Orange, of Torquay; Woodman, of Romsey; Keale, of Kingsbridge; Drew, of Madras; Lewis, of Brixham; Dr. Cope, of Penryn. On both occasions the chapel was crowded. At two o'clock between two and three hundred friends of the cause (including between thirty and forty ministers) dined together at the mayoralty house. Richard Peek, Esq., of Hazlewood-house, presided; and several animating addresses were delivered by some of the ministers and friends who were present. On the following Lord's-day, May 23rd, discourses were delivered to very large congregations in the morning and evening, by the Rev. H. I. Roper, of Bristol; and in the afternoon, by the Rev. R. Skinner, of Newton. The collections after the sermons on Thursday, and on the Lord-day, amounted to about ninety-three pounds.

The whole of the services connected with this occasion were of the most delightful kind, exciting an interest altogether unparalleled in the history of evangelical dissent at Totnes. The chapel, which is built in the modern gothic style, (after a design by Mr. Fenton, of Chelmsford,) is considered to be one of the most chaste and elegant places of worship in the west of England. The hope is cherished by those who have been engaged in its erection, that, to the inhabitants of this important country town, if will prove, under God, a lasting blessing.

A NEW VILLAGE CHAPEL.-On Friday, May 28th, there was opened at Waterditch, near Christchurch, Hants, a respectable Independent place of worship. At nine o'clock in the morning a prayer-meeting was held, and at eleven o'clock two discourses were delivered by the Rev. D. Gunn, of Christchurch, and the Rev. A. Newth, of Ripley. At three o'clock another prayer-meeting was held, and at half-past six o'clock two discourses were delivered, by the Rev. Mr. Bowhay, of Throop, and the Rev. H. Gunn. The day was fine, and the congregations were very large. This chapel is in connexion with the Independent church in Christchurch, by which the expense of the building was defrayed. There is a day and also a Sunday-school well attended, which have been for some time maintained in the village.

NEW INDEPENDENT CHAPEL, HULME, MANCHESTER. -On Thursday, June 3rd, the foundation stone of a new Independent chapel was laid by the Rev. James Gwyther, on the Stretford New Road, Hulme, Manchester. The building is intended for the accommodation of the church and congregation of whom Mr. Gwyther is pastor, and who have hitherto worshipped in Great Jackson-street Chapel, in the same township. The occasion was interesting and delightful, and will, we hope, prove an important era in the history of that Christian society. The present chapel was erected in the year 1817, and resulted from the efforts made by the late venerable Rev. W. Roby, and his devoted people, for the spiritual welfare of the neighbourhood. When the present minister entered upon his labours there in 1829, the congregation was in the most reduced and discouraging state; whilst a heavy debt threatened it with entire extinction. By a most generous effort, which was led by a liberal and well-known member of Grosvenor-street, (Mr. Roby's chapel,) whose praise is in all the churches, the debt was entirely removed. Since then, the smiles of God have seemed to rest upon the labours of a united and affectionate church, and of their much-loved pastor. A school of near 600 children has been collected, numerous accessions have been made to the church; three of their number have gone to the mission field; and the increase of the congregation, as well as its improved character, is most pleasing. To meet this altered state of things, as well as to provide for the increasing population, a chapel of larger dimensions, and superior, both in appearance and in convenience, was absolutely demanded. That demand will, in some extent, be met by the the erection now in progress.

The services commenced at three o'clock, by singing; the 4th chapter of Micah was read by the Rev. W. M'Kerrow, and an appropriate prayer offered the by Rev. Dr. Halley. The Rev. James Griffin, the 179th, Congregational Hymn-Book; after the

singing of which, the plate to be deposited under the foundation-stone was produced by James Hilton Hulme, Esq. solicitor, who read the following inscription, which it it bore :

"The foundation-stone of this building, to be called Zion Chapel, situated in the Stretford New Road, Hulme, Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, intended for the worship of Almighty God, was laid on the third of June, in the fourth year of the reign of Victoria, Queen of England, and in the year of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, 1841, by the Rev. James Gwyther, minister of the church and congregation now assembling in the Independent Chapel, Great Jackson-street, Hulme. Of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her, and the highest himself shall establish her,' Psalm lxxxvii. 50. Architect, W. Hayley, Esq., Manchester. The Welsh Independents have purchased Great Jackson-street Chapel, and take possession of it on the completion of Zion Chapel."

