The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-22 00:00:00

(Stamped, Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AmmmulT, JUNE 21. --ArNwolgimms. —4km-
mender W. E. Faber, to the Hawke, adthtiotal, for eerrioe
in the Ferret

Lieutenants A. St. Clair to the Conqueror ; 0. T. lan[,
to the Diadem ; and IL Manse!, to the Hawke, additional,
for service in the Ferret.

!Mater's-Assistant W. 8. R. Cow, to the Impregnable.
Assistant-Clerk It. E. Moore, to the Fiegard, as super

numerary.

CHATHAM, Joan 21.
The following troops have been placed uuder
sedan to embark on board the Clarence, at Gravesend, on
the 2nd July, for Madras, via. :-296 noncommissioned
often and men of the Ist Dragoon Guards, Ist 8
21st North Batish nailer', 52nd Light Infantry7ll3t
battalion 60th Rifles, 68th Light Infantry, 69th Regiment,
and the 74th Highlanders. The Southern Cross has also
been chartered by the Hon. Council of India to embark 163
man of all ranks of the 7th (Princess Royer.) Dtagoon
Guards, and the 71st Highlanders, at Gravesend, on the
13th July, for Knnachee.

We (Army and Navy Gazette) hear it ie not un-
likely that Major-General Harting Doyle, now Inspesicc ol
Militia in Ireland, will be the rnoerror el Major-Gend
Trollops in the command of the troops in Nova Scotia.

Ma. C. E. PHIPPS. --Our attention has been
called to the appointment of Mr. Charles Edmund Phipppps
to the Fusilier Guards, in the Gazette of last Tuesday..
Theme oan be no objection that her Majesty's pe of
hoaxer should obtain commissions in the Hoesehold
Drip& without pinches*, but we think it_ any be
reasouably urged that these appoletaasets shod' sat
take place until there are vacancies. There is no vacancy
now in the Scots Fusilier Guards, and in the instance of
Mr. Phipps the public will have to pay, for probably a year
or eighteen months, for an officer supernumerary to the
establishment, and =seminary to the efficiency of the
regiment. if we do not err, when Mr. Fox Maul* was
secretary of war, and the Duke of Wellington commander-
in-chief, it was very properly arranged that commissions
should only be given to pages upon the occurrence of
vacancies in the brigade. We cannot but express our regret
that the rule has been violated in the present instanos.—
' Army and Nary Gazette.
MUTH OF REAR ADMIRAL PZLHA.IL —WO regret
to learn that Rear-Admiral the Hon. Frederick T. Pelham,
who so recently resigned hie office as one of the Lords Cons-
, magmas of the Admiralty, expired at nine o'clock yester-
day morning at his temporary residence at Brighton. The
death of this gallant officer, although unattended with the
awful suddenness of his late colleague, ViohAdmiral Sir
Richard S. Dundee, has cast • deeper gloom over the Ad-
miralty. A fortnight has not yet elapsed shoe he tendered
the resignation of his seat at the Admiralty board on ao-
count of his failing health. Although for some time pest
his impaired health has oecesirmed some uneasiness to his
family came:ions, they were not preihred for the
melancholy event which has taken place. The demesed
admiral, who was the second son of Thomas, second &.4 of
Chichester, by lady Miry Marietta Osborne, eldest
daughter of Francis, efth Duke of Leeds, was born god
August, 1908, and maimed 20th July 1841, Ellen Kate,
daughter of Mr. Rowland Mitchell, by whom ha leaves •
youthful family. He entered the navy in June, 1823, The
pliant admiral's commissions were dated as annexed—
Lieutenant, 30th May, 18Z ; commander, 24th January,
1828 ; captain, 7th February, Itras ; and run-admiral, on
reserved half-pay, 14th February, 1857.

