The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-12 00:00:00

Rev. C. W. Wi
Ringston-neon-Halt

Newport,
J. Wrenfo
Newport, Monmoutl

DIOORSE OF CIIESTEI

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V.LCANCY.—The rectory

Coddington, in the count!
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prorogued on Friday r
le 6th of February.

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CONVOCATION will
15th instant, to Tues
CHESTER CATHEDIII.—The Rev. Canon Blomfield has
'succeeded the Rev. Canon Hillyard in residence.
Diocuss or MArroursrsu.—The Lord Bishop-of Man-
chester has licenced the Rev. John Miller, M.A., to the
Perpetual curacy of St. Paul's, Preston, vacant by the
death of the Rev. Samuel Flood Page, the last incumbent,
'on the nomination of the Rev. John Owen Parr, Vicar of

Preston, the patron thereof in thi
PUBLIC BAPTI SUB.—About 12
on the First Sunday in Advent, in
merous and attentive congrew
chapel, by the -Rev. J. L. Da
the incumbent and curate of the paris

bt of his vicarage.
) children were baptised
the presence of a nu-
at St. Mark's, White-
s and the Rev. B. Abbot,

NEW COLONIAL BisuOPElci.—Arrangements are in
Progress for the division of the diocese ,of Toronto, out of
which two new sees will be formed—the seat of one of
which will be at Kingston, for the seven eastern districts ;
and the other at London or Woodstock, for the seven
western districts. The fund locally vaised for this purpose
already amounts to upwards of £B,OOO ; and it is expected
that the two sees will require for their endowment a capital
sum of £lO,OOO, in addition to what may be derived from
local resources, or specially contributed by persons inte-
rested in the particular dioceses. It is also intended to
extend the episcopacy in India by a subdivision of the pre-
sent enormous diocese of Calcutta. The erection of a new
see at Perth, in Western Australia, has received the sanc-
tion of her Majesty's Government. The Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts has appro-
priated out of its jubilee fund £3,000 towards the endow-
ment• of the see at Perth ; and the Society for Promoting
'Christian Knowledge has also made a liberal grant for the
same purpose. The Bishop of New Zealand is taking
active steps in the subdivision of his diocese, by the erec-
tion of a see at Lyttelton, er Christ Church. When all
'these arrangements are completed, there will be 34 bishop-
rics in the colonies and dependencies of the British
'Crown.

CHURCH RATE AT ST. AtARY-CFII:TRCIi, TORQUAY.—A
vestry meeting of the ratepayers of this parish was held at
the school-room on Friday week," for the purpose of making
a rate for raising the sum. of £72 10., to pay the fifth in-
stalment now due, with interest thereon, towards the
liquidation of the principal sums advanced for the pur-
chase of additional lands for enlarging the church-yard of
the said parish, duly secured by mortgage of the church-
rates of the said parish." The chair was taken by the
Rev. A. Watson, the vicar, and there was a numerous at-
tendance. The Rev. Thomas Kitson moved that a rate
for the required sum be granted, which was seconded by
CaPtain Costley. The Rev. J. E. Gladstone, minister of
the Free Church, asserted that the rate was illegal, and
.s.Pr9Posed as an amendment that the consideration of it 'be
,_
ourned for twelve months, which was seconded by Mr.
V. Tozer. The vicar refused to put it to the meeting,
thee Mr. Gladstone moved that Mr. Tozer be called
i;,„chair, which waa seconded by Mr. Rice, and carried.
3--1-‘e of great confusion then prevailed, amidst which
r. Tozer put the amendment, which was carried. The
Rev. Thomas Kitson thereupon demanded a poll, which
Was fixed to take place on Monday_ On that day, accord-
ingly, the poll was orTnad, and 97 POile. were recorded
favour of the rate, being a larger number than were ever
polled by its opponents.—Exeter Gazette.
CSAELGE OF UNSOUND TEAQIIING.—The Rev. W. L.
Stanton, curate of St. Mary's Tower, Ipswich, having
been desired to wait upon the Bishop of Norwich respect.
ing the two sermons which had been represented to';his
lordship as containing unsound doctrine, the rev. gentle-
man in his sermon, on Sunday week, made the following
statement as to what had passed :—" The Bishop's judg-
ment with regard to the first sermon, which I preached on
July 30th, in the afternoon, taking one passage on thr
subject of confession and ab
said is in conformity with certain portly..
Prayer Book, but very liable to be understood as leaning
to the Romish ;doctrines on these subjects and so give
offence. To this I can 'only say that, in using the language
I did, I believed and still believe that I was surely and
securely within the limits allowed by the Church of Eng-
land, and, indeed, falling short of her actual teaching in
the first exhortation in the communion service; and, as to
any leaning in my own mind to Romish doctrine on this
or other subjects, I do most solemnly declare that I
utterly abjure and repudiate it. With reference to the
other sermon, said to be on Retreat,' the Bishop finds no
Romanism, or tendency_thereto, in it; indeed, he finds, I
may say, no fault with it, further than styling it unpro-
fitable preaching,' which I most sincerely trust it was
not. The sole object I had in view in its delivery wasito re-
commend Christians of every class very frequently to imi-
tate those holy men of old, who, like Daniel, engrossed in the
affairs of this world and encumbered with the weightiest
eFoncerns of the State, could yet find opportunity three
times a_day to pray and make ;supplication before God;
and to imitate their blessed Saviour, who frequently sent
the multitudes away and went up into a mountain apart to
Pray. The Bishop has, however, forbidden me to preach
these sermons again, as I wished to do, or on this subject.
T° his godly judgment, with all due submission, I heartily
"ow while I continue here. The position of affairs at this
moment, is this : Though not prohibited from further
"oUnistrations among you, i still fear and feel that, perhaps,
greater trials yet await me ; and that both for my own
Peace and comfort, and for that of the parish, I would
rather at once retire. But this desire has been very unex-
pectedly frustrated, and an offer on my part to resign im-
clediately, and addressed to 'the proper quarter, having
been refused and a legal notice of my intention required, I
am, so to speak, under the necessity of continuing to
°ceopy this post, which I pray God may be over-ruled to
the spiritual good' of ns all."

