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BIRTHS.

Of Sons-The lady of the Rev. J. S. Wiggett, Cheltenham; of Rev. H. Wilder, Purley Hall; of Rev. T. Clark, Preston C., Lancashire; of Rev. C. Forge, Mappleton V.; of Rev. J. W. Peers, Worthing, Sussex; of Rev. R. Storks, Eaton, Little Breedy, Dorset ; of Rev. C. A. Steuart, Ewhurst, Surrey; of Rev. H. Withy Hastings; of Rev. E. Timson, Woodlands, Hants; of Rev. G. D. Faithfull, Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire; of Rev. J. Emra, Jun., Downton, near Salisbury; of Rev. W. Simpson, Horsham V.

Of Daughters-The lady of the Rev. S. Lysons, Rodmarton R.; Rev. A. Macpherson, Ferrybank, Cupar, Fife; of Rev. T.L. Tovey, Salisbury; of Rev. H. Coddington, Ware, Herts; of Rev. J. E. Lance, Buckland, St. Mary R.; of Rev. E. Bird, Tattenhall R., Cheshire; of Rev. J. Birch, High Hoyland R., Wakefield; of Rev. J. Jordan, Church Handborough; of Rev. H. Monro; of Rev. G. Pickard, Jun., Bloxworth; of Rev. M. Tucker, Jun., Upottery, Devon; of Reva W. Philpotts, Hallow V.,near Worcester; of Rev. W. Shawell, Blencowe R.; of Rev. R. Okes, Eton.

MARRIAGES.

Rev. R. D. Fearon, of St. John's Coll. Camb., to Frances Jane, youngest d. of the late Rev. C. Andrews, V. of Wickhombrooke, Suffolk; Rev. R. Skinner, to Violetta, eldest d. of T. Williams, Esq., of Cowley Grove, near Uxbridge; Rev. R. Seymour, R. of Kinwarton, Warwickshire, to Frances, d. of the late C. Smith, Esq., of Sutton, Essex; Rev. A. B. Mesham, of Corpus Christi Coll., Oxford, to Moncriette, 3rd d. of Col. Patterson, of Connoquhie, in Fife, N.B.; Rev. F. G. Lugard, of Trin. Coll. Camb., to Grace Price, eldest d. of the late W. A. Morgan, Esq., of Bombay; Rev. J. T. Austen, V. of Aldworth, Berks, to Charlotte Sophia,

second d. of James Tilson, Esq., of Goring, Oxon; Rev. G. Thomas, of Tarleton, Lancashire, to Elizabeth, youngest d. of the late T. W. Davison, Esq., of Haddesley, Yorks; Rev. W. W. Mutlow, R. of Rudford, to Betty, d. of Mr. W. Steight, of Twyning; Rev. W. W. Blackwell, to Jane Lindsay, third d. of R. Hepburn, Esq.; Rev. F. Owen, minister of the New Church, Wadsley, to Sarah Pennington, second d. of the late R. Bayley, Esq., of Sheffield; Rev. H. Gibson, R. of Fyfield, Essex, to Sarah, third d. of the late Rev. T. Mills, of Coval Hall, V. of Bumpstead Helion, Essex; Rev. J. Richards, Chaplain to the House of Correction, Guildford, to Caroline, second d. of the Rev. S. Pitman, of Oulton Hall, Norfolk; Rev. C. W. Wilkinson, of Bardsley, Yorkshire, to Louisa Anne, fourth d. of B. Pearce, Esq. of Monkham, Essex; Rev. T. Page, of St. Paul's Church, Cheltenham, to Elizabeth Mary Anne, d. of the late J. W. Hull, Esq.; Rev. G. S. Cruwys, of Cruwys Morchard House, Devon, to Mary Eliza, only child of the late G.J. Ruddell, Esq., of Bingwell House, in the same county; Rev. E. M. Kempe, V. of Linkinhorne, Cornwall, to Augusta, second d. of W. P. Dakyn, Esq., of Hartley, Devon; Rev. John Blennerhassett, R. of Rhyme Intrinseca, Dorset, to Elizabeth, d. of the late F. H. du Boulay, Esq., of Walthamstow, Essex; Rev. J. Brunskill, of Killinan Glebe, to Sophia, d. of Major Boulger, late of the 93rd Highlanders; Rev. G. M. Braune, to Emma, d. of Admiral Sir L.W.Halsted; Rev. H. Gibbes, of Downing Coll. Camb., to Margaretta, d. of the late J. Murray, Esq. of Highbridge, Bucks; Rev. H. J. B. Wither, R. of Worthing, Hants, s. of the late H. B. Wither, Esq. of Manydown Park, to Eliza Harriet, youngest d. of W. Appletree, of Goldings, near Basingstoke; Rev. M. Powell, V. of St. Bride's with Coedkernew, in the county of Monmouth, to Mary, the eldest d. of D. Pritchard, of Dulygare, Esq., in the county of Brecon; Rev. J. Law

