Mackenzie, Esq., of Montagu street, Portman-square; Rev. T. P. Holmes, minister of the Chapel of Ease, Wisbeach to Miss Kingston, d. of C. Kingston, Esq.; Rev. W. Hartley, of Balderstone, Lancashire, to Anne, only child of Mr. J. Hothersall, Kidsnape; Rev. H. B. Carr, M.A., of Dunston-bill, Durham, to Eliza, d. of J. Ridley, Esq., of Park-end, Northumberland; Rev. G. B. Clare, p. c. of St. George's, Wolverhampton, and of Shareshill, Staffordshire, to Mary Jane, youngest d. of the late J. Brearley, Esq., formerly of New Inn Hall, Handsworth; Rev. S. R. Waller, incumbent of Ettingshall, Staffordshire, to Lucy, eldest d. of the Rev. C. R. Cameron, incumbent of Wombridge, Salop, and r. of Swaby, Lincolnshire; Rev. R. P. Hull, to Harriet, the elder d. of L. Slater, Esq., Peplow-hall; Rev. J. Mar. shall, of St. Peter's, to Catherine, widow of James Henderson, Esq., of Calcutta ; Rev. H. Arkwright, third son of P. Arkwright, Esq, of Brock House, near Matlock, Derbyshire, to Henrietta, eldest d. of

the Rev. C. Thornycroft, of Thornycrofthall, Cheshire; Rev. W. C. R. Ray, of Eastwood, to Elizabeth, d. of the late Rev. T. Mills, v. of Bumpstead Helion, Essex; Rev. H. Atkinson, M.A., of Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire, to Mary, d. of Mr. J. Dresser, of Leeds; Rev. J. S. Litchfield, M.A., of Trinity College, to Julia Augusta, eldest d. of Q. H. Stroud, Esq., of Lansdowne-crescent, Bath; Rev. E. P. Butler, to Jane, only d. of Mr. Holman, of Sudbury; Rev. T. Burrows, of Jamaica, to Elizabeth, d. of the Rev. W. Coultas; Rev. C. W. Hudson, r. of Saundby, Notts, and of North Wheatley, in the same county, to the Hon. Julia, third d. of the late Godfrey Bosville, Lord Macdonald; Rev. W. Armitstead, p. c. of Garstang, Lan cashire, to Agnes, d. of the late T. Bell, Esq., of Garstang; Rev. J. Edwards, of Stoke Gabriel, Devon, to Amelia Hamilton, second d. of Mrs. Whitehead, of Babbicombe; Rev. T. Scavill, of Newton-cottage, Gower, Glamorgan, to Miss Maria Worsley, of Orange-grove, Bath.

TESTIMONIALS OF RESPECT TO CLERGY. -Rev. H. Bloyds, vice-chairman of the Board of Guardians of the Martley Union, Worcester, a handsome piece of plate, presented by the guardians.

Rev. J. V. Field, late assistant c. of Taunton, a superb tea-service, presented by the parishioners.

Rev. J. Davies, r. of St. Clement's, Worcester, a handsome service of plate, presented by his parishioners.

Rev. J. H. Burrows, of Ambersley, Worcestershire, a splendid silver tea-service, presented by his parishioners.

Rev. G. W. White, minister of Netherton, near Dudley, an elegantly bound Bible.

Rev. J. P. M'Ghie, c. of Portsmouth, a silver tea-service, presented by the congregation.

Rev. J. Wilding, a handsome present of plate, presented by the inhabitants of Cheam, Surrey.

Rev. C. Hudson, late c. of Trowell and Cossall, a handsome silver tankard and salv er, presented by the inhabitants.

Rev. J. R. Page, A.M., m. of Carlisle Chapel, Lambeth, a handsome gown and cassock, by the ladies of his congregation.

Rev. W. D. Veitch, of Sopley, Hants, a handsome piece of plate, and two prayerbooks, presented by his parishioners.

BEDFORDSHIRE.

