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At the annual meeting, held on Friday, the 9th of May, in Freemasons'-Hall, the president, sir Thomas Baring, Bart. M. P. took the chair at 11 o'clock. The Report was read by the Rev. C. S. Hawtrey, one of the secretaries.

Six resolutions, and thirteen addresses.
At the close of the meeting a young

£77,076 0 10 Jew, a professed convert to christianity,
addressed the members in a manner which
greatly affected them.

Assets and Engagements. Balance in hand, including bills not due, 8108l. 4s. 8d.-3 per cent. reduced, 18,9007.-8 per cent. consols. 19,090.per cent. 1726, 100l.-4 per cent. consols. 19187. 108. 4d.-new 4 per cent. consols.

4105l. 17s. 7d.

The society is under engagements to the amount of 66,025l. 9s. 4d.

PRAYER-BOOK AND HOMILY SOCIETY.

Eleventh Anniversary.

On Wednesday evening, May the 7th, the Rev. Henry Budd, M. A., minister of Bridewell Precinct, and rector of White Roothing, Essex, preached the annual sermon at Christ Church, Newgate-street, from 2 Pet. i. 15. Moreover, I will endcavour that you may be able, after my decease, to have these things always in remembrance,

The annual meeting took place on Thursday, at 12 o'clock, at Stationer's Hall; the right hon. lord Bexley in the

chair.

Five resolutions, and twelve addresses, The collection at the church amounted to 31l. 88. 8d. and that at the meeting to S11. 2s. 4d.

State of the Funds.

Receipts of the year, 20821. 9s. 6d.
Payments of the year, 19771. 3s. 5d.

JEWS' SOCIETY.
Fifteenth Anniversary.

The annual sermon was preached on Thursday evening, the 8th of May, at St. Paul's, Covent Garden, by the Rev. W. Thistlethwaite, M. A. minister of St. George's, Bolton, from Rom. x. 1. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

Resolutions.

increasing spirit of inquiry among the That the multiplied evidences of the Jews in Poland, and the eagerness with which they continue to seek after New Testaments and Tracts, are viewed by this meeting, not only as motives to greater exertions, but as circumstances which should excite the gratitude of the society to the Almighty, and stimulate christians. to more fervent prayers for the promised outpouring of His Holy Spirit on His ancient people to give effect to his word among those who have been thus inclined to receive it.

That the increasing number of Societies formed on the continent to co-operate in the great work in which this society is engaged, is a subject for thankfulness to God, and of earnest congratulation to the friends of the cause; and inspires a hope that the servants of God in every country, will, ere long, be awakened to the imperative duty which lies on all christians, to unite in seeking the salvation of their long neglected brethren of the house of Israel.

That this meeting hails, with unfeigned joy, the encouraging accounts communicated during the past year of the reception of Mr. Wolf by the Synagogues at Jerusalem; and of the readiness with which many of the chief Rabbies of these Synagogues were disposed to enter into discussions on the subject of christianity, and their willingness to receive and read the New Testament Scriptures: and, under these circumstances, this meeting views with peculiar satisfaction the establishment of a permanent Mission in that country, where the work of redemption was accomplished, and from whence the Gospel first sounded forth to the Gentile world; and they therefore highly approve

of the establishment of a separate fund Society: and it is intended that they shall for this end.

State of the Funds. Receipts of the year, 11.400l. 9s. 10d. Payments of the year, 12,4187. 16s. 7d. The Collection after the sermon

was

567. 118. 2d. and at the meeting 1007. 168. 9d. A sale of ladies' work, for the benefit of the society, held a few days before the meeting, in Freemasons'-Hall, produced 250l.

Subscription for two Greek Boys.

