principles of religion and morality which this nation professes to uphold, and which, by its example, it should commend to its own vast dependencies, and to those countries over which its advanced position in civilization, and its extensive commercial relations, invest it with so powerful an influence; for the benevolent and righteous exercise of which we must consider that it is responsible to God. Towards the end of the last century the demand for opium in China was insignificant, and it is believed was restricted to medical purposes. It was admitted on the payment of a moderate duty; but about that time the authorities, convinced of its deleterious effects among the people, prohibited its importation under the severest penalties. So successfully, however, has the taste for this ensnaring drug been cultivated amongst the Chinese, and so perseveringly have British merchants fostered the traffic, that about 80,000 chests, valued at many millions sterling, are now annually smuggled into that country. Thus the laws of an extensive and populous empire are systematically outraged by British subjects; and the native maritime population induced to assist in extensive smuggling operations, merely because that government is not sufficiently powerful to repress this aggressive introduction of the contraband article. the direct and avowed responsibility of the government of British India. Almost simultaneously with this important change, the recent lamentable hostilities with China have been terminated by a treaty, which, it is anticipated, will secure greatly increased facilities for intercourse, as well as vast scope for commercial relations with that empire. This remarkable concurrence of events invests the present government with the opportunity and the power of redressing this system of oppression and injustice-a system so utterly antagonistic to the gospel law: "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." This country formerly freed herself from all participation in the slave-trade and slavery, regardless of pecuniary considerations; and can it be doubted that the Divine blessing has rested upon the measure? Will not the present government pursue the same course with respect to a traffic so extensive and so fearful in its results? The plea of divided responsibility, or of a double administration in India, can no longer avail. The odium and the guilt of the system must now rest upon the government and people of this country. We would therefore earnestly entreat the Earl of Derby to employ all the weight of his position and influence with the executive to suppress the growth In the year 1839, the Chinese made a desperate of opium in India, and to discourage its introduction effort to suppress the traffic by seizing, confiscating, into China by British subjects; and we would espeand destroying the opium, the property of British cially urge that in any new treaty with that country, subjects, then in their waters. Although the British no conditions should be required, or stipulations enauthorities had often disclaimed the illegal proceed-tered into, for legalizing the importation of an article ings of the opium traders, yet this attempt on the part of the Chinese to enforce their own laws was made the pretext for a war with China, in which, through superior naval and military prowess, thousands of the heathen inhabitants were slaughtered by the professedly Christian subjects of this realm; and several millions sterling were extorted as a compensation for the expenses of the war, and as an indemnity for the opium which had been destroyed: the British Government at the same time pledging the national faith to discourage the trade in all contraband articles, the chief of which was opium, and to aid the native authorities in its suppression. Is it not humiliating to think that this solemn treaty, entered into by a highly-professing Christian nation with a heathen government, has been entirely disregarded; and that this contraband trade has since flourished and extended under cover of the British flag? It is alleged that the revenue derived from the traffic in opium is so large that the loss of it would seriously cripple the resources of our government in India. But we trust, that in the mind of the Earl of Derby no considerations of a merely fiscal expediency will outweigh the infinitely higher obligation of acting justly. That which is morally wrong cannot be either commercially or politically right. We would rest our appeal upon simple Christian grounds, yet we cannot doubt that a policy marked by Christian principle and strict good faith would have promoted mercantile enterprise, whilst that holy religion which is attempted to be diffused by the extensive circulation