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DIOCESE OF CHESTER

GREAT CROSBY', PARISI( Or
CONRECRATION.—The ancient church or chapel of Great
Crosby, in the parish of Sefton, having become very
dilapidated, and greatly insufficient for the accommodation
of the parishioners within the chapelry, a new and more
commodious church has lately been erected, which will
afford accommodation for nearly twice as many persons
as the old one, the number of free sittings alone: being
nearly equal to that of the whole number of sittings in
the present church. The new church has been built upon
a site at some distance from the old one, and in a situation
much more convenient for the inhabitants of the chapelry.
It is very nearly completed, and will be ready for conse-
cration by the 26th instant, which day the Bishop has
fixed to perform that ceremony at eleven o'clock. Imme-
diately after the consecration steps will be taken to sub-
stitute the new church for the old one, wider the authority
of the Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 70, the consent of all ne-
parties having been already obtained. •

SEFTON

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PROROGATION OF CONVOCATION.—The convoy..
the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury was
on Wednesday further, in pursuance of a royal writ,
prorogued to Thursday, the 4th of January.
TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYSLIN.-011 Tuesday, the
Rev. G. A. Goold, late curate of St. Mary's, Kirkdale-, was
presented by the members of that congregation with a
copy of the Holy Bible, superbly bound, a pocket com-
munion-service, and a handsome timepiece.
PROPOSED CATFIEDE AL IN INVERNESS.—It is in con-
templation, we understand, to raise a fund, by means of
voluntary subscriptions, for the twofold purpose of in-
-1 creasing the efficiency of the Epiicopal Church in the
north, and erecting a cathedral in Inverness, as the future
seat of the Bishops of Moray and Ross. Dr. Eden, the
present bishop of the diocese, is desirous to obtain endow-
ments for the support of a dean and four canons. One
munificent subscription of £7,000 has been received from
a gentleman who signs himself, "An Englishman who
desires the prayers of the Scottish Episcopal Church."
Other sums and gifts, amounting in value to about
£3,000, have been offered, and confident hopes are enter-
tained of the ultimate success of this interesting and ex-
tensive ecclesiastical scheme.—lnverness Courier.
PRESENTATIONS VACANT.—The rectory of the uni-
ted parishes of St. Mary Aldermary and St. Thomas
the Apostle, ,in the City of London, value £6:50
a-year ; patrons, the Archbishop of Canterbury and
the Dean and . Chapter of St. Paul's, alternately. The
rectories of Penmorva and Dolbenmaen, near Tremadoc,
Carnarvonshire, value £4OO a-year ; patron, the - Bishop
of Bangor. The rectory of Wouldham, near Rochester,
value £350 a-year ; patron, the Bishop of Rochester. , The
vicarage of Sibbertswold, near Dover, with the vicarage
of Coldred annexed, value £260 a-year ; patron, the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury. The incumbency of St. Paul's,
Derby, value £l3O a-year ; patrons, the Crown and the
Bishop of Lichfield, alternately. The incumbency of the
church and district, of St. James, Norwich, with Pock-
thorpe annexed, value £l5O a-year ; patron, the Dean
and Chapter of Norwich.
THE COLONIAL EPISCOPATE.—The consecration of the
Bishops of Natal and Graham's Town took place on.
Wednesday, at Old Lambeth Church, in the presence of
an immense concourse of spectators. Long before eleven
o'clock, the hour appointed for the commencement of the
ceremony, the church bells rang a merry peal, and the
organ pealed its sonorous sounds. The newly-appointed
bishops are the Rev. John William Colenso, of St. John's
College, Cambridge, and the Rev. Dr. John Armstrong,
of Lincoln College, Oxford ; the former nominated to
the Bishopric of Natal, and the latter nominated to the
Bishopric of Graham's Town. Divine service was com-
menced by the Rev. C. B. Dalton, the rector, assisted by
the Rev. Messrs. James, Easum, and Gregory ; after
which the Bishop of Oxford ascended the pulpit and deli-
vered a most impressive sermon.
THE FRIEND OF TUE CLERGY.—On Tuesday, a general
meeting of the supporters of this charity, founded in
1849, for allowing permanent pensions, not exceeding
£4O per annum, to the widows and unmarried orphan
daughters of clergymen of the Established Church, and.
for affording temporary assistance to necessitous clergy-
men and their families, was held at the London Tavern,
for the purpose of electing pensioners on the funds. From
the report, it appeared that during the past year the com-
mittee had granted assistance to 98 necessitous clerai-E-.
men £990 ; to 55 widowg of ditto, £469 Bs. • and to Alf"
daughters, £440 ; making a total '
of £1899 Bs. There
were then 39 pensioners on the funds, of whom 18 re-
ceived £3O, eight £35, and 13 £4O per annum. The com-
mittee had invested the sum of £2,000 in the public funds
during the past year, which raised the amount of the
society's investments to £4,530 ls. The financial state-
-bunt showed that the annual subscriptions for the year
amounted to £1,851 95., and the donations and life sub-
scriptions to £4,600 13s. Bd. ; the total receipts, including
the previous balance, being £7,332 is. ; and after all the
expenditure had been met, a balance of £649 16s. sd. was
left in hand. After some routine business had been
transacted, the election of ten new pensioners was pro-
ceeded with.
PRESENTATION TO TUE REV. SAMUEL FENTON, INCUM-
BENT DESIGNATE OF ST. MARY'S, WAVERTREE.—On
Monday evening, the 14th. ult., the superintendents and
teachers of St. ary's Church Sunday-schools presented
their respected pastor with a large quarto Bible and Com- .
mon Prayer-book. The presentation took place at the
house of Mr. Stainton, one of the churchwardens, in the
presence of the committee and their friends, who attended
by invitation. . The books, which were obtained from
London, through Mr. Kirby, agent in Liverpool to the
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, were of a
very elegant description, and much admired. On the
covers were inscribed, " Presented to the Rev. Samuel
Fenton, M.A., by the Teachers of St. Mary's Church

