Honorary Secretary to the Glasgow Educational Society, Author of "Moral Training," &c. A new Edition. 18mo. pp. 408. Blackie.-The institutions of which an account is here given, are generally acknowledged to be inferior to no establishments of the kind in the British empire. The plans pursued in each are here detailed by a writer who is every way fitted for the task. His volume, therefore, is justly entitled to the attention of all who are engaged in the instruction of youth; and even parents, generally, may derive great advantage from the perusal of it.

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Psalm and Hymn Tunes, composed and arranged for four Voices, with an Accompaniment for the Organ or PianoForte. By the late Samuel Stanley. Book III. New Edition. Z. T. Purday.Some of the most popular and best wearing hymn-tunes in use have been selected from Stanley's tunes; chiefly, indeed, from the first and second books. know not why the third has been comparatively so little known. It contains tanes quite as good, and as useful, as any in the two former. Of all three we are glad to find that Mr. Purday has published a uniform edition. Book I. has twenty-four tunes: Book II., nineteen and Book III., twenty; besides ten adaptations from Handel, Mozart, &c. The excellence of Stanley's music consists in the combination of solemnity with liveliness; and of goodness of composition with that sweetness and strength

Edinburgh Cabinet Library.-Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. 18mo. pp. 416. Simpkins.-A volume not at all below the former parts of this useful series, either in value or interest.

Outlines of the History of the Catholic Church in Ireland. By the very Rev. Richard Murray, D.D., Dean of Ardagh; Author of "Introduction to the Study of the Apocalypse," &c. Foolscap 8vo. pp. xv, 164. Seeleys.We are obliged to Dr. Murray for this volume: one more curious, or (as to the subjects on which it treats) more valu

able, we have not seen for some time. By the collection and comparison of facts from ancient writers, the Dean demon strates that Popery is not the primitive religion of Ireland; that Romanism, in point of fact, is an innovation. We are mistaken, too, if the volume does not suggest some important conclusions as to the real character of the primitive Episcopacy. Ireland, it seems, was filled with (not diocesan, but) VILLAGE, Bishops. In the north, too, there were the Culdees, with what appears to us to be the original Episcopacy; that is, the primus inter pares, existing for the sake of order; this principal being taken from among his equals, and chosen and appointed by them. Dr. Murray has done well to put his evidence and argument into so portable a form, the volume being easy of access.

Select Remains of the late Rev. John Cooke, of the Tabernacle, Moorfields, London, and of Maidenhead, Berks. By the Rev. Dr. Redford. Two vols. 12mo. pp. 324, 323. Longmans, Nisbets.Dr. Redford, a few years ago, published a Memoir of Mr. Cooke, to which he appended a selection from his MSS., "distinguished," as the compiler believed, "by great spirituality and discrimination; and, as writings, by unusual point and pith." This selection is now published separately. The articles, in general, deserve the character which Dr. Redford has given them: though some of them are strongly Dissenting and Calvinistic.

Seven Sermons; on the Unpardonable Sin against the Holy Ghost, and other Subjects. By Robert Russel. A complete Edition, with a recommendatory Preface, by the Rev. E. Bickersteth. 18mo. pp. 203. Hamiltons.-A republication of a little work of which the fiftieth edition was published in 1774. Few works of the sort have had a greater run. The sermons are plain and pointed, and chiefly of an awakening character.

The Pictorial History of Palestine. Part XV. C. Knight. This part contains the conclusion of an article which will be extremely useful to biblical readers in general, as well as biblical students, the history of the months, as they are marked by various natural phenomena in Palestine. Of course the materials existed before; but we do not recollect to have seen them arranged (and that so copiously) under this form.

Memoir of the Rev. Henry Möwes, late Pastor of Altenhausen and Ivenrode, Prussia. With an Introduction, by the Rev. J. Davies, B. D., Rector of

Gateshead, Durham. Pp. xv, 209. Hatchard. A beautiful little volume, full of tenderness and poetry, and pervaded by submissive piety and ardent zeal. Möwes was early laid aside from the work of the ministry, in which he greatly delighted, by severe afflictions, which, however, did not destroy the clasticity of his spirits, or abate the fervour of that love which rejoiced to feel that "they also serve who only stand and wait."

