"The whole of the Scriptures are now published and circulated in five languages, and the New Testament in fifteen. The languages in which both the Old and New Testament have been published, are the Bengalee, the Sanscrit, the Hindee, the Orissa, and the Mahratta; the ten additional languages in which the New Testament has been published, are the Chinese, the Seik, the Pushtoo or Afghan, the Telinga or Telogoo, the Kunkuna, the Watch or Multanee, the Assamese, the Gujurattee, the Bikaneer, and the Kashmeer.

"Besides these fifteen, in which the New Testament is completed, there are six other languages in which it is brought more than half through the press. These are, the Kurnata or Canarese, the Nepal, the Harotee, the Marumar, the Bhugelkundee, and the Oojjuyinee version. The remaining versions, now in hand, are the following ten, which are all in the press: the Jumboo, the Kanouj, the Khassee, the Kousulee, the Bhutuneer, the Doguro or Palpa, the Mughudha, the Koomaoon, the Gudival, and the Muinpoor.

"They are also reprinting editions of the New Testament, to the amount of 20,000 copies, in the Bengalee, the Sanscrit, the Hindee, the Mahratta, and the Orissa; the first four of them are the chief languages of India. The expense is represented (after the application of the strictest economy, in the fabrication of the paper, the reduction of the type, &c.,) as amounting to nearly £5,000, while the balance in hand is little more than £1,000."* This

* Report of Bible Society for 1821, pp. lx., lxi.

case was recommended to the next Committee for liberal assistance.

From Canton and Malucca, Drs. Morrison and Milne reported a complete version of the canonical books of the Holy Scriptures into the Chinese; as had Dr. Marshman completed another translation at Serampore.

Many in South Africa, the Mauritius, New South Wales and the West Indies continued to aid the Bible Society, and to circulate the Scriptures.

The American Bible Society, with its Auxiliaries, now amounting to 223, made various efforts in the cause of the Scriptures. Their circulation was greatly increased in most of the States; and like zeal influenced many friends of the Bible in British North America.

Domestic operations were unceasing, with many active Auxiliaries in Scotland and Ireland; so that in the year ending March 31, 1821, the receipts of the Society were £89,154 16s.; the grants amounted to £27,806 9s. 6d. ; and there were issued from the Depository

Lord Teignmouth presided at the Seventeenth Anniversary Meeting of the Bible Society, May 2nd; and among those who pleaded the cause of the Institution were, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, Earl Harrowby, Lord Bentinck, Lord Calthorpe, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Chancellor

of the Exchequer, the Rev. Jabez Bunting, and Joseph John Gurney, Esq.

THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF THE SOCIETY, 1821-1822.

AFFILIATED Societies require to be contemplated in connection with their Parent. It is, therefore, proper to notice the general condition of the Foreign Bible Societies, connected with the British. These Foreign Societies in the provinces of the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Germany, Prussia, Denmark, Sweden and Russia, variously progressed, chiefly among the Protestants, and those of the Greek Church. But the British Society found means to gratify the longings of many Catholics for the Word of God, in Spain and Italy; while Van Ess persevered with extraordinary success in circulating the Scriptures in central Europe.

The Parent Society also still aided the countries bordering on the Mediterranean, by grants of the Holy Scriptures; and large numbers, in various languages, were circulated by agents at Malta, Corfu, Smyrna and Constantinople.

The Calcutta Bible Society continued its important labours; and on the founding of a " Missionary College," by the Bishop of Calcutta, the Parent Committee made a grant of £5,000 in aid of translations of the Scriptures. An appeal was considered also from the missionaries at Serampore; Dr. Carey reported "eleven versions of the New Testament printed, or more than half through the press, and thirteen more in a state of preparation for printing."

Dr. Carey stated:-"That which presses heaviest on the general fund in our hands, is, that supply of the Scriptures, which the progress of Divine truth, in this country, renders indispenable, namely, fresh editions of the New Testament, in the Sanscrit, Bengalee, Hindee, Orissa and Mahratta languages, and of the Old Testament in the first two of them. Of these, which we expect will be all nearly completed in about two years, or three at the furthest, we trust that the Sanscrit and Bengalee versions of the Old Testament, comprising 6,000 copies, will cost, perhaps, only £4,500, and the five editions of the New Testament, containing 20,000 copies, about £4,000. Of these, £8,500, however, nearly one-half will have to be advanced by way of outlay before next November." The immediate consequence of this forcible appeal to the Committee was an additional grant of £2,000.

Dr. Morrison reported the death of the emperor of China, Kea-King in September, 1820. He had interdicted the Christian religion, though many of the Chinese received the Scriptures in their language, and learned the doctrines of Jesus.

Most of the British Colonies were now distinguished by Bible Societies in aid of the Parent Institution; and these were very useful in New South Wales, the West Indies, South and Western Africa, and the provinces of North America.

The domestic operations of the Bible Society were increasingly interesting and beneficial; and the grants to Ireland were 1,000 Bibles, and 10,000

*Bible Society Report for 1822, pp. lxvii, lxviii.

Testaments; besides 2,000 Irish Testaments to the Irish Society, and 10,000 English Testaments to the Sunday School Society for Ireland. Other grants were made of German, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Scriptures, to Gibraltar and various parts of the Continent of Europe; also of the Portuguese Scriptures, to Madeira, the Azores, and the Brazils; of Spanish Bibles to different parts of South America; and of the Malay Scriptures to Amboyna, Bombay, Madras, and other stations in the East Indies.

The copies of the Scriptures issued from the Depository, in London, this year, were—

The receipts of the year amounted to the large sum of £103,802 17s. 1d.; and the grants amounted to the sum of £26,926 3s. 6d.

In this prosperous condition, the Society held the Eighteenth Anniversary Meeting on the 1st of May, when the assembly was very large. Lord Teignmouth presided as usual; and the joyful audience was addressed by Earl Harrowby, Lord Calthorpe, Admiral Lord Gambier, the Bishop of Norwich, Mr. Wilberforce, the Rev. Mr. Monod, Secretary of the Protestant Bible Society in Paris, and others, who appeared to be influenced by the spirit of the gospel of Christ.