traders, and the rest are the women and children of these, and their slaves. The Oru wari, or house of Oru, is large, but not so neat in its appearance as the representation would lead you to suppose. Rough mangrove posts and wattled work form its sides and end, and its covering is made of the leaves of the bamboo palm. It has no doors nor windows, and when our missionaries visited the place in 1845, they found two oxen sheltering themselves from the burning sun in the house of the idol. At one end of the house was a dark chamber, and near it was the altar, formed of mud and skulls. Before it ten skulls of human beings paved the place of sacrifice; nine more were on each side, two rows, of thirteen in each row, were upon the top, and ten more were towards the base of the altar. In the middle was the stuffed skin of a large guana, and above and below it were two rows of the skulls of goats. Near to this altar stood a pole, reaching from the ground to the top of the house, and to this pole were attached four rows of human skulls, thirty-three in each row. On a platform roughly constructed, and raised about five feet from the ground, lay from fifty to a hundred buman skulls, mixed with the skulls of goats, all of which, it was believed, had been offered, at different times, as sacrifices to their idols. In this house about 296 skulls appeared to have been offered in sacrifice, and the bodies, the missionaries were told, had, for the most part, been eaten by the wretched slaves and miserable children of this dark and cruel place. What a picture of heathenism does this present! How many are our mercies, and what cause have we to bless God for our being in a land of gospel light. could have wished to p been permitted to rep verts baptized during t the privilege of some other fields. But we the results of the year our statistics alone. church has decreased sent out two preache labour in other fields. instrumental in bringi greater number of min effectually carrying ou great commission. The same remark a the Karen churches. M in the province of Mau who sought it as an as oppression. They stil return, and many have conquests of the Engli way. Others are still of renewed hostilities. fully assured of protecti oppressors, and many ■ to form christian com parts of the newly acqu But there are other th sensibly affected the ap the mission the past aries in charge of the year ago, but just entere Here our missionaries found that Oru, or Djhu Djhu, was regarded as a spirit existing in the water, among the mangrove trees, and small huts were placed over certain spots in the creeks, as the houses from which Oru intimated his will. Oru is also supposed to live on shore, in one of the guanas, which go | They were of course contributed their full School the past year, ion of those baptized t portion of the field. st thickly inhabited by sited the past year, and re heard with attention. like their brethren in nifestly a people pre The harvest there reaper only needs to nd reap. mercy, has granted us of his grace; in this were it otherwise, had ast year come out from t on Christ; had no ace descended; had we over the churches scatgs of satan, while God have had no reason for t, on the other hand, rejoice over one repentch reason have we to race of God, more than t year have been hopeaving knowledge of the a society, and as indibour efficiently in this g that it is for the Lord AFRICAN RESEARCHES. missionary has, since ■3, been engaged on his oration in the interior at the town of the chief er Linyanti, in Septem. proceeded in a northn company with a deowers of that chief, in on the west coast, and, great difficulties and gth reached St. Paul de of May, 1854. Here entertained with the nd hospitality by Her oner, E. Gabriel, Esq., erritories bordering on BAPTIST, SUPPLEMENTARY. (Continued from page 345.) MIDLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.-In our July number, page 217, we gave a report of the annual meeting of this body which was sent to us by one of our correspondents. The Secretary of the Association, in a note, observes:-"In your account of our Association were two mistakes. They were not very serious ones to be sure. 