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mers, the congregation was small. am informed it is very good on a Lord's day.

6. Wick. In this village there is an Unitarian Baptist congregation. I preached to a pretty large audience. 7. Newton-Nottage. Here also the congregation ranks as Unitarian Bap tists. I preached to a crouded assembly. Mr. Phillips at both these places gave an outline of the sermon in Welsh. Mr. Evan Lloyd is the minister of both these churches.

8. Bridgend. Here is a good meeting-house, but the congregation has long been in a low state. Mr. James has lately undertaken to try what can be done to revive it: he preaches here one Sunday in the fortnight, and Mr. Evan Lloyd supplies the other Sunday. I preached here three times; the hearers were very attentive. In this congregation there is a respectable family who are relations of that truly excellent man the late Dr. Price.

9. Bettws. I preached here to a congregation which was said to be much larger than what usually attends.

10. Cardiff. There are Unitarians in this town, but some of them want courage and zeal. I preached in the Presbyterian miceting-house to a respectable congregation. Mr. Phillips gave an outline in Welsh.

11. Cuerphilly. Here I preached in the Town-Hall, to a large assembly. There are several Unitarians in this place and its vicinity. In this town and at Cardiff it is much to be lamented that Unitarian worship is not regularly carried on.

A short distance from Caerphilly is a small congregation, said to be chiefly Antitrinitarian.

In going from Cardiff to Caerphilly I had the pleasure of visiting the relations of my highly respected friend Dr. Carpenter.

On the evening of the day when I preached at Caerphilly it was appointed for me to preach at CraigFargod, but the distance was so great, the road some part of it so bad and difficult to find, that we arrived too late! Here is an old Unitarian Baptist congregation. We conversed with some of the brethren.

12. Merthyr-Tydvil. This is a very populous town situated in the midst of the iron works. The Unitarians meet here in a large school-room, and seem to be pretty numerous, and to

have zeal in the cause. I preached three times to crouded audiences, who were very attentive.

13. Blaengwrach. The meetinghouse here is said to be one of the oldest in the principality, and stands on an hill in the midst of trees, some way from any habitation. I preached to an attentive audience. A Mr. Williams is the minister in this place.

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14. Aberdare. I preached here twice, had very good congregations. Mr. Phillips repeated in Welsh the substance of the sermons. seems to be a good Unitarian congre gation in this place. Mr. T. Evar is the minister at Aberdare and Merthyr-Tydvil.

15. Cymmar. Here I preached to an attentive assembly. Mr. James gave the substance of the discourse in Welsh. I know not with what class of Christians the minister of this congregation ranks, but he appears to be a truly liberal man.

There is reason to think there are Unitarians in some parts of Glamorganshire who do not openly profess the doctrine, nor contribute to its promotion by uniting with its friends. Still the knowledge of the truth is making progress; and in a few years the name Unitarian instead of being thought reproachful, will be esteemed

onourable. Our brethren in this county, especially in the eastern part of it, have many openings for their exertions in the great cause of divine truth.

Unitarian Chapel, Thorne, Yorkshire.

At a meeting of the Unitarian Society at Thorne, held in their new chapel after afternoon's service on the Lord's day, December 15, 1816, Francis Moat reported the particulars of his late excursion, and stated that he had left home with a debt of £208. 6s. 11d. upon the chapel, and that after an absence of six weeks he had succeeded in collecting £229 6s. 6d.; that his expenses had been £4 18s. 3d. only (owing to the kind hospitality with which he had been received). leaving a balance of £16. 1s. 4d. in the hands of the Treasurer.

It was resolved unanimously:

1. That the grateful and affectionate thanks of this Society are hereby given to the friends at Halifax, Rochdale, Manchester, Stockport, Bolton, Stand, Bury, Monton, Warrington, Gateacre,

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Liverpool, Chowbent, Sheffield, and other places, for their kind reception of Francis Moat, and for the Christian liberality with which they entered into the object of his journey.

2. That the heartfelt thanks of this Society are hereby given to all our Christian brethren who have by contributions assisted in extinguishing the debt; and to the Committee of the Unitarian Fund for its grant of £20.

3. That it has been strongly recommended to us, and is very desirable, to increase the burial ground attached to the chapel (which at present consists of only 72 square yards); that 144 square yards of ground contiguous may be obtained, which with a plain substantial wall to enclose the whole burial ground is estimated at £55; towards which a balance of £16. 1s. 4d. remains on hand. That the assistance of our brethren who have not hitherto contributed is respectfully requested to enable us to effect this object; and that the proceeds be reported in the Monthly Repository.

4. That the expences of building the chapel amounted to

Expences of F. Moat's

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Works, I did not take into consideration how soon such a list must be furnished you, from the necessity of completing the ensuing number at the press much earlier than usual, on account of the Index.

I am also disposed to delay the publication of the List from some encouraging appearances of a desire to promote the subscription, which, I trust, may enable me very early in your next volume to announce the required number of 200 subscribers, as they now amount to 160, by the assistance. of a subscription for ten copies from a gentleman who knew and respected Dr. Priestley, and is attached to his memory, but who will not allow me to mention him under any other description.

