The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-27 00:00:00

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'TIE BOMBAY MAIL.

MESSINA, March 26.

The Bangalore passed Messina at seven p.m. to-
day. Letters in London probably Monday evening.

OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUS-
TRALIAN MAILS.

GIBRALTAR, March 26.
The Ripon, from Southampton on the 21st inst.,
arrived at 2 p.m. to-day, and leaves at 5 p.m. for
Alexandria. She experienced fine weather.

THE DISTURBANCES IN BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, March 24.

A serious conflict took place at midnight at
Chatelineau between the troops and the rioters, in
which eight men were killed and ten wounded.
The Council of Ministers assembled twice in the
course of last evening.

FRANCE.

NICE, March 26 (Evening).

The Czarewitch presided to-day at the inaugura-
tion of the Mortuary Chapel, erected in memory of
his late brother. Invitations to be present at the
ceremony were issued to the French authorities, the
Russian subjects, and the resident notabilities.
The Czarewitch will leave for St. Petersburg on
Saturday.

BOURSE, March 26—Three o'clock. -The market
closed as follows :

4j por Cent.
Eud of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 6B 95
Credit Mobilier
End of month 263 75
Credit Fonder 1466 25
Ead of month —
RIaLwA:

Orleans

Bank Shares 3160
Its Fan Loan
End of month —
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes 38
Home Debt —
Deferred

S. Account
.. 8971

Si -o-itie rn ......... 11771
Lyons and Mediterranean .v 925
Southern.— • 5681
Western
Eastern • . —

Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 3771
North of Spain 79
Saragossa
Roman 49

MR. GLADSTONE'S SECOND RESOL U-

710 k.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The second of Mr. Gladstone's resolutions
deserves support from all parties, for no one will
defend " the creation of new personal interests" in
such cases as those to which I now beg leave to
draw attention.

A day or two ago the deanery of Leighlin was
filled up by the Crown. In 1834 the dean's duties
as dean were reported to consist of " attendance on
all chapter meetings when convened," and his
emolument as dean was the sum of £5 183. sid.,
" exclusive of the benefice of Wells with cure of
souls." Leighlin Cathedral has long been a mere
parish church. In 1834 Divine Service was per-
formed in it " once on all Sundays and on
the principal festivals, and the Sacrament was
administered six times in the year." In 1864 the
deanery of Leighlin was returned as worth, with
Wells rectory, £331 ss. 7d. (gross), and £293 Is. 10d.
(net), besides residence. Wells contained, in 1861,
71 Anglicans, 2 Dissenters, and 1,000 Roman
Catholics. The new dean is about 44 years old,
and long may he live. But " the new personal in-
terest" created by this appointment may be expected
to last for another quarter of a century at least.
Within the last few weeks it was announced that
the Bishop of Tuaen collated to the vacant living of
Kilmoylan and Cummer—a union created since the
passing of the Temporalities Act, and containing
four Anglicans and 2,769 Roman Catholics. Its
net value is returned at £291 4s. There has been
neither church nor glebe house in it since the Re-
formation.
During the latter part of the year 1867, the
benefice of Clonegam and Newtown-lennan—an
Episcopal union in Lismore diocese and in Crown
patronage—which had been enjoyed by members
of one family since the beginning of this century,
became vacant. It was dissolved and divided
into two benefices, under the sanction of
the LDrd-Lieutenant and the Privy Council.
One of the newly-created benefices is Newtown-
lennan, worth £331 yearly, and containing four
Anglicans, and 1,143 Roman Catholics. It has
neither church nor glebe house. This living was
given by the Crown to a clergyman aged about
forty-three. The personal interests created by
this exercise of public patronage will last pro-
bably during more than a quarter of a century.
It is possible (though unlikely) that the Eccle-
siastical Commissioners may build churches in Kil-
moylan and Newtown-lennan, and that by the
introduction of resident clergymen, clerks, and
sextons, the Anglicans in those benefices respec-
tively may be increased from four to thirty. But such
a process is one which few will approve, whether they
wish for re-distribution or dis-establishment. It is
to be hoped, therefore, that an immediate stop will
be put to such exercises of Church patronage, and
to fresh disbursements of Church revenues by the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Vacant parishes may
be intrusted to curates, pending Church reform.—
I am, &c.,
March, 1868.

W. M.AZIERFa BRADY, D,D,