conclude this letter with a remark should never hear of him any or two on the proceedings of the more at any rate, unless, in"London Auxiliary Bible So- deed, in explanation of his two "ciety," a meeting of which took famous resolutions of 1811 and place yesterday at the Mansion- 1819, flatly contradicting each House, the Lord Mayor in the Chair.

other, as to the real value of the one-pound note. Van said, that as the Lord Mayor was, in this case, the representative of the City Magistrates, so he (VAN) " presented himself as the repre"sentative of His Majesty's Go"vernment." Indeed, VAN! What then, Mr. CANNING, Mr. HUSKISson, Mr. ROBINSON, the DUKE OF WELLINGTON, Lord WEST

I shall insert the whole of the article at the bottom of this letter, in order that my readers may see good ground for the langh that they will have; and I shall number the paragraphs of the article, that I may refer to each, if necessary, with the less trouble. When a short figure saves a long phrase, it is desirable to use the former, MORELAND, the Lord CHANCELespecially when one is writing Lor, and, indeed, the whole of about animals like these. I will the Ministers, sent you to retake the paragraphs in the order in which I find them, passing over the two first, as I shall have to notice them when I come to the last paragraph.

present them at this London Bibleshop! If this were really the case, I should begin to think, that these twelve or thirteen poor souls were in a way that it is unnecessary to describe. To be sure, they are so troubled with their " prosperity;" they are so overfull of it, that it may possibly fly to their

3. Paragraph.-So, you see, people begin to see a little into. this humbug: the receipts fall off. It is curious to hear the manner heads, " have a determination" in which the canters console them- to their noddles. But they must selves for this falling off, and the be far gone indeed; the "deterSecretary's arithmetic is not less mination" must be uncommonly curious. " If," says he, " we could resolute, before they could send

VAN to represent them before LORD WAITHMAN. VAN says, that they have converted the frisky lasses of the South Seas. It is only a few days ago that we read of one of our Blue and Buff Captains and four of his men having

"get a guinea each from one-fif"teenth of a hundred thousand " people, we should get 6,000/. a"year, instead of 7001." There is alclever fellow for you! His arithmetic seems, at the very least, to equal his piety. Money, you always find, that it is money, that been knocked on the head by these grunting crews are grubbing the natives of one of these about after. They grunt a great deal about "all-sufficient grace;" but it is, after all, the money they

are after.

4. Paragraph.-Oh! Here we have old VAN upon the stage again! I was in hopes that we

"friendly islands." So that, they appear to be true "Protestant Reformers." Pray, Mr. O'CONNELL, did you ever SEE Van? If you did not, lose no time, for God's sake. You will, take my my word for it, " never look upon his like again." But, did you This is a pretty fellow to talk ever hear him, then? Make about doctrines and discipline of haste, I implore you, for his religion: a pretty fellow verily, to match is not on this side of the undertake to be a teacher of the world. But, I must confess, a very fit man to second a motion of little VAN.

grave.

5. Paragraph brings forth one of the new Sheriffs, of the name of BROWN, who sympathized with the meeting on the falling off of the subscriptions, and who consoled them in a way quite worthy of a London Sheriff, the office of whom tered this man! The "preventive

6. Paragraph.-I would pass, over it if I could, for Mr. FAVELL visited me once in prison. But good God, how age must have al

service," -" the converted pickpocket"! Oh, Lord! But now I think of it, my old friend JOCELYN RODEN was converted at a Bible-meeting! Would to God that all pickpockets, whether on a large scale or a small, would attend Bible-meetings, if this be the case. But, to proceed with poor Mr. FAVELL, where did he learn, that the Bible was a sealed book at the time of the great fire in London? The "tall bully in Gracechurch-street, that lifts his head and lies" against the Catholics, will tell him, that that fire took place in the reign of Charles the Second, about eighty years after the Bible had been in the hands of all who had a mind to have it. And where did Mr. FAVELL learn, that there were in England any religious "persecution" before the Bible was so circulated? He does not lie, however, for he is totally ignorant of the matter: he repeats what he has often heard said, just

