Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1875, Page 2

B a“ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY: MARCH 98, 1875.-SIXTEEN PAGES. Jand these fifty years that has not first been in- cate ta tha Gourt_ of Cardinale by the % rament agent Tome, 0: MacHele, This has come out in oy ‘Memoirs,—he who was forty years of the Privy Council of the British inj, Secret-eervice money to Cardinals has eperated successfully for Engiasad, Ob, my friend! we have indeed been sold by our faithfal “Sugz ” Cullen wes fished out of the Roman College, and converted into a Cardinal rank MacHal mae, Was sent 10 heade—» man destitute of talent to instrnct ‘Tot to mix eggs with moat at one meal, and rot to have either, with fish, in their stomachs on the same day. 43 ‘this is addressed to poor devils that got neither once in thirty, or, for that matter, in and, 28 to fish, we know if they Saabs a Vey anuy AS cnnktul All tis te Otitaly in the day, they ma: ig million and more of whom iivs ts hi A cellxre, and garzets, in which whole families, Toile and fomal oid snd young, huddle tagetber night I say these chief Bishops have sold ux, and keep sell- fag un day by day and, cntil Ireland damnte to herown Bishops, ‘by Irish votes of her own i European Kings appointment over their people of * suitable? Bishops according to order, to act an chief detectives over their tb Tis Js not the religion Jesus taught on the Mount, and the sooner the Irish are made aware of the fact the sooner will they got theirfreedom. Yours, ‘Taomas Mooxgy, ag RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. > THE CHURCH 4T LARGE. : The chief of the Delaware Indiana is a Baptist minister, and, of 1,000 persons composing tho | tite, 230 are members of his church. Six Presbyterian churches in the City of New York are-without pastors, One of them is will- ing to pay a salary of $20,000 tothe “right man for the place,” but can't find him. A cruel end unusual punishment is inflictedon the prisoners indicted in the Bangor, Me., jail, in allowing students from the Theological Semi- nary to preach raw sermons to them. Bome of the Presbyterian papers sre advoca- ting the introduction of the responsive use of the Psalms in their church worship ; and the repudiate the ides that there is anything in sucl reaponsive services that belongs exclusively to Episcopacy or any other form of church govern- ment, ‘The Congregational Church at Rindge, Mass., voted, some two vearsago, to repair their church building, « very large proport-on of the old pew- owneis agresing to surrender their pews, and to meet the expenses of the Society by rentals of the pows. Mr. Willard G. Jones, one of the old w-owpers, doclined to surrender his pew, and Eisistod on occupying his former place in the ew church. The Church Committes rented his Yew a short time since to an able-bodied mem- var of the society, who, planting himeclf at the head of the pew, refused admittance to the former owner. Then began a race as to which ehould be earliest at the church Sundsy morn- ings to hold the pen, one of the parties taking possession ag early as 8 o'clock. The old owner aod his family wore, s few Sundays sinca, re- moved by an officer, and Mr. Jones aow brings suit against the Churob Committee. FATHER FORHAN. Tho Catholic Universe, of Cleveland, hae a Severe article on the acquittal of the priest For- ban, and says: “Thue this new Luther on a emall scale in set froe, with the price of honor and honesty in his pocket, to talk of the abuses of that Church from whicb'he bas fallen ; and Chicago atands before ‘the world as the most shamefully-corrapt place ‘on the earth for the administration of criminal justice.” Commenting upon the occurrence, it says: “When s son of the Catholic Church violates any law, his crime is not extenuated, nor does abe smile approvingly while the feted odor of his wickedness is being bound in flowers, You never ses her children fionsing into courts to drink ip the terrible charges made against these who pretended to speak to them the word of God, and then, as if the most ehocking ropay preacher quitted his business at a time when it was extremely prosporove. He built a large Baptist church 11 London, and is liberal in his charities. Varley is a success in this convtre. He preached to 20,000 people at New York last Sunday night. ‘The Rev. Rabert Collyer’s Bosten popularity seems to be waxing instead ¢* ~aning. Never before has the throng of persons wishing to hear him been eo grest, and no othor preacher, of eny denominetion, bas proved 60 attractive this win- ter. Tbe death is announced of the Rey. Jonn Wnght Roberts (colored), Bishop of the Moth- odist Episcopal Churchin Liberia. Bishop itob- erts was ivyosted with supervisory powers only over the Liberian mission, s motion to consti- tute him a full Bishop having failed at the Gen- eral ConYeronce. Action on his caso waa watched with coueidersble interest, ‘as involving the accession of colored clergymen to the high- er episcopal honors. Bishop Roberts entered into his charge of the Liberian mission in 1338, and revealed much administrative ability in tho fanctions of his office, and a high character for diety and integrity in his ecclesizstical and gocial relations. The Rev. Dr. George B. Porteous—who came from England a year or two ago, and earned the disfavor ot the Episcopal clergy of ‘New York and Brooklyn py persistent preaching in Congre- gational and Presbyterian churches, so that op Potter withdraw his license to presch— has come toa lamentable failure. He has fine pereonal appearance, considerable learning, mar- velous extemporaneons power. He lectured somewhere four or five evenings every week. preached three times almost every Sunday, and the halls and the churches were full when his mame was announced. For a time Dr. Porteous seemed to be not “thecoming man,” but the man that had come, and his ardent friends were anxious to build him a» tabernacle, larger than Talmage's, in which he sod bis people might abide. He went into the Academy of Music, and filled that so long ss the excitement lasted, and the seats were free. But his congregation is now dwindling away ; he is accused of preaching Swedenborgianism and Universalism, and of carrying out too faithfully in practice his fayora- bie opinion of theatres and the wine-cup. —— PIOUS EXTRACTS. The Danbary man who tried to start s meat- market in Lent, is now traveling in Africa with a preparation for curling hair. Aunt Tabitha is worried by the frequent changes of the French Ministry. Shesays: “I never hsd much opinion of them French people anyway, and nothing could save them but good, stated, regular preaching.” “ Herbert,” said a perplexed mother, “ why is it that you're not a better boy?” ‘« Well,” said the little fellow, soberly, looking up into her faco with his honest blue eyes, ‘I suppose the real reason is that I don't want to be," A village clergyman visiting s parishioner suf- fering from 5 lingering disease, expressed to his wife a hopo that she sometimes spoke to him of the future. ‘{ do, indecd, sir. Often and often Iwakes him in the night audsays: *‘ John, Jobn, you little thinks of the tarments sa is pre- paring for you.” . - «How is your church getting on?” asked a friend of a rigorous Scotchman, who had seps- rated in turn frou the Kirk, the Free Church, the United Presbyterians, and ygeveral lesser bodies. “Pretty woel, pretty weel. | There's nobody belongs to it but my brother and myself, and I’m nae sure of Sandy's soundness,” “Wake up, there, Deacon Whittlesey,” said the preacher whose sermon had put the Deacon asleep. “Wakeup, I tell you,” and with that he pulled off 2 No. 11 boot, peggod all round, and nails in the heels, which he shiod at the