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of our supporters by the division of opinion manifested at the last meeting on the subject of the Maynooth Grant, and upon some other public grounds and considerations, your Committee came to the following resolution, which they hope will be approved by this meeting, and be received as a pledge of future harmony and good understanding: That this Committee deem it desirable to record the conviction forced upon them by recent experience, of the inexpediency and danger of entertaining questions not immediately connected with the expressly defined objects of the Society."

The Report next refers to some plans to which the attention of the Committee has been directed. This portion of the Report will in many minds excite a pleasant hope of future activity and usefulness. The plans considered are,

"The employment of a Secretary, being a Minister, to make occasional missionary excursions, and assist in the establishing of new congregations, or reviving those already in existence; to attend provincial meetings on behalf of the Association; to promote union and co- operation; and generally to make inquiries into the state of the Unitarian cause, and report to the Committee.

"The encouragement of Associations of Ministers, or of individual Ministers, to missionarize in their respective districts, by providing or contributing to the expense of such efforts.

"The more extensive printing and circulation of books and tracts, and the enlargement of the Society's Catalogue.

"The great difficulty in the way of accomplishing the first of these objects has been to find a gentleman with qualifications fitting him for such an office, and at the same time so situated as to be open to such an offer as the Committee could make for his remuneration. But they have been in treaty with one gentleman, from whose engagement, could he have been induced to accept the office, highly useful and satisfactory results might be anticipated."

The Committee then dwell at some length on the prospects of liberal Christianity in the Potteries of Staffordshire, where the "Christian brethren" are in some force, and where they seem disposed to receive our missionaries and tracts. An interesting letter is given from Mr. Henry Jones, of Hanley,

shewing the importance of immediate exertion in the Potteries, and expressing the desire for the occasional services of Unitarian ministers. Subscriptions have been entered into by some of the resident Unitarians of the Potteries for paying the expenses of ministers who may be enabled to visit them, and application has been made to the Association to aid the effort. The Report then gives some very interesting particulars respecting the origin and progress hitherto of the infant church at Huddersfield. It next speaks of the little church at Southampton, and the very meritorious exertions of Rev. E. Chapman, of Guildford, in assisting this infant society by his services. The Report then proceeds to speak of the "noble effort made by Captain Gifford and his sister to establish an Unitarian society at St. Helier, in Jersey." On this subject we are happy to give the letter to the Secretary of the Rev. Dr. Cromwell, with which we must close our extracts from this interesting Report:

"Though, from circumstances into which I need not enter, my report of my late visit to the Channel Íslands must wear at most a semi-official character, I deem it right that, as the organ of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, you should receive some account of proceedings having for their first object to promote the Unitarian cause. Arriving in Jersey, I found the chapel closed, the lease of which was so lately purchased by the excellent Captain Gifford, of the Royal Navy, who hoped to establish therein the pure worship of the One God. A series of most untoward events, for nothing connected with which the Captain was blameable, unless it were for too readily reposing confidence in the integrity of some parties and the discretion of others-has produced this much-to-be-deplored result. The legal difficulties arising out of the undertaking at its outset are, however, it is hoped, on the point of being surmounted: and as Captain Gifford and his sister, Miss Juliana Gifford, are willing to contribute between them £80 per annum-£50 towards the salary of a minister, and £30 for chapel-rent and expenses attending the celebration of divine worship-I do trust that the chief wish of these worthy persons' hearts will not be frustrated, but that a minister will be settled in Jersey, the additional yearly sum required for whose support will be supplied from

