NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

Mr. W. E. Gladstone, M P. for Newark, bas presented a very handsome organ to Christ Church, recently erected and endowed by voluntary subscription in that borough.-Nottingham Journal.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

At the quarterly meeting of the general committee of the Bath and Wells Diocesan Church Building Association, and Diocesan Society for providing a fund for the maintenance of additional Curates in populous Parishes, held at the Palace at Wells, on Tuesday, April 2nd, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of the Diocese in the chair, a grant of 50l. was voted towards enlarging and repairing the parish church of Misterton; of 100l. towards building a chapel of ease in the parish of Huntspill ; and (in addition to 2251. previously given towards the enlargement) the sum of 251. towards liquidating the deficiency in settling the expenses incurred in the great improvements which have been made at St. James's church, Taunton. An order was signed for payment of 2001. given by Miss Shepherd specifically for Trinity church, Frome; and of 501. given by "A Friend," with the same limitation, to be invested towards the endowment of that new church. Also, of 60l. granted towards rebuilding and enlarging Godney chapel, in the parish of Mere. Also, of 1007. as part of the grant voted towards rebuilding the parish church at Tiverton.-In the business of the Diocesan Curates' Fund Society, the application made by the rector of Bath for assistance towards employing an additional curate in St. Michael's parish, was postponed until another meeting. An application was presented from the rector of Walcot for aid towards the maintenance of two additional curates in that parishgrants were accordingly voted of 50%. to each, one fifty being the sum contributed by Mrs. Maltby specifically for the benefit of that parish.-Salisbury Herald.

TAUNTON.-A vestry meeting was holden on the 18th of April, for the purpose of making a church-rate for the parish of St. Mary Magdalene. H. Badcock, Esq., one of the churchwardens, applied for a tenpenny rate. On a poll being taken, the number of persons voting were found to be-for the rate, persons 396, votes 477; against the rate, persons 283, votes 315; majority for the rate, persons 113, votes 162.-Bath Gazette.

Through the unremitting exertions of the Rev. Charles Woodcock, B. A., vicar of Chadstock, he has obtained funds adequate for the erection of a new church in that VOL. XV.-June, 1839.

parish, the foundation-stone of which was laid on Friday, May 3rd.

STAFFORDSHIRE.

DIOCESAN EDUCATION. On Friday, 19th April, a meeting was held in the Assembly Room, Wolverhampton, for the purpose of forming a district society to aid in establishing schools on the plan proposed by the Society for Promoting Education on the Principles of the Established Church. The company, which included many ladies, was large and respectable; and among the clergy and gentry present were the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Lichfield, the Venerable Archdeacon Hodson, E. Monckton, Esq., Lieut.-General Monckton, Henry Hill, Esq., the Rev. A. B. Haden, the Rev. G. W. Woodhouse, the Rev. W. Lewis, the Rev. J. Boyle, the Rev. J. H. Bright, the Rev. J. W. Hughes, the Rev. H. Moore, the Rev. W. A. Newman, the Rev. W. Gresley, the Rev. W. Dalton, the Rev. G. H. Fisher, the Rev. H. Kempson, the Rev. H. H. Higgins, the Rev. G. Fisk, the Rev. M. Kemsey, the Rev. H. Poutney, the Rev. Bowyer Vaux, the Rev. G.B. Clare, the Rev. R. Prichard, the Rev. A. Howell, the Rev. J. Clare, the Rev. J. W. Heale, the Rev. J. Fisher, the Rev. H. F. Gray, &c. &c.

SUFFOLK.

CHHRCH RATES AT IPSWICH.-A meeting was held in the parish of St. Helen in this borough, on Saturday, May 4th, to make a church-rate; it was numerously attended. The worthy rector (Mr. Nottidge) was in the chair. The churchwardens having laid before the meeting an estimate of the probable expenses of the repair of the church &c. for the year of their office, a rate of 4d. in the pound was proposed; upon which Mr. Lacey (a dissenter) moved a postponement of twelve months. A show of hands was taken, and the chairman declared a majority of seven in favour of the amendment. A poll was then demanded and granted, which it was agreed should close at nine o'clock in the evening. The poll was continued with great spirit until the appointed time, when there appeared a majority of twelve in favour of the rate. What is worthy of remark in this case is, that although this is but a small parish, it has always been considered by the radicals as their stronghold, and has been the means of radical town councillors being returned for the middle ward on two or three occasions, and one of the churchwardens bas always been, and is now, one of the most active partisans in the radical interest.-Times.