He was soon ripe, and soon gathered. The picture of his death, and the lines written about two years before that event, when he had given up all hope of ever resuming the pastoral office, are inimitably touching.

The Holy War, made by Shaddai upon Diabolus, for regaining of the Metropolis of the World; or, the losing and taking again of the Town of Mansoul. By John Bunyan. 18mo. pp. 347. Religious Tract Society.-A neat and correct reprint of a justly popular work, illustrated by eighteen spirited and elegant engravings on wood.

Primitive Christian Worship: or, the Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, concerning the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary. By J. Endell Tyler, B.D., Rector of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, and late Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. 8vo. pp. 415. Rivington.

The Connexion of the Old and New Testament: or, the History of the Jews, from the Close of the Old Testament to the Beginning of the New Testament. 24mo. pp. 248. Religious Tract Society.-A very useful epitome; adapted to the use of young persons, but may be read with considerable benefit by the more advanced student.

Familiar Lectures to Children, on religious Subjects, by R. Maxwell Macbrair. 18mo. pp. 106. Nisbet; Ward; Simpkin.-Fourteen Lectures on some of the most important subjects to which the attention of children can be directed. The parents who avail themselves of the assistance thus afforded them by Mr. Macbrair, will soon and thankfully acknowledge its value.

Hymns in Prose for Children. By Mrs. Barbauld. A new Edition, with several additional Hymns, by the Wife of a Clergyman. Small 12mo. pp. 76. W. E. Painter.-One of the best editions that we know of this beautiful work, because of the additional hymns. Mrs. Barbauld, as a Socinian, could only write hymns seriously defective in point of doctrine. The hymns now added, scarcely inferior to the others in point of

execution, supply this defect. No mother, who wishes the poetical feeling to be educated in her children, in connexion with their religious instruction, should be without one of these "Hymns in Prose."

The Protestant Annual. Large 12mo. pp. 307. F. Baisler.-Not inferior to any work of the class, as a work of art, the Protestant Annual has claims from its subjects, especially at the present time, which no Protestant purchaser will be sorry to have admitted. The engravings (ten in number) are really splendid. The editor and publisher have done their parts, and are now looking for encouragement and support.

1841. Edited

18mo. useful

The Excitement; or, a Book to induce young People to read. Being the twelfth of the Series. by the Rev. Robert Jamieson. Pp. 414. Whittakers.-This and now well-known Annual is composed of extracts from valuable and interesting works, chiefly of biography and travel. The extracts in the present volume have evidently been made with great care and judgment, and convey a great quantity of very important information.

Recollections of the Lakes, and other Poems. By the Author of "The Moral of Flowers," and "The Spirit of the Woods." 12mo. pp. 284. Tilt and Bogue. We are glad to have the opportunity of recommending, in these "Recollections of the Lakes," a volume of genuine poetry, of very superior order. Throughout even the miscellaneous pieces, a rich vein of Christian thought and feeling is decidedly apparent; and about one-third of the volume is devoted to "Poems on religious Subjects." There are twelve beautiful sonnets on the different months of the year. One of them will be found in the poetical department of our Number for last December. We shall give, in a future Number, a short "Hymn," which will at once remind the reader who is well acquainted with English poetry, of George Herbert, and which will lose nothing by being compared with his best lyrical productions.

The Church of God; a Book for the Age. By the Rev. J. D. Hall, A. B., Curate of Bangor, Diocess of Down. Foolscap 8vo. pp. 254. Nisbets.-Ten Essays, originally delivered as sermons by the author, on subjects connected with the privileges, obligations, &c., of the church, considered as a spiritual society. They are plain, but pious and profitable; not intended for the arena

but the closet, for which they are wellcalculated.

An Introduction to the Evidences of the divine Origin of the Christian Religion, in Question and Answer; for the Use of Schools and young Persons. Foolscap 8vo. pp. 352. Nisbets.-An

exceedingly useful volume, which we feel great pleasure in recommending. The parents who by means of it conduct their family through the system of testimony to Christianity, will find that, in enlightening and strengthening the faith of their children, they have confirmed their own.

