A KANSAS CITY SENSATION.

. Extraordinary Scono In an Epls *" copal Churoh.

Kansas Cur, July 20.-A extraordinary nd dram atic scene was onacted at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, one of tho oldest -Md formerly the most fashionable in tho city, when the rector, tho Rev. Henry D. Jardinc, attemped to conduct the services. He has been rector of St. Mary's for the ,1 six yoars, and has been one of the most danced mon in tho Episcopal Church To v- eft'orts were duo tho founding of St. Mary . Hospital and the parochial schools f TCys and girls. Some time ago John r-Shea a vestryman in the church, was ex .!;. atcd for drunkonness. Shea ac- SSd iftS Jardine °« \™™™V * making improper advances to little girls and towards a negro woman who used to .oraeto tho clergy house te get breakfast for Jardino and the othor inmates Ho also .weed that Jardino was guilty of tho most heinous crimes in the confessional hrdine wed Shea for criminal liblo. Tartline ban also sued for £50,000 against (he Kansas City "Times. Iho Times" investigation brought out that Jardino had erfed two years in the Monroe County (M V 1 Penitentiary for burglary Jardino nnenlv acknowledged the truth of that charge before his parish, but said it had boon done when ho was only 10 years old to revenge himself upon his brother, who had imposed upon him. Tho trial of Jardino's libel suit against Shea, which took placo j l3 t week, was tho most sensational ever held in this city. Tho result was the acquittal of Shea. . , Public sentiment has beon immensoly wrought up against Jardino, and but for the presenco of policemen in largo numbers In the church yesterday, ho would un doubtedly have dean dragged from tho ntilpit and tarred and feathered. The crowd bogan to a.soinble long before tho hour for service, and by 11 o'clock tho church was filled to its utmost capacity The only ladies present wero a half-dozen fomale niombers of his flock. Policemen , rere stationed in the rear of tho church ot the solicitation of tho rector, ■md the vestry wero prosent in full force armed with revolvers, in anticipation of a fray It is also stated that Jardino had a brace of revolvers strapped about his waist, underneath his gown, deter mined to resist to the last any at tempt to remove him by force A short time bofore tho eervico began he walked , through tho church as if to determine the , pulse of tho congregation. He had scarcely ; disappeared in the sacristy before a boy ' clad in a white robo came out and burnod incense in front of the altar. The choris- t ters, headed by a small boy bearing aloft an immense gilt cross, appeared at the south ; door of the church, and, marching slowly j down the middlo aisle, took their places in j tho chancel. A chant was then sung, at the conclusion of which Jardine camo out of the eacristry, clad in priestly vestments, ( and procooded with the service. i When Jardino appoared at the altar tho congregation became a howling mob. In ' .opoating the decaloguo he read the seventh | commandment, when ho was greeted with i a storm of derisivo laughter, stamping of ; feet, ond cries of " Rats 1 Rats 1" Ho wa_ j evidently prepared for this outburst, which < lasted several minutes, as the only effect it ( produced on him was to cause the lines 1 about his mouth to deepen and his naturally pale face to grow paler. As soon as quiet had been in a moasuro restored he pro- 1 cceded in a firm voice and with peculiar emphasis to read, " Thou shalt not bear false witness." This did not have tho , desired effect, and was received with i hisses. The commandment, "Thou shalt ( not covet thy neighbour's wife," called t forth thunderous applause, which oxceoded ( in violence the demonstration which had i preceded it. As the rector ceased speaking . and turned to kneel at the altar, another demonstration was made by tho audience, i All through the sormon tho speaker was p constantly interrupted by stamping and t shouting; tho exhibitions of disapproval _ being mest pronounced when he denouncod I those who belioved him guilty as "ignorant, ; 'prejudiced louts," and when he poaed as a \ martyr in a good cause. t During the sermon mon and boys had I gathered outside of the church and looked I in the open windows. At tho conclusion t oi the invective, and whilo the rector was r blearing tho wine, his assistant Wilson _ dashed at one of the windows and closed it i with a bang. The pastor, it is said, had _ been addicted to beer drinking, and evory c window in tho sanctuary was filled with t empty beer bottles. When tho communion c service was reached, the mob shouted : _ "Good beer; drink it down, Jardino." Tho c female members of tho church talked back g to the mob, and a perfect pandomonium r prevailed. Scenes of the wildest confusion a were kept up until the closo of tho services, v At the weniog service, the same riotous t conduct was repeated. Indignation is wide- r ipread, and trouble is feared. . ,

Trials of a Cousin of Lord Lytton.

Cmc'AGO, July 11.—Ono genuine and one

fpnrious scion of European nobility wero , the defendants in tho only interesting divorce cases heard to day. Edith L. Coventry, an English lady about forty years of age, daughter of Rev. Edward Arthur Lytton, a cousin of Lord Lytton, was tho plaintiff in tho caso tried before . Judge Gardener. Her father is Dean of one of the colloges of Oxford Uni versity, and sho had imbibed a great deal of tho ancient lore flying mound in that classical air, when, in • 1877, she wedded with Captain John "W. Coventry, nephew of Lord Coventry, and an . officer in the British Navy. The marriago was disapproved of by tho noble Lord, and the Captain soon mado'off to Canada with his young bride and settled her on an annuity at Neovillo, in tho French provinces. His conduct to her, as evidenced by her testi mony, and corroborated by that of M. Leßlanc and Alexander Clair, two French Canadian neighbours, was really devilish. He was a very hard drinker, and an ex quisite brute, who, when ho had the tremens, knocked her down, stamped on her, and then forced her, with a razor at i her throat, to get up and sing ribald songs "> him. They had a servant girl, but ho made bis wile scrub tho floors because it was "too hard work for the girl." He also made his wife shine his boots and perform similar menial offices for him, all in tho presence of the girl. Other fiendish acts wore recited, In the winter of 1879, while the snow was high on the ground, he had another attack of drunken delirium, and told her he waa about to lock her up in the attic room and then set fire to the house and burn her up. Sho fled, clad in nothing but her house robes, pursued by mra with a brace of pistols. It was a full half-mile to the nearest, neighbour's houso, arid in the middle of the read she stuck in the snow and would havo perished but for the timely assistance of some passers-by. Mrs Coventry resides now at North Evans 'oo. HI., a suburb of Chicago, and wants to mako that place her home, having invested some of her funds in real estate thera. She was given a decree— Special to St. Louis Uobo-Domocrat."

Approaching Earthquakes

Tun earthquake shocks which were felt last week over a wide area in Yorkshire remind us that an authority on tho subject °f those phenomena, M. Delaunay, of Paris, i» of opinion that noxt year will see tho re cccurrenceof upheavals of tnoearth'e crust man intensified form. M. Delaunay is a Prophet of evil, but unfortunately all his Prophecies have hitherto como true. His epocialty ia earthquukes, and he predicts them only too surely. In 1577 he an nounced that that year would not conclude without violent disturbances of the earth, and, as a matter cf fact, two frightful catas trophes on the coasts of South Ameria fol ded. In 18S3 M. Delaunay again pointed » approaching earthquakes, and soon aftci wo volcanic eruptions in tho Indian Archi pelago occurred, by which thousands of human beings lost thoir lives, and hundreds ot square miles of terra firma wero engulfed oy the so.. Towards the ond of last year I. "elaunay once more raised his warning voice, and the earthquakes in Spain proved now well founded wero his warnings, juite recently ho has prophosied vory sovere volcanic disturbances for ISSG. Hav i'" a well-merited notoriety in Ink i" s eartliquakes, some weight ought V? be attached te M. Delaunay's utterances. ae affi rm ., that next, year theso natural Phenomena will be of a very intense char acter, and that thoy will show themselves eit-er whon the earth ia undor tho direct inuuence of a planet of the first rank, such tlo"P terr' °r under that of a group of as teroids, or at a time when sun and moon *re nearest to our planet at the aame time.

Tho result of a Battle In tho United States ol Columbia.

Washington, July 20—Under date of Savanilla, United States of Colombia, July Ist, Admiral Jouett reports that a battle occurred betweon the Government forces and revolutionists, iii which 1,000 men were killed. The Admiral says : "Tho revolu tionary forces number only 2,500 men, but they hold a numbor of largo river steamers and aro able to move frooly on tho Mag aalena River, whilo tho Government forces having but two small steamers, are obliged to move by land. On June 10th General Camargo, a very prominent Colombian politician and leader, ar rived at this port on an English steamer, and immediately assumed command of the revolutionary army. Tho arrival of Ca margo, who is a violont Liberal, effectually defeated all efforts to secure peaco by treaty which would undoubtedly have beon suc cosful had he remained away a whilo longer. Camargo quickly attacked a Government forco of l.oOOwith his whole army. Although Camargo claims to havo won the battlo, he admits suffering severe loss, including seven of his bost Generals. It is reported that oach side lost about 500 men" I

Tho revolutionists clearly intend to con fine thoir operations to the Magdalena River and tho interior, This, togothor with tho fact that tho Government has no steam ves sels on tho coast, insures the isthmus and vessels on tho high seas against any chanco of disturbance by the revolutionists. All reports from tho isthmus indicate that poli tical matters thoro remain settled, and that peaco and good order prevail. Thoro is, however, an alarming epidemic of yellow fever at Aspinwall and all over tho isthmus.

