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of abominations—is the city of God !
flimsy pretence Mr. M'Afee tears at

weapon of which it is deserving

to demonstrate the anti-scriptural

.?.ntire system which Mr. Sibthorp embraced,
iby the Council of Trent. In the perfor-
;k the rev. gentleman examines in detail the
ced by that council, and which form the dis.
Ind for the able, convincing,

h this examination is conducted,

Protestant community of the empire is under a
)t of gratitude to him, which they will, we trust,
very inefficiently, show their sense of by giving the
irculation in their power to his very valuable work.
Ad lead us very much beyond the limits of such a
the present to follow Mr. M'Arco through the ar-
, and illustrations by which he has here proved the

Lsphemous character of the Romish

recommending its perusal, entire, to our

,hlet is well got up, and consisting of 80

1 pages for ls.-zis very cheap, and ought to bein

otestant to whose heart the subject comes

rich of us, at a time like this, when popery

drawing into her net so many victims prepared
Jesuit hands of apostate churchmen, is the il-

lark practices and tenets by a master spirit

of come home

and manner of the

writer display an earnestness
calculated to impress the reader in favour of the
which it is his endeavour to lead him ; and to

in particular—the operative body of protestants, to
; addressed, we can point out no recent publication
übject more calculated to do good.

By the author of " The Lollards,"
Self Condemned," " George Godfrey," and "Other
" Hugh Cunningham, London : Walmsley, Li-

Coloured Life

ant book is this ; it contains food for reflection,
musement, some instruction, and a spice of that
,y that makes us, page by page, relish what is set
The author—Mr. Gaspey—is a gentleman well

iterary circles of the metropolis, not only by

rks but by his contributions to the various pe-

why he has withheld his name on the present oc-

.vel. The contents of the work pass frum grave

xi lively to severe, and is

just such an one as we
the sake of passing a dolce far niente hour

It is such a book as every library ought to possess,
eit will suit almost all readers. The stories are ca-
told. The clever lines for the tablet erected over "The
is of Anglesey's leg," which have been fathered upon
,f the first wits of the day, have at length been claimed
r parent, and appear in this volume. " The Life,
:ter, and Behaviour of public Executioners " contains
urious particulars and anecdotes—" The two Satur-

ritten narrative of two days adven-
scribbler's capture" will surely excite a
y of the remarks and reflections—" The
Trip to Calais and Boulogne " we conclude is
This is a really capi-
told with much humour. " The battle between

a quaint

' as the saying is

" is a complete Pun—ic war—
sketch of the old House of

Hood and Sam Rogers
o house,' or a daylight

extremely interesting—as carrying the reader
of much excitement and remarkable for the
) then flourished. The Russian tale entitled

is a curious one—the fate of the heroine is
2oncluding tale of " Mary of Eltham " is told
hos, and ability—it is a happy effort of the
an recommend the work to the notice of all

amusing book—one that may be taken up with
Besides the articles and tales mentioned above,
eat many others of equal merit, wit, and talent.

A. Queen, milliner, of Barnard- Castle, committed
on Tuesday, in consequence of a disappointment in a
air ; she Was a highly respectable and amiable young

WOOD CAUSE.—After a host of counsel had been
xl on both sides in the great Wood cause at Gloucester,
angement was made between the parties, the devisees
'Ling to pay the heirs-at-law £lO,OOO, which will cover
costs, both at law and equity, and leave them a small

Am FRIGATE, THE
LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
iralty have given instructions for the building
,ew steam frigate, which is to surpass,
everything of the kind yet afloat. She is
power ;to have engine-room for 600 tons
'-e under hatches for 1,000 troops,
stores and provisions, exclusive of a crew
ld is to be armed with twenty guns of
-4es cannonades.

stowag

On Saturday, at noon, the two
Jonathan Taylor and Robert Nall, who
ted of the murder of their wives,att
the
the last
ere executed at the new drop, behind
Taylor was an old man, being sixty years
ierly held a farm, which is situated in
it a mile and a half or two miles from
Nall, the other unfortunate man, was 30
was steeped in ignorance, and for some
lecnnation seemed to exhibit a perfect in-
-ful situation in which h
eater pp e was
artlaceof
d.
fined sat up during g
co execution. They never betrayed the
of trepidation, but seemed to await their
,ith calmness and composure. Nall was
pirited and firm. Taylor seemed more re-
Nall appeared to feel great happiness from
,d his crime. A little before 12 oclock, the
(G. H. Seymour, Esq.) arrived at the castle,
t time the procession was formed, and proceed
assages to the fatal drop. Whilst on the drop nei-
retched men exhibited any symptoms of tremor,
nugh the fearfulceremony with wonderfulcourage.
' the immense crowd seemed to have no effect
-they did not seem to be daunted in the least.
been concluded the chaplain shook hands with
men and retired. The executioner then pro-
Iform his duties, and the dismal preliminaries

AT YORK.-1

) the fear

gone through the bolt was almost immediately with-
'n and the unhappy men were launched into eternity.
r sufferings seemed to be of short duration.