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EXAM

JUBILEE OP THE LONDON
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The fiftieth anniversary of the London Missionary
Society was celebrated at Exeter-hall yesterday,
when every part of the spacious building was
crowded by a respectable auditory. Sir Culling
Eardley Smith, Bart., took the chair at
eleven
o'clock, and the platform was filled with ministers of
various denominations.
The Rev. Dr. VAUGHAN opened the meeting by
prayer, after which
The CHAIRMAN commented on the operations of the
Society in various parts of the world, and dwelt at
some length on the efforts which had been made by
the Pope and his emissaries to counteract the exer-
tions, not only of the London Missionary Society,
but of all similar institutions, the objects of which
were to disseminate the Gospel in its truth and
purity amongst the heathen, an exemplification of
which had recently been afforded by the devastating
influence of that insidious and anti-Christian system
upon the peaceful missions of the Society in the
South Seas, and which had brought to the verge of
war two of the greatest and noblest nations of the
world. Popery was still the same superstitious, perse-
cuting, Anti-Bible system which it ever had been. In
proof of its wretched superstition, shameful impositions,
and miserable cupidity, he need only state that in
1842 the Pope had received upwards of 10,0001. from
the King of Naples to make a certain woman a saint.
Some priests in Italy were exhibiting a letter which
they said had been written by the Devil in Messina.
The priests pretended to have a letter which they said
was written by the Virgin Mary in Paradise, accept-
ing the patronage of that city. The Pope had re-
cently received an enormous sum of money to say a
single mass for the soul of an English Catholic. A
physician had been imprisoned in Rome for recom-
mending his patients not to fast; and certain students
had been similarly punished for having Protestant
books in their possession. The honourable baronet
cited other instances of the banefal influence of
Romish imposition, and concluded an able address
amidst much cheering.
The Rev. EDWARD BICKERSTETIIi Rector of Wot-
ton, then moved the following resolution in an ap-
propriate address :—" That this meeting, in com-
mencing the fiftieth year in the history of the London
Missionary Society, humbly presents its grateful
praise to God for the decisive and abundant proofs of
his favour with which he has vouchsafed, during that
period, to crown its varied interests and operations :
it glorifies the riches of his grace in those holy and
devoted men whose memory it holds in affectionate
veneration as the fathers of the institution : it
ascribes to the animating power of his love the spirit
zeal and benevolence which has been excited and
sustained among the Society's ardent and long-tried
friends : it recognises his wise and gracious provi-
dence in the wide fields for missionary effort, once
inaccessible, but now open to the labours of the
Christian church : it attributes to his power and grace
the sanctified gifts and arduous achievements which
have characterised the men sent forth by this Society
as messengers of mercy to the heathen ; and, above
all, this meeting, reviewing the vast amount and the
inestimable value of the society's success in the actual
conversion of the heathen to the faith of Christ,
would devoutly adore and bless the God of Israel
who only doeth wondrous things, and would cherish,
from past success, an assurance of the still more
glorious extension of his kingdom, with which the
future labours of his church will be rewarded."
The Rev. Dr. BUNTING, President of the Wesleyan
Conference, seconded the resolution. The Rev. Gen-
tleman having remarked that the formation of the
Society was an act of noble, daring, and undaunted
faith in the promises of God, proceeded to eulogise its
operations, and added that it would be almost pre-
sumption for him to attempt to condole with such
Society upon the recent events in the South Seas.
They had nothing to fear from what had occurred in
Otaheite : the truth of the Gospel must prevail and
wercome all the anti-Christian assaults of Popery.
Greater obstacles had been surmounted by the Lon-
ion Missionary Society in various parts of the world,
Ind nothing had happened to them in the affair of
Otaheite which was not common to missionary enter-
prise; moreover, they had once before been driven
away from that island when they first endeavoured to
plant the standard of the cross there, and they would
yet see the religion of the Gospel triumph over all its
foes.

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THE STADE TOLLS.

