The sad affliction which befel the family of the Rev. J. H. A. Gwyther when vicar of Madeley, by the successive illness and death of his children, has been commemorated by sympathising friends and neighbours by means of a white marble tablet, on which are a group of well executed crushed lilies, at the base, and another erected by the family of Mr. Gwyther. The following are the inscriptions:— As A Solemn Memorial Of the affecting death within nine days of five children of the Rev. J. H. A. Gwyther, M.A., Vicar of this parish, And in testimony of respectful sympathy with the bereaved parents This tablet is erected by friends and neighbours, parishoners of Madeley. Hephzibah Mary, born Nov. 28th, 1845, died April 12th, 1856. Emily Maria, born August 17th, 1847, died April 13th, 1656. Phœbe Catharine, born August 10th, 1848, died April 14th, 1856. James Bulkley Phillips, born Aug. 7th, 1850, died April 16th, 1856. Clara Artemisia, born Oct. 10th, 1852, died April 21st, 1856. “The voice said cry, and he said what shall I cry? all flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” ISAIAH XL. 6–8. It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good. I. SAMUEL III. 18. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? GENESIS XVIII. 25. In Affectionate Memory of Richard Cecil Henry, The second beloved son of James Henry Gwyther, M.A., Vicar of this Parish, And Mary Catharine his wife. Born Sep. 21st, 1851. Died April 4th, 1855. Yes, Thou art fled and saints a welcome sing, Thine infant spirit soars on angels’ wing, Our dark affection might have hop’d thy stay, The voice of God has called his child away. Sweet Rose of Sharon, plant of holy ground, Like Samuel early in the temple found; Oh; more than Samuel blest, to thee ’tis given, The God he served on earth, to serve in heaven. BENEFACTIONS.