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THE BRITISH PRESS.

NORTHAMPTON SOCIETY FOR THE
PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN KA OWLEDGE.

On Thursday the first Anniversary Meeting of title Society was
held at the George Tavern. Northamoton.
The Right Rev. the tortl Bishop of PETMONOUGIA In the
Chair.
Previous to the commencement of the huairem of the dm the
Society celebrated it* firgt Annual Assembly by a public breakfast
at the same place, which was attended by all the rank and fashion
of she county of Northampton and its immediate vicinity. The
town was crowded with the various vehicles of persons desirous of
taking. a part in the proceedings of the day, and the breakfmt-tsble
displayed such an asseenhlsge, male and female, as has been seldom
witnessed open any similar occasion in a country or a county town.
The object of the Society is the establishment and maintenance
of the Christian religion in our colonies and foreign dependencies ;
or, in other words, the extension of Church of England Protest-
antism, by means of missionaries, schools, and every other species
of moral culture.

To those individuals who are duly aettaible of the blessing* to be
conveyed. anti which hey themselves enjoy through the mesns of'
the Gospel. the communication of similar hopes and enjoyment to
the mass of their fellow-creatures must always prove not only a
pleasing employment, but a positive and urgent duty, from the per-
formance of which it would he impassible conscientiously to escape.
it is therefore to he hoped that the present opportunity afforded to
the inhabitants of this populous town and neighbourhood to forward
the interests of their fellow-creatures will not be suffered to escape,
but that, on the contrary, they will seize every possible opportunity
of effectuating the gteat object which all Christian men of whatever
doctrinal party should keep steadily in view. And this is the rather
to be matted upon their attention, as it would seem this excellent
Society has hot received that extensive support to which it is clearly
entitled, and which there is little doubt it would receive if its nature
and designs were more generally known and consequently better
appreciated.
The business of the day commenced with the reading of the Re-
port, which contained a cleat' r-Tose of the advantages likely to
accrue from the Society, a summary of what it had already effected,
and an earnest exhurtatien to the friends of Christianity to come
forward and bestow their best exertion* in the prosecution of this
" labour of love " We understand it is intended by the Society to
print the Report. After the Right Rev. Chairmen hart expatiated
on the beneficial objects and tendencies of the Association—
Thanks were voted to several Individuals most actively engaged
in the t'ormation and furtherance of the Society and among others,
to the Patrons. the Most Noble the Marquis of Northampton. the
Right lion. Earl Spencer, and the Right Hon. the Earl of
Clarendon, •

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The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON returned thanks for the honer*
done him.
Earl SPENCER exnressed the gratification be felt in the acknow-
ledgments of the Society, and the pride and deep interest he felt in
its welfare. The Noble Lord said further, he conceived it to be
the duty i.f every true member •of the Church of• England to join
heart and hand in the support and.advancement of a Society calcu-
lated to place that Church upon the 'firmest foundation, and further
the hest interests of mankind. He was happy that he had in any
degree been instrumental in promoting the advancement of such a
ineritnriotoi institution, and should be always ready anti willing to
contribute everything that lay in his power to its welfare and con-
tinuance.

Thanks were then voted to the Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer,
and Secretaries, the lion. and Rev. O. Spencer and the Rev. P.
Thpnitnn who severally returned thanks.
The officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows :

PATRONS.
The Moat Noble the Marquis of Northampton.
The Right Hon. Earl Spencer. K G.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon.
PRESIDFNT.
The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peterborough.
VICE.PRFSITENTS.
The Right Hon. Earl Compton The Hon. and Rev. R. B. Stop-
The Hon. and Rev. E. Carleton ford
The Hon. and Rey. T.L.Dundal Sir James Langham, Hart.
The Hon. and Rev. P. A. Irby Sir J. Rigges Miller, Bart.
The Hon. rend Rev. G. Spencer I Sir W. Woke. Bart.
Sir Robert Gunning, Rart. I The Ras. R. Baxter
TitEistrten—The Rev. T. Sikes.
SECRETARIES.
The Hon. and Rev. G. Spencer I The Rev. P. Thornton.

