- £100

A charge of 2s. 6d. on each house or family; gross total of
families, 800
Collection of corn, worth 1s. 3d. from each house
Collections on Christmas Day, and Easter Sunday, by a rule
in the parish, 6d. each time off each house
Confession of the younger people in the parish, making an
average of two in each family, at 6d. each at Christmas
Ditto at Easter

40 Marriages, at 11. 8s. 2d. each

150 Baptisms, at 3s. 4d. each
Legacies on death, average 40, at 10s. each, including the
price of a mass to remove the soul from purgatory
Charge for anointing, 1s. 1d. each time; average number of
times, 200 -

Making offices for sick or diseased cattle, at 1s. 1d. for each office, average number, 150

Private masses for private individuals, price varying

0

50 0 0

40 O 0

40

40

56

25

20 0 0

10 16

8

40 half guineas to be paid to the bishop, out of the mar-
riages, his charge being half a guinea for each marriage in
the diocese
Two guineas to the bishop as an annual rate for the holy
oils

In the above statement I have not included the advantages of living at the charge of the parishioners, who are obliged to feed the priest, his horse, and servant, and that in the most expensive manner.

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS.

[It is a disgusting duty to call public attention to the two following advertisements, published during this month in a London newspaper; and to ask whether such profanation should be tolerated in a country professedly Christian.]

"What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." THE Christian lady who in faith, as before the Lord, put forth a short appeal in behalf of a fellow creature, formerly living in dishonourable affluence, but afterwards as a blood-washed, pardoned, and consequently, dear sister in Christ, submitting to sharpest, severest privations, rather than enjoy luxuries in sin, now desires publicly to thank God, in that he made her worthy to be an instrument for his glory and for creature good in this matter; and so has graciously allowed her to have several sweet and spontaneous letters, replied to by her with pleasure, from some of his own, loved dear children, with a little of his gold and silver enclosed-freely, ungrudgingly, and unsuspiciously

offered to Him from whom it came to them. May his rich comfort and blessing rest on these parties. To other persons, who, alas! dare not venture to throw forth a sovereign without investigation, and particulars, and references, she now replies to their letters of inquiry thus: An act of faith can never be recognised as such, but by the eye and heart of faith. To the world and mere professor, a pure act of faith is the act of a madman or fanatic. If sense is to be fully satisfied, surely faith must recede, and give place to judgment. Therefore, the particulars given in answer to inquiries into this delicate subject, which, from its very nature, must be so far secret, not for the sake of the advertiser-she cares nothing about her unworthy name, so that it be only written in the Lamb's book of life-but for the sake of the poor friend alluded to, are to be found in the Epistle of James, ii. 15, 16; and the only references given are to the all-searching eye of God, and to the day of judgment, when every work shall be brought to the light. If these particulars and references be not deemed sufficient, in this matter, for the Christian, then may the Lord be graciously pleased to arouse his church from her slumbering state; and if they be not enough for professors, may God the Holy Ghost be pleased in mercy to quicken the dead souls to the praise and the glory of the Father, who giveth to his chosen both grace and a welcome in the Beloved, the Lord Jesus Christ, his co-equal Son, and the express image of his person. The money received is in all 77. 11s., with which a bed has been purchased, and other articles of absolute necessity, and a part of the rent paid. The dear sister in Christ has no idea whence come the supplies, except that they are from the Lord. They consist of two rush chairs, a small deal table, a box containing four blankets, and an enclosure by post of half a sovereign from Mrs. G. V. W., and Mr. S. P. T. Myddleton square; "A Friend to the Destitute," Leeds, 17.; a 57. note from G. A. J., Bromsgrove; and 17. 1s. from Watton, Norfolk, Rev. W. H. Parker. May God bless the gift, the giver, and the receiver!-N.B. A sovereign has been since received from S. C., Office of the Record.

Address, E. V. E., care of Mr. Ayres, newsman, 18, University-street, Gower-street.

"We walk by faith, not by sight."

THE REV. ALGERNON SYDNEY THELWALL, AND PERCY CHAPEL, LONDON. To the Noble and Affluent of the Citizens of Zion. My friends in Christ,— I beg leave respectfully to remind you, that the above spacious and beautiful chapel is to be disposed of; and as I have heard that there are persons belonging to the high church party who desire it, and who, in possessing it, would not, certainly, preach "Christ the power of God unto salvation," I am led forth, as I believe, by the Lord's workings in my soul, to propose that you should come forward with haste, and helping Mr. Thelwall with the gold and the silver which the Lord has lent you, so furnish him with the means, that he may lay down the greater part of the sum required for the possession of the chapel, and leave the remainder on mortgage. It may here be asked, Has Mr. Thelwall been consulted? I answer, as before God, No. Not a living mortal will be acquainted with this proposition till the paper reaches the Record Office. Mr. Thelwall I have not spoken to for nearly two years; but Mr. Thelwall is a man of God—a servant of Christ—a holy liver in private-a faithful, zealous servant of his glorious Master in the pulpit-and a frequent preacher at Percy Chapel. He lives by faith; and, by faith, he will see that his duty is to gather up any crumbs that fall from his sovereign Master's table. Mr. Thelwall's ears are unstopped to hear the words, "This is the way, walk thou in it," when God the Spirit leads in paths before unknown. If, therefore, this appeal to the rich to come forward with their gold, and to the poor to lend a little silver, or even copper, to the Lord, is from

