still eay. reaching us from Chinese In spite of contradictory rumours which quarters, all hope for the safety of the foreigners in Peking has now been abandoned; and on Monday next memorial service for the British victims is to he hold in St. Paul's Cathedral. The service will be of the most impressive character. and will, it is expected, he attended by members of the Royal family, in addition to a large number of members of both Houses of Parliament. In the selection of psalms special care has been taken to avoid those which seem to breathe the spirit of revenge; but of the intense Vitterness of feeling towards the Chinese which has been evoked by the massacre, not only in this country but all through Europe and America, it is unnecessary that I should speak.
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