Deacon's bald head, taking off two inches sqaare of the shiny scalp, and the boot Inndod in Miss Whittiesey’s lap. Milwaukee Sentinel: _‘‘To be angry,” said the Superintendent of an Enst-Side Sabbath-school to Eis pupils, “‘is to revenge the faults of others upon ourselves.” On his way home an icicle caved in bis silk bat, and he danced sround on the sidewalk and said hecoald whip the socks of any infernal idiot who didn’t have sense enough to keep tho icicles off bis porch. “God of our Fathers;” ig a favorite invocation wero proat of godjiness, rash off to join ry “ Every day we read of the misdeeds of some ove who had been dubbed reverend in the Prot- estant Church. ‘To-day a bigamist, yesterday a Gefaulter, the day before a seducer, and the moral worldis now groaning under the abomina- ble revelations of the Beecher trial Yet the Catholic prees is dignifiedly silent. Bat whare- ever a scandal. or the appearance of a scandal, occorsin the Catholic Church, the good taste and bigotry of our Protestant contemporaries seek it ont, magnify it, and endeavor to make the Church and her faithful children eufler for it. Were Beecher a Catholic, holding as high a pose among Catholics as he bolds smong rotestants, we ars inclined to think that the devilish howling of the Leaders of the day would arm mobs to sssanlt us on the highway and tear down our churches. But the contrast between the trae mother sud her whois not the mother is always observable.” DB. DE KOVER. We the Editor of Tha Chicago fribune: Cxacaco, March 27.—Although, perkeps, too tiuch has already beun said ond written about the election of a Bisbop for Iltinois, will you do fic the favor to publish the following extract of +s private letter from an axed Presbyter of the Diocese of New Jersey (aged 88) : J awe sorry for the Church in Ilinois, The evil erjons seem all against her. They have rejected for ber two of the first and best men in the Church. ‘What an anomaly! Standing Committees ‘dressed in ‘itile brief authority,” and on a donkey of a hobby, rith a pises of patchwork for a saddie, riding over ‘the Convention of a diocese! Oh! ch! oh! You may Fecollect when the ¢atchword of a Paritan faction in the Church, was “ Puseyite,” as Ritualist is now. Not parallel case at all, except in the clamor 6 ‘worts ; for while D=. Pussy sroused the Church to its duty, to great principles, and so gave it an impetus never known since the Heformation, and which it may never loss, Bitnalism run mad,—not, however, in Seymour or De Koven,—while {¢ introduces nothing ew, nor revives nothing ald, of apy value, all put ously brings into the Church what the Lon- fon Punch ‘a the Abbot of Canterbury 2a ‘playthings, “ Have ss many playthings as you Mike, my little men, but you mustn't bring them isto church, you know.” How shameful and how wicked, fo elasy Seymour and De Koren with Punch's little men, They are both great and boly men; and as Se eee er the Refor~ mation ‘Did you read De Koven’s speech in the General Con- wention? As both stimulant and a tonic, I have ‘read ft several times, Ob! if the Church in Illinois were lovingly under the guidance of such a man, econ would abe adel and shed her influence over sll the isnd. Alse{: Truth eeras almost crerywhere sore-footed, WHITEHOUSE MEMORIAL CHURCH. ‘The following card in reference to the services with New England poets, and haa been for gen- erations, extending back to within bslf acen- tary of the Landing ; bot ss if to emphasize the growing rivalry between the East and West, the trans-Missisaippi bards have adapted the expres- sion ‘God of our Mothers.” We are glad to see it, not because this rivalry is to be encour- aged,.but because it may be as a poritice to the braised and bleeding spirit of the good and gen- tie Suean. Tho Roy. Hyatt Smith, of Brooklyn, says he ‘don’t take in washing,” and declines to baptize people who will nut join his church after imme:- sion, This leads the Rey. Thomas RK, Beacher to say that “having little still and no experience in administermg immersion, we once recom- mended a truly Christian believer to apply for baptism to a reverend and friendly expert in the rite, from whom we received the mosaage: “Tell Brother Beecher that Iam nof going to do his dirty work.” : Mr. Susgsby takes a hopefal view of the Brooslyn uoplessantuess. Bear him talk: “‘ Before these horrid slanders leaked out I was neglectful of our minister, and would, when I know be was making a pious pastoral call, show my contempt forhim by going down into the field and hosing corn all the afternoon, knowing that that godly msn was Jonging to see me ; now my heart is changed, and whenever the shepherd wenda hia way to my hearth and home, dropping my bone, ax, or other implement of worldly 1s- bor, I thither wend my way rapidly and as near possibleon a ‘beeline.’ Imeet him witha Christian welcome ; I never leave him ; I drink in his pious ejaculations with an appetitol never felt before, Suageby is astonisbed at my foray love for pious conversation. I don’t we him long enough to draw a pal af water.” Every one remembers Lorenzo Dow's * top- not come down "; and many will remember the preacher wi) cook for his text, ‘I fear thee be- causes thou art an oysterman,” Luke, xix., JI, Having himself been an oysterman, he was able toutlustrate and enforce the text with wonderful power, Another favorite text of his was, “The double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.”_ This, of _couree, refers to s horse without a stable. To is exposed to the clements, and goes ungroomed, unfed, and withont water, Whereas the stabled horse is amply provided for. Tne ons is lean and weak, the other isin full flesh snd good condition. Perhaps itwas the same divine who found so much instruction and ad- moniticn in the toxt, ‘‘ Thon makest my feet like hen's feet.” It was « beautiful picture he drow of the motherly creature deftly and industrious- ly scratching the ground forthe benofit of her wf the Bishop Whitehouse Memoral Chutch ‘as been received, and will fully explain itself: ‘The Bishop Whitehouse Memorial Church is com- pelled to sunena services for # week or two, at what was formerly known a8 Murray Chapel on Indiana Brenue, from circumstances over wi 9 parish has 0 cont! Itappears thata monetary difficulty has for some time saistod between the iste wecapenta OC aia chapel ‘This untoward acci- however, ressarily leads tothe 3 ditare of yblee funda not at first contemplated by this infant parizh, and ¢ompels them to aak generous per- tons, disporod to ald, by s timely contribution in this exigency, to do ao by forwarding their amounts, Withont delay, to Mr. ¥, It. Baker, 126 Rast Washing- ven street, m %,or to the Rector, W. Herbert Brnythe, 122 Thirty-first street. —_-—. PERSONAL. CHICAGO AXD ELSEWHERE, ‘Tho Rey. W. Mf. Bray, of EKhlamaroo, Mioh., was in the city during the past wook. Tho Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D., of Lovis- Ville, Was in the city lecturing last week. ‘The Rev. Dencan McGregor has reorganized tnd set to work the Methodist Society at Des-, plaines. ‘The Rov. R ‘J. Langridge, of Geneseo, bas tea ia the city delivering his popular lecture on ‘The Rey. S. H. Weller, of Mendots, was in th sity Inst Week, He is pluming tare for Pleasure trip to Californis. 