The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-20 00:00:00

THE CHURCH

The Secretary, having read the reports, lam
the
.general committee, who, accordingly, procee
vestigate the cases referred to them, and
finally bra
of ;various sums for the following purposes :—For reairin
and erecting a gallery in the church at Hardingharn, Noprfolkg •
enlarging, by rebuilding, the church at Broseby, Salop • '
en-
larging, by rebuilding, the church at Beeston
shire;. building a chapel at Earley, parish of So'nning, I3erks •
enlarging, by. rebuilding,.. the church at Farrington Gurney,
Soroersetshire ; building a chapel in a district comprising
portions of the.ptFishes of Melcomb Regis and Radi ole
, Surrey ; building a chuig•ch at
Dorsetshire ; bmlning a crch at Hildenbhorough, inP the
rfesFt,ar-innhtahme parish of Ribbesford, Worcester-
parish of Tonbridge, Kent; building a church at Ba shot,
ißne wt
shire.l (11 e yp-afr rs-hF oo
From the report it appears that the population of these ten
places amounts to 41,902 persons, for whom church accom-
modation is now provided to the extent of 13,443 sittings,
of
which 6,124 are free, and with the assistance of this society'
3,652 sittings will be added to the above ; of this number
3,134 will be free and unappropriated in perpetuity. One of
these parishes contains a population of 12,511 persons, with
only church room for 4,900 persons ; another of these
parishes, with a population of 4,824 persons, has sittings fur
only 1,054 persons ; another, with 6,634 inhabitants, has
church room for barely 2,000 ; and another, with a popula-
tion of 2,873 persons, can afford church room for only 253 of
that number.
Certificates were then examined and approved of for the
completion of the erection, enlargement. ?c., of churche,
and chapels in 12 parishes ; and the committee issued war-
rants to the treasurer for the payment of the sums awarded
in each case. The population of these 12 parishes is 44,785
persons ; for whom there had previously been church room
for only 8,983 ; but with the society's aid above 5,000 ad-
ditional sittings have been added, 2,940 of these being free.
One of these parishes contains a population of 1,800 persons,
with church room for only 350 of that number ; another
contains 9,000 persons, with accommodation for 1,100; and
a third has 4,500 inhabitants, with church sittings for only
276. To this very scanty provision 3,251 have now been
added, 2,618 of which are free in perpetuity. The applications for aid were numerous, being 128 since
March, 1842. In 79 of these cases grants have been voted,
and nine applications are now under the consideration of the
sub-committee of correspondence and inquiry.
It also appears from the treasurer's report that the amount
of out-standing grants is £47,480 : whilst the sum at the dis-
posal of the society is only £40,955, showing a deficiency of
£6475.

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anted votes

During the seven years, ending with March, 1828, the
society's average expenditure was only £12,000; during the
seven years, ending with March, 1835, this outlay had in-
creased to £14,000 per annum ; and, during the seven years,
ending with March, 1842, it had extended to £22,000 each
year.

Among the recent donations to the Pastoral Aid Soeiety
is one of £lOO, which is thus announcd :—" A part of a
large share of the abundance of the late harvest, offered also
in thankfulness for other special mercies since then vouch-
safed by Almighty God. Directed to be sent by Sir William
Geary, Bart."—lt may he recollected that the hon. hart. ex-
perienced a severe accident a few months ago, which for
some time placed his life in imminent danger.

CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—St. Paul, on his way to Rome,
was shipwrecked off the island of Malta, (then known as
Melita,) where he preached the gospel, and converted the
natives, A.D., 58, or 1785 years ago. It is somewhat re-
markable that the Protestant bishop, on his passage to this
island, to consecrate an English church, bearing the name of
the above saint, was also wrecked on his way thither, in her
Majesty's ship Formidable. It is pleasing, however, to an-
nounce the safe arrival of the rev. prelate there, on Wednes-
day, by her Majesty's ship Belvidera.
CHURCH PATRONAGE.—The Rev. Dr. Walmsley, Rector
of Hanwell, the first Secretary to the National School So-
ciety, has just set an example of church patronage, which,
if it were generally followed, would prove a great encourage-
ment to the junior clergy, and tend to promote the best
interests of the church. In order to show the estimation in
which he held the services of his curate, (the Rev. J. A.
Emerton,) and his reliance upon his judgment, he offered
him the living of New Brentford, value £3OO per annum, or
the nomination to it, in case of circumstances preventing him
accepting it. Mr. Emerton has recommended for this im-
portant and responsible position, the Rev George Harrison,
A.M., Curate of Rayleigh, Essex; in whose favour he has
had the highest testimony, that for fourteen years, as curate
in parishes where there has been no resident incumbent, he
has proved himself "a most energetic, judicious, and useful
clergyman."

CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.—The will of Mrs. Maria Wey-
bridge, late of Stamford-hill, which was proved at Doctors'.
Comnaons on the 13th of last month by the two executors,
Mr. T. W. Browne and the Rev. T. Ferris, contains the fol-
lowing charitable bequests :—The Society for Promoting
Christian Knowledge, £1000; the Church Missionary Soci-
ety, £lOOO ; the British and Foreign Bible Society, £lOOO
the Prayerbook and Homily Society, £lOOO ; the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, £1000; the Asylum for the Blind, £lOOO ;
's Society, Camberwell,
the London Orphan Asylum, £lOOO ; the Clergymen's
Widow's Society, £1000; the Clergy Orphan School,
£lOOO ; "the Poor Pious Clergymen's Society, £lOOO ; the
Female Orphan Asylum, £1000: the York Hospital, West_
London
minster, £5OO ; the Aged Pilgrim
£5OO ; the Moravian Missionary Society, £5OO. Mrs
Weybridge was the daughter and the last surviving d s.
cendant of the late Sir %V. Staines, who was for nafany yeaers-
alderman of Cripplegate Ward, and Lord Mayor o
in the year 1801.
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stdhaey
, Specialhen t Commissionygr e e
to oaf
minute,t heA s -
shtelnlShsilyoNw.a—s
MINUTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S SPECIAL C M
Ahemldeoe
in reply to the letter from the Home Secretary, 0
jests which at present agitate the church. The minute
the sub
at great length the right claimed by the church for ute argues
exclusive
jurisdiction in ecclesiastical matters, and contends
power assumed by the civil court is a power not that the
the state. It then alludes to the other questions by
in the letter from government, and, assuming thats referred to
are not inclined to grant any redress of the grievances ministers
plained of, it states that " the legislature will have
alter-
nativecom-
plained
submitted to them, namely, whether to force an
ruption of the Established Church of Scotland,
on a dis-
attendant evils, or to restore the church to the , with all its
she was between 1834 and 1838, when the state in which
been declared illegal—the power to admit veto act had not
nisters had not been challenged—and the woad sacra mi-
civil courts, which has since been jurisdiction of the
so largely
not been claimed." The special commi exercised, had
that the claim of right should be laid beri" are of opinion
that the commission of assembly should ore parliament, and
calling the attention of the legislature tPetition both houses,
applications for redress set forth • o the grievances and
Edinburgh Courant. in the church's .
claim.—
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE S
first page will be found the answ SCOTCH CHURCH.—In our
the claims laid before him on behear of
1 Sir James Graham to
jority of her general assembly. I`f of the church by a ma-
ment, expressed with unequivocal t is a long, and able docu-
moderation also. In it Sir Jam firmness, but with judicious
the subject; tracing out its
heave
es Graham enters fully upon
ing the various steps which haverl features, and recapitulat-
His views with reference both et inducedes,
the present crisis.
and the duty of government o the position of the church
which we, on Wednesday last, expressed
almost identical with those
be found to have communicated. expressed a belief that he would
in-
itiatory movement whereby
by the latter when the been occasioned, was made
and that to her own assemblyover-passage framed the fatal Veto Act,
assigned to her power, passage of the constitutional limits
the church is indebted for all those
adverse circumstances which surround her. The Veto Act,
argues Sir James, having b
peal on cases of disputetfen by the ultimate courtdouflatrpa-
vires of the church, it follow!utrillsat Jurisdiction,
resolute in main-
taining this illegal statute, she is de facto in open opposition
to the first principles of the British constitution ; which pro-
vides that all parties—whether individual or corporate, ec-
clesiastical or secular—shall submit themselves to the decision
of the Supreme interpreter of the statutes, and take the
meaning of those statutes from that authority. Until, there-
fore, the church by rescinding the Veto Act places herself
again in civil obedience to the commonwealth, it is not
possible, reasons Sir James Graham, that her Majesty'st
a s
ad-
visers can recommend legislative interference, or an
mediators between the conflicting courts of
law and
of the views
spirituality. This is a brief but succinct digestset forth in the
entertained by Sir Robert Peel's cabinet, and
letter of the Home Secretary.
thedefinition
sacra ministers to sit in
judicatures, and the right of quoael _
more or less touched on, but with these we
assembly, are
take at present no concern, being anxious to confine our own
of our readers to the principal question,
regards and those
Act shall be abandoned, or
which is whether or not the Veto
the church made a sacrifice to its nominal
Here lies the gist of the mat . ter —Glasgotc
TESTIMONIAL TO COLONEL CHAJT R
testi-
monial is a very massive and Firnaine
• hes high, independent
stand-
ing two feet seven inc
The base is a tripod pedestal,
richly chased foliage surrounding
and supported on
with shells. On the pedestal preservation l
paper.
ToN.—This
algpiece of plate,
of the plateau.
.
nine inches high, formed of
the inscription and arms,
dead silver interspersed
acanthus scrolls in.
stand three
delled figures, eight inches high,
bolding
truth, liberty. and justice-7-stinetb,
the cap raised on a pole
figure stands a p
leaves of which droop over
es
the centre of the tripod rig
which spring beautifully 'no-
hi h, in dead silver, representing
the mirror—liberty.
the balance. Behind each
—j,uten and a half inches high, the
- aim.tree
the heads of the figures. From
six branchesformed .
extending twelve inches
/
a massive palm-tree trunk, from
of acanthus foliage, each
and holding a candle socket, the
large silver dish, and intended to support a
centre being a s aide of the pedestal are the arms of
glass bowl. On one
Colonel Cbatterton and
Mrs. Chatterton, exquisitely en-
graved, surmounted by a richly-chased mantelling and ante-
lope's head, with dart transfixed. The motto on the arms,
are
" Nee aspera tercet,"beneath which several orders.
On the other side of thetripod are two inseriptiouz, Which
sufficiently explain the object of the testimonial.

THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR BUILDING, ENLARG-
&C., CHURCHES AND CHAPELS.
A meeting of this society was held, on Monday last, at
their chambers, in St. Martin's-place, .to receive the reports
of the sub-committees and for general business.
The Lord Bishop of Rochester was in the chair •
amongst the members present were J. Round, Esq.
the Revs. H. H. Norris and B. Harrison ; J. W. Bowden,
J. S. Salt, H. J. Barchard, \V. Davis, James "
&c.