The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-05 00:00:00

Stne facts.

THE NEW BROMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
—The sculpture for the new pediment of the British Museum
has been entrusted to Sir R. Westmacott. The fact, which
is not very generally known, has occasioned a good deal of
surprise among sculptors. Sir Richard had at one time re-
tired; and the work is of that character which admits of
competition.
MR. WATSON'S UNFINISHED WORKS.—The Eldon,
Stowell, and Shuman statues, the bas-relief for the Nelson
monument, and Mr. Watson's other unfinished works, will,
it is said, be finished under the superintendence of Mr. East-
lake.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, Nov. 4.—This morning the Hon. C. Wrottesley,
of University Coll. ; 11. J. Dyson, 8.A., 31erton Coll.; and Meese,. F.
11. Fitzroy, 8.A., and H. D. de Vans, 8.A., HAIM Coll., were
elected fellows of All Book Coll.—The number of candidates fur public
examination this term, which commenced on Tuesday, amounts to It 6.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 4.—At a congregation holden this
morning the Rey. Robert Phelps, D.D., master of Sidney Sown Coll.,
was elected vice.thancellor of We university for the ensuing year.
r. Phelps filled the same office in 1815 and 1845.

SALISBURY DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING ASSOCIA-
Tios.—The triennial meeting at Devizes of this amociation took place
on Monday, to the Town-hall ; the bishop of the diocese in the choir.
The following are extrarta from the report i—" The somber of Circe
to which grants have been made during the year just completed iv
live, and the amount of the money voted 1015/., but calling forth from
the parties engaged in the works an outlay of nearly WOO/. Five
years ago a grant of 2SOI. was made towards the erection of a new
church in the parish of Radipole, but close adjoining the populous
town of Melcombe Regis—an additional 1301. has been given. The
church at Trowbridge, with the exception of the tower, which ha.
recently been restored, has for some time been in a date of such dila-
pidation, as to render the taking down and rebuilding considerable
portions of it absolutely neecvary. Your committee trust that the
grant of 2001. which they have voted will receive the approbation
of the meeting. Your committee have neat to record a
grant of 2001. towards some very extensive alterations and
enlargements of the church at Bishop's !Arington, in this •
arehdracoary—involving, according to the estimate which had been
delivered, an outlay of 1,5001. Towards lasse seating the church at
Chideock, a chapelry in the parish of Whitehurch Canonicorum, in
the archdescoory of Dorset, year committee voted fit!., by means of
which MP addition of 121 seat', all free, will be added to the present
church accommodation, which is only tSB, foe a population of Sal
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mole. Your committee have also wade an additZak great of 231.
towards a further enlargement of 111111e14 chapel, in the pariah of
tirdling St. Nicholas, in the archtlesecory of Dorset; 10/. having been
given about three years ago towards the mime object. The aggregate
of the above sums amounts to VW.; but as the grantor 2501. towards
the find named:church at Radloole has been cancelled, that num has
been removed from the list of liabilities of the association on account
of outstanding grants, and the diminution of the funds does not
exceed 633/. during the year. The churches cons crated or re-
opened during the year in places that have received the aid
of the association, are Kingston Deverell, Westbury, Mad-
dington, and Broad Chalke, in the archdeuionry of Sarum; and Hal-
stock, in the archdeliconty of Dorset. Churches are needed at Clack,
in the parish of Lynam:it; at Bulkington, In the pariah of limed;
and at Atford, in the parish of Kamdiury. A chapel at Ililperton
Marsh would have the double effect of rt Bening Trowbrilge, as well
as the mother church, which can offer accommodation within its walla
to 173 only, out of a population of nearly 1,000 souls. Though the cases
are lo,s urgent, neverthelem, the parishes of gut and West Lavitigton
and Great Chivercll do not afford sufficient church-room for their
respective populations. A chapel at Southwick, in the parish
of North Bradt y, would afford meat relief to the inhabitants of that
place. It is believed that efforts will be very' shortly made to supply
the inhalutants of Fisherton-A ogee, a euburb of Salisbury, with church
room more adequate to their wants than the parish church DOW
affords. The population exceeds 1,800, and the church will not con-
tain more than 250 persons. Much has been done, and much is in
mistress in the Arehdeaconry of Dorset; but your committee must
mill direct attention to :taltiridge, Swanagr, and Cern° Abbas, and the
parts of Bradpole adjacent to Bridport; and besides these there
are Burton, Bralstock, Marnhult, Beer, Bockhorn Wevton, in all of
which the disproportion between the population and church accom-
modation is very marked.