order, the chimes being the same as before, with the exception of “Auld lang syne,” which is substituted for “God save the Queen,” in consequence of the latter not giving satisfaction since the bells have been repaired [vide “Mail"].  The clock dial is 9ft. 6in. in diameter.  The original bells in the steeple were doubtless melted in the troublesome days of the Commonwealth, or perhaps, removed when Bluff Hal sequestered the Church’s property, as a new set of six (total weight 53cwt. 1qr. 15lbs.) were hung in 1682.  During the last century these were recast, and addition made to the peal, which now consists of twelve.

Treble, cast in  1772, weight not noted. 
Second,     "    1771,      ditto. 
Third,      "    1758, weighing     6   2   16
Fourth,     "    1758,     "        6   3   27
Fifth,      "    1758,     "        8   0   20
Sixth,      "    1769,     "        8   2   12
Seventh     "    1768,     "        9   3   12
Eighth,     "    1758,     "       11   3    6
Ninth,      "    1758,     "       15   1   17
Tenth,      "    1758,     "       17   3    2
Eleventh    "    1769,     "       27   3   16
Tenor,      "    1768,     "       35   0    8

The ninth bell was recast in 1790; fourth and fifth have also been recast, by Blews and Son, in 1870.  In the metal of the tenor several coins are visible, one being a Spanish dollar of 1742.  The following lines appear on some of the bells;—­

  On Seventh:—­“You singers all that prize your health and happiness, be
  sober, merry and wise and you will the same possess.”

  On Eighth.—­“To honour both of God and King, our voices shall in
  concert ring.”

  On Tenth.—­“Our voices shall with joyful sound make, hills and valleys
  echo round.”

  On Tenor.—­“Let your ceaseless changes raise to our Great Maker still
  new praise.”

The handsome appearance of the tower and spire, after restoration, contrasted so strongly with the “dowdy” appearance of the remainder of the church, that it was little wonder a more determined effort should be made for a general building, and this time (1872) the appeal was no longer in vain.  Large donations were given by friends as well as by many outside the pale of the Church, and Dr. Wilkinson, the Rector, soon found himself in a position to proceed with the work.  The last sermon in the old church was preached by Canon Miller, the former Rector, Oct. 27, 1872, and the old brick barn gave place to an ecclesiastical structure of which the town may be proud, noble in proportions, and more than equal in its Gothic beauty to the original edifice of the Lords de Bermingham, whose sculptured monuments have at length found a secure resting-place in the chancel of the new St. Martin’s.  From east to west the length of the church is a little over 155ft., including the chancel, the arch of which rises to 60ft.; the width, including nave (25ft.) and north and south aisles, is 67ft.; at the transepts