went the careful revision of the examiner, who expressed himself as being exceedingly pleased with the result, and that whilst all acquitted themselves to his full satisfaction, several give promise of high attainments, and passed their examination in a manner alike honourable to themselves and to the college.

The examination in Hebrew, Syriac, Greek, Latin, French, and German, was equally satisfactory, indicating severe application on the part of the students, and reflecting the highest credit on the skill and industry of their esteemed tutors.

The number of students now in the house is twenty-three.

OPENINGS OF NEW CHAPELS.

OPENING OF the first PLACE OF WORSHIP AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA FELIX.

The Congregational denomination has been honoured to build the first permanent house for God in Australia Felix. The promptitude with which the committee of the Colonial Missionary Society responded to the appeal, to send out a missionary to Melbourne, has enabled us to take the lead in the noble work of evangelizing the settlers of the wilderness, and to be the first to establish Christian worship in a colony, which, a short time ago, was the hunting ground of brutal savages.

The success which have been given to the labours of the Rev. W. Waterfield, led to the erection on the Eastern Hill of a neat and chaste building, that will accommodate from 5 to 600 persons, and which was opened for public worship on Friday, January 1st, 1841. Mr. Waterfield preached in the morning, from Exod. xx. 24. Mr. James Forbes, Presbyterian minister, in the afternoon, from Zechariah iv. 6., and Mr. Joseph Orton, Wesleyan Minister, preached in the evening, from Numbers xxiv. 5—7 verses. The collections amounted to £70. We are happy to hear that all the sittings are let, and the chapel crowded with a respectable congregation. There is every reason to expect that the chapel will be shortly free from debt, and that without any assistance from yovernment. We congratulate that warm friend of our denominational interests, Henry Hopkins, Esq., of Hobart Town, on the success of this effort, which he has assiduously laboured to promote. A numerous church is formed, who have received from that gentlemen a present of plate for the Lord's table.

NEW INDEPENDEnt Chapel, EASTWOOD NEAR HALIFAX.-The dissenting interest at Eastwood originated in the year 1699. The first chapel was built in 1719. During the ministry of the Rev. James Scott, now of Cleckheaton, a new chapel was erected which from its picturesque and rural situation, was called Myrtle Grove. When the surveys for the construction of the Manchester and Leeds Railway were completed, it was found necessary that the line should pass through this chapel; and the directors of the company contracted with the trustees for the purchase of the premises. On Sabbath evening, April 7th, 1839, the congregation assembled for the last time, to worship in this place, endeared to many by solemn and hallowed recollections. An eligible plot of land for a chapel and burial ground, having been pro cured within a short distance from the old site, the first stone of a new structure was laid, May 21st, by the Rev. A. Blackburn, the minister, in the presence of a large concourse of people. The Rev. Thomas Greenall, of Burnley, delivered an animated address on the occasion, and the devotional services were conducted by the Rev. Messrs. Preston, of Mixenden, and Massey, of Booth. It was opened for divine worship on March 25th, 1840, when the Rev. R. W. Hamilton, of Leeds, preached in the morning; the Rev. J. G. Miall, of Bradford, in the afternoon; and the Rev. John Thorpe, of Sheffield, in the evening. The opening services were continued on the following Sabbath, with sermons by the Rev. J. Sutcliffe, of Ashton-under-Lyne, and the Rev. Jos. Pridie, of Halifax.

The chapel, which is a chaste and substantial edifice, measures 52 feet by 47, exclusive of an elliptical recess, behind the pulpit, and will seat 750 people. The groundfloor is occupied by a large school-room, and two vestries. The cost of the erection with the purchase of the freehold, amounts to upwards of £2,000. The compensation paid by the railway company, was £1025, and the people have raised in subscriptions and collections £400. Thus a debt of £600 remains, which, until it can be considerably reduced, will press heavily upon the energies of both minister and people. Donations for this purpose, sent to the Rev. A. Blackburn, will be thankfully received and promptly acknowledged.

WELSH INDEPENDENTS IN LIVERPOOL, Opening of SALEM CHAPEL-This new chapel was opened on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of June last. The Welsh congregation at the Tabernacle having increased so much, that there was no accommodation for many persons who were willing to attend, the brethren came to a resolution to erect another building in a different part of the town, to which a portion of the church might remove. Two hundred and fifty members volunteered to go to the new chapel, who, at the time of its opening, were recognized as a separate church. The following ministers officiated on the occasion:-) -Rev. R. Fletcher, Manchester; S. Roberts, Llanbrynmair; J. Harris, Mold; W. Williams, Carnarvon; W. Rees, Denbigh ; Parry, Conway; R. Jones, Ruthin; O. Thomas, Talsam; W. Griffith, Holyhead; and W. Jones, Amlwch. On this occasion collections were made towards liquidating the debt of the new chapel; at the Tabernacle, £90; Bethel, £87; and Salem, £84, were collected.

