ART. VII. WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.
Lord Teignmouth's Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir William Jones; with Notes, Selections from his Works, and a Life of Lord Teignmouth. By the Rev. Samuel Charles Wilks, M.A. 2 vol. Foolscap 8vo., with Portraits. 10s. 6d.
The Faust of Goethe; attempted in English Rhyme. By the Hon. Robert Talbot. Demy 8vo., 8s.
The Miracles of Jesus Christ considered as illustrative of the Doctrines of the Gospel; in Four Sermons, preached before the University of Cambridge. By the Rev. Charles Lawson, M.A., of St. John's College; Morning Preacher at the Foundling Hospital. Demy 8vo., 2s. 6d.
Familiar Lectures to Children, in which the important truths of the Gospel_are engagingly set forth. Edited by the Rev. J. Hobart Caunter, B.D. Small 8vo., 2s.
Light in Darkness; or, the Records of a Village Rectory. Foolscap 8vo., 3s. 6d.
Relics of the Saared Ministry, being Thirteen Discourses, by the late Rev. Philip Bearcroft, D.D., Master of the Charter House, Prebendary of Ely, and Clerk of the Closet to George II. 1 vol. 8vo.
A Voyage of Discovery to Africa and Arabia, performed in H.M.S. Leven and Barracouta, from 1822 to 1826, under the command of Captain F. W. W. Owen, R.N. By Captain Thomas Boteler, R.N., under the directions of the Lords of the Admiralty. 2 vols. 8vo., with Plates.
ABEEL'S Journal of a Residence in China and the neighbouring countries, 304; any work awakening attention to the moral claims of China, particularly sea- sonable at present, 305; extract, 305, 6; the minds of the Chinese have not been allowed their natural development, 306; leading sects in China, 307,8; no sa- cerdotal order to contend against in China, 309; influence of the Romish priests, 314, 15; effect of Romanism, 315, 16; extract from author's jour- nal, 317, 18.
Address of sir Robert Peel, at Tamworth, 88; his policy characterized, 107. American Churches, visit to the. See Reed.
Ancient Egypt. See Wilkinson's Topo- graphy of Thebes.
Anderson's Discourse, occasioned by the death of the rev. W. Carey, D.D., of Serampore, 29; extract, 30-32; par- ticulars of the birth and early life of dr. Carey, 32-4; circumstances which decided him upon going out to India, 34-7; he studies Sanskrit and Hin- doostanee, 37; account of one of the doctor's days at Calcutta, 38, 9; his unwearied diligence, 39, 40; aptitude for acquiring languages, 40; his lite- rary labours, 41; and enlarged huma- nity, 42, 3; his last moments, 43, 4. Anti-Slavery Reporter, No. CXII., 323; contains a full report of the working of the Abolition Act, ib.
Australia. See New British Province of South Australia.
Autobiography of a Dissenting Minister,
274; if this is to be cited as a valid evidence of the evils of Dissent, Sterne, Fielding, or Smollett, may be examined VOL. XIII.-N.S.
Carey (Dr.). See Anderson's Discourse,&c. Carpenter's Can the Tories become Re-
formers, 45; character of sir Robert Peel's colleagues, 46; all are reformers now, 47; the tories have two distinct objects in view, 48; what have been the results of the reform act? 50-52; com- parative view of the two great opposite political parties, 52.
Champollion's (the younger) lettres écrites d'Egypt et de Nubie. See Wilkinson's Topography of Thebes.
