19. General Gascoyne, J. Fisher, from Liverpool 10th Oct. Isle of France 21st Feb. Colombo 1st and Madras 13th April. Hooghly, P. J. Reeves, from London 2nd Dec. and Madras 14th April. Passengers:-Dr. and Mrs. Herklots, Dr. Harding, Dr. Waugh, Mr. Sturt, Engineer's Department, Cadets Tullock and Wynne, Mr. Keymer, Mr. Crane, Merchant, and Mr. Whitson, Free Mariner. 20. Samuel Brown, Harding, from Liverpool 28th December. 21. Dalla Merchant, (Burmah Brig,) Crisp, from Rangoon 4th April. Passenger:-Mr. R. Theodore, Merchant. 22. Jamesina, (Bark,) Thos. Hector, from China 16th March and Singapore 3rd April. Passengers from China :-Mrs. Donnelly, and Alexander T. Donnelly, C. S. 24. Crown, (Bark,) J. Cowman, from Liverpool 20th December. Burraket, (Schooner,) J. Fergusson, from Madras 12th and Masulipatam 18th April Passengers from China :-T. J. Morris, Esq. C. C. S. From Singapore-G. Fraser, Esq. and Ezekiel, Merchants. 7. Bee, (Brig,) W. Warden, from China 13th Jan. and Singapore 5th February. Passengers from China:-John Eide, Esq. From Singapore -J. Matheson, Esq. J. Agie, Esq. and A. M. Brown, Esq. 7. Enterprize, (H. C. Steamer,) C. H. West, from Pooree 4th April. 8. Eamont, (Bark,) J. Nash, from Singapore 13th March. 13. Ann, J. M. Adler, from Mauritius 10th February, Bourbon and Pondicherry (date not mentioned), and Madras 5th April. Passenger from Mauritius:-Messrs. Bignon, and S. Chabrier : from Madras Mr. J. S. Bigs. Salamanca, (Brig,) H. Goodwin, from Madras 4th and Eskapelly 6th April. 12. Water Witch, (Bark,) Henderson, from China and Singapore. DEPARTURES. MARCH. 24. Dover, (Amn.) Austin, for Boston. Thetis, Boothby, for Mauritius. John Foster, (Brig,) Tozer, for Moulmein. 28. Lord Althorp, (Brig,) P. Sproule, for Liverpool. Angelica, (P.) J. L. de Almeida, for Macao. APRIL 3. Will Watch, (Bark,) Wm. Barrington, for Penang and Singapore. Passengers:-Mrs. Thompson, C. T. C. Collins, 25th Regt. N. I. Ensign M. Collins, Master Thompson, Master Gogerly, Tonko Abdulla, Prince of Queda, and followers. 4. Adelaide, (Bark,) A. Steel, for Moulmein. Per Adelaide, for Moulmein:-Mrs. Burney, A. D. Maingy, Esq. Major Burney, Captain Rawlinson, and Dr. Richardson. 7. Emma, (Bark,) A. Chelin, for the Mauritius. children. Per Bark Emma, for Mauritius:-Mr. E. Maurell, and Mrs. Quesnel and 3 10. Andromache, J. Andrews, for London. Passengers:-Captain McDonald, and Rev. Mr. Percival. 14. Exmouth, D. Warren, for London. Passengers:-Captain and Mrs. Pearce, Captain and Mrs Field and 2 children, Dr. and Mrs. Tytler, Mrs. Sage, Mr. McKenzie, Lieut. Poett, Lieut. Grissel. Steerage Passengers-Mr. and Mrs. Conductor Casebourn, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and child, Mr. and Mrs. Skeavington and child, Mr. Anderson. Aimable Creole, (F.) Geraud, for Bourbon. 22. Britannia, (Bark) R. B. Bowden, for London. 23. Susan, R. Gillies, for London. Passengers:-Mrs. Eglinton, Mrs. Masoni and children, R. Eglinton, Esq. Mr. Myers, and Captain Nicholl. Herculean, J. P. Battersby, for Liverpool. Fifeshire, (Bark,) W. J. Crawley, for Madras. Passengers for the Coast:-Major Sutherland, Mr. Morris, and Rev. Mr. Wolff. 25. Tanjee, R. Richards, for Bombay. United States, (Amr.) J. Webb, for Boston. Meteorological Register, kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for the Month of March, 1833. Observations made at Max. Temp. and Dryness Apparent Noon. observed at 2h. 40m. Minimum Pressure observed at 4h. 0m. Observations made at Sunset. Of the Air. Of an Evap. Surface. Direction. Rain, Old Gauge. Rain, New 123456780 9 10 S. S. S. S. S. E. 70,5 70,3 w.,130 74, 80, 72,5 CM.,052 75,2 81,2 69,8 N. w.,976 76,7 89, 68, N.W.,954 77, 89,2 68,3 CM.,976 76,5 84, 67,6 s. w. 11 12 13 14 15 QUARTERLY EXTRACTS TENDING TO ILLUSTRATE THE OPERATIONS OF THE British and Foreign Bible Society. Published by order of the Committee of the TWENTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. The Twenty-ninth Anniversary Meeting of this Institution took placə on Wednesday, May 1, at Exeter Hall. The Right Hon. Lords Bexley and Mountsandford, the Bishop of Winchester, the Hon. Mr. Shore, Sir C. Hunter, Z. Macauley, Esq. J. Plumptre, Esq., Drs. Winter, Humphreys, Bennet, Morison, and Cox; the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, the Rev. Daniel Wilson, and a great number of Clergymen and Dissenting Ministers of the various religious communions, were on the platform. The room was well filled, but not so crowded as we have seen it at former Meetings of this Society. The Rev. A. BRANDRAM read a communication from the Noble President, Lord Teignmouth, in which his Lordship regretted that he was unable, in consequence of continued indisposition, to attend the Meeting; but earnestly prayed that those who might assemble might rejoice in the Divine presence and blessing, that their great objects, the glory of God, and the eternal good of their fellow-creatures, might