a mere spot came from the State-it was the result of the Church's Commission, and would be precisely the same, neither more nor less, whether the State recognized and protected the Church or not. The Church must preach the Gospel and administer the Sacraments whether the State liked it or not, and it derived its right to do SO from the fact that the Church was not human Society holding certain opinions, but a Divine Society organized by God Himself in the world. Mr. Edward Jenkins had been declaring at Leeds the other day that a Church such as he (the lecturer) had described was contrary to modern ideas of endless change and unlimited free thought, and a liberty that knew no restraint. If this were said of the Church, it was becanse licence was confounded with liberty, and because the elementary lesson had not yet been learnt that a Church which claimed to be the Church of Jesus Christ must be like the Master-i.e., must speak with Divine authority, and not as the Scribes, with the stammering lips of mere human opinion. Those who said so might associate political and personal freedom with what they called Protestantism, and tyranny and the negation of individual responsibility with the teaching of the Church, but if they did, it was because they had forgotten that it was net Protestantism but the Catholic Church which insisted upon the great doctrine of man's free will, the parent of all other freedoms, and that it was Calvinism, the original parent of Protestant Dissent, not the Church, which had reduced man before his Maker to the condition of a slave. They might say that such a Church was sacerdotal, and, defining sacerdotalism as it had been defined in Bradfordas the right claimed by the clergy by virtue of their office to minister to men's consciences and to thrust themselves between God and their fellow men"-they might say they would have none of it. If Mr. Forster meant that any section of the Clergy claimed to depose the conscience, which was the voice of God speaking within the soul, from its supreme authority over the words and deeds of him in whom it spoke, he would ask him to read the noble defence of the rights of conscience in a letter which Dr. Newman addressed some time ago to the Duke of Norfolk, and to admit that he had been unjust. If Mr. Forster meant that there was no such thing as a Priesthood in the Christian Church to minister for man in things pertaining to God, then, with every respect for one so worthy of it, he would refer Mr. Forster to the highest authority of all-to the words of Christ Himself, when He said to His Apostles, "As My Father hath sent Me, so send I you." He would refer the right hon. gentleman through the witness and practice of the Universal Church, to the teaching of the Church of England on this subject, and he thought he must needs be convinced that he had made use of words-unintentionally he was sure-that were both mis. leading and unjust-misleading because they ignored the teaching of the whole Church for 1800 years as to the means by which Christ now exercised His eternal Priesthood on earth-unjust and unworthy of himself, because they pandered to an agitation which, when it was not the result of ignorance, was fomented by some of the lowest motives which actuated mankind, and would almost seem to suggest to the Clergy a surrender of the authority they derived from God in exchange for the loaves and fishes of the Establishment (applause). A very hearty vote of thanks was given to the President of the Union for his able and interesting Lecture. The President, in acknowledging the vote, said that any member of the Church of England would find, whether he liked or disliked it, that in the Prayer Book confession was distinctly, under certain circumstances, enjoined. Those who made the longest and most eloquent speeches against confession were precisely those who had never been to confession themselves. Referring to Mr. Tooth's imprisonment, he said that the action of the Union in defending him had been justified by the whole of the proceedings against him having since been declared to be illegal on precisely the grounds previously urged by them. The meeting was then brought to a close. BURY BRANCH. The Annual Meeting of this Branch was held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Holy Trinity Schools, Bury, the Rev. J. C. Hordern in the Chair. There was a very large attendance of Members and friends. The following were elected as the Officers for the ensuing year:-Chairman, Rev. J. C. Hordern; Vice-Chairmen, Mr. Thomas Brierley and Mr. Frank Hardman; Secretary, Mr. Alfred Mee; Treasurer, Mr. R. Oddie; Agent at the Council, Rev. Canon Carter; Committee, Rev. F. Slater, Rev. H. T. Jones, Mr. N. Gregson, and Mr. J. Berry. The Rev. T. Outram Marshall gave an Address on "Church Work and Church Union," at the close of which he moved the following Resolution : - "That the English Church Union deserves the hearty support of Churchmen and Churchwomen, and that this Meeting pledges itself to do its best