fook LORD .MACAULAY'S CRITICAL, _HISTORI CAL; AND ' MISCELLANEOIA ESSAYS ;. WITH AN INTROODOTIOR ANL.- BIOGRAPHICAL SIM& OW LORD MACAULAY. By B. P. Whipple, Esq., of 'Boston; and containing a new steel plate likeness of Macaulay, from a photograph by Claudet. Six volumes, Crown . °dare. New-York: Sheldon d• Co. Pitts burgh : Robert S. Davie. This is the moat magnificent edition of Mac aulay Essays ever -published; in fact it: is the only accurate edition of his miscellaneous wri tings issued in this country; for all other Amer ican editions are from the earlier English ones; which were. materially:changed by ,the author before his death. The binding, paper, and type are of the most excellent quality, and should displace at once the indifferent paper and pain fully small type in which the greatest of English Reviewers has -been heretofore -presented. to American readers. The advantages of this edi- , tion are such as to eounlend it at once to general favor, and make it - onenf the - most popular works for presentation during the season. Ist. The-Essays have been -arranged in exact chronological order, so that their perusal affords, so to speak, a complete biographical- portraiture of the brilliant author's-mind: . NC other editiOn possesses the same advantage. 2di- -A, very • full Index :has been' especially prepared, without , which the vast stores of. his torical learning and.Perthaent anecdote contained in the Essays, can be referred to only by the fortunate man who possesses a memory as great: as that, of Macaulay himself. In this respect it is superior to -the English editions , - and wholly unlike any. other America n edition. r 3d. This edition also contains the ppre text of Macaulay's. Essays. The exact punctuation, or thography, etc., of. the English editions have been followed. 4th. The portrait is from a photograph by Claudet, and represents the great historian as'he appeared in the latter years of his life. 6th. The biographical and critical Introduction is from the well-known pen of hir. E. P. Whip ple, who is-fully entitled to speak with authority, in regard to the most brilliant essayist of the age. 6th. The typographical excellence of the publication places it among the best that have been issued from the'" Riverside" Press. 7th. The'Appendix contains several essays at tributed tolord Macaulay—and , unquestionably his—not foundin any other edition of his mis cellaneous writings. To say anything of the learning, research, breadth of view, masterly delineation of charac ter, or the grandeur of the style of these Essays and Reviews is unnecessary. In many respects they will be models of this kind of composition for future ages. Those who read and stub them carefully will find their knowledge of his tory, politics, and literature vastly increased, and their taste and style wonderfully improved. These volumes will be a permanent and valuable ornament to any library. Our'Pittsburgh read ers can call at Mr. Davis' store, 93 Wood Street, and examine for themselves. For the Presbyterian Panne] The Late Benjamin Williams. MESSRS. EDITORS : —The very brief obituary of this excellent man, which was given in your•paper some weeks ago, must have left in the minds of his many ac quaintances among your readers, a desire for some more extended notice of him. His record is indeed on high; but it is not well that the memory of such a man should be allowed to pass away without some tribute. He was born Feb. 3d, 1783, and died September 2d, 1860, being in his' 78th year. He was the only son of Aaron Wil liams, who was one of the earliest settlers in Washington County, Pa. Both the fa ther and son were for many years Ruling Elders in the congregation of Mingo, dur ing the long pastorate of the Rev. Dr. Rals ton, and the latter continued to be one of the most efficient members of that session until the time of his death. He loved the sanctuary, and although living at a considerable distance from it, he and his family were always there. He sought anxiously the purity, peace and edification of the Church; was an' active Sabbath School teacher, and was always among the first in 'every movement that seemed likely, to promote the welfare of the congregation, or the good of the com munity at large. In, the missionary and educational ef forts in which the Synod of Pittsburgh, se early embarked, he took 'a very efficient part; contributing liberally according to his own means, and stimulating the liber ality of others by personal appeals, and by the distribution of appropriate tracts and papers. It was his practice, for several years, and while doing a large business , with his mills.and carding machines, to set apart - thelirollts of one day in each month to the missionary cause. This was his 1 monthly concert contribution. When all this property had been consumed by fire, he , lamented-its loss chiefly on' account of its taking away his means's:if doing good. His interest in the cause of Christian education, especially with reference to the ministry, was manifested in his deep sym pathy with the early struggles of Jefferson College, and. the -Western-Theologieal Sem inary; in both of which institutions he was long an efficient Trustee and Director. When the- College was in its deepest em barrassment, and its unfinished building was likely, to become a ruin he became a voluntary agent to raise funds for its relief, and in its subsequent straits he pledged his own credit, to an extent very damaging to himself, in order to prevent its halls from being closed. He was a pioneer in the cause of Tem-. perance. `Long before the . temperance reformationi as such; commenced, he had banished liquor from his harvest fields ; and after enduring some ridicule on account of his singularity, -he had succeeded in in ducing several of his neighbors to •follow his example. . He was a boqk and tract distributor long before colportage became a system. In the supply &the 'destitute with theßible ' and in the . organization and sustaining, of Sab bath Schools and- prayer-meetings, he was always among the first: in personal efforts, and the most liberal in pecuniary- contri butions, where such contributions