The Pall Mall Gazette is published under extraordinary difficulties at present. Information was lately received at the Home Office that the Fenians, resenting the articles in the Pall Mall Gazette in favour of the Coercion Bill, had determined to destroy the premises on which that journal is printed. Since then the police have thought it necessary to guard the office on all sides. Fourteen or fifteen constables are employed in this duty. The same precautions, we hear, have also been taken at the Times office lately.

Nuns and nunneries are attracting attention in Brazil. An important question in regard to the status and rights of nuns is now before the Government of the country as to whether they can constitutionally be detained in convents against their will. The question has been raised by the First Promotor Publico, Dr. Tito Nabuco, in consequence of some nuns in the Ajuda convent having appealed to him, declaring that, having no vocation for the claustral life, they wish to leave the convent, which the representative of the absent Bishop opposes on the ground that only by permission of the Pope himself can such a favour be granted.

Peter Symonds, by will dated 1586, left a sum of money that a Sermon might be preached every Good Friday in the Church of Allhallows, Lombard-street; and at the close of the Service provides that a penny and a packet of raisins or plums shall be given to each of 60 of the younger scholars of Christ's Hospital who shall attend such Service. This custom was observed on Good Friday. At the close of the Service several other children participated in the gift, and a number of poor persons received gifts of money and bread. The Sermon was preached at St. Dionis Backchurch, Allhallows being under repair. — City Press.

The Vienna correspondent of the Eastern Budget writes on the 16th, as follows:-"The German Bishops who have arrived here for the Easter holidays represent the state of affairs at Rome as extremely serious. It seems that a second Reformation is in progress, and that, as with the first, it is the Germans who are the leaders in the reform movement. The German Bishops, both of Austria and of the countries belonging to the Zollverein, are unanimous in their determination to resist to the utmost the promulgation of any new dogma tending to alter the relations between states and their Roman Catholic subjects. Every means is to be taken to prevent the dogma of infallibility from being put to the vote; and if this should prove impracticable, to prevent its being sanctioned by the Pope. In any case, the opposition will not permit the vote to be taken without discussion, but will lodge a strong protest against the dogma at the Vatican. In this they will be warmly supported by the Austrian, French, and Bavarian governments. It is certain that in Austria, at all events, the three estates of the realm will not only approve of the conduct of their Bishops in such a case, but pass new laws for the purpose of securing the state against Ecclesiastical encroachments."

ROMAN CATHOLIC PRISONERS.-The Pall Mall Gazette points out the great disadvantage under which Roman Catholic prisoners labour as to religious privileges:-" At Clerkenwell House of Correction we have a very odd state of things indeed. There is an average of about sixty Catholic prisoners, male and female, chiefly for short terms of seclusion; and the Rev. Dominic Erescitelli, ‘being approved,' attends for two hours daily, and on Sundays from 7.30 a.m. to 9 a.m. He is not allowed to have a Daily Service, but the Chaplain is: hence the usual difficulty arises. The Roman Catholic prisoners feel it a hardship to be locked up in their cells while the others go out for what is regarded as a relaxation; and this again places the Roman Catholic Clergyman in the unpleasant position of being obliged to ask that his own flock may be restrained from doing what they would like to do. It is stated on all sides that the prisoners will do anything for a change, and to escape the monotony of their cells; and this feeling is very natural. Again, the Chaplain goes from cell to cell at will, but the Roman Catholic prisoners are brought into a room to see their Clergyman by the warder, provided they do not object; and this is distinctly felt to be a disadvantage by the Priest. Mr. Erescitelli, it appears, asked the magistrates to provide him with an altar; and it may be with unconscious irony that he stated, as the request was refused, he supposed they perhaps did not understand what an altar was.' Asking for a cupboard-which, it would seem, they do understand-one was given him in a kind of chest of drawers, and on the summit of this chest of drawers the Reverend gentleman is reduced to set forth his altar; and Mr. Pownal (a visiting justice) is quite surprised that he is not therewith content. It seems, scarcely credible that in order to procure permission to celebrate a Service on Sunday this Clergyman was actually driven to offer as a propitiatory sacrifice to forego one week-day's instruction, and that such an arrangement was accepted by the authorities. Mr. Pownal is so far in advance of Mr. Glossop that he would like to pay the Roman Catholic Clergyman, but objects to give him any status or position. How or why a person who is not recognised as an official -hould receive a salary is a question which he does not seem to have considered; but for our part we should certainly object to anything of the kind. However, as Mr. Glossop modestly admitted, the Middlesex magistrates do not necessarily represent public opinion generally;' and, considering all things, it would be a matter of regret if they did."

