The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-13 00:00:00

CCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
The Gazette of Tuesday contains the following announce.
tents:—The Rev. Edward Vernon Lockwood, M.A., late
haplain to the House of Corn moos, to be a Prebendary of
anterbury. void by the death of Earl Nelson; the Rev.
:dward Repton, M.A., late Chaplain to the House of Com-
sons, to be a Prebendary of Westminster, void by the death
f the late Dr. H. Ryder, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry;
he Rey. Temple Frere, M.A., late Chaplain to the House of
:onsmous, to be a Prebendary of Westminster, void by the
ranslation of the Right Rey. Dr. J. Allen, late Bishop of
Metal, to the see of Ely.
Th. Rev. John Taylor late Curate of noniron), Essex, has
nrimprasientecl by the Bishop of Norwich to the perpetual
7ater orloOtimaftrer-
The Rev. Geo. Chetwode, Rector of Ashton-under-Lyne,
:Se presented the living of St. John's Chapel, Lees, near
Oldham, to the Rev. G. D. Grundy, A.M., Minister of Ne-
%:berthong, Yorkshire.
The Rev. T. G. Simcox, M.A., of \Vadham College, Ox-
lord, to the Perpetual Curacy of Smethnick, Staffordshire.
The Earl of Stamford and Warrington has appointed the
Rey. John Thornycrott, M.A.. of Thornycroft Hall, one of
his Domestic Chaplains, vice the Rev. James Smith, de-
:eased.
The Rev. James Holme, 8.A., Incumbent of Low Harrow-
gat.. to the Vicarage of Kirk Leet ham, Yorkshire. Patrons,
Vansittart. Esq., and Lady Turner.
The Rev. T. H. Ashworth, tube Domestic Chaplain to the
Earl of Ca rnarvon.
The Rev. D. Evans, to the Rectory of Llanllwchaiarn,
Cardiganshire. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's.
The Rev. John Watson. 8.A., to the Rectory of Bremil-
ham, Wiltshire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Browulow
Potchett. Patron, the Rev. Rushout Bowles.
The Rev. Richard Waddy Elgee, to the Prepend of White-
church and Rectory of Kilmakea, Ireland, vacant by the
death of the Rev. *Joseph Miller. Patron, the Bishop of
Ferns and Ossory.
The Rev. Nicholas Cuthbert Fenwick. to the Rectory of
Killenick, Ireland, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. R.
W. Elgee. Patron, the Bishop of Ferns and Ossor'..
The DT. Rolf e., to the living_of 'l'etuplemore,
Ire-
nd. Patron, the Archhishap of Cashel.
The Rev. Richard Sale, of Epping, has been appointed
Chaplain to the Epping Union. The Dissenting guardians
of this union, acting with those of Braintree having refused
to elect a chaplain, the question was brought to the vote,
when there appeared—for the appointment,l4 ; against it, 10.

OBITUA RY.
November 5, the Rev. W. G. Maxwell, of Twyning. near
Tewkesbury. The rev. gentleman's death was occasioned
by the accidental discharge of his gun, the contents of which
so severely fractured his arm that instant amputation was
deemed necessary, but he expired imme4liately after the
operation.
At his house in Titlev, Hertfordshire, in the 72d year of
his age, the Rev. John Bissell, 8.D., Vicar of Leintwardine,
Mr. Bissell was for many years an active and zealous magis-
trate.

Aged 63, at Gloucester,the_Rev. John Kempthorne, Rec-

tor of St. Michaels, with St. Mary de Grace, Gloucester.
The Rev. Thomas Toke, Rector of Little Canfield,
Essex.
At an advanced age, the Rev. John Griffiths, Rector of
Brechfa, and of I.lendilo-Abercowin, Carmarthenshire. lie
had served the Parish Church of Brechfa upwards of fifty
years, and was alvrapr respected for the virtues of his cha-
racter.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD. Nov. lo.—Many of our readers will r.member
that when Queer, Adelaide visited the Universit‘, in Octo-
ber, 1835, and was inspecting the portraits of our founders
and benefactors in the Bodleian Gallery, Her Majesty was
graciously pleased to promise her own portrait and that of
her august consort, as additions to that collection. We are
happy to say thlt two splendid full-length portraits, painted
by Sir D. Wilkie, has arrived during the present week, and
are placed in the Gallery. They are admirable likenesses,
and that of His Majesty is rendered of peculiar interest,
siace it is, we believe. the last picture for which our late
Monarch sat previously to his lamented death.—Orf. Herald.
The Regius Professor of Divinity commences his private
lectures this day. He will deliver his public lectures on Fri-
day, the 2-3rd inst., at Christ Church. The Margaret Pro-
fessor of Divinity will begitt a course of lectures on Thurs-
day, this 29th instant, at one o'clock, in the hall of Magdalen
coll. The Professor of Poetry will read his terminal lecture
on Tuesday, the 20th, at the Clarendon, at two o'clock.
The Rev. H. Cary, M.A., of Worcester coll., has been
mopointed by the Vice-Chancellor to act as Proctor in the
University Court, in the room of the Rev. Mr. Perkins,
resigned.
J. T. Bridges, M.A., of Wudham college, was last week
admitted ad eundem in the University of Cambridge.
CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 10.—On Monday last, the sth instant,
the Rev. Dr. Hodgson, Master of St. Peter's college, was
elected Vice-Chancellor for the year ensuing.
The Seateinian Prize for the best English Poem upon a
Theological subject. has been adjudged to the Rey. 'l'. Han-
kiason, of Corpus Christi coll.: Subject—" Ethiopia stretch-
ing out her hands unto God."
The following is the subject of the Norrisian Prize. Essay,
for the present year—" The Divine origin of the Holy Scrip-
tures may be inferred from their perfect adaptation to the
circumstances of Human Nature."
The following gentlemen of St. John's coll. were on Mon-
day last elected Scholars of that society:—Jones, Bainbridge,
MOrrice, Hill, Ackland, Bailey, E. P. Smith, Leeman,
Slight, Marsh, Martyn, Reyner, T. H. Brown, Rogers,
Williamson, Clubbe, Ellicott, Sangster, Loyd), Shadwell,
sen. Shears, Morse, Ainger, R. B. Mayor, Shadwell, jun.,
Robinson, Simpson, Sheringham, Balderston, Kirby.
The Earl of Altamont, eldest son of the Marquis of Sligo,
the Hon. G. D. Browne, eldest son of Lord Banmore, Lord
G. Manners, the Hon. A. Saville, the Hon. C. Vereker, the
Hon. F. Needham, the Hon. W. H. Lyttleton, the Hon. D.
Fortescue, and Sir S. Clarke, Bart., have been admitted of
Trinity coll.
On Monday last, being the Anniversary of the Gunpowder
Plesioo.assmaa&-was preached at Great St. Mary's Church,
by the Vice-Chancellor, (the Master of St. Peter's coll.),
finin St. John, 18th chapter, part of 31th verse—" My king-
dom is not of this world."