For re-building Cann St. Rumbold Church, 1601. Towards building a chapel of ease, at Burton, in the parish of Winfrith Newburgh, 751. All the above-named places are situated in the Archdeaconry of Dorset. The Rev. J. Guthrie made an application for aid towards building a District Church at Derry Hill, near Calne, in the Archdeaconry of Wilts. The district embraces a number of outlying and extra-parochial places, with a population of 1500 souls, situated from two to seven miles from their parish churches. The church to hold 500 persons, and 400 of the seats to be free. The Committee responded to this urgent call, by the munificent grant of 300%., which, with the private subscriptions already received, will ensure the speedy commencement of this important work, in the success of which the Marquess of Lansdowne warmly interests himself, and towards which he has given 2007. Mr. Brown, as one of the churchwardens of the parish of Stapleford, Archdeaconry of Sarum, applied for aid towards re-pewing the church, and a grant of 351. was made. The Secretary gave notice that he had furnished the necessary papers for application for aid to the parish of Chardstock, for a chapel of ease at Smallridge, to the parishes of Stalbridge, Portland, and Bradpole, all in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, and to Whiteparish, in the Archdeaconry of Sarum, the plans and other papers of which several claimants would all be ready by the next quarterly meeting. The total sum of grants made amounted to 6251. It is quite evident that the funds of the Association cannot long bear this drain upon them without being replenished; and we earnestly recommend it to the attention of those who have not added their names to the list of donors and subscribers. National Education Society. THE following is the result of the General Inquiry into the state and progress of Sunday and other Church of England Schools. It will be observed, that the inquiry was confined to religious institutions in immediate connexion with the Established Church, and supported wholly or in part by the funds of benevolent persons; that private academies, day and dame schools, are excluded from the returns; that the ages of the children in the Sunday or Sunday and daily schools, are generally between seven and fourteen years; and that the infants are kept entirely distinct from the rest of the children, &c. It appears that circulars were addressed to 12,391 places, I. That 11,007 have been received back, with a return of the number of schools and scholars in each place. II. That 103 have also been received with the number of schools; but the Clergy have omitted (as if by accident) to state the number of scholars; and, III. That from 1281 places no returns have been received. I. It also appears that, in the 11,007 places for which complete returns have been received, there are 9147 Sunday and daily schools, and 5359 Sunday schools, and also 616 Infant schools; containing in the Sunday and daily schools 254,697 boys, and 209,841 girls ; total,464, 538 scholars; in the Sunday schools 184,783 boys, and 199,211 girls; total, 384,024 scholars; and in the Infant schools, 44,746 scholars, of whom 4962 attend the Sunday schools, and are comprised in the total, 384,024. II. That in the 103 places from which returns have been made of the schools, but not of the scholars, there are 64 Sunday and daily schools, and 54 Sunday schools; and consequently, (according to an average,) 3200 Sunday and daily scholars, and 3780 Sunday scholars. III. That in the 1281 places from which no returns have been received, there must be, (if an average may be formed by proportion from the schools and scholars actually returned to the Society) 1058 Sunday and daily schools; 658 Sunday schools, and 73 Infant schools; containing respectively, 52,900 Sunday and daily scholars; 46,060 Sunday scholars; 5110 Infant scholars, of which latter number 567 must attend the Sunday schools, and will be comprised in the preceding 46,060 Sunday scholars. Therefore, on the whole, the gross amount of schools and scholars may be represented thus, viz: I. 11,007 places from which returns have been actually received. Sunday and daily schools. Sunday schools Infant schools 9,416 5,359 Sunday scholars. . 46,060 616 Infant scholars 5110 deduct those in Sun TABLET TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE REV. C. SIMEON.-A very beautiful tablet is now in the course of erection in Trinity Church, in this town, to the memory of the above highly esteemed individual. The workmanship is very chaste, in the decorated gothic style, with two figures on each side, representing Religion and Piety, and at the top of the inscription is the coat of arms of Mr. Simeon, with the motto "Serviendo" underneath. It is erected solely at the expense of the parishioners, and bears the following inscription : In Memory of The Rev. CHARLES SIMEON, M.A. Whether as the ground of his own hopes, GRIPING CLERGY.-We are happy to find that the very clever little College of Christ, at Cambridge, is charitably contending against the truth of the heading of this article. The amiable late master of that society (now bishop of this diocese) contributed the little sum of 8001. towards the building of a new church in the neighbourhood of Holbeach. The Rev. Mr. Fraser, the prebendary of Stowe, in Lincolnshire, a late fellow of the same Christ's College, has recently given up a fine amounting to 8001. for the purpose of assisting the Vicar of Stowe in defraying his expenses in building a vicaragehouse. We must just add, that the liberal-minded friends of the Church seem to be unconsciously attracted towards each other. The present residence of the Bishop of Lincoln is only about four miles from Hainton Hall, the mansion of Mr. Heneage, who, it is supposed, paid 4007. or 500l. towards the erection of the vicarage-house at Six Hills, in the county of Lincoln. SCHOOLS AT COALVILLE.-We beg to call the attention of the friends of the Church to the peculiar difficulties which have unexpectedly befallen the New Church, Parsonage and Schools, at Coalville, in Whitwick, Leicestershire: whose case excited much interest a short time ago in both universities. The vicar of Whitwick, Mr. Merewether, in conjunction with the Archdeacon of Leicester and the Duke of Rutland, commenced this very important work by munificent contributions to the erection and endowment of these buildings: other friends of the object in various parts gave their support, and the whole advanced to completion. But in consequence of the sudden loss of two donations promised by Mr. Davenport; one before his alleged lunacy, of 1000l., for the endowment required by the act, and another of 20007.; the whole of these buildings are obliged to remain unoccupied and useless. It is earnestly hoped, therefore, that the friends of the Church will generously make an effort to extricate this important work from its present peculiar and unexpected embarrassment. ORDINATIONS. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln's next Ordination will be on Trinity Sunday, the 26th of May. The Lord Bishop of Oxford will hold a General Ordination at Christ Church, Oxford, on Trinity Sunday-The candidates for holy orders, who have given due notice of their desire to be ordained, are required to deliver their testimonials and certificates to the Archdeacon of Oxford before Saturday, May 4th. The examination of candidates for Deacon's Orders will commence on Monday, May 20th, at ten o'clock; and the examination of candidates for Priest's Orders will commence on Wednesday, May 22d, at ten o'clock. The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells will hold his next Ordination on Sunday, the 12th of May. The Lord Bishop of Salisbury, on Sunday, May 26. The Lord Bishop of Ripon, on Sunday, July 28. THE HON. DR. LE POER TRENCH, ARCHBISHOP OF TUAM.-With feelings of deep regret we have to announce the demise of that amiable and virtuous prelate, the Archbishop of Tuam. The Hon. Dr. Le Poer Trench was, in every sense and acceptation of the term, a great and good man. Learned as a scholar-profound as a theologian-devout as a christian minister, and as a pulpit orator unrivalled in his day; his life furnished a brilliant example of the force of gospel principles, acting on |