Heaven, friendship in, 1156

Hebrew poetry, characteristics of, 164
Hey, W., Esq., Christian spirit of, in bereave-

ment, 809

Hippopotamus, at the Zoological Gardens, notes
on the, 853

History and biography, distinction between, 704
Hogarth, Charles Lamb's Essay on, quoted, 1081
Homer, the theology of, 497, 606

Hora Biblica. No. XXIX. Colossians ii. 9-12,
283-No. XXX. An inquiry into the true
meaning and application of Galatians vi. 1,
397-No. XXXI. Are there cherubim? 402-
No. XXXII. Idle words, 856-No. XXXIII.
Are there archangels? 937
Humboldt, Baron, sketch by, of the river-scenery
of South America, 52-capital defect in the
writings of, 52 note, 157 note-his description
of the rapids and cataracts of the Orinoco, 152
-remarks by, on the universal diffusion of
life, 376

Hume, David, origin of his argument against
miracles, 464

Hurd, Bishop, opinion of, respecting Wesley,
Fletcher, and Rousseau, 15

Huss, John, mentioned, 940
Hymn of the blind, 306

"Ira, remarks on the particle, 801
"Index Expurgatorius," sample of the books
prohibited by the, 354-mentioned, 1190
India, another glance at, 832-works relating
to, noticed, 634, 944, 1088
Indulgences, Popish doctrine of, 460
Inquisition, a "History" of the, noticed, 189-
popular hatred and pontifical support of the,
459-Spanish literature blighted by the, 1189
Ireland, work on, noticed, 421-anecdotes of Me-
thodism in, 597-Wesleyan Conference in, 947
Jackson's (Rev. S.) "Catechumens of the Wes-
leyan Church," reviewed, 1179

Jackson's (Rev. T.) "Life," "Memoirs," and
"Journal" of the Rev. C. Wesley, reviewed,
42, 144

Jacob, character and conduct of, 599
Jerusalem, life in, 39-crusades for the deliver-

ance of, 48-hopeful signs among the Jews
residing in, 311

Jesuits, the, referred to, 941, 942, 943, 1218, 1325
Jew, conversion of a, at Leipsic, 171
Jewish race, varieties of the, 274

Jewish sacred history, the study of, neglected,
627-sketch of the principal topics included
in, 750

Jews, Free Church of Scotland's Missions to the,
761-works on the restoration of the, to Pales-
tine, 811-arguments for the restoration of the,
examined, 813-British Society for the Propa-
gation of the Gospel among the, 877
Job, trial and reward of, 836
Jobson's (Rev. F. J.) "Chapel and School Archi-

tecture," specimen-extracts from, 1058
Jordan, vegetation on the, 490

Joseph, trial and reward of, 835

Judaism, not merely local, 64

Justification by faith, the doctrine of, referred

to, 295, 515, 520, 523, 528

Kilda, St., a visit to, 1042

Kilham, Rev. Alexander, mentioned, 5, 9

King, Rev. Jonas, interesting narrative con-
cerning, 492

Lapland, account of the first Missionary to,

866

Lay-delegation, objections to, 197-pamphlet
on, reviewed, 300

Leopardi, Count G., character of, as a poet, 721
Lichfield, meeting of Wesleyan Ministers at,
shortly after the death of the Rev. John Wes-
ley, 9

Life, spiritual, vague view of, examined, 408
Life, universal diffusion of, 376

Light, effects of, on animal and vegetable life, 920
Lightning, velocity of, 605

Linnaeus, the Herbarium of, 275

Literature, Is the pursuit of, favourable to reli-
gion? 578

M'All, Dr., last letter of, 170

Macaulay's "History of England," mentioned,
261, 871

Mac Brair, Rev. R. M., narrative by, of the
latter days of the Rev. J. Edmondson, 119-
extracts from his "Happy Church," 590.
See also Chapters on Divine Providence.
M'Owan, Rev. P., speech of, in Exeter-Hall, 776
Mahan's (Rev. A.) "Discourses on Christian
Perfection," extracts from, 732

Mail-packet, departure of the, from South-
ampton, described, 594

Mandarin, funeral of a, 504

Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice, anecdotes of, 136
Marriage of Wesleyan Preachers while on pro-
bation, remarks on the, 7
Marriage code of Israel, 1083
Marriott, Mr. T., communications from, 146,
161, 386, 709, 1064, 1167, 1273
Matilda, Abbess, death-bed of, 706
Matilda, and Henry of Saxony, marriage and
marriage-dress of, 828

