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'immediately connected with Christian doctrine, to give children a general 'knowledge of the history of the Bible.'

We suppose that one of the reasons which makes us dissatisfied with Mr. Lathbury's History of the Nonjurors' (Pickering), is, that we expected very great things from its announcement. In style and arrangement it is almost uncouth, and it conveys very few new facts; while of the real value of the principles held and not held respectively by the Nonjurors, Mr. Lathbury has but a loose grasp, perhaps, as it seems, because his own views on most important subjects are not at present quite clear. Mr. Lathbury is consolidating, and is a writer of considerable promise; but a subject so noble as that which he has now chosen, should have been reserved for something better than an empirical opportunity for acquiring information. The best part of the book is the correspondence of the Nonjurors with the Greek Church, now first published from Bp. Jolly's MSS. In a work which might, and ought to have been a classic, how could Mr. Lathbury think of introducing The Record and The Times, and Mr. Walter and the Offertory at Hurst, and such trash?

Charlotte Elizabeth has written a Letter to Miss Martineau' (Seeley), in which she unequivocally connects this lady's famous cure by Mesmerism with Satanic influence. Of course Christian prejudice, in the better sense of that word, would tend the same way; but we want more cautious observers of facts than Charlotte Elizabeth,-especially when the imputation is at once easy and awful.

'The Mysteries opened,' by Dr. Stone, of Brooklyn, United States (Harper, New York), must have been a very perplexing book to write. Knowing that it would not be quite safe to deny the Christian Sacraments altogether, Dr. Stone was put to it to invent words to define them which should sound well and mean nothing: and we are bound to say that this task has been discharged with a curious and annoying felicity. Baptism, p. 241, is defined as that which 'embodies the evidence of a moral monument [sic] to the identity of the Church and to the truth of the Christian revelation, through 'all ages. One baptism for the remission of sins an embodiment of a 'moral monument!' This is opening mysteries' with a vengeance. Surely this writer's own cold hard patronymic, Stone, must have helped him to this frigid metaphor, especially when he goes on to speak of the Holy Eucharist as the solemn sister at the side of baptism, more unchangeably enduring than the pyramids on the plains of Egypt.'

A new edition of Mr. Digby's famous Broad Stone of Honour' is published by Lumley, and a re-issue in parts of that glorious dream, Mores Catholici,' by Dolman: the former is as neat and compact in form as the latter is ugly. For books of a kind like this in double columns we have the most unmitigated aversion: otherwise, the publication is most acceptable.

Mr. Burns's series of cheap books, the Fireside Library,' being already in everybody's hands, we shall do enough to acknowledge it. It is a bold, but, we think, successful experiment, and certainly presents a curious evi

dence of the Church's plastic and flexible power to meet the tastes and requirements of a particular age. The re-issues are the works of Messrs. Gresley, Wilberforce, &c.; from the Englishman's Library;' some of the tales of Fouqué, Chamisso, &c. And among original works, there is a capital selection of Ballads,' and a delightful volume of Fables,' from Lessing and similar sources. In the extracts from the 'Gesta Romanorum,' we could have dispensed with the somewhat clumsy thread on which they are strung. Frank's First Trip to the Continent' is an admirable specimen of that clear English common-sense which distinguishes Mr. Gresley.

'Morning and Evening Exercises for Beginners' (Burns), is a practical manual of great reality. Amongst all our drawbacks, the genial flow of such works is most cheering: among them we are glad to mention 'A Form of Self-Examination' from the same publisher.

A second edition of Massinger's Virgin Martyr' (Burns), in which Pickersgill's beautiful illustrations are better displayed than in the former impression, has appeared.

A new and more accurate translation of Sintram,' with Vignettes, has appeared. It now ranges, in type and illustration, with the other' Seasons' of Fouqué.

