adorned with brighter gems than earth can afford correctness which were very satisfactory to the exto rank and beauty, even with jewels which shall aminers, and highly creditable to their master and form a heavenly crown, and shine in the presence mistress. Rewards were distributed to the moniof God for ever. Most gratifying it is when all tors, and to those in each class who had been most classes of society, from the peer and the statesman diligent in school and most regular in their attendto the humble peasant, are joined in a common ob ance. Singing was introduced at intervals, and the ject, and linked in one holy spirit of Christian bro proceedings concluded with the National Anthem. therhood, with the Church for their bond of union. The company, among whom were a large portion of The village of Tideford is nearly two miles from the subscribers and many of the neighbouring genthe parish church of St. Germans. It has a con try who take an interest in the religious education siderable and increasing population, but the inha of their poorer neighbours, appeared highly gratibitants are chiefly poor. It was therefore fully fied with the proficiency and general appearance of necessary to provide for them a church; and their || the children, and departed, we trust, strengthened noble neighbour and benefactor, the earl of St. || in their determination to uphold an institution Germans, presented two acres of land, in one of which confers on the rising generation the blessing the loveliest spots in the neighbourhood, for a site of sound and scriptural instruction. and glabe. The contributions were on a munificent | MAIDSTONE.- We are delighted to perceive that scale. Twelve persons subscribed among them || a commencement has been made in the good work 20001. A plan was obtained from Mr. Underwood, of divesting the noble columns and arches of our architect, of Oxford, which will be built under the fine old church of the white-wash with which they superintendence of his foreman, Mr. Cobb. The || have been so long, we had almost said so sacrilechurch will be in the mixed gothic style, handsome, I giously, defiled. The arches which have been but without a tower, and is designed to seat 300 || cleansed now exhibit the fine stone of which they persons. The whole of the seats are free and un are constructed and the mouldings of the masonry appropriated. At the hour appointed for the ce- || in all their native boldness, and the effect is exremony, half-past eleven, the Right Hon. the Earl || cellent. We earnestly hope the whole of the saof St. Germans, and several of the ladies of his cred edifice may be subjected to a similar process, family had arrived ; and the lion. Louisa Corn and that the improved taste of the present day may wallis Eliot was conducted to the platform. The be gratified with an exhibition of those architectuincumbent of St. Germans, the Rev. Tobias Fur ral beauties which have been so carefully, but so neax, then delivered a most appropriate and inter mistakenly, concealed under a coating of plaster. esting address, referring, in the language of deep The present churchwardens will earn a deserved and unfeigned thankfulness, to the munificent as. and lasting fame by persevering in what they have sistance which he had received in carrying out this so well commenced. -Maidstone Journal. most desirable work. The workmen then suspended STRATTON, CORNWALL.-The ancient apostolic the foundation-stone upon the triangle, the mortar usage of the offertory has been restored in the was spread, and the vicar presented to Miss Eliot church of Morwenstow, Cornwall. The amount a silver trowel bearing a suitable inscription. The || offered on each Sunday during the last month has coins having been deposited, the stone was lowered far exceeded the average sum formerly collected at into its place, and Miss Eliot, having plumbed it, the celebration of the Eucharist. The respected struck it thrice with a mallet, and thus completed || vicar (the Rev. Mr. Hawker) intends, at the end of this part of the ceremony. The rev. vicar then three months, to ascertain the amount of the weekly offered up suitable prayers ; after which the old oblations, and contents of the alms-chest, which he hundredth psalm was sung, the vicar pronounced has also of late set up again within the porch-door. the blessing, and the company dispersed. When he has thus ascertained the collective reNEWPORT, JULY 15.