Foster and Mark Philips. Whenever the number of Trustees is reduced to five, the vacant places are to be filled up by the election of successors by surviving Trustees; preference to be given to the Mayor and Members for Manchester. After some other details, the will goes on to declare the testator's "earnest desire and general object to found within the borough of Manchester, or within two miles, an institution providing or aiding the means of instructing and improving young persons of the male sex (and being of an age not less than fourteen years) in such branches of learning and science as are now and may be hereafter usually taught in the English Universities, but subject, nevertheless, to the two fundamental and immutable rules and conditions hereinafter prescribed, namely,

"First. That the students, professors, teachers, and other officers and persons connected with the said institution, shall not be required to make any declaration as to, or submit to any test whatsoever of, their religious opinions; and that nothing shall be introduced in the matter or mode of education or instruction, in reference to any religious or theological subject, which shall be reasonably offensive to the conscience of any student, or of his relations, guardians or friends under whose immediate care he shall be."

The second rule relates to the persons who shall have admission to the College; preference is to be given, first, to the children of parents residing within the borough of Manchester; second, to those residing within the Parliamentary division of South Lancashire. Subject to this, the institution shall be open to all applicants for admission, without respect to place of birth, and without distinction of rank or condition in society. The Trustees are further directed "to define and ascertain the precise and best mode of carrying the same into practical operation, by imparting to such young persons such education and instruction as aforesaid, and supplying them with such aids, assistance and encouragement in and for the promotion of their studies, by the establishment of professorships, the appointment of teachers and assistants, the providing of books and other requisites for such studies, the institution of exhibitions, premiums and other rewards and allowances for superior diligence and attainments, and such other means as the said Trustees shall, in their absolute discretion, think fit; together with such schemes, orders,

rules and regulations as they shall deem advisable for preventing and repressing, by expulsion, suspension or other means, any abuse of the said institution, and any misconduct in the students, professors, teachers and other persons employed therein; and for regulating the age, or respective ages, time, or respective times, at and during which the students shall be admitted and continue to enjoy the benefits thereof; and of any particular course or courses of study therein, and the mode, order and rotation of admission, and the respective proportions of the Trust fund to be appropriated to any particular purpose or purposes of the said institution, and the mode of investment of the capital of such fund, or of any part thereof, for the time being; and generally, for the regulation and adjustment of every question, matter and thing connected with the said institution."

The will declares, by way of explanation of the first condition, that the Trustees shall have power to alter any provision that shall be deemed by onethird of the Trustees reasonably offensive to the conscience of any student, &c. &c. Powers are given to apply to the Crown for a Charter of Incorporation. The testator intentionally abstains from directing the investment of any portion of the Trust in lands or buildings; but authority is given, should such an investment become lawful, to invest onethird of the property in the purchase of land and buildings fit for the institution.

In addition to these particulars, the Manchester Guardian states that the attention of the Town Council will be immediately directed to the subject of this most important bequest; that active steps will be speedily taken for the establishment of the institution; and that some of the townsmen of the late Mr. Owens have intimated their willingness to come forward with handsome donations, in order to make the proposed College worthy of Manchester. We shall not fail to inform our readers from time to time of the progress of this interesting scheme.

The Vicar of Warminster again.

Our readers will recollect the numerous communications which appeared in our columns, in the early part of last year, on the conduct of the Rev. Arthur Fane, Vicar of Warminster, in consequence of his refusal to bury Sarah Haines, a member of the Pres

byterian congregation of Dissenters in that town, and the choice exhibition of bigotry and intolerance in his disgusting letter to the bereaved husband on that occasion.

It was hoped that the universal reprobation which was expressed of his conduct by the neighbourhood, and all the more intelligent part of his own congregation, as well as the burst of indignation which it called forth from the general press of the country, would have had its due effect on this misguided man; and as two of the members of the same congregation, who have since died, have been buried in the parish churchyard in the usual manner, it was hoped that the ques

tion had been set at rest.

But he has now again thought fit, on the occasion of the death of Sarah Garrett, a member and the pew-opener of the same congregation, to refuse her interment in the parish churchyard with the usual rites of burial. The seven children of the poor woman, all grown up, were unanimous in their wish and determination that their mother should be buried in the same grave as her deceased husband, and several of them in succession called on the Vicar to express such wish, and to urge his compliance, but he persisted in his refusal; and on Saturday, the 3rd instant, the body of the poor woman was taken to the churchyard, followed by her numerous children, and the grave having been opened, was deposited in it, without the presence of the vicar or his curate, and without any service being read over it. The bell was sounded a very few times on the arrival of the corpse in the churchyard, but in so low a tone as shewed that it was evidently meant to be scarcely

audible.

The Bishop was at Warminster, and at Mr. Fane's house, the day after Mr. Fane had signified his refusal of the rites of burial; and it scarcely seems possible but that he must have become cognizant of Mr. Fane's intention. But whether Mr. Fane has acted in defiance of the Bishop, or with his sanction, must be matter rather of conjecture than assertion.

