The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-23 00:00:00

. , this of the the lerntioned the laurchMissionary Society at this time, may be ' Spirit blasts them ; t weresleep with the wreck and es e t ,7, by the Rery ga legacyr_ of £6OOO bequeathed to the so- own native ollution ~oeiliatoteroit . V, tile . o ame of m • Nett, of London. To this we may the ruins, likethose an t d her t e hey o turning back to thei r there the cities of the plain, of . all the ,one, who, under the humble signature of systems that have dared to raise h themselves against the Lord Jesus Christ. (meath the least), has contributed to- pure doctrines of the gospel of t d;rtisteiothaeesstablish of a mission in China the munificent (Renewed cheering.) He would ask e attention but for one t ohuti ne t 46000. Nor should we omit to ' mention a con- instant more because he felt he had forfeited his . o , wn pledge. they had e Bociety b 8 8 an annual°cn another quarter—a donation of £lOO, as well They had hea • rd of "irresponsible committees ~ th sub • • .senption of £25, having been presented to heard of the charge of ',Ana whilst Y his Ita Id sit aeajesty the Kin of Prussia. trusted there was at least one among them ld wh t o sa w v u *ors of"_ we would desire, assuming episcopal authority—and he r t ejoie e ," l . ll ,9, hat to glory onlyglory ., in w man or but in the n presence of the chairman, who that individual .. . art at the episcopal bench ere long, but, h would w n a o s ( C o h i e n e r t s h . e ) they only se lls we!_ai_tnis enlarged liberality manifested at t e tis time by But , certainly, they ordained no missionaries a re to w se uers of our own beloved church. n all . this we e- , soeasie t the hand of God, Su - I a tion to which those missionaries were subjected? of p Grea u t i s fe r . iejef to the society's and tolin acknowledgeevidence i n this s e a- a Itosottish I.4o%ofatuhte church will not suffer an s t e he pose there was the society (and believed t he L w e a t s it onet not forfeit ls thud continue (i!afitnihesualls tha, itouttifirsoofs that their to work of his to members) for the propagatio r ill t th w e a g s o a s t p li e gii Only let the conductors of this its right tothatnarn ' H pretension ; and e Go ( d that ea• they could say, in the face of labour }s H e . will giveh tllLord.em t t worid, faithfully blessed thatthough they called themselves t the t. Chu in rc t h o Then to augmentation of the societ n y 7 s au f ? un in ds t w e e ere Missionary Society, they could challenge investigation igaioti s ier rec e i pt rY our oven auxiliary has contributed its share the results whether they were a society for _ ll propagation . ,ease o h,* 13 f last ah r "ye the pre c s• Year were £2 " • showing - of the Gospel! (Cheers.) But take the . society which bore ,i4O los. do., an this i gad too preceding year's account, of £565 18s. Bd. that name —suppose the humble individual who now ad paiseroietety witi ; as w ell as at home, the Lord has followed dressed the meeting to prese . ntl • self before that society ra aki o l f 4 which thesbaavodur and blessing. Seldom has . a year and ask for . an , suppose "m he honestly said he Proved tialortaissionarn O f doctrine of baptismal regeneration ; death has been less busy . in the was no believer in 4 ' 4 a s i n ,t grave of Y oard. In Sierra Leone, which has suppose him to state . his reasons in all their native force for 4 'he ke gie death so many of our devoted missionaries, clinging to the , doctrine . of justification by faith? Suppose top s Pt th e _ , occu.rred during the past year. And He he added that, Episcopalian as he was • he did not think the f sit ,Te to H ilo * s uTs of Ilia servants in life hes enabled them Episcopalian channel the only channel for conve ing Divine fie a nd lab oa elf * and has blessed them , in u their work of ' grace ? Suppose he did not believe, as re certainly ch . , ou r ohs ,1* of love. Thousandsly did not "reit e ssrei le there of theliberated Africans in a church visible, believing that there was, indeed, one ?aPelatnor9wd 0 0 r schoo and so many thousands of their Catholic church spiritually; if he honestly stated these ible or irresponsible, would .1 404. 4 i has reeeies. ls, that nearly one-fifth of the whole things to of ear a Aar ger Pro " • instruction in our mission in Sierra they employ that individual , Would they send him abroad °too_ land th This portion than can be found in any nation to do their work ? . (Hear,. • hear.) Oh, that he could multi has 4 n' .been acknowledged by the legislature ply himself into millions, in order to maintain • the doctrines b orne bale lord thenimatee of the House of Commons with of the gospel wherever heresy, wherever" church doctrines," ti oo : Pobli c . n'lerober for this borough at its head, have and all the inventions of men had been introduced as their te , iti th at Lesti toor , e s ow eanntre Yto the valuable results of our mis- substitute ! (Loud cheers.) , Misti o II r eport ,/,' To adopt the language of the commit- The Rev. EDWARD BICKERSTETH was then introduced, ta/08tteeir efforutes'etY the highest raistebeiswdhuoefe opn . 13. tarry s ee , I'° the invaluable exertions of the Church amidst much che e ring, to . support the resoluiion He re * * joiced at seeing himself again surrounded in p Live; 00l with eellool!"4141YrlY °lle-fiftl a P otloved. Glad lation—a so many dear brethren, whom he had so . long th 0 toal, a ; 5 44 , 4 the Igh proportion in any country—are p at he was to support his dear brother Buddicom ti i m n e isretshe -14 In ••• P'4ana reeffiPets are visible in consirterable intellec- lotion. 'With him he well remembered the . when reso und W. orth..wee,igiou i mprovement.' Liverpool Association was indeed very f f e t b le con e e a — r d a s s 1 a n n g d then Prea e h e pern toe America, too in Northern, Southern, gregation at first, t . wo or three . addeda hl er ss w ed cause! • . But lalvate bra o ur i k. and in New Zealand,the Gospel how little was the interest felt in thin e 4, oo of se , nnssio ser- , in is stilt owned f God in the at the present anniversary there had been thirty-seven his t i e l s i t t he Is e i t l . l !* mons preached, and probably £7OO or £BOO raised after those giou s It li t wOny, to"stned mission ii Selwyn has added sermons. To God our Saviour be all the glory , t ie e u e s ou ne ra g e - Ilia arrival theprevioussoP i s o f the r e li_ nify together his great name ; let us thank God and ak seriptu 4 1 he fours of the once a accoun had given g 1 d s On for what was before us ! (Hear, hear.) The report Il itn' ral 8 4d s 4 the nativeseannibal New Zea f a . n , . but e- t r o • ck of many of the details, with which he had been furnished t , t 0 and s ' i," 4 in a tie knowled posrse h ed o astonished•te as there were two or three facts respecting the He t staade to teesaisee Priotes•"4,4n Preach d ge b e which ' qul Zealand the society which he would communicate. wasg Itlioese'r°al testi n ., l ;,` our mission y him it) . New to P *li• lie bears ' say that the great debt of about £20,000 had been reduced .ool t a ,af o'f t s,?t our -- ; 41 ) 1 to th character and l a n nd a s i uc ia c'ess of the £lOOO. (Cheers.) So that the society ne a t t o pr it ese t n o t was only ity o stuop h. is s.ealue o o e fiet ,.. , Nor is this all : as a practical owing to those . who had adva t n b c e ed su rr n • l o of 11000. , (Applause.) h ` t t e ee s t a w s ° I s ec e. confe?...nr missionaries and their works, the to ., carry on its proceedings, however, that in the income of £116,000, h at a b "er mote s d al4 r stsss ed two ecclesiastical appointments l c \ e must remember, o f£l2 000 was absolutely a donation and legacy, I ces eee panic to th;"olOnaries in New Zealand; one has the and s t u h m erefore, co • uld not be considered as regular inc h ome ' l l ' ‘, l ,s. ' ti ed the Commi and the other 444 the7 can we co y for Bay of apd • we must remember, also, that ail the themhera of te ciety through the country deeply sympathised in its peculiar fiv e , to Otark of ha,clade without noticing, in the last place, circumstances, and, there i for l e a , st m , a e d a e r. extraordinary efforts to (Hear.) He trusted ta3pst. the Churchuravour which the Lord • our God has increase the income of h t a le ving m } ade those efforts, and the isi o 4 a!I h e ) ; ce ' h stlin nary Society during the year that that the blessedne f ldact as quickening motives to sustain, ;Mo s e gr ea , e has enabled this society to main- happy result,. wou , ary s . of which . Principle of ase, our exertions. ea .(H r ) The general ?r ot 4 elety an ion 8 Gospel truth, for the disse- sate to incr i e e . ty 's missions was this :—there were 92 sta -4,‘ . estan t d 4B erigi g the heathen the Church Alission. tof the soe , .. - t 7clety, 4 octri ae nallY established. From these great trolls; 1241 Christian missions • 687 schools; and 36,904 the i n 8 a bOdy s ' as enunciated b • I' f rmers thisattendants• scholars ; there were 66,000 . uponthe public worship ; of Gowyeass goo lies not swerved • y Our te , c) o and about 6000 monthly communicants at Lord's table. _kept ever grac e. 44V•ore, Let this be more. tilethreeepoarsdteedetaort,hneopraise Hear, hear.) This, generally, w s o s u ed l d i 0 81: the members of its foreign missions. e re it r e y dseee r einsieiew, Za:anie object which its pious founders the e s a o r ietes t\ h i o th w r l e a g r a g r e c lt t h o adprog the West re African mission, he was t t a h laea , e fr ata aysessetnroMittetrituin eedto be the thissingle aim of " All (Fleur.) to be able to state, that while we had. ehrtliostio,gGrioed. a 4t i f th r i l s tl ! ia dulte ° l . l4 " , in a imi Londonug tou cite au re hour. a 11 00. viously afflicted by the results of the Niger expedition, 5 4 7(1 b e eolonttlele Gospel Gospel to the heathen. P All knew seemed more andmore from Sierra ior to A e fr ( rc e a n •Lfcheers)—for the so- Intlita,,aitittid:erted tPhvvra preached in faith, the heathen L . eon7 i l ls to th t e r Mr. e Thompson, had • gone 160 miles eastward, f ar Ch i 444 els s °f heath 'ls!, and live. It has been preached, ciety s roguis , where he had established friendly relations 4 , l ariat h er ew here, h ay Africa, in Africa, in New Zealand, in into the interior,who were willing to send their sons to the Thor rot a th. there „,„, `',e been converted, and are living with the chiefs, s vre h„"Is line this live with Christ hereafter.mission schools at Sierra Leone; eroeha 1 ueer i ' "Is soeiet . ea se .ani es t h e "° p a w atio Y has never hitherto departed . . pledge for the progress of divine truth in the ei et ilatiet es ' 4 ! ato neni nof Romish errors—no reserve in there . a mutual tr Y• It trltle s A e nt of Christ— t . of ever y interior of Africa.. (Hear.) . He was happy also to say, that rot s walk s i e an. Puerile noveltiesno was mg of this e Leone, who had settled at - the converted natives from Sierra . e othia or lochs e a region high on the art . so- ire . the Bight of Benin, were preparing the way for lights bu t jeuPerstitio__, removed above( uch religious native missionary settlement, and therefore for the 80 R 'toles, hs sus .chrisi.asa rr ivolities. It determines to know another of truth from that part of Africa. Thus, more and l astio r_ol 2) seirenivibling, e‘aaelnlifilitn crucified, and all the en- i p n r o o r g e re t s h s eway seemed opening for the spread of th o e f gog i s e p r e r l a , liit iTt i ti s ?si-i)j.. ng that great Y fu n n g d , a a m n e d n tsaa.v truth tl e of f e t t h s e w e h v i e c r - as was originally hoped . i h t wou a d, g i rd t f o rn oTh etch the missions, eo I' y he would lath Which path Path hi which t Leone. (Cheers.) t calWcuittta regard had been 96 fresh baptisms It astf cf fai t h f i naY it eons•the society liesbitherto moved, mention, that a . •in another place, the name of which was la • p e i i tijoe as t ~i n tle to move for ever! This is the within the year , !It it °wi n , „ 0 keod, bfeasi andsafety t 06 60 baptisms within not heard, there had been . the year; .and ties t hkod w e . Luis cows any , been 1 221 baptised tte ' e ma be • e hitherto; Christ has met in the Tinnevelly mission there had , . 