following speakers by stating the design and objects of the meeting. The Rev. R. K. Philp moved, and Mr. Blundell, of Hull, seconded-" That the members of this Association, which is formed on the principle of mutual encouragement and aid in the profession and diffusion of Christian Unitarianism, rejoice to observe the increasing efforts everywhere making with success for the promotion of what they deem the truth as it is in Jesus ;-that they particularly rejoice to recognize the existence and operations of numerous similar Associations throughout the United Kingdom; -and that, while the progress of their opinions is apparently simultaneous with that of civilization, knowledge, and liberty, they deduce from these facts continually fresh evidence of the soundness and value of their faith." The Rev. G. Harris, of Glasgow, moved, and Mr. Gardner, of Hull, seconded "That no form of religion is worthy of adoption, which has not a direct tendency to promote the intellectual and moral improvement of mankind;-that, with these views, we consider the intellectual and moral culture of the people, by whatever means promoted, not merely as a temporal blessing to themselves, but as a grand auxiliary to the spread of pure and uncorrupted Christianity, destined ere long to produce a vast accession of rejoicing members to the profession of Unitarianism. We are further convinced that Unitarian Christianity is pre-eminently calculated to improve the social character of man, and to answer one of the best ends of the Gospel-the establishment of 'peace on earth, goodwill towards men.'" Mr. W. H. Holdsworth, of Hull, moved, and Mr. Bedford, of Lincoln, seconded "That persecution, in every form, mode, and degree, is utterly inconsistent with the rights of nature and with the spirit of the Gospel, and decidedly hostile to the progress of truth;-and it is therefore the earnest desire of this meeting to see every persecuting statute which still disgraces the laws of our country speedily sharing the fate of the now extinct Corporation and Test Acts and Catholic disabilities." The Rev. W. Duffield, of Thorne, moved, and the Rev. E. Higginson, of Hull, seconded"That the Unitarian faith springs out of the great Protestant principle of the sufficiency of Holy Scripture; that its professors have been distinguished by the maintenance and active assertion of that principle; and that we Eastern Unitarian Society. THE Nineteenth Anniversary of the Eastern Unitariau Society was held at Ipswich, June 29 and 30. The Rev. H. Hawkes, of Norwich, introduced the service on the Wednesday evening, when 1 Cor. ix. was read; and the Rev. Jerom Murch, of Diss, delivered an energetic sermon from a part of the twenty-fourth verse: "So run, that ye may obtain." From these words he took occasion to unfold "the means of removing obstacles to the progress of Unitarian Christianity ;" and, as the three most important, dwelt especially upon the necessity of union among its professors, frequent controversies with its opponents, and practical manifestations of its excellence. After service, it had been arranged that the friends should meet at the Suffolk hotel to supper; and the evening was closed in a pleasant, social manner. On the Thursday morning, the Rev. T. C. Holland, of Loughborough, introduced the service, when 1 John iv. was read; and the Rev. George Harris, of Glasgow, delivered a copious, impressive, and stirring sermon on "Antichristwhat it is, and what it is not." His text was 2 John 7: "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist;" from which he took an expausive view of the subject, beginning with the age of the Apostles, and tracing it historically for several centuries; and laboured to shew that, while other sects of professing Christians had their leading doctrines in common, Unitarians stood alone, opposed to all, and by all; and that the extirpation of Antichrist must be the universal prevalence of Unitarianism. It was gratifying to hear that this sermon had recently been published at Glasgow, and a number of copies were subscribed for at once. Immediately after service, the business of the Society was transacted; Stephen A. Notcutt, Esq., in the chair. The Report was more encouraging than that of the preceding year; and several communications from the societies in the district gave very gratifying accounts of the state of the congregations and of institutions connected with them. At three o'clock, between sixty and seventy of the friends, both ladies and gentlemen, dined together at the inn; Henry Martineau, Esq., in the chair, and the Rev. W. J. Bakewell, of Norwich, in the vice-chair. Many