The matter has been mentioned at two successive boards of Guardians, and is again referred to the next meeting to be then specially considered. They have very justly thought themselves called on, as Guardians of the Poor, to notice a proceeding so injuriously affect

ing their rights and feelings.-The Wiltshire Independent of October 16.

[Is not this a case for the interference of the Unitarian Association? The law in reference to interment in

parochial churchyards has, of late years, been so clearly defined by the highest authorities, that there is now no doubt hanging over the subject. The legality of the Vicar's proceedings rests entirely upon the fact, whether the deceased poor woman were or were not ever baptized in the "orthodox" form-"in the name of the Father," &c. If she were, the Vicar has committed an ecclesiastical offence, for which, if applied to, the ecclesiastical courts will punish him; and it would be doing such a man a service to inoculate him, if possible, with a sense of decency and humanity, in the only way, probably, in which it can be done-inconvenience and cost to himself.-ED. C. R.]

London Domestic Mission Society.

In the year 1842, an appeal was made to the friends of the Mission to provide funds for erecting a new school and chapel, or purchasing and improving a building already erected, in lieu of the room in Half-Moon Alley, which was inconvenient and insufficient for the accommodation of the increasing congregation and number of children desirous of partaking of the benefits of the institution. The appeal was liberally responded to, and, including the handsome donation of £200 voted from the sale proceeds of the Jewin Street chapel, an amount was soon realized sufficient to justify the Committee in preparing for the required improvements. Great difficulty, however, was experienced in obtaining an eligible site or building, especially in the crowded locality in which the present station is situated; and successive committees have been compelled reluctantly to report that their exertions for this purpose had been unavailing.

The present Committee are happy to announce that their endeavours have at length been successful. They have entered into a contract for the purchase of a lease at ninety-nine years, at a small ground-rent, of the entire building in Half-Moon Alley, in the centre floor of which (having a carpenter's shop above, and a tallow-melter's room below) the services of the mission chapel and school have hitherto been

conducted. By the arrangement now made, not only will the station be unremoved, and these uncongenial neighbours be got rid of, but treble space will be obtained; and by judicious alterations, which have been carefully considered, a chapel of convenient size, and as many class-rooms as will be required, may be had.

The Committee are well satisfied with this purchase, and they hope that the subscribers and friends of the institution will be equally so: they expect to have early possession of the whole building; and being desirous of commencing the proposed alterations with as little delay as possible, they beg to call the attention of the friends of the Mission to the fact of the long lookedfor object having been now obtained, and to solicit from them the means of carrying out the plan.

For this purpose it is estimated that between £400 and £500, beyond the sum now in hand, will be required; and as the movements of the Committee, as well in regard to the completeness of arrangements, as to the time within which they shall be made, must depend upon the answer that is given to this appeal, the Committee will feel greatly obliged if their friends, who are desirous of giving their aid and countenance to the object, will lose no time in paying their contributions to the Treasurer, Secretary or any other member of the Committee.

Subscriptions will also be received by the Collector, Mr. Wiche; or at the Society's Office, (Messrs. Chapman, Brothers,) 121, Newgate Street; or by the Bankers, Messrs. Rogers and Co., Clement's Lane, Lombard Street.

The subscriptions received towards the fund up to the 1st of January, 1846, including a munificent grant from the trustees of Old Jewry-Street congregation, of £200, amount to £415. 1s. 4d. The purchase is now completed at a cost of £500; and funds are required to fit up the three floors for the purpose of the Mission.

The Christian and Jewish Prayer against

the apprehended Famine.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, agree ably to the order of Privy Council, has issued the following form of prayer to Almighty God, for relief from the dearth and scarcity now existing in parts of the United Kingdom, owing to the failure of some of the crops of

the present year; to be read in all churches and chapels of England and Wales, on Sunday, the 11th of October, and two following Sundays:

"O God, at whose bidding the earth, which sustaineth the life of man, hath withholden in parts of these islands the wonted provision of food, and turned abundance into scarcity, withdraw, we beseech thee, the judgment of which we are justly afraid, that the poor perish not by famine.

"We acknowledge, O Lord, that by our strifes and divisions, misuse of thy gifts, and forgetfulness of thy manifold mercies, we have justly deserved punishment. We have sinned, we have grievously sinned against thee. Yet knowing that thou art full of compassion, we beseech thee to pardon the offences of thy people, to relieve the poor and the needy in their present necessities, and to give and preserve to our use the fruits of the earth in all its seasons.

"But whatsoever may be thy pleasure concerning us, give us grace to receive thy dispensations, whether of judgment or mercy, with entire submission to thy will; endeavouring to abate thy displeasure by repentance, and shewing forth our sense of thy goodness by faithfully keeping thy commandments.

