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    Books Recei\Kh:— ^ From R Mr ' • . ^ ^ D...

    minster ¦ which is Abbey inspired a hundred by " one and who twenty has been -yearp sleeping . " It ia in fcecanse West-I have felt this affection wvu from ixu boyhoodwhen wireu I

    read x " Addiso uuve my n Spectator ' s Wa biita lk , " that beneath ^ I hav the e a my uijr tte shadow m own own pted uuyuuuu of in these the , trees " Selec in - tions " to bring Addison home to the reader of to-day . '

    Prom Lif ^^ P ^^^^ " ^ ^^ P e ^^^ of ^ Messrs ^ P ^ ^^^ ^ David ^¦^ P' ^^^^^ V ¦ ™ . ~^ v ^ V ^ / Macniven ^ B p ^^^~ y m the ^ pp ^ pp ^^ ^^ pr late ^^ m - ^^^ ^ p |& ^^ p ^ Rev p ^^ h ^ p ^ ^ pjv " Wallace . ^ p ^ Peter ^^^ v ^^^ ^ P ^ ^^ " ^ ¦ Thomson . — ' The , a

    M . A . This is one of a series of Bible-Class Primers , edited by Professor Salmond , of Aberdeen - ^"" - ^ r ^ p ^ ^^^ " , v » and ^ F ^*^ ^ " *^ ia ^ ^^ to ^* ^^ be ** p * ^ pF ¦* followed ^^ ^™«"" ^*^ * ^ r »^^ b . " ^ y ^^ F "similar ^ w ^ p ^^^ p- ¦»» » *»— ' —^ manual »— — s ,

    dealing with the history of the Old and New Testament , Church History , Bible Geography , the History of Missions & c . The little book

    before ^^ *™ ^ ^^^ ^^^ riPW ^ us P ^^ P ^^ P ^ is ^^ P ^ P admirable ^^ P ^ ^^ P p ^»^**^^ ^ p P ^^» P ^» ^^ " ^^ F in ^ p >^^ v ^^^ , W every ^^^ pT ^^ p * ^ P ^ P ^ F way ^^^^ P ^ " ^^^^ , the ^^ various ^^ events in the life of the Psalmist-kiDg being carefull ^ vr v ^ v ^^ " ^^ ¦ ^ - ^ p ^ ^^ ^ w y ^ n ^ p ^" 1 arrated ^^^^ ^ v ^ pp ^¦^ p ' ^^ ^^ " ^ p ^^ and — - ^ ^^ p ^ ^^^^ arranged ¦ - ^^™ ^ v " ^ p ^ ^^^^ a ^^ B ^ p ^ " ¦—"" ~— in — brief — — para » -

    graphs , so that it is well suited for school use and for Bible-classes . From »» Messrs . Mitchell & Hughes . —* The Crvpt

    ^^ ^ m - * p » " ^ — w ^^ pbw ^» r ^ "p- »« p- « w ^ w m ^» p »« p »»« w ^ ¦ ^^¦ ^¦•^ pi - ^^ * mv ^ w- ««¦¦¦¦> ww ^ v ^^ ¦ ^ ' - ««^ ™ ¦— - — — — — — / j— — of Canterbury Cathedral : its Architecture , its History , and its Frescoes . ' By W . A . Scott RobertsonM BWPB . A . Honorary Canon of Canterbury .

    Those ^^^^™ ^ V ^^^ ™^^» ^^^ V ^ ^ ^ V who ^ ^^ P ^^^*^^ , ^ H ^ have ^ p ^ p > ^^^^ ^ , H ^ P ^ pV ^ P visited ^ N ^^* ^ P *^^ P ^ P ^ P ^ P ^ ^ B ^^ Wl W Canterbury ^^^ P ^ ^» v ^ ^^ V ^^ V ^ pr ^^ b ^^ B ^^ P ^^ V ^^^ ^^ Cathedra ~* — —^ ' ^ — W l even with no better guide than the old verger whowith parrot-like exactnesstells and re-tells

    his , tale of the grand old building , , will have formed some idea of the special interest attaching to the cryptwhich -- —~ form —— s - — the subj - — — - — ect — - of the

    present — -r — -. — ^ monogra ~ . j- — , - - ph . Canon — — — — Scott — — ^ j Robertson — — , whose name is intimately associated with the archaeology *_?• ' of the county . w , has done — his work - - — — wi - th

    infinite care , and although he modestly declares his book to be * nothing more than a brief archaeological treatise upon the crypt' it will henceforth

    be entitled to r ; iDk as a trustworth , y conspectus of the history and principal features of the building . The Canon has not simply drawn upon

    the records of earlier students of the subterranean church , but he has , by personal investigation , added to the existing knowledge of the building ,

    and is entitled to the credit of having discovered two coigns near the wost wall of the crypt ' s main limb - ~ or navewhich - he holds - ^ " - - to -w - ^ sr be *• the ~ v -t remains » m , p ^ — — ¦ — p ¦ ¦ ^ ^ p" ^^ ^ m - ^^ ^^ " >^™ ^— ^ ^ w

    of a building anterior to . that of Ernulf . The crypt of Canterbury exceeds that of alt other cathedrals in sizebeing 290 feet longand it

    also excels in beauty , m *— — any — ^^^ other - ~ ^^ -w ^ - ^ existing - *•*¦¦ ' " pp ^ ^ ppk , m work ^**» ^ ^ w *» of *¦ ^* the every every same part part form ol of the the . structure structure The author , , and and reviews he he has has been been minutel able able y .

