Wrexham Guardian

The Bishop of St. David's is leaving England next Monday for a month or five weeks. Bishop Alford, now at Claugbton, near Birken- head, has acceptbd the incumbency of St. Mary's, Kippington, near Seven The foundations for the new church there are in course of prepara- tion. Mr Harry W. Lees, solicitor, has been appointed registrar to the Charterhouse. There were fourteen or fifteen candidates. The salary is £700 a year with residence. The Bishop of Brisbane writes :—" I sincerely hope you have made strenuous efforts to get men for us. It is impossible for me adequately to describe my great anxiety on this subject. I have no fear about maintenance." A correspondent to our London namesake writes that the Rev T. Vere Bayne, of Christ Church, and Mr T. F. Dallin, of Queen's, have been ap- pointed secretaries to the Oxford Commission. The appointments reflect great credit on the Government. MALPAS DEANERY.—At a ruri.decanal con- ference held at Tattenhall on Monday, the Rev Canon Turner, rural dean, presiding, the following resolution was unanimously passed:—That in the opinion of this conference compulsory confes- sion is contrary to the intention of our Saviour contrary to the practice of the Early Christians and contrary to the principles of the English Church."

CATHEDRAL. CHESTER. The hours of Divine Service in this Cathedral are as follows: On week days Morning Prayer said in the Lady Chapel at 8 o'clock Full Cathedral Musical S.rvice at 10 a.m.; Full Cathedral Evening Service at excep ing on Satur- days when it is at 4 o'clockRCelebrat>on of the Ho y Com- manion at 8 a.m. on all Saints' days and other festivals, and a ehort Sermon preached at the evening service on these days. Sundays Celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 a.m., excepting on the first Sunday in the month, when it takes nlace alter THE 11 o'clock service Full Cathedral Morning Service at 11 o'clock; Full Cathedral Afternoon Service at 4 o'clock, but no sermon; Special Evening Service in the Nave and South Transept at 6.30. This i- a purely Parochial Choral Service, sustained by a Voluntary Choir of 120 voices under the leadership of Mr Cuzner.

CHURCHES. WREXHAM. Parish Church-Sundays. Morning Service at 11^ a.m. Evening Service at TI.30 p.m. Welsh Bible Class at 2 p.m Welsh Service at p.m. Holy Communion first Sunday in the month at 11 a.m. second Sunday (in Welsh) at 9 a.m.; third Sunday at 8 30 a.m. and 11 a.m.— eek-days. Morning Service on Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m.; Evening Service, with a Sermon, every Wednesday Evening at 7 p.m.; Shortened Evening Service, with Bible Classes for Children, every Friday Evening at 7 p.m.; Ladies' Bible Class every Tuesday at 3 p m. The Sacrament of Baptism is administered at this Church at 4 p.m. every Sunday al the Wednesday and Friday Morning Services, and at other times if required. The Reits are all free and unappropriated. All the oftertory col- lections are made from the whole congregation ana are devoted to the repair and expenses of the Uiurcli, and the LOIR. Rev David Howell, vicar; Mr E B Simms, organist and choirmaster; Mr E. Lovatt, parish clerk. St Mark's Church.—Sundays. MomingServicea.tlla.m Te Deum, Barnbv Jubilate, Whitfeld Anthem, "0 rest in the Lord cast thy burden upon the Lord, 1 *V 5/, and Psalm 50, v. 23 Hymn before Sermon, O08; 11} mn after Sermon, 312. Evening Service at 6.30. Magnificat and Nunc Dimitti, Arnold; Anthem, 1 Come and let us return unto the Lord;" Hymn before Sermon, 192; Hymn aft. r Sennon, 340. Celebration of the Holy Communion on the first Sunday in every month at 8.30 second Sunday at 11 a.m.; third Sunday at 10 a.m.; ether Sundays at 8.30A.m. and on tlie principal Festivals of the (Jhnrch at 8.30 a.m. and 11 a.1I1. Bible Classes, for men and women, are held at the Church at 2 00 p'm. every Sunday and a Public Catechising of the Sunday Schools at 3 p.m. on the first Sunday in every month —Week Days. Morning Service on all Holy I ays (except when they occur on Wednesdays or !• nclays, when Divine Service is held in the Parish Church) at 11 a.m., and daily during Lent. Service and Sermon every L-niiay Even- ing at 7.45 p.m. during Lent and Advent. The seats are all free and unappropriated. The offertories are devoted to the expenses of the service.8, the repair of the Church, and the poor Organist and Choirmaster, Mr H. Bennett.^ St. James's Church, Rhosddu.—Sundays. Morning Service at 11 a.m.; Evening Service at 6.30 p.m. Holy Communion on the Sunday in every month ntl a.m. Sunday School at 9 45 a.m., and 2 30 p.m. Choir practice every Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Week Evening Services during Advent and Lent. Bersham School Church.—Sundays. Evening Service at 6 30 p ni Holy Communion four times a year. Sunday School'at 2.30 p.m. Week Evening Services during Advent and Lent. Rhosnessney School Church.—Sundays. Afternoon Service at 3 p.m. Sunday School?.—A meeting of the Sunday School Teachers is held at the Free School on the first Monday Evening in every month at 7.30 p.m,; and a Special Celebration of the Holy Communion once a quarter at the Parish Church. Visiting Association.—A meeting of the District Visiting Association is held at the Savings Bank on fheseeond Monday Evening n each month at 7.30 p.m. BANGOR ISYCOED. Parish Church.—Sunday. Morning Service at 11; After. noon Service at 3. The Holy COIDmnnion is administered on THE last Sunday in each month, and on the great Festivals, after the Morning Service. Sunday Schools at 10 a.m. and 2 p HI Rector, Rev. G. H. McGill; organ, the Misses McGill. Bvton School Chapel.—Evening Service on Sunday at 6.30 (alternate with the Rector of Marchwiel). BALA. Llanycil.—Welsh Service and Sermon at 10.30 a.m. Christ Church.—English Service and Sermon at 10.30 a.m.; Sunday School at 2 }>.nl.; English Service and Sermon at 8.15 p.m. Welsh Scrvice and Sermon at 0.15 p.m. English Service on Saint days; Singing Class an Mondays at 7 p.m. Service and Sermon on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; Bible CLA.^S on Fridays at p.m. Administration of the Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays in each month. BRYMBO. St. Mary's Church.—Sunday. Morning Service (in English at 10.30. Afternoon Service (in Welsh) at 3.15. Evening Service (in English) at 6.,JO. Celebration of the Holy Communion on the first and Ithird Sundays ia the month and on Holy Days. Sunday Schools at 9 a.m. and 2 D m Singing Class on Tuesdays at 7.30 p.m. Service on Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m. Rev W. Jones, vicar; Rev W. P. James, curate; Mr J. Mathias, organist; Messrs O. May and Azariah Jones, churclnnmiens; Mpssrs D. A. W. Robertson, T.Rogers, O. Price, and F. Hutchinson s desmen. Bwlchgwyn School Church.-Sunday, Morning Seryices- W«lRh at 10- and English at 11.10. Evening bervice (in WFLSH) at 6 30. Sunday School at 2.30 p.m. Bible Class o» Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Rev J. W. Joues, M.A., curate-M- eharge. ERBISTOCK. Morning Prayer daily at 8, except on Sundays and Holy Days, when it IS at II; Evening Prayer at 6, on Sunday at 3.30. Holy Communion on the first Sunday in the month after Morning Service; on the Third Sunday at 8 a.m. HOLYWELL. Parish Church.