Two Greek boys were introduced to the meeting. They have been sent to this country by Mr. Wolf, who gives the following account of these youths :

Two noblemen of the Greek nation were condemned to death before I arrived in Cyprus. One of them was beheaded, and all his property confiscated; and the other saved his life. Their two boys, one of them eleven years of age, and the other fourteen, ran the danger of being educated in Mahomedan darkness. I took them with me, with the written consent of their mothers and the British consul-general, and the approbation of all the European consuls and all the European inhabitants of the island. They cause to me much joy; they have talent; and I intend to send them to England, where they may be educated, and sent back as Missionarjes to their own nation. They read, and write, and speak modern Greek, and understand the ancient; and they know a little Italian. The Turkish governor of the Island of Cyprus called together 232 of the noble Greeks, under the pretext to read to them a firmân of the sultan, in which the Sublime Porte expressed its satisfaction with the conduct of the Greeks in the Island of Cyprus. The poor Greeks, among whom were the fathers of my two boys, appeared in the divan; and at this moment, the heads of 230 fell by the sword of the governor. Two renounced Christ to save their lives. Almost every European in the Levant takes one or two of these boys brother Fisk has sent two to America.

The friends to whom Mr. Wolf has sent these youths have opened a subscription, with a view to promote his wishes respecting them. They are placed under the care of the British and Foreign School

return to their own country as soon as they have acquired sufficient knowledge to enable them to assist in the establishment of a seminary of mutual instruction in one of the Greek Islands.

UNITED BRETHREN.

Annual Sermon.

The annual sermon in behalf of the brethren's Missions was preached on Friday evening, May the 9th, at St. Clement Danes, in the Strand, by the Rev. Thomas Mortimer, Sunday afternoon lecturer of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and Sunday evening lecturer of St. Olave. The collection amounted to 70l. 18. Sd. The receipts of the London Association for the last year were 2691l. 8s. 3d.: of this amount, the sum of 22671. 9s. 6d. has been paid to the Brethren's Society for the furtherance of the gospel.

HIBERNIAN SOCIETY.

Seventeenth Anniversary.

In the evening of Friday, the 2d of May, the Rev. Robert Daly, rector of Powerscourt, near Dublin, preached for the society at St. Anne's, Blackfriars.

day, the 10th, at 12 o'clock, in FreemaThe annual meeting was held on Satursous' Hall; the patron, H. K. H. the duke of Gloucester in the chair. The report was read by the Rev. John Morrison, one of the secretaries.

Six resolutions and fourteen addresses.

State of the Funds.

Receipts of the year, 8984l. 13s. 6d. Payments of the year, 70027. 18. 3d.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

Eighteenth Anniversary.

The annual meeting was held at 12 o'clock, on Monday, May 12, in Freemasons' Hall. The chair was taken by W. Williams, Esq. M. P. till the arrival of the duke of Sussex, when it was occupied by his royal highness. The report was read by the Rev. G. Clayton, Secretary. Six resolutions and twelve addresses. State of the Funds. The receipts of the year were 20531.

16s. 11d. and the payments 1912. 18. Sd. The treasurer is in advance 1800l.; and a debt of 3000l. is owing on account of the buildings.

The duke of Bedford sent a benefaction of 100l.; and the same sum was received from an anonymous friend by the twopenny post. Donations and subscriptions at the meeting amounted to $5l. 138. and the collection to 48. 158. 4d.

PORT-OF-LONDON SEAMEN'S SOCIETY.

Fifth Anniversary.

The object of this society is the religious benefit of the seamen belonging to the port of London. With this view, a ship was procured, and fitted up as a floating chapel; and has been, for some time, moored in the Thames, and regularly opened as a place of worship accessible to all the seamen of the river.

The fifth annual meeting was held at the City of London Tavern, the right honourable admiral lord Gambier in the The report was read by W. Cooke, Esq. one of the secretaries. A collection was made after the meeting, which amounted to 651.

chair.

Six resolutions and twelve addresses.
Sermons.

