sinner's hope;-and perhaps hundreds of professing Christians of all persuasions, had never before heard the real religion of the Gospel put before them so truly and so impressively. We hold it, that if the Reformation Society of Ireland never fulfilled any other duty, except that of instituting these discussion meetings, they deserve well of Ireland, and of the Christian cause.

Effects of Reformation Societies- We have received the following letter from a valued friend in connection with the above Society.

October, 11th, 1828.

My dear Friend-I think it right to inform you of what I learned to-day from good authority-On the Monday after our Reformation meeting at Maryboro, some agents of the Association came there according to advertisement to hold a meeting and form a liberal. club-the priest came with the resolutions prepared-the people declared they would have no club, and they showed such a determination that the priest felt it necessary to abandon the resolution and join them. They were taunted with having attended our meeting, and they all declared that it had no political object and justified their attendance to the agitators, who were out-voted, and sine die was the conclusion. From the same person I heard also, that a medical man had gone to visit a patient at the house of a respectable Romanist at Maryboro, on entering the room he found several persons engaged with the master of the house in examining the Bible and Doyle's Christian Doctrine; they told him they were determined to see whether what they heard from us was true or false on his return from the sick room he asked had they discovered who told truth? and they confessed that all we had said was truth. I hope to hear the result of Friday's meeting, but I did not wish you to lose the important fact, that attending our meeting made the people unwilling to have to do with politics, and that like the Bereans, they were examining. GEO. HAMILTON.

Dublin Auxiliary Bible Society.-On Tuesday, the 25th inst. the Annual Meeting of this Society took place in the Lecture-room of the Dublin Institution, Sackville-street, The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor in the Chair. The Meeting, which was respectably attended, was addressed by the Rev. Messrs. Mathias, Urwick, &c. &c. We regretted to learn from the Report read, that the funds of that useful Society are so badly supplied,

but hope at their next anniversary to have to record an improvement.

Friends of Israel Society-We give a Report of this Society, November 1828, it is as follows:

School at Penne-Some very remarkable circumstances have occurred concerning this school, which was the first established by the Friends of Israel, and contained 43 scholars. The smallpox made great ravages among the children, and occasioned its being closed for above two months-but the hand of Providence was still over it. Letters have been received from Mr. Von Rappard, announcing its re-opening, the last week in October, and he has generously expressed his intention, of paying himself, all the future expenses of the school, which will save the Friends of Israel £34 12s. 6d. a year, and enable them to open another school some where else, with the same fund. This event is particularly pleasing, at the present moment, as it will show many the views of this Society are more to act for the glory of God, than for their own fame; and feel contented to be permitted to sow the seed of the word in their infant hearts, and to rejoice with him when he reaps that harvest, which they have sown in the name and for the sake of Jesus Christ, for whose sake alone they have done this.

The Friends of Israel are aware that Mr. Alexander's representations have been the means of causing many of their objects to work together for the glory of God, in a manner that could not have been contemplated, either by him, or human foresight, which mark the finger of God guiding all things for the advancement of his holy name.

MISSION TO LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND SHEFFIELD-A most important movement is now going on among the Jews in England, about which the following authentic information is obtained.

"A meeting of Jews is to be held in London in November, for the purpose of adopting the most effectual means of obtaining relief from the present disabilities under which they labour, in this country. Should their application to Parliament be successful it will induce many of the Jews of wealth and property to settle in Ireland. The Jews of Liverpool, Manchester, and the large towns generally, are determined to take an active part in attempting to effect their deliverance from the disqualifications under which they at present suffer." A letter was received from the Rev.

