this sort is too evident to need an attempt at elucidation. The celebrated digest of the Roman Emperor conferred not greater honour on himself than benefit on his subjects. A portion of the same praise is due to our First Edward, whom Coke calls the English Justinian; and very great was the advantage felt by our clergy not long ago, by the exercise of a similar discretion in the compiling of the Consolidation Act. What we urge, then, is the application of this concentrating principle to our marriage laws. At present they lie loosely scattered, some among the blackletter pages of the statute-book, and some among the still darker abodes of the canons and constitutions of our Church. Now, as

the new Act must doubtless uudergo the discussion of the next session of Parliament, and a revision of its principles be made, we sincerely wish that the opportunity may be embraced for the collection of these micesllaneous enactments into one focus. We are aware that it demands labour and circumspection, but surely it merits the exercise of both. It would be a focus of light of the very highest utility. Both clergy and laity would rejoice in its rays, because the doubts and misapprehensions that now dim their path in a most important part of life would be dispersed; and their duties and privileges, thus rendered clear and attainable, would be at once understood and enjoyed.

GREAT BRITAIN. PREPARING for publication: - A Treatise on Daniel's Seventy Weeks, in vindication of Bishop Lloyd's hypothesis; -The Hundred of Mere; by Sir R. C. Hoare; The Lime Rocks of Plymouth; by the Rev. R. Hennah;-The early History of Rome; by C. Mills; -Travels in the Holy Land and Egypt; by W. R. Wilson.

In the press-A third edition of the Rev. Thomas H. Horne's "Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures;" with which will be published, with one new engraving, a small Supplement to the Second Edition, arranged conveniently for insertion in the respective volumes.

The foundation-stone of the intended college at Lampeter, in Cardiganshire, for the education of the Welsh Clergy in the diocese of St. David's, was laid on the 12th August, the birth-day of his Majesty, by the Lord Bishop of St. David's, in the presence of a large assemblage of the clergy and gentry of the adjacent counties, and a great concourse of the peasantry. After Divine service at the parish church of Lam

peter, the Bishop proceeded to the site of the intended college, where J. S. Harford, Esq., and A. Harford Battersby, Esq., advanced towards his Lordship; and the former, placing in his hands the conveyance of the ground, addressed him in a speech, expressive of the high honour which he felt was conferred on himself and his brothers, in having it in their power to promote in any degree the noble and important scheme, long since projected by the Bishop, and now about to be realized, for the diffusion of sound learning and religious improvement throughout his extensive diocese. The Bishop made a reply, expressive of his grateful feelings to the above gentlemen, lords of the manor of Lampeter, for the important aid they had afforded him, and of the lively interest which he felt in the welfare of the projected institution. The usual ceremonials then proceeded.

A pamphlet lately published, entitled "Cursory Suggestions on Naval Subjects," strongly recommends the general establishment of savings' banks among our seamen. The idea deserves serious attention by persons connected either with the merchants' or the king's

service. The sums often spent by sailors in port, in a few days of improvidence and vice, might, if husbanded in savings banks, prove a source of great comfort to them in their declining years, or to their families after them.

A market-house of large dimensions, and on an admirable plan, has been recently erected at Liverpool. It covers no less than 8235 square feet, is roofed throughout, and is well lighted and ventilated. The accommodation to the public, great as it is, of such a building, is of less importance than the saving of health and life to the market-people, who often suffer severely from their exposure to the weather in some of our towns, where, in certain instances, the inhabitants resist the erection of suit. able market-houses, on the ground that the inconvenience of enduring the inclemencies of the seasons, and the want of facilities for storing their over-stock till the next market-day, induce the country people to sell at lower prices, and with more dispatch, than would be the case if they were comfortably accommodated.

FRANCE.

The Coquille corvette, commanded by M. Duperrey, lately set sail on a voyage to promote geography and physical science. The Coquille will visit the great Archipelago of Asia, the points of the western coast of New Holland, and the islands of the Pacific Ocean; and return to France by Cape Horn. M. Duperrey is to make observations on the configuration of the globe, the inclination of the needle, &c. From some experiments of M. Macair on glow-worms, the following results arise. Solar light appears to have a constant influence on these animals. Some of them were put into boxes, from which the light was shut out, and, when the boxes were opened in the evening, they rarely gave any light; but the same worms, in the same boxes, with glass tops, and placed in the sunshine, shone brilliantly in the ensuing evening. Warmth caused them to become lumiWhen the animals were thrown into water at 122 deg. they died in stantly, but the light continued brilliant; at 30 deg. higher the light was extinguished, and could not be restored. Cold destroys their luminousness. The luminous matter is a yellowish-white organized substance, chiefly albumen, on the last three rings. This substance becomes opaque by drying, and then

nous.

ceases to shine. Preserved in water, it shines with a yellowish-green light for two or three hours. Heat and galvanism re-produce the light as long as the substance is not opaque. It shines more in oxygen than in other gases. All bodies capable of coagulating albu. men destroy its phosphorescence. The light does not appear except in gases containing oxygen. The galvanic pile excites it-common electricity does not.

