REV. RIDLEY, instituted to the vicarage of Hart, with Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, vice Rev. Pye, deceased.

REV. RICHARD PROSSER, D.D. prebendary of Durham, collated to the archdiaconal dignity of Durham, with the rectory of Easington annexed, vice Rev. Pye, deceased.

REV. HENRY PHILPOTTS, M.A. presented to the rectory of Gateshead, in the county of Durham, vice Rev. Dr. Poser, resigned.

REV. HENRY PHILPOTTS, M.A. collated to the office of master of the hospital of King James, in Gateshead, vice Rev. Prosser, D. D. resigned.

The REV. JOHN HODGSON, curate of Gateshead, appointed to the curacies of Heworth and Jarrow, vice Rev. William Glover, deceased.

April 30. Special ordination holden in the parish church of Mongewell, in the county of Oxford, ordained

REV. THOMAS BAKER, clerk, M. A. instituted to the rectory of Stainton-in-the-Street, co. Durham, Rev. Philpotts, resigned.

PRIEST,

Thomas Baker, B. D.

Extract from the Journals of the House of Commons.

May 18. Mr. Ward pursuant to notice moved for, and obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable the commissioners of Greenwich hospital, to procure a survey to be made of the living of Simon Burn, in the county of Northumberland, and for investing in them the revenues of the same; and in the event of the death of the present incumbent, to prevent the lapse of presentation to that living.

September 19. The following notice was given to the inhabitants of Wearmouth.

"The gentlemen named in the faculty, for the enlargement of the said church, hereby give notice, that a meeting will be holden in the vestry of Bishop-Wearmouth, on Friday the 7th day of October next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of disposing by public auction of pews in the North Gallery, and in the body of the church, which are not yet disposed of."

Bishop-Wearmouth, September 19, 1808.

We notice this, because we think it a public and indecent the up violation of the sanctity of the church: to offer of pews a church to public sale is indeed literally converting the House of God into a house of money-changers; we earnestly recommend to the "gentlemen named in the faculty," to peruse with attention, Dr. Hurd's discourse on Christ's driving the merchants out of the temple.

September 16. Private ordination.

DEACON.

Samuel Burder, M. A.

September 24. An ordination held by the bishop of Durham, in the chapel within the palace of Bishop Auckland.

DEACONS.

Percival Frye, Oriel college, Oxford.

William Kell, by letter dumissory from the Archbishop of York.

PRIESTS.

Henry Deer Griffiths, University college, Oxford.

John Robinson Wallis, B. A.

Patrick George, clerk.

Timothy Castley, clerk.

Samuel Gamlin, Oriel college, Oxford

Samuel Burder, clerk, M. A.

October 4. Private ordination.

DEACON.

George Carpendale, Literate.

October 17. RECTOR OF ROTHBURY. Sentence was passed by the chancellor in the consistory court of Durham, in the long pending suit against the rector of Rothbury: the decree was that he be suspended three years, and a sequestration of the rectory ordered to be issued to the Rev. Mr. Maughan, Bamburgh castle.

REV. WILLIAM BAVERSTOCK, licensed to the curacy of St. Margaret, Crossgate, city of Durham, vice Rev. Mr. Brit

ton.

REV. JOHN BREWSTER, rector of Redmarshall, presented to the living of Boldon, near Sunderland, vice Rev. Mr. Blaskett.

REV. JOSEPH HUDSON, curate of Warkworth, to the vicarage of Stanwick, co. Cumberland, vice Rev. John Far

rer.

The HON. and REV. ANCHITEL GREY, M.A. presented to the 12th prebend in Durham cathedral, vice Dr. Dampier, resigned.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-FEBRUARY 23.

The Bishop of Durham, v. Thomas Richard Beaumont, Esq. and his wife.

This was an issue directed from the court of chancery. Mr. Walton, who opened the pleadings, said, that the issue stated, that two discourses were held between the plaintiff and Mr. J, Erasmus Blackett, in which certain representations were made by the latter, respecting the ninth part of certain lead-ore, of Were Dale mines, in the county of Northumberland, to which Dr. Barrington was entitled as Bishop of Durham. It was said to be represented to the Right Rev.

Prelate, that 9257. was the full annual value of such ninth share of lead-ore, at the time of the representation. The bishop asserted, that this representation was made, and which assertion was contradicted by the defendant. There was another count, in which it was said, that 9251. was more than the value, which was in the same manner, and by the same parties averred and contradicted.

Lord Redesdale, and Mr. Baron Wood were subpoenaed as witnesses, and sat on the bench with the chief justice. On the part of the plaintiff, Sir Samuel Romilly, from the court of chancery, assisted by Mr. Topping and Mr. Martin, conducted the cause. On behalf of the defendants, the Attorney General and Mr. Garrow were assisted by Mr. Bell, also from the opposite side of the hall.

Sir Samuel Romilly very briefly stated the facts of the case. Mr Edward Emms, secretary to the Bishop of Durham, deposed to the two conversations between Mr. J. E. Blackett, and the Rev. Prelate, the one held at the castle at Durham, the other at the time of a meeting of the Sons of the Clergy, at the Turk's Head Inn, Newcastle: his evidence was to the effect stated in the pleadings, that Mr. Blackett had said, when his honour and conscience were appealed to by the bishop, that the full annual value of the ninth share of leadore was 9251. or that such sum was more than the value.

The Attorney-General, in a very long address to the jury, stated the nature of mining concerns; and insisted, that the witness had entirely forgotten what had passed at the two interviews referred to. He then called the gentleman who was party to the conversation.

Mr. John Erasmus Blackett, during a long examination, directly contradicted the evidence of Mr. Emms, asserting, that he neither did say, nor could say, that 925/. was the full value of the bishop's ninth share of the lead-ore; but admitted that he said, that such annual rent was a fair equivalent for such ninth share, under all the risks and difficulties attending the working of the mines. The witness said he was eightyone years of age.

The Attorney-General, on the occasion of this conflicting testimony of two respectable witnesses, proposed to call some

honourable person to give testimony to the character of his witness, on the authority of the case of Doc, on the demise of Stephenson v. Walker, before Lord Chief Justice Mansfield; but the noble and learned judge said, that he was most confidently of opinion, that there was no colour or pretence for adducing such testimony.

After Sir Samuel Romilly had replied, and Lord Ellenborough had summed up the evidence, the jury retired, and at five o'clock, after deliberating between two and three hours, found a verdict for the plaintiff.

It is asserted, that the effects of this decision will be to the amount of 60,000l. in favour of the Bishop of Durham.

tt The visitations and confirmations in the bishopric of Durham held every four years. The last took place in 1807.