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Butni COMMON PRAYER.—By
HENRY LOUD BISHOP OF EXETER.

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iirai.ll,l%Ctl'ii!:llri; • i't 1.: :4" 1:
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5,•,; t,it:_e
--)rr..zds of a M..awcur oe w..
4,;('')•mrvati ins on the state of society in ti-e•A empire.
fro'Tilm 'ea may he formed of his finess f,e'sue a ta4z.
shert time it,& had to c11,..et. oeeeeala.
.:;ttler a residence of a fortnight or three wet k. at 11:e
tie Janeiro he proceeded to Curo• Paeto, the capital
"° of the province of Minas Geraes—and came
hack again. Veal, vidi, vici. Ile acknowledges
he
met with the kindest treatment and the most hos-
recept ion every ryw here, particularly at the hl uses
(t!' the farmers and Lientlemen in the country : every
highly traveller that has made that journey speaks
ilghlY of the universal hospitality he experienced
tri°lll the inhabitants, ample compensating them for
vue want of inns and taverns. But not so Mr. Cha-
t:l'oes ; fur, out of gratitude, he says, " that the.
Superior
in the meanest pot-house in France is
r°llPerior to that afforded in the dvvellings of . the most
01?ctable and richest gentleman or farmer in
razils!"
bib With more than an average share of the vanity of
to. countrymen, he appears to consider France a
:4ndartl of perfection as to manners and morals; reli-
tail and politics ; therefore, comparing everything
Seenaw or heard in Brazils with what he was
storned to see and hear in his own country,
turns all in the New World into ridicule,
or caricatures all the inhabitants, from the Emperor
` his throne to the slave in the street; nay, not even
1..
`e fair sex has escaped his calumnies and jeers.
statesmen, senators, deputies, merchants, and shop-
tteers, are all tr. ated with equal contempt and ridi-
up:i by this young and hasty traveller, who, dia.
terl, perhaps, in not finding at Rio a Palais
11,2;42Pa or the Boulevards of Parts, and the class of
e'Yto be found there, condemns the reserve and
Seclusioncio of the ladles of Brazil ; and, making no
rlioi",°nee for the heat of the climate, ridicules the
irbftut'lle they appear in in their own homes, as
tires: ,Liad liver seen a Frenchwoman in a neglige
tv.+ll foreigners who have hitherto explored the in-
le,"„;4l. of the vast empire of, Brazils, or visited its
•bl'4ll, have described the former as presenting the
474 t toognificent scenery in the world, and the latter
tit...4'411111g the first cities in Europe, the productions
ttC arts and sciences being as perfect in the one,
otlw.°Se (4. nature were grand and sublime in the
t 4-", The inhabitants, likewise, have been pour-
tip' " aS conspicuous for their hospitality and attes-
t- •t° 'dirangers and foreigners respectably connected,
feu furnished with the requisite introduction; whilst
lirbl:roperor, though young in years, displays all that
sanity and complaisance consistent with the high
uci'n he occupies, and fulfils all his moral, political,
l'eligious obligations with a zeal and ability that
,
do credit to more mature heads and hearts.
fissell2 do Chavagnes, by his extravagant and outré
hhi,'4°lls, gross exaggerations, and perverse mis-
t *tuents has astonished all France, and offended all
If his object were to gain notoriety, he has
Itoteded to the utmost of his wishes; and though
c'.add to his unenviable reputation as a writer,
Qnt ttis perhaps necessary to expose his absurdities •
irehgl,4ring errors, to prevent the public from being
the" upon, and that an antidote should accompany
tCaYing given a proof of his ingratitude, the Bra-
1> press Press give the following specimens of his accu-
y ) veracity, and humanity :
Rio was in November, 1842, that M. de C. visited
Janeiro. He says the Emperor was then 20
tra of age, when, in fact, he was only 16, having
then declared competent at that age to assume
eiphreigns of government, although the age of
further
had been prescribed by the constitution.
fozi: Trther asserts that the Ministry were dismissed
Vitlinaving saluted Mr. Ellis (our late negotiator)
des— a roll of the drums; that there was not any one
_thiog the name-of a statesman in all the empire ;
tsi itio they were entirely ignorant of what was
ee in the provinces ; that the Government
holt d raise no more loans, because the holders of
ehill.da found great difficulty in establishing their
tiolnla to the dividends; finally, that the consump-
m,lie (4. wine had fallen off to that degree, that
pi real the importation in 1841 consisted of 8,570,000
saire, in 1842 it amounted to only 4,650,000 pipes;
lo attributes the deficiency to the Brazilians no
extn ger 1. drinking French or Portuguese wines. These
be ac 4 are from his first number ; his second will
are
hereafter.

