cieties, three Catholic clergymen have published above 60,000 copies of the German New Testament. - Electic Review. SANDWICH ISLANDS--At the November Monthly Concert in Boston, the Corresponding Secretary of the American Board communicated the following. A joint letter had been received from Honoruru, dated March 10th, and a private letter from Mr. Richards, dated May 9. This last date is five months later than any received. They say, in regard to their own mission, that 20,000 persons are now in the islands under a course of instruction of some sort. Two thousand observe family and private devotion; and many persons, among whom are a considerable number of the most powerful chiefs, are apparently pious. The Missionaries mention, and promise a full account of a series of riots by the crew of the United States national schr. Dolphin, Capt. Percival, in which the lives of the Missionaries had been threatened, their houses attacked, as well as the houses of the chiefs, and repeated personal indignity offered, especially to Mr. Bingham. These barbarities seem to have been worse, as they were longer continued, than those by the crew of the English merchant ship Daniel. They arose from the same cause. A representation of the matter will, it is sincerely hoped, in due time be made to the Navy Department, when Capt. P. will have an opportunity to offer his defence, to the government and the American people. It is here worthy of remark that the officers of the Russian ships, and their numerous crews, who spent some time at this island; and Lord Byron, with the officers and crew of his frigate, not only treated the Missionaries with decorum, but with marked respect and kindness. A letter received from Mr. Chamberlain mentions the annual examination of the schools of Honoruru. The schools were assembled from within the distance of fourteen miles. The number of schools was sixty-nine, native teachers sixty-six, scholars 2409. The improvement was pleasing. A translation of Matthew had just been completed by Mr. Bingham, and another by Mr. Richards. Karaimoku, the chief man of the islands, and distinguished benefactor of the Missionaries, was very sick. He was for twenty years prime minister to Tamehameha, then filled the same place during the reign of Rihoriho, and now is, by general consent, Regent and head of the Government. He has been the chief instrument in preserving quiet in the islands in times of danger. The Prince, heir to the government, is thirteen years, and the princess, his sister, twelve years of age. DONATIONS TO RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. In October. To the American Board, $5,868 45. To the American Bible Society, $1,122 99. To the American Education Society, $477 16. Ordinations and Installations. Oct. 11.--The Rev. NATHANIEL MINER was ordained to the work of the ministry at Salem, Con. Sermon by the Rev. Salmon Cone. Oct. 16.-The Rev. GEORGE COAN was installed Pastor of the Congregational Church in Riga, N. Y. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. James of Rochester. Oct. 17. The Rev. B. B. SMITH was ordained at Harwinton as an Evangelist. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Yale of New-Hartford. Oct. 24.-The Rev. DAVID ABEL was ordained as an Evangelist at Athens, N. Y. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Bennet of Scodac. Oct. 25.-The Rev. FOREST JEFFERDS was ordained Pastor of the Congregational Church at Epping, N. H. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Greenleaf, of Wells. Oct. 25.-The Rev FREEMAN P. HOWLAND was ordained Pastor of the Congregational Church at Hanson. Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Holmes, of New-Bedford. Oct. 25.-The Rev. JOSEPH IVES Foor was installed Pastor of the Church in Brookfield, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Humphrey, of Amherst. Oct. 26. The Rev. CLARK H. GOODRICH was ordained over the church in Windham, N. Y. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Porter of Catskill. Oct. 31.-The Rev. ELIAS W. CRANE was installed Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, L. I. Sermon by the Rev. Gardiner Spring. Nov. 1.-The Rev. NATHANIEL BARKER was ordained over the Congregational church in Mendon, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Benjamin Wood of Upton. Nov. 3. The Rev. THOMAS M. SMITH was installed Pastor of the first Congregational church at Fall River, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Woods, of Andover. Nov. 8. The Rev. HANDEL G. NOTT was ordained over the first church in Dunstable, N. H. Sermon by the Rev. Samuel Green of Boston. Nov. 14.-The Rev. DAVID D. TAPPAN was ordained as an Evangelist at Durham N. H. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Burt of Durham. Nov. 11.- The Rev. GEORGE ALLEN was ordained Pastor of the Baptist Church in Burlington, N. J. Sermon by the Rev. James M. Challiss. Nov. 8. The Rev. GEORGE RIPLEY was ordained Pastor of the Unitarian Congregational church in Boston. Sermon by the Rev. President Kirkland. Nov. 15. The Rev. AARON PICKET was ordained over the second Congregational church in Cohasset, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Codman of Dorchester. Nov. 16. The Rev. PAUL JEWETT was installed Pastor of the Congregational church in Scituate, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Fay of Charles town. Nov. 16. The Rev. GARRY BISHOP as an Evangelist at Lewiston. Nov. 16. The Rev. BERIAH LEACH over the Baptist church in Shoreham, Vt. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Sawyer of Brandon. Nov. 15. The Rev. J.P. B. STORER was ordained Pastor of the Unitarian society in Walpole. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Nicols of Portland. Nov. 15. The Rev. THOMAS ALFRED WARNER was ordained at Copenhagen, N. Y. Sermon by the Rev. J. Blodgett. Nov. 15. The Rev. JAMES H. STEWART was ordained in Philadelphia as an Evangelist. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Scovel of Woodbury. Oct. 25.-The Rev. WM. JENKS was ordained Pastor of Green street church, Boston. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Woods of Andover. Public Affairs. ANTI-SLAVERY CONVENTION.-The National Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery in the United States, held its annual meeting at Baltimore, on the 25th October. Delegations appeared from North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware, East Pennsylvania, West Pennsylvania, and New-York; and communications were received from several societies in Massachusetts and Ohio. The information received of the progress of the cause of emancipation, was highly satisfactory. About 1826.-No. 12. 84 thirty societies exist in North Carolina, several in Virginia, five in Maryland, forty in Tennessee, and five in Pennsylvania. The following preamble and resolutions were submitted, and the most important of them adopted by the Convention: Whereas it is represented by the great body of the owners of slaves, that slavery is a grievous evil, and its continuance and increase fraught with appalling dangers: And whereas the friends of emancipation are frequently called upon by the proprietors of slaves, to devise some adequate means to rid the country by a safe and gradual process, of a population whose continuance amongst us is so unnatural, and whose rapid multiplication so alarming: And whereas many of the free northern states have assisted in former times to entail this curse upon the land, by countenancing slavery themselves, and allowing their citizens to participate in the African slave trade: And whereas the safety, prosperity, and happiness of any one portion of these United States, is alike dear to all: And whereas in the opinion of this convention, it is expedient for the nation to put forth its strength in a concentrated effort to free this happy country from so great a calamity, without a forcible interference with rights of property sanctioned indirectly at least, by the constitution: Therefore, Resolved, That it be recommended to the Congress of the United States, to provide without delay for the gradual but certain extinguishment of slavery, and the transportation of the whole coloured population now held in bondage, to the coast of Africa or the island of St. Domingo, if such an arrangement can be made. Resolved, That for the accomplishment of this purpose, upon principles of equity towards those who hold this species of property, the Congress of the United States be requested to vote a fund of millions of dollars per annum, to be applied to the purchase and transportation of slaves pursuant to the foregoing resolution, until our soil shall no longer be polluted by the foot of a slave, -Provided that the slaves so to be purchased, shall consist as nearly as possible of an equal number of both sexes, between the ages of sixteen and forty-five. Resolved, That as a portion of the fund so to be created, this convention most cordially approves of the proposition heretofore submitted to Congress, to appropriate the avails of the public lands for that purpose. Resolved, That the Congress of the United States be requested to commence the great work of emancipation, by immediately abolishing slavery within the District of Columbia, and causing the persons set at liberty to be transported to Hayti, or to the Western coast of Africa, or either which they may choose for a residence. Resolved, That the Congress of the United States be requested by this convention, to pass laws prohibiting the domestic slave trade, as it is now carried on coast-wise from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the more Southern states, and the states upon the Mississippi river, and also to prevent the transportation of slaves by land, or in any other manner, from one state to another. Resolved, That it be recommended to the Congress of the United States, to prohibit by law the rending asunder of the family ties of slaves by the separation of husbands from their wives, wives from their husbands, and children from their parents, (while under the age of - years) by sales of parts of families into distant states and territories. Resolved, That it be recommended by this convention to the Legislatures of the slave-holding states, or any of them where the marriage of slaves is not authorised or provided for by law, to provide for such marriages, and guard, protect, and enforce their conjugal rights and duties, by laws corresponding with those which govern the whites in all civilized and Christian countries. Resolved, That this Convention address a respectful memorial to Congress, embracing the several subjects referred to in the preceding resolutions, and also to the Legislatures of the several states, requesting their aid and co-operation in the measures here proposed. And whereas, in the opinion of this convention, as a general rule, ignorance and vice are inseparable companions, and the best way to make good servants is to enlighten their understandings, and improve their hearts by wholesome, moral and religious instruction: And whereas, it is admitted on all hands, that sooner