The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-20 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

SIR R. PEEL AT THE TAMWORTH BIBLE SOCIETY.
—On Wednesday, the annual meeting of the above society
was held at Tamworth. At twelve o'clock, Sir Robert Peel,
accompanied by the vicar of the pariah, Mr. Pr), Rev. J. C.
Miller, Birmingham, and several other gentlemen, entered
the room, and took his seat as chairmen of the meeting.—
Prayer was then offered up, after which, Sir Robert Peel
said, I have had the honour for several years put of filling
the chief office in connexion with the branch Bible Asso-
ciation of this town, and which is connected with the
General Bible Society. When I accepted that office, I con-
sidered the acceptation of it implied a careful consideration
of the arguments in favour of the simple distribution of the
sp tures ; of the objections that were urged by some
a nst that simple distribution, and acquiescence in the prin-
espies of the society ; and I arrived at the conviction that the
advantages to be derived from the simple distribution of the
scriptures greatly preponderated over the objections that
were urged against it. Having accepted the office of patron
after that careful consideration, and with that conviction, I
have felt it my duty to give another proof of my continued
approbation of the principles of the society, by acceding to
the unanimous wish which was expressed to me on behalf of '
the committee of the association, that I should be preeest ea
this day, end take the place which I was entitled to hike es
the patron of the society. It is impossible to look at the condi-
tion of society in this country without being convinced that
great and important changes have taken place in many dia.
tricts. By the spread of manufacture* many villages of Hale im-
portance, and scarcely known by name, have become immense
manufacturing towns, comprising thousands and tens of
thousands of population, and it must be quite obvious that
the means of pastoral superintendence in these districts are
exceedingly limited in proportion to the population, and I
know no mode in which we can so effectually aid the cur-
lier; of those who are labouring night and day in the per-
ilienamens ef their spiritual duties than by giving them that
eidetease whirl the Bible Society proposes to give, by
Wiling them to circulate amongst that population the
Divine scriptures. There is a great movement of the public.
mind relative to public education. All parties, of whatever
creed or religious denomination, are beginning to be con-
vinced that there has been upon the part of all of us a great
deficiency in that respect. We have permitted our reli-
gious differences to operate against education, and
it has now become necessary that that great object
of national education shall be obtained by a sa-
miles on the port of all of us of some of than
maniples which have hitherto prevented it. Be the character
of that education what it may ; whether complete religious
instruction constitutes a part of it ; whether, to accommo-
date some, the religions instruction may not be so complete;
whether the instruction be complete or deficient, believe me
it is Absolutely necessary to provide for the distribution of
the word of God. If youths are educated with a
know-
ledge of the word of God, it is necessary that they should
have access to it in after life • and if they are net so edu-
cated, it is the more incumbent upon us to provide them in
after life with the means of receiving it. Whether the
'yews of public education be religious or not, the
of giving access to the word of God remains the oste:72
far respecting this view of the subject. But the object of
the Bible Society is.to circulate the word of God in the
most remote regions ; and you are aware that ta Meth
quence of recent relations with the Chinese government we
have received increased facilities for the distribution of the
word of God in that country. If we can place confidence
upon the reports from the missionaries labouring in China—
and I know we an—we have every reason for believing that
a great moral revolution may be effected in that land; and
it may be that the present is that special occasion when the
knowledge of Divine truth is to be conveyed through those
missionaries to that immense region, if they had the means
of distributing the word of God. This may be the special
occasion upon which millions and hundreds of millions may
be converted from heathenism to the knowledge and word
of God, which will make them wise unto salvation. Again,
we are now founding in different parts of the world great
empires. In New Zealand, and other parts of the world,
we are laying the foundation of new societies; and the
'future character and moral tendency of those societies
which may spring up into great kingdoms may be, and no
doubt will be, determined by the basis of moral and reli-
gions instruction upon which we now agabligh them. If,
at their first institution, there be no pains taken to instil
into their minds the principles of true religion, in place of
becoming great and valuable kingdoms, the inhabitants
may become pests to all around them, corrupting all within
their reach ; but if, in laying the foundation of their future
empire, we shall sow the truth of real religion, hereafter
this land may claim for itself the proud and high die-
tinction of having propagated the knowledge and word
of God, and of having laid the foundation, not only
of great, but moral kingdoms. Upon all these grounds
there is sufficient for believing that new exertions
am required upon the part of the parent society,
and that the society Is fully justified in making new
demands upon our liberality, I cannot conclude these
observations without expressing my most cordial satisfaction
that this meeting is not compoeed exclusively of any one de-
nomination of christians. Ido most cordially rejoice that all
those connected by this hoed of unity and adherence, in the
comprehensive sense, to the protestant faith—I do rejoice, I
say, that we are met here, forgetting mere dillimmem, and
aiding in this common object. We make so sompromise
by meeting for this purpose. I wanking* mese bees is Aq
if I thought I was making a compreathe of my
opinions. I avow that lam most !decidedly in heeelitt:
established church ; I am in favour of that tone of *ob.
tianity established in this country ; I give a aselied per
ference to its farms, to its doctrines, and its epleetra wag
and I make no sacrifice of my principles by amibly smithg
with others who differ with me upon these Walk bse smear
with me in that high principle that the Bible esel the
word of God.—The Rev. Mr. Aston read the report, whisk
gave a vary satisfactory statement of the affairs of thew/key.
—The meeting was then addressedby Mr. Pye, the Bev. J.
C. Miller, rector of St. Martin's, Birmingham ; the am
Mr. Beaumont, Wesleyan minister, and others ; and reso-
lutions expressive of the objects of the meeting were
—'ad to.

Jr.a.orrolf.—OnvisTsZar."n"....aa 4onrned inrinir7 be-
pre the coroner of Strand'. malted in a vadat 4 That
the death of Maria Fagan wen mated by the dielocation of
the first and sewed vertebra of the neck, occasioned du ring
a struggle with JONI Perm and that the said Jose Perry
was at die thee erMrs fa seldieherse." The mem of this
anibmialas media appeared to be *hooey. Both were
slash about nineteen pea ot_eqe, eel rivals
for the wed a tam named Bsaayatd. Ada% Tr=
Maria Philters said: I went inns wrymaden, width h
to Mesers.-Evreon's brick-yard, about arnerter bete* six on
Friday evening. I heard some pawns eon eat, "We
Jenny, you'll have it now." Harked over the hen and
saw the de:awn (Maria Faxen) arming under the rail from
the brick-yard ; Jane Perry (the prisoner)lNN in the Las
going to her work. Jan turned eats !seek; rims Ina
sailed her a coward. Final ran alter end beat her.
steeped down to pith up something, but I don't brew IF=
W both t hewn to light. Fora belened ea
'Pray'Ts hair, and would an loose it. Perry Milne SUM
They bight with am land reek Maar sash Miter about
the nook sadism. They aught for abeenin minetas, whim
Feud loose Perry's heir and fell backwards ; has Perry
immediately in towards her home. Ralph Bremen
Marla Ferrell op, ler head 611 backwards, and she appeared
Quite aid.
Aurora Muir= texas DUDLEY.—At tie Haads-
worth Petty Sewirres, a beams from riseephli" wood
Leman Thorpe, priseesreed hr Waft Ida st the
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Berkeley made a Weighed may isto Wird. At az
o'clock about SOO of the *Men mad Meads ef the boa.
member dieter itesolbre at dr Foam ben, ad a peat
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