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The report was received with applause.
The Rev. Chancellor RAIKES then came forward to move
the first resolution, that the report be adopted, printed, and
circulated. He observed that in times past the society was
nurtured under episcopal sanction, and he rejoiced to say
that that same happy influence was still to be extended
to it. The amount of their collection towards the jubilee
fund was not what might have been expected from the
character and importance of Liverpool. The sum of
£7OO did not seem to be a large proportion of the
£53,000 that was collected towards that fund; but it was
still delightful to think that in the midst of such deep
distress, which had existed among them, there Lad been
an increase in their suhscriptions to the general mis-
sionary fund, and that, if their contribution to the jubilee
fund was not so large, still the object was esteemed by
them. It was a strong encouragement to hope and be-
lieve that the missionary feeling in Liverpool was not one
of a fleeting or casual nature, but that it existed in the
hearts of the people of the town—that they might always
depend upon Liverpool giving a continued and increasing
support to the society under all the vicissitudes of for-
tune, and that it would always be able to maintain its
position as one of the leading communities in the great
work of evangelical progress. (Applause.) He might be
permitted to remind those around him of what he believed
to be true, that the welfare of this country depended on
the success of such efforts as those they were then met to
consider, and, in illustration of this statement, lie would
say that he believed no country on the continent was in a
position to present such a scene as the meeting he saw
before him that night. No doubt, they might boast in
those countries of large meetings and assemblages of other
kinds. They might be able to boast of meetings for the
promotion of the arts and sciences—for amusements and
political objects—but where, except in England, could
they see a meeting, consisting of persons of all ages and
classes, met to consider in what way the Redeemer's
kingdom and the truths of the Gospel might best be com-
municated to the heathen world, as freely and as fully as
they had been communicated to themselves?
The Rev. T. B. BIRKS, rector of Kelsall, in the course
of his address remarked that it seemed as if the Almighty
had destined England to evangelise the world.
The Rev. Mr. PEYTON, in moving the second resolu-
tion, entered into a long and interesting account of his
missionary labours in Sierra Leone and other places in
Africa. It appeared from his details that the work in
which he was engaged was going on prosperously, and
that not only were congregations gathered, but the com-
munity. in a religious point of view, was becoming self-
supporting, and beginning to send out the light of the
gospel by native teachers to places beyond.

- The Rev. Dr. ANDERSON said it would appear that in
meetings like this, one continual note of jubilee was
r.sounding throu?h this happy land. It seemed as if the
note of jubilee was going through every clime, till the
time that the trumpet should sound louder and louder,
till the Lord should receive his people to himself. He
entered at some length into a consideration of the poetical
ideas of the people with whom his lot as a bishop was
cast, and the methods to be employed for instructing
them in their own language in religion. He also gave
some interesting accounts of the prosperity of the society
in Prince Rupert's Land, and concluded by asking one
and all of his hearers to continue in earnest prayer for
him at the throne of grace. He asked them for that sym-
pathy when, on that day week, he was to be set apart for
his work ; at times, when he was passing over the mighty
waters, and when he was pursuing his ministry in his
diocese. He was then looking on the work with hope,
but if that hope was too sanguine it was one to be excused,
for he was carrying the gospel to a bleak and inhospitable
land, but one on which God bad given a double outpour-
ing, of his spirit, and a more abundant fruit of missionary
labour. .

