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ECCLESIASTICAL.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
The Rev. W. Birch, M.A., to the Rectory of Hardwicke,
Cambridgeshire.
The Rev. J. S. Brown, to the Perpetual Curacy of Christ
Church, Nailsea, Somerset.
The Rev. 0. Crewe, to be Chaplain to the High Sheriff of
Cheshire.
The Rev. J. H. Duck, to the Curacy of St. Michael, Dublin.
The Rev. J. Edwards, of Croft, to be Chaplain to the Sheriff
of Herefordshire.
The Rev. J. Elliot, to the Incumbency of the Chapelry Dis-
trict of St. Bartholomew, Thornley-in-Wolsingham, diocese of
Durham.
The Rev. H. T. Gibbins, M.A., to the Rectory of Papworth
St. Everard, Cambridgeshire.
The Rev. H. A. Goodwin, M.A., of Salim.' Toney, to be a
Surrogate for diocese of Norwich.
The Rev. J. Griffiths, Vicar of Llangeler, to the Rural Deanery
of Emlyn.
The Rev. G. Hall, M.A., Curate of Chettisham, Cambridge-
shire, to a Min or Canonry in Ely Cathedral.
The Rev. S. J. Heathcote, Curate of Hordle, Hants, to be
Chaplain to the Sheriff of Wiltshire.
The Rev. E. R. Horw ood, M.A., to Plume's Librarianship,
Maldon, Essex.
Mr. J. K. Ingram, M.A., to the Professorship of Oratory,
Trinity College, Dublin.
The Rev. C. Lloyd, Rector of Bettws-Bledrws, to be Chap-
lain to the Sheriff of Cardiganshire.
The Rev. E. L. Lockyer, M.A., to the Rectory of Barton
Westcott, Oxfordshire.
The Rev. J. Martin, of St. Martin's, Liverpool, to the Curacy
of Cuckfield, Sussex.
The Rev. 11. P. Measor, Rector of Prior's Portion, Tiverton,
and Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, to the Vicarage of
Kingston-upon-Thames.
The Rev. J. Scholefield, M.A., to the Chaplainship of the
Billesden Union.
The Rev. J. H. Singer, D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity in
the University of Dublin, to the Deanery of Emly.
The Rev. C. J. Stewart, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of
St. John, Cron-y-Voddy, Isle of Man.
The Rev. W. M. Williams, M.A., Rector of Llanvechan, to
be Chaplain to the Sheriff of Denbighshire.
The Rev. W. Williams, 8.A., to the Rectories of Maesmynis
end of Llanynis, Brecon.
The Rev. G. F. Williamson, to the Perpetual Curacy of Os-
maston, near Ashbourn.
The Rev. A. F. Woodford, Rector of Swillington, to be Chap-
lain to the Sheriff of Yorkshire.
OBITUARY.
March 16, at Ashbv-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, aged 82, the
Rev. Richard Hewitt, D.D., Rector of Westhorpe, Suffolk.
March 22, the Rev. Philip Stanhope Dodd, Rector of Pens
herst, Kent, and Aldrington, Sussex, in his 77th year.
March 24, suddenly, the Rev. John Robert Smytbies, Rector
of St. Mary Magdalene, Colchester, aged 74.
March 12, at Gibraltar, aged 33, the Rev. Godfrey Kingsford.
March 23, at Creswell Hall, Staffordshire, the Rev. Edward
Whitby, aged 76.
March 19, at Ballymoney Glebe, the Rev. Robert Meade,
aged 83, for fifty-four years Recta* of the parish of Ballymoaey.

THETHEOLOGICALINSTITUTE.—ThemagnificentIibrary
of about 30,000 volumes, which was collected during the
lifetime of the late Mr. Darling, of Queen-street, London,
is likely to become the centre of a new society in London,
Many of the volumes are rare and valuable theological
works; and it is proposed either to purchase entire, or to
pay the interest of its estimated value. There is but one
such library in London, at Sion College ; and in it the
issue of the books is restricted to incumbents in and near
London. In the present instance, the archbishops and
a large number of the bishops and other dignitaries have
entered warmly into the plan, which has received the
sanction of a large number of laymen also. One inte-
resting feature in the movement is, that persons of all
creeds are desirous to secure such a first-class library,
which, either for reference or for lending, will have few
that can be compared with it. The Rev. J. T. Burt,
Chaplain of Pentonville Prison, and Mr. Vaux, of the
British Museum, are among the most active in the matter.
EXTENSION OF THE EPISCOPATE.—It is Said that the
sole reason why the Marquis of Blandford had declined to
accept an appointment in the royal household, which hao
been offered to him by Lord Derby, was. that he wished
to be entirely free from government connexions or in-
fluences, when bringing forward the scheme for the ex-
tension of :the church, of which he had given notice in the
order book of the Houseof Commons. The principal feature
of the plan of the noble marquis will be to abolish deans
altogether, and to substitute bishops in their place. It is
proper to mention, however, that Lord Blandford does not
mean that for every dean who is extinguished a new bishop
should be created. All that he proposes is, that as many
additional bishops should be created in the room of extin.
guished deans as would make the entire number of bishops
thirty-six. Not the least merit of the scheme of the noble
marquis, in his own view, is, that he proposes to carry it
out by means of the funds of the church, instead of calling
on the country to contribute in any way towards it."

EMIGRATION TO CHARLESTON.—The completion of the
line of rails from New York to New Orleans, which is
rapidly progressing, will make Charleston one of the great
ports of debarcation for emigrants. The voyage to
Charleston is at all times mild ; and, in the country to the
west, more particularly the valleys on the Tennessee
River, the soil is very fertile, producing rich crops of
cotton, corn, and other like commodities. Mails are now
established running daily to Nashville, Tennessee, &c.. &c..

in conjunction with steam-boats to all the principallplaces
in Ohio and Kentucky ; and, though it may surprise
English travellers, the cost of rail and steam-boat to
Chattawoogo, a distance of 360 miles, is only about 30s.
English. The vessels sailing hence for Charleston, though