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A TOUR TO KILLARNEY. A Narrative of Facts. Robertson, Dublin.

A FAMILY party, a journey, some pleasing description, and much pious conversation, form this small book; to which is prefixed a very pretty engraving of the far-famed lake, with its magnificent mountain scenery. We perceive one great object of the writer has been to encourage the spread of the gospel among her countrymen by means of their own native tongue. This, with the circumstance of the profits being devoted to charitable purposes, furnish a strong recommendation.

THE HOPE OF THE NAVY: or the true source of discipline and efficiency, as set forth in the articles of war, provided for the government of the fleet of Great Britain. An address to the youth now rising in the naval profession. By Rear-Admiral Sir Jahleel Brenton, Bart., K. C. B. Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Nisbet and Co.

THE veteran and Christian officer who thus labours to advance the spiritual good of the service to which he has long been devoted, has happily seized on that clause in the articles of war which provides for the due performance of divine worship on board H. M.'s ships, to make a very powerful appeal alike to the judgment, the feelings and the consciences of his countrymen. Sir Jahleel has produced a volume which we trust will be richly blessed, not to the navy

alone, but to many other classes of society. The manly tone, Christian spirit, and patriotic object of the work will commend it to the attention of all who can appreciate them.

CONFESSION OF THE NAME OF CHRIST, in the sixteenth century and in the nineteenth century. By J. H. Merle d'Aubigné, President of the Theological school, Geneva, and author of the History of the Great Reformation in Germany,' and 'A Voice from the Alps,' &c. Lord.

THIS is a discourse, delivered at the centenary com→ memoration of that glorious event, the plain protestation of the German princes, who, assembled at the Diet of Augsburg, openly and solemnly made confession of the principles which had brought them out from the communion of Rome. The scene is beautifully described by M. d'Aubigné, and with a feeling well worthy the great champion of orthodoxy in Geneva. The subject is well handled, and closely applied, in a very solemn spiritual way. It would be well for Protestants to acquaint themselves a little better than they usually do with the events of the sixteenth century. It might be the means of imbuing them with a greater portion of the spirit that moved and spoke, acted and suffered, in the Reformers whom they profess to follow.

THE WAY OF SALVATION. By Henry Forster Third Edition.

Burder, D.D.

Society.

Religious Tract

We are happy to announce a new edition of this work, in a small pocket volume. Its merits are well known.

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WE have seen four numbers of a series of tracts, entitled Puseyism; or the New Apostolicals. By a Layman of the Church of England,' more remarkable certainly for the caustic severity than the spirituality of their general style: but truth, unwelcome yet irresistible truth, streams from their pages with a startling light. We have given, at page 70, the conclusion of No. 4, entitled 'The Jesuits,' and our readers may decide whether we are wrong in characterizing it as most powerful writing.

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We have been much gratified by a little sixpenny work of the Rev. Daniel Bagot's of Edinburgh, called 'A Protestant Catechism.' A more conclusive overthrow to the dogmas of Popery could not be desired; and the constant appeal to scripture renders it doubly valuable. The Appendix gives much information as to the nature and working of the system. The whole is adapted to the simplest capacity, and is moreover written in a truly Christian spirit. The same excellent minister has finished a 'Catechism explanatory of the leading truths of the gospel,' smaller than the foregoing, which we cordially recommend to all families and schools.

Hatchards have just published a very important and well-written pamphlet, by the author of A letter to Every body,' &c. entitled 'Abbott versus the Bible.' In a quiet, dispassionate manner, the Corner-Stone and the Young Christian are tested by the word of God; and how awfully opposed to that word they are, let those judge who have made the trial; those who have not may avail themselves of this help.

Although not exactly within the usual scope of our notices, we cannot refrain from announcing the exceedingly beautiful engraving just published by Lupton, from the fine portrait by Saye of the Earl of Roden. The likeness is very striking: the act in which that truly Christian patriot is represented is that of directing the attention of the legislature to 'The humble petition of the Protestants of Ireland,' which lies before him on the table of the House of Lords. That single figure-a three-quarters length of Lord Roden-with the document thus presented, tells a tale that entitles it to rank no less as a historical picture than a portrait. It is a tale on which those now in their infancy will one day dwell, either with glowing thankfulness for a rescue achieved through the efforts of a small band, of whom this nobleman may truly be called the leader; or with bitter grief that his generous efforts, and their zealous co-operation, were frustrated by evil men.

THE PROTESTANT.

'As for a torn ruflle,' said my uncle, in reply to my indignant remarks on the outrage to which Lord Winchilsea had been subjected at Exeter Hall,' As for a torn ruffle, or a much greater matter, he regards it no otherwise than we must all do; that is, as the indication of a coming reign of terror, when it will be an affair of personal hazard to open one's mouth in the cause of national religion, or in defence of the gospel, any way. Well; our friends exhibited a noble instance of Christian forbearance, not only after, but in the heat of the scuffle. God be praised that we were not permitted to disgrace His holy name and cause, by following the dictates of insulted feeling and irritated human nature!'

I could not but see before me a vivid representation of the struggle: for the flash of my veteran uncle's eye, and the quiver of his lip bespoke a highly excited spirit, brought into subjection by a power mightier than that of man. I remarked, 'It must have been harder to some natures to endure the insults and outrages that preceded martyrdom than the fiery trial itself.'

Ay, my dear, there are few things more difficult than for men to realize, under such circumstances, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but spiritual, and to act upon the admonition when the arm of a fellow-creature is raised to smite, and his

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