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SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. The next Quarterly Meeting of the Sunday School Union, will be held in Silver Street Chapel, on Wednesday evening, January 17th, at half-past Six o'clock: when, after the usual Reports are read, the following adjourned Question will be discussed. "Are Monitors desirable or "useful in Sunday Schools."

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

In a few days will be published, in a neat Pocket Edition, price 2s. 6d. a Complete Key to the Almanack, explaining the Fasts, Festivals, Saints'-days, and other days in the Calendar, with the Astronomical and Chronological Terms, &c. &c. Alphabetically arranged for the easy reference of Families and Individuals, and intended as a School Book for the instruction of Youth. By J. BANNANTINE.

Mr. RUSHER, of Reading, has published a Catalogue of Books, which, besides a large collection in all the usual departments of Literature, contains a dis

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tinct Class of upwards of a Thousand Articles which come under the designation of Ancient, Curious, and Rare.' In the press, and speedily will be published, Closet Prayer, the duty of all Christians, proved, and illustrated, by the example of Pious Believers. By that truly eminent minister, the Rev. OLIVER HEYWOOD, B. D. one of the ejected Ministers in times of Persecution. Revised, with a short Sketch of his Life, by the Rev. JOSEPH KERBY, of Lewes.

Mr. I. Brown of, Wigan has just published a Valuable Catalogue of Books, new and second-hand, in the various departments of Literature; to be had of Longman, and Co.

Proposals are issued, by Mr. J. G. Fuller, of Kettering, for publishing a complete edition of the works of the late Mr. Andrew Fuller, to be completed in about ten octavo volumes; not to exceed, to subscribers, five pounds. Names of subscribers will be received by the Rev. Dr. Ryland, of Bristol; the Rev. Mr. Hinton, of Oxford; the Rev. Mr. Ivimey, of London; or by any of the ministers who belong to the committee of the Baptist Missionary Society. Also, by Mr. Burls, Lothbury; and Gardiner and Son, Booksellers, Princes-street, Cavendish-square.

The author of THE HISTORY OF THE WALDENSES begs leave to inform his friends, and the religious public in general, that the new edition of his work is on the eve of publication; and that its appearance is delayed solely by his anxious wish to present it to them in as perfect a form as it is in his power to do.

The publication will now consist of 2 vols. 8vo. each consisting of about 500 pages, printed on fine paper, and in the first style; illustrated by maps and chronological tables. The work has been revised throughout with the utmost care; a few errors and negligencies of style have consequently been corrected; the additions that are now made to it, are both valuable and important, and such as he flatters himself cannot fail to render it more worthy of their regard than the former edition was.

Several copies have been received of Dr. Marshman's "Clavis Sinica; or, Elements of Chinese Grammar, with a Preliminary Dissertation on the Characters and colloquial Medium of the Chinese, and an Appendix, containing the Tahyoh of Confucius, with a Translation." This is a quarto volume, containing 622 pages, and has been well reand by the Court of Directors at home. ceived, both by the government abroad, December last, through the college counDr. Marshman applied to the former, in cil, hoping for the encouragement they

sometimes grant to works of science and literature, viz. that of taking a number of copies, sometimes forty or fifty, and occasionally, a hundred. Had they taken a hundred in this case, they would have amounted to 4,800 rupees. They have, however, dealt more liberally, by voting Dr. Marshman 8,000 rupees, or £1000 sterling; and requesting him to send them only fifteen copies, that they might not deprive him of the sale of the work. The Court of Directors have also kindly ac cepted a copy, presented to them by the Society, and have placed it in their liforty copies. brary; they also have given orders for

There is now printing, under the pa tronage of the Hon. the East India Company, and at their sole expense, a Dictionary of the Chinese language, by Mr. R. Morrison. The work is to consist of three parts. The first, Chinese and English, arranged according to the Chinese radicals. The second, Chinese and English, arranged alphabetically; third, English and Chinese. The whole will be comprised in three or four volumes, royal 4to. The work will contain forty thousand characters. The derivation of the character will be noticed, and its meaning illustrated by examples.-Specimens of the Cauen-wan, or ancient Seal Character, and of the present Tsaoatsze, or running-hand, will be given. It is hoped, a first Part will be completed in 1816. A specimen of the above work may be seen at Messrs. Black, Parry, and Co.'s, Leadenhall-street, where, also, the names of persons desirous of becom ing subscribers will be registered.