The Christian System vindicated against the most specious Sophisms of modern Infidelity. In three Parts. By the Rev. Daniel Moore, B. A., of St. Catherine's Hall, Cambridge, and Assistant Curate of St. Bride's. Foolscap 8vo. pp. 341. Tyas.-The contents of the volume appeared originally as Essays, to which the Hulsean and Norrisian prizes were adjudged at Cambridge. This is of itself no trifling recommendation. The first part examines the objections against various circumstances in the history of Christianity; and the second, those against the mysteriousness of its doctrines. The third argues the divine origin of Scripture, from its adaptation to the circumstances of mankind. It deserves, and will repay, attentive consideration.

Infidelity contrasted with Christianity. By the Rev. J. Sherman, of Surrey Chapel. Second Edition. 12mo. pp. 245. Hamilton, Adams, and Co.-Seven sermons, in which the Principles, the Difficulties, the Experiments,—and the Characters of Infidelity and Infidels are viewed in contrast with their opposite points in Christianity; the Internal and External Evidences of Christianity are considered; and, lastly, the Moral Qualifications for studying the Scriptures. Affectionate, argumentative, expostulatory, and practical, they are especially likely to be useful to that important portion of the Christian Minister's charge,the young; though they may be read with advantage by all.

Ward's Library of Standard Divinity. Part XXIII. Griffin's Lectures on important Subjects. Medium 8vo. pp. 78. Ward and Co.-Lectures on evangelical subjects, by a modern American Divine.

The Biblical Atlas: containing seventeen Maps, with explanatory Notices. Royal 8vo. pp. 32. (Besides the Maps.) Religious Tract Society.-A very valuable contribution towards promoting the

study of biblical geography in the school, family, and closet. Cheap as it is, it is quite sufficient for all ordinary

purposes.

Ancient History. History of the Carthaginians. From Rollin, and other Authorities. With a Map. Royal 8vo. pp. 52. Religious Tract Society.-The Religious Tract Society seems, from this, and the preceding article, to be entering on a new form of publication. The materials, at all events, are excellent.

Rose-and-Crown Lane; or, a Sketch of my Neighbourhood. 18mo. pp. 140. Religious Tract Society.-Sketches of character, of which the least praise is, that they are very graphic. It is a little volume, the circulation of which would do much good. In many neighbourhoods it would be a useful loan-book.

Cemetery Interment: containing a concise History of the Modes of Interment practised by the Ancients; Descriptions of Père la Chaise, the Eastern Cemeteries, and those of America; the English metropolitan and provincial Cemeteries; and more particularly of the Abney-Park Cemetery, Stoke-Newington, with a descriptive Catalogue of i's Plants and Arboretum. By George Collison, Solicitor. Royal 18mo. pp. 420. Longmans.-A volume, contain ing a great quantity of miscellaneous information, equally interesting and instructive, on the subjects to which the title-page refers.

The Parlour-Table Book. Written and selected by the Author of "Lives of the Sacred Poets." 8vo. pp. 373. Joseph Rickerby.—An Annual of a somewhat new species. It is elegantly got up, and has a beautiful frontispiece and title-page vignette, but no other pictorial embellishments. The work consists of a collection of valuable extracts, generally brief, on subjects connected with general literature, such as morals, criticism, poetry, the fine arts, &c.

A Key to the Bible: containing a Summary of Biblical Knowledge; and a Dictionary of all the Principal Words in the Old and New Testaments. By the Rev. Thomas Timpson, Author of the "Companion to the Bible," &c. Illustrated with three Maps, and a hundred and twenty-four Engravings. 8vo. pp. cxxxvi, 420. Smith.-The design of this work is to assist young persons of education in obtaining a knowledge of the holy Scriptures; and it is well adapted to this end. The preliminary dissertations embrace a great variety of important subjects connected with the sacred volume; the dictionary is com

prehensive in the terms which it embraces, and judiciously concise in its definitions; and the chronology, with which the book concludes, will be found very useful to the student. Without making ourselves responsible for every sentiment of the author, we have great pleasure in recommending it to the parties for whose use it is designed. The engravings are beautifully executed.

