The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTICAL.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Rev. W. H. Andrews, M.A., Rector of Carlton Colvile, SUP
folk, to be Chaplain to the Oulton Union.
Rev. J. Brooks, to the Perpetual Curacy of Walton-le-Dale,
near Preston.

Rev. R. J. Clarke, to the Perpetual Curacy of Ocker•bilb
Tipton, Staffordshire.

Bev.-C. A. A. Craven, 8.A., to the Curacy of Carlton Co'vile'
Suffolk.

Rev. Davies, to the Incumbency of St. Mark's, WhitechaP6
Rev. R. De Jersey, 8.A., to the Curacy of Moulsham, Essex
Rev. R. Hind, to the Chaplaincy of her Majesty's Ship Rod'
ney, Portsmouth.

Rev. B. Houchen, ALA., to the Chaplaincy of Swaff ham Gaol,
Norfolk.

Rev. W. Jephson, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cad'
bridge, late Curate of St. John the Evangelist, Westminstefi
to the Curacy of St. Luke's, Norwood.
Rev. J. Kinahati, Rector of Knockbreda, to be Chaplain
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Rev. G. Knowling, M.A., to the Incumbency of St. Paull,
Stonehouse.
Rev. P. Langley, 8.A., to the Curacy of Olney, Bucks.
Rev. J. Lyons, to the Vicarage of Tillingham, Essex.
Rev. J. Matthews, to the Professorship of Physical Mend,
St. David's College, Lampeter.
Rev. G. Roberts, of Limehouse, to the Incumbency of 511
John's Church, Cheltenham.
Rev. P. Rogers, to be Chaplain and Naval Instructor to 10
Majesty's Steam-frigate Firebrand, Woolwich.
Rev. Russell, to be Evening Lecturer to Ludlow Parish
Church.

Rev. J. Scott, to be Chaplain of the Bath Union.
Rev. F. W. Smith, 8.A., to be Chaplain and Naval Instructol
of her Majesty's Steam-frigate Odin, Portsmouth.

DIOCESE OF CHESTER.
PREFERMENT, 27TH JANUARY, 1853.—The Rev. J.
Aston licensed to the Perpetual Curacy of Bollington, iD
the parish of Prestbury, in the county of Chester, void bi
the resignation of the Rev. William Pearson. Patrol,'
the Vicar of Prestbury. Value £l7-1, with a house.
The Rev. John Stedman to the Stipendiary Curacy 01
the Chapel of Scarisbrick, in the parish of Ormskirk, 10
the county of Lancaster, on the nomination of the Refs
W. E. Rawstorne, Vicar of Ormskirk.

THE BAPTISMAL QUESTION.—A candidate for Orders
Mr. Hayward, has been rejected by the Bishop of Ripee,
on the ground of unsoundness in his views of the Sacra'
ment of Baptism, the Bishop giving the following certifi'
cate of the ground of rejection :—" This is to certify 00
the Rev. George A. Hayward was examined by me as a call'
dilate for Priests orders ; that his examination in ever/
other respect was satisfactory ; but that I found myself
unable to ordain him, because he persevered in maintainieg
that the inward and spiritual grace of baptism is ` saving
grace, which he explained as meaning a grace whieb
effectually ensures salvation,' so that none but those who
are ultimately saved can have received of this grace'
(Signed) T. C. RIPON."
NEW CHURCHES.—The Marquis of Blandford has ob,'
tained a parliamentary return of the new churches required
in parishes in England and Wales where the populatioe
exceeds 3,000 souls, as also to the subdivision of parishes/
the additional church accommodation required, the p0p,11.,,'
lation of each place, and the amount of church room, pato
the proportion of free sittings now provided therein. The
return extends to 37 folio pages. In the 26 dioceses 0)
England and Wales the new churches required, as alreadl
stated, number 580. In the diocese of Canterbury 5 are
required, in York 17, in London 58, in Durham 26, bl
Winchester 30, inßangor 11, in Bath and Wells 2, in Carl'
isle 6, in Chester 21, in Chichester the number is not
stated, nor any remarks made, in Ely 4, in Exeter 20, ifs
Gloucester and Bristol 23, in Hereford 3, in Lichfield 73,
in Lincoln 11, in Llandaff 35, in Manchester 80, in Nor.
wich 6, in Oxford 14, in Peterborough 11, in Ripon 67, i°
Rochester 7, in Salisbury 5, in St. Asaph, 5, in St. David's
19, and in Worcester 21. There is no remark as to the
diocese of Sodor and Man. The largest number of netC
churches are required in the diocese of Manchester, where.
it is stated that £lO,OOO can be provided and sites for nest
churches. Several parts in the diocese of London ate
pointed out—one part ( Hatcham) where there are upwards
of 7,000 people without a church, at which place apv
is required and only £1,500 raised.