M. J. Mayers, from Geneva, stating the interesting fact, that a most respectable unconverted Jew, wishes to bring up his son a Christian, and to have him placed in the family of a clergyman of the Established church, under the immediate guidance of the Friends of Israel, the boy is now in Germany, and about twelve years of age, his father will pay for his maintenance and education, and will bring him over to Dublin, as soon as an eligible situation can be found. The subject has excited considerable interest among the clergy, and it is hoped many other Jews will soon follow the example of this one, and go and do likewise, and it is by no means improbable, it may be the beginning of the formation of a seminary of Christian Israelites in Ireland. It is therefore requested that every clergyman who may be willing to receive such boys into their families, on reasonable terms, will write to Miss Nevill on the subject, and she will immediately communicate with Mr. Mayers, who she is sure will soon have many applications of a similar nature, if it were once known that suitable situations would be found.

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Lord Bishop of Waterford and Lismore held his annual visitation for the diocese of Waterford, at the cathedral, on Tuesday, the 11th of September.

An excellent sermon suitable to the occasion was preached by the Rev. William Frazer. The clergymen were afterwards entertained at dinner at the Palace by his Lordship.

The Lord Bishop of Kilmore has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Henry Frederick Williams, L L. D. to the living in Killinkere, in the diocese of Kilmore, County of Cavan.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, At the late Quarterly Fxaminations held in Trinity College, the Science

Medal was granted to Meade Imus. (John), and the Classical Medal to Wade Imus. (Nugent.)

At the same time were adjudgedFOR GENERAL ANSWERING, Certificates to Mr. Parsons, Mr. Leech, Murphy 2dus. (Henry), Mulcahy, Osbrey Longfield, Leslie, Jun. (Henry), Andrews, Allen 4tus. (Michael Robert), Lavell, and Premiums to Mr. Knox Imus. (Thomas), Mr. Dawson, Hardy, Ferrar, M'Causland 2dus, (William), Boswell, Burnett.

FOR ANSWERING IN SCIENCE, Certificates to Mr. Synnot, Taylor 3tius. (Robert), Quarry, M'Auley, Lynch 3tius. (David), Booth Jun. (James), Mr. Rutherford, Exham, Dixon 4tus. (Robert). Hamilton 3tius. (Hugh), Sutton, Collins,- and Premiums to Mr. Hewitt, Meara, sen. (Wade), Smith 6tus. (John William), Crosthwaite 3tius. (Benjamin), Fridlezius, Mr. Kelly, Newsom, Stack 3tius. (William George), O'Brien 4tus. (Hewitt), King 7mus. (William Croker), Flinn 4tus, (Daniel).

FOR ANSWERING IN CLASSICS, Certificates to Mr. Goold, Meredith 3tius. (Richard), Franks, jun. (Matthew), Smith 6tus. (John William), McLean, Finn, Mr. St. George, Ashenhurst, Dixon 4tus. (Robert), O'Brien 4tus. (Hewitt), Studdert, jun. (Lancelot), kin, juu. (Martin), Lord, jun. (John), Collins, and Premiums to Mr. BodWhittle, Harris 2dus. (Thomas), Waring, Culligan, Dobbin, Fitzpatrick, sen. (Matthew), Higginbotham, Berwick, jun. (John), Fuller, Geo. Flinn 4tus. (Daniel.)

placed at the head of their Class for The following Students have been distinguished answering in the Medal Course-Meade Imus. (John), Wade Imus. (Nugent), Barry Imus. (Henry), Sadleir Imus. (Wm. Digby), M*Cullagh, Atkinson Imus. (Robert), Has. sard, Power 1mus. (Samuel), Newton, Bagot.

We regret that present appearances are such, that on them we can ground no hope for the peace of Europe.-The French have obtained complete military possession of the Morea, which has been evacuated by the Egyptians. The Russians have paused after their conquest of Varna, but seem to have no intention of relinquishing the contest, though it appears to have proved their own incapacity

for active movement, rather than justified the feelings of fear with which some politicians have regarded the empire of Russia. At home, the same wide spread of political agitation continues, absorbing the entire mind of Ireland. All parties look forward with anxiety to the meeting of Parliament-perhaps the most important Session for Ireland that has ever occurred.