The CHAIRMAN said the zealous support which had been af-
forded to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge by the
nobility and gentry of Northampton proved that the objects of that
Society had been justly appreciated by them. It was a Society for the
diffusion of religion and education at home. There existed another
Society, the object of which was the promotion of the same desirable
results abroad ; and he thought in future the two Associations
should go hand in hand, and be supported by the same individuals.
They had already manifested their zealous ardour in promoting the
interests of the one Society, and he was now to invite them to assist
another, which held constantly In view the same objects as that
which had received the benefit of their countenance and support.
In this alone they differed, that one was for the propagation of reli.
ginus truth in their native country, and the other for the propaga-
tion of religious truth in foreign countries. He would repeat, that
nothing could be more desirable and indeed natural than that the
individual* composing the former Society should aid the latter.
He felt he carried the assent and approbation of the Meeting
along with him in this proposal. and entertained no doubts of the
good likely to result from its being put into practice. With this
view. and to this end, what he had to propose was, that the same
individuals who already composed the Society for the Promotion of
Christian Knowledge at home, should form themselves into en as.
satiation for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. The
new society would have the same Patrons, President, and Vice-
Presidents as the old one, with the single exception of a Nobleman
whose name atond in the list of the Society for Promoting Christian
Knowledge. That Noble individual being now abroad. there had
been as yet no opportunity of consulting him upon the subject.
and his name must be for the p• client omitted. But there could
exist little doubt, that as soon as the Nobleman to whom he had
alluded could be apprised of their intention, he would eagerly
step forward and cause his name to be enrolled among the
supporters of the new society. The same remark. would to a
certain extent apply to some respectable individuals M the
vicinity, whose names had only been omitted because it was
understood to be already in their contemplation to form a si-
milar society in their own immediate neighbourhood (Kettering).
All he would say upon that subject was simply this, if those
gentlemen persevered in their resolution he should be most happy
to co-operate with them ; and if on the contrary, on further consi-
deration. they appeared desirous of having their names added to
the list of the Northampton Society, he would be equally pleased
and gratified to receive them. It was the less necessary for him to
detain them at present with any more comprehensive description of
the two Societies, as he would shortly have alt opportunity of doing
so front another place. He should, therefore, conclude by simply
proposing the formation of a Society in Norhampton, for the pro-
pagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, on the same principles,
and whit the same officers as those of the Society for promoting
Christian knowledge.—Agreed to
Thanks were then voted to the Bishop of Peterborough, for his
primer and dignified conduct in the Chair, and
The Meeting Adjourned ; the majority of Members repairing to
THE CHURCH.
where it had been previously arranged that the Bishop of Peter-
borough should explain to the assembly the nature and object of the
two Societies.

Accordingly, at twelve o'clock, the Bishop proeeeded to the pa-
rish Church of AU Saints, attended by many of the nobility and
gentry who had taken part in the previous proceedings, and also ac-
companied by the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen, and Cnrpo.
ration of Northampton, in their robes, and the clergymen of the
diocese in their gowns. At the entrance of the church, the proces.
*ion was received by a band of music, and the children of the na.
tional and parochial schools. and passed into the body of the build.
ing, under banners emblazoned with the arms and name of the
Corporation of Northampton.
The Church of the parish of All Saints is an ancient and highly
curious structure ; the pews, galleries, and pulpit being formed of
real British oak, now nearly black with age ; and the walls orna-
mented with many rich and interesting monuments and sepulchral
effigies. Amongst others, is a static of the late Right Honourable
Spencer Percival, executed by Chentrey. It stands before the
communion table, and is equally admirable both as a work of art
and a faithful and correct likeness of the deceased Statesman. The
attitude of the figure is extremely simple, set elegant, and the
whole performance no unfavourable specimen.of the powers of our
great sculptor. The chitreh is farther rematkable, as having had a
thousand tons of oak timber granted for its re-edification by King
Charles the Second, which munificent act is recorded on the portico,
as also the gift of seven years' chimney money, collected therein to
the town of Northempton, by the same Monarch.
After theconclusion of the Church Liturgy, the vocal parts of
which were executed in a very creditable and pleasing manner by
the children of the schools,
The Bishop of PETERnonoroit addressed the assembly on the
objects of the Societies to the following effect :—The general duty
of promoting the extension of Christian knowledge was enforced in
the strongest and most emphatic manner in various passages of the
holy scriptures. Life eternal consisted in the knowledge of God
and Jesus Christ whom he had sent in comparison with whidh St.
Paul considered all things else as drops. Our Saviour had corn.
missioned the apostles, and given them his injunction to the effect
that they should in the first instance teach the lost sheep of the
House of Israel ; but tl.ey were also enjoined subsequently to in.
outlet all nations in the knowledge of Christianity, and their Di-
vine Master had declared. •• Lo, I am with you always, even unto
the end of the world." To what end was the declaration made if it
were not for the purpose of intimating the perpetual and lasting
duty incumbent upon all Christians to assist in zealously propa-
gating the truth of Christianity ? True, the injunction had first
been laid upon Christ's immediate disciples and followers, but
neither was it solely applicable to them, or merely confined to the
Apostles, for if so what would be the meaning of the expression
•• To the end of the world ?" It was therefore perfectly clear, as
well front the tenor of that expression as the general speech of the
New Testament that the injunction was intended to apply, not only
to the Apostles but their aticessory. On these grounds it was clear
that to promote the extension of divine knowledge was equally the
duty of Christians row, as it was at the time of the first estab-
lishment of Christianity; and it was in the power of every Chris-
tian, no matter what his rank of life, to contribute to that great ob-
ject. For although the number of those immediately engaged in
preaching and teaching was small and necessarily limited, all
might in one way or other assist In the accomplishment of the great
end. Of the existence of this desirable degree of Christian zeal

