Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-18

INTERESTING FAcrs.- From the last
Missionary Herald, is gathered the follow
ing summary: present number Of
distinct Missions under the care Of The A.
mGrican Board, Is twenty five, located "a
mong the unevangelizcd nations, In the
four quarters of the g'obe. Connected
with these are 81 stations, at which are
laboring 233 ordained missionaries s OF
whom are physicians, AMI Z physicians
who are not preachers; also, &c teachers,
3 printers and book>binders, five other lay
brethren, aud rs married and unmarried
fema'es;-in all, 343 laborers sent from
his Beard. There are also associated
with the above, IL native preachers and
i22 other native helpers making the
whole number in foreign lands connected
with the Board aud sustained from its trca,
sury, 4S7.-The number of persons con-
necied by church membership with these
missions, is 25,822.
There are i Seminaries i'm conncc ion
wi h these missions, designed chiefly for
training native teachers and prca cheers: in
which are 3S3 pupils; and Other boarding
schools, containing 1929 pupils; making
the number OF boarding pupils under i'm
mediate Christian instruction. t,4l2. There
are also 639 free schools, in which are So
600 pupils, making the whole number in
a course oil education, under the care OF
these missions, abou; 81, 900. They have.
since their commencement, (about 30 years
ago. been instrumental in teaching IS 900
persons, adults and children, to read the
Scriptures in their own language. These
missions have fifteen printing estabish>
men's, comprising 6 type foundries, 30
presses, 80 fonts of type, and Prin, in SO
different languages. The printing for the
missions during the year, has amounted
to 4j.196,0l6 pages. The whole number
of pages printed for the missions of the
Board, since its commencement, has been
about 4SS, 100000, in So diflere nj langua
gcs.
ANTI TEXAS MEETING FANEuIL Hail.
The Boston papers announce that. in
compliance with the wish which has been
expressed IN every part Of the Common
wealth, Convention of the people Of
Massachusetts, without distinction Of par
ty, so far us they are opposed to the An.
mex ttlon of Texas. will be held in Fam
uell Hall, on " ednesday, the 23th instant
al 10 O'Clock A NJ for the purpose of de,
lloerdting upon that subject, and of adopt.
ing such measures as may be deemed ex-
pedient.
The citizens Of the several cities and
towns who are in favor of the object, are
requested to meetwthout delay, for the
purpose OF choosing delegates to attend the
Convention.
1t is proposed that the number of dele
gates from each town shall be equal to
and not exceed three times the number
OF Representatives in the General Court.
TO which the town may be entitled in any
one year.
n NOVEL INCIDENT AT A THEATRE
AT most interesting moment Of scenic
representation at Lyons, when brealhless
silence prevailed, the sound Of box on
the ear soundly appli d, interrupted the
general emotion. Great was the aston.
ishment of all 10 find this interruption pro-
cceding from a handsome, well dressed
young woman, who was seen endeavoring
to renew The compliment upon the face OF
a man, who seem struggling to get away.
The husband OF the lady interposc in vain,
and then the Commissary of Police touk
The matter in hand, but the lady springing
on bench, took the reverend head of the
Commissary in her hands, and bumped il,
repeatedly against one Of The columns of
the hall, when at last The guard came and
carried Off the fair fury.
Required to appear next day before the
magistrate, she stated that the man whose
ears she had boxed while sitting beside her,
had plnched her legs" and the manllIng
blush which accompanied this explanation
proved that she had not exaggerated the
offence. The magistrate, however, will,
ling to admit this as extenua,ion for the
original offence, was obliged TO punish the
Inhl2nlty TO the venerable Commissary of
Police, and so sentenced the lady to ten
day of imprisonment.