SWIFT SCULLERS

Tho Record Loworcd by Gaudaur, Teomor, and Toneyok.

Seven thousand pooplo assembled at McKeo's rocks, Pittsburg, July 20, to witness the final heats in the Teemor regatta. The woathor was oppressively hot, but tho wator was smooth as glass. Tho first event was a 3-mile professional scull tor a purso of SSUO. Theontrios wore Tocmer, Gaudaur, Tenoyck, McKay, Hamm, and Hosmer. At tho word "Go!" all took the wator togothor, but Tcoinor, rowing the fastest stroke, quickly went to the front. Before tho contestants had gone thirty yards, however, Gaudaur drew up to Teemor and passed him at the end of tho first milo, turning the buoy threo lengths in the load, with Teemor socond, Tenoyck third, Hamm and McKay tio for fourth, and Hosmer bringing up the rear. On the homestretch Teeiner mado an effort to closo the gap, but Gaudaur pulled away from him and crossed the line four longths in the lead. Timo, 19.32. Toemer second in 19.35, ond Tenoyck third in 19.51. In tho double-scull race, Gaudaur and Hosmer against Hamm and McKay, Gau daur and Hosmor took tho lead at tho start, and maintained it until the finish in 18 41§. The timo made by Gaudaur, Teemor, and Tenoyck in the professional scull race is tho fastest timo over mado, beating Teomer's record of 20 OU, mado at Now Orleans last year. At tho conclusion of the regatta the police raided the gamblers, who wero operating all kinds of games along the courso Thoir goods woro seized and a largo number arrested.

Homely Talks-Books, and What to Read.

Another of the series of homoly talks which havo proved so interesting during the present winter was delivered last Tues day by Rev. J. S. Hill at tho Young Men's Christian As.ocintion Rooms. There was a vory good attendance, tho audience com prising a number of ladies. The subject was treatod in a most interesting mannor, with the result that tho attention of tho -udienco was secured during the wholo of tho locturo. Mr Hill said ho desired to .ay something respecting the valuo of books. Ho did nut mean their monotary

value, nor the prices paid to the authors for writing them, as for instance tho £5 to Mil ton for " Paradise Lost." But ho would

liko to say something of tho good which tho books wero to men. Tho speaker referred to the rules which sliould guido pooplo in reading, and mentioned that as tho bost bowler in the cricket field or tho best player in tho football Hold was the man who used his head, so it was in everyday life. His own exporienco as a captain of a foothill team was that there wore really only three or four men in each team who ever kicked goals. In connection with thoir own institution, ho was told that they should not so much provido their young mon with papers to read or essays to write as to furnish them with amusejaont. It was necessary for young mon to acquire a taste for reading. The taste was not a natural one, and had to bo acquired. Mon who were in a healthy state woro not accustomed to devote tho same attontion to books as thoso who wero incapablo of play. Tho use of tobacco or a partiality for olives was always an ncqtiired taste, and so it was with reading. It was said that they should study men as books. They wero told that mon acquired distinction without reading books, and tho bookworm of tho present day was doscribed as artificially and elaboratoly ignorant. Tho ordinary bookworm was a useless sort of individual. Reading exercised a good influence by way of discipline. Thoy should read in order that thoy might become possessed of such tools as would becomo usoful to them in ovcry-day life, and not mako their heads oncyclop.i'dins, as tho bookworm did. Tho object should bo to get tho thoughts of others in order that ideas might be fOr.ned in thoir own minds. In order to do this thoy must taste some books, swallow somo, and digost othors. The idea was not to imitate tho author thoy read, but to get somo suggestions from him. A very learned man had mado tho calcula tion that it would take a man 3,000 years to read all tho standard works, so that it was necessary that thoy should mako somo selection. Thoy would be surprised if thoy knew how fow books they would require to read. Some were instructive, others simply amusing. Not long ago, ho read that there wasnotasingleFronch book that couldstand the test of ages : not a book that could stand the tost of Shakspore or Cicero. Bacon told his readors that if they wished to bo wise, they should road history ; if witty, the poets ; if grave, the philosophers ; if able, logic; if subtle, mathematics; if deop, the natural sciences. There would soon bo a new system of imparting information, and lately tho student at Cambridge had taken his place at the carpenter's bench or tho black smith's anvil. The fault of some young men was not so much self-conceit as self deprecia tion. The character of somo books was such as to forbid very great attention to thorn. Sir Walter Scott's works, on tho other hand, though fiction, read as if they were history. Ho would like te say ono or two things respecting novel-reading. As a rule, they found in novoh a very loose representation of women. Ho was sorry that there was a tendency on tho part of writers of the present day to run down women. This was ono of tho meanest things that an author could do, and he believed that it had a srreat deal to do towards underroininK social life in England. Ho did not say that there were not bad women in the world, but this was one of thoso things that had a great deal to do with all that was pure and good in womankind. Then again, in novels thero was a great deal of leniency shown towards special sins. Ho was sorry to see that a writer to one of the local papers from abroad spoke of the grossest immorality in the most flippant manner. The speaker gave it as his opinion that tho religious man in a novel was an out-and-out hypo crite. If thoy a«ked him what they should read, ho would toll them to read whatever they took an interest in. If the querist was a builder, ho should mako himself acquainted with the literature respecting building. If ho was a plumber, he should read somo book on metals and alloys,_ from which he would gain a great deal of infor mation, and which would prove more interesting to him than an ordinary novel. The thing was to get them to read some thing. Thoy should not read everything, but only the very best. If they desired to read history, ho would recommend Macaulay or Prcscoft. But whatever else they read, they should study the Bible, for they did not"knnw how much they wore indebted to the old book. In reading, they should re member tho old proverb, " Moro haste, e°s speed." Many complained that they had no time to read, but he would remind tbe-o of Elihu Burritt, tho learned blacksmith, who acquired twelve languages, and I ong fellow, tho poet, who did all his translations whilowaitingforhiscoffee. Ifyonng men were to make their way in the world, they must read. His advice to busy men wa3 to read a littlo oftener and become acquainted with tho scientific works of tho day. The rev gentleman concluded by urging young men to make tho most of their opportunities, aud to devote moro timo to study if they were now giving much of their leisure to held ' sports.

A THOUSAND MEN SLAIN

THOUGHT READING

Tbc Irving-Bishop Libel Caso,

The cob. of Maskelyno v. Irving-Bishop, in which tho plaintiff obtained £10,000

damrges at tho Sheriff's Court, Red Lion

Square, against Mr Irving Bishop, the " thought-reader," for libol, and in which, on application, tho Divisional Court ordered a new inquiry, on the ground that the damages were excessive, came on for re hearing at tho ShorifTs Court on Saturday, July 2nd, before Mr Undor Sheriff Burchell. —Mr Murphy, Q.C., and Mr C. M. Lo Bre ton appeared for tho plaintiff; and Mr Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr L. Coward for the dofonce.—Mr Murphy, Q.C., in opening the caso for tho plaintiff, said the only question for the jury was, what damagos thoy thought the plaintiff had sustained in

consequence of tho publication of libels which the dofondant did not attompt to justify. The plaintiff was a very skilful

conjurer Some time since, in consequenco of several persons professing to bo oxperts in spirit-rapping and thought-reading, Mr Maskelyno, in the opinion of many persons, was successful in expoaing what wo would call humbug. About this timo tho defen dant camo from America to this country, and with ono Ladyman, of Liverpool, camo to London, where a bet was mado that tho defendant should find by moans of thought reading a pin to be placed by Ladyman at a spot noar Charing Cross. With Ladyman closo behind, the pin was found by the defendant in tho balcony of tho Ncptuno Hotel. It appears that afterwards Bishop wont to Livorpool, and performed there to largo audiences. Then aMr Whitoly, who had been in tlio defendant's employ, wrote to tho plaintiff asking him to come to Livorpool and expose tho defendant's tricks. After a long correspondence, tho plaintiff declined on tho ground that it Mould be ungenerous to do so, but ho would boat him by performing somo clever tricks. Somo timo after this Whitely made it up with Bishop and handed him all tho correspon dence, and in June thoro was issuod by tho dofondant, in a publication callod " Tho Truth," tho libol complained of. It stated that Mr Maskolyne and Mr Labouchoro had ontored into an infamous conspiracy to induco Ladyman to state that Bishop know where tho pin was placed.—Mr John Maskelyno said ho had for many years con ducted an entertainment at St. James's Hall

