The Great English Preacher

Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, Beechcr's English friend, appeared in University ball last Friday evening, and asked to be allowed to speak on anoiher subject than tbat advertiaed. If the audience insiated, lie would rpad his lecture on ''Beecher froru the Euglish point of view." The audience did riot insist, and so he procaeded to s-peak on '■ Olocks and Watches." Ii was entenaiuinsr, c rtainly. out is hardly a grnat lecturt-; aml Mr. Pakker cannot be said lo be a naiural ura'O'. H 8 style is extxemely siudied aud arüfical. Siitences oL small impórtanos cnmpaiauv.ly werö given in a (rugió air. P.irt-1 of the lecture ere exiremely goi d, in spite of ihw, and in the more esroest pissages, much of the tudied appeiraiice whs lost. Hm references to Beecher and Glnd-tone brou;ht oul heariy pplanse. H Parker evidentl th iiignt his auJie -ce was a cold onp, as he rr ierrd to U twice, but his saliies of wit were Irnquently pplauded, ei-pecially nis hits xt B -ion. Th lejtureassciation lost mony iha' evnnn-;, but are corisoling themselveu that Sum Jonps will " draw."