of the Holy Scriptures and enlarged missionary efforts would have been commended to the idolatrous millions of China. What can they think of a religion which they must suppose permits such enormities? Must not such glaring infractions of the immutable principles of integrity and humanity cause that Holy Name by which Christians are called to be blasphemed among the heathen? We regard the present as a momentous and critical juncture. The administration of the East India Company is at an end. An Act has just passed the legislature by which the British nation has taken upon itself which cannot fail to carry with it misery, disease, and death. Thus alone, we believe, can this foul stain be effaced, which has long tarnished the honour of the British nation, and sullied its Christian profession.Signed, on behalf of a meeting representing the Religious Society of Friends in Great Britain, held in London, the 10th of the 9th Month, 1858, by ROBERT FORSTER. THE HERMIT CRAB.-Some years since, I was rather anxious to see how the hermit got into his shell, and so, having caught a tolerably large one in a whelkshell, I tried to pull him out. However, he stuck so close to his shell that there was no hope of success without inflicting much injury, and I should probably have let him escape, had not an idea then come across my mind. Close by the rock pool where the hermit had been captured was a colony of very fine sea anemones (B. Crassicornis), and I thought that, probably by their aid, Mr. Hermit might be enticed out of his shell, even if he would not be dragged out. So I popped the hermit among the wide-expanded tentacles of the crass, which immediately began to contract. The hermit was evidently acquainted with his danger, and, in his hurry to escape from the adhesive tentacles that were twining about him, loosened his hold of the shell, and was instantly plucked out. I let him walk about for a while in the pool, where he looked very woe-begone, trailing his defenceless tail behind him as if he were ashamed of it. After a while I dropped! a damaged purpura shell into the pool, and the crab at once went up to it, and after a very short examination, stuck the end of his tail into it, for it was not large enough to accommodate the entire tail, and walked about as before. At last, I put the original habitation into the pool, to the very great delight of the hermit, who exchanged shells with a marvellous rapidity, and seemed so much at home again that I could not think of disturbing him.-Wood's Common Objects of the Sea-shore. OUR faith is tried more powerfully in common occurrences, and less exposed to a mixture of pride, than in uncommon and remarkable concerns. Statutes of the United Kingdom, Vol. xiv. folio 317, 6 William IV. to 2 Vict.; 6 and 7 Gulielmus IV., Cap. civ. An act for the better administration of the Borough Fund in certain boroughs, 20th August, 1856. Part of preamble. Whereas by an act passed in the last session of Parliament entituled, an act to provide for the regulations of municipal corporations in England and Wales, &c. Clause VIII.-And, whereas no provision is made in the said act for resigning any corporate office on payment of a fine or otherwise; be it enacted, that every person elected into any corporate office in any of the said boroughs, may at any time resign such office on payment of the fine which he would have been liable to pay for the non-acceptance of the same office; provided that no person enabled by law to make an affirmation, instead of taking an oath, shall be liable to any fine for non-acceptance of office in any borough by reason of his refusal on conscientious grounds to take an oath, or make any declaration required by the said act, or to take upon himself the duties of such office. CHRISTIAN SOCIETY OF OPERATIVE SILK ON Friday evening, 15th October, a lecture was delivered at the Society's Rooms, Thorold Square, by C. Gordelier, on "Elizabeth Fry." He commenced by stating, that the public life and character of E. Fry, was well expressed in a text of holy Scripture, "This woman was full of good works, and of alms-deeds, which she did ;" that this honourable testimony which was borne by the inspired historian to the memory of Tabitha, who was the female philanthropist of those days, would be also borne by the latest posterity to Elizabeth Fry, the female philanthropist of our day; that the fame of her work of faith and labour of love was being spread throughout Europe, and far distant nations; that this was a rare event in the history of woman, but her life was an exception; there was only one Tabitha in apostolic times, and there had been but one Elizabeth Fry in later times. Her death was felt to be a public loss; her mission was