to increase the strength of the E. C. U. in Bury." This was seconded by Rev. W. R. Clayton, and supported by Rev. F. S. Edwards, and carried unanimously. On the motion of Rev. F. Slater, seconded by Mr. R. Oddie, a vote of thanks was given to Mr. Marshall. CANTERBURY BRANCH. This Branch held its Anniversary on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Annual Meeting was held at the Royal Fountain Hotel, Canterbury, at 8 p.m., R. H. Jones, Esq., J.P., in the Chair. The following were elected as the Officers of the Branch for the ensuing year :-Chairman, The Right Rev. Bishop Jenner; Vice-Chairman, R. Percival Evans, Esq.; Delegate, Captain P. Bury; Secretary, Mr. J. H. Pool; Committee, the Rev. Dr. Mangan, Rev. G. C. Pearson, Lieut. F. 0. Barrington Foote, and Messrs. Goulden, May, Trollope, and Wood. The Hon. Sec. congratulated the Members on the steady increase in the numbers of the Branch. Notwithstanding the withdrawal of twenty-one Members through the formation of the Isle of Thanet Branch," and the removal of twelve to other places, &c., there were at the present time 115 Members in the Branch, a larger number than at any previous time, and he had no doubt but that at the close of the Meeting many more would join. The Chairman then introduced to the Meeting the Rev. T. W. Belcher, Vicar of St. Faith's, Stoke Newington, who said that he proposed to speak on some of the burning questions of the day, and would begin by raising the question "Who are to be the Spiritual Judges of the Church-Bishops or Lawyers?" He then proceeded to explain what he meant by a Spiritual Judge, and what he meant by a Lawyer in the sense of the word in which he was then using it. The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion would give them an answer to the question what was meant by the Church, and if anyone asked further what the Church of England was, he replied that it was the Church of Christ in England, commonly called the Established Church. Ought, then, a Lay Judge to decide whether the Priests of the Church of England should or should not admit a person to the Lord's Table: whether this or that doctrine was or was not heresy? He said emphatically, "No." Secular Lawyers ought not to be judges of the Spiritual matters of the Church. The Bishops assisted by their Presbyters are the Church's proper Spiritual Judges. The Right Rev. Bishop Jenner expressed his concurrence in the remarks made by the Lecturer, and said he had great pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to Dr. Belcher, which was seconded by Mr. May. Rev. Dr. Mangan spoke of the advantages of being a Member of the E. C. U., and proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman for his kindness in coming from Dover to take the Chair. After the Meeting nine persons gave in their names for election as Members of the Society. CHELTENHAM BRANCH. A Meeting of the Committee of this Branch was held on Tuesday, Feb. 5, when it was unanimously determined that an expression of sympathy on the part of the Cheltenham Branch should be forwarded to Rev. A. H. Ward, of St. Raphael's, Bristol, and his Congregation in their present distress. CHISWICK BRANCH. The first Annual Commemoration of this Branch was held on Thursday, Feb. 7. There was a celebration of Holy Communion at the Parish Church at 7 a.m., and another at the Church of SS. Michael and All Angels at 8 a.m. At 8 p.m. the Annual Meeting was held in the schoolroom in Chiswick Churchyard, the Rev. L. W. T. Dale, vicar of Chiswick, in the Chair. There were about sixty Members and Associates present. The Hon. Sec. (Rev. M. M. Ben-Oliel) read the Annual Report, of which the following is a summary:— During the year 42 Members and Associates have been added to the Branch, of whom 38 had not previously belonged to the Union. "This Branch has been instrumental in adding 72 Members and Associates to the Union in the first twelve months of its existence. "The Branch now consists of 17 Members, 13 AssociateMembers, 44 Women-Associates, and 4 Ordinary Associates, making a total of 78, of whom 32 are men and 46 women. "The Committee have held seven meetings during the year, and have arranged for six public meetings of the Branch. "There were special Celebrations of Holy Communion at the inauguration of the Branch in April, in the Parish Church and in the temporary church of SS. Michael and All Angels, and Sermons were preached by the Rev. R. Rhodes Bristow, and by the Chairman and the Secretary of the Branch. Addresses have been delivered during the year by the Rev. T. Outram Marshall (Organizing Secretary of the Union), and by Mr. H. C. Richards (Hon. Sec. City of London Branch); and a paper was read by the Chairman on "Diversities of Ritual." "The Branch has passed several important resolutions, among which may be mentioned one of sympathy with the Rev. Arthur Tooth, and another expressing sympathy with the Reverend Brethren of the Society of the Holy Cross. Several Petitions were largely signed through the exertions of