ment for religious opinions, or whether it be exercised in the way of refusing protection, denying justice, or any deprival whatsoever of civil rights, it is in principle the same; a high crime against God, and deserving the reprobation of all good men: according to the memorable declaration of the Emperor Maximilian II., that " he would never arrogate dominion over men's consciences, which is the prerogative of the Deity alone; that no sin was, in his judgment, more heinous, than for any man to wish to exercise such dominion: and that those potentates who have attempted it, as they invade the sovereignty of Heaven, so they not unfrequently lose their own power on earth, and their names go down to posterity with infamy and reproach."

4. That, therefore, it is with astonish ment and sorrow that this Body has received, from different and credible sources, the information, that in Switzerland, which used to be regarded as an asylum of those who fled from persecution, and particularly in the Canton of Vaud, under a Protestant Government and a Presbyterian Church, a severe persecution has been, for more than a year, exercised upon peaceable citizens, of spotless moral and political character, for no alledged crime, but the fact of their thinking it their duty to dissent from the Church Establishment of that country, and their attempting accordingly to hold assemblies for religious worship, in the way which to them appears most agreeable to the Holy Scriptures, and most conducive to their own moral improvement. This persecution has consisted in the disturbance

of religious meetings, in affording countenance to assaults and cruelties inflicted by savage mobs upon innocent individuals, in the refusal of protection from such injuries when formal application has been made to the magistracy, in acts of the Government, denouncing severe penalties upon all persons who may hold religious assemblies, however small, excepting those of the Established Communion, and in the infliction of those penalties, by fine, imprisonment, and banishment, upon various respectable persons, among whom are ministers of unquestioned character for piety, learning, and usefulness.

5. That while this Body disclaims any pretence of a right to interfere in the af

Vid. WERENFELSII, Dissert. A pol. pro Plebe Christianà adversus Doctores Judicium de Dogmatibus Fidei illi auferentes; et de Jure in Conscientias ab Homine non usurpando: apud Opuscuļa, pag. 63. Basileæ, 1718,

fairs of foreign nations, it acknowledges itself bound by the obligations of humanity, to testify its sympathy with the oppressed and persecuted; and by the principles of our common religion, to use every lawful and practicable effort for the relief of innocent sufferers, and to contribute towards removing the foul reproach of persecution from fellow-christians and fellow-prótestants in any part of the world.

6. That this Body indulges the hope, that calm reflection, and an experience of the mischiefs produced by intolerance, will speedily lead the Government of the Canton of Vaud, to repeal the unjust and cruel edicts which it has issued against Dissenters, and to give effect to those principles of religious freedom which are the basis of the Protestant religion, and are a main support of the prosperity and happiness of our own country.

7. Finally, that we invite our fellowchristians, and especially our brethren in the holy ministry, of every denomination, to implore, in their private and public supplications at the throne of grace, the bestowment of present consolation and speedy relief, upon all who, for conscience towards God, are enduring unmerited sufferings, from cruel mockings, bonds, and imprisonment, spoliation, destitution, and exile. J. PYE SMITH, Chairman.

Order of Proceedings at the Forty-fifth Anniversary Meeting of the Naval and Military Bible Society, held at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-street, Tuesday, 10th of May, 1825;

Right Hon. Lord Gambier in the Chair:

The Chairman having opened the Meeting, called upon the Secretary to read the Report of the Committee.

The Secretary having read the Report, 1st Resolution.-Moved by Major-General Neville, seconded by Rear-Admiral Oliver:-" That the Report now read be received and adopted; and that it be printed and circulated under the direction of the Committee."

2nd Resolution.-Moved by the Rev. G. Clark, Chaplain, Royal Military Asylum, seconded by Rev. Joseph Fletcher, Stepney:-" That the respectful thanks of this Meeting be offered to His Royal Highness the Patron; to their Royal Highnesses the Vice-Patrons; to the most Reverend the President; and to the Right Reverend, Right Honourable, and others, the Vice-Presidents; for the continuance of their countenance and support to this Society."

3rd Resolution. Moved by Major

General Orde, seconded by G. F. Stratton, Esq. Major in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry." That the grateful acknowledgments of this Meeting be given to the Committee, and the Officers, for their zealous exertions during the past year; that the Treasurers and Secretaries be requested to continue their services; and that the gentlemen named in the annexed list be the Committee for the ensuing year."

