3d. That all the landed or other property, now in charge of or under controul of the Committee, be understood as belonging to, and agreed to be held subject to the disposal of the Parent Society, in whom it shall be vested, as well as any other property to be hereafter acquired by the Auxiliary.

4th. That the centre of the Society's operations shall be in Calcutta, and that it extend itself throughout the provinces subject to this Presidency, as opportunities may offer, by associations to be denominated, Church Missionary Associations in aid of the Calcutta Auxiliary Church Missionary Society, according to the precedent established by the Church Missionary Association in Calcutta.

5th. That all persons subscribing or collecting annually the sum of Sa. Rs. 32, or upwards, be deemed a member of this society.

6th. That the business of this Society be conducted by a President, Vice Presidents, members of the Established Church, Treasurer, Secretary, and a Committee, consisting of all Clergymen of the Established Church who are Members of this Society, not being Missionaries, and Laymen, members of the Established Church, not exceeding twelve.

7th. That the Committee shall hold monthly meetings for the despatch of business, and that five shall be competent

to act.

8th. That all bills drawn on the Parent Society, after being voted in the Committee, shall be signed by the President and the Secretary.

9th. That this Society shall, once at least in every year, transmit to the Bishop of the diocese, and to the Committee of the Parent Society, an abstract of their proceedings and regulations.

10th. That the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Calcutta be respectfully requested to accept the office of President.

11th. That G. Udny, Esq. and J. Harington, Esq. be Vice-Presidents.

12th. That G. Ballard, Esq. be re quested to act as Treasurer, and the Rev. Archdeacon Corrie as Secretary; and that the following gentlemen be the Lay-members of the Committee::

E. A. Newton, Esq.; Col. McInnes, Capt. Hutchinson, Engineers; Capt. Chesney, Artillery, and M. Gisborne, Esq., with power to add to their number, and fill up vacancies, subject to confirmation at the annual meeting, to be held on the Wednesday after Whit Sunday, and with the privilege of admitting to their consultations the presidents of associations and honorary members, whom it may be desi

13th. That a report of the proceedings shall be annually read at the general meeting on the above-named day, and afterwards published, with an abstract of receipts and disbursements during the year.

14th. That the amount collected by associations be applied at their option, to the purposes of the Society, within the range of such associations, subject only to the approval of proceedings, tracts, and schoolbooks, by the Committee of the Auxiliary Society, who will afford the use of their press at the Presidency, in printing what may be thus approved.

15th. That the thanks of this meeting be given to George Udny, Esq., the other gentlemen and clergymen members of the late Corresponding Committee.

On the 10th resolution being proposed by the Archdeacon, and seconded by J. H. Harington, Esq., and unanimously and cordially adopted by the meeting, the Lord Bishop expressed at some length the cordiality with which he accepted the office of President of the Society. He observed that he had noticed the proceedings of the Church Missionary Society from its formation, and though he had no connexion with the excellent men who established it, except a common feeling for the objects aimed at, he had, in common with inany others, always admired the prudence, perseverance, and energy with which its operations had been conducted. He also congratulated the meeting on the success which had attended the operations of the Society in Africa, and, he would add, in this country also, where extensive good is accomplishing by its means, in conjunction with other Societies of a similar nature; and that he should be happy to render it all the assistance in his power.

At a Meeting of the Committee held Dec. 8, in the Bishop's House,

Present, The Lord Bishop of Calcutta, President, in the Chair: J. H. Harington, Esq., Vice-President; E. A. Newton, Esq.; Rev. T. Thomason; Rev. G. W. Craufurd; Rev. Dr. Parish; Colonel M'Innes; Captain Hutchinson; and Rev. D. Corrie (Secretary),

Resolved, 1st. That all the Episcopal Missionaries of the Society at this Presidency, who have not obtained the Bishop's license, be directed to apply to him for the same; and that every Missionary of the Society episcopally ordained, be directed on his arrival from England, to present himself to the Bishop of the diocess for his license.