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there wee an early and memorable etstnple in the Society for pro_
moving Christian Knowledge, which although originally contisted
to a body olnien few in number, and limited in means, yet did not
ehrick front contemplating and attempting a great object. This
Society had been first established in f 6119, and in 1701 the royal ,
charter was obteined and two Societies formed, one for the propaga-
tion of the Gospel in foreign pane, and,the other at home. The
exertions of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge had
been at first principally and chiefly directed to an attempt at ame-
liorating We state of Christianity in the foreign plantations and
Colonies belorging to this country. Thus North America became
the principal field for the labours of the Society et first, but after-
ward. it extended its objects to other quartiles, and began to co-ope-
rate with the Danish 51iseionaries. The adasionsto.Teanquebar, and
that established at Aladras by the venerable and pious Schwartz,
whose name must be always considered an' ornament to
sionary labours, arid his actions examples of Missionary zeal, who
was indeed a burning and a shining light, the memory of whom
was sail revered in that part of the world by Inindreds and thou-
sands; thoseim is.sions had subsequently receives' tbe assistance of the
Society to whose labours he adverted. A mimics) was next estab-
lished at Tangore, and the scriptures translated intou the Bengalese
and Portuguese languages for the benefit of natives and settlers in
those parts of the globe. The Society did not coaine its efftirts to
those matters alone; in the year 1720 it published a trensletion of
the new testament into the Arabic, and the number of the edition
amounted to 10,000. The labours of this Society as he had Inti-
united, were not solely confined to foreign parts, 'their operations
at a later period were to be seen at home, and after this summary
view of their exertions abroad, it might be well to error to some of
their attempts in the way last mentioned. He had already spoken
of the necessity of diffusing christian knowledge. and thilfbas to
be effected by the distribution of the holy scriptures. The bible
was the fountain of religious knowledge, and the streams would be
pure or turbid according to the quality of the primal source.
Or to adopt a different and perhaps a ,luster comparison, the
bible was the foundation of religious knowledge and the
only true foundation. If the superstructure were raised upon
the Bible, then was it founded upon a rock ; but, if it rested
upon any other support, then was it foundd on the sand,
and would not endure. It was with sincere pleasure he could
say, that as the resources of the Society increstsed, in the same pro-
portion was the distribution of the Bible extended. Ile could straw
gladly, and point to the fact with a laudable exultation, that the
distribution of the Scriptures, during the past year by the Society,
amounted to 50.1100 copies. These were copies of the whole Bible,
both Old and New Testaniente. The number of copies of the New
Testament alone, distributed in the same space, was in addition to
this 68.000, thus making a total of 118,000 copies of the sacred
Scriptures, distributed within the space of one year through the
emeledont, of the Society. Yet, notwithstanding all this, by some
strange aid unaccountable fatality—because the Society wax not in
name called a Bible Society—many persons appeased to think that
the circulation of the Holy Scriptures did not compose one of its
objects, or at all enter into ha design. Nothing could be more
mistaken than such a supposition, for it was in tact the orignal
Bible Society. It had existed 80 years previously to the formation
of what was now called the Bible Society, and yet notwithstanding
all this, and the evidence contained in their yearly labours. this was
said by sane individuals to be no Bible Society at all. He believed
some of their opponents and the advocates of other Societies had
represented their Institution as hostile to the distribution of the
Scriptures- But he trusted that venerable Society was better un-
derstood by his hearers. They were in truth most anxious to
circulate the Scriptures; true' it was they wished also, where cir-
cumstances would admit, to distribute another book slor.g with
them—tire Book of Common Prayer. Many individuals entertained
objections to this line of proceeding, and disapproved of the distri-
bution of the Book of Common Prayer with the Bible. To those
persons he would reply, by. quoting the authority of that enlight-
ened and pious Prelate, late Bishop of Gloucester, and at present
Bishop of- Litchfield. That Right Rev. Prelate, in a sermon
which he had preached, used this expression. He denominated
"•our liturgy as the most worthy companion of divine truth."
These words deserved the most serious attention. The Prayer
Book laid claim to no authority which it did not derive from the
Bible. They were ready to admit the Bible contained every thing
netessary to salvation : and their boast wax, that in the Bible was
Domed-bid the entire and only religion of the Protestants, and the
tole authority in all matters of Christian doctrine. The Prayer
Book was not in itself an authority independent of the Bible, but a
summary of doctrine contained in the Bible, and altogether tbunded
upon it. This was an opinion wholly distinct and different from
the traditions of the Church of Rome, which were distinct from,
Independent of, and of equal authority with, the Bible itself in the
*pinion of the members of that community. They certainly ac-
knowledged the snthority of the Scriptures, which they considered
.as the written word of God, but they no less acknowledged
the authority of tradition, which they denominated the unwritten
word. They maintained that those traditions contained the doctrines
delivered orally by the Apostles, and not committed to writing till
they were subsequently collected by the ancient Fathers of the
Church. There was no ground of comparison whatsoever be-
tween the Liturgy of the Church of England and the tradition of
the Church of Rome. Our Liturgy formed a worthy companion
to the Bible, not because it contained any thing not to be found in
the Bible, but because it consisted of a faithful transcript of the
doctrines of the Holy Scriptures ; and it was certainly right that
the distribution of those two books, the Bible and Book of Common
Prayer, should go hand-in-hand. Without the Liturgy of the
Church persons could not be able to join in the service of the
