The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-18 00:00:00

AN ARCADIAN ABBE.

In this garden at Tiffeuges (says Mr. Lowth, in
his recently-published " Wanderer in Western
France") was a beautiful diminutive chapel standing
near the sumtnit—a Gothic chapel. It was quite a
little gem of a building. It was of a warm, yellow
sandstone, bright and fresh, and stood out all alone
in the midst of the flower beds. Not far from this,
and crowning the top of the hill, was a long, low
white dwelling-house. Returning to the hotel, I
inquired to whom belonged the garden and the
chapel. "Oh," said Clemence, "you should go and
see the Abbe—he wili be charmed to show you his
garden and his chapel. He is always pleased if any
stranger will pay him a visit." She went on to tell
me that the owner of this garden was an Abbe. He
was possessed of considerable property, this hill-side
forming a part of it. He had now no cute or parish,
and he had built this little chapel out of his own
funds, and said mass in it whenever he pleased. It
had cost him 20,000 francs. He had laid out all the
garden himself ; converting a rough, wild piece of
ground into what it now was, and had spent 5,000
francs in shrubs and flowers and in making the
garden. Naturally I went to pay a visit to the
garden-loving Abbe. He was not at home. But
his sister was, and sent me a polite message to in-
vite me to see the garden. On entering the gate I
found myself in front of the chapel. The door was
open, and the little building empty. Inside, its
length was 25 feet, and its breadth 16. The altar
end of it was in the form of an apse. Tall, narrow
lancet windows lit it from both sides, and these were
of stained glass, representing various saints and the
virgin, Pius the Ninth, and some coats of arms,
Taese latter were slightly incongruous. The ceiling
MIS groined, and the floor was of inlaid tiles, in
patterns. The body of the chapel, if ono may use
such a term for such a diminutive space, was quite
empty—not a chair or a seat, But near the com-
munion rail was a Prie-dieu chair, covered with
blue and red cloth, as also a good comfortable arm-
chair, covered with the same material, of the same
colours. The altar within the rail was neat and
rich, there being but two pots of flowers on either
side the small cross. A more exquisite and luxu-
rious little chapel I never entered. The sun shone
bright and hot upon its floor through the open
door and, slantingly, through the stained windows,
filling the fairy interior with rich and varied light ;
and the buzz of flies, as they sunned themselves on
the floor, was the only sound in the quiet place.
Two large porcelain plates, filled with some liquid,
were on either side the door within, and these were
black with the victims of their love for tho pleasant
things of this world offered them by the thought.ful
Abbe. Here the good man came every
when at home to say his mass to
his
sister
rs
for
small household—though I observed morning
the household. If one might judge.: f°
°chapel—he
by his belongings—hie garden chairs
Abbe
and
thoroughly
was a man of some taste, and oniefe.
He was of a
enjoyed the good things of ttiiiiadi
been avocets and
family of Mortagne which had
tcriving and money-
medical men for generations,
baa
been brought up
making family. Theh Abbereached a middle age with
to the church,
9nd
ff-aderoUs and benevolent man.
the reputation of
a generous
him a fortune. He had
An uncle had died 00
settled himself at Tiffauges as an Abbe, without
any church
duty, and was enjoying his life of
otium cum Aqhiti-ite with his garden and his ele-
gant _
lila his c chapel and s sister, and doing kind
acts by all around him.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—ABERDOVEY, CARDIGAN
BAy, Monday Night.—Mr. D. Williams, hon. store-
tary -
of the Aberdovey branch of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution, reports that on Saturday two large barks
were making for the harbour, the foremost being towed by
a steam tug. It was blowing hard at the time. Owing to
there being a considerable fall of water on the bar, and no
qualified pilot on hoard the vessel in tow, she grounded on
a sandbank, upon which the other bark dropped her anchors.
Most of the cargo of the stranded vessel was thrown over-
board to lighten her, but it only caused her to drift further
on to the banks, when she turned broadside on to the surf,
and is now waterlogged. A portion of the crew reached
the shore in cne of the ship's own lifeboats. The remaining
six of the crew were saved by the Aberdovey lifeboat of the
National Lifeboat Institution. The stranded vessel was
the bark Wm. Broraham, of Gloucester.
AINOTIIER "LITTLE WAR" AT CAPE COAST !
A force of natives, 12,000 strong, under their chiefs,
in aid of the Gold Coast Artillery (under Captain Brownell),
of the 2d and 3d West India Regiment detachments, the
oi.
tir
Cape Coast Ritles and Volunteers, all undee,,
to3l.
0_
Cochrane, are stationed at points along the frontier,
kni"Li"
the Ashante,es iu order. What the light is about
not,—alriny and Xavy Gazette. 11

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Da

IVY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
YORK RACES—Trurs DAY.
ZETLAND STAKES.

