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THE NEW SOCIETY 103 rRONOTING A ND IN 7 S 7 r RUCTION IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY. - —wow— ['tom the last Number of the Fraligtlical 3facazine.) The 16Jc-sprig ling and thickly-peopled city of London w i t h its environs presents a Ala pf domestic milabnory f a ble far more populous, and, front its metropolitan cha meter, far more important, than many of the destitute Ne stles, with all their uninstructed towns and hamlets in cliall. Convinced that there arc many thousands of in habitants shut up in the winding courts and narrow ave. nuesof the metropolis, alike indiffirent to the decencies and duties o elif e —ouffering under the privations of poverty now, and cherishing no hope of consolation to come, Ow esisirfers ani ocher gentlemen, early in the Kist itt rear, no to d e vise, end, if possible, to mature the plan of • Witt' which alt dl, by direct meats, seek the moral re formats and religious instruction of their univormetlfi.l - They therefore print.d and extensively cir culated the first brief outline of their plan, which pre h ,' a general admission of the necessity of some ef . Prts on behalf of our CITY corer ATION ; and from many re spectable ministers and gentlemen they received such ex pres:ons of warm approbation, as appeared to jnitify their undertaking the onerous tusk of convening a pnblic meet ing to form the proposed Society, which woe held on the e vening of June 7th, at the Albion Chapel, Moorfields. A loge and respectable Assemblage called J. K xv, Esq. Al derman and Sheriff, to the chair ; and the Rev. C. HYATT istreed the divine lenedieti•m on the intended Lusincss ; Rev. J. Blackburn narrated the proceedings of the Provi sional Committee ; IV. A. Hooke'', Esq. Treasurer of the Loudon Missionary Society, moved the following resolu tion, which was supported by the Rev. Sprint I Nu CuntriN —" That the state of religious destitution in which the everiAtheting majority of the inhabitants of our metropolis i s co nfessed/1i fused, calls loudly upon the Christian public to esoploy those direct means of religious instruction and appropriate visiting which, with the blessing of Almighty Sod, may lessen-that !meld amount of igneranee, profane ness and crine,Gy which our CITY is disgraced, and the authority of the Most Righ despised." T. Ws xiscor, Esq. moved the next resolution, which the Rev. J. FxsycHEß, M.A., cf Stepney, seconded—" That it appears to this Meeting, that the establishment of an Association which may hope to obtain for this most important object the effec tive patronage and zealous co-operation of Me religious is indeed necessary, and that it will now, therefore, ebeerfu;ly unite in the formation of The Society for Pro moting Christian Instruction in London and its Vicinity; cud that the following Rules be adopted for its future go vernment,subject to the revision of any subsequent general meeting I. That this Institution be denominated the Society for Promoting Christiant Instruction in London and its vicinity. 11. That its design is, irrespective of the particular de m miostions of Christians, to advance evangelical religion amongst the inhabitants of the METROPOLIS and its vicinity, by promoting the observance of the Lord's Day—the ps each nlg•of the gnpel—the establishment of prayer-meetings and sabliath-scluols--the circulation of religious tracts, accom panied with Cystemitic visitation--and by the establish ment of gratuitous circulating libraries—with every other teritimate method which the Committee may from time to tune approve, for the acconiplishment of the great object contemplated by this .oetiety. 111. That persons subscribing One Guinea per annum, and ministers, rendering important personal service, be' members of this Society ; and a donation of Ten Guineas or upwards 'Lill constitute a member for life. IV. That she general business of this Society be con ducted by a Treasurer, three gratuitous Secretaries, and a Committee t f thirty-six Members, one-third of whom shall be accredited ministers; and that one-fourth of the whsle Committer shall annually retire therefrom in rotation; but those gentlemen who go out shall be eligible for re-election the following year. V. That to facilitate the operations of this Society, the METROPOLIS :kW be divide...l into Disratcvs and See -1/OXB, to each of which shall be appointed a Su PERINTEN vier, with the approbation of the Committee, who shall preside ova the procedings of the Society in the Section to which he belongs, and report to the Committee, at their stated conference with the whole body of Superintendents, the state of the Section committed to his care. VI. That the preaching of this Society shall be confined :7 the at:reil.t d ministers of London and its vicinity, who may oblige the Committee with their gratuitous occasional services—to the Students of the Theological Academics of the Metropolis, under the sanction of their Tutors—and to those ham, 4 whose talents and piety shall be attested to the Committee by some rimpeetable minister in connexion with the Society. That the visters of both sexes shall he per sons of known piety in communion with some Christian So ciety, recommended to the Superintendent by the ministers or ofEcers of the congregation to which they respectively belong, all of whom shall be subject to the approval of the Committee. VII. That the General Meeting of the Members and Ftiends of this Society shall be annually held on the last Tuesday in tl e month of May. It was then moved by the Rev. J. ARUNDEL, and se c r,led by I tr. Srssts,—" That T. Challis, Esq. of Artil -I..ne.plare, be requested to accept the office of 'treasurer ; that the Rev. J. Blackburn and the Rev. J. Davis be incited to act as gratuitous Secretaries." There etntlemen having severally expressed their ac quietccnce, the Rev. H. Leery, the Rev. It. Philip of Lnerpool, J. B. Brown, Esq. L.L.D. and the Rev. E. A. Dunn, Secretary to the Home Missionary Society, ad dressed the Meeting in support of the usual motions of thanks ; and after A LDEIt74 AN K,.