The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The .Rev. Dr. Warren, 'of Manchester, preached at the
Temple Church, London, on Sunday afternoon last.
The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, Rector
of Bishopwearmouth, brother of the Duke of Wellington,
has gone to Bath to take the waters for the benefit of his
health, which we regret to learn is far from satisfactory.
A correspondent of the Church and State Gazette
asks whether the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have not
unbishoped the Bishop of Manchester, as the report of
their scheme declares, that the Bishop of Manchester" shall
be invested with all the same rights, privileges, dignities,
power, jurisdiction, and authority, as have hitherto been,
and now are possessed by the Bishop of Ripon ?" We

presume that the like were meant.
DR. PUSEY AND THE " HERALD."—Dr. Pusey has
contradicted the statements given in last week's STAN-
DARD, on the subject of his advising a Rev. Mr. Brown
to "go to Rome." He says, " I never advised any in-
dividual whatever to ' go to Rome,' or leave the English
Church. Such advice mostly comes from a very different
quarter. On the contrary, those who know me know
well that, being convinced of the divine office and mission
of the English Church, I have never ceased to endeavour
to remove the doubts of any who have applied to me."
DEPARTURE OF THE COLONIAL BISHOPS.—Dr. Short,
Bishop of the newly-formed diocese of Adelaide, South
Australia, accompanied by the Ven. M. Hale and the
Ven. M. Hale and the Rev. A. B. Burnett, embarked on

Wednesday for his distant diocese. Dr. Tyrrell, Bishop
of New South Wales, will leave England on an early day
this week. The days for the departure of Dr. Gray,
Bishop of Cape Town, Cape of Good hope, and Dr,
Percy, Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, have not yet been
fixed, but it is expected they will leave very early in
October.
THE POWIS TESTIMONIAL.—It has been resolved that
the testimonial in acknowledgement of the Earl of Powis's
long continued, and now successful. efforts to preserve the
separate existence of the diocese of St. Asaph and Bangor,
shall consist of the institution of scholarships or exhibi-
tions, to be called the " Powis Scholarships," in such
numbers as the funds collected will admit of, at one or
both of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge, for the
maintenance of students, natives of Wales, or one of the
four dioceses of Bangor, St. Asaph, St. David's, or Llan-
daff, thoroughly acquainted with the Welsh language, and
intending to become candidates for holy orders ; such ex-
hibition to be held till the holder is of a sufficient standing
to take his B. A degree ; and if the funds suffice, to be in
part continued to him during a limited portion of the
period of his occupying a curacy in Wales, under such
regulations as shall be approved of by the Earl of Powis
and the bishop of such see.
FASQUE EPISCOPAL CHAPEL.—The ceremony of con-
secrating this chapel, which has been dedicated to Saint
Andrew, took place on Saturday last, and was witnessed
by a large portion of "the curious" from all parts of the
neighbourhood. Erected at considerable expense by Sir
J. Gladstone, Bart., the chapel has been given over by him
to the bishop of the diocese for the use of the adherents of
the Scots Episcopal communion in all time coming; and,
having made provision for the endowment of an incum-
bent, he has bestowed the appointment on the Rev, D. A.
Irvine, who, not having yet received priest's orders, offi-
ciates temporarily as a deacon; under the license of the
bishop. Among the distinghished strangers present at
the consecration were the Bishop of Oxford, (the son of
the late William Wilbeeorce,) the Warden of Trinity
College, Glensalmond, Bishop Skinner, of Aberdeen, &c.
In consequence of the demise of the bishop of the district,
(Moir, of Brechin,) the bishop primus (Skinner), assisted
by the Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Arbroath, performed the
various services, the Hon. W. E. Gladstone and his lady,
the latter at the organ, leading the devotional exercises.
We understand the Bishop of Oxford preached in the cha-
pel on the following day. Montrose Review.
IS IT LEGAL TO LET PEWS IN PARISH CHURCHES ?
