The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-07 00:00:00

THE CHURCH.

The London Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
have granted 1,0001. to the Bishop of Nava Scotia, for fur-
thering the objects of the University lately established
there, and other similar useful purposes.
The annual meeting of the Birmingham ('hurch Mis-
sionary Association took place on Friday, and was attended
by a very numerous and most respectable assembly. The
President, Lord Calthorpe, was present, and opened the
proceedings by moving that the Chair should be taken by
the Bishop of the Diocese and his Lordship, in complying
with the request, addressed: the meeting in support of the
objects of the institution, calling upon his hearers to press
forward in the promotion of a cause which ought, from its
very nature, never to cease interesting every true Chris-
tian. The Report was then read by the Rev. Edward
Burn, and its adoption was moved by Lord Calthorpe.
The Rev. Mr. Bartlett, Secretary to the Parent Society,
next addressed the meeting, and gratified the company by
a luminous, comprehensive, and most interesting expost-1
tion of the origin, progress, and present state of the Parent
Institution. The Rev. W. Spooner, the Rev. G. Hodson,
the Rev. J. Garbett, the Rev. Mr. Ilolmcs (deputed from
the Parent Society), the Rev. Messrs. Lowe and J.llowells,
A. S. Lillingston and R. Spooner, Esqrs., also addressed
the meeting in moving and seconding the different Resolu-
tions. A liberal collection was made at the doors as the
company retired.
On Wednesday se'nnight the Stafford Church Missionary
Society held its anniversary meeting, the Lord Bishop of
Lichfield and Coventry in the Chair. The attendance was
numerous and highly respectable, and the presence of the
Earl of Harrowby, with his two sons and Lord Bexley,
who took part in the proceedings, added to the interest of
the occasion. The collections, including a donation of IN.
by the Right Honourable Richard Ryder, M.P., amounted
to 361.

THI CNIIIICH.---81; Fluxing BACON (who was always
for moderate counsels), when some one was arguing for
such a sweeping reformation in the Church of England as
would, in effect, leave no Church remaining, said to him—
" Sir, the subject we talk of is the eye of England ; and if
there be a speck or two in the eye, we endeavour to take
them off; but he were a strange oculist who would pull out
the eye."
The Rev. Mr. Ferry, a suspended priest of the Roman
Catholic communion, put an end to his existence on Tues-
day by cutting the arteries of one of his arms with a razor.
No cause has been assigned for this melancholy act.—
Connaught Journal.
The Dublin Eecning Post contains a private letter which
numerates many instances of the growing intollerance of
the French Clergy ; among them is the following—" The
Inhabitants of a commune near Clermont have for a long li
time been without a resident Clergyman. It appears that,
the church in this commune is out of repair, and the inha-
bitants having been applied to by the curate to repair and
decorate it, which they refused on the ground of their po-
verty, he has prohibited the performance of divine service!
until ifs wishes are complied with ; already the inhabitants
have been five months without divine worship, and there
seems to be no prospect of any alteration."
A handsome new Church, at the estimated expense of
2h,0001. of which sum IS,OOOI. has already been sub-
scribed, is about to be erected at Margate, upon the high
pound on a level with the fort. The spot is already
marked out.

The packet ship Canada sailed from Liverpool on the
Ist instant. Among the passengers were Bishop Hobart,
of New York, and Professor Paulson, of the University
of Maryland.
It is reported, among the friends of the Greek cause,
that Lord Cochrane will not proceed to Greece, but that
the affairs of that country will be terminated by negotia-
tion. A frigate for the use of the Greeks has, however,
been purchased, and fitted out at a French port, and is
expected soon to set sail for Hydra.—Glasgow Free
Press.

GENERAL ELLCTION.—The city of Worcester will be
strongly contested. The candidates are, Viscount Deer-
burst, Colonel Davies (the present Members), and C. R.
Robinson, Esq. The canvass of the latter gentleman (wheal
is an eminent merchant) has been very successful, and
there is every prospect of his being returned.
In the last Monthly Magazine, the old hypothesis of
Horne Tooke's being the author of Junius: Letters is
again broached. We do not think the magazine w,iter is
'cry happy in the proofs he brings, but he asserts one or
two curious facts; that the copies of Junius, bound in
blue marble paper (as directed in his private correspond-
ence with Woodfall), had been found in Tooke's library
after his death ; and that the original MSS. of Junius, in
fooke's hand-writing, have been discovered among some
musty papers, by, and are now in the possession of J. W.
ticker,}:sq. M.P. Secretary to the Admiralty. We
doubt the facts, but, if true, they are certainly curious.
Tile inacadamized roadway in Pall-mall is proceeding
extraordinary rapidity ; and will be completed from
the east end to the extremity of Carlton Palace, in the
c;tes: of this week.
There was a boat on the Thames yesterday, propelled by
pu!dke, similar to those of the steam-packets, but put into
zction by a man turning a wheel.
PAWNBIORIRE.—it is much to be lamented that the
‘.l;4•ct with which pawnbrokers receive pledges holds out
el encouragement to thieves. An instance of this occurred
'n Monday evening. An ill-looking fellow offered a watch
fir pledge, for which he asked los. The pawnbroker asked
his name and address—" No. 2" was the laconic reply.
"No 2, where ?" " No. 2" was the reply again. On the
question being put a third time the answer was, " the centre
veil of London-bridge," and on this extraordinary descrip-
in was'the money lent ! ! While such facility is afforded
for the disposal of stolen goods can we wonder at the heavy
t'a'e of the calendar ?
Gana LI o.—The Count Salvinsky, a rich Polander, bag
terently lost at piquet 20,000 acres of woodland, and a
Intenificcnt chateau, situated in Saxony. The Prince
ilgorouly is the winner. The Count Salvinaky is the
Person who at Constantinople won of the Capitan
Peha, at a game of chess, twelve slaves, and 16,000 leo.
tarti-skins, which he sold in Hungary for 700,000 thrills,
!Hist the slaves at liberty.—Peris Pairer.
DARING ATTEMPT at RORBERT.--Yesterday morning,
"bent the hour of ten o'clock, a youth was perceived *m-
ien...nth the counter of Mr. Walker, perfumer, &e. of
ROI-street, Mary-la-tonne, by Mrs. Walker, who imroe-
dl7kly laid hold of for the purpose of giving him into
~c*°4Y the young villain struggled with her in a desperate
air! perceiving no person coining to her assistance,
her by the fleshy part of the arm with his teeth,
t rounded her very severely ; the pain made Mrs. W.
• her hold, when he made his escape, leaving behind
treWLat, in which was found a large pearl comb with
'AI Over ornaments for ladies head-dresses, which be
"(Tented in taking from the window. Information was
,111 'Arty laid at the Mary-la-bonne office.
eqt
Ilinay, a set JUS accident occurred to the son
r. White, of Colelord. Being out shooting with a
he had crossed a hedge, and a bird rising in
'''section, his companion shot at it, and lodged the coo-
t the gun in the unfortunate youth's loins. 11. Is
T I:ay of recovery.—Bristol Mercury.
rgING ACClDENT.—Yestertlay afternoon, as a van
.Ine sugar hogsheads was unloading at the door
• Ilan, grocer, Judd-street, Somers-town, one of
;`heads rolled out of the van over the shcpman, and
1431 upon the spot.