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PLRTING HAWSERS AMONG THE. ICEBERGS.

V_ _ Frost Dr. Kane’: ﬂrclic Ezplorationr. .

It blew a perfect hurricane. We had seen it coming, and were ready with three hawsers out ahead, and all things

snug on boar . . I Still it came on lieiivier and heavier, and the ice began- to drive iiioi-e wildly than I thought I had ever seen it. I had just turned in to warm and dry-inysi-ll‘ during the momentary hill, and was stretching my- Ielf out in my bank, when Ilieard the sharp twanging snap of a cord. Our six- inch liaiwsei-s had parted, iind \ve were swinging liy the two others; the gala roar-

‘t

HASZAIUVS GAZl'i'l"I‘E, NOVEMBER 29.

Just then a broad sconce-piece of low‘ Ta: Fiuizivcii Em-ciioit AND TllBJlIUlTb.

southward.

us, McGai-y managed to plant an anchor on its slope, and to hold on to it by a whale- line. It was an anxious’nioinent. Our noble tow-horse, whiter than the pale horse that seemed to be pursuing us, hauled us brave- ly on; the spray dashing over his windward thinks, and his foreliead ploughing up the lesser ice as if in scorn. The bei-gs eti- croached upon us as we advanced: our channel narrowcil to a width of about forty lest: we braced the yards to keep clear of

itig llkt: a lion tu tiic soutliward.

Hall" a minute more, iind “twang!" “twang!” came it second report. I knew it was the \\'llttlt’ line by the slirilliiess of the ring. ()ur noble tcii-iiicli nianilla still held on. l was liiii-:ying my last sock into its Sl‘lll.--iillt b.>iit, when Mi.-Gary came wail- dling iluwn the (2!-lzlplllllttll-lll(ltlL‘I'SI—“()6!t,- taiii I‘:tlllt!, .~ll‘§ won’t hold iiiiieh loiiger; it's blowing the devil liiiiisclf, and I am iifraiiil

the impending ici--walls.

\\’c passed clear; but it was a close sliave, so close that our port quarti-r-boat :\\'t)lllll have been Cl’llt~‘ll(§tl it uoliail not taken it from the (lll.\'ll.‘i and fouiid oiir- selves under the lee of a lii-rg, iii a i-onip:i- riilivi_-l_\' iipi_-n li.-ad. Never did hi 1tl'l'lll‘t‘(l ini-it iit'ltiiuwledg'e, with iiiwrc giiititiiili-, llIl‘l2' iiici‘eil'-.il ilelivei'aii('.e liiiiii a \\l(‘lt.'llt'tl ili.-ath.

to siii-go.” The niiiiiiliit cable was \V'(>\'lI'l" its t"(L'('l- ' ‘ ‘ l‘ P‘ ‘ ' i.i:\\' CIlF.\‘v' Cllll'.t'.~‘ ox noiim A\' .\.\ii:itii7.iV

leneir \Vllt'll l i-i--.ielicd the deck; aiiil thi- crew, as they gatliei-ril round ino, wi-re loud in its 3-i':ii--i-s. \Vc could hear its

deep .-‘Ii-iliiiii Cltitlil, .~‘\'i'L‘lll|l2 llll'li|l_',ll till'

the rattle ml 1.4‘ l'tlt1lllllt_!-"[t':ll' and iniiziiiiiig oftlii-, f4lll'itllli‘i I.-‘ i':::is 1/ieilrii!-'1-sini_;;'.' The striiiiils ‘,‘i'.\'t? \\ il_\ '.'.ith the lioise of a shot- ted gun; and, i.i the siiiolto tliiit l-')ll:)\\“(l tlii-ir lt‘L'(til, \\(' -.-.i-ri-, ilniggi-il out by thi- wilil ice at its lIi\'i4‘_\'.

\\'c sti.-.ii‘ii: «l .-ind did .-oiiie pretty warp- ing, and gut tl=i~ l>l‘f',_' il gitiitl bi.i: lit the rii.-iiiii;: diii": ;.i.t. it all Cillilt.‘ to ii-iiliiiij.

