The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-03 00:00:00

TEE ABYSSINIAN TOTE.

All our morning contemporaries endorse the vote which
was passed by the House of Commons, yesterday,
to Sir Robert Napier and the Abyssinian army. Mr.
Disraeli's rhetoric does not commend itself to the Daily
News, which sees in it bombast, false jingle, and tawdry
decorations. An oriental love of cheap finery seems
innate in him; and is suppressed—when it is suppressed—
not by a maturer critical judgment, but by an objective
appreciation of the sober and realistic mind of his audience.
The thanks voted to the distinguished general and to his
colleagues reflect the gratitude and respect of the nation.
Not only has a new victory been enrolled in its military
records, and a new name added to the list of great com-
manders, but an addition has been made to the gallery of
British worthies, in whose characters and achievements
the true greatness of the country is reflected.
The Times calls renewed attention to the bravery and
good conduct of the soldiers and sailors, both European
and Asiatic. Their work is known to have been arduous,
and it is right to state that their willingness, their endu-
rance, and their quickness to adapt themselves to the
necessities of the campaign were beyond all praise. All
ranks showed remarkable readiness at the rough work of
the campaign, and the Sepoy was as quick and willing as
his European comrade.
The Alt remarks that Sir R. Napier has now obtained
the thanks of parliament for the third time.
The Telegraph says :—" The hero of such a triumph does
not need to have the thanks of his nation illuminated with
blood, or made plain by the light of fierce battles—its
tearless ' character is its truest glory.".

CONVOCATION.—The bishops met yesterday at
two o'clock, but sat only for a short time, and the buninem
transacted was merely of a routine character. In the
lower house which assembled at eleven, an Articulus
Cleri was, on the motion of Lord A. Compton, sent to the
upper house, asking that steps might be taken for autho-
rising the use of a harvest thanksgiving service. Dr.
Jobb, after withdrawing his notice of motion on the
general 'abject, moved in a long and learned address the
concurrence of the house in the address to the Queen,
agreed to by the timer house against the proposed disen-
dowment or disestablishment of the Irish branch of the
established church. Archdeacon Denison seconded the mo-
tion. TheDeein of Westminster moved an amendment in the
way of addition, " that it is the opinion of the house, as
of many eminent statesmen, that the Roman catholic
church in Ireland ought to be endowed and recognised as
in other European countries; that the anomalies of the
Roman catholic church in Ireland should be remedied,
but that if possible its connexion with the English state
should be retained, as conducive to the well-being of the
church and the Irish nation." This was seconded by
Canon Heaviside. A very long discussion ensued, which
ended in the rejection of the amendment—and of other
amendments acknowledging the anomalies and abuses in
the Irish church, and rocommentling inquiry and redress—
and the carrying of the original motion. Other amend-
ments, however, being announced to be added to the
resolution, the debate was adjourned shortly after 7 o'clock.
ENTHRONIZATION OF THE BISHOP OP HEREFORD.
—The enthronization of the Bight Rev. Dr. Atlay, Lord
Bishop of Hereford, took place in Hereford Cathedral yes-
day morning. There was a very large attendance of per.
sons from all parts of the diocese, and the city presented
an unusually gay appearance, as flags and banners were
to be seen in every ' 'on. The general chapter of the
cathedral met in the Chapter-house at • quarter pest 11,
when the chapter clerk having read the Archdeacon of
Canterbury's mandate for the enthrouization, the dean
and chapter decreed to proceed therein. The chapter then
pm-cedes' to divine service, and at the conclusion of the
service the dean provided a luncheon in the college-hall, to
which upwards of one hundred gentlemen and ladies, who
had been specially invited, sat down. The dean presided,
and u number of loyal and pensonal toasts wens given.
In the evening the Lord Bishop preached in the cathedral
to a very large congregation.
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—
Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held at its
lcust), Jahn-street, Adelph • Thomas Chapman, Ewe.,
V.P., P. 8.5., in the chair. There were also present Sir
P. Perrott. Bart., W. H. Barton, Esq., Rear-Admiral
Sir W. H. Hull, 1C.C.8.; Alexanderlioetefeur, Esq., Cap-
tain De St. Croix, and Richard Lewis, Esq., the secre-
tary of the institution. The minutes of the previousmeet-
ing having been read, various rewards were granted for
raring life on different wrecks on our coasts. Re-
vete were then read from Captnin J. 11. Ward, R.N.,
the name:tor of lifeboats to the institution, and Captain
It. Role lam, R.N., its assistant inspector, on their
merit yells to lifeboat stations of the society on the
Freed' end Irish coasts. They reported that with one
excel Von the boats were in a state of thorough efficiency.
Thee, rci outs gave great satisfaction, inasmuch as they
showed clearly that the system of the society. even
ire the meatiest dietrirta, was thoroughly ()be:Teed.
The en ws of the lifeboats had the utmost confldenoe in
their and vied with each other in keeping the
beat. tie perfect order and in readiness for inetantancone
Ceti ire. With regard to the seven safety fishing-boats
which the eneiety had built as model bouts, the • r
hail recently seen three of them on the Scotch and
he found that the experiment was most enceemful. The
fh herreen at these places were alive to the advantages of
these bate and were already building boats after them.
Alt. gether. it is hoped a .nt improvement in this
ety'e of beat will be establisheed.Sorne remarkable cases of
the nestonition of the apparently drowned were brought
ander the notice of the institution. In one instance a
child named Owen Jones was taken out of the water at
Holyhead, apparently dead, and it was en hour and a
half before he gave idgnii of life. He was treated for two
hours in accordance with the instructions of the National
lifeboat Institution, which are based esi the systems of
bra. Mar:hall Hull and Silveder. The treatment of the
child was carried on under the abortions of Win. Row-
Tends, the veteran coxswain of the Holyhead lifeboat,
who had made himself perfectly familiar with these simple
instrueeinis for restoring the apparently drowned. Dr.
Morehead, of Edinburgh, who is a strong advocate of these
rutin weenie, urges that they should not only be explained
by medical men, clergymen, and other a, to all classes of
the community, and posted hi conspicuous please in locali-
ties ail joining the sea, lakes, and rivers, but that
opeortunity should also be taken by masters of
and the heeds of other large establishments of impressing
them on the minds of all wheeler subject to their influence
and (*ADA. It may be added that copies of these in-
eteuctione eau be had on application at the institution.
Payments amounting to upwards of 1,300 f. having been
ores red to be made on various lifeboat establishments the
proceedings terminated.
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY.—
Twonsmax, Juar 2.—Adinimions by maven tickets,
2,006; ditto, on payment, 6,401; total, 11,004.