GERMANY.

Within the last two years the number of persons who have been saved from drowning, by the Hamburgh Humane Society, has been 152. Of 44, who were to all appearance dead, the exertions of the surgeons restored 34. The Hamburgh Society for the Encouragement of the Arts and useful Trades, have granted sums of money to 232 individuals who had contributed to save the above persons; 15 others have received medals from the Society, as rewards for their exertions.

RUSSIA.

The emperor Alexander, from a desire that criminals, after suffering by exile in Siberia or otherwise, may appear again in society, in the event of their repentance and reformation, has abolished the punishment of marking with a brand, which it had hitherto been the practice to inflict, in connexion with the knout.

Lieutenants Wrangel and Anjou, appointed by the Russian Government, in 1820, to make discoveries in the North and North-East extremities of Asia, proceeded first to Nenkolymsk, in the north-east part of Siberia. Thence they set out, on sledges drawn by dogs, in quest of Cape Scheheladeh, which has been described as an isthmus which connects Asia with the American continent. They were enabled, it is stated, to ascertain that there is no connecting isthmus in that region. They then returned to Neukolymsk, whence they proceeded on another journey to the north, to discover the great continent supposed to be in that direction, but insurmountable obstacles prevented their advancing very far on their route. INDIA.

Various books are in preparation, or in the press, for the use of the college at Serampore. Among others, is a sum mary, in the Bengalee language, of the general principles of jurisprudence laid down by Grotius, Puffendorf, Montesquieu, and other European writers¡-a

work highly desirable. The college committee have made arrangements with Mr. F. Carey, the author of the Bengalee Encyclopædia, for taking up the subject. The committee have also ́sent suitable persons into various parts of the country, furnished with lists of such native works as they already possess, and with directions to purchase or transcribe any work they meet with, not contained in this list. By this means various works have been brought to

light in the popular languages, which will prove useful in the translations of the Scriptures.

A complete model has been made in ivory, on a scale of three inches to ten feet, of the celebrated Tauj at Agra, by the late Captain Fordyce and Captain G. Hutchinson. It has occupied nearly twelve years' labour, and is stated to give a very beautiful and accurate exhibition of that vast monument of past oriental magnificence.

THEOLOGY.

Essays on all the Scriptural Names and Titles of Christ; by the late Rev. William Goode, Rector of St. Ann's Blackfriars, &c. 6 vols. 8vo. 31. 3s.

Select Passages from the Bible, ar'ranged under distinct heads, for the use of Families and Schools; by A. Adam. 12mo. 4s. 6d.

An Abridgement of the Prophecies, as connected with Profane History, both Ancient and Modern; in question and answer: selected by Mrs. Smith. 12mo. 7s. 6d.

The Epistles of Paul the Apostle 'translated, with an Exposition and Notes; by the Rev. Thomas Belsham. 4 vols. 8vo. 21. 12s. 6d.

The Seaman's Prayer-Book. 18mo. 29. 6d.

A respectful Letter to the Earl of Liverpool, occasioned by the Speech imputed [imputed !] to his Lordship at the Isle of Thanet Bible Society Meeting; by the Rev. H. H. Norris. 8vo. 7s. Six Village Sermons; by the Rev. E. Berens. 12mo. 1s. 6d.

Lectures on some important Doctrines of the Gospel. By T. Raffles, LL.D. 12mo. 7s. 6d.

A Sermon on Covetousness; by the Rev. R. H. Shepherd. 1s.

The Claims of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; a Sermon; by the Rev. J. Algar.

• Sermons; by Jonathan Walton, B. D. '2 vols. 8vo.

⚫ Scripture Chronology, on a new plan. 2s. 6d.

Sexaginta Conciones, nunquam antehac promulgatæ; Lithographice Impressæ fideliter MSS. imitantes. A Presbytero Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ *.

The Book of Common Prayer. With Notes, &c.; by the Right Rev. R. Mant, D.D. 368. medium, 31. 128. royal paper.

We beg leave to refer the Rev. Presbyter to our announcement of a similar work of Mr. Warner's. Christ. Observ, 1821, p. 651.

The Seasons contemplated in the Spirit of the Gospel: six Sermons; by the Rev. Thomas Gillespie. 12mo. 4s. 6d. An Explanation of the Five Books of Moses. 3s.

A Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Gloucester in 1822; by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester. 4to.

The Genuine and Apochryphal Gospels compared ; in a Visitation Charge; by Dr. Butler of Shrewsbury, Archdeacon of Derby.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Memoirs of Mary, Queen of Scots; by Miss Benger. 2 vols. 8vo.

