Rev. J. E. Binney, was proposed by Mr. Coxe in most complimentary terms, and responded to by each of the above-named gentlemen in a few well-chosen words. The whole company then adjourned once more to the new building for Evensong, followed by a Sermon by the Rev. C. Dickson, on the words "grow in grace," &c., and thus ended a day much to be remembered by the inhabitants of this district, and making one more of the benefits it has derived from the energy of its Vicar and indefatigable staff of assistants.-John Bull.

In the Pall Mall Gazette's "Notes from Rome," dated April 19, we read:-"The grand ceremonies of Easter Sunday filled St. Peter's to overflowing. The Royal tribune contained fourteen reigning or dethroned Princes and Princesses, besides their children; and the diplomatic tribune presented the novel spectacle of a Turk (Rustem-Bey) attending Pontifical Mass. A countless multitude thronged the piazza and all the adjacent avenues to hear the Benediction from the balcony; yet, in the midst of these successes the superstitious have found three incidents which all Rome considers of evil augury for the Papacy. While the Holy Father was chanting Mass, a sudden blast of wind caught the awning over the balcony and tore it in two. The Pope, therefore, was obliged to deliver the Benediction without shelter from the burning sun, and without the usual arrangement for concentrating sound, so that the remoter audience could not hear his voice. The second omen occurred at a reception by the Holy Father of a body of 2.000 foreigners. The Pope delivered an address in French, taking for his text the last exclamation of our Lord-Consummatum est; and, after remarking that none of us know but that the next moment may be the last of our existence, he said, "And may 1 not apply to myself these words, 'It is finished '?" It is believed that some of his auditors misunderstood what he said; for instantly a number of voices exclaimed, Oui, oui, très-saint Père ! oui, oui!" This response greatly disconcerted the Holy Father, who turned pale and paused a moment; but, putting a constraint on himself, concluded his discourse. The third omen was furnished by the girandola, which, after an interval of three years, has again taken place on the Pincio. The great firework was a representation of the Heavenly Jerusalem, as described in the Apocalypse; and in the midst of this edifice appeared the Pope's arms, surrounded by stars, and reminding the spectators of an apotheosis of the Blessed. These three incidents are regarded as foretokening a coming event."

The Clergy and Lay representatives constituting the Assembly of the Church of England held their annual session at Melbourne in February. The Bishop of Melbourne stated that on the 1st of January there were 122 licensed Clergymen in the Diocese and 122 Churches-viz., 35 consecrated and 87 licensed. The population of the colony is estimated at, about 700,000. The Bishop said he was compelled to confess that, perhaps, in no part of the British dominions did there exist so large a number of members of the Church of England who, while desirous to enjoy its ordinances, and able and willing, with some assistance rom without, to maintain Ministers for themselves, had long been, and were likely to remain, without a Church or a Clergyman. The amount expended on Church buildings since 1855 was £400,000, of which £250,000-including borrowed money not yet paid-had been raised by the Church itself; the rest was contributed by the State. The Bishop said he very much doubted the expediency of insisting upon retaining the present annual payment by the State while so large a majority of leading politicians of all parties had declared themselves against it, and he suggested the advisability of accepting a compromise whereby the amount might be retained for a certain number of years, the Church being allowed to appropriate the grant in any way it thought best. A few days after the meeting of this assembly, the Governor, in opening the Parliament, stated that a Bill for the abolition of State aid to religion would be submitted to the Legislature. The Bishop informed the Church Assembly that he required assistance; and he proposed the appointment of a Coadjutor Bishop. to be nominated by him, and to succeed to the See of Melbourne on its becoming vacant. After a long discussion the Assembly decided that the better course would be to subdivide the Diocese.

THE COUNCIL.-Rome, April 24, Evening.-At the third public session of the Ecumenical Council held to-day, the Constitution de Fide was unanimously voted, 664 Fathers being present. The Constitution consists of four Chapters and eighteen Canons, five of which relate to God as Creator, four are on Revelation, six on Faith, and three on Faith and Reason.