not the appointed duty of every woman; it was impossible it should be so; that the world-wide celebrity which is now so deservedly accorded to this distinguished lady, could not, from the nature of things, be possessed but by very few of her sex, and that this fact formed one of the chief reasons why her name, her extraordinary character and unparalleled philanthropy, were worthy of being so widely known, and held in the highest estimation down to the end of time. C. Gordelier then proceeded to relate many inte resting particulars of her life and public services, and showed how she was well adapted to address herself to every class of mind where she visited, and under Divine influence, in a remarkable manner, found her way to the heart and understanding of the child at school, the sufferer on the sick-bed, the corrupt and hardened criminal, the wild and wandering maniac; and on several occasions during her continental journeys, when with persons high in authority, she was a warm and bold advocate for religious liberty; she had the honour to be favoured with, not merely the patronage of, but the kindness and friendship of royalty, both in this and other countries. After forty-five years of incessant labour in every description of philanthropy that mankind can possibly be engaged in, following closely in the steps of her Divine Master, going about doing good, the pathway of love of this devoted servant of God and eminent saint, was closed in peace, in full assurance of faith, and with a hope full of immortality; this was the memorable 13th of October, 1845. The memory of Elizabeth Fry is sacredly endeared to every Christian philanthropist. No marble statue has been erected to her fame, but in perpetuating her memory, society has done more; it has by subscription raised a monument of public utility. Au asylum bearing her name, has been established and opened for the reception of females when discharged from prison, and for improving their characters: and her benevolent scheme for this class is being carried on by many who were eye-witnesses of and sharers in her labours. C. Gordelier, in conclusion, said, that to Elizabeth Fry were intrusted many talents. These were all faithfully improved; her life was to all intents and purposes a unique embodiment of Christianity-" peace and good-will towards men;" that to us are committed talents according to our abilities; that "whatsoever our hand findeth to do, let us do it with our might;" like her, let us not be weary in well-doing; this done, we too should, like her, enter into the joy of our Lord. -Extracted from the Sooisty's Monthly Paper, from which we perceive C. G. purposes giving a lorture at the same place, on the late William Allen, F. R. S.; Cornelius Hanbury, junr., is to take the chair. Reviews. THE OPIUM TRADE IN CHINA. SECOND NOTICE. Letter second In our last number, we gave a brief notice of this pamphlet, and inserted letter first. follows below:-* LETTER II.-INVENTION OF A VICE. IN my last letter I brought the opium to the shores of China, and stored it in receiving ships, anchored at convenient stations, on a sea border extending for 800 miles from south-west to north-east. Up to this point we have said nothing directly to make any man ashamed of it; indeed we find Lord Dalhousie boasting as much of the increase of revenue from opium under his rule in India, as he did of the annexation of Oude; and perhaps with equal ground for selfgratulation. As for merchants out in China, they are very much like many of their brethren at home; they devote themselves earnestly to business in the forenoon; they dine sumptuously and heartily, and amuse themselves with native enthusiasm in the evening; and on Sunday, if the mail is not coming in or going out, they go to church, and repeat the responses with genuine Anglo-Saxon gravity and energy. And we leave them for the present, engaged in the best of their duties, repeating that familiar * This letter was in type last Month, but was crowded out. prayer, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil," while we go to inquire how the 80,000 chests of opium which they have brought to the shores of China are disposed of. In doing so we must keep in mind that it is a question regarding supply and demand as well as a question of morality, and as they say-"We do not compel the Chinese to buy or smoke the opium we carry"" One man may lead a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink"-all this we shall keep in mind; and as we have shown the supply, we shall now turn your earnest attention to the demand. This is, perhaps, the most important part of the whole controversy about the opium trade. It is also the most painful, and will lead us into one of the darkest