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origin, flourishing and otherwise satisfactory condition of
the schools, which, though they had been in operation only
six months, showed a number of scholars on the books
amounting to upwards of 70, and funds subscribed over
£2B. Proceeding to the presentation, he said that the
books were not presented on account of their pecuniary
value, but were designed to be the means of conveying to
him (Mr. Fenton) the high esteem in which he was held
by them for his constant attendance at the schools, and his
unwearied endeavours to promote the temporal and eternal
welfare of the children, and the kind manner in which
they always found him ready to afford his assistance and
advice ; and, above all, their earnest prayer for his future
health, prosperity, and happiness. Mr. Fenton, in reply,
cordially thanked them for their handsome present and
kind wishes, but especially for their estimation of his
humble services ; which estimation he considered of far
r costly, their kind feel-
ow. He could scarcely
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line than any gift, how
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in forwarding the good of the schools, and promoting the
edification of the children, he had not done more than his

bounden duty.. After a vote of thanks to the warden
having been moved by Mr. Wm. Ackers and unanimously
passed, the proceedings of the evening terminated. On
the 24th ult., the children attended in the church, when
a great' quantity of clothing, which the ladies had kindly
volunteered to makeup,suited tothe season,was distributed.
THE VACANT VICARAGE OF CREDITON, DEVON.—On
Monday, the 21st ult., ten out of the twelve governors of the
church of Crecliton met and examined into the testimonials
of Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN applicants for the
vicarship of the parish, the income of which, we understand,
is about £4OO a year ; and, after devoting several hours- to
this duty, they reduced the number down to the following
fifteen gentlemen :
Rev. H. H. Wyatt West Bromwich, Stafford.
Rev. G. F. Whidborne ...... Hanley, ditto.
Rev. T. H. Unwin Margate, Kent.
Rev. B. Trapp Thurley, Bedford.
Rev. C. F. Smith Pendlebury, near Manchester
Rev. Philip Bennett Power London.
Rev. W. Harvey Brooks Lyme Regis.
Rev. Mark Cooper Brainshawe,
Rev. Stenton Eardley Birmingham
Rev. William John Edge Cheltenham.
Rev. Henry Hampton Liverpool.
Rev. Alfred B. Hill High Boding, E
Rev. W. C. Magee.. Bath.
Rev. C. A. Moore Near Cirenceste]
Rev. W. H. Nantes
An adjourned meeting of the governors was held on Satur-
day week, for the purpose of finally reducing the list of
candidates. The chair was occupied by John Yarde, Esq.,
of Trowbridge-house; and, after some discussion, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were unanimously elected to preach (the
Bishop permitting), viz
Rev. Mark Cooper
Rev. Stanton Eardle's

