Star.
London, England, 1829-09-29 00:00:00

THE CHURCH.

Wilt Ct Re it BE Y EFlOES.—Much has been said about the
large incomes of the Established Clergy, but there are 14 benefices
iti the diocese of Cork and Ross, all under E3OO a year, and some
under aesloo. As to the larger livings, it has been found by the
Tithe Composition Act that they are not near the value generally
supposed; especially when the expense of Curate's salaries, glebe-
houses, collecting income, &c. are deducted.
The Bishop of Carlisle held an Ordination in the Cathedral on
Sunday se'nnight, in presence of a very numerous congregation.
The following gentlemen were admitted into Holy Orders :
NUM—The Rev. Hugh Allan, M.A. of King's College,
Aberdeen ; the Rev. Wilfrid Hartley, 11. A. and the Rev. John
Campbell Shaw.
Deacon—Mr. John Brnwnrigg Harrison and Mr. John M.sr.
rim B.A.
The Rev. It. Hepinstall, B.A. has been licensed by the Bishop
of Chester to the perpetual Coracles of Caprsthorne and &riding-
ton, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. Davenport Brom-
ley; patron, D. Davenport, Esti. M.P. The Rev. J. H. Cottrill,
B.A. to the Curacy of Sr. George's Church, Newcastle-under-
Lyme.
It is said that the Ft d Edward South Thurlow, Rector of
Houghton-le-Spring, in the county of Durham, and vicar of Stam-
fordham, in Northumberland, has recently refused petmission to
the Nuns of Cocken Hall to inter in his churchyard the bodies of
two of the sisterhood of that establishment, who have lately paid
the debt of nature.
Thursday, the Rev. Richard P.launsell, A.B. was instituted by
the Bishop of Limerick to the Vicarage of Drehedtarsns, in the
county of Limerick, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Richard
Harte, of Limerick. Patron, the Rev. J. Duddell, as Preben-
dary of St. Nanchin.
AU the subscriptions now pouring in for the purpose of esta-
blishing Protestant Colonies throughout Ireland, are lodged in the
Bank of Ireland, or its Provincial branches, to the credit of Lords
Enniskillen, Jlountcasbel, Aldborough, and Sir Henry Brooke.
The Rev. Ales. Ross was on the 16th inst. by appointment of
the Presbytety of Lochcarron, settled in the pastoral charge of the
Government Church and Station of Ullapool, where he had pre-
viously laboured with acceptance for some years as Missionary
Minister. _ . .

The Rev. Mr. Touch was on Thursday ordained to the pastoral
charge of the church and parish of Kinnouli.

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the Royals, the 25th Regiment of In-
fantry, and the 42d (Royal Highland) Regiment, embarked at
Leith on the 25th instant, an board the William Harris transport,
for Gravesend, for the purpose of embarking to join their respec-
tive service companies at Gibraltar and the West Indies.
A detachment belonging to the 83d Regiment of Pont arrived
in town on Sunday last from Portsmouth, and embarked on board
the Leith smack, on route to Glasgow.
LIMERICK, Salm 26.
Fifty men of the Depot of the 88th Regiment have marched
from 'Dale., and fifty of the Depot of the 22d Regiment, also
there, march in a few days to join their respective ile.;inients, now
on foreign service.
The draft from the 88th Regiment consists of one Captain, two
Ensigns, two serjeants, and fifty rank and file. The names of the
Officers are Captain Hutton, Commanding, Ensigns Irwin and
Fawks, which last proceeds overland to Cephalonia.
Major-General Sir Charles Doyle is President of the Board of
Field Officers now sitting at the Horse Guards, for inquiry into
the abuses of the Military Pension List, which are found to exist
to an enormous amount, and to facilitate the inquiry, a number of
Officers will be dispatched in different directions, two to form a
Board, attended by a Chelsea Clerk.
Wednesday, at an early hour, the Scots' Greys, the 53d Regi-
ment, and depot companies of the 28th and 84th, which form
Cork garrison, proceeded to Ballincollig, where they had a sham
fight, in the presence of Major-Gen. Sir G. Bingham. The scene
was unusually attractive.
On Monday, a deputation from the Non-Commissioned Officers
and men of the 724 Highlanders, waited on the Rev. J. Wilson,
and presented him with a handsome piece of plate, as a token of
their gratitude for his attention to them as Ch 'plain since they
came to Drogheda.