The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1876-05-27 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

EXCOMMIJNICATION OF A PILLAR OF THY CIIIURCH.— The Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall Gaseete writes :—You may remember how that pillar of the church, M. de Falloux, was excommunicated a couple of months ago by the Bishop of Angers for having, in connivance with the vestry, the municipal authorities, and the Council of State, taken a small portion of church land In order to enlarge the hospital kitchen. In spite of all the efforts of the Archbishop of Paris, ' ;he Papal Nuncio, and the Minister of Justioe, it has been found impossible to settle this serious affair, for the Pontiff and the Sacred College refuse to condemn Monsignor Freppel. The latest phase of this remarkable squabble is the withdrawal of the Sisters of Charity from the hospital; these good women have, ; much to their grief, announced their intention of retiring from an establishment which lies under the displeasure of the bishop. Admirers of Captain Webb, of Channel renown, will have an early opportunity of hearing from his own lips an account of his memorable adventure. is the intention of the gallant captain to deliver a iferies of lectures, illustrat. d by a panorama, a' the St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, during the month of June.  Herr Wagner's March, written for the Woman's Centennial 'Union for 5000 dollars, was executed, under the direction of Mr. Theodore Thomas, at the opening of the Philadelphia Exhibition on the 10th Inst. The work is most elaborately scored : besides the usual strings, the addition of wood, brass, and percussion, including a gong, is very large.  The subscription list for the Buckstone benefit, which has been headed by Mr. J. S. Clare with a donation of fifty guineas, now reaches over £330. Tickets for the performance of The School for Scanon June 8, are even now selling at a premium. Miss /Idea Fauelt has abandoned her part of Lady Teeride, and will be succeeded by Miss Neilson on the occasion.  A national musical festival is announced for the end of july at the Alexandra Palace, London, in commemoration of Balfe, the proceeds to be given to found a scholarship in the Royal Academy of Music; Sir Michael Costa will be the conductor ; Madame Nilsson and Mr. Sims Reeves will co-operate in the concert, sod Mr. Carl Rosa's English Opera Company will perform in the thea re Balfe's " Bohemian Girl." We (Figaro) have the best reason to state that :he rumours that M. Antoine Rubinstein is after his present engagement, to quit the concert platform for ever, are incorrect. M. Rubinstein will return to this country in the course of January next, an' will play at :toncerte here during two months. He will then not :online his performances to the metropolis, but will play at Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester, and other places.  JUDICIAL LnDIENCY.—A Sentence of imprisonment for 99 years was passed at St. Louis in April upon a negro who oonfeßsed that he had killed his wife. The 6.51. Loia Republican states that he was allowed to avoid risk to his neck by pleading guilty of murder in the second degree; and there being a law of the State of Hissouri that a person sentenced to imprisonment for life can claim his discharge at the expiration of 13 rears, the Judge passed a sentence lancer than for life.