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On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 10th, a most excellent and eloquent sermon preached at the cathedral, by the Rev. Francis Pede, Prebendary of Salisbury, in behalf of the Infant School in that city. Taking his text from Ps. li. 5, he drew a just view of the corruption of human nature, on which he founded the necessity of early religious education to counteract the ill effects of that corruption. This naturally led him to recommend the establishment of well regulated infant schools, as the best places of preparation for the national schools, which do not generally receive the children till they are five or six years of age; then, after making some very interesting statements, shewing the simple system of the Salisbury school, the marked difference of the children received at the national school from thence, and those who come from other quarters, he concluded with an effective appeal in its behalf. The collection at the church doors amounted to 21l. 10s. 14d. The plates were held by Miss E. P. Bouverie and Miss Pearson, supported by the Venerable Archdeacon Clarke and Ambrose Hussey, Esq.

At the last quarterly meeting of the Diocesan Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, held Oct. 4th, at Salisbury, Wadham Wyndham, Esq. in the Chair, on the circular letter of the Parent Society for Propagating the Gospel being read, informing the Committees of the withdrawal of the Government grant of 15000l., hitherto paid for the support of the established church in North America, a decided feeling of disapproval of the measure was evinced by the friends of the society present, and a resolution was passed expressive of their regret at this proceeding of the Government, accompanied, however, by an assurance that they would use such means as the letter recommended for making the claims and wants of the Society better known. Great satisfaction was also shewn at the proposed publication of portions of the annual London Report for more general circulation.

WORCESTERSHIRE.

The new Chapel at Pensax, Worcestershire, was consecrated by the Bishop of Hereford, on the 23rd ult.

On the 6th of October last, two sermons were preached by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Worcester, and the Rev. George Wharton, M.A., Head Master of the Grammar School, Kinver, Worcestershire, for the benefit of the Sunday Schools established at Stourport and Lower Milton, when the liberal sum of 51l. 3s. was collected.

YORKSHIRE.

Indecent Brawl.-A most disgraceful scene happened on Sunday, the 3rd inst., when the congregation was assembled for Divine

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worship, at Beverley Minster, between two of the churchwardens of the parish of St. Martin and three of the churchwardens of following circumstances:-The churchwarthe parish of St. John, arising from the dens of St. John took their seats in the pew in which the St. Martin's churchwardens had been seated during the earlier part of the service, who erroneously supposed that they were not intitled to sit in attention of the congregation for some time their pew. The consequence was, that the disorder. One of them, not content with was directed to the scene of disgust and using menaces and abusive and obscene language to the others, struck violently at the elder churchwarden' for St. John's, and another took the second churchwarden of St. John's by the collar, pulled him out of parties offending appeared at the Guildhall, his seat, and seated himself therein. The on Monday, and were bound over to keep the peace until the sessions. Ecclesiastical proceedings are forthwith to be commenced against the two churchwardens of St. Martin's.

Leeds Religious Tract Society.-On Sunday, the 10th inst., a sermon was preached by the Rev. Robert Wood Kyle, B. A., curate of Hemingford Abbotts, Hunts, in St. Paul's church, in this town, after which ciety, amounting to 33l. 13s. a collection was made in behalf of this So

It has been stated in some of the papers that the Duke of Newcastle is about to dispose of his property at Aldborough and Boroughbridge. The Vicar of the former borough Old Hall, at a low rent, and has borough has for some time resided in Aldexpended considerable sums in the necessary repairs. As the loss would have been seriously felt by the rev. gentleman, if the property were sold, and he was the Duke at Clumber, in company with a obliged to leave his residence, he visited friend, with a view to obtain a lease of the premises at an equitable rent. When the Duke had heard the statement of the rev. gentleman, his Grace told him that he had not been unmindful of the improvements he had effected, or of the money he had expended, and that he might go home perfectly comfortable, for whatever became of the Aldborough property, he would take care that the Hall and a small garth attached to it should be made over to the Vicar and his successors for ever, and that moreover he would be at the expense of the conveyance. This is another instance of the way in which the noble Duke doth what he likes with his own. well if his Grace had imitators amongst It would be the herd who so basely calumniate him.Yorkshire Gazette.

Low Harrogate Church. The Earl of Harewood has generously contributed 201 in aid of the fund for the better endowment of Low Harrogate Church, and the list of donations has lately received other im

portant accessions, including 51. from Mrs. poses to recommence the collection under such Lawrence of Sudley Park.

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The Editor regrets very much being obliged to defer "H.'s" article "On the Coming of our Lord," and the letter on "Bricked Graves in Churches," those of "A Layman,” “R. B.," "C.," "II. E. K., "M. V.," "C." on a Knowledge of Music for persons in Orders, "W. F. H.," Mr. Huyshe, "J. S.," "H. H." on Church Reform, Mr. Winning, “T. R. B.,” “A Kentish Curate," and the very valuable letter of "R. A.”

