The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-29 00:00:00

Ind Ilrap.—Cor. and Sub-Lieut. T. P. Gratres, from the Ist RegL
of Lite lid., to be our., vice the Earl of Mount Charley. who kerb.
12th Light Drags.- bout. C. Sutton, to be amt., by pur., vice
Mounstll, who rel.; Om. C. E. Grogan, to be lieut., by put., vice
Sutton.
lath Lt. Drsp.—Cor. W. Bennett, to be lieut., by par., riff Keene,
appointed to the 2nd Dragoon Guards.
13tti F.—Lieut. G. G. C. Stapleton, to be espt., by par.. vice Rat.
troy, who reL ; Ens..l. Nicol, to be heat., by put., voxStap.eton ;
•
W. H. Junes, gent., to Dc env., by par., vice Nicol.
Ihth Y.—Ens. H. W. WoLeni, to be lieut., by rte., vice Monlge-
wry, who rd.; J. Tuite, gent., to be ens., by pur., vice Walt ;W.
ft. hompnon, gent., toby par., rice Blencowc, who rot.
4.;rd F.-111e Ma. L. W. Mines, to be eus., by pur., vice Mimes,
promoted.
4 ith F.
W. W. St. Leger A. Stowell, from h..p. unatt., to be
espt., vice the Ilan.
..t. George G. Fairy, who etch. ; Lieut. F.
S. Isoubmey, to he cro by par., vice Stawell, who rets. ; En. W.
Mansfield, to he lieut., by pur., tier Daub,ary ; C. P. Pye, gent., to
be eny., by par., vice Mswiticlit.
4. th F.—Ciapt. M. Poole, from h..p., mutt., to be mgt., mitt,
Major George diceKenbugb, who each.; LicuL A. K. L. to
rapt., by pur., v Pole, who rot.; Fos. G. F. Dal ato be hod., by
pur., vice Gantt ; W. U. Iteunett, gent., to be ens., by pur., vice
Dolma
s;th Y.—Capt. A. Mdinwaring, cop
from isnot ,to be L, vice
P. A. Demongcr, who cache.; Lieut .1. S. VIRCT, to he copt., by
pair., vice Moiliwaring, who rets.; Ere. F. it. SykeY, to be lieut., by
pur., vice Farrer G. L. W. D. limastel, gent., to be ens, by put.,
vice silica.
11th F.—Lieut. T. Stirling, to he capL, by pur, vise Canoe in, who
rot. ; En. It. Du Cone, to lek, lieut., by pre., rice Stirling; G.
Gillis, gent., to be cu., by pur., vice Du Cone; J. A fdoultiee, gent.,
to be en., by par., vice ArmYtrutie, who re,. ire.
3rd West India Itegt.—F.... P. J. J. Grant to be lieut., by put., vice
burster, who rob.
Ceylon Kate Itegt.—LicuL J. Cagy, from h..p. Royal York !tangent,
to be tieut., vice K. Wutarm, prom.; see. Lieut. J. W. hl ration to be
trot beat., by par., vice Kauai., who rets.; W. Baker, g nt. to be sec.
, heat., by par., vice M.Forlati.
Itssvpr.—Capt. M. Pule, of 46th F., to be maj. in the arm!.

ENTIIRONISATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP
OF CANTERBURY.
Yesterday being fixed for the enthronisation 01 his
Grace the Archbishop ot Canterbury a large concourse of
the gentr Y"nd clergy of the diocese *mumbled at the Ca-
thedral of that city, to witness, or take p tit part in, the cere-
mony. A greater degree of interest than usual was excited
from the tact that this was the brat time, for more than a
centuey, that the cnthronisation of an archbishop in person
had taken place, the solemnity having been during that
period pertornted by proxy. Shortly alter 10 o'clock the
cathedral doors were thrown open, and every available seat
in the spacious chair was occupied. Ailanimion was obtained
by tickets, of which no fewer than 900 were distributed.
Amongst those present were the Marquis and 111,irchionew
of Conyngham and Lord Albert Conyngham, 1/r. Burnaby,
the Vicar-General, Sir Brooke Bridges. Mr. Th...les, M.P. ;
Mr. Rice, M.P. ; Sir F.. Hering, the Earl and Countess of
Delavrarr, Lord and Lady Sondes, G. A. tVarr, ; the
high sheriff of the county,the Right If in. S. It. Lusliington,
Lady Sarah Finch and the lion. Col Finch,Lord Guernsey,
Miss Plumptre, &c. There was also a very numerous sit-
tendance of the diocesan clergy, about 200 being prectnt.