The Rev. Dr. LrErcnrtn, in moving the next reso-
lution, took a brief review of the operations of the
Society. The dozen missionaries which it had at first
sent out had been multiplied to 400, and with native
teachers, to 700. It had eighty-five stations in the
world, each station having several outposts ; it had
caused to be translated and published sixteen versions
of the Scriptures in the various languages of the
earth, and since its establishment the Society had
expended more than a million-and-a-half of money
in furthering its mighty object, and they might fairly
conclude that more than a million of individuals had
been taught the Christian faith by the efforts of the
Society. These circumstances were sufficient to cause
thanksgiving and to make them rejoice; but their joy
had been tempered by the recent events in Otaheite,
which, however, were not to be attributed to any
want of exertion, insufficient performance of duty, or
improper conduct on the part of the Society or its
agents, but solely to the aggression of a foreign
power.—(Hear, hear.) When the time came for the
calumniated persons to speak out and tell the whole
of what they could reveal, he was certain that the
public would be satisfied with their proceedings. The
directors of the Society had been placed in a
difficult position by this circumstance—their
difficulty arising from the complication of the
affair with politics and the civil interests of two
great countries. He had seen the directors abused
on the one hand for pusillanimity and truckling to
the Government, and on the other for rebelling against
the Government, and inciting the nations to war.
But they had pursued the middle course—they had
laid a fair account of the matter before the country,
and called upon all communities of Christians to re-
monstrate with the Government—to appeal to it to
take such prompt and vigorous measures as should
put a stop to the outrages of France, and procure
redress for the wrongs which had been inflicted—
(Cheers)—and he believed the directors meant to
continue their appeals to the public, in order that the
Government might not be permitted to go to sleep
upon the matter.—(Cheers.) In inspecting the false
assertions which had been made, the directors had
done what they ought to have done, and nothing
more: that was his conviction, and it was well that
the approval of the conduct of the Society should be
expressed by so great and intelligent an assembly.—
(Loud cheers.) Should truth be silent because folly
frowned ? lie offered them his thanks and approba-
tion for the wisdom and firmness of the measures
which they had pursued.—(Cheers.) But the affair
at Otaheite, and the melancholy events in Mogadore,
did not impress him with alarm. He did not despair,
for he had too firm a faith in the prophecies of the
final triumphs of Christianity over the whole earth.
—(Cheers,) These events would but direct greater
attention to their operations, and excite sympathy on
their behalf; and although they now beheld the lour-
ing cloud, he could see a brighter scene beyond, when
the triumphs of the Gospel should be complete; then
the chances of war would cease, the contentions of
nations would be hushed, the disorders of society
would be at an end, and the vast brotherhood of man-
kind would be of one heart and of one soul.—(Cheers.)
The Rev. Gentleman concluded by moving the fol-
lowing resolution :—" That this meeting bows before
the righteous though mysterious providence of God,
which has permitted the power of persecution and
oppression to fall upon the Christians of Madagascar
and Otaheite ; and humbly acknowledges that the
imperfections and evils of the best services offered to
his sacred cause, might justly provoke his holy chas-
tisements towards its suffering Christian brethren in
those islands, the meeting cherishes the most affec-
tionate smpathy and prayerful solicitude ; and in
relation to Otaheite, it cannot withhold the expression
of its severest reprobation at the perfidy and cruelty
perpetrated by the agents of France on the defence-
less Queen and her oppressed people ; and the meet-
ing hereby expresses its strongest desire and assurance
that the Directors of the London Missionary Society
will not fail to employ, as opportunity may be afforded,
all means consonant with the spirit of Christianity,
for effecting the complete deliverance of Otaheite
from the deep injury and galling oppression under
which it is now suffering.'
The Rev. J. HAMILTON, of the Scotch National
Church in Regent-square, seconded the resolution in
a forcible address, in which he vindicated the conduct
of the missionaries in Otaheite, and in the course of
his speech read the following address by them to
Captain Bruat

"Mission-house, Papeete, March 19, 1844.
" Sir,—We, the undersigned body of Protestant
missionaries, in committee assembled, at Papeete,
Otaheite, 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

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effort, to induce the natives now collected together on
the east 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 his 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 in
addressing him :
" To prevent all 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
politics 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
ExcellencyArelated 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.' Ile
enforced, in eloquent 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. HAuats 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 Tears, full of faith, and full of honour."
The Rev. ARTHUR 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 "sages 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 have 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
suffered.—(Hear, hear.) All that they had ever
sought from the Government itself was consistent
with reason, justice, and religion.—(Hear, hear.)
In the object which they sought they should now in-
voke (and he knew it would not be in vain) the
whole Protestant community of the church of Christ,
throughout the world, to join with them in their fixed
determination that Otaheite should be free.

