The boilers-We have two boilers, which are used alternately a week each. This affords opportunity to clean and keep them in good order, and is calculated also, in case of accident, to prevent the ne cessity of stopping the works. In order to avoid, as far as possible, the danger from fire or explosion, the boilers are in a strong vaulted room of brick and stone in the yard, with a room for coal, and another which serves for the engineer's apartment.

The Steam Engine, rated at eight horse power, is of the very best workmanship, and performs to admiration. It is situated in the basement story of the south end of the front building.

Power Printing Presses.-Until within about one year past, we were under the necessity of do`ng most of our book work upon hand presses; but are now happily relieved from this laborious and tedious mode of operation. We have eight power presses, all moved by steam; one Napier cylinder press, on which the Christian Advocate and Jour. nal is printed, and which will print one side at the rate of one thousand per hour; two medium power presses for printing books; two medium and half, and three double medium. For the better information of those who may not understand the terms medium, medium and half, and double medium, as applied to printing presses, and to give a correct idea of the amount of work these presses are capable of performing, we will farther state that a double medium press will print at one impression eight pages quarto, (the size of our large Bible,) sixteen pages octavo, (such as Wesley's Sermons,) twenty-four duodecimo, (such as Mrs. Fletcher's Life,) and so in proportion, books of a smaller page; and this too at the rate of fourteen impressions per minute. In other words, such a press will print a hundred and twelve pages of the quarto Bible, two hundred and twenty-four pages of Wesley's Sermon's, or three hundred and thirty-six pages of Mrs. Fletcher's Life in a minute! The pearl Hymn Book, the sheets of which have seventytwo pages on each side, are printed on a medium and half press, at the rate of fourteen impressions, as before, or one thousand and eight pages per minute.

The whole of these presses will print on an average forty-five reams of paper in a day of ten hours' work, two hundred and seventy reams in a week, or fourteen thousand and forty reams in a year; and if the business should require it, it is easy to continue the presses from one to three hours longer in the day, or, if necessary, the whole, or part of them, could be run all night, as the steam engine does not tire, or need sleep or rest, like the operators at hand presses. To the above we may add, should the present number of presses prove insufficient to print the necessary supply of books of every description proper to be issued from the Concern for the use of the members and friends of our church, we have the necessary arrangements in our building-and our engine was made with this view-to double the amount of our operations. So far, then, as the simple fact of manufacture is concerned, we could very readily furnish double the amount of what we now do. But it should be borne in mind that something else besides facilities for manufacture is necessary to enab'e the conductors of this establishment to issue large editions and supply the quantity of books which may be called for. By a reference to the Discipline, p. 181, it will be seen that "the agent, or general book steward, shall

have authority to regulate the publications, and all other parts of the business of the Concern, except what belongs to the editorial depart. ments, as the state of the finances will admit, and the demands may require." Hitherto all demands have, to the full extent of the finances, been faithfully met; and if there has been any deficiency in the sup. plies of books, it has been owing, not to ignorance on the part of the agents as to what books were needed, or to any incapacity of the establishment since its restoration to furnish them, but to the want of the requisite funds.

Upon the whole, notwithstanding the unprecedented embarrassments of the monetary affairs of the country, while this Concern, phoenix. like, has been rising from its ashes, we are happy to say to its friends, it now possesses capabilities of usefulness beyond any former period of its existence. We therefore thank God and take courage, and pray that it may still grow and prosper, and by its multiplied publications spread the hallowing influence of truth and righteousness over, not only these lands, BUT THE WORLD.

November 8, 1839.

T. MASON & G. LANE, Agents.

Since the above was published in the Christian Advocate and Journal, a new press for the paper has been obtained, of which the following is the notice contained in the Advocate for February 7, 1840:

This is a double cylinder Napier press, on the latest improved model. It will work a form of thirty by forty-eight inches, and will throw off two thousand impressions an hour ordinarily. This is the number thrown off to-day. When those who conduct it become more accus. tomed to its operation, it will do more. Forced speed would add one quarter, if not one third. It was made at the establishment of H. WORRALL and Co., 24 Elm-street, in this city, under the management and superintendence of G. N. MINER, Esq., an experienced machinist, of whose superior capacity and skill most of our readers who are in any way connected with the printing business are already aware.

