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ranged, as usual, in the centre aisle, and on each side of the reading desk, and sung an appropriate hymn during the service. An excellent sermon was preached by the Rev.C. Morgell, A. B. Chaplain and Secretary to the Lord Bishop, from Dan. xiii. 5,-" Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." The Hon. the Chief Justice, V. P. of the Committee of General Management, the Hon. James Irvine and Colonel Durnford, Com. R. E. who are Members of the Committee, and Lt. Col. Forster, of the Adjutant General's Department, in the absence of Sir J. Harvey, who is also a Member, were kind enough to act as Collectors. The collection in Church amounted to 651. 5s. 2d. but a great and, in all points of view, a most gratifying addition was afterwards received from the munificence of His

Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie, who, although he had already contributed in church, was prompted by the statements contained in the Sermon, respecting the objects, proceedings, and actual necessities of the charity,: to send, in the name of the Countess and his own, a further sum of 501, The total sum received thus amounted to 1154. 5s. 2d. which very considerably exceeds any previous collection,

A private Ordination was afterwards held in the Cathedral, when the Bishop, assisted by several of the Clergy, admitted the Rev. A. Ansley, A. M. of the University of Edinburgh, to the Order of Priests. Mr. Ansley returns immediately to Hull, L. C., upon the Ottawa River, of which place, together with March, U. C., he has the pastoral charge.

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THE Report of this Society for the year 1825, is now in the hands of the subscribers. We rejoice to perceive that the income of the Society is increasing; that the number of those who are disposed to aid its pious designs is yearly added to. But we regret that we are compelled, as we were last year, to notice the Report itself with disapprobation. We observe in its compilation the same careless, slovenly, and incorrect hand; the same unnecessary repetitions, the same important omissions. And loving and reverencing as we do, a Society which comprises within its pale all that is venerable and excellent in our Church, and which professes for its cause, the cause of God, we will not cease to call the attention of our readers to whatever we discover unworthy of such a Society, till some individual possessing the power and the will shall arise and remove the scandal.

ing was held in the Town Hall, Cambridge, to form a District Society in the University of Cambridge and Diocese of Ely, over which the Bishop of Bristol most worthily presided, and advocated the good cause with great earnestness and ability. The list of subscribers to this District Society now comprises 188 names, and these, with the exception of about 20, were the result of this meeting. We here no tice Heads of Colleges, Professors and Tutors, subscribing, for the first time, to this Society. And why were not these and other excellent persons members before? Did they want the ability, or, did they object to the cause? The first supposition is absurd, the second is monstrous. The reason is to be found in the quiet and "unobtrusive" manner in which the affairs of the Society have been conducted; nay, we know it to be a fact, that one distinguished individual, who has for several years resided in the University, and has fulfilled some of its most important offices, was not, before the meeting to which we have alluded, aware of the existence of the Society.

Before, however, we proceed to enumerate some of our objections to the Report, we will notice what we consider a striking proof that the cause of the Society only needs more earnest advocates and greater publicity to ensure it more extended support. In the early part of this year, a public meet-but the above is sufficient. The course,

We could easily adduce other instances of the advantage of publicity,

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then, which the Society should pursue, is obvious. Let it entreat the Prelates of our Church and its other friends to imitate the examples which have been afforded, as well at Northampton, Exeter, Liverpool, Chester, Bath, &c. as at Cambridge. The result is no longer doubtful. The Society will become what it ought to be,-a Missionary Society worthy of our country and her Church.

But we are digressing from our main object, the Report. We did hope that the excellent spirit which was excited by the public meeting, held a few months ago, at the Freemason's Tavern, would have been perceptible in every part of the operations of the Society, and that the preparation of the Report would have been committed to abler hands. But we are, and we shall shew that we have cause to be, disappointed. Let no one sneer at our observations as useless or impertinent, because some of them relate to trivial matters; let it rather be remembered that no error is so insignificant as to be disregarded, and that the annual repetition of errors, shews that they will not be corrected till they are clearly exposed. But we must at present confine ourselves chiefly to the manner in which the Report is got up. The matter of it must engage our attention at a future period.

