B.A., Fel. of King's coll,, Cam.; W. H. Coleman, M.A., St. John's coll., Cam.; J. S. Green, B.A., Christ's coll., Cam.; W. S. Thomson, B.A., Queen's coll., Cam.; A. Wilkin, B.A., Christ's coll., Cam.; W. L. Rolleston, B.A., St. John's coll, Cam.; W. Hopper. B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; S. H. Atkins, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; J. Compton, B.A., Trin, coll., Dub. Priests. E. G. Shedden, B.A., St. Mary hall, Ox.; W. Dobson, M.A., Fel. of Trin. coll., Cam.; M. Garfit, B.A., Trin. coll., Cam.; C. B. Gribble, B.A., Christ's coll., Cam.; J. M. Wilkins, B.A., Trin. coll., Cam.

The following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Chester, on Sunday, the 23rd February. Deacons.-G. R. Moncrieff, B.A., Ba. coll., Ox.; A. G. Edouard, B.A., St. John's coll., Cam.; R. W. Bishop Marsh, B.A., St. John's coll., Cam.; W. Harker, B. A., Cath. hall, Cam.; R. Morton, B.A.. Cath. hall, Cam.; J. Sheldon, B.A., Cath. hall, Cam.; J. Heale, B.A., Queen's coll., Cam.; T. Owen, B.A., St. Peter's coll., Cam.; F. Bell, B.A., Trinity coll., Dub.; E. B. Chalmers, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; E. Jones, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; Wm. Parks, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; F. J.Walker, B.A., Trin. coll, Dub; Wm. M. Farley, Literate, St. Bee's; H. Thomas, Literate, Lampeter coll.; Samuel Warren, D.C.L., who was formerly a distinguished preacher in the Wesleyan connection. Priests.-Wm. Courthope, B.A., Ch. Ch., Ox.; J. Sparlin, B.A., Oriel coll., Ox.; J. Hayes, B.A., Mag. hall, Ox.; D. C. Legard, M.A., Scholar of Univ. coll., Ox.; E. J. Wrottesley, B.A., Univ. coll., Ox.; G. Levy, B.A., Queen's coll., Ox.; T. B. Morrell, M.A., Ball. coll. Ox.; D. Roberts, M.A. Jesus coll., Ox.; C. M. Arnold, B.A., St. John's coll., Cam.; R. L. Hill, M.A., St. John's coll.. Cam.; J. H. Mac Guire, S.C.L., Queen's coll., Cam.; J. D. Prior, B.A., Queen's coll., Cam.; M. Forrest, B.A., Queen's coll., Cam.; Wm. Price, B.A., Cor. Ch. coll., Cam.; J. Bradley, B.A., Cor. Ch. coll., Cam.; J. Dobie, B.A., Cor. Ch. coll., Cam.; D. E. Stephens, S.C.L., Emm. coll., Cam.; T. G. Fearn, B.A., Cath. hall., Cam.; T. Low, B.A,, Cath. hall, Cam.; P. A. Galindo, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; C. J. Hamilton, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; W. Hinson, M.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; T. G. Morgan, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; G. C. Nash, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; B. C. Sanger, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; G. L. Stone, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; G. W. Manning, Literate, St. Bee's; John Parker, Literate, St. Bee's.

On Sunday the 15th March, 1840, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, admitted the following gentlemen into Holy Orders:-Deacons.-G. Boynton, B.A., Trin. coll., Cam.; C. Carver, B.A., Cor. Ch. coll., Cam.; H. E, Corrance, B.A., Clare Hall, Cam.; J. M. Cox, B.A., Wor. coll., Ox.; E. B. Field, S.C.L., Sid. Sus. coll., Cam.; F. Green, B.A., Magd. hall, Ox.; J. Jones, B.A., St. Edm. hall, Ox.; H'. P. Lazonby, B.A., Jesus coll., Cam.; G. E. Maunsell, B.A., Ch. Ch., Ox.; G. Nevill, B.A., St. Cath. hall, Cam.; J. M. W. Piercy, B.A., Clare hall, Cam.; J. Pycroft, B.A., Trin. coll., Ox.; J. G. Slight, B.A., St. John's coll., Cam.; J. Thornton, Cath. hall, Cam.; Wm. Wilkinson, B.A., Trin. coll., Dub.; E. M. Pridmore, B.A., of Clare hall, Cam., by lett. dim. from the Bishop of Exeter. Priests.-W. H. Benn, B.A., Mer. coll., Ox.; R. Garde, B.A., Trin, coll, Dub.; R. Knipe, B.A., Clare hall, Cam.

