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to be offered for the same period by the find themselves mistaken, that the hideministers of the Established Church of ous disgustful fact will be contradicted Scotland, and by those of the Episcopal and disproved: but whether it be so or Communion in Scotland. The Episcopal not, this may be admitted, that the French Communion in Scotland are Dissenters there, the Established Church being the Presbyterian; we suppose, that the State has no claim to interfere with the former, and we are not aware that the latter ever submitted to any such Order. There seems little doubt that this treason had its origin in a sentimental passion for notoriety, operating upon a weak and badly educated mind, quite destitute of religious principle; a mind likely to find evil food for its diseased excitement in the great mass of the reading, that would fall within the reach of such a youth. We are not disposed to think, that the heart of this nation is assimilating to that of France, where it has been smartly asked, "What is truth to an emotion?" We rejoice to see that peculiarly English feature a cordial sympathy of the entire nation with the monarch on this sad occasion. Yet there is much to make us tremble. The following remarks of an Englishman in Paris are worth preserving: he is comparing the case with the attempts on the life of the King of the French:

"But a resemblance between the cases

still more striking, still more shocking, so base, bateful, wicked, so indicative of an utter perversion of all the sentiments that give rectitude to man, so demonstrative of that worst climax of moral depravity when it lives upon morbid excitements, that may be called the unnatural vices of a debauched exhausted intellect, so revoltingly un-English, that I can scarce believe it to be true, remains yet to be noticed. You may recollect, that previous to the execution of Alibaud, several French persons and some ladies, begged to be given a lock of his hair, that they might preserve it as a token of the interest they took in his fate. You may recollect also, that many admirers of Pepin and Fieschi, made pilgrimages to the graves of those martyrs, to strew them with flowers. Well, I learn by the English newspapers, that a lock of Oxford's hair, cut off by the surgeon, was demanded by many applicants, to whom the surgeon replied, that he had already distributed it among his most wealthy patients. Can this story be true? The French Journals dwell upon the fact, as proving how thoroughly the popular mind of the two nations are in accordance. I trust that in this last particular they will

spirit has to a certain extent invaded us, and produced a few traits of character common to both countries. In brief, the viciate, under Socialist and Chartist forms, French spirit, crude and green in its nodoes exist among us, but it is not predominant; it is countervailed and kept down by the English spirit of freedom, which owns no alliance with the foreign intruder; whereas here that temper, which is but partially irruptive with us, is universal. Our Chartists and Socialists may find a few individuals in the House of Commons who, disowning their cause, will advocate their principles. Every French insurgent able from the rest, but the whole body of will find, not a few strongly distinguishhis countrymen, in parliament and out, to act the same part towards him. A Frenchman can speak no language but that of his great revolution, without renouncing his whole theory of civil freedom. We are not obliged to speak the same language in defence of our civil liberty, which is different in its origin, different in its history, different in its nature totally from theirs. The distinction, then, between the political mind of the two countries is enormous, despite the superficial resemblances which Frenchmen delight to point out as manifesting the progress of their own de

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Halfway street, near Bexley, June 3. | public Revenue to the Established by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Church during the present century :—

SCOTCH AND AMERICAN CLERGY.THE Archbishop of Canterbury has in troduced in the House of Lords a Bill to authorize the Bishops of England or Ireland, to permit clergymen of the Episcopal communion in Scotland and America to perform Divine service, preach and administer the sacraments in Churches in their diocese. Of course the Bill does not apply to clergymen of the Established Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian and not Episcopal.

THE COLONIES.-The Bishop of London has published a Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, urging the formation of a fund by voluntary contributions for the endowment of Bishoprics in all our colonies, in order to " plant the Church amongst them in all its integrity." "An episcopal Church without a Bishop," he observes, "is a contradiction in terms."

WESLEYAN.

NEW CHAPELS.--Ticehurst hurst Circuit), May 8.

(Sand

Embsay (Skipton Circuit), Yorkshire, May 29; £100 subscribed; £36 more collected at opening.

Gurnos (Swansea), May 31. Collection £14.

Dewsbury, June 4. £1000 subscribed; collections £271 more.

Blaenavon (Abergavenny Circuit, June 5. Cost about £1,200; £500 raised. Ground presented by the proprietors of the neighbouring iron and coal mines.

MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW CHAPEL. A new Independent Chapel was opened at Castle Donnington, Leicestershire, on the 22nd of April.

Collections £70.

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CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

To the Commissioners for
building new Churches - £1,500,000
To the Governors of Queen
Anne's Bounty, for main-
tenance of poor Clergy
(from 1809 to 1820)
Drawback on materials used
in building Churches (from
1817 to 1837)

Total

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1,100,000

153,105

-£2,753,105

CHURCH OF IRELAND.

Grant for building Churches
(from 1801 to 1820)
For ProtestantCharter Schools
(from 1801 to 1829)
For relief of Tithe arrears in
1833

Total

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£749,551

741,048

1,000,000

-£2,490,599

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the Romanist College of Carlow a warPOPERY.-Her Majesty has granted to rant, entitling the Students of that Institution to take degrees in the University of London on presenting a certificate of having completed the requisite course of instruction at Carlow College.

The consecration of Dr. Wiseman as

Bishop of Mellipotamo (Midland district of England), partibus infidelium, took place at Rome, in the chapel of the English College, on the 8th instant. Cardinal Fransoni officiated, assisted by the Vicars-Apostolic of Northern Germany and Scotland. Dr. Wiseman is shortly to set out for England, to assume his functions as Vicar-Apostolic for the Midland district.

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DURING the course of the present year, we have in this series of essays considered and traced the child of God from a state of unregeneracy and guilt, through his translation from the kingdom of Satan into that of God's dear Son, to a state of peace and holy walking with God. We have contemplated the believer in a state of nature; considered him as the object of Divine mercy through the Mediation of Christ Jesus our Lord; followed him in his transition from darkness to light, and from death unto life. We have glanced at his privileges, practice, and principles. His state is a state of salvation, but not of perfection. He is still exposed to temptation to sin; to the assaults of the tempter, and called to contend against internal corruption, and external evil. Many that we judged were true Christians have returned to the world, and "concerning the faith have made shipwreck." This causes us to ponder the question, Will the true Christian, the genuine believer, apostatise and fall finally? To this question, different replies have been given; some say, the true and sincere believer may fall from grace and perish; others as boldly assert that he cannot fall finally, and assign various reasons in support of the doctrine they advance. Among these reasons we may notice1. The declarations of the sacred Volume.

For instance, (Prov. iv. 18.) it is said, "The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." By "the just," the true believer is to be understood; because in a state of nature "there is none righteous, no, not one;" and because it is said "the just shall live by his faith." This passage alludes to the dawn and progress of light in the course of the day; it is first weak, and scarcely chases away the darkness of night, but soon it acquires strength and illumines the face of the heavens. And when the light of the Christian breaks forth from the darkness of nature, its ray is weak and scarcely able to pierce the surrounding gloom; but it grows more powerful, and though at times through sin

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