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against the Church—for that occasion is now altogether , THE CISE OF THE ECLAIR.
cut off. The power of granting dispensations for holding
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a plurality of benefices is vestal in me as primate, and
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REPORT.
GREVILIX, ESQ.
" She—Agreeably to instructions from the Lerds es her
"October 3, 1845.
arrangements which I made, I, sixteen years ago, with the full '
conellirence of my episcopal brethren and ,1 the Government
the Alutlicrbank early on the morning. of the 30th, to inquire
Maj •sty's Council, we proceeded to the quarantine station at
of the day, put a complete stop to the issuing of any dispen-
• hit i the particulars connected with -the mortality- and the
satiors for that purpose. S;) far with regard to the revenues
of the Church, and the:alleged abuses with refeience thereto, ; jar, valence of a malignant fever on board her Majesty's
arising from unions and pluralities. It is asserted, however, ' steamer Eclair, which arrived on the evening of the 28th alt.
that although the average income of the parochial clergy ! from the coast of Africa. Having gone alongside and interro-
may not be too large, yet that the number of clergymen. is i gated the Commander Harston aed Surgeon Bernard, the fol-
too great as compared with the number of the members of ! honing is the result of our inquiries :—L'Eclair sailed from
the Established Church and the amount of duty which they i Devonport in November last, having a crew of 146 officers and
have to perform, and that, in this way, therefore, the Protes-
testant Establishment is on too extensive a scale and men, for the coral of Africa, en which station she remained
,
ought to be retrenched. I shall not pause here to enter i until the 23d of July last, up to which period she had lost
into any statement of the good offices, both temporal and
spiritual, which it is the bounden duty of the clergy nine men from the common coast fever. Four days after
sailing from Sierra Leone, one man died with fever eand
to render, as occasion offers, to their Roman Catholic pa- this man had been brought cu board on the morning ofalie
blade vomit, the first case of the kind which had taken plaole;
rishionerc—good offices which I know are rendered wil-
lingly, and I know are accepted with gratitude by them, 23d, having been the three pres ions
days on shore. During
and wh:ch have tended to alleviate the misery of the poorer arrived on the 21st of August, 18 were attacked with the
classes, to diffuse comforts among them, and to dissipate her, voyage to Gambia and Goree Buona Vista, where she
same fever, with black vomit, of which number 13 died. At
the darkness of ignorance and of superstition, which other- Buona Vista the disease continued to spread rapidly amongst
wise would have prevailed more intensely. in Ireland. But I the crew, when, permission having been obtained from the
of the clergy is not too large. It is this, that 740 of them
proceed at once to a very convincing proof that the number Portuguese Governor, it was determined to land the crew,
are assistant curates, whose services are paid for by the in- to the accommodation of the seamen and sick, and the
curubents themselves ; and that, although the value of sick and well, and purify the vessel. A fort was appropriated
Church property has within the last twenty years been di-
officers obtained lodgings in the town. Every measure was
minielied by more than one-fourth of its former amount, the taken to purify the ship by washing and whitewashing, fund-
number of stipendiary curates supported by the beneficed
gation, &c., all the Kroomen remaining on beard, with the
nished, has been increased by the large number of 270
clergy out of their reduced incomes, instead of being dim!- exception of six employed in attendance upon the sick. The
diseas ~ however, continued to prevail amongst the officers
within that period. In this diocese there are 47 more and men cn shore, 31 men having died between the 21st of
clergymen employed than when it first came under my au- Aue-us x
i and the 13th September.
Under these circumstances a consultation was held by
enlargement of churches in Ireland, and showed, by the letter
perintendence.” His Urace next referred to the building and three naval surgeons, and upon their report and recommen-
of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the Lord-Lieutenant, (lath n it was determined that the steamer and crew should
peed to England. The ship's company were in conse-
that that board had received no less than 224 applicationsfor uence re-embarked, and sailed on the 13th of September.
yet been complied with. That Church, lie contended, could
the enlargment of houses of worship, many of which had not Ip.ain Escourt, having been taken ill the day before leaving
Buono Vista, died on the 6th. At Buono Vista, the aseist-
not be in a withering, pining, decaying state which mani- ant-surgeon Harte, of the Eclair, died, when Mr. Maclure, a
fested such vigour, and produced such abundant fruit. Sine- naval surgeon, passenger in the Growler, and Mr.
cures and non-residence were then touched upon. With re- Coffy, assistant-surgeon of the Growler, volunteered their
spect to the former, "the Church Temporalities Acts of 1833 services on board ; here also seven seamen volunteered from
and 1834 have effectually secured the suppression of them
according as they severally fall vacant. Whether it was the Growler. Dr. Maclure died on the voyage to Madeira,
wise to leave no situations free from labour and responsibi-
lity, in which a faithful minister, worn out in the discharge o
and one of the volunteer seamen was taken ill of the fever and
recovered.
of onerous duties, might find a maintenance and place of Upon the arrival of the steamer at Madeira the' atztbo-
rest in which to end his days, need not now be discussed.
