verance, added to his own, soon enabled him to overcome all difficulties; a subscription was entered into, and a committee formed to prepare laws and regulations; convenient premises were engaged at Cuper's Bridge, Lambeth. The nature of the institution being made known in the prisons and police offices, in London, as well as in different counties, applications for admission soon became numerous, from which were selected those who appeared really penitent. As it was improper to discharge the objects admitted, until they had been a sufficient time to enable the committee to judge, by their conduct, whether they were sufficiently reformed to be restored to society, the number at one time increased to eighty, but it was found, that half that number is as many as the present funds will maintain. The males have been employed in splitting wood, working in the garden, &c. &c. The females, in plain and slop work, washing, knitting, &c. &c.; but, as washing appears most profitable, the principal attention is paid to that. "The utmost possible attention is paid to the improvement of their morals, and suitable admonition and religious instruction daily afforded them, by a clergyman of the church of England. After they have acquired a due sense of religion, and such habits of industry as may render them useful members of society, reconciliation to their friends (if persons of good character) is attempted, and proper situations sought for them; and a certain portion of their earnings, with clothing, is allowed them, if discharged with credit, and further rewards bestowed on those who persevere in good conduct. The committee report, "that, in the year 1809, sixty-seven were restored to society; and in 1810, thirty; and of that number, sixty-five behave with regularity and propriety; of the remaining thirtytwo, some have failed; but it is by no means ascertained that those have returned to their former vices." After a report so grateful and pleasing to the feelings of every friend to humanity, and to every true Christian, I need not expatiate on the good that has already been done by this admirable and excellent institution, nor on the inestimable blessings derived by those who have been restored by it: these are, I trust, sufficient to call forth the exertions of every friend to his country, in behalf of an institution, in the support of which, the impulse of the heart will be found to 1 act in concurrence with the suggestions of the understanding, and the dictates of the soundest policy. This establishment is now removed to Middlesex House, Hackney-road, where subscriptions are received; and also by the treasurer, Edward Forster, juu. esq. St. Helen's Place. A. H. Ely Place, August 14, 1811. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. SO much has lately been inserted in the Magazine respecting what is termed, "The church-government of the Quakers, that many of thy readers may think they have had enough.* I do not now wish to encumber the page; but I think, if any thing more be inserted, the best way will be to put in the chapter on Discipline in the Summary itself; and not mere relations from anonymous correspondents, some of whom, like my paginal colleague S. T., I therefore send the said chapter from are not always accurate on every point. the last edition, in 12mo. 1804. 12th Month, 1811. ALTERA PARS. "THE purposes which our discipline hath chiefly in view, are, the relief of the poor,the maintenance of good order, the support of the testimonies which we believe it is our duty to bear to the world, and the help and recovery of such as are overtaken in piety and charity. faults;-in a few words, the promotion of "In the practice of discipline, we think it indispensable that the order recommended by Christ himself be invariably observed: 'If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him. alone if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother; but if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that, in the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be established; and if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church.'" To effect the salutary purposes of discipline, meetings were appointed, at an early period of the society, which, from the times of their being held, were called Quarterlymeetings. It was afterwards found expedient to divide the districts of those meetings, and to meet more frequently; from whence arose Monthly-meetings, subordinate to those held quarterly. At length, in 1669, a Yearlymeeting was established to superintend, assist, and provide rules for, the whole; previously to which, general meetings had been occasionally held. A Monthly-meeting is usually composed of several particular congregations, situated * Our readers will feel themselves obliged to this judicious correspondent. within a convenient distance from each other. Its business is to provide for the subaistence of the poor, and for the education of their offspring; to judge of the sincerity and fitness of persons appearing to be convinced of the religious principles of the society, and desiring to be