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      --:.- ^ ymi&m&ti ^ z '' : - - ' . Thb daily journals , publish the text of Xocd PalmerstonV le $ feri to Prince Alte ^ as ^ on ^ 0 * of thje Unirorsityof Cambridge , onvljnivetsity Ueform : — ' ' ¦ Uij * :, * : ¦ . ' . ¦ , *¦? . ' : '' •• ¦• : ¦ •^^^ Mjri ^ H ; i 5 « c ; 12 . " . ^ Sfc ^ r-HetMajmty'sCkrarmnentf ! M § iygCtott them thelgt ^ s ^ are ^ „ . b « r , l ^ , tptrwCbAnceUorof ^ , j . 'ofe ^ &S ^^ ft * ^ SbNw ^^ sJSIJW "sw ^ - !? # SH& * j g Jffip ^ Bwf Jtajestjr ,, *^ . plea s ** ,, in 5 . j ^> f £ tfg $ b ,. frotag&li ^ SNItiaHBlBSsl

      . - ^ fl pi ^^^^^ ^ - tfcrtSi ' ^ eports , with a view to *^[ elib « rato examination of the , rt&Mmftaidatidiis contained therein . ' ' V * ;¦ f * ift . atateihent was : Subsequently made , to the > Boose of Ctiinm ^ as ^ vtliA t the Goyeiaiirt ^ ent tbonght it desirable that aonpi f . tirtie should be allowed for a full examination of those ouitrt ^^ \ 4 nd that it was not Intended that any legislation on the ; S * raect of-the recommendation of the commissioners shboH w jpropoaed to Parliament during the then current session . .. ' *^ X > * ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - "V . ' - -I * - - "• - . r" . At the . sam ? r £ ime ^ thongli it was " not deemed expedient tp di ^ o ^ thfi yarjdj ^ ^ tail «<» nQected with subjects so im-I ^ rfauDfc and divenaiied ss the maUenfin question , yet reerencs was jnade ia some essential points , with respect to which her Majesty ' s Government conceive that it would be the desire and ezpectatioaof Parliament ^ irith a view to . the public welfare and ' to the extension of the useful influence of th ^ pnirexsities , that plans of improvement should be enter-•' 'iaiaM . * - . --v ' - v \ ¦ . ¦

      Jbej ? cftljeges , would be an evil ,. and they are desiroas to 3 f t ^ tah \ the dignity of these institutions and to secure for , Ilbem ¦ 'tne advantages of 'freedom of action . For these ^( g&sonB , therefore , as well as on other grounds , they ear-^^ liyrh bri * to find , on the part of these bodies , such ; ' 4 j ^ i | are jlMptfS and such enlarged designs of improvement as .. irtSyiftSB ^^ the reasonable desires of the country ; and by |^ 5 v £ i ) ting the occasion for further interference , jnaji »« Hevc ; sthoiso , pqr * ona lathe Univertiities wjio are charged witli the ^ eiclity fupctioas of -discipline and instruction , from the " distraction ' which the prospect of such interposition must ^ jttOeftsarily * ntaal . —lam , sir , your Royal Highness ' s dutiful v iinrant , ( Signed ) " Palmehston . ^ H&To Field-Mnrshal his Royal Hi g hness Prince Albert , ; S % ^* &c Chancellor of the University of Cambridge . " ¦

      — ; ** Ta « sepoints were ;—^ 1 . 4 nti | lteration of the constitution of the Universities with jl yievTfto the more general and effective representation of ihe several main elements which properly enter into their r ;« fil&posifion . " M 2 . * EtoS adoption of measures which might enable the * "Universities , wi thout weakening the proper securities for ; djropline ^ to extend the Jwnefits of training to a . greater _ llL ^ M | pei ; , * f : stJident 8 , wbetlier in " , connexion or not with col-&l ^|| b ^^^ J } Si and . also to diminish the relative disadvan tages which'how attach within colleges and tails to students ofv 4 p ^ nlM ^ e % hnn ^ d pe cuniary ineans , . ' ^ S . ^ he establishment oE such rules witli regard to fel-Jof ^^ s ^ d 1 ^ : the enjoyment of other collegJB endowments , v : ** m £ m $ jgi $ f . J «* o ™ n or ; greatly modify the restrictions mi ^^ p ^ in ^ snaQy . cases , attach to those fellowships and

