and Beethoven, were sung in a manner which delighted the listeners, and reflected great credit on Mr. Best, Miss Armstrong, and the excellent village choir. A concluding service was held on Tuesday evening, when the Rev. E. Mellor, M.A., of Halifax, preached, and Mr. Whittaker, of Ashton, presided at the organ. The congregation was tolerably large, though the inclement weather prevented the attendance of many who wished to be present. The collections made amounted to £83 16s. 6d., to which must be added £32 10s., contributed by persons who could not attend, making a total of £116 6s. 6d., a sum creditable alike to the generosity of the public and to the friends on the spot.

BELFAST MISSION STATION.-The annual missionary services were conducted in Salem Church, Belfast, on the 11th and 12th of April. On the former day the Rev. W. Baggaly preached two useful and impressive sermons, and on the latter the missionary meeting was held. The chair was occupied by S. G. Getty, Esq., Mayor of Belfast, who conducted the business of the meeting most efficiently. Able and eloquent addresses were delivered by the Revs. W. Baggaly, G. Vance (Wesleyan), J. White (Primitive Wesleyan), and J. Seymour. At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was passed by acclamation to our excellent Mayor for his valuable services. The attendance was an encouraging improvement on that of previous years, and the collections were beyond the expections of most of our friends. The services have left a gracious influence behind them, which we hope to foster, and which we trust will stimulate to greater efforts in the missionary cause.

MISSIONARY SERVICES, GUERNSEY.On the evening of Good Friday the opening service of our missionary anniversary was held, and a collection made. And on Easter Sunday morning and evening the Rev. T. Boycott preached, and in the afternoon the Rev. J. Flather.

On the following evening the annual missionary meeting was held, and was, like the services of the preceding day, numerously attended. Our worthy friend Dr. Collenette was called to the chair, who introduced the business of the meeting in a very appropriate speech. The platform was occupied

by the Revs. T. Boycott, J. Flather, and other ministers and friends. Excellent speeches were delivered, and we have no doubt they will have profited as well as pleased those who heard them.

On the Tuesday evening we held a tea-meeting in the school, which was well attended, and made very interesting by the stirring and appropriate speeches of the Revs. T. Boycott and J. Flather; and on the Wednesday evening the closing sermon was preached by the worthy deputation, the Rev. T. Boycott. On this occasion the weather was very unpropitious. Yet it is pleasing to the friends of missions to know that the pecuniary results of these services surpass those of last year.

SHREWSBURY.-On

Lord's day,

March 31st, two impressive sermons were preached on behalf of the missions by the Rev. A. Lynn, sen. On the following evening the missionary meeting was held. J. W. Dawson, Esq., of Newcastle-under-Lyne, efficiently presided, and the meeting was addressed by the Revs. A. Lynn, R. Green (Wesleyan), E. Hill (Independent), J. Bennett (Primitive), and J. Dickson, Esq., who also kindly paid us a visit from Newcastle for the occasion. Sermons were also preached at Bicton on the Sunday, and on Tuesday evening a meeting was held, over which T. Brocas, Esq. presided.

On Good Friday the usual Missionary Tea Meeting was held at Grinshill, which, notwithstanding very unfavourable weather, was numerously attended. Mr. J. Icke presided.

A special interest is given to the Cross Houses Meeting, which was held in February, by the sale of missionary apples, the produce of which this year was £1 5s.

The services, on the whole, manifest a growing missionary spirit, and the collections are in advance of those of last year. G. G.

BARNSLEY CIRCUIT.-Dear Sir,-I have to inform you that part of our missionary services have been held. They commenced on Sunday, February 14th. We had the able assistance of the Revs. T. Griffiths and T. Clifton, as deputation. These gentlemen occupied the pulpits very efficiently at Barnsley, Ardsley, and Mapplewell; Holylandswaine and Birdwell being

supplied by my colleague and myself. On the following evening, Monday, the missionary meeting at Barnsley was held, where, in addition to the deputation and ministers of the circuit, we secured the valuable services of the Revs. B. Beddow (Independent), S. Sellers (Association), and Richard Baxter (Primitive). Mr. E. Kaye was called to the chair. On Tuesday, meetings were held at Clayton West and Birdwell, presided over respectively by A. Peace and J. Woodruff, Esqs. On Wednesday we concentrated our strength at Mapplewell, where the chairmanship devolved on Rev. W. Reynolds. On Thursday, Ardsley and Holylandswaine were the places of operation, Amos Rydall, Esq. (Independent), presiding at the latter place. Our services thus far have been successful. Yours very truly,

March 22.

J. K. JACKSON.

STAFFORD, LONGTON CIRCUIT.-On Sunday, March 28th, anniversary sermons, in aid of our mission fund, were preached by the Rev. D. Round, of Chester. On the Monday evening following, a public missionary meeting was held; our respected friend Mr. Joseph Lawson, of Stone, occupied the chair, and, in a very touching address, introduced the business. The report was read by the Rev. W. Dunkerley, and appropriate speeches were delivered by the Revs. J. Addyman, D. Round, and Mr. S. Lawley, T. Salt, and C. Mycock.

STONE.-On the Tuesday evening a meeting for the promotion of the same object was held at Stone. Mr. Blakely, manufacturer, presided; and addresses were delivered by the Revs. J. Stokoe, W. Dunkerley, and J. Adams (Independent).

We are happy that the collections at each place are considerably in advance of last year. J. R. F.

STAFFORD-LECTURE FOR THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.-On Monday evening, April 19th, the Rev. J. Stokoe, of Longton, favoured us with a very interesting and able lecture on 66 George Stephenson, the Father of Railways." The attendance was the most numerous and respectable ever brought together in the town for a similar purpose; and the lecturer made an impression, especially on the minds of the young people, which will not be easily forgotten.

J. Pilling, Esq., ably occupied the chair. Admission was by tickets, 3d. and 6d. each, and the proceeds were devoted to the Sunday school. A cor

dial vote of thanks was awarded to the lecturer for his clever lecture, and also to the chairman for his kindness in presiding. J. R. F.

THE ANNUAL EASTER GATHERING OF THE UNETT-STREET SUNDAY SCHOOLS was held on Tuesday, April 6th. The children met at the schools immediately after dinner, and walked in procession to a field outside of the town, accompanied by numerous friends. The day was fine, and they enjoyed themselves very much during the afternoon. At four o'clock they returned to the schools, and were served with buns; after which the teachers and friends sat down to an excellent tea. The company was larger than usual. After tea, the annual meeting for the transaction of business connected with the school, and the election of officers, &c., was held in the chapel, the Superintendent Preacher in the chair. Mr. John Linegar read the report, which described the schools as being in a very efficient state.

The meeting was addressed by the ministers of the circuit, also by Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Northwood, Mr. Ball, Mr. Lees, Mr. Eyre, Mr. Greasley, and Mr. John Linegar. The meeting was of a character to do much good, and encouraging to all who were present, and employed in Sabbath school tuition. W. I.

PUBLIC MISSIONARY SERVICES AT UNETT-STREET CHAPEL, BIRMINGHAM, were held on Sunday and Monday, the 28th and 29th of March. On the Sabbath two eloquent sermons were preached by the Rev. W. Willan, of Wolverhampton, and on Monday evening the missionary meeting was held, Alderman Manton in the chair. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. W. Willan, Derrington (Independent), W. Innocent, B. M. Scott, and T. Lees. The congregations on the Sabbath were very good; but on Monday scarcely an average; and the collections, owing to the severe commercial distress, are but moderate. Nevertheless a deep spiritual tone of feeling characterized the whole of the services, and we would hope much good will result. W. I.