The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-01 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1.

THE sufficiency of the Clergy of the Church of
England for their work has this week been dis-
cussed by two eminent persons—by the Bishop of
WiNcnausa, at his triennial visitation, and by
Mr. DISRAELI, at the meeting of • Church society
at Wycombe. The subject, as was to be expected,
was very differently handled in Buckinghamshire
and Surrey. Mr. DISRAELI sees nothing amiss,
save that the clergy, both rural and urban, incum-
bents as well as curates, are miserably under-paid.
The explanation of this fact is somewhat startling,
as Mr. DISRAELI'S explanations are apt to be—
" the Church of England is a poor Church."
This shows how wide of the mark popular opinion
often is, even with respect to things which pass
under every eye. The common notion is that
the Church is very rich--so rich, that besides sup-
porting its chief ministers as peers and finding
them palaces and princely revenues, it can afford
to be indulgent now and then to nepotism and the
jobbery of patronage. But we must not be led
astray by appearances, and Mr. DISRAELI assures
us that the prevailing opinion is erroneous. The
right honourable gentleman leaves the subject
involved in much mystery, but this at least seems
clear, that if the Church of England is a poor
Church, it is in vain to try to make a Church
rich by enormous endowments and State patron-
age. . _ _

It is very satisfactory to turn from Mr. Dis-
RA.ZLI.E4 adventurous paradoxes to the charge of
Dr. Strmsza. The venerable Prelate treats of the
qualifications and position of the clergy as they
affect the deepest and most permanent interests of
the Church, and his language is full of courage,
moderation, and dignity. He does not shrink
from laying bare the weak points in the working
of the institution, and in so doing he has excited
the hostility of some of its inconsiderate adherents.
A Conservative contemporary has had the delicacy
to ascribe some of his anxieties to the cause which
GIL Btu detected at work in the sermons of his
master, the Archbishop of Seville. But the youngest
member of the Episcopal bench might be satisfied
to produce a charge as vigorous as that delivered
last week at St. Saviour's. Instead of raising the
old hobgoblin of the enemies of the Church—as if
the Church could have more dangerous enemies
than her own headstrong and tyrannical children—
the Bishop inquired what has been done, and what
may be done, to satisfy the religious wants of the
people. Since he first " visited " his diocese its
population has doubled. Hampshire and
Surrey, which in 1829 contained 615,000,
have now a population of 1,267,000.
Great efforts have been made to keep
pace with this increase : the Bishop tells us that
there is scarcely a parish, remote or near, where
the ancient church has not been restored, or where
new churches or school chapels have not been
erected. Especial efforts have also been made
to reach the indifferent muses by open-sir ser-
vices, and with great success. We are told that
" at one of these meetings a notice was given that
" the sacrament of baptism would be adminis-
" tared, and the result was that 516 children
" were presented." In this thankful spirit,
without either whining or boasting, the Bishop
surveys the various efforts by which his Church
is most legitimately increasing its influence.
But extended effort requires agencies of
greater power ; and here the Bishop's regrets
commence. The work of the clergy is greater than
ever, but their numbers do not increase in pro-
portion with it. The parish minister of to-day
not only takes the lead in, but himself performs a
very large share of, the work of a number of parochial
organizations, such as penny clubs, savings banks,
lecture-institutes, and so on, which were formerly
unknown. This may be often necessary, but in
many cases there is reason to believe that an undue
share of the labour falls to the minister, because the
, clergy have not acquired the habit of sufficiently
! regarding the laity as their proper associates in
the administration of the parish. The deficiency