Fragmenta et Miscellanea.

VESTMENTS, COPES, &c., TEMP. ELIZABETH. II. (After the date of the Advertisements.) 1564. COPES AT CAMBRIDGE AT EVENSONG. Several months after the Advertisements were drawn up we here find the use of non-Eucharistic copes, retained by the authorities at Cambridge, and even worn at Evensong. So much for the Advertisements precluding the adoption of copes at Evensong, because they enforced them in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches "In the ministration of the Holy Communion." "in the ministration of the Holy Communion only" the phrase should run to justify the last finding concerning this vestment in the Court of Arches, based on Lord Cairns' novel rubricsmade-easy decision. above-named, is of value, especially when we bear in mind that Elizabeth The contemporanea expositio of the enactment "not only was most careful never to infringe any ecclesiastical law," but that she never would countenance any perversion of the same by others. A canopy was, it will be seen, carried over Queen Elizabeth by Doctors of Divinity in King's College Church under the Book of 1539, and in St. Paul's Cathed. under the First and Second Book of Edward, a similar adornment was provided; probably also in other Cathedrals, &c. It will be difficult to reconcile this interpolated ceremony with the Cairns' decision. It was neither prescribed by the Rubric nor in his sense, subsidiary to it. The King's College Church was hanged with fine tapestry or arras of the Queen's, from the north vestry door, round by the Communion-table unto the south vestry door; and all that place strewed with rushes. The between the vestry door and the Communion-table (which stood north Communion-table and pulpit hanged richly. Upon the south side, and south)-[i.e. altar-wise]—was hanged a rich travas of crimson velvet, for the Queen's Majesty, with all other things appertaining. Also a fair closet glazed towards the quire was devise and made in the middle of the Rood-loft; if the Queen's Majesty perhaps would there repose herself, which was not occupied. The place between the north and southwest doors of the Church was strewed with rushes, being not paved. carpet laid, and one cushion to kneel upon, and one other to lean upon And in the middle, between the north and south doors, a fair Turkey of cloth of gold and thereon was laid the Bible in Latin. All these were of the Queen's stuff. Also there was a chair of red velvet for Her her horse.

Majesty to have sat in whilst she heard the oration, if she had forsaken

"On the part of the College, Mr. Doctor Philip Baker, with all his company was in COPES, standing in a length from the quire-door unto the north and south doors, orderly, as in procession-wise. "When the Queen's Majesty came to the west door of the Church, Sir William Cecil kneeled down and welcomed her Grace.

“Then she alighted from her horse, and four of the principal doctors bearing a canopy, she under the same entered into the Church, and kneeled down at the place appointed, between the two doors north and south, the lady Strange bearing the train; and all the other ladies followed in their degrees.

Then the Provost re-vested in a rich COPE all of needlework (standing about four yards from the Queen directly towards the quire, in the middle of his company kneeling of both sides), made his obeisance and courtesies three times, coming towards Her Majesty. At the last, kneeling hard at her stool, he kissed his [her?] hand, and so pointed unto the psalm Deus Misereatur; inquiring Whether it would please Her Majesty to answer and say with him.'

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And, understanding that she would pray privately, he likewise privately said the said psalm, and after that a collect for the Queen, which done, the whole quire began to sing in English a song of gladness; and so went orderly into the stalls of the quire. The Queen following, and going to her travas under the canopy; and marvellously revising at the beauty of the Chapel, greatly praised it above all other within her realm.

This song ended, the Provost began the Te Deum, in English, in his COPE; which was solemnly sung in prick-song, and the organs playing. After that he began Evensong, which also was solemnly sung, every man standing in his COPE. During all this time of prayer, the lords and other honourable persons with the Doctors, sat on the high stalls. [Grand Reception and Entertainment of Queen Elizabeth at Cambridge, 1564. Harleian MS., 7037-109. Nichols's "Progresses of Queen Elizabeth," Vol. I., pp. 158-164, 4o., 1823.]