Maule, Rt. Hon. Fox, speech of, in Exeter-
Hall, 659, 782, 784

Maynooth, literary character of, 356
Mer de glace, cataract of the, 495
Methodism in Former Days. No. XXXIX.
The Rev. Samuel Taylor, Vicar of Quinton,
386, 1274-No. XL. Address of the Rev. Dr.
Bangs to the late Canadian Conference, 933-
No. XLI. A Missionary's qualifications, 1167
-No. XLII. John Haime, and the army in
Flanders, 1273

Mining, British, importance of, 366
Ministry, Christian, the opinion that it is not
a "sacred order" noticed, 410-a hopeful
substitute for the, 412-attempt to lower the
character of the, among the Wesleyan Method-
ists, 509-qualifications for the, 1281
Missionary arguments, abundant in the Bible,
860, 861-Missionary facts and dates, 862, 863
Missionary collector, thoughts of a, 479
MISSIONARY NOTICES.
Africa, Southern, 665, 669.

Albany, 216,

335, 552, 557, 896, 1105-Bechuana-land,
445, 550, 559,896, 1330-Cape of Good Hope,
1120, 1228, 1331, 1332-Kaffraria, British,
445, 551, 559, 1106, 1107-Natal, 442, 1328,
1329

Africa, Western, 665, 669, 1322. Anamabu,
218-Ashanti, 97, 1108-Cape-Coast Town,
445-Gambia, 1333-Gold-Coast, 1108,
1119-Sierra-Leone, 998, 1109, 1220, 1334
America, British North. Canada, 111-Hud-
son's Bay, 329, 331, 443, 893, 894-New-
Brunswick, 447-Newfoundland, 447, 895

MISSIONARY NOTICES, continued.

Anniversary of the Wesleyan Missionary So-
ciety, 433, 657, 768-amount of contribu-
tions received at the, 784
Auditors, Report of the, 1005

Balance-sheet, proceedings on the presentation
of the, 1001

Ceylon, 662. Batticaloa, 209-Colombo, 105-
Jaffna, 996-Point de Galle, 1219

China, 1000

Circular to Treasurers, Secretaries, &c., 1319
Financial statement, 660

France, 444, 662

Germany, 662, 1321

Gibraltar, 662, 1118

Income of the Wesleyan Missionary Society

for the year, 447

India, Continental, 669. Bangalore, 994, 1001
-Manargoody, 546-Negapatam, 545, 995,

1324

Ireland, 662, 1320

"John Wesley," Missionary ship, mentioned,
438, 547, 549, 1325-preservation of, from
pirates, 993

London District Auxiliary Society, Quarterly
Meetings of the, 223, 1232

Missionaries, departure of, 112, 335, 448,

1008, 1120, 1228, 1334—arrival of, 336, 448,
1008-death of, 336, 560, 661, 784, 1008, 1120,
1228-death of wives of, 336, 661, 896, 999,
-sent out during the year, names and ap-
pointments of, 661

South Seas, 663. Australia, 1119-Feejee, 327,
438, 547, 549, 669, 881, 1217, 1230, 1325,
1327, 1328-Friendly Islands, 440, 883-New
South Wales, 1119-New-Zealand, 213, 441,
558, 669, 884, 886, 993
Switzerland, 103, 104, 321, 662
Valedictory services, 1227
West Indies, 668, 669, 1110, 1322. Antigua, 110,
999-Bahamas, 446, 892-Demerara, 220-
Grenada, 891-Hayti, 108, 221, 889, 1116,
1118, 1226-Honduras, 107, 222—Jamaica,
109, 446, 1111, 1119, 1224-Nevis, 446-St.
Kitt's, 223-St. Martin's, 1115-St. Vin-
cent's, 1113

Missionary Society, Wesleyan, "Reports" of
the, reviewed, 859-financial system of the,
explained and defended, 1036
Missions, suggestion to the friends of, 30-
incidental results of, in South Africa: The
establishment of commerce, 163; Discovery
of fountains, 263; Experiments in agriculture,

395

Moscow, the burning of, 280

Moses, imitation of the miracles of, by the Ma-
gicians, 629-noble bearing of, on being sent
up to Pisgah to die, 752

Mousehole, character of the Wesleyan society
in, 34-revival of religion in, 35
Mutual inquiry, among Wesleyan Ministers,
right and duty of, 58