the Branch, especially one for the repeal of the P. W. R. Act, which obtained upwards of 400 signatures. every month." The Rev. M. M. Ben-Oliel then announced his retirement from the office of Hon. Sec., which was rendered necessary in consequence of his leaving the neighbourhood. Mr. E. Cornish moved a vote of thanks to Rev. M. M. Ben-Oliel for the valuable Services which he had rendered to the Union in that he had raised such a flourishing Branch in so short a time, notwithstanding the great opposition he had met with. This was seconded by G. B. Whelpton, Esq., and carried unanimously. Rev. M. M. Ben-Oliel proposed the election of officers for A very interesting lecture on "Church aud State under DEWSBURY BRANCH. A Meeting of this Branch was held at the Church Institute, Dewsbury, on Monday, Feb. 25, Mr. W. J. Wilkinson in the Chair. The Rev. W. G. Whitehead, Vicar of Ravensthorpe, read some interesting extracts from Miss Yonge's "Beginnings of Church History." The following were elected as the Officers for the ensuing year:-Chairman, Mr. W. J. Wilkinson; Vice-Chairman, Mr. F. Dawson; Treasurer, Mr. G. A. Laurence; Secretary, Mr. D. Lunn; Committee, Messrs. Craister, Firth, Johnson, Kilburn, Norbury, Peace, Taylor, and Whitehead. DOVER BRANCH. On Thursday, Feb. 14, Rev. Dr. Belcher, Vicar of St. Faith's, Stoke Newington, delivered before this Branch, in the Parish Schoolhouse, Charlton, a lecture on "The Church of England's Spiritual Judges." The Chair was taken by the Rev. J. F. Baynham, Rector of Charlton and Vice-Chairman of the Branch, who apologized for the absence of W. C. Boodle, Esq., the Chairman, through illness, and introduced the Lecturer as a former Curate of the parish, well-known to those present. At the conclusion of the Lecture the Chairman addressed the meeting, as did also Mr. R. H. Jones, J.P., and Mr. George Fielding, late Mayor of Dover. Mr. Fielding, himself a well-known lawyer, supported the arguments and conclusions of the Lecturer, and there was a general agreement that Churchmen must endeavour to regain for the Bishops their proper jurisdiction, the want of which was such a great evil at present. Several new members joined the E. C. U. at the close, after a vote of thanks had been given to the Lecturer. EAST LIVERPOOL BRANCH. A Lecture was delivered in St. Margaret's Institute, Anfield, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, before the Members and friends of this Branch, by Rev. John Sheepshanks, on "Some Experiences of the Eastern Church," Dr. Cameron in the Chair. Mr. Sheepshanks remarked on the great ignorance displayed by English Churchmen in regard to the position and work of the Eastern Church, and regretted the apathy which was shown in regard to the question of intercommunion with our Brethren in the East. He spoke at some length as to the Ritual and Music of the Eastern Church, and said that he had always found the Members of that Church both in Russia and Siberia most ready to give a hearty welcome to an English Clergyman, and most anxious to know more about the position of the English Church. A cordial vote of thanks was given to the Rev. Lecturer, and a hope expressed that many more Lectures of the kind might follow in due course. Faculty differed both from a Licence and a Dispensation. In the Roman Church Dispensations and Faculties had got mixed up. For instance, we heard of Faculties for marriage within prohibited degrees; whereas, what was meant was a Dispensation from the existing Law of the Church. During the reign of Henry VIII. an Act was passed taking away Peter's pence and the Papal power of Dispensation in England; but as these Dispensations were valued in England, it became necessary to transfer the power to someone else, and it was accordingly conferred on the Archbishop of Canterbury. There was a special officer appointed for the purpose of granting these Dispensations, who was styled the Master of the Faculties. Up to the reign of Charles II. Dispensations from Fasting were granted by the Master of the Faculties. Dispensations were also granted by him to Priests to hold a plurality of livings. Another example of Faculties is shown in the Licence granted up to comparatively recent times for a son in Holy Orders to succeed to his Father's living. Other examples may be found in Special Marriage Licences, and even the ordinary Marriage Licence is a Faculty. Faculties to alter the fabric of Churches are seldom found before the Reformation. A Licence was given once to an Archbishop of York to have a Chantry in the Cathedral. Faculties were also granted to confess to a Priest other than one's Parish Priest, and for a Priest to administer Sacraments to non-parishioners. In no country subject to the Pope were the people compelled to keep the fabric in order. Before Church Rates were abolished it frequently happened that when any alteration was contemplated application was first made for a Faculty before the Vestry was applied to, so that objections might be nipped in the bud. The earliest