RETURNS RELATIVE TO THE [ Down & Connor. N. 6l. 6a. 63- 64. 65. ( 36. 67. 68. 69. 70. 7i- BENEFICES. Layde - 72. 73- 74- 75- 76. 77- Glenavy Ballinderry Derryaghy Belfast - Upper Falls Magheragall Lambeg - INCUMBENTS. Rev. Richard Dobbs Ballintoy Islandrathlin - Dunaghy Dunaine and Cranfield Drumaul Carnmoney Killead - Lisburn - Magheramesk and Agha- gallon. Rev. Robert Trail Rev. James Moore Rev. Rich. Russell - Rev. W. G. Macartney Rev. S. Heatley Rev. S. Smith - Rev. W. G. Macartney Rev. S. Cupples Rev. Philip Fletcher - Rev. Edw. Cupples Resident. resident, resident resident. resident, resident, resident - resident - Non- resident. Permitted or Licensed. non- resident permitted Rev. James Stannus - Rev. Philip Johnston - Rev. A. C. Macartney Rev. R. W. Bland - Rev. Francis Patton - Rev. James Morewood non- resident permitted non- resident non- resident resident resident resident, resident, resident. non- resident permitted Exempt. OBSERVATIONS. exempt by law, being surrogate of the united diocese. - - Duties of this parish performed by a resident curate. No glebe- house. The incumbent, who is a resident curate in the diocese, has been not long possessed of this benefice, to which he is preparing to remove and to become resident in it. - - There is also a resident curate. - - Duties of this parish performed by a resident Curate. Resides on his other parish in this diocese. See below. - - There is also a resident curate in this parish. - - There is also a resident curate in this parish. - - The church for these parishes is in the diocese of Dromore. Duty performed by a resident curate. - - This parish be- ing convenient to Lisburn, where the consistorial courts are held, he dis- charges the paro- chial duties of it in person. - - Resides conveni- ent ; no glebe- house in the parish. Duties of this parish performed by a resi- dent curate. - - There is also a curate in this parish. - - There is also a resident curate in this parish. FROM the foregoing enumeration it appears that in the dioceses of Down and Connor are 75 benefices; that in these benefices are actually resident 56 incumbents, and that there are actually non- resident 16 incumbents, the remaining three benefices being vacant; and that in all cases of non- residence, the incumbents are either resident on some other preferment, or have no glebe or glebe- house. It also appears that, wherever the incumbent is not resident, his place is supplied by a resident curate, except in very few cases, where from difficulties hitherto insurmountable it has not been found practicable to provide a church or glebe house. It may also be remarked, that in various cases where the incumbent is resident, there is also a resident curate. Certified by Heny T. Higginson, Registrar.