‘V0 tiii-ii lzi l ii i ‘ill li.!(Tli llllt-I ll ll-ti n:ii'i'ow_ ii: \\ill(‘l‘ \\‘ri', ti at \\ i'l§ (lt'l‘»ll'j_', :i wii'.-.-, lii\‘it,'(‘ll

l.llt' Slit ti ‘; If its l\'.u ltullrs v-1.3’:-ii iii‘-~-ii". l tlti>ii_-_-lit .-~l.ii.i‘i.'ily l)(-.~‘to'.\i .5; lint zit l:.ie t lltl of that li::ii-, we \Vt.‘."t‘ Ell Ii-.x.-t iii ll‘ iiizli--‘ i>li'. npiiii.-ito the ,Ql't'IIC \’tiiii.\' l-l lll‘ (’t‘lt'l‘l) ‘ll. lii-ili-Villzil Ki-auli. .'lIl!l‘£ltl - 1' it~, liIlllt(‘l' t«ithi- nirrth, we Cit'tl<l .<i-i- ti.<- sii-::it ,'_"l't)\\'l!i‘(_T .-‘tixl nar- rowi-i', iinil t‘.i-- iii-:i\'_'i ii‘:-tiibli-s ~_;i-iiiiliiig up. iiiiil i:l-i}_i'-_-iii~_{ it ll('l\‘-'t.‘l't'll the Slll)l't‘

t‘ii~~l

Clllllritlll one side and this lcilge iiii the other. 'l'i:r-i-i- w.'is lint one tliiii',!lel't l'-vi‘

us:-—-tr) kt’-i-ii iii ~iinii,- sort the ciiiiiiniiiiil it the htlin by ;_'I‘lZIf_'_ fi-oelv \\'ltt¥l't‘ wi- lllll-l otliei-\\'i.<o llt! tll‘l\‘I‘ll. \\'c iilliiwcillier to acud uiiili=i- ii I'~‘t‘ll‘(l foretopsiiil; all lianils watching the riii-iiiy, as we closed, i-i silence.

At seven in the iiioitiiiig, we were ('lti.-‘U upon the pilim_: iiiii-sass. \\'i: (lroppcd um-

heaviest illlClt-ll‘ Will! 'the desperate liopie of

V"!

wiiiiliiig the bi-i,_, but there was no with- standing the inn ti l'l‘t,‘lll that followi-il us.

VVe had only lit!!!‘ to fasteii a spur as ii'

buoy to the eliaiii, and let her slip. went our bi-st biiwer!

Down we went upon the gale again, hope lessly ECl‘iill>lll,'_'j along a lcc of ice seldom less than thirty feet thick; one lloi-, mea- sured by a line as we tried to fasten to it, more than forty. ‘I had seen such ice only once befoi-o,anil niwcr in such rapid iiiotioii, One upturned mass rose above. our gun- wale, suiasliing in our hulwarks, and depo- siting lialfa ltu] of ice in ll. lump iipon nui- decks- Our staunch little brig bore liersr-If

S.»

throng-li all this wild adventiiro, as if i-.liu

. had a cliainied life.

But a iiciv enemy came in sight ahead:

Directly in our way, just beyond the line f floe ice, against which Wt‘ were alternately sliding and thumping was ll group of bei-gs. VVc had no power to avoid them; and the only question was, whether we were to be dashed in pieces against them, or whether they might not offer us Ionic providential nook from the storm. But as we neared them, we perceived that they were at some distance from the lloe- etlge, and separated from it by an interval of open water. ur hopes rose, as the pie drove us toward the passage, and into it; and we were ready

5 ETA.‘-I I"l-Zl(i.\'l'i'Z .

l{i'ii-.i-; ::i.:l fuilt: we-:i~ pl.ez-til, in our ii.-iiil lil.~‘iil‘Hl, for t‘tt'lt j_:=i«‘.~‘t.

, illl1l.~‘ll‘r'i'u't'tl F-'iZlL‘ il -xti-iity i.i in thin,-

31'lii.~‘ ltii'.‘.i"-i l‘. i

i.»:im-r "A ‘I1:-~1ii«"‘.f i ,l-' tli-- li!.l:-_fI"'- ii.» i mil ('-:tlil‘.! l'l lltl - t. iiv tn vi»-i'i t" if t i ‘ilii‘ii' lli“'|ilii-3; ii---.\' (ill .2-.:. l

‘Al :i::.'- ~? ti lIt| i:i~ "i ‘ Il‘.'lrillll._l. t‘\'>l\‘ ;\\.ll'tlIl>';--: ;-1 "1'iiii iii-: \'~.