BEDFORD.-A bazaar for the benefit of the new church to be erected in St. Paul's parish took place on the 2nd and 3rd of October. The sum of 880l. was received at the stalls, which sum, deducting a few pounds for incidental expenses, will be paid to the New Church Fund. The public is, we understand, indebted chiefly to Mrs. Mesham for the admirable arrangements by which the stalls were disposed. Lady Tavistock, Lady Charles Russell, Lady Ongley, Lady Sophia Tower, Lady Jane Pym, the Misses Inglis, Mrs. Edwards, of Henlow, Miss Golburn, Mrs. Mesham, and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, with Miss Brereton, presided at the stalls. The sum of 18. was received at a fruit-stall, which was kindly kept for

the two entire days by Mrs. Dines, Mrs. Freshwater, and Mrs. Lovelidge.-Northampton Herald.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

In the course of confirmations lately held by the Bishop of Lincoln, in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Leicestershire, 11,571 persons have been confirmed by him, being a considerable increase, compared with the number upon any former occasion.-Bucks Herald.

CHESHIRE.

CONSECRATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, ECCLESTON. From a Correspondent. )On the 10th of October, the Lord Bishop of the diocese consecrated a new church at Eccleston, in the parish of Prescot, built in great part, and wholly endowed, at the expense of Samuel Taylor, Esq., of Eccleston Hall. The church is a neat Gothic edifice, adapted for the accommodation of 600 persons, and is fitted up in the interior in a manner much superior to the great majority of modern churches, and in a style which reminds us of the pious care bestowed by our forefathers on the decora tion of God's house. The ceiling is entirely of oak, in panel work, and the principal timbers, which are left open to the sight, are enriched with carvings and pendants. The front of the gallery, the enclosure of the altar, and the holy table itself, as well as the panels of the doors, are all of ancient carved oak, descriptive of sacred subjects. The pulpit and reading desk are also of carved oak, the former, a very ancient one, removed from St Saviour's, Southwark, during the recent alterations. We understand that Mr. Taylor has been his own architect; and every portion of the building seemed to indicate, not only a correct acquaintance with the principles of the noble art, but a most judicious application of them to the devout purpose for which the building is designed.

In the window of the chancel are three paintings in stained glass representing Faith, Hope, and Charity, copied from the originals by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the window of New College, Oxford; and an excellent London-built organ, to play with barrels or keys, as occasion may require. A great number of clergy were present on the occasion (those of the parish in surplices), and the church was crowded with a most attentive congregation. We were

much struck, in one part of the service, with the effect produced by the clergy kneeling, in their ecclesiastical habits, on the pavement of the chancel, encircling the bishop, who was saying the prayer of

the consecration at the holy altar. A very interesting and appropriate sermon was preached by the bishop, and a collection (which amounted to upwards of 801.) was afterwards made, for the purpose of build. ing a Sunday-school, to be attached to the

church.

CORNWALL.

ROCHE. The Rev. C. Lyne, the worthy rector of this parish, lately entertained the children of his parishioners, amounting nearly to two hundred, all of whom attended his Sunday and week-day school, with a plentiful dinner, consisting of good old English fare-beef, mutton, and pudding. A sheep was slaughtered for the occasion. After the repast, the reverend gentleman awarded to each pupil an appropriate prize. The day-school is conducted under his constant inspection, and at his sole expense.-Western Luminary.

At a late vestry of the parishes of St. Anne, St. Agnes, and St. John Zachary, a rate of 2s. 6d. in the pound was proposed and cheerfully assented to, in order meet the expense of repairing the church.-Ibid.

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DERBYSHIRE.

The anti-church-rate party in Chesterfield have been utterly defeated in their endeavour to evade the usual church-rate for that town. The following is the result of the polling :-For the rate, 566; against it, 380; majority, 186.-Derby Mercury.

DEVONSHIRE.

The Rev. J. Hatchard is engaged in taking active measures for building a new church in the parish of St. Andrew, Plymouth. The towns of Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse, comprise a population of 80,000 persons, whilst in the churches there is not accommodation for more than 12,500 persons, leaving 67,500 persons wholly unprovided for. Of this number, the parish of St. Andrew, with a population of 20,000, has sittings for only 4300, and of these 800 are in the Mariners' church and the Hoe chapel, which being only licensed rooms, may at any time be closed. Her majesty's commissioners for building churches have made a grant of 10002. The Incorporated Society for Church Building contributes 500, and the Diocesan Society at Exeter, 500l.; the two members of the southern division of the county of Devon-Sir J. B. Y. Buller, 100l., and M. E. N. Parker, Esq., 251. Several of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood have also put down their names for various amounts.Plymouth Herald.