--DISSENTING PROFANITY! sources of his church, he will, in concurrence with A sect calling themselves “The Bible Chris the churchwardens, proceed to assign a weekly tians !” after announcing in a large placard that allowance to as many labourers as he can, with a the children of their school will be publicly ex- || wife and four children each, who are excepted from amined in their chapel on Sunday next, “when any aid from the poor's-rate by the existing law. they are to recite several interesting pieces," also || When collections are to be made for any specific state that they will form a procession, and peram- l occasion at the offertory, previous notice will be bulate the villages of Whitewell and Niton the next | given on the Sunday before. day, and "affectionately invite persons interested in Church in New ZEALAND.-On the Bishop of the welfare of the rising generation to attend and New Zealand's appointment to his diocese, he was partake tea with them afterwards. Tickets Is. each. informed by the New Zealand Company, that they After tea, the Trial of St. Paul before Felix, Fes- | would make very liberal grants towards the endowtus, and Agrippa, will be acted by the first class ment of the Church in their different settlements, boys!!!” provided the bishop would meet these grants by EAST DEREHAM NATIONAL CHURCH SCHOOL. equal contributions on the part of the Church. To -The examination of this school took place on this arrangement the bishop gladly acceded; and Thursday, July 13, conducted by the Rev. Bath by the assistance of the Society for the Propagation Power, clerical superintendent of the Norwich of the Gospel, and of his private friends, has been schools, assisted by the Rev. Samuel Stone, secre enabled to proceed to a certain extent in the fulfiltary to the National School Society in this diocese. ment of his engagement. In consequence, howThe children were examined in their knowledge of ever, of the present pressure on the funds of the the Scriptures and Church Catechism, in reading | society, it is unable to continue to assist the bishop and arithmetic, and in the outlines of geography, || so largely as it had hoped and desired. Only half in which subjects they displayed a readiness and the sum which was granted in 1841 and 1842 has trib been voted for the present year; and it seems un poor, was the fruitful source of quarrels and jea. certain whether even that sum can be expected in lousies. Consequently, to protect the aged, and the any future year. In the mean time the planting careful mother of a family, the following regulaof the Church in the settlements belonging to the tions were drawn up, signed by the farmers, and government and to the company has been com have been acted upon to the happiness and comfort menced in a most encouraging manner. A large of all parties :expenditure of money is necessary in the first in “Regulations for gleaning to be observed in the stance ; but the readiness of the settlers to exert | parish of : We, the undersigned occupiers of themselves for this purpose, combined with the land in the parish of , agree to let only those zeal of the native inhabitants, affords a good ground persons glean in our fields who shall observe the for hoping that, if assistance be freely given at following rules :first, the Church in this new colony may, under the “ The parish-clerk shall ring one of the churchDivine blessing (which hitherto has been so abun- || bells at eight o'clock every morning; and no person dantly shed upon it), be built up in all its inte shall go into any field for the purpose of gleaning grity, and be enabled to support itself without fur before the church-bеll be rung. ther aid from the mother country. “ No person shall be allowed to glean who shall, Failure of WESLEYAN MISSIONARY Exer while gleaning, use any bad language, steal, quarTIONS.-At a meeting of the Special Missionary rel, or assault another. Committee of the Wesleyan Conference, held at • No able-bodied man shall be allowed to glean. Sheffield, on Tuesday, July 25, The Watchman "Every gleaner above sixteen years of age shall, says: “After the reading of the minutes, in which, || before the time of gleaning, pay one penny to the and in a conversation which ensued, it was stated, || clerk for ringing the church-bell. that the Malta mission had been given up, and that “ The payment of one penny by the mother of a other missions must also be abandoned, or re family shall free all her children under sixteen years duced, unless the permanent income of the society ll of age born in wedlock. be augmented." “Every illegitimate child shall pay one penny. DunCHURCH.-Another and a most encouraging Il “No person shall glean after seven o'clock' in instance of what the Church can do, may be seen the evening. at Dunchurch, a small country town in Warwick. “ We also agree to give fair notice to the gleaners shire, with a population under 1400. In that ll when our fields are ready to be gleaned. (Signed.)" place, 7371. 