-the then Earl of Devonshire (for the Dukedom only dates from 1694)-to say that he believed it possible to prevail upon his parishioners to confine themselves within the limits of the village, provided the Earl would exert himself to induce the country round to supply them with necessary things, leaving such provisions as might be requested in appointed places, and at appointed hours upon the neighbour ing hills. The proposal was punctually complied with; and when the pestilence became beyond conception, terrible, not a single inhabitant attempted to pass the appointed bounds, though in that rocky and open country, they could not have been hindered had they been so determined. It seems to have been under God owing to this prudential expedient that the rest of the country escaped the plague. The other circumstance was, that in the summer of 1757, five labouring men were digging among the plague graves on the healthy mountain above mentioned, to make potato ground; they came to something which had the appearance of having once been linen. Conscious of its situation they instantly buried it again, but in a few days they all sickened of a putrid fever, and three out of the five died. The disease that thus remarkably awakened from the dust in which for ninety-one years it had slumbered, proved fatal to seventy persons. These are given in a letter from Miss Seward to a friend.

MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARIES. TARPORLEY.-The annual mission services were conducted in the General Baptist chapel Tarporley, on Lord's day Oct. 29th, and the following Tuesday. On the Sabbath the Rev. W. Underwood, of Derby, preached two sermons, after which collections were made, amounting to more than the usual sum on this occasion. We had good congregations and the services were deeply interesting and profitable.

Our Sabbath school still continues its efforts for the mission, and a short service was conducted by the Rev. W. Underwood and Mrs. Buckley, on the Sabbath morning in our school, adapted for the instruction of our young friends. The monies raised by about twenty-five of our scholars (principally subscribed by them) and devoted to the asylums amounts this year to £3 9s.

Other particulars may be found in the letters of the rector to his children. See Christian Correspondent, vol. ii. 306-323. One little incident illustrating the power of maternal affection may be added. A few hours before the death of the Rector's lady, her husband wished her to take a cordial, but she refused; he besought her for the dear sake of her children to do it; and at once without a murmur she raised herself as well as she was able and drank it. In describing, after the plague had passed away, the state of the village, this gentleman said, "The condition of this place hath been so dreadful that I persuade myself it exceeded all history and example. I may truly say our town was become a Golgotha, a place of skulls; and had there not been a small remnant of us left we had been as Sodom, and like unto Gomorrah. My ears never heard such doleful lamentations; my nose never smelt such noisome smells, and my eyes never beheld such ghastly spectacles. Here have been seventysix families visited, out of which 259 persons died." He piously added, "God grant that I may wait with patience for my change, making a right use of his punishments and of his mercies, for if the first have been severe, so have the last been sweet and comfortable." Reader, remember thy Lord's words, "What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.'

JOHN BUCKLEY.

Mr. Dutton, of Hoofield Hall, presided at the annual meeting on Tuesday evening, and the interests of the mission were pleaded by our pastor Rev. H. Smith, Rev. W. Underwood, Mr. Aston, Mr. Gaythorpe, and our esteemed missionary Rev. J. Buckley. The meeting was throughout deeply interesting and encouraging. The total receipts for the year were £32 4s., and £5 5s. sent previously to the fund for the loss sustained by fire at Berhampore.

It was whilst acknowledging the receipt of the above named £5 5s. that our devoted Secretary, Rev. G. J. Pike, was called to rest from his labours.

The loss the mission has sustained by fire, and the much more affecting loss in the death of our venerable Secretary, and our missionary Dr. Sutton, have stimulated the friends of the mission here to increased. liberality and effort for the success of the ROGER BALE.

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