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ing the weight behind them, refused to move. We were compelled, therefore, to take them out, and the Tyari, in parties of eight, lifted by turns the pole, while the Arabs, assisted by the people of Naifa, dragged the cart. The procession was thus formed: I rode first, with the Bairakdar, to point out the road. Then came the musicians with their drums and fifes, drumming and fifing with might and main. The cart followed, dragged by about 300 men, all screeching at the top of their voices, and urged on by the kawasses and superintendents. The procession was closed by the women, who kept up the enthusiasm of the Arabs by their shrill cries. Abd-ur-rahman's horsemen performed divers feats round the groups, dashing backwards and forwards, and charging with their spears. advanced well enough, although the ground was heavy, until we reached the ruins of the former village of Nimroud. It is the custom in this part of Turkey for the villagers to dig deep pits to store their corn, barley, and straw for the autumn and winter. These pits generally surround the villages. Being only covered with a light framework of boughs and slates plastered over with mud, they become, particularly when half empty, a snare and a trap to the horseman, who, unless guided by some one acquainted with the localities, is pretty certain to find the hindlegs of his horse on a level with his ears, and himself suddenly sprawling in front. The corn

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pits around Nimroud had long since been emptied of their supplies, and had been concealed by light sand and dust, which blow over the plain during the summer, and soon fill up every hole and crevice. Although I had carefully examined the ground before starting, one of these holes had escaped my notice, and into it two wheels of the cart completely sank. The Arabs pulled and yelled in vain. The ropes broke, but the wheels refused to move. We tried every means to release them, but unsuccessfully. After working till dusk, we were obliged to give up the attempt. . . . Next morning, we succeeded in clearing away the earth, and in placing thick planks beneath the buried wheels. After a few efforts the cart moved forward amidst the shouts of the Arabs, who, as was invariably their custom on such occasions, indulged, while pulling at the ropes, in the most outrageous antics. The procession was formed as on the previous day,-and we dragged the bull triumphantly within a few hundred yards of the river. Here the wheels buried themselves in the sand, and it was night before we contrived, with the aid of planks and increased exertions, to place the sculpture on the platform prepared to receive it, and from which it was to slide down on the raft. The tents of the Arabs, who encamped near the river, were pitched round the bull until its companion, the lion, should be brought down, and the two embarked together for Baghdad. The night was passed in renewed rejoicings to celebrate the successful termination of our labours. On the following morning I rode to Mosul, to enjoy a few days' rest after my exertions."

A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. By C. M. Do VEIL, D.D. Edited for the Hansard Knollys Society, with an

Historical Introduction, by F. A. Cox, D.D., LL.D. Printed for the Society.

THE noble project of our Baptist brethren, we rejoice to see, has so far succeeded. Volume is following volume with regularity, and all got up in the best style. We attach great importance to the present production of Du Veil, a man who, in his day, did not a little to promote the interests of religion. Descended of Jewish parents, he was educated accordingly, and became thoroughly conversant, of course, with the rites and ceremonies of that remarkable people. He early became a student of the Scriptures, and by a careful investigation of the prophetic parts of the Old Testament, he became the subject of an irresistible conviction that Jesus Christ must be the true Messiah,-a conviction which issued in his bold avowal of his faith in the Christian system; as usual, persecution was the result; even his own father attempted his life, and he was only saved by the prompt interference of bystanders. Thus early visited with persecution, the tendency was to add intensity to his anxiety to ascertain the truth, which led to the further prosecution of his inquiries, the enlargement of his means, the improvement of his mind, and the entire fortification of his convictions as a Christian. Self-taught, or rather taught of God, by means of the Old Testament Scriptures, he knew nothing of sect or party, and naturally passed into the Roman Catholic Church, it is supposed from accidental associations. His talents and energies speedily attracted notice, and he soon took a high place as a leader in that community, for which, however, he was clearly very unsuited in taste, convictions, habits, and studies. At the outset he performed the service which endeared him to the Vatican, by publishing a commentary on the Gospels of Mark and Luke, in which he pleaded for the errors and superstitions of the Church of Rome in

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manner which greatly gratified the enemies of the truth. The boon, however, was a doubtful one to the Man of Sin. He was, from his keenness, penetration, and polemic power, pressed to engage the Protestants, and to demolish by his pen the troublesome Huguenots,a task to which he betook himself with promptitude and zeal. But the result was, that instead of refuting them, he refuted himself, and made the most unlooked-for discovery · that they were right according to the Scriptures, and

