the said marriage to be registered in the proper marriage register, in such form as to the said Court shall seem meet.

Provided also, and be it further enacted, That all marriages which shall have been solemnized and registered according to the provisions of this Act, shall be as valid, binding, and effectual in the law, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been solemnized in a church or public chapel where banns had been usually published before the year of our Lord 1753, and had also been solemnized by a parson, vicar, minister, or curate, of the Church of England, and according to the rites of the Book of Common Prayer; but no further or otherwise.

Provided also, That after the solemnization of any marriage under the provisions of this Act, it shall not be necessary in support of such marriage to give any actual proof of the previous residence of the parties required by this Act, nor that the place wherein such marriage was solemnized was duly registered for the solemnization of marriages under this Act, nor that the same in any case of a marriage by banns was situated within five statute miles of some church or chapel where such banns had been duly published; nor shall any evidence in any of the said cases be received to prove the contrary in any suit touching the validity of such marriage.

Provided also, and be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to alter or affect any of the provisions contained in the aforesaid Act of his late Majesty King George the Second, for the due publication of banns; or for the grant of special licences by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his successors, to marry at any convenient time and place; or for the taking of any oath of office by surrogates; or for making it punishable as felony to solemnize matrimony without banns or licence, or for limiting the time of prosecution for such offence; or for requiring the consent of parents or guardians, or the order of the Lord Chancellor, or other high officers therein named, to the marriages of minors, or for the prohibition of suits to compel celebrations of marriage in facie Ecclesiæ; and that the same pains and penalties shall be incurred by any person who, with intent to elude the force of this Act, shall knowingly and wilfully insert or cause to be inserted in the register book of any parish or chapelry, any false entry of any matter or thing relating to any marriage; or falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or act or assist in falsely making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, any such entry in such register, or

falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or assist in falsely making, altering, forging or counterfeiting, any licence of marriage, or utter or publish as true any such false, altered, forged, or counterfeited register, or a copy thereof, or any such altered, forged, or counterfeited licence of marriage, knowing such register or licence of marriage respectively to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited, as are imposed by the said Act of his late Majesty King George the Second on the like offences, if committed with intent to elude the force of that Act.

Provided always, That this Act, or any thing therein coutained, shall not extend to the marriages of any of the Royal Family.

Provided likewise, That nothing in this Act contained shall affect, or be construed to affect, the solemnization of any marriage according to the rites of the Church of England, as by law established, or by a minister of the same, in a parish church or chapel by banns or licence, or elsewhere by the special licence of the Archbishop of Canterbury or his successors, or to affect the jurisdiction of archbishops or bishops, or other persons exercising lawful authority in and over the said Church of England, according to the rules and discipline of the same, aud to the laws and statutes of the realm; but such jurisdiction shall remain and conti. nue as if this Act had not passed.

Provided also, and be it further enacted, That this Act shall only extend to England and Wales, and to the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act; and shall be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges, justices, and others, without specially pleading the same.

Manchester College, York.

On Monday the 24th, and to Thursday the 27th of June, was held the Annual Examination of this Academical Institution. On Monday afternoon, during three hours, the Mathematical Classes had their first examination by written papers, containing Auswers to Lists of Questions, &c. prepared by them on the spot in the presence of the Examiners, according to the Cambridge method. On Tuesday morning, for five hours, the Students were employed in a similar manner, in order to ascertain their comparative proficiency in the Greek and Latin languages: and in the afternoon, a further examination took place of the Mathematical Classes. Wednesday morning commenced with an examination, on the same plan, of all the

posed at the beginning of the present ses sion, by Robert Philips, Esq. of the Park, to the best Classical Scholar. It was thought advisable that the competition for it should be opened to the Junior Class; and it has, accordingly, been awarded as follows:-To Mr. Beard, in the Senior Class, Books of the value of One Guinea; and to Mr. George Lee, in the Junior Class, a Book of the same value. The attainments of Mr. Brown, of the same Class, place him nearly on a level with the successful candidate.

"A Prize, of the value of Five Pounds, was offered by a Friend of the College, under the signature of Euelpis, for a translation of a passage, not less than six octavo pages in length, from some English historian, into Greek, the style and dialect of Xenophon being taken as a model. The passage selected was from Mitford's History of Greece, Vol. I. pp. 68-74 (8vo. ed.). The Prize has been adjudged to a Translation which has for its motto, "Si quantum cuperem possem quoque, &c.; the letter accompanying it, inscribed with the same motto, is found to be subscribed John Relly Beard. Another translation, very creditable to the diligence of the author, has also been given in, bearing the motto," Conamur tenues grandia." If the author choose to claim it, he has now an opportunity of doing so, by rising up and acknowledging it as his. (Acknowledged by Mr Payne.)

"I have heard it hinted that the system of Prizes is objectionable, as exciting more of jealousy than emulation; as holding out an improper motive to exertion to one set of Students, and extinguishing all motives to it in another set, when once they have ceased to expect a prize. But I should feel the discharge of this part of my duty very much abated as to the satisfaction attending it, if I could suppose that the triding distinctions thus conferred on some should produce any such unpleasant effect in the minds of others, as if an implied censure were thereby necessarily passed upon those who are not so distinguished. I hope that gentlemen who are members of this Society are actuated to the diligent pursuit of their studies by higher and better motives the approbation of their parents and other friends; the prospect of honour and usefulness in the world, and rewards of a nobler nature still; and that if these sprigs of laurel, plucked in their way through the academic grove, afford a lit tle temporary gratification, any momentary feeling of disappointment, if at all awakened in others, will speedily be laid asleep in the feeling of congratulation with their more successful friends. I am sure there will be a generous sentiment of regret in the mind of more than one

who have succeeded, that that young friend* is absent through ill health, who, if he had been present, would undoubtedly have maintained the honourable station of former years.