Eastern Arts and Antiquities mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures. With numerous Illustrations. 18mo. pp. 392. Religious Tract Society.-An elegant little volume, full of instruction and interest. It ought to have a place in every school and juvenile library, on account of the useful knowledge which it contains, and the light which it sheds upon the holy Scriptures. The engravings and typography are singularly neat.

Sketches of Sermons on Types and Metaphors. By a Dissenting Minister, Author of "Four Hundred Sketches and Skeletons of Sermons." 12mo. pp. 304. Wightman.

WESLEYAN TRACTS.

Eight of these little monitors are sent

us for notice, as the publications of the month. Four are of the Tract Series of Mr. Wesley's Sermons: No. 33, the last Discourse on our Lord's Sermon on the Mount; and Nos. 34, 35, and 36, on the Law of God; the former, one of the most excellent Sermons in the English language, on "The Original, Nature, Properties, and Use of the Law." In this single sermon the thoughtful student will find more of the principles of the true philosophy of ethics than are often contained in large octaVOS. The two latter, "The Law established through Faith," are the continuation of the same subject.

The Missionary Series Tract is No. 611, "Early History of the Wesleyan Mission to the Island of Ceylon. Part IV."

THE Committee of the General ChapelFund record with gratitude the continued liberal support of the Connexion, and the blessing of God upon their labours. The amount of subscriptions, collections, and donations, is £5,558 16s. 7d. At the late Conference, the sum of £262 was applied to the relief of thirty-three chapels towards their annual deficiencies; and the balance was paid to the account of the Loan-Fund, for the payment of interest and the reduction of the principal. In order to fulfil the engagements of the Connexion in reference to this Fund, the sum of £4,750 is required annually, until the whole of the loans shall have been repaid. It is, therefore, obviously necessary that the General Chapel-Fund should continue to receive

The Committee would again direct attention to the amount of benefit diffused, through all parts of the kingdom, by the operations of this Fund, in its various branches. By a reference to the Report of last year, it will be seen, that the grand total of the operations of the Chapel Fund, exclusive of the Centenary Relief Fund, is as follows; namely, raised by Trustees, £86,574; grants of the Committee, £85,113; total amount of debt extinguished, £171,687.

The Centenary Relief Committee have met several times during the past and present year, and have endeavoured, in the spirit of impartiality and sympathy, to make a wise distribution of the funds committed to their trust. They felt it incumbent upon them to consider several of the cases presented as having

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a special claim upon this Fund, on account of the havoc made in the societies connected therewith by the late unhappy divisions. The Committee felt bound to extend their liberal aid to those worthy Trustees and other noble individuals, who, in the day of strife and defection, stood "faithful among the faithless," incurring many risks and heavy responsibilities, and, in many instances, making great pecuniary sacrifices, in behalf of honoured, but injured, Methodism. It was fitting that those who have for many years contributed liberally to the support of the general cause, and have, moreover, made great efforts on behalf of the Centenary Fund, should be assisted, in their efforts to free their own places of worship, and the cause of God in their own Circuit, from most depressing embarrassment. The Committee are happy to be able to record the liberality of many Circuits, where, in addition to very noble contributions to the Centenary Fund, they have raised sums, large in proportion to their means, for one, two, and even more, of their

own chapels. They rejoice, that the Centenary of Wesleyan Methodism (numbering in Great Britain about three thousand five hundred chapels, besides school-rooms and more private places of preaching) has been distinguished by such effectual and important relief to chapel-trusts; which, but for this timely help, when the operations of the Loan-Fund had ceased, must have been sunk in irretrievable ruin, and the prosperity of the work of God greatly impeded.

The following is a list of the cases which have been settled by the Centenary Chapel-Relief Committee; and the remainder will be reported when settled. It should be observed, that the Committee have now allotted the whole amount placed at their disposal.

The first class consists of twenty-three cases, which were transferred from the Loan-Fund Committee; having been long before that Committee, but deferred for want of funds. Five cases of this class are not yet settled.

Circuit.

.Burslem