In January, 1883, Whitoly and Mount called |on him, when Whitely said Bishop had swindled him, and that ho wanted to cxposo him. Tho witness then, aftor offering to oxposo in Court tho black bag, wire, and pin trick, which, ho said, wus a very old fashioned fraud, wont on at somo length to lefor to his connection with W rhitoly. Ho said that it was entirely untrue that he had conspired with Mr Labouchoro against tho defendant. In Juno, ISS3, Mr Lnbouchere wrote to tho witness, and ho sent him a copy of the correspondence which had taken placo b.tweon himself and Whitely.— Crois-oxnminod : Had heard that before he brought his action against the dofondant Bishop had brought an action acainst Mr Labouchero.—Mr Soymour, Q.C. : You state that your object was to oxposo fraud. Now I want to ask you if Mr Bishop consents to pay every farthing of costs as botweon attorney and client up to this hour, and agrcos to put Ladyman in tho box, will you allow Bishop tho opportunity of putting a ploa of justifi cation on tho record. —Witness: Why should I?— Re-examined: Ho'did not beliovo if any man was blindfolded ho could find a pin placed 500 yards from the Court without a confederate.—Tho defendant: lam per fectly willing to do it now (a laugh).—The Under Sheriff: Well, it will prove very interesting to the jury. - Mr Henry Labou chro, M.P., said ho first hoard of Whitoly and Mount in tho early part of ISS3, when thoy called to sco him. .'hero was no truth : whatever in tho statement that ho had over entered into a conspiracy With the plaintiff to bribo Ladyman.—Cross-examined : The dofondant had brought an action against him which was down for trial noxt weok. He had not received any assistance from tho plaintiff in Iraminer any articles which appeared in "Truth."- Reexamined : Ho was quite prepared to plead justification in tho action for libel brought against liim by Mr Bishop.—lt having boen admitted that Mr Bishop issued 10,000 copies of tho libel published, tho caso for tho plaintiff wus closed.—Mr Seymour, Q ft, in addressing the jury in mitigntio _ of damages, begged them to remomber that if Mr Bishop had published 10,000 copies of a libel, the plain tiff, or his friend, had published libels which had threo or four times tho circulation of thoso which had been circulated by tho defendant. In measuring tho amount of damages thoy thould carefully consider tho amount of provocation the defendant had received.—Mr Washington

Irvine-Bishop, examined by Mr Coward, said he first visited England in IS7S, and

sinco thon ho had given several performan ces known as "Thought Readings." With tho oxcoptinn of having rcceivod ono letter from Mr Whitoly, ho had never had any business relations with him. It was not

truo that Ladyman was a confederate, nor had he over mado any claim to possess

supomatural power. Ho was quito willing to try tho pin expet imont now. After some conversation among the jury, acting on tho advice of tho UnderShorit_ it was decided not to attempt tho experiment. — Eximina tion continued : Ho had not tho slightest knowledge cf tho result of the previous trial, as ho was in Russia at tho timo. Ho had performed before several of tho crowned heads of Europe, who wero delighted with what ho hadshown them.—Cross-examined: Ho objected to tho word "trick" being applied to his performances with tho pin. Ho always hoped to perform the experi ment successfully, but admitted that ho did not always do it. Ho was in a semi-con scious state whon ho did the experiment in Liverpool.—. ho Undor-Sheriff having sum med up, tho jury, after an absence of a fow minutes, assessed tho damages at £500. Execution was stayed for one week.

The Evolutionary Squadron.

The ships forming the Evolutionary Squadron (says tho "London Globe") left Bantry Bay yesterday for Blackaod Bay. Tho Hercules, tho flagship of Vice-Ad miral Hoskins, sailod early in tho day, and tho main body of the fleot followed at fivo o'clock. The Oregon, the flagship, and the turret vessels took the eastern entrance, whilo tho Agincourt nnd tho other vessels steamed out of tho western inlet. The vessels will probably engage in target practice at sea during the voyage to Gal way. The "Standard's" correspondent with tho fleet, writing yesterday, says:— " I have omitted to send you an amusing incidont connocted with the naval sham fight on Monday night. An officer from tho Ajax, wJiich formed part of the attacking squadron, possessed himsolf of a shore-boat, and, having bribed its owner, placed a mine on board, aud, lifting the boat over the wes tern boom, rowed through tho darkness towards tho Minotaur, which lay quietly at her moorings. Having fastened tho mine to tho counter of tho flag-ship, tho officer causod a message to be sent to Captain Britten to the effect that the enemy had attached an explosive machine to his vessel, and thoy would be obliged if ho would bo good enough to take charge of it. Unfor tunately, the shore boat in question had been theoretically sunk twenty-four hours oarlior, and a mark had been placed upon her to show tliat she was to be regarded as inaccessible. In re»l warfare, therefore, tho incident could Ec.tcely have taken placo."

The Princess Beatrice's Manner.

It has been remarked that hor Royal High ness Princess Beatrice lacks tho cordiality of manner wliieh distinguishes hor sisters and sister-in-law tho Princess of Wales on those occasions when sho is called upon to officiate in publio, and I must ondorso the opinions which have been expressed on this subject. When giving th-. certificates of merit her Royd Highness's mannor was undoniably stiff and constrained. She did not even smile, and did not, as Princess Christian, Princess Louise, and her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales invariably do on similar occasions, address any congratulatory words to the recipients of marks of distinction. Not a smilo illuminated Princess Beatrice's countenance, not eveu when, after tho busi ness of the day had been gone through, her Royal Highness was presented with the marriage gilt which the members of the St. John Ambulance Socioty had subscribed for. Tbo more formal business of the meet ing having been disposed of, Mrßarrington, tho honorary secretary of the Ambulance Socioty, in the name of the members, pre sented herlteval Highness with the marriage gift I havo referred to. Lady Brassoy read iho dedication, and her Royal Highness quietly inspected the gift, with a fow remarks audible only to people on the platform. Tho proceedings were curtailed in consequence of somo other function which claimed her Koyal Highness's attention ; but it was re marked that ehe was loss punctual than Royal persons usually are, tho Princess be ing quite half an hour after tho time fixed for her appearance.

AN AUCKLANDER IN TROUBLE

Harry Winchcombo Mauled In San

Francisco,

The following account of an affray, in which Harry Winchcombo, or Maynard, a former well-known residont of Auckland figures.is taken from the 'Frisco " Post " of July 21st, is and should be read with interest. Winch combo was at one timo a favourite local vocalist, and somothing of a pugilist. The account of the affray is as follows : —

News came to polico headquarters this morning that Harry Maynard had been beaten and robbed of his big diamond pin on Market-street, opposite tho Baldwin, about 6 o'clock this morning.

A Frightful Head,

Maynard's head, under normal con ditions, is a fair sized, well-shaped affair, covered with a docso growth of black curling hair. Ho has rather small black eyes, shapely no.c, a fair Bized _ mouth and small ears. This morning his head appeared to bo all eyes and ears. Both of the eyos were »o nearly closed that he could hardly see out of them, and puffed cut so that whore the cheek bones aro generally prominent wero deep hollows. The loft oar was swollen to the size of a largo band, and stuck out liko a b»y window on a Bernal Hights cottage. His nose was almost lost between two largo swollings,"and his lips wore so bruisod that his moustache was hidden, The effects of drink and the beating were still on him, and after the reportor entered he yawned and fell back again on his bed in a stupor. Ho had on his ordinary day shirt, which was torn in a dozen places and literally covered with blood and dirt. Presently Mr Seymour, his managor, aroused him, and ho staggered over to tho bureau to take a squint at his face in the glass.

A Blooming Dial.

" Great God ! what a bloody monica ; what a blooming dial I" ho ejaculated, as ho caught sight of tho reflection in tho glass. " I ain't had such a head on for thirteen yoars. ' In a littlo time ho boca.no coherent and was ablo to tell all ho could remembor about tho affair. Shorn of some peculiar idioms and misplaced aspirates, his story was as follows :

"Threo or four of us wero drinking down stairs in my placo. Wo had a few bottles of wine, and then a couple of women came in, and nothing would do them but wo must go up to Pete Dorcy's to drink. Wo went up thoro, my brother Jack and I, and I had on my sealskin coat and ray big diamond pin. I think it was all a put-up job. We left Dorcy's all right, and went to somo other placo and had more wino. Jack and I wero both rotton to tho core with wino, and as we passod along some ono spoko to Jack, and Jack told him ho did not wont to know him It was Petty, tho athlete, I think. Woll, thoy had a clinch, and a crowd gathered. All of a suddon I was hustled out of the way.and whon I got back thoro was Jack Hallinan on top of my brother, punching him. I said: 'AH right; fight it out. Give 'em a show.' My brother was so drunk ho was no good, nnd I said to Hallinan, ' That's all ovor.' How Maynard Got Started. " Ho said, ' But it ain't all ovor between us Harry,' and all of a ludden somo ono hit mo from behind, and down I went. Hallinan jumped on tcp of mo, and aa I lay on my back ho boat mo in tbo faco while ■ some one kicked me in the ear. I said, ' Hit away, you blackguards ; you'vo got a picnic now, mako tho most of it now ; I won't squoal.' Hallinan boat mo till ho got tired, I suppose. I was too drunk to know what did happen, but I know that when I got up, at last, my diamond pin wbb gone, and so was my watch and chain. A police-' man got my watch and chain back, but my beautiful diamond pin is gono, porhaps for ever.