Mr. Hulme then addressed the Rev. Mr. Gwyther with much respect and affection, and presented him with a silver trowel, with which, after an affectionate and suitable address, he proceeded to lay the stone. The Rev. J. L. Poore then gave out the 183d hymn, Congregational Selection; after which the Rev. G. H. Nolan congratulated the audience on their happy circumstances, and the Rev. J. Griffin closed the service with prayer. About three hundred persons then assembled to take tea, and the interest was sustained throughout the evening.

The chapel is to be erected from a beautiful and chaste design of W. Hayley, Esq. It is of the style called Roman Corinthian. The front will be partly faced with stone and partly with cement. It consists of a recessed entrance, the access to which is by a flight of steps between Corinthian pillars and antæ of the same order, which support a fine bold pediment. The basement story will be appropriated as a school-room, sixty-three feet by forty-seven feet, with library, class-room, and other convenience. The chapel is to have two side galleries and one front gallery for the congregation, a singers's gallery behind the pulpit, and an upper gallery for the Sunday-scholars. It is intended to accommodate about 1100 persons, and is expected to be finished by March next. It will probably cost between £3000 and £4000. A neat palisading will enclose a piece of ground around the chapel, which, however, is not to be used as a place of burial. We are happy to add that the Welsh Independents have purchased Great Jackson-street Chapel, where they hope to collect an additional congregation from amongst the numerous Welsh residents with which that part of Manchester abounds. NEW CHAPEL, Morden, CambridGESHIRE.—In consequence of the acceptable and useful services of the Rev. Joseph Stockbridge, of Homerton College, a new chapel has been erected at Morden, Cambridgeshire, and Mr. Stockbridge has yielded to the pressing solicitations of the objects of his affectionate labours, to enter upon his settled ministry among them immediately.

ORDINATIONS, ETC.

On Thursday, the 25th of March, the Rev. John Williams, late student of the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, was publicly ordained pastor of the Congregational Church, assembling at Jerusalem Chapel, "Foot of Snowden," Llanberis, Carnarvonshire. The solemn service commenced by reading of Scripture and prayer by the Rev. O. Thomas Talysarn. The introductory discourse was delivered by the Rev. R. Parry, of Conway. The usual question were put by the Rev. W. Ambrose, of Portmadock. The ordination prayer was offered by the Rev. W. Hughes, of Sharon. The charge to the young minister was delivered by the Rev. W. Williams, of Carnarvon, and the Rev. R. P. Griffith of Twllheli preached to the people. Sermons were delivered in the afternoon by the Rev. Messrs. R. P. Griffith and W. Hughes, and in the evening

by the Rev. Messrs. O. Thomas and R. Parry. On Wednesday evening the Rev. Messrs. W. Jones, Dolddelen, and T. Edwards, Ebenezer, preached.

The friends at Llanberis labour under great disadvantages owing to the heavy debt remaining on their chapel, and the church being yet in its infancy. The association of ministers in the county have united in recommending their case to the liberality of the Christian public, and their respected minister purposes making an appeal on behalf of the cause.

On the 22nd of April a special prayer-meeting having been held on the Monday evening previous, the Rev. Edwin Bowden was ordained over the Independent church and congregation assembling in Morman Chapel, Lordwithiel, Cornwall. The day being very fine, a large company of visitors assembled to enjoy the solemn and interesting occasion.

The service in the morning was commenced by the Rev. G. W. Hobbs, of Bodmin, with reading the Scripture and prayer; the Rev. W. Moore, of Truro, the secretary to the County Association, delivered the introductory address on the nature of the Christian church, and proposed the usual questions; the responses to which were simple, judicious, and effective, especially in relation to those events in providence which had led to the union that day recognised. In the absence of the Rev. J. Wildbore, of Falmouth, who was detained by affliction, the ordination prayer was offered by the Rev. James Hart, of Tregony, accompanied with the laying on of hands. The Rev. Geo. Smith, of Norley Chapel, Plymouth, delivered an impressive and elegant charge from 2 Tim. ii. 15. In the evening the congregation again assembled, when the Rev. R. Cope, of Penwyn, delivered an excellent and appropriate sermon to the church and people from Phil. i. 27. The Rev. Messrs. Quiller, Cope, Thomas, Hulme, Worn, &c., took part in the service. It was a solemn and animating season, full of promise to the little interest, where we hope the breaches of Zion will be built up, and the weak parts strengthened.

