Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-16 00:00:00

UPPER HOUSE.

The con /ocation of the -prelates and clergy of
the province of Canterbury assembled for the
transaction of business on Tuesday, the bishops
in Queen Anne's Boutity-office; under the press
dency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the
Lower House in the Jerusalem Chamber, the
Very Rev. the Dean of
_Bristol peiiding in the
Lower House as prolocutor. Shortly after the
assembling of . the :Upper. House, the Dean of
Bristol, Archdeacon Hale, Chancellor Martin;
Archdeacon 13ickersteth, Dr. M'Caul, the
Dean of Norwich, and other members of
the lower house, waited upon the bishops
and presented an address praying that a
joint committee of both lieuges should be ap'-'
pointed to consider the -question of church-rates.
The Bishop of Lincoln presented a petition from
a considerable number of his clergy, pointing out
the many' evils which resulted from the obliga.
tiOn to have sponsors in' baptism. This question
was discussed at great length, and there was a
general impression that the canon which made it
obligatory to have sponsors in baptism, and which
prevented parents from presenting their own
children, required alteration. The. question of
occasional services; the adinission of curates, And
other topics, engaged their lordships during the
remainder of the morning.
LOWER HOUSE.
The deans, archdeacons, and proctors, compris-
ing the Lower House of Convocation, -assembled
in the Jerusalem Chambers. The Very Rev.
Gilbert Elliot, Dean of Bristol, the prolocutor,
presided ; and there were also present the Dean
of Ely, the Dean of. Norwich, the Rev. the Warden
of All Souls' College, Oxford; Archdeacon Moore,
the Rev. Canon Wordsworth, the Rev. Lord
Alwyne Compton, the - Venerably Archdeacon
.Denison,. the Venerable Archdeacon Bickersteth,
the Rev. Chancellor Martin, the Rev. Dr. M'Caul,
the Re v. J. H. Randolph, the Rev. Sir H. Thomp-
son, the Rev. Mr. Fendall, the Rev. Mr. Joyce,
and a large number of proctors.
Prayers having been read, and the minutes of
the session of January 25 having' been confirmed,
The Prolocutor, accompanied by his assessors,
proceeded to the Upper House with. an addre's
prepared by the Ven. Archdeacon Hale, ui
accordance with the resolUtion passed at the la4t
sitting, on the subject of Church-rates. On 4s
return, several petitions were presented.
The Rev. Mr. Joyce gave notice that, in case the
special services report should be agreed to, he should
move that there be appended to it, when Sent to
the Upper -House, a representation to the effect
"That it is the prerogative of the Crown, and one
which has be en frequently exercised to appoint from
time to- time days of national religious observanc4,
and that on such occasions (the Act of Uniformity
notwithstanding) services other . than those c ni-
tained in the Book of Common Prayer have been
framed and used under ecclesiastical authority.
But, as regarded occasional services for loc .1 pur-
poses, the Lower House humbly 'request his
grace the president, and their lordships the
bishops, to consider, whether it would be de-
Sirable to use their endeavours for such a relaxa-
tion of, or such additiOns to, the Act of Uni-
formity as may free the use of .the aforesaid . ser;
vices from any legal,donbt."_ _
The standing orders having been suspended,
The Rev. Canon Wordsworth submitted th 6
following motion :—" That the members of thiS
house unite in a dutiful expression of thanks
to his grace the president and the bishops,
for the declaration made by them in Convoca-
tion and in Parliament in reference to the Book
of Common Prayer, and that the house assures
his grace and their lordships of its hearty con-
currence in their declarations. of its deliberate
resolve, with the Divine blessing, to co-operate
with them in maintaining and. transmitting to
posterity those liturgical formularies which, to
cite the words of the preface to the Book of
Common Prayer, were by the convocations of
both provinces, with great diligence, examined
and approved,' and which they 'trust will ever be
accepted and approved by all peaceable and
conscientious sons of the Church of England."
The motion was opposed by the Dean of Nor-
wich, Archdeacon Sandford, Mr. Oxenden, and
others; and at length the previaos question"
was moved by, the Rey.. M. W. Mayow, seconded
by Archdeacon Grant,.and carried.
The house proceeded to consider the report of
the joint committee of the two houses on special
services, having rejected a motion by Canon
Selwyn that having had no opportunity of con-
ferring with the clergy and laity of the provinces,
they. were not prepared at present to express any
opinion on the subject.
This question occupied
.the remainder of the
sitting, and the house adjourned.

