scription may be anticipated. The situation of this church will be of advantage to the inhabitants of Horton, Wisbey, and Bowling. We believe that the vicar quite approved of the suggestions of the deputation, and therefore the church proposed for Little Horton may be expected to be placed near Wisbey-bank foot.-York Chron. On Wednesday, Dec. 16th, a very numerous and influential meeting was held in the Concert-room, York, to consider the best means of affording relief to the Irish Clergy. The platform was crowded with the gentry and clergy of the city, whilst the centre of the room presented an assemblage of rank and fashion rarely witnessed in that ancient city. The chair was taken by his Grace the Lord Archbishop of York. Upwards of 1100l. was subscribed in the room; and it is expected that this munificent subscription will be considerably increased. On Sunday, Dec. 6th, his Grace the Lord Archbishop of York ordained sixteen priests and eighteen deacons, in the chapel at Bishopsthorpe. An appropriate sermon was preached on the occasion by the Rev. Edward Henry Abney, curate of Holy Trinity, Mieklegate, York. Amongst the candidates admitted to priest's orders, were the Rev. T. Sharples, Aberford, and the Rev. Henry Middleton, New Mill; amongst those admitted to deacon's orders, was the Rev. William Batterby, Heckmondwike, near Leeds. At the same ordination, the Rev. W. Putsey, master of the grammar-school, Pickering, was admitted to the sacred office of a priest, as was also his son, the Rev. William Putsey, to the curacies of Ormesby and Eaton, in this county, on the nomination of the Rev. James Thompson, vicar. York Chronicle. Previous to the Rev. H. K. Borton, M.A., leaving Scarborough, to take possession of the rectory of Whickham, St. Paul's, Essex, he was presented by his vicar, the Rev. M. H. Miller, M.A., with a very handsome private service of communion plate, bearing the following in"Presented to the Rev. H. K. scription: Borton, by the Rev. M. H. Miller, as a small tribute of esteem, and an acknowledgment for his very valuable assistance during the time he was curate of Scarborough.- Sept. 1835."—Ibid. CHURCH ACCOMMODATION.-The requisition to the Rev. Prebendary Roberson, "to take measures for convening an early meeting, at Leeds, of the clergy and laity of the West Riding, for promoting a society for building and endowing churches, VOL. IX-Jan. 1836. and otherwise supplying in some degree the lamentable deficiency of church accommodation and pastoral superintendence which now exists in this densely-peopled district," having received 172 signatures, has been presented to the reverend gentleman, and a meeting will probably take place early in the month of January, and in the mean time inquiries have been set on foot to ascertain the extent of church accommodation, &c. required. The Archbishop of York has expressed his entire approbation of the object of the proposed meeting.-Leeds Intelligencer. PROGRESS OF THE REFORMATION.-The Rev. Messrs. Crotty, formerly Romish priests of Birr, have instituted a public subscription "to provide a chapel suitable to the accommodation of their numerous and increasing congregation, where their followers can have an opportunity of hearing the holy Scriptures, and worshipping God according to the dictates of their consciences, and from whence saint and image worship and the revolting superstitions of the scapular shall be excluded." THE IRISH CLERGY.-We quote the following from the Dublin Evening Mail:"Our readers will peruse with unalloyed delight the following communication from the Bishop of Exeter to his Grace the Lord Primate of Ireland : "Liverweal House, Torquay, Nov. 24, 1835. "My dear Lord Archbishop,-I have the gratification to enclose a half bank-note of 1000l., which I am requested by a generous man, who forbids me to disclose his name, to place at the disposal of your Grace, for the benefit of the distressed Irish Clergy.-Always your Grace's most faithful servant, "H. EXETER. 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PRICES OF CANAL SHARES, DOCK STOCKS, &c. At the Office of R. W. Moore, 5, Bank Chambers, Lothbury. 66 NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Mr. Furnival," "R. W. B.," Luther," "S. E.'s" four letters, "Cantabrigiensis," "A," "p" (or "S.," for it is impossible to tell-the letter relates to "W. D." on Confirmation,)" S.," "E. H.," "A Rural Incorporated Member," "F. D.," and "Davus," are received, and shall receive early attention. The excellent letter on "Intimacy with Dissenters" shall likewise appear as soon as possible; and the writer's kind offer as to his own church is most thankfully accepted. The Editor is very sorry that the Collector of the Hymns reviewed last month is so much offended,--but what can be done? He heartily wishes that collectors of hymns would not send them for review, for the reviewers (whoever they be) can only say what they think is true. The difficulty of reviewing such collections, and the dislike to setting up one man's taste against another's, has been frequently mentioned. In answer to the writer's questions, the Editor can only say, that he does not know of any entirely unobjectionable collection of hymns. Without saying whether he knows of any less objectionable than the present, (which is the next question,) he would say, that that could be no justification for sending among children what is objectionable. It can hardly be worth while here to debate whether teachers of national schools ought to be contented with what they have, on which there will be different opinions; (is it not, by the way, a new notion that learning a large quantity of verses by heart is a main object in a national school?) but the Editor must say that he rejoices that, at present, the managers of national schools are not allowed, at their pleasure, to introduce any of the many bad collections