The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

CURIOSITIES OF RAG FAIR, LONDON.

It seems difficult to discover the climax of London
poverty and destitution, In every depth there is a deeper
still. The prices of various kinds of provisions in these
neighbourhoods give a forcible notion of the condition of
their swarming population. In most of these neighbour-
hoods you can purchase a halfpenny worth of fish or a
halfpennyworth of soup, and other matters in proportion.
The luxuries are singular in their price and character, a
farthing's worth of damaged oranges, for example, being
hawked about the streets and sold in the shops. " Rag-
fair," that well-known mart for every description of
second-hand clothing, will supply good habits at any
price. If some of our readers wish to judge for them-
selves, Cutler-street, a turning in llounsditch, will lead
them to the district. It is a curious scene : hundreds of
people aro assembled in the streets, which are so thickly
covered with merchandise that it is difficult to step along
without treading on heaps of gowns, shawls, bonnets,
shoes, and articles of men's attire. " Here Greek meets
Greek," and not without " the tug of war." No person
can form an idea of this anomalous multitude but by a
visit : all poor and squalid ; the children pinched and
bleached, not " brought up," but, as Lamb says,
" dragged up." Here may be seen in one of the markets,
formed by some of the pillars and covering of the
in Hyde-
park Exhibition, the great dealer, standing his well-
known place, and purchasing perhaps many cartloads of
clothing for exportation to the colonies,. Ireland, and
elsewhere; and other dealers of various grades, until we
reach the merchant whose capital is less than a shilling,
and who daily gets a living by the purchase of shoes, hats,
and other matters, the uses of which, looking at their
condition, it would be dicult to guess.
The following is a bill delivered by toe dealer to one of the
missionaries, who was requested to supply a suit of clothes
for a man and woman whom he had persuaded to get mar-
ried several years after the right time : s. d.
A full linen-fronted shirt, very elegant 0 6
A pair of warm worsted stockings
A pair of light-coloured trousers
A black cloth waistcoat 0 3
A pair of white cotton braces 0 1
A pair of low shoes 0 1
A black silk velvet stock
A black beaver,tly-fronted, double-breasted
paletot coat, lined with silk, a very
superior article 1 6
A cloth cap, bound with a figured band 0 1
A pair of black cloth gloves. 0 1-3 3
The man had been educated, and could speak no fewer
than five languages; by profession he was, however,
nothing but a dust-hill raker. The bill delivered for the
bride's costume is as follows : s. d.
A shift 0 1
A pair of stays
A flannel petticoat
A black Orleans ditto
A pair of white cotton stockings
A very good light-coloured cotton gown OlO
A pair of single-soled slippers, spring heels 0 2
A doubled-dyed bonnet, including neat cap 0 2
A pair of white cotton gloves
A lady's green silk paletot, crimson-lined 0 10-3 1
The goods were selected by the missionary, and at the
bottom of the bills the merchant marked :—" P.S. Will
be very happy to supply as many es you can Fnd at the
same prices.",rprbe Builder.

ECCLESIASTICAL.____,

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Rev. C. Abraham, of St. John's College, Auckland, to be
Archdeacon of \Vaitemata, New Zealand.
Rev. C. B. Auber, Curate of Moreton Pinkney, NorthatnPten-
shire, to the Rectory of Clannaborough, Devon.
Rev. F. Banks, M.A., to the Curacy of Aston, Warwickshire.
Rev. Edwd. Bickersteth, M.A., Incumbent of Trinity Churcyl
Penn-street, and Curate of Little Missenden, to the V:carage°'
Aylesbury.
Rev. J. B. Bunce, M.A., to be Chaplain to H.M. shit
geance, 84.
Rev. J. Conolly, Reader and Preacher of the Cathedral of
Cork, to the Rectory of St. Nicholas, in that city. ere
Rev. T. Paws, M.A., of Sutton St. Nicholas, to the Vicarage
of Canon Pyon, near Weobley, Herefordshire.
Rev. D. Dickson, M.A., Curate of Barton-le-Clay, Bedford-
shire, to the Vicarage of Hexton, near Hitchen.
Rev. H. P. Edwards, M.A., Incumbent of Llanthewlpi‘l°ll'
moutlishire, to the office of Rural Dean for the Eastern iv'von
of the Deanery of Uske.
Rev. T. H. Greene, M.A., Assistant Chaplain of Gray's-tuns
to be a Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of London.
Rev. E. Hill, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford, to the itec'
tory of Great Rolston, near Fenny Stratford.
Rev. H. C. T. Ilildyard, to the Rectory of Rowley St. Peters
near South Cave, Yorkshire.
Rev. H. Jollye, M.A., late Curate of Broome, to the Perpetual
Curacy of Wingfield, near Stradbroke, Suffolk.
Rev. J. Lynes, to the Vicarage of Buckland Mona'
chorum, Devon.
Rev. F. P. Le Maitre, to the Curacy of Wittersham an
d
Brenzett, near Staplel•urst.
Rev. R. W. Marmion, to the Benefice of Macroom. ra
Rev.. W. T. Maudson, M.A., to the Ministry of Berego
Chapel, Walworth. •
Rev. T. B. G. Moore, to the Vicarage of Broxbourne, HertV
Rev. J. D. Morgan, Perpetual Curate of Llanilltid, in the
Parish of Dyfynog, to the Vicarage of Llanspythed,Brecknoclt,
Rev. C. Mossop;Vicar of Helpstone, to the Rectory of END'
near beeping.
Rev. A. H. Northcote, 8.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Dor
land, Devon.
Rev. A. C. Pittar, to the Curacy of Christ Church, Derby.
Rev. A. Pott, M.A. Vicar of Cuddesden, to the office 0
Principal of the New Diocesan College forming at Cuddesdea•
Rev. W. Prosser, M.A., late Curate of St. Allmund, Shren
bury, to the Vicarage of Aston Flamville, with the RectorY °
Burbage annexed, uear Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Rev. R. A. Rackham, M.A., Fellow of Jesus College. CO
bridge, to the Rectory of Whatfield, near Bildeston, Suffolk.
Rev. J. Roberts, M.A., to the Curacy of Ystradgunlaid. .„
Rev. A. Robarts, M.A., to the Incumbency of Woottem
under-Wood, near Thame.
Rev. G. E. Saunders, M.A., to the Curacy of Much Marcie,
Herefordshire. _

