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London, England, 1829-08-20 00:00:00

THE QUAKERS.

The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting, held in London
by adjournments, from the 20th of the sth month to the
29th of the same, inclusive, 1829, to the Quarterly and
Monthly Meetings of Friends in Great Britain, Ireland,
and elsewhere :

Dena Fain :Ds—We are reverently thankful that we have been
permitted to meet together on the present occasion, and to know
the love of Guo shed abro.d in our hearts, through Jaws Camas
our Lou, We have been favoured to proceed with the usual yet
Important business of this Meeting in brotherly harmony, and have
felt that our spiritual strength has been renewed by thus uniting in
religious travail for the best welfare of our society.
Amidst the ordinary engagements of this Meeting, we have re-
ceived accounts of the sufferings of our members, in support of our
Christian testimony against tithes and other ecclesiastical demands,
as well as in consequences of a few claims for military purposes :
the amount thus reported is upwards of 13,8001.
_ _

In proceeding to unfold the Christian solicitude which has pre-
vailed in this Meeting, we would express an earnest desire that the
confidence of all our dear brethren and sisters may be humbly, yet
firnaly, fixed upon Goo. He changeth not ; his compassion. " are
new every morning :" his promises are sure ; and " his kingdom
ruleth over all." His " word is settled in heaven ;" and " his
faithfulness is unto all generations." His name "is a strung
tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."
It pleased the Emma' in his abundant mercy and love to the
human race, In their fallen and lost estate, to give his only begotten
Son, the Loao JMIUS CIODIST. that, " whosoever believette in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life." Oh ! then, that not
one amongst us may, by neglecting or undervaluing this blessed
means, come short of that rest which is prepared for the people of
Gon. Alay we all, in true and living faith, accept the Saviour of
men, as our Redeemer and deliverer from the thraldom of sin.—
" In hint dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily :" He is
that eternal word which in the beginning was with Goa, and was
GOD; and who was made flesh and dwelt among men. He offered
himself a sacrifice for our transgreseions, " the lust fur the unjust :"
"we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins." He, our ever living Intercessor and " Advocate with the
Favixa, Juno CHRIST the righteous," "Is passed into the
Heavens," and " and sat down on-the right hand of the Majesty
on high."
These sacred and essential truths of the Christian religion were
the faith of our early predecessors, and have been uniformly upheld
by our society from their day to the present period. It is cause of
thankfulness to us, that we can entertain the full persuasion that
these truths are dear to our friends in this land, in Ireland, and on
the American continent; although we have to mourn over many
on the other side of the Atlantic, once in fellowship with us, who
have widely departed from the true faith of the Gospel. The
epistolary intercourse with our dear brethren in those countries has
been maintained at this time to our instruction and comfort.

In contemplating those highly important truths to which we
have already adverted, we are renewedly convinced of the &teat
need there is for a deep and constant sense of the infinite power
and wisdom of Gun, and of the very limited faculties of the human
mind. We ought to meditate on these things in humility and sin.
cerity of heart ; and reverently and fervently to desire that our
undemandings may be illuminated by the Huey Spirit : then will
our faith in their vital importance become more firmly established,
and our hearts glow more and more with gratitude to GOD for the
inestimable blessings provided for us in the gospel of lite and sal-
vation.

We are thankful that, as a Christian people, we are, through
Divine mercy, one in faith : but how highly incumbent is it that
we should belndividually concerned, not only to accept in simpli
city the doctrinal truths of Holy Scripture, but earnestly to strive
that we may be coming up in the practice of every Christian virtue !
Look then unto CHRIST, dear friends,we beseech you, that you may
come to know him to " dwell in your hearts ty faith," and t• rule
there by the power of his blessed and eternal Si irk. Be awakened
to the necessity of working " out your own salvation by fear and
trembling." Let the knowledge of your proneness, by nature, to
transgress the law of the LORD, incite you to seek after a death unto
sin and a new birth unto righteousness : and ever remember, that
it is by faith and repentance, by prayer and ci!sedience, that the
work of sanctification is to be carried forward.

