of the country, some having come from three to six hundred miles to attend this meeting. Crossed the ferry to Long Island, and rode with my kind friend, Samuel Parsons, to his house at Flushing. 30th, First-day. Attended meeting there, where was Betsy Purington, from Providence, who had acceptable service. 6th Month, 2nd. Attended the Week-day meeting at Westbury, at which was a marriage; after wards rode home with Fry Willis and wife, where we had the company of the new-married couple. 3rd.Accompanied by three Friends from Oblong, who were on a visit to Friends of Long Island, to Mamaronech meeting, thence to Westbury, and the following day back to New York. I staid in New York till Third-day, the 8th, when, accompanied by Samuel Wood, I took passage to Rhode Island. We had a pleasant sail of about fortyseven hours, and landed at Newport, on Fifth-day afternoon. Next day we crossed over to Conanicut Island, and attended a meeting appointed for Elizabeth Walker, who was on a religious visit to those parts. 12th. Rode to Portsmouth, to attend the Yearly Meeting of ministers and elders; which was a favoured opportunity. In the afternoon, attended the Meeting for Sufferings. The time of this meeting was pretty much occupied in reading some manuscripts left by our late worthy friend, Job Scott, with a view to considering the propriety of printing them. There was much discussion on them, both at this sitting and at an adjournment on Second-day following; when it was referred to the close of the Yearly Meeting. The subject was then revived accordingly, but no conclusion come to. These writings contain much deep matter, and Friends appeared to have different sentiments respecting them. The Meetings for Sufferings of Philadelphia and New York had examined them; the former meeting had discouraged the publication of them; the latter drew up an abstract of them. What will be the result is still uncertain, but wisdom is profitable to direct. The business of the Yearly Meeting was concluded on Fourth-day; some painful interruption occurred near the close. Fifth-day, the 17th.-A large meeting for worship was held, which was much hurt in the forepart by an appearance of considerable length, to the great grief and exercise of many; but afterwards the meeting became more settled, and ended comfortably. Sixth-day. Attended an appointed meeting at Portsmouth, in which Daniel Quinby, a valuable minister, on a religious visit to those parts from Oswego, near Nine Partners, had good service. I had several times before been in his company, both on this island and at Nine Partners, much to my comfort. We spent the remainder of this day together, and lodged at David Buffum's, near Newport; where we met with Elizabeth Walker, from New York State, Margaret Judge, from Maryland, with their companions; also several other Friends, whose company was reviving. First-day, 20th.-Rose early, and in company with James Hazard, a Friend in the ministry, from the State of New York, rode to Liverton, to meetingabout five miles. It was composed mostly of persons of other Societies; but few Friends belonging to it. It proved a comfortable meeting. After taking dinner with a Friend, we had a religious opportunity in his family, wherein they were encouraged to a more diligent attendance of meetings. Friends there hold but one on First-days; and none in the middle of the week. Next morning we attended an appointed meeting at Seconet, to which came Margaret Judge, and her companions, quite unexpected. It was reviving to me to see them, feeling myself but in poor health, and apparently very unfit for the service of the meeting. It was very large, through the attendance of many not of our Society; although I had particularly desired that no notice should be given beyond such as usually attend our meetings; it seems difficult to limit a meeting to these, when appointed by Friends travelling in the ministry. It is, however, cause of thankfulness to the Author of all good, that He still has compassion on the multitude, and is qualifying His poor disciples, servants and handmaids, to hand forth a little bread suited to the states of the people. Margaret Judge had good service, both in testimony and supplication. James Hazard and myself had also some share therein. The meeting ended under a solid weight; and the people did not seem inclined to withdraw, until told that the service of the meeting was ended. 22nd. We were at meeting at Westport, or Awanet, which was also very large and a favoured time; as was the meeting in the afternoon of the same day, at Center, a few miles distant. 23rd.-Attended the Monthly Meeting at Center, which was unusually large; being the one immediately after the Yearly Meeting, many Friends from New Bedford, and other places, attended; also a large number not of our Society. It was rather a trying season, particularly the meeting for business; long before it became settled, and things appeared to be very low. 24th.