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that he and the Romanists were wrong! Having made his mind fully up to this conclusion, he was not disobedient to the heavenly monition, but publicly avowed his change of sentiment, deeming it at the same time prudent, a second time, to flee for his life,-for as his father met argument by steel, so the Papists would have made short work of the renegade. The noble man escaped to Holland, where he abjured Popery, and hastened to England, where he met with a kind reception from many of the excellent of the earth, clergymen and gentlemen of the Established Church, into which he entered as a clergyman, and became chaplain and tutor in a noble family. Thus confirmed in the faith, and free from danger, he still prosecuted his studies, revised his commentary on the Gospels, gave an exposition of Solomon's Song, as also of the minor Prophets. He now got into favour with the then Bishop of London, to whose library he had constant access, and there meeting with some writings of the English Baptists, he was led to study the subject of Baptism; and the result was a disturbance of his convictions upon that point. In the house of the Bishop was a young woman, a servant, a member of the Baptist body, who was not a little contemned by her fellow-servants on the ground of her peculiaritics. This young woman was soon discovered by Du Veil, and with the womanly intelligence which is ofttimes found to characterise young dissenting females in that capacity, she obtained for Du Veil an interview with the celebrated Hansard Knollys at the house of a nobleman where that eminent individual was accustomed frequently to resort. The result was his renunciation of Pædobaptist views, and his junction with the Baptist Community. This discovery, and its consequent change, subjected him for the third time, to a species of persecution; though, in the last instance, less perilous than the former. All his Episcopalian friends, however, with the noble exception of Tillotson, forsook him, and he was left to seek for labour and bread where he might find them. But he was not to be disturbed.

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or wrong, he had got the habit of cleaving to what he deemed true, reckless of the consequences, and for all fresh troubles he sought consolation in the Scriptures; plunging into the depth of hard labour, he forgot his troubles. On the present occasion be betook himself to

A Literal Explanation of the Acts of the Apostles," in which he discussed, and

attempted to vindicate the principles and practice of the Baptist. Such is the history of the volume before us, a volume which comprises much independent thought, and not a little learning, and a great deal of honesty.

Notes, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical on the Prophet Isaiah. With a New Translation, and Introductory Dissertation. By ALBERT BARNES. Edited by INGRAM COBBIN, A.M. In Two Volumes. Partridge and Oakey. MR BARNES has now become a plant indige. nous to the soil of British mind. There is scarcely a school where he has not a place, and not many religious individuals of intelligence and inquiry who have not heard of him. The recent edition of his work on Isaiah is an excellent one; and we presume the carrying of it through the press was among the last contributions to biblical knowledge of the excellent man who has now passed from the midst of us -Ingram Cobbin. It deserves notice, that Barnes himself has been a party to the present edition. He has asked that the publication might be from his own revised edition, and accordingly it is so. He considers this edition of his work greatly improved. The distinguishing features of the present publication are al

leged to be its unparalleled cheapness, the great

care bestowed in correcting the references, in collating the Hebrew and Greek, in its pictorial illustrations, and, lastly, the important emenda

tions of the Author. In the revised American edition the new translation was omitted, to save the room; but, in compliance with the wish of the Author, it is here restored.

Gospel Reminiscences in the West Indies. By LEONARD STRONG. Binns and Goodwin. THIS little work is divided into three parts, each part setting forth, in a striking manner, the effects of the missionary's labours in the West Indies. Its Author appears to be one of that noble class of men who go forth with their lives in their hands to preach the Word in fardistant climes, and the Reminiscences he has here presented are of a character the most touching and interesting. The first part of the volume records the missionary exertions of John

