was, that Mr. Killen received notice of a suit in Chancery, to compel him to keep the rules of the Board. A poor Presbyterian Minister had little means to contest a Chancery suit with a Government Institution; and, after much annoyance, he was permitted to get clear of the Board and a law-suit, that must have beggared his family, even had he gained it, by paying all the money which the Board had advanced, amounting to £36. All the expenses connected with the shameful transaction have amounted to not less than £50-the one-third of the whole annual salary of one of the worthiest men, and best Ministers in the province of Ulster. This is the case; and we demand, what shall the Presbyterian public say to it? Will they longer countenance, will they tolerate, a system that could enact such a tragedy in the 19th century? If there is a drop of their fathers' blood within them, they will reject the loathsome thing from them at once and for ever. Popery must either be a slave or a tyrant; and since it is dominant in the Board, for it is constructed on the principles of Popery, these acts of oppression must be continually repeated. And if it has begun its cruel work thus early, what may be expected when it has attained to its maturity! If with a Government patronage of £30,000 a year, it could venture on such a deed, what will it attempt when it is firmly based on Acts of Parliament, with £200,000 a year, the amount of its present demand? We cannot conceal our aların, that it will eventually sink this whole kingdom into the awful abyss of Popery again. May God arise and vindicate his own cause, for vain is the help of man. The nation seems bent on giving its glory to the Beast, and woe to the men who join in the prostitution. Alas! alas! that one of our own ablest, worthiest, and best beloved brethren should have his eyes so blinded, as to bear any part in a system so ruinous. We can truly enter into the prayer of the pious Leighton, appropriately quoted by Mr. Killen, "Lord deliver us from the sins of wise men, yea and of good men." Of the manner in which the pamphlet is written, we need only say, it is firm, temperate, able, and conclusive. Throughout, it is a specimen of correct reasoning, well expressed, and occasionally there are some passages truly eloquent. Can it be true, as we have heard, that Mr. Killen is obliged to bear the whole expense of this harassing transaction unaided by his Congregation, or the Christian public? Surely, if he has had the generosity to pay so large a sum, without seeking the aid of others as much involved in it as himself, that generosity will not be imposed upon. His Congregation are able to pay the money; but should they neglect to do so, the public should testify their high approval of his able and spirited conduct, in the whole affair, by relieving him from a pecuniary fine, cruelly exacted, and which the wants of a numerous family render it not very convenient for him to pay. We cannot conclude, without remarking that Mr. Killen was one of the Board's friends, until he ascertained its real character. And in the treatment which he has received, let any Protes tant, who gives it his countenance, learn what is preparing for himself, as soon as the proper season shall arrive. This pamphlet, we predict, will settle the question of the Board with the Ministers and Elders of the Synod of Ulster. As many of them as have yet expressed their opinion to us, have spoken of the conduct of the Board with indignant reprobation, even those who formerly befriended it. For some time, indeed, there has been a growing opposition to the Board among our Ministers, who are witnessing its operations throughout the country, and this case, we doubt not, will, at all events, have the one happy effect of restoring them to unanimity in denouncing and rejecting it.

THE MYSTERIES OF PROVIDENCE, AND THE TRIUMPHS OF GRACE. By the Author of "The Prospect, or Scenes of Real Life." W. WHYTE & Co., Edinburgh, P.p. 398. 1835.

THE illustration of these important topics is drawn, in the present volume, from the interesting history of two young ladies, sisters, somewhat enlarged and embellished by the author. We have some doubts of the permanent utility of works conducted on this principle; but allowing it to be justifiable, we must say the writer has executed her task well. The style is simple yet eloquent, the various scenes are natural and well chosen, the narrative is most engaging and touching, and the impression, upon the whole, is deep and good. The title of the volume well expresses its subject, and the memoir truly developes the Mysteries of Providence, while it loudly proclaims the triumphs of grace. It is obvious that the author possesses talents of a very superior order, and we trust she has only entered on a course of useful writing, which will be long continued, to the delight and improvement of her readers. The present volume is neatly executed, and well adapted for a present to the young; in whom we desire to cherish a taste and form, it of serious reading.

TRUTH: AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BUYING AND NOT SELLING IT. A Pastoral Address, appropriate to the present perilous times. By the Rev. J. D. HULL, Bangor. London. P.p. 40.

Ir is cheering to see such men, as the author of this pamphlet, raised up in our National Church. We have often heard of Mr. Hull's faithful and acceptable ministry, and his present production justifies the good opinion we entertained of him. It is simple, aiming at no high things, but it is sound, faithful, seasonable, and sensible. We wish it an extensive circulation, and especially because of its faithful testimony against the infidelity of Arianism on the one hand, and the superstitions of Popery on the other. Let the Establishment fill her pulpits with such men as Mr. Hull, and let them inculcate the sound and righteous principles of his pamphlet, and she may bid defiance to her enemies. They may, indeed, spoil her of her property, but she will retain her integrity; and they may stir her up to a more careful revision of her government, but this will only confirm her strength, and bring her out of the fire, purified seven times. Her doctrines we revere; her government we would wish to see more conformed to the Word of God, and we doubt not she is now passing through an ordeal that is only intended to establish the former, and accomplish the latter. May the Lord make her more than she has ever yet been, a polished shaft in his hand to smite the enemies of Zion's King.

ORDINATION.

ON Tuesday, the 20th of September, the Rev. Mr. White was ordained to the Pastoral charge of the Congregation of Croghen, (near Killeshandra.) The services of the day were conducted by the Rev. Samuel M'Cutcheon, Rev. John Carmichael, Rev. John King, Rev. Jas. M'Clatchey.