in the numbers of the clergy is, however, a more
serious matter. The Bishop says that the ordi-
nations in his own diocese during the first decade,
from 1831 to 1840, were 416, or 41 3-5 an-
nually ; from 1841 to 1850, 278 priests and 270
deacons were ordained, making 548 in all, or 54
4-5 annually ; from 1851 to 1861, 246 priests
were ordained and 260 deaeons, making 506
altogether, or 50 3-5 annually. So that the
number in the third decade was actually lees than
in the second decade of the thirty years. While the
population had been nearly doubled the number or-
dained in that diocese had increased barely one-
fifth : not only had the candidates for ordination
not increased in proportion to the population, but
they were actually fewer in number than they
were twenty years ago. This, as the Bishop truly
observes, is matter for grave consideration. It
is not, however, only in the number of the clergy

that a declension is observable ; it is found in the
quality of their education and training. The Bishop
tells us that " from Oxford and Cambridge there
" has been a progressive decrease, while the non-
" graduates presenting themselves have regularly
" increased. From Oxford during the last three
" years the decrease in the number of candidates
" for ordination has been at the rate of 34f per
" cent., while from Cambridge the decrease has
" been at the rate of 19 per cent. Meanwhile
" the increase in the number of non-graduates has
" been 193 i per cent." This is very serious ;
the Bishop does not undertake wholly to account
for it. He notices the increase of occupations
and pursuits which draw away many young
persons of the classes which formerly supplied
ministers to the Church, and he mentions the aboli-
tion of pluralities and the reductions of cathedral
establishments as exerting an influence in the same
direction. But these he thinks insufficient to
explain the unwillingness of young men to dedi-
cate their talents to the ministry. He says :
" There are, however, other and deeper causes at
" work, which tend to dry up the springs which
" have hitherto supplied the Church with minis-
" ters, and these causes have not escaped the
" notice of an acute writer in a recent publication.
" He has justly remarked that the strife, the
" extravagances, the treacherous disappointments,
" the oscillations of religious controversy by
" teachers in the Church itself, have acted upon
" young minds so powerfully that they dare
" not devote themselves to the ministry."
We can add nothing to the gravity of the venerable
Prelate's conscientious representation. In itself
scrupulousness about taking solemn engagements
is a feeling to be respected, and we gather from the
Bishop's figures that it is strongest in those who
have enjoyed the greatest advantages of education.
We commend the subject to those to whose duties
it lies nearest ; it is one for reflection rather than
for controversial discussion. But without over-
stepping our function or descending into myste-
rious depths, we may invite those who have power
and influence in the Church to consider, as men of
common sense, whether they are not themselves
to blame for a great part of the disinclination of
young men of ability to enter its service. The
ministry of the Established Church is almost the
only profession in this country in which a man has
no chance of succeeding according to his deserts.
In other professions skill and energy lead to recog-
nition and success, while the Church can show on
every hand men who have devoted great talents
and assiduity to its service through a long
series of years, but who are without prospect of
attaining to a salary equal to that of a respectable
clerk. If this were all it might be borne, for after
all it is only indigence; but when in contrast with
this niggardly treatment of merit it is seen that rich
livings are given to young priests for no apparent
reason but because they have the prudence or good
fortune to marry the daughter or the niece of some
person of influence, resignation is turned to disgust.
Let it not be said that this is a mere question of
money :it is very much more. Honourable
poverty may be borne, but injustice is what no
man willingly endures.

