11. That the Society cheerfully offer their acknowledgments to those members of the Legislature who have presented their petitions and laboured on their behalf; and hailing with gratification the presence at this Meeting of =Joseph Brotherton=, Esq., M. P., =William Ewart=, Esq., M. P., =Daniel Whittle Harvey=, Esq., M. P., =Charles Lushington=, Esq., M. P., =Daniel O'Connell=, Esq., M. P., =Richard Potter=, Esq., M. P., =Joseph Scholefield=, Esq., M. P., =T. Thornely=, Esq., M.P., and =Matthew Wood=, Esq., M.P., they hope during future efforts to receive their unabated support. 12. That this Meeting are also rejoiced by the presence of the Rev. Dr. Codman, the Rev. Dr. Humphrey, the Rev. Dr. Spring, and the Rev. Mr. Baird from America--and congratulate them and the world on the proofs supplied by their interesting, enlightened, and prosperous country in favour of the voluntary principle in matters of religion, and which demonstrate that her grace and glories may be well and widely diffused without alliance to the State. BROUGHAM, (Chairman.) 13. That =this Society=, who have hailed as Chairmen at preceding Anniversaries some of the most distinguished Royal and Noble advocates for Civil and Religious Liberty, feel peculiar pleasure in expressing their gratitude and delight that =the Rt. Hon. Lord Brougham= has presided at their Meeting this day. Assured of the cordiality and success with which for many years, he has dedicated his intellect, eloquence, and vast attainments, to the cause of Education--to the abolition of Slavery--to the accomplishment of legal, corporate, and public reforms--and to the general amelioration of his country and the world--=the Meeting= are cheered by the interest he has manifested in the claims and wrongs of the hundreds of thousands of their countrymen whom they represent--and anticipate from the powerful support he can supply that ere long victory will smile on their efforts, and that knowledge, truth, and liberty will for ever prevail. * * * * * THE LEICESTERSHIRE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The Baptist churches in Leicestershire, formerly connected with the Northamptonshire Association, which embraced most of the churches in the counties of Derby, Rutland, Leicester, Nottingham, Lincoln, Buckingham, Bedford, and Northampton, impressed with a conviction that its efficiency was considerably impaired by its extent, thought it desirable to form a separate Association, which should be more limited in its range, and more definite end concentrated in its efforts. In pursuance of this object, a meeting of ministers and deacons, with their friends, was convened in the school-room of the Harvey Lane chapel, Leicester, on Monday, November the 10th, 1834; when the following resolutions were unanimously passed:--