1. ka ot sloe co._ a.ssured from 11• • ti at ur- within the year. These simple statements, all of were 0 th e etier,le still H ill is promises, 1 la p stin facts with rega d it to s each . r. ),,, , , e meet and bless the society connected with . deeply in ere g is -eee t l i baptism, might serve to show how delightfully progressive kit 88 tre e - ' 4°l3o soe r t • - hear.) Then, the work of Christian missions was. (Hear, t oo Yea r th . turer, f ro hen read a statement of his ac * d to New Zealand, the progress eaf the gospel was 4to the t , ll o at tailiar s al l: vvhich it appeared that during th with regard , on one Sacrament % I e ite,. R. "t 0 S oelet ad forwarded increased contribu trulysund Sunday, grateful y,there were 1,100 persons present; the church was opili'4"4l, th; t ` • 13u nnic . o u , small to hold them ; and of these 1,100, no less than 48i tfth•arY lif e •• sarro r i -..., in movin the first resolu- too ils e h , It wa s un eed as the g by the realities of New Zealanders partook of the Sacrament of the Loyd 's 14 S thekr,!eter. If P?at refreshin 9, were t i n Supper. (Applause.) He wished our own congregations s ti ater , nish ess ss it 'firs_ .tree, to form one of a mete was were in such a state, or that even half of our congregations • o • l t eh e i n r s g f spi r i ts a se othori ty, t i i T t e, ti l l is we were toldi were ready, in general, to stay to receive the Lord's Supper; o f e ,teet4 salvan os nt forth to • •were e ,angels of God (Hear, hear.) At Torrago (we e b heves there had been 198 Si t 0 re ll "; he trusted inister to them who were baptisms within the year ; and four c ape s 11 1 I had been built to ei „ ini egi ,....po n a ed ,_ there were mani hearts tof the So t t r h elite ste Ztlen h ad t o ° h what the chairman in the fervour b the na • tives ; and, taking the general statement last y of natives who had embraced Christianity in the "lel le ast a n ti ' as to b served- Many, he trusted, were number, • New Zealand, it would be 'found to have in- It a , Plos h oo ' s tit one of t.i heirs of salvation, and deemed it four sears, ine itepothir ow " i a extend. the greatest of their blessins to lend creased from 2000 to 35,000. (Loud cheers.) . Many, necess h ale atible tai th ilul ' e °f ;lig theknowledie of salvation, • which sarily, were . _ yet veryignorant • many had, doubtless, am of merely ' temporal Motives ; but tlo s w w hen th is t s h o ose o f g e s q, in the cross of t was .braced wer i e t a f tt ro u rn ride a r varietya course of instruction, the effect of which l ( i lli 1 11 gratitsSiety we/sefsgrone days to look back upon the • t e i o e u Y ld be best illustrated by some facts. War_ ated d can t n e i e b r a s l ) - s `tsoi r, : Praia, tulle es and n;°looed without feeling . their hearts ism had almost, if not ehtirely,' ceased. Many (Lou 4141111z:is) i t s wa yi ns, 44ateuet lifting them up in ex " e l l; Ancient superstitions had been forsaken. eid c' making . 4 cio t ,,, ea, h ero °at A rs ,?. what God has ( wrought . the most diligent use of the means of grace, and were w making od 'a with uncl e ' Indeed a little stream like that sermon of the e eabi out 0 r th e progress in scriptural knowledge. The s ed D a • es bro a d g nog an , , sanctuary, which could then rapid: referred was tl o s s rity w Bishop of New Zealand, to which the report . , er e aud d e le deep ; but now it was a thou-. in June last; and it stated " Christ has blessed the 4 '''• ( Chee teached silttee Rtill •its waters of life delivered .. lqelfi t h nes rs.) Are sad tilt ' now f the habitable work of his ministry, in a wonderful ,irtot od, manner. A few faith °the' I '4 an d ec a d be_ oftennations o ful men, by the power of the sp God, have been instru liostr woo , a n o‘n onota r r ,: h. told in those lessons meats of adding another . Christian people to the family of t o ep so id postai could oss Which we were too apt to God; young men and maidens, old . men and children, all la s 4 hi t h "unity foll o , e "'Y. lay by the first £1C . 0 . , the daily their morn with one voice praising God, all offering up . heed 4 , 4 th e weal re sss.. e, ot course ; so that it . life to find the ing and evening prayers, searching the Scriptures hve morn fort ttinberleas insn o f seo4....'esa,trithere was hardly any limit every way of eternal life, valuing . the word of God f ot tli o s e cle ar. tar iees l Igt uot grow. There had lives a n o en ro other thing, and displaying in their outward p p of the pur pose 'hen this"' which the truth of this had . find of the influence of the spirit. Where will you t ea tsar, Dims or seise_ intention had been carried on miss •• ' th e see r , e l f " "'less and l e •through the. Christsan world more signal manifestations of . the h,,./ had holy th f , .nr for tlicK 'whether egrandniement, a presence of that spirit, or more lively evidence .. of the king ), - . t 1 ,,. mad e .0- riche s had flag .yeho came after we had d d that the dour of Christ ?" (Cheers.) When we considered l 'li t t 'a , e seose t . theroseive v.anished Imo thin air; how terest in Bishop of New Zealand bad comparatively " I s e,e 'ker), ,' i n which s wings and flown away ; but h Church Missionary Society before he went abroad, he Ch b ee no th e ,We must see that the first step ~l i ste ean 111, enin e h • tr 4r Bicker:tet . h) thought that this testimony from his lorq- Vit o , ii, acc u ,,_, .being once put in motion, s 'h ot . ' It.ii, who Was “iulatiou which ( hip . on the spot was peculiarly important, as shovii i i a n d g sa h i l t he • th e 410 nar '"eOf th even his friend Mr. sense of the value of its missions. To God, as to li s ee obj ect '', had Godty eo 1 e first supporters . of the before, be all glory ! (Cheers.) But yet more . ou e r God be ti l ,n as . Was 4 ., wrou g i it iu d hardly have anticipated. d ' t df tl theglory that this beloved society had maintaine se . as y f s c s d It No ut to hoar , • k Hear, hear.) It was true principle I (Loud cheers.) For his part ‘4 ere, e 8 Of C° lleet duilt one. needless penny. Every its great Protestant . e tt e'• and ord• e %vas a. • lie had better hopes of the Society for Propagating the Gospel o hs teli ah - lie true Inary prudence tributed coneistently with his friend Dr. With ; he could not but think that that ki:'''' es' e t h . :, ste d the ' : , balanced and checked by than t, given .a pledge to the church that it would ad sisltis s Pr opess ere, any ewould be no improper attempt to society had s ota s lOo t a s "Y. an y fund that should look like an in- here to the articles in their plain and grammatical sense, and e t le l * ith t h' as far ag ar ' he ar.) The Church Missionary he knew many devoted . servants of our Lord Jesus Christ, e s tivi o t oemi 'e ethe r - Possible, recei •with t 0,.. g, 5 ._ s t Lg lik e ; and let God ,receive . onethat fully under that society. (Hear.) He knew, too, that no a , it d. an ti , a n e _ .be thanked there ent than his tins at de t o a ge . ti eees 9uallty between the necessity of re- one would more rejoice to hear such a state t„, deal , 40 io t h a ttY for diffusing— friend Dr. Byrth himself, because what we wanted m was not eat s fed, h'od o . e way of .that there was a Lrd and Sviour nartv feeling but we wanted to exalt our . o .. it d i o; iil l , ti o w e ,, in th e ' re ,celving, as well as there was • - '. • ,slit 0 4 s er, th at s way of distribution. (Hear.) He Jesus Christ, s in ' . dto advance his' gospel in its poly an "ste 40 w "he a " 8 t heY bad implicity. (Cheers.) A %ening d • ' to the plain duty of ad that etri e eha n sort 1 Year after year made their could not but feel of at' tiering to the principles of the society, he 1 ) 44 41 1 1e > a t l eP r4 dr g e e ; the mode it Imetlcal progression, they They of there was a deep responsibility upon all our societies.'t God It lor4 t 2 tnp l et iti t r t l , raultid get tei in to the . proces r s der were all under a solemn obligation it t h o fut ,lmig y and I devoted t tt4i ll lal pos 141° "g e tI satne plyingpoportion distributerreceipts, t sn e order were employ, as . missionaries, only fa tar i Wh• e thic t l e Perishi Heathen b Master • and the command pi t lld ich it o have listens ng (Hear, hear. ) N servants of their Lord, and, bring eau e, an dto t lain—" If there come any unto you, and N tire andd as Ilneed • he report, and to the house, was the p doctrine of Christ, receive him not into your , 4 e. , .„ ...4 . h e w _ . v vrithout feeling of pleasure and not • him God speed, for he that biddeth him God i l s tlth e ' r liy th % s r tite r ', _as , Persuaded that those feelings of neither . bid of his evil, doing." (Hear.) Upon this k ti e tei• i l l's ajtsstateroeSSOsuld, by the blessing of God, be in- speed is partaker e must rest; upon thisprinciple trust was tt. Ot ; Vil e s..nor hi:LeStibsaquently to be made, it was gi eat principle the c w ommittee b all the contribiatoes to the so 00,41etio'aerefoece.Y of thelrlination to stand for one moment reposed In dit was was a duty equally, to Christ himself, to the m .. 114.4, tha t . . , ti h e 41.0 E.. sactitication and spiritual improve- T il t ; t Y ribu a t n ors who supported the society, and to the heathen, we i . Sh e i i me th e so t s is seponrint conclude with moving the first OZ I hiti:°' brllreolated and treasurer's accounts be as e t whom, if whom, if we sent an adulterated gospel, o should be doing nothing • but mischief. (Hear.) He . felt, 11 4 4 by O . f see I lt•I'li •-• to , b a ,. hi e r •Oadi theBCd the gratifying duty devolved therefore, that therein had been one peculiar trial of this so ars, , e s; ev, h i g r f its missioearies,- Mr. rep ort a • - - • - ciety during the past year. One o h ot time:led t t, end. i ii IN iich had just been pro lie (Mr. Bickersteth). a t lee t , os w. tie Op„ o. _ e . should have been sorry if he Humphreys,had embraced views which Pa th tho th v, lt h that' "iirity this day of connecting a few could not but think were a departure from the simplicity of otli t of . I'ep ort art not a, admirable document; - and he re- the gospel ; a full statement of those views would be pub t the report, with a plan of the ki t ilt m 'he te :he t d d t cr r e . l 2(led to the resolution a distinction fished in the appendix 4,l_,liss toneh l ord s of s auer h e s eparated from the other church he proposed to to founded • much' on Trac h ° litti a l 441Phiet the society, dbe printed and cir- tartan principles, Th meetin • would, therefore, judge . t 4ll, ra q _ th at • (11ear, hear) It • i ossible e committee Madeas and the corn for themselves. The at , t t . : ost ;i i ith % e e r i l y t . le re immediately upon i Port, 'stating as it did, luminously r mittee at London acted promptly an d t these places, lie IttY,httitittiitelsiltitrietpl""gress of thesociet • ' cheerin , every the case ; and whilst they had done . so a etl '4 4 cads 4'44 doctrinesY "W borne by it, at l ' the clom.. l r to the (Mr. Bickersteth) would read a ‘ portion of a letter he had in hop s r!,the, were of the Church • Missionary ' So- his hands from the Bishop. of Calcutta, which .. would show h' .. t o t ",toh'-bri s i' . "sere the doctrines ftl G lof our that there was a real clanger. Bishop IN I in a letter I si s hstiee that hat ,_‘e.lieers.) i t was oi le_ o p ibl s e he said, dated September the 3d, last year, said— . 1 e 24 su f n• littobe a • L ',4 l) to a .,th ' r csti e ra ciiiY. so nobly bore, mos' • think' very serious evil, the semi-Popery which is disgracing the ••, h e "ar e s" Mi n i s ePort so •. without - s 1 d d ti olai altao a b l e•a Tract printed and so circulated would 1 rotestant church, and r r o e r v s i a •ving more than all the exp o e 4 Itr e aorly N tnst trantflor the Times. (Loud cheers.) statements of the a n u o d nj century after the happy settle and the - , .glorious revolution of t i !loi l j t k i ge th.bot it ',Peak thus strongly'ing for one in the present day went_ of t church is ae ruel system of error, and seems to havesoroe- Si. be k;Nt it a* so b e with regard . to such itibi• ! ti t , t 1,4, rip ., should cause, it appeared likewise to bethe delusion to believe a lie, of which the thing of strong . )2 , lan a kat, (is be necessary that such a testimony apostle speaks. It is actually. desolating my I have hgi l l c Pe a pvid li tlear, h ear ) 1-l appeale d the des- ' it, , , ~ ,i t . at 0 ,, . • e to and especially my infant missions, so th d at cidedly than, th e oif t ag th' f y i kai oey J'oe o f iluse Of the Church Missionary Society under other circumstances, my Post Lion would have hstraasis essaoeld not 8 „riginal secretaries—he appealed to allowed. I trust I have checked itsprogress, though •e a thorough % O rd % et l e a tuts i t nave been astonished in years past if I find that nothin will dam p or convince chard it 'i l l th sei l di n 'vas oecessary for them to vindicate going disciple of their school." d loud cheere.) (Hear, ' hear, and did it chsle ht e d oetr f; forth missionaries who should be Mien the missionaries abroad were in this co las 4 k t ',4 ttlter ed ! l ea of the cross. (Cheers.) . Never not become a plain duty upon the society, especially k when one 41 1 4e 'ea "t h is cod decided stand ? the mind of any of thm that a of their own labourers was so tainted, tota e: te; the he,_ rhave been brought against them— Yes. (Hear.) He felt then, and he felt now, God had gra ittee ro o ms ke tl7 4 lt oti Tey tiloeiti: rerved for the present day. They eiously assisted and . directed . our belo fi ve d d lltlt t 4 ii o : 4 beette._ilating doctrines peculiar to thetn- a decided stand against thismodi e ra. system of pry. Nat e2 , 4 th o e s th e ' s suh ia , it ` t ° d they employed no missionaries (Loud cheers.) He had attended . seve Icommittees of the ! r s h' l l ; pver e li e_ he examined by an irresponsible society • L a in London upon this subject, and he had been truly tt e I .lt ,_ tl ot ,°,ey 4 ,__ ewise charged with assuming episco- delighted with the spirit of Christian wisdom, firmness, meek - - le o ere to tearsth Lile s , "e told t h ey proceedings • and neglected the which' had marked their , lit kl • ie do t 1 1 , ' and that they propagation ness, and love, is t ach r to 01. e, es !" ers, preached "doctrines whilst he would .. not lead his dear brethren to put confidence i , y, th e the'reeach (Hear, hear.) We continued the in any human being in any time of temptation, he thought ostle, ainge i., a_ vlia,,_, Christ crucified : is that d • i the society might adopt the beautiful terms of the iht , p on h , t o ink . ee si , oat M se __ a. ~ a doctrine ' t • t r,N it ain."