APPLEDORF.--The chaste and bandsomely-erected chapel of ease at Appledore, called St. Mary's chapel, was on September 25th consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter. His lordship preached at Bideford church on Sunday, confirmed about 470 young persons there on Monday, and returned to Moreton, from whence he arrived at Appledore about eleven o'clock on Tuesday, accompanied by his lady, bis chaplains, the Rev. Messrs. Bartholomew and Philpott (his lordship's son), Ralph Sanders, Esq., the bishop's registrar, &c. The service of the day was read by the Rev. T. H. V. Mili, vicar of Northam, and the bishop preached an excellent and appropriate sermon from 2 Chron. vi. 18. The subscriptions at the door exceeded 100l. A numerous body of the clergy attended.-Western Times.

DURHAM.

On the 25th of September the Lord Bishop of Durham consecrated the new church at Sockburn. Mr. Blackett, being desirous to consult the convenience of his tenantry generally, has erected a neat church, to serve instead of the ancient pile close to bis house, which was with difficulty accessible to the parishioners, especially in the winter season. Durham Advertiser.

The Rev. J. W. Minton, the minister of Darlington, and his brother, have given the very handsome sum of 2000l. towards the endowment of the new church at that place.-Essex Herald.

At the Petty Sessions held at North Shields on the 2nd of October, the Rev. Henry Warkman, at the instance of Mr. T. H. Pyle, registrar of births and deaths for the parish of Earsdon, was bound over to appear at the next general quarter sessions of the peace, to be held at Alnwick, to answer such bill of indictment as shall be preferred against him for a misdemeanor in refusing to comply with the act for the registration of births and deaths. -Newcastle Journal.

ESSEX.

THE BISHOP OF LONDON'S VISITATION. -On the 15th of October the Lord Bishop of London held a visitation of the clergy of the district at Chelmsford church. The proceedings commenced at half-past 11, prayers being read by the Rev. C. A. St. John Mildmay; and a very appropriate and impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Bramston, vicar of Baddow.

The Marquis of Salisbury has subscribed 50l. towards the expense of building a new church at Barking side, near the Maypole, for the use of those inhabitants of

the chapelry, now the parish of St. Mary's, Great Ilford, who reside in the northern districts on the borders of the forest, and who were obliged to attend divine service so far as Ilford chapel, or St. Mary's new church, in the Romford road, but who will now be spared that inconvenience.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

The inhabitants of Cheltenham have, in the most delicate manner, taken advantage of the absence of the Rev. Mr. Close, their vicar, to buy for him, by subscription, the new house he had lately selected for his residence, and they intend, on his return, to present him with the title-deeds. Among the subscribers are a great many dissenters, with whom he is deservedly popular.Cheltenham Chronicle.

CLERICAL MUNIFICENCE. - We learn with much pleasure that the excellent and munificent Dr. Warneford, Rector of Bourton-on-the-Hill, has expressed his determination to give 500l. to each of the five following churches, the building of which has been undertaken by the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Church BuildAssociation; viz., White's Hill, in Stroud ; Longford and Twigworth, near Gloucester; Leckhampton, near Cheltenham; Hillesley, in Hawkesbury; and Cinderford, in the Forest of Dean; upon condition that the appointment of the several ministers of these churches shall be in the hands of the bishop of the diocese.

HEREFORD.-The Rev. Edmund Holland, in addition to a former liberal donation of 50l., has forwarded the sum of 100l. towards the expense of the late improvements in St. Peter's church; there is still a debt of 2501, due for the alterations. Hereford Journal.

A meeting of the committee and friends of the Society for the Suppression of Sunday Wakes was held at St. Peter's Reading-room, in Hereford, on the 10th September. Several subscriptions from the laity and clergy were announced, and

tracts of a suitable character were submitted for the approval of the committee, and will soon be in course of publication. A statistical account also of Sunday wakes in the diocese of Hereford will be prepared at the expense of the society.— Hereford Journal.

