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Jesus The Messiah : A Narrative Poem. By G. C.

Davies. (Provost and Co.)—This poem is a very unhappy, though no doubt well-meant, attempt to make the story of the Gospels more popular by presenting it in rhyme. We refrain......

A Committee Of Clerey And Laity, By Distinguished Men Of

the English and Scotch Churches. It is carious in what differing forms a subject which has once come to the surface of the general thought crops up. Now it is our greatest......

Debrett's Peerage And Titles Of Courtesy. Edited By R. H.

Muir, LL.D. (Dean and Son.)—This is the 166th annual publication, and is corrected up to the 31st December last,—or rather, to the end of January in the present year, as......

Fuel : Its Combustion And Economy. Edited By D. K.

Clark, C.E. (Crosby, Lockwood, and Co.)—This is an addition to Weale's useful rudimentary series, and contains the treatises of Messrs. Williams and Prideaux, with many......

Which Was Held At South Kensington, And Were Delivered To

science teachers. We may expect, therefore, that they will not be " popular," in the ordinary use of that term, but will contain an account of the latest theories, researches,......

Proceedings Of The National Rifle Association For 1878....

Johnson.)—In this, the nineteenth annual statement and report, we are told that in 1878 the excess of receipts over expenditure was such as to enable the committee to add to the......

The Classified Directory To The Metropolitan Charities...

W. F. Howe. (Longmans.)—This is the fourth annual edition of this handy little guide, to which has been added a list of most of the unendowed charities in the provinces, grouped......

Answered Question ; But The One To Which Attention Is

directed in these pages is " Whence art Thou ? " The subject is far too deep and wide to be touched on here, but the intention of the writer is best described in his own words.......

A Catechism On Gospel History. By The Rev. J. Kettlewell.

(Rivingtons.)—This catechism, in which the Gospels are broken up into questions and answers, is meant for the assistance of teachers ; but for the most part, the writer only......