The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-22 00:00:00

THE CATHEDRAL OF LLANDAFI.

The following circular has been issued, dated,
" Deanery, Llandaff :—Four years have now-
elapsed since the partial reopening of the cathe-
dral on the 16th of April, 1857, and as the prin-
cipal portion of the subscriptions so liberally pro-
mised on that occasion towards its entire restoration
has been both collected and expended, it seems but
right at the present season to state the results of the
movement which was then inaugurated. The once
ruined section of the nave has been thoroughly re-
stored, its arcade and its western front repaired,
its clerestory and its side aisles rebuilt, its walls
plastered, its windows glazed, and a new roof
thrown over its whole span. The partition wall,
which so long severed it from the portion still in
use for public worship, has been removed, and from
the western entrance the original design of the
architect is once more manifest in all its beauty.
The roof of the side aisles of the eastern end has.
also been restored, with the exception of the two
bays which extend beyond the Chapter-house, and
which are separated from the others by a small
vaulted chapel. The Bishop's throne is nearly com-
pleted, and a portion of the stalls with the screen
on one side has been erected, while contracts have
bean entered into for another section of the work.
The progress of restoration has, indeed, now ad-
vanced so far that only those who have actually
seen the cathedral in former years can either realise,
its extent or picture to themselves the half-ruinect
condition of the fabric but a short time ago. Much,
however, still remains to be done—the reconstruc-
tion of the roof of the two bays alluded to before,
the completion of the stalls with their appro-
priate canopies, the permanent flooring of the
western portion of the nave and of the two side
aisles, the repairs of the monuments, the finishing
of the parapet of the southern aisle, the provision
of new doors for the great western entrance and for
the two Norman doorways in the northern and
southern aisles. The rebuilding of the southern tower
may perhaps be looked upon as a separate work,
and as one which admits of temporary delay; but
it is deemed very desirable, both for the sake of
appearance and for constructional reasons, that the
building should be advanced another stage, so as
to reach the height of the clerestory wall. The
chapter-room again, which, if not an integral por-
tion of the cathedral, stands to it in something like
the relation of a transept, requires a considerable
outlay and the entire reconstruction of its windows
and its roof. For the cost of these two works no
estimates have as yet been made; it has, however,
been ascertained, that to finish the roof of the side
aisles, to complete the parapet of the, southern
aisle, to lay the flooring, to provide doors and to
finish the stalls—all works which should beimme-
diately undertaken and which would when accom-
plished almost crown the work of res to
Butratiou—
would involve an expenditure of but X 1,200.
the
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hDi
se apnu
rapno ds e C
as h ap te
ther
contractshave
entered
into will more than exhaust all the resources
which they can at present anticipate, and
leave indeed a debt only to be cancelled by fresh
contributions. An organ is being constructed by
Messrs. Gray and Davison at a cost of
£l,OOO,
£9OO of which have been already subscribed with a
readiness and generosity which calls for grateful
acknowledgment. The instrument is to be ready
for nse by the and of August, and it is intended
to celebrate its erection and the further restora-
tion of the cathedral by a full choral service
on Tuesday, the 17th of September. Where so
much has been so liberally and so cheer-
fully given, it may perhaps seem importunate
to ask
assuredfor
thatmore, but the
arhee Dean and Chapter Fe
well
many who feel, like
themselves, a common interest iii the work, and wh o
will never be content twill it shall its
last reached
last stage, and the cathedral church of Llandaff
shall have regained, from tower to foundation-stone,
its ancient character and beauty.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF STABBING.—Mr
Wilson, edge-tool manufacturer, of Glasgow, was recently
hot iron. Finlay had been working nlaY, with a bar of red-
stabbed by an apprentice, named Fig
at an anvil with a
bar of red-hot steel, when his master had occasion to find
fault with the manner in which he 'was performing his
wHo gave his employer some impertinence, and the
latterork gave him a slap on the side of the head. The rash
fellow then made a thrust at his master's body with the bar
of red-hot steel, which took effect upon the fleshy part of
his arm below the elbow, where the red hot bar passed
through, the quick lifting of his arm by Mr. Wilson, doubt-
less, alone saving his life. On Saturday( the would-be mur-
derer was tried summarily, by order of the Crown counsel,
before Sheriff Strathern, when, aft°, c two witnesses had
been examined, he pleaded guilty, an 4 I was fined $3 3s, or
30 days' imprieouraent.