such appointment. However, on the 13th of March, 1828, a church meeting was -held, at which it was resolved to invite Clark to preach at the chapel for three months, as a probatiouer to be co-pastor with Porter. Clark came accordingly, and at the end of that period was elected joint minister with Porter. To this election Porter refused to couseut, alleging that the congregation had not the power to appoint a co-pastor without such consent; further disputes and differences were the consequences of this refusal, and eventually, on the 6th of November, 1828, a church meeting was held, at which it was resolved that Porter should be no longer pastor, and that the defendant Clark should, from that time, be sole pastor; aud on the following Sunday Porter was forcibly prevented from entering the pulpit, and Clark, the defendant, took possession of it.

"There was no endowment for the minister, nor any trust property, except the chapel and premises, nor was the minister paid by the pew-rents, but solely by the voluntary contributions of persons attending the chapel.

"The bill was filed by Porter, by the trustees of the chapel, and by two of the members of the congregation, on behalf of themselves and all the other members, except such as were made defendants, against Clark and niue of the members, by whose orders Porter had been forcibly expelled. It prayed that the trusts upon which the premises were held might be ascertained and declared, and carried into execution, by and under the direction and decree of the court, so far as it might be deemed proper or necessary; and that a sufficient number of proper persons might be appointed new trustees, in the room of such as were dead, or desirous of being released from the burden of their trust; and that it might be declared that Porter was the lawful pastor and minister of the chapel and congregation, and that he might be quieted in the possession of such rights as appertained to him in that capacity; and also, that the defendant Clark might be restrained by the injunction of the court from performing the duty of pastor or minister of the chapel and congregation, or officiating or performing divine worship in the chapel, that he and the defeudants might be restrained, in like manuer, from impeding, or in any manner interfering with Porter in the exercise of his duties as pastor and minister thereof.

"A motion was now made for an injunction in the terms of the prayer. In

support of the motion numerous affidavits, made by Dissenting ministers of this denomination, were read, who all agreed, that when a minister has been duly elected to be pastor of a congregation, and has been ordained according to the form usual amongst them, he held this office until he thinks fit to decline it; and that no person, or body of persons, has power to remove him, or to appoint a co-pastor with him, without his consent.

"The Vice-Chancellor said, that he, had looked into the deed creating the trust, and that he could find no directions as to the mode of electing ministers, or as to the duration of their office, when elected; neither could he find that there was any provision made for the minister by the trust deed; but that he was dependent entirely on the voluntary contributions of the members of the congregation and he, therefore, could not see that the plaintiff, Porter, had made any case for the interference of the

ON Sunday se'nuight, the Rev. Mr. Bulteel, late Fellow of Exeter College, and Curate of St. Ebbe's parish, in Oxford, preached before the University, and a very numerous congregation, at St. Mary's. The subject was from 1 Cor. xi. 12. In the course of his discourse he launched out against "all the Doctors, both the Proctors, the Heads, and Governors of Colleges and Halls, and their respective societies." None were spared, and unceremonious epithets were applied to the Fellows and Tutors. They were charged with want of due discrimination in giving out testimoniums for holy orders. The drunken and the wicked, he said, too often obtained them, while the pious and the moral were frequently refused. He pointed out the necessity of reform in the Church, and spoke of other University matters in the strongest language of censure. Never was curiosity more excited, or St. Mary's Church so full. After the sermon the High street was nearly as full as it was when the King was proclaimed. The sermon has since been printed, and in the short space

appearance of a town. The cottages which I had built two years ago, in a spot which was intended for a faubourg, are disappearing, and giving place to haudsome and commodious houses. It is called the Faubourg of Pronia, or Providence.

The line of a great road leading to Argos is almost completed, and the journey thither is made in an hour and a quarter. The appearance of Argos is very striking more than one hundred and fifty new white houses have risen up; and if the same activity continues, it will soon become a handsome city.

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In my frequent excursions, I have reason to be convinced, that in all the provinces some improvement is taking place. The inhabitants enjoy their tranquillity, and labour to ameliorate their condition. As soon as their external improvement shall have arrived at a certain degree, the moral improvement of the people will follow of course. The schools, also, must largely contribute to this. It is impossible to be well acquainted with the present situation of Greece, without being convinced that this country is making immense advances towards its moral and political regeneration. There still are some persons, natives and foreigners, who see things differently; they imagine it to be enslaved by its government, which does not yet call upon the people to take a constitutional part in its affairs. Every one is free to entertain his own opinion, but I cannot see any reason to change my own, or to alter my line of conduct. The more ardently I desire to see Greece restored to the rank of a free and independent nation, the more anxious do I feel to procure for her the means of arriving at this grand object in the shortest possible periodand to do this, I ought always to keep in mind the state to which she has been reduced by four centuries of servitude, and eight years of anarchy.

As soon as Greece shall have risen above her misfortunes by her own efforts, that is by labour, she will provide herself with constitutional laws. The elements of these laws are all prepared. They are already in action in each of the branches whose successive development will grow into constitutional order. The senate is established for legislation, the ministers and the governors of provinces for the administration of the laws, and the tribunals for justice. All these institutions, in my opinion, are so many schools where our magistrates and rulers will be formed. The schools, properly

so called, of agriculture, of commerce, of navigation, of the arts, will give us citizens truly worthy of the name.

I have given you these particulars, my dear friend, because I know that some persons entertain a contrary opinion, though I am persuaded you will never adopt it. I am very far from seeking the approbation of all men let me but obtain it from those who conscientiously wish well to Greece, without being bigoted to any system. These are my inducements for giving you this rapid sketch of the state of the country, and of those principles from which its government is not disposed to depart.-From the Journal of Geneva.

