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I 4 s ea of which was magnificent. Her Royal Highness the Duchess fjterry. danced with his Grace the Doke of Northumberland. The C.,rts!ibitioutt..l in its Number of Mar 15, published under he head of Florence, a letter written on octasion of the journey of t „ Emperor of Austria to Lombardy. IVithout discusiiing the sopo itions which the writer of the letter has put forth, we are uutlictrised to declare, that all that is said in it, rclativa to the orand Duchy of Tuscany, is • fiction and wholly devoid of f o undation. The Archbishop of Polli% has just set out for Italy. accompanied 1 1 his (;rand Vcara, Messrs. flordert-s Mei Desjordina. This joirtty has been judged necessary for the recovery of his health, •hich Mr Nome time we have h a nd the sorrow io see declining. It is th o ught that this illustrious Prelate will be back towards the end of M 4 4 .4 tFrom the Courtier Premed's of Wetlnesday.l ' f te iti :11dimoutl is on the point of setting out . for England. It is rob ibie that he will not hear a Panegyric on piracy pro ounced in the llouse of Commons, that the Lord .Ilaycr will not ask him any ri viions about the ruins of Carthage. anti the presses of London will not be employed to tell him, even in Arabic, that the first ma ritime nation in the world is proud of being placed in the tame r i nk AS a people of pirates, fas xcii FIT NM —PAR'''. JUNE 15—Fire per Cents. 101 f. SO C. ; Three per Cents. 74 1. 0.3 c. ; Bank Stock, 2,190 1. Rentes de Naples Cerif. Falconnett, 81i 25 ; Re t ie d'Eapagoe. 104 ; 'loyal Spanish Loan. : 11 . Exchange on London—One Month 25 ; Three Ilonths, 24 83.—Coats Autheutique, June 15. Yesterday we received New York papers to the 25th ult. 1 They contain some further particulars of General SAN.. TANA'S intended expedition against Cuba. It appears that he was on the point of embarking at Campeachy with 1,500 men, to capture the island, when lie was pre vented from proceeding by information of the arrival of a reinforcement of Spanish troops. The Mexican official paper, el Sul, asserts that he had no authority from the Government to undertake this enterprise ; but though the Congress was sitting, it does not appear that any inquiry bad been instituted into his conduct. SANTANA is an able and experienced officer, and would hardly have presumed to act without orders. The military defence of the Mexican federation, we observe, is maintained in every respect un impaired. This excessive precaution appears to us quite unnecessary. Who that can, will attempt to invade Mexico? Bc!t.tvsa was expected to return to Bogota early in 31a:ch. Colonel CAMPBELL, the British Commissioner, had previously arrived there, with authority to conclude a treaty of commerce and navigation with the Colombian republic. The Government of the Netherlands had de eared through their Commissioner, that the example of .England had decided them to recognize the new State. The following are extracts from these Papers:— . - Mcmco.—We have Mexican Papers to the 29th of March. A communication in ene of them proposes that the Government should 'censure General Sonoma for undertaking an expe,:ition ag mist Cuba without authority from the Government. A newspaper is to be published at Tampico, which will not a little facilitate the communication of intelligence between that country and this. Serena projects for internal improvements were before the Se nate, such as the retosmation of the rules relating to the press, simplifying and abbrevarting prosecutions, particularly for robbe ries, &c. committed in the streets ; for reducing the primary schools to one system, in all parts of the country, and for the uniform re gulation of weights and measures. THE AuxY or AlExtco.—The Mexican Secretary at War states, that the estimate for the military service for the year amounts to 16 011,000 dollars, and provides for 10,000 horse*. y ear posts on the !nd an frontier are to be strengthened and encouraged, and the whole co miry is to retain the attitude of preparation to meet invasion. HAVANNAH. APRIL 29, 1825. An English schooner, arrived a few days since from Sacrificioa, reports, that the Castle of St. Juan, was blockaded by a lIICEICAH bng of 10 guns, two schooners of 12 goes, and four gun-boats of two guns each. There is a garrison of 1,000 men at Sacrificios, sod the place is well fortified. COLOMBIA. —We have received fo n Laguira a file of the earaccas Colorabiono to the 27th of April. The paper of the latest date contains the prospectus of an Assoclitiep formed in London by Messy. Herring. Graham, and Poiles, for promoting agriculture, and opening roads in Colombia. The Editor remarks that it is a fair return on the part of these Gentlemen, for the grant of land made them by Government in several parts of the Re public, and teas a that ev-ry facility will be given by the local authorities, in furtherance of the liberal views of both parties. The t'olontbiano of ;he 20:h contains advice' from Bogota of the 7th of March, which state twat Bolivar was shortly expected in that capital, and that General Sucre had been appointed Minister Ple nipotentiary to the Republic of Peru. Congress was mid is term Session. General Soublette was daily expected at Bogota, to take ehprge of the War Department, vacated by the illness of General .Tries 0 Mendez. A very smere shock of an earthquake was experienced at Caracole on the itch ult. at hal f-nint 4 p.m. the Government of Holland have distinctly stated, through their Co anthaioner, that they have been induced to recognlet Colombia by the example of England. The Bogota Gazette says, " probably 'we are not venturing too far, when we prognosticate, that not many anoaths will elapse before this example will be followed by France ant some of the other goverarnents of the continent." Col. Campbell. the British Commissioner reached Bogota on the ls of March, with authority to adjust and conclude a treaty of C .111MC/Ce and navigation with the Republic. NEW Yoxe. MAY 24. We understand that Mr. Rufus King, appointed Minister Ple n'potentiary to the Court of St. James's, has positively engaged Vie centre cabin of the packet ship Pacific, to sail on the Ist June. 111 r. King will, we are informed, be accompanied by his eldest son, Mr. John A. King, as Secretary of Legation, his lady and family. The Colombian frigate Venezuela, Capt. Navarro, arrived below on Saturday evening, thirty days from Carthagena—passenger Dr. Francis Lopez. bearer of a treaty of commerce, and an arrangement lor the suppression of the slave trade. The frigate came up yester day and tired a solute, which was answered by the Fort at Gover nor's Wand. She is English