LATE CONFERENCE AT NOTTINGHAM. ACCORDING to the appointment of last conference, held at Chester, the Ministers and QUESTION 1. Who compose the present Conference? W. Seaton, G. Browne J. Poxon, J. Beswick J. Flather, C. Trevil J. Wynne, J. Whittaker T. Waterhouse, W. Morgan J. Curtis, D. Fox S. Woodhouse, W. Sheddon from Ashton. T Ridge, G. Brouard P. J. Wright, T. P. Waterhouse G. Bradshaw, J. Wright S. Hulme, T. Hirst wood T. Allin J. Bakewell R. Barford W. Cooke W. Baggaly Shrewsbury. Rochdale. Sheffield, (North) Stalybridge. Stockport. On behalf of the Treasurer of the Connexion. Corresponding Member. Book Steward Treasurer to the Book-Room. Secretary to the Mission. Superintendent of the Irish Mission. Q2: What Circuits have sent letters and not representatives? Ogley Hey Chapel, Birmingham Circuit, built and opened. Q. 4. Have the Preachers' Testimonials been examined? A. They have, according to rule. Q. 5. What Ministers are received into full Connexion? A. Moses Mills, James Wright, James Candelet, and Josiah Howard. Q. 6. Who are received on trial? A. John Orme, and Jonathan Tate. Q. 7. How are the Ministers stationed for the ensuing year? Dudley-Simeon Woodhouse (Chairman of the District), Andrew Lynn, and Ralph Waller. Birmingham-John Poxon and Jonathan Tate; the latter to suppy Wolverhampton two Sabbaths in each quarter. Dawley Green-Lot Saxton. Stourbridge-William Pacey and William Salt. HALIFAX DISTRICT. Halifax-Philip James Wright (Chairman of the District), Law Stoney, William Willan, and James Wilson, Jun.; George Wall, and Joseph Livingstone, superannuated. Bradford-John Wynne and Moses Mills. Huddersfield-Samuel Hulme and William Hughes; William Chapman, superannuated. HANLEY DISTRICT. Hanley-George Bradshaw, Samuel Smith, John Hilton, and James Candelet. Longton-George Goodall, William Reynolds, and James Wright; John Harrison, superannuated. Macclesfield-Charles J. Donald, and one to be sent. Shrewsbury-Thomas Waterhouse (Chairman of the District). LEEDS DISTRICT. Leeds-Thos. White Ridley and Thos. Robinson; Benjamin Earnshaw, superannuated. Ripon Robert Henshaw. LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. Liverpool-Joseph Hiram Robinson (Chairman of the District), and John Nicholas; James Wilson, supernumerary. Chester-John Hudston and William Cocker. LONDON DISTRICT. London-William Ford (Chairman of the District), and John Bakewell (Editor and Book Steward. Guernsey-John Flather Truro-Job Merchant and David Sheldon. MANCHESTER DISTRICT. Manchester-James Henshaw and Joseph Simon; Thomas Allin, William Shuttleworth, and Peter W. Greaves, superannuated. Ashton-John Bensley and Thomas Smith. Mossley-Thomas Mills. Rochdale-George Hallatt. Stalybridge-John Hillock. Stockport-Christopher Atkinson (Chairman of the District), and John Ramsden. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE DISTRICT. Newcastle-William Cooke (Chairman of the District). Alnwick-George Grundy. Gateshead-Henry Watts. North Shields-James Curtis, Charles Hibbert, and one to be sent. Sunderland-William Innocent and William Beresford. NOTTINGHAM DISTRICT. Nottingham-William Mills (Chairman of the District), Thomas Ridge, Samuel Jones and Thomas Boycott. Boston-John Taylor. Derby-Thomas Griffiths and James Stacey. SHEFFIELD DISTRICT. Sheffield (North)-Parkinson Thomas Gilton (Chairman of the District), and John Addyman; A. Scott, superannuated. Sheffield (South)-Benjamin Turnock. Barnsley-William Seaton and John Orme. Thorne -Archibald Thompson, and one to be sent. MISSIONS. STATIONS AND PREACHERS' APPOINTMENTS IN IRELAND. Rev. Wm. Baggaly, General Superintendent of the Mission-to reside at Belfast. Dublin—Henry Harrison. Lisburn, Broomhedge, and Priest-hill-William M'Clune and Anthony M'Intyre. Richill and Armagh-William Barker. Smithbrough-John Lyons and William M'Clure. TEACHERS.-Belfast-David Rolston. Priest-hill-R. J. Wilson. CANADA. Montreal-Henry O. Crofts, Superintendent of the Mission. (The Resolutions will be inserted in the next Number.) MONTHLY RECORD. HYDROPHOBIA CURED.-The following account is given by M. Buisson, a physician at Paris, of his experience of hydrophobia, and of his mode of cure. It is extracted from a treatise addressed to the French Academy of Science, in 1823. It is, we apprehend, but little known in this country; and as the statement, if true, is of incalculable importance, we give it insertion, in the hope that it will meet with the attention its importance merits: M. Buisson had been called to visit a woman, who for three days was said to be suffering under this disease. She had the usual symptoms, constriction of the throat, inability to swallow, abundant secretion of saliva, and foaming at the mouth. Her neighbours said she had been bitten by a mad dog about forty days before. At her own urgent entreaty she was bled, and died a few hours after, as was expected. M. Buisson, who had his hands covered with blood, incautiously cleaned them with a towel which had been used to wipe the mouth of the patient. He then had an ulceration upon one of his fingers, yet thought it sufficient to wash off the saliva that adhered with a little water. The ninth day after this, being in his cabriolet, he was suddenly seized with a pain in his throat, and one still greater in his eyes. The saliva was continually pouring into his mouth; the impression of a current of air, and the sight of brilliant bodies, gave him a painful sensation. His body appeared to him so light that he felt as though he could leap to a prodigious height. He experienced, he said, a wish to run and bite, not men, but animals and inanimate bodies. Finally, he drank with difficulty; and the sight of water was still more distressing to him than the pain in his throat. These symptoms recurred every five minutes, and it appeared to him as though the pain commenced in the affected finger, and extended thence up to the shoulder. From the whole of the symptoms he judged himself affected with hydrophobia, and resolved to terminate his life by stifling himself in a vapour bath. Having entered one for this purpose, he caused the heat