LECTURES, 35 
TOUR IN SPAIN. 
NN Tuurspay, Novemper 19TH the Principal 
Save a most interesting lecture in Mr. Tillard’s 
class-room descriptive of a Tour in Spain. He 
began his lecture by depicting the fine old town 
of Barcelona, famous for its orange trade, and 
its beautiful cathedral. From Barcelona, he 
journeyed to a large monastery of Montserrat, 
situated at the centre of a group of peaks, and 
here he heard the following legend concerning the monastery’s 
foundation. It seems that in the old cathedral at Barcelona, there 
used to be an image of the Virgin, which, report said, S. Luke had 
executed, and S. Peter brought over from Italy. When the Moors 
captured Barcelona, the image was concealed in one of the many 
caves which are to be found in the neighbourhood of Montserrat. 
One night, some centuries later, two shepherds were attracted to 
the cave by the appearance of a mysterious halo, and finding the 
image, conveyed the joyful intelligence to the Bishop of Barcelona. 
Accordingly, the image set out in state for the return journey to 
Barcelona. But all of a sudden, it became impossible to move it. 
So a chapel had to be built over it, and in the neighbourhood of 
this sacred spot, for doubtless the image performed great miracles, 
the monastery of Montserrat sprang up. The image was moved 
from the original chapel to the monastic ch urch, where it is still to 
beseen. On their way to Montserrat their driver, a shrewd fellow, 
made two very voracious and characteristic remarks. He said that 
he did not like Englishmen, they were so conceited, but he liked 
the English ladies they were so very beautiful. He also remarked 
that the difference between England and Spain was that England 
had a bad climate (?) and a good government, whereas Spain had 
a good climate and a bad government. The next place of interest 
they visited was Valencia, where the Principal was very much struck 
by the service held on Fridays in the Cathedral, and the very 
enobling effect it seemed to have on the worshippers. It seems 
that in this cathedral there is a more than life sized silver crucifix, 
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