1822.] 
commanded to preach. The preliminary dis- 
sertation states. very perspicuously the 
particular circumstances which gave a cast 
to the ideas, a tinge to the language, and 
a peculiarity to the reasonings of the 
Apostle ; from all which considerable diffi- 
culty has always been felt in a cursory 
perusal of his writings, particularly under 
the miserab!e distigurement which they 
have sustained by being cut up into verses 
and. chapters, often with a total disregard 
of allsense and connexion. As it is not, 
however, our province to examine in de- 
tail the execution of the great task which 
Mr. Belsham has proposed to himself, we 
must confine ourselves to stating, that 
what we have perused has satisfied us that 
his work is always ably performed, and 
that it cannot but furnish an invaluable 
addition to the library of every candid 
Diblical enquirer, There is little with 
which the greater part of the enlightened 
members of eur establishment. (such, at 
any rate, as are inclined to follow in the 
steps of Locke, Law, Watson, and Paley,) 
would think it necessary to quarrel; and 
all must admire the ingenuity and zeal 
with which the author extracts and demon- 
strates, from the cursory and often ob- 
scure allusions of the apostolic letters, the 
authenticity of these writings, and the 
claim and admission of supernatural powers 
and authorities ; and from thence deduces 
his arguments for the truth and divine ori- 
gin, of the Christian revelation. The 
work is printed in two volumes quarto, 
for the author, and in four volumes octavo, 
Of Mr, O’Meara’s Voice from St. He- 
Jena we have spoken at large in the Suppl- 
ment published this day, and have given 
such copious extracts as will recommend 
that Number to general perusal, and the 
work to the universal circulation which it 
merits. Of the perfect credibility of the 
editor no doubt can be entertained. His 
amiable character and superior moral qua- 
lities recommended him to the great man 
who honoured him with his confidence, 
_and will always recommend him to those 
whe know him. The only subject of sur- 
prise is, that a man of such _mildness has 
had the courage to publish so many unpa- 
latable things in the face of so much ma- 
lignity in power. Two impotent attacks 
have however been made on him,—one by 
the reformed Times Newspaper, which 
foolishly identifies itself, in its present 
worthy career, with the infamous Times 
of seven yearsago, which so palpably lent 
itself to the gratification of public and 
private malignity, and whose best apology 
would be its corruption ; and another, in 
which Mr. O'Meara is charged with re- 
echoing facts which appeared in two for- 
mer works, but of which, as we know, he 
was himself the publisher. It is now 
deeply to be lamented, that the eyes of 
the world are opened when, alas! couvic- 
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tion iz too late to serve the victim of low- 
minded policy. 
From the elegant style in which 4 
Guide to the Lukes of Killarney, by the 
Rey. G. N. Wricut, A.M. is written, and 
the beauty and feeling of the descriptive 
part, we have enjoyed much pleasure in 
its perusal. While modestly professing to 
2 a mere guide to those romantic re- 
gions, it will be found a highly interesting 
companion in the closet. Indeed, the few 
beautiful and extremely spirited designs 
of George Petrie, esq. peculiarly adapt it 
for the latter situation. To the descrip- 
tive part of the work the author has very 
judiciously annexed directions for tourists, 
pointing out, according to the time they 
can deyote to the surveying of these lakes, 
the course to be pursued, under any cir- 
cwnstances, So well are these plans ar- 
ranged, that all the most striking points 
of view may be cursorily visited in one 
day only. It is a very common fault in 
works of this nature, that by digressing 
too far into antiquarian and historical re- 
searches, they are swelled beyond a porta- 
ble size. ‘This fault is here avoided, and 
this small volume presents us at once with 
a well-informed and faithful guide, and an 
interesting pocket companion. 
We recommend to such of our readers 
as are attached to the study of natural 
history, a small volume just published, 
entitled the Nuturalisi’?s Guide for collect- 
ing and preserving all Subjects of Natural 
History and Botany, tnéicnded for the Use 
of Students and Travellers, by WiLLiAM 
SWAINSON, F.R.s. and Ls. The well- 
deserved reputation which Mr. Swainson 
has acquired by his ingenious publications, 
is of course a,guarantce for the utility and 
excellence of a work like the present; to 
which the experience which the author 
has had in foreign countries, and his long 
application to the practice of preserving 
objects of natural history, give additional 
value. The zeal which he displays for 
the promotion of the useful studies to 
which he is so much attached, is highly 
commendable. The . two lithographic 
plates which illustrate this little tract are 
exceedingly well executed. 
Mr. T. Hatiipay, of Edgbaston, has 
invented and published a box of Numerical 
Games, admirably adapted to the use of 
preparatory schools, of mothers who in- 
struct their own children, and of ladies’ 
schools in general. It is in the form of a 
toy, but one of the most useful toys which 
we remember to have seen. It renders 
obvious the principles and practice of the 
first rules of arithmetic, and extends 
them, with great simplicity and ingenuity, 
to their complex applications, In fact, it 
seduces children into an essential branch 
of knowledge, which, as commonly taught, 
is forbidding and uksome, and woud have 
been regarded by the late Mr, Edgeworth 
as 