-The Monthly Meeting at New Bedford, proved more satisfactory than that preceding, 25th.-Margaret Judge, James Hazard, and I attended a meeting at Newtown, in the forenoon; and another in the afternoon, at Acushnet; both favoured meetings. 26th.-My companion, Samuel Wood, and I, with James Hazard, rode a few miles to the funeral of a Friend who was taken off very suddenly, almost instantaneously, apparently in full health the day and evening preceding his decease, and before midnight a corpse. He has left a widow and several children. The interment was largely attended by Friends and others; and was a very solemn, affecting season, one which I hope may not soon be forgotten by many then present. 27th.-First-day forenoon, attended the meeting at Long Plain, and in the evening at New Bedford. Second-day, 6th Month, 28th.-From New Bedford, I went by packet to Nantucket, in company with about thirty other Friends; and after a pleasant passage of about eight hours, we arrived there about 4 p.m. Third-day, 29th.-My companion and I, with a few other Friends, rode out in the country about four miles, to see Elizabeth Barker, who resided on a farm, with her four daughters; and here we spent several hours very agreeably. Elizabeth and one of her daughters returned to town with us, in order to attend a public meeting to be held in the evening, at the request of some women Friends, who were travelling in the work of the ministry. This meeting was very large. I was not a little surprised to see so large a number of Friends, and others, collected on this little island in so short a time. The people behaved in a becoming manner, and I think it was a solid meeting. Fourth-day, 30th-Was held the Quarterly Meeting of ministers and elders, and the next day that for discipline. It was thought that nearly one hundred Friends, belonging to this meeting, came from different parts of the mainland; and the number of Friends living on the island is computed at upwards of 3,000; nearly all living in the town, and within a mile of each other. There is much sociability and friendly intercourse, and I hope a good degree of love and unity among them; they are mostly related to each other by marriage or otherwise. 7th Month, 4th, First-day.-A public meeting was held this evening at the request of our women Friends, designed principally for sea-faring people; a considerable number of this class attended, also a great many Friends and others, insomuch that the house, although very large, could not contain the people assembled; many stood on the outside, and many went away for want of room. It was judged there were more than 2,000 in the house; and considering the crowded state of the house, and warmth of the weather, it was cause of admiration that much stillness was preserved throughout the meeting. Elizabeth Walker laboured abundantly therein, and Margaret Judge occupied some time. 5th.-Left the island on board one of the packets for New Bedford. We had a fine time for the first four hours, during which we ran about two-thirds of our distance; but when we were come to a narrow, rocky channel, called Wood's Hole, the tide ran very high, and we struck a rock which was a little under water; the vessel was thrown on one side, struck again, and then ran into deep water. This occasioned much alarm. It was found expedient immediately to make for the land, which was at no great distance. The water rose considerably in the cabin and hold; and the goods were removed and brought on deck. The vessel was soon aground in a small harbour of one of the Elizabeth Isles. Some of us went immediately on shore in the boat, and others on board a small vessel lying at anchor there, laden with timber, and bound for Nantucket. The captain agreed with our captain to take us to New Bedford; so we all got on board, set sail again, and through favour arrived safe there, in about four hours. It was truly cause of thankfulness that we were thus preserved, that the vessel did not founder immediately after striking, and that the leak was discovered before we got out into the bay, which we had to cross, where it was full fifteen miles over. 7th Month, 15th.-Attended the Week-day meeting at Salem, where Margaret Judge had a close time in testimony; I had a little to communicate in a different line. It was but a poor time; perhaps the fault might be in part with the visitors. I obtained some relief in a religious opportunity soon after meeting, wherein I had to address a young woman, not a member of our Society, who had been at the meeting, and appeared to be under great trouble. She was to me an entire stranger; but I believe I was led to administer to her state in a manner which proved to her comfort. 7th Month, 18th, First-day.-Attended the forenoon meeting in Providence, in which I was silent. Margaret Judge appeared in a very close line. In the afternoon, I attended the meeting at the boarding school, which had been lately established. There were about a hundred pupils, the greater part females, some of them young women. 