terest, find a special benefit in the permanent planting of their churches on the coast of Africa in self-sustaining communities. This great advantage they derive from former efforts to preach the Gospel, to the poor colored man, bond and free; and while it is justly theirs, it at the same time imposes on them very weighty motives to give the cause and Society a hearty and liberal support.

Resolutions of the New York East Conference.

REV. VALENTINE BUCK.-The New York East Conference, at its late session, passed unanimously the following resolution, in view of the transfer of Rev. Mr. Buck:

"Whereas it is understood that the Rev. V. Buck, one of the older members of the New York East Conference, is about to be transferred to the New York Conference, therefore,

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Resolved, That we deem it proper to express our confidence in the Christian and ministerial character of Brother Buck, and to assure him that in parting from us he carries with him our warm friendship and brotherly love."

The Committee on Colonization offered the following resolutions, which were adopted:

"Resolved, 1. That the Colonization Societies, through whose efforts the Republic of Liberia is fostered, and the intercourse kept open between the people of color of this country and the western coast of Africa, are worthy of the continued favor and support of our charges.

"2. That while the troubles abroad in the country are cutting off, in certain directions, the supplies of the Societies, it behooves the friends and patrons of the Colonization enterprise to redouble their efforts and liberality in its behalf."

After the above was in type, we received the following action of the New York Conference, and gladly acknowledge their kindness in giving us an Agent so highly recommended as Mr. Hoyt.

Report of Committee on Colonization Cause.

Your Committee regard the scheme of colonizing our free people of color in Liberia as destined to secure the most important results, both for civilizing and evangelizing Africa.

We present the following resolutions for adoption:

"1. Resolved, That we hear with pleasure that the Liberia Government has been eminently successful in suppressing the African slave trade, and that it has so often furnished an asylum for the captives rescued from our slave ships.

"2. Resolved, That we are dependent upon the Colonization Society for our missionary territory in Africa, as well as for the men employed as missionaries by the Liberia Annual Conference.

3. Resolved, That we sympathize with its benevolent operations, and pledge our co-operation as far as practicable in its support, and

that we recommend the Bishop to appoint the Rev. P. L. Hoyt as agent of the New York State Colonization Society, in compliance with the request of the Executive Board.

Respectfully submitted,

IRA FERRIS,

M. M. CURTIS,

A. HUNET."

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 15, 1861. This is to certify that the bearer, Rev. P. L. Hoyt, a member of the New York Conference, is appointed by request of this Conference an agent for the Colonization Society of the State of New York, by OSMON C. BAKER, President of N. Y. Conference.

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ADDRESS,

At the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, May 28, 1860, by the Earl De Gray and Ripon, President.

This interesting paper contains obituary notices of several eminent friends of the Society:-Col. George Baker, Gen'l Sir T. Makdougall Brisbane, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Esq., one of the most distinguished engineers of the day; the Hon. Mount-Stuart Elphinstone; of Wm. Richard Hamilton, Col. Wm. Martin Leake, Lord Londesborough, Baron Melvill Van Carnbee, the venerable Archdeacon Wm. Forbes Raymond; Prof. Karl Ritter, author of a great work on Comparative Geography; Dr. John Simpson, Robert Stephenson, Rear Admiral Henry Dundas Trotter, of the Niger Expedition; Commander James Wood, and others.

Very high praise is given to the explorations of Messrs. Burton and Speke in Eastern Africa. Capt. Speke has again set sail for Africa. He is accompanied by Capt. Grant, and bound for the discovery of the sources of the White Nile. Liberal aid has been given to his enterprise by Her Majesty's Government.

Consul Petherick's daring overland expedition to the south of the Bahr el Ghazal, is a successful feat, and has taken all African geographers by surprise.

"The weapons and utensils that he has brought back from the interior are exceedingly curious; among them we find iron boomerangs, with sharp cutting edges, a most fearful instrument in savage warfare. The Bari people, who use them, are the only others in the world be

sides the Australians, who appear to have discovered the singular properties of that strange projectile. The interest of Mr. Petherick's journey is very great, for he introduces us to an entirely new race of negroes, and its value will be largely increased when either his own astronomical observations, on a future occasion, or those of Captain Speke, shall have localized with certainty the scene of his late exploits. We have, farther, to acknowledge Mr. Petherick's valuable advice and offers of assistance in regard to Captain Speke's relief, should that officer reach Gondokoro."

Consul Petherick solicits the aid of the Geographical Society to enable him to meet Captains Speke and Grant with an armed escort, and to furnish them and their party with provisions and the means of transport down the Nile, and the Council having subscribed £100, other subscriptions are invited. His plan is to proceed up the Nile from Khartoum.

Starting from the western shores of the Red Sea at "Cossein," lat. 26° N., Mr. Cyril Graham proceeded thence to Thebes, and traveling on camels for four days, arrived at that place, passing through a country peopled by blacks called Ababech. The country abounds in mineral productions, as green and red porphyry, much prized by the Egyptians 5,000 years ago. After remaining 15 days, Mr. Graham made a circuit through the desert of nearly 1,000 miles, and reached Cairo in 37 days.

