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THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UN ITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG-• la NI) TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That the TRANSFER BOOKS o f t h e sa id COMPANY'S SOCK will be SHUT on THURSDAY the id of December ~n 'tt,4t Three o 'Cl ock, and OPENED again on THURS uAY, the tilth•Jarmary,.lB2s. itecl that th e D IVIDEND WARRANTS on the sa id S toc k , 4 Ott the sth January, 1825, will be ready to be delivered 14IIIURSDAY, the 6th of the same month. JOSEPH DART. Secretary. TIIE NEW SCHEME. PUBLEC approbation, obtained in fair and thi..honuAle competition, has ever been the object pf my ro Af pn; and I now enter the lists for public favour, with the I h..' . 'eat belief, that though the last two Contractors did well, A a r done better. Disclaiming every invidious feeling,. I the! c "'l 3 :tre all the most popular points of their Schemes, with threading features of my own, and then leave it without fur lit:comment to the scrutiny of a discerning and liberal Pub- Tlie u lll2 first Contracto r p resen t e d th e Public with 'Twenty tet u ,ands, the last with Thirty Thousands ; my Scheme con ' each ! viz. Two of £3O 000, and Two of £20,030, tee)ri. abolished the Blanks, so have I—their Prizes were all Nthi l e n , g 2 l° "3 7 , and so in fact are mine; for though I have in- Of gi v . ' " £ 3 6,000 Thr e e p er Cents, it was but for the purpose thy , nil an un e q u i voca l proo f o f my con fid ence i n t h e prospe ,,uad resour ces o f t h e , country ; as I h ere b y g u aran t ee to the o,',..nate h o ld ers of those Prizes. (whether bought at my own sieintlvether Office) £lOO for every £lOO Stock, leaving them etas the of any r i se a b ove th a t price ; and lam convinced lei e d"Y is not far distant, when £ lOO Stock in the 3 per t t i s i '' af Engl an d w ill b e wo r t h more t h an £ lOO in Money. that have Two Days of Drawing instand of One, in order o(„,': ( bght be enabled to present and Shares the Public with the option stli'eginy baek the Tickets after the First Day, 'lil,aii t e r toin or undrawn, at the rate of £lB each. by which riek '' of ' must be gained, and £30,000 may be gained, by the anp ei , ,ks than £s.—That the advantage of such an offer is - 'eted in the records of the Lottery, is the pride of 19 n _ The Public's obliged and grateful Servant, 7' gnlhill G. CARROLL, ~..i „1 3r i n ', 41,0 g Cross ; CONTRACTOR. leis xford.str t wn,Ax, • ee . . °I) FINAL SCHEME, TO BE DRAWN IN TWO DAYS, 1 1 6th bIICE.MBER, and 31st of DECEMBER, 1824. .... or ..000,000 Money .. .L.V10,000 1 2,0-25 Money 4,050 • 4. l,OlO M oney 2, 200 4 " 5OO Money l,OOO lit 40 205 Money 2,0:10 '' 50 Money.. 20 Money 1,040 NO BLANKS, each of' the . above, as well as every other Number, will receive FIVE 99,000 •••..- POUNDS in Money, being JJJ 1) . g --.. ' l4 ° Numb ers . 4906,160 the , ', ll O Classes A and B the drawing, of the Numbers in )j on ; to decide Numbers in the B Class. 51 9 h ° First -Drawn Prizes will receive £20,025 each, in ()nti' o e v , c't £lB,OOO Three per Cents. and £2,025 Money, at the Ivilq; of the holder; and the 17th drawn Prize above £2O 1 ip .a l % ; e ' .£33,000 Money. • 'A ~ e fortunate Holders of the Stock Prizes may receive Illp" 9 ° ja 31 oney, instead of X 36,000 Three per Cents ; so 414 tact, t h e Prizes are al Sterling Motley it ti . --; ti o r the FIRST DAY every Purchaser may receive back he b r r his Ticket (and in proportion for any share), provided h et 4gB it in, and claims the Money, on or before the 26th C h' et ; therefore all wh4 buy in this Scheme leave the kte re -e of every Capital the First Day, when Two of £20,000 ' very small Risk viz. k o .,rtain to be Dr 'n and all the others nay, at the follow . 111 1 1? Whole Ticket only £4 19s. he'pan„ " - £3 50 1 Eighth' :.• - £ 0 18 0 tig . £1 13 61 Sixteenth - £0 9 10 4 ip h 7, difference between what a TiCket or Share will cost, "` maY be received back for it any time on or before 4 . the 26th. December. tli tlu ( ea it var iety Of Numbers are now' on Sale at Carroll's , l ''mt Penluct - pr s , Offices, 19, Cornhill ; • 26, Oxford-street; and ~...._ . •II uross. 41 , TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, , • li 1 ., - ' 3O THEItY, at his HOUSE, No. 3, IS ELLIN,P,_- , ittet:STItEET, STRAND,' on 'MONDAY, Nov. um . A r,,,lve following Days, at Twelve o'Clock, including 4, vtALUABLE d EXCELLENT COL an TliolirCTlON of BOOKS, the property of Mr. JOHN 0,, Pt, of Cambridge, including 4 C4/oLivii Historia, 8 tom. Tonson, 1749; Shalispea . ie : nerohlitalone, 8 vol.; Pope's Works, by Warburton t 9.y01_._. Hea,,, ° t" Par Larcher, 9 tom. ; "Livii Historia, edidu T. 4 wi re, etom. 