Large Towns. By T. Chalmers, D.D. Vol. II. 8vo. 8s. 6d. Whittakers. THE first vol. of this work was noticed by us last year, (p. 106.) and has deservedly obtained an extensive circulation. The present vol. treats-Of the Relation that subsists between the Christian and Civic Economy of large towns-On the bearing which a right Civic Economy has upon Pauperism-On the Present State and Future Prospects of Pauperism in Glasgow-On the Difficulties and Evils which adhere even to the best condition of Scottish Pauperism-and of the likeliest means for the Abolition of Pauperism in England, both Parliamentary and Parochial. It is in the last subject which Englishmen are particularly interested; but as political economy is not in fact a department of our work, we may be excused entering upon a subject to which, in our limited pages, we cannot possibly do justice. Were the Doctor's character and talents less known, we should recommend the work to all capable of paying a proper attention to the subject; and especially to Members of Parliament, parish officers, and others interested in providing for the poor.

Fraternal Advice, addressed to the Rev. John Pearce of Wrexham, on his Ordination over the Presbyterian Church in that place. By his Brother, the Rev. J. B. Pearce, of Clavering. 8vo. 1s. Holdsworth.

ORDINATION services, as they are conducted among Dissenters, are much adapted to interest their attention; and many of these services presented to the public eye, have carried the important principles which are generally detailed on such occasions into a still wider circle. The charge to the young minister is one of the most important parts of the service, whether it be addressed to the ear in the public assembly, or to the eye in the subsequent publication. This Charge has the pleasing and affecting recommendation of being what is expressively styled, "Fraternal Advice." It does no small honour to the judgment, the piety and the affection of the elder brother, and it must be delightful to his heart to view his younger brother engaged faithfully and assiduously in the ministry of the gospel. We have no room for extracts, but cordially invite the attention of our readers in general, and particularly young ministers and candidates for the ministry, to the perusal of this valuable Charge.

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mory of a beloved Wife. By J. M. Cramp. 3s. Burton and Smith, THIS is a truly affectionate sketch of Mrs. C.'s life and character. She appears to have possessed a vigorous mind pious, and died in peace. And among and a sound judgment; was eminently the circle of her acquaintance especially, it will be found an agreeable memorial of her worth.

LITERARY NOTICES.

In the Press, and shortly will be Published.1. The Private Correspondence of the late W. Cowper, Esq. 2 vols. 8vo.-2. Essays on Ecclesiastical History and Antiquity. By Rev. Js. Townley.-3. Ten Lectures on Modern Socinianism. By Rev. J. Fox, Bolton.-4. Creation: a Poem. By A. Gomersall.-5. A Discourse on Prayer. By the Rev. J. Thornton.-6. Morning Communings with God. From the German of Sturm. 7. Fatal Errors and Fundamental 'Truths; a series of Narratives and Essays.8. Procrastination; or the Vicar's Daughter. 1 vol. 12mo.

Mental Discipline. Vol. II. By H. F. Burder M.A. 8vo. 4s.-12mo. 2s. 6d.

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A Monitor to Families: or Discourses some of the Duties of Domestic life. By Rev. H. Belfrage, Falkirk. 12mo. 7s. 6d.

Recollections, Juvenile, Miscellaneous and Academical. 12mo. 6s.

Lavington's Sermons. Vol. III. 8vo. 10s. 6d. Treatise on Religious Fasting. By E.R. Lloyd, 12mo. 2s. 6d.

Tillotson's Sermons, Selected and Abridged by the Rev. J. Dakins. In 2 vols. recommended to Families for Sunday Evening Readings.

A Vindication of the Authenticity of the First Two Chapters of the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke. By a Layman. 8vo. 10s.

Sermons, by the late Rev. T. N. Toller, o Kettering; with a Memoir of the Author. By the Rev. R. Hall, A.M. 10s. 6d.

Lectures on Popery. By Rev. J. S. Sergrove Rector of St. Mary, Somerset. 8vo.

The Approach of the Latter Days, in four Dissertations; on the Sword, Pestilence, Famine, and Antichrist. First published in 1713.

Cruden's Concordance. 8vo.

Report of the Proceedings in the Synod of Glasgow, in the case of Principal M'Farlane. A new edition of Dr. Williams's Preacher with an additional List of Books.

Ordination Service of J. Phillipp, Baptist Missionary to Jamaica.

A Sermon on the Death of Ed. Powell, Esq. By Rev. J. Morison. 1s. 6d.