Meyer, in connection with his wife, who is

described "as a no less devoted labourer" than her husband, and the labours conjointly of several other excellent and disinterested brethren. In 1840, John Meyer, we are told, having left Switzerland in company with his wife and some other friends in the missionary cause, arrived at Demerara. The incidents in connection with their tour are of singular interest, and cannot fail to excite the deepest emotions. The narrative is well written, and affords a striking example of patient and persevering endeavours, under seasons of peculiar difficulty and trial. The second part of the volume contains the account of Old Nanquios, the Negro Driver; who for many years having followed his calling, and having, during that period, been the inflictor of an incalculable amount of oppression and cruelty, was, by a singular and providential circumstance, led to give an attentive ear to a mid

night and secret discourse from the lips of one of those very negroes who had long been his victim; and the result of this interview proved beneficial to the Driver's eternal interests. The concluding chapter of the book exhibits a scene of tragic interest. It is entitled, "The Condemned Negro "-an individual who, upon the eventful 1st of August, 1834, with thousands of his fellow-slaves, was set free, but who for the trivial offence-arising from misunderstanding the apprenticeship arrangement-of hoisting a flag to receive the Governor, was deemed guilty of treason; the negro was condemned and executed! While in prison he was visited by the missionary; and there is no doubt but the life of this persecuted son of Ham, though finished upon the gibbet on earth, was renewed eternally in heaven. The volume is full of deep interest, and we cordially recommend it to our readers.

Prize Essays on Infidelity. Edited by the Rev. JOHN JORDAN. Partridge and Oakey.

THE Essays are two, the first by Charles Smith, printer; and the second by Matthew Spears, iron-founder. Upon the old maxim, "Send a thief to catch a thief," it was wise in the Evangelical Alliance to send operatives to deal with operatives on the subject of infidelity. They only, indeed, were adequately competent to do so. The infidelity of the mine, and of the manufactory, is a very different thing from the infidelity of the schools. Hume, Gibbon, Chubb, and Tindal, Voltaire and Paine, are out of date in those regions, which are pervaded by a new species of infidelity, more largely partaking of the element of Atheism, Socialism, and Anarchy. It is only men, therefore, who move in the same walks, who know alike the strength and weakness of the system, as it there abounds, that can deal with it. This fact is strikingly exemplified by these writers. There is not a Doctor of Divinity in the land, nor a Professor of Theology, that could have written either of these Essays; and sure we are, there is not one who could have produced a publication so admirably calculated to arrest attention, to meet objections, and thoroughly to grapple with the mind of the unbelieving multitude. The project has been entirely successful, and we are sure the excellent Mr. Farmer, a gentleman of the Methodist Body, and the not less excellent Mr. G. Hitchcock, "whose praise is in all the Churches," and Mrs. Mather, of Maidenhead, must have great satisfaction in the result of their munificence. No fewer than 109 Essays were presented. It might, indeed, have been thought that the number would have been greater, especially remembering the nearly 1,000 which were offered for the Sabbatic Prize; but it is not to be forgotten that to deal with the Sabbath was an easy and holiday exercise compared with that which was here assigned. It was only men of an awakened and robust intellect, with considerable intelligence, and some command of the pen, that could be expected to embark in such a competition. We are not surprised at the printer succeeding, forasmuch as his pursuits and habits were favourable to the work. most strikes us is the fact of the success of the iron-founder, who appears likewise to be a man of independent thought and excellent understanding. Both the Essays are well thought,well written,-marked by that freshness, and

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raciness, and originality, which was to be expected and that simple, Saxon, vigorous expression, characteristic of the Working Men of England; who, when they have any gift of either speaking or writing, always perform it with vigour and ability.

We conceive it, then, of great importance that this volume should be most extensively circulated among the operative classes; and it were exceedingly desirable that associations should be formed in all the chief towns of the empire, for the purpose of distributing it by subscription, by hawking, and otherwise. It were greatly to be desired also, that such men as Messrs. Farmer and Henderson would put their shoulders to the wheel and issue a shilling edition of it. Were that done, with proper management, we should not despair of the issue of at least half a million of copies.

But while we express our anxiety to have it diffused among the working millions in a cheap form, we confess to a strong desire to command a most extensive circulation for it among the upper and higher classes in its present form. It will give them a knowledge of the working Commonwealth as to mental habits and moral aspects, which they could not otherwise acquire, and for which they will be permanently the better.

Life, Experience, and Character of James Shrewsbury, late a Medical Student, and Wesleyan Local Preacher, of Bradford, Yorkshire. By HIS FATHER. Second Edition. Simpkin. THIS volume is dedicated to the excellent Alderman Beaumont, of Bradford, as an expression of the gratitude felt by the family of the deceased to that gentleman whose pupil he was The volume is one of considerable interest, more especially to young men, by whom it may be read with advantage. Its theology, is of course, Methodistic, and therefore contains matters to which we should object; but it will, on that account, be all the more agreeable to Methodist circles, who will like it not the worse for such expressions as the "sandy foundation of unconditional election; " which, however, will not be so agreeable to those who believe that they have been taught the way of God more perfectly. But allowance must be made for the school to which the young man belonged, as also for his youth, and the consequent immaturity of his judgment, as well as the juvenile character of his religion, whether as a matter of knowledge or of power. They who are able to do this will find in the little volume a freshness, a vigour, an earnestness, and a simplicity, which will delight, and tend to stimulate them in the work of their generation. Would that England had a hundred thousand such young men, and that every Gospel Church in the land had at least half-a-dozen of them in its fellowship!