be promoted. The Bishop of WINCHESTER then proposed that, in the unavoidable absence of their Noble President, the Right Hon. Lord BEXLEY should take the Chair. The Motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said that he felt it to be a high honour to be placed in the chair of their beloved President-a chair which he for so many years had filled with such credit to himself and with such benefit to others. It was a consolation that he was still preserved to them; and that though not present in body he was with them in spirit, and that they had the benefit of his prayers for the prosperity of the Society. They had abundant reason to bless the Divine mercy which had preserved the Society amidst the numerous changes which had shaken various nations of the world. There had been confusion and discord around, but the various noble institutions of the country had been permitted to proceed forward promoting the glory of God, and scattering numerous blessings upon mankind. For twenty-eight years the Society had existed, promoting the union of Christians of various denominations. He felt assured that, so long as they carried the work forward with purity and simplicity of heart, aiming to promote the glory of God and the good of their fellow-creatures, seeking the blessing of God on their humble endeavour, so long they might reasonably hope to prosper. Might they thus go forward till the knowledge of the glory of God covered the earth, as the waters covered the deep. (Cheers.) A letter was read from the Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry, in which he regretted his inability to attend on account of indisposition, and prayed that God might bless the Institution, to which he declared himself most cordially attached. The Report was then read by the Rev. A. BRANDRAM. I The Rev. A. BRANDRAM, the Clerical Secretary to the Society, then proceeded to read the Report of the Committee for the year, which, though it announced a falling off in the amount of the Society's income during that period, gave, in every other respect, a most encouraging account of its progress in almost every country in the globe, in the circulation of the Word of God. With this general remark, and referring our readers to the Report itself for longer details, we shall limit our notice of its contents to a few of the most prominent points. Not less than 175,182 copies of the Scriptures had been circulated in France within the past year. (Hear, hear.) A very large increase of demand for copies of the Scriptures had also taken place in Switzerland, particularly amongst the Catholic cantons. (Hear, hear.) The most important fact connected with the distribution of the Bible to the heathen world, was the sensation produced in parts of China by the circulation of the sacred volume in the language of that country. The book was sought after, earnestly read, and greatly spoken of, and, what was still more satisfactory, without any hinderance or restriction on the part of the Emperor. The correspondent from whom this communication had been received, added, that he was about to proceed to China, to take advantage of this opening; and he hoped that he should soon have a demand of 10,000 copies in the maritime parts of China and the island of Loo Choo. In the West Indies, there had been an increase of the number of Auxiliary Societies. After noticing, in terms of deep regret, the loss sustained by the Society during the year, in the deaths of the Rev. Rowland Hill, of Lord Gambier, one of its Vice-Presidents, of Mr. Bainbridge, and of Dr. Adam Clarke, it went on to say, that the total number of Bibles and Testaments distributed by the Society at home, and by its agents abroad, was 536,841; making a total, since the commencement, of 8,145,456. There had been added to the Society 112 Auxiliaries during the year. The Society's receipts during the past year, amounted to 75,4927. 10s. 5d. Of this sum 25,6047. 18s. 7d. were the contributions of Auxiliaries, and 40,7177. for the sale of Bibles and Testaments. The receipts of the past year as compared with the preceding, showed a falling off of more than 6,0007. The total expenditure of the Society within the year, was 86,7617. The Bishop of WINCHESTER then came forward, and was warmly greeted. He had, he observed, to move the first Resolution, which was, That the Report, an abstract of which had been read, should be printed and circulated under the direction of the Committee." After apologising for the absence of the Bishop of Chester, who was prevented from being present by his being obliged to attend a Meeting of a Society with which the interest of many parishes in his diocese were connected, the Right Rev. Prelate proceeded: The Report which they had heard read presented two subjectsone of regret, and the other of congratulation. It was indeed a subject of deep regret to him, as it must be to the Meeting, to have to lament