CONVOCATION OP THE PROVINCE OP
CANTERBURY.
After our report left yeeterdey,
Archdeacon Diurnal toss to reply on his original
resolution. He said here was • debate of two daps on an
amendment, the very first words of which were in the very'
terms of the resolution. He respected rabbis opision, bet
he rapine& • God's word more—(hear, hr—end he
thought that public opinion would chanctorise hiseourse
ea the most fair which could be adopted. He had been
told that mad* by a dietinguished layman that it wee
contrary to all Judie, sad right to condemn men in their
absence without bearing them (hear, hau)— but
if any one of those authors came forward and
expressed the slightest contrition, be, who had the
character of • hard and persecuting man, would
welcome them with all his heart. He never in all hi life
stumbled an a book of this kind-Teo ilkstioal and so silly.
Could say clergyman go to his parishioners and say, "This
le the find chapter of Genesis, but it is not what geology
Wishes"? Here they were in theConvocesion of Caaterbury,
after 1* yes% to warn the people against the hereas
this book. He did sot want any German infidelity, which
had found It. way there through France, and now came
into this land. He entreated them, as they valued
the Church of England, as they valued the laity,
as they valued the young, to condemn this book,
and he blessed God that he bed been the mesa of bringing
this book before the Convocation of Canterbury. He
treated he bad said nothing to offend his loving friends,
but let it not be said that they shirked the question and
did nothing for God's glory and God's honour. He would
rove the rejection of the amendment.
The Archdeacon of Sarum's amendment was then put and
lost by 29 to 10.
The Dean of ELT then said he would withdraw the
amendment which he bad proposed in favour of Dr. Jeremy.
The Perot octrma said that if the Dean of Ely withdrew
his amendment be could sot bring it forward epos.
The DOSS of ELT said he could not, under such abeam-
steam, consent to withdraw his amendment. He was
connected with one of the authors of this book, but both
here and is private has:premed his views that it was a
most unwise book, aid had a most pernicious tendency.
But it was one thing to consider what was the character of
the book, and another the proper aied just way of dating
with it. He did not wish to be bound up with this book ;
he did not like it ; and he wished the authors had come
forward and explained what they had written. He wished
to give an answer to a straightforward question in
• straightforward manner, and he mustsay this question had
not been brought forward in a straightforward manner, for
they were put in their present position by • email number
of the members of the house. He caseload by moving his
amendment.

Archdeacon SANDFORD, in seconding the amendment,
said be felt the full difficulty in which the house wan
placed. He admired the noble speech of Archdeacon Deni-
son, who came down, as he ever did, to this house with the
front of Jove and lthuriel's lance. He was not prepared to
adopt the amendment of the Archdeacon of Sarum,
for he felt if they were to pass to synodical
judgment they would imperil the future irittirip of this
house. He regarded the Essays as a most perilous
book, bat they would do well if they would leave the
authors to their consciences and to the unanimous censure
of the episcopal bench. (Hear, hear.) He believed it would
be the kindest thing if they could extricate the Upper
Home and themselves from the difficulty in which they
were placed.
The amendment of the Dean of Ely, seconded by the
Archdeacon of Coventry, was then put and lost by 27 as
against 14.
Professor JZREMY then proposed his amendment, remark-
ing that it had been said they were involving all the authors
of this book is one universal condemnation ; but though
there was a difference between the authors there was this
universal characteristic in the book, that it stripped it of all
revelation.
. _

The Archdeacon of STAJPORD seconded the amendment,
I hoping the book would go to that oblivion to which he
believed it would speedily be consigned.
This amendment was alp lost by • majority—the num.
ben being 26 to 16.
Canon filetwrit then proposed his amendment, which was
seconded by Canon HIAVYBIDI, and lost by 28 to 13.
The Rev. F. VINCENT proposed as a rider to Archdeacon
Denison 's resolution, that while the house felt there were
grounds for synodical judgment as the book, they desired
not to be understood to intimate any opinion as to the pro-
priety of proceeding to such judgment.
The amendment not being seconded fell to the grand.
The original resolution, proposed by Archdeacon DEMON,
and seconded by Dr. 2tC.tui., that there were grounds for
proceeding to syoodioal judgment, was then put and carried,
the numbets being, for, 31, and against, 8.
The Rev. Mr. MAISSINOBIRD then moved that a bumble
address should be presented to their lordships, praying that
this house mightproceed rather by • declaration of faith
than be synodical judgment.
The ltev. Mr. Nitta seconded the resolution. . .

The resolution was at once put, and lost by a large
majority.
Mr. CAD= Woorman moved his rider to the resolution,
which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Bmor, and lost.
Canon SELWTS, in the absence of anon Wordsworth,
moved a resolution that an inquiry should be made to the
Upper House whether it was necessary to obtain the royal
license before proceeding to synodical action, but this reso-
lution was also negatived.
Dr. 31•Catn. thought this resolution did not represent
the mind of the house. He had always doubted the power
of proceeding to synodical action, and he thought they
would place the Upper House in thilposition, that it might
compel them to go on, and if not, the Lower House would
be placed in a predicament. He hail in his pamphlet ex-
pressed his opinion that there were great dilbculues in re-
viving the judicial functions of Convocation.
Archdeacon DENINON—This is redly too hail. I rise to
order This has been put before, and it is too had that Dr.
X'Osul should propose It when so many memben have left
the boom, to stultify oar decision. (Hear, hear.)
The PaoLoctoron—lf the house desires it I will take
their sense on this point. (Hear, bear.) Then I rule the
motion cannot be put.
The Prolocutor was then summoned to the Erma'
House, and on his return read the schedule of Tompkins
whereby Convocation stands prorogued to the Mb of July,
and at 6 o'clock the house was accordingly prorogued.