%e s o fY of th e e 'uu tn n nary Society . (Cheers. V e with regard toc the committee in London. "Vile have c - you that you both do and will tktlet„tlikt i , i rre the h oly ..°,. me.nTng, regenerating, Banc- fidence in the Lord,touching qesio' (ii c atio a 9 l ?asibl e 4,74 t % is that a doctrine pecu. d o that which . is right." . (Loud cheers.) At.this lime, too, f l e g.) err) 7, faith _ mmitt . ee ? ' (Cheers.) We it was peculiarly important we should be steadfast and li kt i r i •or oe 1 ,1 . 11 s ir we alone :is that peculiar to our firm in defence of the great Protestant truth of our re ii4,4etei thebrote G a ve, th en area blessed society. (Great formation. Cheers.) The R . o o ma its were full of energy, ll ns missions ; they were 1 . Ile a ae oe , .o r t t ., . , vvrltten upon us a proof that we and activity (they were invading a t eh to th, t vole len - give a rev ourd opened, and in every 4 , e t i th e ee ,_ . was b ef ore elation unto men—but the entering in atithe doors which we na tst 11 . Q es rta inly ClOre ! by multiplving and send ((plause ) We preach way they were exerting themselves It ' ; li' Pe i f ar e "Peen!' "' b .' • labourers among the heathen. e els e . 4,114 us 1 1, et i r " °, the L ' ler, but they are pecu- mg out The. very Way in i s 4 1 ,4 - `44,,.. t ae %, •, is th e o !'d Jesus. .(1-lear, hear, 'and whiclithey exerted themselves was exceedingly 1. Simple some :lso. e se aely , s h o asi „ sae real offence —the offence of the times.' He held in his hands an advertisement from the NN 'lit htl4otrie,fietlitnot how before that cross will invent Catholic Magazine—[Feb. 1843.]—N . 0, he would not call it 4 ti 5 .) ' s nd n i's Of I°ll6 charof 'theirin Catholic, but the Roman CatholF,hMagazine, )• t \\l lth other ge :.feelseompelled tt kat) e, o to h e 8 whom God blesses with his own from the Bishop of Hobartomw 0 said Catholics of e the United King ht- Ilt 1? .th they' d o __ s Iris ,servants, (Great ap- to solicit the attention of the C op te te , lit ti le .., utor proceeded, were told by the dont to the state of his newly-crea . teddiocese. The diocese Ori: w e i tY e s ratiernai aSaurch's doctrines were—why what extends over the whole of Van Dieman's Land which is sufficient number 1 14 '11,.. N 110 c.otiljetoroili.rv_generation, sacerdotal absolution, equal in extent with Ireland . . As soon as the a u spirit s of God now Oen' feelsivetlreeri6eve_hried with the visible Church of priests can be obtained (and may ot the comforts and ,con 4to o 444 tol l of thc:nnecttd with the' Lord Jesus inspire some who a are regardless off themselves es at the altar pill:WM?. :4141., teireted" C°nrleCtiOWllol practiee of ' christianity, venie u nc u e r s f o ot. this e life th salva o ti o on of this deplorable class,) . they will 4 0,1 e ,ec s h rist t hat ti a vit ia the snowath the church till we had to i l l a fo o r this land of exile and misery. The t er. are _ it, t o ._se tt .e r ea l ~..1-.,ez Jesus Christ. (Cheers.) s tl a ierefore humbly solicited to contribute towardsy relief ' And sat)atp,/t lit it ti ly e or setitie!lreh. Fdlot:rn:.of the body . of the Lord and regeneration of this f it n an deg a r e ld convert them ? ea !'el s . 444 eh e i l things as sil t We were called nears wha t was to relieve, and regenerate,, an , the faithful are t azt oe tter th ey , t,., a re not irnebdenipal church d?ctr " Donations , particolarly . in money, even in small. sums t lio t t ql4a, i t sou re r : °set imbibed% hy instinct 1 ' ( Hear,instinct earnestly invited i f to m j e o r i e n y i)n chalices, pixel, holy oil-stocks, bath l iteo t4) ll ei:l4llZ4, thnotaall,the re a Y so ' n nst oT e in t 'an fos nstinct for this wo t r abe o rnaeles, 'candlesticks, missals, vestments,brei'tr `l.4.eiothttlie`•:eteio•"eooionsi7;4lOEcult in their operatio • ns were crucrfixe h s cl'oks, books of piety and . instruc u t s io p l e ' tures, holy -4\4lilt 4 f •11-1 •Iee 4 ,." the their results. Ve'e were told that the prayer r lices, altar-linen of each kind, pm tpl4 erin. 4 1 Sc..; eh areh'e di% • r "do not lie a lb s , su p ~_ on soliciting (loud laughter,) and so they \ io 4 ofoodesure Attire." N• • cip are water vast went(h ar hear.) the I ‘4 ,t to to lta itl es 4 c hor i n indeed, nor in. th e co ntributions.Observel• no bibles,—(hear, 'Let them anyother other es ever asked for 1 (Cheers.) a s ra t _On ee ,:aci e h s , e Pr e j od ,_ , a . oepths . , but in the ) word of God w h r pines,. and water vats, their chalices, their wewore t o ,' iha ros ; d th'ssO shiner wa s ad illogical minds. (Hear. take their holy- . 41 4 4 1% 1 , 1 1A 7r: na c r es:ith_:' nv ented, and mighty ()ejects but by the blessing of God, Christ us their holy oil-stocks, God 'who had the love of Jes . ti t tN t leh t 'N I ti voitit.,ne chief wheels took th risen sending there men . of and with the Bible }o a t heir bands t th.Sed a ef d le se `. e h in n• (Hear hear.) We might d abroed in their hearts, , which the ppacy ungb .11 r d t ti ay. (hear. ) urh do e . •' ~ -e them she ~,d not for all the trumpery w s e ai. uei n Society, however, ".° Ca (Loud h rs ) Lot not the . `llts&Vo r ease l , ~ instinct , Wh • instinct vr , is cee • met with. He ti ot-P the„- i4eLotineed • CI Sri hire— send. .difficulties it sa lad s ed at all at the a oisty lilts this, N;hti l ''' ' (H em, an c p \ be Th way mild rally round amg ti iip. tar, hear, and loud cheem, lUtiiiirig at thstql Oat Holy " 11 " avowedly separated from the mummery of Rome, and avow edly separated from Tractarianism. (Loud cheers.) He looked at these things indeed as the result of success; he looked upon Tractarianism and things of that kind as marks of God being with us ; God was upon our side, and the devil was raging, and opposing in every way the progress of the triumph of divine truth. That marked the progress of the kingdom of God, for a state of peace with evil was the worst of ali states. He thought it very needful—and therefore he had spoken so plain—that we should show, and distinctly show, we were separate and distinct from this modified sys tem of popery. (Hear, hear.) He could not but feel it was a Christian duty to do so ; it was needful, in order to show our dissenting brethren this, for they were, or had been, in danger of identifying the whole Church of England with thir modified system of Popery ; it was needful to show the go vernment,too, that the Church of England was not carried away with the spirit of Popery. (Cheers.) Then rally round the standard of Protestant faith, the word of God in its simplicity without the traditions of man, the 39 articles in their plain, literal, obvious, grammatical sense, without any• jesuitical interpretation,—(cheers)—and the more we • were opposed in this the more simply and plainly let us con fess the truth, as it was in Jesus Christ. (Cheers.) His friends probably were not so well aware as he was of the op position which the society had to endure in its eorlier days. In the year 1817 there was an opposition to it something like the present, headed by Archdeacon Thomas, of Bath. That opposition was very much in the same strain of spirit as that it was now meeting with; and it was a curious fact, that for want of other armour, he held in his hand, in the trac tarian newspaper, The British Churchman, a reprint of " the protest" of Archdeacon Thomas. Now they should take care what they were doing, for when the protest came out, one friend sent the society £5O, because the pro test was so bad ; and as soon as Mr. Wilson's defence of the society came out, he sent the society £5O more because the defence was so good. (Cheers and laughter.) Taking the badness and the goodness together, the society thus obtained from one individual £lOO. (Hear.) But what was more, the income of the society was then £20,000, whilst shortly afterwards it amounted to £30,000, and it had gradually been advancing ever since. (Cheers.) He trusted, then, that all the opposition to the society would, by the blessing of God, but help forward the mighty work, and we should at length have the joy of seeing the whole of our beloved country en. gaged in this effort of Christian wisdom and love, the very best token for our land, not that he expected by any present exertions, or contributions, to convert the heathen world— (hear)—hut we might gather an election from the heathen world who should be jewels in the crown of the Redeemer, who should be our joy and crown of rejoicing in the day of Christ. This, indeed, would be a joyful recompense to all who in faith and love had engaged in this work of love and mercy ! (Loud cheers.) The resolution was then carried. The Rev. A. W. HANSON moved the next resolution, which set forth, that whilst desiring to acknowledge with thankfulness to Almighty God the large pecuniary means placed at the disposal of the committee during the past year, they would earnestly press upon the members of the association the necessity of continued liberality, in order to preach the Gospel lo the heathen, especially in the empire of China. He felt that he was almost out of place, fur he be longed, when at home, and he yet belonged, though away from home, to a doomed race. Christianity was to be pro claimed to all the nations of the earth ; by the prediction of God himself we were taught that in every 'nation, whoever heard Him, and believed in his son Jesus Christ should he saved ; but whilst this resolution called upon them to acknowledge with thankfulness to Almighty God the blessing which it had pleased him to bestow upon the society during the past year, he dared not, as a representa tive of Ethiopia stretch out his hand in thanfulness unto him. (Hear.) What then should he do? Better to lay the reso lution upon the table and propose it without offering a single remrrk in its support that it might be adopted by those who dared adopt it. He did not however desire to be understood, that now or at any future time, he did, or ever would do anything than express what he felt before God to be his de- signs with refererence to the heathen world. (Hear.) For For the whole race of fallen man the gospel of Jesus Christ was to be proclaimed ; for the healing of the nations that life that life-Riving tree had been given; for the pro pitiation of human guilt whether that guilt was the pollution of an African, an American, a 'European, or an Asiatic was the blood of Jesus Christ shed ; and so long as the command of God was to go into all the world proclaiming the life-giving truth of his gospel, giving unto them the bread of eternal life, which came in the per son of the Lord Jesus Christ,—so long it was our duty, with out distinction, without reservalion, and under all possible circumstances to give obedience to that command. (Loud cheers.) Believing this to be their duty, and the duty of the Christian church, he wou►d forego every consideration, and make the one remark which he had to offer. It was not new to the good citizens of Liverpool that the people of Africa were an inferior race. The inferiors, however, might pre sume to follow behind those who were so far above them. (Hear, hear.) Adverting to the resolution he remarked that at least eight-tenths of the whole members of the Church 'Missionary Society were members of the church of England ; therefore, there was reason for thankfulness that they had done so much, and he trusted they would he enabled to do even more, considering that whilst the wants of the missions now established were increasing, new ones, especially in China, were required. We had been told that the heart of Africa, a point proposed to be reached by the Niger expedition, had been laid open to the enterprise and benevolence of Chris tians, and this from a point once little thought of, but one to which mans' eyes were now turned. The meeting had been told that Mr Thomson, an agent of the Church Missionary Society at Sierra Leone, had been able to reach Timbo in Central Africa ; 'he (Mr. Hanson) believed it might have been stated with perfect truth that Mr. Thomson had gone a stage forward, having reached Sago, which point Sago was the next before he would arrive at Timbuctoo. Upon the whole line which he had been enabled to traverse, he had invariably found a friendly disposition upon the part of the native chiefs. He had every shere received welcome. (Hear, hear.) Everywhere the chiefs had expressed their willingness to re ceive teachers ; thus a communication had been opened be tween the colony and these several points, and the people were waiting with anxiety for the teachers, which Mr. Thom son had promised should be sent. He contended that the Niger expedition could not be pronounced a failed expe dition, although the disastrous results had prostrated all hope of penetrating into the interior by that channel, because it had sliewn that the gospel must be spread, in that country, by native agency. The necessity of for native agency was, indeed, no longer a disputed point ; and on this - discovery he addressed an animated appeal to the meeting, to aid in educating native missionaries. For this purpose, he added, the society had instituted a school at Sierra Leone, which they had been pleased to call " the Christian Institution " Messrs. , were at the head of it, and there were 27 youths receiving instruction in it, but the building in which they had hitherto assembled from day to day Ilan become so dilapidated as not to be fit for use. It would, perhaps, be unsafe for them to congregate within its walls, lest, at some unexpected moment, it should fall down and crush them. The estimate which the society had made, for enabling them to carry on the purpose with reference to that school was some thing like £2000; and, whether wisely or unwisely, he did not say it had been thought expedient to set aside a fund for that purpose. H aving so created a new treasury, and received the contributions of christians willing to give towards this spe object, the society had been under the necessity of making a special appeal to the public to enable them to carry on these open'iiions. Towards this £2OOO, unless he were mis taken only £3OO had yet been received : and he stood before the inhabitants of Liverpool, an unworthy representative of the Church Missionary Society, because he was the only representative of her country Ito plead before them, and to beg of them, in remembrance of their former connection with the sons of Africa, to come forward and giye as much as they might be willing towards this objeCt. He would re- mind them that God loveth a cheerful giver : let them, berefore, give as in their hearts they might be disposed. After some observations on general duty, Mr. Henson con cluded thus :—I think it will not be denied that my country men are a people who have always suffered grievous wrong : . . and as the representative of them, I may say they are all disposed to forgive the injuries we have received at your hands : (Cheers.) I look not to the past; but I offer these . • remarks because i believe it to be the cause which my coun try, although inferior to yours, has yet pursued, and so set you an example. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. HoGH STOWELL seconded the resolution in a most eloquent address, , which he commenced by a deserved eulogy upon the talents and the character of Mr. Hanson, whose appearance, he remarked, was full of bright promise for the future destinies of Africa. The second part of the rev. gentleman's address was an ample and powerful vindica tion of the aims and principles of the Church Missionary Society, as well as of its protestant basis. The resolution was then carried A collection was made at this period of the meeting, during which the hymn commencing "All hail the power of Jesus name" was sung, the whole meeting lifting up their voices in The Rev. HUGH M'NEiLu, amidst loud chsers, said he had been requested to move, " that the divine blessing which had, of late, been so manifestly bestowed upon the labours of our missionaries abroad, called for our grateful thanks to God ; and we desire to commend to the special prayers of all the members of this association the several missions of the society, that in each of them the Gospel may continue to be the power of God unto the salvation of many souls." (Hear.) Before he offered any observations upon what might be called the peculiar matter brought before the meeting in this resolu tion, he wished to make a few upon another subject. Some of the opening remarks of his Christian brother from Africa invited him to a kind and friendly explanation. He was sorry, and the Christian in common with all others must be grieved, at the appearance of embarrassment with which an important feature of this great subject was broached by Mr. Hanson, and the apparent feeling of pain with which . _ he refrained from what might otherwise have been the tenor of some of his observations, especially when that short sen tence dropped from him that the Africans are a doomed race. Upon this he (Mr. M'Neile) thought it important to offer a kind. a friendly, and an affectionate explanation. (Hear, hear.) .He must cordially agree in the sentiments of all his dear Christian brethren, that the Gospel was to be preached to every kindred, tribe, people, and nation, without exception and without reserve, without exception as regards them, and without reserve asregarcled the manner of ap proaching them. The rev. gentleman then proceeded to con tend, with great power, that although this was the case, and although, from one class of prophecies encourage m.ent was to be drawn in this work, there was another class referring not to the spread of the gospel for the conversion of sinners, but to the fore-ordained dealings of the Almighty God with the nations of the earth as nations. It was with regard to this divine view of the nations, as such, that we were to take up the solemn language of God con cerning Canaan. Mr. M•Neile then justified the prophecy at great length ; after which he supported the resolution in most able speech, which, from the want of space, we are nnnble to report, in the course of which he exposed the dan gers to which our Christian missions are liable from Tracta rianism and Popery, and called upon the meeting to stand fast by the everlasting Word. Dr. TATTERSHALL seconded the motion, and it was adopted unanimously. The Venerable CHAIRMAN said the business of the day was now over, and the meeting must adjourn, so that it only remained for him, at parting, to invite their co-operation in returning thanks to Almighty God for the blessing which he had vouchsafed upon the proceedings. Let them, under such circumstances, cordially unite in thanksgiving to Him. (Hear.) Though the general character of the meeting had been satisfactory, there was one person who might have been touched, in a tender place, by what happened to have been said, both there and in another places, in allusion to the cir cumstances of his country. The meeting would anticipate the respected and beloved individual to whom he alluded, '(Mr. Hanson) but might he (the Chairman) be permitted to offer his testimony to his respected and beloved brother, that even the circumstances, and awful circumstances, which be longed to his own race and nation, and which had been dwelt upon with such thrilling power by his friend (Mr. M'Neile)—even that most awful denunciation of the divine vengeance, npon the family of Ham might eape perience in the blessed' remedial system of the gos peLa reverse similar to that under which the whole of man kind? (Hear.) We know it was the cnrse pronounced upon man that in the sweat of his brow should he eat bread ; and we could not deny that the stern necessity under which man now endured life, had formed the occasion of many an aching bosom, many a wearing hour, had been the means of much suffering and much affliction. But at the same time let him (the chairman) remind all, that, under the remedial system which was connected with the Gospel labour had ceased to be the curse of man for employment became joy. ( Hear.) Whatever then had been the character of labour as a divine imprecation upon the first father of mankind, we knew no w that a life of christian labour and of christian employment, was in fact allied to the greatest happiness and enjoyment that could fall to the lot of man. (Hear) He well remembered the striking passage in Areladeaoen 'Vey's worksi and no doubt those around him did likewise, where he said—" I am not," said he, " much disposed to envy any man •, but if there is one individual more than another who is the object of my envy, it is a young man going forth to labour for his wife and children." (Applause.) There we might see the curse pronounced upon man—the necessity to labour in order to eat his bread—reversed, and that which seemed at first to make the wretchedness of man turned to con stitute his happiness. (Applause.) Thus he could not but think that the original curse pronounced upon the family of Hans shall, under the divine blessing, through the medium of the Gospel, be made the means of blessedness to that very family. (Cheers.) He could believe that that which origi nally seemed to be their judgment shall, in the gracious pro vidence of God, become their blessing—(hear. hear)—and that the very circumstance which connected the children of Ham with the children of Japheth shall lead them to the Father and God of Shem and Japheth, and make them free with the liberty which Christ alone can give, and make their very bondage itself the means of their spiritual eman cipation. (Loud applause.) Many and many a child of Ham, he trusted, would hereafter come before us, to whom we could only address the language of the Apostle to Phile mon when he commended Onesimus to him, begging him to receive, not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved." (Loud cheers.) He (the Chairman) trusted that even these few words might convey to his dear brother some testimony of the deep sympathy that we had with the wrongs to which his race had been exposed, of the earnest desire we had in every way to mitigate the sufferings to which Africa was exposed, to repay the debt which we telt we owed to the inhabitants of that continent, and of the joy with which we hailed every opportunity by which the means might be increased of reversing the original sentence, and becoming the instruments of God's mercy, instead of the agents of his justice. (Hear, hear, and great applause.) " Praise God, from whom all blessings flow," was then sung, and the meeting adjourned till this evening (Tuesday). The sum of £.64 19s. 6d. was collected at the meeting, and on Sunday at the churches upwards of £7OO. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION OF NEGRO CHILDREN IN THE WEST INDIES. A public meeting of the members and friends of the Ladies' Society for the promotion of Scriptural education among the children of the emancipated negroes in our West Indian colonies was held in the Music Hall, at twelve o'clock on Friday last. The meeting was numerously attended by the clergy and the inhabitants in general. Among the gen tlemen on the platform was the Rev. Augustus Hanson, an African, and an ordained minister of the Church of England, who attended as a deputation from the Parent Society, and whose somewhat novel appearance attracted considerable attention. The Rev. HENRY RAIKES, Chancellor of the Diocese, took the chair. The Rev. C. W. LAWRENCE having supplicated the divine blessing upon the proceedings and objects . Of the society, The Venerable CHAIRMAN said he wished, before pro ceeding to the business of the day, to discharge a debt of gm titude which he owed to the individuals who had invited his attendance on this occasion, for it was no small favour con ferred upon him individually to have invited hire to share in a measure so eminently wise and benevolent as this society. (Hear, hear.) In using the words "wise and benevolent," lie trusted be used them advisedly, because this society, in an eminent degree, possessed the character of being, at the same time, wise and benevolent ; nor did he think it easy, in general, to find any case where wisdom and benevolence were disjoined. (Hear, hear.) He admitted it was possible to have a kind of benevolence without wisdom, but he firmly believed there was no true wisdom disjoined from benevo l• ice, for if we considered the end and object of wisdom— namely, that it endeavoured to lead men into the right direc tion, how was it possible they should so be led, except by motives of obedience, or how was it possible for them to be guided into the right way, unless benevolence was the guiding principle of the person leading? (Hear, hear.) As he said before, he believed this society was both wise and benevolent, because if we considered the state of the coloured population, the circumstances under which they stand at present, the new immunities into which they are introduced, it seemed abso lutely necessary that something should be done, speedily and effectually, for the purpose of enabling them to receive aright, and profit by as they ought, the boon of liberty be stowed upon them. (Hear.) The circumstances under which that boon was given, or rather he might say, the manner in which that boon was received, had raised our coloured population to no ordinary degree of eminence among the children of Adam. He did not think, in deed, there was 'a single case on record where such a boon as the liberty bestowed upon the coloured po pulation of the West India islands was given under such circumstances, received in such a manner, and improved in such a degree. (Hear, hear.) If we consider what their state had been before the change effected in that state by the resolution of the House of Commons—the circumstances of their being at once transferred from the condition of bondmen to that of freemen, that liberty was bestowed upon them with so little preparation, given so suddenly and completely, and where there had been so little moral preparation to re ceive it—he contended that the manner in which they had received the boon of emancipation proved them to be pos sessed, in no ordinary degree, of all those qualities that stamped upon the character of this people a