Hymns by the Rev. T. Kelly. Fifth edition, with many New Hymns. 24mo. 4s.

Eliza Delvanley; or Religion the True Source of Happiness. 18mo. 2s. 6d. Frederick or Incidents illustra Piety, &c. 18mo, 2s, 2Z

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

WE are given to understand that the two Annual Sermons at Trinity Chapel, Leather-lane, in aid of the funds of this Society, will be preached on Lord's Day, December 21, by Mr. Stodhart, of Pell-street, in the Morning; and Mr. Rees, of Crown-street Chapel, Soho, in the Evening. Services at Half-past Ten and Six.

Oct. 1. The Rev. George King, from Hoxton Academy, was set apart to the pastoral office at the Chapel at Hampstead. Mr. Haslock, of Kentish-town, commenced the service; Mr. Liefchild gave an account of a Church of Christ, and asked the questions; Dr. Harris, tutor, offered the ordination-prayer; Mr. T. Lewis, of Islington, (Mr. K.'s pastor) gave the charge; Mr. John Clayton, Jun. addressed the congregation; and Mr. Rayson concluded.

A NEW Independent Chapel (50 feet by 50), having seat room for 900 persons, was opened in the parish of Horsley down, Southwark, Nov. 13. Mr. Griffith Williams of Gate-street, commenced with prayer; Mr. Curwin, of Barbican, preached from 2 Cor. v. 14, 15; Mr. Denton, of Mill Wall, concluded. In the evening, Mr. Seaton, of Wandsworth, commenced with prayer; Dr. Styles, of Holland Chapel, preached from Matt. xviii. 20; and Mr. Poppewell concluded.

PROVINCIAL.

ASSOCIATIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES.

SEPT. 10. The Half-yearly Association of the Ministers of Sheffield, Doncaster, Wakefield, &c. was held in Salem Chapel, Wakefield. Two sermons were preached in the morning, by

Messrs. Docker and Richards. The ministers assembled in the afternoon to transact the business of the Association; and in the evening Mr. Dixon preached on the Visit of Barnabas to Antioch; after which the Lord's Supper was administered. Addresses were delivered by Rev. J. Boden and Dr. Cope; Mr. Moorhouse, of Malton, engaged in prayer. Rev. J. Woodwark, of Doncaster, preached on the preceding evening. The next Meeting is to be held (D.V.) at Sheffield.

The Independent and Baptist Ministers held their Half-yearly Meeting of the Association for the Isle of Ely and its vicinity, at Soham, in Brother Roote's place of worship, on Wednesday, Oct. 1,

Messrs. Chapman, Runson, and Green preached. A collection was made, amounting to 47. 19s. in aid of the London and Baptist Missionary Societies.

Oct. 21. The Autumnal Meeting of the Herts Union was held at the Rev. W. Greenwood's chapel, Royston, when the Rev. G. Brown, of St. Albans, preached in the morning, and the Rev. T. Thodey, of Cambridge, in the evening. It was very gratifying at this first meeting of the Union in that distant part of the county, to witness the cordial feeling evinced in favour of its plans for evangelizing the villages, and the generous encouragement given to its objects. The more so, as the hope is thence cherished that the Society has only to be better known in order to secure more extensive and adequate support. The collection amounted to upwards of 217.

SOUTHAMPTON BIBLE SOCIETY.

ON Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Annual Meet ing of the Southampton Bible Society took place at the Long Rooms, the Rt. Hon. Sir G. H. Rose, one of the Vice-Presidents in the Chair.

The Right Hon. President expressed the high gratification which he felt in the continued progress of the Society, and rejoiced that the laborious exertions of the Ladies' Association had been pursued with equal energy, piety, and charity. With regard to what some had imagined, as to danger likely to arise to the Established Church from the Bible Society, he could not conceive a more unfounded apprehension. Were it otherwise, the cause of the Church of England must be the cause of darkness and not of light. In his opinion, the more the word of God was circulated, the firmer support would the Church acquire. Several years ago, when Bible Societies first began to excite attention, he had read a thick volume of argument against them; but after attentively perusing it, had actually closed the book with a prejudice in favour of them. The opinion which he had then formed had gathered strength ever since. Yesterday, in looking over the last Annual Report of the Parent Society, he had counted, in the list of Presidents of Local Societies, eighty peers of the realm, including Princes of the blood Dukes, Marquisses, and other noblemen

