and kind dispositions. Benoni experiences many adventures, but at last, falling ill, he is taken to an hospital in Paris, where he yields to the arguments of a Protestant physician, and the perusal of the Scriptures, and dies a good Christian.

A PLAIN MAN'S EXAMINATION OF POPERY, (Houlston & Stoneman), Is a neat, small tract, price sixpence, dedicated by permission to the Earl of Shaftesbury. It shews, in a plain and popular, but intelligible style, the duty of a Protestant people, in reference to religious liberty and Protestant security. The author says, 'the substance of the following pages has been before the public in the form of tracts, of which upwards of one quarter of a million, besides an edition in the Welsh language, have been circulated in the United Kingdom. That which the author proposed to himself, was to present a few of the more prominent features of Popery, suggesting such familiar remarks as might, with the divine blessing, direct the attention of the reader to the striking opposition of the peculiar doctrines of Popery to the Christian rule of faith and standard of doctrine-the written Word of God. And well he has performed his task; and he says, 'I have given this short sketch, not to excite your disgust, or to furnish amusement for an hour and then to be forgotten, but in the hope that, by God's blessing, it may lead you to think earnestly and seriously upon the information I have given, and then resolutely to act, as those who feel they have a work to do, which they dare not neglect. The question, in fact, which we have to settle, is not whether Roman Catholics shall have full liberty of conscience-for that they have already-but whether we, together with our queen, will submit to be placed on the footing of heretics LICENSED under the authority of the Pope of Rome UNTIL they can serve us as their consistent forefathers' did our ancestors.' This is a most opportune publication, especially as it precedes the probability of an early general election, and we recommend it with all our power to the electors of the United Kingdom; in it they will see cogent and common sense reasons for voting only for Protestant candidates. We wish it every success, and its extensive circulation hitherto, shews that its value is appreciated by the public.

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HOW DO I KNOW THAT I HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT? HOW DO I KNOW THAT THE BIBLE IS TRUE? HOW DO I KNOW THAT I OUGHT TO PRAY? (Wertheim & Macintosh),

The

Are three excellent tracts, price only one halfpenny each. first is in its 5th, the second in its 330th, and the third in its 205th thousand. We have carefully read them, and can confidently recommend them.

HINTS TO HUSBANDS. By George Morant, late of the Grenadier Guards. (Simpkins) 2nd Edition, cloth, boards.

These hints are intended as a revelation of the man-midwife's mysteries; and the work, hints and all, are dedicated 'to the husbands and

fathers of the United Kingdom, and to those honourable men of the medical profession who reprobate and condemn the unnatural custom of man-widwifery, as an outrage on the modesty of women and derogatory to their own vocation; and to all who have hearts to feel and courage to cope with this enormous wrong.' Our late Grenadier Guardsman is a hyper-critic, that considers a universal practice as 'a vast social evil. His book has reached a second edition; but it chiefly consists of long extracts from obstetrical works; and his own remarks are more sentimental than practical.

HYMNS FOR THE PRINCIPAL FASTS AND FESTIVALS OF THE CHURCH, THE HOLY COMMUNION, AND OTHER SEASONS, (Rivingtons). These are the authorized hymns usually printed at the end of the metre psalms, which are to be found in some Prayer-books, with some additional hymns taken from George Wither, Ken, Heber, and Mant. To each hymn a tune is appointed, and the compiler complains that church music is frequently of a very questionable character, and highly distasteful to persons acquainted with ecclesiastical music,being adaptations of light airs and ballads, and even of Bacchanalian songs.' And he cites the following words: "There is a want of proper feeling and correct taste in going elsewhere to gather the glittering tinsel of theatrical music, when the richest bullion of untouched gold (the good old music of the Reformed Church of England) lies at our very feet.'

A PICTORIAL OUTLINE OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE BONMAHON SCHOOLS, COUNTY OF WATERFORD, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, (Collingridge).

These schools were established by the Rev. D. A. Doudney, in the year 1851; and in this tract of 28 pages, he gives a most interesting account of their origin and advance, with illustrations of the employments of the boys and girls; some as embroiderers, some compositors --that is, setters up of types and others employed in spade and agricultural employments. The proceeds go to advance the interests of the schools, which cost the reverend founder an immense amount of labour and mental anxiety; but he shows how the Irish character might be redeemed by proper management.

THE SIX CHIEF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND THE SECTS, 3rd. Edition, (Batty),

Is from the pen of the Rev. J. R. West, Vicar of Wrawby; and it is a most excellent and temperate comparison of the differences which distinguish the Church from the numerous sects by which she is surrounded.

The first difference is in their origin or foundation,-the one being divine, the other human. The second is in their form of government, -the one being monarchical, the other republican. The third is in the making of their ministers. The fourth is in their manner of ad

mission to membership. The fifth is in their doctrines. The sixth is in their public worship. These differences are all worked out, and the evils of the sectarian system are pointed out in conciliatory language. He says in conclusion, 'that the great sin of Dissent is the sin of schism, and the great danger of Dissent is the danger of never being able to have any true sacraments.' And we beg to add the words of the Apostle Jude; "These be they which separate themselves [or who are makers of sects] having not the Spirit.'

