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One deputation which waited upon Lord Palmerston this week has

far more than a local interest. The immediate object was, to beg for a separation of Cornwall from the Bishopric of Exeter, with the appointment of a separate Bishop "of Launceston ? " The local grounds, indeed, are strong, but the same principle applies to the whole of England, and points to a more efficient organization of the clergy ministering to the national Church—a subject which we have discussed in a separate paper. Although Lord. Palmerston's reply in no respect commits the Government to a pledge, it is encouraging rather than otherwise.

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