2d. That the Secretary be authorized to draw upon the Treasurer for the amount of the bills, for current expenses, and ail disbursements sanctioned by the Com

mittee, and that such bills, together with all communications addressed to him on the business of the Society, be laid before the Committee at the next monthly meeting.

3d. That the Secretary keep a fair copy of the proceedings of the Committee, in a book for that purpose.

4th. That the correspondence of the Committee with the Parent Society in London shall be carried on through the Secretary, who shall receive instructions from the Committee, and sign every letter with his name and addition as Secretary of the Calcutta Auxiliary Church Missionary Society.

5th. That the Secretary do keep an account-book exhibiting an abstract of the Committee's receipts and disbursements, to be made up from time to time by the Treasurer, and produced to the Committee whenever the same may be called for.

6th. That the Secretary be empowered to entertain a writer, at a monthly salary of thirty rupees, and also a hurkaru of five rupees.

7th. That the Committee do meet every third Wednesday in the month at half-past nine, of which three days' notice will be given by the Secretary.

8th. That the Right Rev. the President, or, in his absence, the senior Vice-President then in Calcutta, shall be empowered to call special meetings of the Committee when the affairs of the Society may render it necessary.

9th. That every meeting of the Committee shall commence and terminate with a form of prayer to be approved by the President.

10th. That the above resolutions be con

&c. The examination commenced on the arrival of the Lady Amherst by the introduction of the first class, consisting of a number of girls, who read the New Testament with much facility, and answered the questions put to them by Mrs. Wilson, and the Rev. Messrs. Wilson and Jetter, with much perspicuity and discernment. We cannot help remarking the quickness of one little girl, a child not exceeding four years of age, who read the New Testament without the slightest hesitation, and with a clearness quite astonishing. The girls composing the second class were examined in one of the elementary books made use of by the Society, and acquitted themselves very much to the satisfaction of the company present. Another class was examined in Dr. Watts's catechism, and evinced great retention of memory. After these exercises had been gone through, some of the girls seated themselves upon the ground, and began to sew, after which they displayed their performances to some ladies, who highly commended them also. Specimens of their writing were then exhibited, which reflect the highest credit upon their teachers. When we consider the short poriod that this society has been in active operation-a period not exceeding eighteen months-we feel that every thing which could be said by us would be inade quate to the idea we entertain of the value of its services. Nearly 400 children are educated in twenty-two schools, belonging to the Society. We know not whether we should say children, for amongst those present yesterday were several adult females. The difficulties the Society have had to contend with, it must be obvious, are of no common kind. These have been of a nature probably stronger than caste-and the

of the Committee.

It was further resolved, that 700 copies of the resolutions of the General Meeting and the standing regulations adopted by the Committee be printed, and that the President and the Secretary be requested to transmit them to the friends of the Society in different parts of India and Europe, with such recommendations as they may judge likely to obtain further support to the objects of the Society. [Cal. John Bull, Dec. 16.

NATIVE FEMALE EDUCATION.

A meeting was held at the Old Church Room on Friday morning, the 12th Dec., for the purpose of the first public examination of the female children educated by the Church Missionary Society. The room by ten o'clock was filled with the fashion and beauty of Calcutta, amongst whom we noticed the Right Honourable Lady, and the Honourable Captain and Miss Amherst, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop,

habit of female seclusion among the natives. It is true that the greater number of these children are Hindus, and that the custom of seclusion is of Mahomedan origin: yet so well does it suit the Hindu character, that it now forms a strong feature of it. We were very much pleased with the presence of several respectable natives, who even assisted in the examination of the classes themselves, a plain proof of the decrease of prejudice among them. We believe there was not a person who attended this meeting, who did not feel rejoiced at the communication of instruction to the numerous interesting little objects around him, and we most fervently express our hope that these feelings will not be allowed to expire without some assistance of a more substantial nature being afforded to the funds of so valuable an institution. We mention for the information of those who may feel interested in these matters, and who had not an opportunity of being present on this occasion, that a similar examination of the female children educated

in the schools under the care of Mr. Pearce, will take place on Friday next, at nine o'clock in the morning, at the schoolhouse, near Manik Tallao.-[ Bengal Hurk. Dec. 13.