chambers, I should say caverns, of English commerce. It is so dark, and damp, and dismal, that few or none ever enter, if, indeed, they know of its existence. I lead you in, though it be with a shudder, that you may look upon the source or origin of that demand for opium which we now find so great and so urgent. The origin of that demand you shall find in the creation of a new appetite by the diversion of a wholesome and natural product to an unnatural and injurious, and consequently vicious use. We shall see that, in order to establish the present opium trade it was necessary to INVENT A VICE. Who the ingenious inventor was, or what land could boast of his birth, I do not care to inquire; I simply give the following facts. Until a very recent period, opium was introduced into China in the way of legitimate traffic as a useful medicine; and, from a Chinese herbal, published two hundred years ago, we learn that it was grown in China, and seems to have been known to her medical men from a remote period. No mention is made by either Chinese or foreign writers of its use, for any purpose save that of medicine, until a very recent date. Up to the commencement of the present century there was no prohibition of the trade, and in 1791 opium was legally and openly admitted at Canton, at the low fixed tariff of seven dollars the cwt., including charges. Let no man say that the Chinese do not understand and practise the principles of a fair trade. But in 1800 the trade in opium was declared illegal, and, gentlemen, mark the reason for its prohibition. Because, says the edict, "it was wasting the time and destroying the property of the people, and leading them to exchange their silver and commodities for the vile dirt brought by the foreigner." This is homely but intelligible. Opium, which has hitherto been termed in the language and laws of China a medicine, and received as such, is now called "vile dirt," and treated accordingly. But let us examine the ground of this distinction; it is broad and well-defined. The use of opium as a medical drug is so entirely different from its use as a means of self-indulgence, that there is no fear of the one being mistaken for the other, or of gliding over from the one into the other. It is not as in the use of intoxicating drinks, with which it has been, by blind ignorance or wicked design, so often compared. In the latter we cannot always draw a line between the moderate, and perhaps wholesome use of wine and spirits at the dinner table, and the immoderate and pernicious use of them by the confirmed drunkard. A man may even glide smoothly and imperceptibly from their medicinal use in the sick room to their worst abuse in the publichouse. In the case of opium there is no such danger, its use by the suffering and diseased is so entirely distinct from its use by the self-indulgent debauchee. For example, the object in taking it is different. In the one it is to soothe or heal, in the other it is to enliven or stimulate. The manner of taking it is different. In the former it is drunk as a liquid, or swal Even the lowed as a powder, or gulped down in pills; in the Let us see, then, how our countrymen took advantage of this new and vicious habit so distinctly marked off from all other vices, and at the same time severed from all legitimate or beneficial traffic by the laws of China, and those broad distinctions I have pointed out. Let us take a look at them, not in the church but in the counting-house. The following record would read like Milton's description of "the Tempter," reduced to prosaic commercial life, did we not hope and believe that in general they are the doings of men blinded by custom, or ignorant of the consequences of their acts. "In 1773 the East India Company made a small venture" in opium. "In 1781 the Company freighted a vessel to Canton with it, but was obliged to sell the lot of 1600 chests at only 200 dollars a chest," and yet even this small quantity at so low a price could not then be sold in China, and was re-shipped to the Straits. In a little while, however, the bait took, and by a series of fluctuations in the supply, which I am unwilling to attribute to design, but which had all the ill effect of a deep-laid scheme, the habit was extended by a large supply, at a low price; then when the poor victims could not do without their stimulant, the price was raised by a reduced.supply; and then, slowly and surely at first, but eventually in fearfully increasing ratio, the trade made way. So slow was the increase at first, that from 1767 to 1820, a period of fifty-three years, it only rose from 1000 to 4244 chests a year; whereas from 1820 to 1854, a period of only thirty-four years, it rose from 4244 to the enormous amount