NOTE.-The inventory of St. Paul's Cathd. under the First Book, 1552, mentions "One great and large canopy of tissue, red colour fair and new, fringed about goodly, for the King's Majesty to go under when he conieth to the the Church." This canopy was retained also under the second Book of Edward, “7 Ed. vi. King's Majesty when he cometh here." A large canopy of tissue for the Dugdale Hist. St. Paul's, appendix, p. 58.

[The cope is still recognised as being worn by certain Dons at Cambridge on high days.--ED. C. H.]

Note the word re-vested.

Canon Liddon is to be formally installed at St. Paul's Cathedral at Evensong this (Wednesday) afternoon.

It is said that Earl Feversham has offered the Rev. G. Body, of Wolverhampton, the Living of Kirby Misperton.

The Rev. Archer Gurney notifies his intention of retiring from his Chaplaincy at Paris, and returning home.

On Thursday the Bishop of Manchester publicly instituted the Rev. W. H. Burns as Rector of St. James's, in that city.

The Pope has conferred on the Marquis of Bute the Grand Cross of Gregory XVI. He has sent the Pope an Easter offering of 10,000fr. A correspondent informs the Church Times that in a.Church at York on Monday in Holy Week the Second Lesson was read by a lady. Earl Vane has presented to the Vicar of New Seaham a pair of hand

some carved oak chairs for the chancel of the Parish Church.

The corner stone of a new Church at Stannington, Northumberland, was laid on Tuesday by Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart., of Blagdon. Dean Stanley has a work in the press in which he gives an account of, and comments upon, the ecclesiastical events of the last twenty years. On Sunday in the Parish Church of Alnwick, an objection was taken by a woman in the congregation to the publication of the banns of two young people.

The Rev. Professor H. D. M. Spence, M.A., of St. David's College, Lampeter, has been appointed Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol.

On Easter Day a jewelled chalice, a new brass altar-cross and candlesticks, and two large sanctuary standards were used for the first time at St. Paul's Church, Wilton-place.

The Mortlake Church-rate case of "Wigan and Ommaney v. Nelson," which has excited considerable public interest, has been settled, the defendant having paid the rate.

It is said that one of the Bishop of Lincoln's daughters has gone through a course of training to fit herself as a nurse to the sick poor, and is now engaged in one of the London hospitals.

The Representative Body of the Irish Church have been sitting privately in Dublin, to prepare their application for a charter, and to issue an appeal for a sustentation fund.

The foundation stone of a new Mission Church was laid at Harlow Hill, near Harrogate, on Easter Monday, by the Rev. C. M. Roberts. The site has been given by the Earl of Harewood.

The Rev. J. W. Burgon, M.A., of Oriel College, and Vicar of St. Mary's, Oxford, is a candidate for the Professorship of the Exegesis of Holy Scriptures, about to be vacated by the Master of Balliol College. Some little attempt has been made this Easter to decorate St. Paul's Cathedral. A floral cross and an illuminated text of Scripture is placed on and over the altar, and flowers are arranged around the reading stall and pulpit.

The chancel and nave of St. Mary's, Lichfield, having been rebuilt in memory of the late Bishop Lonsdale, were opened on Thursday, when his successor preached the Sermon. There is a deficiency of £1,500 on the Church.

Mr. Meynell Ingram, of Cross Hayes, Burton-on-Trent, the chief landowner in Barton-le-Street, near Malton, has demolished the old Church, and has commenced the erection of a new building in its place, at his sole cost.

We read in the Australian Churchman that in some outlying preaching station in Australia the foundation stone of a Church has been laid, in which Service is to be held on Sunday afternoons once in three weeks.

King's College, Cambridge, has lost one of its Fellows by the death of the Rev. James Charles Coldham, M.A. He took his B.A. degree in 1858. He has been acting for some time as Curate of East Walton and Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk.

The Bishop of Manchester laid the corner-stone of a new infirmary for the town and district of Oldham on Saturday. The building is to cost £6,000, and towards this sum £1,000 has been voted from the surplus of the Cotton Famine Fund.

