he say." * here again want an adequate name. But when he contradicts his own asser toe, an ance, which follows, I am sertion, in way that be has done, still more at a loss how to designate it. In my Second Address to you I said, ," Mr. Belsham says, the Clergy are paid to discountenance and repress the In his Reply to me, "Mr. Belsham never ut tered nor wrote what you have imputed to him, nor any thing like it." The calumny alluded to is published in his Review of Mr. Wilberforce's Practical View. Mr. Belsham's words, as quoted by himself, are these: "Men who are engaged to defend an established system are, from that very circumstance, engaged to discourage inquiry, and to oppose truth, unless, which is not often the case, truth should happen to be the established doctrine." Review. then said, fell considerably short of the whole untruth, as he himself has quoted it. I had not seen his Review, but quoted the words from an authority which I was sure I could safely follow. His own extract closes with the following words, which add largely to his calumny against the Establishment, and can proceed from nothing but the most inveterate and irrational prejudice. An established Priesthood, he says, is engaged to oppose truth, "unless, which is not often the case, truth should happen to be the established doctrine." doctrines of the Established Church were, for the first three Centuries, unestablished; and what was true before it was established, cannot be rendered untrue by establishment, however it may become an object of envy and hostility. The False foundations of Unitarianism. Unitarianism is founded on all sorts engaged to discourage inquiry, of inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and to oppose truth. and unfounded assertions, but chiefly Address. on a palpable untruth, and a no less -paid to discountenance and re- palpable absurdity. The untruth here press the truth. meant is the assertion, that " "the Fathers of the three first Centuries In these two expressions there is a slight difference in terms, but none in fact. Though "repress" is a somewhat stronger word than “ oppose," yet by opposition to the truth Mr. Belsham meant nothing less than repression. But if any thing be added to the passage by "repress," something has been abated in its virulence by discountenance" instead of" discourage" and something too in the extent of the subject; for Mr. Belsham says, the Clergy are engaged to discourage inquiry," which the quotation in the Address omits. Between "engaged" and "paid" there is no difference in meaning. For how does Mr. Belsham say, that the Clergy are engaged, but by the emoluments of their profession? When therefore Mr. Belsham says, that he "never uttered nor wrote what I have imputed to under ness mm, nor any thing like it," description of incorrectthis denial of his own asser tion be classed? Indeed, in the language which I imputed to him, I was so far from over-stating his sentiments respecting the Established Clergy, that what I Gentleman's Magazine, April 1815, p. 321. generally Unitarians." This was fully confuted by Mr. Burgh, and "the contradictory of it proved to be true, from the testimony of all the Fathers of that period, without a single exception t." The absurdily consists in the opinion, that all Christian people for upwards of three hundred years before the Council of Nice, as maintained by Mr. Lindsey, or for the two first Centuries, as asserted by Dr. Priestley and Mr. Belsham, were generally Unitarians. For what, in the very first view of it, can be more improbable, than that the Christian Church should hold one doctrine, and the Fathers of the Church another? But the orthodoxy of the Church of Palestine,— both of Jerusalem and Elia,-is an abundant refutation of both opinions. The inaccuracies, misrepresentations, unfounded assertions, and incredulity of Unitarianism, originate partly in ignorance of the learned languages, and of Ecclesiastical his tory, but chiefly in the adoption of principles extraneous to and independent of Revelation. The Bible is not the Unitarian's standard of belief. + Burgh's Inquiry, p. 380. The contend that Christ was a mere man, The doctrines of Scripture must be 12. a justification.” (Rom. iv. 21.) But these assurances of mercy are to the Socinian a stumbling block," and to the Unitarian "foolishness." They chuse rather to rest their hopes on their own merits; though "other foundation can no man lay, than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Cor. iii. 11.) They contend that God quires no intercession, no satisfaction, no atonement to be paid; but is entirely satisfied with the sincere repentance of the sinner himself, and re "re mean superstition.' Theodosius squires no more to restore him to his was the defender of the faith which we Unitarians, trusting to their own favour," (Ladsey's Sequel, p. 422.) though the Gospel every where inculcates faith, as essential to Christianity, and to the forgiveness of our sins; and the Scriptures expressly require not only repentance, but faith, repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts XX. 21.) [To be continued.] *** A. S. F. in our next. Mr. ter of Buckingham School," but kept a private school at Twyford, Bucks. He had three sons in orders. The eldest was John Cleaver, student of Christ's, vicar of Frodsham in Cheshire, and Chaplain to the late Archbishop Markham. He died about 35 years ago, and was succeeded at Frodshamn by the late Mr. Page, father of the present head-master of Westminster School. What "two pamphlets" in answer to Dr. Marsh's Dissertation are alluded to, I do not know, but it is certain, I believe, that Bishop Cleaver wrote nothing on that subject. One tract, a very able and satisfactory one, published on that occasion, was generally, and I believe very truly, ascribed to the pen of the late Bishop Randolph. A if indeed the chapter (John xxi.) is gobala apa aulw. Lib. i. ad fin. But as the ancient manuscripts have very seldom any points, except at the end of a sentence or paragraph, punctuation is in a great degree a matter of discretion; and here the whole difficulty may be removed by introducing a comma before and after the word malefactors: "There were also two other, malefactors, led with him." And thus it is often, perhaps generally, read. We should now perhaps rather say others; but other, I believe, is very allowable, men or persons being understood. After all Part I. p. 2. b. Anthonie Gilbie was one of the English exiles in Queen Mary's days, who seceded from Frankfort to Geneva; and there, with Whittingham and others, undertook the translation of the English Bible. Athen. Oxon 1. 