The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-21 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STAVDICID.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS

The Rev. Dr. Scoresby, late vicar of Bradford, has re-
turned from the United States. Ho arrived by the
Hibernia.

The Bishop of Durham, in addition to his former muni-
ficent gift of 1000 guineas to St. Anne's Chapel, Bishop
Auckland, has presented the trustees with an additional
sum of £5OO.

That truly magnificent undertaking, the restoration of
the choir of Wells Cathedral, is at last commenced. The
architect is Mr. Salvin. The seats have been removed to
the nave, where divine service is now performed.
It is not generally known that the present Archbishop
of Canterbury, previous to his grace's consecration to the
see of Chester, refused the Bishopric of Sodar and Man in
1827, when Dr. Murray was translated from that see to
the Bishopric of Rochester.
A solemn protest against the intended consecration of
Dr. Hampden, on the 26th insfant, addressed to the
Archbishops and Bishops of the Church, has already been
signed by upwards of 500 clergymen, who have also
signed one of a similar purport to the Archbishop of
Canterbury.

At the confirmationof the election of the Archbishop of
Canterbury on Friday last, at Bow-street, one of the con-
gregation exclaimed, " God bless the Archbishop of Can-
terbury." His Grace stopped, and turning to the speaker
replied, " I thank you—l indeed need all your prayers."
The Mastership of Christ's College, Cambridge ; a
Chaplaincy to Prince Albert; the Deanery Rural of Ches-
terton, diocese Ely ; Willingham Rectory, Cambridge-
shire, diocese Ely; value, .£677, and residence. patron,
the Bishop of Ely • all become vacant by the promotion
of the Rev. J. Graham, D.D. to the See of CheSter.

A commission has been issued by the Bishop of Durham
to inquire whether there are grounds for proceeding
against the Rev. P. Penson, of Durham, in the Bishop's
Court, on the charges which have been alleged against
him. The rev. gentleman is disabled from officiating
during the sitting of the commission.
Tip: CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—THE BISHOP
OF MANCHESTER.—The annual meeting of the Man-
Chester auxiliary to this society was held last evening, in
the Free-trade Hall, the Right Rev. Dr. Lee, the Lord
Bishop of Manchester, presided. This was the first public
meeting at which his lordship has taken the chair, and of
course lent great additional interest to the proceedings of
the evening.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERRURY.—It is not per-
haps genersily known that this eminent person about 35
years ago gained the second of two prizes, offered by an
individual of Aberdeen, for the best essays on the'" Ming
and Attributes of God." The first prize was awarded' to:
Dr. W. Laurence Browne. Principal of Marischal College,
Aberdeen, and no doubt his work is a very meritorious
one; but it never attracted much attention, and, we be-
lieve, never reached a second edition, while the MTh-
bishop's has gone through six or seven editions.
THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.—The Bishop of Man-
chester arrived at the Palatine Hotel. Manchester, by the
express train from London, on Wednesday evening. His
lordship was attended only by his valet. In the course of
the following day, the Rev. Archdeacon Rushton, Canon
Clifton, and other members of the chapter, called and had
interviews with his lordship. His lordship, on Thursday
and on Friday, has been engaged in the examination of the
candidates for ordination within his private apartment.
We believe the examination was concluded on Saturda•-.
On Thursday evening, his lordship proceeded to the resi-
dence of the Rev. Canon Wray to dinner.

THE NEW BISHOP OF CHESTER.—it gives us much
pleasure to state it as our opinion that the nomination of
Dr. Graham, the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge,
to the see of Chester is a good appointment. He is not
only an individual highly and generally esteemed in the
University, but we have good reason to believe that his
judgment on theological subjects is sound and Evangelical.
Called to a more active sphere in the church, and having
such an example of unwearied diligence and successful
effort set before him by his revered predecessor, it is not
to be doubted that Dr. Graham will rise to the new cir-
cumstances in which he is placed, and carry forward the
work of Dr. Sumner with ardour and success.—Record.
BISHOPS' DUTIES.—The number of cures under each
bishop, as the dioceses are at present constituted, is, in
round numbers, as follows :—St. Asaph, 290; Bangor,
290; Bath and Wells, 450; Canterbury, 340; Chichester,
300 ' • St. David's, 450 ; Ely, 550 ; Exeter, 650 ; Glo'ster
and Bristol, 450; llereford, 330; Lichfield, 550 • Lincoln,
820; Llandaff, 220 ; London, 400; Norwich, 1:150 ; Ox-
ford, 580; Peterborough, 570 ; Rochester, 750 ; Salisbury,
520; Winchester, 600; Worcester, 420; Carlisle, 130;
Chester 460 ; Durham, 260 ; Manchester, 350 ; Ripon,
370 ; Sodor and Man, 24 ; York, 590. (See " Clergy
List," 1848, page 248.) Such is the state of things in
our church. Two hundred and fifty cures is the utmost
that any bishop ought to have under him:

