lament, cannot feel disgraced by being made the dupe of abominable and perjured hypocrisy. At the same time, it may take credit for using a proper and justifiable discretion, in not admitting this unworthy man into a single pulpit or reading desk, and in determining with respect to him, that he should undergo a probation of time, study, and discipline, before he should be permitted to minister in holy things. Before we depart from the notice of this unpleasant subject, we would recal to our readers' memory, the saying of a Romish Priest, who in the city of Dublin, is to the full as remarkable for his witticisms as for his theology, this Rev. gentleman preaching, or rather abjurating against poor Murphy, on occasion of his recantation in Christ's Church, said, that when Catholics were weeding their gardens and threw the refuse over the wall, we, Protestants, came and transplanted the noisome weeds, making them our pleasant plants. This may be true, but what envious mortals are these same Romish Priests, to come and steal back over the wall such a thing as Murphy, and reinstate him in his native and appropriate parterre.

N. B. Our correspondent assures us, that he has documents in his possession, which he hopes the Romish Priests will not force him to give to the public.

ENGLAND.

Bristol.--Ladies' Association, Cornwallis House, near Bristol, fór Gentlewomen of good family reduced in fortune. It has often been regretted, that no Institution should have been formed amongst Protestant Ladies of the Church of England, in which Orphans and Widows of blameless character, in the higher classes, might find that protection, and social comfort, which are offered in the Roman Catholic Convents, the Moravian Sisters' houses, the Chapitres in Germany, and similar Institutions on the Continent. The readers of the Quarterly Review cannot be ignorant of the sentiments of a highly-gifted and well known author, who, in an article (No. 43. 1819) on Fosbrook's "Monachism," has ably stated the advantages of such establishments. A prospectus of an Institution for the above objects was presented to the late Queen Charlotte, and honoured by her approbation; and in 1816, under her sanction, Bailbrook House, near Bath, became the abode of a Society of Protestant ladies. On the sale of that place in 1821, Cornwallis House, near Bristol, was purchased,

and there it may be considered as permanently established.

Were this Institution a mere refuge for the needy, (which has sometimes been erroneously supposed) then, poverty and incapacity to fill any useful department in life, might be suitable claims; but it is of a very different description.The establishment is a voluntary association of independent persons, uniting to promote each other's happiness, as members of one community, and agreeing to conform to the rules of the institution formed by those noble and distinguished persons already mentioned.

The late lamented Bishop Heber was among the first to encourage with his approbation and advice the primary establishment. The following is an extract from a letter written by his Lordship at that time, 1815. "Considering the present establishment as that which is to give an example to many others, (in which light only can we be made sensible of its full importance) it is far more necessary that the inmates should be respectable from their connections, than that they should be in want of assistance.-More good will result from such establishments becoming popular, than from the immediate relief afforded, in the first instance, to a few individuals, however amiable and deserving. It is therefore, I conceive, most desirable to avoid, as much as possible, all public mention of income in the choice of members, and to fix their qualifications in temper, education, and perhaps birth."

Our limits compel us to postpone to our next number a more full account of the design and object of this excellent establishment. In the meantime we would refer our readers to the printed papers of the Institution, from one of which we have copied the above extracts,

MEETINGS OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES IN LONDON.

British and Foreign Bible Society.The twenty-fourth Anniversary Meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society was held on Wednesday, May 7, at the Freemasons'-hall. The President, Lord Teignmouth in the Chair.

The Rev. Mr. Brandram, the Secretary, read the Report, which stated, that in France 56,000 copies of the Scriptures had been circulated during the past year; at Darmstadt, 28,723; in Denmark, 142,310; in the Turkish dominions in a process of distribution, 36,000; in Calcutta, 7500; in Madrass, 8000; in Bombay, 8257; in North America, 67,000; in Great Britain, 162,000 Bi

bles, and 199,000 Testaments, 149,000 more than last year; and in Ireland 51,412.