The Reverend Dr. BYRTH moved the last resolution,
and observed that the present century might be called the
missionary one. The missionary spirit took its rise so
near the present century that it might be called the mis-
sionary age, if they were asked what was the condition
of the church fifty years ago when it came into existence.
In the resolution they were told to be thankful for the
progress of the gospel truth. It was when this truth had
made a lodgment in the Church of England it was felt
that this truth should be sent abroad. It was then, when
the value of the gospel truth was felt at home, that the
duty to send it abroad was felt and acted upon. They
could look to periods when those who possessed the truth
thought they had not means of rising to the obligation.
He referred to the age called the reformed century. For a
long time after, nothing being done for these abroad, the
cause of divine truth went backward. Now he trusted
they valued the privileges themselves, and sent them to
those who were without. (Hear.)
The Rev. Dr. M`NEILE, in seconding the resolution,
remarked that it took certain facts for granted, and there-
upon invited them to a most legitimate consequence. The
facts are, that in the missions of this society, Gospel truth
has made gradual but steady progress. It is so. delight-
fully so. There is no room for the complaint that we
have laboured in vain.. If we spread before us a map of
the world, and, looking over our missionary stations, in-
telligently compare the state of things as they were fifty
years ago with the state of things as they are now, we
shall find in divers longitudes, and in either hemisphere,
beautiful and encouraging illustrations. If we start from
the southern extremity of the peninsula of India, from
that lovely island immortalised in Heber's hymn, where
every prospect pleases, and only • man is vile; and if we
enter on the peninsula itself, and visit Tinnevelly ; if,
stretching northward to another presidency, we pause at
Krishnaghur and pass on to Benares—along the whole
line, not to mention the collateral branches—gradual but
steady progress has been made. Where all was darkness,
there is now a struggling and rising light ; where the
goods of the strong man armed were held in peace—the
peace of death—a stronger than he has interposed, and
divided the spoil; where all were heathens without excep-
tion, there are now thousands of Christian worshippers,
and hundreds of Christian communicants. The same may
be said of Africa, North-west America, and of those
islands which might be called continents, in the Southern
Pacific Ocean. For these facts we are invited to give
thanks to Almighty God, and with good reason. Only by
Him could such facts be brought to pass. The Rev. Dr.
observed that while the Pagan state tolerated and protected
all sorts of religion, it supported only one. All were tole-
rated ; all were protected ; but only the state religion was
supported. This was the reasonable extent to which
liberalism was carried by Imperial Rome. It was reserved
for our own day s to see an advance upon this ; to see an
enlightened state with a state religion, not only tolerating
and protecting as she ought to do, those who teach that
the national religion is heresy, but educating them for the
purpose, and defraying the cost of their education out of
the national purse. (Hear.) This out Gallios Gallio. It
is well, my lord, that we should take note of our improve-
ment on our classier]. model! (A laugh.) The resolution
now before us invites us to continued and increased
prayers and labours for the furtherance and final triumph
of our glorious cause. I hope these will not prove mere
words of course, but that, sinking into many minds as
good seeds, they will produce good fruits, and in much
abundance. To give full efficiency to the labour, much
energy is required, and much enterprise, and much com-
bination, and much division and subdivision of effort. All
this is organised. A system of machinery is constructed,
the wide-spread arms of which act simultaneously in the
north and in the south, in the east and in the west ;• and
the heart and lungs of which are among us, within reach
of every one of us, for continual and continually increas-
ing supplies of oil and steam, of pounds and-shillings, and
pence. [The rev. doctor resumed his seat amidst pro-
longed and enthusiastic cheering.]
A vote of thanks to the bishop was moved by Mr.
Charles Inman, and seconded by. Mr. T. B. Horsfall. The
doxology was then sung, and Oe.benediction pronounced.

MORE

MR. LAWRENCE HEYWORTIT ONCE
(From the Derby Mercury.)
Our misrepresentative, Mr. Heyworth, has again distin-
guished himself in the episto.

requested to become a subscriber to the " Midland
Horticultural Society," he replied in the followirg cha-
racteristic note. The letter i in vegetable, and the capitals,
are Mr. Heywortles, not ours :

Dear Sir

[corn.]

10 St. deorgegflace jHyde Park Corner

May 16. 1849

Believing that such praiseworthy associations, as is the Mid-
land Horticultural Society, will have the beneficial tendencies
of Stimulating the efforts of human ingenuity to develop the
incipient, but as yet the occult powers of the vegirable world
and to improve, embellish and increase the productions of
Horticulture, it is with considerable reluctance that in Prudent
deference to other Previous obligations, I must decline to be
a subscriber, to its funds. _ . _

Permit me to add, that the Prosperity of your society, has
y sincere and best wishes.

I ain Dr. Sir your's truly
(Signed) LAWRENCE lIEYWORTH

Secretary to the Midland Horticulture

Will the Whig-Radicals from Dr. Bent to Mr.
M‘Grath—who brought Mr. Heyworth to Derby, and

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ties) to elevate him to the position of a legislator for the
borough, be good enough to translate into plain English
the above composition ? Will they try their hand at
rendering into something approaching common sense the

sentence'. in which Mr

Tendencies of Stimulating the efforts to develop the'inci-
pient, but as yet the occult powers of the refillable
world?" If so, we promise to give Mr. Heyworth and
the public the benefit of their labours by publishing the
interpretation.