    by the courtesy of Messrs . Parker & Co , to repro- , duce Professor some Willis of the ' s woodcuts ' Architectural original History ly prepared £ of ¦ Can for H -

    r ^^ ^^ — ^^ ^* ^>^ ^ " ^*^ V ^ P" ^ ^ P ^» PJP ^ BI ^ B ^ B * ^ >^^ p * ^ . P ^ p Q W ^ g ^ - ^^^^ J H ^^ terbury Cathedral / The engravings and the chromolithograph of one of the frescoes add much to the interest of the work .

    From Messrs . T . kelson & Sons . — ' The Children ' s and Treasury other of favourite Pictures and writers i Storioe . A / b capital y A . L . budget O . E .

    — ^ — ^^ " ^ ^^ ¦ ^^^ ~^ w ^^ ^^ w » ¦ ^ ^ ^»^ p ^ ^^ ' ^ # ¦¦ rfVk . ¦ ^^^^ tjB B ^^ pi p ^ ^ Viv ¦ w m ^ B ¦ *^ B M ^ L t J for younjar folks , with a coloured picture on the cover — — - - ^ which - — — ^ ^ v . ^ will -- _ — — at — ^ - _ - once - ^ — - — -v -w win w w p > pb ^ ^ for * rf ^ it p « ^ p < a «« welcome 9 p ^ y pi \ ^ (| ¦ g in n m ^^ ^^

    any and poem nursery s which or schoolroom fill the Treasury . The ' tales are illustrated , sketches , by M woodcutsand there is sufficient variety to

    tneet ^ every - - - - -r- taste - , . —^ — — H — - » — ^ W ^ -W * M ^^ & W ^ ^ j g From — Messrs - — __ . _____ . ^ Kisbet — ,. _ A ^_^ — Co i — . — — 'The «~~ " « p « - ^ p- p Eiver * fe V Jk of m ^ ^ ^* p ^^

    Life ; or , Salvation Full and Free , ' by the Rev . Wolvprhani George Everard pton . , A M noth . A ., er Vicar of the of popular it . George little ' s ,

    devotional works of which Mr . Everard is such a prolific author . The way in which the writer contrives ~ — — — to ^~^ ¦ ¦ li i — g ^ r ^^^ B hten ^^ ^^ ^ his ^ r — pages ^ ¦ m — — ^~ b »— y ^ the — - ^ ¦ ^^ introduction ^ i" ^ w ^» ^ pjr *^ ^^^^ ^ fc < -w H ^ a ^^_^ ^^^ pS ^^^ P ^^^ L ^ h

    ext of anecdotes remely apposite and illustrations and effective , which , makes are his usunll books y eminently suited for rending to poor people or for

    parochial libr / triee . ¦¦¦ ^ M . M- » .,

    From 8 . "VT . Partridge & Co . —* A Plea fO p to Animals / Macaular

    Mercy jxiercy to Animals , by Dy James James iviacauiay , , M JH .. D jj . ' Edin ., Editor of the ' Leisure Hour . * Com- bining — - g ~ p as — he — does - - — — high « yy literary ability with — the *• - * ^

    medical knowledge to which his possession of tha degree of M . D . of Edinburgh University testifies Dr . Macaulay is here dealing pj with a ¦ - subject ' ^^ p , I

    ^^^^~ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ¦¦ ¦ *^^^ ' !¦ p ^^ ' ^ p ^ " " ^ w ^ ^^» ^ " ^ ' ~^ " ¦ ^ — — — m 1 ¦ ^ p ^ ^ j g j ma completely within his powers , and in ita scien ^^ - ft tific features no less than in its appeal to the human instincts and Christian principles which

    condemn cruelty to animals , his 'Plea' is forcible and eloquent . The work is arranged under four heads : Claims of the low * er animals

    to humane treatment from man ; Various forms of needless suffering inflicted by man ; Means of prevention - «— -- —~ - ~ ~~ - ~ legal plK V and educational ; Vivisection - ^ V

    and —^ p- ^ — experiments ™ - ^ _ II ¦ , ^ g _ ^ ^*~ ^^— " « - ^ on living — - _ - ~ animals ~ ~ . Dr ^ . Macaulay — ^^ " V « P ^^ , , f it is needless to say , is a determined opponent of vivisection , and his bookwhich is

    , dedicated to the Baroness Burdett Coutts , is written with the distinct object of assisting the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

    ia its admirable work . We cordially agree with the author that in this , as in all else , ' laws cannot — _ _ _ precede __ — _ _ _ — public — opinion / but ' must ., _ bb __ the . _

    outgrowth of th ^ at opinion ^ / and ^ the perusal of this littla volume will do much to educate and inform the public mind .

