appropriate illustrative vignettes, give an interest to this edition which the original publications did not possess. In a word, Mrs. Bray has gained a high and honourable station among the writers of historical romance.

A Mirror of Faith. Lays and Legends of the Church of England. By Rev. J. M. Neale.

man."

A PLEASING little volume, though much touched with those peculiar views of the author which some churchmen would call superstitious, as we ourselves must think that part to be on the death of Bishop Kidder, the Bishop of Wells, who was killed by a stack of chimneys falling on him in the great storm of 1703. We totally disapprove the attempt to form this into a peculiar and fearful judgment of God on one whom the author himself allows to be "a mild well-meaning This would be opening a fearful door for men's judgments on one another; nor can we agree in acknowledging these visible marks of God's anger as displayed against the possessors of religious lands and estates. It is true the author gives the Pope's anathema, which is fierce enough; but we never heard that he received a commission from Heaven to enlighten his understanding or direct his judgments. The bolt that is hurled is taken from the earthly magazine, and is not from the celestial armoury. It is not the thunder of the sky, but the gunpowder of the Vatican. But we hate this cloud and smoke of controversy, and shall return into the calmer walks of meditation, where sound argument, and learning, and piety, receive their just meed of praise.

XXXVI.

BISHOP BULL RECEIVES THE THANKS OF
THE GALLICAN CHURCH.

Immortal band of champions, once endowed
With wisdom and with counsel from on high,
And piercing ken, and heavenly fortitude,
To crush that thrice accursed heresy ;
Great is your glory now, and high your place
In the eternal mansions of the sky;
For that right valiantly ye ran the race,

For that right fearlessly ye fought the fight,
For that like adamant ye set your face
Unto the death to battle for the right
Of him the Consubstantial; therefore, now
Do ye enjoy the beatific sight,

With crowns of light, and harps of golden bow,

All praise and power ascribing to his name,
With pastors true, as ye were, to their vow,
And that from mighty tribulations came;
Nor yet on earth ye lack the victor's due
Praise through the churches, and eternal
fame.

What though ungodly men, an envious crew,
Spurning the glories of a former day,
Changing old verity for falsehood new,
Your hard-earn'd diadem would tear away;
Yet undisturbed, ye blessed spirits rest.

And thou, oh! holy mother Church! display Thy heaven-sent strength to succour the op press'd; [meet,

Send forth, in all his might, thy champion To bless the fathers that have made thee blest, Thee too a sister church, the battle o'er,

The evil schemes of aliens to defeat.

For sympathy of gladness do we greet. Oh I when shall strife betwixt us be no more? Oh when shall one communion bless each shore ?

We now add, "The Curse of the Abbeys," which all holders of great tithes and defrauders of poor vicarages should duly perpend, and thus shun the threatened danger.

Chillon; or Protestants of the Sixteenth Century. By Jane L. Willyams. 2 vols. A four months' residence in the Castle of Chillon, in Lac Leman, excited the author to inquiries concerning the former inhabitants of this interesting building; and many an evening she spent in listening to the kind and intelligent châtelaine, as she repeated the never wearying story of "Le Jeune Cottier." From these materials Miss Willyams's pleasing and monastic narrative has been formed; being strictly historical in the leading features, and supplying the silence of history by tradition. We can only bestow our meed of general praise, for a selection of particular passages would neither do justice to the work, nor bear compression into the space which we could afford to give; but this we can say, that the taste, spirit, and knowledge with which the whole is composed give a very favourable view of Miss Willyams's talents, and, indeed shewa natural talent for this species of composition, which she will doubtless cultivate and improve. The style throughout is free from affectation, and there is no exaggeration (the fault of modern writers) in sentiment, nor in the descriptions. The just and gentler delineation of character is the most difficult part of all in this species of writing, and that is executed in a very creditable

manner.

The Arnedei; a Tragedy.-We do not think the author is successful in his plot, nor that he has sufficiently copied or consulted nature in forming it. It is not within the measure of natural feeling of rejected affections that Laura Arnedei should at once release Buondelmente from his engagement, and resign him into the arms of a lady whom he loved, because he saw her in a dream; nor can we say that we feel much interest in the fortunes of any of the characters. The death of Laura is brought about in a manner not

at all likely to happen, and one that ha been so often used as to cease to excite the pleasure of surprise, or to give the poeta right to claim merit for his ingenuity. Yet we must do the author the justice of saying that his poetical powers would not be unequal to a better subject, with less com. plexity of design, but with more force and breadth in the characters, and more change and more merit in the action.

