The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-17 00:00:00

THE C .URT 4 FASHIONABLE WORLD.

The Queen and Prince Albert and the royal children
left Osborne House on Friday morning, and reached
Buckingham Palace about noon.
The Queen has presented a pair of milk-white Cach-
mere goats, part of a flock sent to her Majesty by the
Shah of Persia, to the 23d Welsh Fusileers, to replace the
venerable Cambrian goat which accompanied that gallant
regiment, and which lately died at Barhadoes.
A large meeting took place on Monday at Lord Foley's,
Grosvenor-square, to enter into arrangements for the ft r-
mation of a new club, of which the Duke of Wellington
is to be on of the patron.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and
family are not expected at Grosvenor-house, from Eaton-
hall, until the first week in April. The dowager marchio-
ness is expected to leave Grosvenor-square at the end of
the month, to pass the Easter recess at Moor-pork, near
Rickmanswort h.
ARRIVAL OF SIR T. G. HESKETH AND HIS Munn,—
On Tuesday, this highly-esteemed young gentleman was
united to Lady A t abella Fermor, daughter of tire late Earl
Pomfret, and on the same evening the worthy couple pro-
ceeded to Rufford-hall in a magnificent chariot, drawn by
four high-mettled steeds, and were met at Sollam, tw•o
miles from the hall, by a numerous body of the tenantry,
many of whom were mounted on hors& ack. At this
point of the road the horses were taken from the carriage,
and ropes attached, by which it was intended to draw the
j happy couple the whole remainder of the journey. A nu-

merous and very heart-cheering kind of procession was
here formed, headed by a band of music, and made gal.
with a great variety of flags and banners proudly floating
in the wind. On arriving at the park entrance, the pro-
ceEsion passed under a splendidly formed triumphal arch,
and between that portion of the road and the hall, two
other art:hes of a similar description had been erected. In,
the evening an immense bonfire was made, and a beautiful' ,
display of fireworks took place, and there were numerous
other demonstrations of the heartfelt respect entertained
towards the worthy baronet, by all classes among whom
he resides, which could not fail to be highly pleasing to his
feelings, and they must gave been dearly delightful to Lad!
Hesketh—the young stranger—whom all were so proud"
and happy to honour on her arrival among them.

UNIVERSITY 4- CLERICAL NEWS.

R. Walker, Esq., M.A. of Lincoln College, Oxford, has
conformed to Popery.
The Archbishop of Armagh has subscribed £lOO to the
fund now raising for the family of the late Bishop Alex-
ander.

The Vice Chancellor of Oxford has published a notice,
calling the attention of junior members of the University
to the statute against horse-racing, and stating that its
penalties will in future be strictly enforced.
CHURCH FOR THE SEAMEN OF LONDO/11.—MeSFrg•
Cubitt have commenced the building of this edifice. It is
estimated to contain 800 free sittings, and to cost, includ-
ing the site and endowment, £9,000
A young gentleman, undergraduate of Oaf rd, Mr. Sin-
gleton, was unfortunately killed on Saturday week in con-
sequence of his horse throwing him by springing on A
turnpike-gate whilst racing with a companion.
The treasurer of the London Scripture Readers' Soci-
ety has recently received, among other donations, the
sum of £7OO from Lady Olivia Sparrow, in furtherance
of the objects of the above-named society.
BISHOPRIC OF JERUSALEM.—The death of the Rev-
Dr. Alexander having left this see vacant, it has been-.
filled up by the appointment of M. Belson, a converted
Jew, by the King of Prussia. who holds the right of alter•.
nate appointment with the Government of England.
ST. JAMES'S CHURCH, LA, CHPORD.—A sermon was
preached in this church, on Tuesday evening last, by the
Rev. Hugh M'Neile, M.A., after which a collection Was
made, for the purpose of meeting a conditional grants
made by the National Society, towards liquidating the
debt on the Sunday school in tonnection with the church--
The amount collected was upwards of £2B.
CASE OF THE RF.V. C. H. HODGSON.—In the Court of
Arches, on Tuesday, Sir 1-1. J. Dust gave judgment in
tnis case, which was a proceeding by articles against the
Rev. C. H. Hodgson, chaplain of the county pot of Sa-
lisbury. charging him with serious offences against mora-
lity. The learned judge hid that the articles had not
been p-oved, and dismissed the suit.
On Sunday last, the Rev. Miles Barton, son of oar
respected townsman, Miles Barton, Esq , preached his
first sermon at St. John's Church, Liscard. He acquitted
himself in a most pleasing and satisfactory manner, and
bids fair to be an ornament to his procession. His text
was taken from the 9th verse, 2nd chapter of the Ist
Epistle of St. Peter. We understand he is appointed to
a living at Bolton. _

TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT.—On Monday, a folio coil
of Bag,ter's Polyglot Bible, superbly bound, a family
bible, a silver teapot, with the accompaniments of cream
jug and spoons, were presented to the Rev. Alexander
Read, A.M., curate of the Parish Church of Runcorn,
as a testimonial of the regard in which he was held by the
congregation. A pocket communion service is hereafter
to be added, it not being completed at the time of pre-
sentation.

The largest number of copies isswd by the Manchester
13ible Society in any year previous to thP last. was 15,000.
In October last the number i: sued was 9,618 ; in November.
20,776 ; in December, 16,695; in January, 13,043; ja
February, 12,814 ; and in the first week of the present
month, 2,749: making a total, in five months, of 75,695
espies of the Scriptures which have been circulated in
Manchester, Salford, and the immediate neighbourhood.

DR. PUSEY'S NEW LITURGY AND REGISTRATION'
OFFICE.—The real object (of this new liturgy and rubric)
is betrayed in a single paragraph pasted into the first page
in lieu of a title page, running thus—" These prayers ma/
.be bad, and names registered, if desired, on application
by letter to the Rev. Dr. Poser, Christ Church. Oxford;
or the Rev. C. Marriott, Oriel College, Oxford." What
this registration is for. may by some be doubted ; what
the prayers are for, is clear. To secure a registration
of the purpose of which all I can gather is from page 5,
where I learn that " those who wish may hove their names
registered, in order that they may be informed of par'
ticular objects of general interest, or connected with
themselves or their friends l"
ECCLESIASTICAL COMNIISSION.—From a report of the
Eccleiiastical Commissioners just printed, it appears that, •
up to the 25th June last, the unconditional grants in
are 510, the annual augmentation of which 15
£26,782. The total number of livings is 585, and the
total actual amount of permanent annual augmentation tO
the clergy is £31,354. The general result of the augmen-
tation list, with reference to dioceses is, that the churches
number 585, and the annualsum is stated at £31,354. A
return is made of the districts under the Church Endow-
ment Act. It hence appears, that 76 districts and new
parishes have been constituted under that act, and that
the aggregate population provided for is 266,988;
there
are besides 120 districts under the consideration of the
Commissioners, and intimation has been given of ma."
more intended to be made. and amongst th-m of 14 dis-
tricts in the pariah of Leeds. The Board of Commission-
ers now includes, ex officio, the two archbishops, five
members of the Government, all the bishops of England
and Wales, three deans, and sit common law, equity, and
ecclesiastical judges, together with eight permanent law
commissioners, six of whom are in the appointment of the -
Crown, and two in that of the Arch-bishop of Canterbury.