fellow-subjects and countrymen, many of them formerly your neighbours, some of them more closely connected with you by ties of friendship and affection, perhaps of kindred. You have many comforts which they want; add, then, to their comfort and your own, by giving of your substance in their cause, for the honour of God and the promotion of religion. "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." Without prayer ye cannot expect the blessing of God. If you pray to him in faith, truly caring for his glory and the good of souls, He will give the increase for the sake of Jesus Christ. In Him let us trust. He gave himself for us; let us help one another, and to the prayer of faith unite the work of love. The poor emigrants can make you no return of bounty, but whatever we do for our brethren-in Christian love-he accepts as done to himself. C. J. QUEBEC. The Rev. S. S. Wood, A.M., Rector of Three Rivers, in Lower Canada, now in England, is intrusted with the interests of the Canadian church in this behalf, and authorized to receive subscriptions, which will be appropriated by myself, aided by the Archdeacons of Quebec, Kingston, and York, and acting in concert with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Subscriptions will be received by Messrs. Drummond and Co., Bankers, 49, Charing-cross; Messrs. Hoare and Co., Bankers, 37, Fleet-street; Messrs. Rivington, Booksellers, 4, Waterloo-place; Messrs. Hatchard, Booksellers, 190, Piccadilly. In presenting this Address to the public of the north of England, as the case speaks for itself, I shall barely add, that the missionaries now in employ (limited only by the means, a circumstance but little creditable to a Christian nation,) are seventy-three. Even these means have been now lessened by an act of the government at home; while, at the same time, that government is encouraging emigration from the protestant population of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, at the rate of 50,000 souls in the year." My brethren, ought these things to be so?" W. J. D. WADDILOVE, Beacon-Grange, Hexham. It is hoped that no Banking Company will refuse to receive Subscriptions on this account, and any sums paid into the respective Firms of Lambton and Co., Newcastle; Swann and Co., York; Messrs. Terry's and Harrison, Ripon and Knaresborough; Messrs. Todd and Co., Booksellers, York; will be forwarded to the Bishop of Quebec, direct, and without diminution, or intervention of any society whatever, except perhaps (should it be established) a Committee now forming in London, by a number of pious and influential friends of the episcopal communion, for the sole purpose of facilitating a more full and regular supply to the Canadian church. LAST ACT OF PARLIAMENT REGULATING BENEFIT FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. By the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56 (as amended by the 5 Will. IV. c. 40), societies may be formed for providing relief to members, their wives, children, relations, or nominees, in sickness, infancy, advanced age, widowhood, or other natural state of contingency whereof the occurrence is susceptible of calculation by way of average, or for any other purpose which is not illegal; the rules therefore may now provide for relief in case of loss by fire or shipwreck; substitutes if drawn for the militia; 'a weekly allowance if reduced to a workhouse or imprisoned for debt, and for payment towards the expenses of the feast, &c., &c.; but for all such purposes, the contributions must be kept separate and distinct from the payments which may be required on account of relief in case of sickness, infancy, advanced age, widowhood, or other natural state of contingency, susceptible of calculation by way of average; or the charges must be defrayed at the time by extra subscription of the members. The money payable on the death of a member may be received by any person nominated by such member, and is not confined to his wife, child, or relation. The fee payable to the barrister for his certificate is one guinea, but he is not entitled to a fee in respect of any alteration or amendment of any rules, upon which one fee has been already paid within the period of three years, nor for any certificate to rules, &c., which are copies of any that have been certified by him and duly enrolled, 5 Will. IV. c. 40, s. 4, 5. The returns of sickness and mortality required to be made pursuant to the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56, s. 3, are to be sent to the barrister, and not to the clerk of the peace, 5 Will. IV. c. 40, s. 4, 5. So much of the 2 Will. IV. c. 37, as required societies which were enrolled under the 33 Geo. III. c. 54, &c., to be enrolled under the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56, is repealed, and such societies may continue under the provisions of the 33 Geo. III. c. 54, &c., until they make any alterations in their present rules, in which case they must conform to the provisions of the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56, as amended by the 5 Will. IV. c. 40. By the 5 Will. IV. c. 40, s. 4, a considerable saving of expense, &c. in the enrolment of rules has been made. Two copies of these rules, alterations, or amendments, written on paper, or parchment, signed by three members, and the clerk or secretary, (accompanied, in the case of an alteration or amendment of rules, with an affidavit of the clerk or secretary, or one of the officers of the said society, that the provisions of the act under which the rules are enrolled have been complied with,) must be sent, with the fee of one guinea, to the barrister appointed to certify the rules of savings' banks, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the said rules, or alteration or amendment thereof, are calculated to carry into effect the intention of the parties framing such rules, &c., and in conformity to law and the provisions of the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56, and 5 Will. IV. c. 40; and the barrister is to advise with the clerk or secretary, if required, and give a certificate on each of the said copies, that the same are in conformity to law, and to the provisions of the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56, and 5 Will. IV. c. 40, or point out in what part or parts the said rules are repugnant thereto. The barrister is to return one of the copies to the society, and to send the other to the clerk of the peace for the purpose of being enrolled; but the rules may be legally acted upon from the time when the same are certified by the barrister. A society, therefore, will not in future incur any expenses, &c., in communicating with the clerk of the peace, or in forwarding