name is sufficient pledge for a pure, vivacious, devout, and useful publication. She never speaks but to teach; and she teaches in strains so sweet and tender, that she has called around herself an unusually extended circle of admiring disciples. The fact that two thousand copies of the present volume have been circulated within a year tells its own tale. Jane Bouverie is a character; and it will be well to find the lineaments of her mental and moral likeness extensively impressed on the daughters of England.

Visit to the Vaudois of Piedmont. By EDWARD BAINES. Longman and Co. WE have, of late years, had a number of publications relative to these interesting people, of various magnitudes and merits; but none so adapted to general diffusion as the beautiful volume before us, which constitutes a valuable digest of the whole, abounding in fact, incident, picturesque touches, and vivid portraiture, written in the author's usual refined, happy, and manly style.

Procrastination; or, the Vicar's Daughter. A Tale. Fourth Edition. J. Snow.

WE are not surprised to find this beautiful narrative in the fourth edition. It is remarkable for purity of spirit, felicity of expres sion, moral tendency, and other characteristics-all calculated to promote the present and lasting welfare of the reader. It is one of the not very numerous class of books, at whose popularity every good man may rejoice.

Norah: or, The Bible the Best Guide. Tract Society.

THIS is a beautiful history of Irish life,

much calculated to arrest attention and insinuate Divine truth. The facts and illustrations, incidents, and dialogue, are all racy and pleasing; while the result is to conduct the mind of the reader into the path of safety for eternity.

The Lost Key. By the AUTHOR of "The Little Water-Cress Sellers." Tract Society.

THIS is one of those instructive and captivating narratives, of which the Tract Society has sent forth so large a number. It is a valuable addition to those previously issued. The writing is clear, simple, and direct; the illustrations beautiful and striking.

The Christian Almanack. Tract Society. THE public are so familiar with this beautiful compend of useful knowledge, that we abstain from all description. We have, in addition to the Calendar, an account of public business, celestial and natural phenomena, and a multifarious mass of information touching all classes of society.

The Young People's Pocket Book for 1856. Tract Society.

THIS pretty volume is a gem of its kind, and contains an Almanack, Diary, Daily Texts, a Mirror of the Months, and a great deal of useful information.

The Scripture Pocket Book for 1856. Tract Society.

THIS incomparable Pocket Book is worthy of its predecessors, and we can say no more, as we consider the publication admits of no improvement.

Where is thy Brother? Try not finite sight, But through the powerful telescope of faith

Scan upward to the centre of yon light, And as thou viewest Him who died thy death,

Thou seest that he 's thy Brother!

Where is thy Brother? Oh, from that high throne

Did its great Occupant descend so low To seal the bond of brotherhood with one So sunk in poverty and crime as thou;

And seek'st thou not thy Brother?

Where is thy Brother? When the pedigree
Of the whole human family's unfurl'd,
Oh, have thy answer ready when of thee
Thy Sovereign Sire, before the assembled
world,

Demands, Where is thy Brother?
JAMES FRASER.

THE DEATH OF A MISSIONARY.

BY N. P. WILLIS.

THEY laid him down with strangers; for his home

Was with the setting sun; and they who stood And look'd so steadfastly upon his grave, Were not his kindred; but they found him there,

And loved him for his ministry of Christ. He had died young; but there are silver'd heads,

Whose race of duty is less nobly run.
His heart was with Jerusalem; for strong
As was a mother's love, and the sweet ties
Religion makes so beautiful at home,

He flung them from him in his eager race,
And sought the broken people of his God,
To preach to them of Jesus. There was one,
Who was his friend and helper. One who

went

And knelt beside him at the sepulchre
Where Jesus slept, to pray for Israel.
They had one spirit, and their hearts were
knit

With more than human love. God call'd him home,

And he of whom I spake stood up alone, And in his broken-heartedness wrought on Until his Master call'd him.

Oh, is it not a noble thing to die

As dies the Christian, with his armour on? What is the hero's clarion, though its blast Ring with the mastery of a world to this?

