expressed his intention of making a permanent endowment for the same benevolent purpose.

"Within the last two months, your Committee have introduced into the Female School the employment of Straw Bonnet-making, in which they cannot but perceive a readiness and aptitude to learn, that promises to be the means of a respectable livelihood to some of the girls hereafter, and of present advantage to the funds of the Institution.

And,

"Your Committee, finally, venture to suggest to the Subscribers, the necessity of erecting a house for the Master and Mistress of the School. should their suggestion be adopted, they would also recommend that one room be appropriated to the uses of a Committee-room, whereby your Committees would be relieved from the alternative they have hitherto been obliged to adopt, either of dismissing the children before the customary hour, or of transacting their business subject to perpetual interruption. In the attics of the building, they beg further to observe that a room should be fitted up as a sleeping apartment for such children as come to school from a distance

in the winter, when it might be inconvenient or hazardous for them to return home in the dark, or in bad wea→ ther. There being a balance of money belonging to the Institution in the hauds of the Treasurer, your Committee see no way of laying it out more beneficially than in the undertaking they have here submitted to your consideration; and they have no doubt that any deficiency of means to complete the work will be made up by the same ready and spirited liberality that has always characterized the openhearted and charitable inhabitants of Cardiff.

"Praying God's blessing on this and every other labour of love begun and continued in His faith and fear, and ending in His honour and glory, your Committee close this year's Report, and respectfully take their leave of those whose interests they have had in charge, believing that they have truly and conscientiously preserved them."

The income of the establishment for the last year amounted to 3131.7s. 1d. -of which a balance of 183l. 2s. 7d. remains towards the support of the school during the present year.

We are always glad to notice the completion of new churches; for we invariably find that they are attended by numerous and attentive congregations; and we trust these notices may excite emulation in those parts of the country where new churches are required. Hence the utility of that excellent Society "for Promoting the Enlargement and Building of Churches and Chapels," which, we regret to say, is very inadequately supported. This, perhaps, arises in a great measure from many supposing that the occasion for it is superseded by the parliamentary grants; which is a great mistake. For, without insisting upon the fact that those grants are quite inadequate to supply the great and general want there is of churches, it should be remembered that they can only be applied to the building of new churches in parishes of a certain popu

lation; hence it is obvious that many cases must occur, in which some assistance is absolutely necessary, and which can only be afforded by the society to which we have alluded. This society, it may be remarked, always stipulates that a certain number of the sittings shall be 'free and unappropriated for ever;' and every subscriber of one guinea has the satisfaction of knowing that he has provided one free sitting.

A common or track of waste ground, called Gateshead Fell, in the parish of Gateshead, in the county of Durham, was inclosed by act of parliament a few years ago, when it was provided that an acre of land should be allotted for the site of a church and churchyard. The inhabitants of this district, principally labourers in the neighbouring coal mines, are much dispersed, and are at the distance of four and five

miles from the parish church; consequently few of them have been able to attend divine service. This new church, which was so much wanted, was completed last summer, and has been consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford, acting for the venerable Dio

cesan.

It contains 1016 sittings, 501 of which are declared to be free and unappropriated. The whole cost amounts to 2742l. This sum has been defrayed as follows:

The net proceeds of an assessment, by virtue of an act of parliament, 470l. We cannot pass this item without an observation. 1000l. were raised by the act, but 530l. were spent in procuring the act and other expenses! Thus the legislature conferred a greater benefit upon the clerks of parliament, &c. than upon the objects of the act. It would seem advisable that the usual fees should be remitted in such cases, upon the commissioners for building churches certifying as to the propriety of the measure.

The Commissioners for building

contributions of the land-owners and residents.

In the course of last summer, a chapel, capable of containing five or six hundred persons, was built at West Rainton, in the county of Durham, and consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Oxford. The village of West Rainton, which has lately increased very much in population, in consequence of the working of coal mines in its neighbourhood, is in the parish of Houghton-le-spring, and the chapel has been endowed by the Rector, the Rev. E. G. Thurlow. The expenses of building amount to above £900, and have been defrayed by the following subscriptions:

The Bishop of Durham

The Trustees of Lord Crewe's Charities

The Dean and Chapter of Durham.

The Church building Society

£ 100 0 0

200 0 0

300 0 0 200 0 0

and the remainder by the landholders. We do not observe the name of the Marquis of Londonderry, the Lessee of the great Colliery of Rainton, among the subscribers, but we understand that he made a donation of the churchyard and ground on which the chapel is erected, being the remainder of his right in property, held on lease of 21 years, from the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The Curate, the Rev. Mr. Coward, has been attended by large congregations since the commencement of his ministry; and we have every reason to hope that great benefit will be derived from it.