Mysore kingdom, historical notices of the, 1047,
1148-Arthur's "Mission to Mysore," noticed,

1088

Nestorian, remarks on the title as given to the
Chaldæans, 75

Newgate, a Governor of, 739

Newlyn, introduction of Methodism into, 33-
revival of religion in, 36

Newton, Dr., speech of, in Exeter-Hall, 780

Nichols, James, his edition of Farindon's "* Ser-
mons" noticed, 291

Night study, caution against, 27
Nile, boatmen of the, 926

Nineveh, greatness of, 63-Dr. Layard's disco-
veries among the ruins of, 67, 71-74, 77, 173-
178-its high antiquity, 180-its architecture,
183-Dr. Layard's work on, mentioned, 262-
further discoveries in, communicated by a
correspondent of the "Times," 384

NOTICES (Characteristic) OF BOOKS, &c.
See also REVIEWS.

Adlard's "School Atlas," 420
Albertus Magnus, Treatise of, 870

Allin's "Discourses," 635

Arnot's "Memoir of James Halley," 1089
Arthur's "Mission to Mysore," 1088

A Second Letter to J. B., 305

A Whisper to a newly-married Pair, 305
Bagsters' " New Blank-paged Bible," 1202
Barker's "Diet of Infancy and Childhood,"
1200

Barrett's "Christ in the Storm," 420-" Mo-
dern Mental Philosophy," 870
Bathurst's " Metrical Musings," 533
Beecham's "Constitution of Wesleyan Me-
thodism," 869

Birks's "Horæ Apostolicæ," 191

Bloomfield's " Additional Annotations," 1313
Brown's "Discourses and Sayings of our
Lord," 1087-"Exposition of our Lord's
Intercessory Prayer," 1200

Burns's "Light for the Sick Room," 635
Campbell's "Poems," 308

Chalmers, Dr., "Memoirs" of, 78, 1084-
"Posthumous Works" of, 79

Cheever's "Windings of the River of the Water
of Life," 871

Claims of the Training System of Education,
1201

Clarkson's (Rev. W.) "India and the Gospel,"

Denman's "Slave-Trade," 307

Douglas's "Structure of Prophecy," 1087

Dykes, Rev. T., "Memoir" and "Sermons
of, 532

Ellet's (Mrs.) "Family Pictures from the
Bible," 872

Facts and Opinions, 306

Farley's "Voice from the Font," 870

Female Agency among the Heathen, 944
Fish's" Expostulatory Address," 633

Fison's (Mrs.) "Hints for the earnest Stu-
dent," 1088

Ford's "Chorazin," 422

Fox, Rev. H. Watson, "Memoir" of, 1313
Gamble's "Scripture Baptism," 188
Gaussen's "It is written," 1084
Goddard's" Prize Model-Cottages," 945
Green's" Domestic Worshipper," 1089

Hardy's "Eastern Monachism," 1086

NOTICES OF BOOKS, continued.

Havernick's "Introduction to the Penta-
teuch," 872

Hay's "Father's Counsels," 634
Headley's "Sacred Mountains," 190

Henderson's (Mrs.) "Scripture Lessons," 1088
History of the Inquisition, 189

Inglis's "Sabbath-School and Bible Teach-
ing," 190

Jackson's "Methodism in Darlington," 869
James's "Olive-Branch and Cross," 421
Kelly's "Discourses," 1084

King's "Geology," 534-" Jamaica," 871
Kitto's "Daily Bible Illustrations," 191, 635,
1314-" Tabernacle and its Furniture," 945
Latrobe's "Sacred Lays and Lyrics," 1085
Lawry's "Friendly and Feejee Islands," 304
Lessons on Industrial Education, 81
Maberley's" Preach the Word," 1089
M'Cosh's Divine Government," 304
M'Crie's "Lectures on Baptism," 872
Marsden's "Early Puritans," 1087
Marsland's "Regeneration," 1200
Martyrologia, 188

Meek's "Scripture Emblems," 873
Michell's "Ruins of many Lands," 420
Moister's "Missionary Labours," 868
Montgomery's (James) "Poetical Works," 633
Montgomery's (Rev. R.) "Christian Life," 80
Moody's" New Testament expounded," 80
Moore's "Health, Disease, and Remedy," 872
Naylor's "Hymns," 634