Passing over the sugar-paper covering because we know it to be cheap, but regretting that the same economy is not exercised in every particular, we turn to the Title-page. And what should we expect to find there? a description of the Report and the accompanying documents, which occupy 360 pages, or of the annual Sermon, which is but 21 pages? Two thirds of the page are occupied by the notice of the latter, while the former are modestly subjoined "together with, &c.".

The abstract of the Charter, (p. 27), besides being incorrect and ungrammatical, is singularly deficient. The clauses which provide at what periods the meetings of the Society are to be held, at what meetings laws may be passed or altered,—and that the officers of the Society shall be elected for one year only, and shall take an oath "for the faithful and due execution of their

respective offices and places during the said year," are omitted; while the clause which directs that copies of the accounts shall be presented to the three principal law officers of the Crown (a mere form) is noticed at length.

It is indeed singular that we have not in the Report the least intimation how or by whom the affairs of the Society are managed. We are certainly told in the last page, that "the Rev. Anthony Hamilton is their Secretary," (a phrase by the way delightfully old-fashioned; but unfortu nately as it stands in the Report, "their" has no antecedent-unless it be, "lands, tenements, or hereditaments,") and that there is an Assistant Secretary and Receiver, Treasurer, and Messenger and Collector. But where are the Meetings? why not mention them? They are held, and, we believe, pursuant to the Charter. If we are rightly informed, there are, too, other Meetings held on each Monday preceding the Monthly Meetings. ask for information,-who is at liberty to attend the Meeting on the Monday? How is it constituted? Who presides? We rather think every incorporated member has a right to be present. If it be an open meeting, we do trust, that all active and zealous Members of the Society will attend, for their exertions might be of great service to the cause of the Society.

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In pages 173 and 174, there is a list of Missionaries, &c.;" and in page 175, there is what is called a Recapitulation:" but what we should call a list better arranged than the other, with the total omission of some of the Missionaries and et cæteras, and the addition of one Missionary. But, besides this List and Recapitulation, we have a Synopsis extending through twelve pages. We venture to suggest that the List first mentioned is unne

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cessary, and is beneficial only to the printer; and that the Recapitulation (a correct one) should follow the Synopsis, which would with more propriety be called a List.

It seems to be thought proper to distinguish the contributing and associated members as much as possible from the incorporated members, for a different kind of paging is adopted for the former. We notice as a remarkable fact, that the earliest date of admission attached to any contributing inember, is 1819! So unobtrusive seems to have been the Society before that time.

We now come to the third List, which comprises all the Subscribers before enumerated, and many of them twice and three times repeated. In this List, we are told, the Subscribers "are arranged, either in Committees formed in aid of the Society, or according to their respective ecclesiastical divisions, with a view to the promotion of a more combined cooperation in favour of its designs.

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In this List, indeed, we have a delightful intermixture of Dioceses and Districts; Diocesan Societies and Deaneries; Bishops and Cathedral Churches; Towns and Counties; Archdeaconries and Universities: but we assert, and we assert it without fear of being contradicted (save and except by the Secretary and Assistant Secretary aforesaid,) that nine tenth parts of this clumsy machinery are useless, and cannot in any degree promote a more combined co-operation." The object of the Report seems to be to set forth the Subscribers in all the known ecclesiastical and civil divisions which exist. This necessarily induces the absurdity of the same name occurring several times. Thus we have the name of the venerable and excellent Dr. Gaskin, page $70, as Rector of St. Leonard, Eastcheap, in the Deanery of the Arches; page *77, as Rector of St. Benet Gracechurch, in the Archdeaconry of London; page *83, as Rector of Stoke Newington, in the Archdeaconry of

Why are some Subscribers to the Society incorporated, and others not? Does the Charter provide that it should be so? We think not.

