The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-15

papers took the HERALD to task for spending money
upon such apparently useless Information. NOW tne
londoners, Wno have no such enterprise nave JUST
heard OF the fashionable color and are adopting IT,
The romantic controversy about the IicnDorne
estate, OF which the HERALD published full account
last autumn, Is again revived. Lady TlchDorne, VINO
recognized Sir Roger as her son. has died. anu AZ MS
sSs died a n w@s e air oyer snsOeced that
she was poisoned, one Of his servants having Deen
offered fl,000 to make away with him. Az tne iune-
squabe to whether Sir Roger and his friends or
the other members OF the family, who denounce MIN
as ian Australian adventurer" should be CHER
mourners. Sir Roger finally pushed his opponents
out Seventyfour witnesses are said 10 be ready 10
swear to his Identity.
noticed that the government has introduced bill to
buy up all the teegraphs and make them State In
not included. 1t ID reported that the French Gable
Company has paid the deposit required by the French
today ana thas the Re tna d Sdes @a 70
of the city OF London, where the heads OF traitors
used to be displayed, Is to be torn down. large
wife OF Captain Mackay, the Fenian. The approach
ing visit OF the Prince OF Wales to Dublin Is the
absorbing topic Of Irish news The Princess Of
Wales has decided not to accompany ner husband,
all reports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
French Opinion of the Irish Church Question.
From the Paris Steele, March 31.l
That old edifce, the Established Church Of Ire
land the organization and imperfectlons of which
down. the great stupeaction Of its admirers, who
are confounded by so much audacty. Mr. Glad
stone will derive honor from having struck the first
blow and we ardenty desire that he may succeed in
overthrowing an institution which has maintained
portion Of the abuses Of Catholicism, not such we
see 1t at present in France but as 1t existed In the
sixteenth century. The Established Church has
canons prebendary, archdeacons and deans. Each
parish has its rector vicar, an incumbent or per-
and to %hom The paws
small sum out Of his revenue When an in
cumbent wants q curate he merely advertises
for One The Anglican clergy, says VOltaire In his
"Cinqueme Lettre Sur les Angais" "has retained
many Catholic ceremonies, and especially that OF re-
ceving the tithes with very scrnpulous attention"
all landed proprieors without distinction OF creed
But as M. de Franqueville remarks In MS work on
the constitutions de PAngleterre" the members OF the
Established Church do not number one-thlrd OF the
inhabitants, and the result Is that more than two
strained to pay the clergy of the State while provd
ing for the expenses Of their own worship, which re-
ceves no aid from the government. Thanks to the
tthes and the beneces no clergy Is better endowed.
The Archbishop OF Canterbury receives S75,O OOf.
year, the Bishop Of London 25o,00of, OF Durham
200 0OOf., Of Winchester l75,OOOf., and of Oxford
l25,OOOf. In Ireland the Archbishop of Ar
magh has revenue of ao2, l15f, and a calcu.
lati0n has been made that one Of the latest
incumbents Of that see, Lord John George
Beresford, received as income from the various APP
pointments which he held, a sum of 19,oOo,oOof
the following prelates the sums mentioned:-Of
II5, OOOf The larger portion of these revenues is
raised, not from the members Of the so-called
National Church. who number 39l 1872 only, but from
the 4,5O5, 265 Catholics. The Deans Of st Paul's
Westminster and Manchester receive each 0,000f.,
and the Canons 25,O00f. Pluralities are largely
practlsed. NJ Auree Kervigan mentions Bishop
Of Durham who appointed his son Chancellor Of the
Cathedral of Lincoln, Vicar OF Nettleham, canon
prebendary Of three chapters, rector of Two parishes
chaplain to the Hospital Of St. Leonard, &C., &c.
The same work contains lanentable details respect
ing the poverty of the working curates paid by the
incumbents. vicar Of Camberwell, whose income
was 57OO0f., had the services of his parish per-
formed by two curates between whom he divided
5,O0Of. Such is the order Of things threatened by
Mr.. Gladstone.