Glencalvie, and the surrounding district, for learning to read the Word of God in their native language, Some grown-up girls attended it from a distance of four miles; bringing some little provision with them, they continued at school from morning to night, and the progress made, during the short space of eighteen days from the commencement of the school, was in proportion to their earnest inclination shewn. Several, who never knew a letter before, were spelling, and even reading portions of the Psalms and the Ten Commandments. Supecting that they had them by rote, I tried them in various ways, beginning in different places; but I found in whatever way I attempted to prove them, they were able to go on. It was a sight gratifying in the extreme,-and if so gratifying now, what may we not expect from the continued operation of the Society's aid, combined with the earnest desire of the people to learn. A new era, I trust, has commenced, in which knowledge will increase, and the precious Word of Life be given to thousands, formerly completely ignorant of it. Thanks, under God, to the exertions of your benevolent Society. At the close of the session, the proficiency of the scholars auswered the most sanguine expectation of your Committee's correspondent, and the teacher has been appointed to remain during this winter." "Saund, in the parish of Gairloch where a Gaelic school has been kept for three sessions.-Above eighty persons have derived benefit from the teacher's residence among them, A number of these were grown up and married people, of both sexes, some of whom had read the whole of the New Testament twice over, and a great part of the Old Testament." “At Arinuerinach, in the parish of Applecross, there has been a school open for three sessions, and about sixty persons have made very considerable progress in reading their own language. At the close of the summer, three were reading the Old, and thirty-four the New Testament, sixteen the Psalmbook, and seven the First Book, Among this number, one man, of sixty-three years of age, has learned, with the assistance of spectacles, to read the New Testament." "At Glenuig, in the district of Moidart, and parish of Ardnamurchan, a Gaelic teacher has been employed for some time. At the end of his labours among them, twenty-one could read the Old or New Testament distinctly, and sixteen could read the New Testament tolerably well; other five scholars were reading the First Book. The inhabitants here are of the Roman Catholic persuasion; they have been grateful for the teacher's residence among them, of which the following paragraph, in a letter from Alex. Chisholm, Esq. of Samlaman, to one of your secretaries, is a proof. They all with one voice beg that I would give you the trouble to thank the Society for their great and liberal intentions: their own expressions are, May the great God of grace give you payment, (or reward you,) as we cannot, which will be our constant prayer.'" "Gress, in the parish of Stornoway, island of Lewis.-The teacher has been employed here amongst a class of people, who were in the most necessitous condition with respect to instruc. tion in reading. The number of scholars, at the close of the second session, last summer, was one hundred and eighteen: of whom twenty-two were reading the Old, and twenty-one the New, Testament: twenty-nine were reading the Psalms, and forty-six the First Book. A gentleman resident in this quarter has signified his cordial approbation of the schoolmaster's exertions. He says the teacher has given great satisfaction to all parties concerned indeed he is indefatigable in his endeavours, and has greatly suc ceeded, having always upwards of a hundred scholars, some of them mar. ried people. It is truly pleasant to see the happy change amongst them, es pecially on the Lord's day, which formerly was generally spent in idle conversation; but now they meet regularly, with Macleod, every Sabbath, and spend the day as they ought, in reading. I have been there lately and heard a boy of six years read the Bible perfectly.'" "Cannay. This island is inhabited almost wholly by Roman Catholics; and their attention to the schoolmaster's instructions, as well as their progress in learning to read, have been remarkable. The first parcel of books which was sent having been detained by the way, and the teacher having, in the meanwhile, taught a number of the scholars to read their letters and short syllables, when the books did arrive, they were Purchased,' says the schoolmaster, without exception, before I could get them off the shore. Several, to assure themselves of the Sacred Volume, spoke to me, a month ago, to keep a Bible for them.' At the end of the summer session, the number on the list was eightyeight, of whom five were reading the Old, and thirty-two the New Testament, thirty-one the first book, and twenty were reading short sentences, or learning the alphabet. Forty-eight of these scholars are under fifteen years of age, thirty aged from fifteen to twenty, and ten above twenty years old. On several occasions, during the past year, the dispositions which have been evinced, by both old and young, at this station, have afforded to your Committee no small pleasure. They are not satis. fied,' says the teacher, with barely reading the word. Every part of the Scriptures presents something new to them, which they never heard before, and this leads them