Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1880-06-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

CARDINAL MANNINO ON SECITLAII EDIICATIOH. heart of nature. The out ward peace and —A pastoral letter was real on Sunday in silence) had a soothing effect on her agitated the Roman Catholic churches of the archspirit, and by the time she roe ched the cottage diocese of Westminster, addressed by Cardinal: she had attained such calmness of mind as to Manning from Rome to his flock on the tell her mother all that had occurred with unoccasion of the annual collection for the faltering voice and tearless eyes. It was only Catholic Poor Schools' Committee. His Eminence remarks upon the importance of when her mother gathered her in her bosom, and blessed her in her own name and maintaining Christian education in the poor schools. The whole conflicts, he adds, bein the name of her dead father, the honour of whose memory she had preserved, tween the anti-Christian revolution and the that a sob came from her bosom and her Christian Church would be decided in the firmness foramoment forsook her. but only schools, and be regrets that a system of for &moment. Summoning all her resolution, Purely secular schools has been opened in England for the maintenance and multiplishe pressed-back the coming tears, warmly returned her-mother's fervent kiss, and sang cation of which Christian English people with a clear, melodious voice the inspiring must contribute. strain appropriately selected for their evening AIMING INCIDENT OF THE OPITNI worship— Sir . Sir George Campbell was eloquently disclaim'why art thou then cast down, my soul? trig in support of the traffic, and, getting What should disoomage thee? thirsty, assed Mr Macfarlane to get him some Or why with vexing thoughts art thou water. The Scotch champion returned with Disquieted in me? Stll trust in God for Him to praise a brimming bumper, which, ha ring tasted, ; Good cause I yet shall have ; Sir George placidly spilled every remaining He of my countenance is the health, drop on the seat behind him. Even the My lid that doth me save." Speaker smiled, but the smile became a That night Agnes Borland enjoyed a long, laugh when Mr Macfarlane, having left the calm, refreshing sleep within her mother's House, returned with what appeared to be arms, which enfolded her in their tender em- a rather dirty disholont, which he placed brace as outward symbols of maternal love upon Sir George Campbell's wet seat. The and divine protection. effect was unprecedented, and when Sir (To be continued.) George calmly seated himself upon the towel, or tablecloth, or disholout, or whatever it was, it was felt that the peroration of his speech was somewhat interfered with by the accident and its remedy. Tim WORKING or FHB 13ALLoT.—There are many (the Law Times says) who imagine that the existing Ballot Act is, even in detail, so well designed that there is little room for improvement. We are not among these, and we are in no way surprised to learn, in regard to the Wicklow election, that on an application by the defeated candidate a preliminary inspection and counting of all votes p-lied has just been made in the Crown and Hamspar Office, Dublin, in the presence of solicitors for the various parties, in the result of increasing the sitting member's majorityfrom seven to forty-two votes. The fact is, a scrutiny would, in almost all cases, result in a declaration of the poll, as regards the number of votes, undergoing material change, and the aspirants for Parliamentary honours abstain from litigation with a view to a scrutiny simply on account of the expense of the necessary proceedings. SHOCKING StranEs. Sergeant James Charles, of the Ist Royal Dragoons, a company of which is at present stationed at Liverpool, whilst under arrest succeeded in getting possession of a loaded carbine, wfth which he shot himself through the head. The shot blew nearly the top part of the bead away, death being instantaneous. Mr Charles Polkinghorne, senior partner of the large brewery firm of Polkinghorne Brothers, of Plymouth, committed suicide on Sunday evening by throwing himself from the second floor window of his house, he having previously attempted ineffectually to cut his throat with a razor. Deceased was a gentleman of great respectability, wealth, and integrity, and probably his mind was overbalanced by the almost sudden death a week ago of his brother, senior partner of the firm. This hail thrown upon him the burden of a very extensive business. A Cuerot 3