Church of England • and wtthout the Ifible they could not know
on what authority the Prayer-book stood. The htness of the two
books to be united watt in this manner apparent, but it was not
meant to assert that they were therefore to be inseparable compa-
nions; on the contrary, the Society was always ready to undertake
the circulation of those two books, either jointly or separately, as
circumstances and the situation of individuals might appear to re-
quire. Therefore it was they did not mean to distribute the
Prayer-book among those who might object to receive it, but
simply to present it to all who agreed, and were ready to accept it.
The Society, acting on those principles, was open alike to the
Churchman and the Dissenter : the subscriptions of the latter would
be cheerfully received,as well as those of the former; and the distri-
bution of the Prayer-book pressed upon none who did not coincide in
its propriety. There was also a third class of books circulated by the
Society, and to which lie should briefly advert : these were religious
tracts, in the most important and greater number of which all were
agreed, such for instance as those relative to the inspiration of the
holy scriptures, If any others of those treatises were objectionable
to the dissenters they were not called upon to accept them. But
that a society which numbered among its members the arch-bishops
and bishops of the established church should join in the circulation
and distribution of tracts calculated to support the Established
Church was a necessary consequence of its existence. However, in
doing so, and in this manner doing their duty, they did not mean
to press these tracts upon any man unwilling to receive them. There
existed ample choice in the 300 different species of tracts issued by
the Society for every Protestant of every persuasion or sect. The
member of prayer books distributed in the last year, ending April
1825. was 1:13,426 ; the number of other bound books arid treatises
circulated in the same period was 110,000; and the number of
tracts amounted to 031.000, which numbers, added to the bibles and
testaments put in circulation, to which he had already referred,
made a total during the year of nearly a million and a-half of re-
ligious works distributed by the Society in the interval between
April 1824 and April 1825. The manner in which these volumes
had been distributed was partly gratuitous, and in part at a reduced
price, and the persons among whom they had been principally dif.
fused were the poor, and our soldiers and sailors. The Society had
likewise given extensirve circulation to the Scriptures, and other
works of a religicius tendency in hospitals, work-houses, and jails.
places whose inmates stood in particular need of religious instruc-
tion. The national schools applying were likewise supplied, and
great encouragement bad been afforded to what were found exceed.
ingly useful institutions, parochial ler.ding libraries. Along with
this. versions of the scriptures had been made in various languages.
A Welch Bible had been printed which went through six editions,
and the number of copies amounted to 87,000. An Irish Bible had
likewise been printed, and it was with pleasure he pointed out to
their attention the Society's Family Bible, with notes, three edi-
tions, of which to the number of 26,000 copies had been printed
and published, and a fourth edition was at present in progress.
The two Societies, the one tOr promoting Christian knowledge, and
the other for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts, mutu-
ally co-operated and worked towards the promotion of the tome
end. [Here the Right Rev. Prelate became so inaudible as to
occasion us to lose several sentences, an occurrence which we had to
regret more than once in the course of his address.] His Majesty had
patronised their Society, of which he had continued a member for
35 years. It was she countenanced by the Archbishops and
Bishops of the establishment, by most of the parochial clergy, and
by many of the nobility. and gentry. In consequence of the feeling
[generates! in its favour in so many places, there had arisen no fewer
ihn 240 diocesan and district Committees, all labouring for the pro-
motion of its common object. hooking at those firsts, and that
there could not be fewer than 20.000 persons employed in forward.
lag the one great end, he thought there was room for hopes of no
narrow success, and that the prospect was on the whole a cheering
prospect. He had so long occupied their attention, and detained
them, with an account of the operations of the Society at home, he
must necessarily cotnpreas the details of their exertions in foreign
parts. He had already stated to them that the Society was incase-
porated in 1701, principally for the purpose of propagating the
Gospel among the inhabitants of the English colonies. At
the period of the early efforts of the Society, North Ante-
rica was in a lamentable state, and exceedingly destitute of
religious instruction ; that want had been in a great degree
supplied by the exertions of ministers appointed by the Society.
Their labours might have been long concealed in oblivion,
but the effects of them had since become visible. Were it
not for the fruits of their labours the seed long since sown by
those ministers and teachers, the American States must have had
far less religion anions; them than they now posseseede When the
separation of the Colonies of America front the mother country
took place the efforts of the slissionaries were of course interrupted
along the communication between the two countries. In Canada,
Nova Scotia. and NewtOundland, the Society had at present nu
fewer than 100 Missionaries employed, and about an equal number
of schoolmasters. And it was now in contemplation to farther ex-
tend their operations, and increase the number of both according as
the funds of the Society might sepply the means of so doing.
While those exertions had been making in behalf of the settlers,
the wants of the Indians had not been neglected. Many of their tribes,
particulatly those known by the name of the Five 'Malone. bad
been the particular objects of the Society's attention and efforts.
It was to be hoped that those wandering and unsettled tribes in the
north of Canada would, by means of the Almighty's blessing upon
the plans now innperation, be brought to receive the light of Chris-
tian knowledge and the Gospel. Ile should now direct their atten-
tion to the efforts of the Society towards propagating the Gospel in
the East Indies. A college bad been established at Cakatta for