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EXETER Royal Mail, through Salisbury, Blandford, and DOrchester, every Evening at half past 7, Sundays excepted, 7 o'clock. ' FALMOUTH Royal Mail, every Evening at half past 7, Stindays excepted, 7 o'clock. MANCHESTER Royal Mail, through Northampton, Har • borough, Leicester, Derby, Ash bourns., Leek, and Macclesfield. every Evening: 'at h a lf p a st, 7, snndays excepted, 7 o'clock. BIRMINGHAM New Mail Coach, (in 14t hours), through Stoney StiatNrd, Davetnry and Coventry (the nearest Road by to miles), every Evening at half past 7, Sundays exce pt e d, 7 o'clock. CARLISLE and EDINBURGH Royal Mail, through Chor itey, Preston. Garstang, every Evening at half past 7, Sun. days excepted, 7 o'clock. NeW CHESTER Mail, through Salop, Ellesmere, and Wrekham, every Evening at half past 7, Sundays excepted, 7 O'clock. New KIDDERNIINSTER Royal Mail, through Birming ham, Dudley and Stonrhriclge, every Evening at half past 7, Sundays exce►ite•d, 7 o'clock. . , . . 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WINDSOR and E I'ON Coaches daily. - MANCHESTER Royal Defiance, (in 24 houri), through Dunstable ' Northampton, Harhorough, Leicester, t avendish Bridge, Derhy, Ashbourue, Leek, Macclesdeld and Stock port, every Day at 5. EXETER New Light Four-inside Post Coach, The Rego lator, (with a Guard, and ont One Night only), through Ba singstoke, Overton, A ndover, Salisbut y, • Bland ford, Dorches ter, Brulport, Axminster, and Homton, every Day at 2 o'clock. Passengers travelling by this conveyance proceeds without delay to Plymouth and Falmooth. EDINBURGH and GLASGOW New Post Coach, The Champion, through Newcastle, Lancaster, Kendal, Carlisle and Dumfries, at 4 o'clock. BRISTOL Regent Post Coach, through Reading,. Newbury, Marlborough and Bath, every Afternoon at a quarter before 4 o'clock. BIRMINGHAM Light Post Coach, The Da loon, through .Stoney Stratford, Daventry, Coventry and Stone Bridge, every Afternoon at half past 4. 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TAM WORTII," ATHERSTONE, and HINCKLEY Coach, every Day at 4 o'clock, DERBY New Light Post Criach, The Regulator, (in la bouts), through Northampton, Market Harborough and Lei. cer, every Day at 3. New Light Four•inside Post Conch to DUDLEY and STOURBRIDGE, every Afternoon at 5 o'clock. DOVER Union Coaches, through Rochester, Chatham, Canterbary, Margate and Ramsgate,-at half-pasa 7 and 11 o'clock every Morning, and half past 6 in the Evening. PARIS New Light Diligence, b' way of Dover, every Morning at 7, and half past 6 Evening. TAUNTON, through Cross to Bridgewater, every After noon at half past 3 o'clock', at reduced Fares. BIRMINGHAM Light Post Coach, The Courier, through Oxford, Shipten, Stratford.on.Avon and Henley Arden, every Morning at half paste: • ' CHELTENHAM and GLOUCESTER Light Post Coach, carries 4 Inside, through Oxford, every Morning at G. ROYSTON and BUNTINGFORD Post Coach, every After noon at half past 2 o'clock, to the George, Buntingfurd, and Crown Inn, Royston. New Safety Day Times Post Coach to NORWICH, (in 14 briars), driven through by one Coachman only, at Sin the Morning. CAMBRIDGE, Tally Hn ! Fast Coach, in 5 hours, at half past 2 o'clock tyro , Afternoon, and from the Flower- Pot, Bisbopsgate-street, at a quarter before 3. • CANTERBURY Fa4t Coach, The Tally Ho 1 every After. noun, at half past 2, in 7 hours. BRIGHTON Coaches, at half past 8, and half past 10 o'clock every Morning. , 6 * Parcels and Luggage conveyed dail y to all Parts of the North, and to every City and Manufacturing Town in the Kingdom W. WATERHOUSE and Co. Proprietors. tot The Proprietors of the above Carriages beg 'leave ta inform the Public, that they will not be accountable fur any Parcel or Package whatever, not for any Passenger's Lug `gage above the Value of Si., unless the sante he entered and Paid for el , accordingly at the time of the delivery - of any such atera, Package, or Passenger's Luggage, to them or Omit , Agents.--Goods insured at a moderate Rate, BRITISH and FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. Yesterday the Twelfth Anniversary of the British and Foreign Bible Society . was held at the Egyptian Hall. The Meeting was very numerous and of the highest re spectability. At twelve o'clock the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR took the Chair. The Rev. ROBERT C. Dit.i.ow (one of the Secretaries) then came forward and read the Report. It commenced by express ing the unfeigned pleasur e whi c h it wou ld g iv e t h e Committee to be able to report " that the amount eannual subscriptions was undiminished—that no dloose had been observable in the number of their supporters, nor any lad of zeal and active ex ertion on the part of their friends and collectors." " The force of truth, however (it added), compels the unwelcome admission, that their efforts and success have not borne full proportion to the extent of their high