Dr. Stonard's Exposition of the Church Catechism' (Whittaker), seems on the whole sound and full. Perhaps the covenant is rather more strongly dwelt on than the gift of salvation: and we noticed an incorrect gloss on the words 'generally necessary to salvation.' Generally, κàτa yévos, not plerumque, is its sense.

We must assign to Mr. Strong, who has printed a volume of poetry, 'Sanctæ Vigiliæ, or, Devout Musings on the Heavens,' in verse (Pickering), the praise of considerable force in diction; but, at present, he has not displayed any invention, His subject is badly chosen, and leaving neither beginning, middle, nor end. Meditations on the material world can be but a series of projections. To be sure, a poet may say anything about anybody, when the whole universe is his theme; and we suppose that it is on such a principle that we find the following stanza. 'Here,' that is, in

Hereford Cathdral:

'Here lie entombed, each in bowery niche,
The puissant lords of Pembridge and Bohun,
'Peter de Aqua Blancha, who did reach
'His Crozier from Savoy, Robertus de Betun,
'Guilliem de Vere, and Abbot Foliot,
'Who erst retiring to his couch did hear
This voice, Dum tu revolvis tot et tot
'Deus tuus est Iscariot, unmoved with fear,

'He answered aptly, from the words of truth,
'Mentiris O Diabole, est mihi Deus Sabaoth.'

Though this is hardly fair upon Mr. Strong if this were a specimen of the whole volume, it would be more curious than it is. Many of the

6 eterne,' We give

rhymes and words are very queer: such as nebulæ' and 'obey,' 'peak' and stake,' 'out' and 'chariot;' and mintages, such as 'effringing,' 'pave' (for pavement), atramental,' 'efflote.' Mr. Strong the benefit of a careless printer; but such words as Asinoe, Cassiopæa, Ursus major, have an odd look.

'Christian Heroism' (Burns, Walters), by Mr. J. Mason Neale, is a collection of tales, inculcating the higher range of the Christian character, for the use of young people, told with that writer's well-known power.

The labours of the Oxford Architectural Society are very gratifying; but will they allow us to suggest that they might cull the public reports of their 'Proceedings' with advantage? The exhibition of the process of acquiring knowledge is not very useful: we allude to the debate on Romanesque.

Mr. Gresley's little work on the English Church' has reached a second edition, published in a cheap form for distribution.

'A Letter to the Pew-Renters of Stamford-hill Chapel,' by Mr. Heathcote, has just reached us. It deserves a very attentive reading, and indicates a much higher tone on the "Innovation" question than we have heard lately. The right ground is to prove that ritual and ceremonial are a privilege. If congregations claim from their pastors the abandonment of privilege, let them feel that with their heart's desire,' they receive 'leanness to their souls.'

It seems superfluous to do more than announce a volume from Archdeacon Manning. (Parker, Rivingtons.) The conclusion of the 5th November Sermon gives a very favourable specimen of this author's style, which, if it has a tendency towards deterioration, seems slightly deficient in sinew. It is almost too graceful: the language flows on with so rich a melody, that we are almost detained from the solemn thoughts by the sweet music in which they float.

Of general Sermons, we have to acknowledge volumes by Mr. Armstrong of Exeter, on the Festivals' (Oxford, Parker), very sound. Six Sermons at the consecration of S. John's, Jedburgh, (Grant & Burns) in which one by Mr. Keble is singularly effective. Expository discourses by Mr. Berkeley Addison of Edinburgh. Also very earnest and seasonable single Sermons, by Mr. Oldknow, of Birmingham, on 'Sacerdotal Remission and Retaining Sins;' by Mr. Cecil Wray, of Liverpool, on 'Ritual Conformity;' by Mr. Browne, of Bawdsey, Suffolk, on 'Fasting;' by Mr. C. G. Perceval, Plain Lectures on the Gospel of St. Matthew;' the first of four volumes on the same subject.