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Poetry.

REDEEMING LOVE.

THE ten thousand beauties which surround

The hills, the dales, the enamell'd ground;
Birds, beasts, and flowers, conspire to raise
My heart to God, to sing his praise.

Come, then, ye sweet angelic throng,
Teach me your notes, inspire my song;
Lend, lend me your exalted strains;
Let harmony fill all the plains.
Emmanuel's love shall be my theme,
Join, gentle brook, and murmuring stream;
Ye little warblers, swell your throats,
Assist me with your softest notes.

Whilst I repeat redeeming love,
Echo it back through all the grove;
Till sinners flock to hear the sounds,
And sing his love, which knows no bounds.

ON DEATH.

Ah! king of terrors, cease to fright
My weary, troubled soul;

I long and wish, but dread the sight,
While Jordan's billows roll.

Then put a pleasing aspect on,

Nor let me fear thy face;
For Christ the mighty battle won,
And I am saved by grace.

I fly to meet my promised rest,
To regions far above;
For solid joys are there possess'd,
And all are fill'd with love.

Adieu, ye flatt'ring forms of bliss,

Nor dare to tempt me more:
Ye yield no lasting happiness,
Like that on yonder shore.

For faith has pluck'd the monster's sting,
And set the pris'ner free;
To God will I give thanks and sing,
Who gives the victory.

TEMPTATION.

I'm racked with sore temptation strong,
My heart can hold no more;
Distracting thoughts break from my tongue,
My eyes with tears run o'er.

Prayer is restrain'd, I cannot pray;
only make my moan;
Ah me! in woeful sighs I say,

My God! in every groan.
Still in the vale of woe I'm tost,

No human comfort nigh;
To look within myself-I'm lost,
To Jesus then I'll fly.

What is there here to make me blest?
"Tis all an empty show;

This world a bable is at best,

There's no true bliss below.

O come, my Saviour, from above,
Refresh my weary soul;
Embrace me with the arms of love,

Then let the billows roll.
My soul Jehovah shall adore,
No rival shall be there;
Temptations now shall reign no more,
Nor fears, nor anxious care.

A PRAYER.

O Jesus, my Saviour and Friend,
On whom I cast every care;
On whom I for mercy depend,
Inspire, and accept of my prayer.
Still help me,
and guide me aright,
Nor ever a moment depart;
Thy love shall be all my delight,
I'll hold thee still close to my heart.

My trust is in what thou hast done,

Thy suff'rings and death on the tree; No merit I plead of my own, Nor righteousness, Lord, but in thee. A. S.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Dearest Shepherd, guide thy sheep,
Leave them not to go alone,
Never cease to watch and keep,
For to wander they are prone.
When the world presents a charm,
Suited to a treach'rous heart;
Then display thy mighty arm,
And repel the poison'd dart.

Lord, remember, when below,
Then the tempter came to thee;
We may then to Jesus go,
And to him for refuge flee.

Yet, alas, we slowly move,
Doubts and fears obstruct the way;
But as shadows should they prove,
Could I hear the Saviour say,

"I have made thy soul my choice,
"And will love thee to the end;
"Be not faithless, but rejoice
"I'm your never changing Friend."
Happy sheep that near thee feed,
Drink of mercy at the spring,
Shelter'd in the time of need
Underneath thy guardian wing.

These were purchas'd, not with gold,
Matchless pearl, or purest gem;
But the Shepherd of the fold
Gave his life to ransom them.

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