" Oh, what a blooming monica," May nard groaned, as ho onco moro caught sight of his gorgeous mug in tho glass.

" I'll havo a reckoning for this, sure enough. The blackguards had a picnic with me and Jack, but that's all right. I suppose folks will say it served mo right for getting boozy, but that's all right. Them as did it ain't dead yet, and ain't loft town as I've heard of.and if they can do mo up when I'msoberl won't say nothing about it. I could lick a room full of such fellows as Hallinan. Say, Seymour, wako me up at . o'clock," nnd with a deep snoro Maynard turned his decorated faco to the wall and slopt.

Jack Hallinan left his placo early this morning, and has not been seen since ; so his version of tho affair cannot bo givon at prosent.

MURDER OF A POLICEMAN.

Eari-V this morning, at about 240 a.m. (soys tho Sydney " Evening News " of tho 13th inst), William Parkinson, a nightman, residing in Canterbury, while proceeding over the Cook's Rivor Bridge, was horrified to find the dead body of Constable William Hird, the rcsidont constablo for tho Canterbury and Bolmoro district. On examination, it was discovered that tho unfortunate man's skull was fractured, as if dono with an nxo or somo sharp instrument, the helmot having beon cloven through. Parkinson immediately reported the matter to the police. Drs. Jones and Chisholm, of Ashficld, wero cnllod in nnd examined tho body, and pro nounced lifo to bo extinct. Some short timo afterwards a hnt, boot, and coat were found near where tho body had beon dis covered, and subsequently a blood-stained axe, such as is used by wood-splitters, was discovered a short distance away. An important clue is In tho possession of tho police, and steps have been taken to arrest two men npon whom suspicion has fallen. These two mon are supposed te bo bushmon. Tho deceased, William Hird, was a native of Aberdeenshire, was .13 years of age, and has left a wife and fivo children (two boys and three girls). Tho theory of the murdor, and upon which tho polico are working, is that the two men wero probably proceeding across Cook's River bridge, carrying a tent and other articles, when tho constable ac costed them, and demanded an explanation of their possession of the articlos and their destination. They probably were unable or unwilling to satisfy tho constablo, and ho possibly endeavoured to offoet their arrest, and in tho struggle which ensued ono or othor made use of the nxe with such terri ble effect. At present there is nothing to show that the murder was premeditated, as the men aro understood to have taken to flight, having left tho deadly weapon as evidenco of their guilt, nnd to have remarked to their mates, " Wo believe we havo killed a bobby." Ono significant point connected with tho tragedy is that the unfortunate man's boots woro unlaced, as if he had beon called out in a hurry.

[A cable despatch on 19th inst. stated that two men (doubtloss the two bushmen suspected) had boon arrested on suspicion of having committed the murder.]

Patti's Bad Brother.

<A certain wine-chop in Third Avenue, near Fourteenth-street, is frequented ; almost exclusively by Italian singers and musicians. I droppod in there tho other ovoning for a glass of ehianti, and while Bipping it saw a shabbily-dressod man enter. After a glance round the place he dropped into a chair with the familiar air of one accustomed to this resort. " That chap," said I to my companion, " looks like 'Don Bazilio', in "The Barber Soville." "Ho ought te," was the reply, "for chat's the part he used to sing. Don't you know him? Ho is Adolina Patti's brothor." " Patti's brother I Does she recognised him when she comes to New York ?" " Cer tainly she does j though I am told that sometimes, when he goes to the Windsor to call on her, the servant tells him she is out when she it in. What does ho do now ? Well, ho can't be said to sing, except when hois asked to drink. Then he sings out quickly enough. I think it is just porsible that his illustrious sister gives a small allowance to him, for he manages te live without harder work than that in which you see him en gaged at this minute—holding down a cane bottomed chair. I've seen a great deal in print about Patti's castle in Wales, but never anything of tho abode of her Ameri can brother. To tell the truth, I don't know where it is—probably in somo obscure atreot on tho East Side. Ho u*ed te be a fairly good singer, but in no way fit to bo estimated along with his sisters Adelina and Charlotte." —N.Y. Letter in "Albany Evening Journal."

A DESPERATE ROBBER

Trallod and Captured by Indians- Claiming to bo Insane.

The following additional particulars have been received of the desperate attempt of a supposed insane man to kill threo travellers near Markleevillo, Alpine County, Cal. : It appears that Scorcer, the man who is expected to die, was coming from the Big Trees with his brother and nephew. They reached an old deserted mill known as Mt Bullion, a placo that used to be a toll station on tho Silver Mountain Road, and six miles from Markleoville. Hero thoy found an Italian who said ho was a wood chopper. Ho said the mill was a good placo to sleep, and the men concluded to stop there for the night. Thoy wero protty tired, and sprcudiug their blankets on the floor, were all asleep by 9 o'clock. About midnight all threo were roused up by an attack from tho etrangor. He was attompting to murder all three with a hat chot. Tho eldor Scorcer was roused by a blow which nearly took away his cheek bono, snd as be rose and grappled with his assailant he received another blow on the skull which stretched him out helpless. His brother and nophow up to this time were unhurt, but roused by the commotion they also sprang up, only to roeoivo terrible blows upon tho hoad with the hatchet The two men g*appled with tho assassin in tho dark, but had no weapon, and received such terrible cuts that thoy fled in the dark ness to tho woods, followed by the stranger. Soon afterwards the ono who was first wounded crawled out of the door into the brush, and lay thero for more than an hour before he had tho strength to get to the road. Ho finally staggered away from the spot, covered with blood, and found his brother and nophow, both of whom were nearly as badly cut up as himself. Tho three thon made their way to Markleoville, reaching there in the morning.

Thoir story caused groat excitement, and in a fow minutes tho citizens of tho little placo wero making their way to tho mill.

Here they found that tho would-be mur doror had rilled tho waggon and helped him self to everything that was of any valuo.

Sheriff Scott organised a band of Indians, and a large party took tho trail. Tho In dians kopt this all day, and towards oven ing thoy reached tho man asleep on the ground, with a double-barrel gun at his side. Ho was in a sound sleep, having beon up, probably, since the midnight attack on tbo throe men. His gun was removed, and ono of the bucks cast himself upon the robber. In an instant lie took in the situation and rolled tho Indian over. The other In dian! thon foil upon him, and tho man fought with ilesprate energy. It re quired several Indians after a hard struggle to bind him, and he was taken back to Markloevillo. Hero the excitement ran high, nnd there was strong talk of lynching him. Tho scone of the capture was botween Dublin Springs and Young's bridgo. The man's name is not known. Ho appoars to be a desperate criminal, and the report that ho was insano and chopped tho men in a delirium of madness is contra dicted by his rilling the contents of their waggon afterwards. Ho attempted to kill throe men for the purpose of robbory, and it is a miroclo that thoy oscaped as they did.

The oldor Scorcer will probably die, and it is also thought thut his brother will. Shoriff Williams wont to Markloovillo to see too wounded mon, and states that although ho knows them well thoy woro so badly bruised and cut that ho could net tell one from tho othor. Their faces ore boaton almost to jelly and terribly mutilutcd with gashes,—"Carson Appeal."

The Dilke Scandal

London, July 27.—A Radical membor of tho Houso of Commons snd of tho late Cabinot is seriously annoyed by prevalent scandal. According te the current story, this statesman, who is a widower, took to his private rosidcnco n fow weeks ago the wife of anothor woll known London gontle man. Thoy entered a room, when, to the horror of tho lady, she discovered another woman in the apartment. Thin compro mised the lady no much that sho bitterly upbraided the statesman, nnd thoro was a torriblo scene. Bhe finally left the house in doaperato anger, and confessed tho whole circumstaneo to her husband. Tho scandal bocoming public, tho aggrieved husband begged the aid of a noblo earl and a most popular commoner, both members of the lato Cabinet, to suppress tho reports. Both ex-members consonted to try, and they havo employed the past fortnight in offorts to mako a scttlomont. The frionda of tho accused aro willing to pay any sum of monoy to prevent exposure. Both houses of Parliament are fully pos sessed of tho facts and tho scandal is tho sole topic of conversation in all West End Clubs. Tho Tories aro glocful, and the prosont Mini, try havo high hopes of ruining by tho oxpojuro the famous citizen and diplomato who isinculpated. ThoToriesare straining every nerve to secure an oxpo'iire, so as to destroy tho cbnnco of Radical succoss at tho general election, Thoy are urging tho husband not to recede, and are promitiing him legal aid and social protec tion. It is alleged that tho accused gentle man refrained from addressing a great political meeting last night, at which he had intended to speak.