was never so properly filled, as when filled by PARKINS; I mean poor Byrne's Treasurer. This man, BROWN, seemed disposed to argue the point with the Catholics. He contented himself, however, with saying, that to object to the circulating of the Bible, without note or comment, was "to set themselves up against their Maker." Against the POPE, you mean, Mr. BROWN. You get that book upon trust from the Pope, Mr. BROWN. Neither God, nor Christ, nor the Apostles handed the book down to you: it was handed down to you by the Pope. Mark that, Master BROWN, and keep it in your head, when you are about to prattle on such a subject again. This wise man said, that the Bible might be expected to "reduce the city police to a sinecure"! He did not, however, give us any facts to show how it happened, that twenty years of Bible-work heard the crimes of the city increase four-fold! But, how was the Bible-work to pro- as the magpie, which is hanging duce this effect? Why, the answer up in a cage under my gateway, of Master Brown is ready: "By calls, "Cook! cook!" Aye, and as "covering the whole earth with distinctly too as Mr. FAVELL Can "good works, as the waters cover talk about the great fire and per"the sea"! So you see, Mr. secution.-But, after all, it is poor O'Connell, that this Sheriff of Mr. FAVELL'S motion that moves

London thinks that the sea is under the waters. This Sheriff does not know, that the water is the sea.

one's pity most. To what a state must a man be come, when he could actually move a RESOLU

TION, that the members of the So- | sweet consistency this fellow says, ciety should be called upon to put that he is the "last man in the up CEASELESS PRAYER for "world to seek to draw the sword

success? If I had been present, I " of war from its scabbard, where would have made an amendment in " he would rather see it rest for these words: "That this Society "ever." What, then, you want pray heartily to God to contract everlasting " idleness, profligacy, "the throats and bowels of the se- and crime," do you? You are a " veral Companies of this Corpo- pretty teacher of the people. "ration; so that they may not, at What this man said about new " their numberless gormandizing churches springing up daily, " and guzzling Protestant dinners, might have been answered by the " devour so large a portion of that fact, that, in the country parts of "which was left by our humane, England, they are daily falling "abstemious, and pious Catholic "ancestors, for the relief and com"fort of the widow and the father"less."---And, thus, farewell to Mr. FAVELL.

down; and that, in Ireland, there are hundreds and hundreds of rich benefices without any churches at all. There are about two hundred parishes, even in England, where the churches have fallen down, and never been re-erected; but where the parson takes care still to have his tithes.

8. Paragraph.-Pray look at the speech of this Alderman VENABLES, who has, you see, a mind to lanch forth against the Catholic priests of Ireland,

7. Paragraph.- Next comes the seconder of this motion, and he most indiscreetly confesses, that there is a "frightful amount of crime," and that "crime is on the increase." The devil it is! And, then he calls for more Bibles to banish the crime; though Bibles and crime have gone on increasing together! But this Protestant Reverend has an unusual cause to account for the increase of crime. And what is that? Why, PEACE! Peace is the cause of crime! So that "peace on earth" is a most unfortunate thing! "Peace," says the "holy" Protestant, "brings idleness, and idleness "profligacy; and, it cannot be de"nied, that the idleness and pro"fligncy, caused by peace, are the "great incentives to crime." There, take that, you that are buried in "monkish ignorance:" take that. and cease to sing, "Praise to God " in the highest, and on earth "preach," to a parcel of people at

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peace, and good-will toward "men.' Here is a pretty "Reverend," met with others to circulate "the gospel of peace!" With

9. Paragraph.-The Reverend ORME Comes back to the ready again. A Protestant Reverend seldom, for long together, loses sight of chink. This reverend person says, "that subscribingis not a " matter of choice, but of duty; "and that, not to do this duty is "to disobey the word of God"! This is just the way WHITFIELD and old JACK WESLEY used to go on, and it is just the way in which their followers now go on. I heard, some years ago, of a WESLEYITE, one of the "Connection," who, after very long "prayer" and longer

Halifax, in Nova Scotia, called upon them for a "contribution towards God's work;" and, fixing upon a man that he knew to be pretty rich, he called on him to give something, John answered, "Is he a bank-man adding, "You'll be damned if you or a pit-man?" This was the first don't;" to which the other replied, anecdote of the reverend Protes"And I'll be damned if I do."- tant LEIFCHILD; and I can bring This reverend ORME does not, in- fifty witnesses to prove, that this deed, name money; he calls it anecdote was ascribed to old JACK, "putting forth the hand": but, and that it was threadbare thirty he means, I suppose, that there years ago. The other anecdote should be something in the hand! of the Reverend LEIFCHILD was, Aye, that he does; "why else that he, being with a " lady," near breathes he in a Protestant land?" London, not long ago, asked her 10. Paragraph. - What Al- whether "she knew Jesus Christ?" derman VENABLES only nibbled To which she answered, that " she at, the reverend EVANSON seized " could not say that she was peron with unrelenting jaws. If you "sonally acquainted with him, want brass, real brass, it is to "but that she had heard that he the protestant reverends that you " was a very nice man"! These must come for it. This fellow anecdotes are, however, you may said, that a "conspiracy was car- be well assured, just as true as "rying on for the relief of Ire- those of Reverend TownLEY and "land: a conspiracy was carry- Reverend SCHOLL. To express "ing on here against the arch-indignation against such people, enemy in that country; against is beneath one. But where is all "the prince of darkness." So that this to end? It cannot keep raging you are to gather from this, that throughout the land without prothis fellow looks on the Catholic ducing, at last, some sort of confaith as taught by the devil! It vulsion. The Church of England is pity that the impudent fellow can produce no word of God, that he did not, if this his charge be just, get from the devil!

