The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

DIOCESE OF' WESTER.

The Bishop of Chester hNs- renewed the license of non,
residence of the Rev. William- Henry Galfridus Mann]
Vicar of.Bowdon, Cheshire, until the 31st December next,-
on the ground of continued al health.
The Bishop has also renewed the license of non-resi-
dence of the. Rev. Peter Von Essen, Rector of Harrington,
in the county of Cumberland, until. the 31st; December,
1855, on the'ground of continued-ill health.
. .

ORDlNATE;lf.—Wednesday, the February next, is
the last day for candidates for ordination, by the Bishop of
Chester, on the second Sunday in Lent, to send in their
necessary papers- to Charles T. W. Parry, Esq., Chester,
his Lordship's secretary.

PROROGATIOYS Or Coxvocmorr.—The:Convocation of
the Prelates and Clergy of the Province of Canterbury
was on Wednesday further prorogued; pursuant to the
royal writ, to Wednesday, the Ist of February. The
Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by the Registrar of
the Province, entered the Jerusalem eliember shortly
after twelve o'clock, when, the royal writ having been
read by the registrars• his grace signed the schedule of
prorogation.
nut CuuncrE OP .14FGLAND.—The census tables show
that in 1831 the number of churches and chapels of the
Church of England arnYnnted to 11,825. The number in
1851,_as returned to the Census-office, was 18,854, exclu-
sive of 223 described as being " not separate- building's,"
or as being " used also for secular purposes,' thus show-
ing, aF-.stated, an increase- in the course of 20' years of
more than 2,000 churches. •

THE PATRONAGE OF TIVE CHURCH OF ENIC-LAND..—
It is stated, in the Parliamentary volume on religious wor-
ship, that of the 11,728 benefices in England and• Wales,
1,141 are-in the gift of the Crown, 1,853 in that of the
bishops, 938 in that of cathedral chapters and otherdigni-
taries, 770 in that of the Universities of Oxford and.Cam-
briege and the Colleges of Eten, Winchester, &e.;- 931 in
that of the ministers of the mother churches, me the
residue, innumber, 6,092, in that of private persons
PRESENTATIONS VACANT.—The Rectory of Ewhurst,
Siissex ; value £BOO a-year : patrons, King's Colle,ge,
.Gambridge. The Rectory of South Warnborough, near
Oldham, Hampshire ; value, £650 a-year : patrons; St.
John's College, Oxford. The Rectory of Caldecote, near
Baidock, and the Rectory of Newn.ham. The Rectory of
Tedstone Debamere, near Bromyard; value 2300 a-year :
patrons, Brasenose College, Oxford. The Rectory of East-
bridge, near New Romney, Kent; value £lOO a-year :
patron, the Archbishop of Canterbirry. The Vicarage •of
Beckingliam, near Gainsborough, NOttinghamshire ; value
£l5O a-year ::patron, the Rev. T:-.11. Shepherd, M.A.,
Rector of Clayworth. The Vicarage ofiTaxey, near Bawtry,
Lincolnshire ; value £6OO a-year : patron, the Archbishop
of York. The -Vicarage of Emly, with the Rectories of
Red City and': Tullamain annexed :patron the Bishop
of Cashel. The-Incumbency of Hythe;. Kent ; value £2OO.
a-year: The Incumbency of Christ- Church, Turnham-
green ; value £3OO a-year : patron, the• Bishop of London..
A MUNIFICHNT GlFT.—Three beautiful. stained-glass-
windows have just been put up in the 3hancel of St. Ann's
Church, Stanley,. near LiverpooL The subject in the..
centre one is the Ascension ; seven figures are introduced.
into it with beautiful effect, on a rich, deep blue ground.
At the bottom- of the window is a suitable text from,
St. John xx, "I ascend to your Father and my Father,""
&c. The two side windows are occupiedk life-size figures-;
of St. Peter, and St. Paul, each bearing its respective •
emblems. Under St. Peter are introduced, in an orna-
mental compartment, the family arms-of Mr. Preston ;
and under St. Paul, those of the Rev. —Gardner, the in-
cumbent. Each-window is surrounded. with a rich and
beautiful border. These windows are of the highest class,..
and extreme 4... rich and harmonious in- the • colouring.
There is much credit due to the Messrs. Pilkington, of St.
Helen's, by whom they were designed and executed. _
They are the gift of the children of Mr. Preston, of Rock-
house, West Derby.
REMOVAL. 011 CHURCHES IN Lownom,—The•Bishop of '
London has approved a plan which has been submitted to
him by the Rev. Charles Hume, M.A., rector- of St. Mi-
chaels, Woeclddreet, for the removing, of some of the
churches in the city, with a view to a supply of some of
the suburbs- He states that a small number of the city
churches have -considerable and encouraging .congrega—
lions, two, ore three of them amounting. to nearly 300_
On the other hand, the attendance of some falls below 16;
and there are-:many at which it does not amount to 50 ;
the average attendance at the churches proposed to be,
removed being-only 33. While such is.the state of things- .
in the city, it has been shown, by a return made to the
House of Commons by the sub-division. of parish commis-
sioners, that no fewer that 58 new churches are required
in the diocese of London. Of this number 49 are required.
for the metropolitan district and immediate suburbs, and:
9 for towns and, districts within eight miles of St. Paull's.
Mr. Mune, contends that less than_ 20 churches would
meet the wants of the population resident within the city
of London Union, and, consequently, at least 38 churches
might be advantageously taken down, and rebuilt in such
otheeparts of the metropolis and its.. environs as are defi-
cient in church accommodation. The following are-the
details -of the plan :—The number. of 'churches proposed
to he:dealt with is 50. It is proposed to remove, (at pre-
sent) 30, and to retain 20—the parishes whose churches
are - moved to be consolidated with those which are left
stunding. In arranging the incomes for the consolidated
parishes, the rule would be th-:.To every parish, the
population of which exceeds 1,000, 2460 per annum to be
assessed,:. fOr every additional 100 parishioners add £l2
a, year. The aggregate income of the 60 churches is'
&.,Q,560 ; the aggregate income-of the 2Q proposed. conso-
lidated parishes would be £11,363; there would remain to
the 30 churches to be removedX9,2o7, giving £306 and a
fraction for each. The additional sum required to make
up a sufficient income for 4, clergyman, from £5OO to
£7oo,,should be made up in the new locality to. which the
church is removed.

