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London, England, 1824-04-08 00:00:00

AAWIFE:MFARF MiiTING OF THE IRIS!!
AOCIRTY OF LONDON.

Reciety held their Annual Meeting yesterday, at the Argyll
IR. ono. At one o'clock the lion. and Right Rev. the lewd Bishop
if I.l4:serieLp aced CoeLel tie took the Chair.
LUILDIIH IP addressed the Meeting. Ile said that much
last( had already been effected by the exertions of the Society ; and
teat, in proportion to the extent of the sulbsieriptions, the public
right expect much more.
"1 be etre tit.r then read the Report, which stated that since
c.t. last Meeting three persons had been sent among the natives,
to teanh them no their own language ; that there had been a cond-
o. fable deficiency in the subscriptions • and !het they bad re-
e, 'red • number of letters from Ireland, calling upon them fur
assistance, and tor an additional supply of Bibles.
lined lloseoati rose to more, that the Report be received and
punted. His Lordship obrerved, that the great want of the Inch
was inetruer ion, and that the hest say of giving it was through the
medium of their own language.
The Rev. Ur. IlAmmetts; seconded the Resolution. lie said
Am, in the name of his countrymen, he returned thanks to their
I.eglish brethren, who had always treated Ireland us a mister coun-
try, who bad not withdrawn their assistance from her on the time of
Let oeceasity, and who saw her in need of that Water of Life which
:my were resolved also to give leer. Ile entreated them to persevere
at J acomplish the end the so much desired.
Lord C•o. T 110 a r moved the thanks of the meeting to the lion.
and Eight Rev. President, and the Vier-Presidents of the :society.
111. lordship trusted that the exertions of this country Would never
t re4lud., until they had made Ireland all that they desired she
sin add ba. . .

lard RUCILsAVAt.E, in seninding the Resolution, meted that
the society, in union with those established in Ireland, would prove
in.ct weeid to that interesting country.
..r Orb. Rose moved the thanks of the meeting to the Trea-
tises, lab-Treaxtiree, Secretary, awl Committee; and that they be
iesisys.ed to connect their exertions during the ensuing year.
nte Rev. Mr. M'Nett., iu seconding this rtwluuun, COM-
ntraLd on the extreme want of instruction in Ireland; and of the
important objects likely to be 'awned by tits Society. Ile said that
th., daily bread of the Catholic l'riests depended on keeping the
Irish people In total igiumance, and that they were consequently
sunk Into the lowest state Of degradation. Ile related a story of a
woman, who, oo being questioned, said she believed in three (lode,
.:4 that, mean only spoke Irish, she could receive no instruction
n limb was given by the clergy in Latin or English alone. He
hoped, therefore, the Assenisly would make the Catholic Priests
the °Wilco of their prayers', at.d assured them, that the conversion
as?' tine Priest would do inure towanla emancipating the I :atholics
front their state of barbarians than one hundred Protestant teachers
could possibly effect.
A lieatlettian among the auditors wished to address the Chair.
Ile was culled to order by the Hon. and Rev. Chairman ; but he
afterwards obverted, that his object was to contradict some of th-
assettiona which had been mole, and to prove that what had been
stated as facts were not so. His name we understood to be Macs
denald.
A Handyman, whim :mule we could not leam, moved the thanks
oh the meeting to she Rev. Hugh 31• Neil, for the eloquent %ninon
he had preached on Tuesday last fee the benefit of the Society.
The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Nod seconded the reaulution. Ile sail
while Ireland continued as it wax, at the mercy of men who placed
transubstantiation in place of atonement, this country 'would be
guilty of a great dereliction from its duty if it looked on with
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Lord ',mynah moved the dunks of the meeting to the Hun.
art Right Rev. the land Itiahop of Lichfield and Coventry, for
ti king the Chair, and for his conduct in it.
The resolution was wywrided and carried unanimously.
Ili* Lordship briefly returned thanks, and the meeting separated.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

