27 OCTOBER 1917, Page 20

In the Church Quarterly Review for October (Spottiswoodo, Beller, tyne,

and Co., 4s.) the Archbishop of Melbourne gives an interesting Recount of the Church of England in Australia. He takes occasion to protest, on behalf of his clergy, against the Colonial Clergy Act of 1874, which-prevents them from officiating in England until they have received special permission in writing, first from the Archbishop and then from the Bishop. The Australian General Synod has asked for the repeal of the Act, which the Australian clergyman resents as " a sitar upon his official statue and a reflection upon the completeness of his priesthood." It is well that this grievance, of which few English Churchmen have ever heard, should be explained by a responsible Australian authority, so that it may be remedied.