The Midshipman's Friend. By A. P. E. Wilmot.-An useful little vade-mecam for the midshipman entering into his profession, written with good nature and good

taste.

The Cottager's Sabbath. By John Hurrey. This little volume is dedicated to Mr. S. Rogers. The poems are written with feeling, and on the whole in good taste. We give, as a specimen,

A SONNET.

The moon was shining on a bed of snow
That glitter'd in her bright and silvery ray;
The whole wide world in deep solitude lay,
For silence spread o'er every thing below
His brooding wings! all life seemed at an end,
No living voice did break upon mine ear,
For all was tranquil then, far off and near,
And none with me my virgils did attend;
Alone I stood upon a mountain's brow,
Earth lay beneath me in her snowy shroud,
And art's stupendous works, of which we're
proud,

Were buried most ;-but God did then, as now,
Preside o'er all the tender strings of life,
To keep them free from discord and from strife.

The Churchman's Monthly Companion. Edited by Rev. T. K. Arnold, M.A.-A pleasing and judicious collection of pieces, either original or selected from celebrated writers, in prose and poetry, all having moral and religious tendency. A similar work, entirely composed from the works of our old divines, as Donne, Hervey,

Leighton, and H. More, would be very acceptable, and we think popular, if judiciously executed.

Eleven Lectures on the Decalogue. By Rev. C. J. Bird, M.A. This work is dedicated, with permission, to the learned and excellent Bishop of Lincoln. It is exceedingly well written. The Lecture on the Third Commandment is very impressive, and we think might be separately printed, in the cheapest form, for circulation among the lower orders, with whom the crime there denounced is lamentably habitual, and practised, we fear, without the slightest consideration of its guilt.

We recom

Sermons preached principally at Bognor. By Rev. Edward Miller, A.M.-We like these sermons very much, and think they reflect credit on the learning, eloquence, and feeling of a young divine. mend particularly the discourse on the Erudition of St. Paul, Serm. vi. p. 183., and on the Ascension, Serm. xv., the latter as judiciously and well reasoned on a point certainly admitting doubt and difference of opinion. We should say the same also of St. Paul's Thorn, p. 332, in which the interpretation given, is, we think, the most probable; we believe the present Bishop of Winchester has given the same. Instead of making any extracts from these pages, we much prefer recommending the whole volume to the attention it deserves it is inscribed, by a very handsome and grateful dedication, to Dr. Butler, the Dean of Peterborough, the patron of

the author.

Lessons on Chemistry. By W. H. Balmain. This little work is intended for the

use of schools and young students, and is well calculated, by the good arrangement of the materials, and by the scientific in. formation contained in it, to be of much service. It is formed into a series of lessons, each fitted for examination, which brings to the test the learner's knowledge and acquaintance with his subject. The work is accompanied by a glossary of chemical terms, and another of chemical symbols, and altogether is, as an "Elementary Manual," one of the best we have

ever seen.

The Night Watch; an Argument. By Richard Trott Fisher.-A philosophical poem in blank verse. There is little to blame in the execution of this poem, either

as regards the formation of the verse or the selection of the language. Occasionally we have such a line as

Under the broody shadow of thy breast, a useless affectation enough! but the author seldom indulges in such anomalies. The defect is in the dryness of the subject, which is not sufficiently relieved by digresThat this was necession and ornament.

sary, Lucretius and Virgil would have taught in older times, and Akenside and Armstrong in modern. As a short specimen, let us take the account of two of the planets,

First Mercury-so men have named the star-
Which, like a favourite child by his grandsire,
Whirls his near course about the parent sun.
Here, when the flagging herb at eventide
Tastes its first dew, or at the chilly dawn,
Like the brief hue of twilight, you may see,—
Now following fast from the black shades of
Now heralding the morn.
[night,

Bright Venus next,
Most beautiful of all the host of heaven,
Smiles brilliant thro' the darkness. She as well
Follows or leads the radiant lord of day,
But at remoter distance; that, at times,
The love-sick maid may sit and sigh to her
Thro' half the pensive night. Full oft the bard
Hath tuned his lyre to honour her,-so like
The queen of beauty doth she charm his sense,
&c.

Sermons on the Book of Common Prayer, &c. By J. H. Pinder, M.A. &c. 2nd edit.-The author in his advertisement very modestly says, "he fears lest among the many excellent treatises on the same subject this little volume may be deemed superfluous;" but, however, from this fear he must have been freed by the sale of his book, and the consequent approbation of the public. We also have read it with pleasure, and with instruction; it contains much valuable information regarding the liturgy and the offices of the Church, together with practical expositions of them, both useful and affecting. We think that the author might have spoken a little more fully on the subject of the Athanasian Creed, considering that the objection to some parts of it is felt by persons who have given much serious thought and attention to the subject; and, perhaps, on the disputed subject of "Regeneration in Baptism," it would not have been amiss to have given an account of, if only in the shape of a list, a few of those works written on either side of the controversy.