China. See Abeel's Journal, &c. Corfu, Sketces of, 113; see Sketches. Cox's (Dr.) Memoirs of the rev. William Henry Angas, 107; birth and educa- tion of Angas, ib.; particulars respect- ing him, 108-10; unites himself with
a Baptist church, 110; dedicates him- self to the promotion of the spiritual welfare of seafaring men, 11, 12; is ordained at Bristol, as a Christian mis- sionary, 112; the present work will prove peculiarly acceptable to sailors,
Denison's review of the state of the ques- tion respecting the admission of dis- senters to the universities, 241; the four grand ecclesiastical questions, pres. sing for immediate attention, ib.; ad- mission of dissenters to the universities, conceded by many of the establishment, 242; bishop Philpott on the subject, 243; and the Edinburgh Review, 244; are dissenters, on this question, open to the charge of inconsistency? 245; ex- tract, 246, 7; statutes excluding dis- senters, 248; a vulgar notion that the buildings called churches belong exclu- sively to church people, 249; the church and dissent are spoken of as two hostile kingdoms, 250; if dissent is not a crime, how has a dissenter forfeited his right and interest in the institutions of the country? 251; it is the univer- sity itself, and not its halls or colleges, which admits to university honours, 253; just observations of our author, 255-7; how would religious education in the colleges be affected by the ad- mission of dissenters, 260-62; com- pulsory attendance on chapel duties, 263, 4; liberal spirit displayed in mr. Denison's pamphlet, 266; extract from Patriot newspaper on national educa- tion, 267-69.
D'Israeli's Curiosities of Literature, 202; drawbacks from the worth of these vo- lumes, 203; first literary journal, 204,5; its successors, 205, 6; list of Eclectic cotemporaries, defunct, 207; extract from the Christian Observer, 207, 8; contradictory statement of indispensable qualifications of a perfect journalist, 208; genuine criticism interests the minds of but few, 209; extract, 209, 10; sen- sitive authors, 210; amusing extract, 210-12; errata, 213; Psalm-sing- ing', 214; extract, 214-17; introduc- tion of tea and coffee into this country, 217; chocolate and tobacco, 218; Christianity with our author little more than political religionism,' 219; and Charles and Buckingham, his idols, whilst Hampden and Pym are the ob- jects of his impotent rancour, 220. Dissenters, admission of, to the universi- ties. See Denison's review, &c.
Edinburgh Review, Nos. CXVIII., CXXI., and CXXII. Arts. English ecclesiastical corporations, and admis- sion of dissenters to the universities, 241.
England, France, Russia, and Turkey, 145; extract, 145, 6; entire character of present pamphlet, is French, 146; its general drift, 147; the government in Turkey, 148; reforms introduced by Sultan Mahmood, 149; impossibility of raising up, out of the ruins of Turkey, any barrier against Russia, 150; who is to blame for the present posture of affairs? 151; why was not the advice of lord Ponsonby acted on? 151, 2; on the occupation of the Dardanelles by Rus- sia, disappears the importance of our possessions in the Levant, 153; there could have existed no intention of al- lowing the Dardanelles to be converted into a Russian fortress, 154; is war, in aid of the Turkish empire, justifiable, or even necessary? 155. And see Pin- kerton.
Fanaticism. By the author of "Natural
History of Enthusiasm," 1; analysis of the work, 2, 3; extract, 3, 4; Christ- ianity the instrument of God's mercy to the world, 4; the progressive power of Christianity has always been in propor- tion to its purity, as existing in the church, 5; credulity, in the present age, more rife in the teachers than the taught, 6; author's definition of fanaticism, 7; the irascible passions, 7, 8; hatred, di- vested of selfishness, is not a malign passion, 9; malign theology, 10; 'fa- naticism of the scourge,' 11; fana- ticism of personal infliction, 12, 13; Basil and the monastic system, 14, 15; fanaticism of cruelty, 15; extract, 16; remarks concerning Popery, 17; the parent of a sanguinary fanaticism, 18; no doctrine of the Protestant church sanctions ferocious intolerance, 19; ex- tract, 19-21; the auricular confessions of the Romish church, 22; 'fanaticism of the banner,' 22, 3; 'fanaticism of the symbol,' 23; observations on the 'catholic epistle' of St. John, 24, 5; excellence of our author's productions,
Fletcher's (Dr.) Funeral Discourse occa-
sioned by the death of the rev. Robert Morrison, D.D., 414; extracts, 415-17. Four Years of a Liberal Government, 45; contents of the pamphlet, 49.
Hampden's (dr.) Observations on Religious
Dissent, with particular reference to the use of religious tests in universities, 241; disapproves of religious tests, 258, 9; their removal is the duty of the uni- versity, not of the legislature, 259, And see Denison's review, &c.
