weeks, or months, or, perhaps, years of pain, the beauty of graceful outline, and delicate feature, and placid, gentle expression—all that had come back; and the church seemed as if but yesterday finished. But the spirit of St. Patrick was not there; the creed which he taught was not there; the _true faith_, which is the soul, the animating spirit of religion, was far away”. IV. _Vie et Institut de Saint Alphonse Marie de Liguori, Evêque de Sainte Agathe des Goths, et Fondateur de la Congregation du Tres-Saint Redempteur._ Par son Eminence le Cardinal Clement Villecourt, 4 vols. Tournai: Casterman, 1864. Of this excellent work we have only space to say at present that it is worthy of its eminent author, and not unworthy of the great saint whose life and virtues it sets forth. We hope to return to the subject at a future time. FOOTNOTES 1 The reader must not be surprised at the name thus given to the See of Derry. Camden cites, from an ancient Roman Provinciale, the name _Rathlucensis_ given to this see (Publications of I. A. S., 1843, pag. 61), and O’Sullivan Beare more than once designates the town of Derry by the Latin name _Lucas_, and styles its bishop “Dirii vel Luci Episcopus”—(_Hist. Cath._, pag. 77, et passim). 2 The cubit was originally the length of the human arm from the elbow to the end of the middle finger. It is variously estimated at from 16 to 22 inches. Our readers may form an idea of the tabernacle and the court, sufficiently accurate for all practical purposes, by allowing one yard English for every two cubits. See Smith’s _Dictionary of the Bible_, or his _Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities_. 3 Our readers must not be surprised if in this and in other instances we depart a little from the reading of the Vulgate version, and adhere to the literal translation of the Hebrew text. In controversy it is often desirable to accommodate ourselves to the views and even to the prejudices of our adversaries; and since the authority of the Hebrew text is admitted by all classes of Christians, we appeal to it as a common ground of argument. Besides, when the point in dispute depends on the meaning of a Hebrew phrase, it will be always useful to have the _exact words_ of the Hebrew text before our eyes. 4 This mode of expression is perfectly conformable to scriptural usage; for we read (_Numbers_, x. 3) that _all the assembly_ (עדה) were directed to assemble themselves _to Moses_: and again, (III. _Kings_, viii. 2) it is said that “all the men of Israel assembled themselves _unto King Solomon_”. 5 Nordheim’s _Hebrew Grammar_, § 148; see also Gesenius, § 53, “_Significations of Hiphil_. It is properly _causative of kal_.”