6 FEBRUARY 1897, Page 17

THE QUEEN'S COMMEMORATION.

[To TER EDITOR 07 THR " SrEcrwroz.") SIE,—It is but a small thing that I propose, one that costs nothing, which, though it will seem to many as only a scrap of sentiment, is at least perfectly appropriate. Namely, to insert a new clause in the Litany of the Established Church " to bless and protect the Colonies and Dependencies of this Realm." The Britain beyond seas is become too vast and populous to be longer ignored in our liturgy. On the other hand, it has grown into vigour daring her Majesty's reign.—