with a certain number also of the bench of Bishops and of the Irish peers, and no less than five of the King's Cabinet Ministers: so that there was hardly a great name among our laymen that had not patronized the So ciety. It is to be considered also, that as this list contains the names of President only, it does not display the large addition

number of nobility and gentry who patronize the Bible Society. Were there danger in countenancing such a Society, it might be well expected that the House of Peers would be among the first to take the alarm. He adduced these great names for the conviction of others; for himself, he was persuaded that the foundation of the Society rested on the authority of God, not on the dignity of human rank. He had seen on the Continent the action of Bible Societies, and he could assert it to be a favourable action. At Berlin, infidelity, in various shapes and shades, had reached a fearful height a few years ago. It had done so among the clergy themselves. Under the form of what had been called Neologism, from want of due consideration of the word of God at large, from losing sight of the Old Testament, and not studying it in connexion with the New, the large majority of the clergy had gone away from the original doctrines and piety of Protestant Germany. But within the last four or five years a remarkable alteration had taken place among the Prussian clergy. From the period of the active operation of Bible Societies, infidelity had been giving way. There was no other assignable cause for this than the increased attention paid to the Holy Scriptures. And this cause is amply sufficient. A purer spirit of religion is rising in the north of Germany than in any country; and he had the satisfaction of stating, that the late missionaries sent thence to Sierra Leone were the produce of the revival of German piety. He was attached also to the Bible Society, on account of the charitable spirit of co-operation which it aimed to secure among Christians of different parties, and of different opinions on minor points. Its tendency was to fraternize the whole Christian church, and to make all parties active in promoting one great object-amicable rivalry and brotherly affection.

The Rev. And. Brandram, late of Oriel College, Oxford, successor of the lamented Mr. Owen as Secretary of the Parent Society, detailed a variety of recent facts as to the general progress and the encouraging views of the Society. By the Merchant Seamen's Bible Society, above 4,000 ships had been visited and supplied. In Paris, Ladies' Associations were beginning to arise among the Protestants. In Switzerland, it had been the ancient custom of the peasantry, grounded on a particular law, that when a man went to be married, he carried with him his arms and a Bible. Through the poverty and distress of the country during the war, the latter part of this injunction had been neglected. Through the impulse given to the country by Bible Societies, it

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was now revived; and this support of domestic piety and virtue was restored. Cologne, Protestants, Catholics and Jews, had been found by Dr. Steinkopff, who was recently there, both disposed to receive and to read the Holy Scriptures. It was a fact, that in Russia, a year before the Bible Society was introduced, an edition of only 400 Bibles had met a very languid sale. In the few years since the Bible Society was introduced there, 517,000 copies have been printed. The Abbé Dubois had lately printed a book, in which he had stated after an experience of thirty years in India, that the conversion of the Hindoos was impracticable. If the Abbé had extended his inquiries, he would have found that hundreds of Hindoo children, in native schools, are at this time receiving instructions out of the Holy Scriptures. The Christian Knowledge Society is equally interested with us in this assertion of the Abbé. But he has overlooked their encouragement of the College planned by the late Bishop of Calcutta, with a special view to the production of accurate translations of the Bible into the Oriental languages. It was a fact perfectly well known to all competent persons,that versions are always susceptible of improvement, and that time and pains were required to perfect them. This was a point to which the Committee of the Bible Society would never be inattentive. The Abbé had evidently_overlooked the blessing of the Spirit of God as necessary to follow human efforts: but the true friend of this Society must remember the scriptural declaration as to the due effect even of sacred truth on the human mind; "not by might, nor by power, but my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts." He was happy to say, that in South America there were the most encouraging prospects. The purchase of Spanish Testaments there was large and eager. The Reverend Gentleman concluded with urging the assembly to consider the magnitude of the design of the Society, which was no less than that of supplying the whole world with the word of God; and thence to use every effort to carry it forward.

The Rev. Messrs. Oakman, Reynolds and Zillman, and Mr. J. Bullar then successively addressed the meeting, which was closed by some farther remarks from the Right Hon. Chairman