IRISH CHURCH EXTENSION.-The new Church of St. Andrew's, which has just been erected under the auspices of the Belfast Church Extension Society, was consecrated by the Bishop of Down and Conor on Thursday This is the fifth of the Churches which have lately been erected in Belfast in connection with this Society. It was erected at a cost of about 3,7001. The Sermon was preached by the Bishop of Cork. An Evening Service was also held, when the Bishop of Cork again delivered an address. A sum of over 1007. was contributed at the Morning and Evening Services towards liquidating the debt on the Church.

PURBROOK.-At Christmas we recorded the great advance made here daring last year, and since then a permanent rood beam and chancel screen have taken the place of those temporarily erected at Christmas. The linen vestment, too, has given place to one of white silk, though we regret'

to observe it is entirely plain, which_detracts greatly from its beauty. A handsome brass desk, the gift of the Rev. Bradley Abbot, was for the first time used on the altar. The decorations were of the beautiful character for which Purbrook has long been noted, and the number of Communicants at both celebrations showed an advance. After Evensong the choir sang carols in Church. A very handsome red super-frontal has just been presented. It is with much pleasure that we hear of a subscription list having been opened with the intention of raising three hundred pounds to build an organ-chamber and purchase a new organ.

Farlington Church, the parish from which Purbook was some time ago taken, is one of that thoroughly ugly and inconvenient order fast being swept away; and we rejoice to see a large heap of flints laid up beside it in preparation for rebuilding according to a very characteristic and suitable design of Mr. Street's. But even here Easter decorations, banners, evergreens, and flowers, remind the worshippers that "Christ is risen."

THE CITY PARISHES BILL.-Particulars of Mr. Johnson's Bill "to provide for the better arrangement of parishes, and the better management of parochial trust funds, &c.," within the ancient walls of the City are given by the Times. "It proposes that a Commission should be appointed, consisting of the Bishop of London, the Lord Mayor, two paid Commissioners, and nine other gentlemen. Three of the latter, it is expected, will represent such bodies as the Ecclesiastical and Charity Commissioners, and the remainder will be gentlemen of position connected with the City. The first duty of these Commissioners would be to report to Parliament within two years the full value of all parochial funds, eccleThey are also directed to prepare a scheme for siastical and charitable. the future application of their funds, and the principles are laid down by which they are to be guided. They are first to provide for a sufficient number of Churches and parishes, with the requisite staff, to meet the real needs of the City; they are next to compensate vested interests, and the surplus is then to be applied to relieve the spiritual needs of the poorer and more populous parts of the metropolitan districts. The funds not restricted to Ecclesiastical uses it is proposed to apply to purposes of education. These schemes, however, would not be carried out until the consent of Parliament has been obtained. There is, however, one change which the Bill would at once effect. It would immediately vest all parochial and ecclesiastical funds in the Commissioners, with power to vary the existing investments, but under trust to apply them as at present, until otherwise directed by Parliament."

ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH, STAMFORD-HILL.-The Church was very tastefully decorated with flowers, &c., by a number of ladies residing in the parish. The First Evensong of the festival commenced at nine o'clock p.m., the Easter hymn "Jesus Christ is risen to day" being used as the processional. The procession consisted of about ten boys and six men of the choir, vested in cassocks and surplices, followed by the Vicar and Curate. The Service throughout was Gregorian, the Lessons being read by the Curate: for the anthem hymn No. 106, Hymns Ancient and Modern, was sung, the Service was concluded by a collection in aid of the decorations, while the hymn "Christ the Lord is risen again" was sung, and the 150th Psalm formed the recessional. Easter morn was commenced with a plain Celebration of the Holy Communion, when about fifty or sixty people communicated. Matins at 10.30, when hymn No. 107 was sung in procession Now is Christ risen from the dead." Choral Celebration at 11.45, when about the same number communicated as before: we were sorry to observe the choirmen among the number. Litany and Sermon 3.30, Evensong and Sermon at 7, the same processional and anthem being used; the next hymn, No. 117, being well rendered by the choir and congregation generally. A very eloquent Sermon was preached by the Vicar, the Rev. F. W. Kingsford, and the Services of the day concluded with "O Filii et Filia." The choir filed from the gallery to the altar and sung the Ambrosian Te Deum before it, and after that, in returning to the vestry, the 150th Psalm. A series of Services took place at the same Church on Good Friday consisting of Meditations at 7.30, Litany at 8, Matins and Sermon 10.30, Three and Sermon at 7. The Church at all the Services was attended by a very Hours' Agony 12 noon till 3 p.m., followed by Reproaches, Evensong, attentive congregation, and the Church was opened all day for private devotion.

