The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.

PRESENTATIQN.—The Rev. Thomas Greenall to the
rectory of Grappenhall, on the presentation of Thomas'
Greenall, of Grappenhall Hall, Esq.
The Bishop of Worcester has appointed the Rev. J. H.
Hastings, Rector of Areley Kings, and Rural Dean, to
the Honorary Canonry vacant by the promotion of the
Rev. James Prince Lee, D.D., to the See of Manchester..
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are in treaty for the
purchase of Alkrington Hall for the residence of the
Bishop of Manchester. Alkrington Hall is about a mile
from Middleton, and four miles from Manchester.
The day named for confirming the election of Dr.
Sumner as Archbishop of Canterbury, is Friday, the 10th
of March. The ceremony will take place as usual at Bow
Church.

The Cambridge Chronicle, a tolerably good authority,
states that Dr. Waddington, Dean of Durham, and a sup-
porter of Quaker Bright, will be the new Bishop of
CheSter.

The stall in the Ca'hedral of Durham, which has
b c )me vacant by the ele ration of the Bishop of Chester
to the Archbishopric of Canterbury, has hitherto had
an income attached to it of £2284, but, under the
provisions of an act of parliament, it will hereafter bo
limited to £lOOO, the surplus going to the augmentation
of small livings.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The annual meeting
for Oxford and its vicinity was held at the town hall ore.
Monday. The Lord Bishop of Oxford in the chair; sup-.
ported by the Rev. the Vice Chancellor, the Master of.
Pembroke
.College, the Provost of Worcester College,
many influential Members of the University, and several
of the parochial clergy. The. Bishop of Oxford briefly
addressed the meeting, and expressed his gratification, at.
being a:.a'n able to preside over its anniversary. _

THE BISHOP OFCHESTER.-A strong desire is felt by
many of the clergy in the diocese of Chester, to present•
to our beloved bishop on his translation to the see of
Canterbury, a more substantial testimonial than mere
addresses from the several deaneries, as a grateful acknow-
ledgement of his many services to the church ; and as an
expression of the high respect in which he is held by the
clergy over whom he has been an affectionate and vigilant
overseer fur nearly twenty years. The suggestion, we
doubt not, wilt readily meet with a general response
throughout the diocese.

RUGBY SCHOOL.—The Rugbeians have, within the last
two years, carried off no less than 25 first-rate University.
honours. In the list of those who have thus highly dis-
tinguished themselves may be enumerated, at Cambridge,
four wranglers; five first class men in the classical tripos,
one of these senior; one senior Chancellor's medallist;
one Browne's medallist, for Latin ode; one Browne's
medallist, for Greek and Latin epigrams; and one mem-
ber's prizeman. At Oxford, six first class men in classics,
one Hertford Latin scholar, one Ireland scholar, the two
Latin verse prizemen, one senior mathematical scholar,
anon Johnson theological scholar.

The Manchester Courier, speaking of the new Bishop;
of Manchester, says :—" Our readers may judge of tho
kind of feeling that has been inspired by his lordship's
appearance here, when we state that one gentleman, has.
already communicated to the Archdeacon his intention to
give £lOOO towards the endowment of a church ; and that
another has offered an estate suitable for the episcopal
palace, including a house which contains six entertaining
rooms and ten bedrooms, at whatever price the surveyor
of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners may fix as reasonable,
be it £5OOO or .£lO,OOO, that amount, whichever sum it
may be, to be expended in the building of churches in
this parish."
DR. HOWLEY AS A PREACHER.—Amidst all• the appa-
rent gentleness of the late Archbishop of Canterbury,
there might at all times be seen a certain force of charac-
ter which tended to augment the deference that his dicta
commanded, while the, moral purity of his life and the
eminence of his station, gave a sort of prestige, to his ser-
mons whenever it happened to be the pleasure of his
Grace to occupy a pulpit. Notwithstanding these adven-
titious aids; however, he was by no means a distinguished
preacher ;—without much ingenuity. without the power
to render learning popular, without imagination, without
fervour, he was scarcely even impressive ; but the " gift
of preaching " not being a necessary qualification for the
office of a bishop, he may be pronounced worthy of the
high station which he filled even by those who cannot
help admitting that eloquence could not be included in
the catalogue of his accomplishments, or political inde-
pendence in the number of his virtues. He was not only
no great preacher, but he was not even successful in what
may be called compositions of supplication or gratitude.
It is well known that all occasional forms of public prayer
or thanksgiving go forth under the imprimatur at least
of the Archbishop of Canterbury. They may not always
be written by his own hand, but the presumption is to
that effect ; at all events, for the literature and theology
of such productions the Primate for the time ben'', has
usually been considered responsible ; and it certainly
must be acknowledged, that, amongst the great mass on
the church-going population of the present day, the
prayers and thanksgivings ordered by (the Sovereign if
Conned, and prepared by the Archbishop of Canterburb,
did not greatly excite either the admiration of the echvi.
Wed or the fervour of the pious,