OD Friday last, a public examination took place at the Central
School of the British and Foreign School Satiety, on which oc-
casion Thomas towell Buxton, 'Esq. M.P. one of the Vice.
Pietidents, was in The Chair. Sir l'atrick Rosa, Mr. Orlando, one
of the Week Deputies ; Wm. Evans, Esq. M.P., the Countess of
Darnley, and a
.respectable number of ladies and gentlemen, were
(femme,
Tbe examination was cinnmenced in the girls' school, where the
ladies previously inspected the specimens of needle-work, anal pun.
chased a number of articles which were prepared for sale. The
girls were first examined in writing and arithmetic ; after this they
reads passage of Scripture, on which they were questioned by the
superintendent. The Rev. lieorge Clayton and the Rev. J. M.
Craynp, then micstioned them generally on the Holy Scriptures,
and.the answers given by the children afforded great satisfaction to
111., COmpuly.
The Chairman snd visitors then adjourned to the Boys School.
The boys, after the customary evulutions, which were made with
great accuracy and despatch, wrote specimens on slates Rom die-
laden I these acre handed round to the company, sod inspected.
Twelve boys, whose deligencc in the school has been rewarded
by giving them extra instruction, then produced maps which they
had delineated on slates, and were examined thereon. They also
exhibited the progress they had made in the elements of trigo.
trassuy, as adapted to mechanical purposes.
Albeit forty of the eighth clam were thee: examined in arith-
met* far as the Rule of Three and Practice. The visitors
won highly gruutied by the rapidity and correctness of their exe.
cation.

The MTh' number were then directed to read a portion of Scrip.
Uri, which they did in the moat dear and intelligible manner :
arty were questioned thereon ; and in order to prove that their
• knowledge oaf not confined to the ',minder passage that had been
read, they were questionerd by the Chairman and the lire. J. 31.
'euitip for upwards of half an hour, on the moat important facts and
dudes of relkion. Their answers, contained in appropriate pas-
bagel of ScsiinAlre, were such as could not fad to afford delight to
eve." friend of Bible education.
Tw 'Brock youths, from the island of Cyprus, who have been in
kispla oily eleven months, and who previously knew not a word
of tailish, and could not write a letter of the alphabet, sustained
a riapeetaide part in the examination. They can read fluently, and
write well • and their replies to the questions proposed to them were
prO;gtenaudt euualexaminationc wee closed, the Chairman was pleased to
impress bin entire satisfaction with what he had heard and seen,
and, particularly his astonishment at the progress made by the
fluidram in Scriptural knowledge.
The Rev. Mr. Williams, of EAltnonton, then addreised the chil-
dren and the company, and was follow/ad by Wm. Allen, Esq. the
reviewer, when the ineetmg terminated.

II Is believed that all prownt were deeply impressed with a mn-
'radian of the excellence of the British system of instruction, and
tkw wiperior advantages of the mode adopted for communicating
oilskins knowledge by the Holy Scriptures only. Why should
so wohle ao isatitutsun be crippled in its exertions by want of
Wads?

srORTING INTELLIGNCA.

YORK CRAVEN MEETING, 11144.

MONDAY, Aram S.
• Match for t. rm. h. ft. (rude by Alcides). Two miles.
.Mr. iftliyard's be. m. Lida by Ardrossan, 6 yrs old, tist. 41b. 1
1114.4.Winnald's b. m. S;rantun l ea., by Victor, dam by
Pitch, h yr. old, Net. I llb. 2
'Me I...fiery Stakes of 3gs. eneh, for horses, &c. not thorough-bred,
that Dever nun before the day of naming. The winner to be sold
toe 70,;.., 8 ilemsniloil within a gamete" of an hour of the race,
the second being first entitled. Free for any rider, regular
Jocitcys only excepted ; ages as in May : three yrs old, list. Alb ;
il.ht.; live, list.; its, 11• t. bib.; and aled, 12st. bleats,
one tulle and • halt. (10 Subscribers.)