Irving's Miscellanies. By author of the
Sketch Book. No. I. A tour on the Prairies, 270; not quite worthy of Wash- ington Irving, ib.; extracts, 271-4.
Kidd's Revealed Characteristics of God, 188; contents, 192; the subject of the present volume is of the utmost import- ance, 192, 3; extract from 'the eternity of god in contrast with the duration of man,' 195; "it is the glory of God to conceal a thing," 195-7; on God as the dwelling-place of his people,' 197–9; on the divinity of Jesus Christ,' 199- 200; on the design of the death of Jesus Christ,' 200-1; character of the present work, 201-2. Klaproth's examen critique. See Wil- kinson's Topography of Thebes. Knox's Remains.
Literary Intelligence, 58, 144, 239, 323, 418, 514.
Lockwood's and Cates's History and An- tiquities of the fortifications of the city of York, 26; worthy of approbation, 27.
Mammatt's Collection of Geological Facts, &c., intended to elucidate the formation of the Ashby coal-fields, 27; contains valuable facts and illustrations, 28; ex- tract, 29. Matheson's (Dr.) Visit to the American churches. See Reed, Montgomery's Poet's Portfolio, 352; the appearance of this volume is a good omen, 353; contains an ample variety, 354; 'time; a rhapsody,' 355-57; ' reminiscence,' 357, 58; the tombs of the fathers,' 358, 59; 'heaven in prospect,' 360; conclusion, ib.
National Property, on, and on the pros- pects of the present administration, and of their successors, 88; the golden age of toryism is passed, 89; when minds are to be ruled, it must be by reason, 90; the reform bill likened to the fire of London, 91; extracts, 92-4; the pre- sent ecclesiastical application of the pro- perty of our Roman Catholic ancestors, 94-7; the present endowments of the ecclesiastical church in Ireland, exceed
the sum necessary for the spiritual wants of its members, 97; author ad- vocates a legislative provision for the Ro- man Catholic clergy in Ireland, 98, 9; the Romish voluntary system,' 99, 100; would a national provision for the clergy put an end to the exaction of dues? 101; further extracts, 102, 3. New British province of South Australia, 167; the planting of a new colony a
heroic work,' ib.; the opposers of mr. Malthus's theory, and those who concur with him, equally deny the expediency of colonization, 168; emigration should be entirely voluntary, 169; origin and particulars of the plan to colonize South Australia, 170-2; position of the pro- posed new colony, 173; advantages which the situation possesses, 174; cap- tain Sturt's testimony, 175; provisions of the act of parliament relating to the colony, 176, 7; excellent features of the present scheme, 178; objection urged by the Westminster Review, 179; met by colonel Torrens, 180, 81; the pro- posed colony holds out superior induce- ments, on grounds of mere profit, to the emigrant, 182; and facilities to the supply of his moral and religious wants have not been overlooked, 183; here every sect of Christians will have fair play, 184; speculations, in a religious point of view, on the new province, 185-6; conclusion, 187.
New Selection of Hymns, especially adapted to public worship, 399; in- tended to supersede dr. Rippon's sup plement to Watts, 414.
No opium a letter to J. Cropper, esq.,
by a minister and a layman, 304; ex- tracts, 310-12.
Open China! an appeal to the British and American churches, by two Friends, 304; extracts, 312-14. And see Abeel's Journal, &c.