Much surpriso has beon caused by the suddon abandonment of a Radical mooting which had been arranged by Sir Charles Dilke, nnd at which ho was to havo been tho principal speaker. At tho last momont Sir Charlos excused himself. He is utterly prostrated in conscquonco of the mental strain of the past fow days.

Alleged Case of Fraud.

It was a matter of common report yester day (says Friday . "Lyttelton Times ") that a clover fomule swindlor had rccontly been practising hor arts here, and had most cruelly victimised a respectable lady. The police, it is understood, havo the matter in hand, and from inquiries mado by ono of our representatives, it appears that a woman who has beon known to the police for nearly 18 years past ac ono of tho clevorest Jirofossional swindlors in the colony, had mado representations to a clergyman of this city tliat sho had been rondored almost destitute by boing swindled out of some property, The rev. gontleman believed her story, took pity on her, and introduced her to a respectable maiden lady, who took the woman to hor home. Once there, she ingratiated herself with hor hostess, representing that she was a sister of a well-known coal proprietor at Groymouth, and that sho had a nephow on the Wost Coast possessed of immense pro perty. This nephow was, it is alleged, a creation of tho fortile brain of tho female swindler, who mado him serve hor own ends to somo purpose. Sho persuaded her hostess that this nephew was a very eligible young man for a husband. The lady received" letters from the " nephew," which there is little doubt were concocted and written by tho woman who was deceiv ing hor. To cut a long story short, the nephow was accepted, and a marriage arranged ; tho deeds of a marri. go settle ment wore prepared by a solicitor in Christ church, the happy day wai named, tho wod ding trousseau purchased, and invitations i.sued to several persons holding good posi tions in tho city to attend Ihe ceremony, which was announced to take placo on last Wednesday afternoon. But a littlo bird whispered that something waa wrong, tho suspicions of tho maiden lady's friends were aroused, inquiries wero instituted, and it was ascertained that a cruel swindle had been perpotrated. In the meantime the female swindler had clone well out of tho lady sho was imposing upon—had boen well kept, and obtained credit from various tradesmen. She had flashed about cheques in profusion, but the valuo of these documents is bolioved to be very doubtful, and she had imposed on other people by protending to treat for a large purchaeo of land. It may bo remarked that many years ago tho woman who is the subject of these remarks had lived for two years with a respectable lady in Christ church, who was all the time undor the del uton that her guest had a large property coming to her, She is also well-known in Timaru, where she had swindled sovoral people, Itmaybeas well to put the public on their guard as to this woman's mode of procedure. One of her common practices i 3 to mako the acquaintance of a person, and persuade him or hor to keop her at his or her houso for ati Tie. Sho thon goes out into the country and sends telegrams ad dressed to herself, thu3 impressing her host with a notion of her importance. Sho is a stout old woman, with an innocent look, of bland manners and smooth speech, and often succeeds in ingratiating lierself with farmers, from whom she gets cheap living for months at a time.

A COMPARISON OF THREE RELIGIONS.

The Chief Justice of New South Wales on Christianity.

A numerous audienco assembled in the Pro testant Hall lately to hear a lecture de livered by tho Rev. Principal Kinross under the auspices of the Christian Evidence Society. The Chief Justice, Sir James Martin, occupied the chair, and upon tho platform was a representative gathering of clergymen, the Bishop of Sydney being amongst those present.

The Chairman said : When tho honour was dono me of asking mo to take the chair at this meeting, I at once thought that I could bo in no way hotter employed, as the chief administrator in this colony of luws based upon Christianity, than in thus pub licly joining with thoso who wish again te call to mind the proofs of its truth. Elee whore, Christian judges, led doubtless by a wisli to do what in thoir oyes was right and. ..jood, bavo gono somewhat out of their way to denounce as superstitious certain dogmas vvliich form an ossential part of Christianity. That thoso learned gentlemen should, after such inquiry as their well-trainod minds had cuablo them to mako, have come to the con clusions which thoy havo laid before the world is a thing of which no ono ought to complain. But that, holding as thoy do the high position of Judges in tho Supreme Court of a Christian community, and daily charged with tho interpretation and applica tion of laws which at so many points recog uiso Christian truth, and which throughout aro so saturated with Christian precepts, ' thoy should publicly throw discredit upon Christianity itself, is a course which many nton will feol thomsolvos called upon to dis approve. Respecting, as I do, their sincerity, I with all humility cravo leave (I liopo without offence) to say that in my opinion thoy have in so acting fallen into error, Tho doctrine of tho Trinity, the in carnation, death and resurrection of the Saviour,and tho necessity fortho atonement, iro all matters which our reason is unable to grasp. That threo distinct divine persons diould be ono and (undivided ; that ono of those persons should put off the power and attributes of divinity and become man ; that the Godhead should require that the person thus becoming man should m that character suffer death; and that such suft'ering should bo necessary to re doom mankind from tho consequences of sin, aro matters which wo cannot by our own mere human in telligence understand or explain. But •vo know from tlio corcurring testimony of many of tho contemporaries of Jesus that all thoso things, having boon verified as they havo told us by miracles which thoy them selves witnessed, were believed by thoso tontomporaries; and, further, that that belief was shared by many thousands of persons in thogonoratioiis that immediately followed. Not more than eighty yoars after the Crucifixion, a Roman governor in a lettor tho authenticity of which is undoubted, used . xpressions showing that many years before that time Christians had bocomo numerous, md wore widely spread throughout tho East, Tho same letter boars testimony to -heir bolief in the divinity of Christ and .0 tho purity of their livos. " They woro iccustomed," says tho writer, "to assemble .in a fixed day before it was light, and to •iiifj rosponsively a hymn to Christ as to a God, and thoy bound thomsolvos by

i sacramental oath, not to somo crimo, ihat thoy would commit no thefts, norrob tiorios, nor adulteries, nor break their word, nor dony a deposit when called upon, having iono which, thoir ttsago was to dopart and to assemblo again to tako food, which, how ovor, was common and guiltless." During rhe noxt two centuries aftor this lottor of tho Roman Proconsul thoro were many contro versies on points of doctrine among the bishops, who by this time wore established all ovor tho Roman world ; and in tho year 325 tho first CEcumonial Council mot at Niccca, undor tho presidency of tho Emperor Constantino, to restore union in tho church. On that occasion tho doctrine of the Trinity as now understood was, by an overwhelming majority, established. Thoso who are of opinion that this doctrine is opposed to reason may bo romindod how many othor things arc equally boyond tho scope of t.hoir intellig'nco. Who of us can grasp tho idea of a world formed out of nothing, or a Creator always existing? Tho attrac tion of tho sun—tho motions round it of the earth and the othor planets of our system—tho millions of stars oxtonding so far away that wo can form no notion of the distanco, are all hopelessly bowildering. Wo cannot conceive any idea of worlds stretching out through space without ond, or of space itself with or without a limit. Which of us who casts a stone from him can tell why that stone should continue in

