ANTI-RITUALISM.

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ANTI-RITUALISM.

discussion in Parliament. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 9. The convocation of the clergy of the Province of Canterbury, sitting in the Lower House, in their review of the recent denunciation of ritualistic practices, expressed their loyalty to the Bishops and to the directions given in the Book of Common Prayer^» The Upper House refused to receive a tion by Mr John Kensit, the anti-ritualistic agitator, on the subject of ritual in churchy*, on the ground that the document contained a threat. February 10. In the course of a discussion in the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bbhops of Winchester and London denied that the Episcopate systematically vetoed the laity's etforts to enforce the law against clerical offenders. The Archbishop ot Canterbury said the amount of Romanism in the Church was exceedingly small. It was time, however, that the ritualistic irregularities were stopped. In the House of Commons Mr Balfour said ho regarded an amendment proposed by Mr Samuel Smith, member lor Flintshire, that legislation was necessary to suppress lawlessness in the Church as a vote of censure. The amendment was negatived by 221 votes to 89. THE MARKETS. United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 9. Ten thousand quarters of Victorian wheat, February shipment, sold at 27s 9d. February 10. The Bank of England returns show that the stock of gold coin and bullion amounts to £51,228,000; reserve, £23,715,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 45.80. In circulation, £26,485,000 ; public deposits, £11,284,000 ; other deposits, £40,303,000 ; Government securities, £13,383,000; other securities, £02,651,000. Consols, 111. New South Wales 4 per cents., 119.. ; 3_ do. 105|; 3 do, \ lttorian 4 per cenc <.. 112_i; 3i do, 106. South Australian 3£ per cents., 107; 3 do, 95L Queensland 4 per cents., 112; 3£ do, 106. New Zealand 4 per cents., 11__.; 3_i do, 108; 3 do, 96|. Tasmanian 3_ per cents., 106 L Westralian 3_i per cents., 105. The wheat market is dull and declining. Parcels ex sailing vessels are offered at 275. Two cargoes, eaoh 11,000 quarters, Victorian January shipments, sold at 27s 9d and 28s. Sugar is slack; German, 9s 6d; Java, lis 6d. Iron, 555. Copper, spot, £71 5s per ton; three, months, £7i 10s. Tin—Speculators' realisations are depressing the markets; spot, £105 17s 6d per ton; three months, £105 10s. The Bradford wool market is dull. Common sixties, ; super, 21_f. Butter is a shade weaker. Colonial, 100s to 102s. Danish, unchanged. Hemp is firm; good Wellington, £22. SHIPPING AND MAILS. United Press Association—By Electrio , Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, February 10. Arrived, Westralia, from Auckland. (r-BESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, February 10. The Moana with the Colonial mails of' •January 21st arrived at San Francisco on February Bth, at due date. . The colonial mails by the Aorangi, which left Wellington on January sth, arrived in London yesterday morning, one day late. VISIT OF DR. BEVAN. ♦ • Dr, and Mrs Bevan, of Melbourne, who have been attending the Congregational' Union's annual meeting in Dunedin, will arrive in> Cliristchurch to-day by the express. Dr. Bevan will preach on Sunday, and will also hold a special afternoon service in the Choral Hall. On Monday he will lecture, when tlie chair will be taken by his Honour Mr Justice Denniston. On Tuesday Mrs Bevan will lecture, the cliair being filled by his Worship the Mayor of Christchurch. Dr. Bevan is a Welshman, the son of a deacon in the picturesque town of Llanelly. At the Grammar School of his native town he won the highest distinctions. He preached his first sermon at the age of fifteen. His education, after he left Llanelly Grammar School, was pursued at University College School, in Gower street, London, and afterwards at New College. He was one of the youngest students that ever entered New College. He passed tlie first B.A. examination at London University with honours in English in 1861, and two years later he took his Bachelor's degree honours in mental and moral science. In 1866 he took the degree, of Bachelor of Laws, with honours in the principles of legislation. He became pastor at the Weigh House, with Dr. Binney as senior pastor, and his next pastorate was at Whitefield's Tabernacle, Tottenham Court road. From thence he removed, in 1877, to the United States, where he became the pastor of the Brick Church..New York. It was a Presbyterian ■ congregation, and Dr. Bevan accepted the oversight on the understanding that no cliange in Iris views respecting Congregationalism was demanded from lum. It was while he held this pastorate that the University of Princeton, in New Jersey. conferred upon him the diploma of D.D. On the j opening of the new and beautiful church in ,| Highbury Quadrant, London, Dr. Bevan was invited in 1882 to become its first pastor— an invitation which he accepted. -,»'here he continued until his removal to Melbourne in 1886. _ |