duties, and that the encouragement which ;his Society receives is scarcely such its'might be expected from tic wealth and liberty of this great Metropolis. In the earlier years of its existence, indeed, the interests of this So. ciety were set forward with a warmth of energy which few of the auxiliaries were able to exceed. It has, however, not main tained the vigour of its onset.. The excitement enkindled by first formation, and the impression occasioned by first success, seem to have passed away; and the almost unvarying uniformity of detail (although it gives the best assurances of usefulness) is received with dilninished enthusiasm, and listened to with more silent, though perhaps not with less cordial approbation. Whe ther, therefore, it is that the gratuitous officers of the Society are unable from the demands made upon their time by other public and private duties, to give to its concerns that unbroken attention and super-Vision, without which few Societies can be fully prosperous—or that the interest is lessened now that the influence of. novelty has ceased to operateor that an impression has fastened on the mind, that as the first urgency of the wants of our home population is' in some degree relieved, our exertions are no longer necessary (forg t e i t i ful ofthaepamtbuy and indifferenceltitudesinieath obenlasenTvdsa)b—l: in m r, that there. here are al much by whom this great question is not yet adequately felt, and whose judgments yet remain to be convinced in favour of this great work—whatever be the spring of our present comparative de pression, certain it is, that in all the branches and associations connected with this Auxiliary, so much is not recorded to have been done, nor so much collected in the last year as in the year preceding. These remarks are not intended, however, to pre pare the way for that which may be interpreted into a distress ing statement of your Society's affairs, Your Committee are still ahle,to report the continued patronage of the Magistracy of the city, and the prompt and kind manner in which every Lord Mayor, without one exception, since your Society was first formed, has granted the use of the Egyptian Hall for your annual meetings, and has always presided on the occasion, and none with greater readiness and courtesy than the present occupant of the Civic Chair." The Report, after mentioning that the Rev. C. Schule, minister of the Protestant church in the city, had accepted the appointment of a gratuitous' Secre tary to the Society, and that the anniversary meeting would in future be held in the month of April, went on. to observe, that the prisons and workhouses of this city still continue to draw the attention of your Committee ; a supply of Bibles and Tes taments has'heen furnished in the last year to the Fleet prison and to his Majesty's jail of Newgate, in both of which there appeared some deficiency; and the Sub-Committee had the gratification of being told by the wardsmen and turnkeys that the Holy Scriptures were frequently read by the prisoners."— After noticing the exertions of the workhouse Sub-Committee in procuring a Supply of Bibles and Testamenta to the work houses of several p ar i s h es i n t h e c i t y, t h e R e p ort goes on t o give the amount of the receipts and expenditure for the year. —From this it appeared that " the total income of the Society for the past year is OW/. Bs. 2d. The sum 'remitted to the parent Society for Bibles, and in free contributions, is 622/. 13s. 4d. The extent of the assistance rendered by the Ladies' branch will be seen in the suns of 3504., remitted by them this year to the Auxiliary ; the greatest part of which, it is parti cularly worthy of notice, has been raised by small weekly con tributions. 'I he total number of Bibles and Testaments issued d by ur t i l u te r I th a e d i 3 es y ' b ea r r a s nch in ; which t a l o n y d t b h a e r n o e tg t J o . o f t n h e e d i r to e c y e i o p u t s r as 1. is. establishment; Bibles bl e e ! ai y s o' i u lan i r u l Committee s ee m; m t t l i t esote7ohset 'Testaments, al 4 ekia . nt o distributedyaou totalr Society's in e ef t t h y3 e .3B et L o t i tr i e t a year sincei 1 1 1 a fl aie s mie fi r same period amount to nearly 17,0000 The Report then proceeds to notice the exertions of several of the City Branch Associations. Among these it mentions, that " the Cannon-street Associations have distributed since their formation Is 7 Bkhles and Testaments, and have raised the auto of 8421. .. " The North City Association have distributed 1,668 copies of the Scriptures, andt collected 9901. 9s. 10d. " The West City Associations have raised the sum of 1,240/. 