>, had offered some re marks, the meeting separated, and the collection proved that the audience was suitably impressed with the import ance of the objects contcmplattd by the Society. Subscriptions and communications may be addrtssed to Thomas Challis, Esq., Treasurer, Arnlkry.place, City road; or, to Rev. J. Dasis, llertnes-street, Pentonville; Rev. J. Blackburn, Rodney-street, ; or, to Mr. John Pitman, Cumming-street, Pentonville, Be.cretaries. CITY MISSIONS. (From the Sailor? Magazine for September.] Every thing that has* tendency to purify the mass of a population in large cities and towns must have a most im portant it auence upon mar nutria, generally. The efforts now nenhiog for London have a most esfraor dinar, character cl risrfulne:s, and if actively pursued with switablefrards, there can be no doubt of a success fully cor responding with the magnitude of the object. Mane zealous friends of the BETHEL CNION SOCIETY have alio lent their aid to promote City Missions by visits to courts, lanes, and alleys, by the waterside, and much real good has been produced. • Messrs. Joyce and Patdson have been eery particular and assiduous in their domiciliary visits about BT.CATHA. else's; and Mesas. Philips and Smith also on the opposite ih,re of Toot z r- sr az a r. Several pious females have also bent most usefully-engaged is this work, and in some iostsnms every lans,e in Me mart has been visited and the ()conic exhorted to attend the means of grace. Preaching is also established in many of the worst courts of London, 'nd to some of the very went characters. Our readers will Mission Society last year ), under the direction iales. A sermon for this , fields, brought forward nmittee, and the original the City Mission Branch Committee became the During the last winter zlon formed also an In ttli.enctes Committee and .7 formed another Insti -1 Society for Promoting .'oor, and they have had .t Albion Chapel. A part Society have also cont inued '-iting persons and work a public meeting at the idling Hospital, Henry he original Institution, .ission Branch Society has fully in courts, lanes, and London snd Its suburbs. latter, Mr. Smith Liu commenced his public labours in the open air at Smith field, Tower-hill, Gohlen-lane, Rotherhithe, Deptford, Greenwich, Blackheath, sad Woolwich Common. The anniversary et' this very useful institution was held at the large chapel in Grub -street, Finsbury-square, Monday, August SW. It was crowded with s nue of the most active and zealous persons in the metropolis. The Rev. Messrs. Dreke, Adams, Mitchell, and Smith; and Messrs. Von Athos, T. Phillips, and R. Joyce, took part in the ser vice. To prevent confusion in the public mind, the name was changed to " The Domestic Mission Society for Lon don and its Sliburbs." Many most Interesting letters were read from agt ma in different parts of the metropolis, and much important information was communicated the previous Sabbath evening, at the Rev. Mr. George Harder 's chapel, Fetter-lane. The first number of an interesting and useful work, entitled the " Domestic Mission Magazine and City and Town liemeinbrancer," was introduced at die anniversary, and at the doors fur TWOPIINCT each. It was announced that this work would be continued monthly, and the second number would be published on the tat of September, by Whittemore, Paternoster-row. The anniversary was uncommonly instructive and animat ing —the most lively interest was kept up until ten o'clock, and every one seemed to depart with a fired determi nation to do something for COD in his or her own imme diate neighbourhood. Mr. PHILLIPS gave some valuable and encouraging statements of the number of sailors he had picked up in the streets, and the horrible scenes of guilt and misery he had witnessed in the most obscure lanes that he Ind investigated by the water-side. We feel so highly gratified with this Domestic Mission Society, and so confident of its most extensive usefulness among the poor and wretched of large cities and towns, that we do most earnestly recommend it to all our readers; and, as the " Domestic- Mission Magazine " contains so much 1 information at such a trifling sum, and a new plan by which every individual may do so much good, we hope every person who is anxious to serve his generation, and to be useful among his neighbours, will give orders to his book seller that it may be regularly Ibtained at the publisher's. All communications concerning the Society ate requested to be forwarded to the publisher's. There is one Gentle man who preaches every Sabbath in the courts of Somers town, and says, he was first stimulated to it by the remarks in the " Sailors Magazine" last year about City Missions. We hope to hear of similar impressions in some future day on the minds of many of our readers, that to do good and communicate they forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. We hope soon to hear that similar Domestic Mission Societies are establish ing in every city and town thivmeout the kingdom, un til the friends of the Lord Jesus Christ are found ge nerally going " from house to house, teaching and preaching repentance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ."—The female Secretaries are, Mrs. Ilunt and Miss Penny ; address at Mrs. Edwards's, Bermondsey New road. The Corresponding Secretaries, who have also a con sulting Committee of gentlemen, arc, the Rev. G. C. Smith, J. Lincoln, and J. T. Jeffry. Address at the publisher's of the " Domestic Magazine." recollect the fo r mafi , at White's Grounds, PI orslydoan, chiefly of pious turd respectable ferns Ins:ituticii at Albion Chapel, Moort soine gentlemen who formid a Coins Institution assumed the name of th society, and the Gentlemen's Cc General City Missionary Society. I svne respectable Ministers of Comd titution, taking a part of this Gentl discharging a small debt; and they Ilion, and called it the London Instruction among the I'o a lively meeting to that effect at A f the Wirral City Missionary Soci :o act in their distinct capacity visit houses; and they have also had a Inge chapel in John-street, Found ) rarnmond, Esq. in the chair. Tli lust took the name of the City Miss CO otinued to labour most successful' r.eys, through various part of Lo •go immediately attaehtd to the • COBBETT AND THE CATHOLICS. The friends of the Catholics are giving most edifying examples of the "unanimity" they recommend. The Morning Register abuses the Evening Post, and the Free mets'sJournal inserts every attack made on Mr. O'Connell, and has generally some grave charge to prefer against his favourite (if not his own) Paper, the Morning Register.