some other sources. I cannot but think that a resident population of 15,000 British, with the temporary influx of Unitarian families throughout the year, would furnish a sufficient congregation, if a suitable minister were located there. The chapel itself is a neat and appropriate building, capable of seating 250 persons, and is by no means illsituated it has an organ, gas-lights, &c., with ground attached on which a Sunday-school might be easily erected. With reference to which last particular, I may notice that Captain and Miss Gifford, although no worship is now performed in the building, come regularly to town on the sabbath mornings, from their residence nearly three miles distant, in order to instruct a small number of Sunday scholars, who were much more numerous during the time of the services, and would be so again, there can be no doubt, if they were resumed. And though the congregation which commenced here is now nearly broken up by the closing of their place of worship-some having taken seats elsewhere, and others having left the island-I do not hesitate to express my opinion that there is a field for Unitarianism in Jersey, which would bear fruit on being prudently cultivated. Although at the five services for which the chapel, while I was there, was re-opened, I was cautioned not to expect so many as a dozen hearers, the actual numbers ranged from about 30 (reckoning adults only) on the first occasion, to exceeding 50 on the last; and I have been in formed by Captain Gifford since my return, that many came on the Sunday after I quitted, and expressed much regret at finding the worship once more suspended. I feel bound to add, that though, by advice of my esteemed friend and predecessor (as visiting minister) in the Island, the Rev. B. Mardon, I delivered gratuitously, in a public room in the town, on week-day evenings, my three Lectures on "British Antiquities," which are accompanied by numerous drawings, to audiences increasing from 70 or 80 to nearly 200 persons, I have no reason to think that the attendance upon those lectures contributed, unless in a very slight degree, to swell that upon the chapel services.

"The position of Unitarianism in Guernsey is different in several respects to that just described, yet was not to myself less interesting. There, as you are, I believe, aware, a little band of worshipers upon our principles meets

on Sundays in a school-room in Allez Street, St. Peter's Port, belonging to Mr. William Randell, who ordinarily conducts the services. The whole congregation, I was given to understand, seldom doubles the number of the rather large family of this exemplary man, who is respected by all ranks and classes of his fellow-townsmen. The chief reasons for so small an attendance appear to be, that Mr. R., being engaged in trade, cannot give the requisite time to his preparations for those sabbath duties he has imposed upon himself, and that, on the ground of his being a layman, Unitarian families in the neighbourhood absent themselves. The last-mentioned persons, beyond a doubt, would attend the services of a regular minister, and more especially if he officiated in a chapel. And, unquestionably, it is exceedingly desirable that a minister and chapel be provided for this stationhow, at present, is the point of difficulty. Yet many circumstances of encouragement exist here. A beginning has been in operation for a number of years, through the persevering and most praiseworthy exertions of the brethren who meet in Allez Street; and it is one favourable consequence of their exertions, and of the high moral character of those most prominently engaged in them, that Unitarianism is better known and appreciated at St. Peter's Port than in numerous places very similarly situated in other respects. Added to which, the religious mind is known to be agog among the surrounding sects, on the very questions which we have decided for ourselves; and Anti-Trinitarianism is supposed to be gradually shaping itself in many breasts. These facts, perhaps, best explain that of the rapidly-increasing number of the hearers of the three discourses I delivered in the school-room in Allez Street. The first, on a week-day evening, was listened to with marked attention by about 50 persons; the second, on the following Sunday morning, by not less than 70; the third, on the evening of the same day, by at least 100 within the room, besides auditors in the vestibule and outside the door. I am led to conclude, therefore, that Unitarianism would flourish in Guernsey, if only the ordinary means for its establishment were provided; and I need hardly speak of such a consummation as devoutly to be wished by all who desire the spread of pure Christianity."