On Tuesday, the 13th, the Rev. G. Clayton preached in the morning on board the Floating Chapel, from Psalm ovii. 30. So He bringeth them unto their desired haven ; and the Rev. Jos. Fletcher in the afternoon, from Luke, xv. 32. It

was meet that we should make merry and be glad for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. The collections amounted to 641.

State of the Funds.

The committee make the following appeal on the subject of the funds :—

The liberality of the public has enabled the committee to cancel the heavy debt incurred by the purchase of the ship, and the fitting up: but the society has to provide for a large annual expense; and there are several objects to which the committee would rejoice to direct their attention, were their means adequate. They cannot, however, distrust your liberality. They have demonstrated the moral necessities of seamen: they have substan

tiated their claims on christians of all ranks and denominations: they have shown the practicability of conveying religious instruction to the sailor; and have delineated before you examples of the drunkard becoming sober—the unclean, chaste-and the blasphemer a worshipper of God. Your committee feel persuaded that they have awakened the sympathy of British christians, and have established in their hearts a lively concern for the society's prosperity: but they have a yet higher source of consolation; for they humbly trust that it does appear that the divine blessing has attended this benevolent undertaking; and, under this continued sanction, they cherish the delightful prospect of far happier results.

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SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION.

On Tuesday morning, the 13th of May, at six o'clock, the annual meeting of this society was held at the City-of-London Tavern, Joseph Butterworth, Esq. M. P. in the chair. The report was read by Mr. W. F. Lloyd, one of the secretaries. Five resolutions and ten addresses. State of the Funds.

Receipts of the year, 1746l. 19s. 2d.
Payments of the year, 17187. 9s. 1d.

NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY.

Forty-third Anniversary.
Lieut.-General Viscount Lorton took

the chair at the annual meeting, held at 12 o'clock, on Tuesday the 13th of May, at the King's Concert Room, in the Hay

market. The report was read by Major

Close, one of the secretaries.

Six resolutions and twelve addresses.

State of the Funds.

The receipts of the year were 19297. 28. 9d. and the payments 1886l. 15. Sd. The society is under engagements to the amount of 1200l. 58. 6d.

The sum of 1597. 108. 6d. including donations and subscriptions, was collected at the meeting.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Twenty-ninth Anniversary.

Sermons.

Wednesday morning, May 14, at Surrey Chapel, by the Rev. John Leifchild, of Kensington; the same evening, at the

Tabernacle, by the Rev. W. Chaplin, of Bishop's Stortford ; on Thursday evening, the 15th, at Tottenham Court Chapel, by the Rev, John M'Donald, of Urquhart, Scotland; on Friday morning, at St. Anne's Church, Blackfriars, by the Rev. Edwin Sidney, B. A. of Lopham; and the same evening at Spafields Chapel, to the members of Juvenile Auxiliary Societies, by the Rev. Joseph Fletcher, of Stepney. Sermons had been preached in Welsh by the Rev. John Elias, from Anglesea, on Thursday evening, May 8, at Albion Chapel, Moorfields; and the next evening by the Rev. W. Williams, of Wern, at the Poultry Chapel.

Annual Meeting.

This was held on Thursday morning, May 15, at Great Queen-street Chapel, at half-past ten o'clock, the treasurer, W. Alers Hankey, Esq. in the chair. The report was read by the Rev. John Arundel, home secretary of the society. Eight resolutions and sixteen addresses.

Resolutions.

That this meeting desires to offer its most grateful thanksgivings to God for whatever, tending to the furtherance of the gospel among the heathen nations, has been effected by the instrumentality of this society, and for the prospects of future usefulness which He is pleased to open before it.

that their lives and health may be preserved, and that, in due time, they may be restored to their native country.

That this meeting, sensible that whatever may be the qualifications of its Missionaries, the desired success can only be obtained through the agency of the Holy Spirit, do most earnestly entreat their christian brethren every where, and especially in the United Kingdom, to render the ensuing year conspicuous by the unity and earnestness of their supplications, at the throne of grace, for a more copious

effusion of His divine influences on all la

bourers in the work of Missions, in all places; and, as one means of so doing, to afford a constant attendance on the monthly prayer meetings established with that design.

