The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

MISS WHITNALL'S ANNUAL CONCERT.

This accustomed annual treat was given on Wednesday
evening week, at the Theatre-Royal, Williamson-square ;
and we were glad to observe, from the fashionable and
numerous attendance, that the fair beneficiare continues
to hold a high position in the estimation of her friends.
In addition to the attraction of Miss Whitnall herself,
the artistes engaged comprised the distinguished vocalist,
Mrs. Wood, Miss Moriatt O'Connor, Mr. Weiss, Mr.
Ryalls, Mr. T. Bishop, and a debutante, Mr. C. Romer,
of this town. The instrumentalists were Mr. Distils
and his fonr talented sons, whose performances on the
Sax horns are unequalled in Europe. The conductors
were Mr. Joseph Robinson and Mr. Willy, jun.
We have seldom heard Miss Whitnall herself in better
voice. In the duet with Mrs. Wood, " Meet again,'
she acquitted herself most satisfactorily ; and a new bal-
lad, composed for her by Mr. J. Robinson, was very
prettily sung. Her execution of Donizetti's " Dream of
Joy" was the best of her performances. It was given
with a spirit and feeling which proved the full apprecia-
tion of its beauties.

To say of Mrs. Wood that every thing committed to
her was sung faultlessly, would be poor commendation.
Her fine voice was certainly never heard to greater Per"
R r
fection, or directed with more consummate taste. e
wish,. however; that the selections made for her had been
different. We cannot believe that she herself would
have selected Haynes Bayley's mawkish song, " We met.
Her " Jock o' Hazeldean ' was fine as ever we heard it
from her, and was encored ; as was " Oh, no,
we never
mention her "—a song too much passe to be tolerated
from other lips.
Mr. Weiss 's song, " From rocky beds," was finely
sung, and encored, another being substituted instead of
the repeat. His performance of " The light of other
days" was most successful.
Mr. Ryalls and Mr. T. Bishop had less to do than
could have been wished, in the absence of other attrac-
tions. Both were received with hearty applause ; and the
latter, in ` John Apderson„' was encored.

A Tyrolean vocal glee of great beauty was finely sung
by Miss Moriatt O'Connor and Messrs. H., W., and T.
Distin, and encored. A song by this young lady was not
so successful.

Mr. C. Romer made his first bow to an audience in his
native town in the fine song by Proche, " From the MO
resound the horn ;" and although an evident timidity
somewhat marred the effect of his performance, we can
congratulate him with confidence upon the certainty of
success in the profession which he has chosen. He pos-
sesses a fine powerful tenor voice, which only wants study
and cultivation to make it perfect. It is singular that
three of this family now hold a high rank as vocalists,
viz., Miss Romer, Mr. Travers (an assumed name), and
Miss Anne Romer ; and Mr. C. Romer is apparently
destined to shine equally. His song on Wednesday was
encored ; and, being given with greater confidence, com-
pleted the satisfactory effect produced upon the audience
Messrs. Distin's instrumental performances were ini-
mitable as usual ; and we must notice the " God save the
Queen" by all the company. It was a rare musical treat.

PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE EPISCOPATE.

A scheme has been matured for materially increasing
the hierarchy of the church, and will be submitted for the
consideration of the legislature in the course of the pre-
sent session. The plan provides for the establishment of
new bishoprics, and the manner in which endowments
may be obtained. It is proposed to leave the dioceses of
Bangor, St. Asaph, and Llandaff as they are at present;
but to divide the diocese of St. David's, forming a new
see at Brecon, to include the archdeaconries of Brecon
and Cardigan. From the diocese of Bath and Wells
would be detached the archdeaconry of Bath, and uniting
it to the archdeaconry of Bristol, the see of Bristol and
Bath would be restored. The archiepiscopal diocese of
Canterbury would be reduced to half its present size,
placing the remainder of Kent under the see of Rochester,
as in former times. The diocese of Chichester, which now
includes the whole of Sussex, and no more, would be left,
untouched. The diocese of Ely would give tne archdea;
conries of Bedford and Huntingdon to one new see at
Bedford, and that at Sudbury to another at Bury St.
Edmund's. The diocese of Exeter would have one new
bishop for Cornwall at Bodmin, and one for the archdea-
conries of Barnstaple and Totness seated at Plymouth.
From the dioceses of Hereford and of Lichfield would be
detached the whole of the county of Salop, which would
be placed under a new bishop at Shrewsbury. In the dio-
cese of Lichfield a new see would be erected for the county
of Derby, at Derby. In the diocese of Lincoln the pre-
sent episcopal see would retain nearly one-half of the
Archdeaconry of Lincoln. The sourthern part would
have a new see at Stamford or Boston, and the Archdea-
conry of Stow and the northern part of the Archdeaconry
of Lincoln would have a new see at Gainsborough. The
Archdeaconry of Nottingham would have a new see at
Southwell. In the diocese of London a new see would be
founded at Westminster, to take charge of part of West-
minster, Southwark, and Surrey. In the diocese of Nor-
wich two additional sees would be founded in Norfolk, at
Yarmouth; and Walsingham, and one in Suffolk, at
Ipswich. From the diocese of Oxford, Berkshire
would be detached, and form the new diocese of Windsor;
Buckinghamshire also would be a new diocese. In the
diocese of Peterborough, the Archdeaconry of Leices-
ter would be a distinct diocese and see. In the present
diocese of Rochester, there would be Bishops of Colches-
ter, Chelmsford, and St. Alban's, the see of Rochester
being restored to its ancient jurisdiction in Kent. The
diocese of Salisbury would be divided, and the county of
Dorset constitute a distinct bishopric, the see to be placed
at Sherborne. In the diocese of Winchester, the Channel
Islands would be provided with a Bishop of Jersey, be-
sides the separation of Surrey, as already mentioned. In
the diocese of Worcester a new bishopric would be formed
at Birmingham and Coventry for Warwickshire. The see
of Carlisle would remain unaltered. The see of Chester
would be divided into those of Chester, Manchester (now
formed), Liverpool, and Lancaster. The county of North-
umberland would be detached from Durham, and become
a distinct diocese under the see of Newcastle and Hex-
barn. The Archdeaconry of Craven in the diocese of
Ripon would become a new diocese, with a see at Halifax
and Leeds. The Archdeaconry of the East Riding and
that of Cleveland would be new dioceses under the
Bishops of Beverley and Whitby. Thus it will be seen
that the proposed addition amounts to 31 new sees, which
would raise the whole number of episcopal sees in England
and Wales to 56, besides the bishoprics of Jersey and
Sodor and Man. Then, as to the means by which funds
can be provided for the support of these bishops. The
bishopric of the Channel Islands would be competently
endowed by annexing it to the deanery of Jersey, so that
56 sees remain to be provided for. Setting aside the sees
of Canterbury, York, London, Durham, and Winchester,
for which a higher scale than the rest would be fixed, there
would be 51 sees to be considered. Of these, 21 (those
having parliamentary seats) would have incomes of £3,500,
and the remaining 30 would have incomes of £3,000.
This would require the sum of £163,600. To the Pri-
macy £lO,OOO per annum would be given, to the Arch-
bishop of York and the Bishop of London £B,OOO respec-
tively, and to the Bishops of Durham and Winchester
£5,000, making a total of £36,000 per annum, or, on the
whole, an income amounting to £199,500 for the support
of the hierarchy of England. The episcopal income et
-present is £170,000, and it is proposed that the remaining
£29,500 shall be raised by making parochial benefices
(which would be attached to the new dioceses) assist in
the endowment of episcopal sees, which arrangement would
have the advantage of providing residences as well as
incomes.