The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-11 00:00:00

CHURCH MISSIONARIES.

The general interest which the important cause of
Missions has excited, impels us to lay before our readers
the t'ollowing interesting extracts from the Church
Missionary Register.

" At Agra, a large city N.W. of Calcutta, and nearly SuO
from it, miles distant trum Ain fool Messed*, a converted Aires
'minion, is occupied as a reader of scriptures and superinten.
dant of schools. tie is assisted by his nephew, Inaynt Mee-
seeh. The labours of A bduol have excited great attention
and enquiry, and in various cases, have Len eminently sue.
cessful. In urder to awaken attention and conciliate the natives
he administers medicine gratuitously to the poor ; he has done
this with much success, some hundreds having received re-
lief in different disorders. The Society possesses a building
called the Ktittra, where Ahdool resides, and where worship
is held—schools are opened thcie and in three other place,.
Some well disposed and intelligent Einopeau residents COIN.
tenance and direct these labours.

" At the colony of Sierra Leone, on Leicester Monm_
tain, about three miles from Free-town, on an ele...ateil
spot, the Christian Institution, so called, is now forming
on a quantity of land, lately granted to the Society.—
Negro children, of various tribes, re-raptured from
cling slave ships, are maintained there, and receive elms•
ian instruction. They work one half of the day and receive
christian instruction in the other half. The Society wholly
maintains at Leicester Mountain two hundred of these OWL
dren, besides about 2110 more in settlements out of
bony; and many others arc placed under its CAR', at a charge
of 1;:, a year each to the Government. The society is asri,teil
in the clothinz, maintenance, and education of theA: 4400
African children by the benevolence of many friends who
subset Ow each i a year for a child named :teem ding to
their directions ; that being considered as an average for his
continuance under education.

" Another settlement has been funned on the nottliermost
of the two New Zealand Islands, by the zealous assistance
of the He v. Samuel Marsden, the principal Chaplain of New
south Wales : he sailed in the brig Active, fur the Bay of
with several of the society's settlers; and at an in-
terview with the Chiefs, • grant of 200 acres of land at
Ilattgee Hoo, was made to them for the Society, and another
grant of 50 acres has been since obtained in a krtile part
of the Bay. It is supposed, that there are half a million of
people, of a noble native character, on the twolslands ; this
is the first attempt to civilize them, and to bless thriti with the
knowledge of Christianity. 'fwenty-five European settlers
are settled at Banshee Hoo and a sum of 5001. has since beets
granted by the Society /or the support of the mission.—
By the recent establishment of the ship,' William Wilber
force," the comfort and encouragement of the Missionaries Is

consulted—also economy In the arrangement of supplies,
a ntore perfect knowlege of the mission, its wants, its dill-
citifies, cud its success : occasional visitation, the prevention
of improper society to Nlissiunaries on their voyages, and
many other advantages resulting from that part of the plan.
The whole of these arrangements are necessary to the
great cause among the heathen nations, and cannutfail to pro-
duce an effect in those parts of the globe, which will :week*
rate the merit of the general conversion of the Gentiles as
one flock under one shepherd. ' I firmly helive; said the
Rev. Daniel Wilson in his discourse to the Society last Mel.,
that there was never such a scene presented before the
church of Christ since the first promulgation of christianity,
as is now presented to us in this country ; for if the three
concurring circumstances, to which be had alluded, it dispo-
sition on the part of the heathen, to enquire into ibe gospel ;
opportunities afforded for diffusing it; and a zeal iu the true
servants of Christ to avail themselves of the opportunities,
form such a scene as thatriepicted in his text (I. iv. 33.) theta
the present moment is eminently of that description.' "

Irlet the LONDON CUZETTE, Sainrday, Jan. 10.