HONOURABLE COMPANY'S MINT. The whole of the new mint apparatus, which lately arrived in this country on the H. C. chartered ships Abberton, Florentia, and Potten, has been safely landed at the import warehouse wharf, under the vigilant superintendence of Capt. Milner, the harbour-master, by whose judicious arrangements the whole has been safely conveyed, without the most trifling injury being sustained by any single part, to the new inland custom-house, at the north end of the Strand, immediately contiguous to which the new mint is to be built. Some of the parts weighed nearly five tons. There are altogether four engines-two of forty horse power, two of twenty, and two of fourteen. We understand the founda

tions of the new mint are to be commenced upon forthwith.-[Calcutta John Bull, December 11.

ACCIDENTS ON THE GANGES.

Patna, 17th Sept. 1823.-" We arrived here (a little below the old fort) the evening before last, and cannot move further, the wind being right in our teeth, a dreadful current running, and the river like a sea. Thank God, we are near Dinapore ; our losses have been severe. I have, out of my small party, lost six men, and a boat is now missing with eight Europeans and one woman. The left wing of the 44th is a few miles in our rear. All the cadets, I am happy to say, are well and safe, only a few cooking-boats of theirs lost, but some of the budgerows had very narrow escapes. The rudder of my boat was carried away, and the pinnace, in consequence, nearly upset. I lost my cooking-boat with all its valuables, and next day my orderly boat, but no lives.

"What a melancholy sight I saw near this! Poor Captain Conway's budgerow a wreck, with the bottom upwards. It upset three days before we came up to it, and the night previous to that they found Conway's body, by cutting some of the planks out of the boat; also Miss Farrell's, but Mrs. Conway's body was not discovered, though we caused search to be made for it, but it is dangerous going down into the boat, it being quite under water.

"The Mangie thinks Mrs. C.'s body has been washed out of the boat, but I am of a different opinion. A great part of the property has been saved. Miss F. is buried close to the place where the boat lies; Captain C.'s body has been sent up to Dinapore. He was found with his arms clasped round the mast, and the Mangie

says, it was his orders to go on during the bad weather, which caused the boat to upset ; but this I do not believe. He might have saved himself, but was too much engaged with the unfortunate ladies."-[Cal. John Bull.

IMPROVEMENTS IN CALCUTTA.

The improvements which have taken place in this city within the last twelve years, as well as those in progress, reflect the highest credit on all the parties engaged in promoting them. They have been occasionally alluded to individually, but never have been noticed collectively. communication on this subject from those We should be very much obliged by a who have an opportunity of observing them we wish we could ourselves take a survey of the town for the purpose. The first, certainly, that would engage our attention would be the New Strand; both on account of its being the grandest effort that has been made, and also from its locality, its southern end forming the very

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commencement of the town. Those who have left Calcutta only twelve months, would be surprised at the change which has taken place at that spot. The house lately occupied by Mr. Tyler is now down, and the whole space from Chandpaul Ghaut to Colvin's Ghaut is laid open. An iron railing extends along the whole of the wall, which here forms the boundary of the river; close to the railing there is a regular elevated and paved footpath of about seven feet. The road-way is of very considerable breadth along the whole line of the Strand, which is every day improving in appearance, from the elegant houses and warehouses which are erecting in various places. The new mint is to be built at the northern extremity, and no doubt can be entertained but that it will be worthy of the city, and an ornament to the place.

We have heard that the building for the present mint is to be near the palace which is to be built for the Bishop of Calcutta. We are not aware whether the palace will be open to the river, but hope, if it is possible, that it will be so, and thus add another grand ornament to the Strand. From Colvin's Ghaut towards the north, the bank of the river is sloped and plotted with grass; this has a very pretty effect, and would look well if carried along the whole length. It is not improbable that when the Strand is completely occupied by houses, new streets will be opened to the eastward, to connect it with the other parts of the town and with Chitpore road. The mention of this place at once points out an object well worthy the consideration of the Committee for Improving the City. At the Loll Bazar end a small widening has taken place, but of not half the

necessary breadth. We would recommend the breadth of this part of the road to be increased as much as possible at once. The guide should be to leave a sufficient space from the police gaol for a wall of the necessary height for security, and that width should be carried through out the road. We may possibly recur to this subject at some future period.-[ Cal. John Bull, Dec. 18.