BRISTOL SEAMAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY. THE Third Anniversary of the Bristol Seaman's Friend and Bethel Union Society was held at the Great Room, in Queen-square, Bristol, Oct. the 23d, when the Seaman's Floating Chapel, the head of which shows, in a large size, an open Bible, that part of the 107th Psalm, which particularly regards

seamen, in very legible characters, (and is moored on the Quay side), hoisted her colours. She received a like compliment from several other vessels in the Harbour. Colours were also displayed at the place of meeting. The Chair was taken by R. H. Marten, Esq. Treasurer of the Port of London Society. The Report was read by Captain J. Bankes, of the R. N. and while it gave very encouraging accounts of numerous and steady congregations of seamen at all the meetings for Divine Service, gave also instances of individual benefit received from the preaching of Sacred Truth. The improvement already manifest among the sailors appeared to encourage the committee not to relax in their exertions during the next year: and to this they were the more animated by the liberality of the public, by which the ship is already paid for, and the Society is out of debt. The Committee announced their intention to establish a Marine School for seamen and sea-boys (those seamen of the next generation), that they may, by early culture, be examples and blessings to the generations yet to arise. The Rev. Rowland Hill, the Rev. Mr. Stanley, of the establishment, with the Rev. Messrs. Sherman, Crisp, Allan, Roberts, and others, among the Dissenters; and the Rev. Messrs. Smith and Woods, of the Wesleyans; with several gentlemen of the Committee, addressed the Meeting; and Mr. Prust, one of the Committee, addressed the seamen present on the importance of their privileges, and with affectionate exhortation, to make the best use of them for themselves; and to encourage their brother sailors to avail themselves of the advantages procured for them, and which are so liberally offered to them by their friends on shore. The Meeting was opened with prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Crisp, and was closed by singing

"From all that dwell below the skies," &c,

A good collection was made at the door. The Rev. Mr. Sherman, of Reading, preached to a large congregation in the evening on board the Floating Chapel,-a most commodious place of worship, having sitting room for 800 hearers, and all free seats.

ORDINATIONS, CHAPELS, ETC. WED. April 9. The Rev. Robert Tozer was set apart to the pastoral office over the new congregation at Marlborough. Mr. Tidman delivered the introductory discourse; Mr. Fleming offered the orordination-prayer; Mr. Jay gave the charge; and Mr. Elliott preached to the people.

Sept. 4. The Rev. J. Preston, from the Academy at Idle, was set apart to the

pastoral care of the Independent church at Mixenden, near Halifax. Mr. Pollard, of Booth, read and prayed; Mr. White, of Northowram, delivered the introductory discourse, &c.; Mr. Pool, of Kippin, offered up the ordination-prayer; the charge was given by Mr. Vint; and the duties of the people were stated by Mr. Cockin. This Dissenting interest is of considerable antiquity, and has lately undergone considerable changes; but the aspect of the present settlement promises tranquillity and usefulness.

Sept. 14. Bethel Chapel, Union-street, Darlington, was, after its enlargement, re-opened for divine service. The Rev. J. Bennett, of Rotherham, preached in the morning and evening; and the Rev. J. Jefferson, of Thirsk, in the afternoon. The congregations were numerous, and the services highly interesting. This chapel was erected principally at the expense of J. J'Anson, Esq. late of London, who has also liberally contributed to its enlargement.

Sept. 15. The Rev. R. Harris, late student of Hackney Academy, was set apart to the pastoral office over the Independent church in Harwich, Lancashire; over which the Rev. L. Redmayne presided nearly half a century, who has now declined the ministry through the infirmities of age. Mr. Kenworthy began by reading and prayer; Mr. Ely, of Rochdale, delivered the introductory discourse, &c.; Mr. Redmayne, (late pastor) offered up the ordination-prayer; Mr. Roby, of Manchester, gave the charge from 2 Cor. iv. 5; and Mr. Jones, of Bolton, preached to the people from 1 Cor. xvi. 10. Mr. Fox, of Bolton, preached in the evening.

Sept. 18. Rev. R. Fletcher, late of Rotherham College, was ordained over the Congregational church assembling in Ebenezer Chapel, Darwen. Mr. Jones, of Bolton, introduced the services; Mr. Payne (Theological Tutor), delivered a discourse on the nature of a Christian church, &c.; Mr. Roby, of Manchester, offered the ordination-prayer; Mr. Bennett, of Rotherham College, gave the charge; Mr. Charrier, of Liverpool, addressed the church; and Mr. Gill, of Walmsley, concluded.

Sept. 24. A spacious Meeting-house (erected by two brothers) was opened at Boxford, in Suffolk. Mr. Ray, of Sudbury, preached in the morning; Mr. A. Fletcher, of London, in the afternoon; and Mr. Stow, of Framlingham, in the evening. The other parts of the services were conducted by Messrs. Smith, Bromiley, Pearce, Ainsley, Muscutt, &c. Mr. B. Moore, (who com