Rev. William J. Edge
Rev. Henry Hampton
Rev. G. F. Whidborne
Rev. C. F Smith
Rev. B. Trapp

It was resolved that

made to his . Lor such permission, it being the
unanimous opinion of the meeting that, asCretliton church
is one of the largest in the kingdom, an audible and good
voice is, among other qualifications, highly essential. "It
has been noticed," says the Exeter Gazette of Saturday
last, " as something singular that, out of 257 applicants,
including many most valuable clergymen of the diocese,
and others who, although not in may be considered of it,
from having been born and educated in the county of De-
von, none should have been included in this '-
seleßion from which to make the ultimate choice.
whole seven, it will be observed, are to be brought from a
—thus literally fulfilling the scriptural adage, `a
[preacher) is not without honour save in his own
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DEAN OF LLANDAFF.

TO THE EDITOR. OF THE TIMES.
Sut,—l hope you will not deem me inconsistently intru-

sive, when request you to have the kindness 10-allow
the enclosed notes to follow their predecessors in your
columns.

The frank acknowledgment of mistake on the part of
Dean Conybeare is as honourable to him as it is satis-
factory to me. What his son will say for his part in the
transaction remains to be seen.—l am, Sir, your obliged,
Liverpool, November 28. Hi-GEE APNEILE.

Liverpool, Noveml

DEAR SIR,—In reply to your letter of the lith inst.,
I beg to observe that this is not a matter of theological
controversy at all. I called in question•none of your son's
theological opmions ; neither did I ask any explanation of
any of them. What I asked was evidence to justify his
charge against me.

You have attempted to
mine; and now you say

apply this from a.speech of

dently your entire conviction Of the exact

curacy of

your recollection."

In your published letter you say London was the place,
and you twice mention the Bible Society as the cause on
behalf of which the speech in question was delivered ; and
now you add, that you heard me." as tha advocate of an
institution which you have always felt yourself conscien-
tiously called upon to support." Nothing can be clearer,
therefore, than that, according to your recollection, of the
exact accuracy of which you are entirely convinced, the
speech of mine from which you quote was delivered at
a Bible Society meeting in London. You are ready to

I have examined, in the Reports of the Bible Society,
the lists of all the speakers at all their London meetings
from 1812 to 1852 inclusive, and my name never once
appears* I never once, during all those forty years, spoke
at a Bible Society meeting in London. The evidence is
in print, and open to your inspection as to mine.
I need say no more, but I will say this—that your remi-
niscences are sincere, and their result sincerely given. I
cannot doubt ; that you have mistaken some other speaker
for me I am now certain.

I am daily expecting a reply from your son, to whom
I sent my letter, addressed,—"Poste restante, Nice,''
and I reserve to myself the right to publish this letter,
should I see cause for so doing.—l remain yours, faithfully,
Very Rev. Dean Conybeare. HUGH 3rNEILE.

