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missionaries, in committee assembled, at Papeefe,
Otalleite, feeling a deep conviction that it is our duty
as ministers of the Gospel of peace, to attempt collec-
tively that which has partially failed by individual
effort, to induce the natives now collected together on
the cast side of the island, to return peaceably to their
dwellings. Knowing, however, the vast, influence of
the chiefs now outlawed have over the people, we be-
lieve that even this attempt would prove nugatory
unless we have authority from hie Excellency the
Governor to present to them terms of amity on their
peaceable dispersion.
"The missionaries will feel obliged by an early re-
ply from his Excellency.
(Signed by all the brethren present.)
" To his Excellency the Governor of the
French possessions in Oceania."
This offer having been virtually refused, the missiona-
ries, in a memorial read before the Governor and his
Council on the following day, thus stated the prin-
ciples and motives by which they were actuated ia
addressing him :
" To prevent ali misconception relative to our inter-
course with the people, we wish your Excellency dis-
tinctly to understand that we, whose avocations are
strictly religious, disclaim all interference with the
polities of any country where we may be located,
and that all that we require is the free exercise of our
spiritual functions, the right to which your Excel-
lency has already recognised.
" In accordance with these views, above expressed,
your Excellency will perceive that we desire to carry
with us nothing to the people, but such authority as
strictly belongs to our office as their teachers; and
that the request we had the honour to present to your
Excellency related simply to the terms which your
Excellency might think right to offer them on their
peaceful dispersion.
" In conclusion, sir, finding that some evil conse-
quences may arise from the state of the people on the
eastern coast of the island, as ministers of the Gospel
we feel deeply solicitons to use all means within our
power to prevent the loss of human life."
The Rev. J. A. JAMES, of Birmingham, moved the
third resolution, as follows :—" That this meeting,
consisting of ministers, members of churches, and
other friends of the London Missionary Society,
willingly embraces the occasion of its jubilee to renew
the pledge of ardent attachment and practical de-
votedness to the sacred object of all its labours—the
diffusion of the Gospel throughout the world, and
cordially approving of the special objects proposed to
be accomplished by the jubilee fund, the meeting will
cheerfully co-operate with the directors in all practi-
cable measures for augmenting its amount. He
enforced, in eloluent terms, the essential necessity of
adding largely to the funds of the Society. An im-
mense field—a world in itself—China, was now
opened to their Christian exertions ; and if Protestants
did not do their duty, that enormous empire would be
taken possession of by a power which regarded no
object as too vast for its ambition, too minute for its
cupidity—Rome.
The Rev. J. ANGUS seconded the resolution, which
was then put and agreed to.
The Rev. W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, of Edinburgh,
moved the fourth resolution, as follows :—" That this
meeting most cordially rejoices in the manifold and
indubitable marks of the Divine benediction which
has been granted to the labours of all evangelical
missionary institutions of the various Protestant com-
munions of Britain, Europe, and America, and most"
earnestly prays that, through the enlarged communi-
cations of the Holy Spirit, their labours may be
greatly extended, and their success increased a hundred
fold."

The Rev. Dr. Dixon seconded the resolution,
which was put and carried unanimously.
The Rev. Dr. llA.Rnas then moved the following
resolution :—" That this meeting present Sir Cullen
Eardley Smith, Bart., the assurance of its Christian
regard, with its best thanks for his kindness in pre-
siding on the present occasion. The meeting gladly
embraces the opportunity to express its most earnest
desire that he may be spared for many years to sus-
tain with efficiency the duties of the important office
he has recently undertaken as the treasurer of the
Society, and that, like his departed predecessors, he
may go down to the grave, as the servant of God, full
of years, full of faith, and full of honour."
The Rev. ARTUUR TIDMAN (ene of the Secretaries
of the Society), in seconding the resolution, said that
the "sages of Exeter-hall" were not held in very
high repute by certain persons out of doors ; but,
nevertheless, they had already effected much, and
they intended by the same moral power to accom-
plish all they wished with reference to Otaheite.
There was a time when India was shut against the
operations of Christian missions. The "sagts of
Exeter-hall," however, said that access should be
obtained to the heathen of that benighted land, and
they succeeded in their object.—(Cheers.) There
was a period when negro slavery existed in our colo-
nies : but the " sages of Exeter-hall" said they
should be free, and their fetters had been broken.—

(Loud cheers.) These same sages would now say
that Otaheite should, by the same moral power, be
free—(Cheers)—and not by the power of the cannon,
or of the Government, which the Society had never
sought ; and they would hare deemed war between
Britain and France, as the result of the Otaheite
mission, not only to have been a curse to the civilised
world, but the greatest evil their cause could have
avffered.—(Hear, hear.) All that they had ever
sought from the Government itself was consistent
with reason, justice, and religion.—(Bear, hear.)
In the object which they sought they should now in-
voke (and he knew it would not be ilk vain) the
whole Protestant community of the churcii of Christ,
throughout the world, to join with them in their fixed
determination that Otaheite should be free.