DOWNING-STREET. JAN. V. 199.
Rnyel Dighners the Prince Regent has heel) Ilcnsed. in the
and on tae brlmli of U Maj.:cy. to ii:Tiont Major Gen. Sir
to b: 1.1.:ut.-Gcr.onor of the Provinin:
L'Eicr Carbnia, in the room of Francis Got:. Esq. re4ivicd.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
M sIDMAM W. of Angel-court, Throgtnorton-street. broker,
:rota Jan. C, to Fvb. 2S.
BANKRUPTS.
11 ant.irt T. G. late of Brick-lane. baker, Jan. 13,20, Feb. 21, at
Gttil '.7.11. Att. Mr. Cottle. liaingludl.strcet.
WATTS G. aid 13r3n %V. Brietol, ivory manufacturers, Jan. 26,
37. Feb. 21. at Bristol. Att Hourtlillon and Co. Bread-street.
FavEnc G. Copthall-ccurt, exchange broker, Jan. 17, -24, Feb. 21,
at Guildhall. Aft. Mr. Paterson, 1)14 Broad-Ftreet.
ADAMSON E. Liverpool, tobacconist. Jan. 22,50, Feb. 21. at Li-
• verpool. Att. Mr. Chester, Staple Inn
THOMAS D. CarmArtlicn, grocer, Jan. 23, 21, Feb. 21, at Bristol.
Poole and Co. Grars Inn.
DIVIDENDS.

I'. Hayter, late of Oticombe. Somerset, sail cloth manufacturer,
Jan. 31.
W. 11:111. Lectls. hatter. Feb. 19.
r. Pastel, Gt. Winehester•stract.clenicr. Jan. 17.
It. and W. Taylor. Fleet-street. linendrapers, Jan. 51.
Dickens, Eymfonl, Kett. shopkeeper, Jan. 31.
J. R. anti J. J. Battier, Gould-square, Critic: led-friars, merchants,

JIM. 31.
W. FiyteF. Cambridge, woollen draper. Feb. 5.
J. I inagion jnu. Coleman-street. merchant, Feb. 7.
.1. Vades. New North-stre:t. 11tal Lion-square. tailor. Feb. 7.
Thomp-on at .n. and E. an 1 T. Thompson, Jun. Netherearupton,
Dorset. Svc i•pinners, Feb. 2.
11. Seabrook. Gt. Bract,. Sufrlk, butcher, Feb. 2.
T. Williams. Tything 01' hit,tones. Worm ita„ shim:ller: F..b, 11.
D. New:ALI. New Nlalton, York, coridlt,gor„ Feb. 1.
P. and W. Pidgeon, late of Stock Exchange Culree-house, tavern-

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k.'epert, Feb'. I I.
g. Wilson, Liv,:rpoul, hosier, Feb. 11.
IL Alde.ren. Sand:rabid maw the Sea, mercer, Feb. 2.
A. Burn. Sunderland near the Sea, ship bulkier, Feb. 2.
W. Alathees, Liverpool. iiienliatit. Feb. 2.
T. and W. Johnson. sen. Liverpool. coachinakers. Jan. 31.
'l'. Nice, Ilishopsgate-street, Without, litiendraper..lan. 17.
J. P.erker, Chancery-lane, cotton manitfactuter, Jan. 51.
W. Ilowden, Cannon-street. insurance broker. Jan. 31.
W. 'Paige', Kew, corn ileala, .lan. 51.
It. livelier. l'owiteirs l'ernice, Kennington-road, mariner, .Tan. 51.
I'. l'a-kLi.Cliorley. Lancaster. cotton manufacturer, Feb. 3.
T. Oztoti. lA% erpool. pottier, Feb. 3.
J. Nlerganjem. Liverpool. timber metchant. Jan. 31.
J. Mitchell. .lidlavant, Su,sex, carpenter. Jan. 51.
T. Fo.rsyth. Burblem, Staffonl. draper. Feb. 3.
CEItTIFIC.IT FP, JAN. 31.
Frisby, Leicester, horse deuler—W. Ball, Frame &brood, So.
clothier—J. Ayling, Chertsey. Surrey. saddler—W. Firth,
Liect.edge, York, clothier—C. Chester jun. Liverpool, auctioneer
Kent, upper Itussel-street, Bermondsey, leather dresser—ll.
Dims..., Charlotte-street. Fitzroy-square, cabinet maker—W. Smith,
Lang Acre, spring blind maker-..J. Astell, Leicester, butcher—M.
liforPri Newport, slropkeeper--.1. Evans. late orl'ottenhani Court.
road, linestdraper—E. umer. Gt. Sherstone, AVilts, exmon mann.
facturer—.l. Appleton, Arndey, York, merchant—G. Fothergill,
Newcastle upon Tyne, ship owner.