The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

THE CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY

PEREMPTORY PROROGATION BY THE
ARCHBISHOP.
Yesterday the general meeting of the Convocation of
the Clergy of the Province of Canterbury was held at
the Jerusalem Chamber, adjacent to Westminster
Abbey. The rev. gentlemen present attended divine
service in Westminster Abbey, and afterwards proceeded
to the Jerusalem Chamber, where the meeting was
appointed to be held.
The Rev. Dr. CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, Canon of
Westminster, stated to the assembled clergy that the Very
Rev. Dr. Peacock, the Prolocutor, was staying at his
house, and had commissioned him to attend there to make
a statement—a statement, however, which he wished to
say was of an unofficial character, and entirely indepen-
dent of any order with regard to the transactions of con-
vocation. It happened to be the opinion of the prolocu-
tor that even the Lower House of Convocation could not
be properly constituted without the preliminary pre-
sence of the archbishop, who was the president. The
prolocutor had received no official communication with
regard to the time of their meeting, but that morn-
ing at eleven o'clock a communication had been
made to one of the servants of the Abbey that his
grace the Archbishop would not arrive at Westmin-
ster until three o'clock. That communication was con-
veyed to him (Dr. Wordsworth) as Canon Residentiary
of Westminster, and he of course had communicated the
fact to the prolocutor, but officially the prolocutor knew
nothing about the matter. If the clergy present wished
to hear anything more from the prolocutor, that gentle-
man would be glad to see them at his (Dr. Words-
worth's) house, but for the reasons he had already
stated, the proctors would easily see that the prolocutor
could not appear amongst them in that room.
After somewhat lengthened discussions, a deputation,
consisting of the whole of the clergy present, was formed
and waited upon the Very Rev. Prolocutor at Dr.
Wordsworth's house, where they remained for some time
in consultation.
At 20 minutes past 3 o'clock his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury arrived in full robes, accompanied
by Dr. Twiss, the Vicar-General, Francis Hart Dyke,
Esq., her Majesty's Proctor, the Principal Registrar of
the Province of Canterbury, and other officials.
His GRACE, on taking the chair, said he had attended
for the purpose of proroguing the present session of con-
vocation for the province of Canterbury, and would be
glad to see the prolocutor of the Lower House.
The Very Rev. the Dean of ELY (Dr. Peacock) then
advanced to the table, and said—Your grace, I have
been requested by a considerable number of he mem-
bers of the Lower House of Convocation, who have
been assembled here since 10 o'clock this morning, to
make the following respectful representation to your
grace :—" That no intimation has been given to me, as
prolocutor, that the present session of Convocation
would not commence at the usual hour. They beg,
therefore, very respectfully to pray your grace to give
such orders as may prevent a similar occurrence for the
future."

