Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-07-18


/ must feel thankful for the great change
, which had taken place. Then only our
country was engaged in the pious work
now they we're assisted by every country
: Throughout the civilized world; they had
!. followed our glorious example AID honored
= ius 10 SO doing. The extension OF our
; conquest, too, he might be allowed TO say
|. had been conducive Of happy effects: loi
wherever Britain had extended her pro.
/, tectins arm she had invariably increased
the happiness OF the people. Alter 'ne
admirable report they had just heard read.
!, lii would be unnecessary Tor him to quote
i instances ia support of this position, aud
, therefore he should not detaiI them longer
/ than merely TO observe that their ezer-
> lions had been crowned with the most con.
spicuous success. Formerly. as ne be-
fore remarked, every Power in Europe
was either against them or Indifferent TO
their success. They bad persevered in
their exertions, and now every Power as
iw;ti, them. they had planted the tree
whose branches now overshadowed almost
every country in The world; and the Re
Iport was an excellent commentary on their
labours. He should move therefore, that
the Report be received. (Great Applause J
The Bishop of Salisbury having second.
ed the MOTION il vas carried unanimously.
The Earl Of Harrowhy rose to move,
thar the thanks of the meeting be given to
their Noble President. His Lordship
was received with long continued applause,
and when It had subsidized, he observed.
that if the motion he had TO make required
any argument of his TO support it, he should
scarcely have time to make use OF it;
public business of an urgent nature requlr-
ing his presence elsewhere. 1t was his
satisfaction, however, to know, that Il
was motion in which every person pres
ent, or who had the slightest knowledge
of its object, would instantly and sincerely
concur: and il his voice could be heard
through all the regions Of the habitable
world, the general concurrence OF man.
kind would be equally sincere. In speak
ing Of the business Of the day, his Lord
ship said, he felt deeply grateful that one
point had been found upon which all
might agree--not point on which to fix
lever, to disturb and agitaie the world,
but point which was the centre of gravi-
ty on which all the moral relations of the
world must rest. His Lortiship then pro-
nounced high eniogium on the character
of the Noble President, declaring that he
had achieved more true glory and re-
nown by the situation he held 10 that So
ciety, and by Inc exertions ne had made
in its behalf, than the proudest couquercr
could ever hope to receive. He concluded
by moving the thanks of the meeting to
the Right Honorable Lord Teignmouth
Lord Ashdown seconded the motion in
short speech, and it was carried with
immense applause.
The Noble chairman having returned
thanks,
DR.. Adam Clark then came forward,
attended by two young men, natives oil
CoIumbo, in the Island of Ceyion. He
said, that though he had frequently attend
ed meetings of this kind, he never before
veutured to address them, as, upon every
occasion, what ne had to say was much
better expressed by others. The Reve-
rend Gentleman then gave most inter-
esting account Of the mode in which the
two persons who stood near him we're con-
verted to Christianity. They we're now,
he said, completely free from the influ-
ence of that gross superstition in which
they we're educated, and did not, he be-
llieved, entertain single doubt of any Of
the truths of the Christian Religion. Such
we're the fruits of the Institutions of cir
culating the Holy Scriptures. A transla-
ton accidentally fell into the hands Of
these young men, and that was the first
step towards their conversion. Being Of
the tribe Of fishermen in their own coun-
try. they were struck by the circumstance
Of Christ's having selected fishermen to
preach the Gospel. Their curiosity was
gradually awakened; they conceived an
ardent desite TO visit that part Of the world
where they might have an opportunity of
seeing Christianity protested aud prac-
tised in the greatest purity, and Of becom-
ing acquainted with its sacred truths.
The usual votes of thanks, and resoIu
| 'ions DehiS tHtH agfeeu 10, TIE NieetlHg
broke up. The business was not coucIu-
ded till near five o'clock.
/ The following account Of riot at Greenock. is
copied from London paper of May 49,
! Fatal disturbances al Greenock.--No
newspapers were received from Glasgow
yesterday, none being published there on
Sunday ; but the following intelligence has
been communicated through the medium
OF private letters from that part Of Scot
land:--
I; The Port Glasgow Volunteers had
been at Paisley for some days. assisting
the Civil Power in Keeping the peace !.