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London, England, 1864-03-31 00:00:00

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FLOTILLA, PUNJAUB, and DELHI RAILWAYS)
COMPANY.
At the NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the
above Cempany, held at the London Tavern. Bishops2ate-
street, in the City of London, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th
March, 18M—W. P. ANDREW, Esq., Chairman of the Com-
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unanimously :
1. That this meeting receive and adopt the report and ac-
counts of the Directors.
2. That W. P. Andrew, Esq., be re-elected a Director of
this Company.
3. That Colonel Sir Frederick L. Arthur, Bart., be re-
elected a Director of this Company.
4. That George Gordon M4cpherson, Esq., be re-elected
Auditor of this Company.
5. That the cordial thanks of this meeting are tendered to
W. P. Andrew, Esq., for his courteous conduct in the chair
this day.

W. P. ANDREW, Chairman.
S. H. R. PARRY, Acting Secretary.
Gresham House. Old Broad-street, London,
March 30, 186 i.

BISHOP of LONDON'S FUND.—
In order to give some idea of the spiritual ,restitution
in London, and also of the nature of the information which
has been obtained reearding almost every parish in the diocese,
it has been thought desirable to publish the following detail,
respecting four parishes, chosen out of four different postal
dis riots :
Perish A.—The total population of this parish is nearly
2;,800. About two-thirds are of the labouring classes, and
one-third are shopkeepers, mercantile clerks, warehousemen,
&c. There is only one church, with accommodation for 2,"01,
and no mission, room or other place for Divine service. There
are six Dissenting chapels, accommodating about 2,801.
There are three clergymen, two Scripture readers, and one
City missionary ; three Church schools, which accommodate
840; three Dissenting schools, with accommodation for
1,500 ; one ragged school for 200. It appears that for this
ponula +ion of 25,000 the Church and Dissenters together pro-
vide 4,0-0 sittine s, which would not be sufficient for a popu-
lation of 10,000 rersons. There are, therefore, nearly, 15,000
in this parish for whom r o provision is made in any pla^e of
religious worship. Again, for these 25101 peop'e there are
only three clergymen of the Church of England. With re-
spect to the ministers of other religious communitie , it must
be borne in mind that, however active they may be in visiting
the members of their own congregations, theycannot be con-
sidered as responsible for any more extended or sy tematic
visit ation. Supposing, then, that their chapels in thP parish
were all full, the congregations would number less than 3.080,
and would probably represent a population less than B,eoo.
There would still remain 17,008 wordy for whose pastoral care
the Church of England is responsible, and for whom only
three clergymen are prov'ded. But these AVOII dbe fully
employed in ministering to 6.001, that is, 2,0'0 to each. There
wi I still, therefore, remain more than le,roo people in this
one parish for the personal visitation of whom by ministers
of religion no provision is made, either by the Church of
England or by Dissenters.
Parish B.—Population (in 1861) 21,010, increased even since
then by 4,010 more, making 28,000, Ground is also laid rut
for building immediately 1,700 houses, and ultimately 2.'00
more, representirg together an expected increase of 22.000
to the prey nt pooulation. s large portion are mechanics,
and the remainder dty labourers. costermontrers, &c. There
is one parish church. with accommodation for 880, a school
church, containing 600 or 700 ; ard a small chapel or east-, con-
taining abort t 100. There are four Dissenting chapAs, all
small, containing probably altogether about 1,201. The
total accommodation of alkkinds is 2,800. There are three
three parochial clergy, two Scripture readers, and one City
missionary. There are five Church sehools, accommodating
WV-Tether 1.000 children ; ore Dissenting school, with less
than 200 children. In this c,re there w uld aprear to he at
this moment nearly 20,000 people more than can be reached
by the ministrations of the clergy, and about the same nip,-
tier who are wi bout atria provision for public worship. This
is an instance of the rapid growth of a suburban parish, the
population having increased from 6,600 in 1841, to 24,000 in
1861 ; and if any considerable part of the building proiect
now proposed be carried out, the population will, before
1871, be upwards of 50,000.
Parish C —The total population of this parish is 30,000.
Of these about 20,000 are of the labouring, classes and poor.
A large proportion of the remainder are small tradesmen,
clerks. and persons with life incomes, while very few are in
easy circumstances, The parish church and a pronrietary
chapel together contain ac-ernmodation for about 3,700
There is also an iron school church used for Divine service
which will contain 200. There is no parsonage. There is
on 9 small Dissenting chapel. There are six clergymen of
the Church of Enniatd, one of whom is a missionary
curate; no Scripture reader, and five City missionaries.
There are five Church schools, accommodating 900 children.
In this parish there appears to be 20,000 people who have no
accommodation at all for public worship, and 18,010 beyond
the number who can be efficiently ministered to by the