— But the most amusing effort of the Irish Press is furnished I I.y the language which the latter applies to Cobbett. This " comical miscreant" now, it seems, writes "stu pid abuse;" what he publishes " is miserable beyond description," and "gross beyosd any of his former produc tions." He is an old " ruffian," who indulges in "base misrepresentation" and " slander," without any thing " bordering on wit." He flings about him " the basest filth," in worse " than Billingsgate style," and deals in " brutal abuse," " rank lies, and vulgar ribaldry," and his " intellect is decaying." All these elegant complim e nt s to the " fine animal" of last year, we find in a single number of the Morning Register, that of ILlarday last, s n , l still it does not appear that Mr. O'Connell has as yet had his laugh out at " the strange creature." That Learned Gentleman talccs some time to " refocillate his wasted spirits" on this occasion, as Old I'rysne would say. We quarrel not with the application of any of the good na tured epithets above enumerated, but wonder we did not see them before. Did Mr. O'Connell and the Morning Register engage all the qualities now ascribed to Cobbett (and pay him five pounds weekly for a monopoly of them) in the cause of Catholic Emancipation, or has that indivi dual become " atupid," "abusive, " miserable," "gross," "base," " misrepresenting," " filthy," " slanderous," " brutal," and " vulgar," a " miscreant," a " tuffian," a " liar," and even " Old," within the last half year t SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. AIONDAY AFTERNOON, I olloor. The arrivals since yesterday morning have been very few in number, and we are sorry to observe that there is but little prospect of the expectations of a full meeting being realized; the town is very dull Ilia Royal If ighness the Duke of York arrived in his travelling carriage and four yesterday a ft ernoon, and afterwards proceeded from the Palace to Cheveley park, which at present is very aurae. tit e. His Royal Highness appears to enjoy excellent health. There are also arrived the Duke of Grafton, Duke of Portland, Lord G. 11. Cavendish. Lord Bentinck, Lord Allan, Ote. &e. Colonel Udny had also arrived t but has been obliged to leave for town in consequence of an express of the death of his mother. Very little betting has taken place on any thing, except the St. Leger, at Doocaster next year, and for this on two horses only, viz. :—Bedlamit , -, and Brother to Barefoot, the former of whom is at 9to I, and the latter at 18 to I. Little has been said ahem the St. Leger here on Wednesday, and that little is so indefinite that we can only say, there will be a race fur it, and for which Rufus is the favourite._ The sport for the week, though not possessing any very great in terest, is expected to be good, sad may be thus summed up : to-day there will be five races, and tomorrow six ; on 'Wednesday the St. Leger and the Anson stakes, of MO son. each , for which there are seven subscribers ; on Thur sday the King's Plate, the Town Plate, and the Post sweepstakes of litd soy. each, for which latterl4 horses hare been named, including Enamel, Tontine, Peter Proteus, &e.. but several will be drawn. On the last day there is only one match as yet; but some others, as well as handicaps, will, it is supposed, be made in the course of a day or two. The course, at present, is not well attended ; but before the com mencement of the races, at half-past one o'clock, it will assume a more lively appearance. Further particulars in our next. TATTERSALL'S, Moser:taw, OcT. S. The attendance to-day was very thin indeed, and strictly any business was transacted, which is to be attributed to the absence of the principal betting men at Newmarket, where the October Meet ings commenced this day. The only Stakes mend( n.ll was the St. Leger, which will be decided on Wednesday next at the r.bore races ; but as there was not anything definite in the bettng o.i it, we must refer cur reaiers to our Newmarket report of Tevertlay. The genera odds on tlw three great Stakes remain as on Thursday last. The ran for a sweepstakes of 23 sovereigns each, making • stake of 73, was run yesterday morning over two miles of Ascot race course, contiguous to Bagshot-heath, between the 31uid of Lodi, the Fury, and Mr. Brand's ch. gal. Speed. They were all the fastest of galloways, and It was a fins true run race through. out, the third not being half a length beat. Speed cat out the work, and avepted Fury's challmge at half the distance, the mars lying well with them; and she headed them when rty yards from home, by about a neck, kept her place, and won. Fury was declared second, but it was a great nicety. The tw• miles were run in 4 minutes and 22 seconds. 'Ve are sorry to hear that Mr. Wilkie, the celebrated artist, is detained at Paris by increased indisposition. During the proceedings of the Common Hall, at Ply mouth, on Thursday last, Sir W. Curtis, Bart., entered the Guildhall, as a spectator ; he was instantly recognized by the Recorder, Sir 'W. Elford, Bart. and by several other gentlemen, and was requested to take a seat on the Bench; this the worthy Alderman accepted, and remained a spec tator of what was going on for about a quarter of an bout, when he bowed to the Chief Magistrate, shook hands with several gentlemen near him, and then retired. Sir William looks remarkably well. It was soon rumoured that Sir Win. Curtis was present, and the looks and attentions of a numerous auditory were directed towards Min.—Devon shire Freeholder. The two eldest sons of Mr. Rothschild embarked at Do ver on Sunday, with their tutor, Mr. Darby, for the Con tinent, on their way to the University of Gottingen : wh e re they are to finish their education. THE BRITISW PRESS. SEDITIOUS PLACARDS. Yesterday (snipe, soon after seven o'clock, Mr. Mmte LAND took his seat upon the Magisterial Berth in the Queen-square police-o ffi ce, when a most respectable lookin g gent l eman , w h o gave his llnttle Christopher Dickenson, of Shreaysbory, was charged with baying that day distributed a number of treasonable placards in the neighbourhood of the Horse limb, Privy.gardens, and Whitehall. Mr. thckenson said, that he had recently come to London from Shrewsbury to see his daughter, who resided In North -street, at the vest end of the town. titartittel !Orinlds, of No. 19, Dartmouth-street, Westminster, who overtook and secured Mr. Dickenson, now tieing sworn. de posed, that he kept a stick-stsll at Whitehall. About four o'clock to the afternoon he noticed the prisoner, who witslooking at the pro clatrttions posted at the Ho:se Guards, sear the Tilt-yard, when witness took notice that the gentleman hid a large bundle in his hand. Witness did rut then particularly Matte the papers; but lie frequently saw one hanging on the rails, which he took down, and gave to Thompson, the street.keeper. He then saw the prisoner pass onwards to Lord Melbourne's pillars, and there hang another of his papers up. Witness then followed the prisoner up Perlin. ment-street, and saw hint hanging up papers on the railings, all the way he went, out of the large bundle. He went back again to the Horse Guards, and found ham, after he hail put his own sticks up. Witness, in the course of his watching;, saw the prisoner hang one paper on the gateway to Richmond-terrace—which paper he could identity. This paper was shown to the street.keeper, to whose custody the prisoner had been confided by the last witness, and was identi fied by him. The street-keeper also corroborated the evidence of Reynolds. When the prisoner was searched there were found in his possession eleven Sovereigns. one half-crown piece, two shillings in silver, and four pence in copper. Mr. M A trt Lawri--Can you say anything, Mr. Dickenson, as to why you were putting up these things ? Mr. Dickenson—l put them up, Sir. because I wished them to be read by the public ; as they have sold my property, and used me very ill. Gilmore. one of the officers, took charge of the placard. .Mr. Dickenson here applied to have his money back, but he was informed that he could not possibly have it that night, as he must be commitsrd. Mr. MALIN texo—Do you know any one living in town, Mr. Dickenson, besides your daughter? Mr. Dickenson said, that he was acquainted with .Mr. Nethersole, an attorney, in Essea.street, Strand. Mr. 511ARICLAND.