Arabia, Historical Geography of. [Forster's
Historical Geography of Arabia, &c.] 36-53.
Descent of the Arabs from Ishmael, 36.
Hadramaut, 37. Deciphering the lost Hamy-
aritic tongue, 38. Wellsted's Discoveries, 39.
Inscriptions at Hisn Ghorab, 40-45. Their
translation, 46. Mr. Forster's evidences of
their antiquity, 48. The Adites, 49, 50. Mr.

Forster's style, 51. All the conclusions to be
trusted, 52, 53.

Articles, subscription to. See Oxford.

Gregory of Tours. [Michelet's History of
France. Thierry's Merovingian Era.] 66-85.
Form and method of History, 66. The pic-
turesque form, 67. Social life, 68. Annal-
ists, 69. Historical costume, 70. Thierry---
local influences, 72. Travel, 73. Tours, ibid.
St. Gregory's History of the Franks, 74, 75.
Fredegonde, 76. The trial of Prætextatus,
77-85.

Hermesianism.

[Hermes' Einleitung. Annali
delle Scienze Religiose, &c.] 54-65. Use of
reason, 54. Action of Protestantism on
Catholic Germany, 55. Hermes, 56. His
Philosophical Introduction, 57. His alleged
hypocrisy, 58. His essential rationalism, 59.
The papal breve' of 1835, 60. Wise conduct
of Rome, 61. The Hermesian controversy,
62, 63. The Archbishop of Cologne, 64. The
"last" Hermesians, 65.
History, ordinary teaching of.

[Smythe's His-
toric Fancies. Professor Smythe's Lectures,
&c.] 317-337. Revival of historical studies,
317. Importance of them, 318. Sacred his-
tory, 320. Pursuit of the study, 321. The
historical teachers, 323. Memoirs, 325. Con-
nexion of historical facts, 329. Judgment of
historical characters, 330. Estimate of ages,
332. Antiquity of civilization, 333. Com-
parison of history with travel, 334. Organic
and critical periods, 335. Important features
of history, 336.

NO. XLVIII.-
.-N.S.

Jerusalem, Anglican Bishopric at. [Agende
&c. Gesanbuch, &c. Rose and Dewar on
German Protestantism.] 86-132. Expansion
of the Anglican Episcopate, 86. Taking cha-
racter of the Jerusalem scheme, 87. Its dan-
gerous principles, 88. The Prussian Agende,

89.

Its Preface, 90-94. Analysis of its con-
tents, 95-102. The Hymn-Book (Gesong-
buch), 103. Character of this Ritual, 104.
Its connexion with the Anglican orders, 105,
106. Absence of daily service, 107. Com-
munion office, 108. Office for Baptism and
Ordinal, 109. The Creeds and Catechism,
110. Results of Bishop Alexander's mission,
111. The people of Israel and their conver-
sion, 112-116. The proposed Prussian Epis-
copate, 117. Its political value, 118. Nego-
tiations in the eighteenth century, 119, 120.
Revived by the present King, 121. State of
Prussia, 122, 123. Reception of the proposed
Episcopate in Germany, 124. Extracts from
German pamphlets and periodicals, 124–130.
German hatred of the Episcopate, 131.
Arnold's estimate of the Jerusalem Episco-
pate, 132. Note to this Article, 572-576.

Dr.

Laud, Archbishop. [Autobiography, Devotions,
and Speeches of Archbishop Laud.] 201-300.
Biographies of Laud, 201. Heylyn's Life,
202, 203. Birth, infancy, and education of
Laud, 204. Enters Oxford, 205. State of
the University, 206. Reynolds, 207, Pre-
valence of Calvinism, 208. Laud's ordina-
tion-his collisions with the University, 209.
His degree of B.D., 210. Sermon, ibid.
Sermon on Shrove Tuesday, 211. Abbot, 212.
Laud President of St. John's, 213, 214. The
connexion of the Ecclesiastic with the
Churchman, 216. Church and State, 216, 217.
Laud attends the Court, 218. Laud and
Buckingham, 219-221. Laud a politician,
222, 223. The Parliament, 224. Williams and
Abbot, 225, 226. Abbot's fall and death, 227.
Laud's ecclesiastical rise, 228. Bp. of St. Da-
vid's, Bath and Wells, London, Canterbury,
228, 229. Laud the Minister-the Court, 229,