      eilddiircpeulsi and-might subject the , acquisition of such fellowdbj ^ jiM endowments generally to the effective influence of coiupetition . ~ - .. ^ ** * The establishment of such regulations with regard to - feHtnvsbipsihus to be acquired by merit as should prevent -th « tt ^ r ^ degenerating fntp Braec-nxes , and . especially the . -enactment of a provision tliat > -after fellowships should have : 4 ie « a held for such a time as might be thought reasonable as . ^ l ^^ r ^ lB for early exertion And distraction , they should either : r ||^ OTHiOTislied , or shouldonly continue to be held on con" ^ ate ^ f ; residence , coupled with a discharge of active duty v latdjjrapluie ' or tuition , or with .. the . ; earnest prosecution of prfcate study . ¦ ¦ ' . " -5 . And ,-lastly , the establishment of provisions under

      which colleges possessed of means either part icuferiy ample , o | p ^ jr onl y par tially applied to the purposes of education or learning , might , hi conformity with the views which founders have often indicated , render some portion of their property :. available for the general purposes of the University beyoifd as well as within the College walls , and might thus facilitate the energetic prosecution of some branches of study , the . importance of which the University have of late distinctjy arid specially acknowledged . _ l * Jlt is obvious , that , for the attainment of these ends provision must be made for the careful adjustment of existing statutes , and for the abolition or modification of certain

      oaths which are now periodically administered in some of the collegos . m u There are other changes tending to the increased efficiency and extent of study which would naturally accompany or follflw those to which I have adverted ; but what I have stated , may be enough to explain the general expectations which : her Majesty ' s Government have b « en led to form under the influence of their sincere desire to acknowledge the services , and to respect the dignity and due independence of these noble institutions , and to see their power and influence enlarged to the full measure of the capabilities indicated by their splendid endowments . " Actuated by these views , her Majesty ' s Government did not hes itate to determine' that , so far as depended upon them , a considerable interval of time should elapse , after the

      reports of the commissioners had appeared , before any speciBo propositions should be discussed as to tho degree and nature of tue . legislation respecting the universities which it might be requisite to submit to Parliament . " Her Majesty ' s Government , however , feel that the time has now arrived when it will be due ,. both to the country of which these universities are such conspicuous ornaments , and to the well understood interests of the universities themjselv « a , that these questions should be decided . 111 therefore request that your Royal Highness will , in your capacit y of Chancellor of the University of Cambridge , have tho goodness to take an early opportunity of informing me what measures of improvement that university , or so fur as your Koyal Highncsa ' s knowledge extends , any of ila colloges may be about to undertake , and what aid they may desire from Parliament in tlyj form either of prohibitions , of enabling powers , or of new enactments

      " Her Majesty ' s Government arc anxious to receive this information in such time iib may enable tliOm to give to this important subject the careful deliberation it demands , « nU to be in a condition to advise her Majesty thereupon , ii possible , by the month of February . * 'Her Majesty ' s Government , however , have no hesitation in avowing their opinion that repeated and minute interference by Pailiamcnt in the auuirn of tho Universities and

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      PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THIRTY CITY CHURCHES . The Bishop of London had approved a plan which has been submitted to him by the Rev . Charles Hume , M . A ., rector of St . Michael ' s , Wood-street , for removing some of the churches in the city , with a view : to a supply of some of the suburbs . The rev . gentleman " states ' that a small number only of the city churches have considerable * and encouraging congregations , two or three of them amounting to nearly 300 , On the other hand , the attendance at some falls below 16 , and there are many at which it

      does not amount to 50—the average attendance at the churches proposed to be removed being only 33 . While such is the stata of things in the city , it has been shown by a returffmade to the . House of Commons by the subpdivikion of parish commiwioner * that no fewer than 58 new churches are required in the diocess of London . Of tltte itamber 49 are required for the metropolitan district and immediate suburbs , and nine for towns find districts within eight miles of ~ St . ipauVs . Mf . "Hume contends that less than 20 churches would meet thelwants of the population resident within the city of London union ,

      and consequently a £ least 38 churches might be advantageously taken down and rebuilt in such other parts of the metropolis , and its environs as are deficient in church accommodation , The following are the details of the planY—the number of churches proposed to fce dealt with is SO ; it ii proposed to remove ( at present ) 80 , and to retain 20—the parishes whose churclies are moved to be consolidated with those which are left standing . In arranging the incomes for the consolidated parishes ,-the rule would be this- —To eveiy parish ! the population . of which exceeds 1 O 0 O , < 50 / . per anntiln to be assigned ; for every additional 100 parishioners add 12 a-year .

