upon some such phenomenon, methinks, Dr. Molesworth must have stumbled, as respects the Letter in question. He professes to be quite in the dark likewise—to which Mr. B. Browne led the way—as to the possibility of discerning, _without looking into the heart_, _who are spiritually-minded_ (p. 17). Scripture holds out to him a candle: “By their fruits ye shall know them!” “The fruits of the flesh are _manifest_:” Gal. v. 19. The fruits of the Spirit, or spiritual-mindedness, which are the reverse of the former, are likewise enumerated in the same portion of Scripture. But where individuals are not known to us, how shall we judge? (for this I suspect is their last shift.) Simply by taking the judgment of those _who are spiritually-minded_, _devoted_, _faithful_, and the like, and know the candidate;—in short, the best testimony that can be obtained: there is no mystery in the matter, the course taken in every inquiry as to character is the course taken by the Clerical Committee and Secretaries, and one by which the truth can seldom fail to come to light. That I may not be said to shrink from any part of this discussion, I come to the case of Mr. Briarly Browne himself.—First of all, as to his testimonials. Any one knowing how unreflectingly testimonials of every kind are given, will see the necessity of looking narrowly into them, when so great a matter is at stake, as appointments, or the approval of them, in the Church. It cannot but be perceived by our friends and supporters, as well as by the public at large, that the gist of the accusations against the Committee is the care and strictness with which they discharge their trust. In the next place, the Bishop of Chester’s countersign to the testimonials of the three beneficed Clergymen presented by Mr. Browne amounted to this, that _they were Clergymen_ officiating in his diocese, and “_worthy of credit_.” Lastly, the testimonials themselves are, _to my mind_, both guarded and limited in their expression, and not of a decided character. The two first set forth briefly what _they believe_ Mr. Browne to be, &c.: the third, more strongly I allow, states, that the writer has _every reason to believe_, but (what?) the matter deposed to would appear both meagre and insufficient to me, if it was all I had as recommendation for a Curate or substitute for my own duties.