—English Services are held on Sundays at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.; Welsh Services at 9.45 and 6 p.m. There is a Welsh Service on Mondays at 7 p.m., and an ENGLISH Service at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. Rev R. O. Williams, M.A., vicar Rev E. O. Williams, curate. LLANTYSILIO. Parish Church—Sundays. English Service at 3 p.m (3.30 from first of April to first of October), also on the first Sunday in the month at 10.30 a.m., with celebration of Com- munion Welsh Service at 10.15 and 6 p.m. Holy Commu- nion on the third Sunday in the mouth.—Rev J. S. Joues, vicar. LLANGOLLEN. Parish Church-Sunday. Matins at 10.30 a.m. Litany and Children's Service at 3.15 p.m. Evensong at G. Sunday School at 2 p.m. Holy Communion every Sunday and-on ¡ Saints' Days at 8 a.m.: and on the firet and third Sundays in each month after the Morning Service. Daily Prayers at S.46 a.m. and 6 p.m., except on Wednesdays, when Evensong will be at 6 p.m. St. John's Church (Welsh).—Sunday. Morning Service at 10.30. Evening Service at 6. Holy Communion on the first Sunday in each month after the Morning Service. Week day Service on Thursdays at 7 p.m. St. Mary's, Eglwyseg(Welsh).—Sunday School at 10.30 am, Afternoou Service at 2.30. Holy Communion on the laat Sunday in each month, when the Morning Service will be at 10 80, with Holy Communion. Sunday School at 3.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting at 0 p.m. Week-day Service on the Friday I next before the Holy Communion at 7 p.m.; a Preparatory Meeting. St. David's, Fron.—Sunday. English Service at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 2 p.m. Litany and Children's Service at 3.15 p.m. Welsh Service at 6 p.m. Holy Communion on the second Sunday in each month after the Morning Service. Berwyn Mission Room.1—Sunday School at 2 p.m. The serving Ministers are—The Rev E. Rhys James, B.D., vicar, at the Vicarage; the Rev Henry D. Morgan, B.A., at Mr PrIce s, chemist, Bridge-street; the Rev Richard Bowcott B A., AT Mr Edwards', confectioner, Castle-street; the Rev William Davies, B.A., at Mr Broughton Jones', plumber, Market-street. MINERA. St. Mary's Parish Church.—Sundays, Morning Service at 11 a M Afternoon (Welsh) at 3.16 p.m. Evening Service, € 8#'D M Wednesday Evening, 7 p.m. Holy Communion in "English on the first Sunday in every month. Sunday School at 2 n M Clergy, REV J. Williams, vicar; Rev J. Thomas, curate Organist and choirmaster, Mr J. Williams. Coedpoeth Iron Church.-Sunda.ys. Morning Service at 10 39 Evening Service at 6 p.m. Holy Communion (Welsh) on the second Sunday in the month, and in English on the fourth. Sunday School at 2 p.m. W eekdays: Friday, at 7 p.m. MALFAS. Parish Church-Sundays. Morning Prayer at 10.30 Litany at 11 a.m. Communion Service with Sermon and Celebration of the Holy Communion at 11.15_a..m. The above services are said together, and commence at 10.3b.. The hours for the several services are g-iyen as nearly as possible, for the convenience of those who for any reason may be prevented rom attending the whole of the services, or wish to attend owe or more only. Litany, Baptisms, and Sermon at 2.3 J p.m Evening Prayer and Sermon at 6.30 Rectors, Rev C. W. Cox and the Hon. the Rev. W. Trevor Kenyon. Organist, lYli. Danily. Choirmaster, Mr A. D. Cailcott. OVERTON. Parish Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 11, Evening Service at 6. Celebration of the Holy Communion on the first Suda) in the mopth at the Morning Service. Litany, Churching, and Baptisms, at 3 on the Fir-t Sunday in the mouth. Rector, Rev H. Mackenzie; OW.NIST, Mrs Battersby. N I MOLD. St. Mary's Church.—Sunday. Morning Service Venite, 8; Psalms, 110, 111, and 112 (1), 113 (S.A. 118); Te Deum, page 6 Festival Book; Jubilate, page 19 Festival Book HY8lJl.8,217, 220, and 370. Eyening Servioe Psalms, 1; Cantate and Deng Misereatur, Festival Book; Hymns, 311, 348, and 378.—Rer Rowland Ellis, ricar; Mr Lyle, organist. OSWESTRY. Parish Church.—There is service in this Church on Sundays: also services held daily at 8.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; and on Thurs- days at 7.30 p m. The new edttion of Hymns Ancient and Modern is used.—Sunday. Early celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Morning Prayer at 11: Hymns, 131,112, and 257. Afternoon Service at 3.30 p.rn (Special ervice used) Evening Service at 630 p.m.: Hymns, 271, 555, and 24.—Rev W. Howell Evans, vicar; Mr G. Gaffe, organist. PONTBLYDDYN. Christ Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 10.30; After- noon Service at 3.15 Evening Service (in Welsh) at 6.30.- Wednesdays. Welsh Service at 7 p.m. Leeswood National SchooL-Sundays. Evening Service (in English) at 6.30.—Fridays. Bible Class at 7 p.m. Pontblyddyn National School.—Thursdays. Bible Glass at p.m. RUTHIN. St. Peter's Cliurch.—Sunday. New edition Hymns Ancient and Modern are sung. Morning Service at 11. Responses, Rimbault; Venite and Gloria Patri, Battishill; Te Deum, 3 Helmore; Jubilate, Rimbault; Creed, Cruse; Hymn before Communion Service, 463, part 5; Kyrie and Doxology, Gounod; Hymn before Sermon, 389. Evening Service at 7: Responses, Rimbault; Gloria Patri, Bar- row; Cantate, Bennett; Deus Misereatur, Barnby; Creed, Cruse; Hymn after Third Collect, 160 Hymn before Sermon, 365; Hymn after Sermon, 18; Miss Edwards, organist; Mr Lloyd, choirmaster. RHYL. Trinity Church.-Sunday. Morning Service at 9.45 EvenJ ing Service at 6.30; Bible Class at 2.30 p.m.—Thursday. Evening Service at 7. The above services are in Welsh. There is an English service at 11.15 a.m., at which all the sittings are free. St. Thomas' Church.-Sunday3. The Hymn Book used at this Church is that published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. There is a rehearsal of Church music every Sunday after the Evening Service. All the sittings un- occupied after the commencement of the service are free. Mr F. Wrigley, organist. Vale-road Schoolrooms.—Sundays. Bible Class in the Afternoon at 2.15. Wellington-road Schoolrooms.—Sundays. Bible Class in the Afternoon at 2.15. Clwyd-strect Schoolrooms.—Sundays. Bible Class in the Morning at 9.45, and in the Afternoon at 2.30. RUABON. Parish Church.-Sundays. Morning Service at 11; Even- ing Service at 6.30; Welsh Service at 3.30 p.m. Baptisms at 4.30 p.m. Holy Communion at the Morning Service on the first Sunday in the month, and on the great festivak-Week- days. Evening scrvice anù Sermon on \V edllesday at 7 • and during Advent and Lent, Morning Prayer on Fridays at n. There is a rehearsal of the Church music for the following Sunday after the Sunday Evening Service; also, 11 8iniIJK practice after every Wednesday Evening Service. The Hymn liook used is Hymns Ancient and lIIoàerl1." Sunday School at 10 a.m. and 2.15 p.m. Rev E. W. Edwards. M.A., vicar; Rev Stephen Thomas, B.A., curate; Mr Sparrow, organist and choirmaster; Mr K. Lloyd, parish clerk. Bryn School-Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 11 a.m. Holy Communion on the third Sunday in the month. WYNNSTAY. Wynnstay Chapel.—Sundays. Evensong at 3-30, and Sun- day School at 2.30 p.m. The Rev Studholme Wilson, M.A., private chaplain Mr Sparrow, organist (and private organist to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., M.P.)

