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deep respect for his ardent piety and varied attainments; and of their grateful sense of his unceasing solicitude to promote the interests of the Establishment.

The Incorporated Society for Promoting the Enlargement, Building, and Repairing of Churches and Chapels, held a meeting at their chambers, in St. Martin's-place, on Monday, March the 18th. His Grace the Archbishop of York was in the chair. There were also present the Bishops of London, Chester, St. Asaph, Bangor, Rochester, Hereford, and Ely; the Revs. Dr. Shepherd, H.H. Norris, and J. Bowdler; and Messrs. J. Watson, J. S. Salt, J. Cocks, H. J. Burchard, N. Connop, jun., and William Davis. Amongst the business transacted at this meeting, grants were voted towards increasing the accommodation in the church of St. Margaret, with St. Petre-le-Willows, in the city of York; enlarging the chapel at Havingham, Cumberland, increasing the accommodation in the church of Blodworth, Nottinghamshire; building a church at Sibford, in the pariah of Swatcliffe, Oxfordshire; building a chapel in the Quinton district, in the parish of Hales Owen, Shropshire; building a church at Harlect, Merionethshire; a church at Knole-hill, in the parish of Hurly and Wargrave, Berks; rebuilding the church at Llansantffroid, Denbighshire; building a gallery in the church at Southowram, in the parish of Halifax; repairing the church at Hope Bowdler, Salop; increasing the accommodation in the chapel of Congleton, Cheshire; increasing the accommodation in the church at Kempson, Bedfordshire; repairing the church at Wold Newton, Yorkshire; enlarging the chapel at Manningtree, Essex; building a church at Camborne, Cornwall; and erecting a tower, &c,, to the chapel of All Saints, Norwood, Surrey.

SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.-At the meeting on Friday, March 15th, an interesting letter was read from the Bishop of Madras to the Secretary. It was dated Madras, January 8th; and the Bishop stated that he had "that morning confirmed 125 native Christians, whom he had every reason to believe were Christians indeed." They were "of all ages, from fourteen to seventy." He also spoke of "our beloved Society as doing great good."

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

A bazaar, for the purpose of erecting a new Church in the parish of St. Sepulchre, was held at the County-hall, Northampton, on Wednesday, March 13, and the two following days, and was very fashionably attended. Among the occupiers of stalls were the Countess of Chesterfield, Lady Bateman, and the Misses Bateman, Lady Knightley and Miss Knightley, &c. The handsome sum of £581 was realised from the sale.

WILTSHIRE.

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury has signified his intention of holding his primary Visitation of the Diocese, comprising the counties of Wilts and Dorset, in the course of the ensuing summer.

YORKSHIRE.

At a meeting held at Leeds, on Thursday, the 14th of March, for the purpose of forming a Board of Education, on the principles of the Church of England, for the parish of Leeds, the following resolutions were adopted: "That the Board be requested to take immediate steps:

"1. To raise fresh subscriptions for the purpose of Education.

2. To promote the building of new National, Sunday, and Infant Schools.

"3. To unite with the Board, existing Schools, or Academies, conducted by Members of the Church.

"4. To ascertain the Educational Statistics of the parish.

"5. To adopt measures for the formation of a Training School for Masters.

"6. To institute a Commercial School, which may serve as a Model School."

On Thursday, Feb. 28, a meeting was held at Wakefield, for the purpose of laying a Church-rate; and, notwithstanding the Dissenters mustered all their forces, the rate was carried by a great majority.

MISCELLANEA

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.-We understand that it is in contemplation, among members of this Church, to deliver, at an early period, a series of public Lectures, in Edinburgh, which shall embrace and illustrate all the great leading principles connected with the doctrine, discipline, worship, and government of Episcopacy.

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MALTA.

