The New York herald., 1868-05-24

population of 654 44s at a cost of s7475 year, ex-
elusive OF nine grants made from the Bishop OF
received Fl 058 976 and made 701 grants to benefit
population OF 7,7O7,23s. The adoption OF the re-
the course Of his speech advered to the rituastic
question, observing that tase who wished to intro
aace rltualism into the Church OF England nave as
lished church has no locus stdndf except as the
church of the reformation. The Rev. DR.. Miller,
said the day Is at hand when there must be separa
ton OF high and low church. The ship could not
hold two crews.
In the Presbyterian church of BallygOwan Ireland,
on the 4th inst, the congregation requested to
take into consideration Lord Dunerin's proposal TO
compensate their own and other churches on his
estate for the loss of the Regium DOnum, should
Parliament abolish it as Q complement Of its action
in reference to the Irish Church. Rev. T. Wood eulO
glzed Lord DuYerin for his previous liberality He
had built two school houses at cost OF f150O,
and given annual gratuity to the teachers of the
district to the better instruction Of the chill
dren OF all denominations. The withdrawal OF the
Regium Donum, the speaker added, would be greatly
felt but the Presbyterian Church In Ulster did not
depend upon the friendship of the House Of Com
mons. The strong would assist the weak, $50 that
from position in the field would the old flag, with
its 0rdens sed vtrens, be taken down." Lord Duff
ferns letter was spoken of as mot only evidence OF
the writer's generosity, but OF his wisdom as states
man and patriot"
IRISH DIoCEsEs.-The census returns Of 1881 give
the following account Of the number of persons be-
longing to the Established Church-men. women and
The Archbishop of Armagh, Primate OF all Ireland,
who Is also Bishop of Clogher, is returned as pre-
siding IT'S souls, being rather more than
twenytree per cent OF the entire population OF the
two diOceses. The Archbishop OF Dublin, with the
diocese OF Kildare annexed is returned presiding
over l12 786 souls, being fraction eighteen per
cent OF the population of those two diOceseS; the
Bishop Of Down and ConnOr, 1Os,993 souls, being
nearly twenty per cent Of the population Of those
diOceses; the Bishop of DrOmOre, Derry and RaphOe,
no. 425 souls being seventeen per cent OF the pOpua
ton. These four are the only prelates having in
as 100000 souls, or so large proportion
tenth of the population of their dioceses; they
are the dlOceSes comprising the Irish metropolis
and the northwest, and including fOrtytwO per cent
or the population OF Ireland. or the other ffy-eight
per cent the tells different tale The best
dagh and Elphn, showing 50, 1856 souls-men, women
and children-belOnging to the Established Church.
being less than ten per cent of the 89 inhabitants
Of those dioceses Next stands the Bishop OF OssOry
Ferns and Leghlin presiding over 35 1858 souls being
between eight and nine per cent OF the population Of
is returned with 43, 22s SOULS fraction oyer eight
in hundred OF the people. The Bishop OF Meath,
16 2S9 souls, being above six per cent of the popua
tion Last come four diocesses containing together
above 1000 900 souls nearly twenty eight per cent OF
the population Of Ireland, and each OF the four
longing TO the Established Church. The Bishop of
KiilalOe, Kifenora, Clonfert and Kimacduagh is
turned presiding 1906 sOus IL per cent
of the population; the Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert
and AghadOe TO- 03 souls or 1888 per cent OF the peO
pie; the Bishop Of Cashel Emily, Waterford and Lis
and the Bishop Of Titan, Kilala and Achonry, 1851
souls, being 3.37 per cent Of the population. Since
the returns were made the population OF Ireland has
become less by about quarter OF million.