IF the travelling season were not quite so far
advanced, we might easily suggest a new amuse-
ment. An excursion train is never so remunerative
to railway shareholders and pleasing to railway
travellers as when it runs to some definite object.
GARIBALDI is now the centre of attraction ; he is
more popular than a mountain, a lake, a foreign
gambling-table, or a gallery of mutilated statues.
An excursion train to Spezzis and back for 10/.,
even at this advanced period, would doubtless be
a paying speculation. We commend it to enter-
prising gentlemen like Mr. MARCOS, who have
studied the travelling English to some purpose.
The letters from our Italian correspondents, and
especially the one from our special correspondent
at Spezzia, printed in our impression of yesterday,
show how attractive is the wounded hero. The
stream of restless idlers who have not yet returned
to their foggy homes flows with steady pertinacity
towards the unfortunate General. He pays the
fearful penalty of being a " lion," and is systema-
tically " done " with the scenery and the build-
ings. His sufferings and critical condition are no
shield against prying curiosity. His days are not
his own ; his nights are hardly given up to him
for sleep ; his tongue is weary with the utterances
of listless commonplaces ; his band his weary with
scribbling unwilling autographs. Amongst his
visitors there are doubtless many who have a true
sympathy with his patriotism, and a true under-
standing of the object of his life ; but the
majority belong to the class of mere gapers at
celebrities. The wounded.' General is persecuted
that a few hundred albums may be enriched—
that a few hundred tea and dinner tables may ring
with self-sufficient accounts of the colour of his
hair, the size of his nose, and the peculiarity of
his tone and manner. A few feeble descriptions of
these interviews will doubtless appear in several
forthcoming books, when half-literary tourists
write their impressions of convulsive Italy.
The lowest form of hero-worship is thus dis-
played at Spezzia, to the great disgust of sensitive
Italians and all well-bred Englishmen. Eccentric
costumes worn by representative Englishmen may
be tolerated in the streets of Paris, though they
help to foster international prejudices ; a vulgar
Cockney, transported he hardly knows how or
why to Egypt, may scratch his obscure name on the
base of the pyramids ; a dozen families, with more
money than manners, may behave in German
bath-rooms as they would in suburban tea-gardens,
but these are all venial offences compared with
the recent intrusions on GARIBALDI. Bad taste and
a thick-skinned national pride, which lead an
Englishman to think that he can go arywhere and
do anything, ought to stop short at positive in-
humanity. The General's health evidently re-
quires repose, and how is he to get it while wor-
ried with these tiresome levees I' The physicians,
drawn together from three countries to examine
the patient, and consult upon his condition, prove
that danger has not yet passed. This ought to
check the penetrative industry of his tormentors.
The most rampant audience at a minor theatre is
always reconciled to the absence of a popular
favourite on the score of ill-health, and why are
ordinary British tourists so much less considerate
If the General is not worn out by these cruel
proofs of English kindness, be will doubtless gra-
tify this country with an early visit. Then all the
hero-worshippers of the lowest clam may indulge
their taste for gaping to repletion. Much as we
wish to see the great Italian patriot amongst us,
and strong as our faith is in the solid enthusiasm
which would greet him, we confess that we
rather dread the visit. The vast amount of trot-
ting out he would have to suffer, the number of
little interests and little people who would fasten
on to him for selfish purposes, would make his
stay here a mixture of pain and pleasure. He has
had one taste of an EDWIN J Abuts, and there are
many more EDWIN Jaime's left amongst us. If he
will face these, as he has faced the ordinary, stupid
British tourist, and will forgive them for the sake
of their country, we can welcome him to-morrow,
though blushing for our travelling countrymen.

We have the pleasure of stating that the Reverend
Mr. Maurice will not give effect to the intention we
mentioned yesterday, and that he will remain the
minister of St. Peter's, Vere-atreet. Although it
appeared at one time that a personal sacrifice
might enable Mr. Maurice better to serve
the church, and, in particular, would leave
him free to protest against opinions which
he holds to be erroneous and pernicious, and
which are contrary to his public teaching, but which
'some persons persist in tracing to his influence, it
was never his desire to abandon its ministry. The
idea that any such sacrifice was requisite as a pledge
of the sincerity of his declarations is one, how-
ever, that could have entered no mind but his
own. In reconsidering a matter which he enter-
tained from the first only on public grounds, Mr.
Maurice has doubtless felt that he owed much defer-
ence to the judgment of those persons of eminent
wisdom and authority who have been induced by a
knowledge of the facts to express themselves
strongly against his retirement from St. Peter's.—
Daily News.

ebt Court.

OSBORNE. OCT. 31.
The Queen walked yesterday, attended by Lady
:71ntrehill.

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, left Os-
borne this morning for the Ranger's House, Greenwich-
park, where his royal highness will maids for some time.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council this day (Saturday),
at Osborne, late of Wight.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Wands.