quality and a character which he trusted would endure always. But still the fact remains, that, however wonderful the circumstances were under which the boon of liberty was improved, and how wonderful the manner in which it was received, we must be aware that the iron, literally, had entered into their souls. (Hear.) The way in which they had received the boon of liberty, the manner in which they bad received the Gospel of God, the total absence of all irregularity and violence, of all outbreak and riot, was a perfect miracle in the history of man but at the same time, we must be prepared to think that a people treated as they had been, ground down as they had boen, neglected as they had been, were not, generally speak ing, in a state fit to profit by the boon of liberty, or to im prove, to its full extent, the privileges which they now pos sessed. Therefore, he contended, it was the bounden duty of the British public, not merely to improve the gift of liberty to the coloured population of the West Indies, but it was likewise as much their bounden duty to add to the gift of liberty the sanctifying influence of that knowledge which alone maketh free, and which alone influences men to use the gift of liberty without abusing it. (Hear.) Let the meeting be assured that the gift of liberty, if there was no moral re straint acting upon the mind of man, at the same time, was a most questionable good ; to give a man liberty before he was prepared to use it aright, was to turn him loose with all his passions and propensities unsubdued ; it was literally nothing less than like opening the doors to a collection of wild beasts, and turning them loose upon the community around. (Hear.) It was in vain to give liberty to man un less the gift was accompanied by the gift of that knowledge which taught man to use freedom properly, and saved him from the danger to which he was so prone, of abusing the gift to his own destruction. (Hear, hear.) The question immediately occurred. how was it possible so to teach the coloured population of the West Indies? The venerable chairman then elaborately pointed out to the audience that the important objects herein aimed at were to be accomplished by spreading religious education among the young, for which he remarked their mental temperament was eminently fitted ; and he concluded by eulogising the present society, which had been formed with this special design. The Rev. W. W. EWBANK then read the annual report of the Ladies' Association, from which it appeared that God was blessing the object with increasing success in all, or nearly all, of the British dependencies in the West Indies. The total amount of subscriptions raised in Liverpool was £lO7 10s., which had been remitted to the parent society.— The rev. gentleman then moved the adoption of the report, and, in the course of his address, he read a variety of extracts from the report of the parent society, chewing that the con dition of the coloured population really required the amelio rating exertions of such an institution. He next adverted to the prospect now opened of evangelising Africa, by edu cating the children of the natives, in the West Indian colo nies as missionaries, and sending them forth to preach the everlasting Gospel upon the shores of their fathers, to men of their own kindred and complexion. It would be impossi ble to spread the Gospel in Africa by European agency ; its evangelisation must be accomplished by native missionaries. The rev. gentleman then urged, with much effect, that the greatest difficulty experienced with regard to the translation of the Scriptures had been the difficulty of so entering into the minutiae as to be able to convey to the minds of the na tives the exact sense of the Word of God. One or two il lustrations of this difficulty were given, clearly proving that the greatest hopes of permanent success rested in the edu cation of the natives as missionaries. Therefore, with regard to the translation of the Scriptures, and the preaching of the Gospel to the natives, he soon hoped to see a glorious array of priests, and also of bishops, going out to Africa to preach the Gospel ; and he also trusted to see his friend now upon the platform (Mr. Hanson), at no very distant period, Bishop of Cape Coast Castle. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Ewbank con cluded by enlarging upon the effects of the religious educa tion of negro children, observing that it was one of the high est commendations of this society, that it sought to train up those children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Mr. ADAM HODGSON seconded the resolution in an inte resting speech, in the course of which he referred to a variety of speculations as to the future condition of Africa and its natives, indulged in by many learned and devout men, founded upon the prophecy that " Ethiopia shall soon stretch forth her arm unto the Lord." He expressed his cordial belief that the civilisation and evangelisation could be accomplished in no other way than by educating her children as missionaries to spread the Gospel there; and, after going through a variety of motives for supporting this society, he sat down amidst great eheering.—The resolution was carried. The Rev. Dr. TATTERSH ALL moved the next resolution, which set forth that the meeting, being deeply conscious of the wrongs which in past times had been inflicted upon the sons of Africa, was anxiously desirous as far as possible to repair them, and was of opinion that the best mode of doing so was to promote the religious education of the negro chil dren in our West Indian Colonies. In speaking of the wrongs of Africa, the reverend doctor exhibited a picture of what is known by the Middle Passage, as published by parliament, on the motion of the late Mr. Wilberforce ; and he said he must anticipate a full concurrence of the meeting in a desire to repair those wrongs. The best mode was by promoting religious education among the rising generation, for those who had been the worst sufferers were now past restitution on our parts. The Rev. R. P. BUDDICOME, Principal of St. Bee's Col lege, seconded the resolution in an able address. The motion was then carried. The Rev. AUGUSTUS Ila.rlsoN, a gentleman of colour, and recently appointed chaplain on the Gold Coast, then came forward to move the next resolution. We were sur prised to bear the correctness with which the rev. gentleman spoke the English idiom, and at the fluenc y o f his language. „ H e e r p 00l mo vedwes connected that this wi meeting th thee rememberingstlndies, h and ow how much closely Li wealth had been derived from the connexion, could not but feel that this society, for the scriptural education of negro children had great claims upon the inhabitants of this great commercial town. He enlarged upon toe responsibility of Liverpool with relation to the education of the liberated Africans in, the West Indies. and he narrated two instances which promised to promote the diffusion of the Gospel on the continent of Africa. The Niger expedition, he contended, had not been a failure, because it had shewn this truth to us, that if Africa was to be evangelised, it must be through the histrumentality of her own people. It was a great point to have ascertained this, and it was an opinion which he him self firmly held. Mr. Hanson, in a ver y eloquent manner, onepoai and t t Christian h which h n m oti ve s it might be useful to call the attentio n of all enga g ed in this work. then dwelt upon the future destinies of Africa, ur g in g th a t they were full of promise, and th at the Lord, who was now beginning to make Ethiopia stretch forth her hands, accord ing to the word of prophecy , w ould make of her a great and a g T lo h r e io ße as , p . e H op o le o n to m hi . s N h e o r n t o e u e r io an s d ec g od glory. The g the moti on , com menced ncelei Christian s b t i y a n observingin otimotives ea benevolent t t h h e a r t ew a s had been set forth in suppor t of the society, On thes ubj e c t The meeting had heard an interesting description of some schools in the island of Antigua, and some euloeituiss passed upon them by the governor's lady (the present Marchioness of Normanby.) He took it for granted that, as the children had exhibited a proficiency so intelligible to the governor ' s lady, it was a proficiency in the tnglish language ;—(hear, hear,)—and, with regard to the ultimate missionary results to be expected from the education of the children of negroes in the West Indies, this fact alarmed him ; because, if they were educated from infancy in the English 1.. nguage, they would lose one of the most important elements of usefulness with reference to their fellow countrymen in Africa. (Hear.) Ile thought it deserving of serious and careful attention by the conductors of these schools, so to manage their matters that the children of negroes in the West Indies should be educated in the use of their 01111 language as well as in the learning of the English tongue. If both could be done of course it would be better • but suppose it should be found by experiment that if ? the children are educated in the language of their fathers, and they cannot be made to exhibit a proficiency in English ; then came the decision to he made. And if it were made with regard to the children themselves, he should let it be favourable to the English lan guage, which opened to them so much more sources of en joyment; but it had reference to their fathers and their father's praise—(hear,) to any missionary prospect of useful ness to be derived from the exertions of these boys when they grew into men, and availed themselves of the opportu nity of crossing the Atlantic to the continent of Africa—then the language spoken by some tribe of Africa ought to be taught in the schools of the West Indies. (Loud cheers.) He would now at once advert to a topic which he thought of very great consequence. He stood concerned when he heard prophecy made a ground of encouragement in this or in any other such case, because he considered precept the ground of Christian duty, and not prophecy. They had long toiled in this cause against those who quoted prophecy against them — prophecy hard to be gainsaid—a prophecy which more than answered the analogic argument derived from the future state of this eternity, and made to bear upon a hope of the future state of Africa for that solemn prophecy from him who might be called the Second Father of Mankind, which seemed to realize the end of the present dispensation declared Canaan to be still accursed to slavery. (Hear, hear.) We knew that the Canaanites were driven into Palestine before the victorious sword of Joshua, and a remnant of them, after being expelled by David, took up their abode in Africa: the Africans were their descendants, arid the prophecy to which he referred was an awful and a solemn one—" Cursed be Canaan ; a servant of servants shall he he; blessed be the Lord God of them ; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japeth, and he shall dwell in the tents of them ; and Canaan shall be his servant." (Hear, hear, hear.) Still the solemn burden— " Canaan a servant." (Hear, hear.) He knew it was writ ten in another prophecy, " Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands tat() God. (Hear.) He knew that these prophe cies were also written of the coming of the Son of Man, and a restitution of the Jewish people to their own land, a light set up upon the earth, which should, indeed, forego and do away with the curse which was only coeval with our dispen sation ; but during this dispensation he trembled when any case of this kind was made to rest upon prophecy as the basis of duty. In spite of this prophecy which marked the race as a race, which marked the condition of the race, considering them as a race, and which he believed indelibly marked them during the present dispensation—in spite, he said of this prophecy, precept supplied duty. And when our Lord commanded the gospel to be preached to every creature, he did not exclude Canaan—(cheers)—and when he describes the elect who shall come from the four ends of tha earth at the second advent, he does not except the Canaanites—nay more, he includes them, because the elect body shall be con stituted of multitudes that no man can number, out of every tribe and kindred, and people, and nation. (Great cheering.) This was encouragement certainly; hut precept was the basis of our duty. (Hear, hear.) It was our duty then, notwithstanding this prophecy, to carry the gospel as far as lay in us to every race ; and if feelings of kindliness arising out of compunction for past unkindness, should quicken us towards one race more than another, by all the powers of such instincts of humanity, the African had a high claim upon us. (Hear, hear.) He felt that none of those friends and brethren present, who might take a different view of this subject from the one he had expressed, would consider him out of place, with the strong convictions he entertained himself, in endeavouring to guard against such views of pro phecy as might embarrass the subject or expose the de fenders of it, or the believers of it, to an answer which would be left itself unanswered. (Hear, hear, hear.) He thought, in this point of