THE month now closed has not been distinguished by anything remarkable. The war continues to be the one great subject of solicitude; but time, as usual, has somewhat

contributed even to abate that. Things in the Crimea remain without any material alteration; indeed, the public have, in a great measure, been kept in ignorance of

what is really transpiring. The Commanders, it is said, are averse to the copious communications which have hitherto proceeded from the seat of war, and are adopting means for the future, as much as possible, to prevent them. The Emperor of Russia has visited the Crimea, and done what in him lay to inspirit his troops, who have had not a little to depress them. There is probably an end to active operations for the Winter. A portion, indeed, of the French troops have returned, and many English officers have done so.

At Home, there is a good deal to beget uneasiness in the public mind. Provisions are high, and constantly rising; labour is scarce, and but poorly remunerated; the price of bread threatens to be an element of discord, After Thanks for a bountiful harvest, the people cannot understand the reason of the present dearth, which, they believe, is not created by Providence, but by the machinations of the Mammon spirit. Already, in divers places, it has led to serious manifestations of popular displeasure; and should the Winter prove hard, there is reason to fear that these will increase, and occur on a far more extended scale than hitherto, and be conducted with a prudence and a decision which may prove still more alarming.

In the Religious World, nothing of very much importance has taken place at home, beyond the Autumnal Meeting of the Congregational Union in the Metropolis, the most interesting gathering of the sort that has ever yet been held. Ample reports of the proceedings have appeared in the British Banner; and the principal Papers and Addresses will be found in our present Number.

An event of no small importance has oc

curred in the Metropolis, the visit of the celebrated Dr. Todd, of Philadelphia, Author of" The Student's Manual," "The Sundayschool Teacher," and other Works,--who addressed a vast assembly of the Metropolitan teachers in the Poultry Chapel.

Great interest has been excited in Ireland by the burning of Bibles at Kingstown. This disgraceful affair will probably be sifted to the bottom, and the true state of the case ascertained through the instrumentality of the Courts of Law, before our next issue, since the Attorney-General has received instructions to prosecute all concerned.

The intelligence from Australia is re-assuring; business appears to be again lifting up its head. The stream of emigration has, in a great degree, been dried up, or at least, much lessened, which is giving affairs in the Colony time to right themselves, when the return of the current will be needful and welcome. Intelligence has arrived of the establishment of an interesting mission to the Chinese Emigrants, or diggers labouring in the various Gold Fields, which promises to be highly useful.

The intelligence from China is meagre and unsatisfactory; there seems reason, however, to believe that the Insurgent Armies have received a check, and it is now a matter of doubt what the end is to be. Expectations, once cherished, have not been realized; and the difficulties are much greater than at one time they were believed to be. That the hand of the Lord is in the matter, however, there is no doubt; and in due time, the results will appear to his glory, and to the good of mankind.

QUEEN-SQUARE THE first anniversary of this new and important interest was held on November 14th, when two sermons were preached; that in the morning, by the Rev. John Graham, of Craven Chapel, London, the successor of Dr. Leifchild; and that in the evening, by the Rev. Newman Hall, of Surrey Chapel. The ministers and friends dined together at the White Lion. After some addresses by the ministers, Mr. H. Hooper read a statement of the affairs of the new chapel for the preceding year. Of that statement, which afforded general satisfaction, the following are some of the most interesting particulars: The chapel was opened on October 12,

Doubtless, the fact of our esteemed friend, Dr. Leifchild, having undertaken the ministerial services of the place, has been, in a great degree, conducive to this result. A considerable number of sittings have been taken; but there exists a hesitancy upon the part of some, who avail themselves very frequently of the services of our new place, to identify themselves more closely with us, while the temporary character of existing ministerial arrangements continues. Still, remembering that our Society was not a secession from any existing community, but only a gathering together of parties who felt the want this chapel has met, we feel the result to be satisfactory. While hailing such tokens of success with gratitude, we do most heartily rejoice in similar tokens of prosperity elsewhere in this town. The simple fact, that, while large congregations have been gathered within our new edifice, no sensible diminution in the attendance at other places has been felt, furnishes satisfactory evidence that the new chapel was needed, and that this cause was not established on factious or fallacious grounds. The field is wide enough, and the harvest large enough; and, if others should be more successful, and reap more abundantly, we will but rejoice in their suc

