The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY ef CI,ERICAb NEWS.

With the actual assistance of the Pacha of Egypt, a
church, for the Protestants in Alexindria is now building.
It is said that the British government has determined to
reduce the salaries of the clergy in ail the colonies twenty
per cent.
By desire of the King of Holland, a yearly pension
has been settled on the Rev Mr. Morrison, the English
chaplain at Flushing and Middleburg.
The Archbishop of Dublin has removed the Rev. R.
W. Kyle from the curecy of Donnybrook, for persisting
in his adhesion to the proposed Evangelical Alliance.
The Lord Bishop f Lichfield has acknowledged the re-
ceipt of £ll/0, as a thank offering from an unknown do-
nor, who has " tren relieved from much anxiety on ac-
count of a dear relative in the late campaign in Ind a."
The Rev. Thomas Gregg, senior cu. are of Sr. Cathe-
rine's, Dublin, died on Wednesday, of feverish cold,
caught three weeks previously,while attending his laborious
duties of parish minister. He was very highly esteemed.
The Rev. R. W. Sibthorn is now at Oxford, on a visit
to some of his old college friends. It is said that, he has
imp sed on himself a s lence of three ytais from his usual
pulvit ministrations, as a mark of penitential regret for
having, in a moment of ill-judged excitement, joined the
R miss communion.

James Barmhy, B A„ and Scholar of University Col-
lege, was last week elect-d a Fellow of AA agdalen College,
Ox i,rd, on the foundation of Thomas Ingledew. Mr.
Barmby obtained a second class in '' Litetis H urnaniori_
bus," and a first class in " Diseiplinis Math. et Phys.,"
in Easter Term. 1845.

AGED CLERGYMEN IN FCOTLAND.—Of all the clergy-
men of the Choi eb of Scott nd, there are only 44 whose
ordination dates from last century. One was of &hied iii
1786, three in 1789. two in 1790, four in 1792. three in
1713, three in 1794. three in 1795, five in 1796, five in
1797. two in 1798, five in 1799. a, d eight in 1800.
'I HE COLLEGE AT ST. COLUMBO —The Bev. J. Gar-
bett has ft mid it necessary to resign the post lately held
by hint in the above institution, established by the lit v.
W. Sewell, of Exeter College. Oxford. at Stackalleti, Ire-
land. Mr. Gar bett ohjected to " comp ulsoty lasts ;"
and he was informed by the warden that, " rather than
pursue the course ehich he had commenced, of attempt-
itkg an or. attic ehanee of that constitution upon which the
founders had d for this college, his duty was to resign
his fellowship This hi- has done.
THE CHURCH IN CHINA.—At the Meeting of the
Christian Knowledge So. iety last week, the standing
committee gave riot Ce of their intent on to propose, at
the meeting on the sth of May, that the sum of £2 000
be then voted by the society towards a bishopric in our
Chinese possessions. This see will he that of Victoria,
in Hong-Kong. The Bishop of I,,,nilore we enderoand,
has already received. fri m one intlivi.lnal, £5,(100, fur
the purposes of the bishopric, and X 5,000 from anti ther
individual, for a college ; and other sums, areoutititig to
£B,OOO. have been received. So that when the vote or
the Christian Knowledge Society is carried, there will be
£l5 000 tor the bishoprie, besides £5.000 for the college.
Two other sets are tot e erect d in Australia.
THE CHURCH AND THE TRACTARIANS.—Mr. Grealey
has announced that the " Church Di Englsnd has just
passed through a process of fermentation," but that now
the danger has " subsided," and the disorder has " passed
away." So far from this bi big the case, we have had a
number of secessions to BOMB within the last few days.
We observe the anxiety manifested by the partisans of
Rome who still continue amonest us. to create a teeltrig of
sympathy anti pity for the seceders, and to throw all the
blame of their secession on the Church itself, and espe-
cially on those members of the church whe hold reforme-
tion principles. Thus, whe!her Dr. Pusey speaks cf Mr.
Newman. or Mr Wray of his late curate, it is " our owe
sins" that are said to have occasioned the loss of " these
humble and holy men ;" and the guilt, if there be any
guilt, is to he laid wholly at the dour of those " ultra
Protestants," who have wounded and driven away these
" Catholic-minded men" be their denial of " sacramental
grace," " apostolical succession," and other " funda-
mental doctrines." Now, how is it possib'e to blind our-
selves to the plain tendency of such language as this ? A
separation takes place between certain parties and the com-
munity to which they have heretofore belonged ; and, in de-
scribing and characterizing the conduct of the separatists,
more blame is assigned to the church which they have lett
than to them for leaving it. Clearly, then, the effect on
the minds of the hearers and readers of such strictures
must be to incline them rather to follow the seceders,
than to adhere to the Church, on the established prin-
ciple of preferring the minor evil of the two —Record.
CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.—At the monthly meet-
ine, on
Merriday,t inheAe7f o seven bsh ups.hbishopofiCiririterbuiy took the
T.oe were
iircluding cur
own diocesan. The committee gave instructit ns to the
treasurer to pay grants to several par she-, in consequence
"t having received the required certificates of the compte-
tioti of the vat ions works undertaken with the aid of the
society. Four new churches have been completed at these
places, and eight existing churches rebuilt or enlarged,
The additional accommodation obtained is 2 384 seats,
1,965 of which are free and unappropriated. The f ggre-
gate population of these tvrel‘e parishes is 103,619 souls.
tor whom accommodation was formerly prifsided for
21,000 persons, including 9,000 free seats. At this meet-