The suppression of all sinecures has been steadily going on rides refused permission to communicate with the shore, 6,
0
had been previously done :hy the French at Gorse; but .at
under the powers given for that purcose by the statutes to this island Mr. Bernard, a naval surgeon, volunteered his
services, and was received on board, with two seamen.
which I have referred. In regard- to non-residence, the From the day of her sailing from Madeira, the 21st of Sep-
misrepresentations that have been put into circulation by tember, up to this date, the 30th, seven deaths have taken
the enemies of the Church have been of the most exagge- from the fevers and eight new cases have occurred
rated description. So far from the Irish Church being open placeto censure above other churches on this account, it was Deaths. the testimony of tl.e late Archbishop Laurence—himself 2
1 25th —on the 21st of September. Fresh
on thecases. 22nd of September.
an Englishman, long and well-acquainted with the ecclesi- 1 astical affairs of England—that the Irish clergy were more 1 26th 2 25th 23rd
generally resident than their English brethren on their 1
28th 8
benefices. This was said twenty years ago, and cer- 1 _ 29th 1
-- 226th
9th
tainly there has been no falling off in this respect since 1 30th
then—far, indeed, from it. In estimating clerical non-resi- _
deuce, those of course ought to be considered as allowably
exempted who are prevented from residing by sickness,
infirmity, old age, or any other inevitable providential
hindrance. And the few surviving clergymen who
obtained a plurality of benefices in former years, and
who reside either alternately on both, or wholly on one
of them, must he considered as entitled to the same ex-
emption. In this diocese, after making these allowable de-
ductions which I have alluded to, there is not one of the
beneficed clergy who can be represented as a non-resdent.
Illness of a actions character excuses the temporary absence
of two cf our members; and the only other two who do not
reside in the diocese, are attending to the duties of the cle-
rical appointments which they hold in a different part of
the country. And I would add, that having made inquiry
myself last year from every bishop of every dioc--se in Ire-
land, I am prepared to assert that the cases of non-re-
sidence are exceedingly few in number; and as to some
of those few, there are no glebe-houses in their parishes to
reside in, nor the means of building houses, en account of
the miserable smallness of their incomes. Accustomed as
our English brethren are to draw front a large and liberal
fund for advances of money toward:, the building of glebe-
houses, they may not be aware that no such assistance is
now provided in Ireland; and that the clergy have to supply
for themselves the means of erecting their parsonage-houses.
But the constant residence of the clergy, the moderate
amount of their average income, the rapid disappearance of
pluralities and sinecures—these, though they testify much
in reply to the unfounded and unjust accusations brought
against our Establishment by its enemies, are but external
ratters. The life, the energy, the value, the usefulness of
the Church depends still more upon the personal character, '
and the official qualifications of its ministers." The most
Rev. Prelate then, at considerable length, bore testimony to
the great improvement which has been steadily going on
for several years in the clergy, and to their efficiency as a
body of Christian pastors. "iln a society composed of frail and
finite beings it is impossible but that offences must come. That
the Irish clergy are not without some unworthy members it is
unreservedly admitted ; but admitted in a sense which
must apply to the members of every other church, of every
other institution of equal magnitude and standing. The late
Bishop Jebb, in his speech deiivered in the House of Lords,
in the year 1824, upon the state of our Church, thus ex-
pressed his opinion—' The Irish clergy are a most improving
body.' This (he proceeds to say) ' I can myself attest from
my own knot:ledge, acquired during twenty-five years of
close and diligent attention to the subject. The improve-
ment has been striking—l might almost say it has been mar-
vellous; it has also been progressive, and I see not any like-
lihood of its diminution. Those in authority are becoming
more and more disposed to exercise a mild, but firm and effi-
cient discipline—those under authority more and more so-
licitous to approve themselves rut only to their earthly su-
periors, but to Him whose commission they bear, and before
whose judgment-seat they must render a strict account.'
