Parliamentary Speeches. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4. London: Painter. 1840. THERE are few persons in this vast metropolis who have rendered more service to the good old cause of Conservatism than this indefatigable publisher; and there are few schemes for the furtherance of that cause more praiseworthy and more successful than thus publishing the speeches of our best and greatest statesmen. What would we now give for the debates of the Roman senate, or of our own House of Commons during the reign of Elizabeth? Now a newspaper is torn and destroyed, but this series will embalm the Conservative eloquence of our country: and the speeches of a Peel and a Stanley, a Lyndhurst and a Graham, will no longer depend upon tradition. They are, we find, printed on two kinds of paper: one thick, and one manufactured for the purpose, thin enough to go through the post without incurring double postage.

The Book of Illustrations; or, Scripture Truths exhibited by the aid of Similes, original and selected. By the Rev. H. G. SALTER, A.M., Curate and Lecturer of Glastonbury. London: Hatchards. 1840.

An elegant volume, of which the original portion is original, and the selected part well selected. The preacher, whose style is rather ornate, will do well to avail himself of Mr. Salter's help : his similes will then be both apposite and beautiful. The simile is too much neglected in ordinary preaching. It arrests the attention, and informs the mind of the hearers; it renders easy of apprehension, and easy of comprehension, subjects which, when treated in the too plain manner of our day, fail to strike the mind at all; and the volume before us, while it supplies a copious fund, furnishes also assistance in the way of using them..

Travels in the Holy Land. By M. DE GERAMB, Monk of La Trappe. London: Colburn. 1840.

We have gone over the Holy Land with the imaginative La Martine, and with the scarcely less poetical Lord Lindsay. We know, as it seems, every nook about Jerusalem, and turn to each new description as though it told us of the scenes familiar to our childhood. With such feelings we opened the volumes before us, and though the mind of the accomplished author is deeply tinged with the asceticism of his order, his work is characterized by sound sense, and a ready knowledge of the world. We have derived much information and much gratification from M. De Geramb's pilgrimage, and only wish that he belonged to a purer church.

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities.
London: Taylor and Walton. 1840.

Parts 1 to 6.

THE object of this work is to supply a want which has been long felt. Adam and Potter, good at their time, have, by the advance of philological knowledge, become obsolete, and it is necessary to make large drafts upon our German neighbours. This dictionary is, therefore, a work not uncalled for; and it is with great pleasure we pronounce that the execution is quite satisfactory. Mr. Donaldson, the learned author of the "New Cratylus," Mr. L. Schmitz, from the University of Bonn, and many other eminent scholars are engaged upon this Dictionary; and it is no small advantage to have articles requiring illustration set off by exquisite wood cuts. The typography of the work is clear and elegant: and the first six parts, extending to C, give a very high promise of the rest.

A Manual of Diseases of the Eye, by S. LITTELL, M.D., revised and enlarged by HUGH HOUSTON, M.R.C.S. London: Churchill. 1840. MEDICAL works are ordinarily so far out of our track, that we are compelled to pass them over without notice. The treatise before us is, however, so important to the student, that we feel ourselves induced to swerve from our usual plan, and recommend it to the general reader. The preservation of the eye is a matter of so great moment, especially to the studious man, and the information in Mr. Houston's volume so valuable, that we shall render our readers a service by calling their attention to it.

The Life and Times of Martin Luther. By the Author of "Three Experiments in Living." London: Green. 1840.

We are glad to see standard American works reprinted in England. The one before us is by a lady, and is highly meritorious. It is in the form of a tale: but the fictitious parts are only as much as were necessary to connect the history of the great Reformer and his friends into a pleasing and instructive narrative.

Sonnets written strictly in the Italian style; to which is prefixed an Essay on Sonnet writing, by the Rev. WILLIAM PULLING, M.Α., A.L.S., Sid: Suss. Coll. Cam. Rector of Dymchurch and Blackmanstone, Kent. London: Bohn. 1840.

In this little volume the admirer of the sonnet will find an excellent essay, and much curious research. The sonnets of Mr. Pulling himself do not, however, soar above mediocrity; and this is more obvious, as, in his interesting essay prefixed, he has given some of the most beautiful sonnets of Petrarca, Sidney, Shakspeare, Daniels, and Drayton.

The Domestic Altar; or Prayers for the use of Families for one Month. By EBENEZER TEMPLE. London: Ward. 1839.

We have seen many forms of domestic prayer, but none that we prefer to this, though it be written by a dissenter. There are here and there expressions which a churchman will deem it necessary to alter: but the whole volume breathes the spirit of Catholic charity.

Biblical Topography: Lectures on the Position and Character of the Places mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, with maps. By SAMUEL RANSOM, &C. &c., with a Preface by JOHN HARRIS, D.D. London: Ward. 1840.

MR. RANSOM has exerted himself to very good purpose, and has given in these lectures a concise account of sacred typography. We do not know any other work on this subject, though we have been given to understand that it was some time ago in contemplation to publish such a work under the auspices of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Meantime we are glad to see so good a manual as the present.

SERMONS.

1. Plain Sermons preached to Country Congregations. By FRANCIS FOREMAN CLARK, A.B. London: Hatchards. 1840.

2. Sermons preached in St. Paul's Chapel, Stonehouse, &c. &c. By JAMES COOPER, M.A., minister of St. Paul's Chapel, Stonehouse. London: Hatchards. 1840.