son, of Hope Baggot, in the county of Salop, to Mary, third d. of the late M. Crowe, Esq., of Stockton-upon-Tees; Rev. W. B. Tate, M. A., V. of Lower Wallop, Hampshire, to Ellen, youngest d. of Mrs. Roddam, of the

Manor, York; Rev. H. Sloane, of Cork, to Catherine, d. of the late Rev. W. Neilson; Rev. B. Brooke, to Letitia, sister to M. Archdall, Esq., M. P.

EVENTS OF THE MONTH.

The "Events" are collected from the public papers, except where private correspondents are so good as to send more authentic accounts, which are always marked "From a Correspondent."

BERKSHIRE.

A subscription has been opened at both the banks in this town to present to the Rev. H. R. Dukenfield, M.A. of Ch. Ch., on his retiring from the parish of St. Giles, some tribute of the respect and attachment entertained by his parishioners, and of their grateful sense of his efficient and valuable services during his long residence amongst them.-Reading Mercury.

Langley church, near Windsor, is one of the most interesting edifices in the environs of London. There are many tombs and monuments in the interior of the church of persons eminent in their day both for rank and talent. An individual of the name of Harvey, once Speaker of the House of Commons, has bequeathed to it a valuable library of scarce books, which are very little known. His monument is most gorgeous. Within this shrine is a whole length reclining figure, chiselled in Carrara marble, by the elder Westmacott, of great beauty and simplicity.-Globe.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

On Tuesday, the 4th of November, an infant school was opened in the town of Olney, a circumstance to which additional interest was attached in consequence of its having been convened in the very house once the residence of the Poet Cowper.Record.

The churchwardens and parishioners of Great Brickhill have presented to the Rev. A. D. Morrice, upon his leaving the curacy of that parish, after a residence of twenty years, a splendid silver goblet, with the following inscription:-"Presented to the Rev. Andrew Morrice, late curate of the parish of Great Brickhill, Bucks, by the churchwardens and inhabi tants, as a tribute of affection and esteem for himself and family; in testimony of the union that has long subsisted between them in acknowledgment of the zeal and undeviating attention which have characterized the performance of his numerous

and arduous duties, and the kindness he has manifested in alleviating the wants of the distressed."-Oxford Paper.

CHESHIRE.

We have much pleasure in recording the presentation of a testimonial of esteem

to the Rev. R. B. Robinson, late curate of the parish church of Prestbury, and now Incumbent of the recently erected church at Lytham, Lancashire. Immediately after it became known to the parishioners of the rev. gentleman that they could no longer avail themselves of his services, it was determined to set on foot a subscription, for the purpose of presenting to him a substantial assurance of the sense they entertained of his conduct. One of the strongest possible proofs of the high estimation in which the rev. gentleman was held, particularly amongst the lower class of his parishioners, is, that a great part of it was composed of very small sums, many of the subscriptions being only pence. The sum total was adequate to the purchase of a silver tea service and pocket communion plate. On Thursday last, at the house of Mr. Kinsey, in Prestbury, the Hon. T. A. Erskine, in a brief and feeling speech, conveyed to him the expression of the regret his parishioners had felt at separating from him, and the grateful sense they entertained of his merits as a Christian minister. The plate was then presented to him. On one part of it was inscribed-"Presented to the Rev. Richard Barton Robinson, M. A., as a testimony of respect and esteem on his retiring from the curacy of Prestbury, 1834."-Macclesfield Courier.