194. 315. Dialogue between a Soldier of Berwick and an English Chaplain, about apparel, complaining of 120 corruptions yet in the Church of England, is dedicated to "Master Coverdale, Turner, Whittingham," and others, owever, is it quite certain that we "that labour to root out weeds of are not needlessly scrupulous in this Popery," by Antony] G[ilby.] 10 matter? The Messiah was to be, and May, 1566. published 1581. Ames's was, reckoned or numbered with the Typ. by Herbert, p. 1657. “An Ad-transgressors (Isai. liii. 11. Mark xv. monition to England and Scotland" by Antoni Gilby," is printed in Knox's History of the Reformation, Edinb. 1732, Fol. 458-467. which p. seems to have been sent from Geneva in Mary's days. The transla tion of the Psalms from the Latin of Theodore Beza, by Anthonie Gilbie, a fine copy of which Mr. Thompson says is in his possession, I do not recollect to have heard of elsewhere. ho 28. Luke xxii. 37.) Though he had done nothing amiss, he was reputed a malefactor (John xviii. 30.) and, as a malefactor, was led to be crucified, and two others (really) malefactors were led with him. Aud so we all understand L. xxiii. 32. howincline, however, on the whole, to the ever it may be read or pointed. I second solution, as the most easy and satisfactory; but am not disposed to contend for it, if any one thinks P. 3. b. J. C. should have mentioned the verse to which he alludes, differently *. *We are also indebted to Mr. Mason Chamberlin of Blandford, for a communication on this subject, which the above observations have anticipated. He proposes to read the passage thus: "There were also two others (malefactors) led with him to be put to death," a reading which," as he says, "at the same time that it retains the whole of the original meaning, and conveys in the most accurate manner its very clear signification, adds not so much as one explanatory or paraphrastic term to weaken the Laconic force of the sentence, or one syllable to elucidate what to the attentive reader is sufficiently plain without further P. 8. In the elegant inscription here recorded, we, no doubt, ought to read, in 1. 8. "disciplina." under the broken ground of a sand-pit, or ravine, and a little on one side, out of the direction of the cannon-balls.P. 11. In the review of Mr. Eyton, This fine and terrible column which he which is perhaps rather too abstract had some time headed, found him here, and metaphysical, we ought, I pre-order to advance, taking a demitour to as it passed and defiled before him in sume, to read "but merely." col. 1. 35. BUONAPARTIANA. R. C. the bottom of the hillock, and directly in front of the Enemies' squares, which Buonaparte himself could not see from the lateral point which he occupied, al BEFORE we enter upon our pro- though it is very true that he was close mised account of the conduct and behaviour of Napoleon Buonaparte during his continuance off the coast of England, the annexed details, which are generally considered as authentic, may be acceptable to our Readers. A correct idea of the dangers which Buonaparte personally underwent on the memorable day of Waterloo, may be formed from the following statement, which has lately appeared in the French papers, and is therein stated to have been communicated by an eye-witness of what he relates: "From two o'clock until a quarter before seven, Buonaparte commanded all the operations and movements from a position where he remained without 'any danger whatever to his own person: he was at least a cannon shot and a half off: nothing, in short, could reach him. When he was at length convinced that the corps d'armée, which he had so long and so obstinately taken for that of Marshal Grouchy, was in reality a Prussian corps, he seemed to think that the affairs were desperate, and that he had no other resource than to make a great effort with the reserve of his guard, composed of 15,000 men. This part he accordingly took. At this moment he assumed an appearance of resolution, which r re-animated a little those who surrounded him. He advanced, saying Let every one follow me,' (Tout le monde en arrière!) which evidently signified that he wished to be in front. In fact be made this movement at first, and headed, for about ten minutes, the formidable column which remained to him, as his forlorn hope; but when he arrived within 200 toises (1,200 feet) from three solid squares of Allied troops which occupied a ridge, with a formidable artillery (and which ridge it was necessary to carry), he suddenly stopped enough to the Enemies' batteries. As the corps passed him, he smiled, and addressed to them expressions of confidence and encouragement. The march of these old warriors was very firm, and there was something solemn in it. Their appearance was very fierce. A kind of Savage silence reigned among them. There was in their looks a mixture of their unexpected meeting with Buonasurprise and discontent, occasioned by parte, who, as they thought, was at their head. In proportion as they ranged up the eminence, and darted forward on the squares which occupied its summit, the artillery vomited death upon them, and killed them in masses. This part of the scene came directly under Buonaparte's eye, without his being able to see what passed on the height itself, as he still kept himself, as it were, enveloped in the corner of the ravine. It was then precisely a quarter of an hour from seven o'clock, and it was at this very moment that the decisive crisis of the battle commenced. Buonaparte had then six persons close to him:-these