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the education of missionaries, and instructing them
thins necessary to the due pertimmince of then intp
It might he well to explain briefly the adsantages
an Institution such as that lie had nientioned. It
apparent that a missionary must ncteishiN leatp
people whom lie was called upon tvinstruct. In
would have an opportunity of leashing and Atte i
speaking the language or languages necesaarylim c I
nation, so that they would be amacitated to exert
in the native languages diroughott the various pmvi.
Along with this there • sig another remarkable fear
tution of the College—natives were admitted to it
render assistance to the Missionaries in the way
the latter. The admission of these natives to t
Christian education was a moat important feature
meat of the College, because they would form alt,_—
Christian Missionary and the unconverted native. 'f he.Missiorspry
would thus have an opportunity of leatokng the opinions and preju-
dices of the natives who were to be then future hearers. They
would thus acquire a knowledge of their state of civilisation, and be-
come familiar with their modes of thought before the period althea
labours was to commence; and this' was a most important thing when
it was considered that the reception of truth depended in no small'
degree upon the state of the recipient. Colas the recipient were
properly prepared to receive religious truth, it was in vain that its
reception might be urged ; and when It was considered that the;
Missionary had to contend with and oppose habits and prejudices
long dear to his hearers, it would be allowed that it required great
wisdom knowledge. and temper to deal with them properly, Mid,
in a hetlicious and successful manner. If the Missionary were
openly and distinctly to attack the long-cherished religion of the
natives, such an attack could not tail to produce irritation and dis-
gust in theft minds. and by unfitting them from receiving the Ms-
sionariesC ministry with patience, defeat Me object which should,
be alwara held in view—their conyersinn to religious truth. The
Alissionary should adopt a line of 'emiduct the reverie of what he-
had described, and endeavour to win Isis hearers from their long-
established errors by gentleness and persuasion, and by slow
degrees. Different evils might require very different remedies,
Wit fur that reams a due and careful coarse of preparm;on was in..
dispensible to the formation df an able and efficient missionary.
That was the object of the establishment whose merits he hat
endeavoured to explain, and he trusted with the helps it afforded,
and the blessing of Almighty God, the Missionaries emanating
front it might be insrrunrentsl in turning thousands and tens of
thousands from the error of'their ways. He had however to de-
plore that the exertions of the Society had been confined within a.
comparatively narrow limit, abil their effortsvaralyred by the de-
ficiency of the funds necessary to their purposes. But he trusted
this would nut he the rase according an the Society for propagating
the Onspel in foreign parts became better known and more widely
eittnded ; and, with a view io forward those purposes. he had pro..
posed the establishment of a hissactiof the Society in Northampton.
had been arranged that this new District Association should
are the same Patrons, Piet:Mem, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, and
Treasurer, as the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
which already eximed among them. .Such was the constitution of
the :Society, as must entitle it to instant confidence and support.
TheMiesionaries employed received their education in one or other
of the Universities, and were bound to promote the interests of Its
Established Church. To such an differed from the Church of Eng-
land, on minor Matters and dostrines of Church Government, he
thought the promotion of their one commettfaith an object worthy .
of their attention. Speaking to persons generally, he would say
the purpose of the Society was one deserving of general esteem, and
he trusted it would therefore be not wholly deserted by its sup-
porters. He would c,onclude by in urging upon the attention
of those around htm tlfe cause of laoth these Institutions, and im-
ploring the blessing of Almighty God on these two Societies,
which hail been diligently labouring more than one hundred years
to promote the glory of God and the good cilium
EXAMINATION OF THE CHILDREN, PUPILS IN
THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS.
At the conclusion of the Church• Service, and the discourse of the
Bishop, the flight Reverend Pfelate, attended by a considerable
portion of the congregation, and amongst others, by the Alarquis of
Northampton, and Earl Spencer, proceeded to the school-houses
for the purpose of holding a public examination of the pupils, and
ascertaining the respective progress of each individual scholar. The
gross number upon the books, male and female. is 307, and it ar-
finds us greatsatisfaction many, that the advancement in various
branches of practical and religious knowledge was evinced in the
course of the investigation in a manner which excited the warmest
feelings of the assembly, and Was calculated to reflect credit upots
the careful ability of the teachers, and demonstate most unequivo-
cally the soundness of the system of instruction which has beets
adopted, and successfully persevered in. The Right Reverend
Prelate personally conducted the examination, and put those in..
terrogatories, the answers to many of which, considering the tender
age of the pupils, excited the surprise and gratification talon present.