WREXHAM DEANERY CHORAL UNION FESTIVAL. The annual festival of the choirs comprising the Choral Union for the deanery of Wrexham was held at the Parish Church, on Tuesday afternoon. The choirs present on the occasion were the follow- ing:—Wrexhaui Parish Church, 20 voices; St. Mark's Church, 30; Minera, 32; Overton, 15; Bangor, 18; Iscoed 18; Mr Cuzuer's party, 19; total, 152. The committee were fortunate in again securing the services of Mr Cuzner, of Chester Cathedral, whose able conductorship has given so much satisfaction in former years. The choirs had been about four months in training; and the music, although simple, as being best adapted to the capacities of country choirs, was carefully selected from the works of the best modern com- posers of Church music. It should be borne in mind that it is not the aim of the Choral Union i. accustom the choirs under its control to the singing of difficult compositions; this may very wellbeleft to those choral societies whose ambition prompts them to give recitals from the oratorios of the great mas- ters. Tne mission of the Choral Union is much more practical, having regard to the object for which the union was originally set on foot, namely, to improve the services in the various churches within the deanery. Previous to the establishment of this society the art of chanting the Psalms and singing the anthems and hymns as they ought to be sung was very little understood; but a considerable improvement has now taken place as resulting from the operations of the union, and this improvement is becoming more apparent every year. It need hardly be said that the object which the society has in view is one that is deserving of the warmest encouragement at the hands of both clergy and laity in the different parishes. With respect to the clergy, we believe they have from the very com- mencement assisted the movement in every possible way, and recommended it to their flocks, who, as they are more immediately benefited by a musical reform, ought to patronise it to the fullest extent in a pecuniary point of view. The Rev C. W. Streatfeild, vicar of Bangor Iscoed, the hon. secretary, has been a valuable acquisition to the Choral Union, and the success which has hitherto attended the movement has been mainly owing to his exertions. The festival was announced to commence at half- past three, the choirs haviag previously entered the church for a rehearsal. There was a good congregation, though perhaps not so large as that of last year. Beside the officiating clergy, whose names we give below, the following were also present:—Wrexham, Rev Griffith Jones, and Rev W. Davies; Minera, Rev G. Williams and Rev J. Thomas; Overton, Rev H. Mackenzie; Bang-or, Rev G. H. McGrill; Iscoed, Rev C. W. Streatfeild Brymbo, Rev W. Jones and Gresford, the Rer Richard Jones. The clergy officiating were the Rev Charles Gambn, M.A., cura'e of Hawarden, who intoned 1 the prayers; and the Rev J. Dixon and the Rev C. W. Streatfeild, who read the first and second lessons. This was by far the best choral festival from a musical point of view, although the inner parts did not seem so full. St. Gi'es' and St. Marks, Wrexham, were the only choirs surpliced, the crthere being arranged in the two centre seats. The pro- cessional hymn commenced Through the night of doubt and sorrow," the tune being Rev J. B. Dykes' in D. The procession marched tip the centre aisle, and dividing at the chancel came back to their usual place under the organ. Although it is very difficult to keep together under such eircum- stances, the hymn was sung remarkably well. The Confessional and Lord's Prayer were done very effectively, not hurried over aa we too frequently hear them, the former being said after the minister had ended each sentence. The responses were Tallis's. The psalms for the day were the Ixv, xxxiii, and xlvii, the chants being appropriate and simple. The pointing of the nsalms and canticles was taken from Dr Elvey's Psalter. Mr Cuzner conducted from the centre aisle, and gave the time with his baton, but his splendid bass voice proved the best baton. Both Cantoris and Decani sang well, the sides being very evenly balanced, and the manner in which the canticles and psalms were goue through must be very gratifying to all concerned. The anthem, 0 Lord, how manifold are Thy works" (Barnby), was sung with great precision and spirit throughout, Mr Armstrong, deanery choirmaster, presiding at the organ. The Veu. Archdeacon Morgan, on entering the pulpit, said:—I have been desired to remind the congregation that the collection at the close of the service is to be appropriated in aid.of the funds of the choral union. The expenses attending the carrying out of th object of the Union are neces- sarily very considerable, and the chief means available for meeting these expenses are what you are disposed to contribute to-day at this service. The work done by this Union is a good work, and I have every confidence that you will show yomr appre- tion of the work by contributing liberally to-day. Anyone who is acquainted with parochial work may know that there are many difficulties in the way of I the managers aud promoters of a choral union. Of these difficulties the outside world knows but little. We only see the result when choirs meet as they do to-day. We cannot do much to remove these diffi- culties but at all events we can obviate one great, hindrance, and that is the main difficulty; and I trust that you may be disposed to give liberally in aid of this good work. The Archdeacon then announced his text, whieh was taken from 1 Epistle General of St. John, 5th chapter and the 11th and 12th verses, co This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life. and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." Good news, he said, requires to be supported by stroag evidence. If the tidings be important in the highest degree, we naturally demand the clocest and fullest confirmation of the truth of them. Never was better news sent to this our world than that which the angel spake to the shepherds of Bethlehem, Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be unto all people for unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Asad as there were never such joyous tidings, so was there never intelligence supported by eudi strong testimony. We are told in the former part of this chapter that all heaven and earth unite in bearing testimony to this great truth. The apostle brings forth no less than six witnesses, There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and there are three that bear record on earth, the Spirit, the water, and the blood." And we are told more simply what this divine witness is ce This is the record, that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son; He that hath the Son hath life, and He that hath not the Son hath not life." It may suggest to us two subjects for our consideration; and, com- ing as they did after the special service in which they had been engaged, they would, he trusted, help to deepen the impression which had already been made; they would enable them, he trusted, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, to realise the im- portance of the work in which they had been en- gaged, and make them go forth to their parishes fully resolved, each one for himself, to know if they had that life of which the Son of God was said to be the