The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-20 00:00:00

CLERICAL.

TER VACANT MASTERSHIP or KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL,
BIRMINGHAN.—The following is • list of the candidates for
the above appointment, vacant by the elevation of the Rev.
J. P. Lee to the new see of Manchester. The list was
completed on Monday night : the Rev. T. W. Peile, D.D.,
head master of lepton School, and late fellow and tutor in
the University of Durham, and formerly university &choler
of Trio. Coll., Cam. ; the Rev. J. Woolley, D.C.L. of Reseal
Coll., Fleetwood; the Rev. W. A, Osborne, head master of
King Edward's School, Macclesfield, formerly of Trio. Coll.,
CamL; the Rev. G. E. L. Cotton, of Trio. Coll., Cam., one
of the masters of Rugby School ; the Rev. J. W. Inman,
M.A., head master of the Free Grammar School, Grantham ;
the Rev. G. A. Jacob, M.A., master of the Collegiate
School, Sheffield, late of Worcester Coll., Oxford; the Rev.
H. Dale, M.A., late dewy of Me d. Coll., Oxford,
head master of the Blackheath New Proprietary
School ; the Rev. 0. Gordon, 8.D., student and
censor of Christchurch, Oxford; the Rev. T. H. Steele,
M.A., senior examiner of St. Paul's School, London ; the
Rev. D. R. Godfrey, M.A., late Michel fellow of Queens'
Coll., Oxford, and now principal of Grosvenor Coll., Bath ;
the Rev. S. I. Rigaud, M.A., F.R.S., chaplain to the Duke
of Cambridge, late fellow and tutor of Exeter Coll., Cam. ;
the Rev. W. J. Conybeare, M.A., late fellow of Trinity Coll.,
Cam., and principal of the Collegiate Schools, Liverpool; the
Rev. E. H. Gifford, MA., late of St. John's Coll., Cam.,
now second master of Shrewsbury School ; the Rev. J. W.
Donaldson, 8.D., head master of King Edward's School,
Bury St. Ednitind's, and late fellow and classical lecturer of
Trinity Coll., Cam.; the Rev. J. Robertson, M.A., principal
of Bishop's Coll., Bristol, late of Pembroke Coll., Oaf. ; the
ROY. J. F. Stansbury, D.D., head master of the grammar
school, Kingston, and chaplain to the county prisons ;
.1. Eoclestone, Esq., 8.A., head master of Sutton Coldfield
Grammar School. Warwickshire. The certain income, ince.
pendent of boarders, which the chief muter is permitted to
take is from 1,1001. to 1,2001. per annum.
New Caoacxcs.—The "Society for Promoting the En-
largement, Building, and Repairing of Churches." held a
meeting on Monday, the Bishop of Chichester in the chair.
The following grants were made—namely, towards building
a church in the new district of Bank Top, or St. John, in
the parish of Darlington, Durham. Towards building a
church at Linalade, near Leighton Busted, where a popu-
lation of above 1,000 persons, chiefly employed upon the
railways and canal work, are situated full one mile and
a half from their parish church. Building a north
gallery in the church at Llanydloes, in Montgomeryshire,
a parish which contains a {insulation of 4,261 persons,
mostly engaged in manufactures and mining concerns, and
their only church can accommodate barely 700 persons.
For extending the west end of the chapel at Blackwood.
Towards enlarging the church at Redeem, which was erected
in 1827. with the aid of a grant of 6001. from this society.
The population of this place has greatly increased or tee
years; this is owing chiefly to a railway having recently
been brought to the town. For re-arranging the seats in
the church at Shirland, near Alfreton, and fitting up with
seats several spaces at present vacant in the church at Isle-
ham, near Mildenhall, and Ashby-cum•Tenby, near Great
Grimsby, Yorkshire. It was announced at the meeting that
the late Mr. Brown, of Harrow, has bequeathed to this in-
stitution, as a legacy, expressly to promote its objects, the
sum of 6,6001. in the Three Eer Cents. Reduced;
PERPRTITAL CURACY or SEIM/LEV HILL.—Tbe Woke,.
hompton Chronicle states that the income of this curacy, the
district of which is taken out of the pariah of Kingswinford,
Staffordshire, has lately been augmented by the Rev. C.
Girdlestone, rector of the parish, and patron of this district
church, at the suggestion of Lord Ward, patron of the rec-
tory. The augmentation is 901. per annum, in addition to
the sum et 601. granted by the preceding rector. The whole
income is now secured by the permanent appropriation of the
rectorial tithe rent charge arising within the ecclesiastical
district of Brierley Hill, and en adjoining part of the parish
of Kingswinford. Tke deed of endowment also assigns to
the incumbent of Brierley Hill the Easter dues or offerings
of his district.
VACANCIES.—Ford R., Sussex ; dio. Chichester ; val., 1971. ;
pat., Bishop ofChichester —Madekurst V. ; dio. Chichester;
val , 68/. ; pat., Bishop of Chichester ; both by death of Rev.
W. S. Baytoo.

NAVAL.

The Lords of the Admiralty have issued a circular to the
superintendents of the several dockyards, desiring them to
state what number of clerks of each class are employed in
the yard under their charge, with their time of service, and
any suggestions as to the proportion between the classes and
the rWes by which advancement is now regulated. It is
anticipated that the condition of the dockyard clerks will be
improved by their lordships' consideration of the returns
called for.
DITONFORT, JAM. 18.—Endymion, 44, Hon. Capt. Has
tinge, was paid off into ordinary this afternoon.—Plover,
Com. Moore, being leaky, was removed from Barnpool yes-
terday, and taken into dock.—lnconstant, 38, Capt. Shep-
herd, will be mustered and Inspected to-morrow, and moved
from Barnpool into the Sound, where she will be road an
advance of wages. Bonetta, brigantine, Lieut.-Com. Forbes,
on her way to the coast of Africa, arrived here on the evening
of the 16th.
finianxnes, JAN. 18.—Meander frigate was towed from
Chatham yesterday's tide. She is having her compasses
adjusted hero today, and it is expeeted she will sail for
Portsmouth to-morrow.—Hecla st. has been paid off here to-
day.—Lisut Risk has this day commissioned the Lucifer st.
at this port. She is to have a complement of 60 men.—The
Ganges is fast progressing with her fitment: her topmasts '
axe painted. The Hevannah also is in a forward state.
ADMIRALTY, Jaw. 19.—ArPODITYM411.--COMMander
J. A. Paynter, to Star.—Lieutenants A. D. Jolly and A,
D. W. Fletcher, to Queen; W. A. R. Lee, to Asia; W. H.
Gennys, to St. Vincent; C. Vesey, to Wellesley.—Masten
W. Martin, to Coefiance at. tug; W. Toner, to Diligence
transport.—Fiat Class Engineer F. Akers, to Avon.—Mas-
ter's Assistant, D. Swanson.—Midshipman R. P. Gresham,
to FireSy.—Naval Cadet E. D. Panter, to Wellesley.—Gun-
ners W. Edwards (acting), to Excellent; C. Bleach, T.
Feltham, and 0. Hickey, confirmed to Excellent; S. Hay-
ward, confirmed to Hercules.—Richard Guard, to be fore-
man of ropemskers, Devonport-yard.