Loud cheers greeted the reading of this resolution,
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY expressed his deep
regret that there should have been any occasion for the
passing of such a resolution by his rev, brother in the
Lower House of Convocation. He had attended there
for the purpose of proroguing the present session of con-
vocation, and he had never entertained an idea that there'
was any intention of proceeding with the dispatch of
business. On the occasions of prorogation it had never
been the custom to enter into matters of controversy, and
having no idea that such would be the case in the pre-
sent instance, he had followed the course which, to the
best of his belief, had been adopted by himself and pre-
decessors.
Mr. F. H. DYKE then, by command of the Archbishop,
read the schedule of prorogation, fixing the next as•
sembling of convocation for Saturday, the 10th of No-
vember, on which day, however, it was agreed on all
hands that no business should be done. The meeting,
therefore, on the 10th of November, will not call for the
attendance of the clergy, nor will business of any kind
be transacted.
Archdeacon DENISON—There is neither right nor rea-
son in these proceedings.
ItioroEvßAmLE
NA
ASYNLDIMLLOTRERPmEN.
The Archbishop then retired.
The Rev. Dr. RUSSELL, addressing the prolocutor, vrr 00R, AGED, AND DECAYED
—The twelfth anniver-
said, at what hour of the day aro we to next meet ?.yl .
sa dinner of the friends and supporters of this excellent
The PROLOCIII'OR (lax ;hingly)- -Well, at no ime.
, institution was
Several members of the Lowertiti House said they were Thursday. celebrated at the London Tavt rn on
very anxious to avoid a repeon of what had occurred \ There were about 150 present. Sir W. Moles-
that day ; they would be glad, therefore, if the Prolocutor Worth' Bart', M.P., filled the chair, and was supported
would inform them of what was demanded of them on a 1 by Mr. C. S. Butler, M.P., Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P., and
future occasion. Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P. There were also Tr sen
The Very Rev. the
PROLOCUTOR said that in all proba- a great many of the piincipal wharfingers and lighter-
bility their meeting would be prorogued by the Queen's men, occupying premises on the banks of the Thames,
Waite, and that, therefore, there would be no occasion on each side, from Westminster to Blackwall. After the
for the attendance of the cergy At a subsequentperiod
usual loyal toasts had been given and duly responded to,
he hoped that happier arrangements would prevail. 1 the chairman proposed "Prosperity to the Royal Asp
lam for Free Watermen and Lightermen," a toast which
was most enthusiastically cheered. The other toasts of
the evening were, "The Chairman," " The Corporation
of the City of London, and the Trade and Commerce
thereof;" " Mr. John Dudin Brown, the President of
the Institution." (This gentleman was highly com-
plimented upon the large amount of contributions which
he had at various times made to the charity, amounting
to several thousands of pounds). "The Master, War-
dens, and Court of Assistants of the Company of Water-
men and Lightermen of the River Thames ;” s"
Clark, the Honorary Secretary," &c. From the report,
which was read at length, it appeared that the expense
of maintaining the institution during the past year
amounted to 8001., whilst the permanent income was
ItO more than 3501. The whole of the proceedings were
of a very interesting character, and the company sepa-
rated, after a most convivial meeting, at an early hour.
SINGULAR ELOPEMENT.—Elizabeth Gibbon, a young
lady of considerable personal attractions, 22 years of
age, highly educated, and the daughter of a deceased
major in the army, the other day eloped from Dublin with
A man named Anthony Flannigan, a loader of turf flat is,
near to her father's residence, where be (Flannigan) became
acquainted with his inamorata. He wooed, and wooed
successfully, and the lady yielded ; and, as already stated,
eloped with him. Her friends sent a relative in pur-
suit. He arrived here the other day, and the runaway
lovers were found consorting together on board the
Esmeralda, having taken a passage in that vessel to
New York, The relative induced them, in compliance
with the earnest request of her friends to go on shor•,
and get united in wedlock before departure. All no.
Cessary preliminaries were arranged, the marriage
license procured, and they were indissolubly united at
St. Paul's Church on Saturday. The lady, it is said,
would have been entitled to some 5001. or 700/. per
year, but this she has signed over in consideration of a
large sum to be given to her as her marriage portion,
Liverpool Standard.

Captain Henry Byam Martin, C.B. (1827), is pro-
moted to be a Commodore of the Second Class, and
appointed to hoist his broad pendant on board the Duke
of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, as a mark of her
Majesty's approbation of the distinguished part so ably
performed by the gallant officer on board the magnifi-
cent and powerful screw steam-ship he commanded at
the recent review of the fleet, and subsequent evolutions
off the Isle of Wight, in the presence of her Majesty
and his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Captain lion. Frederick T. Pelham (1840), to com-
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INQUEST ON A SOLDIER OF THE 3D DRAGOONS.—
GRAVESEND, Aug. 19.—This day an inquest was held at
the workhouse, before Mr. G. Arnold, deputy coroner
of this borough, on the body of a man picked up in the
river, who, by the medals found upon his person, was a
private in the 3d Light Dragoons, a large portion of
which regiment had been about three weeks since dis-
embarked at this port from India. The name of de-
ceased was John Galloway. At the time of the disem-
barkation of these troops it was stated that a soldier
was missing, supposed to have fallen overboard, and
been drowned. It appeared from the evidence that the
body was picked up last evening off the entrance to the
canal below the Terrace•pier' and was apparelled in
the undress of a soldier. Mr. Aitkins, coroner's officer,
deposed that he saw the body on its being brought on
shore, and on searching it found three medals, which he
now produced, and which indicated the name of the
soldier, as well as the battles for which he had obtained
them, viz., Sabraon, Sutlej, &c. • and on the buttons
of the undress military jacket which deceased had on
was inscribed 3d Dragoons. On the medals witness
found the name John Galloway, 3d R.O.L.D.—Ver-
diet —Found drowned.
of the
announce AUSTRALIAN VENTURE.—The Melbourne paPershe
announce the safe arrival, on the `6th of June,
tone former Royal Yacht Club cutter Corsair,
83
th regis-
ter,
the city, sailed from Southampton
on
nstined for the
mercantile
ter, which, having been purchased by a
e2lhsotusoef
February, with a cargo of merchandise destined
diggings. Captain Kreeft may
beconsiderede to have
into
Cape
made an excellent passage, taking
of into
of the little craft and the necessityputtingl3,
was naturally
t
Verde, &c., for water. Much curiosity account
i n the rig
excited by the appearance
in the Parrs Yarra of the
mites.
smart little cutter, apparently sOOO o ill
adapted to encounter
the dangers of a voyage of 18,