author, and the giver and the guardian. W p have here a record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Eternal life, then, is the great blessing promised us, a life that never runs out, a life that never wastes or fades, a life that bears its full ft-uit throughout eternity, a life as clear, as fresh, as strong, as sure as the life of God himself. When God breathed into the nostrils of man, man became a living soul. God breathed then into man the breath of His own life, and therefore man became a mortal being; but this is not the life spoken of here, because it is a life that belongs as much to the souls which are lost in hell, as to the souls which are saved in heaven, But the life that is spoken of here is eternal happiness as contrasted with the eternal woes of hell, a life which begina on earth, and is perfected above, which we are taught to know in part, but the completeness of which we shall be taught and made to enjoy in heaven. And this blessing spoken of includes every other blessing. It includes the wondrous gift of acceptance with God. Of this our blessed Lord says so strongly, "Verily, verily I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth on Him that sent me hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life." It includes, too, the blessing of sanctification, as we hear from the Apostle speaking to the Ephesians, "You hath He quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins." It includes, too, the perfected bliss of glory, "When Christ," St. Paul says in writing to the Coloasians, who is our life shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." But let us consider how it is that we have this great blessing. Do we, for instance, earn it ? Do we deserve it ? Do we pay any price for it ? The apostle tells us clearly no. God gave to us eternal life. A gift « something that we pay nothing for, something bestowed freely, so that all to whom it is offered are equally fit to receive it. Think for a moment of that. Were it not a. free gift, where is the merit in us that could purchase it ? where is the covenant of works that should convey it to us ? where is that perfect obedience that could fulfil the requirements of the infinitely holy law of God ? where the over- abounding dtffies which can make up for past guilt ? Nay, where is there a disposition in any one of us by nature to turn at all to God ? All is wanting, so that if the blessing come at all, it must come to us as the free sovereign gift of God. Yes, this is the only way to obtain it, without money and without price. It is, Whosoever will let him take of the water of life freely." But consider again, God hath given to us." Who are these ? Consult the whole context and they would see that a certain class is spoken of, those who are born of God, those who believe in the Son of God, those who love the ways of God, those who overcome the world, and after it is added, These things have I written to you that believe in the name of the Son of God." Therefore this is not a blessing that is thrown away on those that have no heart for it, who have not fitness, he meant no humility or readiness to receive it; but it is a blessing given to those who feel their need of it, those who are willing to re- ceive God's gift in God's own way. And we are told once more where this blessing is to be found. It is not merely said that we have the blessing on account of the Saviour. This is a blessed and glorious truth indeed. All the overflowing love of God is brought down to the sinner through His dear Son. This is the truth of the Gospel but it is not the truth of the text. The truth of the text is not that we live through Christ merely, but that eternal life is given to us in His Son. That is te say Jesus Christ the Son of God is the fountain of our life. It pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell. Here is the fulness not of a vessel but of a fountain. It is not merely said that He is full, but all ful- ness is treasured up in Him. In Him all fulness dwells and therefore, of this fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. Just as the child receives from its parents member for member, just as the paper receives from the press letter for letter, so we receive from Christ grace for grace. There is not a single grace existing in the infinite fulness in Christ which is not fashioned in its measure and degree in every individual believer in Christ. Here then He exhibits Himself as the fountain and dis- penser of grace; but He is also set cut as the guardian of grace. What a blessing this is, what a mercy to know that our life is not left in our own keeping. It was once so left in the case of Adam; but he lost it, and it has never been entrusted to man again. This treasure, this jewel is far too precious to be left in such uncertain keeping. Therefore, it is now hid with Christ in God, hid not that we should not find it, but that we should diligently seek it. It is hid, that is to say, safely lodged that all the power and all the malice of Satan are not able to reach it; hid in the bosom of God, in the hands of an Almighty guardian, in safe keeping fer ever. Here then is a wondrous view of our privilege as Christians; it is not only that God gives the blessing, but it is given through such a Mediator; it is not only redemption, but redemption through His blood, which shows forth the riches of His grace. This brought him to the second point, the great importance of receiving this record. It is, the words of the text tell us, a* matter of Lfe and death, a matter of eternal life and eternal death. What an extraordinary expression is here made use of, (õ having the Son of God." A poor, sinful crea- ture actually declared to have possession of God Himself, and having God as his possession, his trea- sure, his portion, his security, his inheritance. We find that the writer of the epistle to the Hebrews does not scruple to say we are made partakers of Christ, united to Him, one with Him. He that hath the Son of God hath life." Before he was dead in trespasses and sins, under sentence of death, lying for execution; but now the sentence is removed, it is cancelled; "There is now, there- fore, no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus." We have not to wait for our acceptance until we reach heaven. It will then be declared, but it is now virtually really enjoyed. We no longer stand as onoe we stood; we stand not as Adam did on our own stock, but we stand as branches of the living Vine. We can never wither as members of a Living Head; we can never die as partakers of the promises sealed to us by the oath of God Himself. Yes, we live not our own life, but Christ Jesus by His blessed spirit lives in us; we are not saved by our own prayers, but by the intercession of the Son of God Himself; we are not reconciled to God by our own works, but by the precious atoning blood of Jesus; therefore we know that He is able to save to the uttermost because He died and because He lives. But as certainly as this blessing shows out clear and bright so awfully dark is the' contrast; for do the words of the text go on to say, He that hath not the Son of God hath not life." Oh, what a black, fearful, tremendous doom is here brought out before us. It is not said that he may not have life, but the expression simply implies just this, that as long as we reject Christ, as long as we remain without any interest