tions; Mr. Bishop, of Gloucester, offered up the ordination-prayer; Mr. Thorp, of Bristol, delivered the charge; and Mr. Page, of Worcester, closed the morning service with prayer. In the evening, Mr. Edkins, of Nailsworth, commenced with prayer; Mr. Lowel, of Bristol, preached to the people; and Mr. Miller, of Westmanest, concluded. The services were very numerously attended, and we are happy to learn that this interest, which had nearly become extinct, has, during the short labours of Mr. Welsford, already experienced a great revival, and that there are now encouraging prospects of its soon becoming a prosperous cause.

AUGUST 11th, a neat place of worship, capable of accommodating about 300 persons, was opened at Deddington, in Oxfordshire. The Rev. Rowland Hill, of London, preached in the forenoon, from 1 Thess. i. 5; and the Rev. D.W. Aston, of the New Meeting, Buckingham, in the evening, from Acts xiii. 26.

A dissenting interest had existed in this town from time immemorial, till, falling into the hands of an unsound minister, it gradually sunk into decay The present chapel has been fitted up chiefly by the zealous exertions of an individual in the town, and under the patronage of the North Bucks Independent Association.

AUG. 20th, the Independent Chapel at Cane Abbas, Dorset, was re-opened after a considerable enlargement. Rev. Jas. Troubridge, (the minister) began the service with a solemn dedicatory prayer; Mr. Prankard, of Sheerness, preached from Is. liv. 2; Mr. Small, of Axminster, in the afternoon, from Col. i. 6; and Dr. Cracknell, of Weymouth, in the evening, from Ps. lxxxiv. 16. Mr. Devenish, of Sydling, engaged in the devotional services. The congregations were large and attentive. The friends of this cause have enlarged the place at their own expense, and the prospects of future usefulness are very encouraging under their present minister.

menced in the neighbourhood; and the sum of £26. 13s. was collected towards defraying the expenses of the building, beside £3. on the following Sabbath, when Mr.G. Atkin of Morpeth preached.

Two years have not yet elapsed since the surrounding ministers preached here for the first time, and such has been the countenance given by Divine Providence to their exertions, that the object has been carried forward with a rapidity exceeding the most sanguine expectations. The expense somewhat exceeds £500. but it is hoped the debt will in a short time be liquidated by the renewed exertions of the congregation, and an applition to sources that have not been tried. Mr. Hoy, the minister, was in London in the Spring, where he collected £100, and takes this opportunity of acknowledging his obligations.

SEPT. 12th, Mr. J. Jones was ordained pastor of the small congregational Church at Nebo, the remotest part in Carnarvonshire. The Rev. C. Jones of Dôl y Gellau, commenced the service with prayer, &c.; the Rev. D. Morgans, of discourse from Titus i. 5. The Rev. W. Machynllaeth, delivered an introductory Williams of Wern asked the usual questions; the Rev. D. Roberts of Bangor offered up the ordination prayer; the Rev. B. Jones of Pwllheli delivered the charge from 2 Tim. 2. 15; and the Rev. J. Roberts of Llanbrynmair addressed the Church and congregation, from Rom. xv. 30, and concluded with prayer. The services in the afternoon and evening were conducted by the Rev. Messrs. D. Griffiths of Tal y sarn, J. Davies of Lanvair in Powys, J. Ridge of Pen y groes, and W. Jones of Carnarvon.

The attendance was very respectable for the season, the harvest being com

prayer, accompanied with imposition of hands. Mr. Griffin, of Portsea, (father of the minister,) delivered an impressive charge, from 2 Timothy ii. 1. Thou, therefore, my son, be strong,' &c. Dr. Bogue, of Gosport, delivered an instructive sermon, to the church and congregation, from Heb. xiii. 17. Obey them that have the rule over you,' &c. Mr. Ward, of Sidmouth, concluded with prayer. In the evening, Mr. Bristow, of

Wilton, preached from 1 Cor. ii. 8. and the devotional services were conducted by Mr. Kelly, of Ashburton, and Mr. Davison, of Chudleigh. A sermon was preached the preceding evening by Mr. Bidlake, of Teignmouth.

