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ART. XII.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Rev. John Romney, B.D. is about to publish, Memoirs of the Life and Works of his Father, George Romney, the eminent Painter, including various Letters, &c.

Miss H. Martineau is about to publish a volume of Hebrew Tales, entitled, "Traditions of Palestine".

The Rev. W. Davis, of Hastings, has issued proposals for publishing by subscription a volume in 12mo., designed chiefly for the Upper Class of Society, to whom the phraseology of the religious world is strange; to be entitled, "The True Dignity of Human Nature, or Man viewed in relation to Immortality." Price, to Subscribers, 5s.

Mr. Morgan, the reputed Author of the Reproof of Brutus, is about to publish a Letter to the Bishop of London, in reference to his Lordship's "Letter to the Inhabitants of London and Westminster on the profanation of the Sabbath."

Mr. Johns, of Crediton, Author of, "Dews of Castalie," "The Valley of the Nymphs," &c. proposes to publish by Subscription, in 8vo., a Poem in Four Cantos, entitled "The Pyramids ".

On Wednesday, June 30th, will be published, in 8vo., a Reply to Lord John Russel's Animadversions on Wesleyan Methodism, in his "Memoirs of the Affairs of Europe, from the Peace of Utrecht." By Humphry Sandwith, Esq.

Preparing for publication, The Early Christians, or the Aspect and Spirit of Primitive Christianity. 1 vol. 18mo.

ART. XIII. WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

POETRY.

The Pleasures of Benevolence: a Poem in two parts. 12mo. 5s. 6d.

THEOLOGY.

Illustrations of the Practical Power of Faith, in a Series of Popular Discourses on Part of the Eleventh Chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews. By T. Binney.

8vo. 10s. 6d.

The Book of the Priesthood, an Argument, in Three Parts. Part I.-The Christian Ministry not a Priesthood. Part II. -Christ the only, but all-sufficient Priest of the Christian Church. Part III.-The Levitical Terms employed in the New Testament which do not apply exclusively to Christ, belong equally to all true Christians. By Thomas Stratten. 8vo. 8s.

A Guide to the Practical Reading of the Bible, in three Parts. Part I.-A Bib

liographical and Critical Account of the English Bible. Part II.-Suggestions and Observations on the Reading and Study of the Bible. Part III.-On the Genuineness, Authenticity, and Divine Origin of the Bible. By William Carpenter. 5s. cloth.

Recognition in the World to Come; or Christian Friendship on Earth perpetuated in Heaven. By C. R. Muston, A.M. 12mo. 6s. 6d.

The Work of the Holy Spirit in Conversion, considered in its relation to the Condition of Man and the Ways of God; with Practical Addresses to a Sinner, on the Principles maintained. By John Howard Hinton, A.M. 12mo. 6s.

The Burial of the Righteous: a Sermon on occasion of the Death of the Rev. W. Roby, preached at Providence Chapel, Rochdale. By John Ely. 1s.

GENERAL INDEX.

VOL. III. THIRD SERIES.

AFRICA, Central; see Caillié.-Southern,
see Rose.

Albany, Caffer-land, scenes and occur-

rences in, 31; character of this work, 50.
America, early history of, 194; see Mur-

ray.

Andrews's (bishop) private devotions, 466;

character of bishop Andrews, 467; cha-
racter of his manual, 470.
Architecture; see Hunt.

Ball's Creation, character of the poem,
256, 265; extracts, ib.
Belfrage's Memoirs of Waugh, 450; cha-
racter of Dr. Waugh, 451; means of
perpetuating and reviving religion, 452;
preaching and labours of Dr. Waugh,
455; fundamental principle of the Lon-
don Missionary Society, 458.
Bloomfield's History of Thucydides, re-
marks on this work, 385; benefits of
historical studies, 386; principal lessons
in the history of Thucydides, ib.; dif-
ficult task of a translator of this author,
388; earlier English translations, ib.;
character of Mr. Bloomfield's version,
389; pestilence at Athens, 390; depar-
ture of the Athenians for Syracuse, 394.
Blunt's Veracity of the Five Books of
Moses, 334; character of the work, 335,
342; objections to part of the theory,
ib.; encroachments of the sacerdotal
order, 337; consistent insignificance of
Bethuel, 338; Amalek's fighting with
Israel, 340.