      The aggregate income of the 50 churches is 20 ^ 60 / . ; i the aggregate income of' the 20 proposed consolidated parishes would be 11 , 353 / . ; there would remain to o tle 30 cuurches to be removed 9207 / ., giving 306 / L and a fraction for each . The additional sura required to make up a sufficient income for a clergyman , from 500 ? . to 700 / ., should be made up in . the new locality to which the chutrch is removed . la the following list the first church in every group is that which it is suggested should bo retained as the sole parish church of the consolidated parishes ; the others in each group would then be

      parishes , the income will be increased to the amount of 500 ? . or 600 / . a year . The patrons of the churches to be removed will present to them just in the orair they < lo now . The only difference will bo , that th ^ will appoint to those churches for new localities , sjtd with increased incomes , This rriay be m « d j still plainer 4 > y supposing a case . It might be ° ^^^^^ to remove St . Alban ' B , Wood-street , and St . TK |||§ tel Bassishaw , and to leave St . Mary's , Alderrnwpiiy , standing , to be the parish chnrch \ for the three consolidated " parishes . The particulars of these three parishes at preseat are : —St . Michael Bassishaw , patrons , Dean arid Chapter of St . Paul ' s , value 230 / . ; St . Mary , Aldermanbury , patrons , parishionersvalue 255 t ; St . Alban ' s , Wood-street ,

      pa-, trons , Dean and Chapter of St . Paul ' s arid Eton College , alternately , value 247 / . When these three parishes are united into one , to be stHl called St . Mary * s , AJdermanbury , and St . Michwl ' a is removed with its incumbent to Paddington , and St . Alban's to Stepney , the / Dean and Chapter of St . Paul ' s will present on every vacancy to St . Michael ' s , Paddington , with a house , and the income guaranteed from resources in its new locality to 600 / . a-yejir . with a considerable parUfc , and * a good

      congregation . The parishioners will still regularly present to St . Mary , Aldermaabiiry , with an income made up from part of the tithes of the other parishes to 600 / ., and house-rent . And the Dean and Chapter of St . Paul ' s and . ^ tpn College will ultimately present to St . Albaa ' s , Stepney , the income of which will also be increased from local revenues to 600 / . a-year , with the addition of a rectoryhouse . The advantages of the scli ^ tne , the principle of which has received the assent of . the Prime Mbujs

      ter and the diocesan are stated to be the following : — 1 . The anomalous position of the church , in the city woald be diminished . 2 . The if a at of spiritual instruction , from which many districts . are suffering , would , to a considerable extent , be ^ su |) plied . ' % The clergy in the city , who have npmLual cures and small congregations , would have real clmrges and large congregations . 4 . The city clergy remaining would have larger incomes than they had ' before . . 5 . The city clergy , removed , would bbtftiri ^ comfortable houses , larger incomes , large congregations , and ireajl pastoral charges . 5 ; The new parishes or districts would get good cuurches withoat the expense of building them , and ministers to whom they would only pay part of a sufficient income . " 7 T '""

      removed to some other part of the' metropolis , or suburbs : —I . St . Vedast ' s , Foster-lane ; St . Michael ' s , Wood-street ; St , Ann ' s and St . Agnes . 2 . St . Lawrence Jewry , St . Michael Bassishaw . 3 . St . Faith ' s ; St . Matthew ' s , Friday-street . 4 . St . Benet ' s , Paul ' swharf ; St . Mary Noithaw ; St . Nicholas Cole Abbey . 5 . St . Mary ' siT Old Fish-street-hill . 6 . St . James's , Garlick-hill j St . Michael's , Queenhithe . 7 . St . Stephen ' s , Coleman-street . 8 . St . Margaret ' s , Lothbnry ; St . Olave ' s , Jewry ; St . Peter-le-Poer , and St . Mildred's , Poultry . 9 . St . Stephen ' s , Walbrook : St . Mary ' s , Abchurch-lane ; St . Swifhin ' s .