CRYSTAL PALACE.

Yesterday a private performance was given by
M. Bloodin in the terrace dining-room of the Crystal Palace.
Hitherto we have seen H. Blondin achieve several difficult
It:Pentium' on the tight-rope, which were chiefly remarkable
ell account of the dizzy height at which the exhibition was
given. Yesterday we saw him to greater advantage in a
series of acts each of which would have been
enough to fatigue en ordinary performer, sup-
posing him capable of rivalliug it. The rope used
for the purpose was a short one, strained to a
perfect level, at a height of not more than eight or ten
feet at the utmost. It seems that M. Blondin has for so
long • period abandoned this simple and comparatively
tame means of display, that an apology was considered
necessary for any loss of skill that might have ensued from
disuse. We should scarcely think, however, that H.
Bloodin can bare lost much by went of practice. He first
appeared in his costume of a Siberian slave --a cool one, by
the way, an it consists principally of !mu bathing.
drawers and fetters—and with his feet secured in baskets
of the shape and rise of them receptacles of unreadable
pamphlets, impertinent communications, and circular, of
bankrupt sales at an awful sacrifice, which "no gentle-
man's library should be without." Thus awkwardly en.
I cumbered, he danced, leaped, throw amazing somersaults,
and an swiftly backwards and forwards on the
rope, with an ease which is wholly indescribable.
He next mime forward, dressed in the conventionally pretty
, Wks el s stage peanut, and with wooden shoes, or rather
elogs,.the soles of which, being loosely tied on, enabled him
to produce the same clapping sound on the rope which
would ensue from stamping on • hard floor. The dance
Heelf was exceedingly quaint and pleasiug, and the feats of
agility which concluded it were not less attractive, while
they were infinitely more amazing. Throwing clear somer-
saults, he still kept up the clapping of his wooden soles in
the air, just as well as on the rope. The spring afforded
by that elastic basis very considerably aided his efforts,
while it also increased their graceful effect. It is • part of
Il.Blendin'stactics to make each performance more startling
than any which has preceded it in the same series, and we
suppose that he intends to introduce many fresh evolutions
in the forthcoming exercises on the 2,000 feet rope outside
the building. But we can hardly think it possible that he
can approach one-half the feats performed by him on the
short rope, which is screwed to the tension of a violin-string.
The rope reaching along the terrace, and even that which
extends the length of the transept, cannot yield the elastic
footing from which Blondin shoot, up, as it were, many feet
above the little cord in the terrace dining-room.
We have indicated the character of H. Bloodin's perform-
awe on the ordinary tight-rope. His evolutions with the
pole were quite as singular as those which he performed
without its aid—if aid we may call that which was
often • source of difficulty.

METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION POE IMPROV-
INGSS THE DWELLINGS OP THE INDUSTRIOUS
GLAES.