"Of ourselves we are unable either to will or to do that which is acceptable in thy sight. We therefore pray thee so to open our hearts to the influences of thy good spirit, that, shewing compassion and mercy each man to his neighbour, and bearing the burdens one of another, we may obtain of thy favour the supply of our wants, and with hearts knit together in brotherly love, may partake of thy bounties in peace and contentment, to the honour and praise of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

The prayer is ordered to be read immediately before the Litany; and when the Litany shall not be read, before the prayer for all conditions of men.

A prayer, of which the following is the Jewish synagogues: a translation, has been offered up in all

"Most High God, whose throne is in the heavens, in thy hand is the life of every being; thou feedest and sustainest each, from the formidable reem unto the crawling worm: the reptile of the field and the wild beast of the forest alike declare, We are thy creatures; gracious art thou, and compas

is the dominion of the earth, whether for mercy or for judgment: even this year thou hast visited this land and watered it; one portion thereof thou hast crowned with abundance, but from the other thou hast withheld thy blessing. Therefore has consternation seized the husbandman, and the inhabitants of the land groan, because before their eyes the food is destroyed. Verily, thy doings are marvellous, and our soul knoweth right well that thy decrees are just; but, as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is thy mercy upon us; thou extendest to us thine indulgence, for that we are also flesh; and such is thine attribute, to hide thine eyes from sinners, to have compassion upon thy creatures, and to deal kindly towards them. We beseech thee, O Father, spare and have pity upon the afflicted poor; avert from them hunger and want of food; have commiseration upon our country; let a moisture ascend from the earth, send us the rain of the season, and bid it descend plentifully, so that the floors may be full of wheat, the trees yield their fruit, and the ground its produce. Thou, O Lord, who hast a balm for all the wounds of this earth, who linkest man to man, for we all spring from one root, inspire thy children with a spirit of benevolence and nobility; let them not act harshly towards each other, but may every man be permitted to pursue his path unmolested; may every one assist his neighbour, and say to his brother, Be of good courage! May peace flourish in this country, and mayest thou be nigh to redeem us. Amen."

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Nature's Questionings how far solved by Christianity. 22. The Impulse to Worship and its Efficacy.

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Tablet to the Memory of the Rev. N. T. Heineken. The congregation of the English Presbyterian chapel, Bradford, Yorkshire, had long been intending to erect a tablet to the memory of their former pastor, the Rev. N. T. Heineken. Their intention has now been accomplished. A handsome marble tablet occupies a place on the left of the pulpit, corresponding to a similar one to the memory of the Rev. John Dean on the right. The inscription is by the Rev. John Kentish, of Birmingham, one of Mr. Heineken's very few surviving fellow-students; who, in its composition, has purposely selected the expressive language of a friend still older, and indeed the oldest, in the same intimate relation, the Rev. E. Cogan, of Walthamstow. (Christian Reformer, 1840, p. 750.) It is as follows; the text with which it concludes being, in the Latin of the Vulgate, the motto of the deceased:

June 9, 1845, at Colyton, aged 44, WILLIAM TANNER, Esq., of Lockeridge, Wilts, and of Swan River, Western Australia; and on August 21, 1846, HESTER, his wife, aged 42, leaving five children and a large circle of friends to deplore their loss. The decease of these excellent persons has cast a gloom over the Christian society of which they were useful and valued members. In early life Mr. Tanner was designed for the Church, and with this intention entered the University of Cambridge, when, entertaining doubts on the doctrine of the Trinity, he quitted his studies and turned his attention to emigration. Having united himself in marriage to the lady whose death is here recorded, a daughter of Viveash, Esq., of Calne, whose family were for many years the chief supporters of the Unitarian cause in that town, he and his partner emigrated to Western Australia. For this purpose he hired a ship of considerable burthen, which he freighted with all things necessary for settlers in an uninhabited country, taking with him a great number of labouring men, their wives and children. On their arrival at Swan River, Mr. and Mrs. Tanner, with their servants, pitched their tent in the neighbourhood of Perth, and for many months resided in the bush, having no roof but heaven's wide arch to protect them from the elements. Though brought up in the

lap of ease and luxury, they submitted patiently and cheerfully to all the privations and hardships of their new position. This colony is greatly indebted to Mr. Tanner for many of its social and literary advantages. With a mind richly endowed with sound and practical wisdom, he possessed all those amiable and pleasing qualities which not only command esteem, but give energy and diffusion to plans of improvement, and enabled him to send forth knowledge among the colonists with a quickening and fertilizing effect. He originated and edited a newspaper, which he maintained a long time solely at his own expense, ardently desiring to form a colony on sound, intelligent and virtuous principles. The colonists looked up to him as their father and adviser, and selected him as their representative at the Government Board. His penetrating judgment and methodical plans rendered him one of the most valuable of councillors in a new state, where he gave frequent proofs of the wisdom of their selection by his valuable suggestions and noble resistance to all measures which would in any way encroach on the liberty of the settlers. In the midst of his multifarious duties, he devoted much time to the study of religion, and, his faith in Unitarian views of Christianity being fixed, he enrolled himself a member of the Western Unitarian Society, from