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pree, remove the barrier which has fo long obftrufted the formation amongft them rcfpcfting the means whereby they 

 natunil courfe of fecial improvement in Africa ; and that may improve the prefcnt opportunity of fubftitufinfj a benc- 

 the way will thereby be opened for introducing the comforts ticial commerce in place of the fliive-trade. 4. To intro- 

 aiul arts of a more civilized (tate of fociety. 3. That the diice amongft them fuch of the improvements and ufeful arts 

 happieft effects may be reafonably anticipated from dilfufing "f Europe, as are fulled to their condition, j. To promote 

 ufetul knowledge, and exciting indul^ry among the inhabit- the cultivation of the African foil, not only by exciting and 

 ants of Africa, and from obtaining and circulating through- directing the induilry of the natives, but by furnifhing, 

 out tiiis country more ample and authentic information con- where it may appear advantageous to do fo, ufeful feeds and 

 cerning the agricultural and commercial faculties of that vaft plants, and implements of hufbandry. 6. To introduce 

 continent; and that through tlie judicious profeciition of amongit the inhabitants beneficial medical difcoveries. 7. To 

 tlale benevolent endeavours, we may ultimately look for- obtain a knowledge of the principal languages of Africa, 

 ward to the eftablifhment, in the room of tliat traffic, by and, as has already been fo.md to be practicable, to reduce 

 which Africa has been fo long degraded, of a legitimate them to writing, with a view to facilitate the difiufion of iii- 

 and tar more extended commerce, beneficial alike to the na- formation among the natives of that country. 8 To em- 

 tivi-s of Africa, and to the manufacturers of Great Britain ploy fuitable agents, and to eltablidi correfpondenees, as 

 and Ireland. 4. That the prefent period is eminently fitted iball appear advilable ; and to encourage and reward indivi- 

 for profecuting thefe benevolent defigns ; fince the fufpen- dual enterprife and exertion in promoting any of the pur- 

 fioii, during the war, of that large (hare of the Slave-trade, pofes of the i .lUtution.' — Firll Report. Befides, the fo- 

 V iuch has commonly been carried on by France, Spain, and ciety has adopted from the beginning, and fince lleadily pur- 

 Holland, will, when combined with the efl'eift of the Aboli- fued, the refolution of watching over the ftriCt execution of 

 tion laws of Great Britain, America, and Denmark, pro- the abolition laws — of procuring all information refpeCling 

 duce nearly the entire ceffation of that traffic along a line of the evafion or breach of thofe laws, which daring fpecula- 

 coall extending between two and three thoufand miles in tors may attempt — of keeping the attention of the govern- 

 length, and thereby afford a peculiarly favourable opportu- nient alive, and quickening the exertions of the crown-offi- 

 nity for giving a new direction to the indullry and commerce cers on thofe points — of fuggelting, from time to time, fuch 

 ot Atrica. 5. That, for thefe purpofes, a fociety be imnie- improvements in ihole laws as a practical experience of their 

 d:.;'. 'ly formed, to be called the "African Inftitution." See imperfections, or the change of circun,ilance^, may pouit 

 li. • iirll report of the fociety, which proceeds to obviate the out ; — and, finally, of promoting, as far as poflible, by com- 

 ditlic'.ilties which may appear to lie in the way of the attain- municating information, and other appropriate methods, the 

 incnt of thefe interefting objects; and particularly to re- abohtion of the African Slave-trade in foreign countries, 

 ir.ove the moft fpecious objection" to the defign, -viz. defpair This latter fervjce is quite effential to the improvement of 

 cf its fuccefs. The means by which this laudable affocia- Africa ; and it is fuch as a body, like the African inlHtu- 

 tiuii purpofed to accomplifh its noble and captivating objedts tion, is well adapted to perform The prefldent of the 

 pre as follow; Firll of all, this inftitution, wife by the ex- African Inftitution is the duke of Gloucefter ; and of the 

 le of the Sierra Leone company, difclaims in the outfet directors, who chiefly carried on its ordinary bufinefs along 

 ■ojefts of a colonial or commercial nature. It embar- with this dillinguifhed prince, we ihall only mention the 

 ufelf with no concerns of government — no mercantile names of Mefl'rs. Wilberforce, Thornton, Vanfittart, W. 

 .i,cculations — no factories or forts— not even with the pof- Smith, Brougham, Ciarkfon, G Sharp, .Alen, Stephen, and 

 lelfion of a fingle fliip, or an acre of ground. This clears Macaulay, who, much to the advantage of the fociety, un- 

 the way for exertion, not only by removing every fufpicion dertook the laborious and difficult office of fecretary, until 

 of unworthy or doubtful motives, but by throwing off a it could be filled by a permanent arrangement. A refpect- 

 thoufand clogs which mull have hampered an eflablifliment able fubfcription of about 3000/. was immediately raifed. 

 of a different character. For obvious reafons the fociety At the end of 1808, this liad increafed to 4J74/., of which 

 alfo difclaims all fchemes of religious miffion ; and avowing, Jji/. arole from annual fubfcriptions. Since that time the 

 upon that important fubjeCt, not certainly any kind of indif- funds have been augmented by many donations, and the 

 ference, but a wife and neceffary neutrality, it leaves in lit of annual contributors fooii increafed. For a further ac- 

 other hands the talk of propagating the gofpel among the count of this inilitution, we refer to its annual reports, and 

 Africans, and confines its own exertions to the introduction to the Edinburgh Review, No. 30. 



of that civilization, which is the belt prep ra.ive for the ly.sTlTUTiONS, in Literary Matters, denote a fyftem 



truths of Chriltianity. Not to mention oth r reafons for of the elements, or rules, cf any art or fcience. Such arc 



this falutary caution, it has- one molt important and benefi- inltitutions of medicine, inltitutions of rhetoric, &c. 



eial effect. It opens wide the doors of tfie inftitution to all INSTI iU i'ORES, in Botany, that fet of authors in 



feds and denominations of Chriftians, — whom it thus invites this fcience who have laid down certain fettled rules, axioms, 



to co-operate for purpofes equally fubfervient to every form and in iitutlons m it. 



of worlhip, and every modification of religious belief. The INS i'RUCTIVE COLUMS. See CoLU.MS. 



means wliich it is propofed by this f<>ciety to employ for the INS I'RUMENT denof s a thing'which is fubfervient to 



purpofe of promoting civilization and improvement in x^frica, a caufe for producing its effeft. 



we of the following kind: " I. To colleft and diffufe A common cafe of mathematical inftruments contains fe- 



thruughout this country accurate information refpeCting the veral compalfes, a feftor, fcale, drawing-pen, and protractor. 



natural productions of Africa, and, in general, refpeCting A cafe of furgeons initruments for the pocket contains dif- 



the agricultural and commercial capacities of the African ferent fized lancets, fciffors of tl-veral kinds, plain and toothed 



continent, and the intelledtuai, moral, and political condi- forceps, Itraigh: and crooked ineifion-knives, a fpatula, probes, 



Hon of its inhabitants. 2. To promote the inftruction of needles, &c. Allronomical inftruments, are the telelcope, 



the Africans in letters and in ufeful knowledge, and to cul- quadran", &c. Chemical inftruments, fee L.vboraTORY. 



tivate a friendly connedtlon with the natives of that conti- For the method of dividing mathematical and allronomical 



nent. 3 To endeavour to enlighten the minds of the Afri- inllruments, fee EnodJE and Gr.-\DU,\tion. 



«ias xkh rcfpcct to their true interelts ; and to diffufe in- Lnstkuments*/' Sacrifice, in the Antique Archltcaure, are 



uruameuts. 