Of the proceedings which followed the Report, we have left ourselves little space to speak. Considerable time was occupied in a very remarkable discussion raised by Rev. George Armstrong, of Bristol, who proposed a resolution relative to certain expressions used by Dr. Stanley, Bishop of Norwich, at the late annual meeting of the British and Foreign School Society, in which he connected together "Jews, Infidels and Unitarians." A long discussion ensued. Mr. James Heywood and Mr. H. C. Robinson palliated the language of the Bishop, and reminded the meeting of his past services to religious liberty. Ultimately, the matter was referred to the Committee. The end Mr. Armstrong had in view was, in fact, substantially answered by the discussion, and by the opportunity thus afforded of expressing publicly a protest against the ungracious language of a distinguished Prelate. Amongst the resolutions which were at the last hastily proposed and adopted, was the following, from which we augur great good: "That this meeting cordially approves the plan of appointing a travelling agent, being an educated and accomplished minister, well acquainted with the wants and character of the Unitarian body, to visit various churches and districts in the country, to preach, and make extensively known the plan and objects of the Association, and would urge it on the Committee to take immediate and efficient steps by the offer of adequate remuneration to obtain a well-qualified individual for the office."

The friends of the Association then withdrew to the Crown and Anchor, where a handsome dejeuner was prepared. The chair was taken and ably filled by C. Paget, Esq., J.P., and a series of admirable speeches were delivered by Messrs. Robberds, Hornby, Hugh Hutton, E. Talbot, Yates, Tagart, Gordon, Armstrong, H. C. Robinson, and Dr. Hutton. But as these speeches were reported several weeks ago to the public, we must content ourselves with referring to them, with the remark, that they were worthy of the reputation of the speakers, and of the interesting occasion on which they were spoken.

very numerous attendance of ministers and friends, amongst whom, in addition to the Professors, were Rev. W. Turner (Visitor), Rev. John Kentish, of Birmingham, W. R. Wood, Esq., Rev. Dr. Beard, Rev. G. V. Smith, Rev. W. Turner, Jun., of Halifax, Rev. J. H. Ryland, of Bradford, Rev. E. Tagart, &c. The examination began on Monday morning with Prof. Newman's junior Greek class, which had been occupied during the session with Xenophon's Memorabilia, B. i. and iv., the Hellenics, B. i. and ii., and the Iphigenia in Tauris and the Hecuba of Euripides. The book used for examination was the Memorabilia, B.iv.-Professor Finlay next examined the intermediate Mathematical class, which had been engaged with Spherical Geometry and Trigonometry, Plane Co-ordinate Geometry, and five Books of Euclid. The answers to the Professor's questions had been previously given in writing, and were now read aloud. - Professor Newman then examined his junior Latin class. The work of this class had been Cicero's Anti - Catilinarian Orations, the Orations for Archias and against the Manilian Law, 1st Philippic, and the Oration for Muræna; also Virgil's Georgics. The subject of examination was the Oration for Muræna. In the afternoon, the examination was resumed with the senior Mathematical class. The subjects of study had been Solid Co-ordinate Geometry, the Differential Calculus, and Euclid, B. xi. and xii. The students of this class, besides reading the solution of questions previously proposed and answered, worked the solutions afresh on the black-board.-Professor Kenrick's class of Ancient History was next examined. They had been carried through the history of Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Phoenicia, Persia, Greece and Rome. The last class of the day was Professor Finlay's junior Natural Philosophy, which had been studying the elements of Statics, Dynamics, Hydrostatics, Optics and Sound.

On Tuesday, June 23, the examination was resumed with the junior Mathematical class, which had been occupied with Algebra, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, &c.-The senior Latin and Greek classes were next examined Manchester New College-Annual Exa- read five Satires of Juvenal and two of by Professor Newman. The former had

mination.

This examination took place during the first four days of the week beginning Monday, June 22. There was a

Persius, Cicero's Letters to Atticus, B. i., and Lucretius, B. v. vi., &c. The latter class had read the Edipus Tyrannus of Sophocles, the Seven against

