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manced by Miserving, he was attached by so many ties
to the object of the Parent Society, whose claims on the
public were very great. At the present time this Society
had peculiar calls for. the support of Ireland and that
country. When he perceived rebellion and oltrage
stalking abroad in that country, he conceived, that to
repress this, a Society like the present was most singu-
larly necessary, and so convinced was he of the efficacy
of the Society in Ireland, that be had no doubt great
good might he effected by its rigorous exertion, at a dune
like the present. The learned ashop concluded by
entreating attention to the report of the Parent, Society.
established in Ireland.
The Secretary (the Rev. Mr. Stair) then read the
report, %hick was couched in beautiful language, and
stated, among a variety of facts, that the labours of the
Society had extended over a great part of die disturbed
districts, and had distributed 145 translations in Irish of
Cie New Testament g and wherever the agents of the
Society had made their appearance they were received
by the peasantry, who, on being addressed in their own
language, had often shed tears at the eloquence of the
speakers, and some of them have declared they could
follow the missionaries to the world's end. _

The Lord Bishop of NORWICH (after the Secretary
had two 11111 l ended the adoption of the report) then rose
and addressed the meeting. Ile commenced by observing,
that his life had been prolonged to a period more than
commou by the divine hand of • Prot idence, and be
during that period; had always peculiarly conceived the
necessity of the dissemination of the Scriptures in Ire-
land ; and the claims of that country were very great,
as when they saw united in the natives of that country
talents, conraae, frankness, and genero,ity, qualities
which made them the bulwarks of any country, and pe•
culiarly so, when they were candidly and liberally go-
verned, he conceived, without deviating from the
rule very properly laid down by the Chairman, that a
good and great Government made good subject!, owl
upon the Government depended the general sniJ
moral conduct of the subjects. Tii:s meeting was as-
sembled to consider a plait wnieh would tend to prommc
the peace and welfare of the people of Ireland. The
worthy Bishop concluded by proposing a resolution. ibat
a Society, called the Loudon Auxiliary Suctel fur pro-
moting the education of the native Irish, be established.
Lord LILFORD seconded the resoldtirm, an I in a
short speecti said, the object of their assembling was
most necessary and excellent one.
WILBERFORCE then presented liinvelf, and in ji
very eloquent speech took a yea iew of the Societies which,
during ti,e pate years, had been established for religious
purposes, and maintained that this was most necessary, as
extending the Scriptures in the Irish language amon.„,
the peasantry would be attended with the MBA beneficial
effects.

Several other gentlemen then set crony addressed the
meelinz, in long and powerinl speeches, and it was
decided that this Society should hr considered ai
branch of the Parent Society, and he called the " Lou.
ton Aurinharc ti.ociety Mr promoting religion autond the
Irish, in their ono lanetaigs."
Ott the motion of s r CLAcni us I I IJNTER. a Tole or
thanks was giten to the Right Reverend Bishop of
Gloucester, woo expressed his ackttowledgments, and
the meeting separated, a very liberal collection berms
made at the doors.

Advices from Port-au-Prince to the 19th of Jan.
state, that the Sappho French corvette had arrived
there from France with dispatches, and having ob-
tained
al answer to them had again sailed. Presi-
dent Boyer is said to have greatly facilitated his
acquisition of the Spanish part of St. Domingo, by
a perplexing question to the authorities who di-
rected the revolution. They hail de•ermined on •
separating from Spain, but had resolved to unite
themselves with the republic of Colombia. A
mission sent by the President were informed, on '
questioning the leaders, that they had shaken (4f
the yoke of Spain because that country was so fdv
front Hayti. " But why, then," it was asked,
" put on that of Colombia, which is as distant ?''—
Being. unable to abtain any rt.Tly to this interro- ,
gatory, it was urged that the integrity of the em- . .
Aire of Hayti required their submission: and, by .
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dint of persuasion nod threats, they succeeded in .
obtaining the adhesion of St. Jag°, St. Dutuing /o„.-- ' I\3
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Porto. Plata, and the other Spanish places. 'i 'I-; ,
By u Parliamentary return, it apeurs, that the 1., 'r.. '.:
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number of ofli.:ers of the army who have beau dis- }..\,,,. .. ~,'
missed the service Without trial since the year 1793, i.... , i
is as fellows:-1 Gmerni, I Lieutenant-General,. - : t'l\.)`
2 'Alajor-Generals, 3 Colonels, 4 Lieut.-Colonels,
I Major, 56 Captains, 414 Lieotcnants, 400 Second-
Lieutenants, 12 I PilyllMiteN, 3 Adjutants,ll Quarter
Nlasters, 9 Surgeons, 6U Assistant Surg,:ons. S Ve-
terinary Sur eons; in all 989.
A French Journal states the present amount cf
Cie population ol house to be 14U,C0j.

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