The Warwickshire Herald. — 1885-07-04 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SALVATION ARMY MUSIC.  At St. Alban's the adjourned summonses against eight members of the Salvation Army, issued at the instance of the Corporttion, for • breach of the bye.laws of the city, by playing musical instrument. in the streets, have just been adjudicated upon. The evidence 'Mewed that one Sunday the St. Alban's contingent of the Salvation Army paraded the streets of the city with their band. They were cautioned by the police on leaving their hall that if they played in the streets they would be breaking the bye-lawB, which set forth that it was illegal for any persona to blow a horn or play a trumpet to the annoyance of any inhabitant of the borough. They disregarded the warning, and after playing few moments a large crowd assembled and attacked them with great ferocity. Several of the Salvationists were badly hustled about, their drum was iterally torn into ribbons, and the brass instruinen were twisted and broken. As many as nine members of tile City Police were present, and althoueS the attack was again and again renewed they did not attempt either to take anyone into custody or even to take any names and addresses. A number of witnesses were called for the prosecution, but no evids.nce was called for the defence, Mr. Sutherst contending that lie had no case to answer. He said it had been decided by the judges ef the Queen's Bench that the Salv,,tion Army had a right to parade the streets of any town with band and banners and shirring if they chose, and the bye•lawa under whica his clients were prosecuted were, therefore, inconastent and repugnant te the law of the land, and could not hold good.—The Bench, after a private consultation, said that they were un•nimauely of opinion that an offence against the bye-laws had been committed, and they should fine Lawrence, the drummer, 10s. and t 2 14. costs, and Curtis, another of the band, 10s. and 1:2 178. costs, or seven days' imprisonment in default.—Mr. Sutherst said he should take the case to the Queen's Bench.  The Archbishops of Canterbury and York arerdvising all ciergymen who apply to them for advice es to allowing their school rooms to be used for political meetings, either to refuse their rooms to both political parties, or grant the use of them impartially. Tlie Archbishops consider it advisable that, where other places are available the use of Church school-rooms for political purposes should be denied altogether. Seven years ago a man named Koteles was sentenced at Luda-resth to 20 years' penal servitude for being accessory to the murder of his wife. The Protestant pastor of Lepoglava, convinced of the man's innocence, bestirred himself to have the case re-opened, and succeeded in obtaining a rule fer a new trial. Tried a second time. Koteles was again convicted; but an appeal was lod,:ed, and the Royal Table of Hungary vas just quft.o.ed the sentence, declaring that neither the prisoner's guilt nor his innocence was established, so that he most have the benefit of the doubt. Koteles has been released, after seven years of captivity.  . . Professor Nicole, of Lausanne, says that he has discovered a valuable painting of the Madonna with Child in her arms, signed by Raphael. It measures 60 centiullAres by 50, is on wood, and is dated 1510. The refusal of the English bishops to appoint a successor to Bishop Wens° has resulted in a deadlock which gives no immediate chance of the settlement of the question. The Church of England Defence Association refuses to unite with the Church of South Africa " while that Church insists on retain• in powers in its constituti•n the effect of which is to enable pisliment and excommunication to be visited on laymen as well as clergy for holding arri teaching that which would not be censurable in the Mother Church." The Church Council of Natal is expected to adhere to the same view, and in this matter it has the sympathy of large numbers of Churchmen in the Ceres (Vent,.