15s. 2d. and circulated 3,561 copies of the Scriptures. " The Illackfriars, 4,108 Bibles, and 2,0041. " The Bishopsgate Ladies' Association report an increase of nearly forty subscribers, and have raised 177/. since their for mation, having distributed 322 Bibles and Testaments. " The Central Ladies' Association 1151. and have distribfited 176 Bibles and Testaments. " The South East Ladies' Association have circulated 143 Bibles and Testaments, and have raised the sum of 1671. " The West City Ladies' Association report a case in which one member of a Roman Catholic family, after the collector had been repeatedly repulsed from the house, not only purchas ed with much greater feeling a Bible for his own use, but be came a regular subscriber for the benefit of others. " In the Smithfield Association, there has been an increase in the number of Bibles distributed, as also (by nearly one-hall) in the sum collected at the last anniversary meeting." The Report then proceeds to make a very urgent appeal in favour of the Society, remarks upon the comparatively small SUMS derived from the donations of the rich, and observes, that if only one person in fifteen (of the inhabitants of the City within the Walls) contributed a guinea a year, the sum would he 6000 guineas a year instead of its present amount. The Re port thus concludes--" In concluding this Report, the Commit tee would desire occasionally to bear in mind, that whatever suc cess this Auxiliary Society has obtained, has originated in the blessing of God upon its labours, and that to the same blessing they must be ever looking for its continued prosperity. That difficulties and discouragement should be sonnetimes interwoven with so high a work as this, is only what might be expected, and is, perhaps, to be desired. For so apt are we all to exalt the instrument, and overlook the power and presence of the Divine and Almighty Agent, that lessons of humility are cond. nually needed. But if this matter be of God—if it tend to pro mote his glory—if it be begun and continued in Him, and if it beperformed in His appointed way, it shall, it must succeed..— .His time will be ultimately made clear, and His power appa. rent." The Report having been read, the Chief Magistryaetear ttliiieeediistyclomfraleioonfdohnnpfiortlli LOCI' BEXLEY rose to move that it be received. He was in glad to see the Chair upon such an occasion. It was impossible that lie could be placed in a more dignified situation.— ilaviant public e d u u t t the T h es e t co o u r ld h n s ot .close it in a manner more be coining and more praiseworthy, than in thus paying homage to the principles of the Christian Religion, ands in forward. ing the ends of a Society, the object of which was the gene ral circulation of that Sacred Volume in which they were contained.' There was one observation contained in the Report, the importance of which it was impossible not to feel; he meant the present circumstances of the Society, which he Was sorry to see flum the Report appeared to be somewhat on the decline.— This, he trusted, arose from causes merely- temporary, not from any want of feeling, or any want of conviction of the im portance of the Institution. The effects already produced were very considerable. A great deal had been done. Twelve years back when it was first proposal, no one would have thought that the sum of 500,000/. would have been collected for such an object, and not less than five ,millinn copies of the Sacred Scriptur es di str ibuted. Though .much ha d been effected, it was but a small part of what remained to be done. If the number of inhabitants on the face of the globe amounted, as had been calculated, to one hundred million souls, what had been hitherto achieved was not a small proportion to what re mained. The Scriptures, in consequence of t h e aims of the various Societies established for their Propagation, had been translated into no less than a hundred and fitl y different. lan-. guages. One o f t h e gr e a test difficultie s was thus alrea d y stir mounted. This, however, could be considered only in the light of mere preparation ; -and though the effects produced hitherto did not perhapi, com e u p to the idea of t h ose who forme d too sanguine expectations, . they. were not for t h at reason to relax in their efforts. The London Missionary Society Was est - a" blished ten years back. For a long time the effects arising from it were scarcely visible ; but the illumination broke forth at once, and in their own time they had before thein the ex ample of a whole nation embracing the doctrines of Chris. , tianity : He' mentioned this fact to shew, that however dis luatxionins c th o e u i r r ag s i t n lp g p th or e t. Report he might c l i i a p l pe r a es r, u t l h ts ey of sh s o u u d lti t n i o n t sd re t could not be felt in a moment. The Noble Lord, after some further observations, concluded by moving that the Report be agreed to. Mr. Sheriff Bnowil rose to second the motion. He lamented the defalcation in their yearly