25th. We went on board a steam-boat at Norwich, and next day set off before day-break on our way to Newhaven; stopped by the way at New London, and reached Newhaven in the afternoon, where we waited several hours for the steam-boat from New York, and reached that city next morning, about half-past six. These steam-boats are very large; the first we came in, 136 feet in length, and about 24 in breadth; was said to cost 86,000 dollars, equal to £19,350 sterling; and the other, we were told, was 50 tons larger. They afford very convenient travelling, and are very expeditious. The distance from New York to Newhaven is computed at full eighty-two miles; this and back to New York they perform in about twenty-two hours, including the time they stop at Newhaven, landing and taking in their passengers and goods. 8th Month, 5th.-At Flushing 1 paid a visit to the widow of John Murray and her children, who were in great affliction; his remains lying in the house, (Jos King's,) to which the family had removed from the city, some time before, for the benefit of the air, &c. 6th.-Attended the funeral, at which was a large number of Friends and others; the deceased having left a good savour behind him. (To be continued.) PRECEPT AND PRACTICE. How sad a thing it is for men to make loud professions, and be strenuous advocates of principles and measures, which manifestly have no practical influence over their own lives. There is a religion of mere sentiment which talks touchingly and smiles charmingly, but has no concern whatever with the deeds of the daily life. This type of religion is, we fear, quite prevalent. There are many who seem to have no idea of any other. Religion is with them an unearthly vision, night and meditations by day, a rapture of pious an ideality, a genius which presides over dreams by feeling, a something to be talked about, with some congenial friend, in some sequestered spot, and for the full appreciation and enjoyment of which one must have a peculiarly susceptible nature, and must maintain as perfect an exemption as possible from all matter-of-fact relations to a world of stern realities, a world cursed with sin and filled with suffering. A Now this may be a religion, but it certainly is_not Christianity. The gospel is the utmost remove from sickly sentiment and flashy feeling. It awakens sentiment and feeling both, but only to carry the whole being into the most energetic action, in which all its appeals and motives, its impulses and influences terminate. The gospel indeed presents a marvellous combination; it would be the model of the beautiful, if it were not the soul of the useful; it would be the exquisite embodiment of all that is ideal, if it were not the overshadowing genius of all that is real; it is both, it is all these; but it is so emphatically practical, that in its solemn presence the soul forgets its enjoyments and its frames in the quickened sense of its duties and its deficiencies. It is mere trifling to cultivate an exquisite amiability, and a delicate sense of the spiritual, and call that Christianity; yet it must not be denied that even where we begin aright, we are extremely liable to lapse into this region of shadows and moonshine. It behoves us, therefore, to seek fresh and frequent baptisms of the Holy Spirit, whereby alone we can reasonably hope to obtain the vital power of the gospel, and maintain the living union between precept and practice.-Christian Citizen. PUMPKINS.-Yes, pumpkins!-raised a nice lot of them this season in our own garden. Some of them were very large-yellow as the gold of California-and as deliciously sweet as ever pleased the most fastidious epicure, or appeased the appetite of the most hungry labourer. But it is not so much the good QUALITY of the pumpkins to which we would call attention, as to the good MORAL we have extracted from them. The ground was prepared, the seed sown, and the plant raised by our own coloured hands; and although the soil is American, it took no offence on account of our colour, but yielded a generous return for our industry. From this we infer that the earth has no prejudice against colour, and that nature is no respecter of persons. It pours its treasures as liberally into the lap of coloured industry, as into that of the white husband man. The earth is a preacher of righteousness. It inculcates justice, love, and mercy; repudiates the factitious distinctions of pride and prejudice, and owns all the sons and daughters of men (without regard to colour) as its own dear children. Oh! ye negro-hating Americans! our mouth is open unto you! Come, and learn wisdom from our mother earth, and treat the coloured man no longer as an outcast and a despicable being, but as the child of a common Father, who causes his sun to shine alike upon the black and the white, and makes the elements of nature respond to the wants of all his creatures-North Star, edited by Frederick Douglass. ON THE LORD'S SUPPER, SO