ST. SAVIOUR'S, HOXTON: LENT AND EASTER.-In spite of the opposition of a few outsiders Church work makes fair progress in this congreBesides the usual daily Offices which are now said or sung in the side gation. The Special Lenten Services have been very well attended. Chapel, courses of Sermons have been preached on Sunday mornings and evenings, on Wednesday and Friday evenings, and on Thursday mornings, when there has been a special choral celebration of the Holy Eucharist, the Sermons being addressed specially to women. During Holy Week there was a Daily Celebration (except on Good Friday), with Sermons by various preachers on incidents in our Lord's Passion. On Good Friday the Services included the "Reproaches" and the "Three Hours' Devotion," which was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. J. Oakley, and was very numerously attended. The large cross over the altar was veiled, and the choir wore cassocks without their surplices: the Church was open all day for private prayer, and was never without worshippers. On Palm Sunday the chancel and altar, &c., were decorated with some

very fine real palms, and most of the evening Services during Lent concluded with the Miserere or the Litany of Penitence. There was a large number of communicants at the two Čelebrations on Maunday Thursday, on which day it is intended in future to hold the annual commemoration of a Communicants' Guild which is about to be formed. There were three Celebrations on Easter Day, the first and last being choral, and the communicants numbered rather more than 200. On Easter Sunday afternoon a Sermon was preached by the Rev. F. S. Bagshawe to St. Saviour's "Guild of Perseverance" which has recently been formed for girl; it is hoped shortly to form a similar one for boys and youths. -Church Review.

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A NEW SCHISM.-On Good Friday a building, to be called "St. Paul's Free Church of England." was "consecrated" at Wheelton, near Chorley, Lancashire. The congregation, it seems, is a body of schismatics who formerly attended Heapey Church, though the Preston Herald, in its narrative of the affair, leaves us in the dark as to the provocation which these schismatics considered themselves to have received. It says:"About two years ago unpleasant circumstances arose at Heapey Church, to which it is not necessary to refer particularly now, but which may probably be in the recollection of many of our readers, and a part of the congregation determined to build a new Church." We go on to read that "the consecration Service commenced at eleven o'clock yesterday (Good Friday) forenoon, and a large and respectable congregation assembled to witness the ceremony. Amongst others we noticed the Rev. Benjamin Price, designated Bishop of the Free Church of England,' of Ilfracombe, Devonshire; the Rev. Mr. Shaw, 'the Minister of St. Paul's Free Church of England; the Rev. T. E. Thornsbury; the Rev. J. Yeates, Broughton; the Rev. T. Dodd, Worcester; the Rev. J. Brunskill, Tottenham. Mr. Price was received by the Rev. Mr. Shaw and the Churchwardens, and conducted to the vestry, where he robed; after which he took up his position in front of the communion table, where Mr. Shaw read the prayer requesting the Bishop to consecrate the Church; and the Bishop having signified his willingness to comply with the prayer of the petition, the form of consecration was gone through, the opening part being the 24th Psalm. The Service was gone through, and the Registrar (Mr. Cryer) read the sentence of consecration, which was signed by Mr. Price, and ordered, with the petition and deeds, to be recorded and registered in his registry. He then declared that St. Paul's Free Church, Wheelton, was consecrated to the worship of Almighty God. The regular Service of the Church of England was gone through. At the termination of the Communion Service, the Hundredth Psalm was sung, after which the Rev. Benjamin Price, the Bishop,' preached the Sermon."