2 ‘Tne Rev. AM. Alston, of the Chicago Universi. tv, is supplying with grest acceptance Baptist Chore, of fis city. be South The Rey. B. ©. Sickels, of Dixon, visited Chi. tazo last week. He reporta " - ie outs take reports the good work march. ‘The Rev. J. Malvern, who has Es some time, is expected home in time to ie biz church, the Free Will Baptist, to-day. G. R, Blackall, Depositary, rts that business of the Chicago ‘Bhach, House ‘of the rican blication Society f amounts to about $45,000, seeavele . The Buffalo Express having stated thst the re~ vivalist, Heury Varley, was formerly a butcher in London and ignominionsly failed, a friend of “She maligned man makes the statement thas the offepriog, Some years ago the pastor of a New England village ‘church adopted a pian to interest the members of his flock in the atudy of the Bible. It was thus: At the Wednesday evening meet- ing meeting he would give out sone topic to be iscussed on the cnsuing week, thus giving a week for them to studyitup. One weok che subject was St. Paul. After the preliminary de- votional exercises, the pastor called upon his Deacons to ‘ speak to the question.” Ons imme- diately arose and began to describe the personal appearance of the apostle to the Gentiles. He said Paul wasa tall, rather aspare man, with black hair and oyes, dark complexion, bilious temperament, ete. His picture of St. Paul was a faithful portrait of himsolf. He sat down, and another fillar of the church’ arose and esid: “I think the brother preceding me bas read the Scriptures to littie purpose if his de- scription of St. Paulisa sample of his Biblical Knowledge. St. Paul was, 23 [ understand it, rather short, thick-set man, with sandy hair, gray eyes, forid complexion, and nervous, san- guine temperament,” wiving, like his predeces- gor, an accurate picture of himself. He gat dows, and then another brother rose to his feet, He bad skeen sense of the ludicrous, and was Withal an inveterate stammerer. He epoke about as follows: ‘Mv bro-bro-brathren, I. never fo-found in my Bi-ble much ab-s-about the p-ner-personal appearance of St. P-P-Paul. But ‘one thing is certainly established, and tha-that is, St, P-P-Paul had an imh-p-p-pediment in his specch." The effect canbe imacined. A “tidal wave” of audible smiles swept over the congre- gation, the good clerryman takirg his full quota. He immediately rose and dismissed the assem- bly. ood CHURCH SERVICES, EPISCOPAL, ‘The Rev. H. G, Perry will preach morning and sren- ing at AUSainte’ Church, corner of Carpenter and Fourth streets. Holy Communion after the morning service. “The Rev. Dr. Cushman will preach at 6t, Stephen's Chureh morning and evening. Morning subject: “aster, the Day the Lord Hath Made, At 3 o'clock p, ‘m., there will be a Sunday-school festival, carols, ad- dresses, the presentation of offerings, and the dis- tribution of Easter eges. —The Bev. Francia Mansfield will officiate at the Sores the Pronenient, omnes of Washington and ating aad’ oresing, "Bands a Dr. in Easter per- vices, at ths Chorch Ghidren’s grand fettival in thee The Ret. De, Warren will officiate at St, Mark's Church morning and evening, The Church will be suitably decorated, * —There will be appropriate service at the Church of Our Bsvlor this morning. No evening service, +The Rev, Dr. Locke’ will preach at Grace Church this morning, in connection with appropriate Easter services. Sunday-school festival at 4 o’clock p.m. ‘with procession, banners, and music, A beautiful musical service will be held in the ovening. ~The Rev, Lutaer Pardee, assisted by the Rev. J. 1. Converse, will conduct Easter services and administer the Holy Communion at Calvary Church, Warren av- enue, morning and evening, Sunday-school festival at3 o'clock, p.m, ‘Tho Rey. F. 8, 3fines will conduct Easter services at tho Church of the Ascension morning and evon- ing, —There will be appropriate aarvices af the Ghurch af the Hol: Gouna mors and evening. Sun- Fo8ck iv: 0% Te % Tae Rev: Aruuur Brooks will olictate at St, James} Church this morning and evening, Carol service of the Sunday-scbools of the Charch st 3 0! ‘clock. REYORMED EPISCOPAL. Bishop Cheney will otciate at Christ Church, cor ner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-fourth street, thie morning, aud administer the rite of confirmation, Every member of the church is especially desired to be present at the Lord’s table, The Easter anniversary df the Sundsy-echool will be held inthe afternoon, at which the children will present thelr offerings with o ‘iate embicms, 5 snprotgrerecrvico wil be held at Emanuel Church, corner of Fionorer andT wenly serena streets, Bishop i in the cre! fe an vice will be held at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Locke strect, near the Union Tolling Miltipe Bey, William M, Postlethwaite will preach and administer the Lord’s Supper at the old St, John’s Church, Lakn streat, opposite Union Park, this mora- sng. s PRESBYTERIAN. ‘The Rey, O, L. Thomnpron will presch at the Firth Ghureh this morning. Subject: + Disen Savior.” ~The Rev. J. W. ain will preach at the United Church, corner cf Monroe and Paulina atroets, this ing. , morrhe Rey. Dr. wW. W. McKaig will presch at Carr's Hall this morning, No, 127 Cottage Grove avenuc. Subject: Resurrection of Christ,’ eet Rer, dames Maclughiin will preach at the First Scotch Church, corner of Adams and Sangamon streets, this morning, and lectare in-the evening. Sub- ject : “Tho Rise of Protestantism in Scotland.” —The Rev. Samuel Dafeld will presch at the Highth Church, corner of Weabington and Eobey atrets, orning and evening. mofthe reguiar quarterly services will be-held at Campbell-Purk Chapel this afternoon at 3 e’clock, Preaching by the Rev. A. H Biltredge, ‘The pastor ‘will preach in the evening. —The Rev, J. Monro Gibson will preach st the Seo- ond Chureh, corner of Michigan avenue and Twentieth street, morning and evening, TerOL Le Patton will preach at the Jefferson Park Church, corner of Adams and Throop streets, morning and evening. —The Rev. F. G, Surbridge will preach at the Tenth Church, Ashley’ street, between Kobuy and Hoyne, morning and evening, —The Rev, David J, Burrell will preach at the West- minster Church, corner of Jackson and Peoria atreets, morning and ‘eveniny forning @ubject: “Ths ‘Besurrection of Christ.” —There mill be Communton service at the Railroad Chapel this evening, the Ror, A. biitchell olicisting. a —the Rev, Dr, Swazey e Ashland Avenue Oburch this morning, Bubject: ‘Revivals and Their Extravagauces,” ‘METHODIST. The Rev, N. H. Axtell will preach st the Park Avenue Church morning and evening, Morning subject: “Easter Morning.” ~The Rev, Join Willlamson will presch st the Wa- basb Avenue Church morning and eveuing. Morning subject: “Why the Doctcine of the Sesurrection Soems Incredible.” Hev. J. 0. Peck will preach at the Centenary Church, corner of Monroe and Morgan atrects, morn- ing and evening, In the evening the subject, by ro- Christian,” ~-Tho lev, A, Youker will preach 3+ Simpson Church, Bonfield strest, between Archer avenue and Hickory street, morning and evening, Evening sub- Sect: “The Lite of Mowes.” —The Rev. Dr. Tiffany will preach at Trinity Church morning and evening, CONGREGATIONAL. ‘Tho Rev. Albert Kushnell will preach at the Leavitt Street Church morning and eveving, —The Rev, Dr, Healy will preach at the Tabernacle, corner of Indiana and Morgan streets. —Fhe Rev. Willism Alvin Bartlett will preach at Plymouth Church this morning, Prof, J. Stanley Grimes wil! lecture on temperance in the evening. —The Rev. C.D. Helmer will preach at the Union Park Church this morning, Sabbath-school mass- meeting in the evening. —There will be preaching as usual at the New En- gland Church morning and evening. . Baptist, . The Rev, Florence McCarthy will preach at Amity burch, corner of Warren avenuo and Robey street, morning andevening, Morning subject, * Gud'’s One Boguirement”; evening subject, “ Hypocrites.” '—Preaching morning and evening at the North Stsr Chureh, Borning subject, “The Upper Room"; evening sabject, “‘Fashloz of the World Passing Away.” —The Rev. B, P, Allison will preach at the Sonth Ch of this rureh, corner of Locke and Bonaparte atreet, morning, 5 the Rey, J, Malvern will preach at the Fie Com munion Church, corner of Loomis and Jackson stresta, morning and evening. —The Rev. D. B. Cheney wilt presch at the Fourth corner’ of Washington and Pauling streets, morning and evening. Y —The Rev, Mr. Barnes, of Kentucky, will at the Temple Church, corner of Harrison and Sanga~ mou atreats, morning ard evening. —Ths Rey. A, B, Karle will preach at the Second Church, morning, afternoon, and evening, Afternoon subject: “How May I Know that I Am a Christian 2” Monday evening there will bea fayewell sociable, to which all are invited. —The Rev. Dr, Everta will preach at the Tabernacte, ‘No, 683 Wabash avenue, this morning, and at the Jn- diana Avonus Chapel this evening. bert Col) will peeach at Unity Ohurch ‘Tho Her, Bol yer this morning, ~The Rov. BP, Powell will prosch at the Third Giinren, corner of Monroe and Lafiin streets, this morning. —The Rey. 0. W. Wendte will conduct » special ae es thia moy rf Bat Supday-schoo! 