Pulpit. By Rev. J. O. W. HAWEES, (Pickering. 1844. Pp. 324.) curiously proves what we all knew, that Romanism, and the confusion which subsisted till Elizabeth, caused, and left great demoralization and ignorance. There is still too much. It is cheering to learn from this little work, that we are at least a little improved. This, we suppose a Tractarian hater of the Reformation would deny, but it is true, nevertheless.

The reverend, right-minded, and eloquent Canon of St. Paul's, T. Dale, has sent forth the first vol. of his Sabbath Companion, being 26 Essays on First Principles of Christian Faith and Practice, designed especially for the use of young persons. (Bowdery and Kirby, 1844. Pp. 360.) The second volume need not be more valuable than the first.

The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected chiefly from Oral Tradition. Edited by J. O. HALLIWELL, Esq. 3rd edition (London: J. W. Smith. 1844. Pp. 238.) must necessarily amuse and gratify all those of us, who recollect some, but none of us all the Nursery Rhymes, which have soothed and exercised the universal brotherhood and sisterhood of human infancy. A still more splendid and expensive edition is, we observe, published by Mr. Burns.

Lachrymæ Ecclesiæ; by the Rev. G. WYATT (Cleaver, 1844. Pp. 340) is a succinct account, which may stand in place of Walker's Sufferings of the Clergy, Mercurius Rusticus, &c. Its subject is "The Anglican Reformed Church, and her Clergy in the days of their destitution and suffering, during the great Rebellion, in the 17th century,"

The Preface to the Second Edition of a Sermon preached before the Bishop and Clergy of Aberdeen, entitled "Holiness the true reforming power of the Church;" By the Rev. P. Cheyne, is now before us. It does but the more fully convince us, that the title ought to have beer, "The restoration of certain Romish principles and practices

insinuated." He dwells especially on the revival of "confession, under its sacramental sanctity," i.e. "in reference to the seal of secrecy," and with a view to absolution, following upon confession and works of penitence, as a divinely ordained means of dispensing the gift of pardon for sins after baptism. Reviving it to that extent, and on those and such like principles, we should return to one of the most spiritually mischievous, and scripturally unauthorized innovations of Rome. We should adopt the secret of the power of Rome's priesthood, and there with of its tyranny, corrupt, corrupted, and corrupting power. All the guidance which the sincere Christian wants is open to him, by the voluntary confession and conference with his minister left open to him, and to which he is encouraged by our Church. More would be dangerous, more is not needed, when the present clergy teach. by the press, and also in the pulpit, so as to guide doubters and penitents aright; and when the cottager has access to his Bible, and the works of our best divines, supplied in the lending library, supplied by the clergyman and Christian neighbour, and carried round by the district visitor. Mr. Cheyne may rest assured, that a miserable minority of his brethren will wish to revive, and a still smaller body of the laity be ready to submit to, his systematic confession. He must go to the Church of Rome for it; but if he will use the ordinances of his own Church, and the means and appliances within his reach for the "guidance" his people desire, they will attain to "holiness" without a reforming power of the Church, which would re-form us into an appendage and follower of the head of the great apostacy.

THE CHURCH.

THE proceedings of the Triennial Convention of the American Church have recently terminated. Many earnest discussions general condemnation of Tractarian tenets, arose as to the propriety of adopting some but the decision was a declaration to rest satisfied with the existing tests of the Church, which are virtually identical, with our own.

The Bishop of Pennsylvania, Doctor H. U. Onderdonk, was suspended from his see, and the functions of the ministry, on his confession, that (by the extent of his use of spirituous liquor for some infirmity), he had been the cause of reproach and injury to the Church." Dr. C. Hawkes is nominated to the new Bishopric of Missouri, (formerly united with Indiana), but his consecration is suspended till some objections are investigated. Dr. Chase, Jun., to be Bishop of New Hampshire; and Dr. Cobbs, of Alabama. Dr. Boone is to be Bishop in China ; Mr. Glennie, (an Englishman by birth), Bishop in Western Africa; Mr. Southgate in the Turkish_dominions; Dr. Freeman consecrated for Texas. The American Church has nobly followed the precedent set by her Mother Church, in regard to the new Colonial Bishops, and the Bishop of Jerusalem. We trust this will be more fully carried out in reference to our colonies, and the other parts of the world to which we have access. We are glad to learn that the intended See of New Brunswick is immediately to be formed; the Rev. John Medley of Exeter is to be the first Bishop.

We cannot mention the subject of Colonial Bishoprics, without adverting to that venerable institution, by which the supply of Clergy in our Colonies must, for a time, be principally furnished. The funds of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, are so inadequate to carry on their present operations, much less to extend them as far as they could be extended, that we trust the current collection under a Queen's letter will be liberally contributed to, and every other exertion made to supply that, and all our other Church societies, for the benefit of our home population, our emigrants, and the heathen.

Our Church has always been liable to numerous secessions, especially of the laity, to the ranks of Protestant dissent. The numerous secessions, especially of Oxford men, to Rome, are comparatively a new feature, one necessarily exciting new anxiety, and decided advocacy of our Protestant character. Men wonder that some Tractarians still remain in our Church; and they may well wonder more, when they read the lettter of Mr. Oakley, who endeavours to account for it; but in such a manner as to lead to the conviction that he will only remain a short time amongst

us.

