are employed in the conveyance of exports and imports. Not less than 15,000 cargoes are annually received in London, and on an average 2,000 ships are lying in the Thames, and in the docks, with about 10,000 small craft. There are 20,000 sailors, besides others, out of employ, constantly in this port. There are also 2,300 small boats, and about 8,000 waterman, besides 4,000 labourers, engaged in loading and unloading, and 1,200 revenue officers. The chief means used by the Society for the moral improvement of this ma ritime population is the preaching of the gospel. The la bours of the Thames Missionary having proved so beneficial, a second had been engaged, namely, Mr. J. Welch. During the past year 206 sermons have been preached to sailors in the chapel at Shadwell, 48 addresses given, and 163 prayer meetings held. About 22,300 persons, besides children, had attended their services, nearly 10,000 of the auditors being sailors. The sailors' library, by which religious instruction is furnished to seamen in the utmost region of the globe, now contains little short of 4,000 volumes, 20,000 pamphlets, and 100,000 temperance and religious tracts. During the past year, 57 ships going to foreign parts had been furnished with Joan libraries. Barking, with its 130 fishing smacks, was an object of solicitude to the committee, and they had established 50 libraries in that neighbourhood, for the benefit of the fishermen and sailors frequenting it. Upwards of 6,000 volumes had been lent to persons on board various ships, and particularly to coasting vessels. A class for the gratuitous instruction of seamen in the science of navigation was still kept open by Captain Prynn. In the day schools at Wapping, there are 165 boys and 96 girls; 136 boys and 114 girls had left the schools during the past year. Since the commencement, about 1,000 children had received instruction in them. The Sunday-school connected with the Sailors' Chapel was attended by 140 children. The Mother and Infant's Friend Society had supplied the wives of fifteen seamen with bags of clothes for themselves and babes. The Dorcas Society had clothed the children and orphans of many seamen. By the Thames Agency twelve preachers were constantly and systematically engaged in preaching the gospel; besides the regular services in the sailors' chapels, from fourteen to eighteen Bethel meetings are held on board vessels in the river weekly. During the past year, Captain Prynn had visited 4,679 ships, and distributed 70,000 tracts. The Report then went on to state the number of vessels on board of which prayer-meetings had been held, and gave a very encouraging

account of the success which the agents of the society had met with, both in this country and abroad. The total receipts of the society during the past year, were :-Donations, subscriptions, &c., 1,840l. 16s. 4d.; chapel fund, 71.; the proceeds of a legacy, about 440l., making a total of 2,3201.

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The twenty-third anniversary of the BAPTIST IRISH SOCIETY, was held at Finsbury Chapel, on Tuesday week. J. Freeman, Esq., in the chair. After singing and prayer, the Chairman said, the improvement which had been made in the condition of the Irish people, demanded a corresponding improvement in the means employed for their instruction. He trusted that if any gentlemen were prepared to offer suggestions on that subject, the committee would be ready to take them into serious consideration; that they would not be fastened to their original plan, but be prepared to advance with the advancing light of the day. The Rev. S. Green then read an abstract of the report. The agents had, in many cases, met with serious opposition, but they had been enabled successfully to continue their labours. The schools, upon the whole, were flourishing. In some instances, an astonishing number of chapters in the Old and New Testament had been committed to memory. The report deeply lamented the want of pecuniary means to enable the Society to embrace various openings which had been presented, but of which their funds had not permitted them to avail themselves. The British and Foreign Bible Society had granted a liberal supply of Bibles for distribution by the agents, and the Tract Society had placed tracts to the value of 301. at the disposal of the committee. From the treasurer's accounts, it appears that at the last anniversary there was a balance in his hands of 3151. 4s.; the receipts (inclusive of that balance) this year, had amounted to 1,9781. 12s. 10d., and the disbursements to 2,4381. 5s. 8d., leaving a debt due to the treasurer of 4591. 12s. 10d.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEW CHAPEL AT GREENWICH.The appeal we inserted in our last number has not, as yet, had time to produce the effects which we have every reason to hope, from information we have received, it will produce. We would now inform our friends, that it is intended to call the building, "BUNYAN CHAPEL," after the immortal author of The Pilgrim's Progress." The following is the state of the account up to May 22:

