Notes of Spanish Travel. 29 



not a very high opinion of Spanish newspapers : — the one 

 solitary item of English news which he discerned in any 

 Spanish newspaper was an account of the Whitechapel 

 murders ; and they are indebted to English newspapers for 

 many of their facts. As to its political life, Spain has a large 

 number of political parties — Conservatives, Liberals, Radicals, 

 Liberal Conservatives, Revolutionists, Dynastic Liberals, and 

 several others — each of which has its newspaper, but how they 

 support them he knew not. In Spanish cathedrals music is 

 the great feature. The organs are admirable, and even when 

 they have bad organs they are well played. The practice of 

 serenading with the guitar seems to be almost universal. 

 Passing along the street, one sometimes comes upon groups of 

 persons thus engaged, and sometimes upon a solitary cavalier 

 playing on his guitar, evidently attracting the attention of some- 

 one, presumably of the softer sex, who agitates the curtain of a 

 window, but does not visibly countenance the proceedings. Mr. 

 Gordon then gave a graphic description of the characteristics of 

 a number of other Spanish towns which he had visited, the 

 scenery which had come under his observation, and other 

 peculiarities of the country. 



Mr. W. H. Patterson gave some notes on a fine specimen 

 of an ancient iron bell, probably Irish, found near Ledbury, 

 Herefordshire. He identified the church where it was found 

 with St. Fechan, the same name being found at Termonfechan, 

 Ecclefechan, &c. 



The Rev. Dr. Grainger and Mr. Robert Young, C.E.,gave 

 some information on the collection of drawings of such bells 

 in Dr. William Frazer, M.R.I. A. 's possession. 



