farm premises, which lay near, through a gate beyond it, so as to gain help which might be effectual.

The child she thought safe as being hidden by the bushes. Her movements, though cautious, were quickly observed by her foe, and he pursued her, pawing the ground, and bellowing, when, ere reaching the gate, she turned and stood facing him a moment to see whether to rush towards it were possible. There was some distance between them, and Edith felt she might trust to her own speed for safety. Her step was astonishingly fleet when she ran always, but she felt that supernatural strength was given her at that moment, as she flew to the gate and sprang over it, its height not detaining her an instant, though it barred pursuit. The enraged animal gave all his attention to the place she had escaped through, and did not approach the pond.

In a quarter of an hour the danger and fear were over, Edith and the child she had saved were both in Mrs. Lonsdale's house. Their peril had not even been suspected till the rescue had been accomplished, for Laura quickly losing sight of Edith, had entered the shrubbery by a different gate, and neither hearing nor seeing anything there turned back, and was soon engaged in appeasing a violent quarrel between Annie and Louisa, who she imagined had caused the noise heard by Edith.

Intense thankfulness absorbed Edith's mind when having seen little Bertha give signs of consciousness, she retired to her room to take off her own wet apparel, and she felt neither fatigue nor cold from her own great exertions and complete drenching. Her flushed cheek and sparkling eye excited Mrs. Lonsdale's attention as she talked over the occurrence with her in the evening, but Edith herself appeared perfectly calm, and there was she trusted no cause to fear any injury to her.

The Editor's Desk.

By far the most important book on the Lushington Judgment, is Strictures Legal and Historical, by J. D. CHAMBERS, Esq. the Recorder of New Sarum. As the

production of a lawyer it will command attention. The Judgment is thoroughly dissected and ably answered. Proof after proof is adduced, and fact after fact quoted in answer to the theories of Dr. Lushington. The fol-. lowing passages contain the gist of the matter:

"Now, by this present decision, applicable indeed in words to ornaments only, but in principle equally to doctrine, it appears, first, that the continuity of the present Church of England with that before the Reformation is completely broken. The Judge deliberately refused to construe the Rubric by any reference to what was in the Church prior to, and even during, the second year of Edward the Sixth, but wholly confines the grounds of his conclusion to what was subsequent to the fifth and sixth years. He sanctions, without qualification, all that was done at the Reformation, without recognising anything before it. He declares (I discuss not here how truly) that 'the Sacrament' or 'Holy Communion, commonly called the Mass' of the times preceding the third year of Edward the Sixth (although four times designated by that name in the Act which authorised Edward's First Book, and also in that 'godly' order itself which continued in force up to the sixth year, and so called also by Cranmer in his Visitation Articles and in the Royal Injunctions of this second year), was no sacrament at all, but was annihilated, root and branch, 'extirpated by authority of Parliament,' and a new ordinance which had no relation whatever to the former established by the same authority in its room. Further, that the Altar' of the ante-Reformation Church is directly opposed to the Table' of the present Church; clenching the whole with the dictum that what is not permitted by the Act of Uniformity and Book of Common Prayer, deriving its authority solely from Parliament, is prohibited; thus making that Act and its framers not only the sole and exclusive rule, but also the sole and exclusive fountain and source of authority and truth in religion, ritual and doctrinal. I need not point out how completely this adopts and verifies what has always been the Roman Catholic argument against the Church of England, and reduces it in principle to a mere dissenting community.

"Again; not satisfied with abrogating all former laws, the Judge (a mere individual layman) proceeds boldly, without authority to guide him, to instal himself into the office of a legislator, and on principles of his own arbitrary selection to enact laws for the Church of England to add to her Rubrics and Canons; for to settle points, now and for ever, which had notoriously remained open for three hundred years, to declare that the plain words of Acts of Parliament are no longer binding, is to make the law, not to declare it.

"So the declaration, 'that what the Church of England has prescribed is a prohibition of everything else,' is making a law which had no existence, or was ever heard of before, excluding from that Church all that has not been enjoined by it. So, the adoption of the Canon,' that the Reformation intended to do away with all that had

been previously abused,' is a law repealing and abrogating the 30th Canon, and enacting that proof in Ecclesiastical matters that a thing had been once abused was sufficient to show that it was abolished, with this intolerable condition superadded, that the private opinion of the Judge, for the time being, was to determine of what was such abuse.

"Again, the Judge refused to take notice of the law or facts which existed previously to the third year of King Edward, in order to ascertain what had the authority of Parliament at that time, and referred to facts subsequent to that era only. What is this but an abrogation of all former Canon law; a repeal of the statute 25 Henry VIII., c. 19; an annulling of the Rubric; and the substitution of the practice of such subsequent period as the Judge may fancy, in place of that period which the Rubric expressly points out?"-Pp. 51-53.

