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      moneys actually received b y him in respect of the revenues of his see for the preceding half-year . Where such receipts exceed the sum due under a scale which we notice below , the surplus is to be paid to the account of the Commissioners at the Bank of England . No renewal of any lease can be effected bv any prelate until the amount of the fane has been approved by the Commissioners . Where the fine exceeds the half-yearly stipend of the bishop , the Commissioners may require it to be paid to themselves . Bishops who have succeeded since 1848 , are , in their first return , to include a statement of all sums received by them since their appointment . Any excess over the prescribed income to be paid to the Commissioners , and any defect to be made up by them . Permission is given to any bishop appointed

      oefore 1848 , to enter at any time into an agreement with the Commissioners , for regulating his income according to the prescribed scheme . The see of Manchester , until it shall become endowed with real property , is extceped from the operation of this scheme . At the foot of the scheme is appended the s chedule of the incomes of the bishops as they are fixed by the existing law : — See . Income . See . Income . Canterbury . . £ 15 , 000 Glouc . and Bristol . £ 5 , 000 York 10 , 000 Hereford .... 4 , 200

      London .... 10 , 000 Lichfield .... 4 , 500 Durham .... 8 , 000 Lincoln .... 5 , 000 " Winchester . . . 7 , 000 Llandaff .... 4 , 200 St . Asaph . . . . 4 , 200 Manchester . . 4 , 200 Bangor .... 4 , 200 Norwich . .... 4 , 500 Bath and "Wells . . 5 , 000 Oxford .... 5 , 000 Carlisle .... 4 , 500 Peterborough . . 4 , 500 Chester .... 4 , 500 Ripon 4 , 500 Chichester . . 4 , 200 Rochester . . . 5 , 000 St . David ' s . . . 4 , 500 Salisbury .... 5 , 000 Ely . ..... 5 , 500 Worcester . . . 5 , 000 Exeter . . . . ; 5 , 000

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      NOT THE CHURCH OF THE PEOPLE ! There is a point in the charge delivered by Dr . Alfred Ollivant , Bishop of Llandaff , at his primary visitation , yesterday ' week , which must become memorable in Church and national history . The Bishop said things had gone pretty well with them in the diocese of Llandaff ; they were greatly improving , and they should thank God for the past , and take courage for the future : — " Still , " he continued , " the Church of England was not the Church of the people . The increase of the population , the want of additional ohurches , the confined means of many of the clergy , the necessity for additional pastoral aid , &c , cooperated to prove this fact . There

      was also a vast amount of hostility to the Church ; and irreligion in too many places obstructed its progress . But they must not give way to despondency , it was merely a part of their probation to see and suffer thus . He would wish to speak with a Christian spirit and becoming respect of dissenting bodies , whose principles were so opposed to the Church . Dissent in South Wales had originated in a desire for more efficient and immediate ministration than the Church seemed likely to afford in the last century , for the thousands and tens of thousands of people in this district ; and were it not for the assistance thus rendered , said his lordship , our people would have lived without hope and without God in the world . The circumstances of the diooese were

      now such as showed that a positive good had arisen , from the evil of dissent . Had the zeal , however , which produced that ministration , but waited in prayer for Hia remedy of the evils that existed , the result at this time ¦ would have been far better , and would not have produced a multitude of sects , and a diversity of doctrines , which could not be observed without regret . He would not stop to inquire whether the spirit of modern dissent partook more of a political than spiritual character ; though , if he spoke at all of its character in Wales , he must say that the tone of certain Welsh dissenting publications was anything but calculated to produce a

      pleasant effect . In the restless sea of agitation produced by the various creeds and doctrines to which alluBton had been made , what was there to prevent the multitude from relapsing into indifference , ungodliness , or Sociniunism ? It would , indeed , be well for the peace and the spirituality of the diocese , if all those divisions were at an end ; and if the different Protestant denominations would Bink their minor differences , and unite against the common enemy . Whatever were the state of things , however , let them have no cause of Repartition and division among themselves ; but by holy and unblameuble lives and conduct , show an example to those uround thorn . "

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      THE CAPTIVITY OF ABD-EL-KADER . The published correspondence of tho President of the Republic und Marquis of Londonderry on the subject of Abd-el-Kudcr ' s release has elicited some Bpitufitl comments from tho reactionist and monarchical prosB in France . Tho Aasemhlie Rationale , M . ( j uizot ' s organ , is especially bitter against English perfidy . Ho is La Patrie . Other papers content themselves with insulting tho English nobleman , for ruining the point of honour in behalf of a captivo ho dangerous to French intercut . Emilo do Oirurdin , » u J . a rrestte , finel y vindicuteH the nation from the treuohory of tho Government . Ho calls the treatment ot Ahd-ol-Kadtjr odious . This bold and generous writer , Jacile princeps ofEuropean publicists , wuh tho uret to demand the exuet fulfilment of the conditions

      of the Emir ' s surrender , in January ' 48 , of the then Ministry of Louis Philippe . In this , as in other cases , he nobly asserts the consistency of his own motives and principle , againstincessant calumnies , and in the midst of flagrant apostasies . All who respect the House of Orleans will have regretted a letter so intemperate , so undignified , and so inconclusive as the following of M . de Nemours . Perhaps the natural acerbity of t he Prince ' s character , aggravated by the bitter ness of exile , is the best excuse . TO THE EDITOH . OP THE M 0 BN 1 NG POST .

