John's college; Augustus Frederic Bellmann, A.B., St. Peter's college, Cambridge; Samuel Frederic Bignold, A.B., Balliol college, Oxford; Septimus Lloyd Chase, A.B., Emmanuel college, Cambridge; James Henchman Clubbe, A.B., St. John's college, Cambridge; John Frederick Fagge, A.B., University college, Oxford; John Farr, A.B., St. John's college, Cambridge; Richard D. Fowell, A.B., Christ's college, Cambridge; Chas. William Franken, A.B., Catherine hall, Cambridge; Edward Gillet, A.B., Emmanuel college, Cambridge; Charles Dillon Hamilton, A.B., St. Mary hall, Oxford; John Barham Johnson, A.B., Corpus Christi college, Cambridge; Richard Waldegrave Packer, A.B., Catherine hall, Cambridge; Samuel Pearson, St. Bee's college; Hanworth Edward Rackham, A.B., Trinity hall, Cambridge; John Montagu Randall, St. Bee's college; Maurice Shelton Suckling, A.B., Trinity college, Cambridge; George Frederic Williamson, A.B., Trinity college, Cambridge; John Henry Wise, A.B., St. Peter's college, Cambridge; Miles Mackereth M.A., Catherine hall, Cambridge, on lett. dim. from the Lord Archbishop of York.

Deacons.-Edward Cay Adams, A.B., Magdalen hall, Oxford; Thomas Joseph Brereton, A.B., Christ's Church, Oxford; Robert Henry Cobbold, A.B., St. Peter's college, Cambridge; Barry Girling, A.B., St. John's college, Cambridge; Charles Wade Green, A.B., St. Peter's college, Cambridge; Francis Morse, A.B., St. John's college, Cambridge; William Sidney Sparling, A.B. Trinity college, Dublin; William Smyth Thorpe, A.B., Wadham college, Oxford; Robert William Bilton Hornby, A.B., University college, Durham, on lett. dim. from the Archbishop of York; David Price, St. David's college, Lampeter, on lett. dim. from the Lord Bishop of St. David's; Henry Shuker, A.B., St. John's college, Cambridge, on lett. dim. from the Lord Bishop of Worcester.

The Lord Bishop of Chichester will hold an Ordination in the Cathedral Church of Chichester, on Sunday, the 2d of June next. Persons desirious of becoming Candidates must signify their wish to his Lordship on or before the 13th of April next at the latest, and send their papers to his Lordship's secretary, J. B. Freeland, Esq., at Chichester, on or before the 20th of the same month.

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury purposes to hold an Ordination for the diocese of Bath and Wells, in the Cathedral Church of Wells, on Trinity Sunday, June 2d.

DIOCESE OF BATH AND WELLS.

The newly erected Church at Easton, in the out-parish of St. Cuthbert, Wells, was consecrated on 1st Feb., by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury. The Bishop was received at the door of the Church by the Chancellor, the Vicar of the parish, and about thirty of the neighbouring clergy, who attended in surplices and the hoods of their respectives degrees. Prayers were read by the Rev. Canon Barnard, Vicar of St. Cuthbert, and the Sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop. During the reading of the sentences of the Offertory a collection was made: but there still remains a considerable deficiency on the building account, which we trust will be speedily supplied by the friends of the Church.

The chapel in the new Bath Abbey Cemetery, at Lyncombe, is a neat building, in the Anglo-Norman style, designed by Mr. Manners, city architect, and built by Mr. Birth, of Belvedere; beneath it are spacious catacombs for the reception of the dead. The Gothic sculpture, which has been sparingly but very correctly introduced by the architect, is admirably chiselled-the zigzag, or, as we believe it is denominated, the heron-bone, bordering, is worthy to be compared with that which adorns the beautiful chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea, at Glastonbury. The workmen employed in the early ages to build churches, appear to have wrought with a reverential feeling; in the cryptson the inaccessible mouldings of the bell tower-in the dark passage and on the staircase leading to the roof-the master masons have cut their mark. During the late fire behind the elaborate tracery

DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER.

The new window for the east end of the Cathedral has been put up. The window being a triplet, and the church being dedicated to the Holy Trinity, the design has been made to bear a reference to that subject. Accordingly, the three ancient quatrefoils in the central light are occupied by designs representing the appearance of the Burning Bush to Moses, the Baptism of our Lord, and the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. The northern side-light has in the centre the Resurrection of our Lord; that on the southern side, his Ascension. In the upper and in the lower parts of the sidelights are the emblems of the four Evangelists. This work has been effected by an unsolicited subscription on the part of the inhabitants of Chichester and its immediate neighbourhood.