The Cheltenham Examiner says—" The abuse of pew-
letting, so long complained of, is at length likely to be
put an end to. The Bishop of Gloucester, at his visita-
tion, on Monday, brought the subject before his court ;
and from some remarks dropped by himself and Dr.
Phillimore it appears to be pretty certain that the prac-
tice is illegal, and that the remedy may be easily. admi-
nistered. It is a well-known fact that persons who never
think of attending the church themselves, who reside at a
distance, or are themselves members of dissenting con-
gregations, claim the right of property over certain pews, -
and derive a considerable revenue by letting them to
other parties. Some pews, in good situations, let as high
as £l2 or £l4 per annum. It is also well known that
this abuse does not exist only in a few isolated cases, but
that a large proportion of the seats which ought to be oc-
cupied by the parishioners at large, are made the subject
of this system of sale and barter. Dr. Phillimore ex-
pressed a very decided opinion on the sublect, and the
court made an order on the churchwardens to make a re-
port of the number of pews so claimed, and the parties
claiming, by the Ist of November next. It is likely that
these parties, both lessors and lessees, may receive sum-
monses to appear before the ecclesiastical court, to ex-
plain the grounds on which they justify the pretence."
THE CHURCH PARTY.—Whether we think the Church
of England a divinely-appointed instrument for the evan-
gelising the world, or only a divinely-permitted society
for working out great moral ends, all confess that it is one
of the greatest institutions in the land, and intimately
blended with the constitution. They own, too, that
while its continuance and preservation promise perma-
nency to other institutions, by inculcating lessons of
order, contentment, and morality, its dissolution would
threaten disorganisation and destruction far and wide.
Rather than risk these evils, many who are themselves
but half Churchmen, either in discipline or in spirit,
would rally round the Church when it was in danger, and
refuse to ally themselves with those who sought its over-
throw. Let such as these consider the natural-tendency
of what are called "Liberal" measures, and let the religious
Dissenter beware in time, lest he be beguiled by his
political half-brother to take part in the destruction of
that which he desires to repair. The wisest Nonconfor-
mists, Owen, Baxter, Howe, and Robert Hall, recognised
many excellencies in our system ; Doddridge and Matthew
Henry expressly gave God praise for the national estab-
lishment of our religion ; and the great body of the
Wesleyans support the Church upon all critical occasions.
Besides believing its existence amongst to be a good in
itself, they perceive also that it affords the surest pledge
of toleration, which, in the event of Popery gaining the
ascendant, they could not expect.—Berkshire Chronicle.

THE MANCHESTER BISHOPRIC.—One thing is certain,
that the bishopric was offered to Dr. Waddington, Dean
of Durham and declined by him. From all that we hear,
it is most likely that the party selected for the newly-cre-
ated dignity will be the Hon. and Rev. Henry Montague
Villiers, M. A., Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury,
London, a prebendary of St. Paul's. He was named six
months ago, and of late there appears to be some reason
for believing that he is to be the new bishop. Mr. Villiers
is a younger brother of the Earl of Clarendon, and of the
Hon. C. P. Villiers, M. P. for South Lancashire. If
elected, he will be the youngest bishop, being only in his
35th year. He married, in January, 1837, Misa Hulton,
the eldest daughter of William Hulton, Esq., of Hulton
Park. He was then rector of Kenilworth ; but in 1841 he
was appointed to the rectory of St. George's, Bloomsbury,
on Dr. Short, the former rector, being elevated to the see
of Sodor and Man. As yet, we believe, her Majesty's
cong6 d' elire has not been sent to the (now) cathedral
chapter of Manchester ; but we may expect it in a very
short time. Meanwhile, we are in the anomalous position
of an episcopal see that never had a bishop. Since Wed-
nesday last, the Bishop of Chester has ceased to be our
diocesan ; and there being no Bishop of Manchester ap-
pointed, any matter arising in the new diocese which may
demand episcopal recognition, we suppose, must go to the
Archbishop of York. in whose province the see of Man-
chester is ecclesiastically situate.—ltlanchester Guardian.
THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY.—The commit-
tee of the National Society, considering it highly impor-
tant at the present juncture that the Church should make
great efforts to supply the country more adequately with
duly qualified teachers, have recently sent letters of in-
quiry to the diocesan boards, in order to learn what force
the Church possesses, or is likely soon to possess, in the
department of training institutions. It appears that the
institutions at York, Chester, Warrington, Durham,
Winchester, Sarum, Chichester, Brighton, Reading, Ox-
ford, Exeter, and Lichfield, continue to be efficiently
conducted, according to the wishes and the means of their
respective bishops and supporters. Three of those insti-
tutions (Exeter, Winchester, and Oxford) are about to
be enlarged, and five new ones (Derby, Bristol, Carmar-
then, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire), on a sufficient
scale, will, if the public afford adequate support, be ere
long opened. The committee of the National Society
having considered the foregoing facts, and the importance
of stimulating the establishment of Church training insti-
tutions on an adequate scale, agreed to authorise endea-
vours to raise a fund for promoting the establishment and
enlargement of diocesan training institutions throughout
the country. They are resolved that grants should be
offered out of the special fund towards the establishment
of training institutions in those dioceses in which there
are considerable mines and factories • that such grants
should be at a rate varying from £lO to £25 for every
student whom the institution can accommodate and train ;
and that this offer shall be in force for the next two years.
BORNEO CHURCH MISSION INSTITUTION.—We have
great satisfaction in stating that an institution was last
year formed, under the most favourable auspices, for the
foundation of a church, mission-house, and school in Sa-
ranak, in the island of Borneo, from which incalculable
benefits may be anticipated, by the propagation of Chris-
tianity provided the British people contribute some por-
tion of their means towards that desirable object. The
committee include the Earl of Ellesmere (chairman) and
many exalted members of the church and laity. A gen-
tleman (James Brooke, Esq.) recently obtained a grant
of territory from the Sultan of Borneo, and now governs
the extensive district with undisputed authority. He has
already, by his own individual exertions, done much for
the improvement of the Dyak and Malay races there, and
will encourage, by all means in his power, any well-devised
scheme for their education and elevation in the scale of
social beings, the crowning object being to instruct them
in gospel truths. Peace, order, and harmony already
reign where this philanthropist located himself, about
seven years ago. As is stated in a well written and
authentic report of his labours, under his mild and peace-
ful sway, the rights of property are now respected, perso-
nal violence has abated, piracy has been suppressed, and
his neighbours begin to understand that the peaceful pur-
suits of industry and commerce are preferable to roving
warfare and aggression. The grateful Dyacks are ready
to welcome any instructor who may come amongst them
in the name of their " white friend." The land requisite
for the church, school, &c., he has already offered gratui-
tously, on a favourable site. All our bishops encourage
and support the scheme, and the subscriptions already
received have encouraged the committee to recommend
the Rev. F. T. M`Dougall, M.A., and the Rev. W. B.
Wright, both of Oxford, to head the mission. Mr.
M`Dougall is, in addition to his clerical vecatiea, a mem-
ber of the College of Surgeons, ,audit is anticipated that

great benefit will result from his medical knottitedge, as a
means of conciliating the good-will of the patives. Here-
after funds may be supplied for the establishment of an
hospital,with a school of medicine and surgery. The scheme
is one, in fine, embracing the conjoint dissemination of
Christianity and civilisation. The benefactions already
received are most encouraging ; but more are yet wanted
to complete the establishment. Donations and subscrip-
tions are received by Messrs. Coutts and rummond,
Glyn, and Co., Hoares, Masterman, and C0.,d0., and Wil-
liams and Co., bankers, London. We trust the benevo-
lent and Christian public of Liverpool and its neighbour-
hood will not be behindhand in aiding this admirable in-
stitution. .