CALLED. (Selected for THE BRITISH FRIEND.) AND here the writer would take the opportunity, (although he has thus stated his views,) to acknowledge his belief, that serious pious Christians may sometimes have had their minds profitably impressed and comforted at the time of their partaking of the bread and wine of the Eucharist, whilst, however, it is to be feared, the greater number of participants receive it only as a form, or, what is more to be lamented, as imagining they are thereby made more fit for the kingdom of heaven. In thus freely conceding, that some pious individuals do receive spiritual nourishment to their souls, when participating in this rite, the writer has no doubt, that at other seasons they would be equally benefited when their minds were similarly occupied in contemplating, apart from every worldly consideration, the boundless love of God in his having sent his own Son into the world to become a propitiatory sacrifice for their sins, to be bruised for their iniquities, so that by coming to Him, they might be healed of their spiritual maladies; for they who draw nigh to God, he will draw nigh to them. But, that the intervention of bread and wine has any virtue or power whatever, in producing these profitable impressions on the minds of the participants, he decidedly dissents. At least 12,000 machines are now in use in Great Britain, by which the labour of 250,000 horses is saved. Supposing each horse to consume annually the produce of two acres, 500,000 acres are thus set free for other purposes. Dr. Lardner shows that the steam, from one pound of coal, has a power of raising 667 tons weight of any material to the height of one foot; and that, therefore, an ounce of coal would raise 42 tons one foot high, or 18 pounds a mile in height. Since a force of 18 pounds is capable of drawing two tons upon a railway, it follows that an ounce of coal can draw two tons a mile, or one ton two miles, upon a level railway. The circumference of the earth measures 25,000 miles; if it were begirt by an iron railwav, a load of one ton would be drawn round it in six weeks by the mechanical power that resides in the third part of a ton of coals! But listen to what the same philosopher further says:— 66 power in The state of physical science at the present moment justifies the expectation that we are on the eve of mechanical discoveries more important than If the communicants in this symbolical rite do really any which have yet appeared. Philosophy already experience thereby, as they assert, a union and com- directs her finger at sources of inexhaustible munion of the Holy Spirit with their spirit, how much the phenomena of electricity and magnetism. The greater benefit ought the apostles themselves to have steam engine itself, with the gigantic powers conferred received, who ate and drank with our Lord himself at upon it by the immortal Watt, will dwindle into insighis last supper, and were present with him as guests at nificance in comparison of the hidden powers of nature the same table? But the Scripture does not give evi- still to be revealed; and the day will probably come dence of any such benefit received by them from having when that machine, which is now extending the blessbeen thus favoured; far otherwise. We read, that imme-ings of civilization to the remotest skirts of the globe, diately after partaking of the supper and the bread and will cease to exist, except in the page of history."wine, one of them went out and betrayed his Master for Dublin Advocate. thirty pieces of silver; another, for fear of reproach, denied with an oath that he had any knowledge of him, or any connection with Christ. And when their Lord was seized by his enemies, all his disciples forsook him and fled." Now, as all these had very recently partaken of bread and wine with their Lord and Master, it is very clear the effects thereof did not preserve them in faithfulness to him and his cause, then what more ought we to expect from the mere ceremonial representation of the supper now, in this year our Lord 1846.-History and Mystery of those called Sacraments, by Jacob Post, pp. 84-86. 66 THE STEAM ENGINE. of FROM the period when the steam engine was improved by James Watt, in 1764, the principles of machinery and power of steam have wholly engrossed the attention of physical scholars, insomuch that there is now scarcely a branch of art or manufacture which is not directed by the steam engine in place of human labour. As a comparatively perfect knowledge has been gained of the amount of mechanical power (it may be so termed) which exists in coal, much less of that valuable material is consumed in the production of steam than formerly; and such is the nicety with which machinery is adapted to its purpose, that the feeble hand of man has been armed with a power to which no limits can be assigned. The steam engine has infinitely added to the means of human comfort and enjoyment, and rendered cheap and accessible all the materials of