of 78,354 chests. But see how this rapid increase was effected. Not satisfied with the limits of the Canton market, where all legitimate trade was confined, our merchants began to extend the trade along the coast. But in every case that I know of, it was a failure until the vice had been transplanted from Canton, and thus a demand created. "In a trip" (what a happy word)" in a trip undertaken by Mr. J. Mathison in 1823, he proceeded as far as Chinchew (about 400 miles up the coast) but upon the whole it was a losing voyage." "The next year a ship was stationed at Namoh, but the sales were suspended for a time in consequence of the opposition of the authorities." In 1831, Mr. J. Innes, in the Jamesina, went up the Min to Fuh Chow, besides visiting other places, and-mark the effect of Mr. Mathison's visit in creating a demand by introducing the habit-"he effected sales to the amount of 330,000 dollars." "The luck of the Jamesina induced Mr. Majoribanks in 1832 to send the Lord Amherst a more extensive voyage to all the larger ports along the coast, but the experiment proved a complete failure." Foolish Mr. Majoribanks he did not know that in sending on a more extended voyage, he completely defeated his own ends. By going into regions where the ignorant people had not learned the new and fashionable vice, he found no demand for his precious cargo. But never mind, Mr. Majoribanks prepared the way for his wiser countrymen who are now reaping golden harvests from those fields in which he only gathered a little wisdom, and sowed a few seeds of a very productive vice. I can follow this work of successful temptation no further. We all know the effect of the treaty of 1842; by opening new fields of enterprise it gave new facilities for the demoralizing and destructive work, and I tremble for the consequence of another treaty at present, lest by throwing the whole country open, without imposing a check on this portion of our trade, the whole of China be exposed to the seductive and ruinous vice. I have said enough to account for the extensive demand for opium, and in doing so I have shown that we are not only responsible for the supply but for the demand--that both are of our own creating, and have grown to their present dimensions under our fostering care. I have not yet glanced at the consequences of the trade, by which men judge of it. I trace it to its origin, and judge of it by its principles; and whether we bring it to the standard of the heathen moralist or the rules of Scripture, to the laws of China, or the laws of God, it is alike condemned in the supply and the demand. To our other miserable excuse, made for the trade by our merchants, I only allude in closing. They say it is as well or better for the Chinese to smoke opium as to drink spirits, and opium does no more harm to the Chinese than spirits do to Englishmen. This, even if true, were sad enough. Our drinking usages are felt by every good man to be a disgrace to our country, and shall we try to introduce a habit in any way resembling these customs to another quarter of the world? But it is not true; and, moreover, the Chinese are not a drunken nation. They have their drink, but I never saw a Chinaman drunk; and if they are drunkards, shall our merchants make it their work to save Chinamen from destroying themselves with their drink, that they may have the pleasure and profit of destroying them with opium? To prevent the poor Chinese from cutting off their own heads they will generously hang them!-I am, most respectfully yours, January 1, 1858. JAMES JOHNSTON. THE SAYINGS OF JESUS. One for every Day in the Year. London: BOOK SOCIETY, 19, Paternoster Row; BAZAAR, Soho Square; R. GLADDING, Whitechapel Road; C. GORDELIER, 13, Stepney Green. A NEAT little pocket companion, possessing the property peculiar to a Scripture text-book, that it propagates no unsound doctrine. As such, we cordially commend it to our readers. THE BIBLE ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1859; Containing, with the usual Calendar, Bible Illustrations, Anecdotes, and Prize Bible Questions. London: PARTRIDGE & Co., 34, Paternoster Row. THIS is a cheap, and interesting, and valuable almanac, conveying much instruction and information. The Bible illustrations we regard as especially worthy of attention. THE PROTESTANT DISSENTER'S ALMANAC, AND POLITICAL ANNUAL FOR 1859. London: KENT & Co.; WILLIAM FREEMAN, 3, Queen's-head Passage, Paternoster Row; and all Booksellers. THE best work of the kind that has ever come under our observation, containing a mass of useful information, more particularly interesting to Dissenters. It includes what we never before observed in it, a List of Friends' Meeting-houses in London and neighbourhood, and a sketch of the Origin, Christian Doctrine, Discipline, and Practice of the Society. Where there is so much to approve in this work, we regret to find fault; perhaps the article on Friends is as good as could be looked for, when drawn up by a party not connected with the Society. We think this objection, however, might have been prevented, had the account been submitted to the revision and correction of an intelligent Friend, of whom there are many in London. With this exception, we recommend the almanac to our readers generally, and trust it may have a large circulation. HORTICULTURE IN PALESTINE.