lug assistance was granted towards the erection of five
new churches, towards rebuilding four existing churches
upon an enlarged scale, and towards enlarging, or re-
arranging, the seats in seven other churches, making six-
teen grants in all. Amongst the districts to which
assistance was afforded is that of St. Simon, at Liverpool,
which the report of the society says " has a population
of 7,600 persons, mostly of the poorer classes—viz., dock-
yard labourers, warehousemen, railway servants, petty
shopkeepers, &c. Not less than 1,602 persons are found
to be resident in four small streets. A building has been
recently licensed by the Bishop of Chester for the per-
formance of Divine service, which is extremely crowded ;
while the demand for accommodation is so great, notwith-
standing the wretchedness which abounds, that the erec-
tion of a church can no longer be debated." The society
is pledged to the payment of £63.502. while its present
means are only £49,779 ISs., but it is fully expected that
the funds to be raised by collections under the Qaeen's
letter, together with the usual contributions from donors
and subscribers, will enable the society to fuifil all its
engagements.
THE ANCIENT CREED OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH•
—A very numerous and most influential meeting was held
at the Rotunda, Dublin, on Saturday week, at twelve
o'clock, to hear the discussion. which had been expected
to take place on this subject, between the Roman Catho-
lic Priests and Professors of Maynooth, who had been so
respectfully invited to attend by the Rev. R. J. M'Ghee;
and that rev. gentleman, Dr. Murray, had been especially
solicited to preside at the meeting, or to appoint some of
his clergy to do so, in conjunction with a Protestant cler-
gyman. As this and every invitation had been declined,
'he chair was taken, at a few minutes after twelve, by the
Venerable the Archdeacon of Dublin, who called upon the
Rev. R. J. M'Ghee to open the meeting with prayer.
After he had concluded, the venerable chairman briefly
stated the objects of the meeting ; and observed that, as
there was not to be any discussion on the subject, inas-
much as the Roman Catholic priests had not come, the
Rev. R. J. M'Ghee, his respected friend and relation,
would deliver a lecture on the subject of the ancient creed
of the Christian Church. A large number of the clergy
were assembled on the half of the platform appropriated
to them, among whom were the Very Rev. the Dean of
Ardagh, who took the chair, the Archdeacon of Dublin
being obliged to leave on business • Venerable Archdea-
con of Derry, Dr. Singer, Rev. 'Thomas Kingston. and
between thirty and forty other clergymen. The Rev. R.
J. M'Ghee c .mmenced about twenty minutes after
twelve, and delivered, for the course of about three hours,
a most clear and demonstrative lecture on the subject of
tt'e Apostles' Creed, the Nicene and Athanasian Creeds,
and the Creed of Pope Pius IV. While it was impossible
to contravene the facts and dates which he exhibited in
large tabular charts before the audience, of which he had
duplicates placed upon stands upon the platform, as also
on the part of the platform res, rved for the priests, it
must have been most gratifying to all assembled to bear
that there was not only not an unkind or offensive word
or irritating allusion in the whole of the lecture, but a
spirit of true Christian kindness and affection towards
Roman Catholics ; so that all of those of that persuasion
who were present, must have felt that it was well adapted
to carry out the intention for which the meeting was con-
vened—that of endeavt,uriog to bring Protestants and
Roman Catholics to unite in the profession :of the pure
Catholic faith of the ancient Christian . !lurch. It is the
intention of Mr. M'Ghee to publish this lecture; and he
has stated that he intends, in conjunction with others of
his rev. l•rethren, to commence a course of lectures on
the subject, on a plan that has not yet been tried in the
course of Christian controversy. It is, however, as the
reverend gentleman stated. established now as a matter
of fact, and one which is most worthy the attention both
of Protestants and Roman Catholics—that the profession
of faith of the Protestant Church is that which has been
maintained unchanged since the first publication of the
Apostles' Creed ; and that the profession of faith of the
Church of Rome was never known by the Christi.m world
till the yea, 1564. This fact at once det rmines the ques-
tion of antique)* between the faith of the two church s.

THE C URT 4 FiLSHIOAABLE WORLD.

The Court remains at Buckingham Palace, and during
the present delightful weather, the Queen and Prince Al-
bert, with the infant members of the Royal Family, have
taken their accustomed airings in the gardens adjoining
the palace.
Her Majesty's Theatre was graced on Tuesday evening
by the presef.ce. for the first time this year, of her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert. The opera of Souunambula was
performed.
Lord and Lady Stanley and the family arrived, on Fri-
day, in St. James's-square, fr..rn Knowsley-park.
The E-'rl and Countess of Sefton arrived at their man-
sion in Be'krat•e-square on Thursday from Croxte h Park,
neat- Liverpnol. for the season.
The Kari of Derhy arrived in town, on Thursday, from
Knowsley. The oo•dle Earl attained his seventy fist year
on Tuesday, and intends, in the course of this week, to
take the nt-cessary oaths to take his seat in the House of
Lords, indifferent health having prevented him from at-
tending in that assembly since her Majesty's accession to
the throne.

Lord and Lady Francis Ee.erton have been entertaining
the Earl and Countess of Cawdor, and Lady Campbell,
the Dowager Duchess of Morley, Lady F. Cole and Miss
Cole, Sir Horace Seymour and Lady C. and Miss Sey-
mour, the lion. Miss Eden, and a sun-cession of vi.itors.
at Ratchford-park. near Cobham, during the holidays.
There is ❑o truth that the noble lord anti lady had gone to
Paris.