The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-06 00:00:00

liis 19th day of October, 1840. Kinder-
Kinderlev, Lincoln's-inn, London, solici-

w anything of church statistics
ill be read with the same gratifi-
e expressed. But probably the
rs will require some explanation
s of the case before they can share
Chat explanation, therefore, we will

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those great, undivided, and, con-
dale Lancashire parishes to which
or twice, a few weeks back, called
friends of the church. It con-
'e 17,000 inhabitants ; now, pro-

Winwick is one of the largest

I. It was returned in the Eccle. si-
-1835 as of the annual value of
n is the Earl of Derby, and the
Mr. Hornby, either a nephew or

sample, then, is here about to be
o he carried through Parliament to
to (we have heard) five or six sepa-
rtioning the tithes among the seve-

to reduce the size of the present mag-
,'-house ; to build new parsonage-houses
ial clergy ; and, where needed, to build
or churches.

that we see in the commissioners'

These are Ashton, in Winwick, population 6,846, in-
come £lBl. Lowton, in Winwick, population 4,255,
• Newchurch, in Winwick, population
£lOl.

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at once be raised to the enjoyment of
m ; and, we suppose, one or two other

set
_out and provided

t rectc

must be a sacrifice on the part of the pre-
or patron, or both, to effect so great an

le one will exclaim, as in the case of
[shop of Winchester and the Farnham Bill, " So,
Lord Der4y will get the patronage of six livings,
dof one ! And this remark, with the ignorant
almost takes away the whole merit of
1. But those who have watched the
itronage, whether in church or state,

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the I

workin,
know t

iigious differenc

church which most nEeded remedy-
was the heaping up a large share of church:revenue
a single person, where such revenue ought to
supported several efficient labourers. This in
d chiefly showed itself in the formation of
)ns," those scandals to the church, which all par-
re now united in condemning -and dissolving ;
ngland by pluralities, which (the Primate's
will gradually diminish. The least criminal
is of this evil was seen in such cases as Win-
re a great revenue grew up without any
means being taken to raise it ; and all that
'ished was that such ample means should be
larger number of labourers.
isant to a peer to have half-a-dozen
to give away. But it is more than
to have one large rectory.
at a glance that the rectory of
£3,220. a year, could not be other-
n a part of the revenues of the earldom of
What nobleman would have wished a finer
e for a younger son, or nephew, or son-in-law,
than such a splendid endowment ?

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then, in surrendering this noble piece of
and manfully resolving to do his duty by
nd by the people, has set one of the finest
ich modern times have witnessed—an ex-
we hope .and trust will be extensively and
followed.

)ectacle

lot have it followed in the metropolis?
s presented by such " pa-
,,oone and Pancras, for instance—
.ger shall they be suffered to continue ?
_on, in one case, is the Crown ; in the other
_dn and Chapter of St. Paul's. Surely, neither
diese livings can be allowed to be again filled with-
out an entire change in their organization. A "parish"
extending from_Guilford-street to Highgate-hill! Why
have not the Dean and Chapter already taken the same
course as the Earl of Derby, and formed their plan for
its complete and final subdivision ?

the 11

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Uhapters

however, are, we are aware,

of all bodies in effecting changes.
er peers, and those not a few, who,
old considerable church patronage.
eir responsibilities in this matter.
One thorough reform of this kind is of more real
value than half a dozen donations to church building
nd laudable as these may be.

necessary