—You had mach better have seen Mr. Ne thersole, if possible, than proceeded to put up inflammatory papers, tending to kring the King into discredit, and impeaching the jus dee of the Crown. Mr. Dickenson expressed his wish not to be re-nanded to the watchhouse, as two hours' confinement in the night, in such a place, might cause his death. Mr. MARKLAND.—YOII will be accommodated in one of the hest places we have, which is Tothill.fields, ar.d I will endeavour to see Mr. Hobhouse early in the morning. We understand that 11r. Dickenson, in his "edict,' states, that during the last ten years he had been 'robbed of considerable property by the unjustifiable oppression of law; that for the last seven years he had been applying for redress, not only to his Ma jesty and the two Secretaries of S;ate, but also to the gentlemen of the House of Commons ; but that, after all these efforts, no redress was to be had. That therefore his Majesty, as respected the doe administration of justice, had not acted up to the coronation oath ; that, finally, Grow the Fourth, commonly called King, ought to be such no longer, but his heir put upon the throne. The paper is signed by the writer, and dated from Shrewsbury, last month, LICTTER FROM Bor.zrAß TO THE BISHOP OF et7C'o: LIMA, MAY 28, 1825. ictusTntous Sitwon—Tt is with particular satisfaction that I acknowledge the receipt of your excellent communication of the 31st December last, which is equally conformable with the split of the Gospel and with the sentiments of • true prelate of the American church, indicating his desire fur the independence of his country. Your Excellency, in congratulating me upon the present gloriout period, recognises with justice that it is the work of Heaven, which, in order to remove from this innocent earth the oppression of foreign tyrants, has fortified our arms, so that we may replace it under the shield of its own taws, for its own proeperity and the welfare of the religion of the Lord. Your Excellency is pleased to consider me as an bitnament of the will of the Supreme Being, in following; up that grand plan which he had traced from eternity. In acknowledging with thanks MG testimony. I will confess frankly, that in acting for the true glory and welfare of Peru, I have been a soldier not to be dis couraged by the evils which so furiously opposed themselves to the successes of the past year, which the people now celebrate in triumph. 1 tun determined to sustain the sacred fires of the gospel, and my heart will never separate itself from the soil of the Incas, in whose favour I trust your Excellency will use all the power of your high station to confirm peace, promote the spirit of union, and diffuse everywhere fraternity and concord, even that those who have been insensible to the voice rif nature may admire with enthusiasm the institutions of the country. You know that patriotism is • sacred fire which cannot be concealed, which acts alike for the purity of sentiment and the happiness of the country, whose moral state de mands, in an extraordinary manner, all the paternal care of the successors of the Apostles. Among the particular advantages which Divine Providence has conferred upon me in this Republic, 1 r•tkon that of your apos tolic benediction, and the honour of visiting a soil as dear to me as it is illustrious from the memory of Mango Capac, who, with equal skill and humanity, founded an empire upon the basis of moral knowledge among the people, and the sentiments of a pure religion. Accept, illustrious senor, the assurance of the distinguished consideration with which I remain your obedient serran!,...... 1301;IVAR. CAPE OP GOOD HOPE. Advises have been received from Cape Town to the 22d of July. The colony was still much agitated in conse quence of the late Ordinance respecting the currency. There have been several petitions and memorials presented to the Governor. The following extract of a letter will explain this singular state of things : This settlement is still in a state of the greatest consterna. Lion, In consequence of the Government Proclamation issued, making eighteen pence of British silver a legal tender for one rix dollar of that colony's paper currency. The following is the statement of the rise and progress of this currency. About fifteen hundred thousand dollars of it was created and issued to the Inhabitants by the Dutch Government, at forty-eight stivers per dollar, for which silver was received in return ; all the Go vernment lands aid buildings were mortgaged for this Money. When the British captured the settlement in 1795 the paper money in circulation was guaranteed by the capitulation. In 1797 the latter Government created and issued between three and four hundred thousand rix dollars unner the same guarantee as the former, which remained in circulation after the settlement was given up to the Dutch in IEO3. In 1804 or 1805 a small addition was made, and in 1006, when the British re-captured the colony, the amount then in circulation was about two millions of dollars, which amount was duly guaranteed by the capitulation; this gua rantee of course established the currency at its full value of cis. per rix dollar. From the first issue of this paper currency in 1781, until 1810, a period of nearly 311 years, the exchange between the colony and every part of Europe was frequently at par, and never exceeded 25 per cent.; but about 1810 or 1811 Government created cad Issued eleven hundred thousand rix dollars mote, under an ex- Iron guarantee that the whole, or a certain portion of it, should, at ffated priods, be withdrawn and destroyed: the periods have long since expired, but the paper is still In circulation. This enormous addition to the currency, without a shilling of specie to represent it, soon had the effect of running up the exchange between the colony and Great Britain, and of depreciating the currency from its ori ginal value of four shillings to eighteen pence. the coloni sts , however, consoled themselves, hoping that when Government re deemed its pledge, by withdrawing the 1,100,000 dollars, the re mainder of the paper would regain its original value; their asto nishment and disappointment must therefore be great on reading the Proclamation alluded to." TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. STII,—A crying injustice hit beet