Doncaster

ARRIVED —Piccador, Tarlatan, Carbineer, Revival, an 4
Saragozsa.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.

GREAT EIIOR HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Clarior (taken)
100 to 15 agst Bellman (taken)
7 to 1 agst Piecadur (taken)
7to 1 aget Cariebrook (offered—take 8 to 1)
100 to 8 aget The Monk (taken)
100 to 8 agst Melrose (offered)
50 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered)

ST. LtGER.
sto 1 aget Rangee (offered)
6to 1 aget Lord Ciifden (taken)
6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (offered)
10 to 1 agst Avenger (wanted)

CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY.
EBOR HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Clarior (offered)
100 to 15 agst Bellman (taken)
7to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken)
7to 1 agst Monk (taken)
7to 1 agst Piccador (taken)
10 to 1 agst Melrose (taken)
15 to 1 agst Fantail (offered)
20 to 1 agst Captain Crow (taken)
50 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered)
ST. LEGER.
sto 1 agst Ranger (taken freely)
6to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
100 to 15 agst Queen Bertha (offered)
10 to 1 agst Avenger (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Borealis (off.)
40 to 1 egg Light Bob (taken)
60 tc 1 agat Clarior (taken)

RACING FIXTU
AUG

Egham 25
Stockton 25

SEPT

Devon and Exeter
Derby Summer
Weymouth
Kings Lynn..
Warwick
Leicester lO
Doncaster 15

OCT

Coventry
Bedford 6
Caledonian Hunt
Newmarket S. t\ 12

IiES FOR 1863.

NOVE:

UST.

Oxford
..... 31
Lichfield ......
11BER.

Wordsley
Brecon ......21
Richmond ..... 22
Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket Ist Oct. 29
Edinburgh, &c. Clu.b., 30

Lincoln Autumn 2Q
Kelso 21
Gloucester 22
Newmarket Houghton 26

Worcester 3
IRISH.
SEPTEMBER.

:MEER.
I Shrewsbury Autumn...lG

Curragh ... 1 I Limerick 2l
Carlow . 9 Jenkinstown Park ......23
Listowel 2l
OCT

ilEn.

Curragh

20

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON', Aug. 15.—Wind this day at noon—West;
light breeze, with rain.

FALMOUTH. Aug. 17.—Wind S.—Sailed—Columbus,
for Quebec.

DUBLIN, Aug. 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Anna,
from Copenhagen.
CARDIFF, Aug. 17.—Wind W.—Sailed—Revel, for
New York.

MILFORD, Aug. 17.—Arrived—Teneriffe, from New..
port for Bilboa.

COWES, Aug. U.—Wind W.—Arrived—Ygorasil, front
Onega, for Seville.
OFF THE NORTH FORELAND, Aug. 17,—Romulus, from
-- for Rio Janeiro.
FOWEY, Aug. 17.—Wind W.—Arrived—Ernestine,
from Mogadore.

(Br MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, August 17—Ludwig Heyn and Urda, from
Quebec.

Arrived, August IS--James Holmes, from Barbados ;
Luna, from Riga; Johns, from Dantsie ; Chandernagore,
from Madras.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Josephine, from Porto itico ; Despatch, from
St. Vincent; Lady Sale, from Queenstown—all for London;
Glide, of Poole, from West ; Itaby Castle, from Mauritius
—both for the North; Witch of Wave, from London, for
Brisham.

Anchored—First Loves Wittgenstein, from North, for
Montreal; Maggie, bark, from Rangoon, for Amsterdam.
The American ship Canvas Back, from westward, for
Antwerp, cargo grain, is on shore on the Goodwin Sands;
has taken assistance, and, if the weather contiuues mode.
rate, will probably come off.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

3IAILS:DIJE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Aug. 18.
via Marseilles . ....... Sept. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet........ Sept. 3.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Aug. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Aug. 18.
via Marseilles ...Aug. 27.

