The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

ADDITIONAL COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.

A meeting of the clergy and laity, convened by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, was hell jest. rday afternoon,
ander his grace's presidency at Willis's Ruome, St.
Jetnes's Piccadilly, to concert measures for the erection
and endowment'
of ad litienal nieliopries in the colonies. It
was very numerously attended ; and moon:: those present
were the following:—The Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Bishops of London, Oxford, Chichester, Exeter, Llandeff,
Norwich, Winchester, St. Assph, Quebec, ape Town,
Bishop C Air, Bishop of Brechin. the Rev. Dr. Jackson
(Bishop of Lincoln elect), the Duke of Newcastle, Lord
Itederdale, Lord J. Tbyone, Sir H. Dukinfield, Mr. Card-
well (President the Board of Trade), Archdeacon Hale,
Earl of Harrowby, Sir Robert Inglis, Sir J. Prkington,
Dudley Pereeval, Esq , Lord Litt( Iton, A. J. B Hort, Esq ,
Hos. and Rev. R Earl of Chichester, lion. and
Rev. A. Buncombe, F. H. Dickinson, Esq., Rev. J. S. M.
Anderson, G. B. Blumfield, T. Fuller, Rev. G. R. Baker,
Archd. Belthome, H. Pownell, Esq., Dr. R. Williamson,
W. H. W. A. Bowyer Hon. and Rev. C. Harris, H. Ho-
warth, Dr. Mountain, H. Maitland, Esq., C. W. Puller,
F.!?., Dr. Philldnore.
he proceedings were introduced with prayers by the
Rey. Dr. Jackson, Bishop elect of Lincoln.
. The SECRETARY tnon read the deport. It stated that
since the formation of the fifteen new colonial bishoprics
melee years ago, the number of clergymen had increased
from 274 to 502. Thus, in Van Diemen's Land, the increase
in the number of the clergy has been from 19 to 54, or
nearly threefold ; in New Zealand, from 12 to 38, or more
than threefold ; in Cape Town, from 14 to 66, exactly four-
fold ; is Adelaide, from 4 to 26, more than sixfold ; en Mel•
bourne, from 3 to 23, or almost eightfold. Thus, then, there
has been, within a very few years, an addition of no fewer
than 145 clergymen in these five colonies. Negotiations
had been opened with the goverumeat for establishing a
bishopric at the Mauritius; and it was hoped that the means
of its endowment would be provided from sources
independent of the colonial bishoprics fund. The council
recommended the immediate subdivision of the diocese at
Cape Town, by the erection of a bishopric at Graham's
Town, fcr the eastern province, and a second in the new
colony of Natal. They alsoconsidered that the time bad
come for a division of the diocese of Toronto, and recom-
mended that a bishopric for the eastern portion of it bas
forthwith founded at Kingston. The projected bishoprics
would, it was stated, require for their endowment a capital
sum of 10.0001. each, on the average, from the general
fund, in addition to what might be derived from local re-
sources, or specially contributed by persons interested in
the particular dioceses. The total sum to be raised for
these purposes might be computed at 40,000/. ; but taking
into account the necessary expenses of the passage and
outfit of the several bishops, the council appealed to the
church at large for a contribution of 45,0001., and they ap-
pealed with the greater confidence, as being able to point to
the existence, iu various pails of the world, of II bishoprics
which had been endowed, wholly or in part, out of a capital
of 173,0'301. entrusted to their keeping, while the entire
charge for the expense of management, since the fund was
first opened, had scarcely exceeded 1,6e0/., or less than one
per cent.
The Bishop of LONDON moved the following resolution :
—" That the remarkable success with which it has pleased
Almighty God to bless the efforts recently made for the eaten.
sion of the Episcopate in the colonies, and the happy results
which have ensued therefrom, ought to be regarded as a call
and encouragement to proceed in the same course, till every
province of the colonial empire of Great Britain shall
have its own resident bishop."
The Earl of Citienestxa seconded the resolution, which
was then adopted.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the following re-
solution :—" That the vast diocese of Capetown, com-
prising five distinct governments, requires immediate
subdivision, by the erection of a bishopric at Gra
ham's-town for the eastern province, and of another
for the new colony of Natal."
The Bishop of Care-rows seconded the resolution.
The resolution was then carried.
The Bishop of 01 vow) moved the following resolution :-
1 $$ That the remoteness of Western Australia from Adelaide,
within the diocese of which it is at present comprised,
renders it expedient that a separate bishopric be formed
within that colony—and that the rapid spread of population,
and the constant formation of new settlements in the diocese
of Toronto, demand a division of that diocese by the feint-
dation of a bishopric at Kingston for its eastern division."
Sir J. PAISINOTON. M.P., seconded the resolution, which
wee supported by Mr. CARD WELL, M.P. President of the
Board of Trade, and carried.
The following subscriptions were announced by the
secretary : the Archbishop of Canterbury, 200 i. • the Duke
of Newcastle, 1001.; the Marquis of Chohnondeley, 1001.;
the Reel of Hartowby, 1001. ; Lord Redesdale, 1001. • the
Bishops of London and Exeter, 2001. each; the Bishops
of Winchester, St. Asaph, and Oxford, 1001. each;
Mr. Cardwell, M.P. 1001.; Mr. E. Wheatley, 1001., and !
Miss Wheatley, 1001. • Mr. W. Cotton, 1001.; the Governor
of the Bank of England, 1001.; Mr. P. Casenove, 1001. •
the Bishop of Capetown and the Bishop of Exeter, 2001.
each; Mr. Joshua Watson, lOnl. The tool amount sub- i
scribed in the room exceeded 3,0001.
On tie motion of the Bishop of Quebec, seconded by
the Earl of Harrowby, a vote of thanks wee given to his
grace for convening and presiding over the meeting ; and,
after the benediction, the assembly separated.