ROYAL MUNIFICENCE.-At a meeting of the Protestant inhabitants of Malta, held on the 5th of March, an address was presented to Queen Adelaide, expressive of their sincere gratitude to, and high esteem for, Her Majesty, for her most munificent gift, to be appropriated to the erection of St. Paul's Church. To this address Her Majesty was pleased to return the following gracious reply: I thank the Protestant inhabitants of Malta, for their affectionate address. Nothing can be more gratifying to my feelings than to receive the testimony of their gratitude, for a work (St. Paul's Church) which will give me so much real satisfaction to undertake. Although far distant when the sacred edifice shall be completed, I assure them that my prayers shall be offered up with theirs, that St. Paul's Church may prove a blessing and a spiritual comfort to themselves, and their posterity." On Monday, March the 18th, his Excellency the

Governor read this answer to the Protestant inhabitants, re-assembled in the Government library, when it was unanimously resolved"That a frame, or a box of gold, be provided by subscription, for the purpose of preserving Her Majesty's autograph letter, to be kept in the Protestant Church of St. Paul, now about to be erected out of Her Majesty's generous bounty."

LADY HEWLEY'S CHARITY.-The appeal is appointed for a hearing in the Lords on Monday, the 18th of April. The house then to proceed, and go on, day by day, until it gives judgment on the appeal.

CATHEDRAL ESTABLISHMENTS BILL.-We are happy in being able to state, that an address has been presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury by a considerable body of the Prelates of England and Wales, in which they entreat his Grace to withdraw any sanction he

may have given to the Bill now pending in Parliament for the reduction of our Cathedral establishments. The address, we understand, expresses the most respectful and affectionate attachment to the Archbishop, and deference to his high authority; but at the same time declares the firm determination of the Prelates by whom it is signed to oppose a measure which they consider would prove most injurious to the interests of religion, and to the welfare and stability of the Established Church. The address is signed by the Bishops of Winchester, Llandaff, Worcester, Rochester, Carlisle, Ely, St. Asaph, Bangor, Oxford, Bath and Wells, and St. David's.

We have reason to believe that the bill is equally disapproved of by several other Prelates, and that not less than 17 or 18 of their Lordships will be opposed to it, should it come up to the House of Lords.

NOTICES TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

We

The FIRST Number of THE CHURCH MAGAZINE is at present out of print, but will be immediately reprinted, and ready to be had in a few days. The FOUR editions of it have been all sold off. believe we may say that THE CHURCH MAGAZINE has already obtained the widest circulation of all the Monthly Magazines in connexion with the Church. We have, therefore, great pleasure in thanking our Clerical brethren and Christian friends for their kind patronage; and assure them, that it shall ever be our utmost endeavour to deserve a continuance of their assistance in recommending the work, and thereby rendering it the more useful.

To our Rev. brother at Kirkaldy, Scotland, we will write a private note as soon as possible.
Mr. Robertson's (of Manchester) observations will be attended to as we proceed.

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"A Cambridge Under-graduate," "piλoç” and “ Alloque," will find their suggestions adopted, at least partially, in our present number; and we think of continuing a monthly Register of Ecclesiastical Intelligence, which we have commenced to give, and will endeavour to make it as full and as complete as we can. We are greatly obliged to the latter for his good wishes, and his promise "not to cease to give the Magazine his own most strenuous and constant support, and to recommend it to the notice of all his friends." That is the way to assist us. We intend to give Portraits of all the Bishops of England and Ireland too.

"J. W.'s" request for us to recommend him a cheap book of chants for the Liturgy, we cannot comply with, as we know of nothing suitable. His paper will most probably appear ere long.

To the inquiries about our giving Portraits of the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, the Rev. Dr. Dillon, the Rev. Messrs. M'Neile, Seymour, Dale, Close, Melville, Hambleton, and others, we can only say that we will give them as soon as we can.

"H. T. T.'s" Sermon on Absolution has been received: we will endeavour to write to him soon. "Mr. Alexander," of Edinburgh, has our thanks; we shall be glad to hear from him in the same, or any similar way, at any time." S. S. E." has been received; we expected a second letter. "Village Conversations" in our next; and thanks to our good friend.-"I. A. L." is under consideration. Thanks to "F." for the name, we called, and will do so again, when passing. We thought the good Archdeacon had been in town." An attendant upon St. George's, Hanover Square," will find his wish gratified, we hope before a very long time.-We will write soon to our Rev. brother at Elgin,— "A. C." in our next, if possible.-To" A Subscriber," we answer, that we think about £300. "David P-" should have given his name.-The Poetry from Hackney is not quite suitable. The Rev. Mr. Dale's obliging note was received. We shall be glad of the assistance of his able pen. "A. M. N." is informed, as we have before stated, that the Clergymen whose portraits we give, are not to be considered as at all identified with the principles of the Magazine, as must be evident, from our having given the portraits of the Rev. Dr. Hook, and the Rev. Edward Bickersteth. This is" The Church Magazine," and not an organ of any party whatever in the Church. Our grand object, as may be gathered from the first article in the present number, is to unite all the members of the Church in one holy brotherhood, against the factions, heresies, and schisms of the age.