admirable sentiments were given among the rest, one may be mentioned as of peculiar interest: "The present movement in the world; and may these convulsions never cease, till they terminate in the rights of man and the precepts of Jesus." The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Murch, Harris, Bakewell, Melville, Martineau, Holland, Robinson, Clack, Silver, Esdaile, Hawkes, Alexander, Selby, aud Notcutt; and the whole closed with the cheerfulness of prevailing satisfaction. H. H. Anniversary of the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Association. THE Nineteenth Anniversary of the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Association was holden at Maidstone, on Wednesday, July 6. The religious services of the day were introduced by the Revds. E. Ketley and Talbot with reading the Scriptures and prayer; the Rev. G. Harris, of Glasgow, afterwards delivered a highly argumentative, instructive, and deeply impressive discourse, from 2 John ver. 7: "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh; this is a deceiver and an antichrist." It would be impossible to convey to the reader, in a report of this kind, even a tolerably correct idea of the eloquence and force in which this highly eminent defence of the Unitarian faith was addressed to the numerous and respectable audience assembled on this interesting occasion. It is, therefore, with no common satisfaction that we state, that the Sermon will be immediately published, which will afford to the Unitarian public more particularly the gratification of consulting a highly valuable record of the evidences in favour of the truth of Unitarian Christianity. At the close of the service the business of the Association was entered upon; and although the Report of the Secretary contained no incidents worthy of particular notice, it was evidently desigued to excite among the friends of rational Christianity an increasing zeal for the advancement of the benign dọc, trines of the gospel. A slight expectation that the celebrated Brahmin, Rammohun Roy, would honour the meeting with his presence, occasioned a very large attendance of the members of the Association, although the circumstance of his inability to comply with the ardent wishes of the Committee occasioned no inconsiderable disappointment. This meeting, notwithstanding, may be regarded as one of the most interesting and encouraging that has taken place since the establishment of the Association. A dinner was provided at the Star Inn, at which J. Brent, Esq., of Canterbury, presided, who by his ability and good feeling contributed most essentially to the interest and enjoyment of the meeting. Several sentiments were proposed from the Chair, which called up a number of speakers. It may be remarked, as a proof that the Unitarian Dissenters are not inimical to a constitutional monarchy, that the health of our patriotic King was received with the warmest enthusiasm. The health of the Rev. G. Harris, which was drunk amid general acclamation, called forth from the Reverend gentleman a speech of uncommon force, brilliancy, and eloquence; it is to be regretted, from the circumstance of no reporter being present, that this powerful appeal in favour of the great principles of religious reformation, should be confined only to those who had the high privilege and gratification of listening to the delivery of it. The subject of "City Missions," introduced by the Rev. E. Talbot, excited very considerable interest. The meeting was also addressed by the Revds. B. Mardon, L. Holden, Ketley, Wallace, Baker, W. Stevens, H. Green, T. F. Thomas, B. Austen, and by Messrs. Pine, J. Green, and S, Dobell. At the close of the meeting, which was, from its peculiarly interesting character, extended to rather a late hour, the friends, who were collected from almost all parts of the county, proceeded to their respective places of abode, improved and delighted with the proceedings of a day that will carry with them in after life the most grateful recollections. "A day thus spent is better than a thousand employed in sin and folly." J. G. THE Twenty-fifth Annual General Mecting of this Society was held at Coventry, on Wednesday, July 13. The Rev. Stephenson Huuter, of Wolverhampton, conducted the devotional services; and the Rev. Samuel Bache, of Dudley, preached a most appropriate and seasonable discourse, from the words of our Lord, John xviii. 