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people were astonished at the very ridiculous mouse brought forth by the thirty years' labour of the seven mountains on the Tiber. A later edition of the New Testament atoned to some extent for the prodigious fiasco. Of this more faithful exhibition of that venerable text Messrs. Williams and Norgate published an accurate reprint at a cost which rendered it accessible to the most straitened student, and they have now done the same service for the famous Alexandrine Manuscript. Mr. Cowper, to whom the work has been entrusted, has performed his task admirably. We happen to know how laboriously he has devoted himself to the examination not only of Woide's expensive and unwieldy fac-simile, but of the Codex itself, to which the liberality of Sir Frederick Madden and the Trustees of the British Museum afforded him the freest access. He has thus been enabled to produce, in a manner highly creditable to his scholarship and critical ability, what is virtually an entirely new collation of this celebrated

text.

The Genesis of the Earth and of Man: or, the History of Creation and the Antiquity and Races of Mankind, considered on Biblical and other Grounds. Edited by REGINALD STUART POOLE, M.R.S.L., &c., of the British Museum. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. London: Williams and Norgate. 1860.-Every candid and thoughtful attempt to reconcile the claims of Revelation with those of science is entitled to commendation; and the work before us is both. The author meets the geological objections to the account given in Genesis of the six days' work of creation by treating them as a series of visions; and those drawn from the supposed antiquity of the human race against the comparatively late origin attributed by the sacred writer to Adam and his posterity, by a revival of the old notion of a Pre-Adamite population, which he imagines to have been akin to the Negro family of nations. It is not unlikely that this latter theory may become domesticated amongst the pliant theologians of South Carolina as the true orthodox doctrine. It would afford them a welcome peg on which to hang their apologies for slavery. We are quite sure, however, that the ingenious writer and his accomplished editor would be amongst the first to repudiate any such abuse of their ideas. The book is written with calmness and dignity, and embodies a vast amount of information of all sorts, so that its arguments and illustrations will be sure to interest even where they fail to convince.

Philosophische Dogmatik, oder Philosophie des Christenthums (Philosophical Dogmatic Theology, or the Philosophy of Christianity'). Von CH. H. WEISSE. Second volume. Leipzig: S. Hirzel .London: Williams and Norgate. 1860.-The separate title of this volume, "The Creation of the World and of Man,' indicates that it treats of the same subjects as the work just noticed. Whilst, however, the writer of 'The Genesis of the Earth and Man' is a staunch stickler for the plenary, or perhaps we should say, the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures, Professor Weisse disencumbers himself of all difficulties presented by the Mosaic narrative by the simple process of discarding that

narrative as a myth. In place of it, he presents us with a thoroughly German, and therefore infallibly true philosophy of creation. Philosophy of creation, forsooth, as if the very idea of creation in the Biblical and Christian sense did not preclude the possibility of any philosophy of what must necessarily transcend any attempt to understand it on the part, not to say of human, but of any finite intelligence whatever. But we suppose where professors of philosophy are packed together so closely as' at Leipzig-there are about a score professors in ordinary in that faculty, besides more than a dozen extraordinarythey must justify their creation somehow or other. We wish, however, they would not mix up Christianity with their speculative dreams. The great problem of Christ's religion has been, ever since its first introduction into the world, and is still, not how to justify itself to the philosophical consciousness of each passing age, but how to emancipate itself more entirely from all such arrogant preconceptions.

