CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
NOTHING is more remarkable in the Parliamentary document just published respecting the Irish Church, and the promotions that have taken place in it since 1812, than the great number of fortu- nate incumbents, in every diocese, that bear the same name as the Bishop. Take, for instance, Derry—in this diocese the following promotions have occurred since 1812; the see, during that time, having been held by a Knox.
J. S. Knox June, 1813 .... Rectory, Fahan, 360/. Hon. C. Knox August, 1813 .. Ditto, limey, 7001. W. Knox June, 1814 .... Ditto, Upper Brandony, 397/. Hon. E. Knox June, 1814 .... Ditto, Tamlught O'Crilly, — J. S. Knox June, 1814 .... Ditto, Magh eras and Kilnona- glian, 1,3651. W. Knox April, 1814.... Ditto, Fahan, exchange, 360/. William Knox September,1814 Ditto, Tamlaghtard, 425/.
William Knox August, 1821 .. Ditto, Clonleigh, 840/. William Knox October, 1822.. Ditto, Balinascreen, 623/.
E. J. Knox June, 1830 .... Ditto, Killoun, 1601.
Not allowing for the rectory not returned, nor reckoning on 3,555 acres of land attached to four of the rectories, nor on the lands at- tached to the bishopric, here are five individuals of a family who are in the receipt of 15,0001. per annum from promotions within the last eighteen years—it is not said what they had before. In Raphoe and Dublin, which have been successively blest with a MAGEE—JOHN MAGEE has a rectory, a vicarage, and a prebend ; W. MAGEE has a vicarage ; T. P. MAGEE has two rectories, two vicarages, three prebendships, a curacy, and an archdeaconry ! 'Waterford is watched by a BOURKE ; and an Honourable GEORGE BOURKE has three prebendships, two vicarages, one precentorship, ithd-six rectories ! There is also a JOSEPH BOURKE, who has a chantorship,—a sort of prelude, doubtless, to better things. In Cork, three St. LAWRENCES divide among them six vicarages and six rec- tories, besides numerous other offices too tedious to mention. In the diocese of Ross, attached to Cork, there have been ten promotions of St. LAWRENCES since 1813. The knights of the gridiron are pros- perous gentlemen. In Kildare, C. LINDSAY (the Bishop's name is LINDSAY) has received within the last five years a prebend, a rec- tory, a vicarage, a second canonry, an archdeaconry, and a canonry ! In Ossory, a LUKE FOWLER holds a prebend, four rectories, and six vicarages l—a most notable shot. In Ferns, H. P. ELRINGTON has a prebend, a precentorship, two rectories, and .five vicarages. The Bishop of Ferns is a mighty enemy to the Catholics, and has written a number of nice books to prove the value of the Irish Episcopal Church. The BERESFORDS of course cut a most formidable figure in the return. They give to the Church an archbishop and a bishop, and they occupy no fewer than fourteen livings, of which the value of four is returned as amounting to 1,8601., and having attached to them 65,000 acres of land !
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