:ol':i _m w: -- i-‘:; st-..i i. it:..:ici' \-..::< \’i-ry ',. I V . . . ,.i (., .. "OHM. l . i. . _, , .i.i., i 1:, ,\'itl'i i,'~. '- .i. i I ‘rt . -i:i;. ii {I .3

l-‘ti~’_ \\liil'it \‘..I.~‘ :~p: azil hi it i.i-=

t‘:.-iiii. lit» 1%‘ *-it ‘i ii.‘ ii-.i\«~i' .~'.ll‘t'!‘ cl? 3 ‘ll '

<'iziti«itt Ill‘ ll; 4 E.-'-‘ . eiibiii ;'t‘Ivt‘i-i'<l"il, liit‘

~21 .-l-iv: .:~-i it."

l‘l\'i'il-‘ i-l' zi liweif was .-‘iilti-y. and :i.~'tiii- I'

-water-washed berg ciiine driving from tlie'—It is somewhat amusing to see some of The thought ﬂashed upon me the English journals, in their zeal to prove of one of our escapes in Melville Bay, and that our press has offended the French Em- as the sconce moved rapidly close along-side f peror, advance that, amongst those who de-

sire his downfall stand the Jesuits! This is so llagrantly the reverse oftlie triitli,thnt with Louis Napoleon lies the last hope for power oftlie followers of Loyola; their ten- dencies are ofﬁcially in fashion here just now: they have inlliiencc; they are once more at the head of education. and the Go- vernnicnt leans for more towards them than towards any oftlicir oppoiieiit.-i. The Ura- torians, for instiiiice, tho Jiinsi.-iiists, the Giillicaiis, in a woril, of all sliadcs. I say. IllIpt‘l‘ltllls‘lll is the Jesuits’ last two words will prove it. ' lic there is iillii-d a strange» iid ofiiiystical ileviiti-iii, highly evaiigi-lical, pretty ortho- dox in its eatti-vlicisiii, hut violi.-ntly opposed to i'eligioii.~.- orili-rs lll gem-rail, and especial- ly so to the Ji-siiits. \\'ith the ()i-leans l)l‘l|llCll, tlii-i-i- i-' not iiiitch ipicstioii of any ri-ligion at all ; aiiil it‘ tlii-Yiiintlia-i' of the lfiiiiite do l’ai'is bi- ii-iilly tui_\tliiiig sure :i (ii-i'iii:iii l'illlUl|illl~l, .-‘ho is it I)l‘t-lt‘.~llllll.' \\'ci'i- tlii- (‘iiiiitv the (‘ii:inihiiiil to CI'lltt‘ ill;

(i\'li:iti-vi-r tilll'.’l' iiiisialti: his iiiiglit CI-tlllllil) \'-‘-viilil lii- any iiiiiik of Iizirtiality towiirils

l"lt‘ llt‘.~li , . . l

:~|‘l'lllt'tl to ll’ \'t‘l'.' !i:llt‘ll in the war -vi thi.-ii.-il on this ;; li-"\‘.‘ (.‘-l|l"\\5|"l -'. \'.‘it'.i ‘lit: l:i.'<l liii-_\‘ iliil l'l‘l- lll(‘ll' i;i.~:l liwpi: lii >;

ll."!!l ilil“~‘i\-‘l‘ ltli' pit:-p«-~.-.2 inf (‘ii -1! .--t:i‘l'.~ ‘pin.-'.~'iI»li* la» i'ipI;ii-i- .‘l. i liiit litsli-intliii i3.:_-i.