Eléments de la Grammaire Assyrienne (Elements of Assyrian Grammar). Par M. JULES OPPERT. Paris: Imprimerie Impériale. London: Williams and Norgate.-The title of this work will probably be a surprise to most of our readers; and to many, whose business it will be to make its better acquaintance, it will be an agreeable surprise. What, have we really got so far as to be able to compose a grammar of those inscriptions which the new member for Southwark unearthed only the other day? Everybody, of course, was aware that more or less successful attempts to decipher this strange arrow-headed writing had been made by Sir Henry Rawlinson, Grotefend, Dr. Hincks, and others, not forgetting M. Oppert himself. But from some isolated lucky hits at translation to the concoction of an Assyrian grammar is a long way. Yet that way has been trodden with sure footsteps, and here the grammar lies open before us, to smooth the pilgrimage of future travellers. The name of the author is a sufficient guarantee that there is no quackery about the book, but that it is a bonâ fide reduction of the forms and idioms of the Assyrian tongue to grammatical laws. In fact, all students of the Semitic languages must now make up their minds to recognise Assyrian as a legitimate member of that important family. It can no more be neglected by one who would obtain a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew, than Syriac, Arabic, or Chaldee, from which last, as M. Oppert shows, it is altogether distinct, although they are commonly regarded, on the strength of one or two misunderstood passages in the Book of Daniel, as identical. We ought to add, lest any should be deterred from studying the work by the dread of encountering the cuneiform characters, that these are very rarely employed in these pages, the common Hebrew letters being very wisely substituted for them. On the other hand, we think it would have been a good fault, had something like an introduction to the reading of the cuneiform inscriptions been prefixed, though we are, of course, aware that, strictly speaking, this does not belong to a grammar.

The Index will be published in the next Number.

INDEX.

The New Move in Oxford.-3; Dr. Temple on The Education of the World,' 5
Dr. Williams's Bunsen-worship, 9; philology and common sense, 11; antiquity of
the human race, 13; antediluvian history, 15; history by means of etymology,
17; Bunsen on the books of the Bible, 19; the so-called pseudo-Isaiah, 21; Dr.
Williams on Daniel, 23; are the prophecies predictive? 25; Messianic passages,
27; Jesus the Christ only in spirit, 29; doctrinal heresies, 31; rationalism and
inspiration, 33; Mr. Goodwin on the Mosaic cosmogony, 35; Moses did not write
like a Humboldt, 37; the accord of the written and fossil registers, 39; the
demiurgic days, 41; light before the sun, 43; the great day of vegetation, 45;
the
age
of mammals, 47; Professor Powell on miracles, 49; Powell versus Pattison,
51; Professor Powell's extreme scepticism and inconsistency, 53; Professor Powell's
say and unsay, 55; the true philosophy concerning miracles, 57; no antecedent
presumption against miracles, 59; physical empiricism, 61; the lowest deep, 63;
the possible in miracles, 65; miracle and its cause distinct questions, 67; Pro-
fessor Jowett, 69; Mr. Wilson and Mr. Pattison, 79.

French Fiction-its Better Aspects.-81; realism does not secure truth, 83; French
literature idealist, 85; the peculiarities of idealist fiction, 87; M. Ábout's imita-
tion of Voltaire, 89; Le Roi des Montagnes,' 91; a Greek brigand's corre-
spondence, 93; the chivalry of Athens, 95; instances of M. About's melodramatic
ingenuity, 97; Voltairism unsuited to our age, 99; trente et quarante, 101
the results of a week at Baden, 103; Le Roman d'un jeune Homme pauvre,'
105; sunset in Brittany, 107; difference between English and French fiction,
109.

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Abortive Legislation.-111; absurd regard for antiquity, 113; Stuart parliamentary
forms to what end retained, 115; reputation of Parliament jeopardized, 117;
guide for the reform of parliamentary procedure, 119; the three readings-why
instituted, 121; committees of the whole House, 123; Earl Derby's remedy, 125;
a field of the dead, 127; absurd remedy for food adulteration, 129; medical
reform, 131; impotency of the last Bribery Bill, 133; Ecclesiastical Titles Act
inoperative, 135; the Russell administration, 137; change effected by the Reform
Bill, 139; what representative institutions have in store, 141.

Coventry Patmore-Faithful for Ever.-142; story of the poem, 143; modern ver-
sification, 145; old England-wise womanhood, 147; English poetry-past and
present, 149.

