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anxious to assist, are often unwilling to appro Lich them.,
Now all this vvculd be greatly mitigated, if not entirely
removed, by cleanliness; but this, of course, ore cane°
insist on when the poor, wretched creatures lave not t!
single, rag beyond that which hangs on their emaciatedbodies. Whole families are found by the visitors in bed'
or rather, I should say, covered up in filthy WM/ for
want of clothes of any description.
II
I would willingly pay the carriage of any parcel or
bale the committee may be kind enough to 'ant
The state of our poor children at the parelva,
schools is truly distressing. They are all in r Ws.
shall have very few left after this grievous sickness',
One word of comment from me on this harrowing"'
of misery would be wholly superfluous. I shalt 0019 esa
that I earnestly commend this case to the hutallue 5/3
generous attention of your committee.
I remain, my dear Sir,
Very faithfully yours,
The Rev. G. H. Stoddart. J. D. HA

ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIO.
LAND).
The following is an(IR absE tract of the annual i'el) toort'oe
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland to th'efeiest
Lieutenant, for the year ending August 1, 1846.
issued by order of Parliament) :-
We, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for I;:reitlneciri,
whose hands and corporate seal are hereunto
O
the
beg leave to report to your Excellency, pursuant 0
provisions of the Act 3d and 4th William IV., 0- ding
proceedings of the Commissioners fur the year en
the Ist of August, 1846. wet
The repairs of the parochial churches, the Critlgs,
number of which are old and dilapidated baix",„;bst-
nocessarialy absorb each year a large portion of And
ever moneys may be available' for Church worlo.l the
although many churches require rebuilding, di time
funds admit of it, the Commissioners are able, freaine to
tai time, to select such only as are most pressing, %eve
defer the others as long as the buildings can be horch
Out of the sum of 23,687/. ppt for to
works within the 3,•ear, 175/. only has been allocilt pai-
the purposes of enlargements. By this small oPccoe
ture, aided by private subscriptions, increase a! rrees
modation will be afforded for 335 persons, in the our, in
of Desertserges in the diocese of Cork, Kil6tbrne
the diocese of Cashel, and of Drun-igooland 50 thee for
cese of Dromore. 2,7361. Is. 7d.-has been orl°,_ettereen-
completing the rebuilding of five of the churoleibe re-
tioned in the last report ; 4,0001. to commence
„tered;
building of eleven churches which were urgentlY re4-ntled
and 12,771/. 93. 9d. is in the course of being es'e
in the repair of 888 churches. Web
Of the residue of the sum
appropriated, t°,,ee, ea-
works, 1,0001. has been expendedinrepairing 'n- the
closing fences of 131 churches; 3051. 6s. B'l'l-lean'
erection of stoves and bells; 2001. in the internal
c
ing of churches; and 2,500/. in external Pal-11°4'0f tbig
An advantage resulting from a distribution
sia of
kind is, that the Commissioners have obtained, in to
these several objects, contributions eln°llnti.eents'
8,465/ 7s. 10d., viz., for the purpose of enlarge-which
445/ ; of rebuildings, 7,144/, 6s. 3d., of r for
2,841/. 13s. Bd. has been received within the Yese; tied
external painting and cleaning, 3241. Bs. 6d.; Ws, go..
by the parishioners, and for the providing of st°" their
351/. 13s. Id.; the subscribers thereby manifesting es
or-
desire to co-operate with the Commissioners in the
undertaken by them. s
Connected with the preservation of the churcben'tjea
veral matters continue to engage the particular at; 0011
of the Commissioners, which are more ireporten.n this
may at first appear. A system has prevailed I a the
country of interring bodies close to the fabrics, tooting
effect has been to engender damp, and rot the boost
and adjoining woodwork; this, together with thea off
general want of gutters, pipes, and sewers to carry% the
the water, has caused considerable injury The
churches and expense to the funds of the
boa
r been in
enclosing of churches by suitable fences has en'
some cases wholly neglected, and in others the
ndson
closures have been so insufficient, that the dere.e, earl
the Commissioners under this head are increaslntallotees
considerably. It is only by degrees that these the
can be attended to ; but the Commissioners being
satisfaction to state that they are in the course of wit
remedied as opportunities present themselves 011
funds will admit. Cmis'
The following' churches, rebuilt by the inn, set'
sioners, have been opened for celebration of Di diocese'
vice within the year :-Loughguile, in Conn°_,,`. atilt
capable of accommodating 320 persons ;_Ernioeese,
M
;
in Ferns diocese, for 880 Gallen, in Meath ch,yoe
