commenced about the year 1833, six years after the date of the above prophecy.

Newspapers of the 10th of 8th month, 1834, say, "News has been received from Russia, that the town of Tula, capital of the Government of that name, one of the most flourishing towns in the empire, had been destroyed by fire, excepting the Imperial Manufactory of arms. Also in 1842 we received intelligence of an earthquake in St. Domingo, which continued fourteen days."

Also Newspapers of 1848-51, contain the following accounts, a portion of which we extract.

"The city of Zell, on the Moselle, has been visited by a fearful conflagration; 200 houses were destroyed, nearly 2,000 inhabitants are houseless, and have not only lost their shelter, but their stores, provisions, and wine, also their furniture and clothing." -Newspapers, 3rd of 9th month, 1848.

"America. A destructive conflagration occurred in Brooklyn, on the 9th ult., by which 200 houses, three churches, and an immense amount of property was destroyed, together with one or two lives."-Newspapers, 10th month, 1848.

"We have received accounts from Constantinople of the 15th instant. Another terrible fire took place at Constantinople on the 11th, by which 300 houses were destroyed, together with property to the value of fifteen millions piastres."-Newspapers, 5th of 11th month, 1848.

"According to accounts from Batavia, a recent and most terrible eruption had taken place of the volcano Kloet, which had been inactive for a great number of years. This unfortunate event had spread desolation and death throughout the province of Passaronan, one of the most fertile and salubrious districts of Borneo. For several leagues around the volcano the sky appeared covered with black clouds, which produced the thickest darkness in mid-day; showers of burning cinders were thrown up from the crater, which fell within an hour afterwards on the surround

ing country, burning to cinders the crops, carbonizing the plantations, and rendering the most luxuriant plains in the world an arid desert. At the same time torrents of incandescent lava rushed from the sides of the volcano, and inundated the delightful district of Kidirie, and enveloping in its waves the farms and villages, as well as the cattle and men, who were surprised and overtaken by it."-Newspapers, 3rd of 12th month, 1848.

"Advices of Nov. 17th from Wellington, New Zealand, bring the important news that Port Nicholson had been visited by a series of earthquakes of a most alarming and prolonged nature, and by which the flourishing town of Wellington had been reduced to all but a heap of ruins, the edifices of brick and stone being more or less injured; and in many instances totally destroyed. The earthquake was felt in other parts of New Zealand."-Newspapers, 25th of 3rd month, 1849.

"A letter from Phillippeville, of the 20th, gives an account of a dreadful disaster, which has just occurred in the neighbourhood of that town:-On Sunday, the 14th, after nearly six months drought, a sirocco wind commenced with greater violence than had ever been remembered. The whole country, from the mountains of Oued Zeranna to the nurseryground, a space of three leagues, appeared like one immense furnace. All the farms in the neighbourhood were rapidly reduced to ashes; the flames burst out in 20 places at once, showers of burning sand were hurled through the air, sometimes even hiding the flames themselves. Property to a very large amount has been destroyed. All the produce of the last harvest has been swept off."--Newspapers, 3rd of 11th month, 1849.

"There has been a tremendous conflagration in Toronto. The greatest part of the city is in ashes, and the loss estimated at 600,000 dollars. The magnificent cathedral of St. James is included in the conflagration."-Newspapers, 6th of 5th month, 1849.

"The town of Lidkoping, on the lake of Mala, has fallen a prey to the flames. The fire broke out in the night, and burnt down the part called the Old Town, with its church. The damage is said to be very considerable, as there was a great deal of corn, quantities of herrings, &c., in store in the warehouses."-Newspapers, 10th of 6th month, 1849.

"Two thirds of the business portion of the town of Plattsburgh, Vermont, have been destroyed by fire, all from the Court-house to the bridge."-Newspapers, 29th of 7th month, 1849.

"There had been a dreadful conflagration at San Francisco, on the 24th of December, in which one half of the city was destroyed. The loss is estimated at from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 dollars."-Newspapers, 10th of 3rd month, 1850.

From the kingdom of Ava we have accounts of a very destructive fire which took place at Rangoor on the 28th of December, and destroyed nearly the whole town. 2000 houses were nearly consumed, and the fire occasioned great loss to the shipping in the river."-Newspapers, 9th of 3rd month, 1851.

"Letters from the West Coast report the destruction of the city of Conception, Chili, by an earthquake."-Newspapers, 16th of 3rd month, 1851.

These are only a few of the many instances of a like nature and extent which have occurred since the period of the above communication.

Glasgow, 19th of 8th month, 1827.

THE word of the Lord came unto me this morning, saying,

"If thou be in a town where they have the staff of bands, and a synagogue, thou shalt keep my Sabbath there with him that is with thee; for I will cause thee to rise up like a lion in the midst of them, and thou shalt testify of their ways; for when thou art weakest thou shalt be strongest; for thou shalt

yet be borne in my children's arms and carried into their synagogues."

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

The same Date.

"Now this thing do I require of thee, John, that thou be not afraid of men, nor their teaching, wisdom, books, or learning, for the words that I give

thee shall cut them.

"And my children shall see many wear their beards that are not with you; but I will bring them within the narrow borders of Zion, and there plead with them. Satan will raise up an instrument that will seek thee both by day and night, at Ashton, that he may be a prophet, and they shall see it."

[George Armitage, a young man at Ashton, formerly joined with the people called Israelites, set himself up for a prophet, for about two months in the end of the year 1830, and predicted several things to take place at the beginning of 1831, but which failed.]

"And many false prophets shall be brought before thee, and they shall be confounded with my word; for mine hand shall be upon thee, that my work may be ended; for I will now see the travail of their souls and be satisfied in the works of man. For I will carry thee into many nations like a weaver's shuttle, so that it shall cause many to dispute whether thou hast been there or not, thy stay being so short.

"And Archibald M'Phail, and Joseph Vernon, they shall go forth as though they were conquerors. But I will shew thee things to come concerning them, which shall not be read in their hearing until they have fulfilled it. For I tell thee M'Phail will become a great man in the eyes of his hearers, and pride will abound much in him, and he will declare how many people he has gathered by his learning;

and the other will continually have the desire for his wife to be with him.

"I will yet bring many learned men forward, but, the unlearned shall be instruments of gathering more wheat into my granary than the learned; but the learned will appear with many sheaves, yet full of tares. And these that have been instrumental in gathering, the next yearly meeting shall come with their sheaves to the sanctuary; and my word which I have foreshewed thee will then be fulfilled.” Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

ON Sunday evening, the 26th instant, John Wroe called a meeting of our friends in the sanctuary, at Ashton, at which Archibald M'Phail and Joseph Vernon were present. He (John) said, in reference to M'Phail, "There is one here who will sit as a little king." And he said to Joseph Vernon, "Thou walkest on slippery ground."

Fulfilment as follows, copied from remarks of the standard committee of the societies united with John Wroe, at Ashton-under-Lyne :

Archibald M'Phail proceeded to Edinburgh, and Joseph Vernon to Shields, in the 9th month, 1827, to give warning of the near approach of the kingdom of God on earth, and in a few months succeeded in establishing societies in those places, though previously the visitation of the Lord had scarcely been heard of there, except in mockery.

In the spring of 1828, Joseph began to manifest strong desires to have his wife with him, (as both he and Archibald left their wives behind,) and the following words were dictated to John Wroe, in answer to him, in a communication dated Park Bridge, near Ashton, 29th of 4th month, 1828:

"Let Joseph Vernon's thoughts depart from him concerning his wife, for I see the roaring of his heart,