taken on the spot, it is the intention to give the exact character of the scene, rather than to throw off a picture that would be interesting merely from its lights and shadows, or from the talent of the artist by whom it is drawn."

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A modest statement of this sort is sufficient to disarm criticism. The plates certainly present nothing like splendid pictures; and yet, unpretending as they are, they seem to have a great deal of naturalness about them, and at this, it seems, Mr. Hardy aimed.

We can cordially recommend the volume to all, but especially to our younger readers. The conductors of Sunday-schools, too, will find it a valuable addition to their Sundayschool libraries. We have found Mr. Hardy to be so pleasant a travelling companion, that we hope all who, like ourselves, are "travellers at home," and wish to see "many cities, and the manners of many men," without quitting their own domestic circle, will lose no time in putting these interesting Notices on their table.

pp. 120. 1s. 6d. Simpkin.-The author of these beautiful little pieces was a pious and able Divine of the seventeenth century. It is his design in the "Paradoxes," as the title intimates, to exhibit the most important truths of the Christian religion in a striking light, by placing them in immediate connexion with apparently contradictory truths; and, in this way, to define and guard them more fully, as well as to render them more pointed and impressive. He has executed his task with occasional quaintness, but with great ingenuity and skill; and he has also infused into his work no small portion of that sacred feeling which evidently predominated in his own heart. The whole is admirably fitted to awaken attention, and convey much useful instruction in a brief and concise form. His "Eight Principles conducive to Unity of Doctrine," and "Ten Rules for the Right Understanding of Scripture," are very excellent. The volume before us is edited by Mr. James Randall, who has made many corrections, improved the arrangement, and introduced, in his preface, some account of the Author, drawn from the scattered and

imperfect notices which are extant concerning him. We can cordially recommend the publication to our readers. It comprehends a large body of doctrinal, experimental, and practical wisdom: it is also elegantly printed; and forms a convenient and portable manual.

Journal of a Residence in China and the Neighbouring Countries from 18:30 to 1833. By David Abeel, Minister of the Dutch Church in North America, and Missionary of the American Board of Missions to South-Eastern Asia. Revised and reprinted from the American Edition, with an Introductory Essay by the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Wriothesley Noel, M. A., Minister of St. John's Chapel, Bedford-Row. 12mo. pp. 366. Nisbe!. The very important Journal of Gutzlaff has supplied much information concerning the religious and moral state of China, and the openings for Missionary enterprise in that immense empire. The statements of that very extraordinary man are confirmed by the testimony of Mr. Abeel, whose volume will be read with lively interest by all who are duly alive to the miseries and guilt of Heathenism, and the obligations under which the church of Christ lies to extend the knowledge of his truth to the ends of the earth. Mr. Abeel extended his inquiries not only in China, but in Java, Sumatra, Siam, Borneo, Japan, and other adjoining places; the object of his researches being to collect facts respecting those

countries for the guidance of the American Board of Foreign Missions, in selecting fields of labour for its agents. The volume gives an affecting view of the spiritual destitution and wretchedness of the populous regions just specified.

Journal of a Visit to Constantinople, and some of the Greek Islands, in the Spring and Summer of 1833. By John Auldjo, Esq., F. G. S., Author of "The Ascent of Mont Blanc," "Sketches of Vesuvius," &c. 8vo. pp. 259. Long

man.

The Family Expositor; or, a Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament: with Critical Notes and a Practical Improvement of each Section. Vol. VI. By P. Doddridge, D. D. 8vo. pp. 541.5s. Allan Bell.-This volume completes the present edition of Doddridge's justly admired and celebrated work; an edition remarkable for its cheapness, and the bold and readable type with which it is printed.

A Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches, by the Deputation from the Congregational Union of England and Wales. By Andrew Reed, D. D., and James Matheson, D. D. Two Volumes, 8vo. pp. 498, 525. £1. 4s. Jackson and Walford.

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Memoirs of the Life, Character, and Writings of Sir Matthew Hale, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England. By J. B. Williams, Esq., LL. D., F. S. A. pp. 408. Jackson and Walford.-Biographical works of this kind cannot be too greatly multiplied, nor too extensively read. Sir Matthew Hale was a profound Lawyer, an upright Judge, and an exemplary Christian. A beautiful Life of him, while his memory was yet fresh in the public recollection, was published by Bishop Burnet; but, by exploring every accessible source of information, Mr. Williams has greatly enlarged Bishop's account. It appears to have been with him a special object to place before his readers a full and prominent view of Hale's religious character; and at the same time he has stated with great clearness, and in detail, the leading events of that eminent man's personal history, interspersed with interesting notices of his friends and contemporaries.