The Rev. Dr. Warneford has given the munificent sum of 500l. towards the endowment of a new district church in the parish of Arlington, Sussex.

The Earl of Winchelsea has restored the parish church of East Weld, Kent. The church is a very ancient one, and possesses some interesting historical associations. Amongst others, it may be mentioned that the son of Richard the Plantagenet, who was killed at the battle of Bosworth-field, was buried there.

caused to be erected at his private cost, (besides giving ground for the site,) two spacious and handsome school-rooms, each capable of containing sixty children.

DIOCESE OF Hereford.

Hereford Cathedral School.-The Dean and Chapter of Hereford are advertising for Clergymen, who have taken the degree of Master of Arts, to fill the office of head master of their Cathedral School, which will shortly become vacant.

The following Scholarships are attached to this school; all tenable for seven years-Six Scholarships at Brasennose college, Oxford, 521. per annum each. The Scholars to be chosen, in turns, from Hereford, Manchester, and Marlborough Schools. Twelve Scholarships at Brasennose college, Oxford, 381. 88. per annum each. The Scholars to be chosen, in turns, from Hereford, Manchester, and Marlborough Schools.-Six Scholarships at St. John's college, Cambridge, 394 per annum each. The Scholars to be chosen, in turns, from Hereford, Manchester, and Marlborough Schools.-Five Scholarships at St. John's college, Cambridge, 137. per annum each. A Cap and Gown, and Books, exclusively for boys educated at Hereford School, with preference to such boys in it as are natives of Somerset, Wilts, or Herefordshire. Also, an allowance of at least 50%. per annum, at the discretion of the Dean and Chapter, to such boys whilst Undergraduates of Brasennose college, as have been Dean's Scholars at Hereford Cathedral.

Contingent Scholarships.-Four Scholarships at Brasennose coll., Oxford, 364.88. per annum each: with preference to boys educated at Manchester School-in default of such, to boys educated at Hereford or Chester School. There are also Two Fellowships at Brasennose college, Oxford, appropriated to natives of the county of Hereford.

DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH. The Rev. A. Burnaby, A.M., Rector of Asfordby, near Melton Mowbray, has

DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER. The Lord Bishop of Winchester has, we understand, consented to preach the Anniversary Sermon of the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst

the Jews, on Thursday, May 2d, at the Episcopal Jews' Chapel, Bethnal Green.

A valuable living has been offered to the Hon. and Rev. Gerard Thomas Noel, M.A., (B. A. 1805) by his brother, the Earl of Gainsborough. The vicarage of Romsey is known to be far from lucrative; indeed, it may be questioned if (the duties of the cure being efficiently discharged) it is any source of income to its possessor; the disinterestedness of the present incumbent is therefore the more apparent in his non-acceptance of the proffered living-desiring, we are told, the noble patron to prefer some clergyman whom it might more temporally benefit, and wishing for his own part to remain in a parish where the absence of an adequate ecclesiastical revenue rendered the residence of one with more private means the more desirable.

praiseworthy part in visiting them when alive; and after the vital spark had flown, he actually put them into the coffins!' And then others of the clergy are honourably named, together with the Bishop and Archdeacon Hall. Alas! before this book has been many days before the public, this esteemed Archdeacon has fallen a sacrifice to the conscientious zeal with which he performed his clerical obligations. Noble death! for it is the death of one who falls at the head of his little sacred band when leading them on to danger, and to certain victory. The excellent bishop of this diocese (Dr. Short), with conduct worthy of the author of "What is Christianity?" shrunk not from his imperative duty also, and on the Wednesday before his death was praying by the bed-side of the lamented archdeacon. The clergy of the Isle of Man are, indeed, favoured by the presence of such men.Morning Paper.