It is computed that there are 40,000 Welsh people in Liverpool, for whose religious instruction the following places of worship exist:-Four chapels, in connexion with the Independents, five Calvinistic Methodists, three Baptists, three Wesleyans, one New Methodist, one Welsh Church of England, and one English and Welsh. It is calculated that there is accommodation for eight hundred people, on an average, in each of the above places, being something under 14,000 sittings, showing that our Welsh brethren have much ground yet to possess. The missionary exertions, the labours in the Sunday-school and Young Men's Society, of the brethren in Liverpool, are very praiseworthy.

ORDINATIONS, REMOVALS, ETC.

The Rev. David Thomas, late of Newport Pagnell College, was ordained to the pastoral office over the Independent church, Chesham, Berks, September the 29th. The services were commenced by the Rev. W. Tomlin, of Chesham; the Rev. J. S. Bright, of Luton, delivered the introductory discourse; the Rev. J. J. Freeman, of Walthamstow, asked the usual questions; the Rev. L. Hall, of Poyle, offered the ordination prayer, with imposition of hands; the Rev. N. M. Harry, of London, delivered the charge to the minister; the Rev. J. Hansant, of Beaconsfield, concluded the morning services. The evening service was introduced by the Rev. W. Slaten, of Oldham ; the Rev. Caleb Morris, of London, preached to the people, who also concluded with The Rev. Messrs. Hayden, Davies, Payne, Aston, Holmes, Hodge, Bartlett, and Newlyn, took part in the services, which were peculiarly interesting and impres

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On Tuesday the 14th of September, 1841, the Rev. David Hughes, B.A., late student of Hackney College, London, and afterwards of the University of Glasgow, was solemnly set apart by prayer and imposition of hands, to tho pastoral office, over the

congregational church at St. George, in the county of Denbigh. On the solemn occasion the Rev. W. Rees, of Denbigh, delivered the introductory discourse, founded upon Rev. xxi 2; the Rev. S. Roberts, of Llanbynmair, asked the usual questions; the Rev. J. Evans, of Beaumaris, offered up the ordination prayer; the Rev. R. Vaughan, D.D., of Kensington, delivered the charge to the minister, from 1 Tim. iv. 16; the Rev. J. Blackburn, of Claremont Chapel, Pentonville, London, preached to the people from Deut. iii. 38. In the afternoon and evening sermons were delivered by the Rev. Messrs. Jones, of Bangor; Davies, of Peu-street; Thomas, of Horeb; and Everett, of Llaurwst. Though the weather was unfavourable, the services were respectably attended, and the day was felt to be one of pleasure and profit.

On Wednesday, the 8th of September, the Rev. Cyrus Hudson, A.M., of Glasgow University, and second son of the Rev. John Hudson, of Westbromwich, was publicly ordained to the Christian ministry over the Independent church and congregation at Welchpool, in the county of Montgomery. Their own place of worship being too small to contain the numbers anxious to witness the interesting ceremony, the services were conducted in the Town Hall. The Rev. J. Griffith, of Llanyblodwell, commenced the morning service with reading the Scriptures and prayer. An excellent and appropriate description of a Gospel church was delivered by the Rev. W. Reeve, of Oswestry. The Rev. J. Griffith asked the usual questions, and received the confession of faith; the ordination prayer was offered by the young minister's father, who then again surrendered him to the service of his Redeemer. A faithful and kind-hearted charge was delivered to the newly ordained pastor by the Rev. Thomas Weaver, of Shrewsbury. In the evening, a powerful sermon was delivered to the church, by the Rev. John Kelly, M.A., of Liverpool, who, after a hymn had been sung, also delivered an address to the newly-elected deacons, which will not soon be forgotten. Thus terminated the services of this happy day: services which in their spiritual influences were deeply felt by large and attentive auditors.

On the 3rd of August last, the Rev. Thomas Lloyd, of Neuaddlwyd Theological Academy, was ordained pastor over the congregational church at Dinaspowys, in the county of Glamorgan, South Wales.

The Rev. Robinson Pool resigned the pastoral office on Lord's-day, August 8th, at Providence Chapel, Great Driffield, Yorkshire, after having served the church in the ministry of the Gospel thirty-eight years.

The Rev. Robert Jones, of Corwen, having accepted an unanimous invitation from the Congregational church at Kerry, Montgomeryshire, entered upon his new sphere of labours on the 3d of October last. This minister's testimonials from his former connexions were very satisfactorily, and we hope that his efforts in this English district of the principality will be attended with great success.

The Rev. E. F. Hughes, of Hackney College, has accepted the unanimous invitation of the church of Christ assembling at the Independent Chapel, Kelvedon, Essex, and entered upon his duties on the 12th of September last.

BRIEF NOTES ON PASSING EVENTS.

The journals during the past month have been crowded with news affecting our foreign and domestic relations to a most interesting and anxious extent.

The intelligence brought from CHINA announced, that as the Chinese were making extensive warlike preparations in the neighbourhood of Canton, and had assembled 45,000 troops in that city, it became necessary for our united armament to attack them, which was executed so successfully, that the governor of Canton capitulated, and paid

six million dollars to prevent the British from occupying that capital. The vast superiority of European arms is seen in the fact that this victory was achieved by a force not exceeding 2400 men, and with a loss small on our part, but with 1000 killed, and 3000 wounded, amongst the Chinese!

