The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-20 00:00:00

'ROPOSED REVIVAL OF CONVOCATION

The following are copies of a circular and a petition
industriously circulating among the clergy in the pro-
vince of York, for the renewal of convocation:—" Dear
Sir,—l send you the following petition, requesting you
to use your influence in obtaining signatures thereto
any time before the end of October. It is requested
that each clergyman favourable to the petition will, be-
sides obtaining signatures to a district petition, send his
name to the secretary, Church Union-office, Wigan, to
be affixed to a general one.—l remain, yours faithfully,
CoLIN LINDSAY, Gen. Sec. Chester and Manchester
Church Union-office, Wigan, Sept. 25, 1852. "To the
Most Reverend the Archbishop, the right reverend the
bishops, the very reverend the deans, the venerable
the archdeacons, and to the reverend the proctors for
the clergy of the province of York, in synod as-
tembled, the humble petition of the clergy and laity
of the parish of , in the diocese of
"Sliewetti,—That, whereas, at the present time, urgent
reasons exist why the convocation of the clergy should
assemble for the purpose of providing moans to enable
the Church to meet the spiritual wants of the age, and of
adapting herself, her constitution and canons, to the pre-
sent times. And, whereas, the Crown has solemnly
promised that when any difference should arise about the
external policy, the injunctions, canons, and other con-
stitutions belonging to the Church, the clergy in their
convocation, shall order and settle them with the con-
sent of the Crown. And, whereas, the Imperial Legis-
lature now consists of persons of various denominations,
and the advisers of the Crown are not now necessarily
Churchmen, the Church can no longer implicitly entrust
her sacred interests to their irresponsible control, with-
out compromising her fidelity to her Divine Head.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, humbly pray your ve-
nerable house to take such steps as you in your wisdom
shall deem fit, to obtain from her Majesty her lieence,
under her broad seal, to enable you to concert such mea-
sures as shall conduca to the advancement of true
reli-
gi gin, and the well-being of this branch of the Church of
Christ. And your petitioners will ever pray, itc."
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THE NEW STEAM-STAMPS....BAQGS'S PATENT.—A
trial was made, some days since, in the presence of the direc-
tors of some of the principal mining companies, to test the
power of Mr. Baggs's invention in crushing gold quartz and
metallic ores. Half a ton of coarse metal (regulus), in lumps
weighing about * cwt. and I cwt. each, were subjected to the
action of a 4-horse stamp, and the effect was carefully timed.
Although the steam used on the occasion was very little,
being only equal to the power of about 11 horse, yet the
whole quantity was crushed within eight minutes, two-thirds
of the regulus being reduced to fine powder. The result did
not merely give great satisfaction to those who witnessed it,
but in point of power and velocity of reduction the engine
excited no small degree of surprise. It was found, in the
course of further trials, that the hardest and most refractory
ores and minerals were utterly incapable of withstanding the
force of the blows.—Mining ;Journal of Saturday. [We ob-
serve that one of these steam-stamps is now announced to be
in course of manufacture for public exhibition ins he metro-
polis—a circumstance of interest to all those engged in the
gold enterprizea of Australia.—Ed. Sun.]
THE MILITIA.—Last night s Gazette contains an
order in council fixing the number of militia men to serve for
the North Riding of York at 976, and for the West Riding
and City of York at 6,246.
ROYAL WESTMINSTER REGIMENT OF MIDDLESEX
MILITIA.— Yesterday afternoon orders were issued to the
whole of the Royal Westminster Regiment of Middlesex
Militia, that they are appointed to be trained and exercised
(pursuant to the several acts of Parliament made in that be-
half) for twenty-one days together for field exercise, to com-
mence on Tuesday, the 26th inst., and all men belonging to
the said regiment of militia are hereby required to assemble
at Hammersmith, in the said county, at twelve precisely on
the said day; and every man not labouring under any in-
firmity, incapacitating him, who shall not appear at the time
and place aforesaid, will incur the penalty of twenty pounds,
or be imprisoned for six months. 'I he whole of the staff-
officers will be on the ground, and the men inspected by the
commander and officers of the division. Lord Hardinge is
expected to visit the battalion before the men leave the
ground.
COLLISION IN THE BRITISH CHANNEL.—A collision
occurred in the British Channel on Monday morning, which
resulted in the sinking of a fine screw steam-ship of 800 tons
burden (the Metropolitan, Captain M'Lean), on her pas-
sage from London to Glasgow, in which trade she was en-
gaged. About three o'clock on the above morning she was
running down Channel, the weather being thick and foggy,
when she observed a light hoisted by some vessel close to
her, beating up Channel with contrary winds. This proved
to be a Prussian brig, the Zollverein, of 260 tons, Captain
Bleacker, bound from Bristol to Dantzic ; they came in most
violent collision, the brig striking the steamer amidships on
the starboard side, which she stove in so effectually that in
less than a quarter of an hour the engine fires were put out,
and the vessel reduced to a sinking state.
SEWERAGE MANURE.—The prospectus of the City
of London Sewage Manure Company, with a capital of
50,000/. in 10/. shares, has been issued. The promoters of
the project state that the patent has been in successful opera-
tion for more than two years. The sewage is deodorised, and
the solid portions converted into a dry and compact manure
which is portable in sacks, and perfectly inodorous.
IRISH LAWS.—It is understood that the commis,
sion for the translation and publication of the ancient Irish
Brehon laws, as recommended by Lord Clarendon at the close
of his government, has actually been issued. The work is to
be executed in the same way as has been adopted for similar
collections of ancient Saxon and Welsh laws, and the under.
taking of it has given great satisfaction to the literary classes
in Ireland.
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PUGlLlST.—Yesterday an
alleged to have been the
the Duke
was resumed and concluded
pugilistic rencountre with another of of Sussex, Rosemary-lane, re-
ary Briant, aged 26, which was
extrnother female. Verdict—" That
of an injury received in a
the deceased died from
but how caused there was not sufficient
of blood on the brain,
evidence to show."
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GOLD —The present production of gold in New
South Wales is at the rate
1,200 000/. per annum, and that of Victoriaoooool. per month, or
to 4,000,0001. per annum ; say in both from 3,500,000/.
5,000,0001. per annum. Nearly the whole oionies, about
sent to Great Britain, and at a per sent. yieldsthis
product is
annual amount for freightage of 25,000/.—AlusiralianGagrzeottses