wealth and prosperity. It has become a thing alike stupendous for its force and its flexibility; the trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin and rend an oak is nothing in comparison of it; it can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal AN EPISTLE FROM THE NATIONAL HALF-YEAR'S MEETING, HELD IN THE following Epistle conveys such truly excellent To the Monthly and Quarterly Meetings, and other Meetings of Discipline of Friends in Ireland. DEAR FRIENDS AND BRETHREN,-We have in this our general assembly been deeply affected, and humbled under the sorrowful view, and feeling of the declined state of many in our Society from the life and power of pure religion, and that humble, self-denying conversation which it leads into: and under this concern we have been afresh made feelingly sensible of the great loss and hurt that both individuals, and the Society in general, have sustained, by letting out the mind and affections after great things in this life; many of the professors of Truth, as it is in Jesus, departing from under the discipline of his holy cross, have let up an high and aspiring mind that affects ostentation and shew, and seeks after many superfluities, to gratify the vain and ambitious cravings of the unmortified part in them; the noble simplicity of manners, habit, and deportment, which Truth led, and still leads into, hath been much departed from; the plainness of apparel, which distinguished our religious profession, is by too many despised, and the testimony which we have been called to bear against the unstable foolish fashions of the world, has been trampled as under foot the mind not limited by the girdle of Truth hath coveted an evil covetousness; the wedge of gold and the Babylonish garment have been the objects of its inordinate desire. And one exampling another, and the lesser fondly copying after the greater, an evil emulation hath gotten in, not provoking one another to love and good works, but vying with each other in the grandeur of their houses, the order and provision of their tables, the richness of their furniture, and the gaiety of their own dress, and that of their children, contrary to the self-denial, the humility, and meekness prescribed by the gospel of Christ in which they profess to believe, and the constant tenor of the salutary advices of the Society they profess themselves members of, from the beginning to this very day. Every superfluous thing occasions a superfluity of expence; and superfluity of expence requires extensive, and frequently exorbitant and precarious engagements in trade, beyond the capital and abilities of the managers to support it. And when their own fails, many too frequently keep up dishonourable state on the property of other men. till insolvency fatally ensues, to the ruin of themselves and families, the loss and damage of their creditors, the reproach of Truth, and the great trouble of friends, who are concerned to keep good order amongst us It is an undoubted truth that the society which doth not frequently recur to its first principles will go to decay: if then we look back to our beginning, we shall find that from the beginning it was not so: in a postscript to an early epistle from the province-meeting at Castledermot, we have this lively description of the effect Truth had in that day. Then (say they) great trade was a great burden, and great concerns a great trouble; all needless things, fine houses, rich furniture, gaudy apparel, were an eye-sore; our eye being single to the Lord, and the inshining of his light in our hearts, which gave us the sight of the knowledge of the glory of God," this "so affected our minds, that it stained the glory of all earthly things, and they bore no mastery with us." The divine principle of light and grace remains still the same, and would work the same effect in us, if we were obedient thereto; would even introduce gradually by the operation of its divine power, the new creation in Christ Jesus, whereby man returning from the fall would be placed in dominion over all the creatures. the Life is this-Seek ye first the kingdom of God an his righteousness, and all these things shall be adde unto you. Mat. vi. 33. Many, who have transgresse this holy boundary, and reversed this heavenly order in giving the preference to the pursuit of earthly possessions, have in themselves, or their offspring, furnished a verifying proof of the declaration of the Al mighty, by his prophet, viz. Ye looked for much, and lo it came to little, and when ye brought it home I did blow upon it: Why? saith the Lord of hosts, because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. Hag. i. 9. And let those, whom Divine Providence hath prospered and blest with abundance of the good things of this life, ever bear in remembrance, that the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. Psal. xiv. 1. And that we are acccountable stewards, each for his share, of the manifold mercies we receive at his hand. Let