It will not have been overlooked that many expenses yet remain, after the restoration of the building shall have been completed, before it can be opened for public worship with its interior arrangements in harmony with its exterior interest and execution. The committee of course will not be satisfied without its being furnished with (to say the least) a suitable provision for the celebration of either sacrament: it is impossible on entering the church not to desire, may it not be rather said, not to foresee, that the Round Church, with its lofty vault, and now vacant of pews, will have for its sole furniture a rich and elaborate font crowned with an aspiring cover: the chancel moreover and its aisles will require to be supplied with all that is necessary to the reception of the parishioners and the due celebration of Divine service; the floor to be laid down with encaustic tiles; appropriate provision made, whatever that may be, for the reception of the bells; and the whole precinct to be bounded by some more decent substitute for the present brick wall. The conviction that these wants will be supplied, and in harmony with the general character of the fabric, has been one motive with the committee for proceeding in the restoration on a scale the most complete and generous. this respect the present undertaking, if successful, will hold out to future churchrestorers a practical proof that the most liberal plan is likewise the most economical that help is sure to be obtained when it is found to be well bestowed. The presents of this sort already given or promised during its progress testify sufficiently to the truth of this principle; a principle, however, which, as it cannot be concealed that there will always be not a few who either have not yet been convinced of it, or unhappily feel themselves committed to disprove it, would seem to give to the promoters of this work a proportionally stronger claim upon the prompt and cordial co-operation of all, who, whether connected immediately with Cambridge or not, know that on the diffusion of it depends in a great degree the effectual restoration of our churches and of church architecture throughout the land.

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more or less to its eventual completeness. Those hitherto engaged in it have nothing more that they can do. The parish, in addition to a vote in vestry double in amount of what it was thought practicable to collect for any purpose, has promoted a supplemental subscription within itself amounting to about 100%. The committee are entirely satisfied with the skill and vigilance of the clerk of the works, as well as with the ability and zeal of the architect: they consider the contracts to have been carefully made and faithfully executed; they have certainly spared no pains or watchfulness on their part, to hasten the period at which the parishioners shall no longer be excluded from the offices of religion in their own church. The work is now proceeding on the personal security of those engaged in conducting it, with a view to the roof being put on the chancel before the winter sets in. If it be, as they believe, matter of general congratulation that, at the risk and through the exertions of a few irresponsible individuals, the church has been preserved, it will not be unreasonable in them now to ask for that assistance in carrying the work through, in reliance upon which it was undertaken, and without which it does not appear how it should be accomplished.

The committee respectfully submit that they have no resources at their disposal for the execution of such a work as this, which the unhesitating gift, by each individual who approves of it, of a contribution too small to be felt, would accomplish in a moment. The funds of the CAMBRIDGE CAMDEN SOCIETY are barely sufficient to cover its current expenses, and enable it by small but judicious appropriations to originate restorations which others are thus induced to carry out; and the committee have hitherto abstained from making application to the Incorporated Society, though fully entitled to do so, by the fact that the intended alteration will now include a large increase of accommodation desiring to set an example in this, as well as in other particulars, of the duty incumbent upon all church-restorers, of doing every one his own work as well, and as far, as he can; and they are themselves manifestly unequal to so large an outlay, even if it should be thought right to leave it to them as the reward of their interference.

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Northumberland.-We beg attention to an interesting paper which will be found appended to our present number; a circular by the Hon. and Rev. J. Grey, vicar of Wooler, on the subject of St. Ninian's Church, Fenton, which he proposes to build on the old site, where the foundations of the former Church distinctly remain. Mr. Grey may well hope that "the case will be found to be more than locally interesting," as our readers may judge by referring to his very pleasing address. We wish it were accompanied by the vignette which embellishes the larger copies, and which gives the promise of a very beautiful building in the ancient style.

The following are some of the particulars:

The east window will be of stained glass, by Mr. Wailes of Newcastle. The subjects will be a Blood Red Cross with a scroll underneath. "God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."

The four windows in the body of the Church will also be of stained glass, the subjects the four Holy Evangelists, one in each window.

Two of these, St. Matthew and St. John, are already undertaken by some of the parishioners. The east window is also promised. In the west, over the doorway will be a handsome rose window, and probably with representations, in stained glass, of the chief events in the history of St. Ninian.