      « Sib , It was not till yesterday that the Marquis of Londonderry ' s letters , printed in your journal of the 4 th instant , came to my knowledge through the medium of the translations of them which are given in the French and Belgian papers . I find that Lord Londonderry , not content with playing the easy part of champion of Abdel-Kader ' s liberation , has thought this a fitting occasion to turn aside and insult the memory of my father , the late King Louis Philippe , and my brother , the Duke d'Aumale . I leave to the unprejudiced and right-thinking

      the task of judging this mode of performing a generous service by directing gratuitous attacks against a prince and an exile , and against a king who has died in a foreign land , and whose hospitality the assailant has more than once accepted . But at the same time I formally declare here that these attacks are calumnious , and , strong in the honour of my house , I repel them here in its name , with the same contempt with which I regard the assurances of pity and commiseration which accompany them .

      " Receive , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration , " Louis d'Orleans . " Claremont , October 5 , 1851 . " In the letter of Lord Londonderry , relative to Abd-el-Kader , he observed that he had been aided in his efforts by a noble personage of Paris . The Patrie , which is opposed to the liberation of the ex-Emir , in noticing this observation , asked Lord Londonderry if he was sure that the noble personage of whom he had spoken was a Frenchman . This question has produced the following letter from Count d'Orsay , addressed to the editor of the Patrie : —

      " Sib , —Your curiosity shall be satisfied . I am the person who so warmly interested myself for the prisoner of Amboise . I have always considered that his captivity was a stigma on France , and my only fear has been that the Emir , being in ill-health , might die before we had wiped it away from us . At the time of the accession of M . Louis Napoleon to the Presidency of the Republic my first idea was to request from him the release of Abd-el-Kader . He felt with me that the honour of France was engaged in it , ' and lamented to find in his Cabinet of that time the same opposition that he meets with at

      present . Lord Londonderry , Sir , is sure that I am a Frenchman ; he has seen me at work for 19 years in England , seeking to oblige my countrymen ; and it is precisely because I am a good Frenchman that I blush at seeing the national honour sacrificed to puerile considerations . France has loudly exclaimed against England for keeping the Emperor Napoleon captive at St . Helena , and yet she dares to detain Abd-el-Kader a prisoner of war , forgetting that Napoleon was kept prisoner by the whole of Europe , and that the ex-Emir is detained by France alone , to whom lie surrendered himself relying on her honour . "

      This letter of an amiable and accomplished man is a happy contrast in tone and feeling to the effusion of M . de Nemours . The English friends of M . d'Orsay will recognize the frank and chivalrous spirit of the writer . The laat sentence is a complete exposure of an unreasonable comparison . Lord Londonderry has Written to the Times , complaining that the copy of Louis Napoleon ' s letter was garbled by the J osi . The altered passages were in the original as follows : — "I desire sooner or later to set the Emir free , because I believe that the honour of France is pledged to that act . I have found the Ottoman Porte very well inclined to receive him , my intentions towards the Emir are not changed , but the time ia not yet come . " Lord Londonderry writes to the Morning Post : —

      " My letter to you , Sir , states , quoted from the Prince ' s autograph in French , ' Sooner or later ho will set the Emir at liberty , as the honour of France is engaged in it ; * whereas your publication runs , ' He thinks the honour of France engaged in the liberation of tho Emir , and , therefore , he declares his belief that , sooner or later , it will be accomplished . " In my letter to you I give , from the Prince ' s pen , his p ledged word , —in your printer ' s garbling a mere belief ih expressed . " If it ia deemed good policy to cover in any way the President ' s own glorioiin decision , I pronounce it u lallacious course , come from what quarter it may . "

      We now understand tho rcuson which induced Lord Londonderry to » tuto publicly , " I hail now tho dawn of tho day that is to wet tho Emir free ;" and again , " Prince Louis Napoleon ' s uuHwor to me ia conclusive . "