in Him, we are living in death, under the wrath of God. The wrath of God abideth on us at home or abroad, asleep or awake; wherever we are if we believe not the Son of God we shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on us. They need not stay surely to look on such a picture, it was an awful subject, and no words of his could possibly describe it; but their prayer should be that no one of those present in the church that day might know the reality of it. But it is as sure as we live that without Christ we must be lost for ever as it is that if we have an interest in Christ we shall be saved for ever. And it is this great truth, the certainty and awful solemnity of it, that should makw them each one examine himself before God as to whether he had received this record. Those who belonged to the Choral Union, who had been that day leading the praises of the congregation should be especially careful that their daily life is in accordance with the profession they had made, with the position in which they stood. They were brought by their very position very near to God; they drew near to him very often and very conspiciously in their different parishes; they drew near to him with their lips, but after all the great question was where were their hearts ? Where was their treasure ? Where •fras their life ? Oh that it might be hid with Christ in God. May the thoughts and words and deeds, may the daily life and conversation show that the praises they had been singing that day with such skill and correctness were only the out- come of a heart at peace with God. And for those who had joined in the service his part as a preacher would have been well done, and theirs as listeners, if only they should leave that church with this great truth more firmly impressed on them than ever, that ■' He that hath the Son of God hath life, and that he that hath not the Son of Go<! hath not life." Whilst tRe last hymn was being sung, the oiter- tory was collected, and amounted to iill 8s0}:1. TEA AT THE TOWN HALL. On leaving the church, the choirs proceeded to the Town Hall, where an excellent ten. was provided for thens, the catering being undertaken by Mr Sterne, of Hope-street. Grace was sung before I and-after the repast in a manner worthy of a choral society; and before separating Mr Streatfeild rose and said that before anyone left the room he should l'ke to say just one word. He was sure they would all agree with him—the members of the choirs joining in the service that afternoon and others who were present—that their heartiest thanks were due to Mr Cuzner for his able leadership. He hardly knew how they should have done without it; and while expressing their thanks to him for his kind assistance and the assistance of his party, he should be obliged to him for a few hints, telling them where they were wrong in order that they might correct their faults on another occasion. Mr Cuzner, in reply, said he was quite taken aback by the vote of thanks pissed to him, because he had simply done his duty. He was engaged to conduct their service, and when a man engaged to do a work it was his bounden duty to do it as thoroughly as he could, and that he had endeavoured to do. With regard to the failings, he did not know that they ought to be called fail- ings, because the service as a whole was satis- factorily done. The anthem he must certainly compliment them upon, and the psalms went with a precision that he did not think could be surpassed in mixed choirs, and he did not detect the least flaw in the pointing and time.°» There was one thing he advised them to do, and that was to be a little more careful with the words on the reciting note The entire precision of the chanting depended upon that. They had got their words pointed very well, though he was not an advocate for accented words being pat so far on the reciting note. There were one or two things of that kind that day, and it was altfiost impossible for choirs to sing together where that was the case. The first verse in the 1 first psalm afforded a little illustration of his mean- ing, where the word vow occurred, And unto Thee shall the vow be performed," The word emphasised after that was of two syllables before" the one on the reciting note. The danger was that the vow should have too much attention and the other syllables too little. The best way was to em- phasise the word immediately before, or the syllable or word but one before the reciting note. They would see for themselves what he meant. He should advise the choirmaster who had to prepare i their practice in their churches to pay particular attention to that one thing. The chanting would be more intelligible to their own congregations, and when they came together as on the present occasion they would be able to join with one another better than they did at present. He ought J to say a few words more before he closed his < remarks; because he did not think he was the 1 person who ought to carry off the laurels that day. There was another gentleman who deserved the honour rather than himself, and that II was their choirmaster. What they had done that 1 day certainly reflected great credit on his pains- taking for he must have taken a great deal of pains to bring them to the perfection they had 1 arrived at as shown by their performances that day. j If the committee would allow him, he would pro- pose a cordial vote of thanks to Mr Armstrong for j the trouble he had taken in training them. No doubt if they followed out his instructions they would go on prospering, and each succeeding anni- versary would show the good effects of his train- ing. He therefore proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Armstrong for the success that had attended their | service that day (applause). Mr Trevor Parkins said he was sure no one would wish to leave the room without expressing their gratitude to Mr Streatfeild for managing their choral festival; and he hoped they would I agree with him in saying that they were indebted to him for the success of this meeting (applause). Mr Streatfeild returned thanks, and said he had received valuable assistance from Mr Parkins, who ha.d been quite another secretary, and also from Mr Overton. The gathering then separated.

FRANCE. In view of the approaching elections to the Chamber of Deputies, Marshal MacMahoa has issued a manifesto to the French people, in which he points out that since his advent to power he has, by appealing to moderate men of all parties, endeavoured to ensure order and prosperity at home and peace abroad. It was only when this double blessing appeared to him to be compromised by the increasing domination of the etiamber by the avowed leaders of the Radical party that he, availing himself of his constitutional right, addressed a fresh appeal to the country. The Marshal denies that he seeks to overthrow the Republic, and says he will cause the Constitution to be respected. The manifesto next enumerates the constquences which would ensue from elections adverse to his policy, and the advantages which would accrue from elections favourable to it. In the former case it would mean an aggravated conflict and an agitation prejudicial to all interests, and in the second case it would signify the re-establishment of harmony between the public powers. The manifesto concludes with an appeal to the country to place confi- dence in the Marshal President.