Middlesex; and page #111, as Prebendary of Ely; besides his being enrolled, page 203, as an incorporated member. Some names occur twice in the same page; as those of Archdeacon Crawford, page *151, and Archdeacon Markham, page *72. But assuming that the plan, if plan it can be called, -adopted in the Report, be a good one, it should be correctly executed; whereas, we meet with mistakes in almost every page. In page *65, under the head of the "Diocese of Canterbury," we have the Archbishop of Canterbury Patron'-Patron of what? and so on. In page *66, we have Rev. W. Bennet and Rev. T. A. Mutlow, who are Minor Canons of Canterbury; why are they not also under the head of Cathedral Church? No notice is taken either of the Cathedral Church of Durham, or that of Gloucester. Why are they excluded? We know that several members of each are subscribers to the Society. In page 137, we find the "Hon. Colonel Wodehouse, M. P. Lieutenant of the County," incorporated as a member of the Cathedral Church!! But we have given a sufficient specimen of the manner in which this precious List is concocted.

No one will suspect us of doubting the utility" of a more combined cooperation;" we heartily wish indeed that District Societies were multiplied in every diocese in the kingdom; but we are quite sure so desirable an object will not be promoted by the prepos terous plan we have noticed. But we have another and a very weighty objection to this third List of Subscribers, -the expense of it. It occupies 100 pages; assuming then there are 3000 copies printed, the expense of this list is about 907. per annum!! We recommended in lieu of it, a short distinct notice of each District Committee which exists to this notice a list of the Subscribers may be added; but such names should not appear in any other list. By this it would immediately appear where there are District Committees, and where there are not. According to the present plan, it is very difficult to discover this important fact; and the remissness of the inhabitants of some places, which

are shamefully deficient in zeal, is overlooked by their being included in the extensive division of a county or a diocese.

But we must now close our remarks, which have extended far beyond our proposed limits.

NEW CHURCHES.

WISBECH.-A meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Wisbech, convened by public notice, was held at the Town Hall, on Friday, the 18th inst., to take into consideration the site of the Chapel of Ease proposed to be erected there, and the best means of raising the funds requisite for carrying that object into effect; and which was numerously and most respectably attended. A site on the north side of the river was determined upon, and the Rev. Dr. Jobson, the highly esteemed vicar of the parish, making an offer of 4000l. to be invested to form a stipend for the Minister, the same was gratefully accepted by the meeting, and the large sum of 36501. was immediately subscribed in shares of 501. each, out of 6000l. which will be required for the building.-A liberal addition has since been made thereto; so that no reasonable doubt can be entertained, that this noble and most beneficial undertaking will ere long be triumphantly completed.

SEDGLEY.-On Saturday last the first stone of the intended new Church at Sedgley was laid by the Right Hon. John William, Viscount Dudley and Ward, and the following ceremony was observed:-At three o'clock in the afternoon his Lordship, who is the patron of the living, was met by the Committee for taking down and rebuilding the church at the door of the school room (the place where divine service is performed during the rebuilding of the church,) when the afternoon service was read by the Rev. C. Girdlestone, Vicar; after which a procession was formed to the site of the intended church, the Committee leading the way, followed by the Architect, the Churchwardens, the Vicar, and other Clergy attending his Lordship. On arriving at the site, the procession was received by the Sunday Schools children, and the four first verses of the 104th Psalm were

sung. A glass vase, containing all the coins of the present reign, was then deposited in a cavity cut in the stone to receive it, and a metal plate, with the following inscription placed pon it :-

Ecclesiam de Sedgley Vetustate labefactatam ampliorem a solo restituit

Johannes Gulielmus Vicecomes Dudley et
Ward
Opus inchoatum

Septembris ix. A. D. MDCCCXXVI
Vicario C. Girdlestone

Edituis J. T. Fereday, J. White

Architecto T. Lee..