built, carries thirty. two guns, and 213 mm. BAHIA, MARCH %I. Arrived, a Spanish brig of sear, from Arica; reports having come wounded officer on board, and that they left the coast of Peru in such haste that they wore unable to procure water; also reports that Valdez left in the 74 which sailed in company. Exchange on London from 5 to h. We stated yesterday, from the Buenos Ayres Papers, that Mr. PARIS'I, the British Consul-General, bad suc ceeded, by his remonstrance, in obtaining an order from the Government of Paraguay that the British subjects Aotained in that country should have permission to with d aw from it at their pleasure. The following is an official lilt of the persons so %leased:— BUENOS AYRES, Aram b, 1825. LIST OF BRITISH SUBJECTS RELEASED PROM PARAGUAY, imam:oll THE INTERFERENCE OF THE BRITISH ...oNSLL-GENERAL RESIDENT AT BUENOS AYRES. Name. Profesion. La.taatme O'Rourke !fun= Stewart - Edward Costello - John Iwirtaa • John Robson A leuader Wl:id& • William Petty • James Turner - John Reed - Michael D'Arey . Thomas Wheeler - William - - Commerce. Do. Do. Do. Cabinet-31aker. Alarioer. Carpenter. D.). Shoemaker. 31 atiotr. Do. About 4 Years 5 Resident I Year. Thule persons came out in the schooner Martha and a garan rhimba. Their cargoes consisted of .1Z tierces of hierba.mate, and 1,2110 aerobes of tobacco. The garandumbs left Asumption on the lila of February. Two British subjects, John M•Farlane and Alexander James, were preparing to leave with about 600 tierces of lierba.mate and some tobacco. The smack St. Joseph, the p opercy of 3lessra J. Parish, Robertsoo, and Co., Joseph Martin, master, was waiting fiir a Ecenite, and Robert liibson, mariner, would leave in her. There would then remain no British subjects its Pnritgumy. (Signed) CONSTANTINE O'ROURKE. We have not been unax are of the great anxiety ex pressed during the last two or three days with regard to the contract for the new Spanish Loan. In the few observa tions we made on Wednesday, we stated that until " we had something to add to the information we had already communicated," we should refrain from again adverting to the subject. We now have some new facts to publish. On Monday last Mr. GIEGOILT arrived in Paris from Madrid, with the Spanish Commissioner, who is furnished with fill powers to sign the bonds to be issued on accoul,t of the new loan. This gentleman, who is a relative of one of the Spanish Ministers, was so much exhausted by the fa t gue of his journey, that it was deemed advisable fur the 44 .- • - sake of his health to defer his departure from Paris a day or two. There was also, we understand, some difficulty as to his passports, which would have prevenn•d him from proceeding at once, if his indisposition had not. Making every reasonable allowance for their delay, it may, we think, be expected that Mr. GREO6RY and his companion will reach London in the course of this day or te-morrow at the latest. In our next publication we shall in all pro bability announce their arrival. From Paris we learn, that on Tuesday two expresses had arrived there from Madrid with despatches for the French Government. These messengers had been only six days on the road. It was reported in the political circles of the French capital, that the despatches related to the negociation between the two Courts concerning the re cognition of South American independence. The French Govern-nent having pledged itself not to precede the King of SPAIN in treating his late colonies as independent States, is now desirous to prevail upon him to acknowledge the fact which he has not been able to prevent, and which he can only injure himself and his allies by persisting to deny. The Representations of M. de VILLELE have been of the most urgent character, and it was believed by some who had the best means of information, that the Spanish ' Cabinet, in the actual situation of the Peninsula, would not long refuse to comply with the wishes of the French Minister. Mr. Ilysitssow last night, in a Committee of the whole House, stated the modifications which further inquiry and consideration had induced him to recommend in the re duction of duties, which he proposed before Easter. The sul,;ect is one of essentipl importance to the prosperity of of our manufactures, and, as affecting so, many interests, the statements of the Right Honourable Gentleman will be read with great attention. The labours of the Board of Trade are evidently of yogi eitent and increasing, but they were never performed with wore ability or assiduity than at present by Mr. HUSICIPSON. The services be has ren dered to his country, in this department, are such as will insure him the lasting gratitude of every enlightened En glishman. CITY, FRIDAY EVENIIIII. The British Funds were entirely without interest this morning, and very few bargains done in them. The Reduced Annuities were at 90i1, and Consols for the opening at 9la. The Foreign Securities were held with firmness, as far as the transactions went, but they were very limited. Old Spanish Bonds were at 2111. So trifling was the business in the Foreign Market to day. that we heard of no quotation for the new ones. °reek Scrip continues to improve, it was 10 10i1 discount ; Colombian Bond► were 07, and Mexican Scrip 311 discount. There was great cheerfulness in the Share Market, although the bargains were not at all extensive. The principal attraction *Ras in the Shares of the small Association, called the Foramina Mining Company, which to-day reached 50 premium, and holders were disinclined to sell, even at that high price. Anglo Mexican Shares were at 90, and those of the United Mexican Company at 25. There were buyers of Pasco Peruvian Shares at 14 premium. In Mincing-lane, prices were very firm; Sugar sold better than in the previous days of this week, and in Coffee also there was a disposition to rise. There were many inquiries for Rum tha maintained a satisfactory quotation. There were some sales to. day of a good many puncheons that were a shade under proof, at Is. lid. per gallon. The King returned to his Palace in Pall-mall about ele ven o'clock on Thursday night, fro:n Kew. Yesterday the King had a select party at dinner. His Majesty's band, who have lately arrived from Brighton, at tended in the conservatory, and played, under the direc tion of Mr. Kramer, the master of the band, during the evening. Yesterday the Duke of York transacted military business with his Majesty. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince George and Princess Augusta of Cambridge, took an airing yesterday afternoon iu an open carriage, to Richmond. