The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-30 00:00:00

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Tai Hones' of Convocation met again on Tuesday.
The resolutions between the Church and the Govern.
lent Education Board in relation to the conscience
Iclause And other matters in dispute between the two
parties, were discUsied if considerable length in the
I Rower House,
Flex Parishioners of St. John's, Southwark, were
vimmoned for church-rate to the local police-court
litely. They pleaded that the Act of Parliament set
f rth that notice) most be placed on the church doors
t ree clear days previous to the meetings after the
Sunday; that the notice in this ease was first placed on
the church door. on Sunday, and the meeting called for
Wednesday, and there was not therefore three clear
days. The magistrate said the objection was fatal, and
dismissed the imminent.
Mon CHURCH AND Low CHUNCEL—A writer in the
Cherclowan proposes the following questions to Lord
Westmeath : —"ln order, my lord, that perfect justice
should be done, and that Irregularities of one kind
should not be dragged into light whilst those of another
are left in obscurity, I ask that you inquire in addition
of the Government and of the Bishop of London,
whether they are aware that in nine-tenths of the
London churches the Canons and Rubrics of our Church
are openly disobeyed. Inquire, my lord, in how many
'churches in London are the fa-ts and feasts proclaimed
after the Nicene Creed, according to the Rubric? In
hew many churches are those fasts and feasts observed
ancording to our Calendar and the 13th and 14th Canons?
In how many do the preachers wear an illegal vestment,
the block Genevan gown, instead of the legal surplice?
In how many does the "clerk," having a ours, toll the
bell for Daily Service, and hold the same according to
the Rubric?' All this is fair enough, and the High
Church !tarty is to be commended for its gentlemanly
moderation in not untying more than they have done of
the wheat irratularities which ought to disgust all good
and loyal Churchmen. Still, we repeat, the wrong coin-
mitted by my neighbour does not justify me in doing
another wrong, and the offences of "Evangelicals' can
'never be taken to warrant the erroneous practices of

Romanisers."—Clerical Journal.
INOORPORATKD SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE EN-
LARGEMENT, BUILDING, AND REPAIRING OF CHURCHES
AND CHAPELS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. —The 47th
annual meeting of this society was held on Monday at
St. James's 11.11, Regent-street; the Archbishop of
Canterbury presided. The anneal report stated that
aid had been given in the pest year in 137 ca-es for the
purpose of building 34 churches, the rebuilding and en-
largement of 19 churches, and in the repair, enlarge-
ment, and improvement of 84 other churches. For
these objects the stun of £7,890 had been voted. The
increase of church aceoinnwation thus provided
*moo nted to 31,308 attings,of which number there were
29.461 (including 6,998 occupied by children of parochial
schools) reserved, as the condition of the society's
grants, for the free use of the inhabitants of the several
parshei or districts. The society had paid during the
year 4.11,341 for works conipleted in 96 parishes. This
included the erection of 29 new churehes, the rebuilding
of 16 churches' arid the restoration and enlargement of
51 churches. Additional accommodation had thus been
secure) for 20,509 per.ons, 18,420 of the sittings being
reserved for the free use of the inhabitants. The total
income of the society during the past year has been
£9,292 14s. 10d., derived from the following source,:—
Donations, £B6B 12s. 8.1. ; annual subscriptions,
1,261 Is. 9,1. ; diocesan and district associations, i
1,382 134. Id.; paroohial and oilier collections,
1,554 as. 54. ; legacies, £2,241 4s. ; iiividends,
t 1,729 15-,. 91. ; rent of chambers and income tax
returned, £252 Is. 2d. From the special fund, esta-
blished in 1858, for building mission houses and school
dhurchea, the society had already given help towards 34
school churches and nine mission houses, the amount
sip mckal being £1,674 2s. 7d. In conclusion the com-
mittee expressed their regret at the further diminution
df the society's resources, and ap2ealed for additional
support.
PREFERMSNTS AND EIPPOINTMENTS.—Birch, Bev. 0.
T., to the Curacy of St. Clements, Toxteth Park,
, VverpooL —Burrows Rev. J. B. A., to Curacy of
Bowden. —Chase, Rev. H. J. N. tin Curacy of St.
John's,Cheltenhatii.— Doyle, Rev. W., 8.A., to Rectory
, of St Thomas's, Old Trafford, Manchester.—Hodgson,
' Rev. A. H., 8.A., to Curacy of Samlesbury.—Hullah,
Rev. T., MA., Perpetual Curacy of rideford, St.
German's, to Rectory of Calstock, Tavistock.—Jackson,
Rev. Gilbert Charles, B,C.fc, to Rectory of rekenham
Week, diocese Salisbury—June', Rev. F. F. 8.A., to
Curacy of Kemerton.—Bcnible. Rev. N. F. Y., M.A.,
tio Incumbency of Heaket with Armathwaite, Carlisle.
-.-Lee, Rev. W. H., to Curacy of Chri-tchurch,
Leioester.—Mesurier, Rev. G F. Le, M.A., to Curacy
of Tormarton.—Muniford, Rev. It. F., to Curacy of
WalsalL —Paul, Rev. D., to Curacy of Titchmarsh.-
IPuttock, Rev. E, to Curacy of Flarley.—ltcven, Rev.
J., B A., to Curacy of Cowley.—Thorold, Rev. W., to
R. ctory of Weeton' Blackpool.—Virtue, Rev. J., to be
Milit iry Chaplain, 3rd class.—White, Rev. H. M., to
Perpetual Curacy of St. John's, fdasboringh, York-
shire.—Windsor, Rev. S. 8., M.A., to be Military
Chaplain, 3rd class.
VACANCIES. —Archeleaoonry, Nova Scotia: the Ven.
Archdeacon Willis,deceased, April 21.—.-Rural Deanery,
South Lympne,diocese Canterbury: Rev.B. Robert Nate%
decea-el, May 17. —Rectories, Chorltou -nixin • Medlock,
St. Stephen's, diocese Manchester: value, £250 with rest.
, dunce; patrons, Trustees ' • Rev. W. Doyle, promoted.
—Ryden, diocese Norwich: value, tithe, £535 with 10i
Gcres of glebe; Rector's income £556 and house ; patron,
executor of late Rector; Rev. Thomas Reeve, deceased,
May 13. —Wittersham,diocese Canterbury: value, tithe,
£732, income, £750, with 171 acres of glebe, and house;
patron, Archbishop of Canterbury; Rev. E. It. Nares,
M. A., deceased, May 17. —Vicarages, Brensett, diocese
Canterbury : vicar's income, £9l; patron, R'ev. T.
Brockman; Rev. E. R. Nares, M.A., deceased, May 17.
—Perpetual Cnracies, Middleton, near Leeds, diocese
Ripon; value, £125 with residence; patron, Vicar of
Bothwell ; the Rev. W. Thorold, promnted.—Tand-
ridge, Surrey, diocese Winchester: value, £119; patron,
C. FL. Turner, E•-,q. ; the Rev. G. T. Hoare, promoted.
-.—Curacies, Bedford, St. Peter's: Rev. G. Burnaby,
incumbent. —High Bleed., Salop.—Little Bradfield.
Essex: Rev. R. White, incumbeut—Liverpool, Sc,
/diclitters : Rev. J. Lawrence, inctimbenh—Torquay:
Bt. Mary: Rev. F. Tate, incumbent—Ventnor, Me of
Wight: Rev. A. Pelle, incumbent—Westmill, Harts,
4ev. J. A. Ewing, incumbent. —Mastership, Bedford
Grammar School: Assistaot Clusiral ; salary, £l5O
lapplications to the Warden of New College, Oxford.