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Am. CrecirorELL' A2VITIOMI LitriVß.
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In addition to the particulars we exclusivey cominuni..
rated yesterday from the DdVire Aloriiihe Poe, we find
the followfng notices of the affair .of honour betwerat
Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Leyne, in the Dublin papers since
received :

[From the Freeman's Journal of Saturday.l
The following particulars have' beta communicated to us, mn
which we can place reliance:—
Yesterday, at one o'clock. Mr. J. Leyne, accompanied br Mr..
Twigs,, a gentleman of landed property in the county of Kerry.
carat up to Mr. O'Connell. who was standing with anodic/ Bar.
riots, at the entrance of the FoorCetate, and addressing Mr.
O'Connell% imkid him if he meant to afford him (Mr. Leyne) set.
tisfactian. • Having waited lot the apeeenit a minute, and Mc..
O'Connell having trade at reply. Mr. lope then sold You:haws
belied my father aml myself' and I priknernee. you to he a liar, •a
slanderer, and a coward." Mr. Leyne =This friend then entered.
tho Halls bus Mr.•O'Oessncll kit the Coari•yard. and proceeded
to the bead Police-office to exhibit articles of.tbe Prim against b 1(••••
Leyne, who shoed? afterwards appeared, and nal bourd e'er to
keen the peace to ell h'M Ilia Majesty's subjects, himself in I, uretles of
10001. and two Other sureties of 25:V... each, The sensation created
in the hall of the sour Courts, and.indtal throughout town, gene.
rally, by thiesoccOrrence, may be very away iniogined. Therearo
various rumours afloat concerning pc trnntaCtiOn, which we deem
it unnecessary to pabti,b, but the olliornag.hart.h9oo,o3l"3"6
rated to us as facts:— . .
That Mil Pere, It. Payne, the. Darrlater,, who delivered the
message to Mr. O'Crin.elt in the lino ;pittance. isnot a nortl sD
this biter proceeding of Mr. Ireyne's—and that Mr. O'Connor).
even previously to the atftir of which we have given.sa accounts,
intended to exhibit articles of the peace against-Mr. Leyne.
We have also heard that Mr. Al turice and Mr. Motgan
'nen were waiting at the corner of Naista.street to meet Dlr. Leyne.
,fteswds; to .111400astaankcnt infirtm.
The gondolas ho e . irieurPFtP
"pert of Mr, .su . Their
to 31r. O'Cbtusetl's von, .law, •

Fiv!st:win,;lFutipr

IFrom the Dubjin Eveßink Mail of Stiturdey.]

Mr. O'Connell has sworn the peace against Mr. Layne, who he
now in custody at the head Police-office. Mr. Lyre has entered
into security, himself in 10001. and two sureties in 1000 t. eac't, and
hakbeen consequently discharged.
We are authorised to state, that in ttic afternoon of this day,
Mr. Lent having overtaken Mr. O'Connell in one of the squares
of the Courts called to him, and in the presence of. *sera' gentle.
men, declared in a loud voice, and with suitable emplins:s anti.
.I(mticulationy that he (Mr. O'Connell) bad foully itaridereti
beyne's lather, as well as hitmell, and had most cruelly and w
only wounded their feelings, and that in dbing an fie was a bate
and wicked calumniator, and that his conduct was that of a cowardly
assassin. '

To which Mr.. OCConnell graciously replied—Tut—Tut, or
words to that effect.

ESTARLISIIMENt OF A DISTRICT COMMITTER
AT AYLESBURY,
rN AID OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPACiATTUN
OF THE 00:3pEL IN FOREION PARTS.

A Meeting was lately held for the purpose of forming
trici v.;.:mmiuee in aid of die' Society Inc the rropagation of the
Owe' in nreign Pans. at tIN. Magistrates' Chamber in Ayles-
bury, Sir J. KING in the Chair. There were sear fer•ror-
sons present' and or those few near • the whole were clergymen.
The iter.Mr. Frectl. haying apo ised for the absence of the
Earl of Buckinglutnishire,l;.:e Ron. R. math, the Rev. Sir Geo.
Lee, Mr. Rickford, and the Its:v. Mf. Rio opened the business of
the Meeting. Be said that the for t. Proragatlon of the
Gospel in Foreign Purts was incorportlK:Y in u. year 1701. daring
the reign of William 111. Its brat objet: wessko send 141.1-
tries to North America, and it was a proud eads4,Thioo that the
existence of an episcopal church in that country v.. N(4 ctioNe-
quence of the efforts of this Society. The Society foririotinyf
Christian Knowledge had been previously established, but .Ikl±--4-
ciety had now transferred to the Society for the Propagwi.m
the Gospel the part of its original business which regardiS *o°
sending abroad :Missionaries. This Society now sent lifilts.h,Za..-
ries to many other parts. Still the demand for 31 imionaries
so much increased that treble the number were required that wets:
employed in 18IG, and for the last four years the expenses or the
institution had exceeded its income by 6,000 f. a-year. fie there.
fore called noon all persons for support, more particularly tiponttlie
members of the Established Church, nathe institution could pot go
on without increased funds.

