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the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and left a copy of it at every house in the town, the very morning on which the District Committee was to meet. Had this expedient been resorted to, on the day of the Auxiliary meeting, it might have passed off as an ordinary puff; we cannot blame the Bible Society for being proud of Lord Liverpool's support, and his appearance at the Margate meeting is the only new argument which they have discovered during several years. But the distribution of his Speech upon the morning in queston, was neither a puff collateral nor a puff defensive. It was a direct and wanton act of aggression; an endeavour to defeat the efforts of the regular clergy; a violation of those assurances which had been given by Mr. Spooner, an open declaration of war against the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. No quibbling can alter or obliterate this plain fact. The two Institutions are opposed to each other in Warwick as well as elsewhere; but while on one side the opposition is open and above board, on the other it does not disdain the aid of subterfuge and chicane.

With respect to the distributed document itself, in which our excellent Prime Minister is reported to have said that the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge was limited in its operations, and never gave the Bible without a Book of Common Prayer, it must be observed that if his Lordship actually used these words, he betrayed a want of information upon the subject which is very unusual with him, and expressed himself with an inaccuracy of which he is never guilty in his Parliamentary speeches. Lord Liverpool certainly might be supposed to know that the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge has no limits but those which are imposed by its revenue. The Bible Society is limited to the Bible without note or comment.

The Prayer.Book and Homily Society is limited by its very title. The Religious Tract Society, is in the same situation. And so is every existing Institution, except the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. That Society not only gives Bibles to all persons whatsoever, but gives Prayer-Books to such as will accept them; and every species of religious instruction into the bargain. Schoolbooks for the young, and books of devotion for the old: parochial libraries for the poor, and commentaries on Scripture for the rich: Offices of Penitence, and consolation for those that are sick and in misery: Demonstrations of the truth of Christianity for the blasphemer and the infidel, and pious Missionaries for the heathen. So much for the limitation of the Society's designs. Its enemies have reported that because it disapproves of a formal divorce between Bible and Prayer. Book, it will therefore refuse to furnish Dissenters with the Scriptures. Its members and friends, know that the very reverse is the fact, and the truth becomes more notorious from day to day. So no. torious indeed has it been for the last ten or a dozen years, that we no more believe Lord Liverpool to have used the expressions which have been attributed to him, than we believe the Church to be responsible for the Bible Society, or Mr. Dudley "never to have known of a Clergyman who had solicited to have his name erased from that Society's list."

These two latter assertions are contained in the Warwick Sketch; which Sketch is published by the Warwick Committee, and paid for in all probability out of the Committee's funds. The speakers whom it so shamefully misrepresents are indefatigable supporters of the Institu tion; most of them neither talking or thinking on any other subject. The gross errors however which are contained in the speeches of Messrs. Dudley, Grimshaw, Spooner, and Wade, can only be referred to the

inaccuracy of the Society's reporters. And why may not Lord Liverpool have suffered from a similar cause. Which is most probable: that socautious and well informed a man as his Lordship should have brought forward the unfounded charge which has been fathered upon him, or that reporters who cannot take down the words of their own deputation with. out inserting flagrant falsehoods, should have employed their talents for embellishment upon the Prime Minister's speech? His Lordship's station and employments render it very unlikely that he should notice the circumstance. He is too much accustomed to newspaper reporting to attach any importance to its errors. He is too conscious of his established character for integrity and good sense, to fear that he can be hurt by any trash that may be imputed to him. In all probability he has never read a copy of his speech. We may be quite confident, that he does not and will not know the circumstances under which it has been printed and distributed at Warwick; or if by any accident they should come to his ears, he has something better to do than correspond with newspaper editors or Bible Society reporters. On the whole, therefore, every thing com

bines to mark ont Lord Liverpool as the properest person in the kingdom. for the reporters to go to work upon. And if the reader should think us uncharitable for entertaining such suspicions, we only request him to peruse the Warwick Sketch, and count up the gross misrepresentations which it evidently contains. If the statements which we have extracted from it are genuine and avowed, our conjecture respecting Lord Liverpool will be somewhat weakened. But to what a situation will that avowal reduce Messrs. Dudley, &c. Either the reporters or the itinerators must hide their heads. If we believe that his Lordship has been correctly reported, we must also believe all that has been said about the responsibility of the Church and the clerical support of the Bible Society, and the presence of only three dissenting teachers on the platform. If these are mere inaccuracies, as we trust they are, Lord Liverpool is exposed to a similar misfortune, and his sentiments may not correspond with the report of his speech. The Bible Society must take its choice of the alternative, for our own parts we are not at a loss to know which we should prefer.

