"On the subject of a recent measure adopted and encouraged by the Parent Society, and arising materially from the exigencies of the times, viz. the establishment of Parochial Lending Libraries; the plan being at present only in its infancy, the County Association have not a great deal to report. In the District Committee for the Deanery of Ackley, however, four Libraries have been established; and one in the Deanery of Christianity; viz. in the parish of St. Mary's Leicester (partially, though not wholly, on the Society's plan); and one in the Deanery of Framland, in the parish of Melton-Mowbray. The Members of the County Association are very desirous to recommend this branch of the Society's designs to general adoption: as well from a persuasion of its peculiarly beneficial application to the present state of things, as because it combines the great advantages of economy, comprehensive in struction, and that instruction blended occasionally with innocent and attractive amusement." "The Committee for this District was opened in October last: and the Committee have particular satisfaction in observing, after Meetings held at Ashby-de-laZouch and Loughborough for this special purpose, thirty-two Associated Members have been added to the Parent Society from this District; the Society having of late years admitted Subscribers of a Guinea Annually, over and above the List of the Members of their Incorporated Body, whose Annual Subscription is Two Guineas. Whilst the Committee have great pleasure in stating to the Public this source of increase to the Society's funds, whereby they doubt not its means of carrying forward its pious and charitable designs will be materially augmented; they at the same time indulge an earnest and well grounded hope, that the new claims on public bounty supplied by a consideration of the moral and religious state of India, will alone supply a sufficient stimulus to the charity of every Christian Patriot in great Britain. "The Committee therefore beg leave to close the present statement with respectfully submitting to every Member of the Church of England resident within this District, and capable of affording aid (whether much or little) to designs no less important than extensive; that whilst the Missionary cause is daily obtaining and exciting increased and awakened atattention; they may find in the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts designs scarcely to be answered by the most enlarged and united alms of our whole Church and Nation : and that by throwing their charitable efforts into this particular direction, they become instruments of diffusing to the distant nations, the pure and primitive usages of Church Government and Church Discipline; at the same time that they send along with them, and under their particular influence, the cheering and healing light of genuine, vital, and practical Christianity." Newbury District Committee. The Eighth Anniversary Meeting of the Newbury District Committee, of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, was held at that place, on Tuesday the 9th of July. A very numerous Party, consisting of the nobility and gentry resident in the neighbourhood, met the Mayor and Corporation, and the Clergy of the Deanery, at Breakfast at the Mansion House, and proceeded in a body, from thence to the Parish Church; where an admirable Sermon was preached, by the Rev. T. Rennell, late Christian Advocate in the University of Cambridge, from the 11th and 12th Verses of the xlviiith Psalm; which, in compliance with the unanimous request of the Meeting, he has obligingly consented to publish. At the conclusion of Divine Service, the company adjourned to the National Schools: the Children of which were publicly examined, and acquitted themselves in a manner highly creditable to their Instructors, and entirely satisfactory to the Friends and Supporters of the Institution. The Stewards, were the Right Hon. the Earl of Craven, Lord Lieutenant of the County; B. Wroughton, Esq. Woolley Park; the Rev. T. Arkley, Rector of Shefford; the Rev. H. Magendie, Vicar of Speen. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The Report of this Society, for the Year 1821, has been just published; together with the Sermon preached before the Society, at Bow Church, in February last, by the Lord Bishop of Llandaff. To each of these we propose to direct our attention next month; but must content ourselves for the present, with extracting that part of the Report which relates to the College at Calcutta. "At the close of the abstract of the preceding year, the Bishop of Calcutta reported, that he had entered into a contract with an architect for the erection of a building upon the site which had been granted by the Supreme Government in India, which, independently of a Chapel, Hall, and Library, of adequate dimensions, should be sufficiently extensive to accommodate two Missionaries on their arrival from England, and twenty students, in addition to the apartments reserved for the Professors. His Lordship at the same time