to be raised to 107° 36′ Falırenheit, when he was equally surprised and delighted to find himself free of all complaint. He left the bathing-room well, dined heartily, and drank more than usual. Since that time, he says, he has treated in the same manner more than eighty persons bitten, in four of whom the symptoms had declared themselves, and in no case has he failed, except in that of one child, seven years old, who died in the bath. The mode of treatment he recommends is, that the person bitten should take a certain number of vapour baths (commonly called Russian), and should induce every night a violent perspiration by wrapping himself in flannel, and covering himself with a feather bed; the perspiration is favoured by drinking freely of a warm decoction of sarsaparilla. He declares he is convinced of the efficacy of this mode of treatment, and that he will suffer himself to be inoculated with the disease. As a proof of the utility of copious and continued perspiration, he relates the following anecdote -A relative of the musician Gretry was bitten by a mad dog, at the same time with many other persons, who all died of hydrophobia. For his part, feeling the first symptoms of his disease, he took to dancing night and day, saying that he wished to die gaily. He recovered. M. Buisson also cites the old stories of dancing being a remedy for the bite of a tarantula, and draws attention to the fact, that the animals in whom this madness is most frequently found to develope itself spontaneously are dogs, wolves, and foxes, which never perspire. CITY STEAM PRESS, LONG LANE: D. A. DOUDNEY. No. 73. METHODIST NEW CONNEXION MISSIONS ΤΟ CANADA AND IRELAND, &c., Where Fifty-five Missionaries are employed in proclaiming the Gospel of Christ. NOTICE FOR AUGUST, 1845. Treasurer.-J. THORNHILL, Esq., Stockport. Secretary.-Rev. W. COOKE, Picton-place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. CANADA. THE friends and supporters of the Mission will rejoice to learn that while they are contributing their pecuniary aid to promote the extension of the Redeemer's kingdom in Canada, similar exertions are being made in that country, both by ministers and members. The following letter from Mr. Addyman will be read with interest, as it shows both the untiring zeal of our Missionaries and the liberality of our friends there. "Hamilton, March 20, 1845. "My dear Brother,-Since I last addressed you we have been very busily employed in our Missionary anniversaries. For the last two months brother Hassall has travelled with me, and has rendered very efficient service to the Missionary cause. "The London and St. Thomas circuits were visited in the fall. The London circuit did well, and the St. Thomas would not have been behind, but on the North-street, which is the main pillar of this circuit, the people have built a very handsome chapel, which has drained their resources. I may here just remark that we are going to open this chapel con the 13th of April. "The Welland circuit was the first we visited. On this circuit we had three meetings, and taking into account the bad state of the roads, they were well attended, and were well sustained, both as it regards the speaking and the collection. Upon the whole we had a very encouraging start. About £14 was the sum promised. From the Welland canal we proceeded to Ancaster and Nelson. This circuit did nobly the last year, but will do still better this year. I may here remark that on all the circuits we preached on the sabbaths, but made no collections. On the Monday night we had our meeting at Titus Cummings' settlement. Although we had only a small school-house to hold our meeting in, yet we got promised upwards of £5. On Tuesday night we held a meeting at Nasseqaweya. This was one of the most interesting meetings I have attended. The chapel is a miserable log building, but it was well furnished. A small stage was erected for the speakers, and a choir of excellent singers were in attendance, and The the house was crowded to excess. speakers seemed to be more than commonly at home, and a most gracious influence was felt. The collection and subscriptions on the occasion amounted to £10, and I am informed that since then the collectors have been very actively employed. I have no doubt the result will tell well at the Conference. On the Wednesday we proceeded to Waterloo; had a pretty good meeting in a school-house. On Thursday we had thirty miles to go, to Copetown, in the face of as bitter a storm of wind and snow and hail as ever blew. When we reached the end of our journey we were almost perished. In the evening no person ventured out to the meeting; consequently we were obliged to defer it. On Friday we had some difficulty in reaching the appointment at Cummings' chapel. The congregation was not half so large as if the weather had been favourable; nevertheless we had an excellent meeting. We completed our labours on this circuit much encouraged. "On the Tuesday following, January 21, we started for the Hollowell circuit, a distance of about 200 miles. Here the friends had nobly exerted themselves in the erection of two chapels, and therefore could not do much for the Mission fund; another year I have no doubt they will do well. We then returned west sixty miles to Coburg, and then we went north eighty miles to Cavan, accompanied by brother Cotton. On the sabbath, February 2, we had a blessed good day. On Monday we proceeded to Emily to hold a meeting, where we have recently had a gracious revival; from forty to fifty united in society. It snowed hard nearly the whole of this day, and at night blowed hard; nevertheless our meeting was well attended, and the collection was excellent for the number-about £5. On Tuesday we returned to Cavan, and then went to Manvers; it still continued to snow and blow, and the snow became so deep that very few could get out. However, we preached and explained, and did better than we could have expected, especially considering that the poor people in this neighbourhood, new as the settlement is, have recently built a very handsome little chapel. On Wednesday |