receipts, which appeared from the report to have taken place. He could not believe, however, that it arose from any want of zeal in the support of so laudable an Institution. It might-perhapshave arisen from this circum. stance, and he was inclined to believe it : did—that feeling our domestic wants not to be so great as they had been at former periods, the contributions towards the circulation of the Scrip. tures in foreign parts prevented the receipts of the_ yearfrom being so great as they otherwise would have been. He trusted that in the City of London the British and Foreign Bible So ciety would eiler flourish. He knew no Institution more worthy of support. In promoting the circulation of the Scriptures they promoted that which, next to the light of the Sun, was the greatest blessing that mankind could enjoy. He was sorry to find it maintained from the pulpit that it was unsafe to put the Scriptures into the hands of all indiscriminately without com ment. This was not a time for argument, otherwise he thought it would be no difficult matter to refute such an assertion in manner that could not be answered. As a public character, and upon such an occasion as this, he felt it his duty to protest against such a principle, and he could not but lament that it was ever promulgated. The Chief Magistrate of the City of London, and all who filled a similar situation, was 'peculiarly interested in the propagation of the Scriptures, as it tended to destroy both vice and ignorance, and thereby to make, in some measure, a sinecure of their office. We regret that from the relative position in which the worthy Alderman stood, we could hear his observations but very indistinctly. The motion was agreed to. Mr. FAN ELI. said, that though he had assisted and borne a part with his Lordship upon many public occasions on which Ire presided, he recollected none more honourable to himself or to the City of London, than to see him occupying the Chair in the Egyptian Hall at a meeting, the object of which was the circulation of the Scriptures. If he could forgot every other more sacred consideration, he would say that the Chief Magistrate was deeply interested in it as regarded his police duties. Such an histittition was, if he might be al lowed the comparison, like what the Excise called the Pre ventive Service. Though much had been done, anti might still be done towards the reformation of criminals, it would be much better if such efforts were rendered unnecessary, by the general diffusion of moral and religious feeling. Of the good produced by such meetings he would mention one in. stance, which he had on .the authority of Mr. Hughes. It was that of a person who attended the meeting of a Bible So ciety for the express purpose of picking pickets. Ile saw it written up in the place of meeting—" Thou shalt not steal ;" he heard the speeches delivered on the occasion, his con science was arrested, and be left the place determined to re- form. This he hoped was not a solitary instance. The Chief Magistrate of the City of London would be neglectful of -his duty and honour if he did not give support to such institu tions. The increase of population rendered the increase of Churches necessary ; but of what use would Churches be if the people had not an opportunity of reading in them anti hearing expounded the Sacred Scriptures ? It was a curious fact, that in the dark ages there was one-third more Churches in the City than at present; but the people were shut out from the perusal of the Bade and therefore bigotry, super. stitution, and all uncharitableness prevailed. Though the Institution was not supported as it ought, much had still been done. Peace and good-will to all men was the great principle of the Sacred Volume ; and surely in proportion as. that principle became generally felt and acted upon, in the same proportion would the happiness of mankind advance. The lion. Gentleman concluded by proposing the following I Resolution : _ " That this meeting, desirous of feeling deeply sensible that no good will ever be done by these Institutions Without the blessing of AlMighty God, earnestly recommend to every mein. ber of the Society the duty of special and ceaseless prayer, for the growin g Bible Society." prosperity of this, and every other auxiliary of the The. Rev. GEORGE PATON said he felt great pleasure in seconding the Resolution. He assented to the principle ex pressed in it, as conductive to one of the best services they could render to their fellow -creatures. Without the Divine influence nothing holy, nothing permanently useful could be effected.