the loss of five such valuable friends to the Society as had been called away since their last assemblage in that Hall-those who had been the earnest and devoted servants of the Society, or rather, he should say, servants of the Lord, to whom the Society belonged. He would not hurt himself, or the feelings of those whom he addressed, by any lengthened remark on the merits of those lamented individuals, but there was one whose name was so bound up with this Society, who was associated in the minds of all present with every thing that was mild and pious, and truly benevolent, which he could not wholly pass over without a word. He meant the late Venerable Rowland Hill. (Applause.) The last Meeting at which he had attended was a Bible Meeting-one of the oldest Bible Societies in the kingdom: thus the last public act of his life was perfectly consistent with the first and the whole tenor of his course. After a deserved compliment to the memory of the late Mr. Bainbridge, the Right Rev. Prelate went on to observe, that there was even in their death a circumstance which must be greatly consolatory to the Society. They had, in dying, put seal to the former testimony, and declared that the Bible which they distributed was the foundation of their hope that the Saviour whom it taught was the only one through whom the salvation of fallen man could be wrought. (Hear, hear.) The next subject of regret was the great falling off in the amount of the Society's funds, and though he was not disposed to undervalue that circumstance, he thought, that even in that there was something for congratulation. The falling off was not occasioned by any diminution in the demand for the Sacred Scriptures, which he was glad to observe was everywhere on the increase, but from a diminution of the annual contributions, for which a variety of causes, probably arising from the pressure of the times, might be easily ascribed. It was a subject of congratulation to see that the Society was ever ready to seize the opportunity, when a door was opened for their exertions, to love no time in availing themselves of it-when the hand was stretched out for aid in the circulation of God's Word, that it was certain not to be withdrawn empty. He was glad to find the demand for the Scriptures increased from central Africa-that country to which we owed so much; and to which we were returning some good for the miseries we had been the means of bringing on her unhappy children. (Applause.) It was also a scurce of much satisfaction to find a demand for the sacred Scriptures so greatly increased in a quarter which he owned he had not expected it—he meant from France-in which it now appeared that the present supply of Bibles was not equal to the demand. The increased demand for Bibles, and the increase in the number of Bible Societies in the West Indies, afforded a pleasing proof that, if it were the present lot of many of the inhabitants of those colonies to be the slaves of men, they were determined to shake off the slavery of sin. Another and a peculiar motion for congratulation would be found in the spirit in which the proceedings of the Society were carried on -in that disposition which was so evident of an ascription of all their success in the distribution of the Bible-to the acknowledgement that it was he and he alone who was the Lord of the harvest and could make it abundant. He fully concurred in the appeal made to the friends of the Society to come forward and exert themselves on the present occasion. Might he not hope that that appeal would be carried to the heart of each, and that the still small voice" within the heart of every one present might ask this fearful question, Lord, is it I?" Am I the friend of the Bible Societyhave I examined its principles-have I weighed well all the important truths of that Book, to which I am pledged to be a friend? What were the grounds on which the Society sent forth so many millions of copies of the Sacred Scriptures? and it was here that the friend of the Bible might take his stand -it was the love of Christ which guided them in this great work. (Hear, hear.) Let that be the principle on which they proceeded, and they should hear no more defalcations; and if some of their active agents should be removed, others would be at once found to supply their places. Let each man look to his own heart and cherish those principles of diffusive benevolence which were founded on the love of Christ; and they might have a confident hope that he would bless their labours, and that their means would fructify in his hands. (Applause.) The Right Rev. Prelate concluded by moving the Resolution. J. J. GURNEY, Esq., of Norwich, a member of the Society of Friends, said that he considered it a high privilege to be allowed to second the Motion of his esteemed friend, the worthy Bishop. He was glad to be able to say, that from his heart he subscribed to every word of what fell |