Philip's manly piety in its principles, 188; manly piety in its spirit, ib. ;
manly piety in its realizations, ib.; those who have read our author's 'Guides,' will find in these volumes the same excellence, 189; contents, 189, 90; extract, 190-2. Pinkerton's (Dr.) Russia; or miscellane- ous observations on the past and present state of that country and its inhabitants, 145; Russia has been, hitherto, the main instrument of weakening the Turkish and Persian empires, 156; extract, 157; description of the Russian hierarchy, 158-
61; political condition of the Russian church, 161, 2; immorality of the Rus- sian character, 163; representations con- cerning the Russian Bible Society, 164; the transfer of Turkish provinces to Russian power would be small gain for the cause of humanity, 165; and the triumph of Christianity is not aided by the extension of a nominally Christian empire, ib.; conclusion, 166. And see England, France, Russia, &c. Proposals for a Reformation of the Church of England, 223; author a liberal Church-of-England-man, ib.; our pre- sent collegiate education, 224, 5; remo- val of the bishops from the house of lords, 225, 6; further extracts, 226-9. Psalmist, the, 399; the hymns of Lu- ther, &c., had an important influence in promoting the spread of the reformation, ib.; Psalm-singing on the continent was an open declaration of Lutherism, 400; poetical merits of the early psalms are of the humblest description, 401; Scotch psalmody, 403; psalms and hymns of the seventeenth century, 404-6; dr. Watts eminently the poet of the sanc- tuary, 407-9; one feature of psalms of thanksgiving is scarcely recognised in modern forms of Christian worship, 410; yet it is the leading theme in the psalms, 411; unless a scriptural taste is sedu- lously cultivated, the multiplication of hymns and of hymn-books is an evil, 412; versions of the psalms might be arranged according to their subject-mat- ter, 413; present work has evidently been compiled with much care, 414.
Quarterly Review, No. CIV. Art. Ad- mission of dissenters to degrees, 241.
Reed's (Dr.) and Dr. Matheson's narrative of the visit to the American Churches, by the Deputation from the Congrega- tional Union, &c., 421; origin of the mission, ib.; gratifying reception in America, 422; leading members of the American senate, ib.; apparent spread of Romanism, 423; accounted for, 423, 4; the general assembly, 425; our authors take separate routes, ib.; extract, 425, 6; anniversary of the declaration of inde- pendence, 427, 8; magnificent scenery, 429, 30; the African church', 430, 31; Weyer's Cave, 431, 2; Richmond, and Slavery, 433, 4; a camp-meeting by torch-light, 434; general effect of such meetings, 435; remarks on them,
ib.; Dr. Reed meets his colleague at Philadelphia, 436; particulars regarding the town of Lowell, 437-39; honours paid to the relics of Whitfield, 439; the Delegates receive a farewell address, 440; dr. Matheson's separate route to Canada and Pennsylvania, ib.; wretched appearance of emigrants, 441; the Ger- man, Swiss, English, and Irish, 442; deplorable account of religion in Lower Canada, 443; it rests with England to furnish suitable religious instruction to the colonies, 444; the Chippeway Chris- tians, 445; dr. Matheson preaches at Ebensburg, 446; the spirit of improve- ment in religious matters in America promises to rival the rapid development of its physical and political energies, 447.
Remains of Alexander Knox, esq., 61; character of his compositions, ib.; bear some resemblance to Coleridge's, 62; lord Castlereagh urges his taking a seat in parliament, ib.; but he turns his thoughts to more important subjects, 63; contents of the present volumes, 64; remarks on Bishop Watson, 66; the gospel diame- trically opposed to the taste of depraved human nature, 67-9; essential difference between the merely rationalising and the spiritual Christian, 69, 70; Knox's sen- timents respecting methodism, 70-2; regarding the nonconformist divines, 73; Knox entertained views approaching to Quakerism, 74; the only reformers of society have been the teachers of justi- fication, 75; extract, 75, 6; ought that which corrupts the many, be maintained
because it tests the virtue of the few? 77; Knox completely mistakes the cha- racter of Dr. Watts, 79, 80; the cha- racter of mysticism', 81-3; how are we to account for religious declension among associated Christians? 83; the operation of secondary causes, 84; is it the main design of the pastoral office to make adult converts? 85-7; on the situation and prospects of the established church', 287; the old high-church race is worn out, 288; Romish bias of our author's theological sentiments, 289-92; 'treatise on the use and import of the eucharistic symbols,' 292; subject pur- sued, 293-7; author's views on baptism, and those on the sacrament of the Lord's supper, corresponded with each other, 297-9; he shews himself elsewhere a man of fervent piety and philosophical spirit, 299-301; author's statements tell for- cibly in favour of the conduct of the
« ÖncekiDevam » |