GAOL DELIVERY.

Supreme Court, Nov. 17, 1823. The following prisoners, convicted this sessions, were put to the bar, and respectively addressed by the Hon. Sir F. Macnaghten in the following words:

Thacoor Doss.-Your situation is singular. The offence of which you have been convicted, and for which in England you would surely have suffered death, is not a capital crime in this country. The most savage and ferocious brutes regard the sharers of their enjoyment with tenderness and affection-this pervades all animated nature: yet you, worse than the savage, go to indulge your passions with a defenceless female: having satisfied your lust, you watch until sleep has made her an easy and unresisting victim, then for the sake of her ornaments you resolve upon her murder, and inflict wounds upon her from which she miraculously recovered. Every person of humanity, every man must lament that you are not to expiate your crime upon the gallows; but fine and imprisonment are the only penalties we can award; a fine which you are unable to pay, and imprisonment which to you would be no punishment. You have, however, been convicted of two larcenies, one in having stolen an ornament from the person of the woman whom you must have thought you had murdered; the other for having stolen property from the house of Muddoosudden Moira; for each of these offences the sentence of the Court is, that you be transported to Bencoolen, in the island of Sumatra, for seven years, making in all the term of fourteen years.

Hurischunder.-Burglary.-You have been clearly convicted of burglary. It must be admitted that your offence was not accompanied by any aggravating circumstances; but your offence subjects you to the penalty of death, and it is not in the power of this Court to do more than to commute that sentence into one of transportation. Indeed, we are not dis-posed to mitigate it further, for your conduct upon your trial was such as to make us think that you had used your influence as a Bramin to procure the perjury of three unhappy men who were examined for you as witnesses, and who are now in gaol to be tried for the offence which they have committed at your instigation. Sen

tence, transportation to Bencoolen for ten years.

Muddun.-You have been convicted of the most brutal violation of a female infant. There was every thing in the perpetration of your crime which could aggravate its guilt. We may, indeed, be well blamed for our lenity in not awarding the extremest punishment of the law it might be most justly inflicted upon such an offender as you. We hope, however, that transportation for life will be an example, or rather, indeed, that example may be unnecessary, for we believe there are few, if any, so depraved as to think of forcibly violating female infancy. Carnal knowledge of such a child, even with consent, is a capital felony by the law of England. Ordered to be transported for life to Bencoolen.

Andri. You have been convicted of burglary, an offence which is a capital felony by our law. There is nothing particular in your case, and if any body could have spoken favourably of your character, we might have lamented the necessity we are under of banishing you from this country, or been induced to shorten the period of your transportation. The Court must now sentence you to be transported to Bencoolen for seven years.

James Fraser. You have been convicted of forgery. It is needless to enlarge upon the dangers to which society must be laid open by the commission of this offence. Your character, I am sorry to say, is such as to be very far from recommending you to favour. I do not

wish your offence to be made capital here, but I am very desirous that it should be made a felony for the convenience of prosecuting it, and that a punishment more likely than transportation is to prevent its commission should be sanctioned. Ordered to be transported to Bencoolen for seven years.

Jeetoo Thannadar.-You have been convicted of an offence, which if not punished whenever it is detected, would render the situation of the lower orders of this society intolerable; it would expose them to the most cruel oppression. You are clearly proved to have gained by extortion, committed under the pretence of performing your duty, property to the value of 200 rupees. We have no doubt of your guilt, but we consider that you must necessarily be punished in some degree by the loss of that office which you have so grossly abused, we shall, therefore, only sentence you to imprisonment in the common gaol of Calcutta for the term of eighteen calendar months; to pay a fine of 300 rupees to the King; and to be further imprisoned until that fine be paid.