BlStrlft

The foundation-stone of a new tower to St. Michael's
Church, Chester, was laid on Wednesday.
Last week, the Rev. W. Giles, of Netherleigh House
Chester, was presented by his old pupils with a valuably
service of plate. It appeared. from a letter r

at the

meeting, that Charles .bickens was, in early life, under
the tuition of the esteemed scholastic. Sir Elkanah
Armitage, of Manchester, presented the gift.
A girl belonging to W-, in Yorkshire, recently left
home and dressed herself in male attire, for the purpose

of becoming used to the garb, she and her lover- having

agreed that she should lice with him as a man-servant.
She was discovered the other day at Manchester. It is
said she has become greatly attached to the garb of the

rough sex, preferring it to the petticoa

On Thip:sday, the Manchester Exchange, which has
been partiallycloSed for some time past in consequence

£lB,OOO. was re-opened to the subscribers, and the into--
rior is now one of the largest rooms in the kingdom.
The completion of the extension building was celebrated
on Friday night by a ball in aid of the baths and wash.

houses ftinds.
MANCHESTER AND SALFORD PROTESTANT AND RE-
FORMATION SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this so-
ciety was held on Thursday. The large room was crowded
to excess. Amongst those present were the Right Rev
the Bishop of Cashel, the Rev. ]- -
the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Re

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Rev. W. Huntington, the Rev. J. A. Boddy, the Rev.
J. A. Hollist, the Rev. Robert Frost.
SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE.—OH Wednesday. about
one o'clock in the afternoon, the inhabitants of Poulton-
lc-Fylde were very much alarmed by a violent shock of

an earthquake, accompanied by a rum-bling hollow sound.
It appeared to proceed in a direction from the S.W., and
many persons actually thought that the houses were fal-
ling on their heads, the walls waving backwards and for-
wards, and glasses, tins, crockery, &c., rattling, naturally
caused great consternation. A gentleman, who formerly
resided in South America, where such convulsions of na-
ture are frequent, stated that he bad experienced many

curred on that day. Happily, no damage . was done,
yet in some places the bricks were dislodged from the
walls.

THE CROPS.—For some days we have experienced very
favourable weather, copious showers of rain succeeded by
genial warmth. To look at the present appearances of
the potato crops, no one would suppose they had ever
been cut down by the frost. Although looking so very
well at present, they will be at least a fortnight later than
last year. As regards the later sorts, we hear no com-
plaints as to their coming up, but it is almost too soon to
form an opinion concerning them. A great improvement
is also perceptible in the grass lands ; and to all appear-
ance we shall have full crops of hay. Wheat, though
rather thin upon the ground, has improved very much,
and barley and oats are looking as well as they possibly
can. The farmers in the neighbourhood of Rufferd and
Tarleton have sown great quantities of mangel wurzel, to
succeed the first crop of potatoes, as, since the distemper
commenced, second crops of potatoes have scarcely been
worth getting up.—Preslon Chronicle.
REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIA-
TION IN MANCHESTER.—The first meeting of the Man-
chester Registration and Financial Reform Association
was held on Thursday evening, in Manchester, for the
purpose of electing the general council and officers. The
association was formed on the Ist February last, by a
number of influential gentlemen, from all parts of the
kingdom, in accordance with a resolution passed at the
great financial reform meeting, held on the 10th January.
George Wilson, Esq. presided. There were also present
Mr. Bright, M.P. for Manchester ; Mr. J. C. Dyer. Mr.
Alderman Harvey, of Salford ; Mr. Samuel Lees, Mr. A.
Prentice, Mr. William Morris,, Mr. Philip Thomson, Mr.
William Shuttleworth, and many other gentlemen, some
of whom were among the oldest members of the league.—
The chairman explained the objects of the association in
a speech of some length. Mr. Bright afterwards addressed
the meeting, and moved the first resolution, appointing
Mr. Wilson to be the chairman, Mr. Rawson to be-trea-
surer, and Mr. Hickin to be secretary, and two hundred
other gentlemen- to form the council of the association.
The motion P as seconded by Mr. J. C. Dyer.