He thee Is concerned to live as becomes a consistent Christian
(a character to which we all ought to aspire), will often meditate
upon the precepts and example of our blessed LORD and Samoa ;
precepts which, as they regulate the life of man, increase his happi-
ness and usefulness, prepare bins to niece with patience the trials
incident to humanity, and to look forward to a participation in
those joys which shall be hereafter revealed. And as we are enabled
to follow, though at a distance, the great and perfect pattern set
before us in the govel,lhe heart becomes expanded in love to Gun
and man; and all those passions and dispositions are kept in sub-
jection, the unrestrained indulgence of which destroys the peace
and harmony of civil and religious society.
The bumble endeavour to observe the precepts of the gospel
leads to purity of heart and conduct ; it induces strict integrity in
all our transactions; and gives rise to the exercise of that meekness
and charity which shine forth in the conduct of the true and prac-
tical believer in the Cbtistian religion. If we seek first the king-
dom of Goo and his righteonstiesa, we shall he instructed by the
example of pious men, but not blind to their infirmities ; comforted
by their society, bat not dependent upon it ; helped by religious
elineenation, but not disposed to enter into it hAito7 or sura•

daily. If we are concerned aright for the cultivation and demising
of our own hearts, impressed with the importance o' our own
stewardship unto Goo, sod duly sensible of our own alio. and et eat
need of forgivesess front Hui, we shall become very cautious how
we converse on the failings of others, and melons rot to violate
that charity which is enjoined upon all; that love, which is the
true badge of discipleship.
A real hunger and thirst after righteousness will lead us gladly
to embrace all opportunities of meeting together foe the public
worship of ALIOGIITT Goo. We shall then feel ktobeOM of our
greatest privileges thus to draw rear unto Hue, sod to unite in
waiting upon and worshipping Hut in spirit and in truth. We
shall rejoice to seek after the influences of his love and power, and
to pour out our souls in secret supplication for the continuance of
his blessing and preservation. At this time we have, in an especial
manner, telt the advantage Of being constant in availing ourselves
of those opportunities which are afforded as.. an the course of the
week, of communing before Hut ;—occasions when we are called
upon to withdraw front the cares and perplexities of life, and to
seek the Loan and his strength.
Nor will our approaches to the throne of Grace he confined to
the attendance of religious meeting.. Impressed with the benefit
and the need 3f a daily supply of heavenly help, we shall be often
seeking for the renewal of our spiritual strength ; and in our private
retirements, as well as in select opportunities in our families, for
this purpose, as also fur reading the Holy Scriptures and the writ-
ings of pious authors, we shall seek to be imbued with a deep
%eone of the power and presence of theMottourv. Discouragements
of various kinds may prevail and abound in the course of our pil-
grimage; but bow obvious are the danger and folly of relaxing to
" press toward the mark tor the prize of the high calling of Goo in
CHILI6T Jaws!" And such are his conuescension and geodnes.,
that he at times permits those who pig their whole trust in him
consolingly to feel that there are no joys like unto the joy of his
salvation.