li.W.i.7k.—Shore, to the Benefice of St. Nil,:laskto Witbi*
Dublin.
Rev. W. Tait, to the Incumbency of St. Matthew's ChurClb
Ru2;by.
ltev. T. Taylor, to the Curacy of All Saints' Church, Bir'
mingham.
Rev. J. Thomas, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Trinity Chapel,
Waltham Cross.
Rev. J. Townson, M.A., to the Curacy of All Saints' Churclit
Dorchester.
Rev. R. Uniacke, of Newport, to the Rectory of Sydney, Cape
Breton.
Rev. F. H. Vivian, 8.A., Curate of St. Thomas's, Bethnal'
green, to the Incumbency of St. Bartholomew's Church'
Bethnal-green.
Rev. C. J. Westropp, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Hain
ningliam, Warwickshire.
Rev. J. R. Whyte, 31. A., to the Rectory of Winestead, neat
Patrington.
Rev. A. Williams, M.A., Curate of St. Pancras, to the Rectorl
of St. Alphege, London-wall.
Rev. J. R. Young, M.A., Rector of Whitnash, to the R—
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Deanery of Leamington.

DIOCESE OF CHESTER.—Preferment: The Rev. J. 14'
Whiteford to the rectory of Taxall, void by the resigns'
tion of the Rev. John Champion. Value, £250, with
house. Consecration: The new church of ScarisbriC
in the parish of Ormskirk, is to be consecrated by the
Lord Bishop of Chester, this day, Tuesday, the 19th just,'
at half-past eleven o'clock. The new church at ,Robif
in the parish of Iluyton, in the county of Lancaster, is t°
be consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Chester, on TuesdrOf
the 2Gth inst., at eleven o'clock.

DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER.—Preferments : On TO;
day, the Bishop of Manchester collated and admitted L
Rev. John Owen Parr, M.A., vicar of Preston, and the
Rev. Joseph Turner, M.A., vicar of Lancaster, to 0°
honorary canons of the Cathedral Church of Manchester,'
and his lordship duly issued his mandate for their indoe
tion to the same. ills lordship also licensed the Re.;.,;
George Langton Beckwith, M.A., to the stipendiary Cr.
racy of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near Manchester, on ti'",
nomination of the Rev. William Birley, incumbent.
NEW CHURCHES.—Her Majesty's Commissioners hill:
recommended the erection of fifty-eight new churches !1i
the diocese of London, and most, if not all, of them Ili'
be commenced as speedily as circumstances will admit.
SUDDEN DEATH CF A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Janie!
Hutchinson, head-master of the Grammar Bchool,Chelni°'
ford, fell down dead en Friday morning. The rev. ger
tleman was in his 73d year.

THE NEW BISHOP OF BORNEO.—The Rev. F. T. glicoi
dougall is to be the first bishop of the new diocese
Borneo, on the recommendation of Sir James Brooke, the
Governor of Labuan. Mr. Macdougall was educated or
the medical profession, and practised with much succes,s
for a considerable time in connection wich the Kieg
College, London.
NEW CHURCH AT LEICESTER.—The Duke of Rutland'
the Lord-lieutenant of the county, will lay the foundeti°d 0
of a new church at Leicester, on Friday next. The ne';
building, which will be dedicated to St. John, will 11c,
assigned to it an ecclesiastical district formed out of the
parish of St. George.
TESTIMONIAL.—A handsome purse, containing Xl3O
; to
has been presented to the Rev. Thomas R. joriest.the
curate of Christ's Church, Battersea. The value 0,0
testimonial is enhanced by the rev. gentleman having .I,j,
the appointment only one year, during which be gate,
the esteem and confidence of the congregation.
THE BISHOP ELECT OF LINCOLN.—HoIy Thursday (0
Assension day) has been appointed for the consecration 0
the Right Rev. Dr. John Jackson, bishop elect of LincolT
The ceremony will be performed in the private chapel
within Lambeth Palace, by the Archbishop of Canterbury'
assisted by the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Wincliesi
ter, and the Bishop of Oxford. Dr. Jackson will be installed
in his cathedral in the course of the following week, all
will immediately afterwards enter upon the formal posses'
sion of his diocese.

POOR CLERGY.—The late bishop of the Isle of Nl9,c/1
Dr. Short, at present the Bishop of St. Asaph, has given
£l,OOO for the widows and orphans of those clerg9o3l""
who have, as incumbents or under the bishop's Bonet:
officiated in the island. His lordship has expressed ,s
wish that the fund should be called " Mrs. Short
s
money ;" and that, if possible, a preference should u
given to those whose altered circumstances have Made/
them feel more sensibly the pressure of poverty.