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Rev. E. Addenbrooke, B.A., to the Rectory of Spernall, Warwickshire. — Rev. M. D. Babington, of St. George Whitchurch, has been appointed, by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, one of the Rural Deans of the Deanery of Ackley, Leicestershire. Rev. J. Baylee, to the rectory of the new church, Woodside, Liverpool. Rev. E. Biron, curate of Hythe, to the Vicarage of Lympne, Kent. Hon. and Rev. Mr. Bernard, to the Rectory of Bantry. Rev. C. Blencowe, M.A., to the Vicarage of Marston St. Lawrence, with the Rectory of Warkworth, annexed, Northampton.Rev. J. Bowles, to the Rectory of Bladon cum Woodstock. Rev. P. Browne, B.A., to the Curacy of Christ Church, Liverpool. Rev. F. B. Briggs, to the Vicarage of St. Stephen's by Saltash, Cornwall. - Rev. W. Buswell, B.A., to the Rectory of Widford, Essex. Rev. E. Cust, M.A., to the Rectory of Danby Wiske. Rev. Mr. Disney, to the Living of Marshal's Town. Rev. W. Dobson, M.A., to the Vicarage of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. — Rev. T. Garnier, Prebendary of Winchester, and formerly Fellow of All Souls' College, to the Deanery of Winchester. - Rev. J. H. Gooch, M.A., to the Head Mastership of Heath School, Yorkshire. Rev. Wm. Gunning, B.C.L., Vicar of Stowey, to be Rural Dean in the Deanery of Bedminster. -Rev. J. R. Hamilton, to the Rectory of Tara and Dunsany, Ireland. — Rev. J. Hanbury, M.A., to the Vicarage of St. John's, Hereford.-Rev. J. F. Hodgson, M.A., to the Vicarage of Horsham, Sussex. Rev. W. C. Kitson, to the District Church of St. James, in the parish of St. Sidwell, Exeter. Rev. W. Leeke, to the Incumbency of Holbrook, near Derby. Rev. J. Loxley, B.A., to be Chaplain to the Doncaster

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Workhouse. The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells has appointed the Rev. C. M. Mount, M.A., to be one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains. Rev. J. H. Marsden. B.D., to the rectory of Great Oakley, Essex.-Rev. H. B. Mason, B.A., on the Foundation of Sir J. Finch, and Sir T. Baines, was elected a Foundation Fellow of that society. Rev. O. Ormerod, M.A., to the Incumbency of Birch, in Warrington, Lancashire.The Lord Bishop of Oxford has appointed the Rev. T. James, M.A., of Christ Church, Vicar of Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire, to be one of his Lordship's Chaplains. Rev. H. Peters, of St. John's Lee, to the Chaplaincy of Hixham Union Workhouse. Rev. J. B. Phillips, M.A., to be Assistant Curate of the Parish Church of Halifax. Rev. F. B. Portman, M.A., to the Rectory of Staple Fitzpaine, cum Bickenhall, Somersetshire.-Rev. T. M. Postlethwaite, B.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Walney.-Rev. W. Presgrave, M.A., to be Chaplain to the Maidstone Union Workhouse. Rev. J. F. Riddle, M.A., has been appointed to the Curacy of the new church at Leckhampton, Gloucestershire. Rev. E. Rimell, to the Vicarage of Marystow, with Thrushelton, Devon. - Rev. H. Robinson, M.A., to the Rectory of Haselbeech, Northamptonshire. - Lord Wriothesley Russell, to a Canonry at Windsor. Rev. W. S. Salmon, to the Perpetual Curacy of Shireoaks, Worksop.-Rev. R. Scott, M.A., to the Vicarage of Duloe, Cornwall.-Rev. G. S. Simpson, B.A., to the Vicarage of Bobbing. - Rev. H. W. Simpson, M.A., has been presented to the Living of Bexhill. Rev. A. Smith, to the Rectory of Ruckinge, Kent.-Rev. H. Stevens, M.A., to the Vicarage of Wateringbury, Kent. Rev. H. Stoker, B.A., to the Second Mastership of the Durham Grammar School. Rev. C. H. Swann, to the Rectory of Stoke Dry, Rutlandshire. Rev. H. P. Thomas, to the Incumbency of the new church of St Michael, at Tonge, Yorkshire. Rev. Mr. Tripp, to the Rectory of Kirby Overblow, near Leeds. - Rev. M. Tucker, M.A., to the Rectory of St Martin's, Exeter. -Rev. G. W. Tyrrell, of Holywood, to be Domestic Chaplain to the Marquess of Donegal. Rev. J. Webster, M.A., to the Rectory of Hinlin. Rev. C. Wightwick, B.D., to the Rectory of Codford, St. Peter, Wiltshire. Rev. T. Wilkinson, M.A., to the Vicarage of Stanwix, Cumberland. - Rev. J. Wordsworth, to the Rectory of Plumbland, Cumberland.

