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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1875, 6 January 1875, Page 3

Doctor Guthkie's Pulpit Companion.—The late Doctor Guthrie, we are told, had a favourite dog, "Bob," black, rough and ungainly, much attached to his master, but in no way amiable to other men and dogs. This animal at t.'mes insisted on going into church, whilehis master was preaching, and the minister in the midst of his sermon would open the door of the pulpit and let him in, evidently to keep him quiet. It is recorded that on one occasion, after the blessing was pronouunced, "Bob" raised himself on the bookboard, the great black head appearing above it gravely to survey the departing congregation. The Disestablishment Movemex t. — The Archbishop of York met a smart little urchin lately, and had a': somewhat interesting conversation with him. His grace, it appears, had been distributing the prizes at a Leeds ragged-school, and when riding out in the neighbourhood shortly afterwards, he came across the youngster in- questloa very busily collecting road dirfc. Thereupon said 4he Archbishop^-—" Boy, I know your face. You were at Leeds Eagged School, and obtained a prize for drawing ? " " Y'a mon, I were," replied the boy. "I hope you still keep up your studies in that art," said the Archbishop - "Y'a mon, I do. Look you yeere" (pointing to a model made of the material he was, collecting). " What do you call that! " Inquired his grace. "Ah, mon, that's a model of a church; and them's the pews, and there's "the vestry, and that's the poolpit." " Veryolever, I declare," continued the Archbishop. " But where 13 the parson ? " " Aye» mon, but it takes a deal of muck to make a pa'sen," said the urchin. Wiih which answJr the conversation came to an abrupt termination. At any rate, his grace rode In. " That lowa invention which is to effect " a perfect frovolution in tho sawing of wood" has been explained. It is a circular saw. ■■.-■.■,•■■•• ■ . ••'.■■ ■■■■■',