ing, allembled for the Formation of an Auxiliary British and Foreign Bible Society, for the County of Stafford. 8vo. 23 pp. Is. Longman and Co. 1812. Without taking this opportunity for entering at all into the general queftion, we are happy to tranfcribe the following paffage, which expreffes, we will fay without hefitation, the opinion of a very large part of the fupporters of the Bible Society. "An invidious diftinction has, I think, been very injudiciously made between the British and Foreign Bible Society, and the So-: ciety for the Propagation of [promoting] Chriftian Knowledge. I fee no neceffity whatever for having brought thefe two Societies' in the form of hoftile rivalship to each other. It was never the intention of the British and Foreign Bible Society to arraign the conduct of that ancient and refpectable body. So far from it, that I am confident I fpeak the fentiments of all who now hear me, when I fay, the Society of Bartlett's Buildings is entitled to the approbation of every true friend of Christianity. It originated in the pureft motives, it is compofed of men of the most excellent characters, men of piety and learning, and of diftinguished emi nence, both in Church and State. Of fuch a Society, I can only think with the profounde ft refpect. It stands fuperior to the attacks of idle and invidious reproach. Clarum et venerabile nomen. "The members of that Society ought not, therefore, to think that the British and Foreign Bible Society, in adopting a more enlarged fphere of action, poffefs any thing towards them like hoftility and difapprobation. We confider ourselves as fellow-labourers in the fame great work, anxious for the fame divine object, purfuing it, it is true, by a flight difference of means; but confidering ourfelves, to use the words of St. Paul," as members of one Lody; but as all members have not the fame office, so we, being many, are one body in Chrift, and every one members one of another." P. 8. The reft of Mr. Lifter's fpeech is equally luminous and proper; zealous for the Church established, tolerant, and juflly refpectful towards Diffenters. It appears to us a fpeech well calculated to do good, whether heard or perufed. ART. 30. The Subftance of the Speech of the Rev. Thomas Gißberne, M. A. on April 8, 1812, in the County-Hall at Stofford, at a M-eting convened for the Purpose of forming a Staffordshire Auxiliary Bible Society. Published by particular Defire. 8vo. 32 FP. Is. 6d. Cadell and Co. 1812. This Speech is published, we are told in a fhort advertisement, in confequence of the particular request of the author of the preceding, and his report of the wishes of others. Mr. Gisborne declining to enter into the particulars of the deficiency Nn 3 ficiency of Bibles in foreign countries, adverts principally to our own country, and ftates the following curious fact, to which our correfpondent BIBLICUS feems alfo to have alluded. (See above, P. 323.) In the Diocefe of Durham, an actual enumeration of the fa milies in want of Bibles, has recently been made by the Clergy, under the authoritative recommendation of the Bishop, In confe quence of my application, the Bishop has kindly communicated to me the number of fuch families. It amounts nearly to five thou fand eight hundred." P. 9. It is probable, as Mr. G. obferves, that this enumeration falls below the real number; but on this number he is contented to argue, and argues with great force. A fimilar enquiry has been made in Mr. Gisborne's own parish, "Barton under Needwood," and the deficiency was found to be nearly one third of the poorer families. Mr. G. who has been for fix and twenty years a mem ber of the two Societies, "for propagating the Gospel," and for promoting Chriftian Knowledge," is as far as Mr. Lifter from throwing blame upon either; but demonftrates their neceffary inability to fupply even the home deficiencies, Against any fuppofed or fuppofeable evil to be produced by the Bible Society, Mr. G. argues ftrongly in various ways; but par. ticularly by ftating the existence and operations of an exactly fimi. lar Society," The Naval and Military Bible Society," for upwards of thirty years. Many paffages of this Speech are fo excellent, that we night quote the chief part of it, without weary, ing ourselves or our readers; but we prefer fending them to the Speech itself. It is with peculiar force and cogency that the author asks, "To what event is it that we are indebted for our Liturgy?” To the circulation of the Bible. "THE PRAYER BOOK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE BIBLE.” P. 27. Here is enough to fettle the difpute, with those who will reflect upon the fact. Here therefore we, for the present, dismiss the fubject. ART. 31. Address delivered in the Exchange Room in Manchester, to a General Meeting convened by the Borough-reeve and Conftables, on Wednesday the 11th of December, 1811, for the Purpose of taking into Confideration the Expediency of founding Schools, en the Plan of Dr. Bell. By the Rev. C. W. Ethelton, Fellow of the Collegiate Church, Rector of Worthenbury, and Curate of St. Mark's, Cheetham. 4to. 16 pp. Wheeler, Manchefter. 