A periodical publication, entitled The Loyalist, price 3d; and another, entitled The Anti-Gallican, price 6d.; have been begun, which are to contain original and select papers, intended to rouse and animate the British nation during the present important crisis.

Every method should be adopted, by loyal and patriotic persons, to make the best of these publications universally known. As many of the placards which are affixed to the walls, are wantonly, and some, we fear, wickedly, torn down, shopkeepers throughout the kingdom would deserve well of their country, if they would imitate some of their body in devoting a few panes of their windows to the exhi

biting of these papers, for the benefit of passengers: travellers may also greatly contribute to fan the fire of patriotism throughout the kingdom, by distributing them wherever they travel.

The pencil has been as active on this occasion as the pen. The windows of the print shops abound with caricatures, some of which are serious, but most of them ludicrous illustrations of the public hopes and fears. Of very few of these can we speak with any commendation: yea most of them tend to generate a wrong spirit, both with regard to ourselves and our adversaries; a spirit of self-confidence and boasting, and a spirit of ill-timed con tempt or malignant revenge.

THEOLOGY.

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The Speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington on the Budget, 1803.

ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE MISSION SOCIETY TO AFRICA AND THE EAST, DELIVERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ON THE

31ST MAY, 1803.

SUITABLE persons not offering themselves in this country, the committee were induced, about the close of the year 1801, to turn their attention to the obtaining of foreign missionaries; and from Germany two young men, Messrs. Melchior Renner and Peter Hartwig, were obtained, who arrived in England in November, and having been approved by the committee, were appointed catechists under this society. These men it is resolved to place in the Soosoo country, on the windward coast of Africa; a situation which the committee have selected, both on account of its vici

nity to the settlement of Sierra Leone, and because the society had already printed several tracts in the Soosoo language. (See Christian Observer, Vol. I. p. 537.) During their stay in England the missionaries have had an opportunity of free intercourse with some youths of the Soosoo nation, who are now educating in this country, and from whom they have obtained some knowledge of the Soosoo language. It is intended that they shall sail with an early conveyance to the place of their destination.

Four more young men, selected by the directors of the Berlin Institution for the education of missionaries, were about to be placed under a course of instruction, suited to the views of this Society, and under its immediate direction.

The report itself conveys no farther in

telligence of any importance, but in the appendix are some interesting papers which deserve to be noticed.

Appendix No. I. contains the copy of a letter from a clergyman in Ceylon to a gentleman in this country, dated Columbo, Dec. 1801, from which we shall select a few extracts.

"There can scarcely be any doubt that if the exertions which are practicable were made, the whole inhabitants in the British territories here would willingly embrace the glad tidings of salvation."

"From the time that the English took possession of this island, until the arrival of Mr. North, the Christian Schools, and education of the inhabitants were entirely neglected. Many of the Churches had fallen down in ruins, and thousands of those, who once called themselves Christians, had returned to their antient Paganism and Idolatry. During the Dutch government, no native could be admitted into any office without professing that he was a member of the Reformed Church. There was likewise a prohibition against erecting any new Pagan temples, which falling to the ground on the arrival of the English, the number of these has been doubled. However, the more lenient measures, which government now adopts, promise to improve the knowledge of those who still call themselves disciples of Christ, and may, perhaps, be the means of recovering the lost sheep.

"The British possessions on the island are divided into four districts. These are divided into counties, which are subdivided into parishes. In every parish is established one protestant school, where the youth are instructed in reading and writing their own language, and in the principles of Christianity. The Protestants likewise attend Divine Service there, on Sundays and other holidays. Over every ten schools is appointed one catechist, whose business it is to perform a visitation once a month, to enquire into the conduct of the teachers, to examine the progress made by the scholars, and to exhort thei to industry and diligence.

"In each of the lesser districts is established a native officiating preacher, who has been examined by the present governor and ordinary, and who is instructed to perform Divine Service in one of the churches or schools every Sunday, to administer the sacrament of baptism, and to solemnize marriages; to exhort the sick or dying, and to bury the dead according to the form of the church of England. He is also instructed to visit all the schools within his province, at least three times in the year, during which, he is to endeavour to edify his flock by his conversation and his sermons, to examine particularly the conduct and ability of the catechists and schoolmasters, and to inform the Principal of the schools minutely of all that occurs.

"In each of the principal districts are one, two, or three clergymen, who have been ordained in Europe, to each of whom is committed a superintending charge of a certain number of the schools, of which he performs a visitation once a year, and administers the holy communion.

"Some of the native preachers and catechists are really men of principles and abilities, and extremely useful.

"By the last general returns in the ecclesiastical departinent, there was nearly 170 schools, and upwards of 342,000 Protestant Christians. The number of Christians, professing the religion of the church of Rome, is likewise very great. There are about fifteen of these priests on the island, who are indefatigable in their labours, and are daily making proselytes. Religious knowledge is so confiued, that the people gladly make use of any prayers, or forins, which are given to them, and have scarcely any books to study, unless the Bible. The doctrines of those who have been educated by the Dutch are purely Calvinistic, and their sermons evangelical.