A PROTESTANT PICTURE OF CONVENT LIFE.-One who describes himself as "A Scotsman and a good Protestant" writes to the North British Daily Mail to bear testimony to the real happiness and contentment of the nuns he frequently saw at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in the vicinity of London. A few years ago (he says) I was on very friendly terms with a Brazilian nobleman, then resident in London, whose two daughters, with those of a South American gentleman, were in the above institution. My first visit was unexpected, on account of the baron having to leave suddenly on important business for the Continent, and 1 was despatched to esquire the young ladies to the city to receive the paternal adieux. An entire stranger, I arrived at the convent at a late hour-9 p.m. and on ringing the bell the door was opened on the chain by a nun in the usual dress. Presently the Lady Superior entered the drawing-room. My letter delivered and read, the lady, with the most homely and charming frankness, told me that the young ladies' boxes were being packed with dresses, &c., and that my young charges would be with me shortly. In about twenty minutes the young ladies entered, accompanied by at least a dozen other nuns. The only doubt I had at the time of being under restraint was that they spoke in whispers. On taking my leave of the Lady Superior, and walking up the long corridor, with my companions in the van, I felt a gentle poke in my ribs, and on turning round I looked on the most beautiful and angelic face I ever beheld. With a sweet and pleasant smile this young French lady said, "Dis is de keys of de ladies' boxes." At the portals it was only a scene of real affection and love-kissing and good wishes being freely interchanged among a sisterhood of young persons hailing from almost "all kindreds, nations, tongues, and powers," whose home I think was happy, and whose only regret was the temporary departure of the ladies I was to accompany. I was frequently afterwards at the convent, when any friends or acquaintances were invariably readily admitted.

THE SPEAKER'S COMMENTARY.-The long-expected Speaker's Commentary is coming out at last in octavo volumes. The Pentateuch will appear during the present year. Genesis has been done by the Bishop of Ely. The first nineteen chapters of Exodus, Job, and the Epistles of SS. Peter and Jude, by Canon Cook; the remainder of Exodus and Leviticus, by the Rev. Samuel Clark; and Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua, by the Rev. T. E. Espin, Rector of Wallasey. The Bishop of Bath and Wells has done Judges, Ruth, and Samuel; Professor Kawlinson, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. The Psalms are done by the Dean of Wells; Proverbs, by the Rev. E. H. Plumptre; Ecclesiastes, by the Rev. W. T. Bullock, Secretary to the S.P.G.; the Song of Solomon, by the Rev. T. L. Kingsbury; Isaiah, by Dr. Kay; Jeremiah, | by Canon Payne Smith; Daniel, by Archdeacon Rose; Ezekiel, by Dr.

Currey; the Minor Prophets, by the Bishop of St. David's, Prebendary Huxtable, Professor Gandell, Rev. F. Meyrick and Rev. W. Drake. Matthew and Mark have been done by the Archbishop of York and Dean Mansell jointly; Luke, by Archdeacon Jones; John, by Canon Westcott; the Acts by the Bishop of Chester; the Romans, by Dr. Gifford; the Corinthians, by Professor Evans and Rev. J. Waite; Galatians, by Dean Howson; Phillippians, by Dean Jeremie; Ephesians, Colossians, Thessalonians, and Philemon by Professor Lightfoot, Canon Westcott, and Dr. Benson jointly; the Pastoral Epistles, by the Bishop of London; the Hebrews, by Canon Kay; the Epistle of St John, by the Bishop of Derry; St. James, by Dr. Scott; and the Revelation, by Archdeacon Lee. Dean Stanley and Dr. Pusey, both Biblical scholars, have no part in the work. The editor is Canon Cook, but the plan of the work was settled by a Committee, consisting of the two English Archbishops, and the Bishops of London, Llandaff, Gloucester and Bristol, and Chester, Lord Lyttelton, the Speaker, Mr. Walpole, and the Dean of Lincoln. During the progress of the work the editor consulted with the Archbishop of York and the Regius Professors of Divinity at Oxford and Cambridge. The authorised version of 1611 has been reprinted without alteration, but notes will give corrections and amended readings. The comment will be chiefly explanatory, presenting in a concise and readable form the results of learned investigations, carried on in this and other countries during the last half century. When a fuller discussion of difficult passages or important subjects is necessary, it will be placed at the end of the chapter or of the volume.