— When they considered the amount of ignorance and crime, every one interested for the happiness of mankind must wish that it .should be diminished. Surprise had been expressed that the effects produced by Bible Societies were not more apparent and more extensive. They who argued in this manner should consider that population had greatly increased, and that it was likely a proportionate increase of crime would be the conse quence ; that we were now in time of peace—that peace natu rally produced idleness, and idleness crime. There was no Armies or Navies to give occupation to a superabundant popu lation, and thus a great mass of mind was thrown loose on the public at large. This was no reason for withdrawing their Sup port from such Institutions. It might as well be contended that because murder and robbery were prevalent, a 'Magistracy was useless anti should no longer-be sepported. As well might they say that the Magistrates of the City should be disrobed of could ge n er not a.— The moral regeneration which l be their Aldermanic gown b ecause v i ce exis ted in the Metropolis. n T o l t ie e s: t r i u rely same argument prevented, gutnentapplied to the distribution of the Scriptures as to the support of a.Magistracy. If the existence of evil w as itw t a l f at least effected at once. It must be gradual. It was not 1.6 be con cluded because crime existed, - that no good had been effected by Bible Societies. Crimes anti delinquencies were brought before con re tem nd p e l re at d ed less the public from their very nature, from the necessity of punish. ing them, while moral reformation went on in secret. But he would £sk, had no good been effected ? For an answer to this question he would appeal to three sources--their ships, their chapels and churches, and their prisons. With respect to the churches, every person must have observed that the new ones, as soon as opened, were completely filled ; it was difficult to procure a seat. A great moral improvement had been effected ir d sible norabefinea: Learnedprneoeesnyttgoet re,wntmiti. esteemed e r r eanefl a notliw e rtte: itt i nr n istel iae e ,a) tubrl aigrefah7tetyae There trniya ble uays Vi nniiinf ifesneuos everyis:go gbe o tisui f pful t(eelm s rcu u thostr n e lio c li‘eu s ttirrte i re sie n lscry. o e: andireityioer moral improvement was not attended to. At present, in this e luence k in r irited might appeal also to the prisons. They were now become places the exertions of an individual, who wits an honour to her sex, re turned to society reclaimed from their vicious habits. The concluded by recommending to the Meeting to wipe off by their liberal ,contributions the little spot that.at present dint. meet the fair face of the Metropolis.—The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Alderman VENABLEB said, he rose for the purpose of proposing a Resolution that had been put into his band. Ile should have contented himself with congratulating. them on the efforts that had been hitherto made, but as a Magistrate of the City he felt it his duty to say a few words with respect to this Institution. Though the prospect held out by the Report was not so flattering as might be deserved, still they were not to be discouraged.—Though the great and important work of contributing to the circulation of the Scripture s m i gh t seem in sonic measure to be going back in one place, it might at the same.time be making great advances in another. (inc objec tion to the Institution was, that the Scriptures being very gene rally disseminated, it had thcrefora become in some measure useless. They who made such an objection must be only superficially acquainted_ with the objects of the British _and Foreign Bible Society,. It was never intended., as the very nanie imported, that their exertions should be confined to this country only. Whatever might be the case here, he would ask whether the population of Ireland, nearly seven mil lions of people, were in a satisfactory state,? Let them look at the millions of Heathens that were subject to the British Domi nion, and lie would ask, whether, after having subdued them, they must not.feel it their duty to give them an opportunity of reading the Scriptures in their own language ? Could they remain in possession of such a source of light and happiness without feeling themselves called upon to extend the bless ings of it as widely as possible ? They were now in fact ' only on the threshold of their exertions. The Society should act, and were acting, .not merely front the impulse of . feeling, • but &cirri rational and scripturalmotives. . Their object _was to ex. tend the Word of God to the tattermost parts of the earth. The worthy Alderman concluded' by: proposing the following Re- , f solution : " That this:Meeting views', with , undiminishek interest, th e of forts of the Bible Associations in connection with the City of London Auxiliary, and knowing that the success of all suds Societies is effected by Divine agency, though litnnan instru mentality, it appeals to all the members of the Institution fur additional earnestness and zeal." The