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PREFACE.

IN wishing our contributors and readers the usual greetings of the season, we do it with an earnest hope that they will realize in the coming year all that the words imply. There are signs of hope and fear in the state of matters ecclesiastical, and we can only hope, that in some way or other, we may be spared a legal decision, whichever way, upon the deep mystery of the Holy Eucharist. It may not be out of place, if, whilst thanking so many as we are called upon to do, for their interest in past years, we ask them to endeavour to increase our circulation during the year ensuing. Many competitors have arisen to cultivate a field of literature which we were the first to occupy; and we confidently appeal to the past as an augury of the future, assuring them that we shall, mid evil report and good report, by Divine assistance maintain those glorious principles which distinguish those, who are not ashamed with one of other days to avow, that Christian is their name and Catholic their surname.

W. B. F.

November, 1854.

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Notices to Correspondents

Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven, a Postil

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Patience

Passage of the Alsen Fjord

Prayer never Dies

Prison called Life, the

Redbreast, the

REVIEWS OF BOOKS :

L'Ami de la Religion

Baines' (Rev. J.) Sermon, The Wisdom of Bezaleel

Brechin's (Bishop of) Memoir of Helen Inglis .

Flower's (Rev. W. B.) History of Scotland

Going Home

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Arnott's (Rev. S.) Address on the late Visitation of the Cholera

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Gresley's (Rev. W.) Sermon, The Unity of the Church

Gurney's (Mr.) Songs of the Present

Grace, and How to Gain it

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Royer's (Lieut.) Account of the English Prisoners in Russia

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Talks about Many Towns; or Rosa's Summer Wanderings

Theodora Phranza; or the Fall of Constantinople

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"A fancied honour, such as is indeed
A rushlight to the sun, or rather say

A Will o' th' Wisp, that leads poor fools agog
Through quag and swamp."

Adrasta.

THEODORA de Rushton and Euphrasia Choniatis sat together in the little room which Sir Edward had so elaborately fitted up for the reception of his bride. It was the same morning of which we have just been writing; and at the same time.

"What have I not to thank GOD for," said Euphrasia, 66 that my father was not taken, as he so nearly was, last night! Fancy what would have been his lot now!"

"It is sad indeed," cried Theodora, "to think of that scene; and of those that witness it, and are powerless to help it. The young lord Notaras, too, I pity more than all; my father had always looked for great things from him. And yet, perhaps, what is greater, than to die, in the sight of the whole city, for the faith ?"

"It is indeed to conquer by enduring," replied her friend. "And so the Lord Chrysolaras is better this morning even than last night."

"As you shall see," answered Theodora, "as soon as Theophrastus leaves him: there is now no danger, neither does he think the recovery likely to be a tedious one. Your news,"-and she smiled,-"will be his best cure." "My father will see him in the course of the day, if he

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