New Publications, lists of, 83, 191, 307, 422,
534, 636, 874, 946, 1090, 1202, 1314
Osborne's (Mrs.) "Oceanus," 421
Owen's "Works," 1084

Paley's "Horæ Paulinæ," 191, 419-“Evi-

dences of Christianity," 419

Parker Society, publications of the, 192, 1203
Pascal's "Thoughts on Religion," &c., 80
Paul, St., "Life and Epistles" of, 189, 305,
534, 874, 1088

Payne's "Lectures," 533

Ponsonby's (Catherine) "Lays," 306

Potts's (Anna H.) "Sketches of Character," 81
Procrastination, 307

Puritan Gems, 1087

Read's "Hand of God in History," 1202

Real Religion, 189

Rigg's "Principles of Wesleyan Methodism,"

305

Roberts's "Life, Letters, and Opinions," 1085
Robinson's "Greek Lexicon," 1200

Samuel's "Wesleyan Missions in Jamaica and
Honduras," 1089

Schleiermacher's "Outline of the Study of
Theology," 1089

Sermons by Wesleyan Ministers, 191
Sheppard's "Three Essays," 1202

Short Memorials of the Lord's Goodness, 871
Short Sermons and Hymns for Children, (in
Irish,) 1090

Shrewsbury, Joseph B., "Life" of, 1089
Sidney's "Philosophy of Food," 82
Simmons's "Working Classes," 81
Smith's (Eliza) "Five Years a Catholic," 305
Smith's (George) "Sacred Annals," vol. II.,
79-" Wesleyan Ministers and their Slan-
derers," 83

Sortain's "Sermons," 873

Southern's "Church in the World," 190
Spring's" Mercy-Seat," 634, 1089

NOTICES OF BOOKS, continued.

Stewart's "Modern Geography," 1201
Stow's Training System," 421

Syriac and English Lexicon, 636
Temple's "Christian's daily Treasury," 188
The Annotated Paragraph Bible, 1088
The Book of the Prophet Joel, 80
The Christian Athenæum, 534
The Christian Sabbath, 1314
The Exhibition of 1851, 1203
The great Gorham Case, 634

The Holly-Tree, by George and Myra Sargent,

191

The Jamaica Movement against the Slave-
Trade, 635

The Lighted Valley, 872
The Light of Life, 1087

The National Cyclopædia, 305, 534, 874, 1088
The Old-Testament Pocket Commentary, 635
The Past and Future of Ireland, 421

The Wesleyan Vindicator, 82

The Young Wife, 421

Thomson's "Nature and Destinies of the
Soul," 305

Tract Society, "Monthly Volumes" of, 82, 1314
Transcripts from my Tablets, 1090

Treffry's "Memoirs of the Rev. J. Smith," 80
Venema's "Institutes," 873

Wallace's "Guide to the Christian Ministry,"
307-"Heavenly Home," 421

Warren's "Chanter's Hand-Guide," and
"Psalmody," "1089

Weir's "High-Way of Holiness," 190
Wertheim's "Bible Cartoons," 1200
Westhead's "XVIIIth of Leviticus," 1083
White's "History of France," 1202

Wilson's "Bible Student's Guide," 1199
Wordsworth's unpublished Poem and Bio-
graphy, 874

POETRY, continued.

The Fall of the Oppressor, 876

The Pastor's Prayer for the Flock, by the

Rev. C. Wesley, 86

They are not here, by R. W. Horsfield, 424

To Zion's Watchmen, by the Rev. C. Wesley,
1093

Verses by Elizabeth Stuart, Daughter of

James I., 195

Polytheism, evil tendency of, 185

Pompey the Great, vicissitudes in the career of,
1263

Popery, history a magazine of arguments
against, 160-works relating to, noticed, 80,
188, 189, 305, 306, 421, 1203-proofs of its
tendency to produce ignorance, 352; irre-
ligion, 457; and infidelity, 461-true ground
of the determined opposition to, in England,
486-element of, in the Church of England,
accounted for, 489, 516-anecdotes illus-
trative of, 706, 707, 708, 830-secret of the
seeming liberalism of, in Protestant countries,
830-the proceedings of, against the Reforma-
tion in Poland, exhibited as a warning to
England at the present time, 941-logic of,
reduced ad absurdum, 1190-avails itself of
the popular superstition against witchcraft to
crush Church reformers, 1276-shameless at-
tack on a dying Protestant by the spiritual agents
of, 1297-office of Cardinal in the ecclesiastical
system of, explained, 1298-referred to, 104,
107, 200, 221, 223, 440, 444, 878, 889, 890, 1117,
1120, 1218, 1227, 1327, 1333. See also RELI-
GIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Potts's (R.)" Geometry," extract from, 839, 927
Present period, duties of the, 57

Press, labours of the, during 1849, reviewed, 259
-labourers for the, 731

Prince of Wales, high claims of the, to Protest-
ant consideration, 527

Providence, remarks on the government of, 484
-Homeric views respecting, 498-work on,
noticed, 1202. See also Chapters on Divine
Providence.

