The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-26 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER.

Curragh 7 Johnstown 2l
I Limerick

OCTOBER.
Curragh l2 I Carlow ....
Down Royal Corp...- 2O

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CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCRIPTURE
READERS' ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday morning the claims which this association
has upon the public for support were very ably advocated
in a sermon preached at St. Thomas's Church, Bream's-
buildings, Chancery-lane, by the Rev. J. Red war, the in-
cumbent. The text was taken from Jeremiah, 15th
chap., 16th verse, " Thy words were found and I did
eat then), and thy word was unto me the joy and re-
joicing of mine heart." The reverend minister, in ex-
pounding the text, described the Holy Scriptures as the
great messenger of love and mercy, and said that all
skould labour to make their families, children, and ser-
vants acquainted with the Word of God. The congre-
gation present could doubtless all read as well as possess
the sacred book. • Theirs was no class Bible—no locked
book, but to many it was a locked—a sealed book. The
Scripture reader, however, had gone forth with the
Bible in his hand, reading the Word of God at their
own fire-side, by which the most encouraging results
had been produced. This good work had been going on
in this and many other parishes for upwards of seven
years. The readers were now 116 in number, derivin g
their income solely from ;the funds of the Church o!
England Scripture Readers' Association, and which
funds had become so inadequate to meet the expendi-
ture that the association, though reluctant, contemplated
withdrawing some of the readers. To prevent this he
would urge the congregation as a Christian duty to con-
tribute liberally.
From the circulars placed in the church, it appeared
that the eighth annual meeting of the association will be
held on Tuesday next (the 27th inst.),' at the Hanover-
square Rooms, under the presidency or the Lord Bishop
or St. Asaph, when the chief recomtaendation will be
that a strenuous exertion should be immediately made
to raise 2,0001.
The Reverend Gentleman's eloquent discourse pro-
duced a very liberal collection at the dco.%

" WRITE SOON 1"
(From Eliza Cook's Journal)
Long parting from the hearts we love
Will shadow o'er the brightest face;
And happy they who part, and prove
Affection changes not with place.
A sad farewell is warmly dear,
But something dearer may be found
To dwell on lips that are sincere,
And lurk in bosoms closely bound.
The pressing band, the steadfast eye,
Are both less earnest than the boon
Which, fervently, the last fond sigh
Begs in the hopeful words, " Write soon!"
" Wiite soon!" oh, sweet request of Truth!
How tenderly its accents come!
We heard it first in early youth,
When mothers watched us leaving home.
And still amid the trumpet-joys,
That weary us with pomp and show,
We turn from all the brassy noise
To hear this minore cadence flow.
We part, but carry on our way
Some lord-one's plaintive spirit tune,
That, as we wander, seems to sayW,.m soon!"
" Afftetion lives on Faith,— a
Eliza. COOK.

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MR . FEABGIIS O'CoNNOB.—Mr. Fe argus O'Connor
ht from London, and put
arrive( I. at Liverpool on Friday nig
up, at • tile Queen's Hotel. proceededrday morning at an early
hiJur be lets
his hotel and pon board t the Royal 'Mail
steam. ship Europa, which sailed about one, o'cltck for the
United. States. The object of Mr. Feargus O'Connor's flie,ht
to America is, it is said, to avoid the con ntission of lunacy
which has been issued against him.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturlay
noon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The afrer-
Ministers
present were—the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Lonsdale, the
Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of
Maltuesbury, Sir John Pakington, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Duke of Northumberland, the Right Hon.
J. W. Henley, the Earl of Hardwieke, the Right Hon. J. C.
Retries, and Lord John, Manners. To Council sat two
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hours. ' -