Faculty A Meeting of this Branch was held in St. John's Schools, for a seat in a Church with which the Lecturer was acquainted Glenthorne-road, Hammersmith, on Monday, Feb. 11th, at was at Chesterton Church, near Cambridge, bearing date 8 p.m., the Rev. W. Allen Whitworth in the Chair. After the Office had been said and the minutes of the pre-in 1684 to restore the Altar to its proper position at the East 1579. At Woolton, in Lincolnshire, a Faculty was obtained ceding meeting read, the following Motion, which had been End, and to paint some figures of Moses and Aaron and the considered and approved by the Committee, was brought Twelve Apostles. This was the occasion of a furious Charge before the meeting by the Chairman :by Bishop Barlow, the arguments of which proved to be the basis of the opposition in the Exeter Reredos Case. It was then proved, however, that the arguments were not conssidered sufficiently valid, for in 1684 the Faculty was shown to have been granted. Dr. Phillimore then suggested that Churchmen should endeavour to persuade their representatives in Parliament to interest themselves in the removal of the tax on Faculties. He calculated that the tax did not bring in as much as £600 a-year, and yet its existence prevented many applications for Faculties. He further quoted instances of Faculties for Mortuary Chapels in quite modern times, and finally recorded the history of an application to the Bishop of Exeter by a Cornish Priest during the Restoration for a Faculty to exorcise a ghost, which was granted. FULHAM, HAMMERSMITH, AND BARNES "That the subscription of 1s. payable to the Branch in addition to that due to the Union be abolished." In presenting this motion, the Chairman remarked that the Union wanted men rather than money, and that the existence of all these subsidiary expenses was a great drawback to many who sympathized with the E. C. U. and would gladly join it but for the expense. He thought that a separate Branch Subscription was quite unnecessary, inasmuch as the Council would under certain conditions refund a portion of the amount paid in by the Branch, in order to help it in meeting its working expenses. The Secretary called attention to the fact that the Grant from the Council was fixed at a maximum of 25 per cent. on the amount of the Subscriptions paid into the Head Office before March 31 in each year. The resolution was then put to the meeting and carried nem. con. The Chairman then introduced Dr. Phillimore, who delivered a very instructive and interesting Lecture on "Faculties." Before entering on the consideration of Faculties, he said it would be wise to consider the meaning of the word "Faculty." There were many kinds of faculties -e.g., the Medical faculty, the Legal faculty, and the faculty of Arts-and he hoped before he had finished to excite their risible faculties. The word faculty," he imagined, meant facility. A faculty, then, would be a means of doing something with facility, and so would come to mean a particular kind of skill. In Law a Faculty meant the leave necessary from a superior to do something not in itself unlawful, but which could not be lawfully done without that leave. A After a few words from the Chairman with reference to a Church at Cambridge mentioned by the Lecturer, Colonel Hardy (the Secretary of the E. C. U.), asked the Lecturer whether a Faculty was requisite for a Cathedral Body to alter the Fabric. He asked with especial reference to certain hideous and inappropriate Statues, &c., in St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, to make way for which pillars and other parts of the fabrics had been cut away, and defaced in some cases. Mr. Sutherland proposed a vote of thanks to the Lecturer, which was seconded by the Secretary, and carried with acclamation. Dr. Phillimore then replied to the questions which had been asked, and in answer to Colonel Hardy, said that the responsibility of action in a Cathedral had been left, and reasonably so, to the authorities; for the consent of a Dean and Chapter, consisting of many Canons, was a much greater guarantee than the sole responsibility of an absolute Parish Priest could be. Prayers were then concluded, and the Meeting terminated. HAGGERSTON BRANCH. The Annual Commemoration was held on Wednesday, Feb. 6th. In the early morning there were Special Celebration for the intention of the Branch at St. Augustine's, St. Chad's, St. Columba's, and St. Stephen's. The Annual Meeting was held after Evensong at St. Augustine's, the Rev. W. R. Sharpe, Vicar of St. Chad's, in the Chair. There were about ninety Members and friends present. The Office was said by the Vicar of St. Augustine's. The Report presented by the Committee showed a nett increase of 19 Members during the past year. The following were elected as the Officers for the ensuing year :--Chairman, Rev. W. R. Sharpe; Vice-Chairman, C. Astley Morris, Esq.; Treasurer, Rev. J. N. Burrows; Agent at the Council, J. S. Scott Chad, Esq.; Auditor, E. Finch, Esq.; Committee, Revs. C. Dent, J. V. Walters, and