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We met again at three o'clock in the afternoon, it being the eleventh sitting; when the meeting proceeded in its deliberations on the revision of the discipline. 4th Month, 27th. The first day of the week I attended the North Meeting in the forenoon; and in the afternoon, that held in Market-street. At the latter, R. M. a friend from the neighbour- hood of New-York, in the course of his testimony, explained the difference between the terms wis- dom and knowledge; the former embracing not only the knowledge of what is right, but also the practice of it; for this only, he said, was true wisdom. On the other hand, how many, alas! are possessed of the knowledge of what is right and good, but fall short in firmness and integrity to uphold and practice it. This, he said, was knowledge, but not wisdom. 4th Month, 28th. This morning, at nine o'clock, I attended the twelfth sitting of the yearly meet- ing; the fore part of which was occupied in the further discussion of the report of the committee on the revision of the discipline; and some altera- tions were finally agreed upon, and others were left for further consideration next year. The meeting then proceeded to the reading and consideration of several epistles addressed to