The extraordinary Romish publication of Mr. Ward, of Baliol College, Oxford, "The Ideal of a Christian Church," has

called forth the notice of the authorities there; and on February 13, 1845, at one o'clock, three propositions will be submitted to the Convocation of the University. 1. To censure the mode of subscription to the Articles advocated in the book. 2. To deprive the author of his degrees in the University, if he declined to make his submission And 3, to obtain security, in future, for the Articles being subscribed in the sense of the parties proposing the same. As the opposition to the election of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Symonds, a true, but not an ultra-Catholic Churchman, was defeated by a majority of about four to one over the Tractarian Romanists; so we trust the University will vindicate its character as a Protestant advocate of Catholicity against Rome, and of bona fide subscription to our invaluable Articles, in an equally decisive manner. We deem it necessary to put upon record, even in our limited space, the propositions selected for condemnation, that the true sons of our Church may be fully aware, that we speak truly when we say that the Papal tendencies of the Tractarians are fully developed, and that they are now bona fide Romanists.

P. 45. (note)." I know no single movement in the church, except Arianism in the fourth century, which seems to me so wholly destitute of all claims on our sympathy and regard, as the English Reformation."

P. 473.-"For my own part, I think it would not be right to conceal, indeed I am anxious openly to express, my own most firm and undoubting conviction that were we as a church, to pursue such a line of conduct as has been here sketched, in proportion as we did so, we should be taught from above to discern and appreciate the plain marks of Divine wisdom and authority in the Roman Church, to repent in sorrow and bitterness of heart our great sin in deserting her communion, and to sue humbly at her feet for pardon and restoration."

P. 68. That the phrase teaching of the Prayer-book' conveys a definite and important meaning, I do not deny; considering that it is mainly a selection from the Breviary, it is not surprising that the Prayer-book should, on the whole, breathe an uniform, most edifying, deeply orthodox spirit-a spirit which corresponds to one particular body of doctrine, and not to its contradictory. Again, that the phrase 'teaching of the Articles, conveys a definite meaning I cannot deny; for (excepting the first five, which belong to the old theology), they also breathe an uniform intel

we would not voluntarily begin it in that, or in our present sphere, lest such A MERE TRIFLE, the directions about which, by our Church are by no means clear, should be a stumbling-block to any one. The question is now, however, in such a state, that it would be desirable either, 1st to alter, and where needful, to interpret the law; or, 2nd, to bring up all churches to an exact conformity to the law, until it is altered, or, 3rd, to continue the present practice, as that which custom, or the common law of the Church has sanctioned, as that sufficient conformity which our bishops and their assistant Presbyters paid when they required our canonical subscription; and which a conscientious man may justly deem his generally understood duty, till by process of law, or general injunctions from a really adequate authority, his clear duty be to alter the now general, and for all truly edifying purposes, the sufficient practice. It seems as yet doubtful whether the bishops will meet, or indeed have a right so to act as to settle the question. Our own desire would now certainly be, that the exact law, and the special amend

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ments it requires, may be speedily considered, so as to let them be ready for settlement in convocation. We would gladly join in a petition that such a revision of the Rubrics might be prepared by a commission, in order to a meeting of our present existing, or the next elected convocation "for the despatch of business." the enemies, as well as the friends, of the church, are anxiously watching the present state of things in Exeter as well as elsewhere. We wish they may not be worse before they are better. "Deus pro suâ infinitâ clementiâ Ecclesiæ suæ pacem et unitatem concedat."

Marriages under the certificate of a Superintendent Registrar.-The Registrar-General has recently stated, in answer to an application made to him with respect to marriages under a Superintendent Registrar's certificate, that according to the opinion which he has received from high legal authority, a clergyman of the Church of England is not legally bound to marry parties under the authority of a Superintendent Registrar's certificate, unless one of them be resident in his parish.

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to be Dean of Carlisle.

The Rev. Charles Goddard, D.D:, to be Sub-Dean of Lincoln, having previously resigned the Archdeaconry of Lincoln.

The Rev. Wm. Moore, D.D., to be Archdeacon of Lincoln.-The Rev. T. Chamberlain, of Christ Church, to be Rural Dean of Oxford.

Rev. John Mould, to be Head Master of Appleby Grammar School.

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Bower--At Naples, Rev. W. A. Hammond
-At Greenwich Hospital, Hon. and Rev.
R. B. Stopford, Canon of Windsor and
Rector of Barton Seagrave-At Jamaica,
Rev. John Nash, B.A., of Corpus Christi
College, Cambridge-Rev. W. Yonge, Vicar
of Swaffham-Rev. W. Tiffen, Rector of
Beeford--Rev. Wadham Huntley, Vicar of
Aston Blank-Rev. Edward H. Greene, of
Lawford Hall, Essex-At Calcutta, Rev.
William H. Ross, M.A. Rev. Ellis Ro-
berts, Vicar_of_Llanynys-At Durham,
Rev. James F. Townsend, B.A.-At Bow-
ness, Rev. R. Hill—Rev. J. Holland, V. of
Aston, Rowant-Rev. J. Hull, V. of Shil-
lington, Beds-Rev. J. Knight, Rector of
Petrockstow-Rev. C. Manesty, Rector of
Purley-Rev. G. Rennell, Rector of Grey-
stead-Rev. C. Saunders, Confrater of
Smith, Rector of Grendon.
Brown's Hospital, Stamford-Rev. F.

CHURCHES CONSECRATED.

amberwell, (Winchester.) The rebuilt parish Church of Saint Giles.-Camden Chapel, in the same parish, now endowed, and made a District Church-Dulwich, (Winchester) St. Paul's Chapel, Herne Hill -Bolton-le-moors (Chester) Chrt Church, formerly a New Connection Methodist Meeting-house; and Halliwell, Manchester, St. Barnabas, and Blackley. Farrington Gurney (Bath and Wells.)