The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-28 00:00:00

THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND BURHAM.

The Right Hoe. and Right Rev. Charles James Blom-.
field; D.D., kueeseded to the bishopric of London in the
year 1828, when he was translated from Chester to the
former see, as the successor. of Bishop HoWley, after-
wards trendated to Canterbury.
The" no'w venerable Bishop of London, is by birth of
humble origin. Hes was barn at Bury St. Edmunds,
about the year 1788, and was the son of Mr. C. Blome
field, of that town. After an education at the grammar
school there, he was' seht, with his brother, Edward
Valentine Blomfield, to c ,aeze. We are unable to
pursue the .university career of the future Bishop ; and
can only notice that he was, consecrated Bishop of Ches-
ter in 1824. Long ere he reached this high preferment,
however, he was known for his ripe scholarship and
classical acquirements. We have heard that, after leav-
ing the university, Charles James devoted several, years
to scholastic tuition. His brother Edward, who was a
master of languages, translated, while in Germany, in'
the year 1816, Matthice's' Greek Grammar, and dying
soon after; left. the MS. as a posthumous work this
work the present prelate, then the Rev. C. J. Blomfield,
caused to be published in 1817. Matthice's Greek Gram-
mar is still esteemed a highly valuable classic in schools.
As an author Dr. Blomfield is well known to scholars
by his edition of e7Eschylus. The preferment of Dr.
Blomfield in the church from Chester to London we
have already noticed.
The gross yearly income of the Bishop of London 'is
stated as averaging 18,0001. We find that,it is set down
in the Clerical Guide lor 1836 at " 15,133/. ; permanent
yearly payments out of the revenues, 1,204/. ; net yearly
income, subject to temporary charges, 13,9291." The
Clerical Guide adds the subjoined retnarks :—" It is ex-
pected there will be a decrease in the future average in-
come arising from fines upon renewals of leases for lives,
and from woods and manorial profits to the amount to-
gether of 1,725/. ; and a further decrease from intended
e
augmentations of the livings. The present Bishop, in
fact, has proved himself a liberal dispenser of his patron-
age. The ecclesiastical preferneente in the patronage of
the Bishop of Loitdorecons'Atof the Precentorship, Chan-
cellorship, Treasurerslei,p; and all the prebends of the
Cathedral, twaArcedeacoeries ; and extends over about
10t rectories and curacieee
Dr. E. Maltby, Bishop of Durham, succeeded Dr. W.
Va.m Mildert to the see in the year 1836. Ho was pre-
viously Bishop of Chichester, and was translated from
Chichester to Durham its 1836. The bishopric of Dur
ham was formerly the riehest in the kingdom. The pre-
bends have been frequently styled the golden prebends of
Durham.. The:Biehops of Durham take precedence next
after the Bishops'of London. The ecclesiastical prefer-
ments belonging to the see consist of danonries in the
sathedral, three archdeaconriee, with about 70 rectories
and ceracies. The Clerical Guide for 1836 thus se's
down the income of the Bishop of Durham :—" Gros:
yearly income including prefertnettte, 21,9911. ; perma
-lent yearly payments out of the revenues, 2,9251, ; net
yearly income,- subject to temporary cearges, 19,0661."
roe average income of the bishop was stated in th,
dense of Common., in the 'course of Wednesday's &-
hate, at 16,0001.

A. letter from Copenhagen, in the Hamburg News
Jays ;—" The number n-fiiessel.9 which passed the Sinn.
in the month of June .wa3,2,277, of which 1,215 cam,
trom the Northern Ocean, and the r,:nuniurlar from- lb
Baltic." _ .