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The Midnight Cry, by E. M'Hardie (S. W. Partridge and

Co.), presents the voucher of Lord Shaftesbury for its value. It is a work on prophecy, and is described as "an inquiry into the evidence (chronological, historical, and phenomenal, &o.), of the near approach of the Second Advent."—The Book of Enoch the Prophet, trans- lated by the late Archbishop of Cashel (Lawrence), with an introduc- tion by "the Evolution of Christianity " (Began Paul, Trench, and Co.), a work which opens up many curious questions in New Testa- ment criticism. The editor contends that the New Testament Scriptures contain numerous references to this book. He has put these together in parallel columns ; and they are certainly worth examining.—Sermons on the Lord's Prayer, by Augustus W. Hare, (Smith, Elder, and Co.)