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SURREY.

CHURCH RATES.-A meeting of the Baptist Dissenters took place on Wednesday, May 1st, at New Park-street Chapel, Southwark, touching the subject of churchrates. The Rev. Dr. Price, of Hackney, declared that he had paid no church-rates for three years, and never would. The Doctor urged upon the meeting the importance of pledging themselves to refuse the payment of church-rates whenever they were demanded. He concluded by moving a resolution to this effect, which was seconded by a Mr. Doleary. A disinclination to support such a resolution soon became manifest, and Mr. Watson, a solicitor, argued that when a church-rate had been made, resistance to it was illegal. He moved an amendment, which went to nullify the proposition of Dr. Price. When put to the show of hands, the chairman decided the amendment to be lost. Mr. Watson and his friends, however, did not feel disposed to acquiesce in the decision; and therefore begged that the hands should be counted, which being done, it was discovered that the amendment was carried by a majority of four; the numbers being-for the amendment 56; for the motion 52. The Hackney Doctor was consequently beaten by the members of his own creed, and became wofully chapfallen when he unexpectedly found that the laugh was against him. This same Rev. Doctor appeared with another, before the magistrates of Worship-street, on Friday, to shew cause why they refused to pay the church-rate. The Doctor of course objected to the rate "from conscientious motives;" but his objection was urged in vain. Both were ordered to pay forthwith.

At a public meeting held at Kingstonupon-Thames, J. Nightingale, Esq., mayor, presiding, a committee was appointed for raising subscriptions for constructing a new church at Norbiton, the parish church not affording sufficient accommodation for the inhabitants. The proposed erection will have 400 seats reserved, either quite free or at very low rents, for the poor. Esti. mated expense, including site, fabric, fittings, and enclosure, from 3,500l. to 4,000, of which 1,346l. are already subscribed, and 1,1007. expected from church commissioners, and incorporated and diocesan societies.-Surrey Standard.

SUSSEX.

BRIGHTON CHURCH RATES. The churchwardens of Brighton applied on Thursday for a church-rate of 14d. in the pound, to defray the necessary legal expenses of the parish church of St. Nicholas

and the chapel of ease, called St. Peter. This was met by an amendment, that the further consideration of the question be adjourned for twelve months; thereupon a poll was demanded and kept open for two days; it closed on Saturday evening, when the numbers were-for the rate, 445 persons, 1,057 votes; for the adjournment, 417 persons, 747 votes; majority for the rate, 28 persons, 310 votes.Brighton Gazette.

Charles Dixon, Esq., of Stanstead Park, has generously given the munificent donation of 100l. towards enlarging the wings, extending the wards, and otherwise promoting the utility of the Chichester Infirmary.-Brighton Gazette.

WARWICKSHIRE.

At a meeting of clergy and laity, held in Lichfield, at the house of Archdeacon Hodson, it was unanimously resolved to recommend for adoption, in the parishes of Lichfield and its vicinity, petitions for church extension at home, for church extension in the British colonies, and for national education on church principles.Leamington Courier.

WILTSHIRE.

W. Wyndham, Esq., M.P., has generously given orders for the erection, at his own expense, of a new clock in St. Edmund's Church, Salisbury.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. The following report of the Salisbury District Committee has been just published, and it is with much pleasure that we lay it before our readers:-" The Salisbury Diocesan Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, in presenting to the subscribers and the public their report for the last year, bave a very gratifying task to perform. Whether they regard the general operations of the society in London, or the measure of usefulness which has attended their own labours in this district during that period, they conceive they have much reason for congratulation. With respect to the proceedings of their own board during the year, the committee are happy to observe, that in three of the most important items of their distribution,—that is, in the number of Testaments and Psalters, of Books of Common Prayer, and of bound and halfbound books, there has been a very material increase. There have been issued from the depository,

Bibles

Testaments and Psalters Prayer Books...

Bound and Half-bound Books Tracts

The number of tracts circulated in 1837 was, it is thought, greater, in consequence of the general confirmation held in this diocese in the course of that year. The distribution for 1838 very largely exceeds that for 1836, when it only amounted to 6535.-Salisbury Herald.