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Six Discourses on the Nature and InAuence of Faith. By the Rev. William Burgh, A.B., Author of "Lectures on the Second Advent," "An Exposition of the Apocalypse," &c. 18mo. pp. 173. 3s. 6d. Simpkin.

Fourteen Sermons on the Divinity and

Operations of the Holy Spirit. Particu larly adapted for Christian Consideration during Whitsuntide. Selected from the Works of the most eminent English Divines. With an Introductory Essay, by the Rev. Richard Catermole, B. D. 18mo. pp. 319. 3s. 6d. Hatchard.

Treatises on the High Veneration Man's Intellect owes to God: on Things above Reason: and on the Style of the Holy Scriptures. By the Hon. Robert Boyle. With an Introductory Essay, by Heary Rogers, Author of Critical and Biographical Introductions to the Works of Jonathan Edwards, Edmund Burke, and Jeremy Taylor. 18mo. pp. 273. 3s. 6d. Hatchard. These two volumes form a continuation of the series of theological works now in a course of publication under the general title of "Sacred Classics." The sermons on the Holy Spirit, which embody a large portion of evangelical truth, in an agreeable diversity of style, are selected from the writings of Tillotson, South, Ridley, Ogden, Hammond, Paley, Sherlock, Sanderson, Horne, Taylor, Howe, Sharpe, and Bishop Wilson; and yet the view which they give of the work of the Holy Spirit, as the Comforter and Sanctifier of "the elect people of God," we think, falls considerably short of the representations of holy Scripture. The treatises of Boyle are some of the most valuable and beautiful productions of that very great and good man.

Lives of eminent Roman Catholic Missionaries. By John Carne, Author of Lives of eminent Protestant Missionaries. Vol. III. 18mo. pp. 452. Fisher.

Memoirs of the late Rev. Rowland Peck, Wesleyan Missionary to Sierra-Leone, Western Africa. Written by his Father. 18mo. pp. 115. 1s. 6d. Mason.—Mr. Peck was a youthful Missionary of most exemplary piety and zeal; and this modest and unpretending record of his life and labours is full of interest, and can scarcely be read without considerable emotion. The early death of such a man is a mystery of Providence which we must die to understand. In page fiftyfour, we find a slight mistake. The writer says, "According to the rules of the body of Christians to which my son belonged, it was necessary that, previous to offering himself to the Missionary Committee in London, he should have the approbation of the Leaders' Meeting in Loughborough; then of all the Stewards in the Circuit, at the Quarterly. Meeting; and, lastly, of the DistrictMeeting, when all the Itinerant Preachers in the District are met together." The statement is correct so far as Quarterly

and District Meetings are concerned; but there is no law of Methodism that requires a candidate for the ministry to be proposed to a Leaders' Meeting for acceptance; nor is this the general usage of the Connexion. The volume is calculated to be very useful, especially to young persons.

Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery to Africa and Arabia, performed in His Majesty's Ships Leven and Barracouta, from 1821 to 1826, under the command of Captain F. W. Owen, R. N. By Captain Thomas Boteler, R. N. In Two Volumes. 8vo. pp. 414, 479. Bentley.

History and pres nt Condition of the Barbary States: comprehending a View of their Civil Institutions, Antiquities, Arts, Religion, Literature, Commerce, Agriculture, and Natural Productions. By the Rev. Michael Russell, LL. D., Author of "View of Ancient and Modern Egypt; " "Palestine, or the Holy Land; Nubia and Abyssinia." With a Map and Eleven Engravings by Jackson. 18mo. pp. 456. 5s. Simpkin.— This volume, though published separately, and complete in itself, is, in fact, the conclusion of a series of valuable works on Africa, which themselves form a part of the " Edinburgh Cabinet Library." The volumes on Africa are four in number, and embrace the following subjects:-"Narrative of Adventure and Discovery in Africa;" "View of Ancient and Modern Egypt; "Nubia and Abyssinia ;" and the History and present Condition of the Barbary States." They comprise the most interesting and important facts on all these subjects, in a comparatively small compass, and justly deserve a place in every library.

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Three Years in the Pacific; containing No ices of Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Feru, c., in 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834. By an Officer in the United States' Navy. In Two Volumes. 8vo. pp. 403, 440. Bentley.

Memoirs of the late Rev. Isaac Bradnack, Wesley in Minister, and formerly a Missionary in the West Indies. By Thomas Rowland. 18mo. pp. 158. 2s. 6d. Muson. This is a brief, but instructive, account of the labours of a zealous and laborious Minister of the Gospel.

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personal history of Mr. Bradnack, and particularly the early part of it, is full of incident. At the age of twenty-eight he was sent as a Missionary to the West Indies; and the account which is given by Mr. Rowland of that interesting period of his life and labours, will amply repay the perusal. It would be difficult, we think, for any one to rise from the reading of it without desiring to imitate the zeal and diligence for which Mr. Bradnack was distinguished. The work is compiled with very respectable ability, and deserves, what we trust it will obtain, an extensive circulation.

