To the Contribution from the Sister Island the Committee beg to call the attention of the Society. It is the largest Contribution of the year. It is true that the sphere of operation for the Hibernian Auxiliary is of far wider extent, than that of any other body of friends associated in aid of the Society: but when we take into the account the large proportion of the people which are hostile to our Protestant Missions, and the depth of that poverty and degradation out of which the great mass of the population are but slowly rising, the contribution, in one year, of the sum of 2000l. to the relief of the spiritual miseries of distant millions, bespeaks a growth and an energy of principles, which will rejoice the heart of every Christian, and may give assurance to the Patriot of rapid and effectual melioration in the state and feelings of the people.

"Not only," one of the Secretaries of the Auxiliary writes, "has a feeling for the Cause of Missions been excited in the country, and an earnest desire to render the knowledge of Salvation co-extensive with the want of it, but, in many instances, by a sort of reflex influence, our Church has felt its beneficial operation, in an increased attachment to its principles and respect for its formularies. Dissenters of various denominations have enrolled themselves among our Subscribers; and, by thus uniting with Churchmen, both have learned to think more kindly of one another: and Churchmen, who had fallen into the languor too generally prevalent among us, have been roused by the knowledge of what it has pleased God to accomplish by the hands of their Brethren. We trust that Christian Charity, both in

our country and in yours, like the barrel of meal and cruse of oil, will not fail, until the day of the Lord shall come !"

Of the Anniversary just held in Dublin, at which the Rev. Lewis Way and the Rev. William Marsh, who visited Ireland on behalf of the Society for the Conversion of the Jews, with great kindness and effect represented this Society, the Secretary writes:-" It was indeed a glorious day; for every sentiment that was uttered, and every feeling that had vent, tended to promote the glory of God, and to manifest the grateful sense entertained of his watchful providence over our Society. The feeling of thankfulness and joy for the events of the last year, and of humble supplication for a continuance of God's favour, and of warm attachment to our National Church, was most gratifying."

From the Report delivered on that occasion, it appeared that not fewer than Twenty-six Associations had been formed during the year, in various parts of Ireland, in aid of the Society; and that the Receipts of the Auxiliary, for the year, had amounted to 25137. 17s. 10d. Irish Currency, equal to 21991. 13s. 1d. sterling. Your Committee have continued to supply the Auxiliary with large quantities of the Society's Publications, and of the Missionary Register: these have been circulated throughout Ireland, with the best effect; but a very considerable measure of the increased intelligence and zeal manifested in behalf of Missions, must be attributed to the Deputations, consisting of the Secretaries and some other Members, which the Hibernian Committee appoint to visit, with great success, different quarters of the Island. Nor is this growing zeal in behalf of the Heathen without its present reward: for not only is the Spirit of Charity, thus awakened among Irishmen, extending itself to their own domestic objects; but benevolent men, on this side the Channel, are beginning to take a warmer interest in those Institutions which have more particularly in view the benefit of Ireland.

The Committee take this opportunity of acknowledging, with thankfulness, the receipt, from different friends, of various articles of clothing; particularly several packages of shoes and leather caps from Robert Ramsden, Esq. jun. of Spratton, Northamptonshire. These articles have been forwarded to some of the Missions, and have proved very acceptable to the Natives.

To all the friends who have thus exerted themselves in support of the objects of the Society, the Committee beg to return their cordial acknowledgments. They will see, by the state of the Expenditure, compared with the Income of the year, that opportunities for labour are even more than keeping pace with the

Society's pecuniary means of embracing them; and these opportunities are likely to increase, year by year. The Committee trust that the enlarging liberality of the Members, in particular, of their own Communion will enable them, not only to maintain in vigour the Eight Missions already established, but both to enlarge those Missions, and to enter on new fields of labour, as the Great Head of the Church shall be pleased to open to them the way.

To this statement of Contributions, the Committee will subjoin a List of the LEGACIES which have been announced to them in the course of the year, as left to the Society by the deceased friends here named:

Mr. Thomas Richardson, late of Milton, Kent-The Reversion of 5001. Navy Five per Cents.

The Rev. John Greig, late of Worcester-The sum of
5001. free of Legacy Duty.

M. Cook, Spinster, late of Clifton, Gloucestershire-The
Reversion of 201.

Mr. Thomas Coxon, late of Horsleydown-The Reversion
of 500l. Three per Cents. Consols.

Mrs. Mary Eldridge, late of Princes Street, Tower Hill-
The sum of 30 l.

Mr. Charles Radford, late of Camp Hill, Birmingham-The
sum of 501.; and the Reversion of a Fourth Part of
the Residue of his Personal Property.

Mary Shirgley, Spinster, late of New North Street-The
sum of 201.

The Rev. John Neilson, late of Bristol-The sum of 1201.
Catherine Briscoe, Spinster, late of Carlisle-The sum of 5l.
Thomas Hodson, Esq. late of Plymouth-The sum of 500 1.
free of Legacy Duty.

Brampton Gurdon Dillingham, Esq. late of Grundisburgh,
Suffolk-The sum of 501.

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.

It is well known to the Members, that liberal contributions have been made, in the last year, in pursuance of the King's Letter, on behalf of the "Incorporated

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Your Committee rejoice in this fact; and they have observed, with peculiar pleasure, that the most active and unwearied friends of this Society among the Clergy, have ranked with the most strenuous and successful Advocates of the Incorporated Society. The Committee were, therefore, prepared, on the view of these exertions of their friends, and on a consideration of the difficulties under which most of the manufacturing districts laboured, to report to you, without discouragement, if not some defalcation in the Funds, at least a pause in their progress. They are, therefore, most thankful that they are enabled to state an advance of Two Thousand Pounds in the Income of the year. Upward of 43,000l. has been raised for the Incorporated Society; and, notwithstanding the effect which their exertions herein must have had on the ability of some of this Society's friends to render their accustomed aid, the Income of the Twentieth Year has advanced, from 28,000/., announced at the last Anniversary as the Income of the Nineteenth Year, to the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS: but the Expenditure has somewhat exceeded that sum, and has amounted to THIRTY-ONE

THOUSAND POUNDS.

Such have been the Resources of the Twentieth Year, and such its Expenditure.

In detailing the particulars of this Expenditure, the Committee will first advert to the head of

MISSIONARIES AND STUDENTS.

These form, or are hereafter to form, the main instruments by which, under the blessing of God, the great objects of the Institution are to be accomplished.

Various Labourers, dismissed during the former year, have arrived at their respective destinations— others have set forward, in the course of the last year, to different Missions-death and sickness have weakened several of the Stations-a goodly number of Labourers are, however, still actively engaged-and a