the departure out of life which all must necessarily desire.

He was born at Douglas, in the Isle of Man, in the year 1731, and died in the year 1808. His worthy parents moved in the humbler class of society; nor did he ever advance a step beyond them; yet, poor as he was, and equally modest, he became so far an object of notice, that his funeral was attended by a great concourse of people of all ranks. The gentleman and the beggar, the stranger and the native, seemed to vie with each other in paying the last tribute of respect to his real Christian. In the early part of life, having left home, and thrown off the restraints of education, he frequented the comраnу of idle and dissolute young men, and soon learned their vices,' habituating himself to that of drunkenness in particular. About the age of 30, he became thoughtful; and afforded strong evidence of a sound conversion. From that period to the end of bis life, he maintained a character equalled by few, and exceeded by none. He was a truly scriptural Christian.

From so smail a tract we cannot

well make quotations: we hope our readers will peruse the whole; and we think that the generous distributors of tracts can scarcely spend six shillings and eightpence more beneficially, than by purchasing a hundred of this narrative for circulation among the poor.

Memoirs of the late Rev. William. Heudebourck, of Taunton, write ten by Himself; with a FuneralSermon, by the Rev. William Heudebourck. 1s.

THESE Memoirs record the leading circumstances of the conversion, life, and ministry of a good and useful man; some particulars of which appeared in this Magazine a few months ago. The FuneralSermon annexed, was preached by his grandson, at Bishop's Hull. The text, 2 Tim, iv. 6, 7, I have fought the good fight,' &c. is considered remitting Diligence, Steady Perexpressive of Holy Courage, Unseverance, and animating Prospecta. The whole will be read, by pious persons, with pleasure and advantage.

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fested towards us, and to recommend ourselves collectively, and as individuals, to their continued kind remembrance and supplication.

(Signed) J. D. HEINRICK, Pastor of the German Lutheran Church at Reinersdorf, in Saxony.

ITALY.

Suppression of Religious Orders in Naples. The following is part of the decree lately issued by Murat, King of Naples:- Upon the report of our ministers of worship, of justice, and of finance, we have decreed, and do decree, as follows: Throughout our whole kingdom the following religious orders are suppressed The Dominicans, and all the detached monks of their order, the Minorites, the third Order of St. Francis, the Minimists, the two Carmelite Orders, the Brethren of St. Peter of Pisa, the Servites, the Brethren of St. John of God, the Trinitarians of Mercy (Spanish and Italians) the Augustines, the Sylves. trians, the Basiliaus, the Theatins, the Regular Minorites, the, Cross Bearers, the Clerks of the Mother of God, the Bamalites, the Samaschians, the Priests of St. Roche."

While the Pope is immured at Avignon, the Conclave of Cardinals is ordered to assemble at Paris. The object of this extraordinary convocation is not hinted at; but it relates, in all probability, to the election of M. FESCH (Bonaparte's uncle) to the Papal dignity; and possibly, if it be found practicable, the removal of the Papai See to Paris!!!

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The late treatment of his Holiness the Pope, and especially his being closely confined at Avignon, reminds us of a circumstance mentioned by Dr. Fuller, of tacetions memory. • When I was at Cambridge,' says he, there was a false report current, that Pope Urban the Eighth was shut up by his Cardinals in the castle of St. Angelo; upon which a waggish scholar said, Jam verissimum est, Papa non potest errare.—Fuller's Worthies, p. 155.

A letter from Rome states, that all the heads of religious houses throughout the whole of the Papal

States, have been caried to France under an escort.

GERMANY.

University of Wurtzburgh returned to Catholicity. Frankfort, Oct. 1. The organization which the University of Wurtzburgh had received from the Bavarian government, while the city was under that jurisdiction, has very lately been changed, and that which is substituted approaches much nearer to the old establishment, appointed by the Bishop of Wurtzburgh, at the time when he held the sovereignty. No Protestant professor can now be employed in this University. The senate is dissolved,-the theological chairs are given to monks,-the eminent chemist Vogdman, and the most celebrated professors of the faculty of philosophy, have lost their places.