On Wednesday, the 12th of May, 1841, the Rev. William Atherton, late of Middleton, was ordained to the pastoral office over the church and congregation assembling in the Independent Chapel, Bingley, Yorkshire. The Rev. Abraham Clarkson, formerly minister of the place, opened the service by reading the Scriptures, and prayer; the Rev. Thomas Scale, of Leeds, delivered the introductory discourse; the Rev. Walter Scott, president and theological tutor of Airedale College, proposed the usual questions; the Rev. Thomas Taylor, of Bradford, offered up the ordination prayer, with imposition of hands; the Rev. Jonathan Sutcliffe, of Ashton-under-lyne gave the charge to the minister; and the Rev. J. G. Miall, of Bradford, concluded with prayer. In the evening, after prayer by the Rev. James Gregory, of Thornton, the Rev. James Griffin, of Manchester, preached to the people. The services, which were well attended, were of a peculiarly interesting and impressive character, and will be attended, it is hoped, with the most beneficial results. The Lord now send prosperity.

June 10th, 1841, the Rev. F. W. Wheeler, of Cheshunt College, and one of the agents of the London Missionary Society, was ordained to the work of the ministry in foreign parts, at Brading, in the Isle of Wight. The Rev. W. Warden, of Ventnor, commenced the service by prayer. The Rev. Thomas Mann, of West Cowes, delivered the introductory discourse. The Rev. Edward Giles, of Newport, asked the usual questions. The Rev. T. S. Guyer, of Ryde, offered up the ordination prayer. The Rev. S. Barrows, (Mr. Wheeler's pastor,) gave the charge; and the Rev. James Spence, A.M. concluded the service by prayer.

The ordination of the Rev. Joseph Hopkins, late of Hackney Theological Academy, as pastor of the Congregational church at Weston-super-mare, Somerset near Bristol, took place on Tuesday, the 15th of June, in connexion with the anniversary of the opening of the chapel. The Rev. Philip Cater, late of Bath, introduced the service;

the Rev. Thomas Haynes, of Bristol, gave a lucid and interesting statement of the nature of a Christian church; the Rev. H. I. Roper, of Bristol, asked the usual questions, and offered, in a most supplicatory and solemn manner, the ordination prayer; the Rev. W. Gear, of Bradford, under whose care the young pastor had spent two years of preparatory study, delivered a concise, comprehensive, and impressive charge the Rev. C. Hyatt, of London, concluded. After the morning service, about sixty ministers and other friends sat down to dinner. The Rev. W. Jay, of Bath, preached in the evening.

SETTLEMENTS, REMOVALS, ETC.

The Rev. Joshua Clarkson Harrison, of Homerton College, has accepted a cordial and unanimous invitation from the church of Christ, assembling at Tottenham and Edmonton Chapel, to take the pastoral oversight thereof in the Lord, and enters upon his labours the first Lord's-day in August.

The Rev. Frederick Pollard, having accepted a cordial and unanimous invitation from the church of Christ assembling in Abbey-lane, Saffron Waldon, Essex, proposes to enter upon his pastoral duties the third Lord's-day in July.

The ministers of the county of Sussex, who have long been resident there, have just presented to the Rev. Lewis Winchester, on his leaving Worthing, a handsome copy of Doddridge's Expositor, and of Townsend's Arrangement of the Scriptures, as a testimony of the respect and esteem in which he was held during his residence among them. The Revs. W. Davis, of Hastings, J. N. Goulty, of Brighton, and W. Malden, of Chichester, were the agents of this kind, seasonable, and richly deserved testimonial. We understand that a handsome quarto Bible was also presented to Mr. Winchester, by the officiating clergyman of Worthing, on the same occasion, with expressions of regard equally honourable to both.

