The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-02
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Herr Wagner, it is asserted speaks
of King Louis of Bavaria as his /" dear young
fiend-a man whose mind is sufficiently devel-
oped to appreciate the great things l have
DONE" The composer is quieter and less i'm
patient than he used to be. He does not fly
into passion at the name of Beethoven, neither
will he tear up and down the room with the
dressing gown Huttering behind and the artistic
velvet cap banged down on one ear, and dub
Meyerbeer an "unmusicll impostor," if any one
happens to mention the prophetic or the
"Africaine." He merely shrugs his shoulders
pityingly.
Captain Alexander d'Assailly, a
great grandson of Lafayette. has Just dstin-
guished himself greatly in Tunis He led two
brave and audacious cavalry charges which had
marked effect upon the military situation, and
was publicly praised in the order of the day
M. dAssailly left Saint Cyr only to plunge into
the war of 1870-71, and was made prisoner
at Sedan.
Germany has the most accommodating
OF post-ofices. 1t daily transmits birds, beasts,
and fishes, if of harmless sort. goose I'M
intelligibly directed was lately put up for auc
ton sale, when 1915 was found under its left
pinion.
NOTABLE MEAsUREs.-A colportage
law has lately been passed in France, allowing
any Frenchman to hawk religious books. The
cemeteries have been declared national property
hence away 60 burial squabbles over Protestant
graves, and Protestant soldiers and all Protes-
tant functionaries of government, as well as
other folk, are released from bowling to the Host
at great national celebrations.
"A VALUABLEC CHARLIE is reported
that His Highness the Maharaia of Burdwan is
to have State chair composed entirely of gold
For that purpose he sent over to the Calcutta
mint three blocks of gold, weighing in all 200
tolahs. The mint authorities are to laminate
the precious metal convert it into what are
called straps, and make the same over to a well
known Calcutta firm who have been instructed
to construct the chair after the latest designs
and in the most elaborate style. The total st
of this article of furniture will be $1,000
The old CORVALLIS seat of Broome
Hail. Suffolk, now belongs to Sir Edward Ker
rison, whose grandfather began life as a car.
penter. 1t was sold after the death of the
second marquis, whose only son died early, I'M
married The marquisate thereupon became
extinct, but the earldom passed to the York
town lords nephew. who, dying without son
the title became entirely extinct. The second
marquis married daughter of the duke catch
ing Duchess of Gordon, by whom he had mum
Der of daughters, all now dead; one married
the Earl of st. Germans, another Lord Bray
brooke, to whose lberality and love of letters
we owe INC uHedTtnlnS OF TeppySs diary. SeVe
raj of the famous marquis's great. grandsons tell
CALAMITY in the Crimea The last member of
the CORVALLIS family lie Viscountess Holmes
dale, who has been long married without issue
LAY PREAcHERs.-Th following ex-
tract from circular address by the Archbishop
OF Canterbury shows that the Church of Eng
land has learned something since it prosecuted
John Wesley for employing lay preachers:
There is nothing in the order and discipline of
the Church of England to prevent duly quail
fed laymen from assisting the parochial clergy
by reading and expounding Holy Scripture, and
leading the prayers and praises of the congr
cation in school-rooms and other appropriate
places where those persons may be gathered
who, through whatever unfortunate ci-cum-
stances, are at present unable or unwilling to
share in the worship and instruction of their
parish church. 1t is granted that such work
has for many, years been effectually, though
sometimes Enthusiastically, carried on in many
neighborhoods. What is desired now is that
these efforts shall be extended. organized, and
formally Incorporated with our regular Church
system, and shall receive everywhere the ex-
press authority of the heads of our Church"