The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-08 00:00:00

NEW LONDON CHURCHES.

The Bishop of London will consecrate the new
church of All Sainte, Kensington-park, on Thursd No.
vember 1. The Rev. John Light, M.A., of Trinity College,
Dublin, late citrate of Ashton-under-Lyne, has been sp-
pointed to the incumbency. A new church, dedicated to
St. Luke, is in course of erection for one of the worst dis-
tricts of the parish of St. Pancras. It is situate Beau
=crass. The Rev. C. H. Andrews, of King's College,
late curate of St. Pancras, has been nominated
incumbent. In the parish of Paddington a new church is to
be erected for the extensive district of St. John. The Rev.
George Frederick Prescott, M.A.. of Trinity College, Cue.
bridge, formerly curate of Little Menden, Lancashire, will
be the officiating minister. Two new churches are to be
erected in Westminster, one of them being at present in
progress, although not much advance has yet been made.
It is situate iu Great Windmilletreet, at the top of the Hay-
market. A very poor district has been assigned to it. It is
dedicated to St. Peter. A site has been secured, and plans
prepared, for another new church, to be dedicated to
St. James the Lees. A considerable amount of subscrip-
Was has been obtained towards the erection of a
new church in May-fair, for a portion of the parish of St.
, Hanover-square, Lord Calthorpe, Lord Ebury, and
George
. W. Thrupp having been nominated trustees. A
i new church s rapidly approaching completion in Ouslow-
square, of which the Rev. Capel Molyeens, M.A., of
Mns. t's College, Cambridge, chaplain of the Lock Hoe-
pital, has been nominated the first incumbent. To the
pariah of Clerkenwell, a new church (Christ Church) has
just been commenced. It is situate in Penton-street, Penton-
vWe, and the Rev. Dr. Courtenay, of Trinity College, Dublin,
will he the incumbent. A site has been secured for soother
church in the poorest part of the parish of St. Andrew.
Holborn. A district has been formed, and the church will
be situate in Baldwin's.gardens, Gray's-inn-lane. Holy
Trinity Church, Knightsbridge, will be shortly completed
sod consecrated, the Rev. -Dr. Wilson, of St. Catherine
College, Cambridge, head master of St. Peter's Collegiate
School, Eaton-square, being the incumbent. A new church
is to be built in Penn-street, lioaton' as soon sea district can
be constituted. The district will be formed from St John's,
Horton, containing at present about 25.000 people, with one
church and three clergymen, and Christ Church, Horton,
contain* 10,000 people, with one church and two clergy.
men. New churches are also to be commenced, as soon es
circumstances will admit, in Poplar (at the junction of North-
street and East India-road), and in Bethnal-green.

Diocras or Citzersz.—The Bishop of Cheater
consecrated the new church, receotly erected In St. Ste-
phen ', district, on Wednesday last. The district has now
become a new plinth for seeleanstical purposes under the
act commonly known as Sir R. Peel's act. The church will
afford accommodation for about 600 persons.—The Rev.
Canon Eaton was on Thursday last instituted by the bishop
to the rectory of West Kirby, in county of Chester.
TH3 LATI GINSIPAL Hamstoca.--Some time
since a movement wee set on foot for the purpose of raising
subscriptions to plea a statue of the pliant General Have.
lock in Trafalgar square, and Lord Lianover, the Hon. A.
Kinnord, H.P., Major Adair, Mr. Deputy Holt, and other
gentlemen, have exerted themselves in carrying out this
object. Subscriptions for the purpose having been obtained
to a large =oust, Mr. Rehm*, the sculptor, was
to execute a stelae of the late genend, and on Friday
the casting took plain at Mama Robinson and Cottam's,
bronze founders, of Pimlico, is presence of several of the
nobility and other gentlemen interested in the execution
of the work. The casting was in every degree 'vengeful,
and the likeness to the deceased general has been much ap-
proved by Lady Havelock. The figure is twelve feet high,
and we were informed the largest casting that has ever been
taken in one piece. The deceased general is represented in
• standing position, the right hand resting upon a sword,
with • cloak loosely thrown over the shoulders. We un-
derstood that it will be shortly placed on • pedestal in
Trsialgsrequan. to the left of the Nelsen column, to cm-
»valid with Use statue of Napier. It is expected that Lord
Llanover will take part in the ceremony of inauguration,
which is, we are told, postponed until November next. The
oust of the work is ZOOM.