DIOCESE OF Sodor and MAN. The Venerable Archdeacon Hall.-On Thursday morning, Feb. 8, the Rev. John Cecil Hall, Archdeacon of the Isle of Man, died at his residence, Kirk Andreas Rectory. He was the youngest son of the late Dean of Christchurch, Oxford, and married a near relative of Lord Powerscourt, who is now left to mourn his loss. The Archdeacon was a man of lively and engaging manners, an amiable and sincere Christian, and may be considered to have been successful in life, having been honoured with the regard of Lords Melbourne, Russell, Lyndhurst, and Brougham. In politics he was a moderate Whig; in his religious views a consistent Churchman. The cause of his death was typhus fever, caught from a sick parishioner, while in the conscientious discharge of his pastoral engagements. It is singular that the author of "The Primitive Church in its Episcopacy," &c. (Bentley), should have just mentioned, in a note attached to his work, this praise of the Manx clergy "The clergy of the Isle of Man are an excellent specimen of what Christian ministers should be. A Manx friend writes, Typhus fever has been raging here for the last month, and many among the lower orders have fallen victims to the malady. I am happy to say that (naming a clergyman) has acted a most

DURHAM.

At a Convocation holden on Wednesday, January 31st, the following persons were presented and admitted ad eundem :Rev. J. Wilson, M.A., Fellow of Corpus Christi coll., Oxford; Rev. J. D. Collis, M.A., Fellow of Worcester coll., Oxford.

The Hon. J. S. Wortley, M.A., Fellow of Merton cell., Oxford, was admitted ad eundem by vote of the house.

DIOCESE OF LONDON.

The Lord Bishop of London will hold his annual confirmations for the metropolitan parishes at the following times and places

Thursday, May 2, Christ's Church, Newgate-street.

Monday, May 6, Trinity Church, Islington.

Tuesday, May 7, St. James's Church, Westminster.

Wednesday, May 8, St. Philip's Church, Stepney.

Monday, May 13, Parish Church, St. Marylebone.

Wednesday, May 15, St. Luke's Church, Chelsea.

Divine Service will be commenced each day at eleven o'clock.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN

KNOWLEDGE.

67, Lincoln's Inn Fields. February, 1844.

The Rev. Dr. Russell in the Chair.

At the General Meeting, held on Tuesday, the 6th of February, 1844, the Secretary reported that a communication had been received from John Poynder, Esq., expressing his regret that in consequence of continued illness he should be prevented from bringing forward the motion, of which he had given notice at the General Meeting of the Society in December, and which had been allowed to stand over from the last meeting in January.

The motion accordingly dropped.

It was agreed, on the recommendation of the Standing Committee, that the salaries of the Rev. John Evans and the Rev. J. D. Glennie be raised to 3007. per annum each.

It was agreeed that the following Members form the Committee of General Literature and Education for the ensuing year; viz., Very Rev. the Dean of Chichester; John Leycester Adolphus, Esq.; Rev. John Allen; Thomas Bell, Esq.; Rev. R. W. Browne; Rev. Thomas Dale; Rev. T. G. Hall; J. R. Hope, Esq.; J. H. Markland, Esq.: John D. Powles, Esq.; Rev. W. Short; Dr. Thomas Watson.

A letter was read from the Bishop of Calcutta, who at the time it was written (November) was on his visitation tour. His lordship therein expresses a hope that he will return to Calcutta in April, 1845, when he will consecrate the new Cathedral, towards the erection of which the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge contributed the munificent sum of 50001. The endowment fund now amounts to about (Company's rupees) one lac and three-quarters, including the noble grant of half a lac by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The interest of this will suffice for the maintenance of the three missionary canons. This number the Bishop wishes to increase to six. Four lacs more, or 40,000l., will be required to raise the endowment fund to anything like adequate efficiency. A communication from the Bishop of Nova Scotia, and several letters of acknowledgement, were laid before the meeting.

Legacies and Donations were announced to the amount of 10607.

Books for the performance of Divine Service were granted for two new churches. Thirty-three grants of books and tracts were made for schools, lending libraries, and distribution.

The Rev. Wm. Scott gave notice of the following resolution to be moved by him at the next General Meeting of the Society, on Tuesday, the 5th of March :

"That the Secretaries be requested to furnish a list of those books and tracts which, once having been on the Catalogue, have been removed either by order of the Board or otherwise, since the year 1820."

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY.

The Meetings of the Committee of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, this month, have been attended by

His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury;

The Lords Bishops of London, Winchester, Ripon, Salisbury, and Lichfield; The Lord Sandon, M.P., T. D. Acland, Esq., M.P.;

The Very Rev. the Dean of Chichester;
Ven. Archdeacon Sinclair;

Rev. H. H. Norris, Rev. H. H. Milman, Rev. John Jennings, Rev. William Short.