for 220 ; Charleville and Cloynepriest, both in,. t. end
diocese, the former capable of accommodating 2°' Aio.
the latter 90 persons ; and Dysertenos, in Leighlin "
cese, for 120 persons. or
And the churches now in progress of rebuildiek
for the rebuilding of which, although not yet oonneenee,u,_
funds have been provided, either wholly or in part, by
fileinsoire
of thesecases, a
Commissioners,are23s in
number.
n those of Ballyhalbert
Whitchurch, the Commissioners have only contriving
about one-fonrth of the expense, the parishioners havi
undertaken to provide the remainder; but the works are
carried on under the superintendence and direction
.1 Iv° here
architect and directors of the board, In other case-'e cora-
fupds have been provided for one or twoyestrhse,
missioners have not been able to commence
from the difficulty ex e p nenced in procuring.
rrh delays are not-
obtaining the necessary consents. _Leese - • d b
attributable to the Commissioners and are occasioned
circumstances over which the 9 yhave no controul.
Gordo
In relation to the moneys arising under Bishop the
will, from the inappropriate title of Cahir Parish' der
diocese of newtbbstlitiledsiaungdg
ismore, of which the Commissioners, by
of the Court of Chancery, have been made trusts ears
separate account has been opened, by which it aq the
that a sum of 2,446/. Ils. 4d. stood to the credit
od
trust on the Ist inst.; as the testator's will limitreotl:ae,
hcquest to the rebuilding and repairs of old
ore:11,0
churches in the dioceses of Waterford and Lisna, under
Commissioners have, with the approbation, a
" out the
the direction of the Bishop. appropriated ther!
_rah ef
sum of 2,000/. for the rebuilding the parish cn.,,ule, to
Drunacannon, in the diocese of Waterford, an° tirreared
afford accommodation to 500 persons has been p r
and submitted to the Bishop for his approval.
that lt atipypee adrisgebyi
dignities,
fivereturnsp
promotionsreohfenda,
an d fiafntyd opt h;
a,
whichcer Iv
isel
benefices, have became vacant within the year. xa
nine are liable to tax, and the rest are not lisTrieee
respect to the dignities and prebends, the L""__dadon
tenant and Privy Council have, on the recomtneu
of the Commissioners, been pleased to suspendatthlieederPai
pointrnents of clerks to the treasurership of the c ;
ces belonging al
church of Ardfert, of the annual value of 48L. 199;e%he
to Taghsaxon and Kilmeen, preben
cathedral church of Tuam, the former
.o_f..tTa.a raune
value of 5/. 12s. 6d., and the latter of 1161. S
drie
to Kilcooley prebend, belonging to the cathe
of Elphin, of the annual value of 84/. Ils. 46 OSPIi-
With respect to the perpetuity purchases, eis
cations to purchase have been received from iO3,l?ations
tenants, and 52 from sub-tenants. Of the apPac
prop
from the sub-tenants, so many as 44 related to Prc'r
church
comprised in one lease from the see. t cf
Purchases have been completed to the amoral pi,
3,7781. 2s. 11d., of which sum 2,499/. 10s. Bd. has ven,
"
paid into the Bank of Ireland to the credit of the Per,01,4
tuity purchase fund, and the residue has been secured
.
re
way of mortgage. The smallness of the amount
cbeyivceedrtiaviinthiinnquthireieys'elimr,aduend
be
yr
tthishe headp. wasc
iioccasionedCouncil,
lation to the calculations of the ComrivmYissioounnecrs, w„hticeh
caused the approval of the terms of purchase in tw,e7;
twof gases, amounting to 9,923/. I Is. 6cl, to be deiNed
8,9241.
leveral months. A sum, to ihe amount tie
4s. 2d., has also been lodged in the Bank t° fore
-e
credit of the fund, in liquidation of mortgages beret is
granted on former sales. And from these paYmerleeets
further instalment to the amount of 10,000/. has late
paid to the Board of Public Works, in liquidation %or
loan of 100,000/. advanced by that' Board to the if 50
tnissioners under the provisions of the Act 4th 00" the
William IV., c. 90. And the residue, after defraying et
necessary expenses, has been invested in GoverlD"
securities.
i.equern
Under the provisions of the Acts 3d and 4th "20 of
IV., c. 37, and 6th and 7th Victoria, e• 99, the reale
2,338/. Os. 11d. has been paid to the Bishops curates,
and Kilmore ; 6,362/. 15s. 4d. has been paid to itioder
vicars-choral, and diocesan schoolmasters. And 101,
the provisions of the 3d and 4th Victoria, °'
930/. 7s. 10. has been paid in augmentation of lied'
benefices, exclusive of the sum of 4,451/. 2s. 10d: iiii)gi,ere
under Primate Boulter's Bequest to augmentataa ithin
poses, thereby making the total payments made gam of
the year on these several accounts amount to the
14,082/. 6s. lid. of tbe
An account of the receipts and disbursetnen•sb.s re-
Commissioners to the Ist instant is annexed t'? ttelbsTe
port, showing the sources from whence the reeftPre beell
arisen and the specific purposes to which they
applied.

