There are at this moment two editions of Petavius in the press in France—M. Vives, at Paris, and M. Guérin, at Bar-le-duc, being both engaged in the same work. The first volume contains, in addition to the Prolegomena, the first seven books of the treatise, De Deo Deique proprietatibus. The edition will be complete in eight volumes, at the cost of 8fr. 50c. per volume. It is a reproduction of the edition by Zaccaria, Venice, 1757. The short notes by the editor, the type, and the paper, are very satisfactory.
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Dissertations, Chiefly on Irish Church History. By the late Rev. Matthew Kelly, D.D., Professor, Maynooth College, and Canon of Ossory. Edited by the Rev. D. M'Carthy, D.D. Dublin: Duffy. 1864. xiii. 448.
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Tractatus juridico-canonicus de irregularitatibus; auctore Fr. E. A. Boenninghausen, juris utriusque Doctore et Presbytero Curato. Cum permissu R. D. Episcopi Monasteriensis, Monasterii. Typis et sumptibus, Theissengianis, 1863.
The first part of this work, De Irregularitatibus in genere, treats of the following six points in as many chapters: 1o. Importance of the subject; 2o. on the idea of irregularity and incapacity; 3o. on the word irregularity, and its division into different species; 4o. of the efficient cause of irregularity; 5o. of its effects, with regard to Holy Orders and to Benefices; 6o. on dispensations from irregularities. The second part, entitled De irregularitatibus ex delicto, deals with irregularities arising—1o. from any defect occurring in baptism; 2o. from heresy, schism, and apostacy; 3o. from the violation of excommunications, suspensions, and interdicts; 4o. from the exercise of any of the sacred orders without having received that order. Here ends the first part. "This work", says the learned Bouix, "appears to us to be solid, methodical, and sufficiently complete. We have not as yet examined it with sufficient attention to be able to pronounce judgment on the perfect doctrinal exactness of its details; but we here thought it our duty to bring it under the notice of the clergy, and especially of professors in colleges".
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Simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors were corrected.
Punctuation normalized.
Anachronistic and non-standard spellings retained as printed.