Llandaff, November 25.
My DEAR SIR, Although it seems almost superfluous
to make the statement, I cannot satisfy my mind without
sending you my acknowledgment that the evidence you
have adduced entirely satisfies me that I was misinformed
as to your having been the spokesman to whom I alluded.
I was so informed at the time by some other of the audi-
ence, who I rejoice to find must have been incorrect;
At the time I was myself perfectly ignorant of your
person. I much regret that I should have been thus
misled into making what I must now consider an un-
founded charge.—Pray believe me very faithfully yours.
Rei. Hugh 31`Neile, D.D. W. D

)NtBEAME

THE PAPAL SURPREJIACY
THE CIVIL POWER.

( FROM THE TIMES.)

AND

TIEE Roman Catholic religion, or ra
with which its professors have identified
and must change the scene of its labour.*
and suffered during a period of fifteen
but, whatever the time and whatever the
remains the same, and its encroaching an
spirit unchanged and unchangeable. To n ,ard teMPeral
power as the end, and spiritual power as the means, never
willingly to stop short of omnipotence hi all matters, both
ecclesiastical and civil,-4,0 adapt herself to the m •
diversities of climate, manners, institution.' -
to be all things to all men so long as she it
swell the ranks of her nominal supporters
pride of her leaders, have been her uride
since the time of Constantine, and will be 's
is a human mind to fetter or a human con:
lead. The soft inhabitants of Languedoc sh
with the torch and the sword ; the gent;
Paraguay she drove with the lash and th,
brave Huguenot of France she quelled witi,
massacre; Ultra-Liberal and Democratic in Irek
lutist in France, Rudhist in China, Bralinn
Hindoston, never did any other institution- corn
much versatility with so much fixity, sue-
purpose with such ever varying expedie
have thought that a power to which ha.
so immense a duration, and which ha
whole of its long life in the same indefatigt._
would long ago have worked out its destiny, ann
thoroughly enslaved the human conscience to its will o,
sunk overwhelmed by the obloquy which itself had cre-
ated. This, however, has not been the history of the
Roman Catholic Church.. It has been pr6-eminently a
church militant, carrying on an incessant war against
human progress and enlightenment, and shifting its
ground with infinite dexterity so soon as' the last position
has become untenable. The same half century beheld the
Papacy strike a medal in commemoration of the massacre
of St. Bartholomew, and visit with ecclesiastical censure
and temporal imprisonment the discovery that the earth
revolved on its axis. Yet this same church does no+
scruple to put herself forward, where it suits her
pose, as the patroness of the advance of knowl- -
the advocate of liberality and philantropy.
all her labour and all her dexterity, the Church
Rome is destined to roll the stone of. Sisyphus.
hundred times she has seemed on the point of putth
all things under her feet, and as often has some up=
trollable burst of that independence which lies at th
bottom even of minds the most sedulously tamed anii
indoctrinated cast her down, and compelled her
.to begin
her labour afresh. Why can she advance so far and 7ep+
no further ? Why can she succeed ingiubduing tb" '
mind to a certain point ; and why, when -`-
beyond that point, does she
to recommence the task of subjugation ?
the cause is to be sought in that immeasu,
and uncontrollable lust for power by which t
of this great conspiracy against human I
universally to be animated. They are not
work for the distant future, but seek to enjoy i
generation the fruit of their labours and th
their aspirations. Rome has gained new real:
her missionaries only to lose or imperil old or,
her Popes and Bishops. Successful as long as s
herself to individual action, she loses all by
grasp too speedily at a public recognition of
* The Roman Catholic Church is
sent moment rampant, rather than triumphant,
out the whole of southern Europe. Even in philoso,
France for the time it appears to have gained the upl
hand. That man, however, would be grievously misik
formed as to the real signs and marks of the times who
should therefore imagine that we are to see again the days
of the Gregories, and itßecketts, and Loyblas. It is idle
to speak of Rome itself. We know as well as Count
IVlaaniani can tell us, that the chair of St. Peter is but an
uneasy seat for its present occupant ; that the Papal
Government is execrated by its more immedr•
and that it needs but the first burst of War
system at its very centre. She pseudo-tr,
Papal stool rely for support merely upon a for,
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