Intelligence-Removal, &c. W. Salter proposed the questions to the church, to which Mr. Thomas Greenwood, one of the deacons, replied; and to the minister. After Mr. Gill's reply, Rev. J. Sutcliffe, late of Stalybridge, offered prayer, and Rev. R. Ingham, of Vale, preached on the Christian ministry. After dinner, which was provided in the school-room adjoining, Rev. C. Springthorpe, of Heptonstall Slack, read and prayed, Rev. W. Gray, of Birchcliffe, preached from 1 Thess. v. 12, 13. After tea, at which a numerous company assembled, a public meeting was held, Mr. J. H. Wilson, of Cornholme, in the chair. Addresses were given by Revs. R. Ingham, J. S. Potts, W. Salter, T. Gill, and others. COVENTRY.-REV. H. CROSS.-On Tuesday, April 7, a social tea meeting was held in the school-rooms, for the purpose of giving a hearty welcome to the new minister, Rev. H. Cross, of Chilwell College, Nottingham, who entered upon his work on the previous Sunday. About 160 sat down to tea. After tea an interesting meeting took place in the chapel. Mr. John Knight, in a most appropriate speech, gave Mr. Cross, in the name of the church and congregation, a hearty welcome to their sanctuary, city, and homes, earnestly trusting that his labours would be eminently successful. Mr. K. then called upon Mr. Cross, as their minister, to preside. On taking the chair, Mr. Cross was loudly cheered. He thanked them for the enthusiastic welcome they had given him, and stated he should at all times need their co-operation, sympathy, and prayers in the discharge of his most responsible duties. The Rev. J. MacNaughton, of Wolvey,spoke upon the nature of the union formed, and the duties it imposed; which was followed by suitable addresses by Messrs. J. S. Beamish, Townsend, H. Beamish, and J. Goodridge. All the speakers expressed the interest they felt in this place of worship, and wished minister and people great prosperity. REMOVAL. 189 REV. C. BURROWS, of Measham, has accepted an invitation to the pastorate of the church at New Lenton, and commences his labours on the first Sabbath in May. MISCELLANEOUS. sub LOUGHBOROUGH, Baxter gate.— Testimonial to Rev. E. Stevenson.-The Rev. E. Stevenson having recently completed the twenty-first year of his ministry in this place, the friends thought it a fitting opportunity of shewing their esteem and regard to him personally, and their appreciation of his services as a minister, by presenting him with a stantial token of their affection and good will. On the 3rd of April, a meeting of the members of the church and any friends in the congregation who desired to be present was held. Tea was provided in the school-room. After tea, the meeting adjourned to the chapel, which was decorated for the occasion with evergreens and flowers, Scriptural mottos, and others expressive of the good will and affection of the church and people towards their pastor. The chair was taken by Mr. Fisher, one of the deacons. The Rev. Thomas Stevenson, of Leicester, prayed. The chairman then addressed the meeting. then called upon Mr. Savage, another deacon, to make the presentation. Mr. Savage said that it had been proposed that the oldest officer should take that part of the proceedings; but from ill health, and not feeling himself incompetent for the occasion, the lot had fallen upon him. The testimonial consisted of a handsome gold English lever watch, with gold dial, jeweled in six holes, with gold guard chain attached. On the dome of the watch, the following inscription was tastefully engraved: 'Presented to Rev. E. Stevenson, by the members and friends of the General Baptist church, Baxter-gate, Loughborough, 3rd April, 1863.' The Rev. E. He Stevenson acknowledged the gift, COVENTRY, White Friars' - lane and with feelings deeply moved, Chapel. On Tuesday Evening, said he thanked the friends very April 14th, a coffee meeting was sincerely; he accepted the gift with held in our school-room. About great pleasure, not so much for its seventy of the friends were present. intrinsic value (though that was a After the tables were cleared, the consideration not to be overlooked), Rev. H. Cross, minister of the but as a durable memento of their place, took the chair. After singing affection to him, and their apprecia- and special prayer on behalf of tion of the manner in which he had Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, who were endeavoured to discharge the duties about to set sail for America, Mr. of his office among them. He then Cross introduced the object of the gave an epitome of his religious meeting, which was to present a experience, his call to the ministry, testimonial to Mr. Taylor, and to and more particularly of his settle- take a farewell of him and his wife, ment with them on the death of his previous to their departure from father, twenty-one years ago. Some Coventry. After an address by Mr. parts of his course had been par- W. Rainbow, in which he referred ticularly bright and cheerful, and to his intimate knowledge of Mr. other