MONTHLY REGISTER.

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to the purpose of meeting and an swering such application. For an account of the Dublin Society our readers are referred to the extracts from their last Report, which are inserted in this Number.

Warwickshire District Committee.

Ar a special meeting of the members of the Society, holden in the the 13th day of Nov. 1821. vestry room of St. Mary's, Warwick,

C. MILLS, Esq. M.P. in the Chair. It was resolved unanimously,

1st-That this meeting has the greatest satisfaction in noticing the liberality of the 5 D

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inhabitants of Warwick, in raising a handsome sum, already amounting to upwards of 60l. for the purpose of promoting among themselves the objects of the Society, by establishing a Lending Library, and obtaining a deposit of the Society's books, and that it heartily concurs in their wish that a district committee should be formed in Warwick.

2nd. That it is desirable that Warwick, as the county town, should become the centre of a certain district, and it is in consequence determined that such district shall comprehend the borough of Warwick generally, and the neighbouring villages; and that a district committee be now formed, consisting of all the members of the Society in that district or neighbourhood who may be pleased to attend, together with all subscribing members to its funds who shall contribute the amount of 10s. 6d. or upwards.

Srd. That such district committee be considered as immediately connected with the committee already established at Stratford, but that its funds be kept dis.tinct.

4th. That each subscriber to the district fund, be entitled to receive annually books from the depository to the value of four times his subscription, or to recommend poor persons who shall be supplied

with such books to the same amount.

5th. That 501. be expended in the purchase of a library for Warwick, and that a further sum of at least 30l. be laid out in procuring books for a deposit, and that such books be entrusted to the care of Mr. Bondier, till a suitable place be decided upon for the library and depository, and an arrangement made for the necessary attendance.

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Mr. Mills having left the chair, the very cordial thanks of the meeting were voted to him for his kind and zealous efforts to promote the business of the day.

JOHN BOULIER, Secretary. Donations and subscriptions to the amount of 70%. have been already received, from the inhabitants of Warwick, and 30l. was subscribed at the above meeting.

Colombo District Committee. Proceedings of a Special Meeting of the "Colombo District Committee of the above Society, called by direction of the President, his Honor the Lieutenant Governor, at the request of the Lord Bishop of Calcutta, and held at the King's House on Wednesday, 23d May, 1821.

The President having intimated to the Committee the purpose of their meeting, the Bishop entered upon a very luminous

and satisfactory statement of the general objects of the Society, and took a cursory view of its proceedings since its foundation in the year 1699. His Lordship observed that, though it had never made a great noise or display in the world, it had all along been silently and effectively promoting the cause of Religion both at home and abroad: at home, by the formation of schools, and the distribution of useful books; and abroad, by translations into foreign languages, and the support of Christian missions, particularly in the southern part of the continent of India; and more recently, by its Committees established in every part of this Diocese. After this statement, which we regret our inability to give more in detail, the following Resolutions were unanimously passed. 1. Resolved-That experience has strongly proved the usefulness of the system upon which the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge is founde 1, and that a wider extension of the system, particularly in Ceylon, would be highly beneficial to the cause of Christianity.

2. Resolved, therefore, that it is essential that the Committee do adhere in all respects to the standing Rules and Orders of the Society.

3. Resolved, that the quarterly Meetings of this Committee be held at the King's in January,

House on the third

April, July, and October.

