The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-19 00:00:00

PESTIVAL OP THE San OP 211 CLERGY.

In the evening the annual dinner took place at the Mar-
chant Taylors' Rill, which is by hug established oast=
erear apsoniainl to that pmpas. The Lord Mayor
prodded,
and at the robed labia were the A/chin/top of
Canterbury, the Bishops of Lor.doe, Winchester, Ripon,
Dsrhem, Carlisle, and St. Aseph ; and Bishop Weston,
of New York; the Dean of BC Paul's, the Dean of
Marimater, the NMI of Norwich, Bee. Dr. Jest, Bee. Dr.
Vivian (knower), Ran. sad Rev. Lord J. Thy nne, Dr.
Croly, Bev. D. Moore, BAT. B. D. Widireens, Rev. Canon
Jennings, Baron Channel!, Aldermin and Sheriff Rale,
Alderman and Sberlf Career, Alterman Meath, Alderman
Finch, Aldermen Willey, Aldermen Copeland, and Alder-
man Sir G. P. Moos, L'eetinant-Colonel Skipper, Sir B. P.
Glyn, Mea-rs. 3. W. Fre:Afield, Whits, Reopen, W.
Cotton, Under-Sherill Jones, &0., fn.
In the coons of the evening,
The Loan Mayon gays " The Bishop of Leadon and the
ether prelates Kean." The Bishop of Lowden, since he
had filled the snot London, had eat ea example that reflected
honour upon his sacred profession—awl while they had snob
bishops and such clergymen, he had no doubt they would be
able to command from the kliy any amount of wealth they
required for religions and chantabk turpcses fe counsion
with the church. (Rear.)
The Bishop of LOWDOI said he regretted that there were not
to many members of the episcopal hence wennt an this se
on mime previous occasions, but that was owing to the state
of public affairs, and not to any dithnution of interest in the
objects for which they were that day called to gather. It
would be a disgrace to the bishops if they Ad not ten a deep
Interest in the • Misr. of th's heethution—(hear)—and that
while they enjoyed ample emolument. from the church they
were regardless of those who were km blessed with the tem-
poral advantages of that church, to which, as they knew,
near of them were better entitled than those who enjoys*
then The obeisances of tbe'r reveal dioceses differed
in many reveals; but each of them hat within his j mink-
Uon many clergymen who wen dependeet more or len open
the kindness of this limitation. His right rev. brother the
Bishop of Carlisle knew what wen the re ants of hie diocese
in the north—a district with which he (the Bishop of Leaden)
was kir throe time werninad ; and his right rev. brother
would recollect that omen the old modes of ping the clergy
is the north was the right of grazier" a go ..e en the canon
sad of dieing with any parishioner he pleased. (• Hear,"
and a laugh.) Ile believed also ft wee true that in pan
times the renthaseselon of a clematis in the diatom of St.
knob was IW. • year, and sergh flannel every winter for a
wamtarst. (" hear,' end keener.) But the
nil poverty of this church wee he believed. greater
now than when these suotanit it ended. Bat se the ether&
was reformed the more they were mined up to do their duty,
lad the more so as there wan this greater amount of
poverty. They knew that the it eioottcsl OCOUSiIeiNISI
were often blamed for not placing the working clergy In a
state of affluence. It was raid that every pastor should have
en income of not less than 1601. a year, end the numb-
siemens had been long lahounag to soles the praline of
tinny to every clergyman in England Ida •y year. But he
honeyed that for very many yin' to come they were not
likely to no eed—for the hirer they poured forth the
resources at their command the Guam the churches
multiplied—end thank G 4 that it was so—and
the fatter the claims upon them increased. (Hear.) It had
hen sled that a clergymen who had not ISOI. a year ought
not to here a wife and rattily, and it bad also born said that
the clergyman who married was generally less le nen than
if he remeited unmarried • bat be that se it might, they all
knew that in every pariah the clergyman's stile sad the ecru
-
man's daughters were almost as useful es he was hinef,
and sided him in the pe Mennen of chitin which bat for
them must be seemed. la renclusioe, the right rev.
prolate espy nod his ginifPnien at wen smoaget them a
number of the eplecopal body cf the United States, the Bishop
of Western New- York. (Rear )
The health of the preacher (the Rev. D. Moen), and
thanks to him for his excellent anima, was xt given, and
the Rev. D Mooat remitted thank,.

“Irbe Dean and Chapter of St. Penni,” thanking thew
for the use of the cathedra), was Ws drank.. . .

exproedhis hop that tits
doors of the eathsdral would always be open to inch purposes
as It hid been devoted to th►t day, atd took motion to refer
to the bereft whioh the owls/ re'res bad, he hoped, con-
ferred upon the working population of the ropolis.
The Immune's report was then readoumouncisp the ro-
wipes from the collections et the day. us mount collected
st td cothodral doors was 1861. Or. 4d.; ths subeeriptioes at
the dinner were 1,214/. 2s. 6d. They had also received is
donations from the stewards 6701. ; i enamel subscriptions,
6801.; dirideNll as Flattest Mock, 46e1; legacies linos the
lea festival, 3.3001. ; a miatribu• ion of 1,0001. from a gem.
theme who had on two previous coos ions coetribated a like
sent—makiag elm total mount received from valuator,
merges as dlotinguloked from totems and headed property,
7.8691.25. 10d. It was also stated that a note led been re-
ceived from tho Bishop of Ozford, tom ember meat at beteg
unable to snood, but ineotlng a &ogee for 61.
othtr complimeatary toasts Otonght the proccedlege
to a dose.