A religious service, of which Dr. Heylin, Prebendary of Westminster, in his "Examen Historicum," has given us the particulars, accompanied the ceremony; which, as a document of pious interest, we transcribe:--"The first Gospel is the same as that on the Ascension-day, Mark xvi. 14, to the end. At the touching of every infirm person these words are repeated: 'They shall lay their hands on the sick, and they shall recover.' The second Gospel begins with the first of St. John, and ends a these words: (John i. 14:) 'Full of grace and truth.' At the putting the angel about their necks were repeated, 'That light was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.' "'Lord, have mercy upon us.' "'Christ have mercy upon us.' "'Lord have mercy upon us. Our Father, &c.' "'_Minister._--O Lord, save thy servants:' "'_Response._--Which put their trust in thee.' "'_M._--Send unto them help from above:' "'_R._--And ever more defend them.' "'_M._--Help us, O God, our Saviour!' "'_R._--And for the glory of thy name sake deliver us: be merciful unto us, sinners, for thy name sake!' "'_M._--O Lord, hear our prayer:' "'_R._--And let our cry come unto thee.' "'_The Collect._--Almighty God, the eternal health of all such as put their trust in thee, hear us, we beseech thee, on the behalf of these thy servants, for whom we call for thy merciful help; that they receiving health, may give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen.' "'The peace of God,' &c." PEG TANKARDS. The pegging, or marking the drinking cups, was introduced by St. Dunstan, to check the intemperate habits of the times, by preventing one man from taking a larger draught than his companions. But the device proved the means of increasing the evil it was intended to remedy; for, refining upon Dunstan's plan, the most abstemious were required to drink precisely to a peg or pin, whether they could soberly take such a quantity of liquor or not. To the use of such cups may be traced the origin of many of our popular phrases. When a person is much elated, we still say, "He is in a merry pin;" and, "He is a peg too low," when he is not in good spirits. On the same principle we talk of "taking a man down a peg," when we would check forwardness. NORMAN CAPS.