The CIIAIRIVAN having returned thanks, the meet
ing separated.

FATAL OCCURRENCE.
An extraordinary and fatal circumstance occurred
on the shore, near Hest Bank, on Tuesday last. On
the morning of that day Mr. Adam Clark, of hest
Bank, and a man of the name of John Teesdale, who
is from the neighbourhood of Appleby, and has for
some time been living off and on in the neighbour-
hood, were returning along the shore from eel-spearing,
and had arrived so far home as within about 200
yards of the ascending footpath that leads from the
beach to the high land, and thence over the canal
bridge to the hamlet of llest Bank. At this spot
grows in considerable abundance the deadly night-
shade, atropa belladonna, a perennial plant with her-
baceous stem. The fruit has a berry as large as a
small grape, and a dark purple colour. Two elderly
women, one of the name of Sandham, and the other
Betsy Wainhouse, and both residing in Lancaster,
were standing amongst the plants and eating the ber-
ries when Mr. Clark and Teesdale came up. Mr.
Clark inquired what the berries were, and on being
told by the females that they were blaberries or bar-
berries, he began to gather and eat also, as did Tees-
dale. The parties separated, Mr. Clark and Teesdale
coming up to the Hest Bank Hotel (which belongs to
Mr. Croskell, Mr. Clark's father-in-law), and bring-
ing with them several of the berries, which were im-
mediately pronounced by Mr. Croskell and a neigh-
bour Orr. Knipe) to be poison. Finding this, Mr.
Clark swallowed a dose of such medicine as was at
hand, and that, luckily for him, served all the purpose
of an emetic. Nevertheless he was seized with an
alarming illness—parched tongue, dizziness, difficulty
of swallowing, swollen face and eyes, and delirium.
Mr. Ellery, surgeon, of Bolton, was sent for, and by
the unremitting attention of that gentleman, Mr.
Clark was eventually brought round in the course of
the following morning, and he is now quite restored,
but still exhibiting seine effects of the deadly charac-
ter of the poison. Meanwhile the two women, who
had come out from Lancaster merely to enjoy a little
excursion on the seashore, made the best of their way
home, but they had not proceeded far before the
symptoms described above began to manifest them-
selves. Parched and thirsty, the great desire was for
drink, but one of the two Raving heard that drinking
ought to be avoided in such cases (for they had sus-
picion they were poisoned) had the fortitude to abstain.
They succeeded in reaching their dwelling in Bridge-
lane, in this town, and one of them instantly repaired
to Messrs. Reston and Leack, surgeons, and those
gentlemen were in immediate attendance. The con-
dition in which both the patients were was most alarm-
ing, and but for the constant application of remedial
measures, and the great exertions of the medical gentle-
men, no doubt both would have died. They were in a
state of mania throughout the night, but eventually
the means adopted proved successful, and after much
suffering the poor women both recovered. It should
be mentioned that the one who abstained from drink,
though she had eaten most, suffered the least. One
ate about a pint of the berries, and the other only
about a dozen. Mr. Clark thinks he could not have
swallowed half-a-dozen at most. The tragic part of
the story remains to be told. The poor fellow, Tees-
dale, had been missed very soon after his arrival at
the Hest Bank Hotel, which would be about noon on
Tuesday. He was nowhere seen, and the wonder was
where he could be. The day and the night passed away,
and he did not make his appearance. It happened
that Mr. Creskell had a load of straw coming home,
and it arrived about eleven o'clock on Wednesday. In
order to prepare a place for its reception, Mr. Croskell