TEE PRINCI or WALES'S MAJORITY. —A COM-
mittee of nearly osehundred gentlemen has been formed in
Southampton for the purpose of making arrangements for
celebrating the coming of age of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wake by a grand ball.

Her Majesty's paddle yacht Victoria and Albert,
Captain G. H. Seymour, C. 8., has filled up with coal at
Portsmouth, and will sail thence about the 10th for Ant-
werp, to embark the Prince and Primer Louis of Hose,
and, it is also expected, the Princess Alexandra of Denmark,
with her parents, on a Tilt to the Queen at Osborne. The
yacht will leave Antwerp on her return to England on the
13th, and will proceed either direct to Osborne or to the
Thames, according to the state of the weather. Last
Monday the yacht made the passage from the Downs to
Spithead, against a heavy gale and head sea, in eight hours
and a quarter. It is believed that no other steamship could
accomplish the rune feat under similar circumstances.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as
General Commanding-in-Chief, held a levee yesterday after.
noon at the Horse Guards. There ti a full attendance of
officers.

His Highness Prince Paskowitch, Count Niche-
Roe, and General Ohatiakoff have left the Brunswick Hotel,
Jermynetreet, for Paris.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have
arrived in town for a few days, on their way to Kimboltou
Castle, Huntingdonshire.
The Duke of Hamilton has arrived at the family
mansion in Arlingtea4treet, from Scotland, for a few days.
The Duke of Beaufort passed through town last
evening on his way to Badminton, from Newmarket. The
noble duke commences the hunting season at Badminton on
Monday.
The Marquis Conyngham arrived at his resi-
dence in Hamilton-plan a few days since from Dublin.

The Marquis of Hastings has arrived at Long's
Hotel.

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The Earl Granville gave a grand entertainment
last evening, at his residence in Breton-street, to his Royal
Highness the Grand Duke of Baden. There were also
present the Duke of Hamilton, the Duke and Duchess of
Manchester, the Marchioness of Carmarthen, the Counter
of Newburgh, Viacount and Viscountess Clifden, Lord
Stanley of ilderley, Lord and Lady Elcho, Mr. and Lady
Georgina Fullerton, Dr. Quin, Re. Baron Gemmingen was
in waiting upon his royal highness.
. . - .

The Earl of Hopetoun has arrived at Long's
Hotel.

The Countess Dowager of Jersey has arrived at
her residence in Berkelepequare from Brighton. . . .

Lady Howard de Walden has arrived at the
Emmerich Hotel, Jermyn-dreet, from her seat, Norman-
ton Park. near Stamford.

Sir Charles Young has returned to town from
visiting the Right Hon. Benjamin and Mrs. Disraeli, at
Hughesden House, near Wycombe.
Yesterday the Grand Duke of Baden visited
Prince and Princess Napoleon at the Clarendon Hotel, and
the Duchess Dowager of Sutherland, at Stafford House.
In the evening his royal highness honoured the Earl Gran-
ville with his company at dinner. His royal highness
leave* town to-day for Osborne, cid Southampton, where her
Majesty's yacht will be in readiness. Prince Napoleon
visited the Grand Duke of Baden, at the Palace Hotel,
Buckingham-gate, on Thursday afternoon.

- The-following resolution was passed at a meeting
of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday,
viz.: "That this chamber recognising the distinguished
honour conferred upon it by the recent visit of the Right
Hon. Lord Viscount Palmerston, K.G.,ka., respectfully re-
quests his lordship to allow his name to be enrolled as
an honorary member of this body."