His Oxford entertainment, 230, 231. His
Lambeth life, 232. His esoteric life, ibid.
His penitence, devotion, prayers, and inner
religion, 232-238. His patronage of religion
-Ferrar-Little Gidding, 238, 239.
Laud's
culminating point, 240. Montague, &c. 242,
243. Laud's sermon to the second parliament,
244. Laud's ecclesiastical reforms, 245. The
Puritans-their doctrine, discipline, 245, 246.
Laud's hatred of Calvinism, 247. Royal in-
structions, 248. Declaration on the Thirty-
nine Articles, 249. Patronage, 250. Cere-
monial, 250-253. Injunctions about the
altar, 254. The Sabbatarian question, 255.
Book of Sports, 256. Compulsion-Laud's
treatment of officials, 258. Economical re-
forms, 259. Restoration of St. Paul's, 261.
Strafford's vice-regalty, 262. The Scotch
Church, 263, 264. The Church theory, 265,
266. Rise of the Clergy, 267, 268; of disci-
pline, 269; of improved theology, 270; and
literature, 271. Puritan libels, 272. Their
effect on Laud, 273, 274. Laud's administra-
tion of Oxford, 275; of the Treasury, 276,
277. Laud and Strafford, 278, 279. Compre-
hensiveness of Laud's character, 280. Laud a
priest, 281. His impatience, 282. Clarendon,
283. Laud and Clarendon, 284, 285. Evil
influences, 286. The Parliament, 287. The
Tower, 288. The Great Rebellion, 289. The
Westminster Assembly-Laud's Trial, 290-
294. His speech on the scaffold, 295, 296.
His execution, 297, 298. Laud's visionary
pursuit, 299. His successes, 300.

Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi. [The Betrothed,
a Translation, &c.] 407-452. Character of
the translation, 407. Italian character, ibid.
The bravo, 408. Extracts, 409, 413. The
Italian noble, 414. Extracts, 415, 416. The
peasant, 417. Extracts, 418, 420. Man-
zoni and Scott, 420. The Church, 421. Renzo
and Lucia, 422. The law, 423. Extracts,
424-426. The Religious system, 426-428.
Extracts, 428-430. The Unnamed, 431-433.
Cardinal Federigo Borromeo, 433. The peni-
tent, 434. Extracts, 434-438. Manzoni's
comic power, 439. Don Abbondio, 439-441.
Extracts, 441-445. Agnese, Renzo, Lucia,
the Signora, 445-448. Manzoni's characters
and plot, 448-450. Individuality of his per-
sonages, 450, 451. Their Christian aspect,
452, 453.

Martin Marprelate. [Reprint of the Marprelate
Libels, &c.] 338-406. Reprints in general,
338. Prospectus for reprinting M. Mar-
prelate, 340, 341. List and Titles of the Mar-
prelate Tracts, 342-346. Puritanism from
1580, 347. Bridges, 348. Aylmer, 349. The
Reformers. 350. The dispute on vestments,
351. Foxe, 352. Aylmer's Harborough, 353,
354. Martin's reply, 354-356. Cooper's Ad-
monition, 358. Martin's reply, 359-364.
Episcopacy, 365. Extracts on, 365-370.
The oath ex officio, 371, 372. Some's reply to
Penry, 373. Seizure of the Marprelate press,
374. The Protestation, 375. Perne, 376.
Projected spoliation of the Church, 377, 378.
The dialogue, 380. Theses Martinianæ, 382.
The Just Censure, 383. Whitgift, 384.
plies to the Marprelate Tracts, 385. Nash,
386. Pasquill-the Countercuffe, 889. The
prophecyings, 390, 391. The Almond, &c.
392. The Month Minde, 394-396. Burial
of Martin, 397, 398. Plaine Percevall, 399.
Poetical Answers to Martin, 400, 401. Influ-
ence of the Stage, 402. Authors of these

Re-

lib ls, 403. Nash and Gabriel Harvey, 404.
Puritan Connivance, 405. Cartwright, ibid.
Strype, D'Israeli, &c. 406.