hzvve to rcritu:st !ha tle y remit you to
furnish Us viith conies of the pr'certs for Ihe twO
receut Nye af,ote exec i s fee Let ,hen, with the 7e-
tures therseo. axl eliee of fte m notes of do Court of
Aiti rrete reletieg thereto,
We have the 1-e.nour to be, Sir, your obedient
humble •ers•ants,
"GEORGE and CHARLES CORNER."
Alderman Co ELAND said he ste uld feel satisfac.
tion icy ruLdeting all the assistance the Court could
legally reed -r to Mr. Moen, but he objected to allow
the production of anv document without having the
opinion of the Recorder whether the intelligence con-
tisieed in it might not be used es a means of entangling
the Court in the que4ion which lay merely between
Aldermen Moon and Mr. Salomons.—(Hear, hear.)
He did not wish that the Court should take up the
cudgel in the case of Alderman Moon, as they had
taken it up, most decidedly against his judgment, in
that of Mr. Thomas Johnson. As Mr. Moon chose
to battle it with Mr. Salomons, the two competitors
ought to he allowed to settle it between themselves.
He was willing to render both gentlemen all the aid
the Court could, consistently with its own neutrality,
afford ; but he had no idea of incurring 2,4001., or
2,500/ expense, the charge defrayed by them in the
case he quoted, on any future occasion. Alderman
Moon must take the distinction with all its costs and
other itnperfections.—(Hear, hear.) Under all the
serious and delicate circumstances of the case, he could
not csnsent to grant the inspection of any of the
papers connected with the matter without having the
opinion of the law officers, at the same time that he
felt most desirous to render every facility which such
authority should consider advisable.
Sir P. LAURIE said it would appear to be an im-
pression of Alderman Copeland that Alderman Moon
applied for assistance in this case. Now, he should he
happy that the Court would render every possible aid
to that gentleman, and he should most willingly sup-
port any proposition to render him service in the pro-
ceedings in which he was engaged.—(Hear.) Alder,
man Hughes had been in a condition simi'ar to that
in which Mr. Moon was placed, but had been ousted.
Mr. Moon had resolutely engaged in the contest. If
he (Sir Peter Laurie) supposed that the consent of
this Court to grant the inspection of the required do-
cuments would mix them up in the contest, he would
not support the application ; hut no such consequence
was involved in it.—(llear, hear.)
Alderman Lucas said that he apprehended that the
object of the solicitors of Alderman Moon was to ob-
tain copies of the precepts and the proceedings of the
Court with respect to the election at the ward of
Portsoken. He did not see what reasonable objection
could be made to the application. As to the statement
that the Court had nothing to do with the question,
that was certainly an error. The Court bad to do with
it, for they refused to swear in Mr. Saimnons, and
issued a precept for another election, of which the re-
turn of Mr. Moon was the consequence.—(Hear.)
Alderman WILSON said the application was a most
reasonable one. He admitted that there was a differ-
ence between the case in which Mr. Thomas Johnson
was a candidate and the present case. In the former
case the Court was bound to pay all the expenses in-
curred by the contest, and they paid the expenses ac-
cordingly. The time was not yet arrived for deciding
upon the merits of the present question as to the
claims of Alderman Moon upon the more important
sympathies of the Court ; but when that time should
conic, he would most readily stand forward to support
the application.—(Hear, hear.)
Alderman T. WOOD stated that the application
was merely for documents, the granting of which
would no more commit the Court, than the inspection
of the records of the Corporation by a member of the
Livery would place the privileges of that body in
jeopardy.—(Hear.)
Alderman HUMPIIERY said he differed teto earl°
from all who hail spoken on the subject. He ob-
jected to the principle of allowing Alderman Moon to
defend the right which the Court had claimed to
itself in refusing to swear in Mr. Salomons. The
Court were committing Alderman Moon as he cer-
tainly ought not to be committed. They had thought
proper to reject Mr. Salomons, and to issue another
precept, calling on the inhabitants of the ward to make
another election. The inhabitants thought proper
to elect Mr. Moon unanimously, and the Court
had approved of their choice. The Court then had a
right, and was bound in justice and in honour to
defend the precept which they had issued, and which
led to the proceedings in which the person whose
election they had recognised was involved.—(Hear.)
Mr. Hughes had been in a different position. He
had been sworn in upon the votes of a minority
of the ward. Mr. Moon was sworn in upon
the votes of a majority. The cases were thus
essentially different. After adverting to his
own case in the contest for Aldgate Ward, Alderman
• Humphery asked whether, if Alderman Moon de-
fended his seat in that Court, and were ousted, they
could lay their hands upon their consciences, and call
upon him to pay the expenses of Mr. Salomons ? It
was quite impossible that they could. How, then,
could they lay their hands upon their consciences, and
call upon him, if he fought for their rights, and ob-
tained the victory, to defray the expenses incurred by
the efforts made in their cause ?—(Hear, hear.) The
Court were then bound to defend themselves, and by
their own law officers—not by men who felt no inte-
rest in the result. These were his sentiments, and
he thought the Court ought immediately to act upon
them, instead of allowing any individual to act in
their vindication.
Alderman Lucas said Alderman Humphery ought
to remember that the quo warrant() was directed to
Mr. Moon, who appeared to have taken the strictly
proper course in giving his answer. That answer
would necessarily state that he was approved by the
Court of Aldermen by whom the precept had been
issued. The Court might be called upon to show
cause why they had issued a precept after Mr. Salo-
mons had been returned to them as elected.—(Hear.)
The case was travelling on, and in his opinion Mr.
Moon hasl no occasion to be uneasy at having it all
to hirrielf.—(A laugh.) lie was an Alderman of
London. The question was, whether the Court had
done right or wrong in refusing to swear in Mr.
Salomons?—(Hear, hear.)
The RECORDER said the rule was a rule served
upon Mr. Moon to show cause upon what authority
he assumed to serve the office of Alderman for the
ward of Portsoken. The parties were Mr. Salomons
and Mr. Moon. The Court were not parties to the
rule. If a mandamus were issued against them upon
their refusal to swear in Mr. Salomons, it would be
then for them to show that Mr. Salomons was not
competent to serve. It was not necessary that they
should put themselves into such a condition. To
both parties he considered it would be advisable to
give proper access to the accounts of the proceedings
and the precepts, subject to the limitations which
might be suggested by the law authorities of the
Corporation.
The COURT ultimately agreed to allow the soli-
citors of Alderman Moon to have access to the docu-
ments required, subject to the canditions mentioned
by the Recorder., Mr. Salomons will, upon applica-
tion, receive similar facilities.—The Court adjourned.