motion after his hand is withdrawn from it? Theso and many othor things lio ontirely beyond our finite comprohonsion, but this wo do know, that the dogmas set forth in the Apostles' Creed and tho teachings of the Js'ow Testament havo now for more than 15 centuries beon accepted aa true by all tho Christian nations, comprising not only tho humblest, but also in tens of thousands the highest, tho brightest, and tho purest of mankind. Throughout thoso conturio3 thoro havo from timo to timo existed diffor eucos of opinion respecting certain dogmas of tho Church outside tho Creed, and tho conduct of Christ's followers, whether pas tors or people, has not always boon in ac cordance with tho precepts of tho Gospel- But as tho ages havo rollod on, tho condition of humanity has been continually improving, and beyond doubt tho Christian dispensation has shown itself to be superior to all others in promoting the happiness of man. Not withstanding that its dogma 3 aro, humanly speaking, so incomprehensible, they have been accepted as truo by tho greatest intellects, and thoy have moulded for good tho daily lifo, and beon tho means of hope and consolation under all trials of countless millions of pooplo during moro than GO gen erations. Undor tho benign influence of the Christian religion, art and science havo ad vanced, freedom and equality havo been established, and the brotherhood of man has passed from a dream into a reality. Every where, to givon -urthorillustration, through out our own world-wido Empire, justicois impartially administered and the freedom of opinion is secure. In tho broad and strong light which now shino3 upon the doings of our legislators, magistrates, and Govern ments, oppression is impossible. The poor and the humble can no longer bo ground down by the hand of power. That inequal ity of condition which unhappily seems insoparablo from high civilisation in these days everywhere oxists. Suffering and misery, mental and physical, are the lot of thousand's of our'fellow creatures in evory community. It is not tho least of tho cherished duties of tho Christian ministry, in obodionco to Christian precepts, to carry sympathy and solace and encouragement to tlio hearts of the afflV.cd and the destitute. A host of good and cultured mon and womon are at all times engaged in this labour of love, and the blessings they are daily and hourly conferring aro knowu only to tho Master whom they servo. Ministra tions euch as those have never at any timo found a placo outside the pale of Chris tianity. Yot this is tho state of things, and those aro tho messongors of poacc and mercy, which the emissaries of "Fiee thought" would in their amazing and pre sumptuous intolerance suppress. Apostles of disorder, there are nono of the institu tions which for ages havo helped to preserve peaco in families, to strengthen domestic tics, to secure faith and trustfulness among men, to keop alive a boliof in and a reliance upon God, which they havo not endeavoured to overturn, In somo of their disorganis ing efforts thoy havo succeeded in this colony. Out of doferenco to this insolent vanity of athiests who profess a conscien tious repugnanco to take an oath which on their own showing could do them no harm, tho Legislature has allowed them to give evidonce in courts of justice. Thoy have not yet managod to abolish oaths entirely, but that abolition is ono of their favourite projects. As some men of woak intellect but influential position are known to favour this change, wo may yot have testimony shown of a sanction which in Pogan Romo even the sceptics them.olves regard as wise and necessary. In theso days, as in the past, somo men of science havo led tho first assaults upon Christianity. From the quiet of the philosophers study tho doctrines of unbelief havo spread out into the highways and byways, and have been taken up by the more or less voluble and self-sufficient orators of tho platform and the stump. In some instances they have gained a footing in so-called educational institutions partly supported by public funds, and presided over by high public functionaries, and their tfforts aro directed, not to discussing with the intelligent for the purpose of resolving honest doubts, but with the de liberate desire to unsettle the belief of the ignorant, and encourage in the masses a spirit of resistance to all authority. "Wo might ask tho patrons of infidelity," said the greatest pulpit orator in out language, "what fury impels the-r. to : . .c.iipt tho subversion of Christianity . Is it that thoy have discovered a better system ? To what virtues are their pro

ciples favourable, is these one which Chris tians have not carried to a higher perfection than any of which their party can boast . Have they discovered a more excellent rule of life, or a better hope on death, than that which the Scriptures suggest ? About all, what are the pretensions on which they rest their claims to be the guides of man kind, or which embolden them to expect we should trample upon the experience of ages, and abandon a religion which has beon attested by a train of miracles and pro phecies ; in which millions of our fore fathers have found a refuge in every trouble, and consolation in the hour of death ; a religion which has been adorned with the highest sanctity of character and splendour of talents ; which enrolls among its disciples the names of Bacon, Newton, and Locke, the glory of their species ; and to which these illustrious men were proud to dedicato tho last and best fruits of thoir splendid genius ? If the question at issue ia to be docided by argument, nothing can be added to tho triumph of Christianity; if by an appeal to av.hority, what have our adversaries to oppose to these great names ? Where aro the infidels of such pure uncon tandnated morals, unshaken probity, and extended benevolence, that we should bo in danger of boing seduced into impiety by their example? Into what obscure recesses of misery, into what dungeons, have their philanthropists penetrated to lighten the letters and relieve the sorrows of the help less captive ? What barbarous tribes have thoir apostles visited ? What distant climes havo thoy explored—encompassed with cold nakedness and want—to diffuse principles of virtue and the blessings of civilisation?" Truly may we exclaim, in the words of this great preacher, " Eternal God, on what are thine enemies intent? What are those en terprises of guilt and horrors that for the safety of thoir performers require to be en veloped in a darkness which the eye of heaven must not pierce ? Miserable mon ! Proud of being the offspring of chance, in love with universal disorder, whose happi ness is involved in the belief of there being no witness to thoir designs, and who are at ease only because they suppose themselves inhabitants of a forsaken and a fatherless world 1"

Death of the Rev. F. W. Stretton.

New South Wales papers aie to hand giving lengthy particulars of tho final ill ness, death, and funeral obsequies of the late Rev. F. W. Stretton, formerly of Auckland. The " Hawkesbury Chronicle " says: "Mr Stretton never recovered from the losa ii his wife, which happened seven teen months ago. He waß possessed of a brave spirit of manly, Christian fortitude, and ho bore himself against his trouble as only a Christian can do. He tried to find relief in more extensive parish werk, and the necessity for a church at Riverstone coming forcibly up at that time, gave him tho opportunity, and he threw himself into that work with all his energy. This, to gether with the work imposed upon him by the need for alterations and repairs in the parish church at Windsor, claimed a great deal of his time ; and his labours in connec tion with tho opening at Riverstone, added to the severe work he took up in Windsor during Lent, told upon him very seriously. It was undor this strain that he fell, The diary of his work, which he kept according to his usual methodical habit, ends with the text of tho sermon of Good Friday evening, 'It is finished.' Under medical orders, he was journoying to the mountain district at Moss Vale, but was taken 111 at Parra matta, in the houso of the Rev, J. R, Blomfiold, incumbent of All Saints' parish. Though all was done for him that medical aid and intelligent nurses could do, he slowly wasted away until shortly before noon on Friday, tho 31st July, when, feel ing his ond approaching, he uttered tho last words of his life, " Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to—live." Ho failed at the last word, and his atten tive and sympathising nurse, who saw his difficulty, spoke it for him, while ho assented with a gesture as he breathed Mb last. The mortuary and burial services wero very touching and impressive. Tho coffin, we may remark, was covered with a profusion of beautiful floral offerings—wreaths and crosses in jonquils, in violets, maiden-hair ferns, and othor sweet-smelling flowers ; and the low railing around the onclosure of tho grave had been tastefully decorated by some loving hand with ivy and camellias, which had a very pretty effect against tho dark blue-stono korbing and the chaste marble stone at the head of the grave. Tho deceased gentloman was born in 1845. His father and mother, with eight sons and three laughters, loft England Ist August, 1861, arriving at Auckland, Now Zealand, in timo to bo put ashore to attend divine sorvico on Christmas Day. He at first studied with the view of entering the medical profession, but subsequently changed his intention, and was enrolled at Moore College, Sydnoy, where he completed his studios. His career at Windsor was an earnest and useful one, and the calamity of his death was the cause of the following eulogium, by the Primate, at a recent Churchworkers' Conference :—'They had heard again and again, with pain, that tho parochial clergy were breaking down with over-work ; and ho had no hesitation in say ing that but recently the Church lost one of its most earnest, able, and conscientious workers from that cauße —a loss mainly due to ovortaxed energies and incessant work,' Speaking of the deceased gentle man after hie death,' one of tho local papora said-.—'Gifted with, more than ordinary powers of lucid thought and of clear and forcible expression of his ideas, without any attempt at studied oratory or elocutionary effect, ho ranked much above tho average preachers of the day. His style of address was practical, terse, vigorous; not fond of thrilling phrases or rapt expres sions, but inclined rather to follow the clear sequence in which he was led by the atten tive study of his subject; and he usually succeeded in leaving on tho minda of his hearers a clearly defined line of thought, to tho aure advantage of such of them ai were inclined to profit by it."

A Remarkable Relic

A ttE_i_iii_AßLF. relic is thus described by a French correspondent: "I was present on Whit-Monday at a religious ceremony of a very remarkable kind, which is celebrated every year in the parish church of Argen touil, a small town opon the banks of the Seine, just outside Paris. For ten days every year, from Ascension Day to Whit- Monday, a casket, containing one of the supposed fragments of the robe or tunic worn by our Lord just before his crucifixion is carried in procession along the aisle of the church, and the congregation are af terwards admitted to view it in the vestry. Many of your readers will doubtless be aware that what is said to be the exterior robe worn by .our Lord is preserved in the church of Treves, in Germany, but that at Argenteuil is alleged to be the inner gar ment which tho Saviour wore, and for which the Roman soldiers cast lots. The holy tunic is inclosed within a double shrine, and is only exhibited in its entirety at rare intervals, as it is placed under seal by tho Bishop of the diocese (Versailles), who alone has tho authority, under the Popo, to break them. Thirty years ago the seals woro broken by the then Bishop, as the lato Popo had expressed a wish to have a fragment of the sacred garment, and at the same time two other fragments were cut out of it and placed in two small shrines which tho faithful are allowed to kiss, kneel ing at the altar. The seals affixed in 1851 began to crumble away about threo years ago, and thoy wero renowed by tho Bishop of Versailles just before Whitsun festival, among thoso present being the parish priest of Argenteuil, who tells me that the holy tunic is made of camel's hair, being dark brown in colour and vory much like the gar ment which the Arabs of tho present day wear next to the skin. He adds that it was examined through a microscope, and that all who were present unanimously agree they could detect not stains, but traces which thoy are convinced are of blood. Be yond remarking that there is no inherent impossibility in a camel's hair garment being preserved for eighteen centurios, Ido not feel called upon to express any opinion as te the authenticity of this relic, which,how ever, is venerated as such by all Catholics, and believed by them to have been tho means of effecting many miraculous cures."