Rev. J. H. H ORNV , o f C am b erwe ll , seconded the•mb. tion. It was not necessary for him to dwell long on the prin. (tiles, the progress, or utility of this Institution. Few he be lieved of those whom lie addressed were ignorant of them ; any were ignorant on the subject, and remained as yet to be in. termed, they had deprived themselves of the highest gratifies don that rational beings could enjoy. lie regretted the defi ciency of exertion and of contributions announced in the Report. The encouragement of such a Society ought to be considered as a matter of duty. The Founder of the Christian Religion 're. quired of his followers to preach the Gospel to all nations. By supporting such an Institution th e y were contributing all they cal Id ' , J.:he accomplishment of the object-thus enjoined by Christ liimself.—The Resolution was agreed , So. The Rev. WILLIAM,EDMIBON (we believe) rose to propose the thanks of the Meeting to die Lord Ililayor, the Secretaries, Presidents, &c. of the Society. Nirlien public men devoted their time to such an object they deserved the highest commen dation, He would merelyadvert to two points. The first was. that the means were now open of wafting over to China and spreading among its numerous population the contents of the Sacred Scriptures. They might recollect the venerable man (Dr. Morrison) who upon a former occasion presented him Self to their notice. Ile had translated the Scriptures into the Chinese language, and thus afforded to three hundred million* of people the means of instruction. The next work he en gaged in was a Translation of the Liturgy of th e Ch u r c h o f England. The second point to which he would advert was Ireland.—(Here the Rev. Gentleman stated the number of copies of the Old and New Testament distributed in Ireland, both in the English and Irish languages, and the pecuniary assistance afforded for that purpose by th e British and Foreign Bible Society.) These were proofs that the Scriptures laere making way. his countrymen of Ireland were becoming mere enlightened. They would no longer be without the Scrip tures—they would• no longer be without education. In Co lombia also, a similar spirit was beginning to chew itself, and many copies were sent there. These facts proved that some. thing had been done within the last year. Much practical good had been done, and they were warranted in expecting more ex tensive results. The Rev. Gentleman concluded by proposing the following Resolution : " That this Meeting, sensible of the advantages which, under the Almighty blessing, have been derised from the pa tronage always conferred on the Society, tenders an expreStuon of gratitude to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Presi dent,. to the Right lion. and others the Vice-Presidents ; to the Treasurer ; to the Secretaries; and to the Committee, for • their• countenance, support, and exertions, during the past yerir : " _ The Rev. H. TOWNLEY, Missionary from Calcutta, second. ed the motion. The Rev. C. Scntrt.r, Minister of the French PrOtestant Church in the City, next addressed the meeting. Ile began-ty prefessing himself a warm and sincere advocate for the general dissemination and petusal of the Scriptures. He could never comprehend that mysterious danger which was supposed to he connected with the reading of them, and he regretted , that.until lately that important duty of every Christian was very much neglected on the Continent. There never was a more powerful instrument for.disseminating the truth among the other nations of Europe than the institution of Bible Societies. Ile was, sorry to say that even in Protestant countries the reading of the Scrip. tures was hitherto in a great measure neglected. Ile knew a person in the University of Gottenburg, a man of . extensive knowledge, of liberal education, and a Professor. too, who con fessed to •him that until the introduction of a Bible Society in Gottenburg, he never looked into the Sacred Writings with n view to examine them for himself. The evil, however, was graf duallydisappearing. Among the Roman Catholics themselves the prejudice was wearing away. As a proof of this he need only state what he knew to be a fact, that the Duke of Angoa. letne, the present Dauphin, had ordered two hundred copies of the New Testament for the use of his household. The motion having been agreed to, the ReV. Joint CLAY TON, as one of the Secretaries, returned thanks,. The Rev. Dr. STYLE then came forward, and having moved the following resolution— " That this Meeting, convinced of the necessity that still exists for perseverance-In distributing the Sacred Volume, re quests the Gentlemen, whose names the Secretary will rea d, to undertake the various offices of the Society for the .ensuing year ;" proceeded to advocate at considerable length, and with great force, of argument and eloquence, the objects of the Institution. • The Rev. M. M ORTIMER, as one of the officers, next pre sented himself to the Meeting. Ile began by contrasting the state of the country now with what it was when King Wil liam first landed in this country. Persecution, supertition, and arbitrary power then prevailed.: Let them look at the spfrar,, ing of all classes at that period when the perusal of the Scrip tures was forbidden. Five thousand soldiers were turned out to starve in the streets because they were Protestants.. 