::< - .*l'lt-li1i-' l!ll'll, lllllllt‘ llit lii< ini . . , l.

pi.i*i- :iw' llll' l.--s t'i.l it t‘..li.- i.i,'.

i'llltl I‘ v::iiii'iiiii >:i, be in:

:.ii7;1:| ;>ii-- (“lV“lll“il. :ii:il in :i- " li:i.»_p:-t p:i~‘~:i-il i;- ll.'\'1't.\ l|t‘i‘.l'l iii l’:ii‘r.-' l‘” “ 1‘ -ll ll“ l'“l"‘”'ll C‘“"'l ll“ ‘”¢i*“”5ed

'11!‘-"K-‘l«'ll~l1lil‘it'ii_li.}' i3.«nll:.iili.~' t‘li'('lli‘Il.~lii:li'l.lll;1llli‘lll)i‘il\' -ii

lllt‘ .li-~'.ii::, \vii‘-Ill ll-‘i ;_ri-iiiiili'.itlii-i- drovi.- froiii l“i'.iiii:i'. ;=- .l4‘:~illl.\’ ill'l‘ tint tlt‘('t‘l\'- i-int, itllél lll'*_\' \\t'll i~;ii~iw \\'i|l'l'(‘ 'i-2.t, on !.iis vi-ry ae- itiiiiiit, l ilii not llIlil_[l:lt' it \\'i-iilil l‘H‘lll-tlljﬁlll ii-iillunil. .llil(' the .‘~.'."-‘i’/i‘ piihli~i:--il the .~=‘Hl'_\

i:; , ii'||tl nix ii.-i il :.ii::: itll-ll liitlivr -if it li.’tiilV\', \\'lio, >|‘t‘lI‘-‘_Z his :~'«>ii

lil.*4i'lIlll‘tl i -i L‘-=lilIIlll:ll\’vll i:i rt pub-

ilir ti.‘-

:\-.:l lilill lll‘ lisiil iiiit ya-I .«l .:- in \\lllll ll:i- -.':-i_v".~' l'(‘- l‘-"l1l1tl)l‘, lllii t‘iit lit‘\\':is

4I.tl|‘ (ll‘i’I'('l!|l' Vb

il\'. St‘i‘iii.il, H3)-W ,-_i l -4 i ll‘.l<‘:lll- ‘.l‘i-,' .~itli—vi:l ii1-iii- ti him, :itlll ii"iiii.~ hm. tiitl It-ti l:i'iii- llll‘ :-l l('il\t‘ lllll .~t'i| null ’ 'I'.l'

iii" tho 'i:liii-i- \Vt)illtlllt.i \.‘,‘>._.'l'1il,l‘llllll!f‘lIiiy' was

".\tiil " iIllll'4 llli‘ Ni (ii,

I‘i'.~‘.

Ii _';-i~I:'i-, 4-..il ill Ilia §i*:i-,;::i-- lltt‘ capital i'..-‘i-ll‘, :i:iil l.'| .-piti- iif :.ll .\l.

L"|lt.‘t'lt'.ll'('.l’ 'Illl"l'l' i~ tlIttlt3ll)lll:1 t’i:it thi-

I,[t‘ilt rail lt‘llll“ll(‘_\' ll"l‘I.‘ _lll.~>l iiiow is lllI|l'I‘ to-

i_-iii-.-'l—: grew tvaiiiii-i' il«i:'Ilii-_\ \\'t‘I‘(.' vi-i'_\';u‘:iiil.~' iiil-ili:i':iiit:i: than l‘t‘ll;1iHl|.\‘ t'i'i~v~il-viii,