In reference to the subject of one of the preceding resolutions, the directors remark, in the beginning of their report—

It would argue a culpable insensibility, were we not to commence the present report with adverting to the unprecedented mortality which has prevailed, during the past year, among the society's missionaries, chiefly in the east. Deeply do we lament to state, that within this short period no less than TEN of our brethren and sisters have been, in rapid succession, removed from the present world, and from the scenes of their useful labours. But while we mourn over these, not less mysterious than painful dispensations of providence, we would bow in humble and unfeigned submission to the divine will. A statement, so melancholy and affecting, cannot fail to make a deep and solemn impression on this assembly. It ought not, however, to abate our zeal nor to relax our efforts; still less should it be allowed to damp the fervour of our gratitude to Him, who, during the same period of time has, in that and other regions of the world, afforded the society so much to compensate for past exertions, and to animate to future and more extended labours.

That the society feels itself called upon, by the numerous instances of mortality among its faithful Missionaries and their families during the past year, to acknowledge, with the deepest humility, the divine sovereignty in these mysterious dispensations and to implore the Father of Mercies to continue life, health, and increasing devotedness to those who survive; to qualify, with every needful endowment, those who are preparing for missionary labour; to call forth others, whom He shall approve, to offer themselves to the work; and, especially, to pour out His Spirit on the converted natives of heathen lands, that they may be fitted for spreading the gospel in the surrounding countries. And the society affectionately commends also to the Divine care and pro- on the subject of the funds :tection, the brethren who form the deputation to the several Missionary stations,

State of the Funds.

We quote the remarks of the directors

It is peculiarly gratifying to the directors to be able to announce to the present

meeting, that the income of the society, during the past year, has exceeded that of the former, in the sum of 18581. 48. 63d. the total amount of the receipts being 31,2667. 11s. 114d.; the total amount of the disbursement, for the same period, being 33,1877. 19s. Sid. A deficiency exists notwithstanding, between the income and expenditure, of 19211. 78. 4d. The increase in the direct contributions for the past year, which the directors are happy in most gratefully acknowledging, is partly to be ascribed to the establishment of additional auxiliary societies, and branch and other associations, during the last two years, and partly to the more zealous efforts of those previously instituted.

The new societies formed within the year consist of 8 Auxiliaries, 18 Congregational and Branch Associations, and 11 Female and Juvenile Associations.

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was taken at seven o'clock by the treasurer, Joseph Reyner, Esq. and the Report read by Thomas Pellatt, Esq.

Six resolutions, and twelve addresses.

State of the Funds.

Receipts of the year, 88097. 138. 7d. Payments of the year, 88521. 13s ild. The collection at the meeting amounted to 641. 6d.

AFRICAN INSTITUTION.

Seventeenth Anniversary.

At one o'clock, on Friday, the 16th of May, the chair was taken by the patron, H. R. H. the duke of Gloucester, at the annual meeting, held in Freemasons' Hall. The Report was read by Thomas Harrison, Esq. the Secretary.

Four resolutions, and nine addresses.

After the motion of the marquis of Lansdown and Mr. Buxton for adopting the Report had passed, the count de Torreno, in allusion to the cordial manner in which his country had been mentioned, 2 eloquently addressed the meeting in French; and assured the royal chairman and the assembly that Spain would sincerely co-operate, to the utmost of her power, in every measure for the extinction of slavery, and for promoting the interest of liberty and humanity all over the world.

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RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.

Twenty-fourth Anniversary. The members of the society met at six o'clock in the morning of Friday, the 16th of May, at the City-of-London Tavern, to breakfast together, previously to holding the annual meeting: on this occasion 1054 persons paid for their breakfasts at the doors of the tavern; and such numbers came in afterward, that many others could not obtain admission. The chair

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