whose was the imbecility, or the lukewarmness, or the treachery to which the failure is attributable. If it be true, as some allege, that certain sections of the Whig party are too purely aristocratic to allow of any further concession to the popular will, then we fear that the glory of Whiggery is gone; that it has accomplished its work; has performed its vocation; and must henceforth be content to act a subordinate and inglorious part in the guidance of affairs. On many accounts we regret this, but the course of events cannot be stopt, nor are the interests of a great nation to be sacrificed to the pride of an aristocratical faction, whether Whig or Tory. The imbecility of the present government has long been notorious :--all that its bitterest foes could desire was that it should brand itself with the folly of which it has recently been guilty.

Some change must occur, ere long, and better any than that the present state of things should continue. We are fully persuaded that there is no love of Toryism in the heart of the people; and we cannot, therefore, share in the terror with which some good folks contemplate the possibility of Sir Robert Peel's premiership. Come when it may-and the more powerfully, the sooner it happens-it will sound an alarm throughout the empire whichwill make men bestir themselves.

In the approaching struggle, we are not without hope, that Lord Brougham will yet enact a part worthy of his better self; that, laying aside all personal considerations; forgetful of wrongs, if wrongs have been perpetrated; nobly superior to all vindictiveness, and alive only to the inspirations of true genius and patriotism; he will come forth to the advocacy of a nation's cause, against the embattled hosts by which the relics of feudal times, and the selfishness of short-sighted and most pernicious monopolies are defended. Identified with the people by a long series of useful labour, his truest glory consists in following out the policy of his former life, regardless of the neglect of his recent associates, and disdainful of the cheers with which a Tory majority of the Upper House are now accustomed to welcome the bitter effusions of his wrath. An unoccupied field is yet before him, and he has no competitor if found true to himself. The popular mind calls for some leader in whose talents and integrity it may repose confidence, and would hail with rapturous joy any indication of his lordship's return to that sober, enlightened, and masculine view of the signs of the 'times,' by which he was once distinguished. Some persons may deem our anticipations delusive, but we cannot yet consent to relinquish the hope, that the calmer judgment and deep-searching of his lordship's intellect will find utterance in the language attributed by the great dramatist to young Harry of Monmouth, when the nobler elements of his nature, rising in triumph over the follies and vices of youth, prompted him to exclaim,

'Yet herein will I imitate the sun,

Who doth permit the base contagious clouds
To smother up his beauty from the world,
That when he please again to be himself,
Being wanted, he may be more wondered at,
By breaking through the foul and ugly mists
Of vapours that did seem to strangle him.'

We have exceeded the space allotted us, and must close. Before doing so, however, we remark, that if any of our observations have exceeded the just limits of our province, we have only to plead in extenuation of the fault, the deep interest which we feel in the public life of Lord Brougham, and our solicitude that his name should go down to posterity among the illustrious few, whose conduct has been worthy of the highest powers with which our nature can be endowed.

Brief Notices.

Encyclopædia Britannica. Seventh Edition, greatly improved, with the Supplement to the former editions incorporated. Illustrated by an entirely new set of Engravings on Steel. Edited by Professor Napier. Part CVIII. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black.

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In common with a large class of our countrymen, we were much gratified by the commencement, some few years since, of the publication of a new and greatly improved edition of this standard work; and we avail ourselves of the appearance of the present Part, to record our admiration of the spirited manner in which the undertaking has been carried forward, and to commend it to the confidence and patronage of our readers. No expense has been spared by the enterprising publishers in bringing up the work to the present advanced state of the sciences. A very large proportion of the articles have been recomposed, and vast additions have been made to their number. the literary and scientific character of the work, the name of the Editor and the list of his distinguished contributors, are an ample guarantee. The most eminent men in the several departments of human knowledge have been engaged, and their papers are every way worthy of their fame. The mode of publication is eminently convenient, and greatly facilitates the taking in of the work by persons of limited incomes. It is issued in Parts once a fortnight at 3s., in Monthly Parts at 6s., and in half volumes, which appear quarterly, at 18s. As the work is now nearly completed, a new issue has been commenced of a half volume monthly, to meet the convenience of new subscribers. The present Part contains several articles of sterling

value; on one of which, Religious Missions,' by James Douglas, Esq., of Cavers, we had intended to have dwelt at some length. From this purpose however we are induced to desist, as we intend, ere long, to enter somewhat largely on the subject of this paper, when we shall make free use of the valuable suggestions which it contains.