portions clouded with sorrow Taylor for many years past, and and heavy trials; but on the whole his high respect for his character, the bright had predominated. He the chairman presented Mr. Taylor, thanked God that he was there within the name of the Sabbath-school them that day, and that such thorough harmony and good will prevailed among them. He assured them that their affection and good feeling were fully reciprocated by him. After singing a hymn, appropriate addresses, the spontaneous effusions of earnest and loving hearts, were delivered by several of the friends. The pastor pronounced the benediction, and the meeting closed. It was as pleasant and profitable as any in the remembrance of the oldest there present. S. T. teachers, a beautiful copy of the 'Hail! sweetest, dearest tie that binds,' &c. Notes of the Month. ECCLESIASTICAL. We have heard of 'winking Madonnas' and images that by means of concealed sponges were made to sweat drops of blood; but in barefaced impudence the trick recently attempted at Capua, in Italy, surpasses both. The late Papist Arch bishop's body was laid out in state in one of the chambers of the palace. Crowds flocked in. When the crowd was the thickest the cardinal was seen to raise his arm and nod his head! Great excitement prevailed. The people cried, A miracle! a miracle!' Some fled in terror; others stood rivetted to the spot. Two Notes of the Month-General. bersaglieri (Italian riflemen), how- | of the Privy Council.' 191 And even the cynosure of all eyes-Alexandra ever, did not share either in the terror or in the credulity. They could not be prayed for until this process had been gone through. Protestantism is increasing in France-twenty new places of worship were opened in that country last year.-Rev. S. G. Green has accepted the post of President in the Baptist College, Rawdon, and the classical tutorship is now vacant. Rev. J. H. Hinton has resigned his charge at Devonshire-square chapel. The foundation stones of two new Baptist chapels have been laid during the last month - one at Wolverhampton and the other at Leeds. GENERAL. rushed up to the bed, lifted the curtain, when out stept a lazzarone, who immediately took to his heels, was pursued by the soldiers, but escaped. The Prefect of Caserta has ordered an investigation of the matter with a view of bringing the imposters to justice.-The English bishops and Colenso still keep up a dropping fire. Colenso thinks he is condemned 'unheard!' and appeals to his right as an Englishman and to the liberty of enquiry conceded by the Reformation. The venerable Dean Milman is reported to have uttered the following bon mot, when asked what he thought of the Bishop of Natal. 'Oh,' said he, he is very well "up" in Numbers, but he don't understand Exodus! As might be expected, Colenso's book is being taken up by clever heathen opponents of Christianity abroad. We heard only the other day that even in Ceylon the Buddhist priests were already quoting it against Protestant missionaries.--The Bishop of the Sandwich islands has recently been installed in truly Puseyistic style. The bishop and the Papist padres had better shake hands. The trammels of the English church have been again visibly displayed. After the death of Albert the Good the Queen attended service in a Presbyterian Kirk in Scotland, and was greatly impressed by the suitable extempore prayer for herself. It is said that when she asked the late Archbishop of Canterbury whether some such prayer could not be introduced into the church service, he | replied Not without the consent ceived with the greatest enthusiasm. THE one topic just now is the attractive budget. A reduction of the duty on tea and an equalization of the income tax will give the Chancellor of the Exchequer a new claim to popular favour. The best comment on his policy is, that despite the paralysis of trade in the cotton districts the revenue this year is nearly one million in excess of the expenditure! The French treaty has, of course, had the largest share in affecting this agreeable result. Sir Morton Peto's 'Burials Bill' has again been thrown out. The House is too conservative for such a sweeping change. The Government has lost one of its ablest men-Sir G. C. Lewis. He was a ripe scholar-some say the ripest this country has produced for many years. His death is a national loss. During the Easter holidays the Premier was 'starring' it in Scotland. He was everywhere re The Albert memorial is to be an | rection in Poland spreads. The amnesty of the Czar, which turns out to be less liberal than was at first supposed, has fanned the flame into even greater virulence. The notes of the three great powers to Russia Eleanor Cross, like the Martyrs' Memorial at Oxford, and will cost £100,000. £70,000 have been subscribed, and Parliament has voted the remainder. Glaisher has made two other scientific balloon ascents-England, France, and Austriaduring the past month-the last was attended with no small danger. The wind drove the car toward the sea, and but for the skilful handling of Coxwell, the aeronaut, they would have fallen into the ocean. All the instruments were broken by the collision of the car with the earth. The volunteer review at Brighton was quite a success. We regret to hear that one life was lost, through the kicking and plunging of a restive horse. The Lancashire distress is still very little abated. Two plans of relief are now on foot: one, of extensive emigration; another, of helping the districts suffering by loans to be repaid in three or four years.