At St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington, on Easter Day, the offertory was considerably over one thousand pounds, exclusive of a gift of £1,600 from one lady who had sold a house, and gave the proceeds towards the building of a new aisle.

It is hoped that the Archbishop of Canterbury will be sufficiently recovered by June to allow of the Voysey Case being heard then by the Privy Council. Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., and Mr. C. Bower, have been retained as counsel for the appellant.

The Lady Chapel of St. Mary Redcliffe Church, at Bristol, which

last Thursday handed over with some ceremony to the Vicar and Churchwardens by the Provincial Grand Master, the Earl of Limerick.

The Gloucester Corporation have unanimously adopted a resolution deprecating the acceptance of the offer of Lord Dudley to contribute the sum of 10,0007. towards the restoration of the Cathedral on condition that the musical festival should be discontinued in the building.

The corner stone of a College which is to be affiliated with the Melbourne University, under the title of Trinity College, was laid on the 10th February, by the Bishop of Melbourne. Only a small portion of the whole design, namely, the Provost's Lodge, &c., has been undertaken, and it is to cost 7,500/.

At a meeting of the S.P.G. on Friday a letter was read from the Rev. Brymer Belcher, offering to give 51. for every 1,000/. collected for a new house for the Society. Mr. Blunt took occasion to criticise severely the expenditure of the Society in purchasing a house which will have to be entirely rebuilt to make it of any use.

The west window of the tower in Christ Church, North Shields, has

just been filled with stained glass, to the memory of the late Rev. Christopher Reed, M.A., 38 years Vicar of Tynemouth. The cost of the window has been raised by public subscriptions from the parishioners of Tynemouth.

The Bishop-Suffragan of Nottingham will preach on the evening of Sunday, May 22nd, at St. Paul's, Cathedral, on behalf of the "Incorporated Church Building Society,” and not for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge on the 15th, as inserted in our issue of last week by mistake.

The Vicar of St. Anne's, Wandsworth, has discontinued the use of the In an address to his parishioners he gave black gown in his Church. four reasons for doing so, one of which is-Because no one who ministers in the Church of England is justified in contravening plain law and rubrical injunction.

deacon Emery spoke at some length on the Government Education Bill, At an Archidiaconal meeting held on Saturday at Cambridge, Arch

and urged that petitions should be sent at once to Parliament from every parish and Rural Deanery in every Diocese in the country in favour of the Bill as originally introduced.

The Churchwardens of St. Mary's Church, Bridgewater, have much pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of £50 from Messrs. Hoare and Co., bankers, London, towards the completion of the restoration of the sacred edifice. We understand that the amount will at once be expended in restoring the exterior of the north porch.

At the meeting of the Llandaff Diocesan Church Extension Society, at Cardiff, on Thursday, a resolution was carried, almost identical in form with the 28th rule of the London Church Building Society, by which it is provided that half the area of new Churches shall afford convenient and free sittings for the use of the inhabitants for ever.

The rumour is revived that in consequence of illness the Bishop of London will apply for the appointment of a Suffragan Bishop, who will probably take the title of Bishop of Westminster. Amongst the names who are spoken of as likely to be recommended for that office are the Rev. J. E. Kempe, the Rev. J. Moorhouse, and the Rev. Michael Gibbs.

At the R.C. Cathedral of St. George's, Southwark, and at most of the metropolitan R.C. Churches on Tuesday, the congregations were invited to pray during the ensuing week that the threatened act of injustice and insult levelled at the R.C. Religious Communities, through the proposed inspection of Conventual and Monastic Institutions, may be averted.

On Sunday, the 26th January, the Bishop of Goulburn held an Ordination in the Cathedral Church of St. Saviour at Goulburn.

Mr.

James Napoleon Manning, formerly Wesleyan Minister of the Braidwood circuit, was presented by the Archdeacon of Yass, and was ordained Deacon. Archdeacon Lillingston preached the Ordination Sermon, and the newly ordained Deacon preached at the evening Service. The Hereford "Festival of the Three Choirs" is fixed to open on August 22, and the Dean and Chapter of Hereford have not only granted the use of the Cathedral for the purpose of the morning oratorios, as usual, but they have this year made a further concession in permitting its use on the evening of the first day for a performance of sacred

music.