(Acknowledged by Capt.Bazalgette,R.N.) 4th Resolution.-Moved by LieutenantColonel Phipps, Bengal army, seconded by Rev. Richard Pope, from Ireland:"That, agreeably to the recommendation of the Committee, contained in the Report, the following alterations do take place in the Laws and Regulations of the Society-that after the third Law, the following do stand as the 4th and 5th Laws of the Society, vid. :

4th. This Society shall be denomi nated The Naval and Military Bible Society; the object of which shall be, to encourage a wider circulation of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment, to sailors and soldiers at home and abroad. The only copies in the languages of the United Kingdom to be circulated by the Society, shall be the authorized version.'

5th. The objects to whom the distribution of the Scriptures by this Society shall extend, are sailors and soldiers in His Majesty's service; sailors and soldiers in the service of the Honourable the East India Company; and to fishermen and all mariners, whether connected with inland or general navigation.'Resolved further, that the other Laws of the Society, as they now stand, do follow numerically, omitting the Eleventh, as no longer required."

5th Resolution. Moved by the Right Honourable Lord Calthorpe, seconded by Captain Gordon, R. N." That this Meeting, in recording with gratitude the success which has attended the prudent and zealous exertions of the Committee in furtherance of the important objects of the Society, and in the liquidation of the debt, would pledge themselves, in dependence upon the Divine Blessing, to renewed efforts in support of the interesting cause in which they are engaged."

6th Resolution.-Moved by the Honourable Baptist Noel, seconded by the Rev. Fountain Elwin of Bristol:-"That this Meeting, witnessing with peculiar pleasure the continued and increasing desire manifested by sailors and soldiers for supplies of the Holy Scriptures, would implore the Divine Blessing upon the mode of distribution recently adopted for the army, as well as upon the arrange

the facts continually transpiring, as to the deplorable effects and practical inefficiency of the system of collecting hitherto pursued, strongly confirm the views and feelings which led to its institution. And, as the Committee have learned that many contributors in London and its vicinity, who have not yet handed in their names as subscribers to the fund, have expressed their cordial approbation of its principle, and declined giving to cases on that ground; they have been encouraged, at the late Quarterly Meeting, to vote a sum considerably beyond the fourth part of their income, in the confident expectation that a large addition will be made to their subscription list.

Among other proofs of liberality towards the Society, I would beg to men tion, that one respected friend, whose great age renders it improbable that he will long remain an annual subscriber to any of our institutions, has, on this ground, presented the Building Fund, with fifty pounds, directing, that purchase may be made of that sum in the 3 per cent. consols; the proceeds of which are to be applied, for ever, to the uses of the in

stitution.

Thus a commencement has been made, even sooner than the Committee anticipated, in the formation of a permanent fund for this highly important object-an advantage, altogether peculiar to the plan recently adopted. Nor can they doubt that the example which has been thus liberally set, will be as liberally followed. Thus the advantages of the present plan begin to appear. Four churches have been materially assisted without sustaining the painful inconvenience of their minister's absence. The feelings and the health of those ministers have been spared the mortification and the toil of begging. A long list of contributors have been freed from interruption in the hours of business, by the importunity of the applicants; and such a saving of expense has been effected, that, on the most moderate computation, the sum of £350 now distributed, is fully equal in point of efficiency to £450 collected on the former plan."

Whether it may be deemed advisable to publish the names of our subscribers before the expiration of the year, I am

The Committee are unwilling to mention the facts which they are in possession of, bearing on this point. A specimen may suffice. One case is known, for which £142 was collected at an expense of £51; another was five months in London, more than £70 was procured; but, as might be expected, a mere trifle remained applicable to the liquidation of

the debt!

not prepared to say; but as nothing but what is kind and liberal towards our country friends is intended, of course some means will, in due time, be adopted to make them acquainted with those individuals who, by declining to co-operate with the fund, are to be considered as open to personal application. I cannot, however, but indulge the expectation, that the plan we have adopted will so commend itself to the judgment and feelings of all, as to obtain general concurrence; and if this expectation be fulfilled, and the cause of God at home be relieved from a grievance which has long oppressed it, it will not be among the least of the benefits resulting from the union of individuals in societies, for the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom.

I am, Sir, yours, &c. J. H.