what I there
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THE STRIKE of the Tyne shipwrights is about at an
end. The men are going in for the old wages, 365. a-week.
A SDDSCRIPTION has been commenced at Lisbon in aid
Of the Patriotic Fund.
A LETTER from Rome, in the Parlamento of Turin,
states that the Conference of Bishops at Rome was closed
On the 2nd, after coming to a nearly unanimous conclusion
on the matter under debate.
A Grim named Mahoney, whose parents reside in West-
minster, was reproved one day by her mother for neglect-
ing some household duty, and a few minutes afterwards
she cut her throat with one of her father's razors, nearly
sevitering her head from her body. She .had frequently,
rexcited, threatened to destroy herself.
shrunk SIDNET, the ex-Lord Mayor of London, has
with 'rem testing the opinion of the Court of Aldermen
regard to the motion of which he recently gave notice,
to the effect that an address be presented to Her Majesty,
paying that she will remove from her councils Lord
jibe r dee ti , as being no longer entitled to public confidence.
,erhas since privately withdrawn the notice.
was a WEATHER IN NORTHERN RITSSIA.—The Neva
;has entirely frozen over at St. Petersburg on the 25th
the
An the works in the forts situate at its mouth, on
front seaside, and those constructing on the islands in
of that capital, had been suspended on account of
.e winter. Letters state that between Kowno and War-
saw sledges are now used, and that in the neighbourhood
of ICalisch and Leuzcio the ground is covered with snow.
4, Tun GREAT LONDON DOCK COMPANIES intend to apply
to Parliament next Session for permission to violate one
il, tile Principal conditions, on their agreement to whieh
,e3r obtained their privileges. They propose to levy a
earf..-Te
not only on all vessels which enter their docks and
klelld goods on their wharves, but also on such lighters as
ofetrLeelY visit the vessels for the purpose of taking a portion
cargo.
dealer-"4R PO n THE CRIMEA.—Mr. John Sutton, timber-
a , Derby, received orders from Messrs. Peto, Betts,
biaid Bra_sey,
s to make an unlimited supply of " navvy-
rl3s7B" for the Crimea. The instructions were to for-
IVartl
kte,,.,.as many as possible up to Saturday last, the order
sh."`ung over one week, so that they might be
.....'PMent to-day.
tin'N'.PoLgox 111. AS AN Aurnon.—Among other dis-
aufetb Lens to which the French Emperor aspires is that of
lit;'"ehiP• His name must be recorded in the annals of
rature. The " Works of Napoleon the Third" are
LI!. in course of nublication by an eminent Parisian

ec7ll.l_ol)_ole,iiderilisjii;rea?s own supervision. When
Attend they will form four handsome octavo volumes,
,00,iconsist chiefly of essays and disquisitions on political,
'4l, and military topics.
1).4-varRALIAIT PORTS.—A deputation from the Board of
eleet„._°rs of the Australian Direct Steam Navigation
kr1"1""'Y via" Panama, consisting of Mr. John Carnac
a.•-,,rria, (chairman), Lieut-Colonel George Rushout, M.P.,
lie7* J. e. Hoseason, R.N., and Messrs. Jackson, Fanning,
wateitn, g, Maeintyre, and Henry Foreman (Secretary),
1'44 ` oPon Sir George Grey on Thursday, at the Colo-
rae4tee, to solicit Her Majesty's Ministers to adopt
tttabrres• in
concert with the colonial legislatures !or
the A IStilng an efficient postai !team communication with
'44ljtraliala COlonies,