F. G. Washington, Esq. On the motion of the Rev. C. Dent, seconded by Mr. J. Sharpe, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman and Officers for their past services, special reference being made to W. Davis, Esq., whose health would not permit him to offer himself for re-election to the office of Vice-Chairman, which he has held since the formation of the Branch. A most interesting Address was then delivered by Colonel Childers (R.A.) on "The Church Crisis of 1877." The Lecture, which lasted for upwards of an hour, was listened to with the greatest attention. It was an able and manly defence of the position taken up by the Catholic party during the troubles of the past year. All who were present must have felt that they had learnt some fresh lessons about the principles for which they were contending, and that they had spent a very profitable evening. After a few remarks from Rev. G. Barnes, Vicar of St. Barnabas', Bethnal-green, a vote of thanks to Col. Childers was moved by the Vice-Chairman, seconded by Mr. Warren, and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, and the meeting was brought to a close with the usual Office. The Committee have appointed Mr. John Daviss Subsecretary for St. Augustine's. LIVERPOOL (SOUTH) BRANCH. The Annual Meeting of the Liverpool (South) Branch of the English Church Union was held at St. Margaret's Church, Princes-road, Liverpool, on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 8.15 p.m., the Rev. J. B. Cox, Chairman of the Branch, presiding. The minutes of the last general meeting were read and confirmed. The Secretary read the Report of the Committee, of which the following is a summary : The last Annual Meeting of the Liverpool (South) Branch was held on 31st January, 1877. In addition to the ordinary business, resolutions of confidence in the Council and of sympathy with Mr. Tooth were passed. Another Meeting was held on 15th February, 1877, at which the Resolutions passed at the Special General Meeting of the Union, held in London on 16th January, 1877, were adopted by the Branch, as also a Resolution requesting the Council to open a " Sustentation Fund." The numbers at present on the Roll are-Members and Associate-Members 61, Women-Associates 65, Ordinary Associates 2. Mr. Henderson proposed, and Mr. Christophers seconded, the adoption of the Report. Before putting the motion to the Meeting, the Chairman said that he could not help considering that he was himself in the year. He had intended the result of the year's working a great measure the cause of so little having been done during to have been very different, but the continued ill health which he had suffered had been a most trying hindrance to him, not only in E. C. U. work, but in all the other works connected with the Church. He found that out of the eighteen months he had been Incumbent of St. Margaret's he had been away for six through ill health, and even during the time he had been with them he had been so unwell as to be obliged to refrain from much which it had been his earnest wish to do. He had been thinking these things over, and he must ask them to elect another Chairman. He should be much better pleased if they would make someone else Chairman and himself Vice Chairman. The motion that the Report be adopted was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. Froysell said that notwithstanding what Mr. Cox had said he must still propose that he be re-elected Chairman. He would do their best to make the duties as light as possible for him. He considered it of the utmost importance that when a Branch of the E. C. U. was attached to a Church the Incumbent should be the Chairman. He then proposed the election of the following Officers and Committee for the ensuing year:-Chairman, Rev. J. B. Cox; Vice-Chairman, C. J. Woodward, Esq.; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. S. H. Christophers; Agent at the Council, W. G. F. Phillimore, Esq.; Delegate to the District Union Committee, E. Asling, Esq.; Committee, Revs. A. H. Paine, T. C. Elsdon, and W. H. Hide; Messrs. Henderson, McNeil, Asling, Parr, Tollitt, Vick, Brereton, Anderson, Klingender, and Herbert. This was seconded by Mr. McNeil. could assure him that the other Officers and the Committee Mr. Christophers remarked that he could only consent to act as Secretary and Treasurer on the understanding that it was a temporary arrangement. He had held the office now for four years, and thought it was time that some other Member took it. He had intimated to the Chairman some time ago his intention of giving it up, but so far no one had been found to relieve him of the duties. He trusted that the Committee would consider the matter and make some arrangement, as he was really anxious to give it up. The motion was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. Asling proposed, and Mr. Anderson seconded, a resolution of sympathy with the Rev. A. H. Ward, of St. Raphael's, Bristol, which, after a verbal amendment proposed