ported by six columns, of the Composite order, between each of which, under a spacious arch, is a large window. The interior is wainscotted seven feet high, with fine Dutch wainscot, is well pewed, after the manner of English churches, and has a handsome carved pulpit and desks of the same description of wood. The altar-piece is in a handsome bold style, and well carved. The tower is square, built of Portland stone, and covered with a cupola and turret. The patronage of this church was formerly in the noble family of the Nevils; but falling to the Crown in the reign of Edward IV., that King gave it to the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The impropriation is still in the said Dean and Chapter, who generally supply it with one of their own Canons, who is licensed by the Bishop of London. The present Curate is the Rev. C. R. Ashfield, who was instituted by the Dean and Chapter in 1818.

ST. BENNET'S, GRASS-CHURCH, OR GRACECHURCH.

This church is situated at the south-west corner of Fenchurch-street and Gracechurch-street, nearly opposite Lombard-street. It derives its name from its dedication to St. Benedict, or Bennet, and its vicinity to the Grass-market, which was anciently held before its western door. The old church was destroyed by the great fire in 1666, and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. It is a handsome church, and of the harmonious proportions of a double cube, being 60 feet in length, 30 in breadth, and 32 in height, the two feet in height being allowed by our great master to compensate for optical defect. It is richly ornamented after the fashion of the day, has handsome moulded wainscot pews, carved pulpit and altar, and a richly carved font. It was finished for Divine Service in 1685. The exterior is adorned with a handsome cornice, a lofty blocking course, and light balustrade. The tower begins from the ground, like all of Wren's, and the tower above it is lofty and obeliscal, beginning from five small porticos, and finishing with a ball and vane.

ST. LEONARD, EASTCHEAP.

This church was also destroyed at the same time, and the present church is now the parochial church of the two united parishes. It is a rectory, the patronage of which appears to have remained in the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's; but as the patronage of the rectory of St. Leonard was anciently in the Priors and Convent of Canterbury, and since the Reformation, in the Dean and Chapter of that See, of which it is one of the thirteen peculiars within the city, the presentation is alternately with St. Paul's and Canterbury.

ST. CLEMENT, EASTCHEAP, AND ST. MARTIN, ORGAR.

The parish of St. Clement, Eastcheap, is so called, from being dedicated to the celebrated father of that name, who was canonized by the Popes. Of its first foundation we have no records; but a presentation to the rectory as early as 1309 still exists. Before the suppression of religious houses, this church was in the gift of the Abbot and Convent of Westminster; but in the first of Queen Mary was bestowed upon the Bishop of London. It was repaired and beautified in 1632, and also

in 1658; but being destroyed by the fire of London, was united to the parish of St. Martin Orgar.

This church possesses no great architectural beauty; though the appearance of the gallery, bounded by pilasters, and fronted with two pillars of the composite order, is strikingly elegant. There are also some good carvings, both at the altar and pulpit.

ST. MARTIN ORGAR, so called from being dedicated to one of the canonized Roman Bishops, received its additional name from Odgarus, or Ordgarus, who gave it to the Canons of St. Paul's, in whose possession we find it as early as 1181, and who still present to the united parishes alternately with the Bishop of London. The site of the ancient church, which was destroyed in the great fire, is now used as a burial ground. The present Rector is the Rev. W. Johnson.

ST. MARTIN OUTWICH.

This church is situated in Threadneedle-street, at the corner of Bishopsgate; and is so called from the founders, Martin de Oteswich, Nicholas de Oteswich, William Oteswich, and John Oteswich, to whom a very splendid monument still remains. In 1385, this family, or their trustees, conveyed it to the Merchant Tailors' Company, in whom the rectory is still vested. The interior of the church is a complete oval, which, though not a common form for a church, has an excellent effect. The celebrated Bishop Kidder was presented to this living in 1674. The present Rector is the Rev. John J. Ellis.

ST. MARY SOMERSET, AND ST. MARY MOUNTHAW.