English Stories of the Olden Time. By Maria Hack. Two volumes. 12mo. London: Harvey and Darton.

One of the most instructive and captivating works for young people which we have met with for a long time past. Having witnessed its power of rivetting their attention, we can speak confidently on this point, and would recommend all parents and instructors of youth to place it immediately in the hands of their charge. The form of stories has been preferred to that of a continuous narrative, and the style maintained is at once clear, simple, and attractive. Having stated in a preface distinguished by its modesty and good feeling, that the work was intended for children of twelve or thirteen years old,' Mrs. Hack subsequently remarks Those who have finished their school education will find much in these pages which the abridgments used in the seminaries they have quitted, do not contain; and, without pretending to the dignity of a regular history, I hope these little narratives and conversations will convey a more distinct and faithful idea of the events and characters which they attempt to delineate, than has yet been offered to the notice of young persons."

We need say no more than, that in placing these volumes in the hands of our own children, we feel assured that we are at once securing their growth in useful knowledge, and the innocent recreation of their minds.

The Revival of Religion. By James Douglas, Esq., of Cavers. Edinburgh: A. and C. Black.

An admirable tribute, by one of our best writers, to the cause of pratical Christianity, which we commend to the immediate, most attentive, and prayerful perusal of all our readers. The pamphlet is printed in a cheap form for general circulation, and our rich men would be doing good service to the church, were they to distribute it among their poorer brethren.

Journal of Three Voyages along the Coast of China in 1831, 1832, and 1833, with Notices of Siam, Corea, and the Loo-Choo Islands. By Charles Gutzlaff. To which is prefixed an Introductory Essay on the Policy, Religion, &c., of the Chinese. By the Rev. W. Ellis. Third Edition. London: Thomas Ward and Co.

The work of a man who has done more to break down the barrier which prevents the entrance of Christian missionaries into China, than any other human being. It must therefore be read with interest by all who are solicitous to promote the spiritual welfare of mankind; and we rejoice to see upon our table a third edition, with a suitable

introductory essay by the esteemed Foreign Secretary of the London Mission. The neat and cheap form of this reprint will secure its extended circulation.

Progressive Education: or Considerations on the Course of Life. Translated from the French of M. Necker du Saussure. 2 vols. small 8vo. Longman: 1839.

This is a very excellent work and well deserving the attention especially of those who are concerned in the management of young children. It contains the experience of a close and intelligent ob

server.

Several of the chapters, particularly those on obedience, will form a valuable antidote to the notions of laxity in discipline which have been so rife of late years. The fallacy of resting obedience to order, whether from parents or teachers, on the persuasion of the pupil is properly denounced. Parents say now, We never oblige him to do what he does not see the propriety of doing; we endeavour to show him the reason why he should do this or that.' They seem to have forgotten that when they have given an order, they have in so doing given what ought to be the strongest motive for obedience, and that by adding other motives, inducements, persuasions, and coaxings (for it soon comes to that), they are only weakening the grand motive and habit of obedience, and encouraging the arts of dissimulation and hypocrisy. Obedience, unless prompt, is as much like disobedience as it can be.

Literary Entelligence.

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The Voluntary System: or The Purposes of the Heart'-not the Enactments of the Law-the rule of Christian devotedness. By Joseph Angus, M.A., being the Essay to which the Prize of 100 Guineas offered by the Society for the Protection of Religious Liberty has been awarded.