At elcv. it o'clock the archbishop, attended by the auditor,
canons, minor canons, the archdeacon, the dean and vice-
dean of the cathedral, and the dean and suh-dean of the
province (the bishops of Lichfield and Winchester), pro.
coded through the nave b. tweet two lines of the clergy in
their gowns, the choir singing the Hallelujah china:. The
precession, while advancing through the extensive nave and
aisle, presented a solemn and imposing appearance. The
archbishop, robed as he appears in the House of Lords, was
conducted to his seat on the north side of the communion
table, whilst the Bishop of Lichfield and thesouth 13ishup
side of
Winchester took their places on the .
The service then commenced. At the end of the
lint le ;son the archdeacon left his stall and conducted the
arch aishop, attended by the dean and vice-dean of the cathe-
dral, to the throne, which was placed in the middle of the
church, and on which the archbilloP took his seat. The •
vicar-general presented the mandate of enthronisation to the
archdeacon, which was read by the auditor. The arch-
deacon then read the following form of induction:
1, James Croft, Master of Art., Archdeacon of Canterbury, do inductd
,
install, and enthrone you, the most reverend. father In God, John Bir
Sumner, Doctor in Divinity, lord Archbishop of Canterbury, into the
archbishopric and archiepiscopal dignity of the re of Canterbitro, and
into the real, actual, and corporal p0K00.4011 of the same, with ill and
singular the rights, dignities, honours, pre-entmences, and appurte-
nances thereof, and the Lord preserve your gang out and your
coming from this time forth for evermore. Amen
The service was then proceeded with, the choir singing the
Ben,decac. The service being ended, his erace the arch-
bishop was conducted to the ancient marble choir, where the
some form was repeated as before. blindelssohn's Te Dew?'
leaving been sung, and the suffrages read, the archdeacon
read the following prayer
Almighty God, the Inver of all good. things, who by thy Holy Spirit
Inver
haat appointill divers orders of ministers in thy church, mercifully
behold they servant John Bird Sumner, who is now admitted
ple- to the
e
high office and dignity of archbishop of this province, and so re
him with the truth of thy &dries, and Isamu tints with innocency of
life, that both by word and deed he may faithfully serve non in this
office, to the glory of thy name, and to the edifying and well-governing
of they church. Grant, we beseech Thee, that he may long live hap-
pily to rule this church, and that basing worthily fulfilled his eaters,
at the latter day he may receive the crown
th of
and Oxide...n.B
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by the lord the Righteous Judge, who live reigneth, God
with the Father and tho Holy Ghost, world without each. Anion.
The archbishop then pronounced the blessing in a loud
and fi:m voice. The further ceremonial was then conducted
in the chapter-house, where the archdeacon plsced his grata
in the chief seat, saying, " Most reverend Father in God, I I
demo; Croft, Archdeacon of Canterbury, assign and appoint'
this seat to you as Lord Archbishop of Canterbury."
The archdeacon then administered the following oath :
My Lord Archbishop,—Von swear to inaintain the
'egghts and litter.
tier of this chortle and to obscene the approood cust. thereof, and,
as far so it CODOCCIIS yoUt ATOM, 1.0 MOW tile... to olle•erreal by
others, solar as such e
ns,
and not repugnant to God's word, the
law, statutes, provisions, and ordinances ot the realm or to her Ma.
je,ty's prerogative, and not otherwise. See help you God.
The archdeacon then said," 1, James Croft, Archdeacon
and cano of this church, do promise to pay canonical obe-
dience to your grace, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, as my
diocesan and archbishop." Then the dean, the other ca-
nons, the auditor, the six preachers, the schoolmasters,
minor canons, and lay clerks, in like manner promised ca-
nonical obedience.
An act of the proceedings was then produced and signed
in the presence of and attested by a notary public, and the
assembly was dismissed by the dean,

A Iteront Is CURRENT IN TILE CITY of the arrival
of a special commissioner front the German diet, authorised
to accept the mediation of England in the SAileswig.llolstein
affair, and a strong belief is therefore entertained that this
awkward imbroglio will be satisfactorily arranged. We give
the report as current, without answering for the facts asserted
or assumed, further thanes circulating in respectable quarters.