The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders
was held yesterday at the offices, 19, Coleman-street, City ;
STEPHEN C. Mormon, deputy-chairman, presiding.
The report of the directors showed the following results.
The "family dwellings" in Albert-street, Mile-end New
Town, had yielded for the year ending the 31st of March
last a profit of 3341. 13s. 7d., with three deaths out of as
avenge population of 264. The Albert Cottages, Pelham-
street, Mile-end New Tows, bad returned &prat ma the year
of 2901.9 a. 7d., with three deaths out of an average population
of 114 ; Albion-buildings, Bartholomew-close, had yielded
• profit of 116/.134.3d., with onedeathout of an average po-
pulation of 88 ; Ingeetre-buildings, New-street, Golden-
square, badreturned a profit of 4481.18 n Id., with seven deaths
out of an avenge population of 341; from the tenant. in
Neleon.apisee, Snow's-fields, Bermondsey, a profit of MM.
16s. 3d. had been derived, with eight deaths out of as aver.
age population of 503 ; from the tenants in Pancras-
square, Old Pencras-road, a profit of 860/. 6s. 7d., with tea
deaths out of an average population of 500 ; from the
temente in Pleasant-row, Mile-end New Town, a profit of
811. Oa. 9d., with one death out of an average population of 54•
the tenants in Queen's-place, Dockbeael, • deficiency a
61, Qs. 11d., with one death out of au avenge population of
54. The dwellings for single men were thus referred to :
The Metropolitan Chambers, Mile-end New Tows, exhi-
bited a surplus on the year of 871. 7s. fid. ; but the Bobo.
Chambers, Old Comptomstrect, debited the association
with a deficiency of 21:4. 6s. 10d., out of which, however,
1001. had been carried to the sinking fund, with a view
to terminate the leases in March, 1870. The average popu-
lation at both seta of chambers had been 252 ; among
whom there had been no deaths. Toe mortality
in the entire property of the association had been
39, out of an average population of 2,332, being
at the rate of under 17 per 100-23 of the deaths
were of children under ten years of age. It appeareda
therefore, that the average rate of mortality in the headings
of the association had been at the rite of under 17 per
thousand, while that of the metropolis generally had been
near 22 per thousand. The balance of the profits of last
year, after providing for the dividend then declared, had
been carried to the guarantee fund account, increasing that
fund to 1,489/. Bs. 6d. The net profits of this year exceeded
those of last year by 987/. 6s. Id. and amounted altogether
to 2,433/. 7s. 2d. The dinetors, therefore, recommended
that a dividend of 2; per cent., free of income tax, should
be declared, which would leave • balance of about 1671.
Bs. sd. to be carried to the tee fond.
Mr. Denison and Mr. F win Hill, the retiring directors,
were reelected, as was also Mr. E. S. Neale, the retiring
auditor.

The t..snadanste then moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. T. BAKER, one of the auditors, in seconding the
I motion, congratulated the shareholders upon the prosperous
state of their affairs, es shown by an 'tiercese of dividend
from 2 per oent. to 'II, which did not however fully, repre-
sent the actual state of things, since, before declaring
dividend, there were several sinking feeds to be provided
for. It was also congratulatory to know that in poietof mor-
tality the result had been generally in favour of the tenants
of the association, as compared with that of the same class
of people residing in ordinary dwellings in the various
district in which the property of the association
was situate. The dwelltop for single men had,
however, been • great mistake. (Hear, hear.) They
hid locked up • large amount of capital unremuneratively,
and is was quite agreed that there should be no more of
them. (Hem, hear.) Every future building would, there-
fore, Metairie the profits of the association, and some step
ought at once to be taken to raise additional capital for the
purpose of erecting more family dwellings. The best way
of providing new funds would probably be to appeal to the
aristocracy, whose names figured numerously upon the list
of shareholders, although only for a small number of shares,
mad who might, by such an appeal, be induced to increase
their investments.
In the coulee of the discussion which followed several
shareholders expressed their decided disapproval of any
initial), upon dwellinp for single mss ; and
Mr. F. IX Gloiximarn, • director, expressed his opinion
that it would be impolitic to hold out to investors any hope
at ever realising more than 3 or 3j per cent. upon their out-
lay, and that the benefits arising from such undertakings
must always be greater, in the ease of a public company, in
a sanitary than in a mercantile point of view, although no
doubt the same description of dwellings for families might
be profitable investments for builders.
The CHAIRMAN himself admitted that the association had
not been a mercantile success. In fact, be said, it had •
double aspect. It had been started with two objects, and
most likely might truly be described as being a partial
failure with regard to both. It should have been, he
thought, entirely mercantile or entirely benevolent—foe
trade andphilanthropy could hardly be blended together with
complete success. The association, too, had hail to pur-
chase its experience, and had purchased it dear ; but future
associations might learn from that experience that single
men preferred bed dwellings, with absolute freedom, to
good dwellings with • partial restriction upon their move-
ments. (Hear, hear.) He despaired of its ever being •
mercantile maims, unless the system were altered, more
especially when he found that the directors, who worked
for nothing, were grumbled ut for not working miracles.
(Hear, bear.) He thought it was a question whether Hu
constitution should not be altered ; but how that was to be
done be did not clearly see ; perhaps it would require to be
wound up first. The directors had considered and would
consider the question, and meanwhile he trusted the meet-
ing would report. (Hear.)
lYr o ldteor
his full rooeurrence
in the viewithregard to the hybrid
character of the emaciation, and his disappointment that
i of
the Whiteite
chairmanlittr nOle expressed
of money had not been invested ID the undertaking,
as he anticipated at its outeet.
The report was then agreed to, as was also a resolution
declaring a dividend of 2!, per cent. ; and the proceedings
concluded with • Tote of thanks to the chairman anil
directors.

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