Miss Emma Roberts announces for Publication early in July a Guide to India,' in one vol. post 8vo., containing all needful information concerning the voyage out, and the overland route to India, with complete lists of necessaries and expences.

Memoir of the Life and Correspondence of Robert Morrison, D.D., F.R.S., M.R.A.S., &c., compiled by his Widow, with a Portrait, to which is appended, besides other interesting documents, a critical Essay on the Literary labours of Dr. Morrison. By the Rev. Samuel Kidd, Professor of Chinese in University College.

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Notices of the Reformation in the South West Provinces of France. By Robert Francis Jameson.

The Life of Sir Richard Hill, M.P. By the Rev. Edwin Sidney, A.M. Conscientious Clerical Nonconformity. A Discourse delivered at Chadwell Street Chapel. By Thomas Binney. Second Edition.

The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Edited by Mrs. Shelley. Vol. IV.

Principles of Teaching; or the Normal School Manual; containing Practical Suggestions on the Government and Instruction of Children. By Henry Dunn. Third Edition.

The Pictorial Shakspere. King Henry V. Part 8.

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The Pictorial History of Palestine. By the Editor of The Pictorial Bible.'

The History of Christianity in India from the Commencement of the Christian Era. By the Rev. James Hough, M.A., late Chaplain to the Hon. East India Company at Madras. 2 vols.

Dialogues, Poems, Songs, and Ballads, by various Writers in the Westmoreland and Cumberland Dialects, now first Collected with a copious Glossary of Words peculiar to those Counties.

Hindoo Female Education. By Priscilla Chapman.

Capital Punishment: the Importance of its Abolition. A Prize Essay. By the Rev. James Peggs.

The Listener in Oxford. By the Author of Christ our Example,' &c.
The Outlaw; a Drama in Five Acts. By Robert Storey."

Floreston or the New Lord of the Manor. A Tale of Humanity, comprising the History of a Rural Revolution from Vice and Misery to Virtue and Happiness.

The Works of the Rev. John Newton. With a Life of the Author by the Rev. Richard Cecil; and an Introduction by the Rev. Francis Cunningham. Imperial 8vo.

Historical Shetches of Statesmen who flourished in the Time of George III. Second Series. By Henry Lord Brougham, F.R.S.

The Dukes of Normandy, from the Time of Rollo to the Expulsion of King John by Philip Augustus of France. By Jonathan Duncan, Esq., B.A. Practical Illustrations of the Virtues. By Miss Caroline Ward. Part I. Faith.

The Christian Ministry Contemplated in the Devotional Spirit it requires, in its Labours, its Importance, and its Results. By J. G. Pike.

Ancient Christianity. Part II.

Memoirs of Sarah Duchess of Marlborough, and of the Court of Queen Anne. By Mrs. A. T. Thomson. 2 vols.

A General outline of the Animal Kingdom and Manual of Comparative Anatomy. By Thomas Rymer Jones, F.Z.S. Part VI.

Glimpses of the Past. By Charlotte Elizabeth.

Supplement to the History of British Fishes. By William Yarrell, F.L.S.

Illustrated with Woodcuts.

Lectures to Professing Christians. By Charles G. Finney. From Notes by the Editor of the New York Evangelist, revised by the Author.

Elegy written in a Country Church-Yard. With versions in the Greek, Latin, German, Italian, and French Languages.

The Lords of Effingham; a Drama in Five Acts. By Henry Spicer.
Blanche of Navarre; a Play. By G. P. R. James, Esq.

The Spaniard; or, Relvindez and Elzora, a Tragedy; and the Young Country Widow, a Comedy. With three Letters of Dr. Blair; and Thoughts on the Present State of the British Drama, and what seems calculated to improve it. By Simon Gray, Esq.

Desultory Thoughts and Reflections. By the Countess of Blessington. Woman's Mission.

Chronicles of the Law Officers of Ireland. By Constantine J. Smythe,

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