Rajkisno Mitter.-You have been convicted of perjury, and to my knowledge there never was a perjury more deliberately

committed than yours. You were repeatedly admonished, not only as to the improbability of the account you gave of yourself, but of the consequences which would follow from your perseverance. You did persevere, and swore yourself, when you came to justify as bail, to be worth 100,000 rupees, although persons were present who declared they would prove that you had a short time before been confined in the Court of Requests gaol for a sum not exceeding fifty rupees. We have considered the mode of punishment most likely to deter others from the commission of such an offence, and we think it better in your case not to adopt transportation, although we are at liberty to order it in addition to other punishment. The sentence of the Court is, that you be imprisoned for twelve calendar months in the House of Correction, and there be kept to hard labour; and that twice within that period you be publicly whipped in the streets of Calcutta, at the usual place and in the usual manner. The sheriff will take care to have a label affixed to your breast denoting your offence.

The other prisoners were then put to the bar, and upon the name of Robert Hosier being called, Sir F. Macnaghten inquired whether the magistrates had sent the informations, and was answered in the negative.

Sir F. Macnaghten." Then let him be discharged. For every term during the last five years we have directed this to be done; and if it is not done on another occasion I will put a fine upon the magistrates. It is quite intolerable. Let the man be discharged."

James Johnson, William Kelly, Cossinath Bannerjee, Doye Sing, and several others, were then put to the bar, and severally discharged.-[Beng. Hurk., Nov. 17.

and one of Attornies of Supreme Court at Fort William-Capt. T. Maddock, Bengal Establishment.

Lieut. Col. W. Agnew, late in Service of United Company-Capt. J. W. Jones. Lieut. A. C. Trevor, late of Invalids -B. Wolff, Esq., Merchant.

Mr. R. Patullo, late of Mookseepore, District of Bbaugulpore, Province of Behar, Indigo Planter-John Smith, Esq., Merchant.

Eliza Breton, late of Suburbs of Calcutta-P. Breton, Esq., a Surgeon in service of Hon. Company.

Capt. J. Green, late Master of ship Liverpool-W. Prinsep, Esq., a member of firm of Messrs. Palmer and Co.

Lieut. Gen. Dyson Marshall, late in Service of Company-Capt. C. D'O. Aplin.

Mr. W. Browne, late of Seebpore, District of 24 Pergunnahs, Mariner- Mrs. Mary Browne, widow, and W. Huggins, Esq., of same place.

Lieut. Gen. James Morris, late of Bengal Establishment-John Palmer, Esq. Miss C. Eliz. Top, late of Madras→→→ ditto.

Capt. Alex. Fortune, late of Lucknow -Assist. Surg. George Baillie, of Dum Dum, and Mr. James Hastie, of Rada Bazar, Calcutta.

Surg. John Jack Gibson, late of Lucknow-Hon. J. R. Elphinstone, of Allipore.

C. Child, Esq., late of Calcutta-H. M. Child, of Calcutta, Merchant.

Mrs. E. C. Pinto, late of Calcutta—A. Lackersteen, of Calcutta, Merchant.

James Fowler, late a Master PilotEmelia Fowler, widow.

Ens. G. D. Cullen, late of 11th regt. N.I.-J. W. Hogg, Esq.

Mr. B. L. Jenkins, late Assist. in Military Account. Gen.'s Office ditto.

Mr. H. Orde, late of Cawnpore, Merchant-ditto.

Capt. C. Dacre, late of Military Service-ditto.

Mr. J. Broders, late of Calcutta-Mrs. Sarah Broders, widow.

Lieut. S. Delap, late of 1st bat. 24th regt. N.I.-J. W. Hogg, Esq.

Mr. T. Vaughan, late of Calcuttaditto.

Mr. T. N. Gibson, late of Pilot Service-ditto.

Ens. D. Campbell, late of 2d bat. 19th regt. N.I.- ditto.

Lieut. Chas. J. Levade, late of 1st bat. 3d regt. N.I.-ditto.

Mr. George Collins, late of Moorshedabad-ditto.

Major Chas. Arden, late of 1st bat. 27th regt. N.I.-ditto.

Mrs. Marg. Keys, widow of late Dr. R. Keys-ditto.

C. McNicoll, late Commander of brig Pallas-ditto.