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Prom THE EDINBURGH COURANT, September 3, 1864. 



The Nokth British Eeview. No. LXXXI. — The histoiy of 

 the JVorth British Review since its commencement in 1844 is to 

 some extent the history of religious thought in Scotland during 

 the same period. Originally started by Dr. Chalmers to repre- 

 sent and vindicate that enlightened Christianity which the 

 Edinhurgh Reviciv had always regarded somewhat distantly, it 

 was far from being in any sense a "religious organ" or tram- 

 melled by the tenets of any particular sect. Indeed, it is well 

 known that among the writers whom its illustrious founder was 

 most anxious to secure as contributors to its pages were Mr. 

 Thomas Carlyle and Mr. J. D. Morell. Under the congenial 

 editorship of Dr. Ilanna and Professor Eraser the North British 

 Review carried out to the utmost limit the programme of its 

 founder. Eeligious questions were discussed with a freshness 



