DECLARATION.

16th, at Spa Fields Chapel, R. H. outrage committed upon the WesleyMARTIN, Esq. in the chair. The re- an Chapel some time since: and receipts of the evening amounted to commended that, even at this late peri1781 68 6d. The Report states, that od, a declaration should be put forth the Society has now forty Missiona- by the gentlemen of the Island, exries, who preach in nearly three hun- pressing the sentiments of reprobation dred villages, and have more than with which they had always regarded twenty-thousand hearers. They have that act;-since, if this measure also three thousand two hundred and should not serve to satisfy the enemies twenty-six village children taught in of the Colonies, which perhaps is imtheir Sunday Schools. Twenty min- possible, would, at least, furnish our isters are likewise aided in preaching friends in England with the means of the Gospel in the villages. On the defending us from their attacks. preceding evening, the Rev. J. Leif- The following declaration was then child preached the annual Sermon of proposed, adopted, and signed accorthe Society, at Chapel-street, Soho, dingly. to a numerous congregation, and the . day following the Annual Meeting, the Ladies' Sale was held at the

“Finding that the White Inhabit

ants of the Barbadoes, generally, are Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, charged with a criminal acquiescence which produced the sum of 1891. The in the outrage committed upon the Society continues, by the Divine bles

Wesleyan Chapel on the night of Ocsing, to prosper, but we regret to say that the committee have 15001 to pay have not exhibited some public mani

tober the 19th, 1823, because they by Mid-summer, and have not the festation of their abhorrence of these prospect of receiving more than half offences; and observing also, that in that sum to meet the current expen- the Report of the Debate, which took diture.

place in the House of commons, rePORTUGAL.—Among the news from

specting the said outrage, many of the

speakers endeavour to cast an odium Portugal is the following :-Certain students of the University of Coimbra upon the community at large, by ashave refused to attend Mass, and to be Chapel was not the act of a mob, but

serting that the Demolition of the present at the examination in cate of persons who from their station and ehism; the Princess Regent has issued a Rescript, appointing a Commission to the most respectable classes of so

property must be supposed to belong to examine and punish the young men. ciety ;-we, the undersigned feel our

selves called upon to declare, that we BARBADOES.–Our readers will re- cordially concur in every sentiment of collect the demolition of the Methodist reprobation expressed by the House of Missionary chapel three years since. Commons against this disgraceful act;

and that we view, and ever did view, The Wesleyan Methodist Magazine with indignation that scandalous and contains several documents which daring violation of the law.” show the anti-christian spirit which

This Declaration, with its signastill pervades the Island. We are

tures, has been published in an anonsorry to notice that the Episcopal au

ymous pamphlet, with an “Appendthority of the Island was joined to the ix," containing some strictures on Mr. civil in prohibiting the Missionary, Buxton's Speech in Parliament, when Mr. Rayner, either to rebuild the the subject of the Barbadoes outrage chapel or to held meetings in a private

was under discussion. The following house. Our extracts are as follows. is an Extract from the remarks of

“ Mr. Hamden availed himself of the Barbadoes Globe on this publithe opportunity afforded him, by the

tion of ninety-four individuals, to prove will of the crown, three Members of that the demolition of the Chapel was the house of assembly, ten clergymen, not the act of the respectable inhabit- and the rest planters, attorneys of ants. If those who signed this maniplantations, and overseers, residing festo have proved any thing,-it is, some five, ten, and sixteen miles in either that the Chapel was destroyed the country, and most of them emby the respectable inhabitants, or that ployed by persons in England. We there are only ninety-four respectable repeat, could Messrs. Brougham, Buxpersons in the colony. We cannot ton, and Co., or either of those gensuppose for one moment that they tlemen, have planned any fresh matmeant to prove either; but it is as ter to have aided them in their pious clear as two and two make four, that purposes against the Colonies, we do neither ingenuity or sophistry need be not think they could have suggested called in to settle this point. What a one more suitable to their wishes to pity it is that men will not be more attack the Interests and Character cautious when they wish to make a of the Colony,' than that now of. figure in print! The author of this fered them.” pamphlet, and the signers of the declaration have given by this work a dreadful blow to the Interests and Character of the Colony,' and afforded at the same time a greater opportunity to Messrs. Buxton, Brougham, and To the American Bible Society duCo., to traduce the character of the ring the months of July and August, inhabitants than any thing which $7279,68. could have come from our bitterest To the American Board from Auenemies. Of these ninety-four per- gust 21st to September 21st $2,546,98. sons, about twelve may be said to re- To the United Foreign Missionary side in town, eight are Members of Society, from May 1st to July 15th council, who hold their placcs at the $2,601,79.