4. Resolved, that members of the District Committee be such Gentlemen as have been recommended according to the Society's prescribed form, and elected by ballot; each member to pay a benefaction of twelve Rix-dollars on admission, and the same sum annually, in advance, the latter being due at Christmas,

5. Resolved, that a Select Committee be formed, consisting of the President and other members, including the Secretary, any four of whom may be competent to act; and that they meet on the second

of every month at the King's House to receive applications for books, to consider in what way the designs of the Society may be best promoted, and to recommend such measures as may be approved by them, to the next quarterly meeting of the general Committee.

6. Resolved, that members may of right purchase annually to the amount of their subscription, and moreover to any farther amount with the sanction of the Select Committee, or even have books gratuitously without any limitation, subject to the same sanction.

7. Resolved, that all persons shall be permitted to subscribe (though not mem

bers of the Society) and shall be allowed to purchase books to the amount of their subscription; the Select Committee being empowered to object, when they apprehend that the views of the subscribers are incompatible with the objects of the Society.

8. Resolved, that the meetings of the General and Select Committees commence and terminate with the devotions prescribed by the Society.

9. Resolved, that printed forms of recommendation be sent to every member throughout the Island, with a request that he will use them in recommending new members, as any fit opportunity may offer.

10. Resolved, that it be an especial object of the Committee to take care that the poorer members of the Church of England throughout Ceylon, and especially the soldiers of his Majesty's regiments be constantly supplied with Prayer-Books; and that Bibles, Prayer-Books, and other books be supplied to poor persons of any religious denomination who are well recommended as likely to make a proper use of them.

11. Resolved, that whereas the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge has upon its list a very large collection of approved tracts upon every subject connected with the doctrines and duties of Christianity, the education and religious instruction of youth, and the evidences of Your Holy Religion, many of which are especially applicable to the exigencies of this Island, it is highly expedient that this Committee do henceforward direct its attention to this department of the Society's desigus; and that a subscription be raised among its members and others, as a separate fund, to defray the expences of translating into Singalese or Malabar such of those tracts as the Bishop of the Diocese, or the Select Committee, shall recommend as adapted to that purpose.

At this stage of the proceedings, the Bishop observing that the Committee appeared to be most favourably disposed to the proposition of translating the Society's tracts into the native languages of the Island, intimated his intention of recommending to the Society at home to send out a printing press to the Committee at Colombo, for their temporary use at least, until the new College at Calcutta should be enabled to supply all such Singalese or Malabar tracts as the Committee might

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His Lordship at the same time desired it might be entered on the minutes of this day's proceedings that he gives to the Committee the three hundred pounds sterling, liberally granted to him by his Majesty on each visit to the Island, for founding, or contributing to, institutions for the advancement of religious instruction" and desires that this sum may be applied to the general purposes of the printing department of the Committee The Bishop further subscribed the sum of 300 Rix-dollars to the same fund.

After which, apon the motion of the Lieutenant Governor, seconded by Sir Hardinge Giffard, it was

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12. Resolved, that the Lord Bishop of Calcutta be requested to accept the cordial thanks of this Committee for the very va luable information he has been pleased to communicate, respecting the advantages to be derived from forwarding the objects of this Society: for the great zeal he has manifested in furtherance of these objects, and for the very splendid and liberal assistance he has so generously contributed. And that his Lordship be requested to communicate a copy of his excellent address delivered this day, in order to its more general diffusion.

Signed by order of the Committee,

CHAS. J, LYON, Secretary.

National Society.

A handsome compliment has been recently paid to this Society, through the medium of its respected officer, the Rev. Mr. Johnson, superintendant of the National So. ciety's Central School, at Baldwin's Gardens. This gentleman has received a letter from the Russian Ambassador, informing him pleased to command that a diamond that his Imperial Majesty had been ring should be offered to Mr. Johnson, in his name, as a mark of his Majesty's satisfaction for his exertions in favour of the four students who were sent to England in the year 1817, for the purpose of studying the system of education adopted at the National Central School.

A Table shewing the Grants which have been made by the SOCIETY for promoting the Enlargement and Building of CHURCHES and CHAPELS, from MARCH, 1821, to NOVEMBER, 1821, inclusive, and the additional Accommodation which has been thereby obtained.

Ruddington

Place.

(Continued from No. 27, Vol. III. p. 181.)

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