On the 21st of Sept. was ordained, at Malden, the Rev. R. Burls, (late of Wymondley academy.) Mr. Saville, of Colchester, delivered the introductory dis.course. Mr. Newton, of Witham, offered the ordination prayer. Mr. Chaplin, of Bishop Stortford, delivered "the charge, from 2 Tim. iv. 5. Make full proof of thy ministry. And Mr. Craig, of Bocking, addressed the people, from Jer. iii. 15. Messrs. Morrell, Frost, and Jennings, engaged in prayers. Mr. Berry, of Hatfield-heath, preached in the evening; and Mr. Crathern, of Dedham, the evening preceding. The perfect unanimity and prosperous state of this congregation, render the present settlement highly promising and gratifying both to the minister and people in this important station.

SEPT. 28. was laid the foundation of a new chapel at Louth in Lincolnshire, by Mr. Soper, who delivered an address on the occasion to a numerous auditory. The gospel (we are informed) was first introduced into this town by Mr. Haynes, of Boston, in June last, when a temporary place of worship was obtained. In July, Mr. Soper, from Hoxton academy, commenced his labours here, and the -congregation has so increased as to render necessary a new place, which will be 60 feet by 40, and is calculated to seat 600 persons.

ON Sept. 19th, Mr. C. Lowndes, (brother to the missionary to Zante) was ordained over the Independent church at Parting ton, Cheshire. Mr. Silvester, of Sandbach, introduced the service by prayer and reading. Mr. Ashton, of Stockport, delivered the introductory discourse, and proposed the questions. Mr. Adamson, of Patricroft, offered the ordination prayer. Mr. Turner, of Knutsford, (Mr. L's pastor,) gave the charge, from 2 Tim. ii. 3. Endure hardiness;' and Mr. Wilson, of Northwich, preached to the people, from Deut. x. 38. Encourage him.'

ON Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 27th and 28th, the Half-yearly Meeting of the Cheshire Union, for the spread of the Gospel in that county, was held at Queen-street chapel, Chester. Mr. Robinson, of Middlewich, preached on the Wednesday evening, from Jam. iv. 3. At seven in the morning of Thursday, a

prayer-meeting was held; and at 10 in the forenoon, the ministers and delegates from the several churches, held their usual meeting for business. In the evening, Mr. Ashton, of Stockport, preached, from Rom. i. 14; and after the sermon, the secretary to the Union gave and objects, and related to the congrefrom the pulpit a statement of its nature gation several pleasing instances of its success. Attendance upon the several most harmony and christian affection preservices was very respectable, and the utvailed.

OCT. 5th, the Independent Chapel, Grove-street, Boston, was re-opened, af ter the erection of galleries. Three sermons were preached; in the morning, by Mr. Arrow, of Lynn, from John xii. 21; in the afternoon, by Mr. Wright, of Stamford, from Eph. i. 8, 9; in the even ing, by Mr. Scott, of Rowell, from Psa. cxxii. 7. The devotional parts of the ser vices were conducted by Mr. Jeula, of Spalding, and Mr. Haynes, minister of the place. Very liberal collections were made, by which, together with the subscriptions, the expense of the enlargement will, it is hoped, be defrayed, without any addition to the original debt. The chapel will now seat 1000 persons, and a sunday school is attached to it for 160 children.