stated, that he was engaged in preparing a body of statutes for the Government of the College; and these accord1821, and were submitted to the East Iningly reached England in the Autumn of dia Committee. The many weighty and important considerations which were involved in the adoption of a body of statutes for the Government of an institution, novel in its nature and design, and so comprehensive in its object, demanded from the Committee the utmost caution and deliberation; notwithstanding the great advantages derived from the superior informatian, and powerful mind of the Right Rev. Framer of these statutes. After repeated meetings, the Committee finally reported to the Board, in January of the present year; and the statutes, with the alterations proposed, have been provisionally adopted by the Society, and transmitted to the Bishop, with an invitation to his Lordship to propose such further alterations as may seem to him expedient. "It will be seen by the Bishop's correspondence, that it is expected that the buildings will be finished at the conclusion of the present year, by which time it is hoped the plans of the Society will be in active operation, by the admission of a certain number of students, and the arrival in India of two English Missionaries, in conformity with the express wish of the Bishop. It is in contemplation also, to adopt some measures to render the young persons educated at St. John's Wood, available for the purposes of the Society; and should any arrangement of this nature be carried into execution, it cannot fail to be productive of the most lively interest in all the supporters of that establishment, when they see the sons of their brethren, whose forlorn situation at the death of their parents, has claimed for them the protection they now enjoy, educated for the same rank in life, and for the same blessed purpose which their fathers promoted in advancing the interests of Christianity, though in a far distant country. "Another object has engaged the attention of the Society, without which the establishments at Calcutta would be incomplete, namely, the formation of a College Library, both for the uses of the Professors in their Oriental studies, and those of the Students; the peculiar nature of many of the books required for this purpose, has involved the Society in a heavy charge on this account, and they feel disposed to invite their friends to contribute to this object either by pecuniary donations or presents of books, which will be thankfully received, and the names of the donors entered in the catalogue. Ten theological scholarships, and the same number of lay scholarships, have been founded by the Society for Native or European youth, educated in the principles of Christianity, and the sum of 1000l. per annum, appropriated to that special purThe ordinary age of admission is fourteen, exceptions to be admitted under special circumstances. It is competent also for individuals to found scholarships at the College, at the rate of not less than 5000 sicca rupees. The first appointment to be in the nomination of the Founder, under such limitations as may be fixed by the statutes. pose. "The Society cannot fail to congratuJate themselves and the public, upon the prospect which has been opened to their views: since the commencement of their operations in India, no one unfavourable circumstance has occasioned the slightest interruption to their undertaking; on the contrary, the public authorities, and individuals of the highest character and respectability, have united in offering those encouragements which will be most essential to its success. To render the site of the College, and its inclosure more complete, Charles Theophilus Metcalf, Esq. hath transferred to the Society in fee, à piece of ground adjoining to that which was originally granted by the Supreme Government, by which arrangement, the the Institution will be furnished with every accommodation, which its most zealous supporters can desire. "The Bank of Bengal receives donatious for the Society in aid of the funds of the College, and the sums subscribed in July, 1821, were, From Major-Gen. Sir Geo. Ashe, G. Chester, Esq. Patria, Rupees. 500 300 ments annexed to it, in the hope that they who are zealous for the diffusion of Truth and Knowledge, through the Eastern world, such especially as are solicitous that the Established Church should maintain its just rank in this great undertaking, will find enough in the present attempt, to me. rit their encouragement and patronage. It may be proper, however, in reference to an Institution, of a character in some respects so new in India, to point out in what way, they who may be generally disposed to promote it, may appropriate their Benefactions; at the same time suggesting in what departments of the College expenditure, their aid will, for the present, be most urgently required. The whole may be classed under the heads of "1. Missionary Stations. 2. Scholarships in College. 