2s. 24d. were raised by voluntary con Under these regulations the poor no longer wish tributions last year for religious and charitable || to pick up the corn during rain, or in the morning objects; and of that sum more than 1601. were con | before it be dry; and as the farmer wishes to carry uted at the offertory. But then the Church's || his corn in good order, there is but little trouble in system appears to be fully carried out there, and letting the poor have their portion also in the same the people value and improve their privileges. state. Thus there is no longer any inducement for The average congregation is about 700, or one-half the women and children to glean the corn when the population; the monthly communicants, 130 ; || wet, or to spoil their clothes by going out in heavy the attendance at the Wednesday evening service, || rain. The farmer likewise has confidence that about 220 ; daily morning prayer, 48; on Saints' there will be no shock-pulling; and occasionally, days, 80.—Correspondent of the Manchester Courier. | in showery weather, to give the poor the best NATIONAL Society. The attention of the com chance, I have allowed them to go into my wheatmittee having been directed to communications fields before I have carried the corn, and have never from various quarters of the kingdom, and from | been wronged; and the gleaners have been thankseveral of the bishops, urging the society, at this ful for the favour. I find the poor glad to pay the important crisis, to provide a special fund for ex penny, and anxious that the regulations should be tending and improving elementary instruction in observed. What is a more interesting scene than the manufacturing and mining districts, the gene to see the whole company of gleaners starting togeral condition of which, from recent parliamentary ther from the village in the morning, the women inquiries, is known to be most demoralised - the cheerful, the children playing, all joyous and mercommittee have taken measures to raise the special rily singing along the road to the field ? What fund in question, and we are happy to find that more picturesque than to see them busily gathering above sixty thousand pounds are already subscribed. their little store in the fields, leaving their bundles Let every Churchman give his mite to this good in different parts with the utmost confidence that no cause. | other hand will touch them, a bonnet or an apron GLEANING REGULATIONS.—In the parish where marking the spot, and each knowing her own bunI reside, before the following regulations were dle by her particular tie of the straw? What more adopted, strong girls, whose idle habits kept them gratifying than to see them under a heavy burden from service, and slovenly parents, who neglected returning together no less cheerful in the evening? their children, were out picking up corn early in -Correspondent of the Oxford Herald. . the morning, and sometimes even in uncleared fields, before the farmers and labourers were about. With such persons the aged, and the mother who LONDON: would prepare some comfo: table meals for her hardworking husband, and properly attend to her child. Published by JAMES BURNS, 17 PORTMAN STREET, ren, had no chance. Thus it was found that the | PORTMAN SQUARE; and to be had, by order, of all Book: sellers in Town and Country, season which should have called forth all the kindly and grateful feelings of the heart, and the occupa PRINTED BY ROBSON, LEVEY, AND FRANKLYN, tion which should have been the enjoyment of the GREAT NEW STREET, FETTER LANE. THE ENGLISH MAN'S MAGAZINE. Contents. PAGE PAGE 1 Letters from the Lakes (concluded) . . . 217 Poetry :--The Communion of the Church; by Sir Life of Bishop Andrewes (concluded) , . . 227 Francis Doyle, Bart.-The Rod of Aaron . . Jovinian, the Proud Emperor 232 Notices of Books of Books 236 237 239 . LETTERS FROM THE LAKES. ness, about a mile farther on the opposite bank. (Continued from p. 197.) Here we found two excellent hotels, and estab. lished ourselves at the upper one, called tlie Crown, IV. Windermere. which stands above the village, and commands a After leaving Cartmel, whose old conventual view of each division of the lake. At this place church for several miles presented itself a beau we spent the following day, which I employed tiful object to our view, we arrived at Newby partly in writing my former despatch to you reBridge, a small inn situated on the river Leven, specting our proceedings on first entering the land which flows out of the lake of Windermere. Here of lakes and mountains, and partly in visiting what we were informed that a boat was about to set out was worthy of notice in the neighbourhood. at two o'clock for the head of the lake. On board It is wonderful what a train of associations is this we accordingly embarked at the appointed sometimes called up by the most trivial circum time, in company with two gentlemen who were stance. As I sat at the open window, and caught s tourists like ourselves; the fare was three shillings. the perfume of the peat fires which ascended from * This is an