Thebes of Eschylus, the Frogs of Aristophanes, and had devoted much time to Greek composition. In the afternoon, the examination re-commenced with the intermediate class of Natural Philosophy, which had been engaged under Professor Finlay in the study of Statics, Astronomy and Dynamics, having reference to the requirements of the London University. Professor Martineau next examined his class on Moral Philosophy. The answers previously given by the students were now read aloud by them. Amongst other topics, the questions included the connection between mental and moral philosophy; tests of morality; the frequent contrast between the personal qualities of men and the logical tendencies of their philosophical systems; the Necessarian controversy; Pantheism; the personal history of Spinoza-the publication and influence of his works. A large proportion of the answers were full and accurate, and the examination was listened to with great interest by a numerous auditory.-The examination of the afternoon concluded with Professor Kenrick's Belles-Lettres or History of Literature. The questions, amongst other topics, included Homer, his personal history, the Homeric Poems; the origin of Prose history; Herodotus, the plan and purpose of his work, his style; Lyric Poets of Greece; the Scolia of the Greeks; the origin of Comedy; the Dorian Comedy; the Clouds of Aristophanes; the New Comedy of Athens; Oratory at Athens; the five periods of Roman Literature; Roman Satire; Lucretius; the Roman custom of Recitation; the Scholastic Philosophy; the origin of Romance; Anglo-Saxon Poetry; rise of the English Drama; Spenser's Faery Queen; the Paradise Lost; Prose Literature; the Historical Literature of England; and the eloquence of the Debates of the Civil Wars. The answers were very minute and good.

The work of the day closed with the reading of three orations; the first, by Mr. S. Roberts, on "the Effects of the Patronage of the Great on Literature and Literary Men;" the second, by Mr. Charles Beard, on "the Revival of Literature in the 15th and 16th Centuries;" the third, by Mr. T. Davies, on "History and Biography compared as Sources of Instruction.'

On Wednesday, the business of the examination was resumed by Professor Martineau and the junior class of Mental Philosophy. Answers (previously

prepared, without assistance from books or notes) were read by the pupils to a series of questions relating to Psychology, Locke's Essay, Mind and Matter, Analysis, the Senses of Taste and Smell, &c. &c.—The intermediate Latin and Greek classes were next examined by Professor Newman. The former class had read during the year Cicero's 2nd Philippic and the Oration for Plancius, in the latter of which they were examined, and questions were answered respecting the political life of Cicero.The Greek class was examined in the Prometheus of Eschylus and the Apology of Socrates. In addition, it had during the session read four Books of the Odyssey, five Orations of Demosthenes, viz. 1 and 2 Olynthiac, 2, 3 and 4 Philippic, the 1st B. of Thucydides, and Plato's Crito.-In the afternoon, Professor Finlay re-commenced the examination with the senior Natural Philosophy class. The subjects were Statics, Astronomy and Dynamics. To this succeeded Professor Martineau's senior class in Mental Philosophy. The examination comprehended a great variety of subjects, such as Memory, Association, Imagination, Taste, the Nominalist and Realist controversy, Abstract Ideas, &c. &c.The last class examined in the Literary department was that of Modern History by Professor Kenrick. The questions, to which written answers had been previously prepared, which now were read aloud, related to the state of the Roman empire in the fourth century; the German tribes; the empire of Charlemagne; the Crusades; the States-general, &c., of France; Louis XIV.; Colbert; Treaty of Utrecht; the French Revolution; Anglo-Saxon government; Norman conquest; condition and conquest of Ireland; history of the English Parliament; history of the administration of justice; law of Treason; Magna Charta; Habeas Corpus Act; Wars of the Roses; Ecclesiastical changes in reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI.; Ireland in reign of Elizabeth; Poyning's laws; the Civil War between Charles and his Parliaments.

