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

TRE C in./EDI? 'L OF LLANDJEF.

The following circular has been issued, dated,
"Deanery, Llandaff :—Four years have now
elapsed s,nce 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 partision 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
avbich 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
been entered into foe another section of the work.
The progress of restoration has, indeed, now ad-
vanc3d 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-ruined
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 rebuildingof 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 fib gyring, to provide doors and to
finish the stalls—all works which should be imme-
diately undertaken and which would when accom-
plishei almost crown the work of restoration--
would involve an expenditure of but £1,200. But
the Dean and Chapter have no funds applicable
to this purpose, as the contracts already 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
£9OO of which have been already subscribed with a
readiness and generosity which calls for grateful
is. to be ready
acknowledgment. The instrument £l,OOO,
for use by the and of August, and is intended
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to ask for more, but the Dean and Chapter are
well assured that there are many who feel, like
themselves,a common interest in the work, and who
will never be content until it shall have reached its
last stage, and the cathedral church of Llandaff
shall have regained, from tower to foundation-stones
its ancient character and beauty.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE Op STABBING.—Mr
wiiron, edge-tool manufacturer, of Glasgow, was recently
stabbed by an apprentice, named Finlay, with a bar of red-
hot iron. Finlay had been working 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 hie
work. He gave his employer some impertinence, and the
latter gyve him a slap on the side of the head. The rash
follow then made a thrust at his master's body with the bar
of red-hot steel, which t )ok 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. Oa Saturday the would-be mur-
derer was tried sumniarily, by order of the Crown counsel,
before Sheriff Strathern, when, after two witnesses had
been examined, he pleaded guilty, and was fined a 30, 01
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