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Mr Henry Harland. the author of ' The Cardin il\ Snuff-box.' ha 3 (says the A'< clvsi4\l teal Jtrrn >r) become a Catholic. Mr J. F. Dell and M's, Ci-sie TVarc. muntly membf rs of the English Church I'niuu, w.ll, we {Catholic I, nut,) are informed, be received into tli-- Catholic (Jhuich on Sunday, April 2i) at 'the Church of Our La ]y Help of Chi ,htun N Iw.Ush Town, by Rev. M. J. Howlutt. i( clor. Mr W. J C'h.illvl.y a will known and p -teemed citizm of San Antonio, Teva , w n« bipti-<d an ) rec-iv d i ,to the Uitho ie ( hurch on Ewter ftundas, at St. M ( r>'s Church, by Rev 0. J. Smith, 0M I. Mr. Chalklcy is now m his Hvuitieth yi ,u\ Immediately after b j

reception, Mr Chalkley had the additional happiness of becoming sponsor to his youngest grandson, son of Mr Jamea Chalkley who was baptised. Queen Nathalie of Servia has (says the Paris correspondent of Newcastle Daily Chronicle} left the orthodox Church to become a Catholic. Ihe abjuration took place in the Chapel of the Cazin1 erroimaud Hospital at Berck-Bur-Mer, where she has been residing for the past year. Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Pariß, sent down to Berck the Abbe Soulanges, parish priest of Plaisance, to omciatc at the ceremony. The eldest two grandchildren of Mr Wm, Vincent Wallace composer of 'Mantana,' ■ Lurline,' aud other works, were received into the Church recently in the Chapel of Santa Clarissa at Aiken, SC (says an American exchange). Miss Celestine Eustis, sister of the late Ambassador to France, was godmother for Miss Helena Ruth Wallace, and Mrs Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., for Master Vincent Wallace. Mr C. S. Wallace, the only son of the late aomposer, presided at the organ, * On Saturday. April 11), at Dubnque, la., the Rev. R. Percy hubauka and his wife were received into the Church. Until recently Mr Eubauks was rector of Grace Church, Decorah, la., where he was most highly estebmed both aB a minister and a man. He was ordained an Episcopal minister by Bishop Lyman, of North Carolina in 1888 (says the New York Freeman's Journal), and has done excellent service for the Episcopalian*, being a man of much culture. He has long been an intimate friend of Dr. B .F. De Costa who has had much to do with his decision to abandon the Episcopal ministry to become a Catholic. Mr Eubauks has been appointed a teacher of Latin and Greek in St. Joseph's College, Dubuaue by Archbishop Keane. ' A conversion of more than ordinary consideration and one that has not b°en made public to any great extent, took place at Port Angeles early last month (says the Catholic Progress of Seattle) It was that of the Rev. Otto H. Meltzer, who had been for twelve years a Lutheran minister and for two years in charge of the Lutheran Church at Port Angeles. Mr Meltzer was born in Germany 35 years ago, and received his education in that country. He has travelled a great deal and is a fine linguist, speaking fluently a number of languages. His relatives for generations back have been Lutherans, his father and grandfather having been ministers of that denomination. For about a year Mr Meltzer has been receiving instructions from Rev. Father Gribbin, and was received into the Church by this zealous priest. Mr Meltzer is now studying under the direction of the Right Rev. Bishop Orth, of Victoria for the priesthood, and will shortly enter a seminary to complete hia studies.