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HIGH SCREENS.

To the Editor of the Ecclesiologist.

SIR,-It may be interesting to some of your readers to know that high chancel screens of late date extended even to our colonies. A drawing has been sent me of one in Christ Church, Devonshire Island, Bermuda. It is constructed of close boarding at bottom. Upon this stand some rather heavy balusters, bracketed at top, and supporting a frieze of fleur-de-lis cut out of inch boarding. Its date must be of the early part or middle of the seventeenth century. I enclose a tracing. Your faithful servant,

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A correspondent informs us that the following excellent rules have been lately adopted by the Diocesan Church Building Society for the Archdeaconry of Northampton, and are recommended for adoption by other church building societies. New rules-1. That no aid be granted towards the erection of a gallery or galleries in any church. 2. That the committee be empowered to make grants towards the substitution of open seats for pews, whensoever, by such changes, either increased accommodation, or a more convenient situation in the church be obtained for the poor."

We are afraid that any abuses to which moveable benches in a church are open, are preferable to the evils of fixed seats. Otherwise the plan proposed by our correspondent F. C. H. is a very good one for effecting his purpose.

Idiotes calls our attention to the necessity of enforcing upon our architects the duty of turning the contents of the Great Exhibition to good account for ecclesiastical purposes.

The Coming Conflict, by a layman, does not concern the Ecclesiologist. Received" Rev. Alex. Watson;" and a Correspondent from Brighton.

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