Such was the character of the Irish ;clergy drawn by that
distinguished prelate; and I can confirm its truth and ac-
curacy. Looking back to the period when I was raised to
the episcopal office, forty years ago, and comparing the
internal condition of -the Church now with what it was
then, the improvement in every respect is most marked
and gratifying. It is also cheering to me to find that our
daily schools are in a most encouraging and hopeful state—
full of promise as to the fruit they will bear in future years.
It is chiefly by your exertions, my reverend brethren, that
279 schools have been established in your parishes, most of
them supported by private bounty, and affording a Christian
education to upwards of 22,000 children-10,000 of whom are
members of our Church, 5,000 are Protestant Dissenters, and
7,000 are Roman Catholics : so successful have your efforts
been in effecting their united education. Almost all of these
schools are in connexion with the Church Education Society,
in behalf of which I applied to the Government, as you are
aware, for aid, but applied in vain. I deeply lament that the
assistance of the State has not been vouchsafed. The refusal,
however, of pecuniary support from the Government does not
abate the value of our schools, nor diminish! the importance
of maintaining them to
.the utmost of our power. We
did not establish them in factions opposition to those
of Government ; they are the old schools of the coun-
try, established because we felt that without such insti-
tutions for the young, under our own superintendence,
and conducted on principles of which we approve, we should
be without one of the most impor,ant and effectual means of
doing good to those committed to our care. Your constant
and anxious superintendence of them, my reverend brethren,
them more and more efficient in every respect; and may the
has been most praiseworthy. Relax not your efforts to render
Divine blesSing rest on all the abundant labours in which you
are engaged, for the edification of the people both young and
old ; and may that blessing likewise descend on the bishops
and clergy of every other diocese in Ireland. We are all
' one body,' and have ' one hepe of our calling.' Ler
At my advanced
time of life, it may not be given me
brotherly love continue and abound.
when the perils which surround the Irish Church shall
have disappeared, and the beams of temporal prosperity
shine once inure upon it. The clouds that now overhang
to see the day
and darken its worldly prospects may not be dispersed_ before
I leave '
nevertheless, bless God that the Church which. in
my eyes are closed in death; but, it it should be so, I shall,
earthly troubles and adversity is in
health, and life. and order, and devotedness, suchi, its. Ib -
lieve, i ever adorned it in any former periodd's mercy history.a
These are favours bestowed upon it by
notth' in the power
a state o
,ssp,frtuea
goodness. These are blessings which
And is it when
nobler wealth than any worldly prosperity.
our Church is thus improved, that our brethren in England
em we havea right to
of states to give or take away. They agrereof higher value and
will allow it to be overthrown ?
,orship, the Churches
doctrine, discipline, government, and
ether, and, as we were
of England and Ireland were unitedtog
ever,
d, who
at thee period
led to believe, united indissolubly and for
look for sympathy, for encouragemle'onitth and for aid. One in
p theirs, entered'
when our Legislature was incorporated with
reserve our Church as
into a solemn treaty with us to p le of England,
and who,
of the union of the kingdoms. To the peo
• d Church of the country;
therthe established
that Establishment, cal
security for the permanence of
to promise to preserve'inviolably' the
upon the Sovereign
'settlement' of they' United Church,—to thin 'in People of
England we naturally look for effectual aid guarding the
interests of that Church which they have thus pledged
themselves to uphold.- And, at the same time, we owe it to
the people of England to remove the deceptions which are
practised upon them by those enemies of our Church who
circulate misstatements respecting it, and who seek to make
it appear undeserving of their succour. It is due to them, on
our part, to show that this Church, Which is apart of theirs, is
not the corrupt mass of abuse
isriot the 'bad' and
chievous Institution' which those who are labouring to effect
to ,
its downfal represent it be • but that it is, in truth, worthy of
th and their theirprotection,theirsympa ,y, h
of riese, thong it is our wisdom not rely on an' arm . dom to appeal
render us '
to those whose duty it is Loy rends
To himaid. ' Our help stand-
eth in the name of the Lord.'
, who bath delivered us, and doth deliver, in
to preserve us, w will yet deliver'
trust that He vri us.'
whom we tru.,Our prayer
must be made unto , him • and, although we
the sight of e would endeavou
inr
to vindicate our Church
wemen from aspersions
unjustly cast upon it, yetwhen
Him, draw near to God to
offer our supplications to ,w e must humble ourselves
acknowledging our on r
before Him, ever acki p ofitableness in His
performance sight—our failures in the
On lis of our duties—our sin-
fulness—our unworthinesns.
the intercession we must cast
ourselves, relying only
on
blessing. on of our Saviour to
• forgiveness and Let us then lift up our
obtain his de to Him that dwelleth in the heavens,
hearts with our ban
Thee, let we beseech ee, Thy
and say,' 0 Lord,continual pity
cleanse and defend thy
tinue in safety without Church ; and because it
cannot con-
*thout tbythrou succour, preserve it evermore
by Thy help and goodness,
e h gJesus Christ our Lord.