On Easter Tuesday the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol re-consecrated and opened the newly-restored Church of Long Newnton. The Estcourt, and other members of the same truly old English family. The Church has been beautifully restored by the munificence of Mr. Sotheron Offertory was devoted to the Hospital at Bath and the Children's Hospital at Gloucester.

tion at the report brought by the Archbishop of Syra of his reception in The Greek Patriarch at Constantinople has expressed much satisfacEngland. The Patriarch remarked that it was only necessary that the Anglican and Greek Churches should know each other to bring about their union, and added that he was convinced the journey of the Archbishop would contribute to this desirable result.

A correspondent of the Church Review calls attention to a significant fact. Colonel Elphinstone, the persecutor of Mr. Purchas, died rather suddenly: Mr. Colquhoun, the Chairman of the Church Association, died after a few days' illness, and the Bishop of London summons six faithful Priests to meet him at London House-for what purpose we are not left in doubt-and he is smitten with sudden illness!

A correspondent of the Guardian draws attention to the fact that the monuments of Ben Jonson and Sam Johnson, which are not very far from each other in Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey, are both in a somewhat neglected condition. The inscription on the grave of the former, he says, is fast becoming undistinguishable; and the slab which covers the remains of the learned Doctor is broken across.

which recommended the abolition of high pews, more frequent Services, and weekly communions, with the establishment of a regular offertory, has again been sent in to the Easter Vestry, with seventy additional signatures, among which are Lord Lansdowne, Earl of Glasgow, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Bathurst, and Earl Nelson.

The Pall Mall Gazette says:-"A letter from Pesth says that the ex-Queen of Naples has written from Rome to her sister, the Empress of Austria, to inform her that the Pope intends to bestow on her the Golden Rose. The Empress would like very much to have it, but has a superstition that as it proved unfortunate to Queen Isabella of Spain, so it might to her. She cannot well refuse, and dares not accept it, and is, in consequence, much embarrassed. It is said that the Prince Liechtenstein, who left Vienna the other day for Rome, has been entrusted with the delicate mission of arranging the matter with Cardinal Antonelli.”

Archdeacon Emery has been holding a Visitation of his Archdeaconry, and on Saturday delivered a lengthy Charge in St. Michael's Church, Cambridge. He dwelt upon the "New Church Rate Act," which he said marked a new era in religious opinion, the need of greater co-operation of the laity with the Clergy, the proposed abolition of religious teaching in our schools, and touched briefly upon several other passing topics of interest to Churchmen.

The Guardian thus sums up the Easter Day decorations and Services : -"On Sunday every effort was made to impart an air of rejoicing to the Churches and their Services. The decorations were as gay as flowers and green branches and mottoes and devices could make them. There has been no falling off in the number of communicants, and, on the whole, it may be said that this holy season is every year observed with increasing reverence.

At a meeting held in the Chapter House at Worcester Cathedral last week, and presided over by the Dean, the subject of Lord Dudley's second offer of £5,000 towards the restoration of Worcester Cathedral was considered. After a discussion of about three hours, the meeting came to the conclusion to adjourn the further consideration of the subject until the 30th of July, when they hope to see some prospect of the matter being settled.

On Sunday evening the Bishop of Colombo preached at St. Paul's Cathedral on behalf of the S.P.G. The arrangements made for collecting the offertory were extremely bad. Instead of hymns being sung during the time, voluntaries were played on the organ, and the congregation not being certain what was expected of them during the time, did as they severally thought fit, some stood up, some sat down, and the greater portion employed themselves in general conversation.

The Bishop of Bath and Wells held a Confirmation in the Parish Church of St. Mary's, Bridgewater, on Wednesday last (the 20th inst.), when over 200 from the town only were confirmed. Amongst the candidates were several old people, both men and women. Service commenced at 10.30, the Litany being said by the Vicar. The fine old Church with its matchless altar-piece, presented a very pretty appearance the Easter decorations not having been removed.

