Thursday 31 May 1855

Absent:

John Edward Harrison, unwell.

Alexander Gelling, unwell.

Thomas Caine, preaching to Friendly Society.

Edward Forbes, off the island from ill health.

John Purdon Stoute, unwell.

New curates:

William Maxwell Smith, Michael.

Henry Grattan White, Ballaugh.

Henry Thomas Adamson, St Barnabas.

Thursday 15 May 1856

Absent:

John Edward Harrison, unwell.

Alexander Gelling, unwell.

John Lamothe Stowell, duty at church.

Edward Forbes, abroad in ill health.

John Cannell, unwell.

Charles James Stewart, off the island.

Benjamin Philpot Clarke, doing duty.

The bishop delivered his charge and celebrated holy communion.578

Thursday 4 June 1857

Absent:

Thomas E. Brown, vice-principal of King William's College.

John Edward Harrison, unwell.

Alexander Gelling, unwell.

Edward Forbes, not on the island.

John Thomas Clarke, absent.

John Cannell, absent.

William Richard Ick, not on the island.

New curates:

William Richard Ick, St George's.

Edward Gomersall Charlesworth, Michael.

William Lloyd Jones, St Thomas.

Francis Richard Swallow, Foxdale.

Thomas Fletcher, St Barnabas.

George Dawes, St Luke's.

William Charles Sparrow, St Mary's.

Wednesday 2 June 1858

Distribution of the royal bounty up to 3 April 1858:

We the undersigned clergy and schoolmasters of the diocese of Sodor and Man entitled to a distributive share of the royal bounty, do hereby acknowledge to have received from the Reverend Joseph Brown, episcopal registrar, the sums affixed to our respective names, being our dividends for four quarters of the royal bounty, ending 5 April 1858.