9 9 congregation, jook of sermon: “Ohastenings.” UNIVERSALIST. ‘The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach at St. Paul's Church this morning, The administration of Communion and reception of members will take place after the sermon, In the evening an Easter concert will be given under direction of the Sabbaths: —The Rev, Sumner Ellis will preach at the Church of the Redesmer this morning, aud receive members, Sundsy-schoo) convert at 3 o'clock p, m, CHRISTIAN, ‘The Rev. Issac Erro:t will preach, morning snd evening, at the church corner of Indiana avenue snd Twenty-fifth street, JUTHERAN. n 5 ‘The Rev, Edmund Belfour will proach at tne Fn- glish Charen of the oly Trialty, corner of Dearborn Sha Ene strocia, morning and evening, Holy Com- munion will be administered in the morning. MISCELLANEOUS, ‘The Hon, J, M. Peobles will lecture before the First Society of Spiritualists at Grow's Opars-Hall_ morning and evening, Morning subject: “The Nature of Death, the Methods of Mourning, and the Occupatiqn of & ee Evening subject; “ Trayols in Egypt ant i" —The Rev. Dr, Hibbard will preach at New Church oy bettas of net aver ang paenleaa street, is morning, andatthe Tem corner of Washing- ton sirect atrd Onten avenue, tbe sfterocs, ? —The services at ths Newsboys’ Home will’ be con- Aucted this afternoon by the Buperintendent, Miss ©, Dora Nickerson, of Boston, dramatic reader and elocutionist, will read “Prayer and Patatoes,” and other selections, Elder H, G, McCulloch wil at Advent , No. 23 West Madison street, morning and evening. —The Progressiva Lyceum: of Chicago meets at Good Templars’ Hall, carner of Washington and Desplaines atroots, at 12:30, —The Disoiples of Christ meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock for worabip, st No, 229 West Randolph street, ——_ THE POET’S VISION, The poe’s tairy dream, Touched with the radiance of a {aro heaven, ‘Tinted with colors that celestial seam, Isto his reverie given, Above the things of earth, Wafted on wings of moraing he doth And views the sights and scenes of heavinly birth ‘With a most glad surpriss. ee eee jorne down by shackles of his ear! ‘ But soaring abyward with» joyous trast New heights of Thought to gain, ‘New havens for the aul ‘That tracks the ocean of Eternity, O’erwhelm'd at times by billowy fetes that roll 0a, jorseless as the 5 Beek we those porta of rest! And, at such moments, it is ours to see, * Though distant far, the hrbor of our quest, ‘Where we a3 peaco shall be. ‘When, storm and tempent ‘We shall have anchor'd in the Tort abore, All danger o'er, we shall be safe at ‘Through an Almighty loye | ‘Gxrcaco, wD, A Chinese Loan. The correspondent of the London Ti Shanghai, writing on the 2ist of Janu: seat = “The telegraph, has, no doubt, long before thi flashed home, the tidings that the Chinese Gor- eroment bas contracted s National loan noon the security of « portion of its maritime cus- toms’ reyonus. The loan has been ect afloat under the auspices of the Hong Kong & Shang- ‘ai Banklog Corporstion, and it haa met with such fsvor that tho applications for the first 8,000 bonds of £100 each hava reached £2,017,- 000. ‘The fact may be regarded as eucouraging in its bearing upon the future relations of China with foreign countries, She can now no mora Afford to ignore ‘ outer barbarians,’ a5 being be- neath contempt, sud she may evon Iearn to ap- preciate the wisdom of tivating ther good will, On our part, moreover, the existence of a Chinese loan will have the effect of attracting a more pointed attention to Chinese affaira at home, and thus bringing about the adoption of Yarions remedial meagures, the necessity for which might otherwise be overlooked.” “AMUSEMENTS. The Chicago Theatres During Holy : Weeks Mr. Toole to Be Succeeded by J oseph Murphy. The Benefit. for Mr. Honry Chapman. Concerts and Other Musical Per- formancés. Miscellaneous Items. DRAMATIC. Holy Week is not among those which the the- atricat profession looks for as 2 remunerativo weason. It is the dullest woek in the year, theo- retically, and for once the practical expericace of the managers coincides with the theory they entertain on tho subject. The week has been dull,—exceptionally so, considering the attrac- tions at the various theatres. ‘MR. TOOLE, at the Academy, has done well, but might have had better houses than ke has. But with such graceless weather as he brought for his first week, and a religious fast covering the second, any deficiency in attendance at his performances is ensily sccounted for. His benefit fall uoon the least suspicious night in the year, Good Friday, bot the number of people who diare- garded the sanctity of the day, and enjoyed his benefit-bill, was in every way gratifying. Mr. Toole has won many hearty professional admir- ers apd many warm personal friends in this city in the few weoks he has spent here. His school of acting, which waa the only novelty he brought, —his pieces boing for the most part tamiliar,— has grown upon the public of Chicago. The quietness and delicacy of his humor seemed to Chicago audiences a little dull at first, until they grow accustomed to it. After such roaring low comedy as we have been accustomed to seo, it took a week: or two to realize that there was another form of comedy. to which we were strangers. ‘The fact that his pieces were known here would have told more against suy other actar than it did against Mr. Toole. Some of them haye been played in imitation of bim, while sli have beon given after meoting with success in London and the English provinces. On leaving Chicago Mr. Loole will make a trip back again to some of the amaller cities of the Eest, and then play in Canada, making « farewoll visit to New York. Ho will then raturn to Dublin, snd thence goto London, where he will doubtless be re- ceived with open arms by our warm-hearted if formal-manuered cousins on the other side, The company he brought over improved on ac- quaintance. Miss Johnstone and sr. Herbert, as they played their different parts, were so uni- formly excellent that the public soon discovered that they were artists of no ordinary capacity. Mr, Toole will not return next year, but the year afterward he will revisit the Htates, Till then we wish him a hearty farewell. BC'VICKER’S THEATRE. Mur. Barrett has been playing Jamie Harebell in “ The Man O' Airlie " during the week to not very large houses. They bave been improving alittle, but the sesson would not permit any very decided demonstration of public apprecia- tion. The piece, delicate and beautiful ag it 15, is not one to excite & popularenthusiasm. Be- ides its tearful tendencies, and the intensity of emotional strain upon the sympathios, it Iscks an important element of popularity. It has