Bourrienne's Memoirs concerning Napo-
leon, the directory, &c. 237; character
of M. de Bourrienne, 238; misrepre-
sentations of Buonaparte, 242; anec-
dotes of Buonaparte, 243; particulars
of the Egyptian expedition, 246; mur-
der of the duke d'Enghien, 249.
Brazil; see Walsh.

Bridges's Christian Ministry, character of

the work, 97, 118; its design, 99; trials
and difficulties of the Christian ministry,
100; sources of comfort, 101; conse-
quences of inconsideration in thrusting
persons into the ministry, ib.; University
study, 103; the duties of a minister,
104; his warrant of success, ib.; causes
of ministerial unfruitfulness, 105; di-
vine influence and human instrumentality,
106; the call to the ministry, 108; causes
of ministerial inefficiency, 109; influence
of conformity to the world on the minis-
terial character, ib.; covetousness in mi-
nisters, 110; necessity of laborious pre-
paration for the pulpit, 111; scriptural
mode of preaching the Gospel, 113; ex-
pository preaching, 115; personal appli-
cation of the christian ministry, 116;
confirmation, 117.

Britton and Brayley's Memoirs of the

Tower of London, character of this
work, 470.

Bruce's sympathy, plan and character of,
475.

Bunting's (Rev. Jabez) Sermon on Justifi-

cation, character of, 229; nature of jus-
tification, ib.

Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; see Sou-
they.

Caillie's Travels through Central Africa to
Timbuctoo, &c.; autobiographical sketch
of the author, 290; barbarous Moors of
the desert, 292; secret society among
the tribes on the banks of the Nunez,
293; scenery of Lantegue, 294; the
Ba-fing or Black river, 295; the Tan-
kesso river, 296; African market at
Kankan, 297; festival of the Salam,
298; husbandry at Wassoulo, 300; vil-
lage of Timé, 301; the district of Kong,
302; sketch of the Bambaras, 305;
town of Jenné, 304; population and
manners, 305; route from Jenné to

a

Timbuctoo, 307; village of Cabra, 308 ;
city of Timbuctoo, ib., 313; its great
mosque, 311; course of the Niger, 315.
Calvin and Servetus, 474.

Cape town; see Rose.

Chinese literature, remarks on, 318; see
Davis.

Christianity promotive of freedom, 360;
see Slavery.

Christians, divisions among them, 1; con-
sequences of these, 2; see Missions.
Church, definition of the term, 7; its state
and prospects, 9; see Missions.
Church of Christ, history of; see Scott.
Clemens Anglicanus; see Evanson.
Corinthians, epistles to; see Lothian.
Cory's Ancient Fragments, 372.
Councils, General; see Grier.
Coxe's Memoirs of the Administration of
Pelham, character of the work, 149;
deficiencies of the cabinet history of the
first and second reigns of the Hano-
verian dynasty, ib.; character of Pel-
ham, 151, 167; and sketch of the his-
tory of his times, 152; letter from the
Earl of Orford, 154; dialogue between
Lord Chancellor Hardwicke and the
King, 157; conduct of the Duke of
Cumberland after the victory of Cullo-
den, 162.

Croly's Poetical Works, literary character

of the author, 525; decline in the cha-
racter of English literature, 527; ex-
tracts, 529.

Davis's Hang Koong Tseu, 318; remarks

on Chinese literature, ib.; the drama
and the epos, 319; translations of Chi-
nese dramas, ib.; specimens, 321; Chi-
nese works of fiction, 322.

Fortunate Union, 318; observations
on this Chinese romance, 323.