The press has now been in operation for about three weeks. Our paper will show how it succeeds, in so far as the execution of the work done upon it is concerned. But the main object with us is the rapidity with which that work is executed. In this respect, as will be seen from what is stated above, it fully answers our expectations.

We may be allowed to say, to the credit of the establishment at which it was made, and particularly Mr. Miner, the superintendent, that it is one of the most substantial and highly finished pieces of mechanism of the kind we ever saw. Nor is our opinion alone, which, in such cases, for want of experience, we cannot value highly, to be trusted in this matter. Our respected friend, F. Hall, Esq., connected with the Commercial Advertiser, informed us the other day that, during his late visit to England, he examined nearly all the presses in the metropolis, and elsewhere, where he traveled, and had not seen any thing, either in England or this country, to compare with it.

As it is in our line, and may be of service to our brethren of the

same avocation, we will add, that our old friends, H. Worrall and Co., manufacture presses and printing tools of every description, of the best quality. The "Madison Press," especially, which is deemed supe. rior, in any respects, to other hand-presses, is manufactured by them exclusively.

All the stereotype plates, of any consequence, excepting those of Wesley's and Fletcher's Works, having been lost, the Concern had to begin in 1836, de novo. The following statistics exhibit the progress made since that date in restoring old works, and bringing out new ones. The form and number of pages, with the year in which the editions now on sale were published, are given in con. nection with each work. Works printed from manuscript are de noted by the letters MS.

BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL.

Quarto.-Family Bible, with Apocrypha, Index, and Dictionary, Concordance, and Curonological Tables, pp. 1300. 1837.

Superroyal Octavo.-Benson's Commentary. 5 vols., pp. 4863. 1839. Clarke's Commentary. 6 vols., pp. 5470. 1839.

Octavo.-New Testament, pp. 556. 1837. Watson's Dictionary, pp. 1003. 1839. Watson's Exposition, pp. 538. 1837. Watson's Institutes, 2 vols., pp. 1321. 1836. Wesley's Notes, pp. 734. 1839. Episcopal Controversy and Defence of our Fathers, pp. 337. 1838.

Duodecimo.-An Original Church of Christ, pp. 388. 1837. MS. Barr's Index, pp. 210. 1839. Calvinistic Controversy, pp. 273. 1837. Errors of Socinianism, pp. 396. 1837. New Divinity Examined, pp. 431. 1839. MS. Reformed Pastor, pp. 298. 1837. Christian Theology, pp. 438. 1839. Bible, pp. 672. 1838.

18mo.-Covel's Dictionary, pp. 536. 1838. Doctrinal Tracts, pp. 378. 1836. Merritt and Fisk's Discourses, pp. 328. 1836. Pocket Bible, pp. 1053. 1840.

24mo.-Pearl Testament, pp. 284. 1839. Wesley's Christian Perfection, pp. 175. 1837. Fletcher's Christian Perfection, pp. 141. 1837.

HISTORY.

Octavo.-Ruter's Ecclesiastical History, pp. 446. 1839. Duodecimo.-History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 3 vols., pp. 1300, (nearly.) 1839-1840.

BIOGRAPHY.

Octavo.-Watson's Life, pp. 486. 1836.

Duodecimo.-Life of Fletcher, pp. 358. 1837. Coke, pp. 381. 1837. Garrettson, pp. 294. 1839. Mrs. Fletcher, pp. 398. 1837. Lady Maxwell. pp. 407. 1840. Clarke, pp. 821. 1837. Ware, pp. 264. 1839. MS. Mrs. Tatham, pp. 322. 1839. Episcopius, pp. 478. 1837. Wesley, (Watson's) pp. 323. 1840.