Chinese Characteristics.-150; the standstill in civilization, and why? 151; Con-
fucius and his writings, 153; domestic affection-government, 155; Chinese
diplomatists-penal code-prisons, 157; judicial corruption-crime, 159; suicide
-the language, 161; language and books, 163; language--the written and
spoken, 165; education, 167; books-no publishing houses, 169; sepulture and
ancestral worship, 171; marriage-condition of woman, 173; Chinese cities, 175;
costume-face of the country, 177; food-traffic-pride, 179; the possible and
probable future, 181.

Autobiography of Alexander Carlyle.-182; Hutcheson as professor, 183; free
trade-Colonel Gardiner-Porteous riot, 185; rebellion of 1745, 187; Prestonpans,
189; John Wilkes-Mrs. Garrick-Culloden, 191; history of Home's tragedy of
'Douglas,' 193; Hume-his defenders and his habits, 195.

On the Origin of Life.-197; protozoa-their purpose, 199; opinions-antiquity,
201; Oken's views, 203; M. Pouchet's argument, 205; theory of panspermia,
207; Ehrenberg's researches, 209; spontaneous fission, 211; revival of desiccated
animals, 213; inconsistencies of M. Pouchet's argument, 215; contradictory
views, 217; entozoa-Ceylonese fish, 219; observed formation of animalcules,
221; theory of biology, 223; M. Pouchet's cosmogony, 225.

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London in the Middle Ages.-227; the 'Liber Albus'-regulations respecting the
Mayor, 229; civil processions-St. Thomas of Canterbury, 231; procession of
'the folk' of Essex and Middlesex, 233; the king of the city, and the king of the
realm, 235; the wager of law-the trustworthy men, 237; inquests on accidental
deaths-personable men,' 239; sanitary laws-laws respecting obstructions,
241; the market at Westchepe-Cornhill old clothes market, 243; statutes of
the fishmongers ancient 'tricks in trade,' 245; bakers-regratresses—' justice'
for short weight, 247; taverners, 'herbergeours or hostelers,' well looked after,
249; wanderers after curfew-the great bell at St. Paul's, 251; 'birlsters and
hucksters' foreign produce imported, 253; large export trade-mechanics' wages,
255; the rights of women' in the thirteenth century, 257; the pillory and its
occupants-Cornwaille's case, 259; Causton's bold doings-City charters and
statutes, 261.

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The Fables of Babrius, 269.
Crowe's History of France, 270.

Gustave Masson's French Literature, 270.
Self-made Men, 270.

Guide to Her Majesty's Civil Service,
270.

A Nation's Manhood, 270.
Turner's Polynesia, 270.
Ballantyne's Golden Dream, 270.
History of Ireland. By M. Haverty,

271.

Dictionary of Contemporary Biography,
271.

Memoir of Dr. George Wilson, 271.

ART.

Faulkener's Dedalus, 271.
Tennyson's May Queen. Illustrated, 275.
Paradise and the Peri, 275.

Shakespeare's Birthplace. By J. Wise,
275.

Legend of St. Swithin's. By J. Facet,
275.

Smith's Cartoons, 275.

Dr. Lorimer's Scottish Reformation,
275.

THEOLOGY.

Ellicott's Lectures on the Life of Our
Lord, 280.

Boone's Sermons, 280.

Perfitt's Practical Religion, 281.
Drew's Scripture Lands, 281.

Thrupp's Study and Use of the Psalms,
281.

Ackermann's Platonic Philosophy, 282.
Etheridge's Life of Thomas Coke, 282.
Tudor's Decalogue, 282.

Kennedy's Life of Rev. J. Morison, 282.
Wylie's Tercentenary of the Scottish
Reformation, 282.

Angus's Bible Handbook, 283.

The Leisure Hour and Sunday at Home,
283.

Bloomfield's Critical Annotations, 283.
Smith's Christian Theology, 283.
Ebrard's Biblical Commentary, 283.
Tholuck's Commentary, 283.
Shaw's Story of my Mission, 283.
Brown's Restoration, 283.

The Congregational Pulpit, 284.
Brown's Doctrine of the Divine Father-
hood, 284.

Pigg's Sermons, 284.

INDEX.