excellent spot for entering upon the the village below, a long series of pleasing yet me2 lake scenery. You embark on the bosom of a || lancholy reminiscences arose in my mind, of other small pellucid river; and after passing for a while mountains and lakes which in years long past I had amidst groves and meadows, the water gradually visited. I called to mind the time when with staff expands itself, until, on rounding a projecting in hand I had set out with a dearly loved friend to is headland, the lower part of this lovely lake opens ramble amidst the wild scenes of Scotland; when, itself to your view. The southern portion of Win. | little caring about conveyances or accommodation, dermere is not of a bold and striking character; and we had walked with our knapsacks over hill and after visiting the other lakes, perhaps you might dale with all the eagerness of youthful adventure. think it tame. But we had every thing in our Those, indeed, were pleasant days; days of hope favour: a clear atmosphere; a bright sun, occa and eager curiosity; days that one may look back sionally veiled by a passing cloud, so as to give to | on regretfully, yet without ingratitude for more the landscape a pleasing variety of light and sha- | recent blessings. And many lighter thoughts condow; and the surface of the lake, one while curled nected with those days called up the involuntary by a light ripple, at another sleeping in undis smile. What a chequered scene is life of mirth turbed repose. The banks are generally fringed and sadness! The smell of peat brought with it with plantations; and several delightfully situated || the remembrance of the taste of whisky; and I villas presented themselves as we rowed onward, || bethought me how, in the simplicity of youth, I while each new headland gave a variety to the || had once, while crossing a pass in the Highlands, foreground, and in the distance appeared the blue | incautiously intrusted our guide with the whisky forms of the distant mountains. The peculiar || Aask; and how, on arriving at the top of the pass, ini beauty of Windermere, or Winandermere, as it is || and throwing ourselves on the heather beside a sometimes called, is, that owing to its sinuous | trickling stream, intending to take our repast, and shape, you have a new prospect continually open- || to quench our thirst with a draught of aqua pura and ing. It seems with modest diffidence to conceal a slight infusion of the mountain dew, behold the its charms; and as your acquaintance improves, || | Aask was empty, and the guide, with conscious the more does its beauty win upon you. guilt depicted in his face, declared that the cork * After rowing for about two hours we arrived at had accidentally fallen out! Thus it is that youth the ferry, half-way up the lake ; and then changing is initiated into the deceits of the world, and learns Episton our boat, we passed over to the village of Bow- || caution by painful experience. OCTOBER 1843. No. XXXIV. The delights of a pedestrian ramble are well de. From the church we passed to the school-house, scribed by Wordsworth :- which is a handsome structure, far beyond what “ Yet not unrecompensed the man shall roam, one would have expected in so remote a place as Who at the call of summer quits his home, Bowness, having been recently built by the muni. And plods through some wild realm o'er vale and height, ficence of Mr. Bolton, lately owner of a beautiful Though seeking only holyday delight; residence on the lake, and a great benefactor to At least, not owning to himself an aim the neighbourhood. I cannot but think that pa. To which the sage would give a prouder name. No gains too cheaply earn'd his fancy cloy, rish-schools ought to be built in a style suitable to Though every passing zephyr whispers joy; their extreme importance and partly sacred chaBrisk toil, alternating with ready ease, racter. It is too much the fashion to run them up Feeds the clear current of his sympathies. any how; indeed, till lately, our new churches For him sod-seats the cottage-door adorn, And peeps the far-off spire, his evening bourn! | have been built in the meanest fashion, as if they Dear is the forest frowning o'er his head, were literally what the puritans irreverently called And dear the velvet greensward to his tread. them, “ places to keep folks from the wet when Moves there a cloud o'er mid-cay's flaming eye, they went to hear preaching." It is now very geUpward he looks, and calls it luxury.' Kind nature's charities his steps attend, nerally acknowledged that churches should be built In every babbling brook he finds a friend; not only for the “ accommodation" of the people, While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed but for the glory of God. And I hope that, though By wisdom, moralise his pensive road.” of course in a subordinate