-Abroad the political horizon still looks stormy. France is occupying herself with Poland. Prussia, or rather her fatuous king, still threatens to give up all Poles found in his dominions. The insur-men. have, by their unanimity, greatly disturbed the Czar's peace of mind. He has replied, however, in neat diplomatic phrase-Mind your own business.' Greece has accepted Prince William of Denmark as her king. The Sultandid visit the Pasha of Egypt, although the English ambassador tried his best to dissuade him from his purpose. The Spanish Queen has received a letter from the Emperor of the French, couched in pressing terms, asking for the release of the Protestant prisoners. America reports still the impending' of great events. Charlestown is to be taken -we suppose as M'Clellan took Richmond. We fear there is no hope of any peaceful issue at present, While abhorring slavery as 'the sum of all villanies,' we are scarcely inclined to endorse the wholesale extirpation theory of many Northern Missionary Observer. CONFERENCE AT CUTTACK. I hope that the committee of this SECOND NOTICE. Camp Salpore, 22nd Jan., 1863. I resume the narrative of our recent Conference at Cuttack, not in the quiet study where the former part was written, but in the solitary tent at the close of the labours of the day. We were not favoured this year as we have often been on such occasions, with a representative from the Northern Orissa Mission, nor had we any letter reporting the labours of our respected brethren. We were, however, glad to learn that Mr. Bachelor, after an absence from the field of full ten years, had returned to resume his all-important work. Our brother while labouring previously at Balasore did much to benefit the people in addition to his direct missionary work. His medical skill disarmed the prejudices of the natives, and convinced them of the benevolent character of our holy religion. In this way he secured the confidence and respect of the people to a considerable extent, while it was his earnest desire to lead them to the physician of sin-sick souls. He published a small medical work both in Oriya and Bengali. He has brought with him from America a printing press. I may add, that our brother has left his beloved wife and children in America, and on landing he received the painful tidings of the death of one of his children. A letter was read at our meeting from Mr. Murdoch, the agent in India of the Christian Vernacular Education Society, offering five rupees a month each, (10s.) for three new schools in Orissa if they could be established. The offer was readily accepted by the brethren at Berhampore, Piplee and Russell-condah. The remainder must of course be raised from local resources. I excellent society may favourably regard the special claims of Goomsur and be induced to do a little more. The Government has had a few small schools in that wild region, and the official report of the different examinations excites the reader's risibility. No Christian school, so far as I am aware, has ever been established in that longneglected region for the children of Oriyas or Khonds. At the meeting with our native ministers the following united with us, Gunga Dhor, Damudar, Sebo Patra, Pursua, Ghunoo, Kumbhoo, Jugoo, Paul, Thoma, Matthew, Dunai, Shem, and Rama Das and Sanantani, colporteurs. Prayer was offered by Gunga and Sebo Patra. We could not review the year with out sorrowful recollections, though we felt that in many respects, there was much cause for thankfulness and hope. An application was made by Kartick Samal to be engaged as a native preacher, and the general impression as to his fitness for the work was highly favourable; but as he is at present usefully employed in the printing office, a little delay seemed necessary before coming to a final decision. He has respectable endowments as a poet, and stands next in my judgment to Makunda. His versification of the sermon on the Mount, which has been published during the year, has been well received. We were very glad that our old friend Gunga was able to meet with us, for two or three months ago there seemed little hope of it; and now though the Lord may spare him to us a little longer, we cannot expect him to labour much more. On one of my visits at the time referred to, he said, "I have no pleasure in anything except the love of Christ, and that is as sweet and fragrant as ever." On another occasion he said, "Don't be discouraged; don't think because |