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III. The benefactions for the building and establishing of a clerical seminary are placed in the public funds, and the interest, until the building is begun, will be applied to the augmentation of the fund for exhibitions. By the aid of the first and second of the forementioned funds, the ends of the intended seminary are, in effect, now carrying on in a limited degree, partly by premiums to direct the studies, and excite the emulation of the scholars of all the licensed grammar schools; and partly, by appropriating to one of these schools exhibitions for the maintenance of divinity scholars, during the four years immediately preceding the full age for deacons' orders. A preference is given to the said school, principally, because by such selection of one school, the education of the exhibitioners may be made to approach the nearer to the plan of the proposed establishment at Llandewi Brefi.

IV. This fund, by enabling a superannuated curate to retire from duties to which he is become incompetent, is calculated, not only for the relief of worthy individuals, who are labouring under age and infirmities; but also for the benefit of the incumbent, who is paying for services imperfectly discharged, and of the parish, which suffers, in many ways, by the superannuation of its officiating minister.

To defray the expences of this most excellent institution, the bishop of St. David's has most generously appropriated the tenth part of his revenues during life, and all his beneficed clergy have contributed most liberally to its support.

In further aid of an establishment, which promises such essential advantages, the society at the time they pledge themselves to a most economical expenditure of the benefactions which they may receive, confidently look forward to the liberal patronage of the public, in the cause of learning, charity, and religion; more especially they solicit the assistance of the learned and benevolent clergy of the united kingdom, whose acquirements may best teach them to appreciate the value, and remedy the want, of a professional education. They also anticipate a zealous encouragement of their endeavours from all who partake of the patrimony of the church within the diocese, whether incumbents, sinecure rectors, or imK K

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propriators; and while they remember the known attachment of the Welch to the prosperity of their native land, they presume on the contribution of the many, who, in every part of the united dominions, pursue the path to honour and to fortune: and while they contemplate the spirit of improvement which reigns throughout the principality, they cannot but indulge the hope that the interests of the rising clergy of the diocess of St. David's will not pass without regard or without relief.'

DIOCESS OF SALISBURY.

SALISBURY.

The Bishopric of Salisbury contains all Wiltshire, except Kingswood, which is in the diocess of Gloucester, and Whitesbury in that of Winchester; it has also all Berkshire, except the parish of Chilton or Shilton in the diocess of Oxford, and Langford in that of Lincoln; contains several peculiars in the county of Dorset ; and is divided into the three archdeaconries of Sarum, Wilts, and Berks. Charged in the king's books, 13851. 5s. 9d.

BISHOPS DURING THE PRESENT REIGN.

Dr. Thomas was translated, in 1761, to the see of Winchester, and was succeeded by the Hon. Dr. Robert Drummond, who in the same year accepting the primacy of York, Dr. John Thomas was consecrated in his room, being translated from Lincoln. Dr. John Thomas dying, July the 20, 1766, was succeeded by Dr. Hume, at whose death in 1782, Dr. Barrington was consecrated Bishop of Salisbury. In 1791, Dr. Barrington was translated to Durham, and Dr. Douglass preferred to this Bishoprick, from that of Carlisle, upon whose death in 1807, Dr. Fisher, Bishop of Exeter, was raised to the mitre in this cathedral.

BISHOPS,

John Fisher, D. D. Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, Preceptor to the Princess Charlotte of Wales, and Trustee of the British Museum.

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The Venerable the ARCHDEACON of SARUM,
Rev. Charles Daubeny, D.C.L.

Of WILTS, Rev. William Coxe, M A.
OLBERKS, Rev. Arthur Onslow, D.D.

DEAN AND CANONS OF WINDSOR.

DEAN,

Hon. and Rev. Edward Legge, L.L D. Registrar of the Order of the Garter, Director of Greenwich Hospital, and one of the Court of Assistants to the corporation of the Sons of the Clergy.

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PRESENTATIONS, PROMOTIONS, &c.

REV. CHARLES PHILLOT, curate of St. Michael's, Bath, presented to the rectory of Kingston Deverell, in the county of Wilts, vice Rev. M. M. Jackson, D.D. dec.

Appointed Prebendaries of the Free Chapel of St. George, in the Castle of Windsor.

January 19. REV. CHARLES DIGBY, M.A.

March 19. HON. and REV. HENRY RYDER, M.A.
March 29. REV. JOSEPH GOODALL, D.D.

REV. ROWLANDSON, perpetual curate of Amesbury, presented to the vicarage of Warminster, in the county of Wilts, vice Rev. Dr. Jackson, dec.

REV. EDWARD BARRY, M. D. preferred to the rectory of Wallingford, St. Mary, in the county of Berks, vice Rev. Pentycross, dec.

REV. FREDERIC WILLIAM BLOMBERG, M. A. presented to the discharged vicarage of Bradford, in the county of Wilts.

The REV. MR. SMITH, of Melksham, appointed surrogate for the granting marriage licences, and for proving of wills.

July 14. The Lord Bishop of this diocess held his primary visitation at the cathedral of Salisbury, and delivered his first charge to the clergy of this diocess; after which a confirmation was held, at which ordinance above 1700 persons partook.

The Bishop held his primary visitation at the undermentioned places on the following days: July 18, at Warminster; 19, at Devizes; 20, at Chippenham; 22, at Marlborough; 25, at Abingdon; 27, at Reading; 28, at Newbury.

August 10. The Bishop held a confirmation at Tisbury.

August 21. The Bishop held his first public ordination in the cathedral, when the following gentlemen were severally ordained:

PRIESTS.

Rev. William Sandford Wapshare.

William Mervin Prower.

William Mallet Hoblyn.

DEACONS.

William Wavel.

John Tregonell Napier.

Joseph Brown Morris.
Edward Elms.

James Young.

REV. LAWES, of Warminster, elected head master of Marlborough free grammar school.

REV. JOHN WALLER, M. A. fellow of Queen's college, Oxford, and master of Appleby school, presented to the rectory of Sulhampstead, in the county of Berks..

Oct. 2. An ORDINATION held at Salisbury.

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