view, that it did service to recognise not one passage only, but the whole drift of what was written con cerning this unhappy race. (Hear.) He could not leave it, however, without another reflection, for prophecy contained deep and high moral instruction; and lie would specially ad dress this reflection to his young friends present, namely to the source of the tremendous curse put, by the spirit of God, into the mouth of Noah, and following the decendants of one of his sons, even to the latest generations, was disrespect to his father. (Hear, and applause.) It spoke loudly, with a standing miracle, to every young person, to remember the fifth commandment ; the sight of a son of Canaan proclaimed to every intelligent reader of the Bible, the fearful conse quences of disrespect to parents. (Hear, hear, and great ap plause. Let children consider this, for they would find in this prophecy, and in its results, a strong appeal to that high duty to those who, next to God, were above them in the world. (Hear, hear.) He would say another thing with re gard to one part of the speech of his rev. friend who had just sat down (Mr. Hanson), concerning whom he scarcely knew which most to admire, the Christian wisdom in the selec tion of his topics, and Christian feeling with which those topics were discussed, of the propriety of the language with which all his thoughts were clothed. (Applause.) One point he (Mr. Hanson) touched upon which he (Mr. M'Neile) thought deserved to be replaced before the consideration of the meeting and strengthened. Mr. Hanson had reminded them of the relation which the merchants of Liverpool bore towarde the negroes of the West Indies, by whose labour and toil many of them had accumulated wealth. The rev. gen tleman enlarged on this topic, making it the ground for an eloquent appeal on behalf of this society, and he concluded an able address by seconding the resolution, which was unanimously carried. A vote of thanks was then presented to the Venerable Chancellor for his occupation of the chair ; who, in acknow ledgement, contrasted the present position of the coloured population of the West ludies with their condition fifty years ago, when the cruelties of the Middle Passage were unre strained. He fervently thanked God for the change, and to Him rendered all the glory. The Doxology, " Praise God from whom all blessings flowk. was then sung, and the meeting separated about three o'cloc LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the supporters of the Liverpool Bible Society was held on Friday evening, in the Music hall, Bold•street. There was a very numerous attendance, including, among other clergy and gentlemen, the following: —The Revs. Chancellor Raikes, Dr. Berth, H. Carpenter, E. Bickersteth, R. Davies, J. Cordeaux, C. W. Lawrence, H. Hampton, W. Ackworth, F. Parry, Evan Jones, James Lister, Dr. Beaumont, John Peill, Whitley, John Kelly, and Thomas Carter; and Messrs. Isaac Harrison, Adam Hodgson, T. 0. Cooper, John Priestley, W. Brocklebank, John Jones, Wm. Rushton, Thomas Rimmer, John Eden, John Godfrey, Moore, and Wm. Kay. The Rev. Dr. BYR,TII, in the absence of the Chancellor of the Diocese, was called to the chair; and, in a powerful address, he urged the claims of the society upon the com munity of Liverpool. The Rev. R. DAVIES then read the thirty-second annual report of this auxiliary, from which we make the following extracts : " With respect to the labours and operations of the Liver pool auxiliary, your committee report that the annual sub scriptions during the past year amounted to £343. is. being £2O. Os. 9d. less than the previous year, which was also less than the year preceding. The donations were £39. 7s. 6d., being £93. 12s. 7d. below the last year. The Ladies' Branch Society contributed in the last year £220. being £35. 7s. more than the year before. But this has not by any means raised that department of your institution to the position it formerly held, and this can only be attributed to the want of ladies' collectors to carry on the operations of this important section. By the sale of books there has been received at the depository during the last year the sum of £525. is. 41d., bei►:g £33. Os. 61d. more than the previous year, and that was a year of increase; so that, compared with the report of the year 1840, £Bl. 14s. 41d. more has accrued to our funds from this very sure and certain indication of the value of the Bible Society, for in this case we have positive proof of the increasing desire of the public to possess them selves of the Holy Scriptures. In giving a Bible to any one, we cannot be assured that the gift is properly appreciated ; but when that volume is sought for, and paid for, we may entertain a reasonable hope, at least, that it is properly va lued. The country associations have contributed to your funds the following sums :—St. Helen's £7G; Prescot £5O. From the Mechanics' Association there has been obtained £8 ss. 5d., being £1 10s. sd. more than last year. Your committee cannot but believe that a very considerable sum might annually be obtained from this source, if the proprie tors of extensive establishments would permit and encourage the formation of associations among their workmen. Ho nourable mention might be made of gentlemen who have done this, but to notice them by name might appear to be invidi ous, and would, most probably give pain to those benevolent individuals who have thus distinguished themselves. The Welsh Branch Society have in the past year contributed 4163 7s. lid. to the funds of the society, being less than last year by £4B 6s. 3d. But this dimunition is not to be attri buted to any decreasing zeal or interest in the cause, for this branch endeavours to supply the need of the Welsh popula tion of Liverpool, without trenching on the funds of your auxiliary : and the Welsh schools are supplied with Welsh bibles and testaments without drawing upon your depository. It has been a subject of astonishment how so large a sum is raised by the Welsh community of our town. The question might be answered by replying that they are deeply conscious and have a lively sense of what they owe to the Bible. But this is not all. Admitting the full force of gratitude for so inestimable a treasure, they have brought this feeling to operate strongly on every individual. A reference to the appendix of the report of the last year will show that, not content with a subscription from the head of the family, the wife also contributes her subscription, and each member of the family, according to his means, eve❑ to the youngest child, is enrolled as a contributor to the Bible Society. This will solve the problem, How is it, that while the auxiliary em bracing th wealth of the merchant princes of Liverpool obtains from the English portion of the community in subscriptions and donations only £382 Bs. 7d. The Welsh branch has raised £463 7s. lid. ? Your committee trust that the statement of this fact will create a holy rivalry in the breasts of those who in this cause of Christian benevolence have not donn what they could. The total number of copies of the Holy Scrip tures distributed by this auxiliary and its branches in the past year amounted to 9309, making a grand total of 237,558 copies issued since the ,year 1811. The following is a par ticular statement of the issues during the past year : To the Ladies Branch Society 650 464 „ St. Helen's ditto IP Prescot ditto .. .. „ Mechanics' Association .. „ Schools „ Subscribers - „ Non-subscribers at cost prices, and copies claimed by subscribers Various grants 66 101 62 178 13 004 437 505 219 052 2550 3186 138 681 4135 5074 Mr. PAYNE then read a statement of the accounts The Rev. HENRY CARPENTER moved the adoption of the first resolution, in a speech of considerable length, during which he reviewed the objections commonly urged against the institution, and said they only served to increase his at tachment and reveration for it. During the rev. gentleman's address, the Chancellor entered the room, and took the chair, which Dr. Byrth vacated. The Rev. W M. A CKWORTH, a deputation from the Parent Society, seconded the resolution. He commenced by ob serving, that the support which Liverpool gave to this ex cellent institution was by no means commensurate with its importance ; after which, he drew several pictures of the awful destitution with regard to the Scriptures prevailing both in Manchester and other large towns. Following this branch of his subject, he described the great work which yet remained to be done in our eastern dependencies, making that the ground for a powerful appeal for support, and then giving a description of the want of the Scriptures in Italy and France, he strongly urged that they alone were able to stem the torrent of popery which was over-running those lands. The details into which the rev. gentleman entered were too discursive to be reported otherwise than at a length which we cannot devote to them. He next described the success which had attended the efforts of the society in va- Hons parts of the world, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. and lie terminated his address amidst loud cheers. The Venerable CHAIRMAN, in passing the resolution, apologised to the meeting for not havipg been able to arrive sooner ; and he expressed his decided approbation of the principles and objects of the society. The resolution was adopted unanimously. The Rev. Dr. BEAUMONT, after an energetic speech, in which he warmly contended for the circ ulation of the scrip tures without note or comment, moved the next resolution, ex p r essing an earnest prayer to God that he would continue to bless all the efforts made to ad vance the cause of the Bible Society. The Rev. EDWARD BICKERSTETti, amidst lonrs, , s econded the resolution. He wee truly glad ? he said d coec i to meet his friends on this occasion, and to see such a number of them gathered together; and though be had c une to Liverpool on behalf of another society—[the Church Missionary Associa tion]—lie rejoiced to have an opportunity aff irded him of pleading for this. (Hear, hear.) He cordially loved the Bible Society. (Hear.) He rejoiced to say that he had be longed to it now for between thirty and forty years, and he had never yet repented of belonging to it, hut, on the con trary, he had cordially blessed God for having a part and a share in that magnificent plan of communicating to the whole world the Inspired Book, that every nation might read " in their own tongue the wonderful works of God." (Hear.) He rested the duty of labouring in the cause upon the plain direction of God's word, that having freely received, we are freely bound to give. (Hear, bear.) The command of our Saviour was " Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature ;" and this society gave abundant oppor tunities for extensively fulfilling that command ; it was not an agent of evil, but it was an agent of good, that was seen flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to every nation, kindred, and tribe upon the face of the earth. (Cheers.) The Bible Society, he conceived, was a mighty instrument of God for accomplishing the mighty .work that could not otherwise have been so effectually ac complished. Other institutions there had been which had tried this, and God had blessed their labours to a certain extent. The Scotch Bible Society, which separated from the British and Foreign Bible Society, had been honouring God in a limited degree by diffusing the word of God. If he turned to the translation society, the Christian Knowledge Society, it had been honouring- God to a certain and limited extent in diffusing the sacred scriptures in different languages. The Trinitarian Society, which acknowledged the Trinity, and began with prayer, (which he trusted the grand majority of the friends assembled ever felt to be a most important principle)—they, to a limited extent, had been honouring God in diffusing the Scriptures. The Baptist Translation Society had also done something in a similar way ; but how feeble and limited were all these efforts, and of other societies hi foreign lands, compared with the mighty work to be done to give to every nation the inspired volume ! (Hear, hear.) When he looked at the British and Foreign Bible Society he saw efforts more corresponding to the great necessities of our fallen race. (Cheers.) It was a delightful fact to know that this society had been distributing, in thirty-nine years of operation, fifteen millions of copies of the Scriptures directly from the society, and ten millions more indirectly, through other societies ; so that twenty-five millions of copies of the Holy Scriptures had been distributed through the agency of the Britian and Foreign Bible Society. (Loud cheers.) Besides this, the Scriptures had been distributed in 161 different languages through this society. (Cheers.) It was such a magnificent delightful scheme, so full of promise in every way, so connected with the promise of God's word, "My word shall not return to me void," that he could not but wish the British and Foreign Bible Society good suc cess in the name of the Lord. (Cheers.) He would admit, indeed, that there were, and there would be, great imperfec tions in every human institution, and every