STATE OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES IN CARNARVONSHIRE, NORTH WALES.-The state of religion among the Independents in this county is now flourishing. They have been able to remit upwards of £100 this year to the funds of the London Missionary Society, notwithstanding the additional efforts made for home purposes. The chapels at Carnarvon, Bethesda, (now capable of seating 1600 hearers, the largest in connexion with the Independents in North Wales,) Ebenezer, Dwygyfylchi, and Portmadock, have been built, and churches formed, within the last two years; and the churches, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, are multiplied.

MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RESOLUTIONS ON THE CORN LAWs.-The general body of the Three Denominations of Protestant Dissenting Ministers in and about the cities of London and Westminster, held a special meeting at the Congregational Library, Finsbury, on June 3d, the Rev. W. B. Shenstone in the chair; when the following resolutions were proposed and adopted:

I. That while this body have always abstained from expressing themselves on merely party politics, they claim the right to utter their deliberate opinion on such great and general measures, as plainly and deeply involve the weal and woe of the entire community.

II. That they regard all interference with trade and commerce as unwise and injurious, whether on the principle of bounty or of prohibition, that freedom is the natural and necessary element of commerce, and that the less any government shall legislate for it, the more it will prosper.

III. That, of all such commercial restrictions, those affecting the necessaries of life, are the most unwise and unrighteous, as they favour the few at the expence of the many; as they reduce the means of the poor man, to increase the means of the rich. And if such measures have been sustained by right intentions, as without doubt in some instances they have, the system is not the less obnoxious to our arraignment and condemnation.

IV. That, like all wrong, such restrictions carry with them their own punishment; they work injuriously for all classes, not ultimately excepting even the owner of the soil. That the restriction on food especially, but in every case, are fearfully aggravated with us from our insular position, from the extent of the population as compared with our territory, and from the importance and magnitude of our commercial engagements as compared with our agricultural.

V. That although we have long suffered from such cause, it is now that the evils are more fearfully developing themselves. Our industrious poor are threatened with low wages and dear food; the craving children in myriads of families look up and are not fed, the parent asks to purchase his bread in the cheapest market, and he is denied, and he resents the denial. Our artisans, our capital, and our trade, are forsaking our shores, the spirit of commerce is prostrated by the dead weight of monopoly, and as the value of our land is sustained only by the extent of our commercial relations, we are threatened as a people with one common ruin.

VI. Especially this body, composed of Christian ministers, do deprecate and deplore the immoral and irreligious tendency of the restrictions complained of. That they contribute to reduce masses of the poor to such deep poverty, as to deprive them of all independence and self-respect, since nothing is more withering to every virtue, than the conviction, that after a man has put out his best efforts to provide for his family, they must fail. Education, public worship, and respect for others in such circumstances are out of the question, the bonds of society are broken, and suspicion and enmity are cherished, where only love should dwell.

That, besides such evils, the method by which the present restrictions on food are regulated, while it acts generally as a prohibition, offers just that temptation to the rash speculator which converts an honest course of trade into a gambling transaction. As ministers of religion, they must solemnly denounce a system which originates such complicated evil, and must fear that if persisted in, it may fall under the malediction of Heaven. "He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be on the head of him that selleth it."

VII. That on these, and on other occasions, this body would not fail to welcome every indication on the part of the rulers of this country, as speedily as the case may allow to a wiser and more righteous policy. That in so doing they are deeply convinced they will be supplying an efficacious remedy for the evils beneath which our people are groaning-that they will preserve for Britain her due standing among the nations-that they will be fulfiling the beneficent designs of Providence, that they will be in acting in conformity with the spirit and letter of the sacred Scripture-that in becoming the known and devoted advocates of freedom, and trade, and international communication, they shall secure to our beloved country a greatness which she has never known, and from which none shall wish to cast her down.

NOTICE OF WHITTON'S CHARITY.-Matthew Witton, formerly of Chiswell-Street, but at the time of his death of Wells-Row, Islington, by his will gave the sum of £1055, West India Dock Company's Stock, to trustees therein named upon the following trusts:-"For the aiding and assisting of the widows and families of such dissenting ministers of Calvinistic sentiments, who receive their academical instruction in Hoxton Academy, and who do not leave the said academy but with the approbation of the committee of the said academy, by a testimonial signed by five of the committee