himself, surely heaven and earth shall be overturned ere the appeal can fail of being answered. And if it be not of God, it will be as water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again, and so shall rest: yet still be as a memorial to the glory of God in faith-which laughs at impossibilities; delights in insignificant means; rejoices, with a joy unspeakable, to magnify the grandeur and greatness of our Triune God; and to put the insect, man, into the dust before his Majesty. This faith has levelled the bulwarks of a fortified city with the blast of a ram's horn:-has quenched the nature of fire-has turned water into blood before the enemy :-and stopped the mouth of the hungry lion. It can remove mountains, and it brings down the invisible God to our sight, senses, apprehension, and grasp—for it says, "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me." On this foundation let me stand. A few thousand pounds will be required; but what are thousands or millions with the Lord? It remains, then, to give the addresses; and sure I am, that the Rev. Henry Beamish, the Rev. T. B. Paget, the Rev. Dr. Holloway, the Rev. T. B. Baker, the Rev. Peter Hall, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, of the Establishment; or, the Rev. J. H. Evans, the Rev. J. Leifchild, the Rev. T. Stratton, the Rev. T. Cumming, or any other true and dear child of God, and minister of Christ, would kindly take charge of any sums, and deliver them at once, either at the office of the Record, or to the Rev. A. S. Thelwall, Secretary to the Trinitarian Bible Society, Exeter Hall, who is well able, as a conscientious, upright, holy Christian, to take care of that which a magnificent God entrusts freely to his stewardship, without being fettered by treaties, &c. That the Lord may bless this appeal to his own glory, is the prayer of

AN EARTHEN VESSEL, IN ITS MEASURE, FILLED WITH RICHES ETERNAL, (Though not possessed of half-a-sovereign in the world; and, consequently, obliged to borrow money for this advertisement-and thus is God magnified in the weakness of the means he uses, and for ever adored be his great name.)" [It is due to Mr. Thelwall, though it is hoped that it is quite unnecessary, to say that the Editor neither supposes, nor imagines that any one else can suppose, Mr. Thelwall to have had any connexion, direct or indirect, with this business.]

DOCUMENTS.

AN ACT TO ABRIDGE THE HOLDING OF BENEFICES IN PLURALITY,
AND TO MAKE BETTER PROVISION FOR THE RESIDENCE OF
THE CLERGY.

ANNO PRIMO ET SECUNDO VICTORIÆ Reginæ, CAP. CVI.
[14th August, 1838.]

21 H. 8. c. 13. 57 G. 3. c, 99. Both Acts now wholly repealed; saving as to Penalties already incurred, or Licences already granted.

WHEREAS an act was passed in the twenty-first year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled "An Act that no Spiritual Persons shall take to ferm of the King, or any other person, any Lands or Tenements for Term of Life, Lives, Years, or at Will, &c.; and for Pluralities of Benefices; and for Residence," the whole of which recited act (excepting only such parts as relate to pluralities of benefices) has since been repealed by an act passed in the fifty-seventh year of the reign of King George the Third, intituled "An Act to

consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices; and for the Support and Maintenance of Stipendiary Curates in England:" And whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the said laws, and to restrain the holding of pluralities, and to make further provision for enforcing the residence of spiritual persons upon their benefices, and to limit the exemptions from such residence; and also to make further provision respecting the appointment and support of stipendiary curates in England: be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that so much of the said recited acts as is now in force shall be, and the same is hereby repealed, save and except only such part of the said last-recited act as repeals certain acts and parts of acts therein particularly recited: provided always, that nothing herein contained shall exempt any person from any penalties incurred under the said last-recited act before the time of passing this act, or take away or affect any proceedings for recovery thereof, whether commenced or not before the passing of this act, or shall annul or abridge any licence granted under the provisions of the said last-recited act before the time of passing this act.

