The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-23 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON CHURCHES.

THEIR CONGREGATIONS AND VALUE.

Some of the returns made to the Bishop of Lon-
don's queries at his recent visitation, and which
are appended to the charge which his lordship has
just published, present some curious results. At
the church of the joint parishes of St. Mildred,
Bread-street, and St. Margaret Moses, the largest
attendance at any service is returned at 10, the
population being 258, and the net income of the
rector being £220 a-year. At the church of the
joint parishes of St. Mary Somerset and St. Mary
Mounthaw, the largest attendance at any service
has been 40 ; population returned as unknown ;
rector's net income £250, with two glebe houses,
trying to make one habitable. At the church of the
joint parish of St. Michael Paternoster Royal, and
St. Martin Vintry, the largest attendance has been
25; population 430; rector's net income, £240. At
the church of the joint parishes of St. Mildred,
Poultry, and St. Mary Colechurch, the largest at-
tendance has been 30 ; population 500 ; rector's net
income, £240. At the church of the joint parishes
of St. Nicholas, Cole Abbey, and St. Nicholas,
Olave, the largest attendance has been 30 ; popu-
lation, 592; rector's income, £263, with residence in
good repair. At the church of the joint parishes
of St. Benet, Gracechurch, and St. Leonard's, East-
cheap, the largest attendance is 48 ; population,
300 ; rector's net income, £287. At All Hallows,
Lombard-street, the largest attendance is 50 ; po-
pulation, 456 ; rector's net income, £396. At the
church of the joint parishes of St. Antholin, Wat-
ling-street, and St. John the Baptist, upon Wal-
brook, the largest attendance is 54 ; population,
360 ; rector's net income, £217. At St. James's
Church, Garlick-hythe, the largest attendance is
60 ; population, 491 ; rector's net income, £338.
All Hallows, Staining, the largest attendance is 50;
population, 500; incumbent's net income, £BOO,
with good residence. At St. Michael's, Wood-street,
and St. Mary's, Staining, the largest attendance
is 60 ; population, 207 ; rector's net income, £357.
At. St. Martin Outwich, the largest attendance is
60 ; population, 245 ; rector's net income, £1,200,
with housern:good repair. At St. Michael Bassi-
shaw the largest attendance is 80 ; population,
616 ; rector's net income, £225. At St. Mary's,
Aldermanbury, the largest attendance is 60 ; popu-
lation, 500 ; incumbent's net income, £253. At the
church of the joint parishes of St. Lawrence, Jewry,
and St Mary Magdalene, Milk-street, the largest at-
tendance is 60; population, 800; rector'e net income,
£319. At the church of All Hallow's, Bread-street,
with St. John's , Watlin g • street, the largestattendance
80; population, 350; rector's net income, £350.
At All Hallows, London-wall, the largest attend-
ance is 93 ; population, 2,060 ; rector's net income,
£7lB. At St. Catherine, Coleman-street, the largest
attendance is 80 ; population, 500 ; rector's net in-
come, £7B2,*with house in good repair. At St.
Dionis Backchurch, the largest attendance is 70 ;
population, 746 ; rector's net income, £423. At St.
Edmund the King and St. Nicolas Aeons, the
largest attendance is 79 ; population, 661; reetor's
net income, £456. At St. Peter-le-Poer, the largest
attendance is 120 ; population, 876 ; rector's net
income, £1,317. At All Hallows, Barking, the
largest attendance is 170 ; population, 2,001; rec-
tor's net income, £1,224.