or later the work of emancipation must be undertaken and prosecuted to its completion: Therefore, and in order that the slaves may be the better fitted to appreciate and enjoy the blessings of freedom Resolved, That it be recommended by this convention to the Legislatures of the several states where personal slavery exists, to repeal all laws in any manner prohibiting the moral and religious instruction of the slaves. Resolved, That the proprietors of slaves in the United States be respectfully requested by this convention, to encourage by all possible means the instruction of their slaves in reading, and the rudiments of a common English education, together with the leading doctrines of Christianity, by Sunday schools, and such other means as may be within their power. TEXAS-It is stated in the Arkansas papers, that the Mexican government have recently passed a law for the emancipation of all the slaves in the Province of Texas, and that orders had been received for carrying it into immediate effect. Great consternation was produced among the slave holders; many of whom were hurrying off their slaves in great numbers into Louisiania and Arkansas. LIBERIA. The following extract from the agent's letters to the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society, gives an account of negociations which have been entered into with the chiefs of Cape Mount, which promise us a strong hold upon that important point of the African coast. The outline of the treaty is as follows: 1. The Colony cedes to the Governor of Cape Mount the right of establishing a trading house at Cape Mesurado, and for the present permits this establishment to be made on Perseverance Island. 2. And cedes also the right of employing a commercial agent from among the settlers. 3. To the Colony is ceded the right of the exclusive use of a piece of land situated contiguous to the land of Cape Mount; and the right to appoint and employ on those premises any number of factors and traders. 4. The Chiefs of Cape Mount agree to build, in the first instance, a large and secure factory for the Colony at Cape Mount, for a reasonable compensation; to guarantee the safety of persons and property belonging to the said factory: to exact no tribute or custom ofit, or any person resorting to it, forever; and to encourage the free transmission of all the trade of the interior to the said factory. 5. They also stipulate expressly, never to sell their country, or any right of occupancy in it, to any Europeans or other foreigners, under whatever circumstances: Also, never to permit any Englishman, Frenchman, Spaniard, or other than the colonists of Liberia to estalish a factory or trading house ashore, either for slaves or produce; but oblige them always to trade from their vessels. 6. They also stipulate that prices shall be mutually adjusted by public authority, and revised by the same parties every four months-and, fixed, shall never be departed from, except by mutual consent, a mutual understanding first had by the same parties. 7. The Cape Mount and Cape Mesurado people shall treat each other as friends and members of one common family, and endeavour to obtain, deserve, and keep each other's confidence." Such is the outline. The arrangement is important in itself: the ultimate consequence can hardly fail, under good management, of being much more so. The trade of Cape Mount is worth at a moderate computation, $50,000 per annum. The exclusion of Europeans we regard as tantamount, its present effects on our colony considered, to the acquisition of the property of the soil: to which it may be expected to lead as soon as the growth of our population shall demand its comprehension within our territorial limits. To Correspondents. N. N.; the Address over the grave of M. de Saint Laurent; Pope Leo the First; a translation from Muenscher's Manual of Dogmatic History; and one or two other communications, have been received. To the errata in the last Number the following should have been added: namely, at page 456, line 39, in the article on Eccles. xii., erase the word their:-in the review of memoirs of Jane Taylor, at page 593, line 23, for effect, read effort: at p. 595, last line but one, for quarrelled, read guarded: at p. 602, 1. 35, read, her character as a daughter and sister demands, &c. INDEX TO THE ESSAYS, INTELLIGENCE, &c., OF THE Afflictions, 139 Africa, 223, 374 Alabama, 157 Alleghany College, 431 All seek their own, 63 Ambition, 340 Amboyna, 272 American Authors, 135 Bible Society, 325 Colonization Society, 101 American in England, observations of, American Seamen's Friend Society, 101 Anniversaries in New-York, 325 Colombia, 439 Answers to Correspondents, 56, 112, 168, Colossal organ, 262 280, 376, 496, Anti-Slavery Convention, 665 Apocryphal Question, 164, 268 Appeal in behalf of New-Orleans, 605 Asia, 167 Athenæum, Boston, 640 Authors, American, 135 Baptism of bells, 409 Baptist convention, 327 Theological Seminary, 44 Barbadoes, 549 Beneficial effects of the scriptures, 493 Bible in Mexico, 268 Bible Societies on the continent, 663 Bombay mission, 49 Comets, Olber's theory of, 489 Communion Sermon, 614 Complaining, 137 Congress, 224, 278 Memorabilia of, 307 Connexion between the closet and the of Mr. Fisk, 219 of Missionaries, 267 Deaths of children, 261 Book of the Roman Catholic Church, 432 Deborah, song of, 70 Boston Athenæum, 640 Brazil, 439 Brazil and Beunos Ayres, 167, 608 Brewer, Rev. Mr.'s, departure for Pales- Divine forbearance made an occasion of Denmark, 262, 608 Dissenters in England, 243 |