The price is only one penny.

A SHORT AND PLAIN COMMENTARY ON THOSE COMMANDMENTS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE WHICH ARE ESPECIALLY GIVEN TO CHRISTIAN SERVANTS. (Batty),

Is from the pen of the Vicar of Wrawby, and the little tract should make part of every servant's library. The commandments on which Mr. West comments are 1st, Eph. vi. 5-8; 2nd, Coloss. iii. 22-25; 3rd, 1 Tim. vi. 1, 2; 4th, Titus 9, 10; 5th, 1 Peter, ii. 18-21. Each commandment is followed by a short commentary, setting the Christian servant's duty, in a plain but forcible manner, before them. and affectionately urging on them the duties which the apostles taught, No price is marked on it; but it must be cheap, as there are only thirty pages. We hope masters and mistresses will largely circulate this most excellent and useful tract; and most likely they will themselves derive some benefit from it in their households.

OLD JONATHAN, (Collingridge),

Or the district and parish helper, for the streets and lanes of the city for the highways and hedges-to bring in the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind;' 'yet there is room;' price a penny. It is a species of newspaper, with a great many very good things in it; it is embellished with woodcuts; among others, the number before us has a portrait of Martin Luther, and of a scene in his early life; besides several of animals, and of the appearances of familiar things under the magnifying power of the microscope. It is very cheap, the letter-press is capital; and it may be transmitted by post; and it is printed for the benefit of the school by the boys educated at the Bonmahon Industrial Schools, County of Waterford, to which it does infinite credit; and it is published by Mr. Collingridge, in London, on the 15th of every month.

PSALMS AND HYMNS FOR THE CHRISTIAN SEASONS. BY THOMAS BURGESS.

We have received a second part of the Deaf Poet's' psalms and hymns for the Christian seasons; and we find in them the marks of true piety, of poetic fire, and of good churchmanship. O that all the Lord's people were like this poor deaf, labouring poet, from whom we have recived a letter, which will be found in another place. We wish that the friends of the Church would help Burgess to get out his poems, as his printer does not appear to have much consideration for him, and ought to be ashamed to keep humble worth and genius back, for the sake of such a paltry sum.

WHEN the day of Pentecost was fully come, or was concluded, and the Apostles had assembled on the morrow of it, or the first day of the week, for public worship, and the others also who made up the hundred and twenty disciples; there came down perpendicularly from heaven the sound of a mighty rushing wind, sudden, impetuous, and irresistible; and it filled and shook the house miraculously, and that house only, where they were sitting. Immediately after this phenomenon, God the Holy Spirit descended upon the heads of all of them in the shape of tongues of fire, signifying the gift of languages. Amongst the hundred and twenty there were several women, and there must have been some also who were not ministerial Disciples; yet it seems probable that all the Christian congregation received this miraculous gift as well as the apostles, in different degrees; although it altered not the relative position of the three parties present, viz., the twelve, the seventy, and the people or laity. It is to be observed that this memorable day was the anniversary of that in which the law was given, with such circumstances of awe and terror from Mount Sinai; and also, as He had miraculously confounded languages at Babel, by which man had apostatized from the knowledge and worship of God; so now the gift of languages was given, to enable His first min isters to gather all the nations of the world into one faith, one Lord and one baptism for the remission of sins.

The Spirit was given in different measures to all present; to the Apostles, to enable them to establish the church; to the seventy, to fit them for their ministry in its ordinary government; and to the laity for their sanctification and obedience to the faith.

Each person began to speak to the devout Jews, according as the Spirit dictated to them, in languages which they had never learnt nor heard of. The fame of this most extraordinary miracle soon spread over the city, and multitudes of Jews and Proselytes from all parts of the Roman empire that had come up to the feast, crowded round them, and were confounded to hear each of them speaking in their own languages wherein they were born. But the unconverted Jews maliciously tried to persuade the people, that the Apostles were drunk, and spoke canting words without meaning; yet we are distinctly told that men from every country present, perfectly understood them, which they could not very well have done, if it had been merely drunken jabber.

Now, therefore, the time had arrived, when Peter was destined to use the key of the kingdom of heaven, and to open its door to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and to all believers, as God had appointed; accordingly precedence was yielded to him by the other eleven who stood up along with him; whilst he addressed 'the men of Judea, and all that dwelt at Jerusalem.' He denied that either he himself or his brethren were drunken; and he gave what was a sufficient reason to a Jew, that it was only the third hour of the day, or about nine o'clock in the morning, when all Jews went fasting to prayers. He then cited and applied the prophecy of Joel (i. 28-32) to the present, and further state of the Church in 'the last days,' or in the gospel dispensation; when God would be pleased to pour out the gifts of His Holy Spirit, as they had just witnessed among this 'little flock;' and that their sons and daughters, under His inspiration, should preach and teach the deep mysteries of God. Besides, Peter warned them that Joel prophecied the destruction of Jerusalem, and the apalling calamities which should befall the unbelieving Jews, before the great and terrible end of their city and nation by the sword of the Romans. But on the contrary, that God would have mercy on all the children