The great importance of cultivating true piety and virtue is what
we ate at this elate concerned earne►tly to press upon every one.
If this become, as it ought to be, the main object of our lives, the
fruit of the SPIRIT will be apparent. Rut we are constantly to
bear in mind that this is not the place of our rest. The warlare
must be maintained ; we can at no period pat off the armour with
safety : we have au unweaned enemy to contend with, whose
temptations are diversified, subtle, and insidious : the path at lite
is an arduous our; but, thanks hr unto Hut who is Omnipotent,
bia grace is all-sufficient. As Ha is daily sought unto, Hr
streugtheueth our souls and increasetli our confidence in lint ;
and it we faint nut, but persorrre unto the end, be will give the
victory, through our Loan Jesus
" Unto Him," then, " that is able to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think, acc..rding to the power that wotketb
in us, unto Him be glory in the church, by CURL'S' *kiln, through-
out all ages, world without end. Amen."
At a Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, held
in London, by adjournments, Crum the 20th of the Sth month
to the 2.9 th of the same inclusive, 1829.
This meeting has been introduced into a feeling of much sympa-
thy and brotherly love for brethren on the American Continent.
We have heard, with deep concern and sorrow, of the close trials
to which they have been subjected by the diffusion of Anti-ehri•-
tian doctrines among then.; and we consider it to be a duty to dis-
claim, and we hereby do disclaim, all connexion, as a religious so-
ciety, with any meetings for the purpose of worship or disciplire.
which have been established, or which are upheld, by those who,
have embraced such Anti-christian doctrines.

And in order to prevent aty misapprehension as to our view.,
we teed ourselves called upon at this time to avow our belief in the
inspiration and divine authority of the Oid and New Testament.
We further believe, that the promise made, alter the transgres-
sion of our first parents, in the consequences of whose fall all the
posterity of Adam are involved, that the seed of the woman should
bruise the bead of the serpent ; and the declaration unto Abraham,
" In thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed," had a
direct reference to the coming in the flesh of the. Loan Jesus. To
Him, also, did the Prophet Isaiah bear testimony, when he declared
'• Unto us a child is burn, unto us a son is given : and the govern-
ment shall be upon his shoulder : and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counseller, the mighty Gon, the everlasting Father,
the Prince of Peace : of the increase of his government and peace
there shall be no end." And again. the same Prophet spoke of
him when be said, "Surely he bath borne our griefs, and carried
our sorrows : yet we did esteem hint stricken, smitten of Gun,
and afflicted ; but he was wounded for our transgressions, he was
bruised for our iniqoities : the chagisentent of our peace was upon
him ; and with his stripes we are healed." 'fire same blessed Re-
DMUS is emphatically denominated by the Prophet Jeremiah,
" the Lord our Righteousness."
At that period, and in that miraculous manner, which Geo in
his perfect wisdom saw ht, the promised Massiaa appeared per-
sonally upon the earth, when " He took nut on him the nature of
angels ; but be took on him the seed of Abraham." He " was in
all points tempted like as we are, yet without 5,n." Havirg
finished the work which was given him to do, he gave himself to
us an offering and a sacrifice to Goo. He ta•ted death for every
man. "He is the propitiation for our sins : and not for ours only,
but also for the sins of the whole world." " We have redemption
through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins." He passed into
the heavens ; and being the brightness of the glory of GOD. " and
the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the
word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat
down on the right hand of the blaacsrr on high;" and ever live:h
to make intercession for us.

It is by the Loao Jesus Caratar that the world will be judged
in righteousness. Hs is the mediator of the new covenant ;
" the image of the invisible Goo, the firstborn of every crea-
ture :—for by Hue were all things created that are in Heaven
and that are In earth, visible and invisible, whether they
be thrones, or dominions, or principalities; or powers :—ail
things were created by Hut, and for Hut :—and he is before
all things, and by Hut all things consist." " In Hui dwelled.'
all the fulness of the GODHEAD bodily :"—and to Hut did the
Evangelist bear testimony when be said, " In the beginning was
the word, and the word was with Goa, and the word was Goo.
The same was in the beginning with GOD. AU things were made
by him ; and without hint was nut any thing made that was niaile.
In him was life ; and the life was the light of men." lir "was the
true light, which Ilghteth every man t►at cometh into the world."
Our blessed Luau himself spoke of his perpetual dominion and
power in his church, when he said," My sheep hear my vnice, and
I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto ►hem eternal
liter" and, when describing the spiritual food which he hestoweth
upon true believers, he declared, " I am the bread of life : he that
cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall
never thirst." lie spoke also of hit saving grace, bestowed on
those who come in faith unto him, when he said, " Whosoever
drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ;
hut the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water,
springing up into everlasting life."
Our religious society, from its earliest establishment to the pre-
sent day, has received these most important doctrines of Holy
Scripture in their plain and *obvious acceptation; and we not ac-
knowledge as in fellowship with us, as a Christiyo community, any
body of religious professors which does not thus accept them, or
which openly receives and accredits as ministers those who attempt
to invalidate any of these doctrines, which we esteem as essential
parts of the Christian religion.
It is the earnest desire of this meeting, that all who profess out
name may so live and so walk before G.o, as that they may know
these sacred truths to be blessed to them individually. We desire
that, as the mere profession of sound Christian doctrine will not
avail to the salvation of the soul, all may attain to a living effica-
cious faith, which, through the power of the How, Grua; bringing
forth fruit unto holiness; the end whereof is everlasting lite
through Jesus Omar ova Lose. " Blessing, and honour, and
glory, and power, be unto Hug that sittrth upon the Throne, acd
unto the Laws, for ever and ever."