but two female characters, and those aro yery subordinste in interest. This is s radical fault in any drama designed to ongross a share of public regard. This week Mr. Barrett will appear in a round,of his more popular charac- ters, in which he bas won distinction. Monday and Tuesday evonings ne will play ** Richeliou ”; Wednesday and Thareday evenings, *‘ Hamlet,” and Fridsy and Saturday nights ‘* King Lear.” Saturday afternoon he will repeat for the last time “The Man Of Airlie.” These are pieces in which Mr. Barrett tickled the sages of Boston, snd, as his engagement in that city was most Saccesital, it is reasonable to suppose they were leased. E ‘Mr. Barrett has not played Hamlet before in Chicago, and to that performance the publio will look forward with especial interest. * HOOLEY'S THEATRE. “The Romance of s Poor Young Man” is one of the moxt enjoyable of romantic dramas now played. Mrz. O'Neil was echooled in it from a long run it had a} MoVioker’s last season, and played his part of Afanuel excellently. The drama was played to good houses during the en- tire week. This week the management sn- nounce, for an Easter bill, the revival of ‘Mag- nolia,” with sll the scaompanimenta of pano- ramas, steamboat explosions, effective sceuery, and all the other features which made the piece & popnlar auccess on its firat production. TUE ACADEMY OF MOBIC. Joe Murnhy, the Irish comedian, succeeds the English actor at the Academy for two weals, thus completing a trio of nationalities, of which John T, Raymond was the firat. This wook he plays ‘‘Maum Cre; or, Tho Handful of Earth,” gupported by the Academy company, with new sppointnients by Mr. Piggott, Tho drama abounds in highly sensational situgtions, and gives the scenic artist opportunities of which be will doubtless avail himself, Next week Mr. Murphy plays ‘ Help,” foliowed by a new farce. THE GRAND OPBBA-HOUSE. ‘Messra. Kelly & Loon were at no small ex- pense lag} week to bripg out ' Barbe Bieus” with all possible eifeot, and their oferta were re- warded by very fair measure of success. The performance was in every way oreditable, and the choruses deserved especial commendation, ‘The olio was much 9 usual, but will be changed for the presant week, The opera will ba re- tained thia week, The first part is rearranged, aud containg all the comicalities af « good com- pany, As predicted, Messrs. Kelly & Leop propose to show fight, Thay will not allow any man from San Francisco to coms hare and steal their business without @ protest. They aunounce, therefore, that they have pnder engagemant six of the best minstrel starsin the country, who will make their debut at the Grand Opera-House simulta- neously with the visiting party. Their names are not yet made known. Saturday night s complimentary benefit willbe given Mr. Leon, upon which occasion the honse should be crammed. The programme for that evening will be announced heresfter. GERMAN THEATRICALS, A dramatic entertainment in German will be given this evening at the Grand Opera-House, when Mr, Alexander Wareter will haves grand complimentary benefit, The piece will bo. the comedy Ultimo,” which Mr. Daly adapted into “The Big Bonanza,” now running at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Among tho artists are W. Pellossier, A. Wurster. Louis Koch, Karl Weber, Adolph Beuder, Mesdames Pellessier, Methua~ Scheller, Wurater, Misa Wurster, Miss Thiele- Mann, and others. THE ADELPHI. ‘The most notable feature of the bill at the Adelphi this week will be the production of “Tho Ticket-of-Leaye Man,” with Mr, Frank Aiken as Bob Brierly. Itis a long time now since Mr. Aiken played in Chicago. His old friends and admirers will not baye forgotten his performance of the fart. In old times, when Wood's and afterwards Aiken’s Museum, was one of the inatitntions of the city, Mr. Aiken used to play Bob Brierly to crowded houses. He will probsbly repeat his former triumphs. While it is unnecessary to go aut of the city for good opinions of Mr. Aiken, it may not be. out of place to say that during bis recent visit to New Orleans, where he played the same part, he re- celved the most decided’ commendations from the press of that city, and played s very succesa- fuleugagement, The variety bill at the Adelphi $e about the same as last week in point ef excel- ence. ‘WR. CHAPMAN'S BENEFIT. It is among the virtues of the dramatic profes- sion that acsil for sid will summon to the as- sistance of « sufferer every hearer within reach of the cry. No matter whether that suffer— ;| er is one of the frataruity, or s member of some other profession, the actor is ready to contribute his share to aid the needy. This is one of the virtues that not the most bitter detractor of the stagocandeny. Ibis the greatest of gifts, and LONDON. would in itself atone for s thousand blemishes that the scratiny of its foos might possibly dis- cover. It is npt, therefore, to the dramatic pro- fession that « notice is necessary of a caso which demands their immediate attention. Que of their number, Mr, Harry Chapman, long known in Chicago, bas for nearly two years been the yiotim of a painful and dsngerous disorder. Ho bes endured numerous operations, has been con- fined to his bed. uslf the time, and his life. has been despaired of soyoral times by his phyéicians. Duriag this time the little fund he hud saved bas all been spent, and he is destitute. Last week his physicians announced thet ba had | - but one chancs of lite, and that was to go at Oharles’ Bradlaugh: His Popularity and ouce to Waukesha and drink of the healing wa- ters. But itis an urgent and immediate uecersi- His-Power—Ozleb Onshing and King Alfonso, Letter from an Englishwoman Who Is a Leading Radical. A Visit to One of the Moody and Sankoy Meetings. ty, and ho cannot go without pecuniary ald. It is necessary to.eqnip him within a few days, No sooner wasit announced that he still had a chanco of life than MMr..Groyor offered the use of the Adelphi fora benefit performance, and the theatrical profession.as one man ycluateered their services. Thursday atternoon has been named for the performance. What it will be ia not yet decided, but the reader may rest assured that it will be the best yet offered this season. The few gentlemen who volunteered to sct a8 a committes have disposed already of s larza num. ber of tickets. -The publie will, without qnes- tion, respond with a hoartiness that will at all oveuts’ equal thatof the actors. Nothing can surpassit. Correspondence of The Chicace Tridsenr. Loxvoy, Eng., March 18.—I have just bee! to listen to é ‘MESSRS. MOODY AND SANEEY, in order to try aud discover by what power they draw crowds of men and women to listen to them in every city in the United Kingdom. In London they have taken the Agricultaral Hall, Islington (the largest hall in London), capable of holding 16,000 people, and havo engaged, in addition, Her Majesty's Opera, for the beneait of the more highly-bred sonls. ir. Moody asked for £15,000 to psy for expenses, and ‘upwards of £10,000 is already paid; and now he, and his musical brother, Mr..Ira D. Sankey, are nightly attracting crowds to Isting- ton. I went, propared to find an orator swaying the throng by the mighty power of his eloquence: Treturn, disappointed and puzzled, having heard an illiterate and commonplace man ranting avd roaring,~—s man without dignity, or force, or pathos,—without even the merit of incisive declamation, The hall was about three parts foll, and that gave sn audience which any orator might well foel pride in. addressing ; it was composed almost entirely of tho lower middle class,—small tailora, grocers, checse- mongers; here and thera a Jady in fur aad vel- vet; here and there a gentleman wita a look of puzzled inquiry