The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMI4O.HS.-(T.HIp.DAY:).

The members began to amemble tome time before 2 o'aeck.
At that how the Speaker elect wee announced by one of the
otli..ials, and the house immediately rose to receive the right
hoc. gentleman, who had not yet assumed his of ci J cos-
tume, but wore merely a court snit and en ordiamy bar-
rister's wig. Soon afterwards the house was sturmoned to
attend the Lords, and the Speaker elect quitted the boa*,
followed by the ministry and most of the members present.
After a few minute: absence they returned, end
The SPEAKER, having taken the chair, add—l have
to acquaint the house that this house has been to the House
of Peers, where her Majesty by her coma:dales ham beat
pleased to approve of the choice you have made of myself to
the office of Speaker, and further that I Dave claimed in your
mute and on your behalf all the cadent right, and privileges
of this house, which her Majesty has been pleased to eon-
firm in as full and ample a manner as Ili.), have ever been
confirmed by any of her Majesty's predecessors. I have
once more te return my thanks to the house for the honour
conferred upon me, and to remind the house that the text
duty to be performed is for members to take the oaths pre-
scribed by the law.
The usual oaths were then administered to the right hot.
gentlemen, and having subscribed the rolls,
The SPEAKER d—taeotlersere will now be sworn in the
slpbabetical order of their counties, which will now be read
by the clerk.
The sweating-in was then proceeded with. Each of the
members sworn, after signing the rolls, wee personally ia-
troduced to the Speaker, and shook hands with the right
hon. gentleman.

OPENING OF CONVOCATION OF THE
PBOVINcB OF CANTBRBUBI.—(77IIB DAY.)

This being the day appointed for the return of
the writs for the election of the members of the Lower
Rouse of the convocation of the clergy of the province of
Canterbury, the right rev. the bishops and the clergy who
had been cited assembled in St. Paula at 11 o'clock. The
prelates, dune, archdeacon., and oilier dignitaries appeared
in the robes of their revective orders, and the
clergy in their gowns. The Archbishop, with hie
chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Thomas, and his secretary,
Mr. Felix Burgett, arrived shortly afterwards, sad
proceeded to the chapter•house, wheio be wee rest by
Bit John Dodson, the Dean of the Arches ; Dr. Trevor'
Tories, the Vicar-General of the Province; and the Chan-
cellor of the Diem.* of London ,• who were accompanied by
Dr.. Hayfield, 8.. Plaillimort, Beide', and several other ad-
vocates end proctors of the Court of Arcbee.
The Archbishop, attended by them all wade(
their state robes, proceeded from the chaptsr•hosoe to the
cathedral, where, at the west door, his grace was met by the
bishops and chary, and conducted by the dean end chapter
of Bt. Paul's, in procession, op the centre Male to the dean's
stall In the choir, the other bahois and dignitaries taking
their mats on either aide in the stalls, except the Bishop of
Lendore, who occupied the bishop's throne.
There was a moderately full congregation of the laity in
attendance.
The service was commenced by the junior bishop preeent
reading the litany of convocation in Latin, after which an

whew woe wog.
The Latin s rman was then preached.
Divine service being ended, the archbishop, bishops, end
other member/ of convocation retained to the chapter-house,
where the vicar-general presented to his grace the Qseen's
writ of summons calling convocation together, which wee

reed by the registrar. -
home other f innelitirs having base gone through,
The Ancur, addressing the clergy in Latin, directed
them to withdrew tinder the direction of the Deen of St.
Paul's, and choose a prolocutor and to gement him for sp.•
vocal and confirmation to his graor, at the Jerusalem
Chamber at Westminster, between the hours of 9 and II on

Wednesday, the 22nd inst.
The members or the Lower Home accordingly withdrew to
one of the chapels within tbdcettsedral, and the dean having
liken his place in the data e still, call.-0 upon them to elect
one of their number u their prolocutor to preside over their
proceediturs.
The clergy elected the Very Her. Dr.:0111).a Elliott,
Dean of Bristol, as their prolooutor.
The convocation wes Men adjourned until Wednesday, the
22nd inst.