Aunt Jane's Verses for Children. By Mrs T. D. CREWDSON. Gilpin.

THESE Verses were written for various stages of childhood-some for the early, some for the middle, and others for the higher steps in the ascending ladder of intelligence. The bulk of the pieces, it strikes us, are of the last, or highest description. At any rate, none but children of superior intelligence, or who had received a

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Impressions of Paris: containing an Account of Socialism, Popery, and Protestantism, in the French Capital: together with Brief Sketches of Historical Scenes. By ALEXANDER GORDON, A. M. Partridge and Oakey.

ALTHOUGH, from our crowded space, to give an enlarged notice of the work is out of the question, we cannot suffer the month to pass, without just informing our readers that there is such a book to be had, and assuring them that it is a very interesting and instructive publication. Mr. Gordon is an observant, practical, reflecting man; who has the power of clothing his vivid impressions in clear and strong language.

He must have made the best of his time, so thoroughly to inform himself on a subject so great and so multifarious, and we think he has done, both to France and England, a considerable service by this book.

Roger Miller: or, Heroism in Humble Life. A Narrative, by GEORGE ORME. Dedicated, by special permission, to the Right Hon. Lord Ashley, M.P. Gilpin.

THIS is a publication which our great Poet of the People, Crabbe, would have read with admiration, and been pleased, by every means in his power, to diffuse amongst the middle and upper classes, exhibiting a portrait of human life in these nations. He who will carefully peruse the volume, will have a striking illustration, on the one hand, of depravity and its effects; and on the other, of the Gospel and its power to renovate man, and ennoble character, even in the humblest walks. Appended to the volume, is the Funeral Sermon by the Rev. James Sherman, delivered on the occasion of Mr. Millar's lamented death.

Adams' Pocket London Guide Book; A Complete, Historical, Critical, and Topographical Work on the Metropolis: for the Use of Residents or Strangers. By E. L. BLANCHARD. AMONG the numerous Guides which have recently appeared, we consider this the best. Mr. Blanchard is familiar with the subject; and seems to have a taste for statistics, and that species of minute toil, which is so necessary to successful labour in this direction. His object

is to give, in a compendious form, a full description of everything that can be seen, within the limits of the Metropolis, carried up to the latest period, and arranged in an easy and proper method; so that the reader-whose means prevent him fro a gratifying his curiosity with the admirable volumes of Hunt and Cutningham-may still possess the great facts of the subject on easy terms; but this volume, although an epitome, is far from meagre. It is not to be wondered at if here and there an error has crept in, where the subjects are so numerous and multfiarious; but for all practical purposes, it will be found sufficiently correct, and prove a valuable companion both to the citizen and the stranger.

The Convict Ship and England's Exiles. By Dr. BROWNING, Royal Navy. Fifth Edition. Hamilton and Co.

WE are more pleased than surprised to find that this remarkable book is already in a fifth edition. We were among the first, if not the very first, to announce to the public its merits; and now have great satisfaction in once more recommending it to the perusal of all who are interested in the theme on which it so tenderly and ably descants.

Divine Socialism; or, The Man Christ Jesus. By NEWMAN HALL, B. A. Snow.