THE WAR. DESPERATE FIGHTING AT PLEVNA. IMMENSE SLAUGHTER. RUSSIAN LOSS OF 10,000 MEN. We announced in our last issue the dearly-purchased success of the Russians in the assault upon Plevna, which was made during the previous Tuesday. It appears from more detailed accounts that by sunset, after a cannonade which commenced at daybreak, the Russian and Roumanian troops, under General Radionoff, whe was slightly wounded, carried the great redoubt ef Gravitza on the west of the position of Osman Pacha, and that General Skobelef had taken three redoubts on the southern front of the Turkish line between the roads which lead from Plevna in one direction toward Sofia; in another towards Lovatz. Two Turkish standards and Mve guns were captured; but the looses of the assailants were terrible, 5,000, according to the official bulletin, being wounded, and a great number, not ascertained, killed. The advantage thus gained, was, however, only temporary. The redoubts occupied bv General Skobelef were not retained for more than 24 hours. On Wednesday afternoon, the troops which garrisoned them were fiercely assailed by the Turks, who were repulsed five times. Skobelef repeatedly asked for reinforcements, which General Levitskv de- clined to send. Finally, General Kiiloff, on his own responsibility, sent the remnant of a regiment which had been engaged on the previous day, but before they arrived Skobelef had been compelled to retire. The Russians have not resumed the offensive; and, in the opinion of military authorities, there is little probability of their being enabled to do so. But they have not abandoned their positions The Grand Duke Nicholas, in a bu'leun, dated Saturday last, states that the Russian batteries canonaded Plevna all day on Thursday and Friday, the enemy not replying. On Friday evening the Turks made an energetic attempt to recover the Grivica redoubt, but. after an engagement lasting 3t hours, they were repulsed. The Grand Duke states that the Russian losses before Pleyna amount to about 12,500 men, and that of the Romanians down to Friday morning to 3,000. Adding the loss on Friday in the defence ot the Grivica redoubt, we get a total of 16,000 men The Daily Telegraph correspondent who witnessed the fighting, gives a graphic and interesting description. Writing from Sophia, on Monday, he says: When I left Plevna the Ottoman camp was environed by the outposts of the enemy. I e caped by night, conducted on horse- back by six gallant Circassians, who guided me over the mountains by a circuitous route, passing through the very midst of the Russian cavalry and infantry pickets. These brave fellows tracked our way with so much skill that by alternate daring and disguise we were enabled to elude both the regular sentries and the marauding Cossacks. It was a hard and dangerous ride, however. I was 28 hours in the saddle without any repose. The Russc-Roumanian bombardment began on the night of September 6th, and continued until the 14th. The as- sailants poured into our lines upwards of 30,000 shells. Their missiles ploughed up the ground, but made D9 sensible impression on the Turkish fastnesses. On Mon- day, September 10, the Russians delivered three infantry attacks, in which they were repulsed with considerable losses. Meanwhile, howevir, they had more or less completely surrounded the town, and we were te some extent cut off from our communications. On Tuesday, September 11, the long-expected grand attack was made. From daybreak we were assailed with a heavy cannonade on all sides, which continued until midday, when great masses of Russians were seen descending the slopes near the Loftcha road, exactly above the town of Plevna, and approaching the hill which forms the third line of the Ottoman defence facing northward. Osman Pasha was reaSyfor the assault. Without any dalay his prepara- fions were carried onf, the r-duabts biiag manned, i:1d the trenches oa either s'de occupied with roops, while reserves were disposed in the best positions for assisting the defence wherever it might prove the weakest. Ou the southern side ihe task which the enemy had before him was to take three redoubts crowning the top of a high ridge. On the northern side the werk cut oat was to storm another high ridge similarly defended by five redoubt?, also connected by entrenchments, I will describe the Loffcha attack first. As soon as the movement began I wont to the top of the ridge and saw the Russians advancing in heavy masses of close column of battalions. The Turks, held in perfect discipline, reserved their fire till the leading masses of the foe drew near enough for it to tell with deadliest effect. Then opened above the heads of the defenders in the trenches a more than ever terrific cannonade, under which the Russians were seen to desperately quicken their step, advancing in open order, while their men were falling singly and in groups all over the firey field. Now also quickened the dreadful roll of the Turkish infantry fire, bursting forth from the redoubts and intrenchments, to which the Russians could make but a scattered reply, hurrying as they were up hill. While these volleys swept backwards and forwards all along the trenches, the assailants went down by hundreds; but as fast as the advanced files thus melted away swarms of fresh men could be seen pouring up from the rear. They ooly served to feed. however, the awful harvest of lieath; yet, still pushing forward, with a certainly admirable devo- tion, the mass of them at last appeared to be gaining ground. The reason of this was their immense numbers, and the reckless use made of them by their leaders, for the way in which the poor fellows were falling every- where was by this time terrible to witness. Reinforce- ments were now also freely pushed up on the Turkish side, with the effect of feeding afresh the tremendous rifle fire maintained in the trenches. The nearer* ap 'roach of the Russian swarm of stormers to that white and red line of flame and smoke, aud the bursting forth, as it seemed, everywhere of redoubled volleys, made this moment supreme. Clouds of Russians were now quite close to the edges of the trenches, near enough, indeed, to enable the officers who led them to make a visible smployment of the revolvers which they brandished. Amid ever-increasing slaughter on both sides, the Turkish line once again received reinforcements, and then at a sudden signal—raising a tremendous shoot of "Allah, Allah and discharging simultaneous volleys —they were seen to leap over the lips of the trenches nd hurl themselves with steel and clubbed muskets upon the Russians. These latter yielded, and ran. for the shock was intolerable, the ground behind them being soon laterally covered with their dead and wounded as they went down nnder this onset, or were shelled from the redoubts while flying across the valley to the wooded aill opposite. Meanwhile the attack on the northern side of Oaman Pasha's great stronghold was devoloping itself. The nemy was greatly exposed during his passage of the follows to the Ottoman shell fire, which from the iirst was already costing his advance dearly. Leading the way were clearly two whole regiments, each of three battalions; but these, uslike the others, did not spread themselves in a swarm, but advanced in long lines taking every advantage that was possible of the" dips md slopes of the ground. In this order they were able :o maintain from time to time a heavy and regular fire sn the trenches and redoubts facing them, to which the Turks replied vigorously, suffering, however, meanwhile from the enemy's distant artillery, which very persistent- ly shelled their batteries, and the infantry in the trenches as well, with a somewhat trying accuracy. In this manner the Russians gradually advanced, keeping their order, till shortly before four o'clock the word was svidently given then all of a sudden to make a grand rush upon the trenches. It was a splendid and thrilling, but most terrible, sight to see to see the long lines top- ping the brow and breaking into the critical impulse of the charge. As the Russians thus accelerated their pace the Tuiks in the trenches opened upon them a perfectly consuming fire from their rifles, loading and discharging with the most extraordinary and impassive coolness, the effect of which was literally to wipe away line ..after line of those doomed Muscovites as they successfully ap- peared upon the ridge of the hill. No sight, I think, was ever seen before like this in warfare. It was the fearful