admitted into membership; to excite due attention to the discharge of religious and moral duty; and to deal with disorderly members. Monthly-meetings also grant to such of their members as remove into other Monthly-meetings, certificates of their membership and conduct; without which they cannot gain membership in such meetings. Each Monthly-meeting is requir ed to appoint certain persons, under the name of overseers, who are to take care that the rules of our discipline be put in practice; and, when any case of complaint, or disorderly conduct, comes to their knowledge, to see that private admonition agreeably to the gospel rule before-mentioned, be given, previously to its being laid before the Monthly meeting. When a case is introduced, it is usual for a small committee to be appointed, to visit the offender, to endeavour to convince him of his error, and induce him to forsake and condemn it. If they succeed, the person is by minute declared to have made satisfaction for the offence; if not, he is disowned as a member of the society. In disputes between individuals, it has long been the decided judgment of the society, that Its members should not sue each other at law. It therefore enjoins all to end their differences by speedy and impartial arbitration, agreeably to rules laid down. If any refuse to adopt this mode, or, having adopted it, to submit to the award, it is the direction of the Yearly-meeting that such be disowned. To Monthly-meetings also belongs the allowing of marriages; for our society hath always scrupled-to acknowledge the exclusive authority of the priests in the solemnization of marriage. Those who intend to marry, appear together and propose their intention to the Monthly-meeting; and, if not attended by their parents or guardians, produce a written certificate of their consent, signed in the presence of witnesses. The meeting then appoints a committee to enquire whether they be clear of other engagements respect ing marriage; and, if at a subsequent meeting no objections be reported, they have the meeting's consent to solemnise their intended marriage. This is done in a public meeting for worship, towards the close whereof the parties stand up, and solemnly take each other for husband and wife. A certificate of the proceedings is then publicly read, and signed by the parties, and afterwards by the relations and others as witnesses. Of such marriages the Monthly-meeting keeps a record; as also of the births and burials of its members. A certificate of the date, of the name of the infant, and of its parents, signed by those present at the birth, is the sub of one of the last mentioned records; and order for the interment, countersigned by grave-maker, of the other. The namin children is without ceremony. Burials also conducted in a simple manner. body, followed by the relations and friend. sometimes, previously to interment, car to a meeting; and at the grave a paus generally made; on both which occasion frequently falls out, that one or more frie present have somewhat to express for edification of those who attend; bat no ligious rite is considered as an essential of burial. Several Monthly-meetings compose a Q terly-meeting. At the Quarterly-meet are produced written answers from Monthly-meetings to certain queries resp ing the conduct of their members, and meeting's care over them. The accounts t received, are digested into one, which is se also in the form of answers to queries, representatives, to the Yearly-meeting. peals from the judgment of Monthly-me ings, are brought to the Quarterly-meetin whose business also it is to assist in any di cult case, or where remissness appears in t care of the Monthly-meetings over the in viduals who compose them. The Yearly-meeting has the general perintendance of the society in the coun in which it is established; and therefore, the accounts which it receives discover t state of inferior meetings, as particular e gencies require, or as the meeting is impre ed with a sense of duty, it gives forth advice, makes such regulations as appear be requisite, or excites to the observance those already made; and sometimes appoin committees to visit those Quarterly-meetin which appear to be in need of immediate a vice. Appeals from the judgment of Qua terly-meetings are here finally determined and a brotherly correspondence, by epistle is maintained with other Yearly-meetings. In this place it is proper to add, that, we may believe women may be rightly cal ed to the work of the ministry, we al think that to them belongs a share in th support of our Christian discipline; and th some parts of it, wherein their own sex concerned, devolve on them with peculia propriety. Accordingly they have Monthly Quarterly, and Yearly, Meetings of their ow sex, held at the same time with those of th men; but separately, and without the powe of making rules: and it may be remarke that during the persecutions, which formerl occasioned the imprisonment of so many o the men, the care of the poor often fell of the women, and was by them satisfactoril administered. In order that those who are in the