THIS is a singular, and, in some respects, an extraordinary production. It may safely be affirmed, that there has been no such sermon published at least during the present Century. In fact it is not, properly speaking, a Sermon ; it possesses scarcely a single quality of that kind of composition; neither does it pretend to that character. It is an Essay, a Dissertation, au Oration, or whatever else you may choose to call it, only not a Sermon; although it was delivered in the Poultry Chapel, London, on behalf of British Missions; and it cannot be denied that, notwithstanding its deviation from the usual sermonic character, it was largely adapted to such a convention. It comprises much that is true as well as striking, and is not less practical than original, with very little that we are inclined to dispute, although there are expres sions that we might prefer to have modified a little, since they are liable to be mistaken, more especially those in which the preacher speaks somewhat slightingly of doctrines, creeds, and formulas. He thinks that the churches are more concerned in believing these than believing in the man Christ Jesus;" which, of course, we dispute, forasmuch as the belief of these is neither more nor less than a belief of the great points of revelation as concerning him. But with these slight exceptions, the bulk of the Oration is praiseworthy and admirable-very much calculated to conciliate the ignorant and alienated multitudes of our operative classes, whom it permits to discharge a mingled stream of bile and venom against religious people, and Christianity, taking occasion, in reply, to correct whatever requires correction in their views, and to set before them, with great force and clearness, the grace and glory of the Gospel. Viewed, therefore, as an approach to the Camp of Infidel Socialism, as a gentle invasion of that dark and dismal territory, it

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Popish Intolerance—Is the Imposition of Salutary Restraints upon Popery Inconsistent with the Principles of Religious Toleration? By the Rev. V. M. WHITE, A B. Ward and Co. Of the multitude of sermons, essays, tracts, and pamphlets, which the present agitation has called forth on the subject of Popery, we are not sure that there is among them all, anything which, in point of force, and efficiency, will gain by comparison with the pamphlet before us. If ever man made out a case against Popery, within the compass of sixty pages, that man is Mr. White. If there is aught among men, cr among beasts, against which it behoves society to protect itself, it is Popery! There are no evils to which the human family are liable, compared with the evils which flow from this source. It touches man in all possible points, and in all possible ways,-and it never touches but to pollute, debase, deceive, and destroy ! The individual, the family, the nation, for soul and body, through time and eternity-all come within its dread grasp ! The enemy of God and man, it ought to excite the wrath and indignation of the whole intelligent universe! Our author says but little as to the character of the restraints, which are to be imposed; he seems to feel, and, justly, that here lies the difficulty, since the rule of the realm is largely in the hands of ungodly men who have no sympathy with either Popery or Protestantism, or anything appertaining to religion—to men to whom all religions are alike and who have the strongest bias towards that which has the least sanctity about it.

The Dark Days of Queen Mary. By Edwin PAXTON HOOD. Partridge and Oakey. THIS is a terrible tale, well told; it carefully embodies all the facts which recent times have served to illustrate, and constitutes one of the most important chapters of England's history. These were "dark days," indeed, but through the mercy of God they were short.

The History of Modern Europe, from the Commencement of the Sixteenth Century to the Year 1850. By ROBERT STEWART, M.A. Partridge and Oakey.

WHO Mr. Stewart is, or what has been his ob ject, in the present compilation, we are not told. There is the narrative, and the public must make of it what they can, or please. There is not even a word of Preface to the work, neither is there an Index, although the headings of the chapters are so meagre as to do li.tle more than indicate periods. The great fac's of the subject, however, are woven up in a very respectable form, while the tone that pervades it is, throughout, liberal. As a clear, rapid, and careful narrative, it may be read with advantage by the young student, and by those who are endeavouring to improve themselves. It will serve as a decent introduction to the general subject. From the lack of all the usual and necessary apparatus, it is clear that Mr. Stewart has no ambition to take a place ia the schools of the land; and it is but too probable that the public will take him at his word; whereas it might have been rendercd a valuable school book.

Talk with the Little Ones. Partridge and Oakey. A PRETTY vessel, well filled with good things, for little people.

Cuf, the Negro Boy. A Story for Christian Children. Translated from the German of Dr. BARTH. Third Edition. Paton and Ritchie.

THIS is a book for boys, which they will read, like, and remember. It is full of exciting description and stories; at the same time there is nothing childish about it. It is simple, yet dignified, and calculated at once to instruct and improve.

Christmas Morning: or, The Little Ink Cask. Translated from the German of Dr. Barth. Paton and Ritchie.

Dr. BARTH'S name is, perhaps, as much a household word in England as that of any other German writer, not excepting Krummacher, and is indeed better known among the young than perhaps those advanced in years. The present volume is a welcome addition to his previous contributions, and can hardly fail of wide acceptance.

Night Watches. By the Author of the "Faithful Promiser." Ramsay.

THIS is a very valuable vade mecum, deserving to be classed with Bishop Keen, and publications of this description. It is, moreover, a beautiful example of devout meditation on select portions of the Word of God.

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