THE BISHOP OF LICHFIELD AND THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. GEORGE'S, WOLVERHAMPTON.-The long-existing dispute between the parishioners of St. George's, Wolverhampton, and the Rev. A. S. Prior, their Vicar, upon the question of a white or black preaching-gown is now drifting into a dispute between the parishioners and the Lord Bishop of Lichfield. It came out on Monday at an uproarious vestry meeting in Wolverhampton that the parish are stopping the supplies, and tha for the want of money and congregation the whole work of the parish is coming to a dead lock. To avert the shutting up of the Church the Vicar had consented to return to the black gown if the Bishop should approve the change. Correspondence with the Bishop, who, in obedience to the expressed conscientious desire of the Vicar, had authorised the use of the surplice, did not secure the requisite authority, and the Vicar repaired to Lichfield, but returned without the wished-for sanction. The Bishop had refused it, because, as the alteration from the black gown had been made after due inquiry before him, the return from white to black, if made at all, must be made after further discussion in his Lordship's presence. After the meeting had accused Mr. Prior of bringing about the stagnation in the parochial work, and of keep ng from Church people who previously were regular communicants, plain things were said of the Bishops. The speakers said that Bishops must learn to adapt themselves to the wishes of the people, who were the support of the Church and the schools, and who found the means of carrying them on. If the Bishop should not consent to the alteration which the parishioners desired, and which their Vicar was now prepared to make, then they would have to learn to do without the Bishop. One speaker drew forth rapturous applause when he said, "Away with the Bishop, let us have liberty-liberty in the Church and out of the Church. I appeal to the Vicar to be guided by a higher authority than that of Episcopacy." The meeting broke up most unsatisfactorily.

Sr. Jude, Moorfields, SheffielD.-The Services for Good Friday commenced at 5 a.mn., a second being held at 6, and a third at 9. The first two were conducted by the Rev. J. E. Johnson, Vicar, the third by the Rev. F. W. Bindley, all consisting of prayers and meditations. Fuil Matins were said at 10.30, the Vicar preaching. After a short interval, during which the bell was tolled, meditations on the Three Hours' Agony were commenced, conducted by the Vicar, the subject being the Seven Words from the Cross. Evening Prayers were said at 8 p.m., the Rev. F. W. Bindley being the preacher. We are glad to record a very marked improvement in the observance of Good Friday throughout the town during the last few years. Much remains, however, yet to be done even in Churches of the better sort, and we hope that the evident and growing appreciation on the part of the people of the additional Services (especially that of the Three Hours', which was attended by a large and devout congregation), will induce others of the Clergy to observe next Good Friday with such solemuities as are at once fitting and beneficial to the souls of penitent men. When Lent, Holy Week, and Good Friday have been well observed, we may always expect the Queen of Festivals to be happy and joyous; and so it was here. Notwithstanding the iate and severe winter, the Church was beautifully decorated with exotics, spring flowers, evergreens, banners, devices, and scrolls. The first Celebration was at 7 a.m., another at 8, and the third after Morning Prayer, the number of Communicants being This is the at the several hours 34, 57, and 56, making a total of 151. largest number that has ever been recorded at St. Jude's Church. That this is the case is the more a matter of congratulation, because it proves that though one Church that has stood alone may for a time find the number of its Communicants decreased by the opening of other Churches equally true to the Catholic cause, it will always appear before long that, within reasonable limits, the more Churches there are the more will, not the good work only, but each individual Church, prosper

and thrive. There were large congregations throughout the day, and most hearty Services, and many an one was heard to say at night, "This is the happiest Easter Day I ever knew." The offertory for the year shows a slight increase; notwithstanding the effect of bad trade upon a parish of artisans, it amounts to £238.

