years to our religious Societies to teach its future teachers: England, in short, is, and must be for some time, the normal school of Christianity to India. Every Missionary therefore, who comes out to us in the spirit of the first and greatest missionary, St. Paul, rich in the faith and love, because rich in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, holding fast the form of sound words, and rightly dividing the word of truth; apt to teach, and patient; reproving, rebuking, and exhorting, with all long-suffering and charity, faithful to the Church, because faithful to the great Head of the Church, and free at once from formalism and fanaticism, is a bearer of light to the millions here who sit in dark

ness..

"It is quite unnecessary for me to entreat the Society to continue to be most

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE Annual Report for 1840 was laid before the Board at the last meeting. The gross income is stated at 92,4871. 4s. 4d. In consequence of the increase in the business, it has been found necessary to appoint an additional assistant secretary, and to obtain further room for the transaction of the Society's affairs. Some of the principal features of the Report are as follow:

The Society has granted 10,0007. towards the endowment of bishoprics in the colonies.

An endowment fund has been settled to the amount of 4,000l. for the religious instruction of the inhabitants of the Scilly Islands, in lieu of the annual payments which have been made since the year 1752, when the Society established a mission there.

5,000l. has been granted towards building and endowing a Cathedral at Calcutta. The Bishop of Calcutta's communications on this subject are very interesting. He himself gives 20,000l. 500/. has been voted to the Bp. of Madras to form the beginning of a church building fund in Ceylon; and 2601. for a church at Muddalore. 3,000l. towards a college in Australia for the education of persons in the colony, as clergymen and schoolmasters. 1,000l. has also been granted to the Bp. of Australia for the purposes of the society in his diocese. Many other money-grants have been made, in behalf of the Canadas, Nova

careful who they send us, and when they cannot procure such men as I have described, to be assured that no others are good and profitable for India; while those who are Missionaries indeed, will be welcomed by the Indian Bishops, as brothers -welcome brothers in a foreign and a heathen land. In the mean time, those we have and myself do work together; the Society's Missionaries give me credit for good intentions, and have shown the utmost readiness to meet my views, and to second them. But we want more."

There was a great meeting of this Society at Bristol on Oct. 17, the Bp. of Gloucester and Bristol in the Chair, at which a large sum was collected. Sermons are also preaching in Bethnal-Green and elsewhere.

CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. Scotia, &c. &c., besides numerous grants of books for new churches and schools, lending libraries, &c. in England and Wales.

It having been thought desirable to open a personal communication with the oriental churches, with a view of extending the operations of the Society in the Levantine countries; the Secretary, Mr. Tomlinson, was commissioned to proceed to the Levant, and has left England for that purpose. Letters have been received from him, dated Athens and Syra. He has been well received by the heads of the Greek church.

The following communication from the Rev. Randall Ward, of Bombay, now first printed in this Report, will be read with interest:

"It will afford much pleasure to the Society to learn that the Bombay Diocesan Committee have been instrumental in widely disseminating the Holy Scriptures and publications of the Society during the last eighteen months, but as a full account will appear in our next report, I shall at present only confine myself to a brief sketch of our proceedings.

"Our newly-acquired possessions of Aden in Arabia, and Karrack in the Persian Gulf, together with several new stations on the river Indus, have been plentifully supplied with the Word of God; and perhaps I do not err in affirming, that we have conveyed to Cabool and Candahar, in Affghanistan, the first copy of the Bible, which the progress of the British army in those parts enabled us to accomplish.

"A large supply of Bibles and Prayer

Books, with a valuable addition of other works from our stores, were transferred to H. M. ship Wellesley, on the application of the Chaplain; and a still further supply of books has been made for the use of the crew and military detachment on board the H.C. steamer Atalanta, des

tined (together with H. M. ship Wellesley) for the expedition to China.

"May the Society, through God's help, cause the Holy Bible to reach the feet, and eventually the heart, of the emperor of that great, but distant and benighted, kingdom!"

A MEETING of the Committee was held the 19th October. Present the Bp. of London (in the Chair), Rev. B. Harrison, H. J. Barchard, N. Connop, Jun., S. J. Salt, and W. Cotton, Esqrs.

Among other business transacted, grants were voted towards building a church at Blindley Heath, Godstone, Surrey; and East Peckham, Kent; building a chapel at Ayres Quay, Bp. Wearmouth, Durham; at Tatworth, Chard, Somerset; at Flushing, Mylor, Cornwall; at the Groves, Sutton, York; at Knackers, Knowle, near

Plymouth; at Pilton, in the parish of Chester-le-Street, Durham; at Chirbury, Salop; at Scrimerston, Ancroft, Durham; rebuilding the church of St. Nicholas, Hereford; at Blacktoft, York; at Cadoxton, Glamorgan; at Hanwell, Middlesex; rebuilding the chapel at Holcombe, Bury, Lancaster; repewing the church at Heytesbury, Wilts; at Oxton, Notts.; at Ashperton, Hereford; at Alwalton, Hunts.; at Sydling, Dorset; St. John in Bedwardine, Worcester; converting a school-room into a chapel at Brumpton on Swale, Easby, York.

Scrutators.

Rev. J. Burdakin, M.A. Clare Hall.
Rev. H. Arlett, M.A. Pembroke Coll.
Auditors of Accounts.

Rev. W. Hodgson, D.D. St. Peter's Coll.
Rev. J. Shaw, M.A. Christ Coll.

Rev. N. Griffin, M. A. St. John's Coll.

October 17.

P. J. Brine was elected Scholar of King's College on the resignation of C. A. Wilkinson, formerly Fellow.

October 21.

His Grace the Duke of Northumberland was unanimously elected Chancellor of this University, vacant by the decease of the Marquess Camden.

The Election for High Steward, for which Lord Lyttleton and Lord Lyndhurst are candidates, will take place on Nov. 11.

The following gentlemen were appointed the Caput for the ensuing year. Divinity.-Rev. W. Hodgson, D.D. Master of St. Peter's Coll.

Law.-Joshua King, LL.D. President of Queen's Coll.

Physic.-G. E. Paget, M.D. Caius Coll.
Sen.Non-Regent.-Rev. J. Shaw, M. A.

Chr. Coll.