triumph of the breechloading arm of precision. Again and again, it seemed that scarcely a single man stood up alive after the thunder and lightning of one of those tempests of bullets. The Turkish officers, mean- time, with a calmness worthy of the cool and sturdy stuff that they commanded, directed their men to load and fire as steady as possible, and to hold the muazles of their rifles low down at the waistbelts of their foe. Nevertheless, though the leading Russian files thus faded away from tlie front of the Turkish trenches, the same tactics cf reinforcements were being pursued and, aaa mented by ever fresh bodies of men, another and another attack was delivered on the northern face. The r-jsults were always exactly the same. Tse devotion or desoera- tion of the enemy could not carry him past the edge of those clouds of smoke curling in lighted wreathes from the trenches; and the moment came here also when the Turks, with a load cry of victory, dashed outside their cover and furiously swept the remnants of their enemy from the bill, scarcely numbering now more than a few hundreds of survivors. I estimate, from some experience of battlefields, the dead and wounded that lay around Plevna after all this bloody work at between 4.000 and 7,000. The Turks brought back nine prisoners to the redoubts, who told us that there were battalions amongst those of their side which charged first which had not a dozen men saved alive. After this exciting business there came for some time a period of comparative peace, interrupted only by sudden canuon-firing. By-and-by news was brought to Osman Pasha that the Russians were advancing yet again on the Loftcha side. Once more, therefore, the trenches were silently filled on the threarenei j face, and this time the assault of the Russians proved, if possible, more than ever furious, and was supported in greater numbers than before. A flick attack on the western side of the ridge was moreover combined with the movement; the object being to seiie some outlying redoubtp, which were the weakest part of our position, because the approaches to them were covered for some distance by a low scrub. This part of the ground had been entrusted to Bashi-Bazouks, while the Turkish regulars manned the redoubts and entrenchments be- yond. The Russians, apparently, moved up a whole division for this part of heir effort, advancing rapidly on the front and flank of the outlying redoubts. They were met, a3 heretofore, by a heavy shell fire from our batteries, and a well-sustained storm of rifle bullets from the pits; and, although some of Osman's troops engaged were now grievously fatigued, the attack upon the front of the trenches was again and again repulsed with fearful slaughter, the Turks cheering loudly as the evening slowly fell. Suddenly the Bashi-Baiouks, being unexpectedly assaiie ,tied in a panic, leaving the important point they held in the hands of the Russians, who, pouring after them in enormous numbers, rushed upon and into the redoubts higher op, which the Turks, half surprised, were unable to deny to them, and con- sequently retired or f/ln, fighiiBg hand to hand, the enemy swarming in and extendieg his temporary advaatage afterwards to the possession of two other redoubts, which were seized and filled with his men. Wednesday morning dawned, and found the Turkish commander gloomy and taciturn, but wrathfullv deter- mined to recover the compromised points of his defence Orders were given by Osman to Emin and Thahir Pashas to attack the lost hilluck with twenty battalions. The fight began with the very first clear streaks of light in the sky, the Russians resisting all the more desperately because during the night they had managed to throw up rough ramparts of earib in reverse of our captured position. The Turks, never:heks^, gradually recovered line after line of the entrenchments, till at mid-day they were well lodged near the top of the eminence the Russians still holding its wooded ;hou'd"r and also the j redoubts on the ridges, in which spots rhei hea-iq iar'^r camp and other neighbouring batteries fiorc4y "-b-lied,! them with a precision costing them terrible sacrifices The Muscovites, largely reinforced, once and again drove back from the disputed redoubts their sin-dy antagonists who, however, on each occasion retired oRlv to return with fresh cheers, till they stood firm at last ucder cover of the wood. At three o'clock the ferocious corn- bat reached its culminating point, for stoutly as the Russians tried to hold their conquest, they were at hurled out bodily beyond rampirt Bnd trench, doing the utmost that courage permitted, bHt utterly unable to resist the indomitable resolve of the 'Osmanlis. Abiut this time also two freeh battalions of our fide came wp in rear of the wood, and when the bugle sounded clear above the thunder of the notes of the Turkish charge—tbit nevar-*o-b<»-forgotten cry of "AI1"h Allah!"—echoed again along all our line, and Osman's men, sweeping forward at the top of their spe-i thrust down the hill the last throngs of the lingering Rnss;an resistance. The soldiers of the Czar, in a wild sauve que peut, now flung away their arms and scampered down the incline, leaving their guns and everything belonging to them in the battery. The Tu k, in the pursuit, strewed the glacis of the redoubts with flying Rus«ian% and it seemed that those who escaped were saved chiefly by the energetic fire opened from the Russian batteries. Osman's men captured here six cannon (including two which had been previously lost"), as well as immense quantities of small arms and ammunition. I estimate the Muscovite loss in this second engagement on Wednes- day as at leaat 5,000. I assure you that the long hill and the valley lying beneath it presented at this crisis a picture of human pas-ions and human anguish perfectly indescribable for the furv and horror displayed. On Thursday, and also during part of Friday, the broken enemy feebly and, as it were, formally. bombarded our head-quarter camp from 1h north- eastern side, without any result. It was on Saturday evening that I left Plevna. Several of the Pashas in Osman's army had been wounded in the fightinsr; but all of them I believe are doing well. The Sultan's forces have, of course. lo-t many hundreds of kilted and wonnded, though the totai relatively to the Russian acrifices is small. The 'roops were in the highest spirit every man of them feeling, seemingly, the most perfect confidence in the genius ar.d fortune of his commander. But the sight of sights to which my thoughts recur— and to which they must ever recur with mingled admira- tion an 1 horror as Ionian I live—is that twofold flaming field f battle and « tre awful re-nlt* 01 it lying on tlle r,\¡( hills of Bulgaria. As I cam out of the iœ¡;roiil,I rtress 60 -.v eer fully created b,) Osman Pasha, and so superbly deferded. I passed over the fighting ground of the previous days on the Lofrcfi* side. 1 limit my imagination as strictly as I can fa expressing the opinion that the corpses lying still unburied there—principally Russian—numbered at leut as many a. 8,000. Dreadful by daylight, the aspect of that vaat Golgotha was yet more awfu! under the light of the stars, a large part of the dead bodies amid which we picked our way lying naked in every conceivable posi- tion, with distorted limbs, with black aDd bloodv facœ on the grin, with clenched fists and glaring eves, some of them sitting bolt upright, their dead jaws dropped ani. stiffened fingers grimly pointing. There were places where these victims lay in even lines, just as swathes of grain lie in the corn-field. Thsre were others where the ground was covered with single separate carcases, as if a crowd of spectators at some out of-door show had suddenly been struck dead where each man stood. where was evidence of the deadly nature of the musketrv fire which the Turks had fed with the almost peifect weapon which had been put into their hands for this war. Along the incline of a large hill, right across both fl-ink* of a wide valley, and far again over another rise, dead Russians literally paved the ground which I cro,sed in quitting Plevna. Much the same overwhelming- sight was to be witnessed on the north-eastern side, and aLo in the other points where the Russian generals hurled 'heir brave, but unfortunate, rank and file recklesslv eg. oat the muzzles of the Ottoman rifles, till for sheer lack. at last, of more human biood to spill and squander, they had to desist from their cruel undertaking.

