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Sir Charles Manners Sutton belongs to a family which has

supplied sinecurists and incapables, for the consumption of the public money, for generations. The late Archbishop of Canterbury, not content with the enormous patronage at his disposal, provoked a very discreditable discussion in the House of Commons, shortly before his death, by an attempt to give, through a private act, a valuable sinecure of which he was not by law to dispose, except during his own life, to two sons, should it not fall in till after his death. In the RedBook will be found the Registrar of the Faculty Office, J. H. T. Manners Sutton, Esq.- with his two Deputies, who discharge the duties—a sinecurist to an enormous amount per annum, in whose favour the law was so set aside. This was out of the ordinary way. But the regular spoil shared by this Archbishop's family is enormous. Among seven of them are shared sixteen rectories, vicarages, and chapelries, besides preachersbips and dignities in cathedrals- Of the eleven daughters of the Archbishop, one married the Reverend Hugh Percy, now Bishop of Carlisle, and she was portioned off with preferments to the value of 10,0001. per annum, four of which were given in one year. Another daughter married the Reverend James Croft, who became Archdeacon of Can- terbury, Prebendary of Canterbury, Curate of Hythe, Rector of Cliffe- at- Hone, and Rector of Saltwood,—all preferments in the gift of the Archbishop. A sister of his Grace married a Reverend Richard Lock- wood; and he was presented with the three vicarages of Kessington, Lowestoff, and Potter-Heigham. The Reverend 'I'. M. Sutton and the Reverend Evelyn L. Sutton, were made Chaplains of the House of Commons. Besides, these nephews have livings out of number. So much for the voracity of the Sutton branch of the Manners family. —Morning Chronicle.