TESTIMONIALS OF RESPECT TO CLERGYMEN.

Rev. T. Bazely, fellow and tutor of Brasenose College, on resigning his office, a splendid tea service of silver, by the bachelors and under-graduate members of that college. Rev. H. Bishop, vicar of Ardleigh, an elegant silver waiter, upon which was a chased epergne, with a magnificent cut glass trifle dish.. Rev. W. Brocklebank, Coates, Whittlesea, a silk gown.-Rev. W. Hammond, of Burnham, Essex, an elegant silver salver.-Rev. J. Browne, perpetual curate of St. Andrew's, Norwich, a handsome silver salver.-Rev. Mr. Davis, late curate of Holbrook, a purse of fifty guineas. Rev. W. Dodd, perpetual curate of St. Andrew's Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a massive silver waiter, with a corresponding tea-service.--Rev. R. Mallinson, incumbent of Arkholme, Lancaster, an elegant silk gown.-Rev. J. Wood, curate of Church Kirk, Lancaster, a purse containing 1237. and a handsome Polyglott Bible. Rev. J. Hawkesworth, curate of Cheadle, a handsome Bagster's comprehensive Bible.-Rev. H. Hutton, incumbent of Woburn, a very beautiful set of robes.-Rev. F. W. Morris, late curate of St. Pauls's, Burlem, a handsome Bagster's comprehensive Bible.-Rev. A. Panton, late curate of Frodsham, Cheshire, a silver tea pot and cup.-Rev. F. Pawsey, vicar of Wilshamstead, Beds, a handsome embossed silver cup.—Rev. J, H. Stewart, perpetual curate of St. Bridget's Liverpool, portraits of himself and lady, painted by G. Patten, Esq., A.R.A., by his congregation.

DEATHS.

Feb. 25, at Dieppe, the Rev. J. Beaver, rector of Childrey, Berks. - Feb. 29, aged 84, Rev. H. Shield, 38 years rector of Preston, Rutlandshire, and 49 years rector of Stoke Dry, in the same county. March 2, the Rev. Charles Fowler, M.A., 50 years vicar choral of the Collegiate Church of Southwell, vicar of Eaton, perpetual curate of Morton and Woodborough, and vicar of Rolleston, all in the county of Nottingham. March 6, aged 52, the Rev. T. C. Winscom, B.D., 20 years vicar of Warkworth, Northumberland. - March 8, in his 87th year, the Rev. W. Bolton, rector of Brancaster, Norfolk. March 10, at Walk Mill House, near Northallerton, the Rev. W. C. Burges, B.A., vicar of Osmotherly, Yorkshire. March 13, at Bury Green, Cheshunt, in the 55th year of his age, the Rev. W. Bolland, M.A, 29 years vicar of Swineshead, Lincolnshire. March 13, in his 80th year, the Rev. J. Royle,