Not more than Two Preferments to be held together;

2. And be it enacted, that from and after the passing of this act no spiritual person holding more benefices than one shall accept and take to hold therewith any cathedral preferment, or any other benefice; and that no spiritual person holding any cathedral preferment, and also holding any benefice, shall accept and take to hold therewith any other cathedral preferment or any other benefice; and that no spiritual person holding any preferment in any cathedral or collegiate church shall accept and take to hold therewith any preferment in any other cathedral or collegiate church; any law, canon, custom, usage, or dispensation to the contrary notwithstanding: provided, that nothing hereinbefore contained shall be construed to prevent any archdeacon from holding, together with his archdeaconry, two benefices, under the limitations hereinafter mentioned with respect to distance, joint yearly value, and population, and one of which benefices shall be situate within the diocese of which his archdeaconry forms a part, or one cathedral preferment in any cathedral or collegiate church of the diocese of which his archdeaconry forms a part, and one benefice situate within such diocese, or to prevent any spiritual person holding any cathedral preferment, with or without a benefice, from holding therewith any office in the same cathedral or collegiate church the duties of which are statutably or accustomably performed by the spiritual persons holding such preferment.

Nor Two Benefices, unless within Ten Miles of each other;

3. And be it enacted, that, except as hereinafter provided, no spiritual person holding any benefice shall accept and take to hold therewith any other benefice, unless it shall be situate within the distance of ten statute miles from such first-mentioned benefice.

Nor if Population of One such Benefice is more than 3000, or joint yearly Value shall exceed 1000l.

4. And be it enacted, that, except as hereinafter provided, no spiritual person holding a benefice with a population of more than three thousand persons shall accept and take to hold therewith any other benefice having, at the time of his admission, institution, or being licensed thereto, a population of more than five hundred persons; nor shall any spiritual person holding a benefice with a population of more than five hundred persons accept and take

to hold therewith any other benefice having, at the time of his admission, institution, or being licensed thereto, a population of more than three thousand persons; nor shall any spiritual person hold together any two benefices if, at the time of his admission, institution, or being licensed to the second benefice, the value of the two benefices jointly shall exceed the yearly value of one thousand pounds.

If yearly Value of One of said Benefices be less than 150l., and the Population shall exceed 2000 persons, the Two may be held jointly, after Statement of Reasons by the Bishop.—Proviso as to Residence on larger Parish.

5. And be it enacted, that in case the bishop or bishops, as the case may be, to whom any two benefices within the distance of ten miles from each other shall respectively be subject, which, under the provision hereinbefore contained, might not be holden together, but one of which benefices shall be below the yearly value of one hundred and fifty pounds, and the population of which shall exceed two thousand persons, shall think it expedient that the incumbent of one of such benefices should be permitted to hold the said two benefices together, the said bishop or bishops shall be at liberty, upon application made to him or them for that purpose by such incumbent, to state in writing, under his or their hand or hands, the reason why such benefices should be holden together, and in such case it shall be lawful for the said incumbent to hold the said two benefices together: provided always, that in the lastmentioned case the bishop of the diocese within which such benefice having a population exceeding two thousand persons is situate may from time to time, if he shall so think fit, by an order under his hand and revocable at any time, require that such incumbent should keep residence on and personally serve such benefice during the space of nine months in each year; and if such incumbent shall not, in obedience to the terms of such order, and until the same be revoked, reside on and personally serve such benefice, he shall be liable to all the penalties for non-residence imposed by this act, notwithstanding he may have a legal exemption, permanent or temporary, from residence, or may be resident on some other benefice of which he may be possessed, or may be performing the duties of an office, and the performance of the duties of which might in other cases be accounted as residence on some benefice: provided always, that such spiritual person may, within one month after service upon him of any such order, appeal to the archbishop of the province, who shall confirm or rescind such order as to him may seem just and proper.

Licence or Dispensation to hold together any Two Benefices must be obtained from the Archbishop of Canterbury.

6. Provided always, and be it enacted, that before any spiritual person shall be allowed to hold any two benefices together under any provision of this act it shall be necessary for such person to obtain from the Archbishop of Canterbury for the time being a licence or dispensation for the holding thereof, which licence or dispensation the said archbishop is hereby empowered to grant under the seal of his office of faculties, upon being satisfied as well of the fitness of the person as of the expediency of allowing such two benefices to be holden together, and that such licence or dispensation shall issue in such manner and form as the said archbishop shall think fit; and for such licence or dispensation there shall be paid to the registrar of the said office the sum of thirty shillings and no more, and to the seal-keeper thereof the sum of two shillings and no more; and that no stamp duty, nor any other fee, save as herein before mentioned, shall be payable on the licence or dispensation to be granted as aforesaid, nor shall any confirmation thereof be necessary; nor shall it be required of any spiritual person applying for any such licence or dispensation to give any caution or security, by bond or otherwise, before such licence or dispensation is granted; and if the said Archbishop of Canterbury