The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY," 4- CLERICAL NEWS.

THE SEES OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH.—The Earl
of Powis's measure to prevent the consolidation of the
sees of Bangor and St. Asaph has been suspended in the
House of Commons. The fact is, that Lord John Rus-
sell, on the part of Government, has undertaken to bring
in a measure which shall give general satisfaction.
The revenues of the see of Bangor are likely to be
greatly augmented by the working of a valuable slate
rock situated on the episcopal property ladjoiaing the villa.
Crwrion.

The Duke of Portland, lessee of the Rectory of Mans—

field, has just been oleaseu to grant £3OO a.year for addi-
tional curates to that place, aid its two villas, Mansfield
Woodhouse and Skegly, and also £lOO a.year for the same
purpose to the neighbouring parish of Sutton, in Ashfield,
of which he is the impropriator.

The Earl of Lonsdale has presented the Rev. R. Par-
kinson, D.D., to the perpetual curacy of St. Bees', Cum-
berland, vacant by the death of the Rev. R. P. Buddicom.
The Presidency of St. Bees' Theological Institution, also
vacant from the same cause, will be conferred on Dr.
Parkinson. The reverend gentleman wai theological tutor
at the College when the Rev. Dr. Ainger, the predecessor
of the Rev. R. P. Boddicom, was the Principal.

ENDOWMENT OF ROMANISM.

(From the Record.)

We said, on Thursday, that there was too much reason
to fear that Lord John Russell and his adherents, Sir
Robert Peel and his, and Mr. O'Connell, were all in a
good understanding as to the establishment of the Ro-
mish Church in Ireland at the earliest convenient period.
We are sorry now to be obliged to go further. All the
parliamentary leaders, without exception, are, we believe,
entirely assentient to the plan. We have been reminded
that Lord Stanley and Lord George Bentinck both voted
for the endowment of the Romish priests in 1825, and we
have learnt, from the most unquestionable authority, that
they make no secret of their perseverance in the same
views. Hence it would follow, if the next general electi-
on passed over quietly. that when the reelected members
assembled in the new house there would appear an entire
unanimity on one question, and on one question only—
that the Romish Church should be forthwith established
in Ireland !

All trust in princes, then, must be laid aside. Looking
up to God for deliverance, the people must begin to take
the matter into their own hands. To strive to strengthen
this or that leader—Lord Stanley, Sir Robert Peel, or
Lord J. Russell—is only to give power to a man who
means to betray you.

All these leaders admit that they perceive one difficulty,
and only one, in the way. They observe a great repug-
nance to the measure in the minds of the British peo-
ple. They confess, also, that they are anxiously awaiting
to see that repugnance subside.
Here, then, is the path of duty. Let the next election
shew them that the feeling of detestation to a Romish
Establishment is not subsiding. On the contrary, that it
is growing and increasing. In this way, and only in this
way, as far as we can perceive, is the danger to be averted.
Let our read,rs, then, at once quit all other political pur-
suits and connexions, and give themselves up, and that
instantly, to this one object. One circumstance which
will operate in their favour is evident. The next House
of Commons will probably be nearly equally divided; and
in such an assembly the voice of the people must have
great weight.