ST. ALBAN THE MARTYR, HOLBORN: PROCESSION OF GUILDS.-There was the usual annual procession in this Church on the afternoon of Easter Day. It consisted of the choir, headed by the thurifer with smoking censer, and closed by the Priest Incumbent in a cope; the Guild of St. John the Evangelist, the working men of the Brotherhood of Jesus of Nazareth; the men-associates of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, and of the Community of St. John the Baptist, Clewer; then followed the females, comprising. besides the several Sisterhoods of Mercy and the female associates of the fraternities above mentioned, the Guilds of St. Mary the Virgin and of the Holy Family. procession, and the members wore their distinctive badges. The procession numbered at least 600 persons, and encircled the Church singing the Easter and other hymns. On the return of the choir to the chancel, the Rev. A. H. Stanton ascended the pulpit, wearing over his surplice the red collar and crucifix of the Working Men's Order of Jesus of Nazareth. In a most effective Sermon, he said that "those who had taken part in the procession had risen above the world, as Christ rose from the grave; they had by that act shewn that they were following Christ; they had openly taken up the Cross, and they must not mind if they were ridicaled and jeered. Some might call them fools, others taunt them with the name of Puseyite, or call them Roman Catholics nay, they might even call them knaves-but this they must not care for, but endure the Cross and shame as their Lord and Master had done." The Magnificat was then chanted, the Priest-Incumbent vested in his cope, standing in front of the altar, and incense being used, and the Benediction was pronounced. From an allusion in the Sermon to the members of these fraternities periodically resorting to Confession, the daily papers in their reports state, "then followed those who had been to Confession; " but in reality no one walked except the Orders above mentioned. It may be mentioned that on the altar-ledge was a wooden Cross, on which hung a wreath of thorns of the same kind with which our Lord was crowned; both Cross and thorns had been brought from the Terra Sancta by the Rev. E. F. Russell, Curate of St. Alban's.

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CHRIST CHURCH, ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST.-Great praise is due to the Rev. J. Maconechy, Vicar of Christ Church, St. George's-in-theEast, for the efforts he has made during his Incumbency to bring his congregation, and the poor of his parish who never enter a Church, to value Church privileges. Throughout Lent Mr. Maconechy had daily Morning and Evening Prayer at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.; hymns, Litany, and short Sermons on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 8; and Celebration every Sunday at 9 a.m. The hours chosen for Matins and Evensong we think were rather unfortunate, but especially Evensong at 6, an hour when very few East-end people could attend, consequently the attendance was small; but the fact that the Offices were recited by the Clergy, even if no parishioners attended, was a great point gained. The congregations at the Litany Services on Wednesdays and Fridays were very encouraging. From the Pall Mall Gazette we learn how Good Friday was observed by Mr. Maconechy:-"While the ordinary congregation were attending Morning Service in Church, the Vicar, the Rev. J. Maconechy, and the Rev. J. F. N. Eyre, senior Curate, conducted a series of seven Services in various streets of the parish. Accompanied by the choir boys and several lay helpers, they started from a small Mission-room in Devonshire-street, one of the worst streets in the metropolis. The Clergy wore their cassocks and black gowns, and were preceded by the choir, singing the hymn, Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, Come!' They took up their position at the foot of the street, where, after prayer, the first short Sermon, or address, was given. It was thought desirable, it is stated, not to take the Stations of the Cross,' but to confine the addresses to the facts connected with the Crucifixion recorded in the Gospel, and more especially to our Lord's words from the Cross, one of which formed the subject of address in each of the seven streets to which the preachers moved in succession. Mr. Maconechy spoke on the first and fourth utterances, Father, forgive them,' and Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' Mr. Eyre on the third and seventh, Woman, behold thy Son,' and Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit;' while the remaining addresses were given by two laymen-Captain Dawson, R.N., and Mr. R. Thomas, of the East London Collegiate School. Each address was preceded by a suitable hymn, and followed by an extempore prayer, offered up by one of the Clergy or by a Scripture-reader or City missionary. In moving from street to street the well-known hymn, When I survey the wondrous Cross,' was sung on every occasion, and was heartily joined in by the people, among whom copies of the Christian Knowledge Society's Hymnal were distributed. The other hymns sung were such well-known ones as Rock of Ages,' and 'There is a Fountain filled with blood.' The last address was delivered opposite the Church, and those present were invited into Church, where the Service was ended with the Litany. It is said that nothing could exceed the quietness and decorum with which the Services were received in the various streets. Everywhere the addresses were listened to with marked attention, not