Prussia, the King of, mentioned, 374-anecdotes
of Jaenike, the "Oberlin" of, 935
Purgatory, defined, 459-principal features of, 460
Puseyism, referred to, 306, 523, 524, 527, 941-
in New-Zealand, 887

Ragged schools, a visit to, 849
Rains, distribution of the, 480
Rationalism, new phase of, 258
Reading, observations on, 115
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Achilli, Dr., 88

Anniversaries. British and Foreign Bible
Society, 641-Church Missionary Society,
759-London Missionary Society, 759-
Baptist Missionary Society, 760-London
City Mission, 760-Jewish Mission of the
Free Church of Scotland, 761-British So-
ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel
among the Jews, 877
Austria. Inspruck, 87

A village church in earnest, 644
Belgium. Progress of the Gospel, 426
Ben Oliel, Mr., departure of, 643
Bible distribution, 1208

Burmah. The Karens, or wild men, 538
City Mission, the, and the railways, 425
Connaught, 199

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, continued.
Declaration of Wesleyan Ministers, 196
From a lady in Ireland, 1093

Grand Duchy of Posen, 878

Himalayas, the Gospel in the, 425
Hungary, 200

Irish Romanism, 311
Italy, 87
Jerusalem, 311

Labrador, 425

Lettish Bible, the, 88

Loan Tract Societies, Wesleyan, 643
Louth Circuit, 643
Madagascar, 312

Madras City Mission, 1206

Methodist Episcopal Church, United States, 199
Norfolk and Norwich Bible Society, 87
Persia, 311

Ragged schools, 425

Religious meetings in the Alpine heights and
valleys, 1207

Royal Adelaide steamer, 539

Sabbath, the, 200-in the Post-Office, 425
Sabbath Alliance, the, 88

Sabbath-Committee, Wesleyan, 1093
St. Neot's, 311
Tahiti, 200

Turkey, 425

Wesleyan Conference: The Irish Conference,
947-The British Conference, 949-Stations
of the Wesleyan Ministers, 965-Annual
Address to the Societies, 972-Obituary of
Wesleyan Ministers, 978

Wesleyan Education, 1315
REVIEWS.-See also Eardley's "Imprison-
ment and Deliverance of Dr. Achilli; "
Green's (Mrs.) "Princesses of England;"
Guizot's "English Revolution of 1640-88;'
Jackson's (Rev. S.) "Catechumens;'
Jackson's (Rev. T.) "Charles Wesley;
Smith's "Doctrine of the Cherubim ;" and
Swaine's and Ewbank's "Restoration of the
Jews."

Farindon's "Sermons," 289

Krasinski's "Slavonic Nations," 939
Layard's "Nineveh," 63, 173
Miall's "British Churches," 406

Reports of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, 859
Scott's Wesleyan Discipline," 413
Smith's "Sacred Annals," vol. II., 625, 749
The

Gorham" Case, 513

The Poetry of Wordsworth, 1074, 1192, 1305
Treffry's" Eternal Sonship of Christ," 295
Welch's "Claims of Wesleyan Lay-Delega-
tion," 300

Revival of religion in the Penzance Circuit, 33
Robespierre, character of, 1171

Romaine, Rev. W., anecdotes of, 922
Ross, Sir John, observations of, on the power of
the human frame to resist cold, 496
Rousseau, character of, 1170

Sabæanism in Assyria, 185
Sabbath, keep the, 368-Sir A. Agnew's labours
in behalf of, 268-pastoral monition regarding
the, 976-Essays on the, noticed, 1314. See
also RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Sacramental salvation, the doctrine of, referred
to, 514, 1289

Sacraments, early disputes respecting the, in the
Wesleyan Societies, referred to, 9, 10-Popish
doctrine that the efficacy of the, depends on