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that a large number of artisans did not make use of that school . As an instance of perseverance of one of that class he mentioned the case of a young man who had come into town from a considerable distance in order to attend the classes given there , and had at last raised himself to the position of pupil teacher ; and he hoped to hear , in a short time , that , instead of the designation of " artizan" he had earned for

, himself the glorious title of artist . The chairman , in his address , alluded to the art competition with France . It is peculiarly interesting , he remarked , to consider , as we are now within a few months of the opening of the Great Exhibition in London , what progress we have been making since 1851 . Reports have been sent to us of the Exhibition in Parisin 1855 especiallwdth respect to that department in

, , y which Taunton has acquired some renown . From these reports it appears that there were in 1847 not more than 8 , 000 persons employed in Paris in the different departments of cabinet work ; while , in 1851 , there were about 10 , 000 ; and in 1855 there were from 25 , 000 to 30 , 000 men , thus showdng an enormous increase in the short period of four years . I do not mean to say that a numerical increase of those

employed in that particular trade by itself shows that a great advance has been made ; but when it is coupled with the fact that they are now receiving very high wages , and that they are chiefly employed at ornamental work ; and when we remember what magnificent works were produced by France at the Exhibitions of London and Paris in this department of cabinetwork , it shows how necessary it is to keep wide awake in order to maintain your fair place in the race of competition .

For some time past very extensive enlargments and improvements have been going on , under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Hamlen , at the Cavalry Barracks , near Yoi'k . The area has been enlarged by the purchase of additional land on the south side , and the whole site has been drained . New stabling on the most improved principle has been erected for 210 horses , with quarters for alike number

of men . An extensive range of buildings has also been erected for about fifty married men and their families , each family having separate apartments to their own use . The non-commissioned officers have had new mess-rooms and quarters provided for their exclusive use . On the opposite side of the Fulford-road an hospital for sixty patients is in the course af erection . Extensive open galleries run the

entire length of the building . Previous to the alteration , York barracks accommodated from 250 to 300 men : now there is stabling for 500 horses ( exclusive of the infirmary stables for sick horses ) , and provision for above 500 rank and file , in addition to the officers' quarters . The works are sufficiently advanced to bring the new buildings into immediate use , and accomodation is afforded for an entire cavalry regiment .

The parish church of Wymering has been re-opened , after having been restored and decorated . The reredos , of white alabaster and coloured marbles , consist of three compartments of sculpture , representing respectively our Savour carrying His Cross , the Crucifixion , and the ' Taklng down from the Cross . The floor of the chancel is formed of Minton's tiles , combined with marbles of various colours .

The east window is a memorial to several deceased members of the vicar ' s family . The subject is the mother and Child , supported on either side by St . Peter and St . Paul , to whom the church is dedicated . Near the Purbeck font is a double-light window , representing on one side our Saviour calling little children unto Him ; while on the other side St . Augustine is represented , according to the church

legend , as finding the child on the seashore . An ancient fresco , so called , of St . Christopher , which was discovered on the walls , has been reproduced in a small window in the north aisle ; it being found impossible to preserve the original painting . A new organ has been placed in the chancel aisle . The iron gates leading into the chancel , also the screen in the north aisle and the chancel aisle

, are by Mr . Leaver , of Maidenhead . There is a new side chapel , which is appropriated to the Sisters of St . Mary the Virgin . The pulpit is of Caen stone , inlaid with marble . The old high pews have been removed , and moveable benches substituted . The exterior defects of the old building have been removed .

Early in 1859 , the foundation-stone of a new church was laid at Newton Abbot ( Devon ) , and the nave was completed at the end of that year , and has , since that time , been used for divine service under a licence from the bishop of the . diocese , in consequence of the very great want of churchaccommodation in the parish for the very increasing population of the newl-built district near the station of the .-

y South Devon Railway . The Earl of Devon has a largebuilding estate iu this neighbourhood , on which a vast number of houses have been erected during the last ten . years ; and this , together with other circumstances , has had the effect of increasing the population of the parish in that , time at the rate of 45 per cent . Seeing this , his lordshipgave a site of about 1 J acre , and built the church entirely

at his own cost . The edifice was consecrated on the 29 th .-nlt ., as St . Paul ' s chapel of ease . It is in the Early Englishstyle , and is cruciform in plan , consisting of nave , transepts , and chancel , terminating in a polygonal apse , with an organ chamber on the south side , and vestry on the north side of ' the chancel . The walls are built wdth the grey limestone of the neighbourhood , with windows and other features in Bath stone . The roof is of open timber work , wrought ,.

stained , and varnished . There is an oak bell-turret , with ; slated spire over the intersection of the nave and transepts . The benches are all open , and of stained deal . The stalls in the chancel have fronts of open ironwork , supporting thebook-boards . The altar-rail is of oak , resting on iron standards , decorated in purple and vermilion , relieved by gilding . The floors of the seats are of wood , but the

passages throughout , the nave , and transepts , are laid with : red tiles and bkick borders , and the chancel with Minton ' s . Lancashire tiles . The arch dividing the chancel from the . transepts is formed with alternate voussoirs of dressed grey limestone and Bath stone , springing from carved corbels . There are reredos , credence , and sedilia of Bath stone in the sanctuary ; and on the wall spaces are emblems of our Saviour ,,

the four evangelists , and other decorations in colour . The east window is filled with , stained glass , representing the Crucifixion . The quatrefoil opening in the western gable hasthe figure of the patron saint . All the other windows are filled with green-tinted cathedral glass , with stained glass borders . The land was given , and the entire cost of the building , —about £ 4 , 000 ., —defrayed by the Earl of Devon .. There is accomodation for 500 persons .

The . foundation-stone of a new Methodist chapel and ' schools has been laid at Winson Green , Birmingham . The building , which will be 42 feet long by 25 feet wide , is intended to serve the double purpose of chapel and school room , being ; put to the latter use on Sunday mornings and afternoons ,, and to the former on Sunday evenings . It will seat between 300 and 400 children , and the total cost of the ; building and the land on which it is erected will be nearly £ 400 .

The new parish church erected at Great Barr has beem consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield . The new edifice is built upon the site of the old one . The old church furnishedaccommodation for only about 240 persons , which was so inadequate to the requirements of the parish that it was decided , to rebuild the whole , except the tower and spire . The workscost about £ 4000 . The building will now accommodate upwards of 500 persons , many free .

The restoration of St . John's Church , Coventry ,, is completed . The eastern end , the tower , and the north and south transepts have been restored to their original form and appearance . The whole of the east window has been opened , and filled with stained glass . The design includes figures of the four Evangelists in the upper compartment , and St . John the BaptistStPaulStPeterand St . James in the

, . , . , lower . The effect of the window is aided by the glass which has been placed in the sixteen clerestory windows of the chancel , at the expense of sixteen of the parisioners of St . John ' s .

The chief stone of a new chapel for the Wesleyans , in Park-street , Bolton , has been laid . The site is on a slight elevation almost equi-distant between the New and Old Chorley-roads . The buildings comprise the chapeland schoolrooms , large meeting vestry , minister's and singers ' vestry ,