The Press.
London, England, 1854-09-02 00:00:00

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SEPTEMBER 2, 1854.

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CRUISES, sometimes extending to a considerable
distance from the Isle of Wight, continue to be the
chief diversion of her Majesty at Osborne. On
Tuesday next Prince Albert will embark in the Fairy
for Boulogne, to visit the Emperor Napoleon at the
camp of St. Omer. His Royal Highness will return
on the 7th inst. The King of the Belgians ie also
expected to be of the party. Saturday, being the
Prince Consort's birthday, was celebrated in the cus-
tomary manner at Osborne and Windsor, as also in
London. Albert Smith had the honour of appearing
in his entertainment before the Queen and royal
circle on the afternoon of that day.
THE Earl of Clarendon and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer arrived at Osborne on Wednesday on a
visit to the Queen.
HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE HIGHLANDS will take
place in the second week of September, and the 14th
is the day mentioned as that on which the royal
party will arrive in Edinburgh on their way north-
wards. Orders have been received to make ready
the royal apartments in Holyrood Palace.
THE NEW CASTLE AT BALBIORAL now presents
very imposing appearance, and casts the old house
into the shade. When completed, it will he a very
handsome and commodious edifice.
PRINCE ALBERT has subscribed 251. for the monu-
ment to Dr. Jenner. The model of the statue has
been designed by W. Calder Marshall, R.A.
THE First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir J. Graham)
returned to London on Monday from his tour of
inspection.
LORD J. RUSSELL, with Lady Russell, is in Ire-
land, and intends passing some days at Killarney.
The noble lord has consented to preside at the
opening of the Bristol Atherueum, which is fixed for
the 25th of October. .

MR. AND MRS. DISRAELI are entertaining a few
select friends at Hughendon-manor, Bucks.
THE health of the ;)uke of Devonshire has so far
improved as to permit his grace to leave Chiswick
and proceed to Chatsworth-house.
THE Banffshire Journal states that the Marquis
of Bath, by an accident while in the pursuit of red-
deer, fell over a precipice, and severely injured one
of his legs.
SIR HENRY BULWER has returned from the baths
of Gombo to his residence in Florence, at the Palazzo
Ferroni.
Vlscourcr INGESTRE, eldest son of Earl Talbot, of
Ingestre•hall, Staffordshre, is about to form a matri-
monial alliance with Miss Cockerell, stepdaughter of
t is Earl of Eglinton.
A.MARRIAGE will, it is said, shortly take place
between Miss Alison, only daughter of Sir Archibald
Alison, Bart., Possil-house, Lanarkshire, and Robert
Cutler Fergusson, Esq., of Craigdarroch and Orra-
land, son of the late Right Hon. Robert Cutler Fer-
gusson, M.P.

CATHEDRAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
THE whole revenue of the various chapters of Eng-
land and Wales for the year 1852 was 313,0051. 25.,
and the expenditure 312,2361. ss. 100. The average
annual amount of these revenues for the seven years
ending 1852 was 295,9841. 4s. 61d., so that it would
appear that in most instances cathedral property is
increasing in value. The greater part of the corpo-
rate revenues is derived from fines on the granting
and renewing of leases of landed estates and tithe-
rent charges. The remainder arises from estates
and rent-charges in hand, reserved rents, profits of
manors, woods, and quarries, and sums of money
Invested in public securities. The Chapter of Dur-
ham has a large revenue from fines on leases of
mines, wayleaves, &c. On the expenditure side it
appears that the amount paid in 1852 by the different
chapters for repairs of the fabric and precincts, sti •
pends of various members and officers (exclusive of
the chapter) and other necessary expenses, with
payments to vicars of parishes and contributions to
other religious purposes, was 108,6951., while the
amount divided in the same year between the mem-
bers of the capitular bodies was 160,713/. It further
appears that, in 1853, 50,0541. was paid to the eccle-
siastical commissioners under the provisions of
various acts of Parliament commencing with the 3rd
and 4th Victoria, chap. 113, on account of payments
charge 1 on certain deaneries and canonries, and of
fifty ni:io canonries which have been suspended in
accord eice with these acts. There are, too, nineteen
canonries still remaining liable to suspension, the
revenues of which will in that case be also paid to
the ecr!esiastical commissioners. By the same acts
the separate estates of the deans and other chief
person, and officers of the old cathedrals, and of the
canon, residentiary and non-residentiary, were trans-
ferred to the Ecclesiastical Commission; and it now
appear, that this provision has already taken effect
with respect to three hundred and eighteen estates
out of the whole number of three hundred and
seventy. The amount produced by the estates so