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graceful and queenlike thaii Mary Tudor, v
queens' virtues, and with none of their defects

with all these

We thank God, with him, that " we have still a House of
Lords." We have more. We have a rising aristocracy,
numbering amongst its members such names as those of
ASHLEY, MANNERS, MAHON—men who, in a frivolous and
infidel age, in the midst of the luxury and splendour of their
elevated position, in the face of seortiers, dare to be religious—

dare to profess and exercise a feudal care of the depressed
poor of the land ; and with such men to he the leaders in a

movement so noble, if we hope with trembling, we dare not

despair

We have exceeded, in our notice of this article, the space
which we had devoted to the remaining portion of the re-
view. We must, therefore, pass them over with merely re-
cording our approval of the spirit in which they are written,
and the eminent usefulness of some of the topics selected.
As one, we may mention, as distinguished by both these
characteristics, the article on the Three Sermons of the
Church, by the Lord Bishop of London, upon the merits
of which we heartily coincide with the reviewer ; and we may
here mention, that the discourses in question have been
reprinted, in a cheap form, by one of our rectors, for dis-
tribution amongst his flock. As another, distinguished by
the latter characteristic, we may mention the article entitled
" School Books."

* Speech of the Hon. G. S. Smythe, at Canterbury, 1841

The National Psalmist. By C. D. Hackett. Parts 111.,
IV., and V. London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.

Mr. Hackett progresses with this admirable publication,
and, we trust, receives the meed which is his due in the
patronage of every lover of English psalmody. In the num-
bers before us, in addition to several fine melodies from his

own pen, and those of many of our most eminent living
composers and performers of sacred music, we have a mul-
titude of fine old tunes—strains which have pealed from the
lips of martyrs, which have been sung by the champions of
the reformation, and been listened to with holy satisfaction
by ears accustomed even to drink in the Circeiau melodies
with which Rome delighted, arid still delights to enchant the
senses of her slaves—rescued from absolutely perishing
amidst the trumpery ornament with which ignorant and taste-
less men have loaded them. The noble old melody of " Ha-
nover," we have here as we have heard it long years ago.
Luther's " Old 81st" is here too in its primeval spirit-stirring
score. Greene's " Aylesbury" peals its funeral notes upon
our ear, solemn and dirgelike ; and, most cherished of all,
we have the " Evening Hymn," (Tallis's,) the same noble
tune which, twenty or thirty years ago, was wont to be sung
before evening prayer in every village church throughout the
l;nd, stript of the ballad turns and graces (.') which even
then had fastened upon it, and restored to its original chaste
and noble notes.

We must really ut'ge the adoption of some at least of the
old melodies contained in this collection, upon our clergy.
There can be nothing worse than the singing, unless it be
the music sung, in some of our churches, and especially in
those in which congregational singing is practised. We
have before remarked upon the cause of this defect. The
congregations are lost in the tunes played and sung by the
choir. But let any of those melodies be adopted which are
familiar, or their airs at least, to most churchgoing people,
and we may possibly be able once more to hear music worthy
to form a portion of our noble church service, and calculated
to increase and give fervour to devotion.

By the way, we were not a little amused at the handle
which was made by a contemporary a few days ago of this
excellent publication, to enable him to have a side fling at
the Protestant Church of England, which is distasteful to
this professing Tractarian. Puseyism views the National
Psalmist as calculated to correct what he in his wisdom is
pleased to consider as low church innovations in our
Psalmody ! We certainly never heard before that Puseyism
had any violent affection for the melodies of our English
Reformers—of Luther and others, whose compositions are to
be found in this work—or for congregational singing at all.
Rome, at least—the " HOLY HOME" of Tractarianism—is
not a pattern for Church of England Psalmodists to follow ;
for, when it serves her turn, she can jig it with the first of
the conventicles. If our contemporary is sceptical upon this
point, we beg to refer him to the " Catholic Directory for
18-12," in which is noticed with approbation a volume of
Hymns, by a fair writer, set to tunes which are rather a
leetle too much for our notions of church music. We copy
a verse of one which the reader will please to notice is to be
sung to the air Of-JESSIE OF DUMBLANE

" Oh Mary, my mother, most lovely most mild,
Look down upon me, your poor weak lowly child ;
Behold all my woes, I disclose unto thee,
Then Mary, my mother, look down upon me.
Oh, what could I do
If deserted by you," &c.!! !