8. General Purposes. "1. The Society in founding the Col lege, contemplates the Establishment of Missionary Stations, wherever an opening shall seem to present itself for accomplish. ing their benevolent purposes. To supply such stations with Missionaries and their proper Assistants, and to keep up a neverfailing succession of them is their primary object; to which every thing else is collateral and subsidiary. But before this can be effected, it is obvious that Students must be maintained in the College and duly prepared for their allotted labours. It may seem, therefore, that the question of supplying Stations is posterior to that of maintaining Students, and may thus be for the present postponed; it must be considered, however that the admission of Students into the College must in great measure be regulated by the prospect of a provision for them afterwards; and such provision will be generally (although not invariably, in respect of Schoolmasters) by their appoint ment to some Missionary Station. It is, therefore, of the greatest importance, that the public benevolence as applicable to this head, should show itself early, and in truth it is the point, to which above all others, the Society may be presumed to wish, that attention should be directed, Benefactions, therefore, made specially applicable to this Department, will be suf fered to accumulate, until such stations can be actually formed. "2. The foundation of Scholarships is only second in importance to the preceding head, and even prior to it in actual opera tion. A Scholarship, it is computed, tak. ing the average on the difference of expence in maintaining European Students (or those of European habits) and natives, and reckoning on a moderate rate of Interest, may be founded and endowed for 5000 Sicca Rupees. On the Interest of this sum one Student at a time may be constantly educated in the College, free of every charge: and every Scholarship so endowed will, as in our English Universities, be for ever denominated from the name of the Founder, who moreover will have the privilege of recommending the first Scholar, being a youth duly qualified according to the Statutes, and to be subject in all respects to their operation. Other sums, however small, being directed to be appropriated to this object, will be applied to the maintenance of a Student, when the aggregate shall be found sufficient. "3. The College Library is calculated to receive nearly 5000 volumes. It will be desirable to store it with the most approve ed works in Theology, especially of the great Divines of the Church of England; in Biblical Criticism; in Ecclesiastical and general History; in Oriental Literature, including Dictionaries and Grammars; with Classical Authors, and with a few Books of Science; the purchase of all which will obviously be attended with considerable expence. “4. The College Press, will, it is hoped, embrace an important and efficient depart-, ment of the College labours. For the expence of printing versions of the Holy Scriptures, if a statement already alluded to may be credited, provision for some time will probably have been made; but for printing versions of the Liturgy, of short religious Treatises and Tracts, such as those of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, of Elementary Books of Science, and of School Books, a considerable Fund will in time be required; and from the very commencement of the College labours something may be attempted in this way. "5 and 6. Both Christian and Native Schools are within the contemplation of the Society. One of the former kind will be indispensable to every Missionary Station, and such might be established to great advantage in some instances, where no Missionary Station could conveniently be formed. In Native Schools the elements of useful knowledge and the English Language will be taught, wherever it may seem desirable, without any immediate reference to Christianity. In either case, it will be among the objects of the College to supply Masters well qualified for the undertaking. The provision for such while they remain in College, will fall under the second head of expenditure; and for those who shall be attached to Stations, under the first head; all other Schools would form a distinct concern. "7. Great inconvenience has been sometimes sustained by Collegiate and similar Institutions, where no provision had been made to preserve the fabric, or to restore it, when fallen into inevitable decay. The College Buildings, it is expected, will be of as durable construction, as any which have lately been erected in this country; but the expediency is manifest, especially considering the ravages made by the cli`mate, of having a small Fund in reserve, the accumulations of which would remove all apprehension. "8. Under the head of Benefactions to General Purposes must evidently be understood sum3 applicable, according to the intention of the Donor, not only to any of the objects already specified, such as in the judgment of the Society and the College Authorities may be deemed most conducive to carrying on the designs of the Institution, but generally