'Mr. Young, of Coseley,' was given as Mr. Young, of Broseley,' a church which is not in our association; and the same Mr. Young was reported as being appointed to preach at the next association, whereas the third preacher, to be chosen by the church, has not been selected." BRENTFORD, Park Chapel, was opened for divine worship on Wednesday, Sep. 12, with sermons by Messrs. Brock and Martin. The weather was fine and favourable, and there was a large gathering of ministers and friends. About 160 sat down to dinner, and 300 to tea. On the next sabbath Messrs. Lance and Katterns preached. Collections £110. The building is Gothic in style, and the cost about £2000, of which above half has now been realized. LEE, Kent. On the 18th Sept. a church was formed at the baptist chapel, High-road. An unanimous invitation was then presented to the Rev. R. H. Marten, B.A., late of Abingdon, to undertake the pastorate of the church. To this he acceded. Deacons were then chosen, and the sacred engagement of the evening closed with the celebration of the Lord's Supper, RECENT REMOVALS.-Mr. James Lewitt, of Coventry, to Stoney Street, Nottingham, as co-pastor with Mr. H. Hunter-Mr. R. Bayly, of Horton College, Bradford, to Newark-Mr. James Swinbourn, of Edenbridge, Kent, to Zion chapel, Gravesend— Mr. W. Tulloch, of Elgin, to the Tabernacle, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, long under the pastoral care of James Haldane. u, Passcu caust Paris Correspo AN ORIENTAL PER the regret expressed by but a very light sentence. M. Erdan is con- quiver with indignatio demned to eight days imprisonment, and a fine of 100 francs; the publisher is fined 100 francs; and the printer forty francs. cuting edict against Ci The copies of the work inculpated, " already gated at the end of 1 seized, or which may hereafter be seized," King of Cochin-China are ordered to be destroyed. "La France long, contains horrib Mystique" has had a considerable circula- breathes a furious ha tion in France, and has been reviewed in name. Not only do England. We recently reported the proceed walk in the steps of hi ings in the tribunals at Bellac, where eleven Mang, and Thien-Tri, Protestants were fined and persecuted for he aims even to surpas having assembled and met together to wor- ing are the principal p ship God after the forms prescribed by their in question: The ch creed. The Debats has consequently taken both the capital and up the cudgels in behalf of these persecuted quired to recant, the fo persons, and the semi-Government journal, the latter within three the Constitutionnel, defends this outrageous of compliance, they wil and iniquitous insult to those who profess rank; and if still obsti the creeds of Luther and Calvin. The like the common peop Debats insists that the persecution of these the people must aposta Protestants was an infraction of the liberty cross under their feet of worship recognised by the Constitution pain of severe punish of 1852; the Constitutionnel observes, on missionaries will be that view of the case, that there is a great heads exposed for thr difference between liberty of conscience, will then be thrown in which is unlimited, and liberty of public wor- son betraying them w ship, which is regulated by law. By the The native clergy an former, any man, whatever his creed, may Europeans will also be admitted to fill a public office, and enjoy taels reward is offered f all other rights inherent in a citizen. The The pupils of the nat latter must be limited to those creeds which banished to the distan are recognised by the State, else religion ches and places of m might serve as a pretext for meetings dan- and the rice belonging gerous to public order and security. The munities distributed t gentlemen at Bellac were condemned to the mandarins of the pro minimum punishment the law awards, “a to the greatest, will b punishment," observes the Constitutionnel, they fail to execute the "which they had duly incurred, not only by of the canton, and the meeting illegally for purposes of worship, in which any Europea but, by doing so, notwithstanding the warn-apprehended, will be ings which they had previously received from This odious edict was the authorities." The success attending two months after it had upon the meeting held last week by the of the King Tu-Duc.evangelical missions of all nations in favour of free preaching has inspired the most ungovernable rage in the hearts of those ecclesiastical authorities who sought to "RELIGIOUS EARN Carlisle, "is the breat and religious liberty i to nations." vancing danger. That, a man in dark clothes, with his face blackHetropolitan Committee ened. He ran along the aisle of the chapel, d to resume its labours, and began to ascend the pulpit stairs. ance all ranks, classes, of christians, with a e the Crown, and, if n Parliament, against ces of music in Windsor the Lord's-day, and f the National Galleries n." -All the reports from tic Turkey seem to ingress of the truth. At the Armenian opposers n to call Romanism to h the whole Armenian roused, and companies re, assemble to read the and compare their docditions of their own ings of the protestants. ■ovement seems to be women, as represented Farnsworth, of May 10: enian women are in the in small circles for inquiry. At Diarbekir stant community, with members. More chrishere than at any other empire. The movethe Armenians, Cathout is most remarkable SS. NDAY SCHOOL."