The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-12 00:00:00

CONVOCATION.

The Lower House of Convocation of the a(
the the Provisos of Canterbury sat again yesterday, and
a variety of petitions, some in favour of rani-decimal awhy,,,
of dioceses, with synods and chapters, and some for ea Wm.
mien of the episcopate ; an address of congratulation rely
sovereign on the marriage of the Princess Boyal was whil
after some consideration of amendments. Came Wee.
worth proposed an amendment, ingeniously didnabg hen
the royal marriage a condemnation of the new Dimas and
Matrimonial Causes Act. Archdeacon Desks seeerbl
with the characteristic remark that if this
speaking their minds were rejected, Convocation le
warthkes. It was generally agreed, however, that It waddle
Toy improper to introduce an element M dinged We la
address of this kind ; and the addition was net Minis. A
report on church minions was than considered. AMAIN*
Bickersteth moved • paragraph adverse to the lEX081111•111 wslo
division of parishes, and favourable to the aggregatios d an
efficient staff of clergy, under the
-direction of the inclunkeat;
also in favour of the freer admission to the order of downs
of religious men, chosen rather with reference to their Intel.
Intuit qualifications and their ability to influence others thou
to scholastic advantages, so as to mark more distinctly the
difference between deacons and preen, and to OW efficiency
to both by a better adjustment of their several duties. The
Hon. and Rev. 8. Waldegrave protested_ against any it
crease dthe diaconate as a separate body, believing that it
would make the clerical office too common. He would rather
that • system of lay agency should be revived to meet the
pressing
and grow ing difficulties of the Church. A very
teed discuanon ensued on the subject of the merits
of y agency, and the desirableness of forming a per-
manent deacenate in the Church ; and eventually, upon
the motion of Archdeacon Harrison, the reoommendatka
was adopted in a modified form. The house adjourned after
• sitting of nearly six homy.

We (North British Mail) understand that Mr.
Crum EMI?. to take hie mat in an his
return from on Monday not The pearl of
which Iris to vs been lodged by his appenent et tba=
election, Mr. Hely, has been absndoasd.
GOSSIP FROM Romi..—Reveller, in this yen's
Carnival at Rome have been allowed to wear =asks on three
specified days—to wit, on the thee day of the Saturnalia. the
following Thursday, or Giovedi Grasso, and the Twain
which concludes the carnival. A letter from Rome, is the
Mom* t Poet, says :—" Rome is at the maim=d her
gaiety, and will ocatinue so until Lent. Queen Christina's
fancy ball is to be the principel event of next week, and es
the maturesa are to be peculiarly well got up, two more belle
are to be given by Roman princesses for the inhibition of the
setae dresses. Queen Christina's hospitality is a great re-
MOM for the lovers of gaiety this aesmn, es preemeedow
to her are by no means difficult, and gentians
have merely to leave their visiting cards at the
palace on the morning after the ball. Her Majesty's
dinners, every Saturday, are peculiarly reelarchis, consite
Worcomplete sets of coves, gran. and maitre,' ter
the dlopmeation by which the Queen eels gven en
fast days extend' likewhes, by pontillical indulgmab
iis
whoever dines at her table, still many persons of •
ocememees might not choose to even themselves of lbe
lianas, and therefore two distinct (linnet are
supplied. Rumour awards the hand of one of the
unmarried daughters to the young Duke of AvellZwbese
mother, the (fuchsia, is an English lady. The m see
in tel./wore, Madame Gassier in the Barbiers, Atermastait„
and semi-aeries opera, contesting the . palm fizatille
favour with Gardom In Verdi. harrowing coin
whilst the charming comic actor, Balked, produces es melt
hilarity at the Valle as the tragic &hid does he. et
the Argentina, in the thrilling par! of Welk, well Ism.
lated and adapted from Shekspere.'
A BALL AT DALKEITH PALACE.—Y
(Wednesday) evening the Duke and Machete of ll=
gave a grand ball In Dellasith Palace to a brilliant and nu-
merous company, including the principal nobility and gentry
of this and the neighbouring counties, and • lap secressa-
Wien of the fashionable circles of this city. TOM gnome
invitations were lamed, we believe, to about seven kindred
ladies and gentlemm, of whom probe* kw kindled
availed themselves
of the honour. Thep oely Achy of
family plate was perhaps the chief focus of attraction in the
rooms in which the rapper took place. In the &dares=
was a silver candelabrum, nearly five feet in height, Mg
weighing, we believe, about 300 ounces, made from • dmiga
suggested by the late Sir Walter Scott. It
the event recorded in the " Lay of the ListMfsfeet,
through which the ancestor of his grace liret received beet-
hood from one of our early misstate, and which will be re-
membered from the couplet :
Whoa to the deo& the beak 'slows.
The bold Booeleoeb the same did mkt.
In the breakfast-room was the large silver cistern of Qum
Anne capable of holding forty-two Pitons of pmahr
and thus well suited to be the wassail bowl of nolst
revelries. Among the gilt plats on the table were the Win
and ewer given by William IV. as a christening present Ite
the Earl of Dalkeith, and the cup and cover, with knife,
fork, and spoon, se mite, the *Lionel gift of her
to Lady Victoria Scott ; a number of antique =
tankards presented to Queen Elisabeth by the Goldmeldie
Company, and several splendid shields, and numerous other
articles of great value, both intrinsically, and from their
workmanship or hi In another department of art, the
colored statue of W by Campbell, in the marble
ball, was a conspicuous object of attention. The commasy
began to arrive shortly before half-past nine, zed about ten
o'clock the bell was opened by his grace hang ott the
youthful kids of the house of Pernaiheret, the llmeltionms
of Lothian, The ball-room and other apartments was
crowded for time hours by a brilliant array of beauty and
hellion, and the dancing was kept tipwith animation. TM
splendour of the seem was bly enhanced by the
various uniforms which were worn at the request of Lord
Melville by the numerous ninny Imp—lrekeeteri
Cberatit.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY'S BENEVOLENT
isennise held its second annual meeting m
W mob& le Ihe minor hall, Exeter-hall ;J. N.
Hesefssti theleelden hi the chair. The reject of
tessiep tho Its pest par, reed by Mr. J. F. Punk,
sweefen, we the audited bekstorebeet mad
atimisaisiNthe menents, sae lby the trimmer, lir. D.
eslelbbi Ihe emend psuperily of the Institution in the
ediedssdsa. of km emenest supportem as well as the
sex* Yens ef the toll slide govemon—ohe of the taiNt
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