HO.RTICVZTUR-E.,

SrovE,CONSERVATOR,,T, &c.—Watering, is always neces-
sary to growing plants,. but the operation requires more
judgment than many persons suppose. Amateurs, especi-
ally, oftener destroy favourite plants byoevr-kindness than
neglect, and many a much-valued fuchsia or geranium has
been kept in beauty all the summer and autumn, only to
be lost in the winter,. and the.loss set down to frost, when,
the real cause has been too much water, keeping the plant,_
by its excitement, from the state- of rest which is both,
natural and necessary to it at this season. This is well
known to practical: gardeners, but even they often 'fora et
that those plants which are now naturally in active
growth, such as camellias, &e., require a regular but very
moderate supply of water, too much being more injurious
than too little;:: this rule also. applies to plants which are
now in perfection from having been forced.

FLOWERIZiG. OP NELUXIIII73I9 AT MONTPELLIER.--
The Revue klarticole contains an article extracted from
the Gardener's Chronicle on the flowering of these two
species in Lancashire, and observations upon the same
subject by M. Martins. N. luteum flowered iu water hav-
ing a to of 7r, whereas N. speciosum did not
develope its flowers till the temperature of the water was
raised to 86°. At Montpellier these two species flower
perfectly well every year in the open air, in wooden tubs
or stone troughs, the water in which is only heated by the
sun's rays ; but N. luteum generally flowers about the end
of June, whilst N. speciosum does not do so till the middle
of July. There is usually an interval of 20 days between
the flowering of the two species. This fact was furnished
by the intelligent gardener who has grown them since
1835. It supports what has been observed in Lancashire,
and proves that the Nelumbitun from North America
requires less heat for flowering than the one from India.
The temperature of the water in which these two species
flower never exceeds 77° in the day ; at night it always falls
9' or 10°. In winter the Nelumbiums are placed in three
different situations. Those which are planted in the stone
troughs remain in the open air ; the water is let off so that
the rhizomes are buried in a thin mud ; the water is re-
placed by leaves so as to fill the trough, which is then
surrounded with a heap of leaves. The other Nelumbiums
which grow in the large wooden tubs are removed, some
into a greenhouse, and others into the orangery. In the
greenhouse, the temperature frequently falls to 48° in the
clear, cold, winter nights; and in the orangery it is some-
times only 4° or 5° above freezing ; but these compara-
tively low temperatures are of short duration. Still in
spring, when the tubs are again removed into the open
air, the Nelumbiums, which were kept in the greenhouse,
are observed to come into leaf before those which were
wintered in the orangery or out of doors. These species
would doubtless remain perfectly well all the year in the
open air, in the south and west of England.

THE TOTAL CAPITAL of the banks of Scotland amounts
to £13,000,000, or about ZS per head of the population ;
while the capital of the Irish banks is only about
X 6,000,000, Or 166.84. per heal

TUESDAY, SA,NUARY 10, 1854.

• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER CUP, 1954

30 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Virago—take 1,000 to 30.
40 to 1 Mr. Nicholl's Newminster—take 5) to 1.
40 to 1 Mr. Price's Tom—take 50 to 1.
50 to I Earl ChePterfield's Typee—take 1,000 to 15.
,000 to 15 Mr. Howard's Catspaw—taken.
000 to 10 Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor—taken.
500 to 5 Mr. Driukald's Jack Frost—taken.
500 to 5 Lord Clifden's Pelion—taken.
500 to 5 Duchess of Loraine—taken.

THE DERBT. 1854.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
The betting to-day only tended to make more manifest the
disposition to back Miss Mowbray for the Liverpool Steeple
Chase; 1,600 to 200 was taken twice, and 400 to 50 twice, all
by one gentleman, who was willing to go on at the same figure ;
700 to 100 was afterwards offered, but 8 to 1 being the taking
price, it met with no response. Virago would have been
backed for the Chester Cup at 1,000 to 30, and Catspaw at
1,000 to 15 ; 3.000 to 100 was offered against the tot mer, and
5,000 to 100 against the latter. Newminster, who has been
backed to win a great stake, is firm at 50 to 1 (takers). Latest
prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
4000 to 500 agst Mr. Mason's Miss Mowbray—taken.