The work of the examination now being over, with the exception of the reading of Orations, a very large accession was made to the company in the Common Hall by the entrance of many ladies and gentlemen anxious to be present at the distribution of honours. An oration was read by Mr. W. A. Darbishire on "the Advantages of a Representative Government, as illus

trated from the Ancient Republics;" by Mr. J. W. Philips, being "a Comparison of Popular Amusements of the Greeks and Romans in respect to Morals and Taste;" by Mr. W. H. Crosskey,

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"the Influence of Sects and Parties in Philosophy, Religion and Politics." The Rev. John Kentish, Vice-President of the College, after a short pause, during which the Principal and Treasurer placed before him a number of handsomely bound volumes, rose and said "The time has arrived for the presentation of the Prizes, and I am charged with the performance of this very agreeable duty. Before I mention the names of the successful candidates, there is one hint of friendly counsel which I beg to leave with the students generally, but especially with those in the junior classes. It is, that they remit nothing of their assiduity in the cultivation of academical studies, 'studies' which, according to Lord Bacon, 'teach not (as he says no studies do) their own uses;' but which will assuredly be found to prepare my young friends, who will attend to them, for becoming at once the blessing and the ornament of society."-The Rev. VicePresident then proceeded to read from a paper, which had been placed in his hands by the Principal and Professors, the adjudication of the Prizes.

"In the class of Modern History, the answers of Mr. Charles Beard and Mr. Alfred Worthington and Mr. Roberts have been very full and accurate. The prize, value Two Guineas, has been adjudged to Mr. C. Beard." When Mr. Beard advanced to the dais to receive it, he was greeted with applause from all parts of the room, and a similar compliment was paid to each successful candidate, rising higher than usual when a very youthful candidate (as was the case in two instances) appeared to receive the reward of his industry and talents. On presenting Mr. Beard with Smyth's Lectures on the French Revolution, 3 vols., the Vice-President addressed him in the language of kind congratulation. The other successful candidates were similarly complimented, but each in different terms.

"This is the only prize which has been placed this session at the disposal of the Professor; but he has also given a prize in the class of Ancient History to Mr. Crompton Potter." Amidst much applause, Mr. Potter received Rogers's Italy.

In the classes of Mental Philosophy, Mr. Charles Beard, Mr. Roberts, Mr.

Bishop and Mr. Acton, have all distinguished themselves by the correctness and fulness of their answers. The prize, value Two Guineas, has with some difficulty of choice been awarded to Mr. C. Beard"-J. S. Mill's System of Logic, and Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy.

"To the Greek and Latin classes, two prizes are given by Mr. Mark Philips, M. P., value Two Guineas. One has been adjudged to Mr. W. A. Darbishire, viz., Sir W. Scott's Poetical Works. Mr. Alfred Worthington competed closely with him, and Mr. Brookes acquitted himself laudably. The other prize is Kohlrausch's History of Germany, and has been won by Mr. Bishop, who is very superior to the other students of his class. Nevertheless, Mr. Kearsley and Mr. Potter both did themselves credit.

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"In the junior Mathematical class, the prize given by A Friend to the College' has been adjudged to Mr. Bishop. It was ably but not closely competed for by Mr. Kearsley. The books are, Walton's Differential Calculus, Hymers's Differential Equations and Finite Differences, and O'Brien's Plane Co-ordinate Geometry.

"In the middle Mathematical class, the prize, also given by A Friend to the College,' has been adjudged to Mr. Selby. This prize was closely competed for by Mr. Worthington. The books are, Gregory's Solid Geometry, Kelland's Theory of Heat, and Hymers's Theory of Equations."

The Principal of the Literary department of the College then announced that students entering the College for the first time were required to be present by 11 o'clock, a. m., on Friday, Oct. 2, in order to their being examined; and all the students to be present at the same hour on Saturday, Oct. 3, in order that the classes for the session might be arranged.

On Thursday, June 25, the friends of the College re-assembled to witness the examination of the Theological students. Professor Tayler began with the junior Ecclesiastical History class. Mr Poynting next examined the junior class of Hebrew. Professor Wallace then examined the senior students in New-Testament Theology: the answers to the questions (previously written) were very full and correct. The Ecclesiastical History class was then examined in Minucius Felix. A sermon was then delivered by Mr. J. H. Hutton, from 1 Cor. xiv. 20, on "True Manliness of

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