Original Hymns and Moral Poems for Children and Young Persons. By Elizabeth Matthews, and R. Second Edition. 24mo. pp. 96. Hamilton.-We are glad to see a reprint of this excellent little work. Many of the compositions possess superior merit; and the moral tendency of the whole is very good. They furnish the youthful mind with most valuable sentiments concerning nature and religion, expressed in language of appropriate simplicity and elegance.

Ten Years in South Africa: including a priicular Description of the Wild Sports of that Country. By Lieut. J. W. D. Moodie, 21st Fusileers. In Two Volumes. 8vo. pp. 352, 347. Bentley.-As a description of the scenery of South Africa, the habits and manners of the settlers, and especially of the wild sports of the country, this is one of the most lively and amusing works that we have lately met with. On the subject of Christian Missions the author's remarks are neither just nor kind. No Missionaries, it seems, can please him. Had St. Paul attempted the conversion of the Caffers and Hottentots, we greatly question whether he would have escaped the censure of this expatriated fusileer. Yet, after all, we would even leave it to the Lieutenant himself to decide, whether the men who are civilizing the savage tribes of Africa, and leading them to the knowledge and worship of God on earth, and to glory in the heavens, are not more honourably and usefully engaged than those who employ their time and ingenuity in killing rhinoceri, elephants, and springboks.

1. DIED, at Graham's Town, South Africa, February 8th, 1833, aged thirtyone years, Mrs. Amelia Satchell, wife of

the Rev. William Satchell. Her maiden name was Gould, and she was born January 8th, 1802, at Frampton, in the

attend the means of grace. Her mother fell into affliction and difficulties; an event which brought into full view before the enemies of vital godliness, the sterling excellence of the daughter's character, and the strength of her Christian principles. In the midst of all the disadvantages arising from the opposition made by influential individuals to her earthly comfort, on account of her religi ous profession, she laboured with her hands diligently; and, besides supporting herself in great credit, discharged all her mother's debts with the fruit of her own industry and economy. This fact, connected with her uniform Christian demeanour, subdued the enmity it could not exterminate. It was in October, 1831, after being appointed to South Africa, that Mr. Satchell was married to this pious young woman. Her qualifications for usefulness to him, as the wife of a Christian Missionary, cannot be questioned after this outline of her life and character. In 1826, when I travelled in the Weymouth Circuit, I first saw the late Mrs. Satchell, and often admired her diligence in attending the means of grace, and always heard her spoken of as a person truly devoted to God. In May, 1832, Mr. and Mrs. Satchell arrived in Albany, and were appointed to assist me in this Circuit; and though the time was too short to give Mrs. Satchell an opportunity of doing much in the work so near her heart, yet during that time she was truly an help meet for her husband. Of her it may be said, she desired to be

county of Dorset. At a very early age she was placed under the care of her maternal grandmother, who was a widow, and feared God. She was regular in her attendance on the means of grace in the established Church; and for many years a constant communicant in the parish where she resided. Her grandaughter was constantly taken to the church by her, and in private frequently instructed in moral duties, by which means she was preserved from many youthful follies, and often felt a measure of divine influence on her mind, before she knew from whom that influence proceeded. When about eighteen years of age, her grandmother died; and in her decease she lost her best friend. But this afflictive providence was sanctified to her spiritual good. It led to many deeply-serious thoughts on death and eternity; so that from that time she began to seek in earnest the salvation of her soul. About that time she formed an acquaintance with a pious woman, who had recently obtained the knowledge of salvation, by the remission of sins, through the instrumentality of the Rev. Mr. Hounslow, Rector of Bradford, in Dorset, under whose ministry several other individuals found the same blessing. Into the family of this pious female the subject of this sketch entered, and there remained for several years. In the summer of 1825 a kinsman of Mr. Satchell, who had been recently brought to the knowledge of the truth, under Mr. Satchell's ministry, visited Frampton, and, being acquainted with the family in which she was living, gave her a pressing invitation to hear the Methodist Preachers at Charminster, Mr. Satchell having opened his own house as a place of worship for the small society formed in the village. She accepted the invitation; and under the first sermon she heard from a Methodist Minister, was convinced of sin. She united herself to the Methodist society, and about two years afterwards entered into Christian liberty. After obtaining the unspeakable blessing of pardon, she walked in the light of God's countenance, and in all his ordinances and commandments blameless. In the midst of her spiritual enjoyments she had to pass through deep waters of affliction. Many who admired her amiable conduct, and observed her exemplary moral deportment, became her enemies when she avowed herself a Methodist. Some who had long known her, not only expressed their strong disapprobation, but became persecutors; but she remained firm, and often walked several miles to

