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

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

Rev. L. C. Bathurst, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of
wvthall, Worcestershire.
Rev. 11. L. Bickerstaffe, to the Stipendiary Curacy of St.
Andrew's, Manchester.
ltev. A. Brooke, M.A., to the Vicarage of Eaat Rctford,
Nottinghamshire.
Rev. J. D. M. Crofts, 8.A., to the Curacy of Southdover
and All Saints, Lewes.
Rev. E. Gabriel, 8..., to the Curacy of St. James's Church,
Toxteth.park, Liverpool.
Rev. J. H. Glencross, 8.A., to the Curacy of Bodtnin,
Cornwall.
Hon. and Rev. A. A. B. Hanbury, 8.A., to the Rectory of
Shohdon, near Leominster.
Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, Provost of Eton College, to the Rectory
of Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire.
Rev. A. Hewlett, Incumbent of Astley, to be a Surrogate
for the diocese of Manchester.
Rev. W. H. Hicks, to the Vicarage of Walton, Norfolk.
Rev. R. C. Jenkins, M.A., Incumbent of Christ Church, to
the Rectory of Lyininge, near Canterbury.
Rev. J. Jones, M.A., Rector of Criccieth, Carnarvonshire,
to be a Rural Dean.
Rev. C. Lawrence, to a Curacy in St. Martin's Church,
Birmingham. •
Rev. J. J. Manley, 8.A., of Exeter. College, Oxford, to the
Curacy of Dawlish, Devon.
Rev. S. W. 3lant, M.A., to the Vicarage of Bramford, with
Burstall annexed, near Ipswich.
Rev. 'F. H. Newman, 11. A,, to the Curacy of Honiton,Devon.
Rev. It. W. Pearce, 8.A., to the Rectory of Gaywood, near
Lynn Regis.
Rev. J. W. Penwell, M.A., to the Vicarage of Horley, near
Ha nbury,• Oxfordshire.
Rev. 'l'. F. Ravenshaw, 8.A., to the Curacy of Ilfracombe,•
Devon.

Rev. R. B. Rogers, 8,A., to the Curacy of St. Anthony,
Cornwall.

Rev. 11,J. Sawyer, M.A., Curate of Wantgote, to the Rec-
tory of Snnningwell, near Abingdon.
Rev.. W. B. Smith, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge,
to the Head Mastership of the City of London Freemen's
Orphan School: . .

Rev. K. P. Stock, 8.A.,. to the Stipendiary Curacy of the
Parish Church of Radcliffe, near Manchester.
Rev. W. H. Thornton,- 8.A., to the Curacy of Lynton, near
Minehead:

DfOCESE OF CHESTER.

The Bishop of Chester has 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 ill 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.
ORDINATION.—Wednesday, the Ist 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.

PROROGATION OF CONVOCATION.—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
tile Province, entered the Jerusalem Chamber shortly
.after twelve o'clock, when, the- royal writ having been
read by the registrar, his grace - signed the schedule of
prorogation.
Tim CHURCH or ENGLAND,.—TIie census tables show
that in 1831 the number of churches and chapels of the
Church of England amounted to 11,825, The number in
1861, as returned to the Census-office, was 13,854, exclu-
sive of 223 described as being " not separate building,s,"
eras- being " used also for secular- purposes," thus show-
ing; as stated, an increase in the' course of 20 years of
more than 2,000 churches.
THE PATRONAGE OF THE CHUILCEIt Or ENGEAND.•--
It is-stated, in the Parliamentary volume on religious wor-
ship,-.that of the 11,728 benefices in England and. Wales,
I,l4Lare in the gift of the. Crown, 1,853 in that of the
bishops, 938 in that of cathedral chapters and•other- digni-
taries, 770 in that of the Universities•of Oxford and Cam-
briegennd the Colleges of Eton, Winchester, &c., 031 in
that of the ministers of the mother churches, and. the
residue,. in number, 6,092, in that of private persons..
PRESENTATIONS VACANT.—The Rectory of Ewhurst,
Sussex value £BOO a-year : patrons, King's Colle,
Cambridge. The Rectory of South Warnborough, near
Oldham Hampshire ; value, £650 a-yeare . patrons,. St.
John's College, Oxford. The Rectory of Caldecoter near
Baldock, and the Rectory of Newnham.. The -Rectory of
TedstonoDelamere, near Bromyard ; value • £3OO a-year :-
patrons,..Brasenose College, Oxford. The- Rectory of 'East-
bridge, near New Romney, Kent ; value £lOO a-year :-
patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Th-e Vicarage of
BeclriNdiam„ near Gainsborough, Nottinghamshire; value
£l5O a-year-: patron, the Rev. T. H. Shepherd; M.A.,
Rector of Clayworth. The Vicarage of Haney; 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 CasheK. The Incumbency of Hythe, Kent; value £2OO
a-year. The Incumbency of Christ Church, Turnham-
green ; £3OO a-year : patron, the Bishop of London.
A MUNIFICILNT GlFT.—Three beautiful...! stained-glass
windows Biros just been put up in the chancel, of St. Ann's
Church,. Stanley, near Liverpool. The subject in the
centre one is the Ascension ; seven figures axe. 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 occupied by lifeesizefignres
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. Gleaner, the in-
cumbent— Each window is surrounded with a rich and
beautifuLborder. These windows are of the laighe,st class,
and extremely rich and harmonious in the colouring. I
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 or CHURCHES IN LONDON.--The Bishop of
London has approved a plan which has beewsubmitted to
him by.the Rev. Charles Hume, M.A., rector of St.. Mi-
chael's,. Wood-street, 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-
tions,:twov or three of them amountingje nearly 300.
On. the: other hand, the attendance of some. falls below 16;
aud.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 fortowns and districts within eightoniles. of St. Paul's.
Mr.. Hume 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 &am, and rebuilt in such
other parts of the metropolis ankita environs as are defi-
cient in church accommodation.. The following are the
details of the plan :—The number of churches proposed
to be 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
standing. In arranging the incomes for the consolidated
parishes, the rule would be this :. To- every parish, the
population of which exceeds 1,000, £450 per annum to be'
assessed : for every additional 100 parishioners add £l2
a year. The aggregate -income of the 50 churches is
*0,560 ; the aggregate income of the 20 proposed conso-
lidated parishes would be £11,353 ; there would remain to
the 30 churches to be removed £9,207, giving £306 and a
fraction for each: The additional. stun required to make
up a sufficient income for a. clergyman, from £5OO to
£7OO, should be made up.in, the new locality to which the
church is removed.