The Rev. BASIL WOODD, Rector of Drayton Beauchamp, gave,
a short detail of the commencement and benefichil progress ut this
Society. Fle also alluded to the formation of the Society in 1701.
and said that the spiritual necessities of our colonies abread loudly
calked for relief and assistance. Alan, of them were totally
tune of Ministers and the means of public Worship, whitti inflitatty
and superstition had awfully increased. At this period an exem-
plary clergyman, the Rev. Dr. Bray, suggested the lonisation of
this Society. It was reported that in 1740 there were no churches
in Nova Scotia ; there were now in that province 28 clergymen oink
34 schools. Canada was in the same destitute condition : it nose
possessed 24 clergymen and 19 schools. The total number of mis-
sionaries in the North American territory amounts to 103, and the
number of schools to lOU. Of late years the Society has directed)
its attention to Africa. At Cape Town an episcopal church was
erected, and a national school consisting of 328 children. Mitsien-
arks also had been atationaLat the Bermudas, New South Wales.
and Norfolk Island. Since the appointment of Bishop Middleton to
the metropolitan city of Calcutta, the Society had directed its atten-
tion to India. That distinguished prelate had strenuously memo-
mended the erection of a Mission College for the 'locale object ef
the translation of the sacred Scriptures into the various dialects of
Hindostan, and for the education of missionaries and school pastels
for the instruction of the natives. The proposal met with the roalou•
co-operation of the Society, in an immediate grant of 5,00ta to-
gether with the appropriation of the soma raised in consequence of
the King's letter. The Society for Promoting Christian Enowo
ledge immediately testified their cordial approbation of the trait.
sionary establishment by a vote of 5,0001., and also a etabecettenc
grant of 6,0001. for the endowment of five scholarships, to be
henceforth designated " Bishop Middleton's Scholarships." The
importance of this College to the spiritual welfare of the Easc
Indian empire was highly appreciated by the Society for Missiors
to Africa and the East, commonly called " The Church Alit.
sionary Society." In the month following was passed ass unani-
mous vote of 5,0001. towards the building of the College, and this
Society had subsequently remitted the farther sum of 3,000!. in Ina
of the general design. Shortly after `• The British and Fortiori.
Bible Society" came to a resolution to grant 5,000/. for the speet4o
object of translating the Holy Scriptures at the Mission College.
Such a prompt coincidence of operation reflected the highest credit
on the Christian zeal and liberality of' these institutions, and sub-
stantiated the fact that their governing principles unite In one grand
object—the moral improvement of the worli, the salvation of ito-
mortal souls, and the glory of God. Since the adoption of tilts
measure " The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge'
had transferred to the superintendence of the incorporated Sit-
ciety five European missionaries and six native teachers. In
the establishment of an episcopalian Government in the Welt
Indies the Society had also been eminently instrumental. The
Bishops of Barbadoes and Jamaica had commenced their wil ;.
ous functions, and it was humbly expected, by the divine bless-
ing. that the most essential benefits would result from their rut er..
intendence. In Barbadoes the Society had a school of eighty.tigtit
little negroes. These now read the New Testament and learn:
to repeat, in Scripture language, " The Faith anti Duty of a
Christian," abridged from the Institutea of Bishop Dottrel Bali-
gious instruction appeared advancing among the slave populatioo,
and the clergy took their regular turns in superinteeding their edu-
cation. In Nova Scotia a College was establishing under the sanc-
tion and patronage of Dr. Inglis, the present Bishop, to which the
Society bad liberally contributed ; there was also a school consistiefe
of 65 black children. The Soeiety at this time contemplated aft
addition of 50 missionaries and 38 schools, as soon as their tlnr.nces
would admit ; but at present the annual expenditure of the SoctetY
amounted to 20,000/. and the income did not exceed 22.000/.
concluded with observing that the Society presented an imperative
claim upon the support of the clergy and laity. " The !intern
was plenteous, the labourers few." Ile gave Christians of Inhofe
communions full credit for their pious exertions. He rejoiced in
the translations of the Holy Bible which had emanated from Se-
rtmpoor, and he devoutly prayed that the truly apostolic') CLurcrt
of England might prove a distinguished agent in dispensing the
bread of life to the ends of the earth.

In the course of the business the followirg resolutions wee
unanimnuily agreed to :

I. That a Dl,trict Committee be formed at Aylesbury, in ai,l o
the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Kreign t,.
and that the Bishop of Lincoln be requested to aecep: tt:e office o!'
President.

2. That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be requested tea
become Viee-Presidents :—His Grace the Duke of Buckingfur:,
the Most Noble the Marquis of Chandos. the Right Hon the Vs.tl
of Buckinghamshire, the Right Ho❑ the Lord Viscount 11. k.,,
the Right Hon. Lord Carrington, the Right lion. Lord Nueerni,
M.P. the Right Don. Robert Smith. M.P. the Rev. Srr G
Lee, Bart. Sir J. D. Kirg, Bart. M.P. Sir S. B. Morlord, R., t.
M.P. Sir George Nugent, Bart. Sir John Aubrey, Bart. r
T. F. Fretnantle, Bart. and the Venerable the Archtkazoo of
Bucks.

3. That Wm. R'ckford, EQq. M.P. be appointed Trmoter. anti
the Rev, W. Finch, and the Rev. J. S. Baron, Seeretatira.

4. That all persons subscribing 10s. fiti. annually, or zolleetiag
51. in one year, be inembtrs of the Committee.

5. Thai the subscriptions for the year be mode clue at
max, in order to their being remitted to the assistont Secretawg,
and received at the Society's Office, Great queen-street, Liner:AO*.
Inn-fields, before the following Christmas.
6. That the first !dieting of the Committee be appointed to
take place at the White Hart Inn, Aylesbury, on the that ThuraL
day in January, at 12 o'clock.

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