THE IHNNER.
At four o'clock, the examination being then concluded, tho
friends and patrons of the Society sat du in to dinner at the Georg*
Tavern, and, after an hour or two spent to Christian and convivial
feeling, separated, all deeply impressed with the weighty and pa.
remount claims of the object of their Meeting, and appearing
anxious, by every possible method within the sphere of their
ence, to promote its ultimate success.

PRINCE LEOPOLD'S GRAND PARTY.
Thursday night his Royal Highness Prince Leopold
I gave his second grand party thig season, at his residence,
in Pall-mall, which was by far more numerously attended
than the first. Notwithstanding, we did not hear of acci=
dents in the avenues leading to the mansion.
The company began to artive at ten o'clock, and conti.s
nued setting down till near one. The dresses of the ladiew
were particularly elegant.
The refreshment rooms were thrown open at eleven
o'clock, when a most princely banquet was displayed,
combining everything that could be procured. The excel-
lence and the abundance of rarities were exemplified by
the rooms continuing full till about two o'clock. His Royal
Highness's pages attended the company with tl:e refresh..
men ts.
There were present their Royal Highnesses the Duke of
York, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and
Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, the Princesi
Feodore, the Duke of Sussex, the Princess Sophia Matilda,
the Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Lord Mayor
and the Lady Mayoress.
Among those also present were—
Darr—Wellington.
Duchesses—!.reds, Wellington, Montrose, Dowager Rutland,
d and Dowager Ria:mi.
Maegaines—Hertford, Downshire, Lansdowa, Winchester,
Palmells, Worcester, and Hastings.
.fifarcisionrsses—Palmella, Winchester Cornwallis, Westmeath,
Lattsdown, Downshire, Emily of Londonderry, Dowager Salis-
bury, and Plafford.
Earls—Westmorland, Bristol, Darby, Tankerville, Winche:ses,
Digby. Bathurst, Lonstlide, Hardwiek.e, Jersey, Roselyn, Was.
wick, Darnley, Cathcart, Stamford, and Abczgavenny,
Coontesses—Belmore, Lonsdale, Harwood, Ludolf, Munster,
Derby, Bathurst, Groivenot, Aldborougb, Dartmouth, Warwick,
Chichester, Stradhrooke, Athlone, Sefton, Poulet, Donoughmore,
and Mount Norris.
Visrounts—Denrhu•r, Swanton', Barnard, Templetown,
grave, Milton, Sidmouth, Eastnor, and Palmerston.
Viscourtierses—Strangford, Belgrave, Sidmouth, Normanley,
Anson. Melville, and Chadeville.
Lords—Bexley, St. Helena, Beresford, Railensworth, Arden,
Sydney, Colchester, and C. Bentinck.
Ladies—Charlotte Osborne, Blackwood, fierrison, Acton, Bo-
roughs, F. Thynne, Rovinsworth, Rowley, 2 Paulet's, Lascelles,
C. Buncombe, Colchester, Dowager Ellenboraugh, Bloomfield,
J. Euston, A. Bereslord, C. Vernon, Leering, Julian Peters,
Shears, R.Pitzgerald, Langford, Wallace, E. Eames, Norman,
Barbara Crawford, Clinton, Long, Harvey, Baths, Hobhouse,
2 Pagers, Whitshed, M. Peters, and Elizabeth Cornwallis.
Ambassadors and ifinirierr—Portuguese, Neapolitan, Spanish,
Bavarian, Swedish. Danish, Sardinian Saxon, and Hanoveriaa.
The Secretary to the Austrian Embassy.
Barons—Cetto, Sternheld and Moltke.
Counts—hudolf. St. Antonio, D'Aiglia, and Manatee.
Sirs—Edward Ken-iron, 11. Blackwood, C. Rowley, R. Fes.
gusaon, W. Davison, M. Tierney, Wathen Waller, B. llobbouse,
X. Clark, J. Leach, R. Bolton, C. Poles, T. Stepney, Coutts
Trotter, J. Shelley, R. Strachan, P. klusgrave, G. Pocock, and
W. Stirling.
Bonovoubles—Mrs. Hope, Mills Liddell, sad Miss Addingtoa.
Rev. Dation—Blomberg, and Wellesley.
Rev. Mr. Starkey.
Admiral Digby.
Genera/a—Wetherell. Phipps and Wynyard.
Colonels.—llugh Sainte, Davison, Cooper, Higgins and Toe.
spend.