Ecclesiastical Knowledge, Library of, 379;
imperfect knowledge of Dissenters as to
the grounds of Nonconformity, 380;
object of the Society for Promoting
Ecclesiastical Knowledge, ib.; character
of its publications, 381; character of
the early Puritans, 382.
Edinburgh sessional school, 142.
Education, its progress in England, 136;
imperfections and results of the Lan-
casterian system, 137; the National and
British and Foreign Societies, 138;
Sunday Schools, ib.; quality of the in-
struction communicated in the National
and British and Foreign Societies, 139;
apathy of the christian world on day-
school education, ib.; causes of this, 140;
congregational schools recommended, ib.;
suggestions for carrying them into ope-

ration, 141; responsibility of Dissent-
ers with reference to the education of
the poor, 142.

Epistle to the Hebrews, canonical authority
of, 401; see Stuart.

Evanson's translation of Knittel's criticisms
on 1 John, v. 7; remarks on this work,
167; course pursued by the Eclectic Re-
view, in this controversy, 168; remarks
of Clemens Anglicanus, 169; examina-
tion of Mr. Evanson's remarks, ib.;
singular and instructive incidents in the
history of this controversy, 170; Evanson
and Clemens Anglicanus on the evidence
of the Greek MSS., 171; evidence of the
Latin MSS., 176; reasons which in-
duced Erasmus to insert the disputed
verse in his third edition, ib.; bishop
Barlow on the disputed text, 177; fur-
ther remarks on Mr. Evanson's crudities,
179; formulæ employed by Cyprian in
introducing quotations from scripture,
182; Tertullian's supposed allusion to
1 John, v. 7.

Ganges, the river, 568.

Gleig's life of major-general sir Thomas
Munro, character of, 418; sketch of sir
Thomas's life, ib.; exaggeration in the
accounts of the Indian victories of Eng-
lish generals, 431.

Greece, principal works descriptive of, 534;
see Leake.

Greenfield's defence of the Serampore
Mahratta version of the New Testament,
266; Serampore missionaries' transla-
tions, ib.; attack of the Asiatic Journal
on these translations, ib.; origin and de-
sign of Mr. Greenfield's defence, 269;
character of the Marat'ha version of the
new testament, 270; the Marat'ha dia-
lect, ib.; mixture of the Sanscrit with the
barbarous dialects of India, 271; criticisms
on the Marat'ha New Testament, 273.
Grier's epitome of the general councils of
the church, character and design of the
work, 144; the first four general coun-
cils not safe guides in the interpretation
of the doctrines of Christianity, 145;
the history of ecclesiastical councils re-
plete with instruction, ib.; Jortin's re-
marks on them, 146; Dr. Grier's insi-
nuation relative to Eusebius expunging
1 John, v. 7. indefensible, 147; other
mistakes of the author, 148.

Haliburton's historical and statistical ac-
count of Nova Scotia, character of this
work, 119; description of Nova Scotia,
ib.; the climate and seasons, 120; name
and colonization of the country, 122;
blunder of the Quarterly Reviewers, 123;

disputed territory between Acadia and
Virginia, ib.; importance of these colo-
nies, 125; colonial trade, ib.; popula-
tion of Nova Scotia, 126.
Hall's (Mrs. S. C.) chronicles of a school-
room, 565; birds an emblem, ib.
Harding's subjects from the works of the
late R. P. Bonington, 86.

Head's Forest Scenes and Incidents in the
wilds of North America, character of
this work, 119; North American In-
dians, 121; harbour of Halifax, ib., and
127; Annapolis, 128; Digby, ib.;
scenery between St. John's and Presque-
Isle, 129; route from Presque-Isle to
Rivière de Cape, 132; passage of the
St. Lawrence, 134.
Hebrew melody, 351.

Hebrews, epistle to the, see Stuart.
Holbein. See Icones Veteris Testamenti.
Holden's Christian sabbath, 481; see
Sabbath.

Hooker's objections to Arminian notions
of justification, 231.
Hunt's exemplars of Tudor architecture,

58; remarks on Gothic architecture, ib.;
Grecian architecture, 59; character of
this work, 60; comparison between an-
cient and modern English furniture, 61;
characteristic features of the Tudor
architecture, 62.

