The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-11 00:00:00

SOUMAMPFON, AUG 8.

On Monday evening last, the sth public distri-
bution of•the Holy Scriptures by the Southamp-
ton Ladies' Bible Association took place at the
Long Rooms. About 180 Bibles and Testaments
were distributed, making a total of nearly 1,100
copies distributed by this, Association, in addition
to many hundred copies previously circulated.
The frequent changes in the labouring part of the
population of the town continue to afford cases
in which whole_ families are still found absolutely
destitute of the Sacred Volume. Numerous fe-
male servants in the town are also laudably.ear-
west imavailing themselves of the benefits of the
institution. The distribution afforded- a scene
exceedingly gratifying to the crowded and
respectable assembly that witnessed it, which
was even larger than on . any former occa-
sion. Much animation and pleasure %%ere com-
municated to, the meeting by a vaiiety of pleasing
intelligence brought forward by C. S. Dudley.
Esq. of the success of the British and Foreign

Bible Society abroad. One of these particulars
excited a.strong emotion. It was an account of
a communication ,very recently received by the
Parent Committee in London, from Christ('Pile,
the Black King of Hayti, in which he sGlicits the
promotion of: a version of the Scriptures, for the
use of his subjects, with the French and English
in parallel columns, with a view to their being also
the more induced to obtain an aequaintance with the

language of that. nation ►pith which the abolition
of--the Slave Trade originated. It was also stated
that the increased exertions of the Society at
home had ben greatly pronm►oted by the general
exertions of its female ,pairons throughout the
United Kingdom, %Vito now exceed 14,000, in-
cluding more than 40 ladies of the highest dis-
tinction. Mr. D. also 'related a very pleasing

fact that bad come within his own immediate
knowledge, in addition. to many of which be had
heard, of habits of economy produced by the prac-
tice of contributing small weekly savings to the
Bible Society, which had gradually' led an indi-
vidual, who had previously wasted his earnings in
drunkenness, to become a depositer in the South•
wark Saving Bank. . .
On Tuesd/ay evening last, a numerous and re-
spectable meeting of friends of .Sunday Schools

in Southampton; took place at the Lou;; Roorris,
at a public tea. .After this was over, the Annual
Reports were read of• the Male"and Female Sun-
day Schools, in connexion with the con!.;regation
of the Rev.'!'. Adkins, in this place. The Reports
detailed many pleasing facts as to the state of the
Schools ;-the activity .and diligence of the gratui-
tous Teachers engaged in them, the progress
of the children in religions k 110 wledge,,ami the
improvement of their moral habits.. The,Meeting
was addressed by several Gentlemen, :and tiie
general subject of Sunday ‘`.Fchools.was...advertect
to, as well as the particular success of these use.
till institutions in vat ions parts of the kingdom.

It was stated that in Manchester alone, at the
present time, no less than 22,434 children are
COUVantly, instructed on Sundays ; that the total
number of Sunday Scholars in Great• Britain and
Ireland is about 550,0.00, attectled -by about
60.,000 Teachers ; and that, since-the first effort
made by the excellent Mr.-Itaikes.of Glonces-
ter,-.• five millknns of children have been ,under
Sunday, :school ;nit ion. • Among the collateral be-
nefits 'of -some.of- the Southampton.SuOday Schools
is that of a weekly-penny•subscr.iption:timong..the
children theMselves, for articles cit.-clothing,: to
which tin addition is made: by,,pri-vate.benefac-,
iThe money raised byqhg, •childrea, and
distributed to them again in useful. clothing for
the last year, atuOutated to j2lrtr Plans .of this
kind will be found-powerful auxiliaries-of Saving
:Banks; :by 'introducing,- in very eatly life, that
habit:of economy which is seldom'iormed in ad-
vanced years. • •

SAC'RilEt3}37—On Frit night, of early on Sa-

tiwdav morning,, -some villains. broke into the
parish church of Tottenham High Cross; Middle-
sex, and robbed the vestry of all the communion.
and other plate, to a very great atni)unt ; among
which were a very large silver dish %vith a L ttit,
inscription of the name of the donor, awl the date
of the year; another silver dith, weighing 46
ounces and a half, with the inscription, " • The
,gift of Sarah, late Duchess of SoMerset, to the
parish church of Tottenhain High Cross, Middle-
.sex," and the date of the year very supetb silver
flagons, richly gilt; a silver gilt chalice weighing
upwards of '22 ounces, inscribed, ' The gift-of
saral;t,alnaotes-iDxupcilattedess of Somerset," and the 'late
Ot: the year; a silver paten, with' the sante inscrip-
tionplates with silver edges, in -
scribed, " The gift of ‘Villitn Rowe, Esq. to
the parish church of Tottenham High Cross,
Middlesex:,

• We can as sore our old Co.rrespondent,whnse hand-writing
we arc happy in again recognizing, anal to whom our columns
shall he alway. open, that he N Inistaken.--We took the ac-
cooot of the Meeting from a Morning Vaper, as au article on
account tot the subject.