done to Mr. Julius Millingkn by the Greek newspaper, which has stated that this gentleman had deserted to the Egyptians, taking w with him the instruments furnished by the English Greek'Clorn mittee. Mr. %Bingen was taken prisoner by Ibrahim Puha at Navarino, acid forced to accompany him, after he had urgently and vainly entreated the interference of the British naval commander in his behalf. I have received letters from him, bewailing his unfortunate fate, and im ploring the intervention of the British Government in his favour. I hope that any lingliah newspaper, which may have circulated this calumnious accusation against an amiable, intelligent, and high-minded 4nglizhnian will also insert its refutation. I am, Sir, your most obedient errant, Jefrey.square, Oct. 3, 1825. JOHN BOVVRING. Despatches were received on Sunday at the Foreign ofHce, from l'aris. Letters from Rome state that the Pope continues to suf fer severely, though he is somewhat better. A great crowd is collected every day at the Vatican to read the bulletins of his Holiness's health. Letters from Paris mention the receipt of unfavourable advice' from Martinique and Guadaloupe. The yellow fe ver had made great ravages in those islands. M. Cram mont D'Asle, Peer of France, and Colonel of the Cogs in garrison at Martinique, ha►l fallen a victim to the dis tils?. MR. lIUME AND THE COMBINATIONS. t From the Ghpiron. Cironkle.] On Monday night a public meeting, called under the aus pices of some of the leaders of the weavers' combination, gave a specimen of the impartiality and fairness to be ex pected from such persons. A meeting of the mechanics and operatives was advertised to be held at five o'clock in the Lyceum, to take into consideration the propriety of pre senting Mr. Hume with a token of approbation. At the appointed hour the hall was scarcely one-third full, and it received very little accession of numbers during the even ing. It was proposed that the meeting should proceed to elect a chafrinan. This was opposed by some persons, as trenching upon the rights of the committee. It was answer ed that every poison had a right to propose whom be piens ed, in contempt of pretended 'committees, of whom the public kr.tw nothing. The speaker then proposed, as chair man, a man who had peculiar claims on them as a firm supporter of free trade, although he had been repeatedly attempted to be assassinated. Ile alludes! to Mr. Robert Watson, (one of Messrs. Ddnlop's new workers). The mover and seconder of this reoposition were vehemently hissed. Two other candidates fur the chair were proposed, one of whom was chosen. After a common-place intro duction, a resolution was proposed, expressive of the Me chines' and Artizan's high approbation of Mr. Fume's conduct in promoting economy and retrenchment In the State ; and for his valuable exertions in procuring the repeal of the Combination Laws. The motion was seconded. The individual who proposed the first chairman, then rose and expressed his regret that he must decidedly oppose this resolution. Had the resolution been simply confined to thaniing Mr. Hume for his meritorious efforts to reduce the national ex penditure, it would have met his cordial approbation ; but to thank Mr. Hume for his conduct with respect to the Combination Lews would never meet the approval of any intelligent, rational, and unprejudiced mechanic. He had yet to learn that flattering the prejudices of the working classes at the expense of their best interests, was the crite rion of a wise Statesman, and suspected that the popularity was very fleeting which owed its existence to correspond ing with and giving countenance to the leaders of such combinations as had existed in this part of the country. (Hisses.) It could not have been very consolatory to the Hon. Gent. during the cess Won of his Parliamentary la bours, to consider how little his promises of immense good to the working classes from the repeal of the Combination Laws have been realised. Was not the first fruit of that repeal a powerful attempt to put out of the trade one of the most extensive and enterprising manufacturers in Glasgow? What shall be said of the measure i one of whose fruits was so iniquitous a combination to nun a gentleman who had given employment to thousands, and done so much good to this part of the country? (Hisses, and "'Turn him out.") He wished particularly to call the attention of the meeting to the well-known fact of Mr. Hume continuing to corre spond with the persons who were at the head of this couspi racy. Hence, no doubt, originated the gross misrepresent ations in Parliament, which displayed his extraordinary ignorance of the real state of matters in the west of Scot land. Who but the basest informers could have induced 1 Mr. Hume to give so false a colouring to the spinners' late strike? The manner in which he introduced the name of the Alessi,. Dunlop, and the differences they bad with their workmen, under corer of his Parliamentary privilege, was another of the many instances in which lie allowed himself to be imposed upon by false statements. The causes of the dispute, and the promptitude with which the proprietor of cotton works came forward to prevent those most respect able gentlemen, the Messrs. Dunlop, from being ruined by a combination of their own workers, supported by all the other mills, were too well known to require derail hie should only say, that for humanity, and doing everything in their power to render the situation of their workers corn forteble, these gentlemen had always been distinguished. The speaker then animadverted on Mr. Hume's introduc tion of a clause in a late Act of Parliament for disabling Writers (that is, persons well acquainted with the law) from being Justices of the Peace. This clause was also introduced in a manner not very creditable to Mr. Hume. He ought to have proposed the rider at a proper time, and not to have carried it in a thin House at a late hour. The practical usefulness of the Small Debt Court was greatly hurt by this measure. The most efficient of the Justices of the Peace, those who were by profession best acquainted with the law, and of course the best fitted for administering justice, were by this foolish clause prevented from acting. In making these observations the speaker's voice was drowned at almost every sentence with hisses, and other rude modes of interruption. The Chairman repeatedly endeavoured to obtain him a hearing, but was obliged to desist, stating to the speaker that he could do no more for him, the Meeting were unanimous in determining not to hear him, and fie would advise him to desist. After inef fectually endeavouring to go on, the speaker proposed as 1 an amendment, that Mr. Hume Was entitled to the thanks of every public-spirited man, for his efforts in favour of economy and retrenchment; but that as he thought proper to