MARINERS CHAPEL AND SCHOOL.—The commerce of
Gloucester has gradually increased to such an extent, that
it is calculated that between thirty and forty thousand
mariners, bargemen, and boatmen annually visit the port,
for whose pastoral instruction no provision has been made.
There are also about three hundred navigators employed
in forming new basins, &c., in a similar state of religious
destitution. Great efforts have been made, a handsome
sum has been subscribed, and a plan organized for the
erection of the chapel, and the appointment of a chaplain,
towards whose stipend the Pastoral Aid Society is expected
to contribute. But we regret to add that the commence-
ment of the building has been, and still is, postponed for
want of funds. We shall rejoice to hear that the work
has commenced, and cordially wish it success. In the list
of donors we are happy to see the name of the Bishop of
Gloucester.— ti urce6ter Journal.

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'IRELAND.

The squadron so long stationed at Lisbon ivas off Cove
on Thursday.

In Cork. :Limerick, and indeed throug-tout Ireland, St.
Patrick's Day, which was to have been " a great day for
Ireland," passed off more quietly than usual.
The mayor of Cork refused to call a meeting on St.
Patrick's day to address the French. He did not•believe
that the -requisition represented the intelligence or the
property of the city.
At the Limerick assizes on Tuesday, Thomas Fitzge-
rald -was found guilty of the wilful murder of John
M'Eniery, on the 3d October. His partner in guilt,
Renihan, was hanged last month.
A general order has been issued to the troops in all
parts of Ireland to carry their arms with them to their
several places of worship. Sunday last it was acted on,
to the-annoyance of the Repealers.
A Galway paper states that the Poor Law Commis-
sioners have awarded £3OO to the widow of Captain Hil-
liard, R.N., inspecting officer of that union, who died of
fever.

The High Sheriff of the County. Roscommon has con-
vened a meeting of his Bailiwick, to petition parliament
against the continuance of the poor-law, as carried out at
present in Ireland.
Dr. Slattery, the Roman Catholic Bishop, in a letter to
Dr. AP Hale, says he has received intelligence from Rome,
that the celebrated letter from Cardinal Frasconi to the
Irish Bishops was intended to be private, and that the
Papal Government is displeased at its publication..

Sr. PATRICK'S DAY IN DUBLIN. Everythinz was
quiet and orderly as if there were no such entities as
Repeal or Revolution. There was no guard mounting at
the Castle; and the people were about their business as
usual, thanks to the armed demonstration. All was
quiet the whole day, and the proceedings at the several
ward meetings bore a strong impress of the influence of
the prudence and firmness of Lord Clarendon. _ _

THE IRISH CONFEDERATION.—The Irish Confederates
met again on Thursday in full force at the Music-hall,
Dublin. The speeches of Mr. Smith O'Brien, and Mr.
Meagher, " of the sword," were characterized by more
than ordinary boldness ; indeed, it is said by persons
present at the meeting that the reports furnished by the
morning papers—perhaps for obvious reasons—are but a
qualified version of what fell from the lips of the several
speakers in the course of the evening. It is just probable,
however, that the fervid eloquence of Messrs. O'Brien
and Meagher will not be lost to posterity, as Mr. Hodges,
the Government reporter, was in attendance professionally,
with the view of submitting the peculiar notions of loyalty
inculcated by the confederated orators to the discrimina-
ting judgment of Mr. James Henry Monahan.