former minister of this church, who quitted his benefice on the act of uniformity. THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. CHAD.—From the site of the old edifice being deemed ineligible, the new church was built on a commanding eminence bordering on the Quarry. It is constructed of the beautiful white free stone brought from Grinshill. The body of the church forms a circle one hundred feet in diameter, and externally consists of a rustic basement, with square windows, on which reposes a superstructure, containing a series of large arched windows, between each of which are coupled Ionic pilasters, resting on the basement and supporting a bold cornice, crowned with an open balustrade. Attached to the main edifice is a small circular building with similar enrichments; and beyond which is the steeple, consisting of three stories. Upon a square rustic basement rises an octagonal belfry, enriched with Ionic pilasters, and above, a small cupola supported on a heavy cylinder, surrounded by eight slender Corinthian pillars. A heavy cross and vane crowns the summit. On each side of the tower is a plain square wing, which are used as vestries. Before the front is a handsome portico, elevated on a flight of steps, and supported by four Doric columns. The exterior beauty of this church consists more in the fineness of its materials, and the splendour of its ornaments, than in the harmonious proportion and disposition of its several parts. The interior is handsomely and conveniently arranged; and though possessing much of the theatrical air, yet, by the ingenuity of the circular arrangement, all the congregation can distinctly hear and see the officiating clergyman. A capacious gallery, ornamented in front with a handsome balustrade, surrounds the whole church except the chancel, and reposes on a double row of short pillars with Ionic capitals. From these a corresponding tier of slender fluted shafts rises to the ceiling, which is adorned with a glory in the centre, and a rich cornice of angels and wings interlaced. The chancel, contrary to general custom, is towards the north, and is separated from the body of the church by a handsome arch, springing from an entablature supported by composite columns, with capitals richly gilt. Over the chief entrance is a powerful and fine-toned organ, built by Gray, of London, in 1794, and enlarged and improved in 1848. The font formerly belonged to the parish of Malpas, and is that in which the late Bishop Heber was baptized.