A subscription has been opened at Florence for
the monument to Alexander Von Humboldt, which is to be
stetted at Berlin,
DEATH or Sin J. L. LUSHINGTON.—We regret
to announce the death of General Sir James Law Luahisr
ton, o.C.B.,wkich oacured at his reside not in Doreetequare,
oa the afterner.n of Sundry last. The deemed general was
the son of the Rev. Jamie Biepla n Lushington. 'IOW of
Newcastle-upon-TS me, ant prebendary of Cartels Cathedra;
and brother to the Right lion. Stephen Rumbeld Lashing-
ton, who was for many years chairmanways and
m. ate" in the House of Comtoune, ands übsequently
inventor of Madras. He wee born at Bottealtsm, Cam-
bridgeshire, io 1779. He was in the military service of the
East ladle Company u colonel of the 3rd Madras Light
Cavalry, and was made a general Mite army ha 1854. He woe
elected • dlretocr piths Bata India Comeany In 1327, end
was deptity-clabotan in 1836-T, and chairman in 11138-9.
He rapreamted Peter 'Raid, Hastings, and Carlisle at various
times in the House of Commons.
SALE OP Tire CORPORATION BANQUETING
Bence.—Yerterday, at noon, Mr. Pullen sold by potato
auction the celebrated City of London Corporation buqueta
log bum., the Marla Wood, by order of the City Lands
Comroittee. 'f hie v,reel was built 43 years ago, and titted
with the utmost elegance end Shiers.' fir the " rummer
excursions" of the minibus of the corp estion and their
wives and daughters. Tte vessel lass enriatened the Maria
Wood, In consequence of her haying been Malt alien Sir
Matthew Wood was Lord Mayor in 1816. She met a piraids
Of 3,000/., and not long *MCC allw was frp4red at cou-iierable
expense. The comae coney of the Thames having beta taken
from the Corporation of la odor., and ovoid in a special
buret, the corporation could nn loogar pretend to requires
reseel far the purpee either of mon e hog " on view" to
Oxforit, Yantlet Creek, or even to 11i, Mound, and hence in
the course of the last year (the .14 N.vigatou Con:mates
being dieolved), the City Lando Commiiti e agreed to re:l ths
old harp, and place the procetds in the h tads tLe Chem-
, berlain is " Cify Caa'l." 4111. W.la slued for the Maria,
i tied Alderman Ilumphtry was the purchaser. A conrider-
j able nunilor of the members of the e operation were present
at the mozion.
CITY SEWERS COSISITSSION.—The Conimissionern
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ed
Professor Morris is delivering a course of lectures dpreSe,nrincria.tn'At )re°Yreerntedlatioat aGeurial 1!6-11, Me
tl:tirt.hDe ce,:i'lltYal3sarnto the
at the Royal la/Station on " Geological Science," and his I accumulation of ecarengerd refuse on a portion of the recent
sal yeaterday was chid), on the carboniferout striae of site of Sm'thfield.tuatkit, end the re n, of p triog-steneri
The subject, after some &remake., woo referred t theme-
rocks in England which contain the coal measure', and on (Aker. Dr. L tleebq, medical officer of ht alth, re-
the ge 'graphical extent and eoonomic itoportmco of coal. I poroed 00 the ear. of 206 timber, tit er had been imperted
Account, from Cork 'peak of the melancholy and during the we 1:, and oubmitred • list of 24 hoop a requiring
sanitary
deeertad state to which that harbour is reduced by the war in " t Ire tt it wick'
di.ovet a vol. •iiis,actory state of
Inetead of a great erne of waste, from which fluted the public health, only 21 deaths having been returned,
• nprel lent In Va. i pirtionloa. Th. mortality
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the Raga of all nations, there is nothing now bat a silent I against t6-the avenge numb r for the correaponding period
wars of waters.
The examination for the fellowship at Trinity of the last throe years. Tea a the death, were among
Dot
front phi! Ws and one from bronohtta ;
infanta, nod only tour among old pesos. There wee
one
College, Dublin, commences on the 15th of next month. It being the only deaths front diseases of the roapiratory Wen&
being the first recency foe tome years put, the comPlatilms Of the zymotie awe, there were two d. nth* trout booming-
will be unusually numervuo. At present no kes than nine cough, roe Irani continual fence, en 5 rein/ tryaipelsiai, one
otradidates sre in the hell, bat it bt probable that thl• saw 1"!" d'PhiLlrit% ibtre!'"t f"" "a. 1:;,4
her will he diminished when the examinatkin day GMT's. . aairher Forty eta baths wets most
The new screw steam frigate Emerald, Capt. CRYSTAL PALACR.—Toe groat fountains and whole
ecuduri6tniftim -(Olr. viz ,23 of each ea.
Arthur Castrate& and the new screw steam corvette Cad- Greco woo coma al* tote dinplaj oil for the Silt time
new, Capt. Malys:, now at filisatneer, reedy is join the this sewn on Setuiday hex*. St °old the
het:vb.:bpi:ore
Channel 'quadroon will proceed to the Great Neu, end f•"°"1"bt" " gnatn"Etr e4e tde dimg
now Sit brilhast wish the bloom u rise u. en roue
there remain to salute the Prioress Royal of Plllllalli on her Amoricau ahrute. The view from the t orsees in the valley,
54alage down the Themes. Hoc hiabasla trill ma- near the order., and nom the archery ground, is alone well
bulk from Grarerend to-morrow. worth a visit to ridratsin.