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THE OLD GREY MARE.

By J. H. R. Bayley.
Some dozen long years had this famous old tit

Been grazing In meadows and champing the bit ;
And used as a roadster or rid in the chase,

She still went along at a famous old pace.
She had had from a colt but one master to please,
And had carried him well and yet done it with ease ;
And never was known in her life-time to slack,
When her daring old rider was on her old back.
To market she'd by like a bounding young hind,
And leave half the nags of the village behind ;
Thro' rain or thro' sunshine, thro' fire or thro' flood—
Not mattered a jot to this " old bit of blood."
At times her old rider would sleep on his way,
Worn out with the heat and fatigue of the day ;
And then, oh ! how gently she'd bear his old weight,
And neigh when she came to the old fold-yard gate.
Should a crack pack of hounds 'chance come opening by

She'd prick up her ears at the merry old cry ;
And 'twas no wondrous thing for this mettlesome elf,
When loose in the fields to go hunting herself.
No fence was so high but she over it leapt—
, No thicket so bushy but through it she crept—
Nor wall, hurdle, quickset, nor any such check,
But she ventured to clear it or break her old neck.
She was known to be one of the best of old sorts
By the veteran lovers of " old English sports ;"
And when breaking-from cover, would echo the shout-
" Hark forward ! hie over ! the old grey is out !"
But Time, that destroyer of all that is rare,
Hath stiffened the limbs of the bonnie grey mare;
And the spot is but known by an old heap of stones,
Where rest now for ever her angled old bones.
Her hardy old owner is yet living on,
And since she dropped off bath crossed many an one;
But never will have it that ought can compare
With the speed and the pluck of " the old grey mare.

LITERARY NOTICES.

The Churchman. April and Mal', 1849. London : W. E

Painter.

These numbers of this truly excellent and orthodox ma-
gazine contain several articles which possess a very high de-
gree of merit, and which cannot fail to elevate its character,
as a medium for conveying religious end ecclesiastical intel-
ligence, in accordance with the principles of the Established
Church. In the number for April there is an admirable
practical comment on the words " Every man shall bear his
own burden." The continuation of the article on " The
Trinity" will prove a useful antidote to the poison of Soci-
nianism. The " Observations on Bishop Burnett's Cha-
racter of Cardinal Wolsey" are replete with valuable histori-
cal intormation. We h::ve been greatly pleased with the
perusal' of the paper on " The Blessings of the Church."
The " Sketch of the Doctrine and Discipline of the Greek
Church in Russia" contains many highly-interesting pas-
sages. In the May number there is an excellent article on
" The Detraction of Ministers," which, we trust, will effect
much good. We greatly approve of the notice of " Conti-
nental Literature." It displays considerable critical acumen.
The correspondence, poetry, reviews, ecclesiastical intelli-
gence, and miscellanea, in the Churchman, indicate the pre-
sidence of a gentleman of sound judgment over the editorial
department. This periodical well deserves the support of
every member of the Church of England.

The Village Churchman.

April and May, 1840. London

W. E. Painter.

We know of few publications that we can more safely recom-
mend for circulation among the humbler members of the Esta-
blisfied Church than the one before us. Its original articles
and its selections are alike entitled to our highest praise.
The doctrinal statements which it puts forth are in strict ac-
cordance with the articles, homilies, and public formularies
of the Church. Among the more prominent papers in the
numbers before us we would particularly mention " The
Pious Churchman's Sunday"—" Hirts on Popery"—" The
Village Churchman's Sabbath Meditations"—" Popular
Mistakes respecting the Church of England"—" A Word
on these hard Times," and the notices of "The Church of
England Societies."

The Church Magazine.

April, 1840. London : Hayward

and Moore.

It is highly gratifying to witness tie press, metropolitan
and provincial, teeming with so many publications in defence
of our venerable church, and calculatel to edify and instruct
all classes of its members. Among these the Chureh Maga-
zine occupies a prominent position. We regret that we have
occasionall, been compelled to find fatlt with its intemperate
language, and the obvious leaning it some of its articles,
towards the errors of Puseyism. The number before us
contains an excellent memoir (accompanied by a well-en-
graved portrait) of Dr. Molesworth, the present highly es-
teemed Vicar of Rochdale. The artiae on " Popeiy against
the Catholic Church of England" is 'ery seasonably intro-
duced. " What is the Church?" is the title of a sermon,
which, from a cursory perusal, appears to embody sound
scriptural views on the subject. There is much useful mis-
cellaneous intelligence in Skis magazine.

