undertaking, and whose favour may be more and more obtained as your prayers ascend to him. I will now call on a clergyman well known in this place that he may lead the devotion in accordance with the printed form. The Rev.. G. D. St. Quintin then gave out a hymn, and afterwards engaged the people in prayer. This was followed by the Countess of Waldegrave laying the memorial stone with a silver trowel, and in a manner indicative of a practical knowledge of what she had to do, saying "In the faith of Jesus Christ, we place this foundation stone in the name of God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost." The Bishop next read a prayer, which was followed by other hymns and prayers. Previously to the ceremony here described, the Bishop preached a sermon in St. Clement's church, after which a collection was made, amounting to about £20.
At the Fishermen's Church, on Thursday, January 8th, a sermon was preached by the Re. T. Cave Childs on behalf of the Missions to Seamen off the coast of Great Britain. At the same church, on Sunday, May 19th, a sermon was preached by the Rev. Charles Kingley, author of "Westward Ho!" and other literary works.
A New St. Helen's Church. The Rector of Ore church (the Rev. W. Swiss Turner) issued a circular, dated Oct. 12th, in which he offered to give £2,000 towards a new church on a more convenient site, in which 600 persons might be seated, including 150 children, the church to be built ecclesiastic in style and substantial in structure.
At St. Mary's-in-the-Castle, on Sunday the 18th of January, a sum of £51 was collected towards the expenses of the evening services, which till then had been conduced(sic) free.
At St. Clement's and All Saints, on February 8th, a little over £23 was collected in aid of the District Visiting Society.
Fairlight Church Missionary Society. Two crowded meetings to inaugurate this branch were held in the parish schoolroom on Tuesday, March 3rd, and as a first effort for that object in the church itself, a sermon was preached on March 9th, which realised over £11.
In Lieu of Church Rates, the voluntary fund for St. Clements during the year amounted to £136, and was about £6 more than the expenses. An estimate of £120 was made for the ensuing year, and for which purpose it was arranged by the rector and churchwardens that sermons -