Church Missionary Society. The twenty-eighth Annual Meeting of this Society was held on Tuesday, May 6, at the Freemasons'-hall. Admiral Lord Gambier in the Chair.

The whole amount of the Society's income to March the 31st, was about 43,2007.; the excess of expenditure above the receipt was 95001., exclusive of 25251. appropriated towards the buildings at Islington. The total expenditure for the year was 52,8001. The excess of expenditure arose in a great measure from occasional charges; but the Committee are constrained to state, that the Society's operations cannot be continued on their present scale, without an increase of the permanent income of the Society.The Report then detailed the progress of the Society in its several Missions. In WESTERN AFRICA; in the MEDITERRANEAN; in CALCUTTA and NORTH INDIA; and AUSTRALASIA. It concluded by stating, that unless the funds of the Society were permanently increased, the Committee would, however reluctantly, be obliged to contract their labours.

Naval and Military Bible Society.The forty-eighth Anniversary of this Institution was held at Freemason's-ball on Tuesday, May 13, when W. WILBERFORCE, Esq., presided; who at an early period was succeeded by Captain PARRY, in the Chair. The Report was read by Major CLOSE, the Secretary. The number of Bibles and Testaments distributed during the past year, were, to the army (including the troops in India, New South Wales, and the Cape of Good Hope) and to the navy (including the men employed in the Coast Blockade of Sussex and Kent, to whom 260 copies were sold by the Society's agent) 11,706, making a total, since the Society's commencement, of 220,557. The receipts of the Society, during the past year, were stated at 35221. 6s. 5d.; which sum has been exceeded in the expenditure by 3121. 11s. 9d.

The Meeting was most interestingly addressed by the Hon. and Rev. G. Noel: Colonel Broughten, from India; the Rev. B. Alleyn, from America; Captain R. Gambier; Captain Parry; the Rev. Mr. Freer, (formerly an officer in the army); Captain Bazalgette; the Rev. W. Ellis; Captain Saurin; Captain Franklin; Lieut. Rhind; the Rev. H. M'Neil; H. Maxwell, Esq. M. P.; and Lieut. Gordon. It has seldom fallen to our lot to attend a Meeting where there

was more to call forth the lively expressions of Christian joy and gratitude.

Sunday School Society.- On Tuesday, April 30th, the Anniversary of this Society was held at the London Coffeehouse, Samuel Hoare, Esq. in the chair. The Report, which was read by the Rev. W. Thompson, the Secretary, stated, that the Society had established 300 new schools during the past year; but that its expenditure, £1078, had very greatly exceeded the present income; so that more than £300, had been subtracted from the funded property of the Institution. In Wales, particularly, the Society had exerted itself successfully in the cause of Sunday School instruction.

Irish Evangelical Society.-The fourteenth Annual Meeting of this Society was held in Finsbury chapel, Moorfields, on Tuesday evening, the 13th of May; Thomas Walker, Esq. in the Chair. An anonymous friend, has presented the Committee, by the hands of the Rev. Mark Wilks, with the munificent donation of £500; and this, with the liberality of other friends to the Society, has swelled its income to £3004 11s. 94d. being an amount greater than that of any preceding year.

Irish Society of London.-On Friday, May 28, the Annual Meeting of this Society, took place at Freemasons' Hall, the Hon. and Rev. G. Noel took the Chair, till the arrival of the Hon. and Right Rev. the Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. The Report, which was read by the Rev. G. Mutter, stated, that the schools of the Society in Ireland amounted to 434, which were attended by 14,715 children and 11,067 adults; and that the issues of Irish Bibles, during the past year, were 11,000 copies. It also conveyed the pleasing intelligence, that 646 Irish, residing in London and its vicinity, had been taught by the Society, to read the Scriptures. The income of the Society was stated at £1,315; £555 more than last year.

