“_The twofold object of this work is ‘to present the English with correct descriptions of the ceremonies of the Greco-Russian Church, and at the same time with pictures of domestic life in Russian homes, especially those of the clergy and the middle class of nobles;’ and, beyond question, the author’s labour has been so far successful that, whilst her Church scenes may be commended as a series of most dramatic and picturesque tableaux, her social sketches enable us to look at certain points beneath the surface of Russian life, and materially enlarge our knowledge of a country concerning which we have still a very great deal to learn._”――ATHENÆUM. “_The volume before us is anything but a formal liturgical treatise. It might be more valuable to a few scholars if it were, but it would certainly fail to obtain perusal at the hands of the great majority of those whom the writer, not unreasonably, hopes to attract by the narrative style she has adopted. What she has set before us is a series of brief outlines, which, by their simple effort to clothe the information given us in a living garb, reminds us of a once popular childs’ book which we remember a generation ago, called ‘Sketches of Human Manners.’_”――CHURCH TIMES. =THE ARGUMENT DELIVERED BEFORE THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.= By ARCHIBALD JOHN STEPHENS, LL.D., one of Her Majesty’s Counsel in the case of THOMAS BYARD SHEPPARD against WILLIAM EARLY BENNETT, Clerk. With an Appendix containing their Lordships’ Judgment. 8vo. 9s. =SERMONS ON CERTAIN OF THE LESS PROMINENT FACTS AND REFERENCES IN SACRED STORY.= By HENRY MELVILL, B.D., late Canon of St. Paul’s, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. New Edition. Two vols. Crown 8vo. 5s. each. “_We are glad to see this new edition of what we have always considered to be Melvill’s best sermons, because in them we have his best thoughts.... Many of these sermons are the strongest arguments yet adduced for internal evidence of the veracity of the Scriptural narratives._”――STANDARD. “_Many who admire elegant phraseology, and the other now rarely exhibited constituents of pulpit eloquence, will be glad to have in a convenient shape a judicious selection of Canon Melvill’s sermons. Mr. Melvill was one of the few really successful preachers of our day._”――EXAMINER. “_The sermons of the lamented Melvill are too well known to require any commendation from us. We have here all the power of rhetoric, and the grace and beauty of style, for which the author has been distinguished, and which have contributed to render him a model to preachers, and given him a representative position in the history of the English pulpit._”――WEEKLY REVIEW.