them then, as good stewards, use the same with a due regard to the pointings and limitations of Truth h; not indulging themselves in any thing wherein is excess, and thereby setting an evil example to others, whose abilities cannot well bear the expence, and yet from the depravity of human nature may be tempted to copy after them. For those of the foremost rank in society, by the assistance of Divine Grace, may do much good; or neglecting it, by the influence of their example, occasion much evil therein. We therefore earnestly desire, that those who are thus favoured may seriously co-operate with our concern in setting a good example, and we hope it will have a happy influence on others, who may be discouraged from aiming at expence unbecoming their circumstances, when they behold those, who have it in their power, decline it through their regard to Truth, and for preserving inviolate the testimony of a good conscience toward God: the experienced apostle very pathetically in his direction to Timothy, points out the particular duty of this class of Christians-Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17-19. Finally, Brethren and Sisters, as example must accompany precept if we be sincere toward God, we desire especially that ministers, elders, overseers, and other active members in the Society, may seriously in We are therefore, dear Friends, impressed with a the first place set about this necessary work of retrench zealous concern of mind, in this day of trial, when the ing and reformation, where needful: that their nearest judgments of the Lord are in the earth, that the inhabi- connections, their children and families, in regard to tants thereof may learn righteousness: Isa. xxvi. 9: as the point of view in which their partners in life and this is a time of danger, uncertainty, and distrust, we parents are placed, may lay to heart the evil consemost earnestly desire that Friends may let their mode-quences of their deviating from the simplicity of Truth, ration in all things appear, that those who have launched and the pernicious influence of their evil example; that out extensively in trade, with as little delay as possible, these, and the children the Lord hath given them, set about contracting their engagements therein into being as signs and good examples from the Lord of a moderate compass, and instead of risking the repu- hosts, they may go forth strengthened by the cleansing tation of Truth, the peace of their own minds, and the of their own hands, and those of their families, and so welfare of their immortal souls, in grasping at things be enabled to say to the flock," Follow us as we follow beyond their reach, in order to provide for superfluous Christ. And that parents, heads of families, and expence, reduce their wants and expences within the all Friends, each in their proper places, may be engaged limits and bounds of Truth, and then a little trade, to wash their hands in innocency, and be qualified to with frugality and industry, will be found sufficient. encompass the Lord's holy altar, that the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem may be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. Malachi iii. 4. The love of money is a sore evil, which while some have coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Tim. vi. 10. Let the Truth itself therefore, dear Friends, moderate and limit us in our pursuits; a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth Luke xxii. 15. And the limitation and order prescribed by him, who is the Truth, the Way, and In the extendings of that real affection, which desires your present and everlasting weil being, we salute you, and conclude, Your Friends and Brethren. Signed on behalf of our said Meeting, by JOHN GOUGH, Clerk. THE BRITISH FRIEND. GLASGOW, 1ST MONTH, 31st, 1850. CHANGE IN TIME OF PUBLISHING. In consequence of continued mistakes and numerous disappointments, arising from the plan we have hitherto observed, of publishing on the LAST in place of the FIRST of the month, we have at length concluded to comply with what appears to be the general wish in this respect. Our intention, therefore, is to issue the next number, on the FIFTEENTH of 2d Month; No. 3, on the FIRST of 3d Month, and subsequent Numbers on the First of the respective months. Each will thus have a prospective, instead of, as heretofore, a retrospective view. We trust this will render our Journal more acceptable, and obviate the mistakes and disappointments complained of. We must not omit here to solicit the attention of AGENTS and ADVERTISERS, in particular, to the alteration now announced-more especially as regards the coming mid-month number-trusting they will bear in mind to have their favours in our hands in due time; that is, not later than the 13th proximo. NOTICES OF MINISTERS TRAVELLING. CAROLINE BOTTOMLEY has been liberated by Brighouse Monthly Meeting, to accompany PRISCILLA GREEN in paying a religious visit to the Meetings of Friends