The Press.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

111.-EXPENDITURE AND

Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consoli-
dated Fund for the Quarter ended Oct. 10,1834, viz.,
Great Britain
Ireland
£134,363
Balance of amount received for Exchequer Bonds ap•
primed by Parliament to supply services remaining
in the Exchequer on Oct. 10, 1864
Net blooms received in the Quarter ended January 6,
1855, as shown in Account f.
Amount received in the Quarter ending Jan. 6,
1855, for Exchequer Bonds issued
Amount of Exchequer Bills (Supply) issued in the
quarter ending Jan. 5, 1855
Amount received iu i'••• quarter ending Jan. 5, 1855,
in repayment et advances for public works, Arc 425.920
£l7 134,106

Bian(o, being the deficiency upon the charge of the
Contolilated Fuati in Oreat britain, end fur which
Exchequer Villa (deficiency) *ill be issued ...... 1,519,534

A 1803,940

THE BISHOP OF ST. DAVID.
SOME time since the Bishop of St. David announced
to his clergy an intention to appropriate 3/. of his
surplus income to the improvement of the poorer
benefices in his diocese. This purpose his lordship
has carried out during the last three years ; but his
benevolent anxiety to elevate the condition of his
diocese is not to stop there. At a recent meeting of
the clergy of the see, the bishop stated as follows :
When you did me the honour of presenting me with my portrait.
the Yen. Archdeacon Venables observed to you, in his flattering
speech on that occasion, that I had " appropriated slimy suplus
revenue to the improvement of my diooese. This, however, I sin
bound to confess, is not quite correct, for my surplus revenue
now amounts to I COWL, my fixed stipend on my appointment to
the see, fourteen years ago, being 4,500 L, and I have annually
been in the receipt of 8,6001., I,OOOL a year above the stipulated
sum. I now propose to give the whole 14p001. to build parson-
age-houses, and augment the poorer livings. It was stated in
the newspapers, ten years ago, that the rich Church in England
derived annually between 14,0001. and 16,0001. from the poor
Church in Wales (and this pariah, Absrgwilly, does actually pay
0001. a year to the Chapter of Windsor), whereas the poor Welsh
Church did not derive one shilling in return from the rich Eng-
lish Church. Now, as I am bound in honour and honesty, either
to transmit this 14,0001., the surplus smouot of my revenue,
im-
to
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, or appropriate it to the
provement of my diocese, I think I am doing but an act of jus-
tice in devoting it to the above purposes, and withhold it from
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners ; for, if it is once placed in
their hands, the poor Church in this diocese, and the poorest in
this kingdom, will probably derive little or no benefit from it.. I
propose, first, to build parsonage-houses where they are t warted,
and to augment the poorer benefices under 100 i. a yew, waited`
and
a
least, if the funds will admit, that amount and upwanie; and
invite my clergy to transmit to me a written statement of the
net sad gross value of their respective livings under 1501., and
to ablleaa vlth their counsel and co.operation with that view.
You are aware, likewise, that I um treasurer of Brecon College ;
I hope to have it in my power, at a future day, to add something
very considerable to the above amount for the same pious pur-
poses.
The above announcement was received by all present
with the warmest feeling of gratitude, all with one voice
pronouncing his lordship a benefactor to their diocese.
hassilehmanm

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