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London, England, 1819-10-27 00:00:00

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`,cousrr ,Crir LOUTIT AUXILIARY
At a numerous arm most respectable Meeting
of the Ladies and 'Gentlemen of the County of
Louth, held at ,Castle Deigns:llnm-, for the pur-
pose of establishing an Auxiliary Bible Society—
Lord .I.OC6LTS•I was-called to the Chair ; whets, in
a short speech his Lordship stated,—That the ob-
eject of the Meeting was, to establish it perma-
nent and usefulliTarrch,ot the Bible Soriety in .his
County, similar to -that in operetion in oilier
Counties in Irelaird, and auxiliary to the Hiber-
nian •Bible Society. lie thought it was a mat-
ter of greet importance to any country, both
lite the salie of -Religion itself, as well ns
for the mot at inscruct ion of the people, that
that book which Divine Providence had given
to mankind RI their guide arid their conso-
laCen, should be . disseminated as largely and
as widcly as possible entente all classes of the com-
munity, that the poor should have equal means
ith the rich of ehteiving this invaluable bless-
ftie ; and that those in the higher classes of so-
ciety beieg made the cis-,noes thrinigii whom the
hook was to be disiribeted to the luster orders,
might be intuited themselves to consider its con-
teets, aed, by their own conenet, to enforce the
pree'iral ditties which every page of the sacred
voliene so deeply inculcates. For the satisfac-
tine of this Meeting, he called upon some_of
those Gentlemen whom he saw presort, and who
belonged to the Parent Society in Dublin, as
well es his Right Honourable Friend, the Secre-
tary for Ireland, to waste what were the *deans.'
cages flint had of istn. within their knowledge,
from the formation of Bible Societies ; he would
then leave it to tale Meeting to, judge whether a
Society of this kind seas not likely to be advan-
tageous amongst themselves, He would only
entreat those who nereed with him in the import-
ante of this object, not to allow the Institution,
so peppily formed this day under the sanction and
with the concurrence of their respected and Right
Reverend Patron, to be frittered awry into a mere
lotto or a name, without spirit or without life ;
het he trusted no proper means would he left un-
tried, no exertion woold be wanting, to dissemi-
nate, amongst all classes of society, that book al
truth, whirl) contains the words of eternal lite—
which upholds every moral duty upon earth, anti
sanctions and confirms every social tie.
Mr. MATHIAS, being called on by the Chair,
stated, that as Secretary of the Parent Institution,
it was his duty to ley before his Lordship and the
Meeting such information as would excite an in-
terest in favour of the Society ; which be did in a
luminous And impressive statement at considerable
length, He said, that within the space of 15
years, the Society has caused the Scriptures to be
translates) into +impinges, circtilved consider-
ably above 2,30.000 copies of the Word of God,
and expeuded on this important work above
700,0001. sterling.
The Right Hon. Jonsa FOSTER, after expressing
his hearty concurrence in what had been said,
approved most highly of the proceedings of the
Hibernian Bible Society, and complimented the
Rev. Gentleman on his most luminous and in-
'fileting statement.
The Rev. Dr. SADLER, F. T. C. D. addressed
the,Mteting at much length.
The Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT said, he toss
with much embarrassment, because he felt that,
amidst so many persons distinguished by their ree
silence in this county, he had no local preteu-
sions to intrude himself ; but he trusted the as.
semis!), would permit him, on account of the situ•
"viols be had the honour to hold its Ireland, to
claim the privilege of taking an interest in every
measure calculated to promote the happiness of
the Irish People—a peculiar, and, he might al-
most say, a local interest. From the kindness
which he had experienced from them, from a
conviction of their noble qualities, he felt an
anxiety for their welfare far beyond the cold dic-
tates of official obligations—and among the mea-
sures likely to obtain that object, he believed So-
cieties of this nature to be the most useful and
efficacious ; for, it had been well observed, thst,
in whatever point of view we regarded this Insti-
tution, whether we look at it as men anxious for
;he political prosperity of the country, or as men
,interested in the sufferings of our fellow-men, or as
,Christians, it was equally entitled to our approba-
tion and support. Mr. Giant said, that we knew
that Religion must form the basis of all political
happiness and social order. This Might be com-
mott-plece truth—but it was the merit of this In-
etitution, that it is built not on a subtle theory,
but on a plain and palpable truth, a truth sanction-
ed by the wise and good in all ages, and confirmed
In the agonies of conviction by the worst of seen,
who had endeavoured to separate national happi-
;less from Religion—a truth recorded in those
countries who have not renounced their allegiance
to God—the hitter and bloody experience of
those Nations who have dared to imagine they
'mild maintain political existence while they re-
pounce their God arid denied their Saviour. Mr.
Arrant said, that, as men interested in the suffer-
ings of their fellow-men, they were no lose cailed
upon to support this Institution. If life were a
perpetual sunshine, if there were no sorrows but
illose of guilt, nor tears but those of hailed envy
or disappointed ambition, it might perhaps be
possible to treat this subject with indifference—he
said, perhaps, becausecven then he thought that
there were contemplations, and hopes, and aspire
lugs of thoughts, which no man who could feel
the dignity of his nature, and appreciate the capa-
city of his intellect, would wish to tear from life,
even though it closed for ever in the grave that re-
ceived his mortal frame. said Mr. Grant, we
know that life, however chequered by occasions)
gleams of sunshine, is bounded at each extreme by
a dark abyss ; we know that there are sorrows
which no human consolation can relieve, and that
there ere griefs which, however distinguished by
the splendour of wealth and prosperity, bleesi and
weep in secret in the agonized heart ; we know
that there are losses and piivations which blot
out all the delight and fascination of existence.
We know those sad realities: we know them from
the lot of our fellow-creattoes—of those whom
We love, and whom we desire so assist anti protect.
And what other consolations can. we sepply but
r4ose of a divine origin ; what other refuge than

