4 JULY 1896, Page 30

The Life of John Edward Blakeney. By the Rev. William

Odons. (Home Words Office.)-Mr., or as he was during his latter years, Archdeacon, Blakeney spent half his life in Shef- field, this half being again almost exactly subdivided between the incumbency of a district church and the more important office of vicar of the parish church. He was a man who contrived to be popular without giving up principle, and to maintain the Evan- gelical traditions of the place without breaking with other parties. There was little that was exciting in his life, but he did a great amount of useful work, and this story of it, though not of absorbing interest to the public, will doubtless satisfy the affectionate remembrances of a large circle of acquaintances and friends.