We are obliged to "Clericus," Herts; to "A. T. ;" and to "A Clergyman in the South," for their flattering remarks on " The Church-the Pillar and Ground of the Truth," which appeared in the two preceding numbers; but we do not think we shall "reprint it in a tract for general distribution," as they wish.

Clericus Londinensis" is quite right in his suspicions, that several of the writers for The Church Magazine are Evangelical Clergymen; but he is quite as wrong in his guesses as to the two excellent Clergymen he has named, although one of them has promised us articles at his leisure.

"J. F.," we fear, is an enemy in awkward disguise; he must give us his name; and he ought to have paid the postage of his letter. In short, we shall be obliged to refuse all letters whose postage is not paid; and if unpaid letters are not noticed in future numbers, the writers of them may guess the reason.

Several articles, letters, and notices of books, must stand over for want of room.

We wish our kind Correspondents would affix titles or heads to their own articles.

We shall be obliged to any of our readers to forward us any newspapers which may contain matter of importance to the Church. If they be quite old they will answer our purpose.

All communications to be addressed, post paid, "To the Editor of The Church Magazine, 14, Paternoster-row, London."

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The Rev. George Townsend. M.A. Rétendary of Durham 20.20.2

for Fourkend

PUBLISHFD BY B WERTHEIM. 14. PATERNOSTER ROW. LONDON.

THE

CHURCH MAGAZINE.

No. 5.]

MAY, 1839.

[VOL. I.

MEMOIR OF THE REV. GEORGE TOWNSEND, M.A.,
PREBENDARY OF DURHAM.

THE REV. George Townsend, whose portrait we have now the honour of presenting to our readers, was born on the twelfth of September, 1788, at Ramsgate, in Kent. His grandfather was disinherited for attending the preaching of George Whitfield. His uncle was the founder of that celebrated, charitable, and useful institution" The Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb." As such, he can never be forgotten. His father, the first of the family who joined the dissenters, was appointed by the Independent Congregation at Ramsgate, to be their minister; and died, after fifty years of benevolence, happiness, and honour, in the month of June, 1837. We knew him well, and can justly apply to him the eulogy which Dr. Johnson bestowed on Dr. Watts, That he was worthy to be imitated in all things, but his nonconformity." Few men lived more beloved, or died more lamented by all ranks and classes, than George Townsend, of Ramsgate.

The principal lesson which, we have often heard Mr. Townsend say, his father uniformly inculcated on the mind of his son, was to think freely-to decide upon evidence, and to consider himself responsible to the Almighty alone for the conclusions to which he might arrive in matters of religion. The consequence was, that the subject of this brief memoir, at a very early age, resolved to become a member of the Church to which his ancestors had been attached. His father made no objection to his decision. He became a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1808, took his bachelor's degree in 1812, and his master's in 1816. He was ordained by the Bishop of Ely, to the Curacy of Littleport, in the fens of Ely, in 1813, under the Rev. John Pachet, the Vicar, from whence he removed to the Curacy of Hackney, then as now held by the estimable and venerable Dr. Watson, Archdeacon of St. Alban's. Finding that he had not so much leisure as he desired to pursue the course of reading which he wished to complete, he left Hackney, to accept the appointment of one of the classical masters at the Military College at Sandhurst, with the Curacy of Farnboro' in the neighbourhood. At this place, he devoted himself to the study of theology as much as the regular and uniform routine of the duties of the place permitted. His first theological publication was the Edipus Romanus; or an attempt to prove, from the Principles of Reasoning adopted by Sir W. Drummond in his Edipus Judaicus, that the twelve Cæsars were the twelve signs of the zodiac. Sir W. had endeavoured to prove by Hebrew roots and verbal coincidences, that the twelve patriarchs were the zodiacal signs. The application of this mode of

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