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 18.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 18.
via Marseilles Aug. 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Aug. 25.
via Marseilles Aug. 20.
Portuga1....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. —.—
via Marseilles Aug. 13.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo ..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Aug. 19,
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. Aug. 21.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Aug. —.
Bahamas, via New York Aug. 27.
Mexico..
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Pcni'
California. and British Columbia.. 1 Aug. 23.

GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—After a very pros-
perous season Mr. and Mrs. German Reed, assisted
by their clever colleague, Mr. John Parry, will perform in
their attractive entertainment, entitled ~ A Charming Cot.
tage," for the last time on Thursday
tneesoto.
popular
rr
artist
irsi
te
visit to Scarborough and Harrogate, b
will proceed upon a professional tour to the south of Eng,
land.
produced
dloaZt *SthoepeTrhae,a‘t‘rLe
eLayTrifq°u in Paris;
Ye
en
8 gsoon
pid o to be
hg
being
The TV A
STRANGE STIYITLATION. reziam Adver.
y.a lady,. and there is a special,
undertaken by Mme. Charton
_Deineur.
tiscr of Saturday contains an advertisementi for two domestic
sknleapltl crinolines are allowed.
servants—a kitehenrnaid andb a parourrnaid—required at one
MADAME DU CIIAILLIY. A
gave the name— ofg e
Johnt lt l e-
sotfirAtheselasptAirovinnLeTtibpoostlsoinuniys,
BineaLlYii,-laundidiesfribinedanhimWsehlfoas a commercial traveller, was
charged before the Ramsgate magistrates last week with in-
decently assaulting Catherine du Chaillu on the 10th inst.
The complainant, who is the wife of the celebrated discoverer
of the gorillas, said that on the day in question she went to
ain-
bathe from a machine, and was accompanied by her servant
theB h e machine.
Was
deposed n
friend.a d never O seen egneinto the water the prisoner,
machine. He came towards h
awhomnd a ladyshe
had
before, was bathing from another
her waist, pulled up her batehrinagnddrepsusttainngd hmisitiacromndruocunteda
himself towards her. On returning to her machine the pri,
who was perfect!
the wt ao te r.
Boner,
naked, followed and put his foot on
no conversation with him whilci
gentleman
t o,eallinSghoetillta:ci
ehdeur
ch aii u lie left her in consequence of
Louisa Kirby, the lady's maid re-
ferredhaving witnessed the assault, and to
hearingiSladam mistresshescream. Mr. James Dentry said that
as he was bathing w the accused place his arm round
, and put his hand beneath her bathing,
dress. lie immediately
shouted out, upon which the pri,
soner made off. He watched him into his machine, and on
getting ashore the witness gave him into custody, when ho
wanted to bribe the policeman to let him off. For the de-
fence, it was acknowledged that the prisoner had committed
the assault, but it was urged that he did so under the im-
pulse of the moment and that no one could more regret what
had occurred. A paper was read, in which the defendant,
aftar expressing his contrition for the offence, offered to p*Y
any sum of money to any charity that the bench wig"
think fit to direct. It was also stated that the prisoner lutd
a wife end seven small children, and that he had always
borne a very good character. The magistrates, after a lit:1:
consideration, fined him £2O, adding that, but for
hiswithwlou t
and children, they should have sent him to prison
the option of a fine.
THE WAR AGAINST HUMANITY.--
lVhether an
months,
European war is to be avoided or not'
excusable, it is
t a few
or weeks, will show, but if ever
yar
b who make parents
surely when waged against monsters
pay the penalty of
suffer for children, and children. imprison young and old
parents ; who indiscriminately
thrusting
them back v-b
who burn human beings alive, . en
the flames; who inflict ineffable
horrors
they eseapo from
on widowed women; sw
ho hang girls of seventeen, and
venera
lint to the '
We priests for carrying wounded and
giving absu u 1 tion to the moribund. Even in an un-
just war,
the soldier, the irresponsible agent of another's
will, merits our pity when maimed and suffering; how
mach more will he deserve our active sympathy if, as
is
only too possible, he stiller infighting against su‘li a Cgs.
,u,d, dreary, and :lbw:61141)10 system:—.Dickcas' " '
,elll t lie
2.(4zr I:v;riid "—the new itt4inclicr, gust puldida.