with which the country is deluged. The Editor is not at all surprised to hear that, of two hymns objected to last month as bad, one comes from Watts, the other from Cowper. Nothing can be more curious than the difference in Cowper's Hymns in the Olney Collection, a few being of this very first order of excellence, and some really (one must say) wretched. No one, again, it is presumed, disputes that among the myriad hymns of the excellent Watts some are "miserable" indeed. Let the writer be assured, once more, that what was said, was said with pain, and that the reasons given for saying it may be erroneous, but that they certainly seemed to the writer very weighty ones. The general diffusion of poetry, (not speaking now of this volume, but generally,) bad in taste, vague in expression, and loose in doctrine, is an evil. But to say this, or anything else which can give pain to those who are earnestly wishing to do good, or to be the means of its being said, is painful in the extreme; and these are not words of course. The Editor can only express his hope that no more collections of hymns will be sent for review. "T. S. L. V." wishes to ask Mr. Newman (with reference to the advertisement to the second volume of his Sermons), where those directions of our church are to be found autho rizing the introduction of a lecture or sermon "between the reading of Scripture and the prayers; by which, I suppose, he means after the second lesson in the evening service, which is the time the rubric after the catechism appoints for catechising?" "A Country Curate" mentions the Introduction to the Second Part of the Homilies as forming some excuse for those who alter the lessons. In the note to which he refers this was not noticed, simply because it has been noticed already so very often. It has no authority, nor can any authority, as it is apprehended, be pleaded for thus defying the orders laid down in the Preface to the Book of Common Prayer, and the Calendar, which has received every force which church authority can give. Does the "Country Curate" not think that a wilful and regular departure from such authority to suit an individual minister's sermons deserves to be brought to the notice of those who are authorized to rebuke it? "A Clergyman of Surrey" desires to call the reader's notice to an important Appendix on Archdeacon Broughton's Sermon at Canterbury. It relates to the aggressions of popery. Everything from Archdeacon Broughton deserves attention. In reply to " P. Q." the Editor cannot but express his conviction that a person of such excellent intentions as Mr. Stanley will not be slow to confess that it is a perfect impossibility (even for one of his ability) to form, in a few days, (and his visit, as Mr. Nangle states, and as is clear from his book, was not more,) the slightest notion whatever of the state of things in Ireland, and will not be surprised that others consider his book as merely an expression of his preconceived opinions as a very liberal politician. If he could have alleged facts, or made observations, the discussion recommended by "P. Q." might have been advisable; but as things are, to enter on the question with Mr. Stanley would only be considering whether strong Whig opinions on this matter are right or wrong. There is another very able letter in the "Gloucestershire Chronicle" on the " Patriot," from which it appears that the "Christian Advocate" has begun to attack it as too mild, and not faithful to the cause of dissent, stating that many ministers have given it up, and that it is no longer publicly supported, but has passed into private hands, &c. &c. The "Patriot" denies a good deal of this. But it seems that neither the one nor the other of these precious papers answers. "E. W.'s" papers and drawing are just received, with thanks. SIR,-I should be obliged to you to insert the following errata in the articles on Parochial Psalmody:-In that of October, p. 423, for “Meter Chapel," read " Quebec Chapel, Portman Square.' In that of December, p. 680, for "tunes each arranged on the barrels," read "tunes scientifically arranged on the barrels." Again, in the list of organ builders, for "Byam," read "Bryceson;" also, for "Ghent and Hill," read "Elliott and Hill;"* for Benington," read "Bevington;" for "Liverton," read "Lincoln." R. " The Editor has received the following remarks on "R.'s" letter, which ought to appear at once : "SIR,-In "R.'s" very excellent paper he has fallen into some little mistakes in his detail, which might militate against his desire to see barrel organs widely adopted in village churches. He says, 'for a small sum we are not able to give the chromatic scale in the lower notes, and this is apt to mar the effect of the chord.' Now barrel organs only are never constructed upon a chromatic scale in the lower notes; they are so from the tenor upward, and it is in that part the harmony of the chord might suffer were it otherwise than chromatic; the bass octaves only are used, and the extent of an objection to a church barrel organ of even the smallest size, is, the necessity of sometimes changing the key in which the tune was composed; but as this seldom transposes the air more than a semitone above or below its original key, it can scarcely be considered worth notice as a defect. "R.," in his combination of stops for small barrel organs, has introduced one called the 12th. Its effects (in producing a continuous predominance of 5ths) is, in my opinion, objectionable in either finger or barrel organs, except as an adjunct in such instruments as possess a full complement of stops. No warping of the barrels need be apprehended, in fact; it would imply the use of unseasoned material, which time would render the more manifest rather than effect a remedy. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, JOHN GRAY." Here follow some words quite illegible. |