37: "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth: every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice." In the progress of his discourse, the preacher ably vindicated the claims of Christianity to the high and exclusive character of " the truth," and impressively illustrated the spirit of mind becoming those who are desirous of attaining to a knowledge of the truth, and the force of Christ's example, in directing his sincere followers to the exercise of an enlightened, patient, and generous zeal, in promoting the cause of the uncorrupted gospel in the world. After the usual routine of business, the subscribers and friends dined together, and were edified by addresses on different topics of interest, by the ministers and some of the lay brethren. H. H. Western Unitarian Society. THE Annual Meeting of the Western Unitarian Society was held at Bridgewater, on Wednesday, the 20th of July. We shall probably be furnished with some account of the services of the day, and the more usual proceedings of the Meeting, for our next number; at present we have to state, that in consequence of the expectation that oue or more of our respected brethren of the Remonstrant Synod of Ulster would be present, and take part in the proceedings, arrangenents were made for a meeting in the evening of the members and friends of the Society, to which the public were invited, to receive communications respecting the sentiments of Unitarians, and the prospects of Unitarianism in different parts of the world. This supplementary Meeting was accordingly held, and conducted much upon the plan of that of the British and Foreign Association in Finsbury Chapel. The plan thus adopted gave to the female sex, the young, and the poor, an opportunity of hearing those statements which are usually confined to the members and friends of the Society who dine together; and, at the same time, gave a more directly religious character to the proceedings, which seemed to interest all present. Mr. Estlin, of Bristol, was called to the Chair, and the addresses of the dif ferent speakers were connected with the following resolutions: Moved by Dr. Blake, seconded by Dr. Carpenter : Since the obloquy so commonly thrown on the tenets of Unitarian Christians, and the bitterness of opposition which they meet with, arise, in no small degree, from ignorauce respecting them, and the consequent misrepresentation of them,-it is highly important, and a duty to the cause which we believe to be that of Christian truth, to take all suitable opportunities of extending a correct acquaintauce with our doctrines, in their true bearings and connexions: aud it is desirable that the Committee of this Society should, as far as its system and regulations will permit, employ such means for this purpose as do not come withiu the scope of individual exertion. Moved by the Rev. Mr. Hunter, secouded by Mr. Edward Bagehot: Looking back upon the period of nearly forty years since this Society was established;-considering the smallness of its beginning; its gradual increase and long-continued prosperity (notwithstanding the formation of various other societies for similar purposes); the mutual and cheering encouragement afforded by its annual meetings; and the importance of its services in diffusing a practical knowledge of Christiau truth, and in aiding its advocates to communicate their views to the public;- there is great reason for devout thankfulness; and also for the sentiments of respectful obligation to the late Rev. Timothy Kenrick and Dr. Toulmin, and to other excellent persons, to whose enlightened and conscientious fortitude and zeal the Society owes its commencement and early support;-to the present President, the Rev. John Rowe, of Bristol, who, for more than twenty years, ably superiutended its concerns, and animated its as semblies ;-and to those other supporters of it, who as Preachers, Treasurers, Secretaries, and members of the Committee, have given their efficient exertious in promoting the purposes of the Society. Moved by the Rev. S. Bache, seconded by Mr. James Pyke: Next to the support which Unitarians render to our common Christianity, and to their distinctive principles, by a Chris. tian life and conversation, is the exhibition of those principles in the form and spirit in which they are displayed in the words of Christ and his apostles: and while we express our high appreciation of the judgment and the talent with which the Rev. Henry Acton has already presented to the public those scriptural views of Unitarian Christianity which are fitted to shew its real nature and tendency, we desire him to accept our cordial thanks for his eloquent, argumentative, and seasonable discourse this morning delivered, marked by sound judgment and Christian principle; and that it is the earnest hope of this Meeting, that