Major Crawford. •
Captain Conroy.
Messrs—Hope. Banks, Bootle Wilbraham, Scarlet, Purse,
Tierney, Law, Calcraft. Planta, and Holum Sumner.
Mistresses—Hugh Baillie, hegh, 'Cullen Smith, Blomberg.
Chaloner Riese, W. Wynn, Coutta, lteauclerk. Shaw Leine,
Vernon, Arbuthnot, Pearse, Ross, Cooper, Tierney, Scarlet,
Page and Sterling.
,Slides—Page, Eden, Wools, and 2 Laws.
The fortune of the Hon. Denis Arthur Bingham, a
Minor, is eight thousand pounds a-year, not eight han-
dred, as stated through an error of the press in our Paper of
Monday. His age, too, was stated by the Attorney-Gene-
ral (ot Counsel against the marriage) at seventeen not str-
ict,' years.—Drhlin Piper.
According to the plan at present in contemplation for the
orpyla ofe placed
the
in
lot
alatne of John Knox, a colossal figure of the Reformer is
toitloarae m
thatL
memory
Melville. Mr. Tait, of London, has, we understand,
suggested. that in plat! of this column, the statue of John
Andrew's o'ne r afiqcoualuremonf ke'szlaiactibyurg similar
Knox should be placed on a rock. " I have placed my
church upon a rock," &c.—Glasgow Paper.

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