The cruel attacks that are made upon the Commissioner, Captain Elliot, in the letters of officers, and in the leading articles which have appeared in our daily papers, are fearful illustrations of the wanton disregard of humanity which the war-spirit excites. Surely our philanthropists will vindicate his forbearance on the principles of humanity, and we may anticipate that our experienced Commanders will also approve of the discretion which forbore, in the moment of victory, to place such a handful of men in the midst of a city, with at least a million and quarter of excited inhabitants.

Afflictive as these proceedings are, we doubt not but they will subserve, by an overruling Providence, the temporal and spiritual interests of that colossal empire.

SPAIN, unhappy Spain, again bleeds under civil strife. On the night of the 7th of October, several generals and chiefs, at the head of a few troops, who had been seduced from their allegiance by the intrigues of the queen's mother, Maria Christiana, attacked the palace, intending to possess themselves of the persons of the royal children, to overthrow the regency of Espartero, and to get up an absolute government in favour of the court and the church. A frightful conflict took place on the staircase

of the palace, which was defended by a little band, of some fifteen or twenty Halberdiers, who, by their prodigious valour, saved the little queen and her infant sister from the grasp of the conspirators.

A simultaneous rising occurred in Navarre and the Basque provinces, but there is reason to hope that, as the insurrection failed in the capital, so it will be soon put down in the provinces. General Diego Leon has been tried by court-martial, as a leader of the revolt, and was sentenced to be shot, which has been promptly executed! Our friendly relations with the UNITED STATES have been again threatened, by the apparently rash seizure of an Irish adventurer, Colonal Grogan, who was seized in his bed by a band of armed Canadians, who had crossed the line some four miles, to effect their purpose. This violation of the American territory will not, it is supposed, be justified; but it has produced a frightful excitement amongst a people already sufficiently aroused by the affair of the Caroline. Mr. M'Leod's trial had commenced, and been continued for several days when the last advices left New York, and there is reason to hope, from the character of the evidence, that that ill-omened affair will terminate in his acquittal.

Lord Sydenham, who so ably followed out and consummated the plans of Lord Durham for the peace, union, and prosperity of CANADA, has, like his noble predecessor, been cut off in the midst of his days, which supplies another affecting illustration of the vanity of human life, and the prime importance of seeking after that honour which cometh from God only.

At HOME, the parliament has been prorogued, by commission, on the 7th of October. The speech from the throne was more brief and meagre than usual, but the last paragraph, we doubt not, expressed most truly the feelings of our gracious Queen.“Her Majesty has commanded us to repeat the expression of her deep concern at the distress which has prevailed for a considerable period in some of the principal manufacturing districts, and to assure you that you may rely upon the cordial concurrence of her Majesty in all such measures as shall appear, after mature consideration, best calculated to prevent the recurrencee of that distress, and to promote the great object of her Majesty's wishes, the happiness and contentment of her people."

Deep, indeed, is that distress, both in the metropolis and the provincial towns, which the unfavourable character of the harvest, and the excitement of the money

market, occasioned by the detection of some frightful frauds, are likely to aggravate. We trust the wealthy will feel themselves called to the exercise of unwonted charity towards their distressed neighbours, and that those who only possess competency will be willing to make sacrifices, that bread may be given to those who are ready to perish!

Recent proceedings of several parties in the Church of England are striking illus. trations of the sad want of agreement in judgment and feeling in that body which has so often sacrificed justice and mercy to its idol-Uniformity! But we have no dispo sition to dwell on these sqaubbles, and would therefore only make them the occasion to record our thankfulness for the increasing peace and harmony of our churches. The autumnal meeting of the Congregational Union at Nottingham, beautifully illustrated "How good and how pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." Their Declaration of views and principles on the various questions affecting religion which are agitated at the present crises, and which was adopted with great cordiality, deserves and demands the attention of all our readers. It will be found in this present number, at page 799, and we invite its thoughtful perusal both by our friends and our opponents.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Communications have been received since our September Magazine from the Rev. Drs. Henderson, and Matheson.

Rev. Messrs. W. Owen, W. Spencer, Walter Scott, John Ely, T. East, F. W. Gotch, G. B. Kidd, O. T. Dobbin, R. Ashton, D. B. Haywood, J. C. Galloway, David Davies, J. Peggs, A. Wells, H. Rogers, F. Wills, R. Pool, A. S. Shawyer, J. K. Foster, A. Blackburn, Thomas Stratten, J. Gawthorn.

W. Stroud, Esq., M.D., Messrs. George Gill, W. Thodey, J. Skinner, H. J. Hass, John B. Smith, John Brown, and E. Allen.

R. A. O., Fiat Justitia, A Young Bachelor, R. P., A. B., Aliquis, J. P.

The December Magazine will as usual be a double number, and the Supplement will contain a copy of the second and unpublished Report of the Commissioners of Non-Parochial Registration, and Lists of the Congregational Churches and Pastors throughout Great Britain and Ireland. The Editor will gratefully receive any corrections and additions to the list of 1837 which may be forwarded to him.