KENT.

CANTERBURY.-Sept. 20th being the anniversary of the foundation of the King's College, the archbishop attended service in the cathedral, when the Rev. Dr. Hoskin preached before him. The rev. gentleman, in exhibiting the advantages derived to the community from the establishment of such schools as that of the King's College, contrasted the pious and prudent conduct of our ancestors with that of those who are anxious to establish a system of national education. After the service was concluded, the archbishop, clergy, and pupils, proceeded to the school-room, where the latter declaimed, and had the prizes awarded to them.-Times.

SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.-At Canterbury, on 21st Sept., a public meeting in behalf of this society

was held at Barnes' rooms. His Grace the Archbishop in the chair. The attendance was numerous and respectable. The Rev. James Hamilton, one of the secreta. ries, read the report of the society.

J. P. Plumptre, Esq., M.P., moved a resolution to the effect, That no boon could be conferred by any nation on its colonists of greater value than a knowledge of the gospel, and that this society therefore deserved their support, as it had laboured for the last century and a half to promote the Christian religion through the dependencies of the empire.

The Rev. Dr. Russell said, that in Upper Canada, which was inhabited by about 500,000 persons, and which was equal in extent to England and Wales, there were only sixty clergymen, while in England, where there was every facility for travelling, there are 15,000. The East and West Indies also claimed their attention. They had only one-fourth of a sufficiency of funds, and bad pledged themselves to an expense of 40,000l., while their available income was only 13,000l.

Lord Winchelsea moved the fourth resolution,-That it must be a reproach to a country so favoured by the Almighty as Britain, to suffer the beneficent designs of such a society as this to be crippled for want of means, and of general sympathy and exertion. He had long felt that the highest privilege England could enjoy was the power which she possessed of extend

ing a knowledge of the gospel to the ends of the world. He had long felt that it was a great reproach to the government of this country, that it had been guilty of a dereliction of its duty to its God, and he feared that the consequence would fall heavily on the nation if it any longer neglected the spiritual destitution of those who cried out for relief from every portion of its extensive dominions.

The archbishop, in reply to a vote of thanks for his taking the chair, concluded by saying, that if they gloried in the name of Christians, they were under the strongest obligations-nay, under the injunctions of their blessed Master-to diffuse the advantages of Christianity to their less fortunate brethren scattered through the distant portions of the world. The meeting then separated.

CHURCH-RATES AT MAIDSTONE. — A church-rate for this parish was made, on 26th Sept., with the slightest possible exception to complete unanimity, and unaccompanied by those heart-burning contentions by which this proceeding has on several occasions been distinguished.Maidstone Journal.

On 25th Sept., the new church which has recently been erected at Milkhouse, near Cranbrook, was consecrated by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. A meeting was afterwards beld at Taylor's new room, at which bis Grace presided, in aid of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts.-Kentish Ob

server.

RAMSGATE. A church-rate has been carried at Ramsgate, against a strong opposition, by a majority of 34.

LANCASHIRE.

Lord Stanley, M.P., laid the first stone of a new church at Brayon, on the 3rd of October.

Thos. Cooke, Esq., of Pendlebury, has offered to give two acres of land in that neighbourhood, and 2001. in money, for the erection of a church, school, and clergyman's house. Another munificent individual, Robert Gardner, Esq., has also promised 2001.; and several other gentlemen have most liberally offered to come forward in aid of the same cause. -Blackburn Standard.

MANCHESTER FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. -The first annual examination of this ancient institution took place on the 27th and 28th of September. In addition to the old classical school, the Free Grammar School now comprehends two schools of English literature, as well as distinct schools for instruction in mathematics,

French, &c., each under a proper master. The whole number of pupils amounts, it is believed, to upwards of 400; and to ascertain their proficiency in their several studies, the following gentlemen, who are resident and actively engaged in tuition at the universities, had been selected as examiners: the Rev. J. F. Isaacson, B.D., Fellow and Tutor of St. John's College, Cambridge; the Rev. R. Greswell, B.D., Tutor and late Fellow of Worcester College, and Public Examiner in the University of Oxford; and the Rev. J. Walker, M.A., Fellow and Mathematical Lecturer of Brazennose College. After a long and searching examination, the following were selected as most deserving: Mr. Simpson (son of Mr. C. Simpson) and Messrs. Pedder and Mayor. These exhibitions are of the value of 60L. per annum, tenable with any other scholarship, for four years, at any of the colleges of Oxford or Cambridge; and the present is the first occasion on which they have been made objects of competition.

SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS.-On the 4th of October, a meeting of the friends of this venerable society was held in the Town Hall, Manchester. The Rev. C. D. Wray, Fellow of Christ College, was in the chair. Amongst the company present were the following clergymen and laymen: the Rev. G. Sergeant, Fellow of Christ College; Rev. R. Parkinson, Fellow of Christ College; Rev. H. W. M'Grath, Rev. W. Huntington, Rev. N. W. Gibson, Rev. H. Fielding, Rev. Joshua Lingard, Rev. James White, Rev. G. Dugard, Rev. T. Corser, Rev. H. Stowell, Rev. W. Hutchinson, Rev. J. Cubitt, Rev. R. C. Clifton, Rev. T. Hutchinson, Rev. R. Wood, Rev. E. D. Jackson, J. F. Foster, Esq., R. Brandt, Esq., H. H. Birley, Esq., &c. &c.

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BROUGHTON.-This church, having been painted and beautified, was re-opened for divine service on the 30th of September, when sermons were preached, in the morning by the Rev. R. Parkinson, B.D., F. C. C., from Psalm v. 7; and in the afternoon by the Rev. Richard Wood, M.A., incumbent, from 1 Chronicles, xxix. 13, 14; after which the sum of 75l. 10s. was collected in aid of the fund for defraying the expenses that have been necessarily incurred, as well as to forward the completion of the enclosure of the churchyard. The congregation had previously subscribed 1550l. for the same objects. Manchester Courier.

NEW CHURCH AT BURY.-The ceremony of laying the first stone of the new church, now in the course of erection at the eastern extremity of the town of Bury, took place in the afternoon of the 3rd of October upon land given for the purpose by the Earl of Derby. It is dedicated to the Apostle Paul. The stone was laid by the Right Hon. Edward Geoffrey Lord Stanley. The church will be capable of holding from 1200 to 1500 persons; and a similar edifice will be erected at the southern extremity of the town of Bury, the excavations for which will be commenced in the course of a few weeks. It will also be built and endowed by subscription.Bolton Chronicle.

LEICESTERSHIRE.

A meeting was held on the 5th of Oct. at the County Rooms in this town, conLeicester, and who ably presided, for the vened by the Venerable the Archdeacon of purpose of forming a district society, in aid of the incorporated Society for Promoting the Enlargement, Building, and Repairing of Churches and Chapels. The meeting was numerously attended.-Leicester Herald.

His Grace the Duke of Rutland and Earl Howe have respectively subscribed 100% towards establishing a ،، District Church Building Society" in Leicestershire, the society to be supported by voluntary contributions.-Leicester Journal.

KEGWORTH.-The conflict in this parish for a church-rate had hitherto been avoided by a vestry meeting of the chief ratepayers only, the majority of whom voted for the rate, and a poll, though called for, was not persevered in; but this year great preparation was made for an opposition. The proceedings of one vestry having been set aside for informality, another was called for Thursday, the 20th of September, when a sharp contest commenced. Before going to the poll, Mr. Dawson, late M. P. for the county, addressed the meeting, and was followed by the rector. A poll was ultimately demanded. The numbers were at the close of the poll on Thursday nightfor the rate, 119; against it, 62; majority for the rate, 57. Of the spirit with which the contest is conducted on one side, a notion may be formed from the following atrocious note which was thrown into the premises of a respectable rate-payer; we give it literatim :-" Mr. Morley as a friend I wish you not to powl for the church-rate for if you do you may expect your premises to be set on fire Depend on it you will not be safe in bed if you do." At the close of the second day's poll (Friday) the numbers