to search them more carefully. The scholars, on getting acquainted with the New, could not be satisfied without the Old, Testament; while the parents seemed greatly pleased, if not benefited, by the progress which their children were making in reading their mother tongue. About five months after the teacher's arrival in the island, one man said, he did not expect that bis son would ever have given him so much pleasure in matters of religion, as he had done already.' He then added, that he had received more instruction from his son's reading about Christ, at his own fireside, than he had ever known before.' When the teacher was about to leave the island, during the autumn vacation, one man, who had a young boy at the Gaelic school, came to him, thanking him for the trouble he bad taken in teaching his son to read the Gaelic Bible; and said, that he understood from his son that he had but one half of it, and that it gave him so much pleasure to hear what he had, that he would give any thing for the other part. Another man would not, on any account, part with the schoolmaster till he gave him his own Bible. With this desire the teacher complied. In December last, among the population of this island, consisting of four hundred souls, there was not a single copy of the Gaelic Bible! There appears to have been no more than two Testaments and one Psalm-book, while only three or four individuals could read Gaelic, and that but very imperfectly. "Torraston, in the island of Coll.-At the examination of the school there, during last summer, out of sixty-six persons on the list, forty-six were present, with whose proficiency the Rev. Mr. M'Lean, and three other visitors, were highly pleased. It afforded me,' says this minister,' much pleasure to find among them men and women, of from sixteen to thirty years of age. Many of these, who did not know the letters in December last, are now able to read the Psalm-book with tolerable ease.'" The Rev. Dr. Ross of Lochbroom, speaking of the benefits which have been conferred on that extensive district by the Society, observes, "There is now hardly a village or glen in the parish, in which twenty or thirty young persons can be got together, in which there is not a school, supported solely at the expense of the poor people; and if they could afford to buy books, or could a number of Bibles and Psalmbooks be obtained for them to be distributed gratis, the benefit would be immense. In the district of Monkcastle, a man was taught to read by his own son, a little boy. In another district there is a school on the establishment of the Society for propagating Christian Knowledge, a number of grown-up young women engaged the schoolmaster to teach them to read Gaelic, during the winter evenings, themselves to provide the light. They brought a candle every night, and without measuring time by hours, they separated only when the candle had burnt out, which was sometimes late. In short, there is a spirit excited, and an eager ness expressed for knowledge, which, I trust, will be productive of much good." In the Society's First Report, it was mentioned as being one of the probable consequences of the institution, that the study of the English language would be promoted by it: the Committee already perceive several indications of this result. "The people here," says the Rev. Donald Ross of Kilmuir, in the Isle of Skye, "though they have not had the benefit of Gaelic schools long, are becoming anxious for English teachers, which confirms a principle, the truth of which had some time ago been very much disputed: that to cultivate the Gaelic language is a certain though in direct road to promote the study of the English."" Other instances might be adduced in proof of the same opinion. Subscriptions to this Society are reeeived in London, by the Rev. Alexander Waugh; Joseph Reyner, Esq. 50, Mark Pane; Robert Steven, Esq. Thomas. street; and Mr. Tarn, Spa Fields; and in Liverpool, by Samuel Hope, Esq. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Rev. F. E. Witts, M. A. Stanway V. with Upper Slaughter R. both co. Glouc. Rev. Daniel Davies, Minister of Emsworth, Hants, vice Henville, resigned. Rev. Joseph Boughton Coley, M. A. Drayton Perpetual Curacy, Oxon. Rev. Tho. Clarke, M. A. Broadwas P. co. Gloucester, vice Roberts, deceased. Rev. Tho. Heynes, B. A. Wolverley V. co. 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M. to hold Hen. nington V. with Helmedon R. Rev. N. Ruddock, to hold Stockland Bristol V. with that of Westbury-comPriddy. Rev. Charles Brune Henville, M. A. Portsmouth V. Hants, and Sydling St. Nicholas V. with Hilfield Chapelry, Rev. James Phillott, M. A. Stanton Dorsetshire. Prior R. Somerset. Rev. H. Watkins, M. A. Prebendary of Rev. Mr. Dawson, Chislehurst R. York and Southwell, Barmbrough R. Kent, vice Wollaston, deceased. Rev. Thomas Wood Simpson. M. A. Thuruscoe R. co. York, vice Parker dec. Rev. George Stephen Molineux Montgomerie, B. A. Garboldisham R. Norfolk. Rev. Charles Scott Luxmore, B. A. Prebendary of Inkberrow in Hereford Cathedral, vice Hannington, resigned. Rev. E. Booth, M. A. Firsby. R. with Steeping Magna, Lincolnshire. with Conisbrough V. diocese of York, vice Berdmore, dec. Rev. H. Hall, to hold Edworth R. Bed. fordshire with Weston V. Herts. Rev. Thomas Wingfield, Stapleford V. co. Leicester, and Teigh R. co. Rutland. Rev. 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