lows for stealing? Such laws are a disgrace to the people of Great Britain, which they probably would not have borne so long, had not their eyesight been weakened by the glare of military glory and their hearts hardened by their familiarity with war.

EXTRACTS FROM THE NINTH RE-
PORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
THE LONDON SOCIETY FOR PRO-
MOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONG
THE JEWS, MAY 9, 1817.
YOUR Committee have the satisfac-
tion to begin this Report by stating,
that since the last anniversary, the
Right Rev. the Lords Bishops of St.
David's and Gloucester, have kindly
consented to accept the office of Joint
Patrons of this society.

Hebrew Translation of the New Tes

tament.

During the past year very consider. able progress has been made towards the completing this important work.

The last Anniversary was signaliz. ed by the publication of the Gospels of St. Luke and John. The Acts of the Apostles was published soon af terwards; and your Committee have this day the satisfaction of presenting to you, the Epistles to the Romans, the two Corinthians, the Galatians, the Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, two Thessalonians, two to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.

Measures also have been adopted with a view to the circulation of the Translations so far as formerly pubished. among the Jews both at home and abroad.

Finances.

Notwithstanding the unexampled pressure of the times, your Committee have the consolation to report that the revenue of the Society during the past year has been equal to its disbursements. It becomes a pleasing part of their duty to state that the sum of £500 has been presented to the Society by a Lady, who desires that her name should not be mentioned, and who had previously given several donations' amounting to £200. This Lady has now therefore become a benefactor to this cause to the extent altogether of £700.

Your Committee would here par ticularly advert to the formation of a

Ladies' Auxiliary Society, at Boston, in New-England, chiefly through the exertions of Miss Hannah Adams, the author of a History of the Jews.

From this Society a remittance of £100 sterling has been received, being the first fruits of the liberality of our christian friends in America to the cause of Jewish evangelization

A Female Association has also been formed among the Ladies of the Congregation of the Episcopal Jews' Chapel, in aid of the fund which already exists for building schools for the Jewish children.

This fund, though it only amounts to £300 at present, we trust will ere long, through the liberality of the public, be rendered adequate to its im portant object.

Through the exertions of some warm friends of the cause of Israel at Calcutta, at the head of whom we must mention the Rev. T. Robertson, who kindly preached a sermon for the Society at the Old Church there, on the morning of Whitsunday last; a Ladies Auxiliary Society has been formed, and the sum of £288 28. 1d. has been remitted to your Committee. The Rev. T. Robertson remarks in his letter, which contained this remittance, The Jews' Society has friends even in this remote country, who take a lively interest in all that concerns the prosperity of Israel" Respecting the Jews in Bengal he further says, "They are in expectation of the speedy appearing of their Messiah, and think this sign a strong indication of their approaching deliverance, that God has in a great measure turned away their reproach, by disposing the Gentiles to have mercy on them." Schools.

In the Schools of the Society ten boys and five girls have been admitted since the last Report. Three boys have been withdrawn, and one placed out in service. There remain in the schools forty boys and thirty-two girls, and there are six boys and three girls, who are too young for the schools, under the charge of a careful person, a few miles from town.

Female Department.

Your Committee have great pleasure in again expressing their grateful sense of the zeal of the female friends of the Society throughout the kingdom,

which is manifested in the list of con tributions from the different Ladies' Societies. The contributions of the Ladies' Auxiliary Societies last year amounted to 1283 14s. 8d. while those of the General Auxiliaries are only £1301 14s. 10d. And as it is presumed, that much, even of this latter sum, proceeds from female contributions, it is evident that the largest of our funds, arises from the generosity of the female sex.

Under the head of publications the Committee say, that they have undertaken to print an edition of Miss Hannah Adams' History of the Jews, which was lately published by that Lady at Boston, in New-England, where she resides. It is hoped that this work may be instrumental in exciting new interest in this country in behalf of the children of Israel.

The progress of a spirit of inquiry a

mong the Jews.

With respect to the Jews in this country, it appears from the Fourth Annual Report of the City of London Auxiliary Bible Society, that many of that people continue to subscribe for Bibles and to support the Institution. To one of these Associations, there are nearly fifty Jews, regular contributors. In the borough of Southwark also, many Jews continue to support the Bible Society.

Very encouraging circumstances have been communicated from the Continent. The Secretary of the Bible Society at Frankfort on the Maine, has informed Dr. Steinkopff, that the attention of the Jews had been drawn to the advertisement published at that city announcing the establishment of a Bible Society, and some expressed their regret, that no invitation had been given to any of their body to take a share in the work.