"Little and unknown,

Loved and prized by God alone." tributing tracts, &c., with her amiable Her diligence in visiting the people, disand Christian temper, endeared her to all who knew her. Of Mrs. Satchell's last affliction and death it may be said that,

"Her God sustain'd her in her final hour; Her final hour brought glory to her God." Sometimes a godly jealousy of her own heart produced a fear lest she should not be found in a meetness for heaven; and this concern was more particularly evinced in seasons of extreme bodily weakness; but God was with her, and her strength was according to her day. I am indebted to my excellent brother Shrewsbury, who visited her, for the following account :"While her husband was absent from her four days in his Circuit, the consolations of the Holy Spirit were abundantly imparted; so that when he returned, her language scemed to be, My soul doth

magnify the Lord, and my spirit doth rejoice in God my Saviour.' She observed, that much as she loved her husband and babe, she could give them up, and felt willing to leave them. Our personal acquaintance with the deceased, we mourn to say, has been of short continuance; but from the little we have seen, and from all that we have heard, we have no hesitation in summing up her general character in one comprehensive sentence: 'In life and in death Mrs. Amelia Satchell was a Christian!"" In this testimony I sincerely join.

SAMUEL PALMER.

2. Died, February 27th, at Flushing, in the Falmouth Circuit, Miss Elizabeth Odgers, aged forty-two years. From a child she was a lover of the Bible, of a serious turn of mind, and felt it no task to attend the ordinances of religion. This was, under God, owing to the pious parental care and example with which she was favoured. Her mind was more deeply impressed with religious truth in the year 1811, under the ministry of the Rev. James Jones. She then saw that she was guilty before God; that she needed a Saviour; and the help and counsel of the pious and devout. Accordingly, she united herself to the Methodist society; and earnestly sought, and happily found, that pearl of great price, the knowledge of salvation, by the remission of her sins. In 1819 she was deeply convinced of the necessity of being sanctified wholly; and read, thought, conversed, and prayed much in reference to this great blessing; and she was made a happy witness of the reality of that salvation which excludes sin from the heart, and fills it with the love of God. The whole of her life afterwards was expressive of piety towards God, and benevolence to man. She was one of the most efficient Teachers in the Sundayschool; for many years she regularly devoted the time from ten to twelve o'clock every Sabbath morning to her interesting employment. Her heart was in the work, and she did it with her might. The good resulting from her labours in this department will long remain. The Missionary Society also shared a considerable portion of her time and attention. To augment the funds of this noble Institution, she studied, contributed, and toiled. And, indeed, she had a heart to every good word and work. As she lived, so she died, having communion with God, and enjoying the respect and affection of all who knew her. Her departure was sincerely mourned, as her

absence has been deeply felt, in the Christian circle in which she moved.

GEORGE TAYLOR.

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3. Died, at Burslem, March 1st, Mrs. Sarah Bourne, who was born in July, 1745. Her maiden name was Kent. In the year 1789 she was married to Mr. John Bourne, of Burslem, a master potter, and one who lived in the fear of God. Mrs. Bourne had not been in the habit of attending the ministry of the Methodist Preachers before her marriage; and Mr. Bourne took her with him to hear a sermon in the Methodist chapel. power of habit and prejudice was such that she felt herself uneasy, and said to a friend, "I am in a Methodist chapel; but I will take care they do not convert me." Soon after this Mr. Bourne was going to a class-meeting; and she said to him, "What sort of meetings are those that you go to?" He asked her to go and see. She complied with his request; and from that time became deeply concerned for the salvation of her soul.

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long after, while one of the Travelling Preachers was at prayer in the chapel, God revealed his Son in her; and she was filled with peace and joy through believing. She received her first quarterly ticket with gratitude to Almighty God; considering it a great favour that she, who had lived so long forgetful of her Saviour, should be counted worthy to receive this token of fellowship with his people. She thought nothing she could do too much for the cause of the blessed God. Her heart, her hand, and house, were always open. She saw the goodness of God to her in temporal and spiritual things, and always enjoyed the visits of Mr. Wesley, as they were blessed to her edification and spiritual comfort. On one occasion, when he came to her house, he found her extremely ill; and the directions which he gave her being attended to, as to her diet, &c., she was restored to health in two or three weeks. In the year 1785 she was left a widow; and soon after this event Mr. Wesley came, and the following account is in his Journal:-" Wednesday, April 29th. We came to our old steady friends at Burslem; but he with whom I used to lodge is no more seen; he trusted the Americans with his substance, and they cheated him out of all: so he came home and died, leaving an amiable widow and six or seven children." From that time until her departure she always found the promises of God fulfilled to her in things temporal and spiritual. In the year 1818 she was afflicted with typhus fever.