Bish.pstowe, Nov. 19.

" end Dear Brethren,—l address you on. a
suhkct of very deep interest to us all—tlse diversity
of practice in the worship of Almighty God—which,
in concurrence NNith other unhappy causes, has
threatened to involve us in a state of painful, I had
almost said perilous, disunion.
" That the mischief has not been felt so strongly in
this diocese as in some others, while it calls for our
especial thankfulness to Almighty God, may, we
hope, be ascribed in no small measure to warm and
steady attachment to the Church on the part of the
laity, and not less, I rejoice in thinking, to the gene-
ral soberness and discretion of you, the clergy.

" But even here we are very far from being ex-
empt from the common evil. There are parishes in
Devonshire, and still more in Cornwall, in which
grave misunderstandings have arisen between the
minister and the people, from causes for which
neither he nor they have been primarily responsible.
" Discussions of important principles in other parts
of the Church, though they found among us no vehe-
ment partisans on either side, have led, in several in-
stances, to very painful results. While they have ex-
cited in many of the clergy a livelier sense of the re-
sponsibility imposed on them by their engagements to
the Church, and have made them solicitous to follow
out its requisitions to their full extent; they have at
the same time indisposed the laity to the reception of
any change, by exhibiting too many instances of the
fatal consequences of change, introduced, as it has
elsewhere been, by private individuals, whether from
simple desire of novelty, or as part of a systematic
attempt to bring back our Church nearer to the cor-
rupt usages from which it was reformed.
" It was therefore actual experience of great, and
pressing, and growing evils, which recently induced
me to have recourse to the unusual, but strictly
canonical, expedient of seeking the advice of those
whose office and standing, and I may truly add
whose high perional qualifications, pre-eminently fit
them to form the Council of their Bishop.
" Sixteen members of the General Chapter of the
Cathedral of Exeter, together with the' Archdeacons
of Totnes and Barnstaple (the Archdeacon of Corn-
wall being unfortunately absent through illness), met
in the Chapter-room, and gave me the benefit of their
united deliberations. Another distinguished pre-

bendary (reluctantly detained by sickness) sent to us
his judgment, founded on long experience in one of
the most populous and impottant districts in Corn-

