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The Convocation of the Province of York appears likely to

follow suit. It met on Wednesday, and the Bishop of Man- chester (Dr. Fraser), made a speech against the public use of the Athanasian Creed, advocating, however, only the abolition of its compulsory use. The Prolocutor moved an amendment in favour of a declaration evidently- intended by the mover to follow exactly the line of that agreed on in the Jerusalem Chamber last week ; and the amendment was carried by 25 votes against 11. The clerical mind has too often a lust of mystification.