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    Books Received:— From Blue Ttina Messru ...

    information on the subject generally by means of lectures , publications , instructions to woikmen .

    made & c . The clear practica and it l aim ht of to the receive Society the is cordial thus £ support of the , public oug .

    IFrom the Society- for Promoting Christian Knowledge . — ' The Official Year Book of the

    we Churc learn h of from Engl a and note . ' on This the ponderous cover , issue volume d und ^ is r , the sanction of the Archbishops , and is published ,

    sentat under ive the Committee direction of of Churchmen what is termed / l » * the a Repre Tract - members Knowled Committee ge of . of this On the Representative Soci looking ety for at P the romot Committee names ing y Christian of some it i »

    difficult to see what claim they can make to , the w title hom , and the ife would were also chosen be interesting as it is obvious to Irarn that by k

    before T w m- ^ ^^ m *^ a bod . A ^^ y w y of ^^ persons ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ~ can , j ^ — be said — ^ to represen — t , commission the Clmrch , or they election ought to to do recei so . ve A som preface e formal from

    the Committee , which we see the AthencBinn not then unjustl follow y descr a ib series es as ' of gush verbose , ' opens descri the book ptions , and of

    Church institutions , societies , and other matters . which will doubtless be interesting to man ) I persons , but which have no place in a Year Book

    I properly so called , and might in any case have been compressed with advantage . JTrom thd same . — ' The Book of Common Prayor

    , with Commentary for Teachers and Students . ' A handy compendium of matter relating to the history and meaning of the Book of Common

    Prayer . The text of the Prayer Book is given first , and then comes the Commentary of nearly 300 closely-printed pages , full of interesting

    notes . The writers employed upon the book are Dr . Maclear , Dr . . Rawson Lumby , Mr . Sinker , the librarian of Trinity CollegeCambridge

    M Canon ackarnres Brig , ht Mr , . Mr E . . J . F Boyce . E . , Warre and Mr n , . , E Mr . Wensley . C . C . . , The literature of the Prayer Book has grown so

    rapidly of late years that the difficulty of the writers must have been to-select their material , and they deserve credit for having , in a

    comparatively small space , given the student a valuable summary of historical and theological matter . Whether the ' views ' they s & t forth on debateabl __ e

    ml points will not cause some excitement among the members of the Society remains to be seen . A concordance to the Prayer Book Psalter and to

    the text of the Prayer Book itself completes a very useful little book . From Messrs . "Ward . Loclc & Co . — - 'A French

    Grammar : or . Plain Instructions , for the Learning of Cobl French ) ett . . ' A -In new a series edition of letters with . notes By . William That a ,

    book which . bears on its preface the date 1824 shoul taken d as be an issued illustration in 1883 of may the , law we of sup ' pose the j , sur be

    t vival -- hat --- it of still _ - the has fittest — - _ — - a , ' an ~— =, - ^^ t d w— ation - ^ at ^^ ^ any - ^ ^« q ^^ m rate ^ ^^^^ ^ V ^^ rf it teachers IBh is ^^^ 1 % ^ B patent ^ ^ p ^^^ ^ l ^» ^^ publishers -- - — -- - would r - not v repu be , found ^ , among ready _ to , ^^ r bring , out ^_ or

    said a suc to cession _ be the _ of editions charact , _ . er istic _ Thoroug _ _ _ . _^ , . of . ^ ^^ the _^ - ^ hness ^_ work ^^^ ^^ may ^ ^ ^ ^^^ and be ^^ q ^^^ although those who master its contents may ,

    regard it as unduly explanatory , it must be rorrennto bered mnke lhat his Ccbbett book usefu was l to eelf those -taug who ht , « are nd desired unable

    to gain the assistance of a competent instructor . To all such this book will be invaluable . From f £ rKfflngham Wilson—Double Entry

    or , tlie . Principle of Book-keep . ing ' . ' By Ernest ; ?¦¦ ¦ ' :,. , : ¦

    Ilolah , Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants . Second edi ion . The fact that