to any expences which may arise, and are unavoidable in such an establishment, as to the payment of the Salaries of the Moonshees, Pundits, and Servants: every thing, in fact, which is implied in an appeal to the public liberality, is comprised under this head ; and the minute enumeration of the proposed branches of expenditure is intended, partly to exhibit more fully the objects of the Institution, and partly, where there may be a strong feeling of preference towards any one of them, to allow it the means of shewing itself, and thus of stimulating others in the same course of benevolence. At the same time it is suggested, that although all the objects enumerated will be essential to the Institution in that state of activity and extensive usefulness, which through the blessing of Providence its Founders hope it may attain, yet some of them are identified with the very com mencement of its labours, and on the accomplishment of these its further exertions must depend. It remains only to be noticed, that Benefactions in support of the College will be received by the Venerable the Archdeacons within their respective Archdeaconries, or may be transmitted through any other channel to the Bank of Bengal, or other the Treasurer for the time being, to be placed to the account of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, in aid of the Funds of their Missionary Establish ments, called Bishop's College near Calcut- will be distributed in India: and of all Beta, under the head of All such Benefactions will be thankfully acknowledged, and recorded in the Annual Abstract of the Society's Proceedings, published in London, of which copies nefactions and Legacies of more than ordinary amount, the remembrance will be perpetuated in the Commemoration of Founders and Benefactors to be solemnized annually in the College Chapel. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Baudinel, Bulkeley, M.A. Bodleian librarian and late fellow of New college, Oxford, to the rectory of Haughtonle-Skerne, near Darlington, vacant by the death of the rev. Thomas Le Mesurier; patron, the HoN. and RIGHT REV. the LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM. Bennett, S. M.A. to the rectory of Wal ton on the Hill, Surrey; patron, DAME ANN PASTON GEE, of Beddington Park, Surrey. Blackwood, Mr. to the archdeaconry of Ross, vacant by the promotion of Dr. Bissett to the see of Raphoe. Bliss, Philip, D.C.L. and fellow of St. John's college, to be one of the UnderLibrarians of the Bodleian Library. Breeks, J. M.A. fellow of Queen's college, Oxford, to the vicarage of Carisbrooke, in the Isle of Wight, with the chapels of Newport and Northwood annexed, vacant by the death of the rev. Thomas Dalton, B.D.; patrons, the PROVOST and FELLOWS of that So CIETY. Butcher, E. R. M.A. of University college, Oxford, to the perpetual incumbency of the Chapel Royal, Brighton. Calvert, T. B.D. fellow of St. John's col lege, and Norrisian Professor of Divinity, to the rectory o Holme, with the vicarage of Holme in Spalding Moor annexed; patrons, the MASTER and FELLOWS of that SOCIETY. Dupuis, Charles Saunders Shelton, M.A. scholar of Pembroke college, to be domestic chaplain to the marquis of Hertford. France, Isaac Newton, curate of Ashton under-Line, to the perpetual incumbency of Stayley Bridge; patron, the EARL OF STAMFORD. Hale, T. to be one of the domestic chaplains to the Marquis of Salisbury. Hall, James, to the living of Great Bedwin, Wilts; patron, the MARQUIS of AYLESBURY. Harvey, George Ludford, B.A. of Sidney Sussex college, Cambridge, to be one of the domestic chaplains to his royal highness the Duke of York; also to the vicarage of Disworth, Leicestershire; patrons, the WORSHIPFUL COMPANY of HABERDASHERS. Loftus, Arthur, B.A. to the rectory of Helhoughton, with Rainham, St. Martin, Norfolk, patron, WILLIAM AINGE, Esq. of Essex-street, London. Lonsdale, John, M. A. late fellow of King's college, Cambridge, and now domestic chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, to the rectory of Mersham, Kent; patron the ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY. L'Oste, C. N. M.A. to the rectory of Claxby Pluckacre, Lincolnshire; patron, the hon. and rev. CHAMPION DYMOKE. Lovell, Trefusis, M.A. rector of St. Luke's, London, to the vicarage of St. Sepulchre, Northampton; patron, T. BUTCHER, Esq. Middleton, David, M.A. to the rectory of Crux Easton; patron, RICHARD GODMAN TEMPLE, Esq. Bath. Pepys, Henry, B.D. fellow of St John's college, Cambridge, to the rectory of Moreton, Essex; patrons, the MASTER and FELLOWs of that SOCIETY. Pritchard, William, M.A. chaplain to his royal highness the Duke of Sussex, to the rectory of Great Yelaham, Essex; patron, sir WILLIAM RUSH, of Wimbledon. Sherer, George, M.A. fellow of New col lege, Oxford, to the vicarage of Marshfield, Gloucestershire; patrons, the WARDEN and FELLOWS of that So CIETY. Silvester, Thomas, to be one of the domestic chaplains to the Duke of Buckingham. Thompson, William, M.A. of Queen's college, Oxford, to be head master of |