The CHAIRMAN having returned thanks, the meet-
ing separated.

PARIS CORRECTIONAL POLICE.
A young and pretty woman, named Warren, whose
manners and language indicated that she belonged to
a respvctable station in society, and who indeed is the
daughter of a Lieutenant-General, appeared on Sa-
turday before the Correctional Police, to enter oppo-
sition to a judgment passed on her by default, in
1840, fur swindling. She was also under a charge of
having thrown vitriol on a person named Lombard,
through motives of revenge. It appeared from the
evidence that the prisoner had received a good educa-
tion, but had, by her irregular life, been reduced to
distress. She afterwards contrived to interest some
influential persons in her behalf; and opened a school
in the Rue d'Astorg. She again became irregular in
her conduct, and, being forced to lease France, went
over to England, where she became governess in a
family of rank, and about eleven months back married
in that country a person of the name of 'Warren.
She returned some months back to Pais, and again
commenced a life of dissipation. It was during this
period that she formed the acquaintance of M. Lom-
bard, and on his breaking off the intercourse existing
between them, threw the vitriol in his face. This
latter person deposed that he had gone to the resi-
dence of M. Poultier, the singer, who is one or his
friends, and whilst there, being called out, he found
the prisoner at the door waiting for him. He had,
he said, certainly known her before, but not suffi-
ciently to lead him to suppose that she could ever
think of revenging his breaking off his acquaintance
with her. She, however, after reproaching him
with his conduct, endeavoured to inundate him
with the vitriol, but he fortunately per-
ceived her intention in sufficient time toin a
great measure avoid the liquid. In answer to this
charge, the prisoner declared that she had purchased
the vitriol to clean the floor of her lodging, and that,
having it in her hand when speaking to M. Lombard,
the bottle by chance flew out of her hand, was dashed
against the wall, and some drops of the liquid fell on
his clothes and face. This was, however, positively
proved not to be the case. The case of swindling
• -r called at his shop in 1839, and asked to see
prisoner was practised on a watchmaker named Legris. The
some watches for her inother, who was unwell. Three were set aside, which she desired the watch-
maker to carry to a house in the Rue de Miromesnil,
where her mother would decide which she would
take. He did so, and, delivering up the watches to
the prisoner to show to ,the. invalid, was left in the
grow uneasy, and,
room by himself. Some tune having elapsed, and the
lady not appearing, he began to
vgoinger e d thatt th door,e had foundbeen tr
tricked,
locked. He
altielatshtener:ldyiscgoo-t
out by calling to the porter from the window. A
year after he had some propositions made him by the
prisoner to repay him the value of the goods which
he had lost, but nothing came of it, as she had only
some china of
of r
flittle value
was
uertogive him to make up his
loss. cA charge also brought against
her, but the evidence appeared inconclusive. During
the time the Court was deliberating, the prisoner ap-
peared in the greatest despair, and, throwing herself
,
on her knees, exclaimed, in piteous accents, " Oh,
s
IneTearre hearme my. go over to England, and
The Court con-
demned her to two years' imprisonment, and .50f. fine.

PROPERTY TAX ON DIVIDENDS.---By an Act which
was passed on the 19th July last, the dividends payable
on the 10th October next, are exempted from the pay-
ment of the Property-tax. The title of the statute
explains its object, and has reference to the transfer of
the Three per Cents:—" An Act to exempt from the
payment of Property Tax, the dividends on certain
annuities of three pounds ten shillings per centum per
annum, payable for the quarter of the year ending the
10th October, 1844." It is declared that no deduction
shall be made on the payment of the dividends mentioned
on the three pounds ten shillings per cent., under the
Act for the transfer of the dividends into the three pounds
five shillings and the new Three per Cents., to such
parties holding the same, as shall not have notified, or
shall not notify within the period prescribed by the Aet,
their dissent to the conversion, and in case of any sub-
sequent di.:ent within the period allowed, a deduction
shall be made for the Property-tax whenever such priit•
cipal shall be paid to them.