Religious Tract Society-On Friday, May 16, the Twenty-ninth Anniversary of this truly valuable Institution was held at the City of London Tavern; Viscount Mandeville in the Chair. W. Jones, Esq. read the Report, which stated, that 480 reams of printing paper had been forwarded to different parts of the East, together with 90,000 Books and Tracts. In Spanish America, the British Colonies of North America, in the West Indies, in the North of Europe, in France, in Switzerland, in the Mediterranean, in India, China, and Judea, Tract distribution advances with

most encouraging rapidity. In Ireland alone, during the past year, 90,000 works were circulated; and in London, to soldiers, sailors, and convicts, &c., 557,000. The income of the Society was £3,329 19s. Ild., being an increase of £493 7s. 10d. The sale of books had been £2,075 11s. 3d. The Tracts distributed throughout the year, 9,649,507; which, added to the Tracts published in foreign languages, shewed an increased circulation of about two millions of works beyond the preceding

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Prayer Book and Homily Society.— The Annual Sermon was preached at Christ Church, Newgate-street, Wednesday, May the 7th, by the Rev. R. W. Sibthorp, B. D. Fellow of Magdalen 'College.

At the Annual Meeting, held on the 8th, at the London Coffee-House, the President, Lord Bexley, took the Chair at 12 o'clock.

Resolved—“ That this Meeting has heard, with sincere pleasure, of the still increasing success of the Society's la bours among Seamen; also, of its proceedings in respect to Ireland; and that they view the continuation and extension of such efforts as highly important.

That this Meeting cordially approves of the Foreign objects and proceedings of the Society, especially the publication of our devotional forms in the languages of the East; and, that they return their warmest thanks to the venerable Archdeacon Corrie, for his most valuable services in this deparment, and for having formed a corresponding Committee at Calcutta."

Income of the Society £2,770 3s. 5d. and Expenditure £2,722 Os. 9d.

University of London.-The following notice has been published by three of the Professors of this Institution.

"We, the undersigned, Professors of the University of London, who are Clergymen of the Established Church, having, from the period of our appointment, entertained the intention of providing religious instruction for those Students who are Members of our own Church, do hereby give notice, that final arrangements have at length been made, with the full approbation of the Council, for that purpose. An Episcopal Chapel has been purchased contiguous to the University, to be called the University Chapel, where accommodation will be afford

ed to the Students of the University for attendance on divine service, and where a course of Divinity Lectures will be regularly delivered during the academical session. Parents and others interested in the arrangement, may hear of further particulars by applying to Mr. John Taylor, bookseller and publisher to the University, No. 30, Upper Gower(Signed)

street.

Thomas Dale, M. A. Camb. Professor of English Language and Literature; Dionysius Lardner, LL.D. Dublin, Professor of Natural Philosophy; John Williams, M. A. Oxon, Professor of Roman Language and Literature."

King's College, London.- -On Saturday, June 21, a meeting was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of establishing a College, under the above title in London: His Grace the Duke of Wellington, who was in the Chair, opened the proceedings by stating the object of the intended College and reading the resolutions comprehending the principles upon which it is to be conducted. The plan embraced a system of education,which combined with a general knowledge of literature and science, a particular knowledge of Christianity, morality, and religion: the promoters of the intended establishment are the dignitaries of the Established Church, who have come forward to support it with their purses, their influence, and their labours. Among the company present at the meeting were the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Primate of Ireland, the Bishops of London, St. Davids, Durham, St. Asaph, Chester, Gloucester, Ossory; Rev. Dr. D'Oyley, Marquess of Camden, the Speaker, Lord Bexley, &c. &c.

Henry Coleridge, Esq. Barrister was appointment Secretary to receive subscriptions. Before the meeting broke up a sum of £20,000. was collected; among the distinguished donors were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, £1000; Archbishop of York, £500; the Duke of Wellington, £300; Duke of Rutland, £500; Bishop of London, £1000; Bishop of Durham, £500; a Lady unknown, £500; a Clergyman from Bristol, £300; Rev. Jos. Hughes, a Baptist minister, 20 guineas; &c. &c. It was rumoured that his Majesty to signify his approbation of the Institution, intends to present a donation of £5000 towards its objects.