The Editor will certainly insert "R.'s" letter if he wishes it, but he will be compelled to add a few sentences as a comment on it, as "R." has entirely overlooked the whole of the argument in the article on Hooker, and contented himself with asserting that it is like the Dissenters to say that the legislature may not legislate for the church. Does he mean that the House of Commons may alter the doctrine, discipline, or liturgy of the church? Does he think that a body of laymen, not one of whom need agree in opinion with the church, can have any concern with these matters? If he does not, and surely he cannot, his letter is no answer whatever to the paper in question, for these are the points to which that paper goes. Parochus has misunderstood the Editor, not the Editor Parochus. P.'s argument was, that because one bishop's chaplain omitted two or three words at a consecration, therefore bishops have the power of dispensing with the using what words in the Liturgy they please. And he then proceeded to argue that certain parts which he dislikes are generally disliked, and that, consequently, the bishops ought to give every candidate for orders a power to omit them. The Editor simply said, that even supposing the existence of such dispensing power, it was not quite certain that the bishops would think that such parts ought to be dispensed with. And he says so still. The only thing which he has to add is, to deny, in the most direct terms, Parochus's statement, that people, generally, wish these parts to be got rid of. His experience goes directly to the contrary; and he must add farther, that he has never heard one single person, whose opinion was worth regard, say that his conscience was hurt by these things. There is a class of restless men who must find fault with something, and it always is well that they should have something to find fault with which is of no great consequence. If that is conceded, their restlessness will lead them to attack essentials. This remark may probably lead Parochus to know what answer the Editor would give to what P. is pleased to call a wicked question. Let all men, in a word, who really love the church, eschew meddling. As to the ancient story about Tillotson and the Athanasian Creed, and Paley and Porteus on the State Prayers, Parochus must excuse the Editor. Millies repetita displicebit. And farther, Parochus must not think the Editor very wicked when he says that it is rather tiresome to have to reply to the same story about the voluntary system a thousand times too. Parochus refers to great towns and their suburbs, and no one ever said that it would not answer there. But there are near 11,000 parishes in England, of which only a few answer that description.

The Editor very much regrets that, owing to the non-delivery of a packet of proof sheets of the last part of the Magazine for November, some errors and some omissions will be found. Among others, he particularly regrets the omission of the motto which he had selected for the article on the Monthly Repository. Eschylus portrayed the savage feeling displayed by the writer referred to at once when he said

Όσμη βροτείων αίματων με προσγελα.

The Editor is extremely obliged to "Iota" for one of the most pleasant and agreeable letters which he has received for a long time. He hopes very soon to receive another of the same kind, and will always be very thankful for such information as it contains. But whence does "Iota" infer such disgraceful ignorance about Presbyterians? The word does not even occur in the paragraph alluded to; and certainly no such confusion as "Iota" imagines existed in the writer's mind as to the various classes of Dissenters.

The Patriot has published a statement, that in Somersetshire there are seventeen parishes within 5 miles of a particular spot, without a resident clergyman. Any Somersetshire clergyman will do the Editor a favour by making inquiries into this story, and sending the result. He has already very strong reason for doubting the fact.

The Editor begs to mention here his regret at being unable to notice, till next month, the truly admirable work of Mr. Newman on the Arians.

ERRATUM. The following sentences were omitted in Mr. Huyshe's article of last month, and are now printed, as he deems them of consequence. They should stand after inimitable letters, at p. 534, line 21.-"This reminds me of the instructive story of the man who took rest in sleep, watched by an attached and faithful, but rather clumsy animal. A host of tormenting flies, that attacked the face of the sleeper, were again and again driven off; but they returned to the charge with perseverance, that exhausted Bruin's patience, and he threw a stone to destroy them, which, alas! only destroyed the object of his care. Observe with what unerring force the stone is winged (Aaas avaions) at the Professor's head."

The time, times, and half a time, of the Prophet Daniel and St. John; the 1260 days of St. John; and the 1290 days, the 1335 days, and the 2300 days of the Prophet Daniel.

BY THE RIGHT REV. SAMUEL HORSLEY, LL.D., F.R.S,, F.A.S,

LATE LORD BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH.*

It seems to have been made a point in the delivery of prophecy, to conceal the times of the completion, that prophecy might not be an anticipated history of the world. The times, therefore, of prophecy, are certainly the last things that will be understood, being described by such marks as they may certainly be known by when they arrive, and discerned when they approach; but not foreseen at any considerable distance. For we are expressly told, that it is not for us to know, i. e., to foreknow, the times and the seasons. Daniel overhears angels asking questions about the time of the end, but he receives no direct information about it himself, except in terms which he cannot understand. The angels, when they are overheard by him, speak the same mystic

To the Editor of the British Magazine.

SIR,-The sound church principles which have in general distinguished the articles which have appeared in the Magazine under your direction, and the services which have thereby been rendered to the cause of our national establishment, first suggested to me the idea of contributing to its pages the Disquisition which accompanies this. At a juncture when danger besets us on every side, when the enemy is within as well as without the camp, and at the commencement of a year, the legislative deliberations of which will probably be decisive of the fate of the church of England— at such a crisis it will be refreshing, I believe, to all her orthodox sons, to see something new from the pen of one of her most illustrious champions, and to find that even in this hour of peril and alarm, though dead, he yet speaketh.

With the events which, for some years past, have been acting in relation to the church, and with those which I verily believe are about to be enacted with the view VOL. IV.-Dec. 1833. 4 z