In a letter dated Easter Monday the Times correspondent says:The state of affairs in the Council is very serious indeed. It is now stated on undoubted authority that eighty-four Fathers, said to have voted conditionally for the Schema before the Council, did not vote at all, giving in blank papers. It is also said positively that more than 100 Fathers were absent from the sitting, though many of them were known to be in Rome.

The Annual Meeting of the Manchester Diocesan Church Building Society was held in the Town Hall on Friday, under the presidency of Bishop Fraser. The Bishop spoke in terms of high commendation of the Society and its objects, and in responding to a vote of thanks which was accorded to him, said he hoped his government of the Diocese would not be marked by inhibitions or prosecutions, or anything of that kind, but simply by a generous and ready encouragement of every faithful labourer and every good work.

The memorial from a number of influential parishioners respecting the state of St. George's Church, Hanover-square, and the diminished and diminishing funds from which the income of the Incumbent is supplied,

The Bishop of Lincoln, on the occasion of a recent visit to Louth, expressed great pleasure with the result of the weekly Offertory system as tried at the Parish Church. The Church-rate having ceased in 1865, the Wardens began to drift into debt in spite of the severest economy and such aid as they could obtain from private subscriptions and monthly collections. At Easter, 1864, the weekly Offertory was established. Last year it yielded to the Churchwardens' fund 2187. 18s. 9d.; to the por, 66/. 17s. 2d., and to special purposes, 481. 14s. 2d.-in all, 3281. 10s. Id., besides 4161. 1s. 2d. collected at the reopening Services of the Church, making a total of 744/. 11s. 3d. From May 2nd to August 1st the Services had been in a schoolroom.

A letter from Rome in the Cologne Gazette mentions that two converted French Jews, the brothers Leman, who are now at Rome, lately succeeded in obtaining the signatures of 506 Bishops to a postulatum entreating the Council to address an earnest invitation to the unfortunate people of Israel, calling on them to recognise at length in Jesus Christ the Messiah they have so long vainly expected. The brothers have been permitted to present the document to the Pope, who has promised to lay it before the Council. The Holy Father, however, does not seem to anticipate any miraculous effects from the adoption of the suggestion, for on receiving the paper he expressed a pious wish that "if the vintage were not yet ripe for gathering, heaven might at least grant them a few scattered bunches.

St. Giles's Church, Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire, was reopened on Tuesday, after a complete restoration and reparation, which includes the removal of a west gallery, and the opening out of the tower arch, the stonework being cleared of the whitewash. The Bishop of Worcester preached. At a luncheon after the Morning Service (Sir C. B. Adderley Churches in his Diocese, and said there were some circumstances connected in the chair), the Bishop referred to the recent restoration of several with Whitacre which had given him particular pleasure. Mr. Jones had only recently come into the Diocese of Worcester, and it was a remarkable fact that in so short a time he had been able to conciliate the affections of the people, and to secure their support in restoring the Church.

The King of Bavaria has addressed a letter to Professor J. Huber, of the University of Munich, in which his Majesty says:-"The articles published by you during the last few days in the Augsburg Gazette on The Papacy and the State' have deeply interested me, both by the profoundness of your observations and the admirable manner in which you have handled your subject. It is always a sincere pleasure for me to see the great political and ecclesiastical questions of the day openly and freely discussed by the representatives of German learning." The Augsburg Guzette says King Louis has also addressed his congratulations to the Franciscan Father, Petrus Holzl, for the work he has lately produced under the title "Is Dollinger a Heretic ?" and in which the author makes a vigorous protestation against "the Roman fabrication of dogmas."

Church, Earl's Court, on Good Friday, the Kensington News says:In a sneering notice of the Three Hours' Service at St. Matthias he said, higher than St. John in the Church of Christ. "Once Mr. Haines gave an invocation to the "Ever Virgin," who was, The dark days love her more-love her, but never worship her." In the last but one of are going," he exclaimed. "A few more Good Fridays, and we shall "We have no image of the Cruci

the addresses he was a little bolder.

fied One here for you to kiss. I don't know that it would be any great harm if we had. I fully sympathise with those whose excess of internal emotion leads them to an external display of their feeling-an outgoing of affection towards the feet of our Lord's effigy-in a way not proper