The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-09 00:00:00

as Mars

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, resignation of the W. Harker.
n Newton Peill, 8.D., Fellow of Queen's Col-
•idge, to the Rectory of St. Botolph, in that
awn, vacant by the resignation of W. H. Walker; patrons,
the President and Fellows of Queen's College.
su. D. P. Callinhrnnas, 8.A., of Trinity College, Cam
outL -0. Norfolk.
M, , M.A., Platt Fellow of
3 the Curacy of Stibbard,

Curacy of Southery ,
olas Mortimer Manley,

s College, Cambriag,,

,JK•
Rev. Thomas Sedger, M.A., of Queen's College, Cam-
bridge, to the Curacy of New Buckenham, Norfolk. Market
Rev. John Dolphin, to the 'Vicarage of Thorpe-,
Norfolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. George Coleman ;
patron, Lord Suffield.
Rev. Isaac Biass Turner, 8.A., Scholar of Trinity College,
Cambridge, to the Curacy of Hathersage. Derbyshire.
Rev 'Nis, M.A., of St. John's College,
' St. Ives

Samuel Adcock h
) the Curacy
lebv, 8.A.,

Cambridge, t
Ray. Georl

)rrnerly of Corpus Christi
ry of Colby, Norfolk, va-
-3e Rev. G. ColebY ; patron,

ege, Ca

e death of his father,

Rev. J. C. Sharpe, formerly scholar of St. Jobn's College,
Cambridge, Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Military
College, Sandhurst, to be Assistant Master in the " Marry
School for the Sons of Clergymen and others."
Rev. George Platt, M.A•, of Trinity College, Cambridge,
Vicar of Sedbergh, Yorkshire, has been at his own request
appointed Chaplain to the Sedbergh Workhouse, without
salary.
Rev' J. H. Oldrid, B.A•, to be one of the Officiating
Priests of Boston Church, in the room of the Rev. M• Ro-
binson resigned ; patrons, the Charity Trustees.
Rev. Thomas Massey, to the Curacy of St. James, Man-
chester.
Ited by the

Lord Suffield

A silver tea-pot and cream-jug have been presenteu
inhabitants of the parish of Wrenbury, Cheshire, to the Rev.
Gilbert Vawdrey, 8.A., as a testimony of sincere respect for
the faithful discharge of his ministerial duties during a period
of upwards of thirty-two years.
1100413E70AD MAY 2.—At a meeting of the Heads of Colleges
Bolden this day in the Delegates' Room, the Rev. Dr. Jeff,
Canon of Christ Church, was elected to preach Canon Ramp-
ton's Lectures in 1844.
THz GRASPING CLERGY.—The priroate subscribes £2OO
Per annum to the Additional Curates' Fund Society, and
gives the princely sum of £1,500 per annum for the same
object in his own diocese. His lordship has expended
f.. 30,000 upon the Cathedral of Arraagh.--Dublio Statesman

. -
On Friday, the corner stone of a new charts about to be
ercted by the Manchester and Eccles Church Building So-
rety,was laid by J. C. Harter, Esq. The site of the church
.!ea plot of ground in the to of Cheetharo, situate at
chased
corner of Derby-street, Red dank, which has been pur-
for the purpose from the Earl of Derby•
have to an-
DRATH or THE DEAN OF OssossY.--We
flounce the death of the Hon. and
the Rev. Joseph Rourke.
By the d •
emise of this gentleman, the deanery of the Cathe-
dral Church of St. Canice, Ossory, and the precentorship of
as at
Cathedral, are vacant• The deanery of Ossory,
£1,950., and
constituted, is of the gross yearly value of about
1 9 0., and is in the gift of the Crovvn. The parishes of
Limerick,
Patrick,
within the city, and tlrlingford, in the county of
cure of souls form part of the corps of the
dignity. The precentorsbip o' f Waterford is of the value of
nd in the gift of the Lord Bishop of Cashel, Sce.
;he Rev• H• E Head, of Feniton, Devonshire,
----.--- --rward in the Arches Court lack week, but
judgement was not given, important Sir H• J Fust said ne must look
it to the cases : it was an
he one hand, a cler ynnan was at liberty to question,rite ' in dero-
gation on the prayergßnok. and on the other, whether he was

The case of t
was brought to!