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Sophia, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday. • Count Munster entertained the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Augu‘ta, and a select party, at dinner yesterday, at his residence in Grosvenor-place. The following distinguished personages were of the dinner party . given by the Duke of York, on Thursday, to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the. Duchess of Gloucester :—The Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Itutland, the Earl of Lauderdale, the Earl and Countess Bathurst, Sir John and Lady Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Secretary Peel, and Mrs. Arbuthnot. On Thursday afternoon the French Chargé d'Affaires transacted business at the Foreign Office. The arrival of the Carnation off Plymouth excited great interest yesterday, as it was generally understood that Mr. !gorier would bring with him in that vessel the Treaty of Commerce with Mexico. _ _ • _ _ Letters from Napoli di Romania of the 3d, and from Hydra of the sth of this month, state that General Goura has already succeeded in capturing the traitor Odysseus. Ile was - abandoned by his Mowers, whom he had seduced under the pretext of fighting for Greece, and had then fled to his cavern in Mount Parnassus. He was expected with with a strong escort at Hydra, where, as well as the whole party of Colocotroni, he will be brought to triaL— Allgemelae Zcitung, June 10. The report of the death of the Viceroy of Egypt, com municated from Odessa, does not appear entitled to any credit, though the intelligence from Egypt is not of so re cent a date as might have been received. Accounts from Alexandria of the 29th March state, that the Viceroy was gone to Cairo to review 12,000 men, assembled there under the command of General Boyer. On account of the great demand for indigo, the Viceroy had ordered the cultiva tion of that plant in the Eastern provinces. He had re solved on the construction of a new canal, which is to pass through Cairo ; it will cost 20,000,000 of talari, and re quire four years to complete it ; 3,000 houses must be pulled down in Cairo. The owners are to be indemnified in land, which they must plant with indigo. The work is already begun. The papers moved for in Parliament, relative to the diec cussions with the Burmese Government, have been printed and delivered out. They occupy about one hundred and fifty folio pages, and comprise the communications that have been made to the Court of Directors upon this subject since 1812, when Lord Minto was Governor-general of India. The date of the last despatch is the 10th of September, 1524. From an examination of these docu ments, we see no ground whatever to doubt the absolute necessity which existed of an appeal to arms on the part of the British Government. COVLNT-GAIIDEN.—The School of Reform was per formed last night at Covent-garden to a crowded audience. Rayner played Aohert 7'ylce with great spirit and truth. In the scene with Ferment, in {he third act, and in that where he discovers his father, his acting was powerfully .effective, and drew down the most enthusiastic applause. It is to be regretted that this talented performer is not more frequently before the public. Lord Anson has purchased the whole of the valuable landed and other property of the Marquis of Stafford, in Lichfield and neighbourhood.—Derby Mercury. It is currently reported tha Mr. \Vatt has sold Memnon to Lord Darlington for 9,000 guineas ! We do not, how -1 ever , believe this report : as it has been stated to us, that Mr. Watt declared at York, that he considered the horse the property of the public, and no consideration should in duce him to part with him until after the St. Leger races at Doncaster.—Derby Paper. Murcia]) Marioa.—ln consequence of the late Bishop having refused to renew, the new Bishop will, on his taking possession, receive a fine of upwards of 30,0001. — Dorchester Chronicle. C. E. Dodd, Esq. and F. M. Denson, Esq. were yester day cniled to the degree of Barrister at Law, by the Ho nourable Society of the Inner Temple. THE BRITISH PRESS. NORTHAMPTON SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN KA OWLEDGE. On Thursday the first Anniversary Meeting of title Society was held at the George Tavern. Northamoton. The Right Rev. the tortl Bishop of PETMONOUGIA In the Chair. Previous to the commencement of the huairem of the dm the Society celebrated it* firgt Annual Assembly by a public breakfast at the same place, which was attended by all the rank and fashion of she county of Northampton and its immediate vicinity. The town was crowded with the various vehicles of persons desirous of taking. a part in the proceedings of the day, and the breakfmt-tsble displayed such an asseenhlsge, male and female, as has been seldom witnessed open any similar occasion in a country or a county town. The object of the Society is the establishment and maintenance of the Christian religion in our colonies and foreign dependencies ; or, in other words, the extension of Church of England Protest antism, by means of missionaries, schools, and every other species of moral culture. To those individuals who are duly aettaible of the blessing* to be conveyed. anti which hey themselves enjoy through the mesns of' the Gospel. the communication of similar hopes and enjoyment to the mass of their fellow-creatures must always prove not only a pleasing employment, but a positive and urgent duty, from the per formance of which it would he impassible conscientiously to escape. it is therefore to he hoped that the present opportunity afforded to the inhabitants of this populous town and neighbourhood to forward the interests of their fellow-creatures will not be suffered to escape, but that, on the contrary, they will seize every possible opportunity of effectuating the gteat object which all Christian men of whatever doctrinal party should keep steadily in view. And this is the rather to be matted upon their attention, as it would seem this excellent Society has hot received that extensive support to which it is clearly entitled, and which there is little doubt it would receive if its nature and designs were more generally known and consequently better appreciated. The business of the day commenced with the reading of the Re port, which contained a cleat' r-Tose of the advantages likely to accrue from the Society, a summary of what it had already effected, and an earnest exhurtatien to the friends of Christianity to come forward and bestow their best exertion* in the prosecution of this " labour of love " We understand it is intended by the Society to print the Report. After the Right Rev. Chairmen hart expatiated on the beneficial objects and tendencies of the Association— Thanks were voted to several Individuals most actively engaged in the t'ormation and furtherance of the Society and among others, to the Patrons. the Most Noble the Marquis of Northampton. the Right lion. Earl Spencer, and the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, • ........ The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON returned thanks for the honer* done him. Earl SPENCER exnressed the gratification be felt in the acknow ledgments of the Society, and the pride and deep interest he felt in its welfare. The Noble Lord said further, he conceived it to be the duty i.f every true member •of the Church of• England to join heart and hand in the support and.advancement of a Society calcu lated to place that Church upon the 'firmest foundation, and further the hest interests of mankind. He was happy that he had in any degree been instrumental in promoting the advancement of such a ineritnriotoi institution, and should be always ready anti willing to contribute everything that lay in his power to its welfare and con tinuance. Thanks were then voted to the Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer, and Secretaries, the lion. and Rev. O. Spencer and the Rev. P. Thpnitnn who severally returned thanks. The officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows : PATRONS. The Moat Noble the Marquis of Northampton. The Right Hon. Earl Spencer. K G. The Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon. PRESIDFNT. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peterborough. VICE.PRFSITENTS. The Right Hon. Earl Compton The Hon. and Rev. R. B. Stop- The Hon. and Rev. E. Carleton ford The Hon. and Rey. T.L.Dundal Sir James Langham, Hart. The Hon. and Rev. P. A. Irby Sir J. Rigges Miller, Bart. The Hon. rend Rev. G. Spencer I Sir W. Woke. Bart. Sir Robert Gunning, Rart. I The Ras. R. Baxter TitEistrten—The Rev. T. Sikes. SECRETARIES. The Hon. and Rev. G. Spencer I The Rev. P. Thornton. The CHAIRMAN said the zealous support which had been af forded to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge by the nobility and gentry of Northampton proved that the objects of that Society had been justly appreciated by them. It was a Society for the diffusion of religion and education at home. There existed another Society, the object of which was the promotion of the same desirable results abroad ; and he thought in future the two Associations should go hand in hand, and be supported by the same individuals. They had already manifested their zealous ardour in promoting the interests of the one Society, and he was now to invite them to assist another, which held constantly In view the same objects as that which had received the benefit of their countenance and support. In this alone they differed, that one was for the propagation of reli. ginus truth in their native country, and the other for the propaga tion of religious truth in foreign countries. He would repeat, that nothing could be more desirable and indeed natural than that the individual* composing the former Society should aid the latter. He felt he carried the assent and approbation of the Meeting along with him in this proposal. and entertained no doubts of the good likely to result from its being put into practice. With this view. and to this end, what he had to propose was, that the same individuals who already composed the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge at home, should form themselves into en as. satiation for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. The new society would have the same Patrons, President, and Vice- Presidents as the old one, with the single exception of a Nobleman whose name atond in the list of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. That Noble individual being now abroad. there had been as yet no opportunity of consulting him upon the subject. and his name must be for the p• client omitted. But there could exist little doubt, that as soon as the Nobleman to whom he had alluded could be apprised of their intention, he would eagerly step forward and cause his name to be enrolled among the supporters of the new society. The same remark. would to a certain extent apply to some respectable individuals M the vicinity, whose names had only been omitted because it was understood to be already in their contemplation to form a si milar society in their own immediate neighbourhood (Kettering). All he would say upon that subject was simply this, if those gentlemen persevered in their resolution he should be most happy to co-operate with them ; and if on the contrary, on further consi deration. they appeared desirous of having their names added to the list of the Northampton Society, he would be equally pleased and gratified to receive them. It was the less necessary for him to detain them at present with any more comprehensive description of the two Societies, as he would shortly have alt opportunity of doing so front another place. He should, therefore, conclude by simply proposing the formation of a Society in Norhampton, for the pro pagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, on the same principles, and whit the same officers as those of the Society for promoting Christian knowledge.—Agreed to Thanks were then voted to the Bishop of Peterborough, for his primer and dignified conduct in the Chair, and The Meeting Adjourned ; the majority of Members repairing to THE CHURCH. where it had been previously arranged that the Bishop of Peter borough should explain to the assembly the nature and object of the two Societies. Accordingly, at twelve o'clock, the Bishop proeeeded to the pa rish Church of AU Saints, attended by many of the nobility and gentry who had taken part in the previous proceedings, and also ac companied by the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen, and Cnrpo. ration of Northampton, in their robes, and the clergymen of the diocese in their gowns. At the entrance of the church, the proces. *ion was received by a band of music, and the children of the na. tional and parochial schools. and passed into the body of the build. ing, under banners emblazoned with the arms and name of the Corporation of Northampton. The Church of the parish of All Saints is an ancient and highly curious structure ; the pews, galleries, and pulpit being formed of real British oak, now nearly black with age ; and the walls orna mented with many rich and interesting monuments and sepulchral effigies. Amongst others, is a static of the late Right Honourable Spencer Percival, executed by Chentrey. It stands before the communion table, and is equally admirable both as a work of art and a faithful and correct likeness of the deceased Statesman. The