The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-01 00:00:00

CONVOCATION OF THE PROVI
TERBUIY.-(THIS D,

This morning the Archbishop
opened the convocation of his province.
at the Jerusalem-chamber at 11 o'clock,
panied by Dr. Travers Twin, the vicar-p
rince ; Mr. Francis Hart Dyke, the
Knyvett, the apparitor ; and Hr. Watts.
by the Venerable Archdeacon Bickersteth,
the Dean of Westminster, and a large n
archdeacons, and proctors. Lain prayers
the convocation was declared open.
THE UPPER HOUSIt.
The Archbishop of Canterbury presided
House, which assembled in Queen Anne',
There were present the Bishops of Oxfoi
Gloucester and Bristol, Lincoln, St. Au}
lates. The Bishop of London was abeam
ill health, and the Bishop of Exeter on r-
age and infirmities.
ADDRESS TO THE QUILN.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said he
the Queen the address agreed upon in
both houses of convocation, and had
Majesty the following reply :—" I recei
faction the renewed assurance of your
ate attachment to my throne and per
for your expressions of condolence for te.
rained by the death of my lamented uncle,
the King of the Belgians. I accept with rim
your congratulations on the approaching
daughter the Prince's Helena. I entirely
feelings of sympathy with those who are
from the effects of the disease among
to so great an extent in many parts
am thankful that a large portion of
is as yet free from this calamity, and
gross may be arrested by the Divine bier.,
used for this purposed. You may be assured
desire to promote the efficiency and maintain
theestablished church, and I earnestly pray'
of Almighty God may abundantly rest
zealous endeavours of its prelates
advancement of true religion, and of _
my people."
Petitions were presented from various anidassikt
praying their lordships to use their influence is prate*
from parliamentary aggression the Irish bowl d tY
United Church of England and Ireland.

THE LOWER HOUSE
The Venerable Archdeacon Bickersteth, BD., psi►
entor, presided in the Jerusalem-chamber. See vote
present the Dean of Canterbury, the Dean of MOOS
of Westminster, the Archdeacon of Tauntaa, tie lA,
deacon of Montgomery, the Archdeacon of bawls
the Archdeacon of Westminster, the Archdesca d
the Archdeacon of Salisbury, the Rev. Dr. Jebb, tks
Canon Hawkins, the Rev. Prebendary Gibbs, the Br. It
Nazar, the Rev. Lord A. Hervey, the Rev. Lati
Compton, the Venerable Sir George Prevost, the Rev
Henry Thompson, the Rev. Canon Blakesley, the is
Canon Stephens, the Rev. J. Randolph, and a kw
number of proctors representing the various dioceses sink
province.

Nrw MEMBEBA.
The Rev. George Urquhart Dickson Fagan, ILL,
Oriel College, Oxford, rector of Stoke Rodney, net
Wells, and prebendary of Wells Cathedral, took his sal
on his election as proctor to represent the chill d
diocese of Bath and Wells, in the room of the EA
Edward Aislabie Ommanney, MA., vicar olGulyNKOt
near Bristol, who has re=ign L
The Rev. Edward Trollope, M.A., of Wit NA,
Oxford, Rector of Leasinghain, near Sleatord, sad Prot.'
dary of Linooln Cathedral. took his seat on his elation I
proctor to represent the clergy of the diocese d Wok
in the room of the Rev. Henry Mackenzie, ILL, who by
been appointed to the archdesconry of Nottangbm

PrrmoNs.
A considerable number of petitions were prossisi fora
sovhdenoouries, ruri-deconal chapters, and inibiideldigf
ten In favour of an extension of the episcopatoXliMil
adverse legistation with regard to the Irish eh
'Walling mam with • deceased liner l 4
for which stands for second reeding in the House des*
mons to-morrow) and on other subjects.
By order of the Archbishop her Majosty's sown to is
addren from convocation was formally sobbing to in
Lower House.

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CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-THIS D.U.

The 67th annual meeting of this institution ind
place this morning at Exeter HAIL In the absence el
president,' the Earl of Chichester, from inner, till adi
was taken be the Bishop of RIPON. On the plattelsolgj
the Bishops of Carlisle, Grahamstown, and Sai Psi
Hoag Kong), the Dean of Melbourne, Canons Wiwi"
Boyd, Osyton, and Sale, the Bev. Dr. lran,
Lord Wriothesley Russell, Colonel Sir 81,21
Edwardes, Mr. R. C. L. Bevan, Lieetensat
Horsley, the Han. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Sir 11:9.4
General Alexander, Mr. C. E. Mudie, Mr. II!
(chairman of the Middlesex magistrates),
Colonel Martin, he. From the report it
the t
and is,..;:ftoordinarytai
inLrincoymeezapeninolinturtel tow 146,a—, 41._,11.:.
144 5561. 17‘ 41"
leaving a surplus of 1,6491.4 a 51. The local funderear:.
the missions and expended there upon the opareiko"
society, but independently of the gene fund. 1111,11
included in the foregoing figures, and lamented 10.) _77
20,0001. The sodety has at present 148 insionar.
278 clergymen, 21 European laymen, 9 Eueepets..27Z
teachers (exclusive of mimionaries' wives), sad 2,1331.;
and country-born catechists and teachers of all ekeene,!:
sent from home. The number of oammunicanes
19,828 ; in 1861,21,064 ;•in 1862, 21,261 ;in 1033 s.
in 1864, 18,124 ; and in 1865, 14,155. The rehires 7,
New Zealand mission had not been received oe ainesels
the disturbed state of th it country.
On the motion of the Bishop of C.imosi.e,
seoasded
the Rev. W. PAESKEIAII WALSH, the report Irat=lllll
AmoiiLtedother speakers announced were uss7
H. B.
tM
S. Jones, missiestothnarye ItefiZ.CeB4yulionfr and
lissell, late missionary in Bengal.

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Mr. Ayrton, on Thursday, will more that 111 at
be issued for the election of members for lioteeit
Os the same day the writ for Windsor will be I°94_
_2
Mr. Brand, and that for Northallerton by Colcuel7:"
Mr. Bryan intends to ask the AttorneY
for Ireland, on Thursday, if his attention has been on;
to a statement publicly made, to the effect that the 10.
Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench in Ireland, 011/
naming eentemie of death on a prisoner at Tullled° b
b.
.
year, was enable to mad the sentence, althetib
written for him in large handwritin3, and that his 1017.
statreq;eared.
Read,tandia
suhadontetannthLurasmyisdaoarreta:ii. ofmksomthe
eetbseatuiter
the perfonasnee of that solemn duty ; and whither low
State for the Home Departmentwhether it is the OOP
of the (armament to continue, by order in cosset
stM
Lig
slaughtering classes of the Cattle Disease Act of 180,
the 12th of May ; and whether any special exemptieeo
t_te
slaughter of dimmed animals will be made for the 117"; A
of Meting the effect of chloroform or any ether "Pr—
curative treatment.
The market for sheep and pigs at Chippeabill
Wilts, was re-opened last week.