In the Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday last, the Bey. J. Q-. Paton, missionary from the New Hebrides, delivered a very interest ing address on the the state of the islands, and the progress of the mission established on them. The Rev E. Campbell occupied the chair, and introduced the lecturer to the meeting. Mr Paton said that there were about 30 inhabited islands comprised m the New : Hebrides group, with about 123,000 inhabi tants, 3000 of whom were now professed Christians. There were a number of dif feren tribes, and each spoke a different dialect. On the island of Aneityum, twenty fire years ago, Dr Geddie found the people naked painted savages, and cannibals. Twenty-two years ago Mr Inglis joined him there, and they reduced the language to writing, and translated the scriptures. With in the next ten years the inhabitants of Aneityum numbering 3,500, had cast away their idols. At the present time a change had taken place which baffled description. On one side of the islard waß a handsome stone church, built by the natives, filled on the Sabbath with sable worshippers. There were 400 communicants taking the symbols of the Lord's body and shed blood, and looking up ■with love to Him who died for them. The work had been carried on successfully also on the other, side of the island. ■ There was a •chool within fifteen minutes' walk of every house on the island, but: churches were far ther apart. Many of the natives had to go •ix, eight or ten miles to church, but they went very regularly, and it was no slight cause that ever prevented them attonding. The missionary begins the service by calling upon one of the members to offer prayer, and. the person called upon at once rises and pours out an earnest prayer; another is called upon at the termination of the ■ervice, and thus the missionary was greatly assisted. They had sent out the most in telligent of their native church members as jnissionarie- and many of them hud become martyrs. The whole of the New Testament and most of the old had been translated into the native language and printed, and the natives had paid the expense of printing, •reeted their churches and schools free of debt, and now maintain all their teachers. 