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

April 11. In a convocation the proposed "Regulations for Sir Robert Tayfor's Institution" were submitted to the house, when the portions relating to the curators and the library alone passed. The portions specifying the appointment and duties of the professor of languages, of the assistant librarian, and of the teachers of the French, German, and Italian languages, were rejected. It is, however, hoped, that these portions are only postponed, and that they will be brought forward early in next term, in some modified form, so as to secure the support of many who on the present occasion objected to some of the proposed details.

Mr. Reginald Cleave, from Ashburton School, was elected to one of the scholarships at Exeter College, founded by the late Wm. Gifford, esq. for many years editor of the Quarterly Review.

The election for the Johnson scholarships has terminated as follows:--

Theological Scholar.-Alfred Pott, B.A. Demy of Magdalen.

Mathematical Scholar.-Hugh Daniel Harper, B.A. Scholar of Jesus.

May 10. In convocation, the sum of 150l. was granted out of the university chest to the Bishop of Sodor and Man, to be expended in books printed at the university press, towards the restoration of a library in King William's College, lately destroyed by fire.

May 23. The prizes were awarded: English Essay.-S. Lucas, B.A. Queen's college.

Latin Essay.-G. Bradley, B.A. Fellow of University college.

English Verse.-John W. Burgon, Commoner, Worcester college.

Latin Verse.-Goldwin Smith, B.A. Demy of Magdalen college.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

A grace having previously passed the senate to consolidate the offices of Librarian and Sub-Librarian, the election, in the room of the Rev. John Lodge, resigned, took place on the 16th and 17th of April. The candidates were the Rev. Joseph Power, M.A. Fellow of Clare Hall, the Rev. J. J. Smith, M.A. Fellow and Tutor of Caius college, the Rev. Joseph Edleston, M.A. Fellow of Trinity college, and John M. Kemble, esq. M.A. of Trinity college. On the nomination, April 16, by the Heads of Houses, these gentlemen had respectively 10, 8, 5, and 4 votes.

A

poll took place the next day between Mr. Power and Mr. Smith, when the former was elected by a majority of 312 to 240.

April 26. The Travelling Bachelor. ship lately held by Mr. Penrose, of Mag. dalene, has been conferred on Mr. Kay, B.A. of Trinity, with instructions to inspect the state of peasant education in France, Holland, and Switzerland.

Mr. Murray, late assistant in the Glas gow and Liverpool Botanic Gardens, w elected, out of a number of candidates, Curator of the Botanic Garden in the room of Mr. Biggs.

The Thurston Prize for a Medical Essay has been awarded to Charles John Hare, L.M. of Caius college.

May 27. The Chancellor's gold medal for English heroic verse was adjudged to Edward Henry Bickersteth, Trinity col lege. Subject:-" Cabul."

The Camden gold medal given annually for Latin hexameter verse, was adjudged to James Leigh Joynes, Scholar of King's college. Subject :

-" domus Albunes resonantis, Et præceps Anio, ac Tiburni lucus, et uda Mobilibus pomaria rivis.”

The Porson prize for the best Greek translation from Shakspere, &c. was adjudged to Thomas Markby, Scholar of Trinity college. Subject: Shakspere, Hamlet, Act I. beginning of scene 3.

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

The annual papers relating to this great national institution, containing the ac counts, estimates, returns, &c. were laid on the table of the House of Commons by the first Lord of the Treasury, on the 5th of May. The expenditure of the last year has been 37,4497. and the estimated charge for the year ending Lady-day, 1846, amounts to 43,3561. The account of the expenditure of certain special Parliamentary grants received during the year 1844, states that the sum of 1,000l. was paid for a collection of fossils belonging to Mr. Kock; 451. balance for Syriac MSS. purchased in Egypt by the Rev. H. Tattam; 1,000l. for the expenses of excavating at Xanthus, and conveying sculptures to England; 1,2007. for coins from the collection of the Duke of Devonshire; 3,3041. for books and MSS. from the li braries of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex, Mr. Bright, and Dr. Southey; and 2,5001. for coins belonging to the collection of the late Mr. Thomas. In the department of Manuscripts 591