receive grossly incorrect information respecting the state of the manufacturing districts, especially of Glasgow, that this Meeting do now adjourn. Thia was received with a storm of hisses, and cries of " Turn him out !" " Show him to the door !" It was in vain that the Prescs endea voured to protect the speaker from insults on every side. One of the managers of the weavers combination, of the name of Tait, then got up, and acknowledged that the re moval of the legal gentlemen referred to had been caused by a representation from the weavers' committee here to Mr. Hume, of their conduct while presiding at a trial of weavers delegates. Mr. Hume had determined to bring the motion before Parliament • but on consulting with the Secretary of State, it ivas agreed to let the matter end, by Mr. Hume proposing the clause to prevent writers from acting in such Courts in future. The Speaker then ex patiated on what he called the good consequences which had already flowed from the repeal of the Combination Laws. There were several mechanics present whose opinion of Mr. flume agreed entirely with that of the mover of the amendment; but they were so overawed by the uncivil treatment be experienced, that they were afraid to express themselves. It need hardly be added that the motion for thanks to Mr. Hume was carried, and that a subscription be entered into among the operatives for presenting Mr. Hume with a piece of plate, the inscription on which was to be referred to the consideration of a future meeting. It appears that the person who presided at the late meet ing of workmen finds it ;accessary to disavow his compara tive decent conduct and regard for fair play; for a letter has been written in his name, in which he declares that he was anxious to haie the opponents of the side he espoused " kicked down stairs." The Spirit of the contributors to Mr. Hume's gold cup may hence be conjectured. These degenerate Scotsmen call a meeting of the artizans and me chanics, "to consider the propriety of presenting a token of regard to Mr. Hume," and when a person rises, in obedi ence to the advertisement, "to consider the propriety," the chairman is neither ashamed nor afraid to write a letter, in which lie declares that he was "anxious" to have the speaker "kicked down stairs." We give Mr. Hume joy of his new supporters! The consumers of coal in Glasgow and its vicinity will not be astonished to learn, that after Mr. Flume's recent conduct, the combined colliers of Scotland have subscribed 200 guineas to purchase a gold cup, with an inscription ex pressive of their gratitude fur his exertions in their favour. The cup is to be finished this week: and whenever the Hon. Gentleman arrives in Glasgow it is to be presented to hitn at the house where he puts up by a procession of col liers. Various were the tokens of respect proposed. One was for a gold snuff-box, set with emeralds ; but this was objected to, as it was discovered the Hon. Gentleman was not a snuffer. Another proposed a punch-bo with which the Hon. Gentleman could entertain his new friends when they visited him. This was also thrown aside, as was a proposed silver tea-tray and equipage. The banking establishment of Square, Pritleaux, and Co. Knightsbridge, stopped payment on Wednesday. Ex traordinary as it may appear, scarce a mumur is heard, so thoroughly convinced are the holders of the notes and creditors that every wablizity will he given to the ac counts, and the came of the failure satisfactorily explained. THE SILK TRADE. On Wednesday se'nnight the Lord Bishop of Exeter licensed the Rev. John Marshall, A.B. to the perpetual Cure of St. Sidwell, in the city of Exeter, on the nomina tiott of the Rey. Arthur Atherlcy, as true patron. His Lordship also licensed the Rev. Charles Woollcombe, S.C.L. to the Curacies of Minster and Eorrabury, in Comersll 4 on the nomination of the Rev. Richard Winsloe. The new Bishop of Salisbury has announced his firs: ordination to take place in November when the cfnqidates are to be examined as to their qualifications in reading the Liturgy and the delivery of sernaont, by Connnistionere appointed for that purpose. On Saturday se'nnight the Bishop of Chester consecrated. the new Government Church in Camp-field, Manchester. On Monday his Lordship proceeded to Stockport, where he consecrated the new Church dedicated to St. Thomas. SOCIETY FOR PROUOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEOnE.•—• 'On Thursday last the anniversary sermon in aid of thin Society was preached it the Cathedral Exeter. The service of the day was highly respectable, and numerously attended: 93/. Gs. ME was collected at the door. At two o clock the annual meeting of the Diocesan Society took place at the Guildhall, the Lord Bishop in the chair, who read the Report, which was very Gratifying. In consequence of the state of decay into which tho alms-houses of Shoreditch had fallen, it was resolved to erect new ones in their stead, and yesterday was appointed for the ceremony of laving the foundation stone. Part of the site on which the erection was to take place was covered in with tarpaulins, to protect the spectators front any sudden showers. At about half-past two Mr. 141iitbrred est..' Mr. 13ynx4 the county members, entered the enclosure, accompanied by the Vicar, 2hurchwardens, Overseers, &c. The charity children, who had previously taken their places, along with a numerous band of music, in a gallery appointed for them, now struck up the Tooth Psalm, according to the old mea sure; after which eloquent and appropriate prayers Were delivered by the Vicar of the p ar i s h ( t h e R ev . 11. Pli m l ey, A.M.) and the Rev. Mr. Crosby, the Curate. A glass bottle, containing a paper with the following inscription, was then deposited, by Mr. Lane, in the cavity prepared to receive it:— SAINT LEONARD, SHORBDtTCH. These Sixteen Almshouses were erected (in the room of eighi which had fallen into a state of decay) in the year of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, at the coat of one thou.. sand eight hundred and fifty pounds ; one moiety of which was Paid by Thomas Porter, Esq., a respectable tradesman of this parish; one-eighth by the tVorshipful Company of Drapers; anti the remainder by voluntary contributions. This stone was laid on the third day of October, 1823, by George Byng, Esti. 1 Martha') for the County Sam. Charles Whitbread, Esq..) . of Middlesex. In the presence of The venerable Joseph Bohlen I'ott, A.M. Archdeacon of London. The Rev. Henry Milky, A.M. Vicar of Shoreditch. Thomas Lane, Esa. Churchwardens. Richard Waistell, Lsq. Mr. John Richardson, Mr. George Pearce.. Mr. Francis Godfrey, • 31r. Thomas Botwright, Air. James Corsa, Mr. Marshall Purland. Overseers. Mr. Byng and Mr. Whitbread then spread the mortar ; the stone was lowered, the band played God save Me Sing; the boys shouted three times three, the customary half dozen taps were given with the Mallet by Mr. Byng, and the ceremony was thus concluded. A separate gallery was provided for the ladies, in which shone many of the beauties of the vicinity. Among other* were, Miss Crosby, Airs. and Miss Lane, &c. Among the gentlemen present, in addition to tho►e we have mentioned above, were, the Rev. J. H. Pott, A.M. Archdeacon cf London, Messrs. lloinersbam, Waistell, Richardson, and other gentlemen of influence in the palish. When the ceremony was concluded, Mr. Brig, Mr. Initbread (ag we understood), the Churchwardens, Overseers, and othiri interested in the concern, adjourned to dinner at the Eagle Tavern, on which occasion Mr. Lane took the chair. A very numerous and most respectable Meeting of the principl Silk-manufacturers was held yesterday, at the I.ontlon Tavern, Bi. shopsgate-street, pursuant to the following Requisition "rug Snit TnAng.