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trembles at the sight of these raving crews; but she, at the same time, is compelled to hug them to her bosom!

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13. and 14.---The Reverend STYLES pronounced an eulogium on enthusiasm, and the Reverend MORTIMER (it being the 4th of November) would not give "the immortal memory of King Wil

11 and 12 Paragraphs. The stories related in these are, I dare say, most falsehoods. Only think of a man in France, never having heard of such a book as the Bible! But, now, let me remind you of a couple of anecdotes, related last liam;" but, the "immortal meSpring, at a Missionary Society-mory" of Jesus Christ! Thus they meeting, by a Reverend LEIF- go on, by their familiar slang, to CHILD, of this village of Kensing- vulgarize and debase, as far as ton. The first was, that he, in they are able, the whole of the going to a coal-mine, asked the Christian religion. If it were not man at the mouth of it, if they for the Catholics, we should, "knew any thing of Jesus Christ really, soon have no landmark in these parts." Whereupon the left.

man, stooping down, called out to 15. Paragraph.---So, here we a comrade below : "John! is there have another convert in the person one Jesus Christ at work here?" of SIR CLAUDIUS HUNTER, some-.. time (if not now) dealer and chap- tongue. He did not dare abet man in the City of London! Our the works of his audience. Every

JOCELYN RODEN, you see, was by no means the only convert made at these societies. What a pity it was that JOHN MOVELLY, of the Guards, never happened to drop in at one of these meetings! Every sinner ought, at this rate, to go to them.

man, whose respect he must most wish to retain, would have despised and abhorred him if he had done this, knowing, as they do, his real sentiments on the subject. Yet, he was placed in a dilemma: he was afraid not to take the chair. The refusal would have

16 and 17. Paragraphs. The been inconvenient to him, especiReverend HATCHARD (about whom ally as he has views to get again one might have a good laugh) had into that House of all houses, the prudence to say little; and where he made such a brilliant Alderman KEY was, I suppose, figure before. And now, mark, cut short by the reporter; for the how the cunning Bible-fellows

Alderman can talk; aye, and he will talk, too, and as precious nonsense as ever came out of a pair of lips.

sought to entrap him! Mark how they all praised him for placing himself at their head. They vote him thanks in the 10th paragraph, and then again, in the 17th. They called him "their President."

18. Paragraph-The Reverend DREW had his story. I dare say, VAN BEXLEY (formerly a Comthat this allegory was stolen from missioner of Scotch Herrings) OLD JACK, who was a capital praised him. They all laid it hand at this story-telling and al- thick upon him. And, after all legory work. But OLD JACK had this, to return thanks " in a very talent. He could pick the pockets few words"! The truth is, that of his audience without their per- he did not dare (and he was not ceiving it. I never saw JACK inclined to it, I am sure) to debut once. I was quite a bay; clare himself a friend to this ridibut I have always remembered culous, this disgraceful, this raghis familiar slang. He gave out ing cant. But, then, he ought to a hymn, to be sung to the tune of have refused to take the chair, NANCY DAWSON, observing, that and also refused to suffer the meethe was resolved, that the Devil ing in his Mansion-house. should not have all the pretty has steered a middle course, tunes to himself any longer, but which, in such cases, is always the that God should have some of worst. He will not deceive the them too. This was at WAPPING, Bible-crew. They will rememin the year 1781.

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ber his "few words," when they 19. Paragraph - We now come thought they had inveigled him to the Lord Mayor, and I beg you into a hearty, or, at least, a seemmark him. He returned thanks ingly hearty co-operation: and, "in a very few words." It must be as to that part of the public who something rather particular that have sense and sincerity, he will could induce the Lord Mayor to certainly lose something by havend" at a few words," if he had, ing given his countenance to the as he bad here, full swing for his crew.