on his features; here and thera & workman, yery doubtful about the common sense of the whole proceeding. There wera a few babies, who showed their depraved natures by crying at the wrong placea, and a great many little street-boys, who liked the bright gas and the sweat music, but who trundled themselves out, with much clumsy clatter of shoes, when Mr. Moody's eloquence palled on their juvenile tastes, ‘The two leaders came in prompt to time; and, while Mr. Sankey quietly sat down at his har- moninm and Jooked at tho crowd, Mr. Moody entered into s slight confidence with his hands, in what is called ‘private devotion.” Then we were asked to sing 2 hymn, and “Alf ging, please!” added Mr. Sankey; and off wa went. Then s gentleman prayed vigorously; and it needs vigor where an audience of come 8,000 people has to be made to hear. . Then anotuer hymn ani 4 reading, and then Mr. Sankey strikes up ‘Jesus of Nazareth passeth by,” in a fall, sweet voice,—a ‘littie strained and rough- ened by overwork, but yet full of melody snd pathos. In the prayer, God bad been asked to make the ‘dear suogiug brother sing souls unto Jesus ;" and certainly Ssnkey’s singing was the most attractive part of the entertainment, This over, Mr. Moody stood up to preach. He isn thick-set, clumey-looking man, and gives one the idea of being a VERY SHARP AND HALD-IZADED AMERICAN, “JANAUSCHER will roturn “to the cityand open at Hooley’s ‘Thoatre April 12, Mr. Maguire's determination to play bis negro-miostrel company there on that date has been altered. It is currently reported that Mmo. Jauauschek will play two weeks, and after hey the minstrels. @ brings her own company with her, 2s bofore. _ AMATEUR THBATRICALS, The young ladies and gentlemea of the Third Unitarian Church will give a performance of “The Honeymoon” Tuosday evening, at tho church, for tho benefit of the Sunday-school, under the superintendence of Miss 0. E. Lamb. “(THE ROAD TO RUIN,” to be given by the journalists of this city, is an- nounced to take places two weeks from to-day, There have boun four or five rehearsals, and the promise of » fair performance is better than ever. READINGS. Mr, A. P. Burbank, the well-known reader, has lately returned from a very successful profes- alonal tour through the Eastern States, and will in a few daya leave for the Pacific coast. Wednesday evening ho will give a reading at the Hell of Landmark Masonic Lodge, corner of Cottage Grove avenne and Thirty-seventh street. He will be assisted by a quartette of the Apollo Club. Tho programme inclades a largo number of well-chosen selections, calculnted to test Mr. Burbank’s versatility. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. The Vokes Family return in August for s visit of eleven weeks, Capt. E. L. Dickey advertises in the Clipper’ of yesterday’s date fore manager of means to Tun the stage at the Chicago Museum; terms liberal, It is nearly time that the manager baa, bosides means, experience and some little sense. Speaxing of Henry Stanfield, a singer who, be- ing in Paris, bas anagramed his name into “Del Fantis," a writer says: “ The best reason for an Bliss ia Lawrence Barrett's, whose real name, “Larry Brannigan,” wonld ba so much dead weight against a tragodien.” Mrs. Julia E, Dunn, of San Francisco, who is to manage the Grand Opera-House in New York, and produce a grand spectacular piece, “Ahmed,” is a “handsome widow, on the youthful side of 80, with sparkling black ayea aud blooming cheeks.” She is a nativeof Brooklyn, and an ardent admiror of Mr. Beecher, her mother be- ing one of the eight charter members of Ply- mouth Charch. The story is taken from a slight sketch by Washington Irving. things con- sidered, Mrs. Dunn has a fair chance of success. ere ieee rather than an enthusiastic apostle. I very MUSICAL. much doubt if he would “do revival” if he did not find it a very paving business. (it is crad~ ‘There has been nothing to note in the musical | ibly asserted that Moody and Sankey are making from £7,000 to £3,000 a year.) His addresa yas based on the text, ‘*Seok ye the Lord whilo He may be found,” We were told that God was yery anxions about us; that He hed come down there into thst ball to save our sonls; did any one believe that God could eave them that very night? “ Do youbelieve Hecould?” queried Mr. Moody, addressing the crowd. No answer. “Do you believe it?” he reiterated. Still-no answer. Then he turned to tho ministers on the platform around him, and repeated his ques~ tion, “Yes,” they promptly answered. En-~ couraged by getting » reply ot last, he tried the crowd again, and, now that ther saw their duty, one or two voices weakly answered, ‘ Yes.” “Then what fools you'll be,” retorted Moody, “if you go away without getting saved.” We wore then energatically pressed toget saved at once,—‘‘to-day,—this ‘very minute,”—and were told of a young maa who was brought by his mother to Dundee to gat converted, and died right off, after the operation was rafely over. Moody's converts have an unlucky knack of dy- ing immediately afterwards, and that is not en- couraging. Unfortunate individuals near the froat of the audience were then singled ont, as Th: gray-halred mother,” “Tust aged ministe: and people near them weretold to ask them if im- mediate salvation were not advisable. The rapids of Niagara, a life-boat in s storm, a lost diamond for whose recovery £10,000 were offerod, all came in to lend illustration to the constantly-repeated cry, Come and bo saved at once.” Mr. Moody got very excited over it; he stamped, and shook his fists, aud waved bis arms, and shouted, “Seek ye the Lord!” but the audience listened with bland and unmoved calmness. At last, very abruptly, at the close of s sentence, Mr. Moody said, “Now let us pray,* and at once began. After some few sentences, he remarked: ‘Instead of man's voice, let us hour Thy voice. O God; ereak tous now;” and then he stopped, aud ‘there waa o perfect si- lence, which remained upbrokea until Mr. Moody himsclf went on, When he had finished, he suggested « few minutes’ private prayer; and then some soft notosatole out on the stillness, and Mr. Sankey'’s voice rose eadly and moura- fully, singing “Almost persuaded.” That over, Mx. Moody requeated that only those who ated about the Lord’s work wonld remain,” while the reat went away; wherest there waa co geveral a movement that the “carers” seemed to be only a little flock. * I went out, of course, MABVELING MUCH why crowds should go to hear Mr. Moody, and wondering whether anybody ever went 3 second time, Tbe principal attraction rogides, probably, in Mr. Sankey's musical voice, acd inthe melodi- ous hymns with their telling choruses; then, thouaanda go from a vague longing to “gotrest for their souls,” disquieted with the changes ebout ihem, and the crashing and quivering of the old faiths round them on every side. Many a timid soul runs about, first to one teacher and then to another, hoping to find some one who will relieve her of the dread responsibility of judaing for herself. The crowd was indifferent, and there was manifest evidence on all sides of simple cnriosi- ty; still i¢ was depressing to ses that,in this nineteenth century, such a crowd could be at- tracted bysocha man, Mr. Moody, we aro told, comes from ‘the sin-strickenand ui-fated City of icago.” You are quite welcome to have him back again; and, the next time you send us one of your people, we would prefer a somewhat Pleasantor specimen of Chicago goods. nee isa good deal of vxcitement in London bout events of last week. It was not aseason of pop- ular festival, The present week does not prom- ise to be more prolitic of matters of interest. The musical newa is confined tos few announce- taents merely. : EASTER MUBIO, Some special Enatar musio will be given at Christ Church to-day. The choir consista of Mrs. G. W. Schoonhoven, soprano; Miss Florence C. Rice, alto; J. C. Hunneman, tenor; C. C. Lefler, bass; Ord Knopfel, organist The pro- grammoisas follows: ‘MORNING, 1, “Zaster Anthem”. 