Mr. Anderson's arduous attempts to explore an exceedingly wooded country 300 miles interior from the west coast of Africa, and his discovery of what he considers the southernmost branch of the headwaters of the Zambesi, is noticed; also the travels of DuChaillu, an American naturalist, sent out by the Academy of Philadelphia. This traveler, during four years, made a most valuable collection in Natural History.

"His travels extended to a very considerable distance in an easterly direction. He found the main stream, called the Ogobai, to be formed by two enormous tributaries, the Rembo Apingi to the south and the Rembo Okandu to the north. He reached the former of these at an estimated distance of 350 miles of travel from the western coast, and found it a noble stream, 500 yards broad, from 3 to 4 fathoms deep, and running with great force.

"Dr. Barth suspects the Ogobai to be the lower part of that river, which he made out from information as running westward many days' journey south from Wadai, and he believes there is a vast field for future discovery along the northern branch of that river, viz: the Rembo Okandu. DuChaillu has thus opened access to that great drainage of which Bowditch had already collected so much informa

tion, and we have now unexpectedly found an immense river-a rival, perhaps, in length and importance, to either the Congo or the Zambesi, apparently more accessible to Europeans than either of them, and running into the sea at the very waist of Africa, (if such an expression be permitted,) the very place whence the central part of the equatorial regions of that continent may be reached at the least distance from the coast."

Honorable mention is made of the travels of an Arab, Ismael Bonderba, educated in France, from Algeria to Ghat. The altitude of Ghat is 1,830 feet, considerably more than has been assigned to it by Overweg.

Explorations from Liberia and by colored persons from the United States, are briefly noticed.

"Information has been received from the remarkable African Republic of Liberia, that the Messrs. Amos have returned from a tour of observation to the Falls of the Sinoa River, which place they recommend as the site of a future mission. Mr. Miller had just reached Monrovia from a tour to the Golah country, where also a mission is contemplated.

"A much more considerable exploring expedition has been sent out by the Liberians. It occupied at least six months, and appears to have been ably performed by the Liberian travellers, Seymour and Ash. Though making no pretensions to scientific acquirements, they have furnished a very interesting narrative, which is continued through many numbers of the Liberia Herald.

"They reached the city of Quanga, situated in a mountainous region, a part of the Kong Mountains. Quanga is a large walled town, 2500 paces in circumference, having five gates, from which there are roads leading to other cities and towns. They state this city to be 287 miles from Monrovia, 384 from Grand Bassa, and 14 days' march from Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone English is understood by some of the people.

"In the course of their journey they visited several other large and populous towns, having well constructed mud walls 12 feet high and 4 thick. The scenery is described as very diversified, and in some places charmingly beautiful. The population of the country is remarkably industrious; not merely having very extensive tracts under cultivation and raising a great variety of crops, including rice and corn, but exercised in many kinds of manufacture, weaving thousands of yards of cotton cloth, and working in iron and other metals. In some places the people may be considered wealthy. The women in one of the towns are described as beautiful; their clothing white cotton cloth, and their ornaments so rich that thirty dollars worth of gold might be worn by one person. The quantity of silver was beyond the travellers' attempts at estimation.

"Cattle, sheep, and goats, appear to abound, and some of the cattle are very fine. Horses, which are said not to live in Liberia, were seen near the city of Quanga, and are valued at from forty to sixty dollars.

"It would not be doing justice to these African travellers to omit stating that they collected specimens and statistical information, noticed the natural history and geology of the country, made some ethnological and medical observations, and enquired into the religion of the inhabitants. Mohamedanism has been introduced by the Mandingoes, to whom these people are allied, but it seems to have a slight hold upon them. It is believed they would readily receive Christian instruction.

"It was very evident that important commercial relations might be formed with the people whom these travellers visited. They received the strangers with almost universal kindness and interest; and the only serious difficulty which occurred, and which was nearly being fatal to both travellers, arose from their own imprudence in not sufficiently attending to the advice and direction of one of the head men. "A letter from Alexander Crummell, an American of African descent, who received a part of his education at Cambridge, has been forwarded to Sir R. Murchison. It was dated from Cape Palmas, towards the southern extremity of Liberia, and gives some particulars of a journey up the Cavalla River to the distance of about 85 miles, near which point the navigation of this fine river is interrupted by a fall and dangerous rapids. Other falls are said to exist 15 miles higher up the river."

"Dr. Delany and Mr. Campbell experienced great advantages in their African descent and appearance, and were received as Europeans could not have been. They obtained by formal treaty, in which they were assisted by the well known native African episcopal clergymen, Mr. Crowther and his son, the facilities and promise of toleration and protection which they sought for their constituents; and it must be added that this successful tour of nine months' duration on the continent of Africa cost them less than £100, which forms a striking contrast with our expensive expeditions."

LIBERIA COLLEGE.

This Institution, so needed and so promising of future good, will, we trust, commence its first class before the close of 1861. Its professors will be selected, if possible, from among our educated colored men. This Institution is to be a channel for the development and demonstration of whatever ability the colored population possess.-N. Y. Col. Journal.