within Marsden Monthly Meeting; and also to visit the families of Friends there, if way should open. SARAH HICKS and CHARLOTTE BURGESS have recently being engaged in a religious visit to the families of Friends, within the Monthly Meeting of Southwark. JAMES JONES continues his visits to Friends in Yorkshire, and, we understand, intends proceeding southward. EDWARD BACKHOUSE, jun., of Sunderland, has received a minute from his Monthly Meeting, liberating him to accompany J. J. in his travels. THE ECLECTIC REVIEW, AND PENN AND MACAULAY. A valued correspondent has sent us an article on these authors, extracted from the above well-known and ably-conducted periodical, accompanied by a few observations of his own on the same subject. We regret that the article came to hand too late for insertion in the present number, but we intend it shall appear in our next. Meantime, we avail ourselves of feel assured, will receive with satisfaction the informathe remarks of our correspondent; and our readers, we tion with which the writer concludes :— "It has been thought, that however completely W. E Foster's pamphlet, and some others, have done justice to William Penn, and laid bare his accuser's unwarranted conclusions; yet the time will come when these small works will be laid aside and forgotten, whilst T. B. Maculay's brilliantly written History of England, with all its charges against William Penn, will remain as a standard work for ages to come. There are many interesting fragments in the life of William Penn which have not yet been gathered up, and particularly those hitherto unheard of charges against that eminent man, which require the like permanent refutation as the charges themselves. Hence down to posterity in juxtaposition with the accusations the call for another biography of him, which shall go brought against him by Macaulay. An author, not of our Society, of some standing among literary men, is now engaged in collecting materials for An Historical Biography of William Penn,' and would be glad of the loan of any papers or letters, which may be in the possession of any Friend, likely to contribute to the interest of such a work. tenced to die at our last assizes here, for the crimes of chiefly circumstantial, the recommendation of the Jury forgery and administering poison. The evidence being to mercy, her having an infant only a few months' old, and other circumstances, had excited great sympathy for her in the public mind. Many petitions-including two from the Magistrates, Sheriffs, &c.-to the Queen on her behalf, had been sent to the Home Secretary, but without effect; official coldness continued inexorable, and, on the morning of this date, the poor unhappy woman will be strangled. The walls of the city are placarded with bills, advising the citizens not to countenance the demoralizing and unchristian exhibition. The intense excitement produced by this unfeeling conduct on the part of the Home Office, will, we have not a doubt, mightily tend to promote the abolition of the gallows. THOMAS ARNETT and RICHARD F. FOSTER have been engaged as follows, since the date of our last :First-day, the 30th ult., they were at Darley Meeting, in Yorkshire, in the morning, and at Harrowgate in the evening; at Addingham, on the 31st, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.-Many of our readers are and the evening at Ben Rhydding; a Public Meet-aware, that Margaret Lennox, or Hamilton, was sening, on the 1st of the present month, at Ilkley; and on the 3rd, at Rawden; the 4th, at Skipton; on First-day, the 6th, at Settle; the 7th, at Airton; 8th, Lothersdale; 9th, attended the usual week-day meeting, at Marsden; on the 10th, a Public Meeting at Todmorden; 11th, at Colne; First-day, the 13th, a Public Meeting at Marsden, in the morning; at Crawshawbooth, in the evening; one at Blackburn, on the 14th; Bolton, on the 15th; on to Preston, on the 16th, and attended the Quarterly Meeting there on the 17th, having a large Public Meeting in the evening. Here T. ARNETT was rejoined by RUSSELL JEFFREY, and R. F. FOSTER returned home. R. J. had a meeting on the 18th, at Fleetwood, with Friends of that place and Thornton Marsh. T. A. and R. J. were at Lancaster Meeting, on the morning of First-Produce movement will rejoice to learn, that the first AMERICAN FREE COTTON.-The friends of the Free day, the 20th, having a Public Meeting in the even- shipment of American Free Cotton this season, arrived ing. On the 21st, they were at Yealand; 22nd, at week before last; and instead of lying four months in Calderbridge and Caldergreen; were to be at Liver- Liverpool, as was the case last year, ninety bales were pool, on First-day, the 27th, and our last advices state, making into prints; and the remaining twelve bales immediately sold to a trustworthy manufacturer, for that they are at present engaged in holding meetings are to be made into sewing cotton, tapes, and other with Friends and others, in that neighbourhood. small articles. |