" They were unanimous in deploring existing evils,
and in apprehending greater, if some timely check be
not applied. And, if they were not unanimous in ad-
vising what that check should be, this very want of
unanimity gave to me the advantage of more fully
hearing all that could be urged by able and expe-
rienced men on either side. After a discussion of
three hours, more than two-thirds of the whole num-
bA- agreed in advising me, that the only proper, and,
under God, the only effectual remedy, appeared to
be, at once to restrain all undue change, and to look
to the law as our sole guide. Of that "law, the law
of the whole Church of England, including under
that comprehensive term not the pastors and teachers
alone, but the people also—that is, the State—of that
law, one main and leading object, since the Reforma-
tion, has ever been to establish uniformity of public
prayers, and administration of sacraments, and other
rites and ceremonies.'

.couRT OF ALDERMEN.
l'usineseZdaY a Court was held for the dispatch of

THE CITY FREEDOM.
The Chamberlain's list of applications to be made
tp
tj* from wholesale as well as retail dealers, con-
t:ed the names of several merchants and bankers of
--silence in the City.. The freedoms were granted.
eTiZe inquests of many of the wards made present-
r .01 numbers of persons carrying on wholesale
iti‘mtail trades who had not taken up their freedoms.
ter, presenting the non-freemen of. the ward of
htii
Within, the foreman said that he. and
lj " ethren had been at great pains to obtain the
xt, of those of whom they had to complain, and he
siicressed a hope that the Court would not prosecute
the retail dealers until the question with respect to
ei wholesale dealers should be settled.
varnd making the
.presentment of the inquest of the
1)t °f Parringdon Without, the foreman stated that
tie a—
C° Persons who had been presented as wholesale
brs, not having taken up their freedom, one had
Iv eh elected an inquest-man and refused, but after-
evt (Is consented to serve. That inquest-man, how-
declined putting his signature to the present-
siBn the non-freemen, upon the ground that by
oiii.ng the document he would be consenting to his
obi•-,,,e,,enviction. The jury were, in such difficulty,
tsiele" to borrow an inquest-man from another dis-
lek;1 to make, by his signature, the presentment
V„-j', The inquest trusted that the wholesale dealers
retail' be dealt with by the Court as well as the
i,V, dealers; that the most humble individuals
n[l();7' not be treated with less indulgence than the
told elevated and that neither wealth nor poverty
influence the decisions in any of the cases
dlet to adjudication.—(Hear.)
tlie 'se several presentments were, so far as related to
'°n-freemen, referred to the Chamberlain.
r, THE BOROUGH COMPTER.
‘,B 6.111411 WILSON brought up the report of the
the4ltionnittee appointed to take into consideration.
the CPriety of dispensing with and discontinuing
„ 'll-I°llgh Compter altogether as a prison.
report stated that the average expenditure for
f t
411(1,0 seven years was 7911. 18s. 2d. per. annum,
the that the. number of persons confined previously to
the btassing of the Act amounted to 133, and since
Dval,4Log of the Act to one only ; and that it apd-
Aetrt-10., that notwithstanding the operation of the sal
• bely,„'",ere were some purposes for which a gaol must
tOittZ4tained in the borough of Southwark, the Com-
(ll3e-' were of opinion that the Compter could not be
A.s,ltinued without the sanction of Parliament.
1-„"Taan CopELAND said that surely the Govern-
angt%';'3ll„.ld not put the City to the expense of bring-
Pen re to enable the City to get rid of an es•
ataiset,- Woich every one must see was rendered wholly
Nvoi4,3sarY by the Act of the Legislature itself, but
so usi;iintroduce a clause giving power to get rid of
.Alders an appendage.—(Hear, hear.)
Ilbse verlinan WiLsoN agreed in the justness of the
'iablr,:au°„lls just made, but said that the gaol was still
terix;B6'l to receive risoners, and, until Parliament in-
co .) it would be dangerous to remove or s-
di
1111.11 e it'
e report was then agreed to.
Ali PnEsENTATION OF ADDRESSES.
eeinli,„e!rtnan WILSON brought up the report of the
atm iiittee
on the subject of presenting addresses. It
the V. the Opinion of the Committee, that whenever
her etil,rt should determine to present an address to
thc,-a-lestY, or any other royal personage, the whole
attendmetnbers of the Court should be summoned to
tiot,. the presentation thereof in the usual manner,
hey'lthstanding the Court of Common Council might
114 Lad°Pted the address of the Court, or agreed to
ireas in similar terms.
The report was agreed to without comment.
Alder GLANDERED HORSES.
Court Man COPELAND called the attention of the
ent, to the necessity of interposing its power to pre-
In s 4.5 much as possible, the sale of glandered horses
yeartnithfielcl Market, which had, particularly of late
the rsi' acquired a remarkable notoriety on account of
iiis,2lll,crous instances in which diseased horses were
of there.—(Hear, hear.) He could speak,
Reant e testimony of a very respectable police-ser-
that
.who cfficiated in the district of the market,
brovast numbers of glandered horses were daily
„.,11Fht thither, and lie was convinced that the
trezi.9\litgainreknettoofna veterinary surgeon to attend Smith-
market days was the only means by
eoholud-0 dangerous an evil could be prevented. Ile
kittee t'd
by moving that it be referred to the Com-
di„le •of General Purposes to report on the expe-
exa,j '3 .appointing a veterinary surgeon, for the
s Insi.itracr.oetid marfkeht7ses alleged to be glandered, in
said thaEOBGEt the necessity for such an appointment was
eohlyl.a.Y more obvious, and that in one day three
o,llPdaints were made to him at Guildhall relative to
Tick
horses in Smithfield Market.
1,7:1 EubiTES TED ELECTION OF PORTSOKEN WARD.
reeei e TOWN CLERK informed the Court that he had
Wj
f?llowing
,ved a letter from the solicitors of Alderman Moon,
he
Letl, with the permission of the Court, he would read.
are the essential points of the com-
. cation :
ci
100.4k,s solicitors for Mr. Alderman Moon, we beg
send yo,

