made an exception of; and I have heard that they had sailed.

The night before they left, I dispensed the Communion for the second time, according to our mode, to the Colonel and his wife, and to two others, Gaspero and his wife. I may say I never did so in more interesting circumstances. It was a very moving scene, the tears and sobs of the poor people so affected me, that it was with difficulty I could proceed. There were four individuals, exiles from their dear native land -so poor in this world's goods, that they had nothing to depend upon, except a somewhat precarious Christian liberality professing their faith firmly in the death of the Redeemer, and casting all their care upon their Heavenly Father. I trust that He will provide for them, and that they will have grace to maintain a consistent Christian confession before the inhabitants of the land where their lot may be cast. The other family had about 300 dollars when they came here, three years ago; these have gradually diminished in spite of the most rigid economy, so that they are also in great poverty. The husband is a fine stalwart fellow, and withal a very worthy man, of a very independent turn of mind, who would suffer a great deal before he would complain. As he understands the growing and dressing of flax and hemp, I wish with all my heart he were in the north of Ireland. However happy I am to be the means of leading them to the truth as it is in Jesus, yet temporal difficulties are so very trying in a place where they can do

nothing for themselves, that the only alternative and the best is to get them away as soon as possible. I must do what I can for this family also, but must wait a little, as the claims upon British charity here, for the last twelve months, have been very great, and I must say, well responded to.

The poor shoemaker, of whom I have so often written, had a very severe attack of small-pox, but has recovered, and returned to Cephalonia, where he seems better able to provide for his family than here. He intends, he says, in a short time to go to Malta, to be baptized there, with his wife, who is, he declares, now of the same mind with himself. I have had, through the summer, several long disputations with the most obstinate of the Jews of Corfu. The result has been unfruitful, as usual; hours have been spent in proving that the King, Messias, must be poor, meek, lowly-a fact that has always been to their nature a stumbling-block. I have succeeded in making them see this, and I hope the offence of the Cross has so far been removed, and that thus the way of the Lord may have been somewhat prepared. There was a Polish Jew here for some weeks, who came with the disputants, aud also privately. He was an amicable, docile sort of man, and read the old Fathers, which he had never seen before, with great interest. His friends assured me that he was too strong a Jew to be shaken by Dr. M'Coll, but in private I thought I saw a shaking, that may yet result in his eternal good. WM. CHARTERIS.

History of the Council of Trent. From the French of L. F. BUNGENER. Edinburgh: Constable.

IT was the Council of Trent which perfected and stereotyped the Papacy; but, except by book worms and polemical divines, its curious proceedings are little known. To M. Bungener we are at last indebted for an account of its transactions, at once comprehensive and popular. The book is written in the brilliant and caustic style of Michelet, and it is not often that British readers can meet with so much information conveyed with so much vivacity.

The Pentateuch and its Assailants. By
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, Mobile, Alaba-
ma. Edinburgh: Clark.
THIS work is highly creditable to the theo-

logy and scholarship of America. Many difficulties, of which infidelity has made a handle, and in which feeble faith has found a

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stumbling-block, it discusses with eminent ability; and in the Lectures on the Antediluvian Giants, the Extent of the Deluge, the Populousness of the Primitive Earth, and the Common Origin of Mankind, a large mass of learned criticism and interesting information is brought together. The recent works of Dr. Candlish Genesis, and of Mr. Andrew Bonar on Leviticus, show how much good matter a well-instructed scribe can bring out of the books of Moses; and to those who think of expounding to their people this oldest and most elemental portion of the inspired volume, we heartily recommend the masterly work of Dr. Hamilton.

nata, and, on the application of the congregation at Leeds, appointed the Rev. Messrs. Kemp and Thompson to moderate in a call there on the 27th instant, at

seven P.M.

On the evening of the same day, the Presbytery met by previous appointment, and moderated in a call in favour of the Rev. A. Inglis, preacher of the Gospel, to Chalmers's Church, Ancoats. Along with the call there was produced a guarantee, on the part of the Trustees and Managers, of 1507. per annum, for three years, to the minister for stipend. After discussion and deliberation, it was moved by Mr. Lundie, and seconded by Mr. Trail, that the call be sustained in the circumstances, with a strong recommendation, however, to the Trustees and Managers, that a permanent guarantee be, if possible, furnished by them. It was also moved by Mr. Kemp, and seconded by Mr. Forster, that, as the Presbytery had hitherto required as a rule, a permanent guarantee of a certain sum for the support of a minister before sustaining the call, and the guarantee for the support of Mr. Inglis not being permanent, and inasmuch as a majority of communicants on the roll have not signed the call, the Presbytery do not at present agree to sustain the call to Mr. Inglis. The two Motions being put to the vote, the first was carried by a majority of one. There were only six members present. The Presbytery then proceeded to prescribe trial discourses and exercises to Mr. Inglis, in the event of his accepting the call.