The Rev. Mr. Pinkerton, in his correspondence with the Bible Society, in a letter, dated the 16th of June, 1816, states, that among the subscribers to the Theodosian Bible Society, in the Crimea, there are five Caraite Jews. He also mentions that in passing through the town of Karasoubazar, he had himself a most interesting conversation with several Jews, who eagerly sought after a copy of the Gospels, "The late wars and commotions in the earth, (adds Mr. Pink

erton) with the present wonderful exertions to spread abroad the holy scriptures among all nations, seem to have made a deep impression on the minds of many among the Jews. From what I have seen of this people in various nations, I am convinced that many among them are prepared to peruse with avidity the scriptures of the New-Testament in their own language."

According to the calculation of his excellency M Novozilzoff, the number of Jews under the Russian sceptre is upwards of two millions, of whom about 400,000 are found in the present kingdom of Poland. Such of the twenty copies of the two first Gospels which I brought with me from Berlin, as I presented to Jews, were always received with joy; and I am fully of opinion, that the very circumstance of their being in the Hebrew language, will gain them an attentive perusal, among the learned Jews in every country, where no writings on the subject of Christianity in any other form would be attended to. Before I left Moghiley, the Jews in that city had sent in 500 rubles, to promote the object of the White Russian Bible Society."

After mentioning favourable occurrences in other places the Committee observe-While the facts above stated are contemplated only in an insulated form, it may seem impossible to draw from them any general conclusion; but if we concentrate these scattered rays of light in a common focus, and view at the same moment, the Jews of London, of Frankfort, of Poland, of the Crimea, and of the Northern Coast of Africa: beginning to manifest a desire to possess and even to assist in circulating the Christian Scriptures. when to these facts we add the circumstance, that Christian Missionaries, raised up from among the Jews them.. selves, and one of them converted by means of this Society appear to be actively labouring in different parts of Asia and Africa, for the salvation of their brethren; surely this combination of favourable events, ought to animate us, to persevere with renew ed zeal, and redoubled energy, in our efforts in behalf of the house of Israel.

vine Being to bless the nations of ALEXANDER.

YORK.

From the N. Y. Daily Advertiser. "A LETTER from the Emperor Alexander to the Secretary of the Peace Society of Massachusetts has been published in most of the newspapers of this country; and that doubtless afforded much satisfaction to those who have observed the disposition manifested by this distinguished sovereign in relation to the subject of peace as connect ed with the precepts of the gospel. In addition to the evidence which that letter furnished of the pacific. sentiments of the Emperor, and of his christian condescension, it may not be uninteresting to the public to learn, that a letter of the same aport has been received by a few individuals in this city, of the Society of Friends; who, not knowing what the Peace Society of Massachusetts had done, took the liberty of transmitting to St. Petersburgh a volume of essays, in which the nature, the tendency, and the policy of war, are discussed with unusual clearness and force. The following is a copy of the answer received a few weeks since."

GENTLEMEN,

RECEIVE my thanks for the volume of Essays on Peace, and for the expressions of christian regard, contained in your letter accompany. ing it. The efforts which you and other, individuals and societies in North-America, are now making to promote love and peace among men, are worthy of the imitation of every well wisher to the peace and happiness of the world; and in these labours of charity I wish you every possible success. Being well acquainted with the diversified misery and wickedness which spreads among mankind, I shall account it a great happiness to be instrumental in any degree in preserving that peace uninterrupted with which it has pleased the Di

war

St. Petersburgh, the 4th July, 1817.

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES RE

PORTED.

It has been reported in the public papers :

That the deaths at New-Orleans from the first of June to the sixth of Sept, were 2,700, averaging 27 a day.

That a terrible mortality has prevailed at Natches; and that two thirds of the inhabitants had left the town.

That Algiers has been visited with the plague.

ORDINATIONS AND INAUGURA~ TIONS.

Nov. 5-Rev. E. T. Fitch, Professor of Divinity, was ordained Pastor of the Church in Yale College.

The same day, Rev. Dr. Davis was Inaugurated President of Hamilton College.

Same day, Hon. Asahel Stearns was Inducted as Professor of Law, and Mr. Levi Frisby as Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy and Civil Polity in Harvard University.

Rev. Alexander Lowell has been ordained Pastor of the Congrega-' tional Church in Vergennes.

OBITUARY.

Died in Athens, Gen. S. Haight. In Newport, Thomas Robinson, of the Society of Friends, aged 87. In Reading, Jonathan Bachelor, 87, and his wife, same day, 83. In Boylston, Mr. Silas Howe, 81. In Westfield, Gen. W. Shepard.

James Walker.

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