The fifth anniversary of the subscribers to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in Stockport, was celebrated in the national school, in Stockport, in the presence of about 600 visiters, teachers, and scholars. About 500 visiters, teachers, and scholars sat down to tea in the boys' room. After tea several very interesting

pieces were recited by the children, to the satisfaction of all present. It must be very pleasing to every friend to the society to know that, in the short space from October 24th, 1833, to October 24th, 1834, there have been sold from the depository 6468 volumes, that is, 322 Bibles; 178 Testaments; 441 Prayer Books; 427 other bound books; and 5100 Tracts.-Chester Courant.

The Rev. Thomas Byrth, M.A., Incumbent of St. James's church, Latchford, having been collated by the Lord Bishop of this Diocese to the rectory of Wallasey, his congregation have just presented him with a handsome tea service of plate, as a token of their esteem and affection for him, and as a mark of their approbation of the discharge of his ministerial duties.Manchester Courier.

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when there was a highly respectable attendance. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Exeter, Patron of the Association, took the chair; and we observed on his Lordship's right the Rev. J. Graham, G. S. Fursdon, Esq., Revs. Precentor Lowe, Archdeacon Barnes, H. F. Lyte, Dr. Perkins; G. Lewis, Esq., R. Abbott, Esq.; on his left, the Mayor of Exeter, Sir S. H. Northcote, Bart., Sir T. T. F. E. Drake, Bart., Colonel Fulford, Captain Trevillian, and upwards of forty clergymen. The Bishop addressed the meeting, and afterwards read a most interesting Report, which will be printed and published. Various resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the Association were put and carried, and the meeting, having occupied four hours, and excited considerable interest, broke up.-Woolmer's Exeter Gazette.

The dissenters at Tavistock have declined the scrutiny which they had called for, in consequence of the majority of votes against them on the question of churchappointed as assessors pro and con, were rates. The two barristers, entire strangers, singularly struck with the numbers and respectability of the friends of the church, and probably apprised the dissenters of the hopelessness of their opposition.-Salisbury Herald.

EXETER FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOLOn Wednesday, the 12th of November, the senior students delivered Latin and English speeches, in public, in the schoolroom, according to annual custom. The Right Worshipful the Mayor and Corporation attended, as also the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Exeter, and a very large number of ladies and gentlemen. The young gentlemen acquitted themselves exceedingly well, and were complimented by the Mayor, the Lord Bishop, and others. The whole proceedings were such as must have been highly flattering to the Head Master, the Rev. D. Collyns. - Exeter Luminary.

We hear that the inhabitants of Honiton have subscribed 20001. for the purpose of building a new church in that town. The parish church is not only insufficient in point of size for the population, but is situate at a considerable elevation, at least half-a-mile from the town.- Exeter Post.

DORSETSHIRE.

The new church erecting at Weymouth, by the munificence of the Rev. G. Chamberlain, the rector, is now rapidly pro ceeding. The design is strictly Gothic, and the interior will have a very imposing and solemn effect.-Salisbury Herald.

DURHAM.

A number of the friends of the Rev. James Taylor met on Friday, in St. John's vestry, when James Edgcombe, Esq., in their name, and in a very feeling address, presented that gentleman with an elegant gown and cassock, in testimony of their high regard and sincere esteem for his faithful and unwearied services, during the period he held the appointment of Sunday lecturer of that parish.-Newcastle Journal.