The Ministry of Recowiliation. A Sermon, preached in the
Chapel of Farnham Castle, at the General Ordination held
by the Bishop of Winchester, December 15, 1839. By

Archdeacon Willerforce. London : James Burns. 1840.
This is a mas:erly sermon, delineating, in vivid and elo-
quent terms, tke nature and functions of the Christian mi-
nistry. It ought to be in the hands of every clergyman. We
particularly recommend it to the notice of all candidates for
ordination.

Presbyterian .Rights Asserted. By a Presbyter of the Church
of England. London : James Burns.

This pamphlet is written in a temperate and conciliatory
spirit. The subject is one of great importance, respecting
which, however, very general ignorance prevails, viz.,—the
real position in the church of the eecondorder in the ministry
—their duties and obligations to Olefin/ order of the ministry,
on the one hand, and their own rights and privileges, on the
other.

A Letter to the Right lion. Henry Lord Brougham, on
the Government Plan of Education. By Samuel Wilber-
force, M.A., Archdeacon of Surrey. London : James
Burns. 1840.

We are glad to find that this excellent Letter has reached
a second edition. The venerable author has rendered an
Essential service to his country by the publication of his
sentiments on this important subjec:. He has spoken out
boldly for the Church, and shown ample reasons for rescind-
ing the obnoxious education resolution. In the hands of
Archdeacon Wilberforce such men as Lords Brougham and
Lansdowne are like infants in the grasp of a giant.

The Crook in the Lot ; or, the Sovereignty and Wisdom of
God in the Afflictions of Men. By the Rev. Thomas
Boston. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black.
This invaluable work forms one of the series of republi-
cations under the general title of " Christian Literature,"
which the spirited publishers have recently undertaken.
" The Crook in the Lot" is a work too well known in the
religious world to need any recommendation from our feeble
pen. It has afforded rich consolation to many sorrowing
christians on their pilgrimage through this " vale of tears."

The Life and Times of Martin Luther. Bristol. Philp

and Evans ; London : John Green, 1840.

This constitutes the fifth number of a series of works,
under the title of " Standard American Literature." We
have not received any of the preceding parts. From the
specimen before us we should predict that this series will
become very popular. We understand that the first num-
ber has already reached a second edition. " The Life and
Times of Martin Luther" is written in an attractive collo-
quial style, and will be perused with considerable interest.

The New Statistical Account of Scotland. No. 25, Edin-
burgh : Blackwood and Sons ; London: Cadell.

This great national work is proceeding in a manner which
fully justifies all the praises which we have felt it to be our
duty to bestow upon the preceding parts. The present part
contains a beautifully engraved and coloured map of Aber-
deenshire, and a copious account of the following parishes :
Aberdeen, Petercalter, Kiiaellar, Dyce, Udny, Old Deer,
Fintray, New Deer, St. Fergus, Lonmay, Newhills, Belhel-
vie, Frazerburg, Aberdour, King Edward, and Auchterless.
The statistical details in this work are invaluable. They
have evidently been compiled with great care. Every Scots-
man, who can afford it, ought to place this account of his
native country on his library shelves, were it only on account
of the benevolent object to which the profits resulting from
its publication are devoted—the support of the sons and
daughters of the clergy.

Parliamentary Speeches. Session 1840. Part I. London :

W. E. Painter.

Mr. Painter deserves the thanks of his Countrymen for
thus placing before them, in a cheap and accessible form,
corrected editions of the principal speeches of the great con-
servative leaders. The first part of this series of publications
contains the speeches of Sir James Graham, Lord Stanley,
and Sir Robert Peel, on the " Vote of Confidence" motion.
Of the merits of these speeches it would be quite superfluous
for us to add another word, further than that they are worthy
of the exalted statesmen whose names we have mentioned.
Every true conservative ought to purchase these speeches,
to hand down as an heir-loom to his children.

A general Outline of the United Kingdom, and Manual of
Comparative Anatomy. Part 9. By Thomas Rymer
Jones. London : John Van Voorst. 1840.

Mr. Rymer Jones's celebrity as a writer and lecturer on
natural history is alone sufficient to procure for this manual
an extensive circulation. Of its intrinsic merits we have
already recorded our opinion on several occasions. The pre-
sent number continues the subject of the Conchffera. This
is followed by an elaborate description of the Gasteropoda,
the Pteropoda, and the Cephalopoda.

Wilson's Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales
of the Borders, and of Scotland. Part 71. Edinburgh :
John Sutherland.
This is another capital number of these popular, interest-
ing, and instructive tales. Many of the narratives possess a
very high degree of merit, and all of them are far above
mediocrity .
Charles O'Malley, the Irish Dragoon. By Harry Lorrequer.
Illuustrated by " Pbiz." Part I. Dublin :W. Curry,
jun., and Co.
It is no mean praise of this new serial publication to lay