The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1893-12-01 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

GOOD MUSICAL STORY.  There is (ear the "Pall Mall Gazette") an amusing story flying about in musical circles just now. It is not known to many yet, so that the few who have heard it chuckle the more. It took some time to make it a full-grown story, as at least one of the personages who appear in it is not so approachable upon matters of little importance as ordinary folk. The story had its inception at a time when the committee of the Bristol Festival were discussing the programme. One day when the committee was in session the chairman said that he had received a letter (from a lady of high social distinction which contained a piece of information well worth considering. The chairman had no sooner made this statement than the vice-chairman said that he too, had received a letter from a lady of high distinction and that his letter also contained information that ought to be considered. Then each member of the committee, one at a time, said that he also had received a letter from a lady of high distinction, &T. By the time that the last committeeman had unburdened himself, the committee was of the unanimous opinion that it might be as well to compare the letters. This was done, and it was found that though there were many letters, there was only one lady of high social distinction in the case, so far as the writing of the letters is concerned. The writer was the wife of a high dignitary of the Church, and tho burden of her letters was to the effect that her Majesty would be greatly pleased if a certain oratorio composed by the late Sir William Cueing were given a place in the programme of the Bristol Festival. The writer added that the oratorio was " in daily use" at Windsor Castle. This last bit of information threw some of those who were deeply interested in the festival on their beam-ends, so to speak. They could, understand the possibility that her Majesty might desire that the oratorio should be performed at the festival, though they were quite at sea regarding her reasons; but one and all said that it was hardly possible that the oratorio was "in daily use at the Castle." The letter was canvassed in every conceivable way, and there seemed to be no way out of the difficulty, until one gentleman said he would endeavour to learn the Queen's wishes in the matter. So the case was laid before one of the Royal Princesses, who laughed heartily when she was told that, according to the letter of the lady of high social distinction, the oratorio was in" daily use at the Castle." She NVSB not aware of that circumstance, she said, neither had she heard that her Majesty had ever hinted a desire that the oratorio in question should form part of the Bristol Festival programme. However, she promised to ask her Majesty. Well, the oratorio, probably to the disap-. pointment of the lady of high social distinction, was not produced at the Bristol Festival. The reason for this was that when the matter was brought to the attention of her Majesty, the Queen said,"--s' wives should not tell —." The story, as it is going the rounds, contains all the names, and also the two words which are missing in her Majesty's brief comment.  REMARKABLE MURDER IN IRELANDA Dublin correspondent says a remarkable murder is reported from Lusk, a village in the county of Dublin. A labourer named Whelan resided in the house of his employer,a small farmer named Thompson. On Friday Whelan complained of being unwell, and asked for money in order to go home. He was promised it on Sunday. The same night, at his request, Thompeon's son, aged 5, slept with him. During the night screams were heard, and Whelan was found strangling the child, having bitten off a portion of his lip. The child died almost immediately, and a Coroner's jury on Saturday returned a verdict of " Wilful murder."