Liverpool, October 5.-Met pro re nata, and took up the translation of Mr. Harvey from Wigan to Maryport. After discussion and deliberation, it was unanimously agreed, "Translate." There was also laid on the table a call from the congregation at Leeds in favour of the Rev. George Adam, preacher of the Gospel, along with a guarantee of 1007. per annum for the support of the minister. Both of which were sustained, and trial discourses and exercises were prescribed to Mr. Adam, in the event of his accepting the call.

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Liverpool, Nov. 3.-Mr. Trail gave a verbal report of the proposed preaching station at Swinton. Whereupon it was agreed Receive the Report, accept the offer made by the memorialist, Mr. John Bannerman, and give him leave to open the school-house at Swinton as a preaching station, under the oversight of this Presbytery, and of the Salford Session,

Mr. Kemp was appointed to declare Wigan church vacant on Sabbath next.

Rev. Messrs. Munro, Forster, Welsh, Trail, and Lundie, and Messrs. Matheson, Walker, and Parlane, elders, with the Session clerks, were appointed a Committee

to purchase a Milner's Safe in order to contain the Trust Deeds, &c., of the congregations within the bounds, or certified copies of the originals.

Notice was given of an overture to the Synod to enjoin Presbyteries to have safe places of deposit for their Trust Deeds, &c.

On the application of the Rev. Jos. Sloan, of Chester, Messrs. Lamont, Cobrough, and Adam, elders, were appointed assessors for Chester; also Messrs. Morton and Watson, elders, for Bradford.

The Presbytery then took up the call to Mr. Inglis. A preliminary point with regard to the insufficiency of the guarantee for Mr. Inglis's support, having been disposed of, one of the Trustees of Chalmers's Church, a member of the court, undertaking to produce at the meeting appointed for ordination, a satisfactory guarantee, Mr. Inglis appeared and delivered his trial discourses, and underwent the usual examinations prior to ordination. The Presbytery expressed their satisfaction therewith, and appointed his ordination to take place in Chalmers's Church on the 18th inst., at half-past six P.M., the Rev. W. M'Caw to preach and preside. The Rev. A. M'Lean to address the minister and congregation.

The Presbytery next took up the call to Mr. Adam, who appeared and delivered his trial discourses, &c. The Presbytery expressed also their satisfaction therewith, and appointed his ordination to take place at Leeds on the 17th instant, at three P.M. The Rev. A. Cromar to preach and preside; the Rev. A. Munro to address the minister and congregation.

Adjourned to meet at Manchester on the first Wednesday of January next.

by the Presbytery of Birmingham, that the Very Rev. the Synod of the Presbyterian Church in England, take the pecuniary engagements with ministers, into their deliberate and serious consideration, with the view of extending the Church, without diminishing the independence and efficiency of her ministry, or of her courts."

The Presbytery adjourned to meet at Wolverhampton on the first Tuesday of January, at twelve o'clock, noon.

PRESBYTERY OF LONDON.

THE Presbytery of London met on Tuesday the 9th Nov., at three o'clock P.M., and, after devotional service by the Moderator, Mr. Berry, and reading of the minutes of the last meeting,

Dr. Hamilton reported on behalf of the congregation of John Knox's Church, that he had had some correspondence with the Rev. Mr. Adam (a minister of the Free Church of Scotland), whose retractation of a promise which they believed he had made, had placed them in a very unfortunate and embarrassing position. The rev. doctor also expressed his opinion, that their present distracted and unhappy condition should call forth some expression of sympathy, as the session and people were very naturally dispirited by so unexpected a reverse of their cherished expectations.

The Clerk reported that he had forwarded to the Right Honourable the Secretary for Home Affairs the Memorial formally adopted by the Court, on the subject of the proposed desecration of the Sabbath by the charter opening the Crystal Palace for visitors on that day; and Dr. Hamilton having stated the result of his inquiries as to the best method of presenting the Memorial of Commission on the same subject, it was resolved to request an interview with the directors of the company for that purpose.

Professor Campbell introduced an overture to be transmitted to the next Synod, changing the form of process, and authorizing Presbyteries in certain cases to suspend the accused so soon as the libel was found relevant. He showed that frequent inconvenience and reproach had occurred from the want of such a power as that which this overture proposed to confer; and that the Free Church had lately been forced to adopt a similar resolution, differing only, as he thought, in the greater leniency of the overture before the Court, which permitted this power to be used only in such cases as, if proven, would involve deposition or suspension sine die; and even in that case left the Presbytery fully at liberty to decide on the propriety of exercising its authority. Mr. Monteath objected to the overture as being virtually a method of judging a man before he was tried; while others were of

opinion that it would be preferable to make the rule imperative; but, in the end, it was agreed without a vote that the overture should be transmitted.

Mr. Smith brought forward the Report of the Committee for examination of Students, explaining, at some length, the general scheme laid down in the Report, which, after one or two unimportant alterations, was unanimously adopted, and the Committee re-appointed to consider and report on the necessary details. Mr Smith also reminded the Court that, according to the appointment of Synod, a committee of the Presbytery should be associated with the Professors for examining those students who had not passed through the whole undergraduate curriculum.