On Thursday

liable to deprivation for so anws,.
PRAYzR Boox AND HOMILY SOCIETY
4,qt an

morning the thirty-.•,_ .rersary meeting of this society
was held at the Queen .'s concert-roorn, Hanovr-square, the
Right Hon. Lord Bexley in the chair, supported by the Mar-
quis of Cholniondele Admiral Hawker, Capt. Cole, R.N.,
and other gentlemen!' The Rev. C• Dolman, M.A., read the
report which stated that in the port of London, during the
past year, there had been 3,995 ships and other vessels visi-
terd or re.visited ; on board these vessels 1,232 English
: ay.er Books, and' 35 in foreign languages, also fivo books of
"lilies had been sold to seamen at reduced prices ; 607
copies of a book of select homilies, and 4,102 homily tracts
totalbad been supplied to the ships gratuitously ; making a grand
of 41,545 visited or re-visited in the port of London
Pt!),and of 24,938 books of Common prayer• and of 267
g of
homilies, disposed of in a similar. manner ; also
during the last five years, about 1,000 copies of a book of
I. 14 Prayers, and 16,468 copies of a book of select homi-
lies h d
a been supplied to ships gratuitously. A great moral
change Translations
,to of
in the character of the seamen bad been effected.
Welsh, Manx,
prayer books and homilies had been made
Irish, Dutch, French, Gerrnan, Italian,
Portuguese Flemish, Chinese, and upwards of 20
4ee.r languages. The' foreign operations of the society had
successful. The total anaount of receipts for the
present2s year had been £2.590 19s. 6d• including a legacy of
from the Rev.
chre's, London John Nett, 13. D., vicar of St. Sepul-
; the expenditure, £2,669. lls. 2d. leaving a

Spanish

reasure

balance of £6B Ils. 6d. C

peceive that poor
orth. about 1:586

Popis

By a return
Ireland has st

rwints,
le past
ing about the usual average
minds per annum.

to the Popish Propaganda

rate of swim seven thousand
THZ PRIBSTS' TARIFF.—A correspondent of, the Cork
A poor
Constitution
. thus writes under date " Carberry. '
man in these quarters (I will not be more particular,. ,for fear
of mischief befalling him) has had for some years a littievplia.
of ground as a yearly tenant, for than
By industry and a saving habit, when times were better
which he pays annual . .i.-1
they are now, and when his family were either few or y
eoung;
he managed to lay by a small sum,
they grew up, to get them settled in the world. 14,. whereby be hoft dnee .
scarce be told that a yearly tenant, out of the quantity or
ground for which he paid but £4, could not be monstroushy_
wealthy. However, about ur years ago, one of his clang
the
ters being marriageable, be got for her a husband fo.r_,t
marriage ceremony he was obliged
maiday the priest Id .
thisecond daughter has been since —the ceremiry, in
the two, instance, would not be performed for less than £6 ! ' '
_two, within four years, thus making no less a sum than
•Z 13!!! But this is not all; he has i that time £2 more
for offerings of one kind, besides hisannual dues of another,
has
as a kind of retainer! In addition to which he
to provide
his reverence, in his turn, with a breakfast of a Sunday
morning in the sacristy • and the customary feed at station,
when kept at his house!—the whole forming an average Pig
ment to the priest in these four years of a sum greater than
his rent and rent charges together amount to ! And yet these
are the men who give their tongues the liberty of speaking of
burdens laid upon these poor people by others—burdens that
heartless
are unfeelable when put in the scale with their own

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The annual income of the corporation of the city .. ---
don is £156,000 • the total expenditure of all kinds, feasting
not included, 150,979.
TLESDALZ UNtox.—A public dinner was given to Arch-
deacon Headlam and H. Witham. Esq., the chairman ale.
vice-chairman of the Teesdale Union. at Barnard Castle.
Durham, on Tuesday last. Robert Hugginson, Esel•, °f
Romaldkirk. presided, and William Barnes, Esq., of Eggle-
ston, occupied the vice-chair. After dinner the usual loyal
toasts were given, and the chairman then, in an eloquent and
feeling address, proposed the health's of the guests. who
severally returned thanks, and lauded extravagantly the
operations of the new poor law. We perceive that several
present ; and as we do not observe
clergymen were that any
recognition was made of their presence by acknowledging in
a toast the services of the church, we presume that though
the company were willing to testify their sense of approbation
^C the poor law guardians, their opinion of

the merits of that law was any thing but unanimous.
°MOS or LONDON CITY CrIAMBERLAIN.— explThea in follow-
"act from the Westminster Review
will
-Ipmen as Sir J. Pirie and Sir W.
probably
ate
Many thousand pounds will
• - the Livery and a very extensive

e c Ond uct. of

aspire to the Office_
be spent as the election is i

James

canvass will be

Court of Cornmon
the year 1833 gives

to the sub-re

the amount £5,473:35. 6d. subject to expeases of office, sta-
ted to amount to £963. 19s. Ild. We need add nothing to
-1- noon ti •

Council of his sala

this statement but a remarit
source,

e singuia, ,
.nts are derived. Two-
vestments of balan-
• L..

ands of