This church, situated on the north side of Thames-street, had its name from being dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and Somerset was added, in consequence of its being erected near Somers' Hithe, from Somers, the owner of the ground. Of the date of its foundation little is known; but in 1335 the patronage of the rectory was in the family of the Peytons. Being destroyed by the great fire, it was united with the parish of St. Mary Mounthaw, and the present church was erected. It is in the patronage of the Bishops of Hereford and the family of Oglethorpe alternately. Within the communion rails there is an inscription to the memory of Gilbert Ironside, Bishop of Hereford, who died 1701.

ST. MARY MOUNTHAW was a very small church, and at first merely a chapel for the family of Mounthaunt, or Mounthault, or De Montealto, of Norfolk. The mansion of this family, which stood near the church, on the west side of Old Fish-street-hill, together with the patronage of the living, was, in 1234, purchased by Ralph de Maydenstone, Bishop of Hereford, and by him given to his successors in that John Skip, Bishop of Hereford, in 1539, was buried here. present Rector is the Rev. J. S. Sergrove.

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ST. MARY MAGDALEN, OLD FISH STREET, AND ST. GREGORY.

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This church is dedicated to Mary Magdalen, the sister of Lazarus, who, according to the Popish legends, dwelt at a place called Magdala, whose festival in the Romish Church is yearly celebrated on July 22. We find mention of it in Ralph de Diceto as early as 1181, when it

was well endowed. After the fire it was united to St. Gregory. The present church is a very plain structure, situated on the north side of Little Knight Rider-street. The pulpit and font are worthy notice. In 1720 it was thoroughly repaired, and the altar adorned with a painting of the Transfiguration, at the expense of the parishioners. It is a rectory, in the collation of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's.

ST. GREGORY, surnamed the Great, was the first Pope of that name, who, at the end of the sixth century, sent Augustin, the monk, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, to this country, to convert the natives. The church of St. Gregory by St. Paul's, was one of the most ancient in this country; for here the body of Edmund, King of the East Angles, who was martyred by the Danes in 870, rested for three years. The parish is now united to that of St. Mary Magdalen, and is one of the peculiars belonging to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's. The present Incumbent is the Rev. Richard H. Barham.

ST. MICHAEL, QUEENHITHE, AND TRINITY-THE-LESS.

This church, dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, is situated on the north side of Thames-street, over against the Queen's Hithe, or ad Ripam Reginæ. It is mentioned by Ralph de Diceto, Dean of St. Paul's, as early as 1181. Being burnt down in the great fire, it was rebuilt, and made the parish church for this and the Holy Trinity. The patronage of the united livings is vested in the Deans and Chapters of St. Paul's and Canterbury; the former presenting for St. Michael's, the latter for Trinity. The presentation to the latter was originally in the gift of the Prior and Convent of Mary Overy; but at the suppression of religious houses by Henry VIII., it became vested in the Chapter of Canterbury. The present Incumbent is the Rev. J. Lupton.

ST. MILDRED, POULTRY, AND ST. MARY COLE-CHURCH. This St. Mildred was daughter to Merwaldus, Prince of West Mercia, who was brother of Penda, King of the Mercians. She was a woman of exemplary piety, and consecrated Abbess of a monastery in the Isle of Thanet, where she died 676. After death she was canonized at Rome, and her festival kept on July 13. The church is situated on the north side of the Poultry. Of the date of its foundation no records are left; but in 1456 it was rebuilt, and a presentation to the rectory is extant, bearing date 1325. The patronage was formerly vested in the Prior and Convent of St. Mary Overy; but at the suppression it came to the Crown, where it still remains.

St. Mary Cole-Church, which, after the fire, was annexed to the above parish, originally stood at the south end of the Old Jewry, on the site of which the Mercers' Company erected a free school, and was so called from the founder or architect, (Cole.) The patronage of this donative is in the above-mentioned Company, who present alternately with the Crown to the united parishes. The present Incumbent is the Rev. Richard Crawley.

ST. VEDAST, FOSTER LANE, AND ST. MICHAEL-LE-QUERN.