    From "William Reeves . — ' Reeves' Musical Directory ¦ vvork ' for for — 1881 the — . musician A _ . _ - _ new wheth edition _ __ — er __ of professional _ a _ very — _ — _ — useful ~_ or __

    amatetir . It wouldof , course ^ be difficult to secure absolute accuracy , , but we , may note that under St . PauVs Cathedral Mr . Belli , the

    Precentor , is credited with a degree which he does not poss £ 'ss , while Dr . Sparrow Simpson , the Succentoris shorn of _ his M . A . and _ D __ . D . ; and

    among the , * London musical societies we find Mr . Henry Leslie ' s choir , which was disbanded last year . As a wholohoweverthe book seems to

    * have f been carefully , compiled . , . _ _ I From Simpkin + m . , w Marshall , Ss Co — - . — ' A . Comp 1 leteI ^^^ a m ^^^ P ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ M ^ ^ ^ k ^ P ^ B ^ -k _ ^ I

    Course of Problems in Practical . Plane Geometry , I with an Introduction to Elementary Solid Geo- I metry ^ p- ^— " ^ —*~ — ~ g , y * b ~ - ^ y j John — v - ^^ - ^^ ^^*^^ William ' — ^ m p ^ p ^^ pj ^ ^»—^ p ^ ^^ ^^^ ^ Palliser b ^^^ ^^ p ^^ ^^ ^ m ^ m ^ ^^ ^^ p . ^ p ^ A ^ pj ^ B ^ p ^ now ^ pi ^ p ^^^ r ™ ~ - and

    revised edition of a work which has alrrady reached a sale of six thousand copies and therefore - ^ ^^ - ^* needs *— — ¦ - ^^ ^^^ ^^» no ^^ ^^ ¦ " encom - ^^ ^ ™ ^ p ^ ^»^ ^ ^^ ~^ m i ^ um ^ p ^^ ^ »^ ^^ b at ^ ^^ ^^ p our ^ pp' ^ MP ^ pj hands ^^ ^^ ~* ^ p . ^ P ^ V ^^ " ^ Pl " * P ^ ^ . p We » ^ P ^ may ^^ — — nM , f

    however , say that it is arranged with the utmost clearness , its definitions are concise and intelligible m —» , j and the glossary * m ~ ^ j will be — found — — of great i , ti

    value to students . From a Pocket Elliot Manual Stock . of — ' Privat Morning o , Prayer Noon , wi and th Nig Medi ht ; - tations on Selected Passages of Scripture -- , I

    % im ^ ^ ^ pr p >^ «^ ^ r m ^ w . ^ ^^* « ^ p *^^ * ^^ ^ 4 *» ^^ ^ j ^ v ^ pTp ^ iv ^« ra ^ ^ a ^ ¦ ^ p ^^^ w ^ n _ ir ^^ p ~ ¦» ^ w « * — - f _ clergymen ITymns , and of the Prayers Church for of Special England Occasion . Edited s , ' by by I I the the Kev Rev . . Ed Edward ward Garbett Garbett . Hon Hon . . Canon Canon of of Win Win- - II

    cheRter nnd Rector of Bascombe , . Tho editor of I as this one little of the volume acknowled ivvnMv may , we ged suppos leaders e , of be what regarded it is III I

    « a *^ xs * . * w ^ rm &>* a ^ # ' avocwxavx * iu > * -fm »• »*** ~ it m the custom to term the Evangelical n school in tho I aid Church he has of Eng secured land ; and contributors the clergymen to his vhoai ? 8 I I

    < ti . v « » - * vj ik « d ovi \> i « Luv ^ as no \« wuiiiiuuiAjia luvs » na pa j""O g are viz ., also Bishops prominent Perry and members Jtyan of , the that Dean school of , I I Rir Kipon > on . A Archdeacon rcndo . ft . cou Prest Presto the th « Revs "Revs . . R R . . Allen Alien , , iI

    Canon , Bell , Prebendarv Cadman , , Canon Clay ton , I E . K . Elliott , Canon ^ Money , J . W . S . Powell , i I

    and nn (\ Canon Dtinnn Richardson RiohiiTYlitinn . The Tlift book Vinntr , lias linn ft n . furtn furtuer er I guarantee of excellence in tho fact that it i * I dedicated by permission to tho Archbishop 9 ' I

    tho Canterbury preface . , is The to supp aim ly of a the book writeTs which , as can stated bo cajf in I I

    ried in the pocket and made available for uso \ ki ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ; = = ^

    Jan. 15, ***' ^Ke Publishers* Circular 9...

    IO The Publishers' Circular jan . 35 , 188 .

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 15, 1881, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15011881/page/10/