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rough; Mr. Jackson, of Old, introduced the service; Mr. Chater, of Kibworth, offered the general prayer: Mr. Whitehead, of Creaton, preached from Psal. cxxxii. 13, 14; and Mr. Edmonds, of Cambridge, in the absence of Mr. Fuller, from Psal. 1. 2; Mr. Knight, of Staughton, concluded. In the evening, Mr. Gronow, of Weedon, prayed; Mr. Hillyard, of Bedford, preached from 2 Cor. v. 11; and Mr. W. P. Davies, student from Hoxton, concluded. Upwards of 100 people were present; and in the evening many were excluded, through want of

room.

A ministers' meeting is to be held the first Wednesday in November, with the Rev. MI S. Davies, at Maindy, Glamorganshire; and the first Wednes day in December, another is to be held at Hanover, near Abergavenny.

LONDON.

DURING the late visit of the Rev. Messrs Waugh and Jack to Dublin, on behalf of the Missionary Society, an Auxiliary Society was formed, under the designation of The Hibernian Missionary Committee,' of which Viscount Lorton was elected President; R. White, Esq. Secretary; and D. Latouche and Co. Treasurers; Rev. Drs. Whitelaw, M'Dowell, and Thorpe, the Rev. Messrs. Matthias, White, Nixon, Barker, and Davies, and several lay-gentlemen, were chosen on the committee; who, in their Resolutions, expressed their thanks to the Rev. Messrs. Waugh and Jack, for the very liberal, zealous, and enlightened manner in which they have presented this very Christian object' to the Religious Public.

The first Auxiliary Hibernian Society was formed Sept. 30, at Hoxton Chapel; when the Rev. Mr. Brewer, of Birmingham, and several Students of the Academy, addressed the meeting in favour of the institution; and a liberal subscription was made.

ON July 29, the evening of the day on which the new Act, in favour of religious liberty, received the royal assent, a meeting was held of the commitice of the Protestaut Society for the Protection of Religious Liberty, at the New London Tavern, Cheapside; J. Mills, Esq. in the Chair; at which several resolutions were passed; and from which we give the following extract:1. That liberty of conscience is an

unalienable right of all mankind, which ought ever to be held most sacred; and that the enjoyment of such liberty must be incomplete as long as any man can lawfully interrupt the enjoyment :— That the efforts of the Committee shall therefore be persevered in, to obtain the repeal of every penal law which prevents the complete enjoyment of religious liberty!-2. As the present act repeals several obnoxious acts; as it will increase the toleration and protection before enjoyed; and as it indicates the existence of liberal opinions in the administration and the legislature,this Committee accept that measure with considerable delight, and cherish fervent gratitude to all the persons by whose efforts the benefit has been ob. tained. The remaining resolutions contain thanks to the R. H. the E. of Liverpool, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Castlereagh, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the other members of administration: also, to the R. H. Earl Stanhope, Lord Holland, the Dukes of Norfolk and Bedford, Marquises Lansdown and Douglas, Earls of Oxford, Carnarvon, Moira, Darnley, Donoughmore, Grey. Rosslyn, Lauderdale, and Lord Erskine; to T. Brand, J. Stephen, W. Wilberforce, S. Whitbread, Esqrs. and other members of both houses, for their zealous assistance and support; also, to the Methodist Committee, and to the two Secretaries of the Society (Messrs, Pellatt and Wilks) for their respective

exertions.

Fire at Serampore.

WE are informed that the Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society have voted, in addition to their annual investments for Calcutta, 2000 reams of printing paper, at the expence of about 3000l. to replace that which was consumed in the 'PrintingOffice at Serampore, for the purpose of enabling their corresponding Committee to proceed with printing the various oriental translations of the holy Scriptures. And we are happy to learn that a considerable portion of the above is already shipped; and that paper to the amount of 10001. was already on its way, previous to the arrival of intelligence of the melancholy catastrophe. Also, that a small quantity of types for English printing, was forwarded by the Baptist Missionary Society, in February last; which will enable them to resume their important labours without any very considerable delay; and we trust that liberal contri

butions will be made, both in this country and India, to retrieve the other and much larger portion of the loss sustained by the Missionaries.

AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETIES. Aug. 19. At Devizes was instituted the Wiltshire Auxiliary Bible Society, T. S. Estcourt, Esq. in the Chair.

Sept. 1. An Auxiliary Bible Sociery was formed at Dover; for the cinque ports of which, the Earl of Liverpool and the Lord Warden are the Presidents; and his Lordship has since contributed a donation of Fifty Pounds to that Institution.