Or our contemporary might try it to " Kitty of Cole-

" Oh, what could I do, love ?
'Twas looking at you, love,'

Mr. Hackett, however, will survive the praises of the

writer in question

The Sportsman, La Belle Assemblee, and The Farmer's
Magazine. Rogerson, Norfolk-street, Strand, London.

The enterprising publisher of these three magazines appears
determined to maintain his ground. The Sportsman con-
tains some capital articles of interest, and two beautiful
plates—one, entitled" The Road," in which a dashing " four-
in-hand" is seen going the pace down hill without a slipper.
The other is "Attila," the winner of this year's Derby. The
likeness is a very good one. Amongst the literary portion
we find articles by Nimrod, The Rough Rider, Touchstone,
Roslyn, Cawdor, Captain Harris, Piscator, &c. The Belle
has a smart engraving, entitled " The Passion Flower." The
literary portion is more than usually excellent, and the con-
tributions will greatly amuse the gentle sex, for whom the
magazine is especially intended. The Farmer has many
very good communications, suitable to the season, well worth
the notice of the agriculturist. There ought not to be a
farm-house in the kingdom without a copy of this magazine
being found in it, so much information does it contain. The
illustrations are good, as usual. We know not the reason,
but these magazines come to hand very late in the month.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE

The Rev. James Hay Waugh, M.A., of Magdalene Hall,
has been presented to the Perpetual Curacy of Cerne Abbas,
Dorset, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Davis.
The Rev. Edward Meade, M.A., of Wadham College, has
been presented to the Rectory of Winkfield, Wilts, vacant
by the death of the Rev. T. Spencer.
The Rev. John George John Gifford, M.A., formerly
Fellow of St. John's College, Preacher at St. James's,
Piccadilly, has been appointed Incumbent of St. Matthew's
Church, Spring-gardens.

PROMOTIONS

Rev. Joseph Grisdale, 8.A., formerly of Emmanuel Col.
lege, Cambridge, to the Perpetual Curacy of Burton Hast-
ings, Warwickshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. T.
South.
Rev. Richard Haggitt, M.A., Fellow of Clare Hall, Cam-
bridge, to the Rectory of Farnham All Saints with Westley,
Suffolk; patrons, the Master and Fellows of Clare Hall.
Rev. William Thomas Hurt, M.A., of Trinity College,
Cambridge, to the Vicarage of Sutton-cum-Lound, Notts ;
patron, the Duke of Portland.

Rev. William FisonNT-A., of St. John's College, Cam-
bridge, to the Perpetual Curacy of New Buckenham, Nor-
folk, on the nomination of the majority of the inhabitants.
Rev. John Bowness, to the Perpetual Curacy of Hutton
Bonville, Yorkshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. L. P.
Clarke ; patroness, Miss Peirse.
Rev. Frederick Robertson, to be Curate of Christ Church,
Cheltenham.

Rev. John W. Grier, nephew to the late Archbishop of
Dublin, to the Incumbency of Amblecote, near Stourbridge ;
patron, the Earl of Stamford.
CIVIL LAW.—The Regius Professor's lectures commence
on Tuesday, the Bth of Nevember. The following is the
authentic list of the classes published for the course com-
menced in 1841 and concluded in 1842:
First Class.—Hugh J. nil-iley, Queen's College; T. 1)
Miller, Magdalene College.
Second Class.—L. Morrison, Trinity College ; H. P
Marsham, Trinity Hall; and W. Seymour, Trinity Hall.
Third Class.—W. M. Bruton, St. Peter's College ; and J.
G. Stawell, Caius College.
HEAD MASTERSHIP OF RUGBY

—A brisk canvass is going

on in the university for this appointment. The following
names are prominently put forward as candidates :—The Rev.
C. Merivale, 8.D., Fellow, Tutor, and Bursar of St. John's ;
the Rev. B. 11. Kennedy, D.D., formerly Fellow of the same
college, and now head master of Shrewsbury school ' • and the
Rev. J. Hildyard, M.A., Fellow, Tutor, and Dean of Christ's
College. The following candidates are also spoken of :—the
Rev. J. W. Blakesley, M.A., and the Rev. C. J. Vaughan,
M.A., both Fellows of Trinity; altogether, including Oxford
and Cambridge men, there are about twenty candidates in
the field. .

The Rev. T. W. Richards, 8.A., of Sidney College, and late
curate of St. Andrew's, Worcester, has been appointed ma-
thematical master of Oundle Grammar-school.