St. Vedast, who died in 566, was Bishop of Arras in Artois; and his festival is yearly celebrated in the Romish Church on the 6th of

February. The parishes of St. Vedast and St. Michael-le-Quern (a corruption of corn, being situated near a corn-market in Paternoster-row,) were united after the fire of London. The patronage of the former originally belonged to the Prior and Convent of Canterbury, from whom it went to the Archbishop; that of the latter to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, who now present alternately. Of the first foundation of either of these churches no record is preserved; but we find a presentation to St. Vedast in 1308, and to St. Michael's in 1636, but the latter was evidently a much older structure. On the present church, Sir Christopher Wren, the architect, has bestowed a very handsome steeple ; but from the extreme narrowness of Foster-lane the building cannot be seen to advantage. The altar is surrounded by a very elegant railing; and the nimbus, or glory, which terminates the altar, is the most splendid in England, being richly decorated by the hand of the inimitable Gibbon. The present Incumbent is the Rev. T. T. Walmsley, D.D.*

THEOLOGICAL STUDIES.-No. XXII.

BISHOP MURRAY'S LIST.

From and after the Ordination in April, 1829, Candidates for Orders, whether of Priest or Deacon, are required to present themselves to the Bishop, or to his examining Chaplain, three months at least previous to the appointed times of ordination in this diocese, namely, April and September; in order that a due direction may be given to the studies more immediately preparatory to ordination in the case of such Candidates as shall be found, on their so presenting themselves, to possess the two indispensable preliminary qualifications of an University Degree, and a proper bona fide title to a cure of souls in a parish where it is their intention to reside, and to establish themselves.

Candidates for Deacons' Orders are to be familiarly conversant with the subject matter of

Burnett on the Articles, and

Welchman on the Articles, so as to be able to prove them.

Bishop Tomline's Theology;

Paley on the Evidences;

Grotius de Veritate; and

Cicero de Officiis.

They will also be examined in the Liturgy, and in the Old and New Testament, and in the mutual relations and proper connexion of the Two Covenants. They will also have to construe and to explain, in the Greek Gospels and Acts.

* For a list and descriptive particulars of all the Churches erected by Sir Christopher Wren, we refer our readers to the CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER, Vol. I. pp. 98-100.

Candidates for Priest's Orders, in addition to the above, will be examined in

Pearson on the Creed, and in the Greek of the Apostolic Epistles.

The examinations will be conducted in Latin and in English; and both vivâ voce and in writing.

A copy of this notice is transmitted to every Incumbent within the diocese, in order to its being communicated to all who apply to Incumbents for titles.

Bromley-Palace, Feb. 23, 1829.

COLLECTANEA.

THE CHURCH IN RUSSIA.*-Russian Dissenters.-Those who have separated themselves from the communion of the Church, and are called by the orthodox, Raskolniks, or "schismatics," amount to nearly 300,000. Within the last twenty years their numbers have rapidly increased; and according to the most recent accounts, thousands are being annually added to their ranks. The number of sects has been

rated at seventy-two, but many of them differ from each other only in one or two most trivial circumstances-some, such as the Milkites and Spiritual Christians, entertain, on the whole, enlightened views of Scripture truth, and approximate, in many of their usages, to the practice of the Church in the earliest periods of her history.

The Roman Catholic Church in Russia was first founded in 1763, and includes among its members those Greeks and Armenians who live in the empire, and have united themselves to the Roman communion. They are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Pope, and no correspondence can be carried on with the Papal See but through the medium of the Russian Government. They have a superior court or consistory at St. Petersburgh, of which the Roman Catholic Metropolitan is the president, and nine Eparchies, subject to the immediate authority of the Bishops. In the Polish provinces they have upwards of forty colleges, and monasteries consisting of the Benedictine, Franciscan, Carmelite, Bernardine, and Trinitarian orders. The number of Roman Catholics in Russia is reckoned at 2,125,000.

The Armenian Church.-The head of this Church is an Archbishop, who has his seat at Astrakhan. It comprises all the Armenians residing in Russia, who are not united to the Roman Catholic Church, and are about 125,000 in number.

The Lutheran Church is dominant in Finland, Livonia, Esthonia, and Curland, and has congregations at St. Petersburgh, Moscow, and most of the principal towns in the empire. The Church in Finland has

an Archbishop at Abo, and a Bishop in the town of Borgo: subject to the former are nineteen, and to the latter seven deaneries. In 1820 a Bishop was appointed in St. Petersburgh for the ecclesiastical affairs of the Lutherans in the provinces on the south of the Gulf of Finland,

VOL. XVI.

* See CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER, Vol. XV. p. 754.
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