John Henry Newman. By A. R. Waller and G. H.
S. Burrows. (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co. 2s. net.)-This is one of the " West. minster Biographies," written, as one might anticipate, in a dis- tinctly sympathetic spirit. This is not an occasion for discussing the questions involved. It strikes one, however, that against any sort of suggestion that Newman and his friends were per- secuted must be set the undoubted fact that they measured out the same measure to Dr. Hampden. But this little book may be read with much profit as well as pleasure.-We may mention at the same time Newman: an Appreciation, with Selections, by Alexander Whyte, D.D. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier, 33. 6d.) Dr. Whyte's standpoint is, of course, quite different from that of the writers of the book noticed above. His admira- tion of the man is very great ; with the thinker and theologian he has very serious differences. The extracts seem to hale been well chosen. There are six hitherto unpublished letters relating mainly to Roman teaching on the Real Pre-en-,e. "Not the most ignorant and stupid Catholic thinks that he eats physically the Body or Vim' Lord," says the Cardinal. Yet some of the
legends of miraculous appearances at the Mass to unbelieving celebrants certainly have the feature of dripping blood.
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