CHURCH REFORM.-9. society has been projected for
the purpose of effecting a reformation in the governmeo
of the Church of England. It is proposed :—That
no
clergyman should hold more than one living, and that l
shall be resident thereon ; and that every attempt to sea
a presentation to a living shall be punished by confiscatiod
of the said patronage to the parish ; and every attempt 0
purchase a nomination shall be visited by the clerical de'
linquent, by a deprivation of holy orders ; that no clergc
man shall fill the office of a civil magistrate that sai
canonries, deaneries, and prebendal stalls be abolished, to
their revenues applied to the general purposes of the
church ; that the property of the church shall be adroi'
nistered by a board of commissioners,composed exclusivell
of lay churchmen, appointed by the government, subjected
all points to the jurisdiction and investigation of parliament;
that patrons shall submit the names of six persons to tbd
congregation, that one may be chosen therefrom as the
incumbent—each of the six so nominated to perforo
duty one whole Sunday before the election ; that all lie
ings, now in the gift of the crown, bishops, and othel
church dignitaries, shall be withdrawn from the same, an
the future occupiers of the said livings be chosen by. ta.:
communicant members of the congregation ; that tag',
shall be 100 dioceses, the same to be divided as equally?'
possible ; that each diocese shall be divided into four did:
atrsicatns,aesasicshtadnitstbriischt
bishop
; tbeiapirra nicleadnnouvaelr
mbyeeatuinag sr.tllaaeara4
place of the clergy and churchwardens in each diocese, the proportion of one-half of each, presided over by fLL' bishop, to take into consideration the spiritual state of I
diocese—a report of the same to be submitted to a genersi
council of the church, meeting in June every year, aO,,
consisting of the archbishops, bishops, and lay delegate 3
from each diocesan synod, who shall decide upon 07
matters of doctrine and discipline. It is also proposed
that curates shall be paid £l5O a-year ; country inculy
bents £250 a-year ; town incumbents £350 a-year ; arch'
deacons £750 a-year ; bishops £2,000 a-year • the Arch'
bishop of York £4,000, and the Archbishop of 'Canterbuff
£5,000 a-year ; that church-rates, marriage and baptismal
fees, and Easter offerings, be abolished ; and that thl
bishops shall cease their attendance in the House 0,,
Lords. Such a scheme is too preposterous for comment'

ATTENDANCE AT CHURCH.