attitude of the figure is extremely simple, set elegant, and the whole performance no unfavourable specimen . of the powers of our great sculptor. The chitreh is farther rematkable, as having had a thousand tons of oak timber granted for its re-edification by King Charles the Second, which munificent act is recorded on the portico, as also the gift of seven years' chimney money, collected therein to the town of Northempton, by the same Monarch. After theconclusion of the Church Liturgy, the vocal parts of which were executed in a very creditable and pleasing manner by the children of the schools, The Bishop of PETERnonoroit addressed the assembly on the objects of the Societies to the following effect :—The general duty of promoting the extension of Christian knowledge was enforced in the strongest and most emphatic manner in various passages of the holy scriptures. Life eternal consisted in the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ whom he had sent in comparison with whidh St. Paul considered all things else as drops. Our Saviour had corn. missioned the apostles, and given them his injunction to the effect that they should in the first instance teach the lost sheep of the House of Israel ; but tl.ey were also enjoined subsequently to in. outlet all nations in the knowledge of Christianity, and their Di vine Master had declared. •• Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." To what end was the declaration made if it were not for the purpose of intimating the perpetual and lasting duty incumbent upon all Christians to assist in zealously propa gating the truth of Christianity ? True, the injunction had first been laid upon Christ's immediate disciples and followers, but neither was it solely applicable to them, or merely confined to the Apostles, for if so what would be the meaning of the expression •• To the end of the world ?" It was therefore perfectly clear, as well front the tenor of that expression as the general speech of the New Testament that the injunction was intended to apply, not only to the Apostles but their aticessory. On these grounds it was clear that to promote the extension of divine knowledge was equally the duty of Christians row, as it was at the time of the first estab lishment of Christianity; and it was in the power of every Chris tian, no matter what his rank of life, to contribute to that great ob ject. For although the number of those immediately engaged in preaching and teaching was small and necessarily limited, all might in one way or other assist In the accomplishment of the great end. Of the existence of this desirable degree of Christian zeal MEM Min . . , there wee an early and memorable etstnple in the Society for pro_ moving Christian Knowledge, which although originally contisted to a body olnien few in number, and limited in means, yet did not ehrick front contemplating and attempting a great object. This Society had been first established in f 6119, and in 1701 the royal , charter was obteined and two Societies formed, one for the propaga tion of the Gospel in foreign pane, and , the other at home. The exertions of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge had been at first principally and chiefly directed to an attempt at ame liorating We state of Christianity in the foreign plantations and Colonies belorging to this country. Thus North America became the principal field for the labours of the Society et first, but after ward. it extended its objects to other quartiles, and began to co-ope rate with the Danish 51iseionaries. The adasionsto.Teanquebar, and that established at Aladras by the venerable and pious Schwartz, whose name must be always considered an' ornament to sionary labours, arid his actions examples of Missionary zeal, who was indeed a burning and a shining light, the memory of whom was sail revered in that part of the world by Inindreds and thou sands; thoseim is.sions had subsequently receives' tbe assistance of the Society to whose labours he adverted. A mimics) was next estab lished at Tangore, and the scriptures translated into u the Bengalese and Portuguese languages for the benefit of natives and settlers in those parts of the globe. The Society did not coaine its efftirts to those matters alone; in the year 1720 it published a trensletion of the new testament into the Arabic, and the number of the edition amounted to 10,000. The labours of this Society as he had Inti united, were not solely confined to foreign parts, 'their operations at a later period were to be seen at home, and after this summary view of their exertions abroad, it might be well to error to some of their attempts in the way last mentioned. He had already spoken of the necessity of diffusing christian knowledge. and thilfbas to be effected by the distribution of the holy scriptures. The bible was the fountain of religious knowledge, and the streams would be pure or turbid according to the quality of the primal source. Or to adopt a different and perhaps a ,luster comparison, the bible was the foundation of religious knowledge and the only true foundation. If the superstructure were raised upon the Bible, then was it founded upon a rock ; but, if it rested upon any other support, then was it foundd on the sand, and would not endure. It was with sincere pleasure he could say, that as the resources of the Society increstsed, in the same pro portion was the distribution of the Bible extended. Ile could straw gladly, and point to the fact with a laudable exultation, that the distribution of the Scriptures, during the past year by the Society, amounted to 50.1100 copies. These were copies of the whole Bible, both Old and New Testaniente. The number of copies of the New Testament alone, distributed in the same space, was in addition to this 68.000, thus making a total of 118,000 copies of the sacred Scriptures, distributed within the space of one year through the emeledont, of the Society. Yet, notwithstanding all this, by some strange aid unaccountable fatality—because the Society wax not in name called a Bible Society—many persons appeased to think that the circulation of the Holy Scriptures did not compose one of its objects, or at all enter into ha design. Nothing could be more mistaken than such a supposition, for it was in tact the orignal Bible Society. It had existed 80 years previously to the formation of what was now called the Bible Society, and yet notwithstanding all this, and the evidence contained in their yearly labours. this was said by sane individuals to be no Bible Society at all. He believed some of their opponents and the advocates of other Societies had represented their Institution as hostile to the distribution of the