Ctit;liCll OF ENGLAND SUNDAY SCIIOOI. ISBTI-
TX:Tn.—The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of
this, society was held, last evening, at the Freemasons' Hall,
Great Queen-street, and there was a numerous attendance.
J. Lobouchere, Esq.. the treasurer of the institute, presided.
In opening the proceedings, the chairman alluded to the
importance of Christian education at the
contrast present
presented
moment.
During the recent events in Europe, the
by this country had been mainly attributable to the reli-
gious spirit of England ; and it was only by cordially sup•
porting institations for the Christian education of the young,
that our proud ition could be maintained. Sunday
schools, in particular,pos had been eminently productive of
good ; even in Ireland, they seemed like an oasis in the
desert ; about 100,000 children there received the whole of
their training in Sunday schools. In our own coun-
try, education was defective, both in kind and
e 'tent, the average attendance of children at schools not
being more than three years, obviously a most inadequate
period. Sanday-schools came powerfully in aid of this defi-
ciency ; and if the friends of this society, and those actively
cogaged in Sundayschool tuition, persevered in their lauda-
ble work, the beneficial results would ere long be visible.—
Mr. Fleet, the secretary, read the report of the committee,
which stated that difficulties had been thrown in the way of
the contemplated union of Church Sunday-schools, by the
feeling of self-satisfaction entertained by the conductors of
many. schools. The financial affairs of the institute were
cheering. The receipts from annual subscriptions, collections,
and donations had amounted to 1701. 19s. ; from sales ot
publications, 1821. 4s. 6d. ; loan from a member of the
committee, 1001. ; making, with some small items,
4771. 9s. Ild. The expenditure had been—for rent,
821. 10s.; rrtieles of the trade, 1321. 2s. ; pur-
chases, 891. 155.; printing, 171. 13s. 6d. An addition had
been made to the library, ot 83 volumes ; the issues to readers
had been 1,545, against 1,217 in the preceding year. By i
rzturns from 85 metropolitan church Sunday schools, they I
found that 1,988 teachers were engaged in those
I.sc loots;h total the
number of scholars being—boys, 9,960 ; girls, 1,
21,581 ; the average attendants had been 13,4611. Three- 1
fourths of these schools had lending libraries.
oyi Thng e returns
from the country. embraced 62 schools, empl 1,710
teachers, and giving instruction to 17,571 children ; the
average attendants being 12,020; and the number
reading the Scripture., 10,588. These statistics were
avoedly m eagre, and formed only the nucleus of
thew returns which she committee hoped to obtain.
The Rev. J. Harding moved the adoption of the report, and
the appointment of officers The society, he otwerved, wee
still in ts infanc Their object was instruction, not so
much oft the bead, y.
as of the heart; he held that all i nstruc-
tion given on the Sabbath ought to be of a sacred cha-
racter; and he should not be sorry to see the teaching of
'yelling banished from Sunday schools C). Believing it to
lie the will of God that England should have a church, he
felt tt the nstituions labouring in coexion with the
church musts have the divine approval.—nn The Rev. Mr.
Jameson, of Amsterdam, seconded the motion. lie alluded
to the recent disturbances in that city, anl said at and
the other protestant clergymen of the place badth receivhee d the
expression of the satisfaction of the autho ritie
he s at their
Wort.
rts
fir the restoration of peace and order. Rev.
Whittemore moved a resolun, decla necessity of
increased exertion by the tio
friends of ring the e
th to
counteract the effects of certain uteri publi-
cation., of a positively injurious dency. Some
reprinted the worst class of French novels, whose
effects were most demoralising. These cheap periodicals
were chiefly read by young persons and children. To coun-
teract this appalling evil, was one object of the society ; and
for this purpose it was not so much scientific, as religious in-
struction, that was needed. Of all means for imparting this
srs
instruction, those possessed by the Sunday school teache
were most effective. Let them inquire whether these dread-
lal perodicals with poison in every page, had found their
way into
the hands of the Sunday school children; and if
so, apply the proper antidote, by furnishing good
the im
religious
books. Mt. Fleet seconded the motion, and urged
lenience of supplying Sunday scholars with good books.
The Rev. Mr. Power moved a resolution, impressing on the
audience the necessity of supporting and extending Sunday
shoots. Preaching and pastoral ai-itation were wholly in.
elequate for their object, unless the aid of the laity was
tailed in, in the form of Sunday school instruction and other
means. Mr. T. G. Conyers seconded the motion. At the
close a collection was made in aid of the tociq'sllllltlJ,