    arj m-iny able of the to cindid pass ; ites in every for the other Civil Service subject who are ' hed' in bookkeeping is sufficient

    of p the oug want which - exists of clear a and proof 1 easive treatises on the — subject / - and - —— Mr compre Holah

    n : ay he congratulated on having ^ , met ™ - ¦— - * the ^ - * . s J- need LvJirtn 11 is little volume has the double merit of clearand breviand it is calculated to be

    r ess ty , useful t . like to the man of business and the student . From Stock Mr . Mauunl Efl 3 . ngh . am 1883 " Wils ' Comp on . — iled ' IngaH — by — ' s Godefroi Foreign

    l ) rew logall . , A complete account JL J of ^** all v ^ vilVI the in fore London ign stocks show of i which in each the dividends case the date are of payable issue ng

    the present , amount , the time of final extinction the dates when dividends are payable , and the ,

    use bank ful where * notes they are added can be respecting drawn . Many the various other stocks .

    From Messrs . Wymaii & Sons . — 'Where to Emi — - grate ___ - : - a Handy ~ ^ _ Guide - ^ ^ to ¦ all — — __ the _ . ^_ ^ ^ English ^ B * . ^ H ^ « | ^^ ^ ^ fcj ^

    of Colonies the Co for lonies Intending . ' The volume Emigrants is ; divided with Maps into four sections , dealing respectively with the

    aud Dominion Dominion New Zealand o of t Canada Canada , . and , So South uth under Africa Africa eac . , h Australia Austra head the lia . , various various districts districts , \^ rith th their their natural natural characteristics fthflrn , /» f . ftriKh *

    local visions institutions , and arrangements , , cost of for living the , acquiremen prices of pip t of - ,

    usefu land , l are little dul manual y described , and . ought It to is find a hand a plac y and e in the library of every worHng men ' s club . A little

    fa preliminary cts as are investi here gation clearl in the and light convenientl of such arranged for referencemi y ght prevent many y

    , false start in an emigrant ' s life and emible him to

    choose the right field for his labour .

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    Magazines For Februaky—- The Atlantic Mo...

    Magazines for Februaky— - The Atlantic Monthly ( Ward , Lock , & Co . ) gives

    us Angelo the secon / and d some part interesting of Longfellow articles ' s poem on ' Michael Landor , the Morality of Thackeray , and George Eliot . —

    Kditor In the J Mr ourna . Francis l of Forestr G- y ( W Heath . Rider contr & Son ives ) the to give a , capital budget of eorge matter relating , to trees ,

    illustrated parks , and . ga —The rdens , Christia several n of Treasury the papers ( Johnstone being well , Hunter , & Co . ] is strong as usual in sermons and

    theological papers by English and American writers . Rev 'A . Fi James ve Minutes Hastie ' , is Sermon especial to ly worthy Children of , commen ' by the - dation . —The Church Missionary Inielliaencer and

    Record missionarfe has s , a headed budget by of an articles interesting by fowa paper /^ on truvel * Young Medical Eng Missions land ( S in . China S . Union / by ) Bishop mingles Burdon fiction . — ,

    by Mr - . pa R . pers A . Procto , and sci r on eatific * How articles a Transit ( including of Venus one is use The d ' Fireside ) , and form ( 1 s Paternoster a capital magazine Buildings for ) boys has . — a

    biography of the late Sir Thomas Watson , and a review of the recently published memoir of Kr . W .

    H touc . hi Havergal ng lines . of Mr veree . Wilto ' M n Little contributes Girls . '— some The includes Church Sunday School , Magazin y e ( S . S . Instituto ntitiea )

    include Bible Details an an article article Verified of of considerable confiuWn , ' by Archdeaco hlA value va 1 n Bardsley . , eentitled . Scarcity The Rev of . J Teachers . N . Sherman * b ^^ ' s the «^« AX paper ^ real on question < r The ,

    for he ask s , c Do -- — — ~~ » not the p ^ r egs naur clergy try A WMI * to impress ^ 1 "" " ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' % '

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 15, 1883, page 148, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15021883/page/12/