Sunderland.-On Tuesday, October 9th, the Rev. G. C. Maitland, M.A., of Aberdeen University, and New College, London, was publicly set apart as pastor of the Congrega. tional Church, assembling in Fawcett-street. In the morning, after devotional exercises, conducted by the Rev. A. Reid, of Newcastle, the Rev.Enoch Mellor, M.A., of Halifax, delivered the introductory discourse, in which he exhibited the absolute subjection of the Church to Christ, and the accordance of Congregational polity with the recognition of his sole authority. He also pointed out with singular force the distinction between a scriptural and admirable system, and the incidental abuses with which, for a time, human frailty and guilt may surround it. The Rev. A. Jack, of North Shields, then asked for a statement from the deacons of the church, in respect to the call and settlement of Mr. Maitland. Mr. Thomas Anderson gave expression to the perfect unanimity and cordiality of the invitation, which, he observed (in a church numbering upwards of 300 members), was no small encouragement to hope for the future. After referring most kindly to the labours of the Rev. W. McAll, now of Leicester, their former pastor, Mr. A. expressed the conviction that the whole church and congregation, now

that Mr. Maitland had ministered for some months among them, were more than ever grateful that they had been directed to such a pastor. Mr. Maitland's replies to the several inquiries addressed to himself were full of interest-an interest heightened by reference to his early life, and to his esteemed father, deacon of one of the Congregational Churches, in Aberdeen, who was present. The ordination prayer was then offered by the Rev. James Parsons, of York, whose great services for years past, to the sister churches in the town, are regarded with the deepest gratitude. The morning service was oncluded by the charge delivered by the Rev. Dr. Harris, President of New College, Mr. Maitland's tutor. The grand view of his powerful discourse was to exhibit and enforce the preaching of Christ as distinguished from the too prevalent absorption of attention on merely collateral topics. A large assembly, including many ladies, dined in the afternoon at the Bridge Hotel. The Rev. G. C. Maitland presided, and after the usual expressions of loyalty, brief addresses, chiefly congratulatory, were delivered by Dr. Harris, the Rev. R. W. McAll, the Rev. A. Jack, the Rev. W. Parkes, of Monkwearmouth, the Rev. A. A. Rees, Mr. Thomas Davison, of Sunderland, Mr. Goddard, of Newcastle, and Mr. Maitland, sen., of Aberdeen. The Chairman referred in terms of warm friendship to his predecessor, and regarded the manifestation of undiminished esteem and affection towards Mr. McAll, as the best pledge of cooperation for the future. The evening service was opened by the Rev. J. H. Hughes, of West Hartlepool. The Rev. R. W. McAll then addressed the church and congregation with his accustomed power and earnestness, in which affectionate reference was made to the associations of the seven years during which he had exercised his ministry among them, and which he believed would be enjoyed in an equal degree by his successor. Affectionate remonstrance was also made to the large portion of the congregation still unconnected with the church, the effect of which will doubtless be long remembered by all then present. The Rev. S. Goodhall, of Durham; Rev. C. Redley, Chester-le-Street; Rev. M. Galt, Darlington; and the Rev. J. Atkinson, Felling, also took part in the services, while many other ministers, and a large number of friends from the surrounding district, were present on the occasion.

Epping.-On Tuesday, September 25th, the Rev. J. Teesdale Davis was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church assembling in Lindsey-street Chapel, Epping, Essex. On the preceding Sabbath, preparatory sermons were preached by the newly-chosen pastor, in which he embodied his confession of faith, as also the statements usually required upon such occasions. The services of the ordination were commenced by the reading of Scripture and prayer, by the Rev. T. Finch, of Harlow. An introductory discourse on the principles of Congregationalism was delivered by the Rev. J. Jennings, of Ongar. The ordination prayer was offered by the Rev. S. Brown, of Loughton; and the newly-ordained pastor received the charge from the Rev. C. Berry, of Hatfield Heath. In the evening, a sermon

to the people was preached by the Rev. J. Frost (Mr. Davis's tutor) of the Theological Academy, Cotton-End, near Bedford. Several neighbouring ministers also took part in the services of the day.

