1845—DECEMBER—The Rev. John Peel, Rector of Waresley, and brother of the Premier, in the stead of the Bishop of Rochester, who gave up this piece of preferment in accordance with the arrangements of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. To the Deanery of Worcester had hitherto been attached the Vicarage of Bromsgrove, with which were the Vicarage of Kingsnorton and the Chapelries of Christ Church, Moseley, and Wythal. All of these had been held by the Bishop of Rochester, and Bromsgrove had been without a resident Vicar for half a century. These preferments are now separated from the Deanery. THE CHAPTER. 1800—Rev. J. Torkington, LL.D. Rev. J. Stillingfleet, D.D. Rev. John Plumptre, M.A. Rev. Richard Kilvert, M.A. Rev. Charles Talbot, M.A. Rev. Septimus Collinson, D.D. Rev. John Carver, M.A. Rev. Thomas Fountain. Rev. Thomas Evans, D.D. Rev. Thomas James, D.D. 1803—Rev. John Wingfield, D.D. 1804—Rev. James Meakin, A.M. 1804—Rev. J. F. Seymour Fleming St. John, M.A. 1808—Rev. John Bankes Jenkinson, M.A. 1813—Rev. William Digby, A.M. 1815—Rev. Townsend Forrester, D.D. 1815—Hon. and Rev. Edward Rice, M.A. 1817—Hon. and Rev. Richard Bagot, M.A. 1817—Rev. Herbert Oakley, M.A. 1818—Rev. Anthony Pye, M.A. 1822—Rev. C. R. Sumner, M.A. 1825—Rev. T. Gaisford, M.A. 1826—Rev. J. Davison, B.D. 1826—Rev. Christopher Benson, M.A. 1827—Rev. Godfrey Faussett, B.D. 1829—Thomas Singleton, M.A., to Deanery. 1830—Hon. and Rev. James Somers Cocks. 1833—Rev. E. Winnington Ingram, M.A. 1834—Hon. and Rev. John Fortescue, M.A. 1841—Rev. J. R. Wood, M.A., Chaplain to the Queen Dowager. 1845—Rev. J. Peel, D.D., Dean. 1848—Rev. E. H. Cradock, M.A. The number of Canonries is now reduced from ten to four. * * * * * 1834—FEBRUARY—The office of Rural Dean was revived by the Bishop of Worcester, having been allowed in this diocese to remain in abeyance for nearly a century. The Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Aston was the first appointed. PROCTORS ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE DIOCESE IN CONVOCATION. 1802—The Rev. T. R. Nash, D.D., Rector of Leigh, and the Rev. Francis Mills, M.A., Rector of Barford. 1806—Dr. Nash and the Rev. Francis Mills reëlected. The Rev. James Stillingfleet, M.A., Prebendary, chosen to represent the Dean and Chapter. 1807—Dr. Nash and the Rev. F. Mills reëlected. The Rev. James Torkington, LL.D., elected Proctor for the Dean and Chapter. 1812—The Rev. Richard Kilvert, M.A., Rector of Hartlebury, and the Rev. Francis Mills, M.A., elected for the body of the Clergy; and the Rev. Dr. Torkington to represent the Dean and Chapter. 1818—The Rev. John Wingfield, D.D., Vicar of Bromsgrove, and the Rev. Francis Mills, for the Clergy; and the Rev. James Meakin, M.A., for the Dean and Chapter. 1820—The same clergymen reëlected. 1826—The Rev. John Walker Baugh, M.A., Rector of Ripple, and the Rev. Francis Mills, for the Clergy.