The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-04 00:00:00

THE ANGLICAN AND GREEK CHURCHES.

The following letter (in Greek) will be forwarded,
with a copy of the Anglican Encyclical, to all the patriarchs
and bishops of the Greek Church by the Archbishop of
Canterbury : . .

(Translation.)
" In the name of the Father, and of the Hon, and of the
Holy Ghost. To the Patriarchs Metropolitans, Arch-
bishops, Bishops, Priests, and Dee:ions, and other beloved
brethren of the Eastern Orthodox Church • Charles
Thomas, by Divine Providence Archbishop Of Canter-
bgr iury,
ng Primate
the Lord. of All England, and Metropolitan, sends
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' If one member suffer,' the holy Apostle says,
the members suffer with it ; if one member is honoured,
all the members rejoice with it.' Wherefore we, having
called to a conference our brethren the bishops of that part
of the catholic church which is in communion with us, and
which by God's grace is spreading itself forth in all regions
of the earth, and having come together with them
for the sake of united prayer and deliberation, and having
written with all readiness of mind and brotherly love an
encyclic epistle to the priests, and deacons, and laity of our
communion, notify to you as brethren in the Lord what
ban lately taken place among us, in order that ye also
may rejoice with us in our oneness of mind. Further-
more, we send to you a copy of the said epistle, in order
that when ye read it ye may see what is the mind of the
Anglican Church concerning the faith in Christ, and that
ye may know that we acknowledge, and, God willing, are
resolved to maintain, firmly and unmovable, all the
canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as the
sure Word of God ; and to contend earnestly for the faith
once for all delivered to the saints, and to hold fast the
creeds of the one Holy and Apostolic Church, and to keep
pure and undefiled the primitive order and worship as we
have received it from our Lord Jesus Christ, and from His
holy Apostles, and that with one mind and one voice we
reject and put far away from us all innovations and cor-
ruptions contrary to the Gospel of Christ, very God and
very man, and that we earnestly desire to fulfil the preach.
ing of His saving truth to all nations of the earth, in order
that the kingdoms of the world may become the kingdoms
of the Lord and His Christ.

" May the Lord grant unto all to have the same mind
in all thinp, that there may be ' one flock and one
Shepherd.'
" Given at Lambeth Palace on the 28th day of November,
in the year of our Lord, 1867."

Mr. William Edward Forster intends to ask the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, after the recess, whether,
the education of the people baring been referred to in her
Majesty's speech, it is the intention of the government to
bring forward during this session any bill affecting the
elementary education of the people of England and Wales.

. . _
Sir John Gray intends on an early day after the
recess to call the attention of the House of Commons to
the Irish church establishment, and to submit a resolution
on the subject.

Mr. Ayrton has deferred till after the recess his
motion fora select committee to inquire into the condition
of the Charter-house and other endowed schools in the
metropolis, and the best means of adapting them to the
educational requirements of the metropolis.
Mr. Gilpin on Friday will ask the Secretary to
the Treasury if there will be any objection to lay upon the
table of the house a copy of the correspondence between
the Treasury, the authorities of the Poet-office, and the
Royal Mail Steam Company, as to the retention of the
island of Bt. Thomas as the chief West India Packet
station.

On Friday Mr. Schreiber will call attention to
the absence of all information in the papers laid before
parliament about Mr. Rassam's mission to King Theodore,
and the manner in which it was discharged.

In the House of Lords, to-morrow, Earl Ruts-
sell will ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether be
has any objection to produce the correspondence with the
government of the Emperor of the French respecting •
cm.ference on the affairs of Rome ; and, if there is any
objection to produce the correspondence, whether he will
state what has passed on the subject of any such con-
ference.

We have been informed, on reliable authority,
that the Earl of Cranard has become a member of the
Roman catholic church. —Saunders's News-Letter.
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. A third donation
of 5,000/. has been made to the University of Edinburgh
by Sir David Baxter, the head of the firm of Baxter
Brothers and Co., Dundee. The Sonatas, to whom the
disposal of the gift is left, propose to found • Professor-
chip of Engineering and the Mechanical Sciences, on con-
dition of government providing an annual sum of 2001. •
year to the professor, who would receive a similar sum
from the endowment, making the salary 400?. besides the
elm fees. There appears every prospect that Sir David's
munificence will lead to the establishment of this long-
desired addition to the university. The first competition
for the Mackenzie scholarship, of the annual value of 1201.,
has just taken plus, and the prize has been awarded to
Mr. Thomu Stewart Omond, who shortly before had
taken the degree of M.A. with double honours, and who
has also just gained our of the Balliol exhibitions in the
University of Ozford.
COLONIAL BISHOPS AT OXFORD. —A large and in-
fluential public meeting in aid of the Society for the Pro-
pagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was held under
the presidency of the Rev. Vice-Chancellor (Dr. Leighton),
in the Sheldonian Theatre, yesterday afternoon. The last
resolution was moved by the Bishop Metropolitan of New
Zealand, who adverted to the fact that he was one of the
three bishops who rowed in the first Oxford and Cam-
bridge host race with she Bishop of Newcastle and the
Bishop of St. Andrew's--an announcement which was
warmly applauded by the undergraduates assembled in the
The Bishops of Tennessee and Christchurch,
giiriseas
flew Zealand, were among the speakers, as was also the
Bishop of Oxford. The Bishop of !ninon' wee announced
to have been peasant, hat was unable to attend.

WEATHER REPORM -mnm DAY.)

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Vale:ids.— 30.27 49 e.s.W. 2 F. co 0. 4
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Since yesterday a decrease of pressnre has commenced In
Scotland and Ireland, ',hi: % appears to be extending towards
the south-east The continuous rise on the French coast and
in the south of England is still considerable. Pressures are ge-
nerally high. Temperature has risen In the north and west,
*here southwesterly winds have commenced to blow freshly :
elsewhere winds are now moderate from the north. The gale re.
L"rdfrom Yarmouth yesterday ceased during the day. Snow
reported from the east coed, and hard frost from south-
west of England. Weather b overcast, with mist prevailing on
the south coast.