"It may probably have occurred to many, that some events have occurred since our last meeting, which may seem to require some brief notice. At least I should feel myself incxcusable if I should have closed this Address without adverting to the blank which we must all feel in the absence of that inestimable person-my father's friend, my own friend, and my children's friend-the patroness of every benevolent and useful institution; to whom this College in particular owes a great part of its prosperity and success; to whose kind notice and friendship most of your predecessors, my young friends, have been so deeply indebted, and who used to grace the close of these Anniversaries with her mild and venerable presence. She, however, "came to her grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in its season ;" and we felt disposed to hail her peaceful and easy passage to her great reward. There are other blanks,† which will occur to those who have been accustomed to attend these yearly meetings, for which it may seem not so easy to account, and in which some of us may find it difficult perfectly to acquiesce. But on these it is not for us to enlarge; we would not disturb either your composure or our own; it is rather our wish to bow to the disposals of Infinite Wisdom, and endeavour to habituate ourselves to the practical conviction, that all His disposals are ultimately for the best.

"Let us, before we part, commit ourselves to Him, in whose presence we shall still remain the favoured objects of his bounty, however divided by absence from each other in the present world, or even though separated for a time by worlds themselves."

The company then adjourned after a short devotional exercise, highly gratified with the proceedings of the week. At dinner, on Wednesday and Thursday, were present, besides the Tutors, Joseph Strutt, Esq., President; Robert Philips, Esq., Robert Philips, Jun. Esq., Robert Busk, Esq., James Darbishire, Jun. Esq., C. H. Dawson, Esq., J. C. Langlands, Esq., Thomas Martineau, Esq., J. Worthington, Esq., G. W. Wood, Esq., Treasurer; and the Rev. Messrs. Dean, Grundy, Horsfield, Kentish, Lee, Robberds, Secretary, Shepherd, C. Wallace, and Turner, Visitor. V. F.

* Mr. John Howard Ryland.
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cost was fully come," &c.: the latter by the Rev. Joseph Guy, of Birmingham, from 2 Tim. iv. 5: "Do the work of an

evangelist; make full proof of thy ministry." Thirteen ministers were present, and the congregation was numerous. J. H. B.

nisters in South Wales.

At the close of the public service, the business of the Association commenced; Michael Kingsford, Esq., in the Chair.

Owing to the general feeling produced by the irreparable loss of a late venerable friend, Mr. Sampson Kingsford, whose constant exertions had associated his name more or less with every article which came under consideration, the business proceeded with a kind of melancholy satisfaction; for it could but be remembered, that the place of meeting had been the scene of his ministerial labours for more than fifty years.

Mr. Harding's Missionary labours amongst the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Baptist Churches, formed a prominent feature of the proceedings. This mission was set on foot by the friendly co-operation of the Committee of the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Christian Association; and it affords the writer great pleasure that he is enabled to announce the probable continuance of a plan which appears already to have done much in promoting the cause of rational Christianity.

Upwards of 70 ladies and gentlemen sat down to a frugal dinner at the Fleece Inn, and nearly 200 took tea, according to usual custom, in the chapel, and the whole day was spent in Christian harmony.

The next Association will be held at Bessel's Green, near Seven Oaks, and we have the pleasure of adding, that Mr. Gilchrist is requested to preach on the

occasion.

Dover, July 1, 1822.

Dudley Double Lecture.

B. M.

THE Quarterly Meeting of Unitarian Ministers in South Wales, was held at Gelli-Onnen, on Wednesday, the 26th of June last. Mr. Philips, of St. Clears, introduced, and Mr. Thomas Evans, of Aberdâr, preached from 1 Tim, iv. 11.

The subject discussed after the service was, The difference, if any, between prac tical and controversial preaching.

The next Meeting is to be held at Pant-y-Defaid, Cardiganshire, on the 26th of September next, at which J. James, of Gelli-Onnen, was requested to be the preacher. J. JAMES.

July 2, 1822.

Annual Meeting of the South Wales Unitarian Society.

THE Annual Meeting of the South Wales Unitarian Society, was held at Swansea, on Thursday, June 27. The Rev. J. Thomas, of Pant-y-Defaid, preached in Welsh, and the Rev. Dr. Carpenter in English, in the morning; and the Rev. Dr. T. Rees in English, in the evening. The devotional services were conducted by the Rev. J. Evans, of Carmarthen, in Welsh, and the Rev. B. Mardon, of Glasgow, in English.

The audiences were numerous, including visitors from distant parts of Glamorganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Cardiganshire. Between sixty and seventy gentlemen dined together at an inn, and other considerable numbers were provided with refreshments in other places.

The Meeting was altogether highly gratifying and animating to the friends of Unitarianism, as affording evidence of the growing strength of the cause in South Wales.

The next Annual Meeting is to be at Capel-y-Groes, in Cardiganshire, and the Rev. John James is to be the preacher. R. AWBREY.

Swansea, July 16, 1822.

Two interesting discourses were delivered on the occasion. The former by the Rev. Robert Kell, of Birmingham, from Acts ii. 1-4: "And when the day of Pente

Association.

THE Eleventh Anniversary of the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Christian Association, was held at Cranbrook, on Wed