On Friday, November 11, 1825, the following Address was presented, by the Ministers of the Established Church, who were then in Halifax, to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Nova-Scotia.

"May it please your Lordship.

"We, the undersigned, Clergymen of the Established Church, now in Halifax, for ourselves, and in behalf of our absent Brethren, beg leave most respectfully to approach your

Lordship, to offer our congratulations upon your advancement to the Episcopal Chair of Nova-Scotia, and upon your safe arrival in your Diocese.

"Though the rising Church of this Province has, for several years past, unavoidably sustained some disadvantages, from the want of the due exercise of those functions, which belong exclusively to the highest order of the Ministry; yet, we have had the satisfaction to see, during this period, its

general concerns regulated with prudence, and its interests cherished and promoted, as far as the limits of your subordinate authority extended.

"We know that the experience, which you have derived from the performance of the arduous duties devolved upon you through a series of years, by the declining health of your late lamented Father, the first Bishop of this Diocese, and the absence of your immediate predecessor, has made you intimately acquainted with the state of the Church; and we therefore look forward with pleasure, to the benefits which may result from that superintendence and controul, which you will be called upon to exercise in the high station to which you have been raised.

"And we moreover entertain a confident hope, that the labours of the Clergy, aided by the sound judgment, and guided by the salutary advice, of your Lordship, may be instrumental in making this Church, under the protection of Divine Providence, a blessing to this community.

We implore the Divine mercy, for every temporal good, and every spiritual grace, upon your Lordship. (Signed)" Robert Willis, (Rector of St. Paul's, and Ecclesiastical Commissary); Charles Porter, D. D. (President of King's College, and Rector of St. James's, Newport); Roger Aitken, A. M. (Rector of St. Johns's, Lunenburgh); Benjamin G. Gray, (Rector of Trinity Church, St. John, New Brunswick); R. Fitzgerald Uniacke, (Minister of St. George's.")

To which His Lordship made the following reply :— "Reverend Brethren,

"I beg you to accept my sincere thanks for your kind congratulations upon my appointment to this Diocese, and my safe arrival within it.

"That my humble endeavours to promote the interests of the Church, under the disadvantages in which it has been placed for some years past, have received your approbation, is particularly gratifying.

"That I may be enabled rightly to improve such acquaintance with the state of the Church and its concerns

in this Diocese, as a long connexion with them has given me, is my earnest wish and prayer.

"An intimate and affectionate intercourse with the Clergy of the Diocese, among whom I have lived for many years, has enabled me to appreciate their merits, and their important labours; and encourages the fullest confidence in their zealous and successful co-operation, in every endeavour to promote the glory of God, and the prosperity of His Church.

"That a blessing may continually rest upon yourselves, and your families, upon the congregations committed to your care, and upon all your spiritual labours among them, shall be my earnest and my constant prayer."

ADDRESS OF THE VESTRY OF ST.
GEORGE'S.

To the Honourable and Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of NovaScotia.

"May it please your Lordship.

"We, the undersigned, the Minister, Churchwardens, and Vestry of St. George's Church, beg permission to approach your Lordship, to offer our sincere congratulations on your distinguished elevation in the Church, and safe arrival in the Province. "

"We cannot but consider our Church as preeminently fortunate in having one called to fill its Episcopal Chair, whose known ability, fidelity and zeal, have distinguished him as the friend of religion, and the firm supporter of our Established Church; and from whose long experience in the Ecclesiastical affairs of this Province, we are led to anticipate the happiest results.

"We beg leave also to express our attachment to the doctrines and discipline of the Established Church, and humbly to assure your Lordship, of our cordial co-operation in every measure which your wisdom may recommend, for the promotion of its harmony and stability; satisfied, that we can in no other way so effectually promote, under Divine Providence, the glory of God' and the true interests of Christianity.

"That your Lordship may be long spared to adorn and promote the welfare of the Establishment over which

you preside, is our sincere and fervent prayer.

(Signed) "Fitzgerald Uniacke, A.M.
(Minister of St. George's Church);
Chris. Brehm, Adolphus Veith,
(Churchwardens); Thos. W. James,
John H. Braine, James Ritchie,
John Smith, Nich. Lecain, George
Jost, C. Matthews, Joseph Austin,
D. Mitchell, William Cutlip, F.
Clarke, Vestry.
Halifax,

November 15, 1825."

To which his Lordship made the following reply:

"Gentlemen,

"I beg you to accept my sincere thanks, for your kind congratulations on my elevation in the Church, and my safe arrival in the Province.

"The very flattering manner in which you have been pleased to ex

press your sentiments of my past endeavours, and your anticipations for the future, will encourage my best efforts, by a faithful discharge of duty, to preserve your good opinion, and, with the blessing of God, to realize your expectations.