18mo.-Christian Biography, 5 vols. pp. 1513 1838-1839. Bramwell, pp. 341. 1836. Stoner, pp. 286. 1836. Smith, pp. 328, 1836. Mrs. Cooper, pp. 240. 1837. Mrs. Rogers, pp. 290. 1839. Longden, pp. 207. 1837. Abbott, pp. 284. 1839. Valton, pp. 163. 1837.

Miss Bunting, pr. 347. 1837. Carrosso, pp. 348. 1837. Mrs. Mortimer, pp. 287. 1836. Dickinson, pp. 192. 1837. Nelson, pp. 190. 1836. Cox, pp. 250. 183). Crister, pp. 179. 1836. Hick, pp. 352. 1839.

HYMNS.

Duodecimo.--(With Ritual,) pp. 676. 1839.

24mo.-Pr. 616.

1838. 48mo.-Pp. 624. 1838. Pearl.--Pp. 623. 1839. 24mo.-Rusl ng's Hymns for Sabbath Schools, pp. 152. 1838. Selections for Sunbath Schools, pp. 176. 1833. 18mo.--Watts' Divine Songs, pp. 32. 1837.

MISCELANEOUS.

Octavo.--Sermons, in pamphlet form, pp. 700, (nearly,) MS. Minutes, 4 numbers, pp. 338. MS. Harmonist, pp. 384. 1837.

Duodecimo.--Advice to a Young Convert, pp. 399. 1840. MS. Jackson's Centenary, (letter press and stereotype edition,) pp. 240. 1839. Sicred Literature, pp. 420. 1839. Watson's Conversations, pp, 330. 1839. Preachers' Experience, pp. 332. 1837. Preachers' Manual, pp. 233. 1837. M'Allum's Remains, pp. 307. 1840. Saints' Rest. pp. 382. 1839. Wesley's Letters, pp. 240. 1833. Wesleyana, pp. 322. 1810.

18mo.--Alleine and Baxter, pp. 370. 1835. Fletcher's Address, pp. 74. 1833. Christian Philosopher, pp. 265. 1839. Improvement of Society, pp. 270. 1838. Pailosophy of Religion, pp. 257. 1839. Introduction to Christianity, pp. 283. 1836. Serious Call, pp. 307. 1837. Munmon, pp. 219. 1839. Ancient Israelites, pp. 386. 1837. Maury, pp. 263. 1837. Parents' Friend, pp. 204. 1838. MS.

24mo.--Christian's Pattern, pp. 196. Christian's Manual, pp. 152. 1833. Letters and Poems, pp. 157. 1837. Discipline, pp. 192. 1839. Devout Exercises, pp. 132. 1836. Hannah's Letter, pp. 116. 1839.

The Sunday School and Youth's Library numbers 222 volumes, of which more than 100 are new works, pp. 33,500, (nearly,) averaging more than 150 pages to the volume. To these are to be added about 130 “small," "juvenile," or "reward" books, averaging, perhaps, 15 pages each; and the following books of instruction:

Teachers' First Book, pp. 72. Teachers' Third Book, pp. 274. Holdich's Questions, 2 vols., pp. 380. Covel's Questions, 2 vols., pp. 284. Lonking's Questions, 2 vols., pp. 256. Notes on the Gospels, pp. 370. (nearly.) Kirby's Spelling Book, pp. 127.

Class Books, Alphabets, Tickets, and Certificates, Maps, Engrav. ings, Wood Cuts, &c.

The Tract list comprises 275 publications, pp. 2,800, (nearly,) 12mo. The greater part of these are new publications.

From the above it appears, that the whole amount of stereotyping and publishing done during the last four years may be thus stated :pp. 1.300, 4to.; 10,333, super royal 8vo.; 6,800, (nearly,) 8vo.; 15,000, (nearly) 12mo.; 47.000, (nearly,) 18.no.; 2,500, (nearly,) 24mo.; 621, 49mo.; and 623, pearl. Total about 84,000 pages.