Scriptures- But he trusted that venerable Society was better un derstood by his hearers. They were in truth most anxious to circulate the Scriptures; true' it was they wished also, where cir cumstances would admit, to distribute another book slor.g with them—tire Book of Common Prayer. Many individuals entertained objections to this line of proceeding, and disapproved of the distri bution of the Book of Common Prayer with the Bible. To those persons he would reply, by. quoting the authority of that enlight ened and pious Prelate, late Bishop of Gloucester, and at present Bishop of - Litchfield. That Right Rev. Prelate, in a sermon which he had preached, used this expression. He denominated "•our liturgy as the most worthy companion of divine truth." These words deserved the most serious attention. The Prayer Book laid claim to no authority which it did not derive from the Bible. They were ready to admit the Bible contained every thing netessary to salvation : and their boast wax, that in the Bible was Domed-bid the entire and only religion of the Protestants, and the tole authority in all matters of Christian doctrine. The Prayer Book was not in itself an authority independent of the Bible, but a summary of doctrine contained in the Bible, and altogether tbunded upon it. This was an opinion wholly distinct and different from the traditions of the Church of Rome, which were distinct from, Independent of, and of equal authority with, the Bible itself in the *pinion of the members of that community. They certainly ac knowledged the snthority of the Scriptures, which they considered .as the written word of God, but they no less acknowledged the authority of tradition, which they denominated the unwritten word. They maintained that those traditions contained the doctrines delivered orally by the Apostles, and not committed to writing till they were subsequently collected by the ancient Fathers of the Church. There was no ground of comparison whatsoever be tween the Liturgy of the Church of England and the tradition of the Church of Rome. Our Liturgy formed a worthy companion to the Bible, not because it contained any thing not to be found in the Bible, but because it consisted of a faithful transcript of the doctrines of the Holy Scriptures ; and it was certainly right that the distribution of those two books, the Bible and Book of Common Prayer, should go hand-in-hand. Without the Liturgy of the Church persons could not be able to join in the service of the Church of England • and wtthout the Ifible they could not know on what authority the Prayer-book stood. The htness of the two books to be united watt in this manner apparent, but it was not meant to assert that they were therefore to be inseparable compa nions; on the contrary, the Society was always ready to undertake the circulation of those two books, either jointly or separately, as circumstances and the situation of individuals might appear to re quire. Therefore it was they did not mean to distribute the Prayer-book among those who might object to receive it, but simply to present it to all who agreed, and were ready to accept it. The Society, acting on those principles, was open alike to the Churchman and the Dissenter : the subscriptions of the latter would be cheerfully received,as well as those of the former; and the distri bution of the Prayer-book pressed upon none who did not coincide in its propriety. There was also a third class of books circulated by the Society, and to which lie should briefly advert : these were religious tracts, in the most important and greater number of which all were agreed, such for instance as those relative to the inspiration of the holy scriptures, If any others of those treatises were objectionable to the dissenters they were not called upon to accept them. But that a society which numbered among its members the arch-bishops and bishops of the established church should join in the circulation and distribution of tracts calculated to support the Established Church was a necessary consequence of its existence. However, in doing so, and in this manner doing their duty, they did not mean to press these tracts upon any man unwilling to receive them. There existed ample choice in the 300 different species of tracts issued by the Society for every Protestant of every persuasion or sect. The member of prayer books distributed in the last year, ending April 1825. was 1:13,426 ; the number of other bound books arid treatises circulated in the same period was 110,000; and the number of tracts amounted to 031.000, which numbers, added to the bibles and testaments put in circulation, to which he had already referred, made a total during the year of nearly a million and a-half of re ligious works distributed by the Society in the interval between April 1824 and April 1825. The manner in which these volumes had been distributed was partly gratuitous, and in part at a reduced price, and the persons among whom they had been principally dif. fused were the poor, and our soldiers and sailors. The Society had likewise given extensirve circulation to the Scriptures, and other works of a religicius tendency in hospitals, work-houses, and jails. places whose inmates stood in particular need of religious instruc tion. The national schools applying were likewise supplied, and great encouragement bad been afforded to what were found exceed. ingly useful institutions, parochial ler.ding libraries. Along with this. versions of the scriptures had been made in various languages. A Welch Bible had been printed which went through six editions, and the number of copies amounted to 87,000. An Irish Bible had likewise been printed, and it was with pleasure he pointed out to their attention the Society's Family Bible, with notes, three edi tions, of which to the number of 26,000 copies had been printed and published, and a fourth edition was at present in progress. The two Societies, the one tOr promoting Christian knowledge, and the other for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts, mutu ally co-operated and worked towards the promotion of the tome end. [Here the Right Rev. Prelate became so inaudible as to occasion us to lose several sentences, an occurrence which we had to regret more than once in the course of his address.] His Majesty had patronised their Society, of which he had continued a member for 35 years. It was she countenanced by the Archbishops and Bishops of the establishment, by most of the parochial clergy, and by many of the nobility . and gentry. In consequence of the feeling [generates! in its favour in so many places, there had arisen no fewer ihn 240 diocesan and district Committees, all labouring for the pro