MR. WILSON'S MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.—We
are gratified to see this delightful vocalist once more
among us. He has been received with the same enthu-
siasm as ever, the Music Hall being filled on Friday
evening, both in the body and in the gallery ; and those
who know the spacious dimensions of that hall will re-
quire no other test of the popularity of this singer. The
selection on the above night consisted, with one or two:
exceptions, of Scottish songs, agreeably varied by the
humorous and pathetic. In this field Mr. Wilson stands
alone in excellence ; his rich melodious voice, so flexible
and so sustained, and his fine taste and cultivation, have
enabled him to give that truth and simplicity to the
Scottish airs, which are their charm. Saturday forenoon
Mr. Wilson gave another entertainment in the Ilsipetoun
Rooms, which were crowded by a highly fashionable au-
dience. We observe he appears again on the evening of
Saturday next, in the Music Hall.—Caledonian Mercury.
AFFAIRS or OTAHEITE.—We direct the attention
of our readers to an interesting letter from Otaheite,
from a gentleman resident in one of the Society Islands,
which appears in another column, addressed to one of
the respected ministers of this city, by whose kindness we
have been enabled to give it publicity. It contains many
details of the recent occurrences in those islands which
have not hitherto reached Europe, and will be read with
attention both in France and in this country.—Glasgow
Argus.—[We have referred to the letter, and find that
it contains no fresh intelligence, and is evidently written
by one who cannot take an impartial view of the ques-
tion. The
''statements of the missionaries in the Ota-
heite Islands ought to be received with great caution.—
ED. Sun.]
CAUTION TO DlSSENTERS.—Dissenters are CRU-
tioned how they insure their property in offices with
the arti-les of which they have not made themselves ac-
quainted. A Dissenter lately insured in a London fire-
office,and had the misfortune to be burnt out. In the policy
of insurance was a clause, that the minister and church-
wardens of the parish shall certify or declare that the
fire has happened by -a single accident. Being a Dissen-
ter, and opposed to church rtes, and because the minister
really does not know whether the fire took place by ac-
cident or design, the minister and church-wardens re-
fuse to make their declaration. Counsel have been con-
sulted on this clause, and it is said to be fatal to the
goodness of the claim.—Lancaster Guardian.
COMMERCIAL CURIOSITY. A gentleman near
Aylesbury has in his possession a Bank of England note
for sixpence, issued in the year 1700, cf which the fol-
lowing is an exact copy :
No. 165.
I promise to pay to T. Caddel or bearer, on demand,
the surname of sixpence.—London, Bth day- of May, 1700.
For the Governor and Company of the Bank of England,
JOHN WAGE.
The.sum 9f 50. guineas has been offered for this curiosity
and rc•fused_—Aulesburu News.