We (Tine) have much pleasure in announcing
that the great financial and administrative experience of
Sir Charles Trevelyan will probably be again employed in
the public service. If we are not misinformed, Sir Charles
has been offered the post of finance minister of India, in
succession to Mr. Laing.
Mr. Bentinck, M.P., has visited Marshland,
and spoken at the annual dinner of their agricultural
society. His theme was America, and he made it the
occasion of • violent tirade against democracy and the
Northern States as the exponent of democracy. He
ridiculed the emersion that slavery had anything to do with
the war, and whilst accepting Earl Russell's declaration
that the South was fighting for independence, said the
North was fighting for dollars.
The course of lectures for the season in connexion
with the Church of England Young Men's Christian Asso-
ciation was commenced in the Metropolitan Hall, Dublin,
on Thursday night, with • lecture on " The American Re-
volution," by Professor Cairnes. The Lord-Lieutenant, in
moving a vote of thanks, said he trusted that " under the
overruling shaping of Divine Providence more moderate
counsels and a milder spirit may for the future prevail, that
slavery may loosen its hideous grasp, and peace resume her
placid sway." The Solicitor-General, Mr. Lawson, in se-
conding the resolution, after highly complimenting the
lecturer, said he could not give his sympathy to the South,
who were fighting to extend the orstem of slavery, and he
confessed he could not find in the North the champion of
humanity and civilisation. They knew perfectly well that
the fate of the negro race in America depended upon the
result of the conflict They could not tell what these re-
suite might be, and Professor Cairnes had truly said that
prophecy on the subject had only been made in order to
show that it would be falsified. He ventured to say there
was no man endowed with wisdom enough to predict what
would be the results of the, war.

- -
The National Gallery re-opens on Monday next.

The private view of the Winter Exhibition of
Drawings and Sketches at the French Galley took place
to-day. The exhibition will open to the public on Monday
next.

Professor Owen has communicated a paper to the
Royal Society on a subject which has of late excited some
interest among palaeontologists, namely, the newly•clieeo-
eared fcesil reptile with feathers. The strange specimen
here referred to was found in the lithographic slate of
Solenhofen, and it was described by Prof. Andress Wavier
in a paper published in the " Sitrungsbarkhte " of the
Royal Academy of Sciences at Munich, sod named by him
griphosaurus. A translation of this paver appeared in the
" Assals of Natural History" last April.
_ _

The Gardeners' Chronicle says :—" We have dar-
ing the greater part of the put week been travelling with
Yr. Colvin, the inventor of the American now-milker,
introducing him and his machine upon a number of Glou-
oestershire dairies with which we are acquainted; and we
hope nest Saturday to relate the experience thus acquired
of the efficiency of his instrument in the very unfavourable
circumstances under which at this season of the year it is
neossurily tried. There is also a great dial of intensting
matter to relate al other novelties which have of late /sue
bees introduced into Gloucestershire dairy roansgemrs"

Letters from Athens have oome to hand bringing
accounts of the late events. A letter dated the
evening of the 24th ult. says, "Last night the
news received from the provinces led to a move-
ment in the capital. The people and the garrison
having assembled in the principal square, pre.
claimed the fall of the dynasty. The King
had arrived in the course of the day, igno-
rant of what was brewing. The diplomatic
corps begged him not to disembark, and to leave.
He replied that he would think over it. To-day
the provisional government ordered their Majesties
to quit the frigate, adding that, in case of a re-
fusal, the government could not be responsible for
their safety. The King and Queen then embarked
upon the English vessel Scylla, which took them to
Venice. Bulgaria presides over the government,
which takes for its title ' The Government of
the Hellenic Kingdom.' The National Assem-
bly will meet in a month. All the foreign
ministers remain at their poets. No col-
lision has occurred. The people are armed but
tranquil. The president of the provisional govern-
ment has issued a proclamation in which it is said
that Greece has overturned a government which
trampled upon the national dignity and the respect
for the laws. The new government will preserve
the constitutional monarchical form. It professes
unalterable gratitude to the three protecting powers,
and will maintain friendly relations with other
states. A national assembly will be convoked
without delay. It is summoned to elect a new
prince, to the exclusion of the Bavarian dynasty."
On Thursday the ex-King and Queen were
expected at Munich.