-The pomegranate ripens its fruit in September, and is in great request in Palestine. The tree grows there about twenty feet high. In this month families lay by a store of varieties-one very acid, one sweet, and one of medium the fruit for winter use. There are said to be three flavour between the other two. The first is often substituted for vinegar. The others are eaten with sugar and with rose water, and used also in a dried state in cookery. The mulberry-tree is cultivated in great quantities in the district of Lebanon, and silk forms a considerable product of that region. The Sorghum Saccharatum, which is now occupying much of the attention of agriculturists in this country, has for ages been an important product of Syria, where it is known by the name of Dourus and it is cultivated there for its grain, and not for the cane, nor materially for fodder. In Egypt the stalks and straw are used for the roofs of huts and cabins. A good white flour is made from the grain, and is baked in cakes. Millet and rice are grains that are used in considerable quantities in Palestine; but the latter is not raised in sufficient bulk to supply the native market. Lentiles and chick-pea (cicer aritinum) are consumed in large quantity as vegetables by the natives; lupins, also, are used in the same way. Indigo is indigenous in several parts of Syria, and it is cultivated to some extent; the quality of it being good, and much superior to that grown in Egypt. The valley of the Jordan seems to be the best locality for it. Madder, also, is a valuable plant, but seems not to be cultivated to any great extent. Of oil-producing plants, in addition to the olive, the castor-oil plant and the sesamum orientale are the principal ones. But the medical properties of the former appear to be unknown to the present inhabitants of the country; and it is simply for lamps and general purposes that the oil from it is used. "THEY SHALL NOT BE ASHAMED THAT WAIT FOR ME." My mind rests in the faith which God has given me, that if I will but wait, things are working together for my good, even perhaps by ways that I know not. Wait has been very much my motto of late. Waitthis despondency cannot last for ever; wait-the longest night has a morning. Wait-your lot is perhaps ripening for good, and for increased usefulness to yourself and to others. Only wait, only believe, and all will be well.-Kitto. Births. NINTH MONTH, 1858. 2d. At Eaglesfield, Cockermouth, MARY, wife of William Walker, a daughter; who was named Elizabeth. 26th. At Edgbaston, Birmingham. HANNAH P., wife of G. B. Kenway, a son; who was named William. TENTH MONTII, 1858. 7th. At Killabeg House, Enniscorthy, ELIZAETH P., wife of Samuel Davis, a daughter; who was named Anna Bewley. 25th. At Summerfield, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, MARY, wife of Firth Woodhead, a son; who was named Albert Henry. 29th. At 22, Kenyon Terrace, Birkenhead, DEBORAU, wife of John Thistlethwaite, a son; who was named Richard Henry. ELEVENTH MONTH, 1859. 4th. At Vine Grove, Manchester, ELEANOR, wife of Francis Johnson, a son; who was named Samuel. 5th. At Luton, ELIZABETH, wife of Henry Brown, junr., a son; who was named Edward. 17th. At 25, Sommerford Grove, Stoke Newington Road, London, JANE WYNNE, wife of John Bellis, a daughter; who was named Mary Adelaide. 20th. At Brymbo, near Wrexham, the wife of W. H. Darby, a son. 22d. At Leighton-Buzzard, ANN DEBORAH, wife of Theodore Harris, a son; who was named John Fletcher. Marriages. TENTH MONTH, 1858. 6th. At Birmingham, SAMUEL B. PUMPHREY to PRISCILLA H. MERRYWEATHER; both of Birmingham. 28th. At Ipswich, SAMUEL SEEKINGS, miller and merchant, of St. Ives, Hunts, to MARY ANN, widow of the late Thomas Fuller Bentley, accountant, of the former place. ELEVENTH MONTH, 1853. The decease of this dear young person was very sudden, strikingly setting forth the truth of the words, "Thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." Her health had long been delicate, but it had apparently so much improved during the past summer, that no apprehensions of immediate danger were entertained. She was at meeting on First-day morning, the 7th ult., and on the following day appeared as well as usual, until about one o'clock, when a fit of coughing ruptured a blood-vessel, and in about ten minutes life had ceased. Her bereaved parents and Friends are consoled in their sorrow by the precious belief that, though thus suddenly called, she was prepared, through redeeming love, to receive the solemn summons. 