Mr. Duncan introduced an overture, recommending that annual public meetings should be held in the different congregations for the purpose of maintaining an interest in the different schemes of the Church. He had often seen great good resulting from social meetings of this nature. The overture, after a short conversation, it was agreed to transmit to the Synod; as also another, proposed by Mr Duncan, respecting the Moderator's power to call a pro re nata meeting of Synod.

A Memorial was read from the Rev. Dr. Adamson, of Cape Town, urging that, for various reasons of convenience and consistency, all ministers of the gospel should use the scriptural designation of Bishops as their ordinary style and title; which the Presbytery resolved to keep in retentis, sending, at the same time, their thanks to the Reverend Memorialist.

Mr. Alexander reported, on behalf of the station at Windsor, that Mr. Henry Cooke, probationer, was at present supplying there, and that the Convener of the Home Mission Committee had promised further supply when his engagement was completed. The Moderator then stated that he had received a letter from certain gentlemen, members of the committee of management at Windsor, making some complaints with regard to the present state of that congregation. The letter having been read, a somewhat lengthened conversation ensued with regard to the misunderstanding on the part of the complainants and the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Home, who had lately supplied the station. In the end it was resolved that Dr. Hamilton, Messrs. Chalmers, Monteath, and Smith, should be appointed a commission to visit the congregation, and confer with Mr. Home. After a few other matters of routine, the Presbytery separated at a late hour, to meet again on the second Tuesday of December.

THE following donations of books to the College Library are respectfully and gratefully acknowledged:

Owen's Works (second year's, June), from

Messrs. Johnstone and Hunter.

"The Papacy" (by Rev. J. A. Wylie), from the Council of the British Organization of the Evangelical Alliance.

"The Introductory Lectures." delivered at the opening of New College, London, from the College Council. "History of the Council of Trent," from Professor Campbell.

From James Nisbet, Esq., Calvin's Commentaries on Genesis, 2 vols.

Psalms, 3d and 4th vols.

Ezekiel, 2d vol.

Minor Prophets, 1st, 2d, and 3d vols. John's Gospel, 2 vols.

Local Lotices.

NEW CHURCH IN DE BEAUVOIR TOWN. -The Presbytery of London at a meeting held in October last, unanimously passed the following Resolution in favour of the effort now being made, for the erection of a Presbyterian church in De Beauvoir Town, and which was noticed in our number for October last,

"That this Presbytery, recognizing the importance of having a place of worship in connexion with our church, erected in the populous locality of De Beauvoir Town, and West Hackney, and highly approving of the proposed union of the congregation at present assembling in Chadweli-street with parties resident in the above neighbourhoods as a most likely means of promoting this important object, they do earnestly recommend the effort now being made to

raise funds for the proposed new church, to the Christian liberality of those more immediately connected with our own body, and to the friends of religion generally."

ORDINATION.

THE Presbytery of Lancashire met at Leeds on Wednesday the 17th November, in the Music Hall, at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the ordination of the Rev. George W. Adam to the pastoral charge of our young The but flourishing congregation there. Rev. A. Cromar of St. George's, Liverpool, presided, and preached the ordination sermon, an able and eloquent discourse from Gal. iv. 18, "But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing." The usual questions having been put and answered, Mr. Adam was solemnly ordained by prayer and the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery, to the work of the holy ministry. The Rev. Alex. Munro, Grosvenor-square, Manchester, delivered the charge to the minister and congregation. It was a masterly and powerful discourse. The hall was crowded, and many went away who highly respectable, and many clergymen of could not get seats. The audience was the different denominations were present. The whole proceedings were observed with the deepest interest, and Mr. Adam received the right hand of welcome from the congregation as they retired.

On the evening of the same day a soirée was held in the large saloon of the Music Hall. Upwards of 300 of the congregation and their friends partook of an excellent tea and other refreshments.

Robert Barbour, Esq., of Manchester, was then called to the chair.

The Chairman congratulated the congregation on the auspicious settlement of a minister amongst them. He referred to the ancient Presbyterian renown of Leeds, when Hall and Henry, Heywood and Newcombe, were honoured representatives of the Presbyterian Church of England. He hoped that the day was not far distant when they would not only have one or two churches in Yorkshire, but would have a large and flourishing Presbytery. He concluded by wishing prosperity to the young minister and his people.

Mr. Adam being called upon, feelingly adverted to the solemn position in which he was now placed. He stated that he was not altogether ignorant of the arduous duties which he would have to discharge as a servant of Christ in Leeds, but he trusted that with the blessing of the Church's great Head, the wise counsel and friendly aid of his fathers and brethren, and the sympathy and co-operation of the congregation, success would attend his efforts to establish a flourishing Presbyterian Church in that