Icones Veteris Testamenti, 331; remarks
on the modern style of book-decorations,
ib.; character of Holbein's designs for
this work, 333.

Isaacson's life and death of bishop An-
drews, character of, 469.

Jefferson's(president) memoirs, correspond-
ence, &c., 64; objectionable mode of
publication, 65; charges against Jeffer-
son, 66; his invitation of Paine to
America, 67; his account of some of the
transactions immediately preceding the
French revolution, 69; character of La
Fayette, 70, and of Necker, ib.; Jeffer-
son's infidelity, 71.

Jerdan's national portrait gallery, remarks
on, 281.

John's (the apostle), genuineness of his
epistle, 402.

Jomini's vie politique et militaire de Na-

poleon, 239; character of the work, 240.
Justification, different acceptations of the

term, 229; nature of justification, ib.;
see Wardlaw.

Knittel's new criticisms on 1 John, v. 7.,
character of them, 180; see Evanson.

La Fayette, Jefferson's character of 70.

Lancaster, vindication of his name against
the Quarterly Reviewers, 144.
Lardner's cabinet cyclopædia, remarks on
the work, 283; service-berry spirit, ib.;
method of producing the effects of age in
new wine, ib.; method of preserving
meat and fish by wood vinegar, 284.
Lawyer, life of a, plan and character of the
tale, 563.

Leake's travels in the Morea, 534; error
of publishing works in a sumptuous and
costly form, ib.; character of Mr.
Leake's works, 535; town of Gastuni,
536; Olympia, 537; state of society at
Mani, 539; valley of Megalopolis, 541;
specimen of the Greek aristocracy, 542;
Grecian architecture, 543.

Leonora, or the presentation at court, 282.
Literature, royal society of, publications

of, 556; illustration of Acts i. 18,
557; demon of Socrates, 559.
Lothian's expository lectures on St. Paul's

epistles to the Corinthians, character of
this work, 51; remarks on 1 Cor. v. 9;
1 Cor. viii. 3; 1 Cor. xi. 30; 1 Cor.
xv. 29; Cor. vi. 11-18.

Medicine; see Palmer.
Messiah, the; see Smith.
Methodists, divisions among the, 1.
Middelton's memoirs of the reformers, cha-
racter of, 473; Calvin and Servetus, 474.
Ministry, Christian; see Bridges.
Missions, Christian, new model for, 1;
divisions among Christians, 2; unity of
the church of Rome factitious and spuri-
ous, 3; advantage taken by infidels of
the discords of the Christian world, 5;
criminality of schismatic separation, 6;
unity of the church, ib.; character of
this work, 8; the state and prospect of
the church, 9; the union of Christian
parties, 10-27; obstructions to it, 11;
importance of a more visible union, 12;
causes of its absence, 13; probable re-
sult of the coalescence of parties, 14;
mischiefs springing from the diffusion of
a sectarized Christianity, 15; imperfec-
tions and disadvantages of the present
mode of prosecuting missionary labours,
19; improved mode of procedure, 20;
remarks upon this, 22; rise and pro-
gress of the missionary spirit, 25; cha-
racter of the Church Missionary Society,
27; catholic views of Christian com-
munion entertained by dissenters, 30.
Montgomery's (R.) Satan, system of puff-
ing, 251; character of the poem, 252;
extracts, ib.

Moral law, the remarks on, 490.
Morrison's counsels to a newly married
pair, 282.

Morton's Protestant vigils, 277; remarks
on minor tours, ib.; extracts, 279.
Moses, veracity of; see Blunt.
Munro, sir T., life of, 418; see Gleig.
Murray's historical account of discoveries

and travels in North America, &c.; plan
and character of this work, 198; pro-
babilities of America being known before
the time of Columbus, 194; peopling
of America, 196; affinity of the Abori-
gines to the Asiatic nations, 197;
American and Asiatic vocabularies, 198;
singular escape of capt. Smith from the
Irulians of Virginin, 200; leaders of
the puritan colony of New England,
203; Dr. Dwight's apology for them,
204; mitigating circumstances in their
conduct, 205-207; character and con-
duct of lord Baltimore in Maryland,
206; persecution of the Quakers in
Massachusetts, 208; proceedings against
persons suspected of witchcraft, 209;
singular termination of these proceed-
ings, 212; deficiencies of Mr. Murray's
work, 213; North American Indians,
214; changes effected in their charac-
ter, 216.