The recent appointment of our neighbour, the Rev. H. Douglas, to a prebendal stall in Durham cathedral, has been assailed, with characteristic coarseness and misrepresentation, by the Whig press. Statements such as those to which we have alluded, need no refutation in this district, where the worthy individual's high merits are known and appreciated; but, for the information of our distant readers, it may be proper to add, that the Rev. Prebendary is one of the most pious and exemplary ministers, as well as one of the most accomplished scholars, in the diocese of Durham, and that his elevation has given general satisfaction.-Ibid.

On Monday, the 13th Oct., the Rev. Robert Gray, A.M., rector of Sunderland, and a number of gentlemen of that place, met in the vestry, in order to present the Rev. John Hayton, late curate of that parish, with a service of plate and a purse of 100 sovereigns, in token of their respect and esteem for his benevolent and laborious services during the thirty years that he officiated as curate in that parish. The Rev. Robert Gray, the chairman, in presenting the plate, &c., addressed the Rev. gentleman in a very neat and appropriate speech. On the tea-pot was a Latin inscription, of which the following is a translation:-" Presented, with 100 sovereigns, to the Rev. John Hayton, by the Rector, and a numerous body of parishioners and inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Sunderland, including many of his former pupils, in testimony of their esti

mation of his laborious services as curate

of the parish during upwards of 30 years 1834." The service was a tea-service, consisting of tea-pot, coffee-pot, sugarbasin, and tongs, cream-jug, &c., to the value, (including the 100 sovereigns) of nearly 2007-Newcastle Courant.

The Bishop of Durham has presented to the library of the University of Durham a large and valuable collection of works on ecclesiastical literature.-Tyne Mercury.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Mr. Bailey, R.A., has made a most liberal offer to the committee for erecting VOL. VI.-Dec. 1834.

a monument to the memory of the late Rev. Dr. Bridges, in St. Nicholas Church, and we are happy to hear that his offer has been accepted. We understand that a subscription has been commenced for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of our late lamented prelate, Dr. Gray.-Bristol Journal.

CHELTENHAM CHURCH OF ENGLAND ASSOCIATION.-The meeting of this Association, which took place on Thursday, the 30th ult., pursuant to notice, for the purpose of "expressing their sympathy with the protestant church of Ireland under its present critical circumstances, and their resolution to uphold the united church by all constitutional means in their power," was attended by a large number of the most respectable and influential residents and visitors of Cheltenham and its vicinity. Mr. Bransby Cooper was called to the chair, and the meeting was addressed by the Rev. John Browne, Colonel Hawkshaw, Rev. W. M. Kinsey, R. Long, Esq., and Rev. J. Graham, who severally pressed upon the meeting the duty of doing all in their power to uphold protestantism in Ireland, at a moment when the government were indifferent to that object; and the Roman catholics were using the most unscrupulous means to uproot the protestant faith. Mr. Kinsey alluded to a statement made by an Irish gentleman at a meeting in Dublin-“ Within the last few years one hundred and twenty thousand protestants have fled from the persecutions which awaited them in Ireland.' A declaration of sympathy with the Irish protestants was agreed to.-Bath and Cheltenham Gazette.

The Rev. F. Close has received one donation of 3204., and another of 1004., towards the erection of an infant school-room at the lower end of Cheltenham.-Oxford Paper.

HAMPSHIRE.

On Thursday, the 6th Nov., the Lord Bishop of Winchester consecrated the newly-erected parish church of Holdenhurst, near Christchurch. The Rev. E. Jacob (chaplain), Rev. Dr. Dealtry (chancellor of Winchester), Rev. W. F. Burrows (vicar of the parish), Rev. Dr. Wyndham, J. Newell, &c. &c. attended.

This church has been erected in consequence of the inadequate accommodation afforded in the old building, and its dilapidated state. It is a neat Gothic structure, capable of seating about 500, of which 360 are free for the poor. The church was crowded on the occasion.-Record.