The general committee of the Salisbury Diocesan Church Building Association recently held their quarterly meeting, which was very numerously attended. There were present, the Lord Bishop of Sarum, (in the chair,) the Dean of Salisbury, the Archdeacons of Sarum and of Wilts, Mr. Canon Clarke, Alexander Powell, Esq., the Hon. and Rev. Canon Bouverie, Rev. Charles Wrottesley, Rev. W. Dansey, Ambrose Hussey, Esq., Rev. W. E. Hony, Rev. W. Buller, Rev. D. J. Eyre, Rev. N. Smart, J. H. Jacob, Esq. (the Treasurer,) and the Rev. G. P. Lowther, (the Secretary of the Association.)— The minutes of the last quarterly meeting were read; and the Report of the sub-committee appointed to take into consideration the propriety of appointing a diocesan surveyor or architect, was presented, strongly recommending the appointment of such an officer to investigate the plans presented to the committee, and report on the same. Mr. T. H. Wyatt was elected to fill this office. The Treasurer presented his accounts, and announced a donation of 100 guineas from Sir H. H. Hoare, Bart. The names of fourteen new subscribers were also recorded. The applications for aid were very numerous, and the following grants were made:-towards re-pewing West Milton chapel, in the parish of Poorstock, 301.; for re-building Cheddington church, 251.; for re-building Cann St. Rumbold church, 160l.; towards building a chapel-of-ease at Burton, in the parish of Winfrith Newburgh, 757. All the abovenamed places are situated in the archdeaconry of Dorset. The Rev. G. Guthrie made an application for aid towards building a district church at Derry Hill, near Calne, in the archdeaconry of Wilts, the district embracing a number of outlying and extra-parochial places, with a population of 1500 souls, situated from two to seven miles from their parish churches. church to hold 500 persons, and 400 of the seats to be free. The committee responded to this urgent call by the munificent grant of 3001., which, with the private subscriptions already gained, will insure the speedy commencement of this important work, in the success of which the Marquis of Lansdowne warmly interests himself, and towards it has given 2001. Mr.

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Brown, one of the churchwardens of the parish of Stapleford, in the archdeaconry of Sarum, applied for aid towards repewing the church, and a grant of 351. was made. The secretary gave notice that be had furnished the necessary papers for application for aid to the parish of Chardstock, for a chapel of ease at Smallridge; to the parishes of Stalbridge, Portland, and Bradpole, all in the archdeaconry of Dorset, and to Whiteparish, in the archdeaconry of Sarum; the plans and other papers of which several claimants would all be ready for the next quarterly meeting. The total sum of grants made amounted to 6251. It is quite evident that the funds of the association cannot long bear this drain upon them without being replenished; and we earnestly recommend it to the attention of those who have not yet added their names to its long list of donors and subscribers.-Salisbury Herald.

YORKSHIRE.

CHURCH-RATES.-Mr. Baines, M.P. for Leeds, refused to pay 21. 5s. for churchrates; he appealed from the civil to the ecclesiastical authorities, then refused to appear, and has been condemned in taxed costs amounting to upwards of one hundred and twenty-five pounds!-Leeds Intelligencer.

WALES.

Lord Dynevor is erecting at his sole cost a chapel of ease to the parish of Llandilo Fawr; the ceremony of laying the first stone of the edifice was performed by his lordship's eldest daughter, the Hon. Fanny Rice Rice.

COLONIAL.

UPPER CANADA COLLEGE.-On Monday, 4th Feb., the installation of the new principal, the Rev. Dr. Mc Caul, took place in the great room of the college, by the Rev. Mr. Matthews, first classical master and acting principal, who, in a neat and appropriate speech, complimented the learned and reverend gentlemen upon his happy and auspicious arrival, expressing his earnest hope and confidence that under him the institution, so dear to all present, would continue to prosper and flourish.

On Sunday, 10th Feb., the Lord Bishop of Montreal admitted to deacon's orders Mr. George Petrie, late student under the direction of Bishop Walker, of Edinburgh, theological professor of the Episcopal Church in Scotland. Mr. Petrie has proceeded to the London district of Upper Canada, where he is appointed to the charge of travelling missionary. - The Church.

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