The series of experiments commenced three weeks
ago were resumed yesterday at Shoeburyness in the
presence of the Ordnance Select Committee. Com-
pared with previous trials the day was, however, a
blank one, and calculated rather to breed profomxl
pity for the gallant artillerymen who are con-
demned to heat so relentless, heath so barren, and
duties so tame. Since last week the ex-
perimental casemates have been covered with
a six-feet depth of earth, edged all round with
bags of sand, and the proceedings of yesterday
were conducted with a view of testing the con-
crete roof of the casemates at the bottom. The
hind service mortar was the piece used, with
13-inch empty shell, and at a distance of 950
yards. Noon had passed before the gunners had
touched the roof at all, and another two hours
were spent in digging out the projectile that
bad sunk about four feet into the earth. A
live shell was then lightly dropped into
the aperture, lighted, and exploded, but
with no result worth recording. Subsequently
some other empty shells were fired, and the
experiments, which are necessary of course in the
interests of warfare, were protracted to a late
hour, but with no effect that is worthy of notice
beyond the recording officers' tabulated returns.
The Millwall shield is yet to be tried ; also a
target known as the Chinese puzzle, and the
P 1) mouth breakwater fort is not yet altogether
done with. At the rate of progress that has cha-
racterised the past trials, we may hope in the
course of a year or two to arrive at some kind of
conclusion as to the value of the expensive land
defences for which we are paying so dearly. The
experiments are again postponed.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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Nairn .30.22 57 53 iE.N.E.
Aberdeen 30.19f 67 62; N.
Leith 3037 f6B 661 M.
Shields 90.127 52 561 NE.
I Soutane — 56' W.
Yarmouth 29.97 t 59 5.7: N.
Helder 29.91f 22 N.N.F.
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Ortieneaetle.'3o.l6 f 36 53 N.
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Valenti* ....30.26 f 64 61' N.
Cape Clear..'l3ol7 f 66 66•
ficiehe'a Pt... 130.17 f 65 63 N.N.E.
Penzance ...'10.12 f 66 61' N.N.
Plymouth —30.06 f6l 60 N.N.E.
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