We are gratified with seeing another volume relating to the late excellent Rowland Hill. It is entitled, "Select Notes of the preaching of the late Rev. Rowland Hill. By the REV. E. SIDNEY, A.M." It places before us many of the striking features of some of his best sermons, and furnishes much matter for Christian meditation.

"Mammon Demolished; or, an Essay on the Love of Money, by B. H. DRAPER," was one of the unsuccessful competitors for Dr. Conquest's prize. It is a truly valuable little volume, and Dr. Draper has our best thanks for publishing it. So many works on the awfully aggravated sin of covetousness cannot have been published in vain.

The Rev. THOMAS TIMPSON, whose labours to benefit his fellow men are well known, has just added to his former publications one entitled, "Britain's Glory in the Evangelization of her Seamen." It was one of the competitors for the prize recently offered by the British and Foreign Sailors' Society for the best essay on the Condition and Claims of Seamen; and though its glory

was eclipsed by the author of " Mammon," it contains invaluable information, and many strong arguments urging Christians to the performance of their duty to this interesting and important class of society.

"The Evangelical Labourer;" a sermon before the supporters of Bradford Coilege, by the REV. JOHN EDWARDS, of Clapham, deserved an earlier notice than we have been able to give it. It cannot, however, lose its interest, for it is only composed of valuable materials, and the recent removal of its late inestimable president, the Rev. Dr. Steadman, will, on several accounts, increase the worth of this excellent sermon.

Those of our friends who have read "The Judges of Israel," published some short time since by the Religious Tract Society, will be glad to carry on the history of that land, in "The Kings of Judah and Israel," just issued by the same Society. It is an able and excellent compendium on its subject, connecting with the history much profitable instruction.

Messrs. Seeley have recently published three small and neat books of considerable value. The first is, "Thoughts on Conversion: in nine letters addressed to a young relative." By the REV. W. JOWETT, M.A, This book is the fruit of scriptural religion and Christían experience, and cannot be read by the young with out benefit. The second is, A brief Manual of Practical Piety; or, Rules for the Christian's daily use." It only needs that these rules be universally observed, to convert earth into heaven. The third is the second edition of "A Help for the weary Christian," and furnishes at once a guide to self-examination, and an epitome of prayer. The whole have our cordial recommendation.

Two profiles of the late Rev. Dr. Rippon have beenlately published by Mr. Wightman, which deserve the patronage of his friends. We cannot look at them without being strongly reminded of the noble features of that once zealous and successful labourer in the Christian vineyard.

The Religious Tract Society, ever intent on its great object of benefiting every part of the community, has just published," Meditations of a Christian Mother; or, a practical Application of Scripture to the Circumstances of Herself and her Children." It will, we trust, prove a great blessing, both to mothers and children, for it seems to us to be admirably adapted to the object it aims to promote.

"A Brief Memoir of Sarah Newman, late a Scholar in the Sunday-school, at Shepherd's Market Chapel, May Fair," furnishes another beautiful illustration of the Scripture, "Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise," and of the great value of Sabbath-school instruction. It is a very suitable twopenny reward book.

We had resolved to notice the first appearance of no more religious periodicals, as scarcely a tithe of them live for six months; but the real excellence of "The Evangelist," a monthly publication, devoted to outlines of sermons, short discourses, and hints on 'preaching, conducted by the Rev. J. Leifchild, and the Rev. Dr. Redford, has induced us for once to violate our law. It will be eminently useful to ministers generally, and to occasional preachers in particular. The sermons, we perceive, are not all furnished by the editors.