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      THE LONDON TEMPERANCE LEAGUE . Total abstinence is certainly a respectable phenomenon in tho nineteenth century . It haw done good service , although it is not the panacea for tho miseries ot society . During tins past summer the exertions ot its advocates have betsu great to establish their favourite regenerative theory upon a firm footing . 1 hoy hud u great week of fetes in August ; Wooded the ^ rvHtul 1 uluce with the votaries of cold water ,

      early in the forenoon ; demonstrated in the Surrey Zoological Gardens , presenting , according to their own account , a " spectacle never to be forgotten " : had a public breakfast at the London Tavern ; and finally resolved to setup the ' London Temperance League . " This body held its inaugural meeting on Monday at Exeter-hall . Mr . Lawrence Heyworth , M . P ., generally available on such occasions , was unavoidably absent , and Mr . George Cruikshank presided in his

      stead . The body of the hall , the galleries , and platform were crowded . They make splendid demonstrations , these believers in total abstinence . Mr . Cruikshank was as usual piquant and picturesque , Mr . Beggs was wordy , and spun , out his inaugural address to an enormous length . The report enumerated the doings of the teetotallers , and concluded with a demand for £ 1000 to carry out the operations of the League next summer .

      Towards the termination of the evening some one handed up to the Chairman a query as to what they said of " the miracle of our Saviour at Cana of Galilee , when he turned the water into wine ? Mr Cruikshank , though a good teetotaller and excellent humourist , is a poor logician . He replied as follows : — " He could only say , that if they could not answer this as well as every other question satisfactorily , they would give up their principle . He would ask , in return , did any of them think that our Saviour ever partook of wine ? ( No , no . ) The question was answered . "

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      PUBLIC OPINION . The Londonderry Standard has an article on " The Small Proprietors' Society for Ireland , " which we noticed a few weeks back . — " The prospectus sets forth the advantages of such a society , in the most convincing manner . The first principle ia based on the power that lies in cooperation . If there be twenty men wanting to build a house each , not one of them may be ever able to save so much as will do it singly . Suppose it cost £ 200 , it will take a saving of £ 10 a year for sixteen years , with the interest , to accomplish the object . But let the twenty men agree to club their savings , and they can build a' house every year . Increase the number of cooperators , and a house may be built every month , or every week . Farms may be purchased on the same principle . "

      "We quite agree with the Leeds Times in the following opinion : — " It would be a most unfortunate circumstance if the Government -were left to shape the new Reform Bill , promised to the country , simply in accordance with their present views and feelings . The only chance of obtaining a measure worth the trouble of carrying through the two Houses , and the parliamentary time its discussion must necessarily occupy , lies in the possibility of bringing public opinion on this subject to bear effectively on the minds of the ministry . " That many are seduced by the words of Lord Palmerston to overlook his deeds , and the spirit of his administration we have proof . Here is one instance from the Nottingham Mercury , a provincial paper of more than usual intelligence : —

      " We thank Lord Palmerston then , sincerely , for this candid and manly avowal at Tiverton , of his sentiments on these important subjects—Europe haa heard them already , and the world throughout will ring with them ere long , when we doubt not but they will form a source of blessing and benefit to many nations besides our own . But not only do we congratulate the country on the avowal of the noble and generous sentiments expressed by Lord Palmerston on the occasion referred to , but likewise on the possession , at this time , of an administration disposed to act up , in its legislative measures , to the spirit of these enlightened and liberal manifestations . "

      The WolverJiampton Herald had last week an article generously welcoming the National He for in Association . This week we find the following , which must not be understood as at all a declaration of nonsympathy with the association : — " We should have admired Sir Joshua Walmaley and the association infinitely more , and advocated their cause with a Keal and an ardour infinitely more intense , had they insisted on Manhood instead of Household Suffrage , and on the payment , as well as the non-property qualification , of members . "

      " We do not want to tax the food of the people in order to keep up high rents and higli prices , " writes the Exeter Flying Post ; " but we do insist upon it as an act of justice that one portion of the public shall not live at the expense of another . "' This is a twoedgod sword .

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      AUTHENTIC BLOOMERLSM . It is come upon uh in an official guise . Transatlantic pronagandints have invaded Noho . A London Bloomer Committee is organized . Tin ; opponents o ( the short < : oat and pantaloons must look to it . JJeholcl their " fnir foes" are already in arms . A meeting was held on Monday evening in Miss Kelly ' s Theatre , Soho , to hear from an American lady , who is Htated to lmvo come directly from Mow York to explain the ; moritH of the Hlooiner costume , an address on that tml > j « c . t , und to adopt le . iolulioiiH m connection with tho new transatlantic dresH reform . Tin ; bill convening the meeting ran an follows : — " London Ui . oomhk Committki :. —In consequence of the great interest with which the ' Bloomer question" in received l > y tho public , a certain number of ludica have

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 11, 1851, page 961, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1904/page/5/