In connection with this subject, we may also mention with great commendation, an admirable, sensible, and well-reasoned tract, reprinted from the "Churchman's Magazine," which is truly called a Plain Tract upon certain ornaments. (Harrison.) Mr. FLOWER also has published Choral Services and Ritual Observances, with a preface to his parishioners, maintaining the liberty of the Church of England to stand in the old paths, and use all primitive practices and customs.

The Life and Times of Bishop Torry, by the Rev. J. M. NEALE, is an interesting biography, of which we shall have more to say hereafter.

Our publisher has done good service by sending out an illustrated edition of the Church Catechism. We do not mean to say, that there are not certain engravings which are scarcely correct, but on the whole we commend it most heartily as a step in the right direction. We may say the same of an exceedingly nice little book for children, entitled the Young Churchman's Alphabet, which if we may judge from our own experience, promises to be a favourite in the highest degree.

The Words from the Cross, and the Holy Women of the Gospel, by the Rev. G. NUGEE, who seems to have devoted himself to the missionary work of the Church, should have been noticed by us before. Acceptable no doubt they are to his former parishioners, useful they certainly will prove among the more educated of the laity. They are at times elegant, and generally, telling.

CHURCH NEWS.

An influential meeting has been held at S. Alban's, to consider the best means of restoring the venerable Abbey Church, and making it the Cathedral of a new diocese. It is needless for us to say, that we should rejoice to see both objects fully accomplished.

Nor are we less glad to find that the Earl of Cardigan has taken wise and prudent steps for the preservation of the ruins of Kirstall Abbey. They are every way worthy of being preserved, beautiful as they are in themselves, and exceedingly beautiful as is the situation in which they are. We hope that the fee charged for admission will be large enough to prevent those miserable pic-nic parties which have been constantly gathered together here, or if not, that some other steps will be taken to secure so desirable an object.

But the work of restoration is not confined to county members, and county gentry meeting to beautify an ancient abbey, nor to a noble Earl anxious to preserve a glorious relic of the past, which in the grandeur of its ruins reminds us of its pristine glory. The spirit is extending elsewhere. The cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral for instance, are beginning to assume a new feature. We learn from the Guardian that

6

"It is proposed to enrich all the windows with painted glass. A general scheme has been laid down, but each window may be contributed by a distinct individual as a particular memorial. The floor is also to be repaved, and each window contributor may supply his width of encaustic tiling also. The series of subjects is to be the Life of our SAVIOUR. One window has just been inserted, to the memory of Dr. Evans, late Master of the Cathedral Grammar School, Bristol, in the east ambulatory, facing the entrance to the chapterhouse, now used as the cathedral library. In accordance with the prepared scheme, the subjects of the new window relate to the Going up to Jerusalem,' and 'CHRIST disputing in the Temple.' The window has been extended considerably lower by opening the spaces between the tracery and inserting patterned glass, thus destroying the effect of a high solid wall, which gave a dull appearance to the cloisters, and took away all view of the square green enclosed within. The south porch of the cathedral is to be restored, and the nave and aisles repaired and cleansed against the approaching musical festival held at Gloucester this year."

Convocation has met once more, and by the general character of its debates shown itself fully competent to deal with the pressing demands of the times. The fact that its proceedings upon one point have provoked the unargumentative invective of the weathercock Times is praise enough. The subjects to be discussed were of the gravest character, and they were considered as their merits demanded. The Bishop of S. David's and the Bishop of Exeter both seemed somewhat at sea with regard to the petition concerning the Wesleyan Methodists. The latter prelate spoke of the Church "begging cap in hand" for union with that body. The phrase is an unhappy one. The Church honours her LORD, and best fulfils her mission (we speak with all deference to the learned prelate) when she endeavours as far as may be to secure unity, without sacrifice of truth. Upon the Church Rate question we cannot but think that it were well to let the present law remain as it is, and not legislate for exceptional cases. All that is wanted as far as seems to us, is, that the parish should be compelled to provide things absolutely necessary-that the law should define what is to be so considered, and the voluntary offerings of the congregation should provide for the ornaments, &c. This is practically the case now in most parishes. The Clergy Discipline Bill gave rise to an earnest and useful discussion. But we are most of all pleased with the temper shown by certain members of the Lower House, in the following representation to the Upper: as, with the Gobat warning before us, we must be, at least ought to be, most anxious to place ourselves in our true position with reference to the Eastern Church. In appending this to our Church News, we heartily congratulate churchmen upon the moral results of the last meeting of Convocation.

ENGLISH CHURCH AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

"To his Grace the President, and their Lordships the Bishops, of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury.

"The humble representation of the following members of the Lower House of Convocation

"We desire to unite with your lordships in expressions of devout thankfulness to Divine Providence for the restoration of peace.