The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-16 00:00:00

THE SONS OF THE CLERGY.

The two hundred and thirteenth anniversary of
this venerable corporation was celebrated in the usual
manner yesterday. There was a special service under the
dome of St. Paul's cathedral, performed by the choir,
strengthened for the occasion by contingents from the
Chapel Royal, Westminster, Windsor, and other churches.
In all there were about 200 voices, and it is needless to
say that under the direction of Mr. Buckland the service
was most impressive) y rendered. Ana loquent sermon was
afterwards preached from Isaiah Iv., 11, by the Rev. J. R.
Woodford, vicar of Kempeford, Gloucester, and
member of Convocation. In the evening the go-
vernors and their friends dined at the Merchant
Taylors' Hall, the Lord Mayor in the chair, his
lordship being supported by the following peers,
ecclesiastic. and gentlemen, most of whom had also been
present at the cathedral: the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Duke of Cleveland, the Bishops of Winchester,
Durham, Bath and Wells, Llasidaff, St. Artph, Lincoln,
Lichfield, Ripon, Gloucester, Carlisle, Peterborough,
Chester, sad Grafton and Amidale, Sir George Baker.
Bart., Sir Brook Bridges, Bart., M.P., Rev. Sir Lovelace T.
Starner, Bart., Sir Thos. Phillips, Q.C., Mr. Barrow, M.P.,
Mr. Monk, M.P., Mr. Kennard, M.P., Aldermen Copeland,
Sir B. S. Phillips, and Sidney, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff
Weterlow, Mr. Sheriff Lyoett, Mr. Under-Sheriff Crosley,
Mr. Under-Sheriff De Jersey, the Hon. and Rev. H.
Legge, Archdeacons Hale, Bickerstetb, and Creyke, the
Master of Trinity College, Cambrid e, Rev. Canons Jelf,
D.D., Jennings, Hawkins, and • • n, Revs. Drs.
Vivian and Currey, Messrs. Rodweß, Q.C., James Long-
den (Governor of Dominica), H. Pownall N. 8. Thornton,
R. N. Fowler. E. Chadwick, G. W. Clark, W. H. Twenty-
man, J. J. Stanton, Revs. Wm. Rogers, J. V. Povah,
George Ainslie, Harvey Brooks, B. M. Cowie, C. R. Davy,
Thomas Hugo, J. H. Coward, G. P. Pownall, H. G. Wat-
kins, and many other clergymen and laymen—in all
about 160.

In proposing the toast of the evening—" The Archbishop
of Canterbury, President of the Corporation "—the LORD
Matron dwelt in eloquent tams on the great services
rendered to society by the clergy, their inadequate remu-
neration, and the singularly unfortunate peculiarity of
their position, in which • man's chance of providing com-
forts for himself and support for his family vaned in-
versely as his devotion to the duties of his sacred calling.
This circumstance, his lordship earnestly insisted, sug-
gested the strongest possible reason why the laity, who
were every way so much indebted to the ministers of the
church, should subscribe liberally to the charity.
The Most Rev. I'neLATE, in reply, thanked the Lord
Mayor for his able advocacy of the claims of the corpora-
tion. In these days we beard • great deal
of talk about the Reformation. No doubt we
owed to the Reformation many inestimable advan-
tages, but with them could not be reckoned that
wholesale confiscation of church property which had led to
the impoverishment of so large • portico of the clew.
Many means bad been devised for the remedy of this evil
and he believed that the Tithe Redenaptiou Trust, amongst
others, was doing • great deal of good, but be thought that
the Sous of the Clergy Corporation had paramount claims
on the liberality of churchmen.
Replying to the toast of " The Stewards," the
Bishop of LICHFIELD said the church was in these
days on her trial, and be was glad of it. It was
good for every institution to be put to the test, and espe-
cially an institution of the importance of the national
church. He did not think, however, that she need shrink
from the ordeal. He was an old man, and he rejoiced to
say that in his time he had witnessed in her • remarkable
improvement in almost every
The following was =noun:lt the financial results
of the anniversary :—Collected at St. Paul's, 1281.;
collected at the dinner, 1,088/. ; donation. from
twenty-eight stewards, 8501. ; annual subscriptions,
' 6301. ; legacies, 7.9001. total 10,626/. Last
year the corresponding items yielded only 1,7011.;
though the gross receipts, including • balance of
653/., rent, dividends. So., were 22,3361. Of this
18,11-4/. was distributed in donations to necessitous clergy-
men, pensions to widows and orphans, outfits and appren-
Coe fees, and exhibition' at the universities. The aloe
were 1,598/. ; outlay on the renewal of • lease
71e4rs balance, 1691. The donations to 10 rectors, 27
vicars, 53 perpetual curates, and 142 curates, chaplains,
&c., amounted to 4,313/. ; pensions to 406 widows and
306 daughters, 11,1501. ; extra donations to 98 widows
and 92 orphans, 1,220/. ; and payments on account of 226
children, 2,7571. The necessity for the charity may be
judged of from the fact that of the 20,000 clergymen of the
English church not more than one-half receive • proton-
sternal income of 100/. • year.

ADMIRALTY, MAY Ib.—APPOINTMENTS. —Pay-
master, J. Belden to the Egmont, in chow of victualling
storm. Burgeon, W. H. Cameroo to the B080111•1111,in
lieu of assistant surgeon. Assistint-Payouster, W. B.
Allen, to the Dauntless. Master's Assistant, C. F. Bar-
nard, to the Victory, ca supernumerary. Annstant-clerks,
C. F. Brown, to he Excellent ;J. D. Drysdale (additional),
to the Royal Alfred, for disposal ; C. A. Dunbar addl.
tional), to the Caledonia. Naval Cadets (nominated), IL
D. Ewes and G. T. Wingfield.