shire, in the beginning of September; and, in the end of that month and the beginning of October, he attended the Anniversary of the Shropshire, the formation of that for the City and County of Chester, a Meeting of Ladies at Liverpool, and the Anniversary of the Manchester and East Lancashire Association. After a few days' stay in London, he proceeded to the West of England, and attended the Anniversary of the Devon and Exeter Association, and those of several of its Branches; and assisted at the formation of Associations at Wellington in Somersetshire, and at Weymouth. November, he accompanied the Secretary to Cambridge; in the early part of January, he attended the Bath and Gloucestershire Anniversaries; that of Bristol, in the close of March; and the Colchester and East Essex, in April.

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Besides the aid which the Clergy and other Members of the Society have continued most kindly to render in their respective circles and neighbourhoods, several Clergymen have travelled into different parts of the kingdom in behalf of the Society.

The Rev. Henry Davies, of Bombay, continued through the year, till his return to India, in March, those friendly services on which he had entered previously to the last Anniversary. After preaching, in the latter half of May, at various places in the vicinity of Hereford, he accompanied the Assistant Secretary to York and Hull; and, in the first part of July, attended, together with the Rev. Daniel Wilson, the Anniversaries of the Selby, Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, Leeds, and Knaresborough Associations. In August and September, he attended those of the Derbyshire, Birmingham, Tamworth, Berkshire, and Shropshire; the formation of the Chester and Cheshire; and the Meetings at Liverpool and Manchester; with the Anniversary of the North Staffordshire, at Newcastle. At the end of October, he assisted at the Norfolk and Norwich Anniversary; in November, at Chichester, Huddersfield, and Leicester; and in January, at Bath and Gloucester and closed this series of efficient labours,

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st Bath, at Gloucester, and at Daniel Wilson, at Norwich to his labours, already menin Yorkshire-have greatly

of visiting the Associations Sety, the Rev. W. Johnson, durry, on his return from Sierra erable share. By his unaffected tements of that Work of Dibeen wrought by his means at Serra Leone, he awakened the afzeal, not only of the Members A Meeting of the Society held in orber for the Dismission of himself

and other Missionaries to their labours, but of those whom he addressed at various Meetings both in London and in the country. At Reading, Saffron Walden, Ipswich, Exeter, Teignmouth, Torquay, Plymouth Dock, Wellington, Weymouth, Norwich, Cambridge, Leicester, and other places, he has left an impression of the goodness of God to the Liberated Negroes of Sierra Leone, which will not soon be effaced.

Several of the Society's Missionaries about to proIceed to India, have also assisted in this work. The Rev. Benedict La Roche attended the Bath and the Gloucestershire Anniversaries; the Rev. Thomas Morris, those of Shropshire and Leicestershire; and the Rev. John Perowne, those of Suffolk, Devon and Exeter, and Plymouth Dock and Stonehouse, and the formation of the Associations at Wellington and at Weymouth.

The Committee beg to acknowledge, with many thanks, the friendly aid of such other Clergymen as assisted, at their request, at the respective places here mentioned. The Rev. T. T. Biddulph, at Yeovil and at Hereford—the Rev. Robert Cottam, at Colchester-the Rev. John William Cunningham, at Bristol-the Rev. Fountain Elwin, at Yeovil, and in the Forest of Dean-the Rev. Thomas Rock Garnsey, Chaplain of Sierra Leone, at Leicester-the Rev. John Langley, at Chester-the Rev. Thomas Mortimer, at Bristol-the Rev. William Marsh, and the Rev. Lewis Way, in Dublin-the Hon. and Rev. Gerard T. Noel, at Birmingham and at Cambridge-the Rev. Legh Richmond, at Carlisle-and the Rev. John Scott, at Leicester, Gainsborough, Doncaster, and at Sheffield, &c.

In testimony of respect for valuable services rendered to the Society, the Committee have appointed Lieut. Col. John Munro and John Herbert Harington, Esq. Honorary Governors for Life; and they have requested the Rev. Henry Davies, the Rev. James Scholefield, of Cambridge, the very active Secretary of that Association, and the Rev. Dr. Thorpe, to allow them to place their names in the same List of the Society's Benefactors.

ASSOCIATIONS.

An Association was formed on the 30th of September, for the City and County of Chester, the Right Hon. the Earl of Rocksavage in the Chair, with a promise of great activity, though some circumstances had appeared unfavourable this Association has already contributed, in addition to nearly 3001. before raised at Latchford, in the same county, upward of 500l. Associations have also been formed, during the year, at Dudley, in Worcestershire; at Yeovil and at Wellington, in Somersetshire; at Weymouth, for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis; and at Wakefield. Ladies' Associations have been established at Hull, in aid of the Hull and East-Riding Association; and, at Stonehouse, in connection with that of Plymouth Dock and Stonehouse. Branch Associations have been formed at Sudbury, in aid of the Suffolk; at Melbourne, in aid of the Derbyshire; at Torquay and at Dawlish, in aid of the Devon and Exeter; and at Whittington, in aid of the Shropshire.

The Associations before in action have continued, and in various instances enlarged, their exertions and contributions and in many places, where regular Associations have not yet been formed, individuals have made collections, which amount, in the aggregate, to a considerable sum.

The Committee subjoin Lists, both of such Contributions by Associations and Collections by Individuals, as have amounted to 107. and upward.