DONATIONS TO RELIGIOUS AND CHAR

ITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

Ordinations and Anstallations.

Aug. 9.-Rev. STEPHEN THURSTON, Aug. 23.-Rev. Mr. MONTEITH, over the Congregational Church in over the Presbyterian Church, in Prospect, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Pearl St. New-York. Sermon by Dr. David Thurston, of Winthrop.

Rowan. Rev. Jacob Hardy, over the Aug. 24. Rev. ERIE Prince, was Congregational Church, in Strongordained as an Evangelist in Rush, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Tap- Monroe Co., N. Y. Sermon by the pan, of Augusta.

Rev. Mr. Whittlesey, of the GeneAug. 16.-Rev. JAMES P. Rich- see consociation. Ardson, over the first Congregational Rev. JOHN MALTBY, as PasChurch, in Poland, Me. Sermon by tor of the Congregational Church in the Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, of Otis- Sutton, Mass. Sermon by the Rev. field.

Mr. Hoadly of Worcester. Aug. 16.-Rev. EDWARD B. HALL, Aug. 29.-Rev. Alonzo POTTER, was ordained over the Second Con- was instituted Rector of St. Paul's gregational Church in Northampton, Church, Boston. Sermon by the Rt. Mass. Sermon by the Rev. Prof. Rev. Bishop Hobart of New-York. Ware, of Cambridge University.

Public Affairs.

England. Nothing is heard in Eng- ry; and though we find them with land but talk of the distress which has some painful exceptions, conducted in for months prevailed and increased a manner which does great credit to among the working classes through- their proprietors, the conviction has out the kingdom, and particularly in not been removed from our minds the manufacturing districts. Numer- that there is an inherent tendency in ous meetings have been held and lib- them to become nurseries of vice eral subscriptions raised, but without which must needs be guarded against any very sensible relief to the suffer- with the strictest watchfulness. ers; and in addition to the present ca- The distresses of IRELAND are still lamities, a growing scarcity of food is greater than those of England. If acapprehended from a partial failure of counts are not exaggerated, the whole the crops. A meeting at Manchester Island is threatened with starvation. at which thousands attended, drew up The crops were likely to fail in conan earnest address to the king, recom- sequence of drought; even the potamending an immediate repeal of all toe, the staff of life in Ireland, was laws which enhance the price of bread not likely to yield one tenth of its oror affect the manufacturing and com- dinary product, and as a specimen of mercial interests of the country, to the existing want of food it is mentiongether with a partial abolition of tax- ed that oats had advanced to 20s per es, and all possible economy in the ex- bushel. But this is not all. In Dubpences of government. Other meet- lin and the surrounding country pesings proposed the assembling of par- tilence is joined to famine. The misliament for similar objects.

erable condition of the people had inThe manufacturers of England are duced a distressing fever which had always, in the best of times, within one become so prevalent, that in the sinday of pauperism : their daily bread gle month of July, it added fourteen ceases with their daily wages. Wholly hundred patients to the Sick Poor Independent on the manufacturing inter- stitution in Dublin, though the Inests, and ignorant of every other mode stitution was already full. of life, they are the first to feel its embarrassments. With every new com- PORTUGAL.The new Constitution mercial regulation, and every extrav- goes into operation more quietly than agant 'cotton speculation' that by its was expected. Except by the ultrareaction stops the wheels of their royalists and priests, who have enmachinery, they are thown into a deavoured with no great success to state of starvation; their poverty stir up opposition to it, it appears to cometh as one that travelleth, and have been received even with enthutheir want as an armed man. This siasm. This instrument, the provisstate of things should admonish us ions of which are very numerous and that we have a manufacturing interest explicit, gives to Portugal the freest in our own country. A very large government in Europe, except that of amount of capital has been and will England, of which in all its leading be embarked in this interest in such a features it is a close imitation. The manner that it cannnot be withdrawn, parties to the Holy Alliance are of and the business must be permanent. course displeased with it, but they A great number of persons are already will find it inconsistent with their employed, the most of whom are young, avowed principles to attempt to put and many of them illiterate and poor; it down. In the case of Spain they and this class of persons, besides in- declared that all changes in governcreasing very rapidly, is assuming ments must originate with their Sovemore and more the confined habits reigns, and they therefore authorand dependent state of the correspond- ized themselves to suppress the Spaning class in England. Some of our ish revolution. But this rule does principal manufacturing establishments not justify their interference with the we have within a few months visited; present affairs of Portugal. Bad as respecting others we have made inqui- the principles of the Holy Alliance

are then, they are for once at vari- ing the existing order of things, and ance with its policy.