Le Constitutionnel contains a curious account of
maidservant in the employ of Baulard, Levine, and Co., Rue de
Montmartre, who, having gone into the church des Petits Peres to
perform her devotions, had scarcely kneeled down when she was
laid hold of by one of the reverend fathers with such violence that
her arm long 'ruined the marks of his grasp. She was then handed
over by him to two of the SCIVAIIIV, who b.ixed her ears, and turned
her out of the church. The cause of all this pious ebullition was—
the fair soubrette bad come to say her prayers witkesit taking the
curliest papers out of her flair !
WII ALE FISH ING.—While the lateness of the whale
fishery for several years pan does nut allow us to expect any
arrivals or intelligence as to its euecest, for some time to come, it is
a singular fact that not one of the Continental Seal-fishers, from the
ports of Holland, the Elbe, Weser, &e. bas arrived, or been be4rd
of, although they have generally been home in the latter end of May,
and never later than June, so that there is reason to conclude they
have fallen in to the westward, and got beset.--afbeniers Ckressiek

Thursday night, it was thought, would be still more
injurious to the crops than the receding one. being one of the
most wet and stormy that has been remembered at this season.
The rain, which had ceased about nine o'clock in the morn-
ing of that day, re-commenced at about four in the evening.
and continued to fall during the entire night, heavily and
uninternuttingly, accompanied with a gale, approadilag to a
storm, from N. N. E. Disagrees effects were anticipated, -hut
we collect from several intelligent persons who travelled in various
parts of the country yesterday, that there is comparatively rimy
little injury done, and that every where the crops are in excellent
condition. The weather, since yesterday manting, has Meer:-
tremely favourable, and merit work, in earl* poimitdas,.ltal
been fleeted,—Ori &others Reportsr,

INTELLItr.,
SHREWSBURY, &aver 15.
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CrodSum—Before Mr. Sergeant TADDT.
:OR AND BURGESSES OF CABNAR-
, POWELL AND OTHERS.
opened the pleadings.
'with whom was Mr. CwitPßELL)said
'f ejectment brought to recover the
possession , premises now occupied as the Cus-
tom-house of Carnarvon. They had been formerly de-
mised by the Mayor and Corporatleirto a member of the
Wynn family, at a rent of 10s. pei annum. When ori-
ginally reserved, that rent was probably the value of the
land, as the building which now formed the Custom-
house hid been since built upon it. Lord Newborough
was now the head of the Wynn family, and let, the pre-
mises to the defendants at a rent of 651. per annum. The
Corporation considered the premises were worth more than
I Os. a year, and directed an application to be made to
his Lordship on the subject, but he disdained holding
tinder the Corporation, and claimed to have the premises
in his own right. This disclaimer rendered it unneces-
sary for the Corporation to give him notice to quit, and
therefore this action was brought to ascertain who had
the best right to the property ? The premises were oc-
cupied partly as a Custom-house, and partly as a habi-
tation for the clerks. The defendant, Mr. Powell, was
the principal officer, and Mr. Goddard wale the 'chief clerk.
Mr. Owen Jones, one of the stewards of the borough
of Carnarvon, said it was his duty to receive the rents
of the Corporation. He had received rent for the ground
on which the Custom-house stands for eleven years from
Lord Newborough's agent, Mr. Bettis.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant RUSSELL—I am
not now a burgess of the borough of Carnarvon ; I re-
signed about three weeks ago; I moved the Court that
I should be disfranchised.