human exertion. (Hear.) In all translations of the inspired volume, there being no promise of inspiration to the translator, there must, of necessity, be imperfection and improvement, by degrees. i (Hear.) /one of them had put in a claim of nfallihility— they left that to the Pope of Rome;—(cheers) —nor did any of them want human tradition to make complete the inspired volume. (Great applause.) Let it be - remembered that the great apostle of the reformation, the glorious Luther, — (cheers)—by an imperfect translation —by the Vulgate—had, through the mercy of God, given to him the light of reforma tion truth (!) Let them then, at first, endeavour to obtain what was substantially, and in the main, the word of God, and circulate it far and wide, with the full assurance that our Heavenly Father will abundantly bless it. (Hear.) He felt then that as yet they were but in the beginning of this great work. Twenty-five millions of copies of the Scriptures had been distributed, it was true, but of those twenty-five mil lions not one million had yet been distributed among the heathens ; the twenty-four millions had gone among pro fessing Christians. (Hear.) Six hundred millions of hea thens had not yet had, from this society, one million copies of the Holy Scriptures ! (Hear.) What a mighty and urgent appeal was there for all their exertions! (Hear.) Should we be cavilling about this trifle and that trifle, disputing about this question and that question, when six hundred millions of our fallen race were waiting for divine light? (Hear.) Here there was a very weighty and powerful claim upon us. And he could not but also feel that the more the Holy Scriptures were distributed and read—and read as it had been suggested with the blessing of God, looking upward for the teaching of the Divine Spirit—and the more we might hope Christians would be united together. (Hear.) He could not but forget that amid the apparently multiplying controversies, and the increasing earnestness and zeal of those controversies, real Christians were more and more in unity together—(hear ;)—real Christians were more and more saying " Grace be with all them that love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and truth ;" more and more determined that the human name shall be lost, and the name of Christ magnified and declared ; more and more determined to cease from man " whose breath is in his nostrils," and cry " Glory to the lamb that was slain to receive riches, and honour, and power, and wisdom, and glory, and blessing, and salvation to our God and the Lamb for ever and ever." (Cheers.) He felt the great need of this re-union—(applause)—for they had mighty enemies upon every side raised up against them. Infi delity was taking every advantage to multiply its attacks upon them ; a spirit of lawlessness and insubordination was raised, and spreading in its efforts and attacks. We lived, perhaps, upon the surface of a hidden volcano, as many had justly remarked, at the annual meeting in London; but their old enemy especially, the Pope of Rome,—(hear, hear)—as a giant refreshed with nerve, was awakened, and exerting himself with unequalled and unparallelled activity. It was a very striking fact, that large societies had been formed among the Papists—one comparatively of recent formation, namely, in 1822, raised about £lOO,OOO a year—for the pro pagation of popery. (Hear.) Then there was the exertions of this society throughout Europe, and its revival of the most abominable corruptions. (Hear.) He had in his hand a newspaper giving an account of the charge of the Arch bishop of Lyons, with the most astounding statements of the idolatry of Rome. (Hear, hear.) In another part of the paper there was an astounding description of the worship paid to the virgin, published in Rome itself. It was surprising to see how in every part of Europe the agents of Rome increased in among the open idolators of the apostacy. When he looked at their exertions in every society, exertions made with an energy unequalled in sending forth missions to all the meetings of all the great Protestant societies, seeking to rear the work our God had prepared and blessed among the heathen ; when he looked again at the exertions of the Papacy in our own land, and con nected with this he could not but deeply mourn the spread of papal principles in our own church—a modified form of po pery, had therein been proposed in direct opposition to the standard of faith in the established church of this realm, which it was most grievous to see—how, he asked, was all this evil to be met? (Hear.) By rallying round the great principles of the Protestant reformation, (loud cheers) the holy bible, the word of God, the only standard, the divine rule of faith and practice. (Renewed cheering.) Rally round that standard, and by the grace of God, through divine truth, we yet trusted to overcome all our enernies—nay, by their very attacks to be quickened and roused and animated to more exertions, and to more devoted zeal for fliin who has bought us with his blood. (Hear.) He could not but feel confident that the Bible Society had now special claims upon us. Let infidelity, let popery, let lawlessness, let tractarian ism, let every form of error only lead us more and more to a bold confession of that precious sufferer who has redeemed us with his blood, and to an entire devotedness of heart to him that communed) with all who live with him in sincerity and truth ! (Cheers.) The resolution was then carried. The Rev. JOHN KELLY moved the next resolution, which thanked the passed officers for their services, and re-elected them. He grounded his attachment to this society on two points, the first of which was the principle which it distinctly regarded, of the sufficiency of the scriptures, and next upon the unequivocal testimony there had been given of the practical good results from its operations. The Rev. Dr. BYRTH seconded the resolution, and it was unanimously adopted. Thanks were then voted to the Chancellor for presiding, in reply to which lie expressed his convictions of the great utility of the society, after which the meeting separated The anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Association for 1844 has been fixed to take place at Southampton. A verdict of wilful murder has been returned against Edward Thomas and his wife, for the double murder by poison at Laleston, Glatnorganshire. NEW MAGISTRATES.—Fifty-eight gentlemen have been added to the commission of the peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Rev. Sydney Smith, who it seems is one among the innumerable sufferers by the bad faith of the repudiating States of the American Union, has published an address to the Congress at Washington, in which he sets forth in pecu liarly forcible language the infamy and fatal consequences of such conduct, not only in a pecuniary, but iu a moral and political sense. DEATH FROM A FIGHT.—The death of a man named Charles Ferguson, a bookbinder, in the employ of Mr. Whewell;of Little Bolton, was occasioned on Monday, the Bth instant, by that brutal mode of fighting tor which Lan cashire, especially that part of it, has been so long signalised. At the clroner's inquest a verdict of " manslaughter" was returned against four persons, and they were committed for trial at the assizes. The experiment of an "elephant-battery" has been suc cessfully tried at Dual- Dutu. Elephants have now, for some years, been used with the guns in Assam, Sylbet, and Arra can, where they have been found most efficient, and are pre ferred to any other description of draught cattle. Their application to ordinance draught is considered a great im provement, and they may be expected to completely super sede bullocks in Bengal. Assam, and all the adjacent districts, or in fact wherever artillery is required in jungly or mountain country. IMPORTANT SALIM - Our pages to-day exhibit, both in quality and in quantity, sales beyond anything that it has ever been our good fortune before to announce to our nu merous and wealthy readers. The landed property alone approaches in value one million sterling, and its eligibility is so intelligibly stated, that we will not weaken Mr. Robins's arguments by any observations of our own. In pursuing this splendid list of property, its variety will be as apparent as its intrinsic worth. The estate of the Earls of Ducie and Berners alone are estimated, with the timber, at half a million of money. Then comes the North Mymws Park Estate, bo long in the enjoyment of Alderman Heygate, with an Eliza bethan mansion worthy of an emperor, and a park of 1,000 acres of land. With these three estates Mr. Robins seems to entertain no doubt that three seats in parliament will necessarily follow. Next we perctive, in Scotland he an nounces the sale of the two entire islands of Rasay and Rona, in the Western Hebrides, extending to eighteen thousand acres. Then he draws rather severely upon those who do not move at a railway pace, for he invites the speculating capitalists to a freehold estate in North America, and twenty thousand acres of finely timbered lands, situate on the east bank of the mighty Mississippi. This property abounds in mineral wealth, and will be a secure source of investment, with most brilliant prospective advantages. Returning to England, he invites the capitalists, and a little army of sport ing gentlemen, to the innumerable seats, with their domains, in which there will be found field sports to their hearts' con tent. Then again some thousands of acres of fertile lands. " Here verdant pastures wide extended lie, And yield the grazing herd exuberant supply; Luxuriant waving in the wanton air, Here golden grain rewards the peasant's care." Again, the Weddington Castle, recently inhabited by the Earl of Hillsborough. The entire freehold estates of John Winter, Esq., the solicitor to the bank at Acton and Ealing ; the Orchard Hill Estate, in Bucks ; two valuable farms, near to Billericay, in Essex ; and in Leicestershire, a castle and 2,000 acres of land not far removed from the town. In the Isle of Wight, Lord Spencer'S celebrated marine villa; and at Bonchurch (at the back of the island), an Italian villa ; at Horndean, near to Fareham station, a snug abode with parkish grounds ; at Cheshunt, the renowned gardens upon which it is said £5,000 was consumed by the late W. Harri son, 11 pan the lawn only, in rare exotics; he wa s accounted the first of botanists: the other villa is in the Elizabethan style. Then into Kent. the non-pretending abode and grounds of Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Bellis ;—but we must take leavii to pause. or s our readers may be fatigued before the task is half accomplished. Our great- surprise arises out of the cirinnostance of Mr. Robins's felicity in doing justice to each, 'and in such glowing ternrs, without being fairly charged with plagiarism ; it really must be a work of labour, and aided he considerable tact. In conclusion, we promise our monied readers a treat in the perusal, begging, en passcnt, they will not overlook the announcement of the Hon. Mr. Vellson's extraordinary display of stock, which is upon the Didlingtou estate that is to be sold in June (the live stock remains until September). By .the way, we h ave over l o oked Emanuel Brothers and Co., wh ose gold and silver is estimated ,t,0,000, sod to be sold is July. —From tine Sun, May 18' DREADFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. (From our Second Edition of Friday last.) This morning, at a quarter before threein)o'tteele t l , oc a k ' an nxcut,tiiiic, alarm negr ero)ef, of Fire in Jackson's-lane , between Union-street s 'ani Queen street r e acht: d ( t a h e s I fi l O r r: s ( t i a is ti t o a n nc ; e an to d i t n he a N fe . w E m . (f u fire engines and water carts reached the ground. Ti fi originated in a warehouse on:the east sole of Jacks known as "Jackson's," and near t he s o uth e nd of Jackson's -lane. there being hut one house, occupying the corner between it and Union-street, that next to the Government Errigration warehouse the fire contained originated cotton (fromin the y, ,h a c t e 1 i n a a r. n , , e a and ° here, ffice it is Ti'e believed not yet known). It blazed up with great furye and rapidity, and Jackson's-lane, which is v er y narrow, soon beca me - filled with a dense black smoke , which com p letely darkened the air, and opposed the efforts of the firemen. Mr. Rush ton, the police magistrate, Mr. Leverett, and many other superintendents, were immediately on the ground, considerable force of fire and ordinary police; but, r half an hour elapsed before water could be got in any effec tive quantity from the mains, and in the mean time the fire progressed. In a short time the second story of the ware house had caught:fire, and from its containing a large quantity of saltpetre, the worst apprehensions were entertained, and great caution was necessary. Luckily, however, a series of slight shocks, resembling a cannonading, preceded a grand explosion, which last may be said to have blown up the greater part of the warehouse, the ruins of which fell partly into the street and partly, the north wall, upon nu adjoining shed, also containing saltpetre, which it effectually and luckily crushed