"The only addition to the present establishment, which appears to be necessary, is a few clergymen of worth from England. There ought to be one, at least, in each of the larger districts, whose business ought to be to visit the native schools, to become particularly acquainted with the preachers, catechists, and schoolmasters, to promote their religious knowledge, and to encourage them in their labours.

"The honourable Frederic North has intcrested himself deeply in the diffusion of our holy religion, and I hope that the beneficial effects of his care and attention will be long felt by the inhabitants of this island.

"Besides the establishments already mentioned, we have at Columbo a very flourishing academy divided into three schools, Cingalese, Malabar, and European. They are taught English as well as the native languages in the most perfect manner. The Cingalese are sons of the head men, and several of them already converse very well in English, and make tolerable translations. These young men will be well grounded in the principles of Christianity, and I have great hopes that, when spread abroad amongst their countrymen, their influence and example will produce the most happy consequences.

"A supply of English Bibles, Prayer Books, and any other useful books, would be of the greatest benefit to us."

Appendix No. 2. is taken from the Cbristian Observer. Vol. 1. p. 329.

Appendix No. 4. contains thoughts concerning a mission to Astracan, by the Rev. Henry Brunton, who, as appears from the next article in the appendix, has, to a censiderable degree, succeeded in carrying

into execution his own suggestions. The account of his success is contained in a letter from that gentleman, dated Corass, Beshasaw, near Georghieusk, January 27, 1803; an abstract of which may not be unacceptable to our reader.

"I have met with a degree of prospe rity in ny undertaking that makes ine afraid. Providence has enabled me to do more than ever I meditated. We have fixed ourselves in a village which separates the Tartars from the Cabordians, who inhabit a great part of Caucasus. Most of these are Mahometans; but they have been lately converted, and on that account are considered to be less ternacious of their religion than the Tartars.

"The place in which we have settled, is on the frontier of the Russian Empire; but property in the Circassian country.

"We do not conceive that we are in much danger, as the people behave to us in a friendly way. The place is healthy. I never had better health any where.

"My plan for attempting the conversion of the Tartars and other nations, situated between Europe and India, has always been to form an academy for educating youths, in some central situation, where protection might be found; that those of them who should appear most pious, sensible, and zealous, might go into their native countries, and preach the Gospel. I proposed to ransom them for this purpose, as I dreaded lest those who are free could not be procured.

"I have already informed you of my being introduced to a nobleman, to whom I owe much, who is one of the Emperor's principal ministers. To him I endeavoured to explain the plan that I had meditated, and to show him, that the conversion of the Tartars to Christianity, would be highly favourable to their condition; as it would lead them to cultivate the soil, and form among themselves such relations and institutions as bind civilized society; for, in my opinion, their wandering life and Christianity are totally inconsistent with each other. I never heard of a wandering Christian nation.

"This benevolent and obliging nobleman was too sagacious not to discern this. He explained our object to the emperor, who allowed him to give us an open letter to governors, &c. &c. &c. requiring them to afford us protection and assistance, and promised to further any plan for promoting our object.

"We accordingly travelled by the way of Moscow, Sarepta, Astracan, &c. &c. above 3000 versts; and at last fixed on the place where we now are. It is within a few days journey of Persia and Bokkaria, and within 50 miles of Turkey. "After proceeding thus far, I thought it adviseable to write to the nobleman who had been so obliging, to see whether it might be possible for us to obtain the

privileges that we conceived to be neces→ sary for the execution of our plan. Without liberty to ransom the slaves of the people around us (particularly those of them who might become christians) and land for those to settle on who might embrace our opinions, and security for them against the outrages of their bigotted countrymen, I saw no way in which we could hope for success.

"I ventured therefore to propose the following articles, to which I wished to procure the sanction of the emperor, and which I conceived to be sufficient to lay a foundation for the liberty and safety of all who might embrace the Gospel within 500 versts of us.

"1. We shall have liberty to buy the slaves of the Circassians and Cubane Tartars.

2. If those whom we buy be 16 years of age, we shail have no claim to them longer than 7 years.

"3. If they be under 16 years of age when we buy thein, they shall serve us till they are 23 years of age.

4. All children born in our settlement shall be free.

5. Any person whom we have bought, if he be above 21 years of age, shall have it in his power to purchase his freedom with 200 roubles.

"6. We shall not be allowed to sell any of the people whom we have bought

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7. Should any of the settlers transgress, he shall be tried by the Russian laws.

8. All who settle with us, shall have the same privileges with foreign coionists.

"9. So long as we have a right to the people whom we have bought, we shall have a right to manage the and allotted for them by the emperor; and when they are free, they shall have it solely under their own management.

10. The settlement shall support all the poor whom it has received as settlers. "The emperor has agreed to all these things, and he has ordered land to be given us when we may want it.

"It is impossible to express how much we are obliged to the Russians.

"Although i doubt not the society for missions to Africa and the cast have already sufficient engagements, yet may I not venture to ask whether they might not ransom a few Tartar youths. Should any of them prove pious, they might afterwards do much in propagating the gospel. I humbly conceive that I could teach them any language that you would wish them to be taught. I should take care especially to teach them the Persian language. You cannot conceive the respect and attention that a Tartar or Circassian would meet with, who understood the Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Tartar languages Should I die, there would be others of my associates to take care of them."

well.