Sept. 8. At Edmonton was formed The North-east Middlesex Auxiliary Bible Society,' for the parishes of Edmonton, Tottenham, and Enfield: of which W. Mellish, Esq. M. P. is the President.

Sept. 17.

At Gloucester, the Glou

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@ester Auxiliary Bible Society; which the Dukes of Norfolk and Beaufort are Presidents.

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Sept. 17. At Bala, North Wales. The Bala Bible Association; one of the Rules of which provides, That if a General Auxiliary Bible Society should be formed for the county, it is the intention of this association to join with, or become a branch of it.'

Oct. 2. At Henley upon Thames, an Auxiliary Bible Society; of which Lieut. Col. Liston is the President.

The object of all the above institu tions is, to inquire into, and supply the wants of the poor, as it respects the holy Scriptures, as well as to contribute to the general fund of the Parent Institution; and we trust that He, who has inspired such a general desire to circulate his own word, will accompany it with power to the hearts of the numerous readers, that the kingdom of the Redeemer may be thereby enlarged!

Oct. 12. A Special General Meeting of the SOCIETY for MISSIONS to Africa and the East was held at the New London Tavern, Cheapside, for the purpose of addressing and dismissing to their la bours the Rev. Leopold Butscher, one of the Society's Missionaries, ou his return to Africa, accompanied by eight persons, in order to strengthen and extend the Society's Missions on the western coast of that continent. The president, Rt. Hon. Lord Gambier, was in the chair; and there were present between 3 and 400 ladies and gentlemen. The Secretary (Rev. Jos, Pratt) delivered the instructions of the Committee to the Missionary and his com panions; and the Rev. H. Budd, Charman of the Committee of Correspondence, addressed them on the subject of their duties and encouragements; Mr. Butscher, who has been six years in Africa, and has become thoroughly acquainted with the character of the natives, and has gained the confidence of the Chiefs, replied to these addresses in a spirit of simplicity and prudent but determined zeal, which greatly impressed the meeting. Settlements have been formed on the Rio Pongas; and a third, named Gainbier (after the noble President of the Society) is about te he formed on the Rio Dembia. Mr. Butscher takes out with him three Layinen, who will contribute to the success of the mission, by conciliating the natives, and advancing their civilization, in the exercise among them of various useful arts.

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The Meeting was addressed by the Secretary, Rev. H. Budd, D. Wilson, Dr.J. P.Smith, and J. W. Cunningham; and much interest was excited by the prospects opening before the Society. Seven Lutheran ministers, five lay-settlers, six English students, eight wives of Missionaries and settlers, and about 120 African children, are now dependent on the Society. The income of the Society having fallen short of its expenditure last year, by the sum of £600; and being wholly inadequate to the exertions which the Committee are now making, the noble President added liberally to his former ample contributions to the funds; and, as many persons present have regretted that they were not distinctly invited at the meeting to follow his Lordship's example, it is hoped that they and others will fulfil their kind intentions, by sending their contributions or subscriptions either to the Rev. J. Pratt, 907,401 Doughty Street; to the Deputy Secre

By the Minutes of the last Conference, it appears that the Methodist Societies contain the following Members:

Great Britain
Ireland

Gibraltar

Sierra Leone

155,124
27,823
127.

60

Nova Scotia and Newfoundland 1,225

West Indies

United States

13.042

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Collected by the Rev. Rowland Hill and the Rev. Thomas Jackson. Messrs. Hill and Jackson beg leave to express their deep sense of the obliga. tions under which they are laid, by the kind and affectionate manner in which they were received by the Ministers and Congregations visited by them in their Tour; and when it is considered that the following sums were collected within the short space of three weeks, at a time when the manufacturing towns are labouring under great difficulties, from the state of the times, their liberality will at once declare their regard for the Redeemer's glory and the salvation of the Heathen. £. S. d.

Stratford upon Avon

Warwick, Rev. Mr. Percy

Coventry, Rev. Mr. Jerrard

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26 15 0

45 19 4

First Fruits of a Penny Society at Foleshill, Coventry 6 1 6

Hinckley, Rev. Mr. Gill

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A Friend at Inverness, per Rev. Mr. Bogue
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Rev. Mr. Clark and Friends, Brigg and Wraby, Lincolnshire
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Rev. Mr. Bull and Friends

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Collection at Holywell Mount Chapel, per Rev. Mr. Platt
Rev. J. Washbourne and Friends, Hammersmith

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