British and Foreign School Society.

THE Twentieth Anniversary of this excellent Institution was held on Monday, May 9, at Freemasons'-hall, Great Queenstreet. The Earl of Tankerville, Lord Clifton, Lord John Russell, M. P., Wm. Evans, Esq. M. P., Daniel Sykes, Esq. M.P., T. S. Rice, Esq. M.P., M. Orlando, one of the Greek Deputies, the Canadian Chiefs, and a very numerous and highly respectable assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, were present.

Daniel Sykes, Esq. M. P., (in the absence of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who was prevented by unexpect ed engagements,) having taken the chair, the Rev. J. M. Cramp, one of the Honorary Secretaries, read the Report, which contained some very gratifying statements relative to the progress of education, both at home and abroad. In the Central Schools, Borough-road, 23,237 children have received instruction. There are sixty schools in the metropolis, containing about 10,000 scholars. During the past year, upwards of forty persons have learned the system, with a view to employment as masters and mistresses. A stereotype edition of the Scripture Les sons is in the press, and a new edition of the Manual will be shortly undertaken. The debt of the Society is now reduced to about £2000.

By the exertions of the "Society for promoting the Education of the Poor of Ireland," nearly 1500 Schools have been assisted, in which more than 100,000 children are receiving scriptural education. The sum of £22,000 was voted for this object in the last session of Parlia ment.

Education is cheeringly on the advance in foreign countries. In Sweden, Denmark, and Portugal, the British system

has been established under royal patron age, and is supported by the public funds. It prospers in the Russian empire, and has even reached the frigid clime of Siberia, in the capital of which country more than 1000 children are educated. Notwithstanding some discouragements, the cause is still upheld in France. There are four Schools in the Papal territories, and thirty in Tuscany.

A separate fund has been opened for education in Greece. The Third Part of the Scripture Lessons is printed in the Modern Greek language, and Elementary Lessons are in preparation. Seven Greek lads, brought to this country by Captain Blaquiere, are now in the Society's house, together with two young men of the same nation, who are under training for masters. They were all present at the Meeting, attired in their national costume, and excited much interest. Nicolas Cacuratto, one of the young men, shortly addressed the company, expressing his gratitude for the kindness of the Society in patronizing and supporting him.

From Malta and the Ionian Islands, from the Cape of Good Hope, from Ceylon, Sumatra, and the Missionary stations in British India, pleasing accounts have been received. The Schools in British India, supported by the several Missionary Societies, contain upwards of 40,000 children.

America presents a most gratifying spectacle to every lover of knowledge and freedom. In the British Colonies of Nova Scotia and Canada much good has been effected by the Schools. Bible Education flourishes in the United States, and is generally supported at the public expense. The Free-school Society of New York has instructed, within the last eighteen years, more than 20,000 children, and only one has been traced to a Criminal Court! The South American States have set a noble example to the rest of the world: instruction forms a part of their national system, and the expenses are defrayed by Legislative pro

vision.

ton, Central School, Borough-road; or any of the Committee.

Ar a Meeting of the General Body of the Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the Three Denominations, resident in and about London and Westminster, holden at the Library in Redcross-street, on the third day of May, 1825,

The Rev. J. P. Smith, D.D. in the Chair; It was resolved, with one Dissentient,

That, as a body, we wholly disclaim every sentiment of religious intolerance towards our fellow-subjects of the Roman Catholic persuasion; and express our earnest hope that the Legislature will, at length, deem it proper to take measures for the relief of all classes of His Majesty's subjects, who may lie under penalties and disabilities, for conscience'-sake. J. PYE SMITH, Chairman.

Late Rev. James Dore.

THE insertion of an engraved likeness of the late Mr. Dore, in the Magazine for the last month, compels his widow to remind the Editors, that it has not only been done without permission, but contrary to the express request of the late Mr. Dore himself, communicated to them in Nov. 1823. The plate had been prepared during his life, and the engraving being apprized of it through the friendly was on the point of appearing, when he, interference of Mr. Cox, with great anxiety and exertion, had it suppressed; distinctly stating his reasons, that it was a subject not of feeling, but of deep principle. From what passed in consequence of these communications, he was led to trust to the honour of the Editors, that the plate would be cancelled for ever.