its usefulness will not be confined to the services of this day. Moved by the Rev. H. Acton, seconded by Mr. John Browne: Feeling the great importance of cordial union, and of zealous co-operation among all who are united in the support and extension of our great common principles as Unitarians, we rejoice in all the opportunities afforded by Divine Providence, to strengthen our mutual bonds by personal communication with our brethren of other countries; and at this time, in particular, we would express to our visitor from the Remonstrant Synod of Ulster, the Rev. Fletcher Blakely, of Moneyrea, our respectful sense of his open, firm, and successful avowal and maintenance of Unitarian Christianity, during the years that he stood alone and unsupported in the North of Ireland; and of the manly and enlightened zeal with which he and his noble-minded colleagues have advocated the right of private judgment and free inquiry, in the midst of the narrow-minded and bitter efforts of intolerant bigotry; our cordial congratulations that, after having resisted, to the utmost, the impositions on conscience, which it desired to fix on all the members of the Synod of Ulster, they came forth from it and erected the standard of Christian liberty; and our earuest desires to co-operate with them in sup porting those civil rights which au illi beral and unchristian spirit is at work, in various ways, to withhold, or to take away. After this resolution was passed, Mr. Blakely gave a view of the proceedings of the Synod of Ulster, and of the bitter and oppressive persecution which the Remonstrants have undergone. Moved by the Rev. Dr. Carpenter, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Brock: With high respect for the past labours of the Hindoo Reformer, Rammohun Roy, to diffuse among his countrymen the blessings of education, and the knowledge of the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent, and to weaken the bonds of superstition; for his able defences, in his own country, of the principles of Unitarian Christianity, in opposition to the controversial skill of the Baptist Missionaries; and for his dignified manifestation since his arrival in this country, of his attachment to our leading principles and our public worship; we unite an earnest desire for the success of his enlightened efforts for the benefit of his countrymen; a respectful sympathy with him in the prospects which he believes opening before them, of political, intellectual, and spiritual improvement; an encouraging belief that his visit to Great Britain will be the means of promoting an acquaintance with Unitarian Christianity among our own countrymen; and the hope (with submission to the best Will) that his health may be confirmed and continued, so that he may be enabled, with persevering steadfastness, and dutiful faithfulness, to devote his great talents to the all-important cause of Christian truth and human improvement. Moved by the Rev. F. Blakely, seconded by Mr. W. Browne: Under a full conviction of the authority of the Holy Scriptures, as the faithful records of Divine Revelation, and of their sufficiency as the guide of faith and duty, we rejoice in the success of all those means by which the knowledge of them is extended;-by which they are made accessible to all classes; by which the children of the poor are furnished with the key to the precious casket; and by which men are trained, with faithfulness and with freedom, in the knowledge which will fit them to make others wise unto salvation. And we also rejoice in every defeat of the efforts of a fanatical spirit, to narrow the grounds of mutual co-operation among professed Christians. Moved by the Rev. Steill Browne, seconded by the Rev. H. Acton : Whatever discouragements we may experience in our respective spheres of personal exertion, there is abundant reason for the cheering conviction, that the great principles of Unitariau Christianity -the Absolute Oneness, the Sole Deity, the Essential Mercy, the Perfect Righteousness, the Paternal Character, and the exclusive Worship of Jehovah, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christthe great principles which our Saviour has himself pointed out as the guide to Eternal life, and the basis of Christian affection and duty-will ultimately prevail over the whole earth: and this, whether we consider the express declarations of divine prophecy, and the obvious tendency of the general enlightenment and enlargement of the mind to prepare for the simple doctrines which it can embrace with the understanding as well as with the heart; together with the silent but certain efficacy