—Amen.

It is some time Since the order was given to discontinne
converting timber for the Hannibal, of 90 guns, as the slip
on which she was intended to be built is required for the
Niger, the keel of which has been laid, and she will also be
completed by task- work.
The tall chimney of the new saw-mills, opposite the black-
smith's shop in the dockyard, has been completed by the
contractors, Messrs. Brocklebank and Rolt, and the new dock
is progressing in a very satisfactory manner.
Upwards of 30 of Porter's anchors and several others, de-
signated " Government anchors," have been tested by Bra-
mah's powerful machine, for her Majesty's service, within
the last fortnight.

RECRUITS FOR THE ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Twenty-sit fire
young lads arrived at Woolwich on Friday last from Lisb-3rn,
Ireland, under the charge of Bombadier Mason, to Join
the Royal Regiment of Artillery. They appeared respect-
ably dressed for their station in life, and in the highest
spirit, awl were welcomed on landing at Rofe's Wharf by
three cheers from a number of the companions of their earlier
years, who had previously joined the corps. Lieutenant
Clarke, a veteran officer, of about 70
.v-ears of age, who has
had the charge of the recruiting for the Royal Artillery at
Lisburn, has sent a considerable number of fine young men
to bead-quarters, and the authorities are much pleased with
his exertions. Of the 26 alluded to, 25 are Protestants, and
as the regiment is still short of the number required, which
makes the duties of 'the garrison very arduous, it would be
well if the old warrant were revived of giving is. per day
pension after the full Period of service, and then there would
be no difficulty in obtaining recruits; the present greatirob-
stack being the poor pittance of 6d. held out as a reward f
the services of men during the best period of their lives.

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FUNERAL OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE NAVA L
KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.—WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The funeral
of Lieut. Charles Carter, the Governor of the Naval Knights
of Windsor, who expired at his residence on Wdnesday last,
took place this day, at noon, in the catacombs connected with
St. G(gorge's Chapel. Upon the funeral procession arriving
at the chapel it was met at the northern entrance by the
Rev. Mr. Knyvett, the minor canon in residence, by whom
the service was performed. The chief mourner was Captain
Carter, a near relative of the deceased, who was supported by
Dr. Standford and George Chapman, Esq. The following
military knights formed a portion of the procession :—Major
Charles Moore (the Governor), Lieut. Rag-g, Lieut. Fleming,
Lieut. Allen. Li,:ut. Power, Ensign Lawrence, Lieut. M•Der-
mott, Lieut. Sicker, Lieut. Johnson, Major Watheo, Ensign
Lamb, and Lieut. Nance. The pall was borne by Lieutenants
Okes, lien,low, liurst, and bland, Naval Knights, and by
Captains Cochrane and M'Lachlen, Military Knights. The
body was interred in the new cemetery by the side. of the late
Goverm,r of the Mili!ary Knights, C4t. Fernyhough. The
deceased, who was highly respected and esteemed by a nu-
merous circle of friends during a residence in Windsor of up-
wards of twenty years, was in the 65th year of his age. The
number of candidates for the vacant appointment is upwards
of 100.

DREADFUL DEATH IN A BRICK-KILN.--An inquest
Was held on Wednesday last, at the Beaufort Arms, Mumbles,
before Chat les Collins, E.sq on the body of Timothy Crawley,
aged 20, a seaman on board the Hannah, of Cork, Dimsey,
mastea. On that day, a person named John Griffitha,ivas
passing one of the limekilns on the beach near the Muinblqi,
when he observed a man, who turned out to be the deceaselt
lying on his face on the kiln, his body being most dreadfully
mutilated, the flesh baring been entirely burnt off his face,
arms, and thighs. Having procured assistance, he removed
him to the stables of the George Inn. A great many wit-
nesses were examined, whose evidence went to show that
the deceased's leg was in a very bad condition, which
I rendered him unable to work; the master, in consequence,
ordered him ashore on Ttieday, he having been below
the greater part of the morning of that and the pre-
vious day. After his discharge he visited the vessel
for the purpose of applying for his wages, but the master
told him to call next day. Deceased was seen during the
remainder of the evening loitering about the village, evi-
dently in a destitute condition, as he asked some boys to give
him bread; he likewise complained of ill-treatment on the
part of the master. Being unable to obtain lodgidgs at one
or two places, he inquired for some limekilns, intimating that
ha intended sleeping near one cf them. dward Stephens,
a sailor, who had been left on board, deposed to the circum-
stances of the master having repeatedly assaulted the de-
ceased at Porthcawl, on the day they sailed for the Mum-
bles; that he ordered him below, where be remained until he
left the vessel, having had no food during the greater part of
Monday and Tuesday, and that he told witness that it he I
gave deceased food, it would be the worst act he ever did.