,NS

(Signed)

g•
JOHN G. AlgA
G
RICHARD P 3-111•
.
EDWADD gEAT
R. DERRY, &c.n,,,rg.
lIENRY MER
JOHN C. ERIC.
WM. C.

On the 9th inst. at Ira Lambeth,
wife of Mr. John Downey, of a son. Charles 11'
On the 22d inst., at IL b ' lady a
m urgh, the Wit"
Corlett, Esq., of a daughter.Captain
On the 22d inst.,
at Canterbury, the lady of
titer.
mer,c her Majesty's 14th Light Dragoons,,
of a ~.how
On the 22d inst., Chatham, of Gritlin -1-I(.' •e)
at the d ovilteiir
l'',sq., of Ashton Keynes, Wilts, Cain 62
Regiment, of a son. , begat
,oc
IYt
ti..l trrHe e3t.,
On the 25th inst. at at St. Mar aret's Vicarage,
the wife
of the Rev.. James Whytge of a scn. . ~.. Besleft
of On ndattliigeh2t6etrl.l inst., at Upper Clapt'on, Mrs. Frederic&
v .ahton,
Sussex-square, On the 26th inst., in Sasso are Kemp-tol"' ll'
Mrs. Thomas Selby, of a son.

In fort DIED. esselti°
late W. Meggy,
Wight, Charlotte, the beloved wife of William
a fit of 3 '
'-Qeven hours after the rupture of a blood-v .6„. of
coughing, at Chester House, East Cowes, 10 fovi,
Tull, aged 88. c:r
Kingdom,
fioil'iriilnt:iinteiv,2-
as2gqdue
idanrs,eto,.
:il
.1 Millman-street,
iNewington,nlan .
sandtre
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,o umn
rg. es t d al:llsTc br
of the
Esq., of Chelmsford, aged 35.
On the 23d inst. at li.iwkshead, Herts, Admiral . ',
Davidge Gould, G.'0.8., Vice-Admiral of the ljnitc“
Sarah gar-
On the 24th inst. at at Eversley Haute, Mrs.
shall, relict of the late. Rev. C. R. Marshall, aged SO. 1
On the 25th inst., at Leamington, eutant-0319°e
Pochlington, aged 72.
On the 26th inst., at Strafford-grove, Essex, lll°m4s
Curtis, Esq., aged 77.
On the 26th inst., at Upper Tooting, Sarah, the wife of •T'
Lucas, Esq., aged 82. a 93
On the 26th inst., at Croydon, Henry Read, Esq., age-

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