I remain, Sir, your's,
J.T. RÚTT.

The Rev. Dr. Estlin, of Bristol, has issued Proposals for publishing by subscription, in two volumes octavo, price to subscribers 24s. Familiar Lectures on Moral Philosophy. Dedicated to the Gentlemen who have £408 1 3 been his Pupils. To be published by R. Hunter, St. Paul's Church

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Charles James Fox Benson,

Thorne, Dec. 16, 1816.

Treasurer,

Secretary.

LITERARY.
Mr. Rutt on his Edition of Dr. Priest

ley's Theological Works.

SIR, Clapton, Dec. 18, 1816. When, in your last number, I mentioned my design of publishing a list of the subscribers to the proposed edition of Dr. Priestley's Theological

MISCELLANEOUS.
Breach of the Sabbath.

It will scarcely be believed, but the fact is certain, that notwithstanding the severity of the weather, and the critical state of the crops in Scotland, two farmers were fined last week by the Sheriff of Kircudbright £10 each for carrying their corn on the prece ding Sunday, in violation of the act of the Scottish Parliament for punishing the breach of the Sabbath. The defendants in justification pleaded the necessity of the case, but the plea was overruled by the Sheriff, and the fine was enforced! M. Chron. Nov. 28.

A private letter from Dublin states that the Rev. Mr. Maturin, the author of Bertram, is likely to be deprived by his bishop of a small living which he now has, in consequence of his having written that tragedy. It was considered a harsh and bigoted proceeding in the Church of Scotland, which is more strict than the Church of England, to have degraded Mr. Home, for having written the tragedy of Examiner, July 7. Douglas.

NEW PUBLICATIONS IN THEOLOGY AND GENERAL LITERATURE.

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Baptism.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

We hope to be able to present our Subscribers in the ensuing Number, the first of Vol. XII. with a Portrait of the late Rev. William Vidler, accompanied with a Memoir.

In this Number we insert the Resolutions of the Unitarian Society at Thorne on the settlement of their accounts. The names of all the Subscribers are also sent us for insertion, but we have not room for them; indeed we feel considerable objection to this mode of filling up our pages, and recommend that in this and similar cases a printed list be stitched up with our wrapper as an advertisement. This will fully answer the end and leave us room for communications of more permanent value.

The Rossendale account will be closed in the next Number.

Mr. H'ilson's strictures on the Review of his History of Dissenting Churches, came too late for insertion. We have returned it to the Publishers for him, and we take the liberty of recommending him to withdraw it. It would, we fear, produce an effect contrary to the design of the writer. We must, at least, require him to shorten it, for a great part of it has no more reference to the Review of the History than to almost any other theological article in any one of our Miscellaneous Volumes.

Various other communications are of necessity reserved for the next Volume.

ERRATA.

In the Account of Oldbury Double Lecture, p. 622. col. 2. l. 8. for or his tribunal, read on his tribunal. 1. 26. insert inverted commas at persecution. p. 633. 1. 7. for their doctrines read these doctrines. 1. 28. for contexts read contents.

P. 600. col. 1. 12 lines from the bottom, for unreasonable read unseasonable.

INDEX.

A

GENERAL INDEX

OF

SUBJECTS AND SIGNATURES.

The Names and Signatures of Correspondents are distinguished by Small Capitals
or Italic: as different Correspondents have often adopted the same signature, some am-
biguity in the references will unavoidably arise; but this is an inconvenience necessarily
attached to anonymous communications.

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Ainsworth, Henry, account of,

237

Aspland, Mrs. Hannah, obituary of, 111

Alcoran, was it created or uncreated? 596 Aspland's Funeral Sermon for Mr.

Aldridge, Mr. account of,

846 Hennell, extract from,

185

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B. F. on Southey's Poem "The Great
Victory,"

B. G.'s account of the opening of the
new Unitarian chapel at Oldham,
Bible. See Scriptures.

Bible Association of Bethnal Green,
and the rector,

Bible Societies, Chalmers on,

Bible Society, statement of its ac-
counts,

121

214

171

432

631

BIBLICAL CRITICISM, 402, 532,

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B.'s narrative of an Auto de Fé in
Logrono, 576, 658. Obituary of
Mrs. E. Carslake, 616. Auswer to
the question What is blasphemy? 708
Bacon, Lord, estimate of the philo-
sophical character of, 501,
Ball, Mr. John, account of,
Bandon, Presbyterian Association at,
Baptism, controversy on, 249. Mr.
Severn on, 266. On the neces-
sity of, previous to marriage, 591.
Marsh on,
Baptist Chapel, York, opening of, 684, 715
Baptists, on the, 167. Review of the
"Vindication" of, 170. General,
origin and history of the English,
237. Aunual Assembly of the
Old General, 351. Unitarian in
York, 393, 494, 684. A. F. on
those at York,

Barham Court, prosecution for illegal

598

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Barebone, Praise-God, account of,

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religious worship at,


558-562

Barrow, Dr. philosophical character

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