were, his brother Jerome, Generals Bertrand, Drouet, Bernard, Doubers, and Labedoyere. At every step which he took, or seemed to take, to put his own person in front, Generals Bertrand and Drouet threw themselves before his horse's head, and exclaimed in a pathetic accent- Ah! Sire, what are you going to do? Consider that the safety of France, and the army, depends entirely upon you. All is lost if any accident happens to you.' Buonaparte yielded to their entreaties with a real or apparent effort which he seemed to gain over himself. But one thing appeared very singular, namely, that the two men who knew so well how to moderate his ardour and to retain him, were the only persons whom he never sent out to reconnoitre the state of the battle, while he sent the rest twenty further assistance."" In the French Bible of Ostervald," Mr. Chamberlin further observes, are inserted, by way of avoiding any misunderstanding of the term autres malfaiteurs (both words being so certainly found in the original, as to afford no warrant for the omission of either), these additional ones, "Hommes qui stoient des, immediately before the malfaiteurs." EDIT, times into the midst of the fire, to carry orders, or bring him inforination. One of them having told him that the Duke of Wellington had been for a long time in front and at the head of one of his squares, he exhibited a sort of grin, which shewed evidently that this part of the narrative vexed him much. Je rome having thought proper to take aside and whisper with one of his brother's Aides-de-camp, to whom he spoke his mind very freely, Buonaparte sent him (Jerome) several times into the middle of the fire, as if to get rid of such an importunate critic.-Jerome, in fact, took it greatly to heart that his brother did not profit of this occasion to die in a glorious manner; and I distinctly heard him say to General Bertrand Can it be possible that he will not seek death here? Never will he find a more glorious grave! At nightfall Buonaparte disappeared from us, under pretext of going himself to ascertain the state of things, and to put himself at the head of the Guards to animate them. Before I conclude, there is a peculiarity which deserves to be noticed; namely, that before effecting his personal retreat, in order to get rid of impertinent witnesses, he directed all those around him to carry different orders at once, and to bring information, the result of which could not concern him in the least." Committee then sat down, without being desired; and when silence was resumed, Napoleon made a Speech.—At first he appeared much moved; he was pale, and his left hand, which he had extended on a table, appeared agitated with convulsive movements. He gradually recovered himself, and spoke with calmness. This painful situation, the consequence of a disastrous event, interested the Assembly, produced a feeling which caused the adjournment of more than one project, and gave a turn. to the deliberations which was not expected. The Emperor confirmed the statements of the bulletin. He spoke of French valour with admiration; of the prudent bravery of the Enemy with sincerity. He pronounced on Lord Wellington a merited, but, his mouth, a/remarkable eulogium; and nobly acknowledged his own faults. This conduct, which had the effect of address, but which I am inclined to believe proceeded from candour, disposed in his favour auditors who had come badly prepossessed against him. "Monsieur R. said, The glory of France is in the army. Her honour required that our losses should be repaired. Her liberty, her independence, exist in the force of our defenders. The safety of the country depends upon their number, their discipline, and their exploits. A great reverse is to great minds only an useful admonition. Let us turn to the triumph of principles a loss which at first seems to compromise them. If victory have ceased to crown our stand The following account of the conduct of Buonaparte, at a Committee which he had summoned, on his return to Paris, to consult on the de-ards, are there not other palms than sperate state of affairs, in the course of whose deliberations the idea of his Second Abdication was first introduced, has been published by M. St. Didier, one of his Cabinet Secre taries: "An Imperial Committee was assem bled in the Elysée Palace on the night of the 21st of June, consisting of: 1st. The Ministers having Departments; 2d. Ministers of State; 3d. A Deputation formed by the President and four Members of the Chamber of Peers; 4. A Deputation formed by the Chamber of Representatives, consisting of the Presilent and four Vice-Presidents; 5. A certain number of Counsellors of State; 6. The Chiefs of the Civil and Military Authorities of Paris; 7. Several Peers and Representatives added to the Committee by the Emperor; 8: Some citizens also summoned by the Emperor. "A Secretary announced the arrival of the Emperor. The persons present received him standing. He bowed, and placed himself in a chair in the front of the Assembly. The Members of the be those which are moistened with blood? The olive of peace may again flourish on our menaced frontier; but make it bear durable fruit it must planted The army already by heroic hands. rallies; but our astonished eagle, bewails the absence of her defenders, and calls upon us to fill up the glorious intervals which unheard-of sacrifices have made in our ranks. Will you refuse to recruit that heroic army with heroes? By augmenting its corps, or at least com pleting them with devoted men, you will second the public enthusiasm-you will crown the National wish. Far from us, however, be the desire of revenge. We have in view no other conquest than that of peace; but, to avoid begging it on our knees, the number of our troops must correspond with their courage. A vanquished Nation, but which will be subdued, ought never to offer the calamet of peace except when it is supported on the club of battles. I conclude by moving that the Chambers make an appeal to French valour, while the Emperor shall treat for peace with confidence and dignity. not "Gen. |