The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-22 00:00:00

CONVOCATION.

On Wednesday the two Houses of Convocation of the
Province of Canterbury resumed their sittings at the
Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, by adjournment from
the 17th of November last. His Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury presided, and the other prelates present
were the Bishops of London, Winchester, Exeter,
Salisbury, Chichester, Llandaff, Oxford, Worcester,
Rochester, and Peterborough.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a report from the
Committee appointed by Convocation to consider of an
address to her Majesty as to a measure for the better
enforcing of discipline among the clergy, and it was
ordered to lie on the table.
bishop of
The Registrar read a memorial presented to the Arch-
Canterbury from the Bishops of Quebec,
Antigua, and Newfoundland, stating that, being in
England, and having been made aware of the question
recently raised respecting the right of colonial bishops,
siog within the metropolitan jurisdiction of the see of
nterb Canterbury, to sit in the Convocation of the province of
orY, they were earnestly desirous of having their
ro position declared and their duty indicated in this
vehalf by the decision of the upper house, in order that
11,ey might guide and govern themselves accordingly.—
rer a discussion in which several bishops took part, it
5.19 resolved_,, That this house, having taken into con-
riotid faeetion the petition of the Bishop of Cape Town, does
petitiol e°ll3Petent to entertain the prayer of the said
sued to
be is ne”—oamelY, either to direct that a proper citation
withoutbisho" suchsuch petitioner, or that he be allowed,
citation, to take his place as a suffragan
Th p 1.11 the Present Convocation."
eed e Sitting having been suspended, both houses pro-
toed Buckingham Palace, in order to present to her
h 17th
theietY the loyal address agreed upon by Convocation on
oaptber th Archbishop and
of November. On entering the presence-
members of the upper house
13 their station to the right hand of the Queen, the
r and members of the lower house standing on
s.Ll3lllaiestY's left hand.
_ e A.nclintsuop then read the address to her Majesty,
" ! . receive with
Who returned the following gracious answer :
cordial satisfaction the assurance of
your loyal and affectionate attachment to my throne and
person.
" it is mY earnest desire to prolnote the welfare and
happin
them of all classes of my subjects, by continuing to
ext , blessings of peace abroad, and by assisting to
e
th_ena at home the holy influence of religion, which is
only sure foundation on which national prosperity can Permanently rest.
I thank you for the sympathy which you have
expressed in my sorrow for the recent loss of the most
distinguished of.my subjects, and I appreciate the value
Which you attach to that high sense of duty by which he
Was invariably inspired.
" I rely with confidence on your assurances of your
desire to preserve harmony in the church, and to increase
its efficiency. while maintaining its doctrines and my
supremacy unimpaired : and I pray that the blessing of
God may attend your endeavours to extend widely
throughout all classes of my people the inestimable bene-
fit of pure and deeply-felt religion."

The members of Convocation then quitted the palace,
and returned to their respective places of meeting.

On resuming business;the Bishop of EXETER read a
nanaunication from the church of his diocese, stating
th'gat at the last election of proctors the question as
atd whether licensed curates had a right to
.vote, and
if he were called upon to give a decision on the sub-
of
jecpt It Would be adverse to their right. He (the Bishop
tangter) thought the subject one of considerable impor-
...fitt7 he would therefore move—
dents atida "olnaittee be appointed to inquire into prece-
at theeelebc7titohne
,kens d °the,' matters touching the claim of presbyters
tees sitting bcishops, but not being beneficed, to vote
This gave . °, Proctors, and report to the house."
rise to a lengthened discussion as to commit-t
-g been
For the on n:t,he prorogation, and an amendroen
1147eCt" therehen Moved the ARCHBISHOP put the question,
dare
tr
reed,
"a, tzeter S l'
giabaisthrnuottion, 6 ; viz.,—the Bishops of Lon-
Or the atnendmenty;
terha
, arYrids Illetel3rbisohroo sC;hivcilize.,s—ter, Oxford and Llandaff.
the Archbishop\ovf Cans-
ter pusghof. Winchester, Rochester, orge -
The o • • The riginal motion was therefore carried.
committee
could AttcunisuoP said, he believed that no . t.beap oi .
' nsent but this was no
one of th P nted without his co
1„, . ose eases in which he wou ldthink it right to
~,,,ose his sanction.
4,4,e Bishop of LONDON read a petition addressed to the
Ali•ett'ishoP of Canterbury' by the Bishops of Quebec,
some colt
and Cape Town praying for a
„ns Diocesan S nod;of the colonial churches. After
"tne
y
The
wa ARCHBISHOP said, that although he thought it
4
a..,_3.netot advisable that any step should be taken on this
eie b
the
-colonial •should be glad, when
Y. Convocation, he to be
~ bishops had determined upon what
.they
wished
to
a eaarrile In their respective dioceses, to invite them _
the pro'Pleo at Lambeth with his right rev. brethren of
Some'lnce of Canterbury.
• ht of the
Arebb4ooversation took place as to the right
of his a"off.°o to prorogue Convocation without the consept
tho B• —ragans, and after a protest which was signed by
.Theish"s
b of Oxford, Exeter, Salisbury, and Chichester,
e.._ iwgistrar read the act of prorogation, by which
,A7vocation was adjourned until Thursday, the 18th of
Feat next, then to meet at the Jerusalem-chamber,
minster
In th •
vs_ e lower House a long discussion took place upon
sir.: nn-receipt of the consent of tile Archbishop to the
cue
of the committee proposed at the last meeting to
nsider the subject of the correction of clerks. The dis.
elusion lasted all the sitting, until the announcement of
the
Pv9regation to the 18th of August.