iiiiich in e;:i'iii-st) lllllll l',ii“li‘_v [H‘l‘ll!l~‘.<lt1ll l4) ii-iiiove tl:i~'ii' i-zips; and this h:i\iii;: putt (lone, l.l|(‘ zitti-i:<l;iiil iil uiw , .‘-lllll(lil|'_' bi-liinii, vigiii-i>ii.<l_v liinvii-il the un- t‘i)\'l5l'('ll hi-nil or his tii:i~ii-r. l’iiiii:h liillo'.i‘- (‘ll tho S’-tip, and lltl'l|l~‘lll-tl them with it llt’\V .f_"ll.~‘[illIIl'_\' 1-ii_j~>_\'iiii-iit. 'l'lii-y hail ;;ii'i-ii thi- (Hiiiiiiioilorc .-iiiiiv i-ftl:--ir .xi:.’.i, :iiiil lie wits iioiv l'C.~‘til\'t?(l to g_-i\'i- Ilwiii :1 li'i.~~ii- of the i ninth in all ouii-r llItl'lN‘ of the world. 'g.\‘ii tlii-re were l"i'i-iieii mail (ii-riiiain \\'lllt'.~‘, Scotcli and Aiiii-iiciiii iiliiskey, llliltii‘ll'il lllllll slici-r_v, and the gic of l lﬂlliiiiil, \\ indiiig Elll) with the Sll‘t')ll_’_{ iiiaii':i<i-liiiiii, wliii;h ile- ciilvilly. lll their i-.-‘liiiiiiliiiii. liiiit: away lllt‘ pilllll. 'l'lii_-._v sinackiil their lips and shut their eyes at i-:ii:h sip of the liiiipiil ilirli(':'i- -C)’; and, in sliiii-t, shiiwi-il but a vi-ry sorry tl]t|)l‘(‘.t3lttllt‘|ll nftlio Vltlllt‘ of ti-iiipt-riiiici-. , i-\l'ti-I‘ l'c(-ding ltttllll) on the siilisiziiitiiils, ilhoy nsketl leave to siiii-he their pipi-sl lt iwas ofconrse ll(.'(‘Ol;tl(',tl. and the (‘llll‘l.ll'('i‘i<- Fnrer, after :1 few wliill'.~‘, pi'e.-eiitvil his, \\lll| ‘the eiiihroiilei-ed tobiii:i:u pouch iittai.-lit-il, ‘to the Coiiiiiiodori.-. 'l'hi.- iiiayor anil thi- ‘otlier treasiii-i.-i- followed his c.\':iinp|i,- by 5llillltllllg tlii-irs to (,‘iipt:iiii.< ‘iuclianiiii and Ailiiiiis. Tlii-re st-oiiictl to be no end to the capacity of stoiniicli in soine of lhi:-i- ollieial.-‘. l’rcsi-rvcd ())'.~‘ll‘l'S aiiil t)lll(‘l' ar- ticles of food st-tiled tip in Atncrii‘.a, excit- ed an iidiiiiration as I)0lllltll(‘sS as tlioir ‘Ip- petites. melons nnd bananas brought from the lion- in Islands. These took them completely ,captive, and they begged that they might carry some home to their wives. They were, of course, told to do so; and fortli- with the loose folds of each oni.-’s robe above his girdle were converted into a poc- ltet, and loaded with what it would liold.—

s it /.

to exalt, when fr-omi.N‘arralive of the iﬂmericaii Expedition to

come unexplained cause, probably an eddy ‘Japan.

Qf.tbo wind against the lolly ice-walls, we lost our heed-way. Almost at the same taoinent, we saw that the berga were not at ifilhey were bearing down upon the other. Joe, and that it must be our fate to be- mnrhed bctwiioa the two. I

o_j.

The French Ambassador at the Court of

1 gnu: glut with g momentum of their om-._,Peraia had arrived at Constantinople, on

his return from Teheran, and it was said that he had induced the Shah to make peace with England.

Part of the dessert consisti-il of

llIK"\ £I>'lil'tll

lll.ll the li."\’t‘l'lllllt'li‘l il-ii-_~< it lii-st, i:iiili-r- .-‘tziiid, t-I li~-ti-r it. 'l'lii-= iiill, lioivi-vi-i‘. I am lH‘l'.~'ll?ltil_‘tl, go tiiii fiir. .‘lliiiii'/ii.~:li‘r Giiiiriliiiii llorriis-pii.-iili-iil.