degree, some attention But it is time to return from Scotland to the || will be paid to propriety in school-building; and pleasant village of Bowness. The first object of that the munificent collection recently made by interest, to me at least, whether in town or village, || the National Society will be spent in erecting edi. is the parish church, and the next the school. fices which may serve for the education of future Bowness church is a tolerable specimen of the generations as well as our own, and may convey to churches of this country. It is extremely rude posterity the same feeling of respect for the buildand solid ; consisting of a nave and two aisles, ers which one experiences in contemplating an old with a low tower; no chancel, which few churches Elizabethan grammar-school. Many of the houses in this neighbourhood have ; very little ornament, | in the village of Bowness are tastefully decorated except on the east-window, which is of perpendi- || with flowers, planted in small borders round the cular Gothic architecture, and is enriched with the walls, often without any protection from intruders. glass taken from Furness Abbey, though much | In fact, in some of the lanes of the village you broken and disfigured, representing the cruci- || seem to be walking through private grounds. fixion, and a female figure catching in a chalice the Opposite to Bowness are several islands, the sacred blood which flows from the wounded side. || largest of which is called Curwen's Island, and is The outside of the church is rough-cast and white- || laid out with trees and walks, which, by the kind, washed; a process which is generally adopted in ness of the proprietor, are freely opened to visitors. this country, and entirely spoils all appearance of || Another island is covered with a profusion of lilies age or venerableness: but I am inclined to think of the valley growing wild. that the custom arises from good feeling in the people, all of whose houses of the better sort are V. Coniston Water-Char-fishing-Wonderful subjected to the same treatment; which, though it Walker. gives an air of comfort to a domestic dwelling, is August 18.This morning we left our quarters sadly incongruous with the character of a church. | at Bowness, promising the landlady of the Crown" Their wish, however, and intention is to do the to recommend her inn to our friends, which we do best they can. The whole interior of Bowness | most heartily. At about a mile from the village church is whitewashed, except the roof, which is we arrived at the ferry, and had leisure to admire of oak, quite plain; the seats (pews, I am sorry to the extreme loveliness of the scene, while the boat say) are of unpainted and unvarnished deal. Not was being rowed across from the other side to fetch withstanding the plainness of the materials, there us. As soon as it arrived, the horses were made to was an air of cleanliness and carefulness about the march into it, and then two carriages (for another church which preserved the reverence due to the | party had joined us) were dragged in, and then fol. house of God, and prevented it from appearing lowed ourselves, the people “ belonging to the car. mean or sordid, at the same time speaking well || riages,”—a figure of speech cohmonly used to defor the right feeling of parishioners. There were, signate those“ to whom the carriages belonged," what is rather unusual, two lich-gates, one at each || or, as in the present case, those who had hired entrance to the churchyard, being covered gates them for the time. We were all packed pretty under which the coffin rests on its entrance to the closely together; and if the horses had been unconsecrated ground. ruly, our position would have been rather awk un ward. Having crossed the ferry to the Lancashire commodation, you must be content, and make the men side, we climbed over a steep hill, and skirted best of what you obtain. If you are fortunate, you 22 along the pleasant lake of Esthwaite, at the top of must gladly share your good fortune with others bari which is situated the village of Hawkshead. Here who may be in distress. Such is the best mode of zat is a grammar-school, founded by Archbishop Sandys, enjoying a journey through the lakes, as well as mae which can boast of having afforded the rudiments the more important journey of life. Prudence on they are of education to the poet laureate Wordsworth, and our own part, joined with consideration for others, 2 his brother the late master of Trinity College, is the way to lighten the burden and beguile the treci Cambridge. About half a mile from Hawkshead way. Only the journey of life differs in this reMat we observed what was apparently an ancient chapel spect from an ordinary lour, that whereas the object toes converted into a barn, and found that it was for- || of the latter