—A General Meeting of Silk-mannfsc. turers will be held at the Landon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, ors Monday next, the 3d of October, to take into consideration the me. Bent state of the trade—the great injury it has sustained by th e large quantity of foreign wrought silica which hare been alludes. tinely . introduced into this country—and al s o to consid er of an a p. n plicaon to his Majesty's Government, for the postponement of the intended admission of foreign wrought silks in July next. (Signed) " AMORY and CoLES, Solicitors." On the motion of Mr. A stony, JON x HAM, Esq. was celled to the Chair. The Cturnnraw, in opening the business of the meeting. ob served, that he was happy to perceive that the persons connected with the important branch, of lint sh trade appedred to be to alive to its interests, and certainly upon no former occasion were they more imperiously called to protoet those interests than on the present. The matter which formed the suliftect of inquiry was of very grave and serious import, and he trusted that it would be treated with all due consideration. He would not fuither trespass on the time of the meeting than by reading a copy of the circular letter that had been sent round to the t ra d e , an d which would best explain the precise nature of the business now Wire them. Resolutions had been already prepared by some gentlemen present. which he should subsequently have the honour of submitting for adoption. 'The circular referred to was then read, and was to the same deft as the public requisition quoted above.] Dlr. W. HALE, in rising to propose the first Resolution, re gretted that the task had not been imposed on some more competent person t however, he should net shrink from the performance of is duty which embraced the interests of so extensive and so deserving a class of men as the silk weavers of Great Britain: lilted it was considered hol serious an effect the introduction of foreign silks must have on the English trade, he conceived that every one would coincide with him, that some prompt measures should be adopted to put a stop to the inundation with which they were threatened_ threatened in prospective—and at the present, actually oppressed by clandestine means. That the silk trade had already suffered, was a fact that could not be denied—he would venture to say. that not one piece in ten, now sold in London under the denomination of Soitaifields goods, had been manufactured there; and this was not, to he attributed so much to the superiority of the foreign or. tide, as to its cheapness; and easy facility afforded to smuggling must of course press heavily on the interests of the British ma nufacturer. In the whole course of his long experience, he could not retretnber any period in the history of the trade when things looked sagloomy as they did at the present moment. Unless, indeed. some decisive measures were taken to avert the danger, thousands must necessarily be thrown out of employment that had hitherto supported themselves by honest industry. And for what ? Simply this; that the protection which had hitherto existed was now with drawn, in effect, and that foreign manufactures were encouraged in preference to those of Great Britain. He trusted that the meet ing would sec the necessity of doing something that might tend to avert the impending evil, and to correct the abuses that now exist. 111 r. Ilale then read the Resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Bovse. 31r. A. MOORZ rose to .propose the second Resolution. The meeting hid heard froth his friend 'lr. Hale a very faithful state. mint of the prevent depressed condition of the trade. Indeed, so far as he (Mr. Moore) could remember, be never knew it to have been so much depressed ; and the next question to consides was what produced that depression ? It was attributable, in the tint plaec, to the prospective removal of the protecting duty, which being taken off, would, of course, bring into the market, an rm. mense quantity of foreign manufactured goods, and as the foreign manufacturer could. it was well known, from various rename be enabled to undersell the British manufacturer, the large buyers were slow to purchase. In the next place, it might be traced re the large quantity of foreign sviods which were now clandestinely introduced to the British market. Perhaps, some persons might he disposed to doubt the extent to which this practice reached. but he had reason to know that it was carried to an alarming extent. Indeed, he knew certain parties that did not hedtate to &TOW that they carried on and encouraged this illicit traffic, and the reason they assigned for so doing was, that et the restriction was so speedily to be removed, they did not consider it any direct viola. rim of the law. On this principle smuggling wee no longer held to be either disreputable or dishonest; and, when it traduced, d o was uses re . col t ecna that e t o a h a n y w l a by these vary t h e hvnenr iv it e isti t e he id ain y' n rsin t i g t byLauntmd England, it eztonumed h be quite evident that the sale of British manufactured goods must suffer a most serious deterionition. Another cause which led to the present depression. and that not the least, would be found to exi s t in the case introduction of French silks into Ireland, when from some oversight or omission in the law relating to the protecting I d ut y, they were still admissible, and from whence they indirectly round their way to this country in very considerable quantity. All these circumstances combined hail led to the present depression, and if some measures were trot speedily taken to counteract them, they must have the effect of completely paralysing the silk Made in England. and throwing thousands out of employment. 