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272 e Protestant Magazine for August. Lond(
Wertheim and Mackintosh.
This zealous and well-directed periodical ci
limes with unabated rigour to do battle in '1
Protestant cause. No instance is lost sight of

its vigilant conductors, in which the errors, t]
cruelties, and the crimes of Popery can be laid ba:
lefore the public eye. Such ceaseless scrutin
and such frequent expos
erect much
iiity to a sense of their duty and thc,

awakening the

'anger

Vie Organon, or Logical Treatises, of Aristotle
Translated by 0. F. Owen, M.A. Vol. II
London 11. G. Bohn.

The volume now before us is the sec

ccmcluding one, of Mr. Owen's very learned trans-
lation of Aristotle's logic. It is in all respects an
erudite and scholarly production ; the acute and
recondite mental fornaulm of the metaphysician
being faithfully rendered, while, by the aid of
copious notes, they are well illustrated and ex-
plained. The original work has been too long an
acknowledged standard to require eulogium at
our hands ; in the present instance, therefore, our
remarks can apply only to the labours of the editor.
Shese latter evince patient and deep study—very
considerable mental resources—and no lack of logi-
cal acumen. To the metaphysical student, this
-edition of Aristotle's Logical Treatises will be wel-
come, and, in an eminent degree, useful.

Whe Universal Library, Parts 17 and 18, con-
taining Goldsmith's Citizen of the World, and
.71fichelet'S Life of Luther. London : Ingram,
Cooke and Co.
In general plan, the Universal Library deserves
ligh commendation, proposing, as it does, to
supply accurate reprints of the standard English
authors ; and also English translations of the best
French and German works, together with speci-
mens of American writers of note. This edition
of these works has now reached its eighteenth
part, and has redeemed, so far, the promises held
,out at its commencement. The parts already
published embrace in a complete form, besides
-ether favourite essays, poems, and treatises, the
i s etical works of 31ilton, the Lay of the Last
tl Istrel, and the Lady of the Lake, by Scott,
lason's Essay on Taste, a well-selected collection
of voyages and travels, including those of Stephens,
Anson, and Kcempfer, and now the two works
whose names stand at the head of this notice. The
Universal Library is published in octavo, is hand-
somely printed in double columns, is tastefully
embellished, and is issued at so cheap a rate as to
bring it readily within the purchasing means of all
Basses.
The Flowers of History, collected by Matthew of
Westminster. Translated from the original, by
C. D. Yonge, B. A. London : H. G. Bohn.
The quaintly written Chronicles of the renowned
Matthew of Westminster, published as part of the
Antiquarian Library, in a handsome form and at
so cheap a rate as to bring them within reach of
purchase by historical students of even limited
means, is a literary boon of no inconsiderable mag-
-saitucle. It is perfectly true indeed, that these
chronicles are so deeply tinctured with the mys-
tical prejudices of the time tic. which they were
svritten, as to be very unsafe guides to historical
truth, taken by themselves : nevertheless, they
contain a reasonably fair catalogue of events, and
Even the prejudices by which the narratives are
beset, and with which they are intermixed, consti-
tute so thoroughly a reflex of the Popish mind,
svhen untramelled by the fear of exposure, and
=awed by the certainty of opposition, that even
the absurdity of his averments becomes interest-
ing, and aids in the expiscation of truth ; while his
unbounded credulity, combined with the pre-
supposed approbation of his readers, is an edifying
instance of how far a man may impose upon him-
self while endeavouring to dissipate the scruples of
others. As might be expected, the erudite chroni-
cler is implicit in his reliance upon the infallibility
of Mother Church, and is eloquent, after his own
fashion, _in enforcing the value of her miracles.
Some of our readers may be inclined to smile as
they read the following incident, which was found
available (at least, so says our chronicler) to the
temporal aggrandisement of the Church :