additions have been made in manuscripts 161 in original charters, and 153 in ori ginal seals, besides 23 manuscripts to the Egerton collection. Amongst the MSS. acquired may be noticed the autograph MS. of Sir R. K. Porter's Travels in Georgia, Persia, &c., illustrated with numerous spirited drawings of the scenery, antiquities, and costumes; upwards of fifty ancient MSS. on vellum, connected with biblical, theological, and classical literature, in Hebrew, Greek and Latin, purchased of Messrs. Payne and Foss; four valuable leiger books of the Monastery of Saint Edmundsbury, and one of the Priory of Saint Denis, near Southampton; two extensive collections of Welsh MSS. in poetry and prose, presented by the governors of the Welsh School and the Cymmrodorion Society, including an important copy of the Laws of Hywel Dda, written on vellum, at the commencement of the 13th century; thirty-six volumes relating to Portuguese history, from the library of the late Dr. Southey; thirtytwo volumes on vellum and paper of a miscellaneous character, from the collection of the late B. H. Bright, esq. Eightythree volumes from the library of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, including many valuable ancient biblical, theological, and liturgical MSS. on vellum, in Hebrew, Latin, French, German, Dutch, and other languages, several of which are of great beauty and interest as works of art; from the same library was obtained the beautiful Book of Prayers, executed in 1524, for Sigismund I. King of Poland, and a splendid copy of the Sanscrit Epic poem, intituled Ramayana, written in the years 1651, 1654, and 1707, illustrated with nearly 700 paintings, formerly in the possession of the Rajah of Odeypoor; the Book of Hours, which belonged to King René, of Anjou, and Henry VII. of England, exquisitely illuminated; an extensive selection of maps and plans from the library of M. Barbie du Bocage; and a considerable number of original charters and seals from the collection of George Baker, esq. the historian of Northamptonshire.

In the department of Printed Books, the number of volumes added to the library amounts to 15,501; of which 738 have been presented, 2,732 received by copyright, and 12,031 purchased. The number of parts of volumes is 6,566; of which 134 have been presented, 4,021 received by copyright, and 2,411 purchased. To these are to be added 168 volumes of 423 newspapers, of which 261 are published in the Provinces, and 162 in London, received from the Office of Stamps and Taxes, and considered copyright. The GENT. MAG. VOL. XXIII.

maps and charts amount to 152; of which 117 have been presented, 32 received by copyright, and 3 purchased. The musical works amount to 1,218; of which 33 have been presented, 1,137 received by copyright, and 48 purchased. The whole is contained in 1,509 parts, besides 109 volumes; 33 of the latter have been presented, and 76 purchased; the 1,509 parts have been received by copyright. The whole forms a total of 24,250 articles. Among the remarkable objects purchased, the following deserve particular mention: 1. The Old Testament in Hebrew with points and accents, printed on vellum, at Naples, about 1491, fol. 2. The Psalter in Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, and Chaldee, with three Latin versions, printed on vellum at Genoa in 1516, fol. 3. The New Testament in Ethiopic, printed on vellum at Rome, in 1548 and 1549, 4to. 4. The first edition of the Bible printed in Latin, at Rome, in 1471, two vols. fol. 5. The Recueil des Histoires de Troye, in French, printed by Caxton, fol. 6. The Fables of Esop, printed by Caxton at Westminster, in 1483, fol.

Respecting the new General Catalogue, it is stated that 43,668 titles have been prepared for it during the year, but no calculation is given of its probable completion or future progress.

In the department of Natural History a valuable addition to the collection of Mammalian Fossils has been made, by the purchase of a considerable series of osseous remains, from the bone caverns in the province of Minas Geraes, in Brazil, collected by Mr. Claussen. Various osseous remains, especially of the Mammoth (Elephas Primigenius) from Essex, have been obtained from Mr. Ball; and another interesting assemblage of Fossils from the Norfolk Crag has been obtained from the late Rev. Mr. Green. Many other valuable acquisitions have been made, to perfect the Oryctognostic Collections, chiefly by purchases both of foreign and English venders and collectors of minerals, and at sales. During the year there have been added to the several parts of the Zoological Collection 32,908 specimens of the different classes of animals. The greater part of these, having been selected from large collections, are scarce and valuable; amongst them may be specified-A collection of seals, birds, reptiles, fish, crustacea, etc. made during the voyage of Her Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Ross; of mammalia, reptiles, and insects from Borneo, collected by Captain Sir Edward Belcher, of Her Majesty's ship Sulphur ; and of mammalia, reptiles, and shells collected by Mr. Jukes, of Her Majesty's

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