is pleasure, or health, or recreation, to become merly a chantry, or offshoot from Furness Abbey; by a temporary emancipation from worldly cares Esimes it being the practice of the monks to send out two and troubles, and every thing that interferes with forms or three of their number to distant places where this object is to be avoided ; on the contrary, it os they had property: indeed, the property was often | may be, and often is, our duty in life to court hardtehtii; given them in order to obtain the benefit of their ship, and labour, and difficulty, in order that we prins residence and spiritual assistance in the neigh may the more faithfully perform the objects of our a beau bourhood. And so by these means men of peace, calling, and live to the glory of our Maker. and endowed with as much learning and civilisa | If quiet enjoyment of nature's fairest scenery, e tion as the times afforded, were established amidst || and the seclusion from the cares and bustle of the the uncultivated peasants of the remotest districts, world, be the legitimate object of a journey to the and conveyed to them the arts of civilisation and lakes, the evening at Coniston certainly realised en refinement. our wishes and expectations. It was one of those A few miles farther on, we descended, by a steep bright spots of peaceful quiet in the course of life but most picturesque road embowered in woods, to which occur but now and then, and leave a pleasant the margin of Coniston Water, where we found a memory behind. We launched upon the lake as small inn situated at the very water's edge. soon as the sun had begun to remit in his midday But, alas, human delights are never unalloyed | heat, and his rays had ceased to be oppressive. with care! It was our plan to travel early in the We rowed for two or three miles along the glassy day, and so secure room at the place of our desti- || surface until we arrived at an ancient house, called nation, and pass the evenings on the lakes. At || Coniston Hall, which stands at the margin of the the ferry at Windermere we had crossed at the lake, near the opening of the valley in which the same time with another party; and owing to the village of Coniston is situated. This ancient buildstrerad superior alacrity of our driver, had got a fair start || ing, with its ivy-clad gables and chimneys, formed and kept a head of them all the way to Coniston, l) an admirable foreground; while in the distance though not without constant anxiety lest we should you saw the Old Man of Coniston, and other lofty Post be overtaken: indeed, we omitted stopping at the and well-diversified mountains. Up the valley we aforesaid ruined chapel in order that we might | could see the little tower and village of Coniston, not lose our advantage. But when we arrived at and, farther on, some beautiful grounds, which we the lake, and turned sharply round a corner to the were told belonged to Mr. Marshall. As you look front of the inn, lo and behold, another party, from from the east side towards the upper end, the the opposite direction, had driven up the moment features of Coniston Water are striking and pleas. 'Weka before us! The consequence was, that they had ing. But as the lower end of the lake was not clear the choice of rooms; and we, with our fancied | deemed of sufficient beauty to induce us to extend • frike" good management, were disappointed. However, | our voyage, we determined to occupy the time in Die ** we obtained very tolerable accommodation, and fishing for char, a fish peculiar to these lakes. had lewe were soon reconciled to our disappointment, when, The mode in which they are caught is this: the scene, after a few hours' waiting, we obtained a good airy | hooks are baited with minnows, so fastened that, the g room exactly opposite the lake. This, however, is when drawn through the water, they shall spin e benefit one drawback to the pleasure of travelling in the rapidly round and attract the notice of the char, if aptent district of the lakes ; for the inns being small, and they are in a humour to bite. The lines used are pred so many parties travelling like yourself, you are un fifty or sixty yards in length, and are fixed to rods belon certain of obtaining accommodation unless you || projecting from each side of the boat. When the pogodio write beforehand; and then you are tied down to lines are prepared, the boat is rowed gently forprijenos a particular destination, and cannot change your ward, so that the small fislı with which the hooks whose s' route. The best plan is, to start early in the day, | are baited are drawn quietly through the clear mo pand get to the place at which you wish to lodge in water of the lake. The best time for fishing is in harges is good time. If you fail of obtaining convenient ac- ll the months of May and June, before the fies are |