The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-13 00:00:00

CONVOCATION

Yesterday morning the Convocation of the clergy of
the province of Canterbury, met in the Jerusalem Chace -
h. er, adjoining Westminster Abbey, pursuant to the ad-
journment on Friday last. The two Houses assembled
together shortly before 11 o'clock, and after prayers
separated, the Upper House (the archbishops teed
bishops) proceeding to the library of the deanery, and
the Lower House to the choir of the Abbey, where Vie
names of the members of that House were called over,and proxies were received. The Lower House consists
of 23 deans, 57 arcladereons, 24 proctors for the clap-
ters, and 42 proctors for the parochial clergy. Übere
were about 80 members of that House in attendaree.
The proceedings of the Upper House were coneucted
in private. The members present were—the Archeishop
of Canterbury, end the Bishops of Lender, Winciester,
Lincoln, Oxford, Exeter, Rochester, Peterborough, St.
David's, St. Asaph, Worcester, Salisbury, Hereford,
Llendaff, Chichester, and Norwich. The Archbilhop of
Canterbury was attended by Dr. Travers wise
e, Vicar-
General of the Province ; Mr. F. H. DT
yke, Rviler
and Mr. Felix Knyvett, the Apparitor-Generil. A
number of petitions were presented, praying for the re-
vival of Convocation. An address to her Majesty was
proposed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, upor which
an amendment was moved by the Bishop of Oxford.
After some discussion the debate was adjourned, at 5
o'clock, to Ttosday next, at 10 o'clock.
The Lower House, after being called over in the choir
of the Atbey, as just mentioned, returned to the Jeru-
salem Chamber, and sat dr re during the rest of the
morning. The first subject discussed was the question
whether the meeting should be open to the pre:e ; and
it being the general wish of the House that reporters
should be admitted. the Prolocutor—the Deen of Ely—
proceeded to the Upper House to task the Archbishop's
consent to such admission ; the consent was given, and
they were admitted accordingly.
Tho PROLCCDTOR then reed to the House the stand-
ing orders agreed to in 1722, and pot the question
whether they should be adopted for the regelation of
the present proceedings. Most of the orders were of the
usual description for the government of the public meet-
lees. They provided that the Prolocutor might inter-
rupt any member who spoke anything that he considered
to .
be " dangerous," or who spoke not pertinently to the
point in hand, or who fell into vain repetitions of what
had been satisfied before.
The PROLOCUTOR said it was competent to any mem-
ber of Convocation to make any proposition to the House,
but it was usual that no topic of any speoiel character
should be stated unless the question was virtually ir.-
trusted to their consideration by the Upper House.
Without such request or permission their task was tub-
, stantially confined to Gravamina et Reformanda.
After the reception and rejection of some petitions,
Dr. SPRY rose and said, be held in his band a paper
which had been drawn up, after grave and serious de-
liberation, by a number of members fa the House, for
the purpose of representing. gravamina nd reformanda
to the Upper House, according to the ancient practice.
Tho rev. Doctor road the paper to which be referred.
It began with acknowledging the supremacy of the Queen
over all persons in all causes, ecclesiastical as well es
civil, within her dominions. It wont on to represent
the conviction of the Lower House that the condition
of the Church of England urgently requires the applica-
tion of those means for the removal of abuses, and for
the increase of her efficie,ncy, whlch are not to be ob-
tained without the deliberate exercise of the functions of
ocralethrgeyir,otwhne
a synod ; that the silence of the corporate voice of the
Church supplies to her members a powerful temptation,
and sometimes imposes a necessity,
aswell,stooafetthuep
individual opinion, in opposigtiiyoen
.tgoretahteerleetffitercioenf
athbalet
number‘t they boeflitehveeltahitayt.in the judgment of a consider-
etyhetolatwhe;
time has come to use all lawful Importunity to obtain
from the civil power the liberty to attempt, after due
deliberation in synod, to
ro.oad ; and
spiritual ministrations of the Church, to.de.velope her re-
sources, and to secure her internal
.chscipline ; to sc-
ot
the populatione s
habits
sit to
ac-
commodate her dioceses, parishes, mileist.ry, and public
and lon-
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church extension at home—education of the. ps.3ople—
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These points were set out
tirmation of bishops—cathedtai
consciences of the clergy
gression of the See of Rome.
ved the toll!" reso-
and insisted upon at great lengtle At the conclusion. of
the paper the Learned Doctor Leo
lution :—" The Lower House of Convocation begs re •
nd
spectfully to state to your Gracead youeright reverend
brethren, that the representeticti just read !see been in-
troduced into this House, and brambly prays ycur Grace
and your right reverend brothren not. to put an end to
the sitting of this convocation utit'.l this house shall. have
had sufficient time for the coreederaeion of the said re-
presentaion,"which was secended by Archdeaconac
HIRE.
The Yen. Archdeacon Hatieleoet ventured to
suggest to that assembly that perfect unanimity might
be secured by remodelling the res.olutions which had been
proposed, and he begged. therefore, re suggest the fol-
lowing:—" The Lower House of Convocation begs leave
respectfully to state to your Grace and your right re-
verend brethren, that an important representation on
matters at present affecting the welfare of the Church,
has, in conformity with former precedent, been intro-
duced to this House, and been referred to a committee,
this House humbly prays your Grace, and your right
reverend brethren, so to order the prorogations and con-
tinuations of the session of the present Convocation as
to elle., this House to receive and consider, in due
time, the report of such eerereittee."
The Rev. Dr. SPRY seconded it, and it was sgreea
that both the original motion and the amendment
should be withdrawn.
After some conversation the following resolution, pro-
posed by the Dean of :f3ars.roL, seconded by the Archdea-
con of LONDON, *yrs agreed tc —" That Dr. Spry, the
Archdeaconsaif Lewes, Taunton, and.Blistol, and Dr. gill
and the Rev. Wm. Massingbard, having presented a pa-
per, which has been read to Convocation as a schedule
of gravaminia ct relormanda, be referred to a committee
of grievances, without prejudice to the privileges of
Convocation, and for the lower house to report thereon?'
Archdeacon Hartison's resolution was then put and
carried, with only three dissentient voices.
The proceedings then terminated (seven o'clock).