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The History of the United Netherlands.-285; merits and defects of the work, 287;
condition of the Netherlands, 289; of the Spanish empire, 291; of the rest of
Europe, 293; attitude of England, 295; justification of Elizabeth's policy, 297;
the States apply to Henry of Valois, 299; and then to Elizabeth, 301; treaty
with the States-siege of Antwerp, 303; energy of Parma, 305; the fire-ships-
the attack on the dyke, 307; Leicester takes the command, 309; battle of
Warnsfield, 311; misgovernment of Leicester, 313; anger of the States and of Eliza-
beth, 315; project of invasion by Philip, 317; Elizabeth prepares for the inva-
sion, 319; bold attitude of England-the armada sails, 321; ruin of the armada
-Mr. Motley's account, 323.

Iceland and its Physical Curiosities.-325; buccaneering explorers, 327; its Lilli-
putian capital, 329; ravine of Almannagiâ, 331; the Geysers, 333; proceedings
of the Geysers, 335; artificial Geysers, 337; mud springs, 339; sulphur maga
zines, 341; Mount Hecla, 343; great eruption of Skaptar Yökul, 345; mountain
deluges, 347; Icelandic miseries, 349; Icelandic blessings, 351.

The Sinaitic MS. of the Greek Testament.-353; discovery of the manuscript, 355-
357; expected publication of the MS., 359; readings of the Codex, 361-363;
alleged high antiquity of the MS., 365; the extreme antiquity of the MS. ques-
tioned, 367; palæography as yet an uncertain science, 369; corrupt text of the
Curetonian Gospels, 371; the text mutilated by Tregelles, 373.

Canada.-374; characteristics, 375; the Atlantic colonies, 377; success and diffi-
culty, 379; municipal system, 381; roads-climate, 383; Canadian rapids, 385;
British route to the Pacific, 387; present route, 389.

Dixon's Personal History of Lord Bacon.-391; Bacon's early life, 393; Bacon in
the Parliament of 1592, 395; in Gray's Inn and in Parliament, 397; Bacon and
the Earl of Essex, 399-401; treason of Essex in Ireland, 403; Bacon and Essex
before the Commissioners, 405; Lord Macaulay's onslaught the answer, 407;
Bacon's letters to Essex, 409; the Declaration'-Lord Macaulay again, 411;
Bacon represents the University of Cambridge, 413; case of St. John and Peacham,
415; his fall-his censors, 417.

The Impending Crisis in America.-419; Washington's will—Franklin and Jeffer-
son, 421; production of cotton, 423; shortcomings of the Manchester men, 425;
evils of slavery, 427; slavery a cause of white degeneration, 429; free-picked
cotton worth more than slave-picked, 431; why a policy of aggression adopted by
Southern States, 433; compromises, 485; Mr. Buchanan, 437; cotton crops of
Free and Slave States, 439; American Constitution not a compact, 441.

The Historic Element in Ballads.-443; use of the political ballads, 445; early
political ballads, 447; 'Lilliburlero,' 449; personal characteristics in ballads,
451; George I. and the Prince of Wales, 453; Queen Anne ballads, 455; Royalist
songs, 457; the 'Rota' club, 459; alterations of original text, 461; the Jacobite
ballads, 463; ballad fabrications, 465; Child's collection of English ballads,
467.

Our Commerce with China.-468; peace of Tien-Tsin, 469; fresh Russian acquisi-
tion, 471; Manchoos and Taepings, 473; tea imports and cotton exports, 475;
progress of the tea trade, 477; our imports of tea, 479; English cotton and
Chinese cotton, 481; Chinese native maritime trade, 483.

Theological Liberalism.-485; sceptical perversions of free inquiry, 487; immoral
sympathies, 489; freedom and orthodoxy of early Nonconformists, 491; modern
theological liberalism a misnomer, 493; controversial courtesies of Unitarians,
495; examples of Unitarian liberality, 497; immoralities of modern liberalism,
499; Mr. Wilson's sophistry, 501; demoralizing influence of Mr. Wilson's rea-
soning, 503; downward tendency of current liberalism, 505; scepticism to be
expected, but not feared, 507.

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