Oswestry Races-During the late horse-races at Oswestry, the friends of morality and religion enjoyed public religious services, in order to bear an honourable testimony against such upchristian practices, and to counteract, in some measure, their unhappy and bareful influence. The several congregations united; sermons were preached at each other's chapel, by the several ministers of the town; Mr. W. Davies, (Methodist) at the Old chapel, from Psa. i. 1-3. Mr. T. Cooke, (Baptist) at the Metho dists' chapel, from Tit. ii. 11-13. Mr. Whitridge, Jun. (Indep.) at the Baptists' chapel, from Jer. 1. 2.

mons were preached, for the first time on board the Westmoreland, lying in Second Dock. Public worship was performed at 11 and 2 o'clock,on the deck of this elegant ship, below an extensive awning. Agreeably to the liberal constitution of this Society, the service in the morning was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Henry, of Leith. His text was taken from Matt. ch. iv. 13-22; and the Rev. Mr. Aitcheson, of Leith, preached in the afternoon, from Ephes. ch. v. 4, 5. Although the number of vessels in harbour at present is few, yet on each of these occasions the congregations were numerous, and must have exceeded 400. A scene so solemn and so deeply interesting, has never before, we believe, been witnessed at this place.

The service commanded the most devout attention, and from the favourable impressions which appeared to be made, the happiest results may be anticipated.

The Society, we understand, have it in contemplation to purchase a vessel, and to fit her up as a permanent place of worship, similar to the plan of the Floating Chapel for seamen, on the Thames. This object, as important to the welfare of this meritorious class of men, as it is to the prosperity of the nation, will be warmly encouraged and supported by every friend of seamen, and by every friend of his country.

WE learn with sincere pleasure that this Society has made excellent progress toward the noble purpose for which it was formed.

Such was the zeal of the good men who felt for the eternal interests of our brave seamen, that they pursued their object by holding meetings every week.

The sloop of war which had served in the Clyde for the purposes of the marine school, was solicited of Government, and liberally granted to the gentlemen who were on the Committee, to be transformed into a chapel for the use of the_numerous seamen frequenting the Port of Greenock.

The whole main-deck has been lifted several feet. The gun deck is the floor of the chapel, which now occupies the entire length of the vessel, and several hundreds can be commodiously seated within the reach of the preacher's voice. Preaching is always once a week on board, and when opportunity will permit, more often. Seamen attend willingly, listen attentively, and the sight

of hardy faces bedewed with the tears of contrition is not unfrequent.

The vessel is moored near to the New Custom House. When the vessels which took out the numerous emigrants to America were about to depart, these were collected, and, with the seamen in the Port, formed large assemblies; to whom the Rev. Mr. Edwards, the minister in Greenock and the neighbourhood, preached with manifest effect.

It is intended to form a Sunday Scho 1 on board the chapel, for the evening instruction of the lads training for a sea life.

The Committee have in purpose, and are taking the necessary steps to prevent if possible the enticing of seamen, newly arrived, to houses where their property and their morals are equally endangered, and to induce them to use, in preference, other lodging-houses on shore, of far better character, and on the good conduct of which dependence may be placed.

The Committee, following the example of the London Merchant Seamen's Auxiliary Bible Society, add also to their other good efforts an inspection of vessels outward bound, to see that the crews take to sea, for their instruction and for the improvement of their many leisure hours, a suitable supply of the Holy Scriptures and of religious tracts. May the blessing of God rest on their noble labours-and the pleasure of the Lord abundantly prosper in their hands!

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL.

ON Monday, Oct. 10th, a Meeting of the friends of Education and Religious instruction was held at Oxshot near Claremont, Surrey, for the purpose of forming a School there, on the system of the British and Foreign School Society.. The Meeting was honoured with the presence of His R. H. Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg, Her R. H. the Duchess of Kent, Baroness Spaeth, Sir A. Johnstone, Sir R. Gardner, &c. ; the former of whom (Prince Leopold) condescended to take the Chair, and to recommend to the company the immediate institution of a School on the above plan for 150 children, for which the room in which they now assembled was expressly built by the exertions of a Committee, under the

patronage of the Prince of Cobourg and Duchess of Kent, to be called The Royal Kent School.' Rev. Drs. Collyer, Schwabe and Rudge, Sir A. Johnstone, Mr. Ironmonger, Mr. Burrell, (Secretary

to the Institution) R. Barclay, Esq

Rev. Mr. Whitehouse of Dorking, as also the Treasurer and Secretary of the British and Foreign School Society, severally addressed the meeting in support of the object before them, which was cordially adopted, with the hope of extending similar Schools throughout the county.