Pews.-The following extract from a Staffordshire paper speaks for itself"Ex uno disce omnes" :

"There are parties living who can well remember the time when there was not a single pew in the body of the church of Ashton-under-Lyne; there were only open benches. Pews, therefore, are of comparatively recent innovation. Gradually, pew after pew was erected, and the then churchwardens seem to have allowed parties to enclose the floor of the church, and to exercise rights of ownership over the portion so enclosed, to the exclusion of the other parishioners. These pews have, in many instances, been regularly, the most illegally, bought and sold like other property; and locks have been placed upon the pew doors, in order that no one but the owner (so called) might have entrance. What is this but shutting out the poor from the worship of God in his holy temple ?-that temple which was erected by the piety of our forefathers, not for the use of the exclusive few, but for the parishioners of Ashton-underLyne generally. And what, in reality, has been, and is the effect of these pews?

I am informed, that at the present moment there are not forty free sittings in the whole parish church; and what few there are, placed in the worst position, where the aged and infirm can with difficulty see or hear; and yet the parish contains 40,000 souls! Again, in the Sunday school connected with the parish church there are more than 1,400 children, and yet not more than forty or fifty of these poor children can attend their church each Sunday, and these are placed on the steps round the railing of the altar; the pews forbid further space being allotted to them. I need not say that numbers of these Sunday school children can never attend their parish church at all. The question then is, whether the body of the parish church shall be again made free, and restored to the use of the parishioners generally, or whether it shall continue in the hands of a few pew owners. That the parishioners have a right to the body of the church is undeniable; and though some who have purchased their pews may naturally feel angry and reluctant to the idea of their being removed, and open sittings again restored and substituted in their stead, yet I feel convinced, that on calm consideration, they will gladly relinquish their fancied rights to these unsightly pews, and hail, with the delight which every true Christian must feel, the sight of their fellow-parishioners meeting together with them for the worship of God in his holy temple; they will gladly lend their aid to bring together larger numbers of parishioners to the parish church; and they will remember, that in God's house worldly distinction should be laid aside, and that there rich and poor meet together, the Lord being the Maker of them all.' "I am, sir, your very obedient servant, "LEGH RICHMOND. "Ashton-under-Lyne, Nov. 17, 1842."

ANCIENT MUSIC.

[It may surprise some of our readers to learn, that the following extract occurs in an American periodical. If our fellow-churchmen in America are indeed reviving ecclesiastical music, we shall soon have to learn a lesson from them. Some of our churches, which boast most of a return to ancient usages are, alas! in the very predicament supposed in the concluding paragraph.]

"The restoration of the Gregorian chant is another sign of a return to the good old things of the Church. We shall be in less danger of modern innovations in religion, if we are accustomed to the simple and solemn strains of the ancient ecclesiastical melodies. We shall love

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revere the liturgy more if we use it in connexion with music almost as old as some parts of the service to which it is sung.

"Were these chants universally introduced, and properly used, as they might be, if clergymen would interest themselves in a subject which they can hardly neglect with a due regard for the decency of divine worship, the religious effect of our services would be greatly heightened. We should have the aid of devotional music, without the hindrance of worldly associations. We should not be continually seeking new tunes any more than we seek new prayers, -and we should perceive the profanity-to which, unhappily, we are now accustomed-of singing the words of inspiration to the light and tripping airs of the dance or the opera." Sept. 24.

New York Churchman,

Opening of the New Romish Church, Pontefract, Yorkshire.-This edifice, built by Mr. Pugin, and erected, without regard to expense, by Mrs. Tempest, in the grounds of her mansion, the Grange, near Pontefract, was opened for consecration on Wednesday, the 12th of October, when a

solemn pontifical high mass was celebrated by the Right Rev. Dr. Brown, assisted by a large body of the clergy. The choir sang Haydn's Mass, No. 3, with equal judgment. Miss Parsons, of Preston, sang the principal solos. The organ, built by Bevington, of London, from a design by Pugin, is on a novel plan, there being no top of casework above the gilt pipes, and showing the west window through the centre. It has much power and sweetness; and the effect produced by the choir singing the Gregorian vespers, with alternate verses by the clergy from the sanctuary, caused us to regret that the ancient music of the church is not more studied and adopted in this country.-The Catholic.

[If a consistent restoration of ancient music is really desired, the sooner Palestrina or Vittoria are substituted for Haydn and Mozart the better. It is true, there would be no opportunity then for Miss Parsons to exercise her powers in solos. One grand effect of the restoration of the church-style would be the total exclusion of these showy individual exhibitions. Hence, partly, the dislike which many of our modern singers entertain to its revival.]