ii,e t3-I,..:ccies o. a; cing., who has c:4.*.eceatei
the offices of co:7:'f)assioa by his example. Mr.
Greta c!:s.'.n-i-z-et, that, as Christian', we be-
l:c-Trl diet sbl Sacred Volume contained the
Cht,,rcr of o:tr zialvation—that in the contents of
the Voinme set.re, involved the immortal destinies
of out tellow•heings. From this belief, Mr. G.
said, he could not separate the obligation to dif-
fuse that Volume. In other eves, if we 'possessed
the ontithoes nr the remedy for any evil, we made
no pilule in offering it. Why then, wirree the ha.
zard is the greaten, and the misery tire der:set%
and the remedy the most certain, should we heti-,
tate and cast our eyes around to discover, it ,pote.'
sible, some plausible reason to excuse us from
styportini: this Institution. Mr. G. them adverted
to the objections that had been made to the Iristit..
tutioes of the Bible Societies in general. The
objectious had been most Ably answered by the
Rev. Gclidetnatt (Mr. Mathias) who Illade the
opening statement.—littt there was one to which
Mr. G. wished to 'diode. The llntittitiOn4Vtii ac-
cused of being incompatible with the safety of the
Established Church, fie was no less induced by
inclination than by ditty, to be peculiarly sensitive
of such accusations. !Veva, not enough for him,
therefore, to Accede to the nlCooillre, Inertly be-
cause, on the first view of it, it seemed not incon-
sistent with the safety of the chinch ; but it t.-
ctlme him, when such a charge was made, to exa-
mine it even with a religious scropulosity. And
having so done in the .nresent
.instance, he was
persuaded, and he felt himself bound to express
the persuasion, that so NT trout endangering the
efitoch, no stronger' .defence could be raised for
that church : no better security could he devised
for it than the diffusion of those Volumes,
, on which it wet; built and established. But it was
the less necessary, Mr. G. observed, to dwell upon
this. accusition in this country, since it was stir-
iicieatly answered by the fact, that a great portion
of the highest Dignitaries in Ireland supported
the ii-ibie Society Institution, anti that this So-
ciety in particular was about to enjoy the patro-
nage of the eminent person who is so deservedly
placed at the head of the Itish Church. Mr.
Grant then adverted to the other ojections *Lich
had been urged against the Bible Society, and
especially to the objection that it united all classes
curl deporninatioos 01 Christians. Having dwelt
at Annie length on these topics, be described ra-
pidly the astonishing progress of the British and
Foreign Bible Society, and concluded with an ap-
peal to the feelings of his itudienee in behalf of
this honest cause. In alluding to the Ladies, to
whom the Resolution he was about to move re-
ferred, he said he was sure it required no per-
suasion to interest those among the assembly to
%shoos the offices of charity and consolation pecu-
liarly helongcd, and who seemed then to be niost
in their native eleauent employed in the tenderest
and most compassionate of duties, in behalf of a
Society %Olose sole object it was to relieve the
sorrows and sufferings of human nature.
Mr. STeVEN, in an able statement, skewed the
happy results' that had arisen from the Ladies
taking a part in these Societies. He enumerated
many interesting anecdotes, and concluded with
an appeal to the Meeting on the subject.
Mr. J. L. Forrett also addressed the Meeting,

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COL:ItT OF KINGS BENCEI, OCT. VI.

Sittint,rs al Sergeam's Inn Mall.
The Court wets angftged during the I lay hearing
arglimants arising out of special questions re-
served for the opinion of the Judges.
The matters brought under consideration were
of interest only to the suitors.

COURT OP CHANCTRY.—The following natio',
has beeu given relative to the future Sittings of
the Court :—" The Lord Chancellor will hold his
first Seal before Term, on Monday, Nov. 1, in
Lincoln's Jnn Hull. The second Seal will be on
the Wednesday 1-014-Ting, as Term commences
on the 6th of November.—The Vice-Chancellor
will commence his Sittings at his Court in Lin-
coln's Inn, on INlOnday, the Ist of November."