5 DECEMBER 1863, Page 19

Annotations on the Gospel of St. Mark. By the Rev.

C. Holme. (Longman and Co.)—This is an attempt to supply a short commentary especially adapted for candidates for the University middle-class exa- minations, or other persons who do not understand Greek. It seems to us well adapted to answer what is really a want of the day, as is proved by the numerous attempts to satisfy it which are issuing from the press.