situation of ministers may have the tender sympathy and counsel of those of either sex, who, by their experience in the work of religion, ar qualific qualified for that service, the Monthly-meet- tures, does not ascribe this paper to his ings are advised to select such, under the denomination of elders. These, and ministers approved by their Monthly-meetings, have meetings peculiar to themselves, called Meetings of Ministers and Eiders; in which they have an opportunity of exciting each other to 2 discharge of their several duties, and of extending advice to those who may appear to be weak, without any needless exposure. Such meetings are generally held in the compass of each Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly, Meeting. They are conducted by rules prescribed by the Yearly-meeting, and have no authority to make any alteration or addition to them. The members of them unite with their brethren in the Meetings for discipline, and are equally accountable to the latter for their conduct. There is not in any of the meetings which have been mentioned any president, as we believe that divine Wisdom alone ought to preside; nor hath any member a right to claim pre-eminence over the rest. The office of clerk, with a few exceptions, is undertaken voluntarily by some member; as is also the keeping of the records. Where these are very voluminous, and require a house for their deposit (as is the case in London, where the general records of the society in Great Britain are kept), a clerk is hired to have the care of them; but, except a few clerks of this kind, and persons who have the care of meeting-houses, none receive any stipend or gratuity for their services in our religious society. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. SIR, GENTLEMAN in Berkshire has sage. My suspicions, however, are confirmed and extended by Wooll's Life of Warton: Wooll was guided, in all probability, by written memorandums; and in the enumeration of Warton's contributions to the Adventurer, he does not mention this paper. I am now convinced that the paper was written by Johnson solely and entirely; that the erroneous signature has passed from one edition of the Adventurer to another, and that Johnson either knew nothing, or cared nothing about it. P. W. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. SIR, Tbasket-hive without destroying the honey from a common bees; place a new hive close to the old colony following their usual occupations. A (what esteem) a very curious harp able smell, will soon cause them to aber sichord in his possession. It was made in the reign of King James, 1622; is between six and seven feet in length, and has the long keys black, and the short ones white; the inside is ornamented with different figures and devices. CADWALADR. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. SIR, THE Adventurer, No. VII, is marked TH Z, the general signature of Warton: I do not see in it that style of thinking or writing which I find in the other papers of Warton: I do see the mind and the language of Johnson: I once suspected the paper to have been originally written by Warton, who was ikely enough to take up such a subject, and to have been materially corrected and improved by Johnson. Boswell, who had not a very refined taste, or a very pacious understanding, and who perhaps was guided merely by the signaMONTHLY MAG., No. 223. don their old habitation, and remove to the new one. The offensive matter should be put in at the top. W. O. To the Editor of the Monthly Mag SIR, T appears, from the experi of Dr. Davy, that, in some ga processes, as in the decomposition alkalies, their success depends o number of plates employed, rather on the dimensions; and in others, the deflagration of metals, that necessary. gospel has ever been printed! If I am mistaken, I should feel obliged to any of your readers who can refer me to such a tract, as it appears to me extraordinary that three or four millions per annum should be paid to teachers of religion in England only, and that, in eighteen hundred years after the Christian dispensa tion, no succinct view of its moral Code should yet exist! Perhaps this is, how-derable dimensions are preferable, ever, the less to be wondered at when we see the Rev. Mr. Barrow announcing a tract, by means of which, he says, Christianity is, for the first time, rendered a practicable branch of education! There is so much reason in his statements that I cannot but ask the question, for what, till this time, have we paid such enor mous revenues for the support of Chris tian teachers?-We are yet, it seems, without a collection of the moral precepts of the gospel, and within three months the first practical means have appeared for teaching Christianity to the rising generation! PHILANTHROPos. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. It would, probably, be acceptal others as well as myself, to be info what are the relative powers, and nu and dimension, of the galvanic plate whether their dimensions are indiffe provided the quantity of surface is equal, by a proportionate increas number of plates employed. To the Editor of the Monthly Maga. SIR, OME years ago I read in some v treating of the Roman empire in third or fourth century, a descriptio the eloquence and practice of the la Rome in that age. As that characte the legal profession would exactly p tray the deplorable state of the same fession in England at this day, it ca fail to be acceptable to your readers see a character of the Roman law reprinted in one of your early numb In spite of many worthless Rush-li and Gas-lights, there yet remain s sound sense and independance in profession; and I am persuaded, if m of its members saw their own portr as in a mirror, in that of the Ro lawyers above alluded to, shame and form would be the certain consequer PHILO-VERITAT To the Editor of the Monthly Magazi SIR, TH HE legislature has very prope regulated the conveyance of p sengers, by stage-coaches. Having h occasion frequently to cross the Seve I think nothing more demands attenti than the modern construction of fer boats. They possess no kind of secur against accident, in a most dangero river. The sides are so low, that th may fill in an instant. Gilpin, in tour on the Wye, besides exposing t danger, has properly remarked, H apt the ingress and egress of cattle is lame them, merely from the want of sliding broad board, to lead them out. F. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. SIR, S the new literal construction of the A first of William and Mary, cap. 18, commonly called the "Toleration Act," is said to require that the teacher, or preacher, applying for a license, should be attached to some congregation; it appears to be necessary that every congregation should liberally elect, as assistant preachers at a nominal salary, all persons who desire to obtain a license. In the present humour of the ruling powers, it would be as difficult to procure a legislative alteration of the literal terms of that Act, as to obtain the repeal of all the Test Laws; it is best therefore to temporise with illiberal policy, and defeat it by means of its own weapons. Jan. 15, 1812. A PRESBYTER. This law does not restrict a congregation from having a hundred preachers, if it think proper; and no congregation To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. ought to be scrupulous in assisting to defeat a novel construction of this Act, which, if its true intent and meaning, would, in a few years after it passed, have produced an effect directly the contrary of its avowed design, and have SIR, Sitten by Shakespeare, on Sir AS the ballad, said to have been Thomas Lucas, ever made known to the public? If it has been, in what work is it to be found? S. MEMOIRS AND REMAINS OF EMINENT PERSONS. ANECDOTES of DISTINGUISHED PERSONS in PARIS, from the LETTERS of un AMERICAN, lately published at PHI LADELPHIA. IP THE ABBE BARRUEL. IN the course of my residence in Paris, 1 formed an acquaintance with the Abbé Barruel, whose work on the Masonic societies of Europe, once attracted so much both of censure and applause. Barruelism, the title given to his exposition of the views of the German Illuminati, is now not only out of vogue, but has almost fallen into oblivion. It must, nevertheless, be acknowledged, that the world is indebted to him for some important discoveries, and much curious research. It is at the same time universally admitted, that his hatred of jacobinism, and the warinth of his fancy, betrayed him into many exaggerated representations and idle fears. His history of the persecution of the French clergy, at the commencement of the revolution, is, in my estimation, the most valuable of his productions. It is not only a very interesting narrative, but an historical document of great impor when I saw him. I found him miserably lodged, in a remote part of the capital, and laboriously occupied, in a refutation of the metaphysics of Kant. He thought he had discovered a key to the riddles of the German philosopher, and denounced his principles and intentions, as no less dangerous to the cause of religion and morals, than those of the most atheistical of the Illuminati. The timorous and prolific imagination of the good Abbé, had, I fear, more share in the creation of the "gorgons and chimeras dire," which he supposed to exist in the unintelligible volumes of Kant, than either the heart or the head of the metaphysician himself. Whatever is perfectly obscure, is flexible to any interpretation, and if charity would allow of that which Barruel gives to the works of Kant, I should think it quite as rational and plausible as any other which it has been my unfor tunate lot to peruse. My conversations with Barruel turned principally upon the progress which religion had made in France, and on the degree of patronage which it enjoyed under the new government. No man had attended more assiduously to this subject than himself, or was better fitted both from his opportunities and feelings, to decide correctly and impartially. His statements fully confirmed what I have advanced on this head, in my first letter, descriptive of Bordeaux, and coincided with the additional observations, which I |