Cottage Biography, being a Collection of the Lives of the Irish Peasantry; by Mary Leadbeater. 12mo. 3s. 6d.

Remains of the late A. L. Ross, A.M. With a Memoir. 12mo.

An easy Method of acquiring the Reading of Hebrew with the VowelPoints. On a sheet. 1s. 6d.

Political Fragments of Ancient Pythagoreans. Translated from the Greek; by T. Taylor. 8vo. 65.

Geological Essays; by Joseph Sutcliffe. 8vo. 4s.

An Introduction to Fossil Organic Remains; by James Parkinson. 8vo. 12s. The History of Preston, and the Guild Merchant. 4to. 158.

The first five Books of Livy, with English Notes; by J. Hunter, LL.D. 12mo. 58.

An Historical Review of the Spanish Revolution; by E. Blaquiere. 8vo. 18s. The different Modes of Cultivating the Pine-Apple. 8vo. 9s.

A System of Mechanics; by the Rev. J. R. Robinson. 8vo. 13s.

A Letter to Sir Humphrey Davy, Bt. on the Application of Machinery to calculating Mathematical Tables; by C. Babbage, M.A. 4to. 1s. 6d.

Essays on Subjects of important Inquiry in Metaphysics, Morals, and Religion; by the late Isaac Hawkins Browne,

8vo. 15s.

Irad and Adah, a Tale of the Flood; by Thomas Dale. 8vo. 8s. 6d.

An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language; by David Booth. Part I. 7s. 6d.

Specimens of the German Lyric Poets, consisting of Translations in Verse from Barger, Goethe, Jacobi, Klopstocke, &c. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

A Letter to the Earl of Liverpool, on the subject of the Greeks; by Thomas Lord Erskine. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

An Appeal to the British Public, in the Cause of the Persecuted Greeks; by the Rev. Robert Chatfield, LL.D.

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AFRICAN INSTITUTION.

THE annual publication of the Society has this year augmented to a closely printed volume of 412 pages; presenting a large collection of important and interesting-much of it, unhappily,most afflicting-intelligence. The volume is divided into three parts. The first contains an account of the Proceedings at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting, with the speeches of the Duke of Gloucester; the Marquis of Lansdowne; Earl Nugent; Lord Calthorpe; Sir T. Acland, Bart.; the Right Hon. J. C. Villiers; Messrs. Wilberforce, Brougham, Warre, W. Smith, Rice, Wilbraham, Randolph, Bowring, and Stephen; the Rev. W. Dealtry; and the Rev.J.W.Cunningham. The second contains the Report of the Directors; and the third, an Appendix of documents. Of the facts in the Report, we hope before long to give as copious an analysis as our limits allow. For the details in the Appendix,we must refer our readers to the publication itself. They relate to the present state and laws of the Slave Trade in different parts of the world, and under various flags; particularly the wide extension of the traffic by the French, both on the eastern and the western coast of Africa; to the correspondence of the British and other governments on the subject;to the discussions in the French Chambers, in the course of which is given at length a speech of the Duke de Broglie, which, for, knowledge of the subject, eloquence, and general ability, well deserves general perusal;-to the proceedings of the American Colonization Society; the cheering progress of the settlement of Sierra Leone; the abolition of the Slave Trade at the Mauritius; the extinction of the Slave Trade and Slavery by the Independent States of South America; and other points connected with the general subject.

The first part also of the volume we are obliged to pass over more cursorily than we could wish. We extract the following passage from the speech of Mr. Cunningham, partly for the consideration of our readers, and partly as an apology for ourselves, if any apology be needed, for urging this great question so often and earnestly in the pages of a religious miscellany. Mr. Cunningham remarked, that

"He was much struck with the statement that their funds had this year declined, and that they were now in a state of depression. To what was such a circumstance to be traced, more particularly when compared with the suc cess which attended the progress of other institutions? Perhaps the cause of this difference was to be traced to the fact, that a sufficient attempt had not been made to place this institution on that broad basis of religious and moral feeling which had produced such an effect in other cases; and which, far above all considerations of policy and expediency, impressed such a powerful interest on those who were under its influence. This great question ought to rest on the widest basis; it was entitled to do so nor ought they to stop until it was placed on its right foundation; a foundation firm as the will of God, and ample as the wants of human nature. It was true that people were so apt to be absorbed in one favourite object, that they turned with difficulty to others. Else the excellent individuals who were engaged in Missionary Societies could not fail to see the great importance, to their own success, of attaining the ob jects of the African Institution. They who were engaged in the dissemination of the Gospel, especially in Africa, ought to be aware how grievously the Slave Trade was opposed to their efforts to improve the existing opportu= nities, of which they might otherwise