William Cotton, Esq., William Davis, Esq., G. F. Mathison, Esq., and Richard Twining, Esq.

The Rev. Thos. Jackson, M.A., Incumbent of St. Peter's, Stepney, was appointed Principal of the Training Institution at Battersea.

The Treasurer reported that the Special Fund amounted to 140,2127., and that the sum appropriated in grants was 20,5591.

Schools in fifty places were received into union.

Grants to sixty-seven places, amounting to 6,500l., recommended by the Finance Committee, were confirmed.

National Society.-On Sunday last, the 11th inst., was collected at Hawkesbury Church, Gloucestershire, after a sermon preached in obedience to the commands of her Majesty, for the National Society for the Education of the Poor, &c., the sum of 11. 78. 2d., the Vicar 17. 108.

Education on the Principles of the National Church.-A school somewhat similar to that recently opened at Marlborough, under the sanction of the Bishop of Salisbury, is intended to be established in the diocese of Chester. The Bishop of Chester has accepted the office of visitor, the Earl of Derby that of president: and amongst the vice-presidents are Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., the Chancellor of

the diocese of Chester, the Very Rev. the Dean of Manchester, the Rector of Winwick, &c. A provisional committee, consisting of 24 clergymen and gentlemen, has also been formed. Rosall Hall, in the neighbourhood of Fleetwood, has been selected as the site of the intended school, and will be fitted up for the accommodation of 200 pupils. It is situate on the sea-shore,

OXFORD, FEB. 3.

In a Convocation holden on Tuesday, Montague Bernard, B.A., Scholar of Trinity college, was unanimously elected Vinerian Scholar, in the room of C. J. Trower, M.A., of Exeter college.

FEB. 8.

In a Convocation holden this day, the Rev. Rich. Heighway Kirby, M. A., of St. John's college, and John Hogg, Esq., M.A., of St. Peter's college, Cambridge, were admitted ad eundem.

In a Congregation holden at the same time, the following degrees were conferred :

Masters of Arts.-Frederic P. Phillips, Christ Church, Grand Compounder; John Henry Acton Harries, Trinity coll.; Rev. Arthur George Baxter, Worcester coll.; Rev. Alfred Burder, Magdalen hall; Rev. Alfred James Lowth, Exeter coll.; Rev. Thomas Knapp Chittenden, Fellow of St. John's college.

Bachelors of Arts.-Robert Wilbore, Brasennose college, Grand Compounder; Frederic Howlett, Worcester coll., Grand Compounder; Robert Cowper Black, Worcester coll.; Charles Baker Teesdale, Christ Church; Wm. Price Jones, Christ Church; Wm. Clarke Welsford, Exeter coll.; George Andrew Wright, Exeter coll.; John George Wenham, Demy of Magdalen coll.; Arthur De Butts, Scholar of Trinity coll.; James Haydock Reibey, Trinity coll.; Ernest Richard Seymour, Oriel coll.; Henry Wm. Hodgson, Balliol coll.; John Charles Hulme, Balliol coll.

On the 31st ult. Mr. Philip Williams, from Winchester School, was admitted a Scholar of New College.

The Regius Professor of Divinity will commence his Public Course of Lectures, in this Term, on Thursday, March the 7th, at twelve o'clock. This Course is intended for Students in Divinity who have passed their examination for the Degree of B.A.; and those Gentlemen who desire to attend it, are requested to call in person on the Professor on Tuesday, the 5th, or Wednesday, the 6th of March.

The contested election to the Mastership of Pembroke coll. has been decided by the appointment of the Rev. E. J. Parker to that dignity.

FEB. 16.

By the death of Mr. Hutchins, of Worcester college, a Vinerian Law Scholarship becomes vacant. The candidates at pre sent spoken of, are Mr. Burrows, Scholar of Wadham; Mr. Lingen, Fellow of Balliol; and Mr. Bathurst, Fellow of New college.

In a Convocation holden yesterday, the following degrees were conferred :-

Masters of Arts.-Henry Iucks Gibbs, Exeter, Grand Compounder; John Paxton Norman, Exeter; Rev. James Isaacson, New Inn hall; Rev. Thomas Debary, Lincoln; Rev. Clark John Sale, Lincoln; Rev. Thomas Coulthard, Queen's; Rev. Thomas Garrard, Fellow of St. John's; John Curzon Moore Stevens, Christ Church.

Bachelors of Arts.-William Frederic Palmer Morewood, Christ Church; Nassau