Bishop, quoting the bible, said of the Jews that they should look upon him whom they had pierced, and mourn the report says they should look to him. We, at this moment, in humble faith look To Christ; but neither we nor any can look UPON him unless he visibly appears. Perhaps our correspondent will candidly consider the force of this very minute variation, and acquit us of the charge to which we should be sorry to plead guilty! that of charging him in an unfair or unkind spirit, with wilful omission or wilful perversion. The passage occurs in the twelfth chapter of Zechariah. If he will glance too, at his own report, in the "Intelligence" of Mr. Sirr's animated speech, he will see more of what we mean; as also that of Dr. Tyng, who hoped, of the bishop of Jerusalem "that he might live to see those feet that shall be 'beautiful upon the mountains, publishing peace, and bringing good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion thy God reigneth:' that he may even live to welcome the return in his glory of the Man of Sorrows' who lives to rule over his people," &c. He added that he confessed this subject, until a few years past, had not sufficiently engaged his attention. (See Jewish Intelligence for June, page 197.) Dr. M'Caul's speech as given in the same report, is most unequivocally plain on the point of the Lord's personal coming, which he distinctly says shall precede the general conversion of the Jewish people. We need not proceed farther; the Reporter will at once see how prominently this point stands out in the "Intelligence," fully justifying us in the account which we gave our distant friends of the meeting, but which there is not one word in the" Record's" report to verify.

Upon the whole, however pained to be so sharply reproached with feelings and intentions to which we are wholly a stranger, we are glad to be called on to bear so open and unequivocal a testimony to what we have long regarded as a most momentous point of doctrine, but which we have rather held back from insisting upon, because we were sure that in God's good time all his children must find it where we did -in the bible. We feel that every scheme of doctrine is imperfect without it; and that the Israelite looking to and praying for the coming of Messiah BenDavid personally, to deliver his nation, has a far clearer view of prophecy than has the Christian who looks only for spiritual influences during the period of the Church's peace and triumph. After the joy with which we hailed such united testimony to the prevalence of the expectation so beautifully set forth in Acts iii. 19-21. and quoted by Dr. M'Caul, it cannot be wondered at that our disappointment was great on finding no breath of it would go forth by means of that deservedly popular paper, “The Record," through the length and breadth of the land; or that we should be anxious, in our own more limited sphere, to supply the deficiency. It is our privilege to be honoured with the personal friendship of the Chevalier Bunsen, of Lord Ashley, Dr. M'Caul, Mr. Bickersteth, and others of the speakers on that occasion whom we know to be of one mind with ourselves on this point; and whose meaning might perhaps be on that account the more obvious to us: but we must, in all kindness and courtesy tell the Reporter that we do not merit the harsh terms he has employed; and we hope he will think so himself. What possible motive could we have for traducing, or injuring a gentleman

of whom we have not the slightest knowledge, whom we are not aware ever to have seen, and of whose very name we are at this moment wholly ignorant?

We have devoted so much space to this act of candour that we can but briefly touch on a matter of deep interest-the partial failure of Lord Ashley's benevolent designs on behalf of the female and infant labourers in our great pandemonium, the coalmines. We conjure our readers to make themselves fully acquainted with the particulars of the case, that they may be prepared to swell the national voice, so strangely stifled; and revive the intermitted pulse of national humanity.

We wished also to notice the recent intelligence of a fresh out-burst of persecuting cruelty against Israel in the town of Mantua; and some other interesting matters, concerning the Jews at Damascus, who were, by God's great mercy rescued from a dreadful death through the interposition of England, The "Voice of Jacob" of July 22 contains the intimation. May the Lord overrule all that befalls his chosen nation to the quickening of their desires after a return to their own land! We pray that Protestant England may ever be to the seed of Jacob the reverse of what Popish England too long was :-but we also pray that no privileges, no comforts enjoyed by them in this land may weaken their tie to Palestine, or lessen their eager aspirations after the national independence that, in despite of all the world SHALL Soon again be theirs.

THE

CHRISTIAN LADY'S MAGAZINE.

SEPTEMBER, 1842.

JUDAH'S LION.

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE Company assembled at the house of Da Costa's friend, consisted principally of Jews who, on the temporary overthrow of the Turkish power in those quarters, had flocked to the Holy City, having more reliance on the friendly disposition of Mahomet Ali than on that of the Sultan. They were in far better circumstances than their resident brethren, whose poverty was so great as to render them dependent on the contributions of the more wealthy for the necessaries of life, and whose position in their ancient city forms one of its most afflicting features. The present party seemed under the impression that some signal event was about to take place, some very important crisis to arrive; and although they bitterly lamented their dispersed, depressed, isolated condition, and complained of a general deadness to the encouragements that passing events held out to SEPTEMBER, 1842.

their nation, still it was apparent that their energies were in a measure roused, and their hopes excited. Alick heard more of the Talmud and the opinions of learned men than he had yet done; and far less of the scriptures of God than he wished to hear; and he missed that delightful branch of the subject which Charley and his mother had made so prominent, the blessing that Israel should convey to Gentile nations; but his feelings were deeply interested, and gratified too, when, looking round on the company of Hebrew men, of mothers in Israel and gentle Jewish maidens, he traced the high descent, and higher destiny of his people, and recollected that howsoever comparatively depressed and obscure, still they were met, without hindrance, and with no cause for apprehension, in Jerusalem; and contrasting such privileges with the stern edicts against them for many and many an age, his soul welcomed the dawning streak of their coming day-a day of prosperity, triumph, and peace.

After a while, a feeling remark of Da Costa's led the conversation to the indulgence so graciously accorded by the infidel lords of Jerusalem to her original race, of frequenting the ruined corner; and Alick asked whether it was really a fragment of the ancient city. He remembered not only the prophet's declaration that Zion should be ploughed as a field, but also that of One whom he would not then have named, who had said, that of the great buildings of the Temple not one stone should be left on another; and he strove to wish that the word of Jesus might not have come to pass. He was answered by an old man, who told him that the wall in question had formed part of the outer enclosure, beyond the