in, so that the material i ip s ti,sis i sli, o oa w ny shooktscarcely warehouse htohteisnee combustible.iaglhobnoeu neighbouring remained nm A g ab l i s i i ul g ,i, h ldd irsl part tgas n, o da f inn t dg h e N. \V . corner . even T f l o ie un e d x n d o o iw se n l t i k h e e a soughs i n a n n e d d w b - o a m t e b r a r p d i pipes in t e s nt. Thel 1e oppositecausing ware house—"afct ohanueudrgewlt o'clock i,gnc fi ildiol r oec e ‘syk— sctfiiohnrteis it t dthi a el r t nteo t we le tiouprtrpo:pnr—tss effectuallyat to r d i tie rs b ne e bia i ole tg a s nizi-esid s tt i :o x . Wrights"—on the west side of the lane, soon etela s tt t n o a nd r i byd e s t i h n e half-past from the doors Lane. It is lamentable to state, that though numbers of idle strong men were about, none of them could be prevailed theth e poorer upon, though offered good pay , to work the en g ines ! and the f b r u ig t ht i f t 'u l is ac n c e o v u e n rt t he o l f es t s h d e e m pl o o r r a a l bh state t rn of e. police officers had to be sent for from various distant p arts of town. Phis c i lass i es s a , Water was conveyed as rapidly as possible from;the Fire station and elsewhere by the water carts, in the default of that from the water company's pipes. Shortly before, and about four o'clock, the blaze, together with the successive explosions was terrific, and we may add, sublime. About five o'clock all hope,,of saving Wright's warehouse being at an end, after every possible exertion and great danger to those employed near it from the falling of materials, the cat-head coverings in Union-street, &c. ; an attempt was made to cut off the progress of the fire in the range of valuable warehouses adjoining on the north, and running all the way (six s • in height) but thistones was found to be impossible next warehouse, and the of accomplishment in the this object on the warehouses firemen directed their efforts towards is to be hoped they wil further north, in which it Great part of the warehouse succeed. first burnt, fell upon the back of the houses, on the crushing in the yard walls, suth side of it, in Union-street, and i,r, filling many of the rooms with smoke and flame. The as they could, in great alarm, thean c l i sita made their escape nts furniture, fixtures, books, &c. were carried out, or thrown out by the windows, piecemeal. A considerable quantity of books, ok and papers, loose and in drawers were also got out be tile s' police, exer tions were great. It is now 6 o'clock, and we whose shall hereafter report furt her progress. Wright's warehouse is now nearly all in a blaze. It stands partly isolated at the pet end to Union-street , and as there is also salt re in the cellars, apprehensions are entertained of another explosion, and a falling of the walls. EIGHT O'CLOCK. —Soon after six o'clock we found the Mayor, Mr. Councillor Sheppard. and several other men in authority, who had joined Mr. Rushton. " Wegelint'l-e -warehouse, before noticed, was burned down half its height,' s" or three stories, and the smoke and flame had begun to ' in volumes from some of the lower doors in un it: sue street, and the windows in Jackson's-lane. As it o s n ; understood that there was a quantity of saltpetre cud ‘a spirits in the cellars, (which are, however, fortunately vaulted,) while great exertions were made to arrest the progress of the fire from above, equal, or greater efforts were exerted to prevent an explosion from below, which, from the narrowness of the two streets on its angl e , on the east and south, and the great height of the building. must have been attended with serious consequences to e n engaged at the engines, as well as to the neighbouring houses. Up to half-past 7 o'clock, the walls still stood nearly erect, and being well built, gave no indication of a fall, beyond a very slight projection of the lofty pediment, surmounting the end fronting to Union-street, which may have arisen in the original building. The police were exceedingly active in throwing water into the highest windows and doors which they could reach, and for this purpose hose pipes were taken up to the opposite third story windows of Union-street, and also to the top of the corner prernises—a lodging house—in the corner opposite that street and the lane. Water was also copiously poured into the cel found in first and also by the cellar doors—the waste water being dammed up by damaged cotton in the street, so that it found its way into them. The water thrown in from the elevated branch pipes from the windows went and t roofs) wit m hin thust haeve walls. T been most •he effective, as every drop of 1 warehouse and its contents were before doomed ; and the wareh danger became of the pro b a bility of the heavy masses of great fallieg with the floors, cotton, &c., some of it half consumed, and from its weight and swelling, with the water a t n hrown upon it, bursting out the lower part of the wa_llso, longer d tus pro jecting the whole pile into the streets. • I\ h r was at this time apprehended from an explosion m e t e cellars, which appeared to be effectually flooded. It b ca o m t e e e rs videt, at length, that the efforts of the firemen and others were no longer available, either to save the d orPr'elisesand Mr. property (nearly the whole) that was store_ within; . , • Hewitt, • this probability beforehand, of the fire-police, foreseeing everal of his had sometime before got, with s , , top of tee next extens i ve at great peril, upon the n the north —the wind warehouse, of equal height, on 1 d eastward, blowin s th being unluckily from thesouthwar a 1 thward, which f 'c e fire in the direction of the whole range m aterial. r Notwith standing a vast quantity of valuable rawrt ies on the roof to to ' : standing the great exertions of the pa e the flames t off the fire, it caught the next warehouast., ea e. b d was fiat but bursting out at the top window. The - d, caught tire soon short distance from it to the north, ~ and tiesritt on th after. A very short time before, we ssw. " how the • e fire very outer peak of the cat-head roof, looking blew", and directing h is men • tle to t h e south of it, was The s treet (Jackson's -lane) a lit ite, in which th piled wick the ruins of the warehouse opp - :feet. We ha e fire broke out, to the height of 15 to . of , ~ have accession explosions stated that in the latter warehouse a s t losion (which was from saltpetre took place. The terrific)greaasexP bad a most soon succeeded by another almostton the houses adjoining, alarming and destructive effec at the corner, and the and particularly on "Mr. Chalk'sliouses behind it were more contieuous, The out blast nil the falling ' ' 'the united thrown down by hack apartments ruined by the of the materials • the , ' weer : burned. as s nn, aria explosion, as if by gaoP° id Even the cellar the window frames smashed %tit., was similarly dealt with' window, under the front a P- r outside blown into the street and the shutter fixed upon On Theceilings and plaster-work like a tompion from a gun. 1 1 - partly on fire, though sill i were also torn off, and the hokuse The fire is here and thee' standing, is a complete wrec ._ drenched with water that the smouldering in it, but it is so cellars were nearly a foot deep.nlereen , perceiving that the Mr. Rushton and other ge T. , the range of ware fireorth part o"" was extending to the n ekson's-lene, went round about houses on the west side of Joa Queen -strcet, to direct opera half-past seven o'clock int we found the whole street filled tiops in that quarter. Herevake. The third warehouse had with a suffocating timber-s 0 li holes had been made in the effectually caught fire, thoug work in all directions, all • were at • roofs, and engines bring put into requisition. town those available in the the warehouse on the east side, Next to the shed, adjoiningd from which the explosions had which had first ignited, and also filled with a large quantity proceeded, was another s d b such men as could be got on the of saltpetre in bags, an a d to carry it out into a yard in emergency, were employ y of cott on in small hales was also Queen-street. A quan-t' y of the third warehouse, now carried out of the and each n bale was carried on the back of on fire at the top, and e eaed beneath the load. a single man, who stagger. t, oi Oldhall-street, was amongst Mr. 111.`Guff e, drul4Cl'rendercd most active assistance. the first at the fire, an t. the licnourable Frederick Fitz- Capt. Bounker, and Lieu came to the ground at half-past ray, of the 15th Infantry,of 6 their men were most active in five o'clock, and witb 4 the several street ends. The fire keening off the idlers at ,niock _ not yet known how. Mr. broke out about three o ihees _ ' ealeage agent, was, as usual, Maxwell, the Insurance o t energetic. The warehouses in at his post, and wan e called "Wright's," and are all yet the range alluded to are a in danger. and 355 Dixon, where the orong , Police-fireman 255 Arnie e varehouse next to that consu top of the 1 - first who got on the r was severely, but not dangerously med. One P°li".°lficesi. ware h ou se in Union-street falling wounded by a brick in t e . co. We have heard of no other and cutting hint in t h e toreli accident. active in breaking open the doors A policeman was mo s t l ouses to admit the throwing in and windows of the ware i Inf police indeed, o n officers o and of tine water. Th e w ho ' e - e d the expects every ma to d :in men, did that which Bug le the hour of peril. rig bt the front of th e lar g e ware house At a quarter p ast at cras h into Union-street, struck a came down with a great i ,g part of the corner of the house house opposite, and carry i but the engines ht fire , being brought along with it, it cog o n got under. to bear upon it, it A - ass° ount of property destroyed is about We understand the ans any i n sured in the Liverpool, the £45,000, which is prinelP Corporation Fire Insurance-offices. Loudon Globe, and the L 0......„........„,,„„„„.......... --- • , f Dublin corporation on Wednesday, At a meeting 0 elected treasurer of the corporation of Mr Costigan was • Dub . lin l members of the council, who had voted for . Severs vious occasion (the election having Mr. Guinness on a Pre 11,0, d e clared that they had been influenced been declared by the " press ureo from without" to vote for Mr. Costiga n. Q121 .. •E5 , s paisoeo—CeSSATION OF THE RULES.—The regulations, under the act sth Victoria, cap. 22, for consoli dating the Queen' Secretary Fleet, and Nlarshalsea Prisons, d b y the of State, have been distributed, sanctioned and the classification will now take place. The act was pass , sed on the 31st of May last, and in a few days the " rulers " must take up their residence within the walls. as prescribed by the 12th section of the act, which etates, " that after the • f this act, it shall not be lawful for the marshal or passing 0 keeper of the Queen's prison to grant any day rule, or to grant the liberty of the rules to any person except for the purpose of continuing the liberty of the rules of the Queen's Bench Prison for such time as the marshal shall think thnts, riot more than 12 calender months after therete paseingt o o f_ t i. ne act, to those persons who shall be in njoymeu_r so f n 1 ., liberty of the rules of the Queen's Bench of Fleet u . to the cus ! the time of passing this act; and that all Per-sl'berty of the to whom the 1 ~ tody of the marshal or keeper, have been tranrw rules of one of the said prisons shall not those persons to vdion, before tine passing of this act, and a e ls d o d . ore i t h e passing of such liberty shall have been g 'rant. 11 of such liberty, shall this act, after the next deterininiartemmeen 's Prison, and that be confined within the walls .oft,itny (.2 such prisoner be suffered it shall be deemed an escape h t , ,riso,n except as hereinafter to go beyond the walls of ! will expire ire on WednesdaY week, the provided." The perioil •hielin'have existed in one shape or 31st inst., when tines rulesl h w were attached to two prisons, other will ce fn e. I ' e 13ench and were enjoyed by persons the Fleet and -,,neen s for them, Some progressive steps who could afford to pay Ye Legislature to abolish the privilege have been adopted by t -I iilitate against the interest of creili as it has been fowls. to n who were in the rides of tire Fleet and Those prisoners • pursuance of this act tors• he prisoners in removed kith the °!- •1 1 l re, rind the day is fast approaching were granteo the pr,v, ti... . , , The interior o: the Queen's Prison for their annihilation. . five classes, and it is expected that on has been sheared into ken-winch from the passing of the not the "Pinitimi of the twe.effected. A , material dnction w ill the separation will be . oilers remanded by the insolvent take piece in those pris s i host. who refuse to file schedules Debtor's Court, as well a . 1 r',v their creditors. Since tr under vesting orders obtainet. . , 1 had i • - veral prieoners it 10 re, n yes passing of the act be ) t o tine Insolvent Debtors' c onfinement have rippliet ~ and FM spiiiii^..-. awl obtained their rteliberifliofior; 13 ~,,, who had been 8 " In o the Court years ego that ha had not applied t s rs, expres,ed his re