all a cony nc a raila esthinli a

ure,

obsolete usages not required by law, which are asso-_
elated in the minds of the people with the supersti-
tions and corruptions of Rome. •
This letter will reach you, through your Deans
Rural ; and I advise you to communicate together in
your several deaneries; thus of yourselves you will
on. most points come to an accordance. Should
doubts arise, the Profane to the Book of Common
Prayer, ' concerning the service of the Church,'-tells
you how to act. ..You'are to have recourse to your
liisnop, who, if he be in doubt himself, is '.to send to
the Archbishop for the resolution thereof.' - •
" I also advise that you make no deviation from
the mode in which you may be now severally in the
habit of performing Divine service, until there shall
have been an opportunity of collating the different
practices and propositions of the different deaneries.
." We may too, perhaps, be thus enabled to profit
by the construction put on the rubrics in other
dioceses, if any similar consideration of the matter
meanwhile be had elsewhere. _ _

" One great advantage must arise from this delay,
that it will enable us to make all' the change, which
shall be found necessary, at once, and thus to avoid
future change.
" A very few months at the utmost will more than
suffice to enable you to bring all questions to a deci-
sion. Should it be necessary for me to explain the
grounds of the resolution of any of the doubts sub-
mitted to me, an opportunity will soon be afforded, if
it please God that 1 have health and strength to hold
my visitation in the next year, which it is my present
intention to commence immediately after my ordina-
tion on Trinity Sunday.
" There is one diversity; for the quieting and
appeasing of which' I will now 'take order.' This
I feel myself called upon to do, because, unhappily,
the 'diversity' to which I refer is regarded by many
of the people as exhibiting the badges of party, on
one side, at least, if not on both. It cannot, there-
fore, too soon be settled.
"I refer to the use of the surplice in preaching, a
matter so inconsiderable, that it could not, of itself,
excite any strong feeling in any reasonable man. But
the more unimportant it is in itself, the more mani-
fest is the necessity of stripping it of that faCtitioui
importance which is given to it by its being made the
symbol of disunion. This can be done only by re-
quiring that there be no longer any diversity,' that
all either use or disuse
-the:- surplice when they
preach.
"If there were no law, one way or the other, there
might be difficulty in deciding which to require. But
the law,on due investigation, is clear ; however com-
plicated may be the inquiry which is necessary to as-
certain it.
"That law; beyond all question which can now
arise, requires that the surplice be always used in the
sermon, which is part of the communion service ; and
as to all other times, whenever a sermon is part of the
ministration of the parochial clergy, there is so little
resison for question, that I resolve the doubt, by re-
quiring (as it was required in the dixese in which
my own ministerial life was passed, the diocese of
Durham, and there by the order of one of its most
distinguished prelates, and of our most eminent ri-
tualists, Bishop Cosin) that the surplice be always
used.
" There remains one matter on which there is no
rubrical direction, as it was not contemplated when
the Book of Common Prayer was compiled :—I mean
the sermon at the time of evening prayer. The power
of the Bishop to order it rests on a modern statute,
which does not control his discretion in ordering how
it is to be introduced. I therefore direct (and Ido so
with the express sanction of his Grace the Arch-
bishop), that, where there is a sermon in the evening,
it be delivered after evening prayer, in the accustomed
manner—that is; preceded by a collect (unless the
bidding prayer be used), and the Lord's Prayer, and
followed by the blessing. I hope it is unnecessary
for me to add, that there must be no prayer of your
own composing either before or after the sermon.
" I conclude with entreating you to join with me
in fervent prayer to Him who is the author of peace
and lover of concord,' that He will accept and
bless this our humble endeavour to promote peace
and concord among us within his own house, and in
his own immediate service.—l am, reverend and dear
brethren, your affectionate friend and brother,
" H. EXEI'ER.