Mn. l‘iui;iii.\'.i\' .'t‘\l) ‘mi: Nr.r.‘i-.o.—Sliiirt- l_t' l)l‘li)l'l! .\li'. liiuiiaiiiiii wits ri'lii-vi-il ‘.\lr. llzillais a-' .\iiil)ii.~'.<;iiloi' lroiii thi- United .<l1llt‘~' In this C"Ill:ll'_Y he atti-iidi-il one if the /i l‘(’(’5 lll‘l‘il by hi-r .\i:iji-sly’ at St. .l;iiiii-:~".s l‘:il;iei-. ()ii the s:iiiii- iii~i~:isinii it tall, linu- liiiiltiiig iii-gt‘:-, iitiiriil in ii giirgi-oils iiiii- furiii, \»'.i~a prt-~i-nt as .\iiiii.~ti-r l’li-niputeii- ti.ir_\' liiini the lCiii]-,i-riii- of ll:i_\ti. and of izi-iii'.~'e iiltr:ii:ti-il in ii'li e'iii'iii.<il_v. i-\ftertliu lllt‘|lll)t‘I.-S iiftlie iliplntiintii: body had retirctl frniii this pl‘!-_~‘0lIl:t‘. iit'llii~ Qiiecii, Mr. Buch- :iii;iii and this siible wai'i'ior ivnre brought iiloin.-t iii cuiitact, on olisi~i-\‘iii-_;- oliicli, an attt-iidziiit of the (}iiui_t iiiipiiri-il of the for- mer \\h:it lie tliiiiiglit of the latter. t\li'. lliicliaiiiiii llll'll(‘(l ipiii-tlv rounil, gave a look in \Vllll'll SilI‘t'i’l.~‘ll| and ili.-‘gust appear- i-il to llt‘ ltll.'llIlC(l, iinil l'I‘t|ll:‘tl with a striiiig Yaiiilii-is iia.-:il twiiiig, “ \\'li__v, l ioi.-koii, he is ivoi-Iii ii tli-iiisiiiiil dollars.” and .-'auiiti-r- Ctl out of lltt! pliltft‘.

'«

()ii .\'iind;iy llliil'lllll_'_!, the Rev. \\7. Spur- gi,-oii, the iiiipiil.~‘i\'i- liiiptist prt-ni'lii-r, ro- siiini-il Ilii-‘oi-i-iipiiiii-y iii‘ hi,-: iiivn pnl,iii_ in l’ark-slri-i t (fliapi-l, ."ttlllll\\’tll'l€,-llltl preach- ed to it ’0lI,l_'I'l‘gllll<tlI that tilled every part biiililing. Mr. Spiirgciin appeared to be quite ri-covereil ll‘tIlll his ri-.i:cnt iiiilispiisi- tion. In the course of his sermon, he made an allusion to the terrible catastrophe at the Royal Surrey Gardens, on that day fortniglit, and prayed that God would for- give the instigators oftliat horrid scene.

AMERICAN Missioiuitias IN 'I‘uiuisv.- t a recent meeting of the friends of the Turkish Missionary Aid Society at Exeter- hall, the following letter from Sir W. F. Williams was read:—“ Woolwich, Oct. '27 I866. My dear Dr. Hamlin.-1 ain ex- tremely aorry that a long-standing engage-

ment will prevent my having the pleasure

_ of meeting you in Exetcr Hall on the even-

the tliiiiiii-, llll! iii:-‘t thiiig hi: wiiiilil iiviiiil3

'_\\‘III'll by the laidics, It is‘

ing ofthe 80th. I than lose the opportuni- ty of stating to the meeting my experience of sixteen ycarlin all parts ol the theatre of that band of A ' missionaries of which you form so‘ a me lm-. hope are long to be hall to all the adva ’ I gained to Chris. tianity as well as humanity by the incrcas- ing and judii-ions exertions of our country- men both in Turkey and in‘: ersia, and in doing so, I shall speak of personal friends as we as of zealous pioneers of civilian- tion, who liave proved themselves so wor. tliv of the support and sympathy of the British public. Pray, on regching Sum. houl, give’ my best regards to all my min. sionary fiiendii, and believe me, always yours faithfully, W._F. Williams. The Rev. Dr. Hamlin."

Berlin thieves begin to exhibit great re- lhii-inent in their mode of proceedin . some iii‘ them, Inning: a mind to the two fiit' pig. giif it liiiiisi.-liolder at Mtfibit, introduced iliviiisi-Ives into the stye, and in order to Sl‘Cl|l'l' tlieniselves from being bdltaydd by the sipinals of their victims’, chloroformed both and then quietly proceeded to slay and cut them tip. .

l The Dim-zigel‘-Einpress of Russia, who is ‘int Nice, tiiki-s her ini-iils aloni-. ller suite ltlllltlttllls to ‘£00 pi.-rsniis, including twelve ; (‘.os.-riiclts, \\ lio act as doiiiestics.