THE PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE CZAR. A strange story comes from Cracow. Its newspaper author alleges that it emanates from high official qu n terg in SI. Petersburg. The writer states that while at Gorni Studen a plot was discovered by which the life of the Caar was threatened. It appears that the Nihilist party in St. Petersburg drew lots as to whose lot it should be to assassinate the Czar. It was known that his Majesty lived in a small mansion at Gorni Studen, in which there was no room large enough to accommodate his staff and guests at dinner. Accordingly a tent was erected at some distance off, to and from which the Czir went without an attendant. Two young officers were fated to carry out the assassination, aiad under some pretext or other they managed to find their way to Gorni Studen, when to their surprise, on the day of iheir arrival, they found the Argus-eyed Potapoff, the chief of the secret police, surrounded the Emperor by his myrmidons in his transit ro the tent. On the following day the Cr dined alone dies lui. and since then he haa been most careful in exposiug himself or trusting himself alone. Further, Potapoff organised a secret police in the Czar's headquarters, but though he evinced a know- ledge of the assassin s designs, he was evidently not acquainted with the persons, since both are yet haunting Imperial headquarters bent on carrying out'their design. It is suspected that there is a traitor amongst the Nihilists. The consciousness of the plot is said to have rendered the Czar extremely nervous and restless. Great enthusiasm has been aroused in Hungary in consequence of the news announcing the recent series of Turkish victories. It is stated that although Fort St. Nicholas is captured the Russians have not abandoned the pass, but hold other strong points. No doubt is felt .that tie loss of Fort St. Nicholas involves that of the pass. A Tunes Bucharest telegram says that the blunders of both Turks and Russians in this campaign are unequalled in the history of warfare. It is a misnomer to call this conflict warfare—it is simply a gigantic massacre. A telegram from Radonitza says the siege of Plevna was proceeding by sap and trench. The Russian loss, including that of the 11th, is over 15,000. The Turks, too, have lost very heavily in the repeated attacks in the open. They have not now more than 35.000 men, &nd their amunition is failing; they resist vigorously, but must soon be shut in entirely. The spirit of all ranks is the Russian army is admirable, the supplies plentiful, and the weather splendid. A private letter received within the last few from an Englishman engaged in St. Petersburg superin- tending some Government works, states that an'order haa just arrived calling out 200,000 more troops, and that all his men had to leave the next day, the most of them having been formerly in the service, and were classed in the reserves, so that they were readv to be mobilised at once. The news of repeated Rassian disasters has created great uneasiness at Belgrade as everything was prepared l<«r ihe Ru-sians eroding at GladoVn, and for their re- cjpt.ou in NVgotm aod the Timok villages. Tn Cabinet have agreed to postpone entering on action, and the troops who were marching to the frontiers have been re- called into towns not so near the border in order to give no umbrage to the Porte. A telegram from Sistova states that the Russians are throwing up strong entrenchments along the arm of the Jantra for the purpose of interrupting the Biela Plevna road, and so cutting off the advance of Mehemet Ali, whose advance guard is now engaged with the Russians in front of Barmuli. Great dissatifaction exists at the Russian head- quarters respecting the Roumanians, whose un- steadiness under fire added to the demoralisation of the Russians. Sistova is crowded with wounded. The Czar's headquarters has been remoTed to Sistova. Those of the east and west armies are at Biela and Poradin respectively. It appears that the Russians calculate on a retreat across the Danube. THE I URKIS* WOUNDED.—A correspondent at Dudley sends to tbe Birmingham Pout the following note he has received from Air R. Bond Moare, an English surgeon at Adrianople, acting on behaif of the Stafford House Committee. The letter, it will be seen, indicates an appalling degree of suffering amongst the Turkish soldiers wounded in the Schipka Pass, who seem to be entirely dependent upon English help. The sentence which quotes an expression used by Suleiman Pasha is terribly significant .-—"Adrianople, September 3. "Dear W.—Awful work here. No time to write. No desire to describe scenes of wounded masses. Do get some subscriptions for Stafford H juse Fund. Suleiman Pasha says if it were not for Stafford House surgeons he would have to shoot his wounded men. We had two trains one night; 650 to dress by candlelight, then 480 in daylight. No splints, no bandages, no disinfectants. They are so close to the Russians that they are simply riddled with bullets.—Yours faithfully, R. BOND MOORE."

LYNCH LAW.—For many years the section of country in south-eastern Kentucky comprising Owen and Henry counties has been infested by a band of outlaws known as the Sim'mous' gang. Their operations began as long ngo as the war, many of their deeds in that period being charged upon Confederate troops. At one time General Burbridge cuised several rebel soldiers to be shot in retaliation for murders really committed by these banditti. Tne crimes committed at length became intullerable to the citizens, and after much diffie alty a member of tbe gang named Shuck, was caught, and be was banged at Owenton about eignt weeks ago. On the scaffold he protested his innocence of the crime alleged, aud made a statement impli- cating others of the baud. This led to a confessio* by one Carter, which in turu caused tne arrcs: of four 111H1, three of them brothers named Goodrich, and one named Simmons From Carter's confes- sum it appeared that Shuck was rea iy innocent of the murder for which he was executed, but as it was clear that he had aided in other murders n. sympathy was expend, d ou his case. The four men arrested were taken to the county guoi of Henry County, at Newcastle, and held for trial o* a charge of murder. On the morning of the 4th inst. a mob of 50 men rode into town, surrounded tbe gaol, overpowered tbe gauler, dragged the prisoners from their cells, and, after extracting from them a confession of guilt, hauged them all to a neighbouring tree. The bodies hung tliere in a ghastly row for several hours after da'l^ht, when they were cut down and an inquest held by the coroner. No very strenuous efforts were made, however, to ascertain the names of the lyncbe s. The murders in which the persons were implicat d were that of Parrish, for which Shuck su5er.4 death on tbe gallows a pedlar iroiti Jacksouvi e. is Shelby Connty, named Dan al: Beeier James, son of a member of the gang, sacrificed by bis unfe.d ng I father because he knew too much aboat its affairs. John Onan, who was first robbed, was attempted to be killed by a pistol-hot which only broke his arm, and was theu taken in a skiff into the Kentucky River, weighted with rocks aud sank. Following this was the murder of £ ii Downey cousin of Shuck, who was shot in the head bv Jack Simmons, son of the King," and robbed "of 140 dollars: and next came the murder of au Indian named Gallaghan, a fruit tree pedlar hom Indians who was first robbed, then knocked on the bead with a stone, and thrown into the river.—.Globe A Dishonest Practice.—For the sake of extra profit some unprincipled tradesmen, when asked for Reckirt's BJoe ia Squares, substitute inferior kinds ia the same foric The Paris Bine, as used in the ft-inoe of W Laundrv IH now so universally esteamed for its splendid quality—tbo» all otLer blues—that it is important to o!>se~ve it i <>nYr gen-jme wbep sold in squares, wrapped, up mpak paper beaX mg I. Reckitt and bon s naipe and trade mark K«fn«Tijl blue wkioh ia not so wrapped, JOHN. EXTRA STRONG STEEL PENS; turned up and rounded point*. Golden Coated, bruiited and carbonized. Suit all hands a l =tyles aud all kmds of work. Over I'M pattern*. ,s0ld hv sta'tioneri e\er> where, 111 fid. Is. aud «r ,ss bnauss. 'ihe public are { requ».^d to BEWAKE uF WORTHLESS ™ fhey-al John Kt-ath'* T ta ..lould any dirhcaU^ arise, an box will sent ]^po.-ton recpf; of 7 or

UNITED STATES. On Tuesday night, 13 masked men captured Big Springs Station, on the Union Pacific Railway, 161 miles east of Cheyenne, compelling the station agent to ex- hibit a red light as a danger signal. On the approach, therefore, of the East-bound express train with treasure from the Pacific coast it stopped, and the men broke open an express car, robbed the passengers, cut the telegraph wireF, and getting hold of 100,090 dollars, decamped. No one was hurt, and the train, after some delay, pro- ceeded on its way. Bodies of armed horsemen are in pursuit of the robbers, the railway company offering 10,000 dollars as a reward for their capture.