" This object, good in itself, becomes inestimable,
when we look to the evils which it alone can prevent.
But uniformity, it is manifest, can only be secured by
laying down one rule. This the law has done. And,
if process of time have introduced some relaxations in
practice, issuing in the great evils we now deplore,
it is a convincing proof that the true remedy for those
evils must be sought in returning to a faithful obser-
vance of the Act of Uniformity.
" That Act has, in truth, every claim a law can
have on the dutiful and cordial obedience of Church-
men. Based on the soundest principles, recognizißg
and declaring the liturgy itself to be purely spiritual
in its origin, and applying temporal sanctions only to
enforce the use of it, this illustrious statute bears on
it the character of a solemn compact ; by which the
Church, having provided for the nation a pure form of
Christian worship, received for that form the assured
protection and support of the Crown, and all the
estates of the realm ; a statute which, for this very
reason, is holden to be essential and fundamental,'
and is so declared to be in the great Constitutional
Act, the Act of Union between the realms of Eng-
land and Scotland.
" Now, I do not say, that every departure from
any minute direction of the Book of Common Prayer
enshrined as it is in this fundamental law, deserves to
b. stigmatised as a violation of the national compact;
but I say, that the duty of strict obedience to it can-
not be too strongly felt by any—least of all, by the
clergy. To this duty we pledged ourselves in our
ordination vows. We renewed that pledge, as often
as we undertook the cure of souls, or were otherwise
admitted to serve in any office in the house of God
To the strict fulfilment, therefore, of that duty, no
faithful minister of God's Word will think it a hard-
ship that his Bishop should now recal him. He will
rather, gladly recognise the fitness of recurring to it:
at a time of general doubt and difficulty, as the one,
the only rule, by which our practice in Public
Prayer can be honestly or safely regulated.
" And while a willing and hearty obedience is thus
confidently anticipated from the clergy, can we ap-
prehend less randy acquiescence in the same course
on the part of the laity ? Assuredly not—provided
that we previously instruct them in the nature of the
changes introduced, and of the reason for which they
are introduced—not from love of change, but to pre-
vent change—to enable us, at length, to find a rest
for ourselves amidst the uctuation of usages around
us, and to find it in strict obedience to the law.
" Need I add, that this very purpose of ensuring
stability, as well as uniformity in our public worship,
is the very end and object of the statute, as thus de-
clared in its preamble—' In regard that nothing con-
duceth more to the settling of the peace of this nation
(which is desired of all good men), nor to the honour
of our religion and the propagation thereof, than an
universal agreement in the public worship of
Almighty God ; and to the intent that every person
within this realm may certainly know the rule to
which he is to conform in public worship, and admi-
nistration of the sacraments, and other rites and cere-
monies of the Church of England.'
"For these reasons I scruple not to address you all
in the language of most earnest entreaty—entreaty
which I thankfully acknowledge, after the experience
of fourteen years, you have never yet disregarded,
but which I now put forth with far greater anxiety
than I ever before testified—that you will all concur
with me in discountenancing every attempt to divide
us into parties, by rendering a steady, uniform, and
peaceful obedience to the laws of the Church, espe-
cially in all that relates to the public worship of
Almighty God, as enjoined in the Rubric of the Book
of Common Prayer. If to this my earnest entreaty
I add, as I am bound to add, the language of autho-
rity and order, you will, I am sure, see in it only
the fuller sanction and support of your own desire to
act in conformity with your own deep feeling of your
duty.
"I abstain at present from entering into details.
Let me, however,'say that I advise a very cautious
and forbearing tone in all that respects the duty of
the laity, as laid down in the Rubric. For instance—
you are bound to read at least one sentence of the
offertory whenever the Communion service shall be
read. But it is left to your discretion whether you
should read more, in other words, whether you should
enforce a collection.
" Now, in every church in which the congregation
in general is prepared to regard the collection as the
exercise of a high Christian privilege—the privilege
of offering to God—of giving to him of his own—
there I advise that a collection be always made. But
wherever the pervading tone and feeling is not yet of
this high order, be patient; strive, but strive gently,
and with prayer to God, to raise your people to a
better mind ; and till they have attained to it, shock
not their prejudices, irritate not their selfishness, it
may be their worldly-mindedness. Only let them
not deceive themselves ; let them see and feel that you
' seek not theirs, but them.' Tell them the truth in
love, and leave the rest to God.
" One further caution I would add, though I hope
it is almost needless.
" While I urge you to return to a full observance
of the Rubric—falling short of your prescribed part
in nothing—beware of exceeding it. The peculiar
dangers of the times, as well as the prevailing tone of
public opinion, call upon you most powerfully, as you
would avoid being in the number of them through
whom offences come,' to forbear all unnecessary inno-
vation, especially as I havktrecently had occasion to
.e, that worst kind of innovation, the revival of

" P.5..1 avail myself of this opportunity to suggest
a different subject to you—that you apprise me, some
time before my visitation, of any matters of moment
in your several parishes which may" require special
consideration when we meet."