      10 . St . Mary ' s Woolnoth ; St . Edmund King ; Allhallows , Lombard-street ; St . Clement ' s , Eagtcheap . 11 . St ! Mnry-le-bow ; Allhallows , Bread-street ; St . Mildred ' s , Bread-street ; Sc . Mary Aldermary ; St . Antholin's . 12 . AUhallow ' s Oreat and LeajB ; St . Michael Eojal . 13 . St . Duns tan's , East ; St . Maryat-Hill . 14 . St . Magnus Martyr ; St . George ' s , Botolph-lane . ^ 15 . St . Andre w Undershaft ; G rea t St . Helen's . 16 . St . Olave's , Hart-street ; St . Catherine Coleman ; Allhallows Staining . 17 . St . Dionis Backchurfch ; St . Benet ' s , Gracechurch-street ; St . Margaret Put ten 8 . 18 . St . Mary , Aldemianbu _ ry ; St . Michael ' s , " Wood-street . 19 . St . Michael ' s , Cornhill ; St . Peter's , Cornhill ; St . Martin Outwieh . 20 . St .

      Catherine Cree . The churches within the city which are not to be interfered with are the following : —St . Bride's , Fleet-street ; St . Andrew ' s , Holborn ; St . Dunstan ' s , West ; St . Anne ' s , Bluclcfriars ; St . Sepulchre , Snow-hill ; Allhallows , Barking ; St . Alphage ' s ; St . Bartholomew-the-Great ; Christchurch , Newgatestreet ; and St . Martin ' s , Ludgate . Inasmuch as the presentation to the churches proposed to be dealt with is in different hnndu , it is suggested that each patron shall have as many turns of presentation as he has at present . The patron a of tho churches left standing in the city will present to them on each vacancy just in the order they do now , The patronage , liowever , will be more valuable ; as the parish , being a consolidation of two or more existing

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      THE IRTOJGITE CATHEDRAL . TitE magnificent Gothic church which has been Jbr some time past in course of erection in Gordon * - square , in close proximity to University College ,, and which is intended to be the cathedral of the body of religionists of whom the late Rev . Edward Irving was the founder , was solemnly opened on Sunday , although the congregation hitherto assembling in Newman-street formally took possession" of it a week previously . The ruembers of this sect assume to themselves the title of The Holy Catholic Apostolic Church , " and they appear to admit that as far as later times are concerned , the commencement of " spiritual manifestations , " or wliat are more popularly known as the " unknown tongues , " date from

      the time when Edward Irving ; was ejected from the church in Begent-square , the ministry of which he lield in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland . It was he who at that time founded the new church , but the form of worship which is now pursued was not fully developed until some time before Jus death . Amongst the office-bearers of the church in London may . be mentioned : — Admiral Gambier ; Mr . H . Drummond , M . P . ; the Hon . Henry PaTneil ; Mr . J . P . Knight , K . A . ; Mr . Cooke , the barrister ; and Major Maedonald ; while Lady Dawson , Lady Bateman , Lady Anderson , aud other Ladies of distinction , are amongst its members . Those who join this church offer a tenth of their annual income towards its support and extension .

      The service on Sunday morning commenced at ten o ' clock precisely , at which hour the chief officer of the church— " Th « Angel , " as he is termed , entered , magnificently clad , wearing a purple cape , the colour denoting authority . Then followed the next order of the ministry , designated " Prophets , " with blue stoics , typical of the skies , whence they are supposed to draw their inspiration . Following theso were " Evangelists , " habited in red , the colour denoting the blood which flowed on the Cross . Then came

      pastors , elders , and other officers . A liturgy was used very eincular to thai ; of the Church of England , from which there appears to be very lktle doctrinal de-viatiou . A sermon was preached by one of the elders , who inculcated various moral duties , but did not seem to venture upon any iroad or direct dogmatic teaching . Attached to tho church is a small but very elegant chapel , which is to bo used on rare occasions , and which we are informed by a tablet placed thereon was raised by the piety of two La 4 ies , who contributed tlie munificent sum of 4000 / . in aid of the work . The chief beauty of the church , however , is tho altar , which is carved out of ull so » rt 8 of

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 7, 1854, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2020/page/8/