Genedl refers to a (t singular coincidence" of the congregations at the Pavilion and Moriah Chapel breaking out into ecstatic joy at the same moment under the anointed (eneiniol) influenoe of two young preachers. Power more than human," says the Goleuad, was present in the great pavilion. Yr oedd llawenydd, yn ymylu, al" orfoledd, yn llamv canoedd o galonau." The mixture of the sacred and profane,'the H florfoledd" and the "laughter," and the walking out of the chapel during the closing prayer appear incongruous to outsiders—scarcely consonant in their minds with Divine worship, THE TITHE W.A.R, The Baner is indignant at the presence of the Hussars in Denbighshire, and denies that there was any reason for sending for them. It also censures certain Radical (English) papers (names not given) for publishing false Retorts" of the tithe war, "There waa nothing wrong in the action of the crowd," says the Baner, In another page we have a description of what Mr. Gee considers proper and justifiable conduct. Here is an extract The bailiff asked for an I 0 U for the amount of the tithe, and the wife, holding a vessel contain- ing boiling water, said :—' If you don'c get away, I will give you I O U.' The bailiff ran for his life." At another farm, whilst the tenant was arranging terms with the bailiff, A brother emptied the contents of a bucket on the head of the tithe agent, until his appearance was laughable in the extreme, and the effluvium from it was a thousand times worse." The Herald differs from the Baner, and says:— "An unexpected end has come to the tithe agitation in Denbighshire. Signs of opposition have gradually disappeared since the advent of the military. Many farmers have called upon Messrs. Dale and Stevens and paid their tithe. Others paid before their pioperty was removed. The result is that the tithe has been paid in the parishes where there was the greatest opposition, and the soldiers went away on Friday." DR. PAN JONES ON ARIANWEN." It appears that this opera has been per- formed in 50 different places during the last two or three months, and yet the Welsh news- papers have taken scarcely any notice of it. Dr. Pan Jones, in an interesting paper on 11 Llanwrtyd," refers to Arianwen as fol- lows: -Lj, "I have seen many operas performed from time to time. Yes, more than one in Rome, Vienna, and Paris. I name these cities because we are accus- tomed to look down upon them as pagan and irre- ligious and to which missionaries should be sent, but I am bound honestly to admit that I have not seen anything in those places so low and tasteless (dichwaeth) as 'Arianwen.' I do not pretend to offer an opinion upon the music I should think it was good, and that each actor did his part well, but the conception of the piece is low. The best idea I can convey of it is a clumsy courtship turned inside out; and to crown all, or, rat her, to disgrace all, special pro- minence is given to the imitation (dynwared) of a drunken man. It cannot be expected that such a heap of rubbish will lead to anything but misery (trueni). We are thankful to Dr. Parry for his efforts to improve music, but virtue, modesty, and religion will gain nothing by the conception of this opera." THE PRIVILEGES OF WELSH M.P.'S. The readiness with which candidates for Parliamentary honours promise everything that is asked for is bearing fruit. This is how the Calvinistic Methodist organ censures Mr. Handel), the member for West Glamor- gan :— "It is strange to see Mr. D ivid Randell, M.P., appearing as advocate for a publican at Llanelly. However excellent a man Mr. Randell is, he and his constituency should come to an understanding on the temperance question. No one should serve the people and the publican at the same time. A servant should not put himself in a position where there is danger of his duing injustice to his master,"

WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES OF A GERMAN IN WALES. The current issue of the Home Provider contains the following: A German, who has been travelling in England, has had some astounding experiences in Wales. The feudal system, according to him, is carried out in all its essentials of servile grovel- ling to one's superiors." He was walking in a little town famous for its cathedral, when he saw a negligently-elegant gentleman coming towards him. All the people stood stock-still the men lifted their hats and bowed reverently; the women curtsied. When the lord had passed by, the people throDged behind him, and some of them humb V lifted the tails of his coat and pressed them with their lips. As our friend, the tourist, stood interested and watched the figure of the retreating aristocrat, he turned and saw a policeman. Do you not know my lord ?" said the policeman. What my lord ?" asked Herr Geehb. That gentleman," answered the policeman, who has just passed by. You have not saluted him." The free spirit of the expatriated German was aroused. Are you a police officer ?" he sharply demanded of him, and is it your busi- ness to see that everybody salutes my lord ? Go to my lord, and ask him why he did not salute me; then go and mind your own business." One would really like to have the name of this won- derful cathedral town, and would suggest the next time our German friend takei pilgrimages of this nature that he carries with him an instantaneous camera, so as to reproduce some of the wonderful things lie sees, and thus place them beyond, a- the Grand Inquisitor says in The Gondoliers," the possible, probable shadow of a doubt."

TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY Bai'lolet, a little village near Rouen, has been the scene of a. terrible tragedy. A family of three persons—father, mother, and an imbecile daughter, who was about twenty-five years of age, have been killed. No one knows exactly how the deaths were caused, but the story current among the neighbours is that the mo! her, affected by the misfortune of having a helpless daughter, gradually lost her reason. While her hu«band was in the fields at work and the neigh- bours were enjoying themselves at a village fete, she took a revolver, and after shooting her otf- spring dead, fired through her own heart. When the husband returned and saw what had been done he also took up the revolver and blew out his I brains. All the police have been able to do is to state the fact of the discovery of the bodies to the proper authorities.

A Runaway Couple Captured. The Leipzig police have made a clever capture. A Viennese lady of seventeen summers suddenly left her home with a young man, taking with her paper money to the value of 8,600 florins, the property of her father. Her companion was a student of Biiinn, and just 22. The young lady had put on male costume, and the pair entered their names in the visitors' books at hotels as tho" brothers Hohonfels." The capture was made while the young man was attempting to cash a thousand-florin note at a bureau of money- changers. Seven thousand five hundred florins were found in the possession of the couple, together with a phial containing poison and a revolver. These they had purchased at Carlsbad, where they stayed for eight days.

Pitiful Story of a Girl. At Sanderstead, near Croydon, Sarah Prince, aged 21, has stated that, after vainly appealing for help to the man by whom she had become preg- nant, she wandered into a wood, where she remained without food and drink for 24 hours. While in this pitiable state a child was born dead. After its birth she fainted. On recovering she buried the body under leaves and mould. Her statement led to a search being made, and the bodv has been found.

Sullivan's New Collaborator. Sir Arthur Sullivan is engaged in constructing a new opera with Mr. Julian Sturgis, a Suiray county gentleman, who distinguished himself at, Oxford, and subsequently in that brilliant satire, "The Comedy of a Country Saise."

t A NAMELESS HERO. (From the Leisure Hour.) It is only a simple story, But I would that my song had wing-* It should speed to the south with the message Of honour and homage it brings. It should fly from the home of his fathers, Our England's brave son to greet, And know no pause in its flying, Till it found him and fell at his feet. "Away, fd £ the Murray is risi n g The word was passed along, As the flood came washing over the plain, Full-breasted, broad, and strong. Fly And the folk fled trembling "Fly if you care for your lives; Leave cattle and homestead to save themselves, And save your children and wives!" On a little upland rising Out of the level plain, Some cattle grazed or stared, great-eyed, Over the broad champaign. His faithful watch on them keeping, The owner's son stood br, And saw the wide waste of waters Stretch wide 'neatli he wide, wide sky A boy, in life's happy springtime, A boy to whom life was dear, With a true man's sense of duty, And a brave man's scorn of fear. Some paused in their flight, and shoute. Run, quick, for your lite, boy, run And take no heed of your father's held. But save your father's son Loud he laughed at their terrors; He scoffed at their wild dismay Then answered, No, I will not come, For father told me to stay." He looked again at the wnters That reached out far and wide; Silent as death, and death-like strong, They spread on every side. And hope fell dead within him, For he knew that the end was near; And he thought of his mother's last iond kiss And his b tby sister dear. And still came the cry from the neighbour?,, "Come, lad, while ytt you m"y And still he sent this answer back, No father told me to stay Hark 'Tis his father crying, With his heart in tin: cry, Well done! You have risked your life for your duty, K Th-tnk God, 1 can save such a son !"it Wt,, 10", in a distant country, YVe. too, are proud as we say That the mighty spirit of Engiund lives In this son of hers to-day. For while the lads of our Bri'Hi breed Hold honour of highest worth, The old-time gloiy slill will crown The greatest lace on earl h,

"A correspondent sends us this incident from Australia in a paragraph cut from a Sydney newspaper, headed, "An Australian Cassabianca."