II r. Boym's b. R. l'oni *NM; by l'nrident, darn by
.4 I 1
31r. o:rbun'ati r.l -
n. 'fop the (leather, by President, 5
Afir7P7!7,41.t1.11 b. -iii. PuUy, by 0- oluntp-us, dam by tin-ig, I 4 3
6 yrr; old - - . - 6 3 2
air. E. K. Bayard's br. b. Wallflower, by Cock Robin,
:. -

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-
. 4
as r.W 'rill's eh. h. Orsal•-it, by blimbeds, 6 yrs phi . 2 3 dr
The Craven hints. ( I landicap) of 5 sows. each, free for any horse,
&c. Illenalcmcn rid( rs. One mile and a quarter. (II :sub-

ambers.
les.:l'.. S. Duhrombc's ch. c. St. loges', by Octarius, 3 yrs

IC 14. - - - - 1
- -
Ms.W. 'leaky's ch. b. Swift, by President, aged. Plat. - 2
Xr.Wilsort's gr. m. Frur Fanny, by Frtg-James, 6 yrs old, llst. 3
The following also started, but were not plecril :
Mr.l.Wtwouil's b. m.Stranton Irma, by Victor, r yrs old. I Ist.
Mjr. ffidid.der b. 11.11 alnut, by Petronius, dam by Ilatubletons.at,
ogett, 114.
Mr. 1t..1,40,0n'. hr. g. York, by I:atton, 4 yn old, lest. tdb.
Mr.‘Varm.frores b.f. by Macbeth, dam by Sportsman, 4 yrs old,

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lest. 1
Mt. J. Turner', eh. e. by Ilendtwakelf, darts by ficulagbrough or
flarnaby, 2 yn, ant. 121 h.
l'lsii bold Cup, rabic 100 sow,. by subscription of 7 non. each. far
liOneit, &c. not thorough-bred ; ages as tri May; three yrs. 'di!,
* L 714. ; loin, Illtst. 41b.; lire, 11st. 4112.; tit, 115t.121-b.; and
tied 124. A winner once to carry 51b.; tsicc, 101 b.; thrice,
141. extra. fieutlesuen riders. Two miles.
Sit T.Sykes'a ib. g. by Egn must, dam lay Hermes, to yre All I
Mr. 1' 's be. hi. hate, by A rilrorwaii, dam lay Shuttle, S
yes old - - 2
Mr. Rowiaes be. h. Newburg'', by Mowbray, dam by Sir
fforry, it yra old . - 3
My., liopkinunes It. ot. psfa, by Young Sorcerer, L yrs old 4
sk J. Jubbilisoen b. h. ,s seal, by sir Paul, aged - - 5
let. listitisn'a b. g Fearnosgbi, by Sir Christopher, dam by
remelt's, 6yn okl - - . - It
Mr. \Webster's b. to. by Macbeth, daiu by Sportsman, 5 yrs old 7
Tim, Ilustrne Stakes of 6 sins. each, fur horn, &c. not thorough
brad. I lentleriern riders, 12st. each. The winner to be sold for
NW sm.. if itestautalecl within a quarter of an hour atter the rare,
taw Gerund being lint entitles!. Two-mile beats. (Ten sob.

aseibers.)
Mr. A. M. Bayar's Dr. tn. Lslla, by rdrooon, I; rn old 2 I I
Mr. Illidadile's gr. E.
Jerry. by Alonso. $ yrs old - - I 2 3
burl. Job ithinv's b. b. Shophenl, by Sir Pool, 6 yr. old .1 .t 2
Mr. ItorlAy's la. li. Newburgh, by Sloolirny, Il r. old :1 tlr

miriTtNn AI'POINTMKNT POI{ Tins WEEK.
filizikerl et Ml+) Ai ag-huutßts inc.t on 1•11 r.t Walto:i
WM mile% from Crupton.