of the discussion respecting them, iu lowering the tone and the standard of orthodoxy; or the known and rapid extension of them, where the scripturalist has been left free from the restraints of established forms of faith and worship, aud from the beuumbing influence of fashion and of power. The Established Church in Ireland. AN important document has just been printed, by order of the House of Commons. It is a return made on the subject of the first-fruits in Ireland, containing a statement of the wealth and other information connected with that establishment. From the information which is spread over its 134 pages, we make the following abridgment of facts: Translations to Bishoprics. Since the month of August, 1812, to which date the returns go back, we find that there were 26 promotions or translations to the bishopricks, thus: Lord John George Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh, in 1822, having been raised to the see of Clogher only in 1819, and to the Archbishoprick of Dublin in 1820; Percy Jocelyn to the see of Clogher in 1819, and Lord Robert Tottenham to the same see in 1822; Wm. Magee to the see of Raphoe in 1819, and Wm. Bissett to the same see in 1822; Nathaniel Alexander to the see of Meath in 1823; Richard Mant to the see of Down and Connor in 1823; no episcopal promotion in Derry; ditto in Kilmore; John Leslie to the see of Dromore in 1812, and James Saurin to the same see in 1819; Lord John C. Beresford to the Archiepiscopal see of Dublin in 1820, and Wm. Magee to the same in 1822; in Kildare no episcopal promotion; R. Fowler to the see of Ossory in 1813; Lord R. Tottenham to the sees of Leigh lin and Ferus in 1820, and Thomas Elrington to the same sees in 1822; Richard St. Lawrence to the sees of Cashel and Emly in 1822; Thomas Elrington, in 1820, to the see of Limerick, and John Jebb to the same 1822; Hon. R. Bourke to the see of Waterford in 1813; in Cork no episcopal promotion; Charles M. Warburton from Limerick to Cloyne in 1820, and John Brinkley to the same see in 1826; Richard Mant to the see of Killaloe in 1820; Alexander Arbuthnot to the same see in 1823, and the Hon. R. Ponsonby in 1828; Power-le-Poer Trench to the archbishoprick of Tuam and see of Ardagh in 1819; John Leslie, in 1819, to the see of Elphin; in Clonfert no episcopal promotion; in Killala no episcopal promotion. It will be seen at once that these names are principally those of aristocratical houses, or of families possessed of parliamentary interest; perhaps the only one of the whole in which such interest did not influence the selection is that of Dr. Brinkley, who was elevated to the see on account of his great talent. Incomes of Archbishops and Bishops. The yearly incomes of the Archbishops are stated to be-Armagh, 15,080. 158. 6d.; Tuam, 55487. 198. 11d.; Cashel, 35007. and upwards, while of Dublin no return is made; of the others, Clogher is returned 90007. late currency; Derry, 10,0001. and upwards, late currency; Meath, 58157. 14s. 5d.; Raphoe, 53707. 148. 1d.; Leighlin and Ferus, 50007. to a fraction; Ossory, 3000l. to a fraction; Dromore, 48631. 3s. 5d.; Waterford, 5000%. exact money; Cork, 30007, ditto; Limerick, (renewal fines, nearly as much more, not included,) 29157. 19s. 8d.; Cloyne, 20007. "and upwards at the least;" Killala,4,6007.; from the dioceses in Tuam there is no return made, "as there is no record of the value of the several Bishopricks and dignitaries of the province in the Registrar's office," Family Livings. A curious fact observable throughout the return is the number of individuals of the same name as the Bishop who had the good luck to get into livings soon after his attainment of the episcopal dignity; for example, Knox in possession of Derry at the commencement of these returns; then follow-J. Spencer Knox, June 1813, rectory of Fahau, 3601. a year; August, same year, Hon. Charles Knox, rectory of Urney, 7001. a year; June 1814, W. Knox, rectory of Upper Brandony, 3961. 18s. 6d. a year; same date, Hon. Edin. Knox, rectory of Tamlught, O'Crilly, no amount specified; but 564 acres of church land in the city and county of Londonderry; James Spencer Knox (again) two more rectories, Magheras and Kilnonaghan, 1,3657. 78. 74d. per aunum, and 926 acres of church land; April same year, Wm. Knox, rectory of Fahan, 3601. a year; October same year, William (the same perhaps) Knox, rectory of Tamlaghtard, 4251. per annum ; August 1821, W. Knox (again!) rectory of Clonleigh, 8407. a year, and 427 acres of church land; October 1822, W. Knox (the fifth time) rectory of Ballinascreen, 6231. 1s. 64d., and 543 acres; and finally, in Jupe |