Female Nudes threatened.-Augsburg, Sept. 13. The innkeeper, André Hofer, chief of the insurgent mountaineers in the Tyrol, has issued a proclamation, which is distinguished by its religious tenor. It treats of the sins of the people, and of the repentance necessary to be instantly exercised, in order to avoid the further visitations and chastisements of God. This instrument concludes in these terms:

Many of my brethren in arms are scandalized that the women expose too much of their arms, and their bosoms, or display them through transparent dresses, whereby they give occasion to guilty passions, which cannot be but singularly displeasing to God, as well as every one bearing the name of Christian. It is hoped, therefore, that these womes, to turn away divine wrath, will reform their fashions immediately; otherwise, if they do not, they will have nobody to blame but themselves, if their uncovered parts should be covered in a manner not very pleasing to them."

SWITZERLAND.

Mixed Marriages.-Zurich, Sept. 8.-Many of the Swiss Cantous have exclaimed forcibly against a aw

promulgated by the canton of Basle, which forbids its officers, under the penalty of forfeiting all right of citizenship, to marry persons professing the Catholic religion. The Protestant cantons of Vaud and Zurich, the Catholic cantons of Luzerne and Tessin, and the mingled cantons of St. Gal and Argovia, have declared, That this prohibition is contrary to the act of mediation, and to a salutary toleration; and they have demanded, that this act be annulled on the other side, several Catholic canions, especially those of Schweitz, Underwald, and Soleure, have adopted the system of that of Basle, and have pronounced against mixed marriages.

At the last session of the Diet chis

affair was discussed; but no resolution was adopted on the subject. In that meeting the envoy from the Canton of Soleure, expressed his decided disapprobation of the favour afforded to such marriages in the diocese of Constance, the bishop of which diocese, is the Prince Primate of the Confederation.

Plunder of the Clergy.-Sept. 6. The Madrid Gazette contains various decrees by the Usurper. One of these suppresses all the monastic orders in Spain, assigning only a small pension for life to the individuals who compose them. The archbishops and bishops are also put on the pension list, and their property and revenues are sequestrated for the sole use of the state. Another decree annuls all titles of nobility, not conferred or confirmed by the usurper. Such is the condition of Spain, and such will ever be the fate of those unhappy countries that become subject to the atrocious

and tyrannical dominion of the French!

A French Account. Madrid, Sept. 4. The solicitude of the King watches over those unfortunate re

ligious persons who, from age or infirmity, cannot profit by their being restored to society. Asylums have been opened for objects of this description, and funds set apart for their support.

Dr. Neale, in his Letters from Portugal and Spain,' lately published, says, "I must tell you that the people cannot help expressing the delight they feel at the abolition of the Inquisition, and the partial suppression of the monastic orders. Several of the most respectable neighbours of the gentleman at whose house I am, came this evening to pay him a visit, and were absolutely capering about the room with joy. – One of these was a cura, or secular clergyman. I mention this to you, as it will give you an idea of the great popularity which this first act of the new monarchy is likely to give to Joseph Bonaparte."

JAMAICA.

By letters from the Methodist Preachers in the West Indies, in

serted in the last Number of the Methodist Magazine, we find that when intelligesce arrived there that his Majesty had set aside the regu lations made in Jamaica to prevent preaching, the greatest joy and thankfulness were expressed by the pious people; and it was hoped that their chapel in Kingston might be opened immediately; but they have been grievously disappointed.

A petition was presented to the Governor, the Duke of Manchester, who informed them, that he had then not received any official instruction from his Majesty's Council. It was then determined to apply, at the next Quarter Sessions, for a licence, according to the Toleration Act, as is customary in England. This application appears by the Times,' to have been made in September last; when the Court, after a long hearing, unanimously refused the prayer of their petition. It is to be observed, that it was