'Ter University of Cambridge was reprimanded becauie ft issued degrees to a Roman Catholic. Dr. Sharpe, afterwards Arch biShop of York, was required to . be suspended because he preached against Popery ; and the Bishop, who refused to com ply, was himself suspended for such refusal. Freemen of the City of London were rejected as officers because they . . were Protestants. But the moment King William landed, ,tiberty of conscience was granted, and the Sacred Volume was no longer a sealed book. The motion was agreed to. Sir S. CLAUDIUS HUNTER proposed the thanks of the Meeting to the Ladies who so zealously and effectually'promoted the objects of the Institution. He spoke at considerable lengtß on the great good effected by it, and congratulated the Meeting on haying the means now open of introducing the Scriptures into China, an opportunity enjoyed by no other Christian county but this. . The Rev. JOHN THACRERY Seconded, the motir which was unanimously agreed to. John KEY, Esq. one of the Sheriffs of London, rose to pro., pose the thanks of the Meeting to the Lordllayor, for granting the use of the Hall. However unwilling he might be, and how ever incapable of addressing a public assembly, he could not omit this opportunity of raising Ins feeble voice in support 046 Institution that had for its object the circulation afthe Scriptures. He congratulated the Lord'Alayor on having that Hall, where gaiety and, dissipation prevailed for so many years, 4voted to such a purpose as this. The More the subject was considered. the more they must be convinced of the Importance' of such an Institution. Though it had beeuannounced from the pulpit by a Divine of the Protestant Church, that the Scriptures were not fit to be put into all hands 'indiscriminately without com ment,' he could not acquiesce in such a position. Christ himself declared that the Gospel should be preached to all men. Th e i r object was to promulgate as widely us possible a Book, contain. ing the finest system of morality in the werld—a hook Com. pared to which all others were but as waste paper.. lit was de. dared, that whosoever should call A sinner to repentance would save a soul from death. This surely ought to operate us the strongest excitement ui proceed whit zeal in such. an under. taki9g. If the work were of men, it must fail; but if of Clod, nothing could prevent its success. A Reverend Gentleman, the 'Wesleyan Minister of 'Barbican. whose name we could not fearn seconded the motion, and spoke at some length in support of thei Institution.. The motto being agreed to. - - The LORD MAYOR rose to return thanks. Tbe'business of the Chairman, he mild, was rather to hear the sentiments of others, anti to take care that proper order was observed, th an to speak himself, otherwise he should be disposed to hq a f ew words on so important a subject. But, after the able speeches they had heard, any further observation was - unnecessary from him. He would make only one remark, As from accident or circumstances he was often engaged in the discussion of the civil and religious rights of the' people, his ideas.upon'those subjects were no secret. He should deny his principles if he did not say that he was friendlyto the disseminatiou of the Scriptures and of every branch of knowledge. It w a s imptia* Bible that men could know what religion was if they were pre. eluded from the perusal of the writings in which is was prp. , inulgated. The meeting then adjoUrned to Apra next, that being the time appointed for holding the anniversary iitAiturc. driver of .„,. A ccnnwr. -- 1 esterdav a young man, thi' from ,,r market with poultry and' sausages, in poising though 'Strat a higlet's. cait Upping, corning to Lestirnhali.. Strat ford, just on thir sittelith bridge, Was." by coraitig tki‘'contact with a post, thrown out with such violence,- that, pitihthig ea his head, he was kited ort the spot. , ", s,, • EAST INDIA HOUSE, Oct. 97, 1924 . THE COURT OF DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of NIERCHANTS of ENG " 1 / 3 TRADING to the East INDIES, do hereby give Nov i " , ,That I QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, (41 WEDNE SDAY, the 22d December next, at Eleven 1 : 144 ht th e F orenoon, for the purpose of d ec l ar i ng a DI 'I"ND MIDSUMMER last to CHRISTMAS next. JOSEPH DART, Secretary.