CHURCH-RATE. Another triumph of the church has taken place at Portsea, by a 4 x

majority of 446! Wm. Grant, Esq., proposed that a rate of 3d. in the pound should be granted to meet the necessary expenses of the church, which was seconded by the Rev. Edward Dewdney. Mr. Sheppard proposed, as an amendment, that this meeting do adjourn until this day twelvemonths, which was seconded by Mr. Law. Upon a shew of hands, the question of adjournment was carried; upon which, the churchwardens demanded a poll, which it was agreed should then commence, and continue open until five o'clock on Saturday evening, when the numbers polled appeared as follow:-For the rate, 1034; against it, 588-Majority, 446.Hampshire Telegraph.

On Tuesday, the 4th Nov., the new chapel, situated at Cadnam, in the parish of Eling, on the borders of the New Fo. rest, was opened, at which the Lord Bishop of Winchester attended. It is capable of containing upwards of five hundred persons, and was much wanted, being five miles from the ancient parish church of Eling.-Salisbury Herald.

An extensive piece of land has been purchased adjoining the town of Newport, 1. W., for building and endowing a church and parsonage-house. The present church, St. Thomas's, from the great popularity of the worthy ministers, the Rev. Dr. H. Worsley and the Rev. Charles Worsley, is now so crowded that many persons are prevented from attending Divine worship. The building is to be forthwith commenced.-Ibid.

The Bishop of Winchester last week confirmed upwards of 6,000 persons in the county of Dorset, which is in the diocese of Bristol. Just as his Lordship was leaving his episcopal residence, Farnham Castle, news arrived of the decease of the late Bishop of Bristol, which put an end to the commission under which Dr. Sumner was about to act; but, on the difficulty being made known to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, he, with great promptitude, immediately issued a special authority under which the Bishop of Winchester acted.-Ibid.

At the quarterly meeting of the Christchurch Church Missionary Society, a most gratifying Report was made. The collectors, chiefly ladies, attended the meeting with considerable sums; and although the Society has been in existence but a short time, the collections amounted to nearly 801.-Ibid.

On Sunday, the 12th Oct., a very impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Scard, in the parish church of Bishop's Waltham, to a very crowded and respectable congregation, on the occasion of the

close of his ministerial labours as curate of that parish. About twelve hundred persons were assembled. The inhabitants of the parish have, in a most warm-hearted manner, testified their earnest and unqualified approbation of Mr. Scard's ministerial labours by presenting him with a very handsome piece of plate, value 70l.—Ibid.

KENT.

On Monday, the 17th inst., was opened St. John's (proprietary) chapel, at Gravesend. It is a beautiful plain Gothic structure, and was justly admired by a very large congregation, consisting of the mayor and corporation, the principal inhabitants, and many families from the metropolis, patrons of the town.- Morning Herald.

CHATHAM CHURCH-RATES.-We have to record another account of a church-rate contest, attended, as nine out of ten have been, with signal victory to the church. On Thursday, the 23d Oct., a meeting for making a church-rate was held at Chatham; and, as usual, the independent and orthodox dissenters were found leagued with the Socinians and radicals to defend it. A poll was demanded, which took place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the following week, at the close of which the numbers were-For the rate, 355; against it, 198; majority, 157. Thus, while it is not in one or two parishes out of a hundred that the dissenters have even ventured to give battle, it is not in one of a thousand that they can achieve a victory.-Kentish Observer.

The Lord Bishop of Peterborough has presented the munificent donation of 501. to the funds of the Canterbury King's School.-Salisbury Herald.

IN

GREAT CONSERVATIVE MEETING KENT.-On Thursday evening, Nov. 20th, a dinner was given at Ashford, to commemorate his Majesty's late declaration “* to support the constitution in church and state." The dinner took place at the Assembly-rooms, and was attended by nearly 200 noblemen, gentlemen, and inhabitants of the county. Sir Edward C. Deering presided. During the evening the fol lowing Address was signed by all the gentlemen present :—

"To the King's Most Excellent Majesty.-We, the undersigned, your Majesty's loyal and faithful subjects of Ashford and its vicinity, in the county of Kent, assembled to commemorate your Majesty's glorious declaration of inviolable attachment to our constitution in church and state, feel it our duty, at the present important crisis, to lay before your Majesty the expression of our devotion to your Majesty's person, and of our stedfast

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