Napoleon, history of (Family Library), cha-
racter of this work, 241; see Bour-
rienne.

Necker, Jefferson's character of, 70.
Newspapers, Sunday, evils of, 516.
Nodier's melanges tirés d'une petite bibli-
othèque, character of, 187; character
and writings of St. Just, ib.
North America; see Head, Haliburton,
Murray.

Nova Scotia; see Haliburton.

Nuge Semitariæ, specimens of the poem,
374.

Orme, (rev. W.) his opinion as to the
amion of Christian parties, 10; see

Missiores.

Palin's Persians of Eschylus, plan and
character of the work, 376; use of
translations, 377; specimens of the work,

378.

Palmer's Illustrations of Medicine, influ-

ence of early mental exertim upon the
physical development, 87; cause and
rationale of disease, 88; decline of the
Abernethy theory, 89; nervous organi-
zation and habits, ib.; effect of irregular
excitement on the brain, 90; hooping
cough, 91; causes of cutaneous affec-
tions among the poor, ib. ; hydrophobia,
91; evils of dog-keeping, 92; character
of Dr. Palmer's work, 93.
Pilgrim's Progress; see Southey.

Pillans's principles of elementary teaching,
character of this work, 143; vindica-
tion of Joseph Lancaster from the asper-
sions of the Quarterly Reviewers, 144.
Plantagenets, the last of, 342; description
of Bosworth field, 343; English feast of
lanthorns, 845; death of Lord Lovel,
347; death-bed of the lady Bride Plan-
tagenet, 348; Hebrew melody, 351.
Prichard's review of the doctrine of a
vital principle, character of the work,
460; remarks upon his analysis of Egyp-
tian mythology, &c. 461; theory of a
vital principle, ib.; the voluntary or
active exertions of the mind, 465.

Reformers, British, (published by the Tract
Society) 472.

Remusat's Iu-Kiao-Li, 318.
Roby's traditions of Lancashire, 183;
Ince Hall, near Wigan, 184.
Romish church, pretended unity of, 3.
Roscoe's landscape annual, character of,
83; the tower of Pisa, ib.; Signor
Mezzofanti, of Bologna, 85.

Rose's four years in Southern Africa, 31 ;
a Sunday promenade at Cape Town, 32;
sketches of life and manners here, 33;
misgovernment and oppression at the
Cape, 34; condition of the slaves in the
valley of Fransche-Hoek, 35; state of
the slaves in the colony generally, 37;
description of Graham's Town, Albany,
38; account of the Kaffers, 40; màs-
sionary establishment of Wesleyville, 45.
Royal society of literature; see litera-

ture.

Sabbath, the Christian, numerous writers

upon it, 481; grounds of the import-
ance and obligation of its observance,
482; the scriptures the only authority,
483; Dr. Whately's fallacious and
dangerous views on the moral law aud
the Christian Sabbath, 485, 489; eccle-
siastical power, 486, 503; the sab-
bath, a legitimate subject for human
legislation, 488, 507; observance of
the sabbath, part of the moral law, 490,
493; design and moral ends of the law
of the sabbath, 491, 504; consequences
resulting from the profanation of the
Lord's day, 492; merciful design of the
sabbath, 494, 505, 508; change in the
sabbatic day, 496; reasons why the ob-
ligation of the sabbath was not urged in
Acts xv. 497; the first day of the week
carly consecrated to religious purposes,
408; by divine appointment, 501; neces-
sity for further legislative measures on
the subject of the sabbath, 511; Sun-
day amusements, 515.

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