24 years rector of Crompton-Martin, Somerset.- March 18, in his 27th year, the the Rev. J. J. Hamilton, late curate of Woking, Surrey. March 14, aged 70, the Rev. G. Hickes, late of Stone, near Berkeley. March 15, in his 80th year, the Rev. H. G. Harrison, M.A., Rector of Little Stambridge, Essex. - March 15, in his 80th year, the Rev. T. Dyer, vicar of Norton with Lenchwick, Worcestershire.—March 16, Rev. W. Nunn, M.A., minister of the Episcopal chapel of St. Clement's Manchester, in the 54th year of his age. -March 17, Rev. H. Bull, vicar of Littlebury, Essex, aged 68. March 20, at Hamburgh, aged 49, the Rev. R. Baker, British Chaplain. - March 20, in his 77th year, the Rev. R. Warde, 42 years vicar of Yalding, Kent; and 44 years rector of Ditton, in the same county. March 22, Rev. T. Wodehouse, M.A., canon of Wells, rector of Norton, and rector of Stourmouth, in Kent. March 26, at Foulmire, Cambridgeshire, the Rev. W. Merchant, in the 39th year of his age. March 27, Rev. J. Hodgson, 23 years incumbent of Great Crosby, Lancaster, in his 78th year.-March 28, at Wormingford, Essex, aged 59, the Rev. R. R. Bailey, M.A., chaplain at the Tower of London, and perpetual curate of Culpho, Suffolk. March 29, the Rev. T. Davies, M.A., Fellow of Merton College. March 29, in the 79th year of his age, the Rev. J. King, M.A., late perpetual curate of St. James's Church, Leeds. -March 30, the Rev. T. Jones, rector of Llanhillaeth, Monmouthshire; and perpetual curate of Mynyddyslwyn, in the same county.-March 30, at Fyfield rectory, Essex, in his 75th year, the Rev. R. Gibson.- March 31, aged 86, the Rev. T. Rennell, D.D., dean of Winchester.-In the 76th year of his age, the Rev. R. R. Bloxam, D.D., 42 years rector of Brinklow.-At Lisburn, the Rev. R. Carleton, curate of Killead, aged 44.-Rev. M. Coleman, one of the senior curates of Trinity Within, Waterford, of typhus fever, caught in the discharge of his duty.-Rev. E. Cresswell, aged 88, vicar of Radford, Nottinghamshire. - Rev. T. King, rector of Templeconnell and Kilbonane, Ireland.—Rev. J. Moore, rector of the united parishes of Kilbonane, Molahiffe, and Kileredane, county of Kerry, aged 89.-At Salisbury, aged 81, the Rev. J. Cutler, prebendary of Leckford, Hampshire, and formerly fellow of St. John's college.-At Paul's Warden, Herts, the Rev. G. T. Drake, Rector of Malpas, Cheshire, aged 45. Rev. F. C. Fowle, M. A., rector of Elkstone.-April 3, at Rock, Worcestershire, the Rev. H. W. Hill, aged 58. He was for 28 years rector of the parish, and nearly 20 years a magistrate for the county.-April 4, at Shack!ewell, the Rev. J. Campbell of Kingsland. — At Pembroke, in his 43rd year, the Rev. J. R. Holcombe, B.D., prebendary of St. David's. Mr. Holcombe was marticulated a commoner of Jesus College in 1817; was elected a scholar in 1820, and a fellow in 1821. He took a degree of B.A., Oct. 10th, 1820; proceeded M.A.; May 21st, 1823. and B.D., May 30th, 1832.-Aged 29, the Rev. J. D. Jones, curate of the new church at Aberayron, Cardiganshire.-At Chilcompton, Somersetshire, the Rev. A. Mogg, B.A., curate, of Paulton and Farringdon, Somersetshire, aged 29.-At the residence of his uncle, the Rev. J. Spry, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire, the Rev. J. H. Spry, B.A., of Jesus College, in the 24th year of his age.-On 9th April, Rev. W. Drake, M.A., vicar of Oadby, Leicestershire, aged 85. — Rev. Mr. Williams, curate of Peterston super Ely, near Cardiff.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Anniversary Sermon of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts will be preached on Thursday, the 7th of May, by the Lord Bishop of Chichester.

The Anniversary Meeting of the Sons of the Clergy will be held on Thursday, the 14th of May.

The Anniversary Sermon of the Church Missionary Society will be preached on Monday evening, the 4th of May, at the parish church of St. Bride, Fleet-street, by the Rev. H. Raikes, M.A., Chancellor of Chester. Divine Service to begin at Half-past six o'clock.

The Annual meeting will be held at Exeter Hall, Strand, on Tuesday the 5th of May. The chair to be taken by the Right Hon. the President, at Ten o'clock precisely.

A meeting of the Society will also be held at Exeter Hall, in the evening of the same day. The chair to be taken at six o'clock.

The Bishop of London, on Wednesday, the 25th of February, consecrated a new church, just completed, on Blackheath Hill. The inhabitants of this district have subscribed for the purchase of the communion plate and a painted window. The edifice is composed principally of brick work, and in style is very chaste. The church is to be called Trinity Church, Greenwich. ·Kentish Observer.

LIFE AND TIMES OF ARCHBISHOP HAMILTON, THE LAST ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF ST. ANDREW'S. A.D. 1546-1571.