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts,
accompanied by a written vote of censure on the conduct of
the master in discharging the deceased without food or
m Cantbrictit.

Tel
E WELLINGTON STATUE IN GLASGOW..—WE
lament to state that a rude and disgraceful attempt- tas
already been made to deface one of the finest parts of dal,:
noble statue in Glasgow. Some brutes—they cannot have
been men—knocked otl* and carried away, on Itlonday night,
the reins of the horses attached to the peaceful figure of the
plough, on the western department of the statue, entering to
the Royal Exchange. Disgraceful, truly disgraceful! It is
an act, indeed, of wanton barbarity; and we take this notice
of it, for though we are opposed to the political creed of the
Duke of Wellington, yet, take him all in all, we have never
hesitated to say that he is one of the greatest men that ever
lived, and if he came to Scotland we could reverence the very
ground on which he trod. For the sake of the character of
our city, we hope it will never be found that any of our fel- •
low-citizens has laid his unhallowed hands on this statue for
the purpose of deforming it. But if such there be, and if
such he found, we think the appropriate punishment for him
would be, to have him drawn on a hurdle, through the
public streets of Glasgow, with his name and designation
gibbetted before him, and titan sent to the bridewell of Glas-
gow, there to be kept fit a lengthened space at hard labour,
and have his back well thrashed at the next anniversary of
the bAtle of Waterloo.—Scoich Reformers' Gazette.
THE WEATHER AND TIII3 CROM—The weather
since our lett, hes beau (-f the same trying kind as that we
have previously experienced. The weather, with
one exception, was fine every day until yesterd,ty,
when a considerable quantity of rain fell. The
injury done is, however, more confined to retarding
the ripening of the crops, and the leading of these already
cut, than to any damage sustained by the grain. The
tthbeatwhtobleeir there civpisst 'k;11 1,
i
farmers give contradictory accounts of the yield:—some
s:+yiug that the quality .ef grain upon their arms,
consideriog the extra quantity of straw, will be'
stooks
whilst
the
el
other,bush. On
state
to be a deficiency, for both statements are quite consistent
with the truth. The other crops have improved,
take four average,sto
but there
is a great ware, of warmth to improve d •
all ripen them._
Durham Chroftles

GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.—
Nthe subscribers, to the above institu-
AtiogiCi eltenTeeYrka I OpnFlieecLeet meeting,.,_ London Tavern, for the
purpose of electing two ma e
tatnd one female pensioners.
Then was a more numerous a. end.ancerof subscribers than
on any previous similar oceat4on.. Luke James Hansard,
Esq., presided. The list of candidates consisted of eight
ot°ferday, atl th
males and thirteen females; of the latter Mary Lyford was
successful, polling 1,124 votes. She is 65 years of age, and
the widow of a highly respectable baker and mealman at
Mortlake, and her success is mainly attributable to the in-
fluence aild recommendation of the !ion. miss Harley.
The
success Ail male candidates were William Dowdeswell, who
polled 957, and James Blanche, polßrig 898. the latter aged
66, unable to work at
6 his, trade of shoemaker through rup-
former
teoc ; the former agedly a wealthy brewer and
mister.
THE. APPROACHIP•G . WINTER
• --- On Friday a
woodcock was shot on the Pentland Hills by the game-
keeper of Mr. Robertson of Loganhouse. This is the first
visitor of its species which has leen seen this season in. this
part of the country, and its arrival is fully a month earlier
than last ycar—a prognostication, it is said, of a long and.
s,2vcre winter. Scotsman.
\\• e a„ l.Tiv to state, for the sati:7,faclion of Sir
vt.A,,,tiri, iii,ke's friend,4, that though the attack under
which the worthy Baronet lately suffered was of a most
severe and alarming nature, he is now so lax recovered, that
sanguine hopes may be entertained of his ultimate restoration
to health.- . I
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