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AFFGHANS and Ten Tribes, 697. Africa, Southern. [Moffat's Missionary Labours. Moodie's Specimens, &c. Parliamentary Papers relative to Southern Africa. Mirror of Parliament.] 547-564; 634-660. Neglected and imperfect state of the Church at the Cape as compared with the sects, 549-560. Labours of the united brethren of the Missionaries of the London Society, 551, 552. Bushmen, their circumstances and character, 553-555. Dr. Vanderkemp, 552557. Orange River crossed by Missionaries, 560. Conversion of Africaner, the freebooting chief, 563. War with the Dutch boors-has terminated in a large accession to English territory, 634, 635. Labours of Mr. Moffat, his residence amongst the Bechuanas, 637640. His visit to Makaba, 641. Conversions, 644. Difficulty of contending with the practice of polygamy, 645. Visit to Moselekatse, 650. Importance of sending a Bishop to Southern Africa, 660.

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Anglo-Catholicism. [Gresley's Bernard Leslie. Watson's Letter to the Laity. Percival's Collection of Papers connected with the present Theological movement.] 58-74. Distinction between the Reformation period and the present movement, 58. Authority the characteristic principle of the revival of AngloCatholicism, 59. Details involved in the discussion may be questionable, yet the principle unimpaired, 60. In principle the AngloCatholics one, and the low party one, instanced in Dr. Hampden's case, 63. racter of Mr. Gresley's style and analysis of Bernard Leslie, 63-68. Strictures on portions, 68-71. Present rancour and clamour against catholic truth instanced in Mr. Noel's sermon at St. Clement Danes, and Mr. Stowell's speech at Exeter Hall, 72-74. Anglo-Saxon Literature. [Biographia Britannica Literaria, Anglo-Saxon period, by Thos. Wright, M.A.] 163-181. Romances of the Anglo-Saxons, 164, 165. Religious poetry, 166, 167. Latin writers among the AngloSaxons, 168. Restoration of Anglo-Saxon by Alfred, 169. Alfric, the grammarian, 170. A witness against transubstantiation, 171. State of Science, 173. Hamiltonian system, 175. Riddles and Enigmas, 176. Geometry and Astronomy, 177. Geography and Geology, 178. Medical science, 179. and strange recipes, 180, 181.

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Athanasius, St., Controversial Treatises of [Select Treatises of St. Athanasius translated, &c.] 32-42. St. Jerome's exposition of Matt. x. 16; mode in which the principle therein was felt and acted on by the early believers-illustrated in the Arian controversy, 32-34. Labours and sufferings of St. Athanasius, 34-37. Different forins of the Mystery of iniquity, 37. Temper of the present day, 38, 39.

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Catholicism, Letter on, by a Catholic, 208-215. Reformed Catholic our best designation, for four reasons, 211-213.

Chapters on Ecclesiastical Law. [Curates and Curacies.] Simony of clerical agencies, 193, 194. Tabular view of the enactments in 1 & 2 Victoria, cap. 106, respecting Curates, 294-296. Case of Dakins v. Seaman, Exchequer, April, 1842, 297, 298. Chester Training College, 448-450. Christian Priesthood and Sacrifice.

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the Christian Religion and Church, by Dr. A. Neander; translated by H. J. Rose, B.D. History of the Planting and Training of the Christian Church by the Apostles, by Dr. A. Neander; translated by J. E. Ryland.] 74— 92. Offering sacrifice not essential to the character of a priest. Deacons reckoned in the priesthood by some Fathers, 75. Whether the upper orders of the Clergy do offer sacrifice, &c., 76. Fallacy of Outram in defining sacrifice. Sufficiency of Christ's only, excludes subsequent propitiatory sacrifice, 76. Scripture indications of sacrifice in the Christian Church. Analogy between Melchisedek's priesthood and Christ's, 77-79. Doctrine of the Fathers on the subject not uniform or exact, 81-84. Nevertheless, they present us with a practical doctrine on the subject, 85. In what respects the Eucharist fitly styled a sacrifice, 86-89. Common mistake as to Jewish sacrifice, 91, 92. Christopher North, Recreations of. [Recreations of Christopher North, Vols. I. & II.] 401-418. Causes of the unpopularity of Professor Wilson's poetry, 401, 402. His supremacy as a critic, 403. His "Hour's Talk about Poetry," 403-406. Fallacies respecting the Excursion, 406-408. Humour of the Recreations, extracts, 409-416. Tone of Christopher North, how far unsafe, 417, 418.

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