3lr. A mite seconded the Resolution. Mt. BILL, in proposing the third Reoolutton, laid that the ie. 111 .mmiemerma THE CHURCH: ce'nuight the Lord frshop of Exeter rolin Marshall, A.B. to the perpetual •• in the. city of Exeter, on the nomina. rthur A therley, as true patron. His need the Rev. Charles Woolicombe, racists of Minster and Eorrabury, its mutation of the Rev. Richard Winsloe. of Salisbury has announced Ids firs: lace in November, when the cfndidatea • as to their qualifications in reading this: !livery of sermons, by Coministilners urpose. - light the Bishop of Chester consecrated t Church in Camp-field, Manchester. rdship proceeded to Stockport, where ew Church dedicated to St. Thomas. IHOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWI.EI)::E.—• he anniversary sermon in aid of 'hid Led at the Cathedral Exeter. Thos is highly respectable, aful numerously I id. was collected at the door. At 'nal meeting of the Diocesan Society' ildlialLthe Lord Bishop in the chair, t, which was very gratifying. )/ TCH A L MS-HOUSES. if the state of decay into which they' editch had fallen, it was resolved to sir stead, and yesterday was appointed laving the foundation stone. Part of the erection was to take place was paulins, to protect the spectator* frosts t two Mr. Illiitbiwod and ;it.. Dynxt s, entered the enclosure, accompanied • I, [wardens, Overseers, &c. The charity .evionsly taken their places, along with music, in a gallery appointed for them, )oth Psalm, icenrding to the old Inca- Diluent and appropriate prayers *ere tr of the parish (the Rev. li. Plimley, . Mr. Crosby, the Curate. A glass paper with the following inscription, )), Mr. Lane, in the cavity prepared to A.D. 1825. 7 .:ONARD, SHORBDtTCH. oases were erected (in the room of eighi state of decay) in the year of our Lord ono V l' I and twenty-five, at the cost of one thou. d fifty pounds ; one moiety of which was 1 ) tr., Esq., a respectable tradesman of th i s 1 he tVorshipful Company of Drapers ; and ary contribution% a tile third day of October, 1823, by Esq. 3lembeta for the County Vlntbread, Esq.' of Middlesex. ience of The venerable Joseph Holden Pott, Archdeacon of London. The Rev. Henry Pliniley, A.M. Vicar of Shoreditch. 1 . Thomas Lane, Ego. Churchwardens. Richard Waistell, esq. Mr. John Richardson, Me. George Pearte.. Mr. Francis Godfrey, Overseers. Ilfr. Thomas Botwright, Air. James Corsa, Mr. Marshall Purland. Whitbread then spread the mortar, I, the band played God save Me Sing h tree times three, the customary half a with the Mallet by Mr. Byng, and i 1 us concluded. was provided for the ladies, in which !.auties of the vicinity. Among others !sirs. and Miss Lane, &c. Among the a addition to those we have mentioned ev. J. H. Pete, A.M. Archdeacon of itiersham, Waistell, Richardson, and influence in the parish. When the uded, Mr. Byrg, Mr. IVhitbread (ae Churchwardens, Overseers, and other* ern, adjourned to dinner at the Eagle :elision Mr. Lane took the chair. rE SILK TRADE. most respectable Meeting of the princired I held yesterday, at the Lond o n T avern , tnt to the following Requisition r — re.—A General Meeting of Silk-mannfec. 1 ' the Landon Tavern, Rishopagate.street, on 'October, to take into consideration the pee. c—the great injury it has sustained by th e gn wrought sil ks which hare been amides.. this country—and also to consider of an ap. ty's Government, for the postponement of of foreign wrought silks in July next. AMORY and Co LES, Solicitors." . A WORT, JOla X Ham, Esq. was called to opening the business of the meeting. ob- pity to perceive that the persons connected eh, of Bri tish trade appeared to be to alive to ly upon no former occasion were they more irotxt those interests than on the present. ed the subset of inquiry was of very grays he trusted that it would be treated with alb would not further trespass on the time of tding a copy of the circular letter that had trade, and which would best explain the uainess now Wire them. Resolutions had , y some gentlemen present. which he should tonour of submitting for adoption. d to was then read, and was to the same [isition quoted above.] icing to propose the first Resolution, re- .l not been imposed on some more competer Y multi net shrink from the performance of as to interests of so extensive and so deserving k weavers of Great Britain: IVILin it was an effect the introduction of foreign silks alt trade, he conceived that every one would t some prompt measures should be adopted ndstion with which they were threatened— e—and at the present, actually oppressed by 'at the silk trade had already suffered, was a denied—he would venture to say. that not io)d in London under the denomination of been manufactured there; and this was not., • inch to the superiority of the foreign ar. ss ; and easy facility afforded to smuggling cavity on the interests of the British ma- de course of his long experience, he could ad in the history of the trade when things r did at the present moment. Unless, indeed. were taken to avert the danger, thousand* own out of employment that had hitherto y honest industry. And for what ? Simply which had hitherto existed was now with- tat foreign manufactures were encouraged 'Great Britain. He trusted that the meet.. city of doing something that might tend to 11, and to correct the abuses that now exist. ! Resolution, which was seconded by lie. to -propose the second Resolution. The 4 n his friend Mr. Hale a very faithful state. ,reseed condition of the trade. Indeed, so could remember, be never knew it to have and the next question to consides was preaaion ? It was attributable, in the first re removal of the protecting duty, which of course, bring into the market, an em. qn manufactured goods, and as the foreign was well known, from various reasons, be te British manufacturer, the large buyers In the next place, it might be traced se oreign gOods which were now clsndesttcely if ih market. Perhaps, some persons might the extent to which this practice reached. know that it was carried to an alarming w certain parties that did not hedtate to &TOW i a: so d thde e oy n i n c d o gi u dw r a g e na s,O t d coo t na h st i i sl a, consider i c e : t traffic, mantyridc t direct c a t n wy d asio e ts this principle smuggling was no longer 'oreputable or dishonest; and, when it by e 7 ari r: to,helr ftesetoeiebf excessive n,ri:wn nr:ti t e h :z e d ceairan ct nic u uca t :n t : gu t wiaruehltmidc gooses h led to euTith: that not the least, would be found to exist of French silks into Ireland, when from 1 ion in the law relating to the protecting iissible, and from whence they indirectly •ontotry in very considerable quantity. All blond had led to the present depression, eve not speedily taken to counteract them, et of completely paralysing tbs. aillt trade g thousands out of employment. he Resolution. rag the third &Solution, said that the rte. • 0 41 Frai 161 0 1112" ...,r . 4.1111"11.1111111114141111111j THE CHURCH: SZOREDITCH ALms-Hbusr.s. A. D. 1825. I