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ducing it. The Salem Lead Company exhibit
specimens of their superior lead, in charge of
henfy Loring Of Portland. But enough of
the fair.
SABBATH SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
Inc sabbath School Institute Is we'll at
tended at Berkeley street church. and Rev.
Mr.. Eggleston of Chicago and Others are
awaking great interest. The National Music
al Convention Is also in session at the Music
Hail. We heard Eichberg of the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music, this afternoon
drill one of his Grammar School classes. The
convention expressed great satisfaction.
COLISEUM.
Riding by the Coliseum to-day, we saw the
worlSmen busiy engaged in repairing the roof
and ends. The main supports of the edifce
were ndisturbed. We also noticed the work
going on at Central church, during which re-
pairs the congregation worship at the "Old
South"
A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL.
The wreck of houses where the spire of the
Hanover street church buried itself is an in
teresting study. The copper cock came head
first through house, cutting joist and iron
bolt like pie-crust, and fell by stove where
servant girl was preparing supper, wholly un-
prepared for an arrival of 225 pounds OF poul-
try. The rooster was lat years old, and
would have proved a tough meal. 1t was
made by Paul Revere, but has passed through
| some of those transmorgrifcations to which
| the ancient jackknife was subjected Ii is TO
| crow nc more, but is now hidden in the cor
ner of Methodist dry goods store. The
| widening of Hanover street will cut away the
front of the building and give the parish still
| further annoyance.
PERsoNAL,-ELLIoT, ToRR, SUMNER.
LA. Elliot, Esq, well known in our best
art circles, has just returned from an exten-
sive tour of continental Europe with his wife
and youngest son. He brings not few gems
of art purchased in Paris and Dresden, as
we'll as new enthusiasm In the profession
where he has long served Bostonians. Mr.
Elliot never caters to that corrupt taste which
every day is becoming more corrupt, but,
while believing that "all things to the pure
are pure" remembers that all people are not
pure, and 50 supplies our public and private
galleries only with those productions of genius
that are really refined in their tendency.
With Mr.. Elliot, arrived this week the elo-
quent English barrister, John b. Torr. His
| introduction to Charles Sumner, by Charles
Brainard Esq, took place yesterday at Sum-
ners residence, the Coolridge House. Sum-
Der was weary, having just finished writing
his Worcester speech, but received his guest
with his usual courtliness. Mr.. Torr Is very
gifted in conversational powers, and the Ala
bama question very naturally came up at
once. He spoke emphatically of the harmo-
ny of feeling with Sumuer's views which ex-
lists among the masses of Englishmen, of the
reluctance of the English press to publish the
speech and the perversion of truth which
their comments revealed.
The extent and enterprise Of the United
States were then discussed and route of tray
ell to occupy Mr.. Torr's brief leisure was
marked out by Mr.. Sumner. Of the reception
which the former received at the Worcester
convention the papers have already given ac-
count. The interchange of these friendly
courtesies cannot be otherwise than promo
tive of international amity and peace.
CAsco.