Its appearance, therefore, immediate on his death, and previous to the interment, was a shock so much the more painful to his widow, as it was completely unexpected, and calls for this decided protest against the action, as a breach of every principle and feeling which binds man to man in Christian confidence. the Editors regretted the loss of the plate, Mrs. Dore would cheerfully have paid any requisition, rather than a request, so plainly expressed, should be so openly

violated.

Editors' Reply.

Had

We are compelled, reluctantly, to give the following statement of facts, relating to the portrait of the late Rev. James Dore, given in our number for April.

The medallion from which the engrav ing was taken, was lent us for that pur

pose, by one of the deacons of the church in Maze-pond, at the close of the year 1823. It was intended to publish it in the number for January, 1824, but a feeling of delicacy towards Mr. D. led the Editors to desire two of their brethren to ask whether he would feel any objection to the measure. On finding he wished it not to appear, it was instantly laid aside. After his death, a short account of Mr. Dore was sent for insertion, accompanied by an intimation that nothing else would be sent concerning him. The portrait was published out of respect to his memory, and for the promotion of the benevolent object to which the work is devoted.

When Mrs. Dore's "protest" was received, two of the Editors waited on Mrs. D. for the purpose of explanation; it was unfortunate for them, that she could not be seen. A written statement which they left for her perusal, was, a few days after, returned, with a request that her "protest" might be published without any alteration.

It remains only necessary for the Editors to say, that no intimation was communicated to them respecting "the cancelling of the plate;" no pledge was asked from them, nor given by them, either express or implied, that it should not, at any time, be published. The Editors could not have anticipated that the interment would have been deferred for nearly a fortnight; and finally, they must express their regret, that what was done from a principle of respect, should have been considered as an occasion of offence. London, May 3, 1825.

RECENT DEATHS.

It becomes our very painful duty to announce the almost sudden removal of our highly esteemed and valuable friend, Chapman Barber, Esq. of Chancery-lane. This affecting providence occurred on the morning of the 17th ult.

We have just been informed, that Dr. Ryland departed this life on Wednesday morning, May 25, 1825.

List of the Annual Meetings of the

Baptist Denomination, 1825.*

TUESDAY, JUNE 21. EVENING, 6.—
Annual Meeting of the Baptist Home
Missionary Society, at the City of Lon-
don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22. MORNING, 8.
-General (Union) Meeting of the Mi-
nisters and Messengers of the Baptist
Churches in Town and Country, at
Dr. Rippon's Meeting-house, Carter-
lane, Tooley-street.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23. EVENING 6.
-Annual Sermon for the Stepney Aca-
demical Institution, at the Rev. Mr.
Hoppus's Meeting-house, Carter-lane,
Doctors' Commons, by the Rev. J. H.
Hinton, of Reading.

FRIDAY, JUNE 24. MORNING, 6.-
Annual Meeting of the Baptist Irish
Society, at the City of London Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street, J. Butterworth,
Esq. M.P. in the Chair.

On Abstinence from Sugar.

hear!

What sighs are these?-What dreadful groans 1
The effects of grief;-the language of despair.—
They're Negro Slaves in bondage-in distress;
Gall'd by their yoke, who thus their griefs express.
Their groans excite compassion in my heart,
of their sad sorrows I would bear a part;
But what's the pity of an unknown friend,
My anxious soul some real Help would lend.
Why are they wretched slaves ?—I blush to hear,
They toil all day, oppress'd with grief and fear,
To please my taste!-For this they wear the chain-
Endure the scourge-and die with tort'ring pain.
Shall sugar, dipt in tears, and soak'd in blood,
Be relish'd by me as a real good!
Humanity forbids-and so does Ile
Who of one blood made Negro Slaves and me.
Thou bitter-sweet, produc'd by sighs, and tears,
And agonies, and groans, and threats, and fears:
Thou price of human blood!-Till Afric's sons be
Or other hands employ'd-I take my leave of
thee.
2. T.

free,

* See also Missionary Herald, p. 269.

Earth and Saturn, V. 15 morn.

8. Ceres south VI. 42 aft. Altitude

51° 20'.

tude 15° 55'.

13. Moon passes Venus VII. 45 aft. 14. Moon passes Mercury III. 15 aft. 15. Moon passes Saturn II. 30 aft.

23. Mercury passes Saturn V. aft. 31. Full Moon X. 4 morn. Too far north to pass through the Earth's shadow.