motion of its common object. hooking at those firsts, and that there could not be fewer than 20.000 persons employed in forward. lag the one great end, he thought there was room for hopes of no narrow success, and that the prospect was on the whole a cheering prospect. He had so long occupied their attention, and detained them, with an account of the operations of the Society at home, he must necessarily cotnpreas the details of their exertions in foreign parts. He had already stated to them that the Society was incase porated in 1701, principally for the purpose of propagating the Gospel among the inhabitants of the English colonies. At the period of the early efforts of the Society, North Ante rica was in a lamentable state, and exceedingly destitute of religious instruction ; that want had been in a great degree supplied by the exertions of ministers appointed by the Society. Their labours might have been long concealed in oblivion, but the effects of them had since become visible. Were it not for the fruits of their labours the seed long since sown by those ministers and teachers, the American States must have had far less religion anions; them than they now posseseede When the separation of the Colonies of America front the mother country took place the efforts of the slissionaries were of course interrupted along the communication between the two countries. In Canada, Nova Scotia. and NewtOundland, the Society had at present nu fewer than 100 Missionaries employed, and about an equal number of schoolmasters. And it was now in contemplation to farther ex tend their operations, and increase the number of both according as the funds of the Society might sepply the means of so doing. While those exertions had been making in behalf of the settlers, the wants of the Indians had not been neglected. Many of their tribes, particulatly those known by the name of the Five 'Malone. bad been the particular objects of the Society's attention and efforts. It was to be hoped that those wandering and unsettled tribes in the north of Canada would, by means of the Almighty's blessing upon the plans now innperation, be brought to receive the light of Chris tian knowledge and the Gospel. Ile should now direct their atten tion to the efforts of the Society towards propagating the Gospel in the East Indies. A college bad been established at Cakatta for Wl' 7" the education of missionaries, and instructing them thins necessary to the due pertimmince of then intp It might he well to explain briefly the adsantages an Institution such as that lie had nientioned. It apparent that a missionary must ncteishiN leatp people whom lie was called upon tvinstruct. In would have an opportunity of leashing and Atte i speaking the language or languages necesaarylim c I nation, so that they would be amacitated to exert in the native languages diroughott the various pmvi . Along with this there • sig another remarkable fear tution of the College—natives were admitted to it render assistance to the Missionaries in the way the latter. The admission of these natives to t Christian education was a moat important feature meat of the College, because they would form alt,_— Christian Missionary and the unconverted native. 'f he.Missiorspry would thus have an opportunity of leatokng the opinions and preju dices of the natives who were to be then future hearers. They would thus acquire a knowledge of their state of civilisation, and be come familiar with their modes of thought before the period althea labours was to commence; and this' was a most important thing when it was considered that the reception of truth depended in no small' degree upon the state of the recipient. Colas the recipient were properly prepared to receive religious truth, it was in vain that its reception might be urged ; and when It was considered that the; Missionary had to contend with and oppose habits and prejudices long dear to his hearers, it would be allowed that it required great wisdom knowledge. and t em p er to d ea l w i t h them properly, Mid, in a hetlicious and successful manner. If the Missionary were openly and distinctly to attack the long-cherished religion of the natives, such an attack could not tail to produce irritation and dis gust in theft minds. and by unfitting them from receiving the Ms sionariesC ministry with patience, defeat Me object which s ho u ld , be alwara held in view—their conyersinn to religious truth. The Alissionary should adopt a line of 'emiduct the reverie of what he had described, and endeavour to win Isis hearers from their long established errors by gentleness and persuasion, and by slow degrees. Different evils might require very different remedies, Wit fur that reams a due and care ful coarse of preparm;on was in.. dispensible to the formation df an able and efficient missionary. That was the object of the establishment whose merits he hat endeavoured to explain, and he trusted with the helps it afforded, and the blessing of Almighty God, the Missionaries emanating front it might be insrrunrentsl in turning thousands and tens of thousands from the error of'their ways. He had however to de plore that the exertions of the Society had been confined within a. comparatively narrow limit, abil their effortsvaralyred by the de ficiency of the funds necessary to their purposes. But he trusted this would nut he the rase according an the Society for propagating the Onspel in foreign parts became better known and more widely eittnded ; and, with a view io forward those purposes. he had pro.. posed the establishment of a hissactiof the Society in Northampton. had been arranged that this n ew Di str i ct Association should are the same Patrons, Piet:Mem, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, and Treasurer, as the So c iety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, which already eximed among them. .Such was the constitution of the :Society, as must entitle it to instant confidence and support. TheMiesionaries employed received their education in one or other of the Universities, and were bound to promote the interests of Its Established Church. To such an differed from the Church of Eng land, on minor Matters and dostrines of Church Government, he thought the promotion of their one commettfaith an object worthy . of their attention. Speaking to persons generally, he would say the purpose of the Society was one deserving of general esteem, and he trusted it would therefore be not wholly deserted by its sup porters. He would c,onclude by in urging upon the attention of those around htm tlfe cause of laoth these Institutions, and im ploring the blessing of Almighty God on these two Societies, which hail been diligently