The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-13 00:00:00

NAVAL.

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ADILIRALTY, NOV. 12.—APPOINTMENT9.—Aaaist-
ant-Surgeons W. Ray confirmed to lksansond, and U.
flasher confirmed to Fury. Master's-Assatant D. J. Boul-
ton o Arrogant.
Poatsmourn, Nov. 12.—The tide at this port
to-day rose, at noon, unusually high, ttanliug many parts
of the town to the depth of 1$ iuchu. The wind is now
(..ix p.m.) blowing a strung gale from the N.B. At the
monthly rumination, at the Royal Naval College at this
port, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 10th and filth inst.,
the following gentlemen passed for lieutenants:—A. Dent,
B. S. de V. Hall, F. T. Waddington, H. B. Phillimore, A.
H. Law, J. Z. Creasy, lt. P. Broadwick, H. W. Fos, I'.
R. Sharpe, H. J Challis, R. ltnherts, and J. W. James;
for masters—O. P. Burney and lt. B. Richards; fur mas-
ter's assistant—C. W. Rom; and for naval cadet,—C. B.
Powell, N. S. F. Digby, B. S. Hamilton, A. lilankham,
E. U. Seymour, and H. A. Herbert.

INI ELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 12.—Lew.—Tho Regius Pro-
feuor of Law has given notice that the following is tho
order of the law classes for the aoidemical year Iftsl-1852:
First clam—Bir n, Corpus; Jenkins, Christ's; Carthew,
Trinity llall ; Schrader, Sidney. Second clam—Garland,
.Eq., Corpus; Irving, Trinity; Cinhatis, Trinity
Hall; Theed, St. John's; Goner, St. Peter's; Spun,
Trinity ; Suer, Magdalen. Third clam (ordinary degrees)
Beiendale, Downing ; Coulthurst, Magdalen; Croft,
Trinity ; Fleming. Magdalen ; Haywood, Christ's ;
Tanner, Trinity; Thursby. Emmanuel; Vinery, Christ's;
Winter, Emmanuel; Wise, Magdalen: Woodley, Corpus.
The names in the third class are arranged alphabetically.
The Deputy Professor'e lectures for the current term
commence on Friday, Nov. 12 (this day).
Quittres COLLZOE—Mr. Alfred James Cover, M.A.,
Fellow and Classical Lecturer of this College, and formerly
University Scholar on Dr. Ball's foundation, Scholar of
Trinity College and First Class Classic, has been elected by
governors and trustees second master of St. Paui's
London.

THE ALLEGED CASE OF CLERICAL

MISCONDUCT.

A correspondent says:—Some days since the Bishop
of Worcester wrote to • morning paper, denying the
truth of a statement which had been copied into that paper
from the Plymouth Journal, stating that a rector, with six
children, in the diocese of Worcester, had lately debauched
a young lady in the vestry of his church, where he was
confessing her—the result being a child, the death of her
brother, and his own removal by the bishop from his living.
The mistake appears to have been as to the diocese, which
ought to have been Lichfield instead of Worcester. The
paper in which the statement first appeared now says:—
We have the clergyman's name, and the nume of the pariah
in which he officiated. Ile was a perpetual curate and not
a rector; he did seduce • young lady ; and her brother's
death, he being very ill at the time, was hastened by the
deep distress that he felt at has sister's fall. It will there-
fore be seen that although we made &mistake as to the dio-
cese, we made none as to the awful fact itself, as will be
clear from the following letter:
London, Nov. 6.
..Bir,—Thero appeared in the Morning [Jerold • letter
from the Bishop of Worcester, contradicting • statement
respecting a clergyman having debauched a young lady in
the vestry of his church whilst confessing her. Your state-
ment is perfectly correct, but you are wrong as to the
diocese. The church is in the diocese of Lichfield, but on
the confines. The young lady resides in the diocese of
Worcester, but was in the habit of attending Mr. ti—'s
church. Iler brother was in • dying state, but the dis-
grace of his sister's conduct hastened his death. Mr. 8—
is now in London, publicly walking the streets. Why,
may I ask, has not the Bishop of Lichfield stripped him of
his gown t I think it is due to the thatch of which the
bishop has the auperintendencc, that such should be done.
The bishop cannot plead ignorance, for the matter was
brought before him. If the clergyman was not guilty, the
bishop has treated him very unjustly in depriving him of
his perpetual cure. Put some of these questions to the
bishop through your journal.'
The clergyman referred to WWI perpetual curate of a
district church in the parish of T—, and, it is added, that
he has been suspended by the bishop for three years;
but whether this latter statement be correct or not, we
have no means of ascertaining.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.