only by the bystanders, but by many at the windows of the houses. Mr. Lowder had a Service of a more profound character."

CUCKFIELD, SUSSEX.-The Lenten and Easter Services in this Church have been of the usual character, but it is encouraging to note an increasing appreciation of the privileges which they offer to the inhabitants of our little town. The Wednesday and Friday evening Services, with their Sermons, were generally well attended, and an increased number of communicants availed themselves of the early Thursday Communion introduced for the first time last year. The Holy Week Services consisting of daily early Communion (except on Good Friday), a second Communion on Maunday Thursday, and an afternoon Litany, in addition to the Matins and Evensong, with Sermon, were all likewise well attended. On Good Friday there is a special use in this Church, the peculiarity being a series of short Services, consisting of Antiphons, Psalms, and short Lessons, hymns (said, not sung), and prayers, taking place at the hours 9, 10, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively. Matins, with Sermon, is at 11.45; Evensong, with Sermon, at 3. For free for private devotion from the hours of 12 to 3. On the present the last two or three years it has been the custom to leave the Church occasion a previous custom was revived, and devotions on the Seven Words from the cross, with hymns, and intervals of private devotion, were conducted through this period by the Rev. H. Hollingsworth, the Curate. A notice to the printed form of the Services, mentions that similar Services were sanctioned many years since by the Bishop of the Diocese, on occasion of a general fast, and that they have been ever since used in the Church on Good Friday. The attendance on the whole of these Lent was the singing at the close of the Evening Services the 51st Services was most satisfactory. A new feature introduced this Psalm, by the congregation purely, and without organ accompaniment, to the beautiful Gregorian chant published by Messrs. Masters for this psalm. And if the season of Lenten sorrow was thus penitentially observed, Easter joy was no less fully expressed on the Church's great festival. The change from the large white cross or the violet hanging which covered the reredos through Holy Week, and the stripped altar of Good Friday, to the beautiful adornments of the Easter altar, which never presented a more glorious appearance, was in itself a lesson and support to the Christian soul of incalculable power. The four lovely A handsome new altar bouquets looked more beautiful than ever. frontal has been worked and presented by one of the Vicar's daughters, and the triangles of light behind the altar have been this year doubled in effect by the addition of another row in front of the old ones. On the whole we believe our large and lofty chancel, its ceiling and walls painted by Mr. Kempe, with its profusion of plants, and upwards of fifty wax tapers, besides the gas burners on the Parcloses, and all its altar arrangements, are not surpassed even if equalled by that of any Church in the Diocese. Above all, however, and without which all the rest would be of little value, the communicants were more numerous than ever before. The two choirs of the Church unite always at Easter to form one choir, and we need scarcely say, therefore, that the hymns and the whole of the Services were most heartily rendered.