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As we have entered on a new year, the followia
extracts from a kind and judicious address by a much
respected clergyman of this town to his congregationt
may prove both acceptable and instructive :
In the first place, I would entreat you to be regular in
your attendance at Church.
Secondly—Be punctual in your attendance. 1-4,11
attendance is highly indecorous. No one can be just'
said to be in time, who is not present before the CO'
mencement of the service. Some minutes, at least. Pi
required for preparatory prayer and meditation, so Oft
when the first note, whether of prayer or praise, is hear"
all may be ready to stand up together, and join in coal.
mon worship with one voice and tongue.
Thirdly—Let your demeanour be reverential and
Every one should proceed slowly and quietly to his pew.
and, having craved the divine blessing, should endeavour
to keep himself in a proper posture both of mind an
body during the whole of the service. Kneeling. during
prayer, where health and accommodation will admit ir, i 4
the attitude most in unison with the directions of ora
church, as well as with the humbling spirit of devotion.
Fourthly—Every worshipper should join audibly in IP;
the responses, not omitting the "Amen," at the end o_,
each prayer. Nothing conduces more to the animation
and communion of public worship ; whilst nothing tent:
more to disclose the beauties of our inimitable liturgy. id
times the " Amen" of the congregation is sat 7
to have reverberated through the sanctuary like " a clap
thunder." devout.

Fifthly—ln the Psalmody of the church it is no less the
privilege than it is the duty of every one who has to 7
ability, however humbly, to unite. The legitimate use °:
a choir is not to supersede, but to aid the singing of the
congregation.

Sixthly—If the habit of referring to the lessons, wile!y
read from the desk, as well as to the passages cited o''
expounded from the pulpit, were more general, emorigo
young persons especially, great benefit would result.
would serve to fix the attention, and assist the efforts 0
the mind.

The departure of the congregation from the sanctuary
should be characterised by the same quietness and deco
rum which marked their entrance. The benediction of
the minister should be followed by the silent
and devout
prayer of every worshipper • nor should any one rush out
from hia pew, or from the Church, with unseemly haste.

COURT

AND FASHION

THE ROYAL CHILDREN.—The education of the Roy
children being a matter in which all must feel interested'
a few details of the manner in %%hie!' the day of the RoVP
scholars is divided may perhaps be entertaining to oel,
readers. A primary regard is paid to moral and religion
duties. They rise early, breakfast at eight, and dine n
two. The various occupations are allotted out with alrnen
military exactness. One hour finds them engaged in tbo
study of the ancient—another of the modern authored
their acquaintanceship with languages being first founded
ir
on a knowledge of their grammatical construction, a
afterwards familiarised by conversation. Next they al
trained in those military exercises which give dignity an
bearing. Another hour is agreeably filled up with the
lighter accomplishments of music and dancing. Agaiis
the happy little party assemble in the riding-school, whey,
they may be seen deeply interested in the various evole:
tions of the ménage. Thence—while drawing, and OP
further exercise of music and the lighter accomplishmentt
call off the attention of their sisters—the young prime:
proceed to busily engage themselves in a carpenter
shop, fitted up expressly for them, at the wish of tb,',
Royal Consort, with a turning lathe, and other tog
essential to a knowledge of the craft. They thus earlel
become not only theoretically but practically acquaint
with the useful arts of life. A small laboratory is occei
sionally brought into requisition, at the instance also 0,
their royal father, and the minds of the children are 01
led up from a contemplation of the curiosities of chemilit
science and the wonders of nature, to an inquiry into they
causes. This done, the young carpenters and student!
throw down their saws and axes, unbuckle their philoS%
phy, and shoulder their miniature percussion guns—wilie,
they handle with the dexterity of practised sportsmen.,,
for a shooting stroll through the royal gardens. The eve" 4
ing meal, the preparation for the morning's lessons, an
galinmthantr'imonial alliaricete
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pRIBBON
t Eaotafersl theothf
that
order of the Thistle b
brief religious instruction, close the day.
be
is about to be solemnised between the Hon. E. Russell, 1$
M.P. for Tavistock, and Miss Elliott, niece of Lady
Hislo?
the pry ao
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE and the .",.ba
cess Mary are about to sojourn for some days during
BI
present week with the Duke of Rutland, at Belvoir Cast
Leicestershire.

BY THE DEMISE OF THE EARL OF STAIR, BO be
,-,„a t t•
elevation of North Dalrymple, Esq., to the Peerage, "4!
Dalrymple, M.P. for Wigtownshire, assumes the so-
dormant courtesy title of Yiscottut Dalrymple.