PACKET LIST, GENERAL POST-OFFICE, FEB. 26.
Mails desp'd Last Packet Next Packet
Destination. from London sailed. due.
&HAMPTON STATION
Lisbon
7th, 17th, Jupiter .... Madrid ....
Madeiraand 27th o Feb. 17 Feb. 26
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Malta &lonian Islands 3rd and 20th Ripon
Greece and Egypt.... of eve
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India, Ceylon,& China month.
(1) Brit. Col. in W. Ind.'
(except Honduras & 2nd and 17th Severn
Bermuda,) For. Col. of every Feb. 17 due Mareh 9
in W. Indies, except
month.
Havana, Venezuela,
and Madeira
0) Mexico& Havana . ) 2nd of every Gt. Western Next Mail
(3) Bermuda St. Juan 1 month only. Feb. 2 due Mch. 22
de Nicaragua, and 17th of every Severn .... Next Mail
'New Grenada
FALMOUTH STATION.
Madeira, Brazil, and 1 Evng. of 4th HM B Swift EIMB Petrel
Buenos Ayres I every month Feb. 6 April 8
LIVERPOOL STATION. Every alter- Cambria
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Week 1 1848. 1847
RAILWAYS, ending I Amount. Amt.
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I £ s. d. £
Aberdeen Jan. 1 0 0 0 ..
Amiens and Boulogne —2o ' 975 0 0 ..
Arbroath and Forfar
Birkenhead, Lan. and Cheshire. —2O 611 0 0 433
Caledonian — 0 0 0 ..
Cockermouth and Workington — 0 0 0
Chester and Holyhead —2o 90 0 0 ..
Dublin and Drogheda — 0 0 0 654
Dublin and Kingstown
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen
East Anglian —2l 472 0 0 ..
Edinburgh and Glasgow —l9 2727 0 0 3113
Priinlmro itrid Norther° ..
Eastern Counties ana .. Eastetn —zu 10949 0 0 8010
East Lancashire
Eastern Union and Ipswich and
Bury —l3 970 0 0 425
Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Ctbr"6 —l9 387 0 0 695
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr. —l9 1564 0 0 1933
Glasgow and Greenock
Great Southern and Western
Great Western
Kendal and Windermere —l9 110 0 0 ..
Lancashire and Yorkshire —l9 8456 0 0 7530
Lancaster and Carlisle
Leeds and Thirsk — 0 0 0 ..
Londonderry and Enniskillen —l9 102 0 0 ..
London and North-Western —2o 34183 0 0 32225
London and Blackwall
London & Brighton, South Coast —l2 5780 0 0 4501
London and South-Western —2o 6354 0 0 4955
M 'cliester, Sheffield, and Lincoln —l9 2028 0 0 1687
Maryport and Carlisle —2o 537 0 0 550
Midland, Bristol, and Birming-
ham
Midland Great Western (Ireland) —2O 952 0 0 ..
Newmarket — 0 0 0 ..
Newcastle and Carlisle
Norfolk
North British —l9 1727 0 0 1149
Paris and Rouen
Rouen and Havre
Scottish Central — 0 0 0
Shrewsbury and Chester
South-Eastern and Branches
South Devon —lB 635 0 0 360
Taff Vale —l9 1822 0 0 1438
Ulster
Whitehaven Junction —2o 167 0 0 ..
Wishaw and Coltness
York, Newcastle, and Berwick —l9 9745 C 0 7128
York and North Midland, &c —l9 5933 0 0 4998

PRICES OF PROVISIONS IN ST. JOHN'S
MARKET, FEB. 26.

s. d. s. d. , , s. d. s. d.
Beef v. lb 0 6 to 0 8 Plums.. it, Quart 0 0— 0 0
Mutton 0 61— 0 8 Filberts 0 5 0 6
Veal 0 61— 0 8 Red Currants .. 0 0— 0 0
Lamb, fore qrtr 15 0— 0 0 Black Ditto .. 0 0— 0 0
Fresh Pork
Bacon 0 0— 0 0 Peas.. ..11) Peck 0 0— 0 0
Hams 0 0 0 0 Beans 0 0 0 0
Salmon 1 9 0 0 Fowls, as, Couple 3 0— 4 6
Soles
Cod Fish
Turbot
Haddocks 0 0— 0 0 Partridg,es,vbrce 0 0— 0 0
Whiting 0 0— 0 0 Plovers ........ 0 0— 0 0
Lobsters
Fresh Butter
Salt Ditto 0 9 0 11 Pheasants ..... . 0 0— 0 0
Eggs 3tl 120 6 0 0 0 Hares each 2 6 3 0
Potatoes,*, Peck 1 2 1 4 ,Pigeons, couple 0 0— 0 0
Gooseberries, qt. 0 0— 0 0 Rabbits ........ 2 0— 2 4

COURT AND FASHION.
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TETE LEVEES.—In Friday's Gazette it is notified that
Prince Albert will, by the desire of her Majesty, and " on
the Queen's behalf," hold the levees appointed for the Ist
and 22d of March next.

The Queen held a Court on Tuesday at Buckingham
Palace. Her Majesty gave audience to the Bishop of
Chester.

A deputation of officers of the army and navy had an
audience of Prince Albert on Tuesday, at Buckingham
Palace.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Saxe
Coburg, arrived at Buckingham palace, on Monday, from
Claremont, and on Tuesday evening honoured her Ma-
jesty's Theatre with their presence.
Thursday was the birthday of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, when he attained his 74th year.
The Queen has ordered Mr. Gibson, the sculptor, to
carve a duplicate of the marble statue of her Majesty,
which he executed last year.
The christening of the infant daughter of the Marquis
and Marchioness of Abcrcorn took place on Wednesday
morning in the private chapel in Buckingham palace.
The sponsors were Prince Albert, the Countess Cowper,
and the Viscountess Jocelyn. The infant was named
" Albertha Frances Anne." _ _

The Earl and Countess of Balcarres, who have been
passing the winter at Naples, have left that capital en
route to this country.