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THE CHURCII.—The Ecclesiastical Revenue Commissioners have issued a set of articles of inquiry, addressed to the Deans and Chap- ters of the several Cathedrals, and also to the Bishops of each diocese in England, the object of which is to ascertain precisely the amount of revenue belonging to each. The DeaDS and Chapters are called on to state—let, The gross amount of the yearly revenues of the Dean and Chapter, as a corporate body, on an average of three years past, end- ing on the day of the last settlement of the Chapter accounts in the year 1831 ; divided into the heads of fee-farm rents, pensions, stipendsr. rents, and other payments reserved by leases (exclusive of rack-rents); redeemed laud-tax; fines on renewal of leases ; from houses, lands, tithes, and other estates, in hand, or let at rack-rent ; from woods; from quit-rents, fines, hermots, and other profits of manors, mines, quarries, dividends of stock, interest of other securities ; or from any other sources. 2d, The gross amount of the yearly payments and al- lowances by the Dean and Chapter, on an average of three years past, describing each class of paytnents and allowances, under its proper title ; and whether any and what part has been reserved to pay the ex- pense of repairs, or other purposes, and not to be divided amongst the Dean and Chapter. 3d, Number of persons in the corporation, and in what proportions they divide the revenues ; with the names of such persons. 4th. The amount of the net yearly produce of the revenues of the Dean and Chapter, divided amongst them, on an average of three years past. They are likewise to state, whether the average re- tuned may be considered as a fair one communibus (Innis ; and if there be any temporary charges on the revenue of the Dean and Chapter, or payments incident to them, though not of the nature of charges. The. Commissioners also require to be informed of the state of the buildings of the church, and if any funds exist for its repair; whether the Dean or other members have houses, and if they be occupied ; the particulars of the ecclesiastical patronage in the hands of the Dean and Chapter ; the separate revenues and patronage, if any, annexed to the Deanery or other offices ; names of the members of the church, with the average revenue of the offices of each; the names of every dignity, prebend, canonry, Tv.c. held by any member of the Chapter. The queries to the Bishops and Archbishops are mutatis mutandis the same as those trans- mitted to the Deans and Chapters. The answers are to be returned on or before the 15th of November.
Mr. Pelham has informed the electors of Lincoln that the Church Reform Bill is drawn up. We are sorry to be able to confirm his testimony; it is drawn up, and by the hand of the Rev. Sydney Smith ! the first editor of the Edinburgh Review—the most constant and in- veterate enemy of his order.—StaAdard.
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