‘ .v\t Ni-iifi.-li-iitel a few p('I':-ml]!-l sliglitly t't'lIli)l'I‘llIl>'t‘(l have lit('ll released on bail, l-HI <'i‘.:l'iti-i-ii or twi-iity are still in close i-oiiliiii-iiii-iit, altlioiigli treated with liuinniii- l\'.

, It i.-: sriiil that Switzci-laiiil is now orga- iii-i~ii in .-‘iii-,li tl llliIlIll(‘l' that she (tan be on

.:i war ti-utiii_,r in it \\'(‘L'li. 'l'lii,-ri-. are I-10,- tlbil xiii-ii l‘t‘ttii_‘v' t‘ir the iii.-‘lil, pei-fectly ariii- id and i.-ipiippt (l.

5 .\ ll'll(‘l' ll'Hlll l’iii-is si't_\:—“At present

the sinulf hoiiiiits now 'w'iiiiii».i to give tlii-iii a (:ll'ClIlllr(‘.l'(’ll('.(! more in liartiioiiy with that of the i-i-inoliiies. "l'liis is why siiiiiie i>l'tlii-, gilt-sts have ll[)l)f‘lH‘étl'll] velvet Ii-its \‘i'illl l:i:-go llrlllts, in the Englisli style, culled t'll(ll}t,'illi'.1' ile l'aIIiiini:c.”

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'l'iii: FRENCII Ai.i.i;i.\'ci: IN DiiNcisIt.—- 'l'lie wiii-iiiiigof the Liigli.-‘li press by the ./Uiniiliur has begun to l)l.'ll|' fruits. On ‘i'i-iliiiu-iliiy night, her Majesty's Theatre e--iitaiiied an iisseiiibliige of 3000 or 4000 pi-in-‘oiis, to inaiigiiriite Jiillien’s winter .~‘(‘l‘lt‘.ti of proini.-iiiiile concerts. At the end iii the fir.-t part, “(i‘ioil save the Queen” and “ Rule llritannia” iveﬂ gang wiilkac-' i-liiination ; niiil a portion of the audience lllt'll called for“ l’ai-tant poiii- la Syrie.”

was sung ainiil an iiiiiler-current of hisscs and calls for “ the lllarseillaiscl" For the lirst time since the outbreak of the war with Riissiii, the I“I't'llCll national air elicit- od sounds of disapproval and unpopularity.

‘J1-1:-ii.-' \\'i:i"i"-—.\ grain of sand is a iniiinti: t\‘I'-ll|l(‘l‘Z a drop of water is 3 |in|° htllltl isi-:niii:_r with _'|oyiiii.~i life; gold is \‘.(‘1llllt i.-iiiiiii-iisi-il_. ii diainoiiil is a fortune in ii .‘-'l|l1lll Stlil(t('. This verse, the obi-test lll tl.<- liihlt-,_ ii pi-i-i:ii>iisjt'\V¢‘l ill the Cus- ltet ol truth. 'li-rt‘ is it volume in less than ii lllll‘ ii world of lieavcrﬂy truth in two .~'lliIi‘l wo.~il.--. Hero is wealth com- pii-.~.-'i-il lilllt it iniiiile form? sympathy eg- l)l'iIt't‘(.l in it single act; ricliness of grace aiiil goodness, exhibited as a pearl of great price. The glorious Son ofGod. ‘in the days iii‘ liis llesli,’ sympnthised with the cor- rowing,'and wept with those that wept. The kind brother had been taken, and the gentle sisters mourned in diaconaolate dolo- lation. And though the Saviour saw the approaching glories of a suddomtriurnphanf resurrection, yet under the delicate eon- uiinglin s of pure sympathy and love be wept. hat I. lesson is taught here, and how coneolatory to the heart amid the #- ﬂicta and trials of life. ‘We haﬁ not I high priest which cannot be touched wlth the feeling ol‘ our lnﬁrmities" ,'Joee| wept.’ t those sacred tears be II baln to wounded and diaconaolite hoarto until time shal be no moi-e.—Tc:u , .

testify in that

'l'lie ili-iiiaiiil wzis complied with, but the air"

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