-The stone was next gradually lowered and laid by his Lordship, who struck it at the corners with a mallet, and then applied the plummet to it. The Vicar offered up an appropriate prayer, after which the whole congregation sang the Hundredth Psalm, and the Vicar pronounced the blessing. The company thereupon dispersed, and his Lordship, on leaving the church-yard, was greeted with a hearty cheer of three times three by the populace assembled on the outside. A gallery was erected for the accommodation of the spectators, and was filled with all the beauty and fashion of the neighbourhood. Among the company were observed Col. Smith, Edward Dixon, Joseph Lane, Thomas Hawkes, and Thomas Wainwright, Esqrs. and Dr. Booker, and many of the Clergy of the adjoining neighbourhood. The church is to be rebuilt at Lord Dudley's sole expense.

We subjoin the following, as it may be useful as a precedent on a similar occasion.

"Order of the Proceedings to be obser

ved in laying the Foundation Stone of the new Church of the Parish of Sedgley, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 1826.

"I. Prayers in the School Room at Three o'Clock.

"II. The Procession will be formed thence to th the site of the Church. The Committee leading the way, then the Architect, the Churchwardens, the Vicar, and other Clergy attending the Right Hon. Viscount Dudley.

III.The Procession will be received at the Site by the School Children appointed for the purpose. The Procession will then pass to the right and left of the Excavation; Lord Dudley standing iu the centre.

"IV. The whole Congregation will then sing the 104th Psalm, (first four verses.)

"V. The Inscription on the Copperplate will then be delivered to Lord Dudley, and the Architect will read a copy of it aloud; after which it will be enclosed in the foundation stone, which will then be laid by his Lordship.

"VI. The following Prayer for the occasion will be offered up by the Vicar: !

“HEAR, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, the prayer of thy humble Servants, who earnestly desire Thee to prosper the work this day undertaken and devoted to the furtherance of thy honour. Shed thy blessing on the hearts of those who shall assemble in

this thy Church, that here they may worship Thee in spirit and in truth. Grant that the prayers and praises here offered up may be uttered in faith and humility, and may be graciously accepted, through the mediation of thy blessed Son. And as He hath promised that where two or three are gathered together in his name, there He will be in the midst of them, make us ever to agree in what we shall here ask, and to derive from his sacred presence the comfortable assurance that our prayers are heard. Finally, we beseech Thee that the pure word of the Gospel may here be preached with earnestness, and heard with zeal and singleness of heart; that so thy Holy Spirit may rest on thy Congre gation, and they who here meet on earth to celebrate thy worship, may hereafter be united in thy everlasting joy, through the merits of thy Sou Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all Honour and Glory, world without end. Amen."

"VII. The whole Congregation will next sing the 100th Psalm, (old version,) and Gloria Patri.

"VIII. The Benediction will then be given."

CARDIFF SCHOOL FOR PROMOTING EDUCATION AMONG THE POOR.

Extract from the Eleventh Annual Report. THE Committee are happy in being able to report as favourably as ever of the progress made by the numerous objects of the institution, in attaining moral and religious instruction, and other useful knowledge. The excellence of the plan pursued in this department of humble education, is as evident and satisfactory as can be desired. But they do not think it right to pass over in silence one defect existing in another essential branch of instruction. They lament to observe that the higher girls have not attained a sufficient competence in the sewing department, and that by far the greater part of the younger girls have not been even taught the use of

their needle. This defect they must ascribe to its true source-namely, the want of Female Visitors capable of giving seasonable directions to the Schoolmistress, of whom it is but just to say, that her laudable adherence to the written instructions given her, has prevented her from deviating without authority from a system which, though good in itself, may sometimes and in some things, admit with advantage of a discretionary modification. Hoping to meliorate this fault, the Committee have authorised the Mistress to put Needle-work into the hands of every girl in the school; but they do not expect to complete the desired amendment without the occasional personal services and superin

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