The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-09 00:00:00

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RITUAT IST PROSECUTION.—The Bishop of
London ha. taken • decided .top in connexion with the
prosecution of the Rev. Albert florist Maekonockie,
L.A., of Wadham College, Oxford. incumbent of St.
Alban'a, Holborn. by sinning the letters of request Co
the Dean of the Court of Arches. The charges which
Dr. Imiliington will have to investigate are four—l.
The elevation and adoration of the Holy Momenta.-2.
The placing lights on the Communion table.-3. The
use of incense.-4. The use of the mixed chalice.

A Qulimos an 10 Psw Rum—A nice point as to
the law of letting pews is to be decided by the judge of
the Liverpool County Court on the 23rd inst. A lady
has been summoned before him for the payment of two
years' pew rent in • chapel at Kirkby, near LiverpooL
For the defence it is contended that the chapel is a very
ancient one, and has for years enjoyed all the rights
of • pariah church, and that the pews are consequently
all free to parishioners, and that no pew rent can be
leg• Illy demanded,
Egoideit CHrRIMI Uiriort.—At the commencement
of it. present session (rye a Church contemporary) "the
English Church Union numbered considerably more
than 4.000 adherents. Since then, 64 new members
were elected at the first meeting, 221 at the second, 147
at the third, while no less than 139 candidates are
nominated for election at the meeting in April. No
previous Church Union numbered a tithe of those who
are now banded together for the defence of the doctrine
and discipline of the Church of England."

THE MARQUIS Or WESTMEATH AHD THE Rrruaurre.
The following curious notice stands on the order-book
of the Bowe of Lads for We day (Tuesday) :—"The
Marquis of Weetaosath—To present • potlUon, and all
the ableation of the Moue to it, amp of

Ritualistic practices in the Church of Ragland, and
&wing that in the event of a ftnyal commission being
appointed to eicieire into ritualistic innovations there
could be no emlidence in the proceedings of such • eons-
tuission if right rev. pt• lates were appointed thereto
who were tin. twelves compromised by the introduction
of usages sod 'indices which were rejected at the
R. formation ; the petitioners niestioning the cases of
the Lced Bishop of the Diocese of Oxford, who eon.
anon,* a novel, unsuthorised. sod superstitious servos
for the • ISe tication of a Bell' in Bant?tun church, the
Lord Bishop nf ffali•hury, who need • similar an.
authorised and sure otitis us ceremonial furs hell in
Sherborne elinrelt, the hind Malmo of Gloucester end
Bristol who incogurat.'d by • epeeill service anew order
of church mini.tets other then these authorised in the
Prayenbonk. and the Lewd Ihih. 'if Cherie...ter, who,
In aridition to novel proccer:ings in • private chapel,
atteioli il • speciel service in fliabester Cathedral in
connection with • the presentation of a pectoral staff
having firofane Popish ern%lems engraved thereon, and
also held • highly °him:hostel service for the emurecra-
ten of a lady warden to • Trecterian sicterhood ; end
pr icing the limp° to adopt an address to her Majesty
on the subject."