His Holinoss the Pope and tho King of Italy aro about to "make it up," it is sup posed. Leo XIII. has been reviewing the Roman Catholic universe, and the monetary horizon is not promising. Matters in Franco aro most unfavourable to the Vati can, and in Germany they are not ap preciably better, while matters look threatening in other quarters. Under these circumstances it is probable that the Holy Father's income will bo reduced by heavy draws being mado on the sums that usually drop into his pocket. Shaking hands with King Humbert means an annual enrichment of the Papal exchequer to the amount of £100,000. The hour of need may bo at hand, and the II -ly Father is considering whether it will not bo expedient to sacrifice . a little dignity for the sake of fingering ' something more substantial.

CLIPTOMANIA.

[Selected bvook London Correspondent.

Prince Henry op Battenbero's athletic figure will bo an unfailing source of artistic gratification to Her Majesty, who has had an admiring eye for physical beauty from her earliest yeare. Leigh Hunt describes in one of his pleasant works how he saw the future Queen, then a little girl, coming up a cross path from tho Bayswatergato, with a child of her own age by her side, and a magnificent footman in scarlet behind her. This well-favouredflunkey, Bays Leigh Hunt, had the splendidost pair of calves in white stockings which he ever beheld. He looked somehow like a gigantic fairy per sonating for his little lady's sake the grand est kind of footman he could think of, and his calves ho seemed to have mado out of a counlo of the biggest chain lamps in the possession of Cinderella's godmother. "Fanny's husband has turned up." Great was the dismay which this curt announce ment caused in the bosom of a happy family, assembled not long since at a home in Finsbury Park. "Fanny" had represented herself to bo a widow, and was living with her-two children and her mother at a house which aMr Sawday had' taken for her. In the midst of an evening's revelry, and while this gentleman was singing, the lady's brother entered the room and gave its occupants a sudden chill by the unlooked for-declaration, "Fanny's husband has turned up." Such a scene as this has often been enacted on the stage, and stimulated the laughter of the audience, but its realisa tion is a different matter altogether. Alas, it was too truo ; the husband had turned up, and proved to be Admiral Purvis, legally wedded to the professed widow. Whereupon the gallant officer, strange as it may appear, requested his wife to come back to him, but got well slanged for his trouble, while her paramour hung over the staircase listening to the conversation. A pretty little bit of by-play truly, and one which is unfortunately only too sadly illustrative of the daily revelations of the Divorce Court, In the gardens of a well-known noble man's country seat in the South of Ireland —ono of the show places of the country painted boards were set up in different parts of the pleasure grounds, with this request:—"Please do not pull any flowers without leave." Recently the district practical joker passed by that way, and, observing the notices, procured a paint brush, and, unobserved, at daybreak added an " s " to the last word on all the painted boards, which had the effect of making things pleasant—until the cause was dis covered—for tourists and strange visitors who cherished a latent passion for floral gems—" Vanity Fair." The refusal of Dr. Ferran to permit Dr. Brouardol to examine his cholera-lymph or assist at his inoculation experiments strongly confirms the suspicion that cholera inoculation is a humbug. Scientific, inter national, and professional jealousies go far ; but it is almost incredible that any man who believed himself to possess a genuine preventive for so deadly a scourge as cholera would suffer any personal reasons to prevent its investigation a_d publication to the world. If the Ferran system is humbug, and the doctor knows it to be humbug, his refusal to submit to exposure at Dr. Brouar del's hands is sufficiently intelligible. On any other hypothesis it will require a deal of explanation. Lady Granville Gordon has taken a new and courageous departure by opening a bonnet-shop in Park-street, Grosvenor Square, under the name of " Lierre," which, as I need hardly say, is the French for ivy —a badge of the Gordon family. Lady Granville is known to be possessed of much taste, and in an undertaking which so much depends upon taste she should succeed admirably. Her bonnets will be mostly French, but her hats are to be mainly English ; and it is to the invention and making of the latter that she will particu arly devote herself as her specialty. A curious report comes from America. It appears to be believed in certain circles in New York that Miss Forteeque is about to be married to Lord Cairns—Garmoylo no longer—and the young peer is credited with being as anxious as ever to marry the en gaging fairy. Whatever may be the wish of Lord Cairns, I have the best authority for stating that the young lady herself would not, under any circumstances, entertain the idea of the marriage, and is greatly annoyed that the New York papers should have made so free with her name. Some French savans took an alleged mad dog in hand after his bite had killed a boy, and proved that tho dog had been slandered and was not mad, and that death must have resulted from tartar on the dog's teeth, the blood of the victim being in an un healthy state. Their report suggests that every boy should have a bottle of blood purifier handy, or that dogs ought to be compelled to uee tooth-brushes. ".Good enough," gasped the fat man, as he returned to the smoking-car, soon to re appear holding a depraved, brindle bull dog by the nape of the neck. Considering how tho Gentlemen were represented in " Gentlemen v. Players" at the Oval, with Lord Harris, A. G. Steel, W. E. Roller, and several others unable to take part in the match, tbey managed to make a wonderfully good fight of it. Of courso, the credit of the draw is due entirely to W. G. Grace and W. W. Read. With tho ex ception of his grand innings for England v. Australia last year, Mr Read has never done such a really big performance. Mr Grace invariably comes off against his old opponents, the Players, and his record in these particular matches is really astound-

ing. Frenchmen are keeping the English market well supplied with tragedies. The supply seems unfailing, and the latest is a fair specimen of the ample stock on which tho lovers of the sensational are fed. A married man named Coudray has upset the happiness of two families by coveting his neighbour's wife, and the guilty pair have ended their lives together. Having passed their last evening in company at the theatre, they betook themselves to the home of the lady, where Coudray shot his mistress and then blew out his own brains. They were thoughtful enough to leave written apolo gies asking the pardon of their respective partners. Monsieur Bessiore, the injured husband, was awakened by the noise of the shots which ended their wretched lives, and rushing into the shop below his bedroom, discovered the murdered woman and the suicide stretched upon the floor. Entire prostration has fallen upon M. Bessiere, and this is not to be wondered at, for nucha horrible and realistic nightmare as this is sufficient to upset the equilibrium of any brain. . At Ghent a curious case is being tried. A woodman sometime since called attention to a man hanging from a tree, cut him down, and sold the rope at one-and-a-half franc an inch to a number ot people who be lieved in its talismanic power. It now ap pears that the suicide had shot himself, and the woodman, willing to turn an honest penny, strung him up. The buyers havo brought an action to recover their money on account of fraud. The waiter, be he French or English, generally expects a trifle after his labours with tho napkin are accomplished, but how ever needy or greedy he may be, he can scarcely care about pocketing a tip be queathed by a suicido. Last week a young Frenchman entered a cafe at Rochefort, called for a glass of beor, and, taking a bottle from his pocket, emptied its contents into the glass. He had hardly drunk his potion when ho fell down dead. A paper found at his fset contained the following words, "Zut! I have had enough of life. I leavo ono franc for the beer and tho remainder to the waiter." Whatever the "remainder" may prove, and it is not likely to be much, a legal probate of this extraordinary will can scarcely be necessary, and tho waiter would most likely feel in clined to forego his claim to such an ill omened legacy. The market value of rare books seems to fluctuate very strangely. In 1577, Earl Coningsby's "Collection Concerning tho Manor ot Marden," a work relating to Here fordshire, was sold for £340. A fortnight ago, the same copy fetched only £19. " What's all this about modern miracles ?" saidMrsSlowworm ; "theytollmetheciders walk round and anoint the patients with oil, and then thoy are healed by faith. When I was a girl, my elders used to walk round with a doso of castor oil, and, by faith, that did work a miracle." WANTED-A LADY HELP. A lady hep wantcd-gentecl and refined. Obliging and cheerful, industrious, kind ; To take charge of six childron tho cldeßt cloven, , , . The youngest a baby (a little help given). The requirements are English and music and Latin, French. Gorman, and painting; on canvas and satin. One expert at her need'e it's hoped, too, to gain, In all binds of work, whether farcy or plain. An orphan or destitute lady would find. In return for her services, treatment most kind With ten pounds per annum, if equal to fill The above-mentioned station " with competent

skill." Reply by return, as so many would come, Without any pay, for " A Christian Homo " "Truth."

Trial of a Duellist.

