this sacred and invaluable treasure, as the best expression of our grateful feelings. And we earnestly pray that all its heavenly blessings may be shed upon you abundantly, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

The Bible bore the following inscription, in gold letters on its cover:-" Presented as a token of respect and gratitude, by the teachers and children of St. Sepulchre's Sunday School, to Mrs. Catley, for her active and affectionate kindness during seven years, by which the interests of the school have been greatly promoted."

SAFFRON WALDEN.-On Sunday evening, August 5th, the Anniversary Sermon for the benefit of the National and Sunday Schools was preached in Saffron Walden Church, by the Hon. and Rev. Robert Eden, Rector of Hertingfordbury, when a collection amounting to 347. 15s. 94d, was made on the occasion.

REMARKABLE ANAGRAM.-Pilate's question to our Saviour, "What is truth?" in the Latin stands thus: "Quid est veritas?" These letters transposed make "Est vir qui adest." "It is the man before thee"

LANGUAGES. A Russian has published "A View of all the Known Languages, and their Dialects." In this book we find in all 937 Asiatic, 587 European, 226 African, and 1264 American languages and dialects enumerated and classed. The Bible is translated into 139 languages.

MR. CARLILE. The last month has presented us with two awful instances of this detestable man's detestable endeavours to root religion out of the human mind. Cooke, the miserable murderer of Mr. Paas, tells us that while he frequented places of worship he was considered, he believes, as a really respectable young man; but that he became a Deist, frequented clubs where the infamous works now circulated against Christianity were read, lost all right principles when he lost religion, and became a murderer. Tonge, who first murdered his wife, and then himself, was also a disciple of Mr. Carlile, who in this case has achieved a murder and suicide together. Thus four human beings have lost their lives by Mr. Carlile's means, two by the hand of the murderer, one by his own, and one on the scaffold. The husband destroys the wife, the mother of his six children, the companion of his life for fifteen years, and then falls by his own hand the victim of Carlile and Taylor. Have these men any conscience, any feelings, any notion of remorse? If they have none now, when the close of their life is at hand, and the fear of death comes upon them, with what unutterable distress and anguish, with what bitter anticipations will the remembrance of these horrors fill their minds! But what are we to say of the system pursued in this country, which, under a false shew of liberality, allows works to be circulated, which produce the most atrocious crimes? If I administer poison to the body, I am hanged in England; but if I administer poison to the mind, if I corrupt and betray the ignorant, if I deceive him and make him a murderer and a suicide, the friends of light and knowledge would raise a howl of persecution' and 'bigotry,' if any attempt should be made to stop me in my course!

IN THE MATTER OF THE BEDFORD CHARITY.-In the Court of Chancery, the Lord Chancellor lately gave judgment in this case. It will be recollected that it was upon a petition of eight trustees of the above-mentioned charity, praying his lordship to make certain alterations in the disposal of the funds of the charity, and other matters connected therewith. The case was argued at great length, the counsel for the petitioners contending that the 9th of George IV. c. 14, an Act for the regulation of this charity, left the Lord Chancellor a discretionary power to interfere to remedy any inconveniences, when he should be satisfied that such inconveniences existed. His lordship was of opinion that he had no jurisdiction. It was, therefore, clear that the petition must be dismissed; and having considered the question of costs, he was by no means prepared to allow the trustees to have an absolute right to the whole of their costs. They had assumed that the expenses would all fall upon the funds, and had got up this petition in a most expensive manner. It was a matter of regret that eight trustees should thus have the power to drag the charity into this Court, and make the funds pay for all. Notwithstanding the opinion of Lord Eldon to the contrary, he was of opinion that the Court could exercise a discretion on the question of costs, and he would write a special direction to the master to allow none but the necessary expenses incurred.

Name.

B.A.

ORDINATIONS.-1832.

Chester ......July 29. | Peterborough......August 5. | Worcester ......July 25.

Absolom, Charles Severn

DEACONS.

Degree. College.
Trinity

University. By Bishop of

Camb. Chester

Alderson, Edmund

White, John Neville Tivetshall, St. Mary, R. Norfolk Norwich Earl of Orford

St. Marg. R.S

We beg "S. S." to accept our best thanks; and also our "Friend at Gloucester."

It will give us pleasure to hear again from our Friend in "the most western part of Cornwall."

THE

CHRISTIAN

REMEMBRANCER.

OCTOBER, 1832.

REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ART. I.-The main Principles of the Creed and Ethics of the Jews, exhibited in Selections from the Yad Hachazakah, of Maimonides, with a Literal English Translation, copious Illustrations from the Talmud, &c., explanatory Notes, an alphabetical Glossary of such Particles and technical Terms as occur in the Selections, and a Collection of the Abbreviations commonly used in Rabbinical Writings. By HERMANN HEDWIG BERNARD, Teacher of Languages at Cambridge. 8vo. Pp. xxxiii. 358. Cambridge: Deighton. London: Rivingtons. 1832.

(Continued from p. 525.)

WE stated that the first book of the Yad Hachazakah of Maimonides is divided into five parts, which respectively treat of the foundations of the law, the government of the temper, or ethics,-the study of the law, idolatry,-and repentance.

Part I. is comprised in ten chapters, of which Mr. Bernard has given us all, except the fifth and sixth. The subjects discussed in it are these:(1.) The existence, unity, and spirituality, of God; chap. i. (2.) The duty of loving and fearing God, and the means by which these principles may be cultivated; chap. ii. iii. iv. (3.) The duty of honouring God, and the opposite sin of profaning him, or any thing on which his name is written; chap. v. vi. (4.) The qualifications, credentials, and duties of a prophet; chap. vii-x.

The first chapter, though not altogether free from the fancies of the Talmud, exhibits the author in very favourable light, as a correct and profound thinker; and we transcribe, with pleasure, the following extracts from it, which will enable our readers to form a just estimate of his reasoning powers, when his mind is not evidently led astray by antichristian prejudices, or entangled in the mazes of rabbinical subtilty.