American Unitarian Dedication and Ordinations.

Nov. 3. The New Unitarian Church in Province Town, dedicated.

Nov. 10. Mr. James Augustus Kendall, from the Cambridge Theological School, ordained as Minister of the First Congregational Church and Society in Medfield.

Nov. 17. Mr. William Barry, from the Theological School in Cambridge, ordained as Pastor of the South Congre gational Church Society in Lowell.

Dec. 8. Mr. Josiah Moore, from the Theological School in Cambridge, ordained as Minister of the Congregational Church and Society in Athol.

Dec. 8. Rev. Hezekiah Packard, D. D., installed as Minister of the North Con

gregational Church and Society in Chelmsford (Middlesex Village).

Dec. 9. Mr. Jonathan Farr, from the Cambridge Theological School, ordained as Pastor of the First Congregational Church and Society in Gardner.

At the close of 1830, the number of Unitarian ministers settled during the year over Unitarian societies in New England will be about twenty-four; equal, on an average, to two a month. of them received their theological education at the Cambridge Divinity School.

Most

A List of the Committee of Depu ties, appointed to Protect the Civil Rights of the Three Denominations of Dissenters, for the year 1831.

Chairman, William Smith, Esq., 36, Upper Seymour Street, Portman Square; Deputy Chairman, Henry Weymouth, Esq., 17, Bryauston Square; Treasurer, William Hale, Esq., Homerton; Mr. Serjeant Bompas, 9, King's Bench Walk, Temple; Robert Bousfield, Esq., Manor

Honse, Walworth; William Bousfield, Esq., 12, St. Mary Axe; James Baldwin Brown, Esq., LL.D., 3, Hare Court, Temple; Edward Busk, Esq., 13, Old Square, Lincoln's Inn; Thomas Challis, Esq., 34, Finsbury Square; Evan Edwards, Esq., Deumark Hill; John Evans, Esq., 4, Gray's Inn Square; Thomas Gillespy, Esq., 12, Billiter Street; Benjamin Hanbury, Esq., Temple Place, Blackfriars Road; William Alers Hankey Esq., 7, Fenchurch Street; Samuel Houston, Esq., 31, Great St. Helen's; Samuel Jackson, Esq., Clapham; Robert H. Marten, Esq., Commercial Rooms, Mincing Lane; John Remington Mills, Esq., 20, Russell Square; Benjamin Shaw, Esq., 72, Cornhill; Isaac Sewell, Esq., Salters' Hall; Richard Taylor, Esq., Red Lion Court, Fleet Street; John Wilks, M. P., 3, Finsbury Square; Thos. Wood, Esq., Little St. Thomas Apostle; William Yockney, Esq., Bedford Street, Covent Garden.

ROBERT WINTER, Secretary. 16, Bedford Row.

Manchester College, York.

AT the Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Trustees of "Manchester College, York," held in Cross - Street Chapel Rooms, Manchester, on Thursday, the 24th March instant, Nathaniel Philips, Esq., in the Chair,

It was resolved unanimously, That the grateful thanks of this Meeting be given to Joseph Godman, Benjamin Cotton, and John Coles Symes, Esqrs., and the other parties beneficially

interested in the estate of the late Richard Godman Temple, Esq., of Bath and Roehampton, in the county of Surrey, for their munificent benefaction of One Thousand Pounds for the general purposes of the College.

S. D. DARBISHIRE,}

Secretaries.

J. J. TAYLER, Manchester, March 24, 1831.

NOTICES.

THE premium of Ten Guineas for the best Essay on the Evidence of the Acts aud St. Paul's Epistles as to the form or mode of Christian Baptism, (vide Mon. Repos. for November last, p. 800,) has been awarded to the Rev. H. Green, of Knutsford.

THE Ninth Anniversary of the Unitarian Congregation assembling in the Meeting-house, Moor Lane, Bolton, will be held on Easter Sunday, April 3rd. The Rev. J. Cropper, A. M., will preach in the morning; and the Rev. J. Thom, of Toxteth Park, Liverpool, in the afternoon and evening. The congregation and friends will dine together on the Monday.

Society for the Relief of the Widows and Children of Protestant Dissenting Ministers.

THE Annnal Sermon, recommending this Institution, will be preached by the Rev. John Burnett, Camberwell, on Wednesday, the 13th of April, at the Rev. Johu Clayton's Chapel, Poultry. Service to begin at Twelve o'clock precisely.

The subscribers and friends of the Society will dine together at the Albion, Aldersgate Street, on the same day.

The Annual General Meeting of the subscribers and friends of the Society will be held on Tuesday, the 26th day of April, at the Queen's Arms, Cheapside, at One o'clock precisely, to receive a Report of the Proceedings during the past year; to choose a Treasurer, Secretary, and Committee of Managers, for the year ensuing; and to transact the other usual business of the Annual Meeting.

The following motion will be discussed at the General Meeting :

"That the Widows of such Ministers of the Scotch Secession Church, resident in England, as at the time of their death were recognized by the Presbyterian Ministers of their respective neighbourhoods, as belonging to their denomination, be eligible to receive allowances from this Fund, under the same regulations as the widows of other Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the Presbyterian, Independent, and Baptist Denominations."

THE Annual Association of the Kent Unitarian General Baptists will be held at Cranbrook, on Tuesday, May 3, on which occasion the Rev. John Marten, of Dover, is expected to preach. The public service will commence at eleven o'clock in the morning.