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PLACES

OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.

IN consequence of the recent robberies at chapels and meeting-houses in the metropolis, a numerous meeting of ministers and trustees was held, October 11th, at the King's-head Tavern in the Poultry. The chair was taken by Thomas Wilson, Esq. who detailed the robberies which had been lately perpetrated. The Rev. Messrs. At more, Pritchard, Thomas, (of Highgate) Chapman, Richards, Freer, Stratten, Kello, Thomas, (of Enfield,) Moore, Vautin, Reed, and other ministers, as well as several lay gentlemen, addresed the meeting: in the course of those addresses, it appeared that no less than six chapels belonging to the Wesleyan Methodists had been robbed in the short space of one year; that Hoxton chapel had been twice entered; that Greenwich tabernacle had been robbed six times of every valuable article; that Queen-street chapel, Ratcliffe, had been robbed three times in the course of the summer; that Keppel-street meeting had been twice entered, and robbed of a large quantity of black cloth, the clock, the pulpit Bible, and many other articles; that Union chapel, Islington, had been twice robbed during the present year; and also the Mulberry-garden chapel, Pell-street; and that the New-road meeting had very lately been robbed of property exceeding the value of £50; that besides these robberies, the damage which the chapels and meeting-houses sustained by such repeated depredations, were very severely felt by the several congregations; that these offences were, in a great measure, to be attributed to a persuasion in the minds of the depredators that prosecutions would not be resorted to. These repeated acts of outrage, however, determined some persons to vigilance in detection; and a large reward being offered, a general receiver of stolen goods has been apprehended: on searching his house, the police officers found there a great number of chapel clocks, books used in public worship, quantities of stair carpeting, candles, candlesticks, tables, gowns picked in pieces to avoid detection, and every species of property which might be ex

pected in such places. The property being examined, it was soon discovered that a great part of it had been stolen from Keppel-street meeting, Queenstreet chapel, Hale-street chapel, Poplar and New-road meetings, and the prisoner was committed to take his trial, which will occur at the ensuing quarter sessions.

These and other statements impressed the meeting with a conviction that these offences could only be checked by those united exertions and public measures which would not only ensure prosecution, (the certainty of which, it was hoped, would deter persons from this crime,) but provide the means for offering rewards and ensuring conviction.

The plan of the society declares: 1. That its object shall be to detect and prosecute all persons commiting depredations on chapels, meetinghouses, and other places of public wor ship, in the metropolis and its vicinity, whose congregations shall contribute thereto a sum of not less than £1. and shall also make such further contribu tions, should they be necessary, as the committee for the time being shall direct. 2. That all persons who shall subscribe annually £1. 1s. shall be mem-. bers of the society, during the payment of their subscriptions; and that every. person making a donation of £5. 55. shall be a member for life. 3. That the business of this society shall be conduct ed by a committee of 13, selected from the members, with power to add to their number, care being always taken, that the committee contain representatives of the several denominations, and shall conduct all its affairs; and that any five of them present at any meeting, shall be competent to act. And, 5. That annual meetings of the society shall be held, at which the accounts shall be presented, and a report of the proceedings in the foregoing year shall be made, and a committee, treasurer, and secretary, shall be chosen.

The committee respectfully state, that as the sum at present required from each congregation is so small, these measures obviously require genera! union and concurrence, as the protection of the society can only be afforded to those congregations which shall previously contribute.

T. Wilson, Esq. was chosen treasurer to the society, and Mr. J. Wood, of Change-alley, secretary; and the following gentlemen the committee for the first year, viz. Messrs. Bulmer, Bullen, Dyer, Dresser, J. and E. Goldsmith, Garrett, Lark, Marshall, Steel, Twaites, Wells, and P. Wright.

LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY.

We are happy in giving the following extract from the correspondence attached to the Fourteenth Report of this Society, and wish we had room to copy several other equally interesting letters from that correspondence. It is from an In spector:

'On my way to B- B-'s School in T-, I met two men ; one of them in the course of conversation said, that the superstition of the people was so great, that when they saw the priest against an Institution so good as to provide for the education of poor children, they would kill the masters, or some way or other retard the progress of a Society which has done so much good; for it has been the cause (said he) of sending light into this dark country, and of bring ing people to a knowledge of their Saviour.

The labours of the Society have proved very beneficial in this and every other part to which they have been extended. The children who are educated in the schools have been made great blessings to their parents and neighbours, in reading to them at night. The little children are so fond of the Testament, that they get more of the tasks than is required of them by the inspector. What a blessing it is to find a reader and a Testament in every cabin," and the old

men and women blessing the Society for the great charity they have bestowed on their children, and more especially for imparting to them the knowledge that enables them to comfort their parents in old age with the word of God, in the English and Irish languages !

I am happy to have it in my power to state another striking instance of the change wrought in the children's hearts, especially those educated in the Society." A short time ago, as I am informed, their chief employment was dancing, playing cards, dice, and every other wicked employment, as is the case in every part of the country: but the result of their being educated in the Schools, and the study of the Testament has been so effectual, that their delight is now to meet in the different houses in the village to read the Testament. It is delightful to hear small children, not ten years old, saying, Mother, it is not for cursing or swearing that we are met, but to read the word of God; and we read in the same word, that God delights in little children learning his will.'

WELSH SAILORS.

A SOCIETY has lately been formed in London by the Captains of Merchant vessels, and others connected with the Welsh

Trade, named The Cambrian Union Society, for promoting religion among Welsh Seamen.'

It appears that there is a numerous class of Welsh sailors, who, when boys, were brought up in their native villages in habits of religion, who yet have not sufficient knowledge of the English language to join in Divine worship with an English congregation; it was therefore judged important to procure suitable accommodation for them either on board some Welsh vessel lying in the Thames, or, if the Society shall be enabled, on board a vessel procured for the purpose

to be called The Welsh Ark. A sub

scription has been set on foot to promote the general design.

Bethel Society,' to procure some place of worship in or near Tooley-street, as a Sailor's Tabernacle, as many seamen are found loitering about in that neighbour hood who might be induced to attend a place of worship close at hand. We are informed that one zealous individual, during the last 18 months, picked up about 400 seamen, and persuaded them to go to a place of worship.

It has been recommended to the

Prayer Meetings among sailors were commenced in Portsmouth Harbour on

the 10th of June last.

At Falmouth, a Meeting was held in May last, a special object of which was to circulate Religious Tracts among the sailors.

WED. Sept. 6. was re-opened the Independent Chapel, Glass-house Yard, Al dersgate street: Rev. G. S. Smith of Penzance preached in the morning, from Luke iii. 6.; Mr. Blackburn from Yorkshire in the afternoon, from Hab. ii. 3; and Mr. Neale of Aldersgate Chapel in the evening. The above Chapel was for. merly honoured with the occasional labours of the celebrated Bunyan, and Mr. J. Neale, a coadjutor of Mr.Whitfield." The present minister, Mr. R. A. Webb.

RECENT DEATH.

THE REV. Joshua Webb, many years pastor of the congregational Church, Hare Court, Aldersgate-street, London, departed this life on Wednesday the 27th of September last, aged 75. He had been long in a declining state, but a very rapid decay of five or six days terminated his life. Dr. Collyer delivered the address at his grave in Bunhill Fields, and Dr. Winter preached the funeral sermon at Hare Court, from Job v. 25. The sermon will be published.