"Your declaration of attachment to the doctrines and discipline of the Established Church, and the assurance of your cordial co-operation in every measure for the preservation of its harmony and stability, are as gratifying, as your conclusion is just, that in no other way can the glory of God and the true interests of Christianity be so effectually promoted.

"That you may reap the full blessing of such warm attachment to so pure and holy a Church, in time and in eternity, is my heart's desire, and my prayer to God. "JOHN NOVA-SCOTIA."

WE copy the following account from a West-Indian paper, of an incident which occurred during the performance of some religious services in Trinidad.

"An accident of a very alarming nature happened at Savanna Grande on the 10th instant. The Rev. Mr. Jeston proceeded to the settlement of free Americans on the 9th, and gave notice that he would the next day solemnize the marriage ceremony between those who wished to enter into that state, and baptize such children as were presented to him for that purpose. The room in which these ceremonies were performed, was the same that the Bishop of Barbadoes had used for the same purpose some months previous; upwards of 500 persons assembled, and after thirty couples were married, Mr. Jeston, feeling oppressed with heat, retired for a few minutes into an adjoining room, whilst Mr. Mitchell, the Commandant, remained behind taking down the names of the children to be baptized. Immediately on Mr. Jeston's retiring, the settlers crowded into the room in such numbers, that their accumulated weight occasioned the floor to give way, and in a mo

ment, all were precipitated into a room below; and although a large mangle, weighing more than 1500 pounds, fell at the same moment, and rolled down amidst them, not a bone was broken, nor any material injury received by any person present. So extraordinary was their escape, that even the untaught minds of these poor settlers attributed their safety to the hand of God; they were not hurt,' they exclaimed, because they were about God's service.'-After an hour had elapsed, Mr. Jeston, having first strongly impressed upon their minds that the Almighty would in like manner always defend them and be their friend, if they obeyed his word; and having returned thanks to God for his merciful providence, proceeded with the baptisms. The number of free American settlers baptized, was more than 100, (most of them children); and that of couples married, thirty-five; and when it is known that most of these persons had walked six miles for the above purposes, none can doubt the desire they have to be taught the duties of Christianity. The chair, on which Mr. Jeston had, a moment before the ac

cident happened, been sitting, was crushed almost to powder; not a board of the floor remained in its proper position. One poor woman, who was in the room at the time with a child in her arms, threw it, in her terror, out of the window, and fortunately a person standing below caught it in his arms. which saved the infant's life, as the height from which it was thrown was sixteen or seventeen feet. We understand that it is totally impossible to describe the horror felt by those, who

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Is reviewing some tracts by members of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, we took occasion to notice the appeal made by Professor Onderdonk to the zeal and benevolence of the American public, for contributions in order to the erection of the requisite buildings of the Theological Seminary, as well as for other objects connected with the welfare of that Institution. are happy to find that the erection of the buildings is already begun. On July 28th, 1825, the Trustees assembled at the residence of Professor Moore, and, with the Faculty, Students, Clergy, and an assemblage of citizens, formed a procession to the site of the intended Seminary building; where, after an address and prayers by the presiding Bishop (Bishop White), the corner-stone was laid by him, assisted by Bishop Kemp, Bishop Croes, and Bishop Brownell.

The following are the address and the services which were used by the presiding Bishop on this occasion:

"BRETHREN,-We are assembled for the laying of the first stone of a building, which we believe to be conducive to the reputation of our Theological Seminary; and is perhaps necessary for the securing of its perpetuity.

"This is not a suitable occasion to discourse largely on the subject; and particularly, to make a comparison of a systematic education under able Professors, with the fruit, either of private study as the discretion of the individual may direct, or of a course VOL. VIII. NO. III.

under some private clergyman, competent or the contrary; the person to be pointed out to the student, perhaps by circumstances over which he has no controul; or perhaps by the partial'ities of himself or of his friends, without the opportunity to either of them of due advisement.

"In conducting the concern of Ordination, it is sufficient in each case, that the party, in addition to certain other qualifications, be furnished with a reasonable measure of acquirement in the several branches of his contemplated profession. It cannot, however, have escaped the notice of those who have presided or have assisted in examinations, that sometimes, owing to the injudicious selection of an instructor, even although there should be an acquaintance with the essential truths of our holy religion, as exhibited in the institutions of our Church, there has been contracted with them a bias to notions not therein contained, and not tending to a reasonable and holy worship. In other cases, where considerable information has been discernible, it has had so little of the shape of system, that the party has been observed to blend together parts of incongruous theories, without being conscious of the inconsistency.

"These are among the reasons which cause him who addresses you to rejoice in the beginning to be now made, of a seat for the future lectures and other exercises of the Seminary: but he would deprecate the laying of one stone on another, and would withdraw his hand

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