tion. In this there is manifestly a very great improvement upon Whis ton's version, both in point of style, and fidelity to the original. Mr. Virtue publishes this edition, agree ably to an arrangement with the representatives of the translator, who lost his life by his indefatigable exertions to relieve the sufferings of his parishioners, during the late distressing famine in Ireland; and a portion of the profits go to the benefit of his family. Those who can overlook this consideration, and the superior style of this splendid edition, may supply themselves, we understand, with an inferior article, with which the enterprise of Mr. Virtue is forced to contend. Williston on the Sabbath.-Mr. William G. Hooker, of New Haven, Conn., has just published a new edition of the "Five Discourses on the Sabbath, preached at Durham, N. Y., by the Rev. Seth Williston, D.D., and first given to the public in 1813." This he has done with the consent of the author, who has given it a careful revision; and he now offers to furnish it in quantities of not less than one hundred copies, at cost, to those who may wish to circulate it gratuitously, and for a small profit, to those who purchase for sale. With this view, he has caused the work to be stereotyped. His object is, "to promote the better observance of the Lord's day, rather than pecuniary advantage." We need not commend this laudable design to the attention of the friends of the Sabbath, by speaking of the merits of Dr. Williston's work, which has long been before the public, and justly esteemed as a popular, yet able argument for the Christian Sabbath. Todd's Shorter Catechism.-J. H. Butler, Northampton, Mass., has published the first volume, 18mo, of a series, entitled, "The Shorter Cat echism illustrated, by John Todd, D.D." This work is designed to aid parents and teachers in the diffi cult task of bringing the whole Cat echism within the comprehension of children, and investing its study with the necessary interest. With this in view, the author has connect. ed with each question, an illustrative tale; which bears the marks of his well known power over the youthful mind. If the succeeding volumes shall equal the first, we can, in advance, congratulate him upon the complete success of his difficult undertaking. The unexpected length of several articles, obliges us to postpone the notices of other works which we had prepared for this number. NOTE. The Common School Controversy in Massachusetts.—The author of a pamphlet, containing four letters to the Rev. Heman Humphrey, D.D., to whom unfavorable allusion was made in an article with the above titie, contained in our last Number, has sent us an extended vindication of himself, which he desires us to publish. It would be so entirely inconsistent with the plan of the New Englander, to admit a personal controversy between writers, that we must shun every thing which can possibly be construed into a prece dent for such a course. Had we known at first the name of the respondent, we should have been unwilling to suspect that he could be guilty of any measures, in the slightest degree dishonorable, for promoting an object, however dear and important. And now with his explanation of the facts before us, we think he has successfully exonerated himself from such an imputation. This expression of opinion, we hope will have the effect of doing him full justice, with those few persons, to whom an anonymous writer's name can be known. At the same time, he will pardon us for saying, in justice to the author of the article, that the facts, as understood and stated by him, fully justify the view which was taken of his course. A. H. 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The British System of Postage, Life and religious opinions and experience of Madame de la Mothe Putney Perfectionism, The Berean: a manual for the help of those who seek the faith of the Religious Toleration, The Relation of Education to the Well-being of States, Eleventh Annual Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education, Postscript to the Article above, Robert Murray McCheyne, The works of the late Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne, Minister of The Proposed Substitution of Sectarian for Public Schools, Rev. Mr. Bellows on the Moral Government of God, 1. Relation of Christianity to Human Nature.-A Sermon preached 2. Nature of the Atonement.-A Discourse delivered by appoint- Ireland her Sufferings and their Remedy, Ireland in 1847: its present state and prospects. By J. 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