-The George's Church, New Dr. Tyng is rector, con3 and 94 teachers; a ected with the church - contribution of 1,822 made by the scholars -ions. CRIMEA.-It is pleas2,430 New Testaments ributed by Mr. Sellar, Society, in the Crimea, ne, 2,070 were Italian ed among the Sardinian to his lodgings to obtain y was exhausted. A simultaneous shriek of horror and dismay was heard from several females. Some fainted, and many made for the door; the minister and gentlemen present, for a moment, seemed panic-stricken. The "Gentleman in Black" was, however, soon captured and handed over to the police, who conveyed him to the station. The charge was heard before the borough magistrates on the following morning, and the representative of "his Satanic Majesty" was sentenced to three months imprisonment, with hard labour. The man's name is James Brown, who is a drunken and disorderly character, and well known to the police.-Cambridge Independent. STREET PREACHING.-The Rev. W. Curling, minister of St. Saviour's, Southwark, preached in the open-air on Sunday, in Pepper street, Southwark, a locality of the very lowest description, and densely populated. The reverend gentleman stood near the house in which a woman had lived who was killed a few days ago, and took his text from Ezekiel xxxiii 11-"As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways, for why will ye die ?" He was most attentively listened to by many hundreds of the inhabitants; and, although the streets and windows were densely crowded, and every available situation within sight occupied, not the slightest interruption took place. A COLONIAL GOVERNMENT GRANT of thirty thousand pounds is proposed by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope Colony, Sir George Grey, for missions and educational purposes among the Caffres. This is certainly better than fighting the natives. THE AMERICAN BAPTIST BIBLE SOCIETY have made a grant of 10,000 cheap Testaments, for gratuitous distribution among the coloured people of the South, to be forwarded to any known individual who will see to their proper distribution. workmanship, having stimulated the best powers of the manufacturers. Smaller demi-gods and minor demons in every variety. No credit, and discount allowed for ready money." THE BIBLE versus THE KORAN.-A story goes the rounds, which I cannot vouch for ás being more than a report. It is said that the Sultan has been so struck with the fact of English ladies charitably devoting themselves to the good of the soldiers as they have done here, that he came to the conclusion it must be "their Book" which made such a difference between them and the Turkish females. So he has begun to read the Bible, in order to compare its teaching with that of the Koran! Evangelical Christendom. LOSSES OF THE RUSSIANS.-The Invalide Russe gives the loss of the Russians on the 8th September as follows: Killed and placed hors de combat. The total loss of the Russians, from the 17th of August to the 5th September, is given at 12,650 men." THE FLOATING BRIDGE, across which the Russians retreated when they evacuated Sebastopol, was about two-thirds of a mile in length. Many, it is presumed, perished amidst the hurry and confusion of that dreadful night. MR. SAMUEL COURTAULD, of Braintree, was presented with a splendid silver ornament, on the 25th of Sep., for his persevering and successful efforts to vindicate the right of a majority in vestry to refuse a church Sir W. Clay presided, and many distinguished friends of civil and religious liberty were present. rate. SEVERAL SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENTS have lately taken place in this country, and one of an awful character in the United States. most magmincent mon MAINE-LAW IN ENGL ing the check given t unfavourable reports f late riots in Hyde Park dom Alliance" met in and passed strong res the measure. THE MILTON CLUB members. It is desig sort for dissenters. modation for refresh with reading rooms, lil REVIEW OF THE Wednesday, AT HOME.-Her Maj the Prince and royal fa we are thankful to say, ham Palace from the gret to hear that ma are languishing, whilst food dearer; all, no d protracted war. So th coming winter are by n Alderman Salomous, office of sheriff well, hɛ Mayor of London. He has been called to tha of the high-church part ing but evil as a na consequence! ABROAD.-Little was tions or movements of time after the fall of miles telegraph being: appears that they are for attacking, at variou on the heights. In a Eupatoria the French Two towns with forts, |