the rules to or receiving them from the barrister, as all rules, letters, and packets relating solely and exclusively to friendly societies, if sent by the general post, under cover, directed to the "barrister appointed to certify the rules of friendly societies, London," will be delivered to and returned by the barrister free of postage. The whole expense of the enrolment cannot, therefore, exceed one guinea. Friendly societies enrolled under the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56, or the 5 Will. IV. c. 40, may invest their funds in a savings' bank to any amount. The following are among the benefits derived from a friendly society being enrolled under the 10 Geo. IV. c. 56, as amended by the 5 Will. IV. c. 40:The rules are binding, and may be legally enforced-Protection is given to the members, their wives and children, &c., in enforcing their just claims, and against any fraudulent dissolution of the society-The property of the society is declared to be vested in the trustee or treasurer for the time being-The trustee or treasurer may, with respect to property of society, sue and be sued in his own name-Fraud committed with respect to property of society is punishable by justice-Court of Exchequer may compel transfer of stock, &c., if officer of society abscond or refuse to transfer, &c.-Application may be made to Court of Exchequer by petition, free from payment of court or counsel's fees, &c.-Disputes settled by reference to justices or arbitrators; order of justices or award of arbitrators final-Power to invest their funds to any amount in the savings' banks-Power to invest their funds with the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, and to receive interest at the rate of 31. 16s. Ožd. per cent.-Priority of payment of debts, in case officer, &c., of society becoming bankrupt, insolvent, has an execution, &c. against his property, or diesIn case of death of members, payment may be made of sum not exceeding 201. without the expense, &c., of obtaining letters of administration-Members are allowed to be witnesses in all proceedings, criminal or civil, respecting property of society-Exemption of all documents, &c., from stamp duty--All correspondence, &c., with barristers, free from postage. CLERICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Northumber Hereford- Cheshire. Northamptonshire. £. s. d. £.. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. Hospitals, Dispensaries, Infir- 176 14 0 168 18+ 0 124 2 0 223 13 0 ....... marics, &c........ Auxiliary Church Missionary Society...... There have been 5802. of recent donations to these various charities from clergy. + There is a dispensary at Ledbury. BOCKING CHURCH RATE. TO THE PARISHIONERS OF BOCKING.-It is well known to those who attended the Vestry Meeting, that it was agreed to take down all votes that should be offered, and to scrutinize them afterwards. In accordance with that arrangement, the scrutineers met on the 2nd Sept., and it being requisite that some rule should be laid down for our government, it was agreed by all parties, that the votes not objected to by either party should be passed as good; and those that might be objected to, should be placed on a separate list, to be reconsidered afterwards, and legal advice taken on any cases that might require it; and it must be obvious to every one, that as there was no umpire appointed to preside at our meetings, this was the only reasonable method that could be adopted to arrive at a just conclusion. On proceeding with the business, we soon found it necessary to make objections to persons who, although demanded of them, had not paid their rates previously to voting, which caused a good deal of irritation and idle talk about substantial justice being done to parties who, though they were not prepared to pay directly, did tender their money before the close of the two days' poll. Now, as the Vestry Act expressly says that "No person who shall have refused or neglected to pay any rate for the relief of the poor which shall be due from, and shall have been demanded of him, shall be entitled to vote or be present at any vestry of the parish," we contended, not knowing where the line could be drawn, that such votes should be placed on the objectionable list-this we considered substantial justice. A man is qualified to vote or he is not; and if he had refused or neglected to qualify himself according to the statute there could be no injustice in rejecting him. Thus, after six hours labour, we got through the first day's polling. On the second day of meeting, our opponents, to our great surprise, wanted, in the first instance, to go over the Doubtful List, with the view, it is presumed, of reducing the number, and even threatened to take advantage of some informality in the proceedings at the meeting, if we persisted in refusing our assent finding, however, that we were resolved to abide by the plan first laid down, they gave up the point. Shortly after, they proposed and insisted upon going over again the votes which had been passed as good on the first day, and to recanvass their merits. Finding our opponents so capricious and eccentric in their movements, and consequently affording no prospect of a termination of the business, we made up our minds to proceed no further with them, and have since seen no cause to regret our decision. The chairman afterwards informed us, that Mr. Courtauld and his colleague had agreed, that each party should go through the scrutiny, and make a separate report. They met accordingly (with Sir H. Oakeley in the chair), and having gone through as much of the business as they thought proper, they again altered their minds, and most unwarrantably protested against our meeting for a similar purpose, and against our having the use of the Rate Books in the execution of our part of the duty; this induced Sir Herbert to decline meeting them again upon the business-he, therefore, sealed up the books, till it should be considered what was the best course to pursue, which, however, they broke open on their second day of meeting, and finished the matter by furnishing to the public the exparte statement now in circulation, and which, it would seem, is the only one they ever intended should be made. In conclusion, we beg to state, that in the report delivered in by us to the chairman, we have given all parties the benefit of any doubts respecting their right to vote, and in those cases where the demand of the rate was only made by deputy, we uniformly placed such votes on the unobjectionable list. Having thus done, what we call substantial justice to all parties, we cannot forbear calling the particular attention of the parishioners to a class of persons (18 or |