The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-17
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

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Prot Agassis says that he found the valley
Of the Amazon uncommonly tettIIo, Gnd its
climate very healthy. Ii is his opinion that it
will one day become the market of the world,
supporting in comfort 20, 100000 of inhabi-
tants.
Mr.. Spugeon's Neo Hymn Book. "A new
hymn-book has been published for the use Of
Mr.. Surgeons congregation at the request
made some years ago by many who considered
that the Baptist UNCONVENTIONAL hymn-b books
did not meet the peculiar wants Of so large
and mixed congregation. The character Of
the book may be best understood by the fol
lowing paragraph, which is extracted from the
preface
The range of our researches has been as
wide as the bounds of existing religious ltera
ture, American and British, Protestant and
Romish, ancient and modern. Whatever may
be thought of our taste, we have used it with.
out prejudice and good hymn has not been
rejected, because of the character of its author,
or the hcresies of the Church in whose hymnal
1t first occurred so long as the language and
the spirit commended the hymn to our heart
we included it, and believed that we have en-
riched our collection thereby.
The French Court is violently agitated by
the Roman question. Eugene, with her
the Temporal Power Prince Napoleon is as
decided on the opposite side. How it will end
no one can say. If the Emperor's i'll health
continue, the influence of his wife may win the
day-if restored to vigor, better counsels may
prevail. However it may be for the present,
Italy in the end must win.
M 49,.
pers announce the death Of the Rev. DIR.
NJ Letchie, one of the ministers of the Estab-
lished Church in Scotland in that city. DIR.
NTLetche is the fifth minister who has been
removed by death from the Established Pres
bytery Of Edinburgh within the past few
months, and was the last of the three city min
listers whose charges, under the Act of 1850,
are not to be filled up.
Tile Je,cs-There is Jewish school in Lon
don, presided over by Miss Miriam Harris,
where 1900 Jewish children are instructed,
none of whom are over six years Of age. The
Jews are the only religious order in Great
Britain who entirely provide for their own
poor without casting them upon public charity.
This is the more noteworthy from the fact
that many poor Jews arc Skinned there from
the continent to get them out of the way.
Christian Progress IN australia AT the
laying of the foundation-stone of a Presbyte-
Ran Church at West Melbourne, on the md
July, Mr.. NJ Culloch, who presided on the oc-
casion, said
81 can confidently assert that the people of
this colony, though deeply, anxiously, and
vigorously engaged in the pursuit of wealth in
their respective avocations, have not been
neglectful of those interests which characterize
people advancing in civilization; and that
the people Of Victoria have regard to those
things which make Christian people stand
out pre-eminent amongst the nations of the
world. When we think upon what this coun-
try has done with regard to charitable institu-
tons, we may well be proud. We appropriate
not less than between eco, 900 and ETC, 900 per
anlum to aid and assist our more unfortunate
fellow creatures who by some freak Of fortune
are not so we'll clrcumstanced as Others. When
we think what the country has done, and what
it is still doing, on behalf of educational insti
tutions, we may also feel pride, expanding as
we are not less than ESQ., 900 per annum for
the purpose OF bestowing useful and Christian
education upon the youth Of the colony With
regard to the providing of churches and the
extension OF the means Of grace for this large
and rapidly Embarrassing population, we have
also cause for congratuation. Ten years ago
not more than $50 places of worship existed in
the colony, giving accommodation for some
thing like 10000 people; while at the present
time there are not less than / 800 places Of
public worship Of one kind or another, accom-
modating 100000 persons. Yet there is,
nevertheless in this matter reason to bestir
ourselves, in order that our efforts may be
multiplied in the extension of the blessings OF
religion and of the means of grace to the peO-
ple of this colony, when we remember that we
have only accommodation provided for 2OO,-
600 persons, while we have population OF at
least 65O,OOO
OrqaaS- congregation of the Rev. Dr.
Macduff one of the Established Church min
listers in Glasgow, have obtained splendid or
gan which is used on Sunday in public wOr-
Ship. Park Church REV Mr. Charteris,) in
Glasgow, is also getting a splendid organ,
said to be the largest in any church in elias
cow The public opening Of the organ took
place on Tuesday evening. This makes half-a
dozen Established Churches in the Glasgow
Presbytery at least that have now introduced
organs into public worship.
The Death of Count BacioccM is one which
must painfully affect the French Court. He
long held a confidential position in the Impe-
rial household, and he was allied to the Empe-
ror indirectly, his uncle, Prince BaciOcchi, hay
| ing married Elisa Bonaparte No one knew
more of the plans of the Emperor, for ever
since the Empire was established he has been
on the most confidential terms with Louis Ma
poleon Before the Empress left Tor Biarritz
| she visited him. sent a reliquary with relics,
and a souvenir of Charlemagne, gwen to the
First Napoleon by the city of Aix-la- Chapelle.
The Emperor also was with him. Since the
death of the Duke de Morny, none will be
more deeply felt in the Imperial Court Louis
Napoleon old companions are dying out, and
his own health is far from being re-estabished.
Eajorciag Kaeeliag to tie Host IN Spain.
A letter from Seville, in the Temps, gives an
extraordinary account of decree which the
Governor Of that city is endeayorlng to carry
out, by which heavy fines are levied on all who
say anything which is deemed irreverent of the
Virgin, or of sacred things, or of Catholic dog
mas According to the writer, the English
visitors are especially annoyed by this legisla
ton. Some Of the expressions which are pro
hibited are those, 1t is limited, with which Eng
hshmen are proverbially liberal. One day al
Englishman passes the Host and Omits t.
kneel-he is fined. He passes a church or {
cross and keeps on his hat-a fine. Already
is stated, one Englishman refused obedience
and, calling his fists to his aid, freed himsel
alike from the policeman, the fine, and TIT
lookup. A Prussian, the other day, thinking
: of the laurels of his King, was guilty of disc
badianca and claimed his nationality as n Prus