I.

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David Williams—Went with Mr. Lloyd Roberts, one
of the bailiffs of Carnarvon, to Lord Newborough's house.
Mr. Roberts told Lord Newborough he waited upon him
to know if he would give up the Custom-house in pur-
suance of a notice to quit ? Lord • Newborough said he
would not give it up, as he did not consider the Corpo-
ration bad any right to it. Mr. Roberts then asked him
if he was to understand his Lordship disclaimed all right
of the Corporation ? and his Lordship said " Yes."
Cross-examined--I am an attorney, and Mr. Lloyd
Roberts, who went with me, is an attorney's clerk. Lord
Newborough is about 24 or 25 years of age ; he did not
say he bad not seen the notice ; he said he must refer to
his agent or solicitor.
Mr. William Tuffnell, a clerk in the Audit-office,
Somerset-house, produced the accounts from the Custom-
house of Carnarvon, in which the sum of 32/. 103. was
charged as paid to Lord Newborough, as a half-year's rent.
Mr. Sergeant RUSSELL (with whom was Mr. Ric 11-
A nos), said he appeared nominally for the defendant,
but in truth on behalf of Lord Newborough, to repel the
foul attack made to take from him the Custom-house ;
and be was sure the Jury would feel surprised when he
detailed to them the real facts of the case. He (Mr.
Sergeant Russell) had heard that people would do in a
body that which they would be ashamed to do individu-
ally, and this appeared to be a cue of that description.
They had heard the way in which a disclaimer, as it was
called, had been obtained, and that certainly would have
been a very good performance, if that could defeat his
Lordship's claim ; but matters of that kind could not be
disposed of without taking the opinion of a Jury, and
he felt satisfied they would not sanction such proceedings.
The only question for them to determine would be,
whether a lease of these premises (now lost) had ex-
pired ? The lease had been granted by the Mayor and
Corporation to the grandfather of Lord Newborough.—
Search had been made for that lease, but it could not be
found; but Mr. Romsey Williams, Lord Newborough's
attorney, had seen a book belonging to the corporation,
which contained an account of the different leases which
had been granted. He had applied to a Mr. Humphreys,
formerly an officer of the corporation, to search for that
book, as it had not been returned to the corporation chest.
Mr. Humphreys did search, and ultimately found the
book, which contained, among other particulars, the entry
of a lease granted by the Mayor and Burgesses of the
premises in question, on the 25th of January, 1731, at
a yearly rent of ten shillings, for the term of ninety-
nine years, renewable for ever. The lease would there-
fore not expire till January, 1830. The book being the
property of the Corporation, would be evidence between
the parties : when the entry was proved, the Jury would,
no doubt, find a verdict for the defendant.
Mr. Edward Evans, clerk to Mr. Romsey Williams,
applied in 1828 to Mr. Robert Humphreys' formerly a
bailiff of the borough of Carnarvon, to search for a book
containing entries of the leases granted by the corpora-
tion, and received from him the book he now produced ;
the witness has searched Lord Newborough's study, at
Glynllifon, for the lease of the Custom-house, but could
not find it.
Mr. Romsey Williams, Lord Newborough's attorney,
said he had been attorney to his Lordship's father, and so-
licitor (in the country) to the family since 1805. The
present Lord Newborough is about 25 or 26 years of age.
The study at his Lordship's house is the place in which
all the muniments of his Lordship's titles are kept. Wit-
ness had never been able to find the lease of the Custom-
house.

