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    Manchester College , York . The Forty-second Annual Meeting of the Trustees of this Institution was held in the Cross-Street Chapel Rooms , Manchester , this day , by adjournment from the 28 th of February last , Robert Philips , Esq ., in the Chair . At this meeting , after passing votes of thanks to the several officers of the College for their

    valuable services during the past year , the following gentlemen were elected for the ensuing year ; viz . Samuel Shore , Jun ., Esq ., of Norton Hall , President ; Robert Philips , Esq ., of the Park , Peter Martineau , Esq ., of St . Alban ' s , Daniel Gaskell , Esq ., of Lupsett , Abraham Crompton , Esq , of Lune Villa , the Rev . John Kentish , of the Woodlands , and

    the Rev . Thomas Belsham , of London , Vice-Presidents ; George William Wood , Esq ., of Platt , near Manchester , Treasurer ; Thomas Robinson , Esq ., of Manchester , Chairman of the Committee ; S . D . Darbishire , Esq , and the Rev . J . J . Tayler , of Manchester , Secretaries ; Mr . Francis Darbishire , Assistant Secretary ; and Samuel Kay , Esq ., and Richard

    Collins , Esq ., of Manchester , Auditors . The offices of Visitor and Deputy Visitor continue to be filled by the Rev . William Turner , of Newcastle * upon-Tyne , and the Rev . Lant Carpenter , LL . D ., of Bristol ; and those of Public Examiners , by the Rev . John Gooch Robberds , of Manchester , and the Rev . Joseph Huttou , LL D ., of Leeds . The Committee of

    the last year were re-elected , with the exception of Mr . Mason , Mr . Hedley , and the Rev . Arthur Dean , who are succeeded by William Duckworth , Esq ., Dr . Holme , and Mark Philips , Esq . The Rev . Robert Cree , of B rid port , has been appointed Deputy Treasurer for that place , in the room of the late Rev . G . B . Wawne .

    The accounts of the Treasurer for the year ending September 29 th last , were laid before the meeting , duly audited by Mr . Samuel Kay and Mr . John Bentley , and were allowed . The Trustees regret that they cannot make so favourable a report of the state of the funds for the year 1826-7 , as they have had the gratification of doing at

    the close of several former years . The benefactions , including a legacy of 20 / . from the late Mrs . Alice Greenwood , have amounted to 129 / ., and the contributions from the Fellowship Funds to 26 / . 9 s The congregational collections , although they include a most liberal one of 62 / . 16 * . 7

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    10 $ . 7 d . y a considerably less sum than has been received from this source in mauy former years . The subscription list has also experienced a small decrease . In consequeuce of this defalcation of income , the Trustees have been under the necessity of trespassing on the liberality of their Treasurer , who , at the close of the year ' s accounts , was in advance to the Institution upwards of 550 / . The Trustees feel assured that

    they ueed only mention these circumstances , to obtaiu from the friends of the College that assistance which will enable them to meet the increasing expenses of the establishment . The number of Students during the last session was twenty five ; vk . sixteen Divinity Students and nine Lay Students : of the former , fourteen were

    on full exhibitions , and two on exhibitions from the Hackney Educatiou Fund . Three of the Divinity Students completed their course , and have since settled ; Mr . Ketley , at Hull , which place he has , however , been obliged to leave in consequence of illness ; Mr . Talbot , atTenterden ; and Mr . Martineau , as a temporary assistant to Dr . Carpenter in his

    school . The number of Divinity Students this session is eighteen ; viz . Mr . William Gaskell , Mr . Francis J . Raukin , Mr . Henry Squier , Mr . Edward Higginson , and Mr . Nathaniel R . Philipps , in their fifth year ; Mr . Thomas Davis , Mr . S .

    Bache , Mr . Charles D . Hort , and Mr , James K . Esdaile , in their fourth year ; Mr . Henry Wiefovd and Mr . H . Hawkes , in the third ; Mr . S . Nicholson , Mr . Henry Piper , Mr . R . M . Taylor , and Mr . George Heaviside , in the second ; aud Mr . Mortimer Maurice , Mr . George W . Swallow , and Mr . T . Baker , in the first

    year . S . P . DARBISHIRE , J . J . TAYLER , Secretaries . Manchester , March 3 , 1828 .

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    Bolton District Assoctatton . The Fourth Half yearly Meeting of the Bolton District Association was held at Chorley , on Thursday , April 24 . The introductory part of the service was con ducted by the Rev . John Ragland , of

    Hindley ; and a discourse suitable to the occasion was preached from 2 Cor . iv . 7 , by the Rev . William Probert , of Walmsley . After the sermon , the congregation was addressed by its respected minister , Mr . Tate , who , in announcing the place of meeting at the dose of the religious

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    Intelligence . —Bolton District Association . TftJjT

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1828, page 507, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2562/page/75/