The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-06 00:00:00

SALE OF A CHURCH LIVING.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Alderman Farebrother
attended at Germwees Coffee-heass, for the purpose of
disposing. by public motion, of the lawman and right of
preeentesion to the rectory of Lytabett Msltraven, in the
sweaty of Dorset. The worthy 'Menses pointed oat in
glowing terms the advantages to • patron of having this
living in his possession, as it had a capital residence, wee is
• healthful situation, sod • district of great respects.
bility. He stated that it was shoal lismeartivhall
miles from the lowa sad port of Poole, and about the same
disc ar trots Wimberse: sad Wareham, end °assisted
of ea eicollest rectory besot, with gardens, also 110
mon of glebe land let at 1141. per saunas, while the not
°harp is lien of tithes was comeauted at 4231. per aroma.
He estimated the total value of the living at 6071. • year,
sad coasidered that it was worth 3,6001. The incumbent
was 33 rowed sp, sad sons repruestations had been made
se to the state of hie boil*. He (the wonky alderman)
would aot say what them roprosearatiose were, bat Wind-
ing pugilism might mails satisfy themselves os that polst.l
Prier to bidding a patients present said that the reeler
nut keep a curate, which would seriously diminieh the
enemas of the amid receipts; bet the worthy alder-
maa removed that &dimity by sawing the gastrin
that there would be as aaallitalt for the elergynas
who mien ha appointed to keep • estate it he comld per
the duties himself. Amman patina= objected that
the parsocsage•bouse on the beadles was • great deal too
large, lid that it would require a large portion of the in-
come to keep it op ; bat this the alderman said might be
remedied by the Merlons& tang pupils. If he amid se-
cure ave or Ms pupils at • bandied • year each, it would
add very materially to the vales of the living. A formal
propeitios was then made, that sone one should say 3,6001.
for the advowson, but no no ventured. It fell step by step
to 2,0001., when some ewe made a bid. The compeutios
was by so mesas brisk. Offers were made slowly, sista the
invent reached 2,4601. for that sum the rectory of W-
aste Meltraven was knocked down.

Buummux MUSICAL Forrivei--Tho following
is the fiaaacial Mara of the lat. Festinl , as mule op to
lest stroulag :—Recolpte, Teasley, 2,4904. Si. 101.; Wed-
novi4Y. 2,6751. lbs. 13d.• Thursday, 4,231. 7s. ; Friday,
1. 2,233 12r. 91.; Bell. 2731. 17s. ; &homes, 4101. 3e.; Babes-
twat donations, 4121; total, 12,6331. 6,. Sd. Mr. Coate
has la the handsomest maser deeliaed to receive remune-
ration for his oratorio; sad a author of private gentlemea
warmly appreciating his services, sad his liberality, con-
template presenting to him some fitting acknowledgment.
With one exception, the ahem is the largest sum of mosey
ever taken at the Fatima.

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BtlsL Flelllllo AT Hosts.—A sloop is being fitted
up for Um otweessetatioa of a party of sostioatso, ia-
dudiog twosome of Otatest &Lillie of Bedeattle, who aro to
for the aspen id seals near Tell, la tits Bernath
firth. 4 The sines wand het seams, with the rains put,, la
flee wish. osgassdandMed so fewer than 163 fall-grows
otell.—BiledargA Oeurient.
Eirkstsuaai. C33127331Y. —We (Brighton (Is-
aac) are authorised testate that the Nast Bee. the Marva
of Bristol has pressated to the Betrerserel Oentetery CANIS.
posy *ln awn of lead Adjoining the eastern tad eowth
eastern boundary of the ground now anistitetiag the sity el
tM
_dead. iterd«. to emend la previsions sad he Maeda to

DUBLIN, Ours. 5.

Propositions have been set on foot in Belfast for
the reception of the Lord-Lieutenant on his Excel-
loony's approaching visit there. In compliance with
a very numerously and respectably signed requisi-
tion the Mayor has called a meeting of the inhabi-
teats for this purpose.
The Belfast Mercury says:
It is stated that Mr. Borman, Chief Secretary, is ex-
pected to pay a visit to one of our leading merchants in the
town of a few days, and we moth:pate, from the right hon.
gentleman's well known ansiety to promote Irish interests,
and comae:ion by property with the opposite coast of Soot-
land, that his appearance ansoapt us will have considerable
effect upon a measure fraught with the deepest import-
ance ea regards the trading and emunemial sdvanosinent
of ear pert.
The Earl of Dunraven has at length aspaltr,e.c.l.
openly as a Roman catholic. The Limerick
says : " The noble lord beard mass on Bunda7cti;
the church of Adore, in the place appropriated to the
Christian Brothers, and nroyeeded_witb the brothers
to the rails, where he partook of Holy Communion."
The statue about to be erected to the memory of the
late gifted and lamented Earl of Belfast, will, it is
understood, be inaugurated on the occasion of the ap-
proaching visit of his Excellency the Earl of Carlisle
to the capital of Ulster.
The return of the Irish flax crop for the present
year, as prepared by order of government, has just
been completed, and shows a very considerable de-
crease in the breadth of land devoted to this important
produce. The return is as follows :

*tarn in Statute A 0714 of the Extant of Flax in Ireland in
1866, compiled by deities of his Excellency the Lord Lieu-
tenant—in anticipation of the General Tillage Return :
De. De-
Comilla 1854 180 I .ereata °Janda. 11114. 11.M.eresee.

Acres. Aorta. Awes.
Antrim. 6,914 0.740 9,1114

ek.

Triain ' 16:223 9,246 6,619
Carlow -..„ 32 81
Conn
902 42 6,021 67 821
Clore .
(nrk,Cli, 2,993 1,932 613
Cork, W.D. 729 422 307
Donegal
Down
Donna 6
Torsaiwsk 3,480 2,097 1,473
Galway 783 944 941
gwrty „.„ 678 631 21
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