2.“ Glons Patri”, 3. “Te Boum”. 4. # Jubilate, on: 5. Offertory,. RvENDI 1. “Gloria in Excelsis in F?. 2. “Cantata in G"....-.5. 9. “Doug Miseratar in D *. 4, Offertory—" Hely Jehovah The following is the order of the performances at the Cathedral this morning : 1. Mesg in F, by J. Bengenberger, President of the American Greilia-Verain ; 2. * Vani Crestor,” by Ad. Kain; a Otertary Pierce, “Adore te Devote,” by le. Atthe Holy Family Church, forthe first time ip Chicago, Mozart’s entire Twelfth Mass will be sung by the largest church choirin thecity, nam- bering eighty-two voices; organist, Christian erse. ‘Ihe musical programme for the morning ser- vice at the First Presbyterign Church is as fol- lows: Larghetto from Bymphony in D—Beetho- ven; ‘Te Daum in B minor—Back; Gloria Pata —Pearca ; Hymn, “ Christ the Lord is Risen”. Buck; Hymn ; Grand Offertoire ia O minor The choir is composed of Miss Jessica faskel!, Mra. O. R. Jobnson, Mr. Philo Otis, Mr. . T, Root ; 0. A. Havens, organist, TURNER HALT, CONCERT. 1, Sherpshooter’s March.... 2, Overture, The Fairy Lake &. Duet from ‘William Tell”. £ Syartare, “The Gironitists 7 ; Potpourri, Sundaytat the # Leipzig * S. Waltz, “Over Land and Sea * 7. © Byening in the Forest, & Potpourri from * Preciosa 9, “La Belle Amazone", 19, Halarious Spirits Galo} SUNDAY CONCERTS, The Orpheus Society wilt give their ninth con~ cert of the season this evening at their hall. Tho Programme is excellent, ‘The Easter concert at the Adolphi this even- ing under the direction of Mr. Loesch offers 3 capital programme for an insignificant consider- ation. MISCELLANEOUS MUSIOAL NOTES, Miss Annie Louise Cary, according to report, has received an offer to sing at 8t, Petersburg the coming season on ker own terms, but she has not yet decided to accept, Max Strakosch’a trip to Europe is for recrea- tion. He says he haa had enough of opers, and has relinquished his lease of the New Yerk Acud- emy for this and nex: year. © The authorities of Odessa, in the Crimea, for- bade the prodaction of ‘La Grando Duchesse,” exeept under ths name of * Le Sabre de Mon | Pere.” Another seige would brmg them to terms. Adelina Patti recently took her benofit at St. Petersburg, the opera being “Rigoletto.” .The Czar sout for her during the evening and offered his congratulations, and» diadem composed of sappbires and diamonds was presented to her by subscription, ‘The first numbor of the Afusical Gazette, pub- lshed by Wesley E. Sisson 4: Co., of this city, is ont. ‘be present number contains a song, “Good Night, Little Sweetheart,” and a nocturne, “Angel Harp” by Eduard Holst, with a review of the musical world and an interesting eolumn of fragmentary musical notes. ‘The new organ at St, Paul's is nearly erected, and will be formally dedicated on Thursday evening, April 8, when Mr. Morgan, the well- known New York organist, will play. The con- cert will beuoder the direction of Mr. G.C. Knopfel, who hag been called to preside over the St. Paul's organ for the coming year, and who is How snared in organizing a choir for that ure! a. THE WOMAN-SUFFRAGE BILL, which is down fora second reading in Parha- menton April 7. Drawing-room meetings aro being held in some of the best houses in London in its favor, where fashionable folk are gathered “together, and the apostles of the faith endeavor to convert them, - om ‘Taylor (wife of tha editor of Punch) gave % vory successful “ate home” s week or two since, and her two largo drawing-rooms were crowded with people who would hold aloof from a public meeting, but were not unwilling to go and listen for an hour or so to polished epeakera in one of tho bandsomest drawing-rooms in London, Encouraged by this success, airs. Broughton—the wife of an artist who must be well’ known-to all Americans, aud of whom America may be ‘justly proud—issned cards of invitation for s similar meeting at her house. ‘This same house of hers is a perfect gem, wor- thy to be an artist's home, with exquisite paint- ings meeting one at every turn,—each room de- signed and decorated in the richest but most perfect taste, and the whole conveyittg that feeling of pleasure and repose which springs from the complete satisfaction of A letter from Hanover to the Cincinnati Com- mercial contains « ery Battering notice of an American gentleman, Mr. Candidns, of Phils~ delphia, who bas recently come into some promi- nence asa tenor. He made his debut in *g¢; rae 6 the della” at the Grand Ducal Theatre in Weimar, 4 | Bttistic sense: The drawing-room was seated year azo last January, and madea very decided | Sof , the. meeting, and it. was soon Buccess. He ia a light tenor and is said to pos- sega a voice clear, full, penetrating, sweet, and sympathetic. : fc Max Maretzek bas decided to derive his talent for the coming season from American sources, The experiment of ‘introducing ‘uative sing- ers upon the operatic stage will be extremely interesting. Among those who will make their debut in opera this season are Miss Hoffman, of Chicago; Miss Rokohl, of New York; Mias Mo- relle, of Savannah; Miss Randall, of Washing- ton s peered of Loutsiaua. Some of & reputstio! plish ene putstion as accom; ed, filled with folk in orgecus raiment, carious to see what sort of people “ Woman's- Tights women" were. Onr hostess—emall and slight, and very graceful, looking as if she had Just stepped out of one of her husband's pic- tures—by no means came up tothe mark. Mra, Taylor, who supported her—tall and stately, and Tichly dressed in black and e—fell far abort of theideal gure. The Iadies who wereto speak —Miss Twanwics, Misa Fenwick Miller; and my~ self—were none of them representatives of the imaginary school; we had not cut our hair short, Bor our dresses shorter, nor had we even put on spectacles. I fear that the audience was ‘disap- Pointed at secing nothing remarkably hideous aboutus. Well, we made speeches, and two people got up and opposed; and it fel i my lot to get up and knock the opponents do which I did with very great empressement ; ang thea arosa a buzz of consternation, and faiz creatures confessed that there na ‘Was care rebppedione Ivir;” & parson who opposed owned koew nothing about it; and altogether ne bed Nery friendly. The meeting was prononnced to bo a decided euccess. Several similar ones ao to be licld during the next few weeks, and, ‘h converting wives of members of Pani. ment, we hope to win their lords and masters ig Yoto for ua in the Houge. The possession cf votes for the School Boerds, and of the Muni. cipal Franchise, bas done much to emooth ith way for granting the Parliamentary Franchisg to women. Disraeli has pronounced in favor af it; but whether or no that very shifty Kentig. man will vote for it as Prime Hinister, reon to be seen; I should scarcely bo eutprised 3 he was not well on the Tth of Apt ‘Wo all know that the day of our triumph is wp far off, but are unableto judge—as the bily hag not yet been divided upon in the present Parlia. ment—how many members are our friends, ang how many our foes. Avcut half the present House have voted upon the question in former Parliaments, and, counting these gentiemen oni wo have a small majority. Of sho other hat of know nothing. “Throngh defeat to victory"is our motto; and we are quite prepared to be beaten a good many times before We win one prize; only—we mean to win. ‘We ara just preparing to welcome CHABLES BRADLATGH home again ; aud on Thursday next, when he jy to give Ins’ first lecture after his