10th. At Croydon, of bronchitis, MARY, the widow of Richard Barrett, aged 60. ... At his residence, Blackwell, near Darlington, Joпx CHURCH BACKHOUSE, aged 47. We quote the following from The Northern Daily Express: DEATH OF JOIN CHURCH BACKHOUSE, ESQ.-This amiable and much respected gentleman died yesterday (Wednesday) morning. In feeble health for many years, he sought, winter after winter, the benefit of more genial climate, and his travels have extended well nigh over the whole of Europe, into Egypt and the Holy Land. Mr. Backhouse was a partner in the banking firm of Jonathan Backhouse & Co., and as a man of business and a gentleman his loss will be severely felt. 11th. At his residence, Whitehaven, Joux SPENCER, aged 75. 12th. At Plymouth, of bronchitis, aged nearly 18 months, ALFRED HENRY, son of Joseph and M. A. Peckover. 16th. At Birmingham, FRANCIS ARKINSTALL, aged 56. 18th. At Wicklow, aged about 7 months, PERSIS MARIA, daughter of Joseph and Susanna Doyle, of Tullow, co. Carlow. 19th. At Springfield Place, Bradford, aged about 41, CHARLES BRIGHTWEN, late of Newcastle-on-Tyne. 21st. At Matlock, aged 1 year and 4 months, CHARLES, son of Joseph and Lucy Jackson, of Bierworth, near Garstang. 11th. At Thirsk, JAMES J. PACKER to SARAH JAXE, eldest 23d. At Olveston, near Bristol, aged 63, SARAH, relict of the daughter of John Baker; all of Thirsk. Deaths. NINTH MONTH, 1858. 22d. JoпN THISTLETHWAITE, of Bainbridge, Wensleydale, in his 80th year; an elder. TENTH MONTH, 1858. 1st. At Stanger, Cockermouth, JOHN PEILE, aged 71. 12th. At his residence, Woodlands, near Garstang, ISAAC FEARON, aged 58. The death of this Friend was very sudden. He was at Lancaster during the early part of the day, and returned home in the evening, apparently in his usual health; shortly after reaching which, he expired. 15th. CHARLES WILLIAM OXLEY, of Clapton, and Nicholas Lane, London, aged 58.-[Re-inserted in consequence of a mistake last month, arising from indistinctness in the MS.] 26th. At 152, Oxford Street, London, of tubercles on the brain, EVA SARAH, aged 5 years and 10 months, daughter of John Deane and Mary Ann Swinborn. ELEVENTH Month, 1859. 4th. At the house of her daughter, Seacombe, Cheshire, near Liverpool, SARAH, wife of Isaac Cooke, of Green Lane, West Darby, aged about 79. 5th. At the railway station, Oldham, Lancashire, aged 70, JOHN LISTER, of Addingham, near Skipton-in-Craven. In the awfully sudden removal of this dear Friend, we have another warning of the great uncertainty of human life, and the need there is to remember and attend to the injunction of our blessed Saviour" Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh." 8th. At his residence, Coalbrookdale, THOMAS GRAHAM, aged 86. Our dear and valued Friend's last illness was only of one day's duration. He requested his love to be given to all his friends, thus closing his long and useful life as he had lived, in peace and love. "Mark the perfect man, and be hold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." In her 21st year, ANNA LOUISA, daughter of John Biddle and Anna Sophia Alexander, of Ipswich. We have to acknowledge this month communications from the following:-E.M; J.B.; P.J.B.; R.B.; J.P.; E.S.; W. & P.; W.N.; S.M.; J. R.; E.D.II.; W.H.; H.E.R.; J.A.; R.C.; W.H.D.; S.B.P.; J.D.; M.A.H.; J.D.S.; J.T.; B.M.; W.W.; J.W.; H.B.; and J.H. Also, The Sayings of Jesus; The Bible Almanac for 1559; The Protestant Dissenter's Almanac and Political Annual for 1859; The Anti-Tobacco Journal, No. I.; The Edinburgh News of 20th and 27th ult.; The Manchester Daily Examiner and Times of 10th and 14th ult.; The Resolution; Uncle Isham; The Miners' Association of the Wakefield and Methley District; The Rural Almanac; Harriet Beecher Stowe on Dr. Monod and the American Tract Society; also, on the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. J. W. C- ·Y.- Address Hannah Wallis, bookseller, Brighton; and White & Pike, Birmingham. Origin of Church Rates in our next. W.B.-His extract is acceptable, and we hope will have attention next month. T.—Our space was all pre-occupied for this Number. appear soon. We have read with interest the account of " Ameliorative Efforts for Iona and other Hebridean Islands." The article scems more adapted to the columns of an ordinary newspaper, however, than to our journal. |