were needed. He, was also eminently a man of prayer. Besides his more private devotions, (which, although intended to be strictly " in secret," might sometimes be overheard, through their own unconscious fervor,) the flame of the morning and evening sacrifice burned brightly on his domestic altar. Besides his own immediate family, all the persons in his employ were expected to be present at this service, and the fact has been noticed that znost of those Who for any length of time continued to be members of his household, were ultimately brought into the Church. The same may be said also of those who were members of his class in th'e Sabbath School. His domestic piety was also .re warded by-his being permitted to see near ly. all- of his thirteen surviving children hopefully pious;two of his sons, and a son-in-law being rin the ministry, and one in 'the 'eldership; and all occupying lin portant positions of usefulness in the Church. 4 Among the other marked traits in his •character may be mentioned, his large hearted catholicity; equally removed from: latitudinarinnism and from bigotry, and causing him to love all who loved our Lord Jeans Christ; his intelligent :public spirit, Which enlisted his energies in behalf of everything that 'pertained to the good of , , ity and the country; his 'great. liaraciar-, causing him to be at the post of duty-, and -inde= fatigable in carrying out his purposes; and' his unbounclecl hospitality, manifested in the hearty welcome , with which ministers and pious people, of whatever name, were re ceived under his roof. Whilst. remarkably - conservative, and averse to all needless innovation, such was his independence of character, that he always 'thought for hiniselt; and when, after careful investigation, he was convinced of the propriety of any measure, he had the courage to recommend it, in the face of whatever .prejudice or opposition. It was thus that be did more than any other man to secure the. introduction- (though in a prudent and peaceful way,) of a Gospel Psalmody into ,the congregation of which he was a. member, and that he stood firm in his attachment to , the American Coloniza-: tion Society, the American Tract Society, and the American Board of Foreign sions, while the current of sentiment around him was setting strongly in a different direction.- He was not without his infirmities of character, but they were such as -were readily excused, and will be likely to be soon forgotten; by those who, knew him best. During the last few months of his life, he suffered much from an asthmatic and• dropsical affection, twins often unable -to sleep except . , when upright: in his , chair, and compelled' from want of breath to sit whole 'nights in the open air of the portico. In the midst of all this he uttered no mur muring word, and complained only of the trouble which'he occasioned to his family and friends. He waited patiently for the hour of his release. At .a family meeting, on the. 4th of July last, when ten of his children were gathered around him, and after he had greatly enjoyed, a season of religions conversation and devotional ex ercises with them, he gathered strength to pour out the joyful utterances of his soul at having been blessed with the privilege of such an interview;before his departure; and he expressed his calm aCquiescence in whatever might be the will of God concern : - ing him, assuring them that it had long been his desire and prayer that he might live no longer than while he might be of some use in ' the world, and that he had no concern, otherwise, as to when, cr where ' or how, he might die. He had been greatly troubled on account of certain difficulties and dissensions exist ing in the congregation of Mingo for the last year or two; but was permitted to rejoice at the restoration of peace, and the harmonious settlement of a young and devoted pastor over that people. He was then ready to say, " Now, Lord,‘littest thou thy servant de part in peace ;" and having been taken suddenly worse, on the very next Sabbath morning after the installation, his Spirit was released. , Such a man has not lived in vain. "He being dead yet speaketh." May his mantle fall upon many. (Selected.] Here- is My Hreart. "My aon give me thine. heart"—Pnov. xxin : 26. Here is my. heart !—my • God, I give it thee.; I heard thee call and say, " Not to the world,' my child, but unto me;" . I heard, and will obey. Here is love's offering to my King, Which a glad sacrifice, I bring— Here is my heart.' Here is my heart !—surely the gift, though poor, My Hod will not despise: Vainly and long I sought to make it pure, To meet thy searching eyes; Corrupted first in Adam's fall, The stains of sin pollute it all— My guilty heart I Here is my heart !--my heart so, hard before, Now by thy grace made meet; Yet bruised and wearied, it can only pour Its anguish at thy feet; It groans beneath the weight of sin, It sighs salvation's joy, to win— , My:mourning heart ! Here is my heart !—in Christ its longings end, ' Near to his Cross it draws ;, It says, "Thou art my portion', 0, my. Friend, Thy blood , my, ransom was." And in the Saviour it has found What blessedness and peace abound-L. My trusting heart! Here is my heart I—ah! Holy Spirit come, Its nature to renew, And consecrate it wholly as thy borne, temple fair and trite. Teach it to love and serve thee more, To fear thee, trust thee, and adore— my cleansed heart! Here is my heart.l--it,trembles to draw near The glory of thy throne; Give it the shining robe thy servants wear, of righteousness thine own'; Its pride and folly chase away, And all its vanity, I pray— My humble heart. Here is my heart!—teach it, 0. Lord, to cling In gladness unto thee ; And in the day-of sorrow still to sing, "Weloome my Lord's decree," Believing,. all its journey through, That thou artmise, and just and true=- My. waiting heart! 'Here is my heart!-0 Friend of friends, banear, To make each tempter fly, And when my latest foe I wait with fear, Give me the victory f . _ Gladly on thy love reposing, , Let me say, when life is closing— Here is my heart glisttilantints. Impure Water.—Set a, pitcher of ice water in