(Continued from p. 243.)

IN 1558-9, Archbishop Hamilton held another provincial council in Edinburgh, with a view, if possible, to accommodate matters with the Reformers, and to remove what he himself admitted to be their just grounds of objection. But it was found, in the end, that an arrangement between two such heterogeneous bodies was utterly impracticable. The Reformers perhaps asked too much, and the Romanists were so far from yielding any point of consequence that they renewed the leading articles of their faith and discipline, and declared their firm adherence to the decrees of the council of Trent. The crisis of the Reformation was now rapidly approaching to its height.

We left John Knox on board the French galleys in 1547, where he was kept about three years. After being liberated, he went to England, and officiated as a minister of the reformed church of that country, at Berwick and Newcastle. This fact, together with the other fact of his bringing up two of his sons as ministers of the same church, are proofs that our great Reformer had no very serious objection to its constitution and ceremonies, though unhappily he neglected to form that of Scotland after its model. When Queen Mary ascended the English throne, Knox retired to Geneva, and from thence went to Frankfort. There he embroiled himself in a dispute with the English refugees regarding their liturgy, and in consequence left them, and returned to Geneva. In 1555, we find him in Edinburgh, the following year at Geneva again, and lastly in his native country in the month of May, in the memorable year 1559.

In consequence of a sermon which he preached at Perth, the multitude rose en masse, and destroyed the Carthusian, Dominican, and Franciscan monasteries of that city. In his "history of the Reformation," he condemns this act as a wanton outrage committed by the "rascal multitude;" but he had roused their passions, and could not therefore be irresponsible for their excesses. He next travelled along the south coast of Fife, and preached at Anstruther and Crail, where

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his progress was still marked by the destruction of the sacred edifices. On the 9th day of June he reached St. Andrew's, accompanied by Erskine of Dun, Wishart of Pitarrow, and Provost Halyburton of Dundee, as well as by a large crowd of persons from Crail, who had just manifested their zeal in the cause of Reformation by the demolition of their own fine collegiate church, and were eager for an opportunity of acting over again the same part in the ecclesiastical metropolis. Here he met by appointment with the prior of St. Andrew's (Lord James Stewart, afterwards the well-known regent Moray, natural son of James V.) and the Earl of Argyle, who had openly avowed themselves reformers, and that of the most determined character. But I must stop to make a passing remark on these two noblemen, the first of whom was at this time only 26 years old, and the second no more than 19.

The father of the earl had, a few years before, taken a solemn oath to be faithful to Archbishop Hamilton, and to defend him and his see from all their enemies, in consideration of the renewal of the lease of certain lands, which he held of the primate, this very prior being the chief witness to the document.' The old earl, dying next year, "left in his testament (says Knox in his history') that his son should study to set forward the public and true preaching of the evangel of Jesus Christ, and suppress all superstition and idolatry to the utmost of his power; in which, small fault can be found with him to this day, 10th May, 1568. God be merciful to his other offences, Amen.' These "other offences" were, I presume, regarding his wife, from whom he was separated, and his seizure of the " patrimony of the kirk" to a large amount, through the instrumentality of Carswell, the Protestant superintendent of Argyle and the Isles. But probably a greater "offence" than either of these, in the eyes of Knox, was his well-known adherence to the cause of Queen Mary. With respect to the prior, he is termed, by a modern historian, great and good man;" on which I shall merely remark that, if the violation of his monastic vows, the appropriation of an immense amount of church property to his own and his family's use, and rebellion against his own sister and queen, could entitle him to these appellations, no one ever deserved them more. He is unquestionably deserving of great praise for having been a Reformer, had he, instead of wantonly plundering and destroying his church, purified and perpetuated it, which he might easily have done had he been disposed, and which surely would have been a wiser and safer course than to plunge headlong into sacrilege, perjury, and treason. He might at least have had some reverence for the primate, his immediate ecclesiastical superior, for his own metropolitan church, and still more, if possible, for his ancient monastery, of which he was the last, and I suspect, the least worthy, of a long line of priors.3 Whatever the "rascal multitude" may have done at Perth, there is too much reason to believe

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1 Martine's Reliquiæ Divi Andreæ, p. 143.

2 Dr. M'Crie.

3 His intrigues with Queen Elizabeth against Mary, whose confidence he had obtained, and whose interests he hypocritically pretended to be promoting, while he was in reality betraying them, are fully developed in Tytler's History of Scotland, vol. vi.