GOOD Lum.—A story of good luck is being circu-
lated in Danbury, Conn. A man near Fairfield, named
Sevens, it is said, lately bid off at an auction sale, for a
trifling sum, a package- of oid papers belonging to his
father's estate, among which was found a deed for a
soldier's land warrant. Rumour says that the location
is where the village of Batesville, Arkansas, is, now
built, and that he has sold his claim to a gentleman of
that State for $48,600- '

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HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OlNTMENT.—lnfluenza,
Colds.—ln diseases of the throat and chest, so prevalent
in this country during the winter, , nothing so speedily
relieves or so certainly cures as these inestimable reme-
dies. These disorders are too often neglected at their
commencement, or are injudiciously treated, resulting,
in either case, in disastrous consequences. Whatever
the condition of the patient, Holloway'S medicines will
restore if recovery be possible ; they will retard the
alarming symptoms till the blood is purified and nature
consummates the cure, gradually restoring strength and
vital' nervous' power. By persevering in the use of
Holloway's preparations, tone- is •iconferred en the
stomach and frame generally; the fluids are regene-
rated, morbific matter is expelled, and a happy revolu-
tion occurs throughout the system.
THE WEATHER AND THE PARRS OF LownoN.--On
Monday the ice on the waters of the various parks was
sufficiently strong to allow several thousand persons to
skate and slide; but several serious accidents took place.
None occurred on the Serpentine, though the ice was
dangerous, few persons venturing on it. On the Round
Pond there were upwards of 4,000 skaters and sliders.
About half-past three o'clock in the afternoon a gentle-
man named Sommers was skating on the centre of the
pond when the ice suddenly gave way and lie disappeared
beneath the surface. Two icemen quickly went with
the " breaker-ladder" to the rescue, but they both fell
through the ice. Great exertions were made, and
in about a quarter of an hour all three were rescued.
Two young men were dreadfully cut about the face and
hands by falling on the ice in this -pond. On the Long
Water there were about 2,000 skaters and sliders, but
the ice was considered to be very dangerous. Some short
distance from the north end of the water a serious acci-
dent took place about four o'clock, which nearly resulted
in the loss of four lives. A gentleman, named James
Wilson, of 2, Bloomfield-terrace, Weetbourne-terrace,
who' was skating, fell through the ice, and two ice-men,
who ran to his assistance, also became'immersed. In about
twenty minutes they were rescued, but were quite ex-
hausted. Shortly after the accident a cry was raised
that the ice was giving, and a large number made a rush
fOr the shore, when a portion of the surface broke, and
four persons became immersed: The icemen were
quickly at hand, and after much exertion they were
resched and were conveyed to the receiving tent. Several
accidents of a less serious nature also occurred. In
St. James's-park there were at one time no fewer than
18 persons in the water, but fortunately they were all
promptly rescued. The waters in the Regent's-park were
well attended, there being throughout the day several
hundred skaters and sliders. A young gentleman named
Roberts, whilst skating, fell through, and was much
injured, his 'face and hands being lacerated. Several
other accidents took place, but they were not of a serious
nature.. Mr. Superintendent Williams reports that,
'accordine: to Messrs. Negretti and; Zambra's -patent, the
glass' sto'od at nine o'clock in th,g morning at 28 deg,
'noon' 33 el6g., and at seren o'clock it was at 27 deg.
The wind throughout the day varied from N. to N.E.