A remarkabld trial, possessing spocial inte rest for duellists, was tried at Douay, in the north of France. In February last a M. Dekelrol was amusing himself at Dunkirk during tho Carnival, together with his younger brother and some friends. His brotlier was accompanied by a masked female, ono of a troupo of cafe concert singers. Tho merry party went into a cafe during tho small hours of tho morning, and while thoy were partaking of some refreshing potations, a M. Chapuis, who was disguised a« a clown, came and sat near the masked female, who wore a black domino. M. Chapuis rendered himself rather ob noxious to tho black domino, who somewhat facetiously summoned one of tho waiters to take away her tormentor "on a plate." Tho elder M. Dokcirol now remonstrated with the importunate Chapuis, who per sisted in continuing his attentions to tho prima donna from tho cafe concert. Cha puis resented tho interference of Dekeirol, te whom ho gavo his address-card, hoboing v lieutenant in tho 110 th Regiment of tho Lino. Dokoirel called him a scoundrel, and, offered te fight him. A temporary truce was, however, patched up by another officer, who was acquainted withlhetwodisputunts. It was soon broken by some observations of M. Chapuis which wero overheard by tho younger Dekeirel and promptly retailed to his brothor. M. Dekeirel accordingly sought out Lieutenant Chapuis anow, and asked if it were true that ho said be had not given an apology. To this Chapuis replied in the affirmative, whereupon Dekeirol retorted that his conduct^ was unworthy of a French officer, and insisted upon a written apology or a duel. Tho duel was agreed to, but there was a diffi culty about tho weapons. Dekeirel chose tho pistol,but his seconds were rathor frightened by a fire-eating and vapouring Lieutenant Badouin, who insisted upon army revolvers being chosen, and 25 paces as the distance, the combatants to fire the six balls until (as Lieutenant Badouin coolly and characteristically observed) "a result ensued." This warrior also intimated to M. Dekeirol's friends that tho duel was not to be an affair which would simply startle the sparrows, but a fight to tho death between man and man. Finally swords were chosen. M. Chapuis appeared on the ground, which was in Belgium, smiling and euro of victory. Ho was tho best swordsman in his regiment. M. Dekeirel wore his shirt and trousers during the fight, tho officer retaining only his nether garment. The civilian commenced the attack, and Chapuis lunged at his stomach ; but the sword passed under his legs. The officer was sure he had touched his adversary, but tho latter showed that such was not the case. The combat recom menced, and Chapuis fell, pierced through the lungs, crying out that ho had beon vi hat was called in duellists' parlance 'J half murdered," as Dekeirel had hold his ad versary's sword with his left hand. Chapuis died after four hours' agony. Both doctors and duellists from Paris have drawn up long reports on the subject, and some of the most expoit swordsmen in tho metro polis, inclnding M. Vigeant, M. Tavornier, and M. Alfonso de Aldama, have given their opinions. The accused, Dekeirel, who is about 30 years of age, in tho courso of his examination by the presiding judge, said he could not explain the motion of his left hand, which had been interpreted by his antagonist as an attempt to catch the letter's sword. He denied having made any such attempt. Ho also stated that be was not conversant with fencing terms, although it had been proved that he was wounded in a former duel. A doctor testi fied that his left hand bad been cut by coming in contact with Chapuis's sword. It appears that Chapuis, although ho boasted a good deal, had had but one duel, which he fought with a Prussian officer, and that he was only an average fencer. M. Dekeirel was acquitted.

Vegetarianism in England

The Vegetarian Society is doing an im mense amount-of work in giving free din ners in various parts of London, with tho view of teaching tho working classes how to make substantial and nourishing meals at a small expense. The oxecutivo officers recently offered a dinner for threepence a head, which was attended by about 300 guests, the bill of faro consisting of lentil soup, haricot and potato pie, and stewed prunes and rice, and tho meal appeared to give general satisfaction. Mr Manning, who delivered the address, stated thatho had for six years adopted tho vegetarian diet exclusively, and though for twenty years he had been a teetotaller, ho was as sured that vogetarianism was a hundred fold moro important. He stated that three fourths of the population of the world were living on vogetable diet, and, speaking on the physical and Scriptural side of tho ques tion, argued that man was not a flesh-eating animal organically, and that ho was only permitted to eat flesh after he had fallen. As a matter of health, he saw no reason why life should not continue for 100 or 120 years by tho simple vegetarian diet. Thoy were doing much towards bringing on tho millennium by the advocacy and adoption of that kind of food. With vegetarianism it would bo impossible for people to have apoplexy, or cancer, or gout and a variety of other complaints, which, he said, were tho outcome of eating animal food. As to the matter of economy, ho remarked that as much solid food in the sliapo of grain could bo bought for threepence as could be got for four shillings in animal flesh.

ORIGINAL POETRY

"Husband, Husband, cease your strife, No longer idly ravo, sir!"- Brass,

ANSWER TO

WE GIVE THEM

BACK THK LIE,"

Poem Published in Last Week's Star.

Shame on man's rancorous bigot pride! Which fain would bar thought's honest way, With coward spells, brought on to hide Benignant Truth's, advancing ray; Shame! bitter Bhame! catch laggard souls Who fail to welcome Truth's young da. As senseward borne, In sequence rolls Existence on its oven way. Our manhood's grandest charter won From ignorance from servile fear, And handtd down from sire to son. Is leavo to uso man's judgment cloar Which " Brothers," do not lightly hold. Nor spurn Progression's gift away, Tho now contains still all the old! Whatever artful priests may say. Destroy jour truths I poor timid heart! The truths you prizo. if they bo true, Are of yourself tho bettor part, And cannot live apart from you ! The lie of lici is Truth's laitw ord! Incalculable, knowledge, all, Who knoweth this, too much assured With partial intight, great or Bmall. Who would ? We dare not, cannot thwart Truth's grand, sublime, and high career, Nor have we caught the subtle art Of warring on her with a sneer. We use the rights which struggling Bires ' Gained for us by thoir manhood stout, When persecution's raging fires Sprang all around tho path of doubt, - The good, for which thoy fought and died, Tho freedom, which they held so dear ; Wo prize and may not thrust asido For relics of somo darkened year. Ia true descent from fathers true, Finn in these rightß our fathers won, Protoßtant springing up anew. Till manhood's perfect work be done. J a. are Mounts. Wyrdhani-strect, August _-lh, ISSS.

TWERE VAIN.

Think not to please all men. strive a. you will. Twcrc vain, .tn.o_si.le , for there iciiiuii.e'.h still Tho man whom naught oan nlctiso or satisfy Hy noblo t Hurt or by full endeavour, Of warmest impulse, In no \v_.y whatever; Of such as he, set heart and mind at ease ; Go on thy way, and take no heed of these. For so '.will be forever. Lot not my soul bo troubled tint thoy say: He might have done this linns;, or that, a better way. Mayhap ihy way i) best, how can they know Ci sco With thine own eyis, what s'-einr-st Lent to rhre! Check the quick ten-that s".ea!.-)it:ti) thine eye Because one rude v .peaks; keep back tlun-igh, Xorp.lo thee so; For they will call it v..._km:s3 who stand by; Though well 1 know- It tells no wcnknrs* on thy etirm-st part Nor loss of niant ooi). ' lis only that thou art Too eager for approval; and thut what thou do Should please all others a. it pleareth \ on. Xo more Hum this thou uskes^ of just pruise. So willing thou to do thy best u.w_ yr. But thou must quaff all drees of bitterness Before thy soul can know supreme Success! —Dora Freaney _n " The Current.'

All farmers, gardeners, and fruit-growers who do not want to stick fast, In tho mire of old-fashioned ignorance, while the march of prepress leaves them f.'.r behind, should tsi'o note of the fact that the \'. wZKALANi.KArtMi.it. like every ether i;ond i-vir.ii jouri'id. is i tibli.h. a to koop them movlor nl-nn, the yi'-'lt cj progress with credit and prod. in thr.-ni: -;_v;.3 and their ct_«_try. Send your '.ulisn-iptlop, _3, for clx months, and .iud.ro for your.-.-. v.s.—U. _,i>.:.t-_ PubUahor. Htaii Office. Ar.cU.r..i.

Tho following valuable testimony to tho wvih of the "N. 55. i'-nrner" is p.ni'iarly vaiuilto an cornier, "t'-ni the propria or of "6-r.-lev find Field." c.-i ;r.-:ieuUur,lpepcroir cni-..t!t-J Ir. Squill An '.i. nil!. .Mr A. Moimeax writ■■■;.-—" Y'uir .e;:"-'h cvm1 -r iss'u'ood ili.it I feci o:ry M/1 c:.d ~ ,-..<■..,'. .ive. ;!:<.-I'r t. teeoi'd, aid ihir.l." T • ' N rJ. f'">'n> '' >' ue'vnitto BBTleoitunil j_ti.'n..!.:'iii, /nd lean honestlyßafi without the sliidrc.t cosiro to flatter, that, it is the brat oo'oniai journal Ot the kind that I have ever had the pleasure to _?«rt-"

THB AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1885.

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