The

Oxford. The proposed Test at. [Oxford Sta-
tutes, &c. Gresley on the New Statute.
Oakeley on Tract XC.] The Prayer-Book
and the Articles, 188. Their opposition, 189.
History of the disputes on subscription, 190,
191. Publication of No. XC.-Ward's Ideal
-the measure against it, 192-189. Con-
duct of the Hebdomadal Board, 190.* The
sense of the compilers not the standard of
interpretation, 191.* Authorities on this
point, 191-198. Danger of the proposed
Test, 199. Appeal against it.
Oxford: Vice-Chancellorship of Dr. Wynter.
[Pusey's Sermon. The Macmullen Corre-
spondence.] 133-187. Importance of the
subject, 133. The office of Vice-Chancellor-
Constitution of the University, 134.
University and Collegiate systems, 135. Rise
of the Hebdomadal Board, 136. Its usurped
powers, 137. The Heads of Houses, 138-
141. Dr. Hampden, 142-145. Doctrinal
laxity, 146. The secular spirit, 147-149.
Its opponents unpopular, 150. Dr. Wynter
becomes Vice-Chancellor, 151. Condemna-
tion of No. XC., ibid. The new Divinity
Professorships, 152, 153. Proposed repeal of
the Hampden Censure, 154–156. Its con-
nexion with the Theological Statute, 157.
Dr. Pusey's case, 158-162. Addresses of the
Members of Convocation, 163. Correspond-
ence between Dr. Wynter and Mr. Badeley,
164, 165. Mr. Everett's degree, 166-169.
Mr. Macmullen's case, 169. Exercises for
B.D. degree, 170, 171. Mr. Macmullen and
Dr. Hampden, 172-174. Proposed Divinity
Statute, 175. Mr. Macmullen's exercises,
177. Divinity Statute amended, 178; Re-
jected, 179. Mr. Macmullen's degree refused,
181. Dr. Wynter quits office, 182. Dr.
Symons' nomination, 183, 184. Summary of
Dr. Wynter's Vice-Chancellorship, 185-187.
Oxford: Recent proceedings at. [Various
Pamphlets on the New Test-on Mr. Ward's
Censure and Degradation - on the New
Statute, &c.] 517-571. Extraordinary issue
of pamphlets, 519. All on one side, 520.
The Hebdomadal Board, 521. Nature and
constitution of the Hebdomadal Board,
522, 523. Dr. Hawkins' power, 524, 525.
His anxiety for a Test, 526. Latitu-
dinarian influences, 527. Censure and de-
gradation of Mr. Ward, 528. Contrast of
Mr. Ward's position with Dr. Hampden's,
529. Mr. Oakeley, 530, 531. The proposed
Test, 533. Its contradictions, 534. Its im-
position of a sense on the Articles, 535. Their
sense connected with doctrine, 536, 537. The
Articles drawn up with an anti-latitudinarian
bias, 538, 539. Inconsistency of the patrons
of the Test, 540. Dr. Hampden's view of the
Articles, &c., 541-543. The latitudinarian
school, 544-547. Some liberals object to
the Test, 548. The Test abandoned, 549.
Move against No. XC., ibid. Position of its
author, 550, 551. His opponents, 552. Pro-
posed decree against No. XC., 553. The Re-
quisition, 554. Precipitation and indecency
of the step, 555, 556. The decree vetoed by
the Proctors, 557. Address to the Proctors,
558. The Requisition renewed, 559, 560.
Connexion of the proposed censure of No. XC.
with the Test, 561-570. Mr. Hope's letter,
571.

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