April 13, the Rev. James Horrox, for 29 years Rector of Dinnington, Yorkshire, aged 70.

April 14, at West Putford Rectory, the Rev. James Lewis May, aged 56. April 16, in his 87th year, the Rev. J. R. Henderson, Rector of Dufton, Westmoreland, and formerly Presidency Chaplain, Calcutta.

April 16, at Broughton Rectory, near Northampton, the Rev. John Floyer Wicks. April 18, at Palermo, from dysentery, the Rev. Francis H. Walker, son of Sir James Walker, Birt, of Sand Hutton, near York, aged 26.

April 19, the Rev. Prebendary Havergal, Rector of Snareshill, near Wolverhampton.

April 19, at King's Lynn, the Rev. J. C. Coldham, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, aged 35.

April 20, in London, aged 55, the Rev. Robert Wallis Belt, of Fossall Hall, in the county of York.

March 20, at the Rectory, Falmouth, Jamaica, the Rov. Thomas Garrett, Rector of Trelawney, aged 62.

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By the Rev. FREDERICK GEORGE LEE, D.C.L. F.S.A., Vicar of All Saints', Lambeth. Contents: Preface-List of Books quoted or referred to. CHAPTER I.-Introductory: Statement of the Author': object. II. The Preface to the Ordinal of 1549. II. Form for the Ordination of Deacons, 1549. IV. F r for the Ordination of Priests, 1549. V. Form for the Consecration of Bishops, 1549. VI. The Edwarding Ordinal. VII. The Ordinal of King Edward VI.Objections. VIII. Ordinal of King Edward VI. in sub stantial harmony with the most ancient forms. LX Some other ancient forms for Ordination. X. Mediæva forms for Consecration and Ordination in the West XI. The same subject continued. XII Eastern forms of Ordination. XIII. Forms of Ordination amongst the separated communities of the East Christians of St. Thomas. XIV. The Nestorians. XV Archbishop Matthew Parker. XVI. The Consecration of William Barlow. VII. The Consecrations of Hodgkins, Scory and Coverdale. XVIII. The Consecra tion of Archbishop Parker. XIX. The Nag's Head Fable. XX The Case of Bishop Bonner versus Bishop Horne. XXI. The Sacrament of Baptism. XXII The Office of Consecrator and Assistant-Consecrator. XXIII The Doctrine of Intention XXIV. and XXV. Roman Catholic Testimonies to the Validity of Anglican Orders. XXVI. The Cases of Certain Anglican Clergy who have joined the Church of Rome. XXVII Changes made in the English Ordinal in 1662. XXVIII. Concluding Remarks and Summary of the Author's argument. ADDITIONAL NOTES.

Tables of Consecration: I. Archbishop Parker.
II. Archbishop Laud. III. Archbishop Juxon.
APPENDICES.-I. Authoritative statements regarding
Ordination officially published in 1537 and 1543.
II. An Act concerning the Consecration of a Bishop
made in 25th year of Henry VIII. Cap. XX. sec. 5.
III. Statutes relating to the Consecration of Bishops
under Edward VI.

IV. Act 3 Edward VI. to draw up a New Ordinal.
V. Act to annex the Ordinal to the Prayer Book.
VI. Act 1 of Mary to repeal the preceding Acts.
VII. Act 1 of Elizabeth to re-establish the Book of
Common Prayer.

VIII. Act declaring the legality of the Ordinations.
XI. The Thirty-Nine Articles on Ordination.

X. Documents relating to the Consecration of Barlow and odgkins.

XI. Documents relating to Scory and Coverdale.
XII. Documents relating to the Consecration of
Parker.

XIII. Parker's Book, De Antiquitate Britannica
Ecclesiæ.

XIV. Henry Machyn's Diary, with testimonies regard ing the same.

XV. Breve of Pope Julius III. to Cardinal Pole.
XVI. Dr. Lingard on Parker s Consecration.

XVII. Documents relating to the Consecration of
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