by Mr. McNeil, and seconded by Mr. Henderson, was carried in the following form: "That this Branch of the E. C. U. expresses its sympathy with the Rev. A. H. Ward, Warden of St. Raphael's, Bristol, and with the congregation of that church in the trouble which has fallen upon them in consequence of the action of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol." Resolution to Mr. Ward, and one to the Churchwardens of The Secretary was instructed to forward a copy of the St. Raphael's. The meeting was then closed with Prayer. "That this Branch of the E. C. U., in the present unsettled state of Church discipline, wishing to affirm the right claims of Episcopal authority, resolves as follows: "That while we desire to maintain the duty of Churchmen to aid the development of orthodox teaching and worship in the Church of England in the face of any popular influence averse to it, as long as such development is in accordance with the standard and directions of the Book of Common Prayer, and even though it may exceed accustomed usage; nevertheless, in points affecting the same which properly come within the discretion of the Bishop, as defined in the preface of the Book of Common Prayer, we maintain that the decision of the Bishop, given by himself in his own person, or his proper Ecclesiastical Court, is of paramount authority, and ought not to be disobeyed or set aside by any Clergyman or Lay man within his jurisdiction." We, the undersigned Clergy and Lay Communicants of the Church of England, considering "That a real difficulty exists with regard to the Burial in Churchyards of those who are not members of the Church; "That in large towns where the Churchyards are closed this difficulty cannot occur; "That in districts where there are Cemeteries it need not; "That therefore it remains only to provide a remedy for those districts for which no Cemeteries are provided; "That in these last many of the Churchyards onght to be closed at once, whilst all are rapidly filling; "That therefore the number of cases in which the Burials difficulty is felt is already comparatively small, is decreasing, and must ultimately vanish "Beg to submit to your Right Reverend Honse "That it is inexpedient to recommend or sanction any course which will violate the principle that only Church Offices can be used, and they only by Church Officers, in Churches or Churchyards; and "Considering further "That to all the solutions hitherto proposed serious opposition has been offered both by Churchmen and Nonconformists, "Beg farther to submit that the only course which appears to them to remain open, so as to protect the rights of the Church and at the same time to shew respect to the feelings of Nonconformists, is for both parties to abandon the claim of using any Office at the grave in those districts where there is no Cemetery; tion of a Note to the Burial Office to the effect that In "That this course they think might be secured by the add.districts where no public Cemetery exists it shall suffice that those portions of the Office appointed to be said at the gate of the Churchyard and at the Grave be said within the Church;' 66 That this appears to us to be recommended by two weighty considerations: "It would involve no violation of Church principles, and would remove what now Nonconformists consider an invidious distinction. It would indeed involve a sacrifice of sentiment on the part of members of the Church, but this sacrifice ought to appeal to the good feeling of Nonconformists, who would see in it that whilst we cannot consent to the violation of our principles, we prefer at the grave the Peace of Silence to the Triumph of Party; "We therefore humbly pray your Right Reverend House to take the above-named proposition into consideration, and if it appear advisable to recommend it to the Church and Nation, and to take such steps as may be necessary to carry it into effect." The Resolution met with no one to second it, and therefore it fell to the ground. Mr. John Manning, being proposed by the Rev. A. Lendrum, and seconded by the Rev. H. Crawley, was elected Assistant-Secretary, the Meeting deeming it most desirable that the Branch should have at least one Officer in the county town. The Officers of the Branch hope very shortly to arrange for a large public Meeting in the evening at Northampton, in order to make the principles and work of the Union better known. NORTH LIVERPOOL BRANCH. A Meeting was held in the Porch of the Church of St. James-the-Less, Stanley-road, Liverpool, on Monday, Feb. 11, for the purpose of reviving the action of the North Liverpool Branch. Vicar of the Parish. Addresses were given by Mr. Froysell (President of the District Union), Mr. J. H. Hubback, and Mr. Leadley Brown, and it was resolved that in future the work of the Branch should be carried on with vigour. The following were elected as the Officers for the ensuing year :--Chairman, Rev. H. S. Bramah; Vice-Chairman, Mr. C. Kitcher ; Secretary, Mr. G. Knapton; and Treasurer, Mr. J. Stammers. |