(II.) SOUTH AFRICA. London M. S.-Richard Miles, Su CAPETOWN-The Capital of the Colony-Inhabitants at the end of 1818, were 18,173: con-perintendent of the Missions. sisting of 7460 Whites, 1905 Free Blacks, 810 Apprentices, 536 Hottentots, and 7462 slaves. I. HOTTENTOTS. Wesleyan M. S.-Missionaries at different Stations: Jas. Archbell, J. Ayliff, J. Davis, jun. E. Edwards, Rich. Haddy, T. L. Hodgson, S. Kay, W. Shaw, W. J. Shrewsbury, Rt. Snowdall, Sam. Young. United Brethren, 1808-Missiona Groenekloof; about 40 miles N. of Cape Town.ries: Clemens, Hoffman, Sonderman, Bosjesveld; about 40 miles to the northward of Cape Town. Paarl; in the District of Stellenbosch, about 35 miles N. E. of Cape Town. and Tietze. London M. S.-Cornelius Kramer, Missionary. London M. S. 1819-James Kitchingman, Missionary. The Rev. F. G. Kayser and Mrs. Kayser arrived in June: at the end of July Mr. Miles writes that they had sailed for Algoa Bay, The members in the whole Mission are-Cape, 49: Little Namaqualand, 85: Albany, 206: Wesleyville, 18: Mount Coke, 3. Some years ago there were no booksellers in Cape Town, and now there are three English Booksellers: the change forebodes good days. Mr. Kramer is the only survivor of the first Missionaries sent out by the Society to Africa in 1799. The congregation continues to increase: the number in communion is 27. An evening school has been opened on two days of the week, for the female slaves and their children. Mahomedanism prevails in this vicinity. Caledon Institution, formed in 1811, was relinquished in 1822; has been re-established by Mr. Helm, who removed from Bethelsdorp. At present, 1185 individuals attend, among whom are upward of 500 communicants. Five adults were baptized here in March, 1827. In March a new dwelling-house was nearly finished; the present was to be converted into a chapel and school. The inhabitants were increasing, and were much united. MISSIONARIES, &c. London M. S. 1813-W. Anderson, Hankey ; a new station, named after the Trea- Bethelsdorp; in the District of Uitenhage, STATE OF THE MISSION, &c. The Congregation, which is composed of the Hottentots of the United Brethren, 1818-Fritsch, Hal- Since the first establishment, 130 adults and 103 children have The congregation on the Sunday continues good: the communi- The Wesleyan Committee remark-To the eight stations among the colonists in this District, has been added Wesleyan M. S. 1823-In schools at Wesleyville there are 63 children and 20 adults. At Chalumna, three ; Wesleyan M. S. 1825-Br. Kay has been here a year; a temporary residence has been built for his family Wesleyan M. S. 1827. The neighbourhood is populous and the Mission premises will be within a mile of Mr. Brownlee has built a temporary house and chapel, prepared a Great improvement has taken place. The religious services are The Catechist removed to this station in 1825, and continues to be No report of the Mission has been received. They have suffered The school which is under Mr. Hughes, is chiefly confined to the The attempts of Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Archbell to establish them- VI. NAMAQUAS.-London M. S. The Mission among the Namaquas has been greatly disturbed by the unsettled state of the people; excessive drought having compelled them to frequent change of place. Mr. Schmelen, at the last dates, was, with 30 or 40 families, on the south side of Orange River. blished the Mission in 1817, is now on a visit home. The Wesleyan M. S. has had a Mission for some years at Lily Fountain, in Little Namaqualand, near the Khamiesberg. Mr. Barnabas Shaw, who esta * *The above Table has been abridged from the Missionary Register for January: it contains a view of the Christian Missions in Africa, and the African Islands, which we trust will prove interesting to our readers-we give it insertion in consequence of a wish expressed by some of our correspondents, but from the narrow space in which we were obliged to crowd the matter, many important topics were necessarily omitted: it shall be concluded in our next. DOMESTIC RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. London-Lectures to Roman Catholics.-The Lectures on Roman Catholic points delivered weekly at Tavistock Chapel, on Tuesday Evenings, are numerously attended, and many Roman Catholics listen with the utmost seriousness to the various statements and arguments which are advanced. Lectures have been already delivered by the Rev. Messrs. Bickersteth, Borrows, Jerram, Mutter, Owen, Hon. B. Noel, Sibthorpe, and Webster. We understand the Lectures in February, are to be delivered in succession by the Rev. W. F. Vance, the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, the Hon. and Rev. B. W. Noel, and the Hon, and Rev. G. T, Noel. Most of the Lectures already delivered, are either printed or in the press. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. At the late Quarterly Examinations held in Trinity College, Dublin, Premiums were adjudged, For general answering-to Mr. Clarke Meade, Molesworth, Atkinson 2dus (Robert), Barry Imus (Henry), Sadlier 2dus (William D.), Wade Imus (Nugent), Bleazby, Chaigneau, Ringwood, M'Cullagh, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Leech, M'Cay, Emerson, Mulcaby, Hamblin, Lawless 2dus (George), Longfield, Leslie 4tus (Henry James), Lloyd 7mus (John), Allen 5tus (Michael), Harricks, Lavelle, M'Ilwain. For Answering in Science-to Mr. Synnot, Mr. Brady, Pollock 2dus (Joseph), Quarry, M'Causland 3tius (Richard), M'Auley, Mac Lean jun. (Edward), Booth jun. (James), Mr. Pakenham, O'Connor 4tus (Edward), Fitzpatrick, Dixon 4tus (Robert), Higginbotham, Berwick jun. (John), M. Collins, Jacob jun, (William H). For Answering in Classics-to Mr. Finlay jun. (Robert), Fitzgerald 6tus (John), Pollock 2dus (Joseph), Quarry, M'Causland 3tius (Richard), M'Auley, M'Lean jun. (Edward), Curtis 5tus (John), Kingsmill, Mr. Pakenham, Mr. Collins, Day 3tius (William), Ashenhurst, Downing 3tius (Edmund), O'Bryen 3tius (Hewitt), Woulfe. The next Quarterly Examinations at Trinity College will be held for the Class of Senior Sophisters, on Friday and Saturday, April 18th and 19th-for that of Junior Sophisters, on Monday and Tuesday, the 21st and 22d--for Senior Freshmen, on Thursday and Friday, the 24th and 25th-and for Junior Freshmen, on Monday and Tuesday, the 28th & 29th. VIEW OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. The recent change of Ministry has engaged much of the public attention. Explanations have been given in the respective Houses of Parliament, and the present Government seems to be established on a firm basis. We are not in the habit of giving opinions on questions merely political; but we own that we entertain better hopes of general satis faction, tranquillity, and confidence from a Ministry on which the English people and Irish Protestants have reliance, than on one from whom, untried and unpractised in public affairs, and pledged as they seemed to be to decided measures, when wanting the master-hand that guided them, the confidence of the public seemed to be withdrawn. We hope that the |