Easingwold, Yorkshire.-On Wednesday, October 17th, 1855, the Rev. Edwin Webster, late of Rotherham College, was ordained pastor over the Congregational Churches at Easingwold and Shipton. The Rev. B. Backhouse, of Scarborough, opened the service by reading the Scriptures and prayer. The Rev. C. C. Tyte, classical and mathematical professor at Rotherham College, delivered an able and lucid introductory discourse. The Rev. J. C. Potter, of Whitby, asked the usual questions, to which most satisfactory answers were given, and offered the ordination prayer. The Rev. F. J. Falding, M. A., Principal, and Theological Professor at Rotherham College, gave a powerful and impressive charge to the pastor; and the Rev. II. P. Bowen, of Middlesborough, concluded the service with prayer. In the evening, the Rev. James Parsons, of York, delivered an eloquent discourse to the church and congregation. A very large body of ministers were present on the occasion.

CHAPEL OPENED.

Lutton. The new chapel at the village of Lutton, which has been erected by the voluntary contributions of Christians of different denominations, chiefly obtained through the unceasing efforts of John Underwood, Esq., of Ivybridge, was lately opened. The dedication services commenced in the afternoon, when the Rev. J. Griffith Jukes read portions of Scripture and offered prayer, after which an excellent sermon was delivered by the Rev. Eliezer Jones; the Rev. W. Paull (Tavistock) concluded the services. In the evening, the Rev. Edward H. Jones (Bridgwater) read the Scripture and prayed. The Rev. G. Short, B. A., preached from the words, "For who shall despise the day of small things?" The Rev. John Pyer concluded the engagements of the day with prayer and benediction; the Revs. W. Nunn and F. E. Anthony, B. A., also took part in the services. The chapel on both occasions was well filled. The building, which will seat about 220 persons, was generally admired for its neatness and the good taste preserved throughout: it has been secured at a remarkably small outlay, the total cost, including ground and cottage, still at the disposal of those interested in the place, not exceeding £240. The architect is James Hine, Esq., of Plymouth. We are very happy to learn the whole amount required has, within a few pounds, been collected.

REMOVALS.

Wardour Chapel, London.-A very delight

ful meeting was held on Wednesday, October 3rd, in the spacious school rooms connected with the above place of worship, to celebrate the acceptance of the pastorate by the Rev. John Basley, from the Isle of Wight. Between two and three hundred friends partook of tea, after which interesting addresses were delivered by the Revs. John Robinson, a former pastor of the church, C. F. Vardy, M. A., E. Jukes, A. Johnson, John Jackson, Esq., Messrs. Wellby and Childs. From all of the above the pastor received a most cordial welcome, whose ministry has commenced with evident tokens of success.

Colchester.-The Rev. George Thompson, late of Hackney, has accepted a most unanimous and cordial invitation to succeed the Rev. James Cameron, and is to commence his official labours on the first Sabbath of November.

Mirfield.-The Rev. James Cameron, late of Colchester, has received and accepted a cordial and unanimous invitation from the church assembling at Hopton Chapel, Mirfield, Yorkshire.

APPRENTICESHIP SOCIETY. THE Annual General Meeting of this Society for Apprenticing the Sons of Dissenting Ministers was held at the Congregational Library, Finsbury-circus, on Tuesday morning, September 25th, the Rev. A, Good in the chair.

The Secretary presented the Report, which stated the pleasing fact that, notwithstanding the depressed times, upwards of 240 new subscribers had been obtained during the last twelve months, making nearly 650 in the last three years.

Reference was made to the loss the Society had sustained in the death of the founder, C. J. Metcalfe, Esq., Mr. Shrewsbury, the London collector, Mr. J. Unwin, one of the most efficient members of the Committee, and W. B. Gurney, Esq., one of its earliest supporters.

Eight candidates had been elected to the benefits of the Institution, and £122 voted to their premiums, making the whole number of grants, since the formation of the Society in 1829, one hundred and forty-eight, amounting to £2,692.

William Edwards, Esq., was appointed a trustee, in the room of the late Č. J. Metcalfe, Esq.; and Messrs. G. Osborne, and J. E. Saunders, jun., were added to the Committee. According to notice previously given, the 8th rule of the Society was considered, and altered so as to enable the Com. mittee to make grants towards a premium, or other expenses of apprenticeship.

Much pleasure was expressed at the gratifying position and encouraging prospects of this valuable Society, which has afforded important assistance to the children of many of our most faithful and useful ministers of the Gospel.

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