The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-12-18 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

NOT ES FROM AMERICA.  MR. AITKEN AND HIS MISSION.—WHAT THE AMERICAN MEDICAL PAPERS SAY OF A WEYMOUTH JURY.—MR. PT& AND HIS PICTURES.—THE FENIAN BROTHERHOOD. [From the Regular Correspondent of the Telegramj NEW YORE, December sth.—The Advent Mission, conducted by the Rev. W. Hay Aitken, the Rev. James Stephens, and a large band of Church of England clergymen, commenced in a number of Episcopalian Churches last week, and so far their great work has proved in some measure successful— successful, inasmuch as they have drawn immense congregations. Mr. Aitken has indeed undertaken an arduous task, he holding some six or seven services each day. The great bulk of these are held in St. George's Church, Stugvesant Square, but he also preaches once a day—at noon—in the famous old Trinity Church, on Breadway, at Wall-street. This service in Trinity Church is for men only, and the novelty of the thing is daily drawing such a strange mixture uf human beings as is rarely met with in a sacred edifice in this metropolis of the New World. Bankers and brokers, many of whom count their wealth by the million of dollars, are seen seated side by side with the tramp and the pedlar who haven't in their pockets the few cents requisite for the purchase of a good "square" meal. One and all are spellbound, transfixed, by that wonderful eloquence which Mr. Aitken possesses. The Sunday evening services being held in the Episcopalian churches throughout the city by the English missionaries are also productive of great good. It is only in a few churches in which any regular evening service is held, consequently here in New York those theatres and opera houses that are open do a thriving business on the Sabbath evening. A person brought up in peaceful Dorsetshire who spends a Sunday in London holds up his hands in holy horror at the desecration therein met with. lam at a loss to know what he would think if he saw the observance of Sunday in the large cities of America, where with nine people out of ten it is ranked solely as a day of pleasure. Some of the American medical journals have been discussing the recent sad death of a young woman in Weymouth, who committed suicide by taking thme bottles of chlorodyne. The rider the jury appended to the verdict, to the effect that the drug in their Opinion should only be sold upon a physician's prescription, meets with general approval among the medical magazines. I dropped into Moore's art gallery, on Fifth Avenue, the other day during a sale of paintings in progress there, and noticed several from the brush of Weymouth's artist, Mr. Pye. One painting of Portland, by Mr. l'ye, submitted to the audience, was a very beautiful work of art, and met with a ready sale. 11 oore's gallery is probably one of the best and most popular art stores in the country, and $50,000 is often realised at a single afternoon's auction. Talking about art reminds me that the most important art sale that has ever taken place in this country has just been set for March 3rd, 4th, and sth next. It will comprise the paintings, etchings, engravings, bric-abrac, curios, silver, und jewellery of the late Mrs. Morgan. No similar art sale has ever approached i this n magnitude except that of the effects of the Duke of Hamilton. This collection was valued at four million dollars before it left the house. The property to be sold for the estate of Mrs. Morgan is estimated to be worth nearly as much. Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa and the Fenian Brotherhood have been holding a secret convention in New York lately. They have promulgated a new plan to sweep England off the face of the earth, and made many violent threats; among others to wade in Saxon blood ere long. Consequently the subscription list of the Emergency Fund is looking up. Jerry knows when and how to put the screw on when he is in ne.4l of cash. How much of it goes towards the stated object is not exactly known, but there is a suspicion that no inconsiderable amount goes into Rossa's own private purse. H.P.M.