DISTRESSED NEEDLE-WOMEN.
A public meeting of the Society for the Protection and
Employment of Distressed Needle-women and for
clothing the poor, was held on Monday afternoon!at
Willis's Rooms, St. James's. The Right Hon. Lord

Ashley, M.P., presided.
• There were several noblemen and gentlemen on the
platform, and we observed many ladies of distinction in
the body of the meeting.
Mr. Roper (the Honorary Secretary) read the first
annual report of the Committee, which stated—
" That every precaution had been taken to avoid de-
creasing the funds unnecessarily ; and it can only re-
quire to be known the good that has been effected by
such limited funds for the public to continue their sup-
port of this Institution. Although the Society had been
established only nine months, the-Committee felt confi-
dent that the benefits of the charity would be extended,
and the Society prove to be one of the most useful and
philanthropic institutions in the metropolis. Since the
establishment of the institution not one instance had
occurred of work being detained by the persons em-
ployed ; thus exemplifying, that a fair price for work
dose was the surest preventive of workpeople pawning
goods entrusted to their care. Many of the class of
females employed by this institution were persons who
had moved in a superior sphere of society, and who were
anxious to bide their miseries from the public eye.
" The number of day workers reconfm-ended from the
Institution, and engaged at wages not less than nine
shillings per week, are
Upholsterers • 95
Assistant dressmakers ......... • ..... 146
Shirtmakers ................................. 183
Staymakers ...................... . ......... . 27
Laeeworkers • lO9
Shoebinders
. ... . ...........
Stockmakcrs .... . .................... .. 47
Flowermakers 2B
Needlewomen to private families .:.. .
Cloakmakers
—975
Showing that 975 females of good character have been
recommended by the Institution since it was established,
independently of those to whom work has been furnished.
This number, however, is only about one-third of the
applications that have been made to the Institution by
respectable and unemployed f, males. The Committee
only ask one third of the support for their own country-
women" that is so benevolently bestowed upon foreigners,
who no doubt well deserve the support that is given
them by a British nation. This &met will give full
protection to the benevolent from the rauds practised
by what is termed the " begging-letter system,' as many
females make it a practice, and, indeed, some a living,
by calling upon the charitable pith a long statement of
their wants. If they really are deserving, their miseries
will be removed by employment being given them by
this Institution.
" Amongst the work .people employed by the Society,
and now earning 95. per' week, are a number of persons
who were obliged to make shirts from 21d. to (seldom
exceeding) ls. per shirt. But this payment was made
by the person termed the middle-woman,' who, in fact,
gets the best remuneration, for she takes a large quan-
tity of work from the shop or workhouse, and emplo3s
as many hands as she can procure, who will work at the
lowest price ; thus dealing out to those poor creatures
work at a rate almost impossible for them to exist upon,
and not exceeding 23. per week. . The rate of prices
that have been paid by the Institution are from 2s. to
3s. 6d. per shirt.
" It has been stated that the Metropolitan Visiting and
Relief Association would be the means of assisting the
unemployed needlewomen ; but there is a material dis-
tinction between the one society and the other, the des-
titute poor being generally persons reared up in humble
life and accustomed to labour, whilst the sempstresses
are in most instances daughters of parents who have
moved in a different station of society, and who suffer
the most acute privations in silence."
The Secretary stated that the Committee had to ac-
knowledge the receipt of several contributions of goods
to the Society, such as flannel, shirting, needles, sewing
cotton, &c. It appeared that the cash received in do-
nations already amounted to nearly 5001., and that 336/.
worth of needlework had been sent in to the Society,
making a total of 7921., 5001. of which had been paid by
the Society in the shape of wages. After defraying all
necessary expenses there remained a balance in hand 'of
nearly 4001.
The following notification has been put forth by the
Committee :
"That all work sent to the Society shall be charged a
,he following prices, viz.:--

A trimmed shirt
to 53. d 6.

A plain ditto
A boy's ditto - 1 4to 2 0
A shift
A night shift 1 3 to 2 6
A night jacket • 08to 2 0
Petticoats 0 6 to 2 6
Sheets, per pair
Pillow •cases, per pair 0 6 to 1 0
Towels„ per dozen
Dusters, ditto
Canibric pocket handkerchiefs, ditto
Common ditto, ditto 1 0 to 1 6
Table-cloths, each
Neck-handkerchiefs, per dozen
Napkins' per dozen
Children's shifts
Pinbefores - 0 4 to 1 0
Children's petticoats - 0 4to 1 0
Frocks
_ _

Marking, per dozen 0 3 to 0 6
Hemming, per yard 0 04 to 0 I
"No charge made for cotton or thread. Ail work to
be washed and cut out before it is sent, and, if required,
a pattern with it. An extra charge of 30 per shirt is
math., if cut out at the office.
" The work is done for ready money only, and no ar-
ticle allowed to be given out till p!tid for: The super-
intendent is empowered to receive 'the amount, and to
efilie a meant if reauirad."