The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-05-07 00:00:00

A minor canonry in Chester Cathedral.
The precentorship in Chester Cathedral, by the death
of the Rev. Joseph Eaton.

It is probable the Bishop of Manchester will hold his
forthcoming ordination in the parish church of Rochdale.
The Rev. Gilbert Elliott has been appointed Dean of
Bristol.
The Rev. Mr. Rawsthorne, grandson of the late T. E.
Buckley, Esq., has accepted the Vicarage of Ormskirk,
by the presentation of the Earl of Derby.
There is no truth in the report that the reading of the
Athanasian Creed has been discontinued in the Queen's
private chapel, or in that which related to the education
of the Prince of Wales.
The Synod of Scotch Bishops have pronounced ajudge-
ment unfavourable to Mr. Wagstaff, Incumbent of St.
Andrew's, Aberdeen, who had resisted the interference
of his bishop in certain arrangements for the performance
of Divine service.
The Earl of Harrowby presided at the annual meeting
of the Bible Society, on Wednesday. Among the
speakers were the Marquis of Cholmondeley, the Bishop
of Norwich, Mr. Lawrence, the American minister, &c.
Prince Albert has constituted himself a life governor of
the society by a donation of £5O. The society, during
the year, has issued above a million bibles.
In the correspondence between Mr. Maskell and the
Bishop of Exeter, the latter, in reply to questions from
the former, says that he thinks he (Mr. Maskell) ought
not to resign his charge, although he (the Bishop, of
Exeter) like Mr. Maskell, understands that the Church of
England, at the present time, implicitly condemns as
heresy the denial of the unconditional efficacy of baptism
in the case of all infants duly baptised.
THE BISHOP OF EXETER.—The Chester and Man-
chester Church Union have forwarded an address to the
Bishop of Exeter, thanking his lordship for what he has
done in the Gorham case. We cannot but think there is
a little irony in the wish expressed in the conclusion of
the address, that it may please God " to crown his re-
maining days with peace," as the right reverend prelate
seems to have determined long since that he will not be
at peace with anybody.

The Bishop of London has rushed into print, and Mr.
Hope has published his lordship's letter upon the condi-
tion of things generally, with reference to the present
crisis. The letter might have hewn written in support of
the opposite side to that which it professes to espouse for
anything that is in it that we can discern. As to render-
ing intelligible what the bishop really thinks, it is as clear
as if it were read at night by those candles which his
lordship said might be put up, but must not be lighted.—
Church and State Gazette.

DECLARATION OF OXFORD TUTORS.—A declaration,
signed by forty-five tutors in the University of Oxford,
being about three-fifths of the entire tutorial body, has
just been issued, setting forth their intention, " by the
help of God, to continue to teach and maintain the re-
mission of sins to all infants, in and by the grace of Holy
Baptism, and also the regeneration of the same univer-
sally by that blessed Sacrament, not only as a tolerated
opinion, but as an essential doctrine of the Church of
England, in common with the Universal Church of Christ."
About twenty tutors signified their approbation, but, for
various reasons, declined to sign ; ten or a dozen refused
to sign, as dissenting from the declaration.
The income of the Church Missionary Society last year
was, from associations, benefactions, and legacies,
£92,259 2s. 2d., and from other funds £2,141 Bs. 9d.,
giving a total for the United Kingdom of £94,400 Ios.
11d. ; £9,872 15s. I Id. had been raised in India, giving a
total income of £104,273 6s. 10d. Although a falling off
had occurred in several sources of income, there had been
an increase in others, and, after the payment of all ex-
penses, there remains a balance in favour of the society-of
£BlB 4s. 9d. The missions now occupied 87 English
clergymen (of whom 21 were graduates in English or
Irish universities,) 42 natives of the continent in English
orders, 5 in Lutheran orders, and 13 native clergymen
and 27 European laymen, cateclpts, secretaries, &c.
GORHAM v. EXETER.—Anoffier step has been taken in
this rexata questio. Notice has been given in the Court
of Arches, on the part of the Rev. Mr. Gorham, by his
proctor, in these words :—" Mr. Bowdler,—l now give
notice that I shall at once take the necessary proceedings
for compelling the Bishop of Exeter to answer the moni-
tion." Upon which the representative of the Bishop thus
addressed the Court :—" Dr. Addams,—l can assure you,
sir, that there is not the slightest intention on the part of
the Bishop of Exeter to resist this matter; but he has
particular reasons at present why he has not answered the
monition. I mean, there is no idea on the part of the
Bishop to resist the monition ; but there are very urgent
reasons why he does not comply at present." And there
the matter rata for awhile.