Mr. Robert Humphreys said, I have been twice bailiff
of the borough of Carnarvon, in 1815 and 1826. On
being sworn in, I received some corporation books ; the
book now produced is one of them. It has remained in
my possession from 18.15 to 1828.
By the Coy should have given it up when asked
for it. I always delivered up the books and papers when
asked for them by the officers of the Corporation. I did
sot know that I had this book till Mr. Williams asked
me for it. The Recorder is the proper person to keep
the books and papers belonging to the Corporation. This
book is in the same state it was when I received it: there
is no doubt there are several Corporation books in the
Lands of different people at Carnarvon.
Mr. Romsey Williams recalled—l was clerk to Mr.
John Hughes, the Recorder of the borough of Carnar-
von, and remember seeing this book amongst the others
in his possession.
The entry, as stated by the Learned Counsel for the
,defendants, was then read, with several others respecting
•othr leases granted by the Corporation. Some amuse •
ment vas occasioned by the title to the book containing
.the entry being placed at the end of the book, instead of
I. the beginning ; it was dated 24th October, 1684.
it, • Mr: Humphreys recalled, and cross-examined by Mr.
• 'TAUNTON—As far as I know, the entries describe the
".whole property of the Corporation. I believe the rent roll
is about 2901. and not 7001. I cannot.tell if there are
357 tenants ; I did not receive the rents; I believe the
Corporation has kaltiafroperty on lease.
Mr. Tstukyro,g, *reply, said it seldom happened that
title needs wentiloetrouch an occurrence might occa-
simony happorto obscure individuals, but Noblemen and
people of rank had their muniment rooms and cheats, in
which their deeds were safely deposited, and unless in

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cases of fire the loss of title deeds was very difficult to
. account for. In this cue it appeared that Lord New-
,borough had a muniment room, the loss was therefore
,more unlikely to have taken place. The Lee-noll coun-
sel then proceeded to comment on the "Jo in which the
,entries were made, and concluded by.9ontending that the
,book did not come from the proper, study ; that there
was no evidence to show that the Kit* bad been made
iwhen the lease was granted, or that the book had ever
been treated by the Corporation, as a book of any im-
portance. If this lease had been granted, there must
have been a counterpart. The Jury knew that Corpora-
tions, ecclesiastical and lay, took good care of such docu-
ments, and the Jury must be satisfied not only that a
lease had been granted, but that such a one had been
granted as was described in that book.
Mr. Sergeant TADDY, in summing up the evidence,
said that the first question for the consideration of the
Jury was, whether Lord Newborough had made any dis-
claimer amounting to a renunciation of the rights of the
corporation, or whether the denial did not apply more int:
mediately to the demand made on him to give up the
premises? The next question was, whether there had
been, any lease ? It appeared that rent had been paid
from 1749, and it was therefore fair to presume that some
old Id& had existed, or that the corporation would not
have acquiesced in accepting such a small rent, if there
had not been something binding on them. The book
which had been referred to appeared under a degree
of suspicion, because by neglect (to use no harsher ex 7
prusion) it had been kept from the proper custody.-
- He thought, however, that sufficient search had been made
,for.the lease to admit this book in evidence, and it was
,for them W say whether they would refuse credit to it.—
It was extremely probable that the entry was made, not
at the time of granting the lease, but at the time of
its being given over to the lessee; but the Jury must be
convinced that the entry was made by some one autho-
rised to make it. If they believed it was so, he thought
they would be justified in finding for the defendants. If
they thought the entries had been made by a stranger
they ought to find for the plaintiff, but on the credit they
gave to that book their verdict must depend.—Verdict
for the defendants.

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DOE, DEM. THE MAIN
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Mr. J. Jaavis opal
Mr. TAUNTON (wit
this was an action of
possession of certain