present parochial clergy.
Parish D.—Po 7:ulatim 34,000 of the wnrking classes, mostly
very port*, with a few shopkeepers. There is one church,
with 2,000 sittings, and two mission rooms, one containin
2 0 and the other 70. There are nine Dissenting chapels,
accommodating probably about 5,000. There are five paro-
chial clergy, three of them being missionary curates, one
Scripture reader, and four City missionaries. There are three
Church schools, wi h accommodation for 610; and nine Dis-
senting schools, accommodating probably about 1,000; one
ragg, d school for about 30. There anpear in this parish to
be 21,001 p,rsons 'eft unprovided with pastoral supervis'on,
and about 11,000 who have no provision for attending public
worship.
These four cases, taken from dill 'rent districts of London,
are given because they present a view of the splritual cond'-
Von of the ropnlation in a great number of parishes in the
metropolis, and not with the intention of making any son-
cial appeal on their behalf. It is evident that in parishes
like these there is needed a large increase not only of
clergy. but of lay agents of various kinds, and also of schools
and mission rooms in which they may carry on their work.
In the case of populous parishes, where the existing
churches are not filled, the necessity of an increase of 1 ving
,gents is all the more urgent, in order to awaken the ma as of
the people to a greater sense of their duty and value of public
worship.
Office, 70, Pall-mall,

By order of the Committee.

BISHOP of LONDON'S FUND.—
The Committee of th,s Fund, having obtained detailed
statistical information as to the means of Divine worship
and of religious instruction supplied by the Church of Eng-
land and by other Christian communities throughout the
metropolis, are anxious to b.' enabled to apply immedi ,te
remedies to the most pressing wants which their inquiries
have disclosed.
With the funds a'ready placed at their disposal they have
supplied the necessary maintenance for 28 missionary clergy
and curates, 21 Scripture readers, and four mission women.
They have granted £2,00' towards the purchase or erection of
six mission stations or school churches, and 47,0!5 in aid of
the completion of 13 permanent churches in poor d stricts,
for some of which endowments have been obtained from other
quarters. Many pressing applications for similar objects are
under consideration.
For the amount of work which they have already been
enabl, d to assist and set in action they are indebted to those
who have promptly and liberally responded to the appeal
made by the Bishop of this Dircese ; but, in order to prose-
cute effectually the great work which lies befo!e them, they
most rely on the general co-operation of the great body of
proprietors, inhabitants, and itors of this vast and wealthy
metropolis. The sma 1 offerings of the poor will be not less
thankfully received than the munificent donations of the
rich.
Of the mi lion for which the Bishop asks, £1e4,001 has been
premised. But this amount, it must be remembered, is dis-
tributed aver the next ten years. Large as are the donations
which have been given by the 70r) subscribers who
already contrihuted to the Fund, it is hoped that therehave will
be a response from the general public adequate to the emer-
gencv.
Office, 7 9, Pall-mall, March 21, 1864.

BISHOP of LONDON'S FUND—
STATISTICS as to the RELIGIOUS CONDITION
of LONDON, ascertained by inquiries in connexion with this
Fund. are published by Messrs. Rivingtons, Waterloo-place,
price 2d., and may be had of all Bookse lers.—Office, 79, Pall-
mall.

BISHOP of LONDON'S FUND.--
Subscriptions to the Fir d may be paid to Messrs.
Berries, Farquhar, and Co , No. 16, St. James's-street ;
Messrs. Barnett and Co., 62, Lombard-street ; Messrs.!Coutts
and Co., 59, Strand ; Mt Bars. Hoare and Co., 37. Fleet-street ;
Sir Samuel Scott and .'0.,1. Cavendish-square ; the Bank of
Eng!and ; or at the Office, 79, Pall-mall.
HENRY HOARE, Jun.,
EDWARD lIORNTON, Hon. Secretaries.
WILLIAM TOL LEMACII E,
THOMAS BODLEY, Secretary.
No. 70, Pall-mall, March 21, 1864.

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