The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-02-05 00:00:00

CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.

• On Wednesday morning last, pursuant to a mandate issued'
by order of the Archbishop'of Canterbury, a convocation of the
clergy of the established church was held at the Cathedral
'church of St. Paul's, for the purpose of electing a prolocutor
to represent the clergy in the new Parliament, and on other
matters. The attendance of the proctors representing this
clergy in the several dioceses was by no means numerous,
Shortly before 11 o'clock the Vicar-General (Sir Herbert
Jenner,) the Chancellor of London, the Advocates, among
whom were Dr. Dodson, Dr. Nichol,' Dr. Lee, Dr. Haggare,
Dr. Curteis, &c„ the Registrars of the Arches and the Province
of Canterbury, the Proctors, &c. proceeded in coaches from
Doctors'-commons to the Chapter-house.
In the Court-room of the Chapter-house there were found
waiting to receive the above-named officers, &c., the Bishops
of London, Hereford, and Llandaff, together with a number
of the clergy delegated to represent the members of the'esta.
blished church in various parts of the country, to whom sills -
monses had been sent demanding their attendance,
A procession was then formed for. the purpose of attending
divine service in the Cathedral, preparatory to the opening of
the convocation. At the great western door of the cathedral
the procession was received by the Dean and Chapter, the
Bishops, and the Choristers.
In consequence of the recent loss sustained by the Arch.
bishop of Canterbury in the death of his only son, his grace
appointed the BishUps of London and Hereford as his corn-
•nussioners, and they were received at the convocation ac-
cordingly.
The members of the, convocation proceeded to the choir 41
the following order, viz. :
The gentlemen of the choir in their surplices, the Bishops of
London and Hereford, the Vicar-Geneiai, the Chancellor, the
Advocates, and followed by the Proctors, clergy, &c. .The
commissioners entered the Dean's seat, the rest of the officials
occupying their placeifin the stalls,. &C.
The Bishop of Hereford, as the 'junior Bishop, read prayer',
after which followed the anthem, "Oh pray for the peace}
Jerusalem."

The Rev. Dr. Rnsgell then delivered a sermon in Latin. The
learned divine preached in an audible and powerful voice, and
was listened to with considerable attention.

After the sermon was concluded, the anthem "Gloria in E 7:,,
Mils" was sung by the choir, and at its conclusion the Bishop,
of London pronounced the blessing.
The procession then left the Cathedral for the Chapter-house,
where the mandate from His Itlajesty was read, commanding
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the, Bishops, &c., to meet in
convocation in order to choose a prolocutor. The mandate
stated that in consequence of many weighty and urgent row-
ters connected with the church. establishment. calling for the
convocation, and that as his. Majesty did not' for divers reasons
think lit to be personally present, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury or his Commissioners were- to take the subjects conuecti 4
with the convocation into consideration. 'the appointinet.f
of the commissioners - was then read, and the Bishop -cf
London addressed the clergy, calling on them to proceed to the
election.

The clergy of the lower house proceeded to the chapel co the
north side of the cathedral, and after. some consideration unit.
nimously elected the Dean of 'Chichester as their prolocutpr.
The convocation then adjourned to February.