labouring more than one hundred years to promote the glory of God and the good cilium EXAMINATION OF THE CHILDREN, PUPILS IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS. At the conclusion of the Church• Service, and the discourse of the Bishop, the flight Reverend Pfelate, attended by a considerable portion of the congregation, and amongst others, by the Alarquis of Northampton, and Earl Sp encer , proceeded to the school-house s for the purpose of holding a public examination of the pupils, and ascertaining the respective progress of each individual scholar. The gross number upon the books, male and female. is 307, and it ar finds us greatsatisfaction many, that the advancement in various branches of practical and religious knowledge was evinced in the course of the investigation in a manner which excited the warmest feelings of the assembly, and Was calculated to reflect credit upots the careful ability of the teachers, and demonstate most unequivo cally the soundness of the system of instruction which has beets adopted, and successfully persevered in. The Right Reverend Prelate personally conducted the examination, and put those in.. terrogatories, the answers to many of which, considering the tender age of the pupils, excited the surprise and gratification talon present. THE IHNNER. At four o'clock, the examination being then concluded, tho friends and patrons of the Society sat du in to dinner at the Georg* Tavern, and, after an hour or two spent to Christian and convivial feeling, separated, all deeply impressed with the weighty and pa. remount claims of the object of their Meeting, and appearing anxious, by every possible method within the sphere of their ence, to promote its ultimate success. PRINCE LEOPOLD'S GRAND PARTY. Thursday night his Royal Highness Prince Leopold I gave his second grand party thig season, at his residence, in Pall-mall, which was by far more numerously attended than the first. Notwithstanding, we did not hear of acci= dents in the avenues leading to the mansion. The company began to artive at ten o'clock, and conti.s nued setting down till near one. The dresses of the ladiew were particularly elegant. The refreshment rooms were thrown open at eleven o'clock, when a most princely banquet was displayed, combining everything that could be procured. The excel lence and the abundance of rarities were exemplified by the rooms continuing full till about two o'clock. His Royal Highness's pages attended the company with tl:e refresh.. men ts. There were present their Royal Highnesses the Duke of York, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, the Princesi Feodore, the Duke of Sussex, the Princess Sophia Matilda, the Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress. Among those also present were— Darr—Wellington. Duchesses—!.reds, Wellington, Montrose, Dowager R u tl a nd, d and Dowager Ria:mi. Maegaines—Hertford, Downshire, Lansdowa, Winchester, Palmells, Worcester, and Hastings. .fifarcisionrsses—Palmella, Winchester Cornwallis, Westmeath, Lattsdown, Downshire, Emily of Londonderry, Dowager Salis bury, and Plafford. Earls—Westmorland, Bristol, Darby, Tankerville, Winche:ses, Digby. Bathurst, Lonstlide, Hardwiek.e, Jersey, Roselyn, Was. wick, Darnley, Cathcart, Stamford, and Abczgavenny, Coontesses—Belmore, Lonsdale, Harwood, Ludolf, Munster, Derby, Bathurst, Groivenot, Aldborougb, Dartmouth, Warwick, Chichester, Stradhrooke, Athlone, Sefton, Poulet, Donoughmore, and Mount Norris. Visrounts—Denrhu•r, Swanton', Barnard, Templetown, grave, Milton, Sidmouth, Eastnor, and Palmerston. Viscourtierses—Strangford, Belgrave, Sidmouth, Normanley, Anson. Melville, and Chadeville. Lords—Bexley, St. Helena, Beresford, Railensworth, Arden, Sydney, Colchester, and C. Bentinck. Ladies—Charlotte Osborne, Blackwood, fierrison, Acton, Bo roughs, F. Thynne, Rovinsworth, Rowley, 2 Paulet's, Lascelles, C. Buncombe, Colchester, Dowager Ellenboraugh, Bloomfield, J. Euston, A. Bereslord, C. Vernon, Leering, Julian Peters, Shears, R.Pitzgerald, Langford, Wallace, E. Eames, Norman, Barbara Crawford, Clinton, Long, Harvey, Baths, Hobhouse, 2 Pagers, Whitshed, M. Peters, and Elizabeth Cornwallis. Ambassadors and ifinirierr—Portuguese, Neapolitan, Spanish, Bavarian, Swedish. Danish, Sardinian Saxon, and Hanoveriaa. The Secretary to the Austrian Em bassy. Barons—Cetto, Sternheld and Moltke. Counts—hudolf. St. Antonio, D'Aiglia, and Manatee. Sirs—Edward Ken-iron, 11. Blackwood, C. Rowley, R. Fes. gusaon, W. Davison, M. Tierney, Wathen Waller, B. llobbouse, X. Clark, J. Leach, R. Bolton, C. Poles, T. Stepney, Coutts Trotter, J. Shelley, R. Strachan, P. klusgrave, G. Pocock, and W. Stirling. Bonovoubles—Mrs. Hope, Mills Liddell, sad Miss Addingtoa. Rev. Dation—Blomberg, and Wellesley. Rev. Mr. Starkey. Admiral Digby. Genera/a—Wetherell. Phipps and Wynyard. Colonels.—llugh Sainte, Davison, Cooper, Higgins and Toe. spend. Major Crawford. • Captain Conroy. Messrs —Hope. Banks, Bootle Wilbraham, Scarlet, Purse, Tierney, Law, Calcraft. Planta, and Holum Sumner. Mistresses—Hugh Baillie, hegh, 'Cullen Smith, Blomberg. Chaloner Riese, W. Wynn, Coutta, lteauclerk. Shaw Leine, Vernon, Arbuthnot, Pearse, Ross, Cooper, Tierney, Scarlet, Page and Sterling. ,Slides—Page, Eden, Wools, and 2 Laws. The fortune of the Hon. Denis Arthur Bingham, a Minor, is eight thousand pounds a-year, not eight han dred, as stated through an error of the press in our Paper of Monday. His age, too, was stated by the Attorney-Gene ral (ot Counsel against the marriage) at seventeen not str ict,' years.—Drhlin Piper. According to the plan at present in contemplation for the or p y la ofe pla c ed the in lot alatne of John Knox, a colossal figure of the Reformer is toitloarae m that L memory Melville. Mr. Tait , of London, has, we understand, suggested. that in plat! of this column, the statue of John Andrew's o ' n e r a fiq co ua lu re m o n f ke'szlaiactibyurg similar Knox should be placed on a rock. " I have placed my church upon a rock," &c.—Glasgow Paper. r , . . , . . . . obandlmommEgote , ig tlfem In the qualifies- licit important duties.-_ ,anCages resulting irons 1. It was at once elesrlg esto the language 01 . the . In this College they.. acquiring the r.,,u,,, , of , rib'. the porficulor desti. to exercise the ministry Ito pmvi..ees of India. 6 tie feature in the cohost.. I to it. and enabled to , / i way most required b.r . i to the benefits of a eature in the establish. 4 , torn, a link between the I ' 1 . • • i 1 , I . fl i 1 1:. l. i t(i i . ‘ 1 1 1 I' t 1 I i i t' I i / '4: •„i i • I I , $ i I . i • S • . lit ; L r . 4. $ , t 4 • i (i. , e ' i , .. ti 1 : i • N .;, ~ . i ( t ' lli k. ,i 4 1 • !i . . O . 4,