establishing, none of them knew what Spain manifests great alarm, and kind of government in its stead. The has most seriously set herself, by assassination of Alexander was prewatching her frontiers to shut up vented by his suddden death; and the contagion within the limits of though the event disconcerted the conthe sister kingdom. A public order spirators they resolved to make the has been issued, which, after de- most of it by raising a revolt about nouncing the new system of Portu- the succession. The result is known. gal, requires of magistrates “that If the actors in this scene had enterthey observe and watch most scru- tained unity of views, and had not depously those under their administra- ceived themselves as to the prejudices tion, who, by common report are of the Russian nation, and the nature charged with being partisans of the of the work they had undertaken, constitutional system, that they may their zeal and numbers might have be prosecuted with all the rigor of given the government some trouble; the law, as disturbers of the public but blind and heterogeneous as it was order, if they afford any reason for the conspiracy frequently fell to pieces the same by a display of pride or ar- from its own inherent weakness, and rogance, in consequence of the events in its best estate could never have now passing in Lisbon.”

been very formidable. As to the fate

of the misguided men the government Russia.—The Commission of Inquiry appears disposed to take the course appointed to examine into the late con- of lenity, and few are likely to be spiracy, have reported to the Emperor executed. a long document giving a very particular and dispassionate history of the India.-The Burmese war is at length whole affair. It originated so long officially and authentically announced ago as 1816. Several young men in as terininated. The treaty of peace their travels abroad had become ac- was signed, after some severe fighting, quainted with the political sentiments on the 24th of February. The conof the secret societies which existed ditions are the same as those of the in Germany, and conceived the idea Preliminary Treaty; viz. the cession of establishing similar societies in to the British of several provinces, their own country. Their views, and the relinquishment of all claims though strangely visionary, seem to and pretensions by the Burmese to have been patriotic. But the institution several others. The latter also pay which they graduallyoriginated fell into a considerable sum of money.

A worse hands, and at length assumed a British minister with an escort of character little better than the con- fifty men is to reside at the court spiracy of Cataline.

Numerous so- of Ava-a circumstance which will cieties were formed; many joined them be favourable we hope to the resiat different times, while some left dence of a Christian mission at the them through timidity, or disgust. same court. A Burmese minister is The conspirators seem never to have likewise to reside, with a similar had a definite plan of operations, nor escort, at Calcutta. A commercial even to have understood distinct- treaty is also to be entered into ly the object of their association. by the two powers, on terms recipThey talked of freeing the county, of rocally liberal. assassinating the Emperor, overturn

ON

EUNUCH EUTROPIUS.

To the Editor of the Christian Spectator. probation of Arcadius to this law,

the indignation of all was excited HOMILY OF CHRYSOSTOM TIE against him. Then Tribigildus,

the tribune, with the assistance

which Gaina secretly afforded him, Some of your readers, who have having raised a band of soldiers, not access to the early Christian obtained from the timorous empefathers, or are unacquainted with ror the degradation of Eutropius. the languages in which their works He, since nothing remained for him exist, may be gratified with an occa- but to seek some sanctuary, fled to sional specimen of their writings. the church, and was compelled to I have therefore translated the supplicate for that asylum the following homily of Chrysostom, right of which he had endeavoured which is submitted to your dispo- to abrogate. Chrysostom was the sal.

sole defender both of the asylum The occasion on which this homily and of Eutropius. He bravely rewas pronounced may be learned sisted the violence of the soldiery from the history of the church in and the imperial decree, and prothe end of the fourth and beginning tected the privileges of the church of the fifth centuries. The eu- from violation. T'he day after Eunuch Eutropius, a patrician and tropius was received into the consul, stood high in favour with church, Chrysostom pronounced Arcadius emperor of the east, and this elegant discourse, in which he transacted, for the most part, the speaks admirably concerning the business of the empire. He estab- inconstancy of human affairs, adlished Chrysostom in the see of dresses Eutropius, shows how in. Constantinople, and at first bore his considerately he had attempted to opinions and reproofs with pa- violate the privileges of the church tience. But this bishop, who spar- of which, when compelled by need not the vices of his best friends, cessity, he was the first to avail by frequently reproving the consul himself, and urges the people to for avarice and ambition, incurred exercise mercy, with so much pahis hatred. Among other meas- thos as to draw forth the tears of ures which Eutropius took against all.* This homily therefore must the counsel and wishes of Chrysos- have been extemporary, and was tom, he caused a law to be passed probably taken down by the reportremoving from the churches the ers, who, as we gather from Auright of sanctuary and immunity. gustine, attended the ancient But this he attempted at the peril preachers; or was committed to of his life.

For when, in the thirtyninth year of his consulship, he *See Montfaucon's Chrysostom, tom had succeeded in obtaining the ap- III. p. 379. 1826.-No. 11.

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