return, on ‘* American Politics,” be will have so crowded a hall as no other public speaker could command, We have missed him much during bis absonos, although we could scarcely grodze him to, country which welcomed bim so warmly and ap. prectsted him 80 fully Nevertheless, wo need im at home, for stern warnings, and well-known cond dreaded attacks, keep the Government in better order than any. thing eiss, Nover a job is attompted that hig voice does not expose, never an injustice is per. petrated but hia mnging tonea are heard in dp nunciation. ‘There are two or three little things now awaiting his attentioa,—notabiy s cate wherein s magistiato refused to admit an Atne. ist's witness; legal steps bave already been, taken to compel the magistrate to do his daty but the management of further proceedings will, of coarse, now fail into the chief's hands. We owe itto him that the Government dare not bring forward in Parlismont this session a proposition to pay the Princo of Walos’ dots. Waen it wag suggested last summer, Mir. Bradlaugh wrote, denouncing the idea, and be then gavoa lectin on Taxation, aud, seeing amid the crowd song emissaries from Seotlaad-Yurd whom hs chanced to know, ho bade them go back and tell they masters that ho would raise every town in En. gland againat the payment, cud would teach the people how they might legally refuse t pay. The menace took effect, and pre ently we were informed tha: Her Majesty the Qucon bad discharged the debts of hor august soa. So things go on in En gland, and Government dare not lay a Sager on the man who goes about through the count teaching Republican doctriney, and attacliag thy reigning Royal houes with pitiless sarcasm and scorn, and laying broad. and deep, and firm, the foundations of that future British Renabjie waich we hope to sec rising in solemn beauty before we die. It is tho passionate love of the peopls which enciccles. him with a defeuso through whieh the Government dare not brea’t ; titero's nota town in Engisnd which wo net risein tumult if a barr of his bead wera toucked, CALED CUSHING Wo area little puzz licans—why your Americen resrosentative a Madrid shoald havo woleomed the new boy-Klog, Don Alfonso, with such overflowing and expes- sire cocdisiity, Mr. Calo Cusiliug appsars to ba quite charmed to secs s representative of monarchy back again in Spain, and be con gratulates the Jad with such fervor on his egoession that ho quite outdoos the Ambas- asders from movparchiesl countries, The Examiner very naturally remarks, tuas “This gratuitous exultation over ths downfall of Re publican {ostitutions in Spain can hardly or- Pross the faith and hopes of the American peo- ple;” end Engiish Republicans do uot feal grateful to Mr. Calob Cushing for thus eaating @ public slar ou the froo institutions warch hare mado his country glorious, and of which he i eupposad to be the representative, Lhe Ry public in Spain was corta:nly only a wrotched parody of a Republic, but it ill-befits other Ke publics to prafer toita monarchy, which wes setup by an army, and is now cherished by the Prietts. Maes i NETOTISU. Alittle fuss is going on in Government circles about an. offi appointmont witch way mide by the Lord Chamberlain, out whieh bad ta bs withdrawn. Tho Cham! erlain appointed a young relative of his own to tha pont of Sergeani-a. Armis, which is an offices of some diguity, and ig worth £1,499 sterling o yesr, iu sdd- tion to a rosidence. Tho Deputy-Sergesnt always succecds on tho death or rotirement <* his superior officer, aud in this case the Deputy, a Capt. Gossett, had filled tae post of Depuly for no Iezs than thicty years. The Lord Cha berlam did not consult the Gove-ameat, bel guve away the post at once to a young acien of his own family. Meanwhile Mr. Disraali bed appointed Capt, Goxaett in due course. && the post was then, in order to smooth mattert over, declared to be stifi vacant. In a fow hours 360 members of Parliament had elgneds petition to the Queon to reappoint Cart: Goaset, and the Lord Chamberlain is losly blamed fo is cager nepotism. ie LITERABY CIRCLES tresomewhat dull jugs now. A novel is press, of Mua. Millfcené Garrott Fawcett, the ab'e and talented wifo of Prot. Fawoots, 3? for Ascknay, one of the most trusted of the Hadical party: ita name hag not 7b transpirad, bnt publig interest is much excited about it. A book will also be published shortly on the position of woman, setting forth Teany new doctrines on the subject,—some of them being of a somewhat mystical characte, concerning the female element in Natore. TM book has boes in preparation for the last foo teen years, and is by s gentleman named A. BR 8. Dalton, Judging froin a portion of the mu uscript which bas beea aubrutted to me, I akoald way that tho work is likely to cause considersble sensation in literary circles, On Sunday afternoons, in St. George’s Hal, London, o large crowd assembles, weok sft week, from November until May, to listen to SCIENTIFIO LECTURES , from the great leaders of scientifle chougt Among the working classea no power is so. —saving the personal influence of Chass Eradleupats that Giles by such me as ‘ofs, Huxley, Clifford, snd Tyndall ‘Tyndall’s_lecturea are eagerly listened to; ant, if Prof. Huxley had time to devote to ms labor, there is not a town in the country #tid would not try aud persuade him to visit ft ad deliver fectures on the most abstruse scientibe subjects, A very clever and amnsing EXPOSE OF SPIRITUAL has just taken place at Birmingham. Tre leading Socularists there took it inio tit heads—boing moved thereto by the srirt of evil—to try and produce ‘xauifestr tions.” ‘They “were marvelously successfah and the Spirituahsts rejoiced exceedingly; br hold | two noted Secularista wore becoming me diums; much praise was showered upon Sect larism for its noble efforts to discover tra:h; 2 the Spiritualist camp wore great feasting: lettare poured into the city papers,—dissertr vions on the triumph of the new religion. Sao» ments wero showered from the ceiling, eggs and oranges were slipped into the sittet clasped hands; flowers fell ic fr: floods; writing was tracod on msl! Rapers 5 & cocoz-nut, recognized by § spiritualist as bis own veritable proper was transported from the owner's honse tO where the spirits were * manifesting.” Nover! such tests becn submitted to as those allowed by “the Socularist medinms;” every vossibilif! of trickery and knavory was gu! ded. ani and yet the phenomena went on; nay, in daylight, the table danced, 3 one pe seased. At last, some medinms” who com to report declared they could see the spirit at work; one Indy saw “ta gigantic figure,” 4 others saw “the wings of the actondant spit who were present.” Thia wes the calminsiss point of manifostations that bad been goiog for weeks. Finally, Mr. Reddalls, one of “ infidel medinms,” was lashed to a chairs Fe gas was turned ont; all the stam henomena went on; and finally eddalls wes found lying full i op a table bebind the circle, be ing become loosed from the rope, and, 8 rf Spiritualista affirmed, earried over the hess atok that they had fell htm floating ts tos Ble ey el im, ing ip Bat. alss for Spiritualism ! Mir. Redasls asked if all. wers satisfied that sme wero present, and the Spiritualists ssid “26, ‘Then, “in 8 somewhat sarcastic speech” ( he avowed" that all the ‘manifest eo bad beeu deceptive, and “that, in thes di “ri ing the utter folly of Spiritualism, he wish ‘ts prevent people, not only wasting their tims, see money, on those. who, out ot ip, made'a living by. ing upon t atitions of: their Yellowe.” Mr, Reddalls bf really done: common-sense, a grest aud 8 De needed. servica,..aod the commotion in Spit uahstis circles is’ tergible, snd the consterm5% ‘deep. a Azoun Besa