3. Sermons on Practical Subjects, chiefly preached in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church, Dublin. By the Rev. JOHN CLARKE CROSTHWAITE, A.M., T.C.D., &c. &c. London : Rivingtons. 1840.

4. Continental Sermons; or, Nine Discourses addressed to Congregations on the Continent. By J. HARTLEY, M.A., British Chaplain at Nice. London: Nisbet. 1840.

We have here four volumes of sermons, of each of which we can say that it is admirably adapted to its end. Sermon writing is now much more generally studied, and we are so much benefited by this extended study among the clergy, that the standard of public taste is raised as well as the quality of the compositions published. Purer doctrines, more faithful addresses, and more correct language can hardly be required than those which now emanate from our pulpits. Mr. Crosthwaite has long been known as a theologian of no common order, and this volume of sermons will not diminish his high reputation. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Clarke, and Mr. Hartley deserve also the thanks of the religious world for the publication of these sermons.

The History of England from the Accession to the Decease of King George the Third. By JOHN ADOLPHUS, Esq. London: Lee. 1840. THIS very important work makes its appearance at a seasonable time. The life of that venerable King, George III., and the history of his reign possess an interest not derivable merely from the sixty eventful years which they include, but from the truly English character of the "Christian gentleman on the Throne" -our hearts go with Mr. Adolphus while he dwells on the virtues and the accomplishments of a sovereign whom "Whigs may hate and infidels despise," but whose memory will be held in reverence by every true patriot. We have here a true, because a conservative history of a true, because a conservative king. We shall notice the volumes as they appear, and shall, when the work is complete, enter at large on the light which it throws on the life and reign of George the Third.

We are sorry to see so small a list of subscribers. Every one, who wishes to see a fair history of the most interesting reign in the British annals, must look to Mr. Adolphus; and we certainly did expect to see all the Conservative members of the bar and of both Houses among the number.

The History of the University of Cambridge, from the Conquest to the year 1634. By THOMAS FULLER, D.D., Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charles II., and Prebendary of Sarum. Edited by the late Rev. MARMADUKE PRICKETT, M.A., F.S.A., Chaplain of Trin. Coll. and THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq. M.A., F.S.A., &c., &c., of Trin. Coll. with Illustrative Notes. Cambridge: Deighton. 1840.

We shall say little on this book at present, save to recommend it to the reader. We shall very shortly enter at large into the history and present state of Cambridge; and shall then recur to this very admirable edition of Fuller's work. We are given to understand that Mr. Russell, the vicar of Caxton, is engaged on a life of its author, which will shortly appear.

Triplicity. Two vols. London: Hamilton and Adams. 1840. In this work we can only praise the intention, therefore the less we say the better.

An Apology for Cathedral Service. London: Bohn. 1840. We might well content ourselves by parodying that celebrated exclamation of the venerable George III. "Apology for the Bible? I did'nt know that the Bible wanted any apology." Much that we find in this volume we cordially approve; but the author is fond of flippancy, which he unfortunately mistakes for

Pere la Chaise; or, the Confessor. A Tale of the Times. Edited by GEORGE STEPHENS, Esq. author of the Introduction to the Church of England Quarterly Review, and subsequent articles. In 3 vols. London: Whittaker. 1810.

Wr are no admirers of religious novels; they are, for the most part, written in advocacy of false doctrine, heresy, and schism, of excited feelings, and of all that is substituted by the fanatic and the enthusiast for true religion. The religious novel has, lately, been adopted by the Romanists, to inculcate the dogmas of their heresy, and on this ground, and because their works (of which, in our last, we noticed a specimen, "splendide mendax,") have been the means of perverting not a few, Mr. Stephens has written the present volumes. That they are clear and argumentative, is only giving them half the praise they deserve, for the narrative is as interesting as the reasoning is cogent. If we had the pleasure to meet with many works of this kind, the term "religious novel" would soon cease to be one almost amounting to reproach, and much good would be effected among parties who would shrink from perusing tomes of professed controversy. If any of our readers have been struck with the specious sophistries of "Geraldine," we would say "audi alteram partem," read "Pere la Chaise," and we are convinced that the result would be a conviction, not only that the Protestant had the better cause, but also that he pleaded it the best.

Messiah the Prince; or the Mediatorial Dominion of Jesus Christ. By WILLIAM LYMINGTON, D.D., Minister of the first reformed Presbyterian congregation, Glasgow; and author of a Treatise on the Atonement and Intercession of Christ. Second edition. Edinburgh: Johnstone. 1840.

THE general tone and tendency of this work is such as we can cordially approve the author treats first of the necessity, and next of the reality of the mediatorial kingdom. He then proceeds to point out the qualifications of the Redeemer to be the Mediator, passes next to the universality and spirituality of that dominion, and considers then the rule of the Messiah as affecting, first, the Church, and secondly, the nations of the world; and the work concludes with a very well written chapter on the Perpetuity of Christ's kingdom. While we give our approbation to the general tone and tendency of this work, we must remark that it is written by a Presbyterian, and that consequently it takes views of the Church and of Ordination (and both subjects are brought prominently forward) to which we cannot at all agree.

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