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES.-PROGRESS OF
IMPROVEMENT.

Yesterday the first of the magnificent new class o
passenger-engines, constructed upon the patent of Mr.
I'd.Connell, the locomotive superintendent of the London
Railway, made an experimental
to the Euston-square terminus.
atTrnil:Ple Nferno°gmritnlie-WWillvogntelerrtlO)n Railwfthose which have been ordered by
the London and North-Western authorities for the pur-
pose of working the express trains of the company.
The engine is of great power and of novel construction,
and as it will probably prove very economical, and at
atthecompany to run heavy trains
doubt, be read with some degree of interee.
high sumo ti
speeds,me
the unable
details the
The engine to which we refer is ono of that class
0:: its constructlon will, no
which, it is stated, would, if it were thought advisable to
run at such a velocity, tike an average express train
from London to Birmingham (112 miles) in two hours;
and if we are to judge of the capacity of the engine for
speed and power, from the trial made by her yesterday,
there is no doubt that she can mnintain a higher ve-
locity than it would Perhaps be prudent to run her in
all weathers and over the entire length of any through
line. The locomotive in question is a six- wheel one,
with 7 feet driving wheels, the leading wheels being
4 feet 6 inches, and
the trailing-wheels 4 feet in
diameter, and the useful novelty of the machine
consists in the co
nstruction of the fire-box, and
the means
which nave been resorted to for the purpose
of producing perfect combustion in the fire-box, and a
consequent economy i, the consumption of fuel. To
effect this Mr. M,fl
—Ol4Ol has thus constructed his en-
gine:—The fire-box has been projected 4 feet 9 inches
into the barrel of the boiler, and forming what may be
termed a combustion chamber. This has enabled him to
ob aie no fewer than 260 superficial feet of heating sur-
face in the fire-box, For the purpose of prc liming as
near as possible Perfect combustion, a number of the
stays connecting the combustion chamber with the shell
of the boiler are tubular, and the air being drawn through
them impin.be.
e 4011 the flame. This produces a perfect
mixture of the gages and
necessarily
the largest amount
of serviceable caloric is evolved. The tubes, 303 in
number, are 7 feet in length, rid 1:1 in diameter. The
whole of the
, heating surface ••• therefore, about 1,240
superficial feet. The value of this arrangement will be
understood from the fact, that yesterday the engine in
45 minutes get tip sufficient steam to move her. The
extreme bearings of the engine are 16 feet 10 inches ;
the cylinder is 18 inches in diameter ; the length of
I stroke, 24 inches ;
and the experiment of yesterday
leads to the belief that she will be able to work with a
six-inch blast-Pipe. To bring down the centre of gravity
as low as possible the under aide of the boiler has been
" recesses" for the passage of the crank of the driving-
axle. Another novelty in the construction of the engine
is, that the steam-pipe presents a broad, flat surface to
the heated ait as it passes from the tubes into the smoke-
box, so that the steam is in a manner dried as it passes
into the cylinder. The stays to this form of steam-pipe
are tubular, and the heat from the boiler tubes passes
through such stays, and assists in " drying" the steam
before its effective force is given to the pistons. The
engine is as worthy of notice for the re; 'dity with which
it has been constructed, and the excellence of its work-
manship, is it is for the useful novelty of its construc-
tion. Two of this class of engines have been delivered
to the London and North-Western Company—one built
by Messrs. Fairbairn, of Manchester, and the other
by Monts. J. B. Wilson, of Leeds. The one tried
yesterday was built by the latter firm. The engine
itself was " erected ' in the short period of eight
weeks, and was delivered within four months from
the date of the order for her construction, includ-
ing the delays which will occur in the supply of mate-
rials. Both the above firms have done wonders in the
celerity of construction ; but the latter, who received
their order several weeks after their able competitors,
appear to have gone " ahead," as they had, we are in-
formed, their engine at Wolverton on the very day that
Messrs. Fairbairn sent theirs to that locomotive station.
Tho engines of both houses aro fine specimens of loco-
motive manufacture. That of Messrs. Wilson and Co.
was 'nub admired at the Euston terminus. It is, in
solidity and finish, not inferior to the broad-gauge
" Lord of the Isles," so much spoken of at the Great
Exhibition, and it is at once a credit to its maker, and
an honour to the mechanical skill of the country.
The engine in her trip yesterday was not, as She had
jest loft the worksbip, tried at a higher speed than about
, sixty miles per hour, at which rate abe was steady.