1812. It does not appear that this Addrefs is published; it feems, however, to deferve fome notice, as being appropriate to its pur pofe, but ftill more, perhaps, for its extraordinary fuccefs, which bears a furprising teftimony to the liberality of Manchefter. The refolutions founded upon it paffed, the author tells us, unani. moufly, moufly, which, in a place containing fo great a variety of fects, as Manchefter, feems little lefs than miraculous. "There is before me," fays the Rev. Speaker, "fo mixed an affembly of different perfuafions, that it would be vain to expect perfect harof fentiment." Yet the refolutions for founding fchools on Dr. Bell's plan were unanimously carried. We congratulate the author on the fuccefs of his eloquence, and the country in the noble example of MANCHESTER. mony ART. 32. A new Spanish and English Grammar divided into two Parts: the first containing all the Spanish Words, abstractedly confidered and inflected under their refpe&ive Heads. The fecond containing the Spanish Syntax, illuftrated by a Selection of elegant and entertaining Extracts from fome of the best Spanish Authors. By Thomas Planquais, Grammarian, Teacher of the Spanish, Italian and French Languages. 8vo. 500 pp. 125. Law, &c. &c. We should apologize to the publie, as well as to M. Planquais, for fo long delaying the mention of his very excellent Grammar, We had hoped, indeed, for a time, to obtain the fentiments of a perfon much more fkilled than we can pretend to be, in the Caftilian language and that expectation terminating in difappointment, was the primary caufe of our delay, This grammar is curious in a very unufual degree. Every part is abundantly fupplied with examples, and thefe examples taken from the belt authors. The explanation of the power of the letters is particularly clear and perfpicuous. It is rather re markable, that Father Ifla's tranflation of Gil-Blas into Spanifa is here quoted as an original work; a ftrong proof of the excellence of the tranflation, and of the perfect manner in which that Spanish tale, though invented by a Frenchman, accommodates itfelf to the Caftilian idiom. The formidable number of irregular verbs in the three conjugations is here difplayed at large, and occupies more than 100 pages. The whole is ftated with great regularity, and plainly shows the merit of M. Planquais as a teacher, in which capacity it feems he has acted between 15 and 20 years. That the Spanish language must now be particularly ufeful to the English, efpecially in the army, can hardly require to be mentioned. ART. 33. A Letter to William Gifford, Efq. on the late Edition of Mr. Gilchrift has very laudably undertaken the protection of Ben Jontou's fame, which he effectually vindicated from the rath charges of envy and malevolence, in a pamphlet which we reviewed in our 3zd vol. p. 289.-He has here taken up his weapons again in oppofition to Mr. Weber, Editor of Ford's Nn 4 Pia, Plays, who has chofen unaccountably to revive the old calum. ries. But Mr. Weber is hardly worthy of his attack, fo very low does he ftand as a commentator. This author gives a sketch of those works which, in his opinion, contributed to revive the tafte for our ancient dramatifts. He speaks of Oldys's collection, called "the British Mufe," published in 1738, and of the republication of it in 1740, “under another name," by which we prefume he means Hayward's "Quinteffence of English Poetry." But he does not feem to have known of an older collection, compofed exactly of the fame materials, by Cotgrave. This is entitled, "The English Treafury of Wit and Language, collected out of the most and beft of our English dramatic poems; methodically digefted into common places. By John Cotgrave, Gent, Jcmo. Printed for Humphrey Mofeley. 1655." Mr. Weber is juftly chaftized for repeating the old calumnies against Ben Jonfon, after they had been refuted, without condefcending to notice the refutation; and indeed his total incom petence, as an editor of old English dramas, is both here and elfewhere fo fully expofed, that we cannot but regret that other works of the fame nature are advertised as being in his hands, To Mr. W. Gifford's edition of Ben Jonfon we look with con, fidence, for every thing that is yet wanting to justify the injured poet, (who, inftead of being hated, appears to have been parti cularly beloved) and for the most luminous illustrations of his writings. In the mean time, Mr. Gilchrift has done well to act as a voluntary pioneer for him, by clearing away fome part of the rubbish, which might have obftructed his progrefs. ART. 34. The Golden Wedding Ring; or, Thoughts on Marriage: in a Converfation between a Father and his two Children. By a Clergyman of the Church of England, 12mo. 36 pp. Gleave, Manchester. 1812. "The defign. of the following Treatife is, to attempt to restore marriage to its primitive fanctity, purity and blifs; by pointing out its connection with religion, and exhibiting its many advan tages, as being moft acceptable to God, admiffive of the highest degree of man's purification, and productive of the greatest useful, nefs. Some misconceptions and abufes of this divine inftitution are also detected; and at the fame time is fhown the peculiar and distinct nature of that pure and holy conjugal love in which it originates." P. 3. This little Look abounds with pious inftruction, delivered in an interefting and entertaining manner. Young perfons may read it with advantage, and not without amufement; for it is animated, almoft to a degree of enthufiafm; as well as practically-inAtructive, ART. ART. 35. Introduction to the Memoirs of Prince Eugene of Savoy; to which are added, Notes, Hiftorical, Biographical, and Military, &c. 8vo. 2s. 6d Colburn. 1811. We noticed in a former review, the memoirs of the illuftrious Prince Eugene, written by himself. The prefent publication appears to be a kind of fupplement to that work, though it is not fo fpecified. The whole will be found to form an interesting and entertaining volume, and the purchafers of the former will be neceffarily induced to obtain this alfo. ART. 36. Defcriptive Guide to the Stream of Time; or General Outline of Univerfal History, Chronology, and Biography, at one View. Tranflated from the German of Frederick Strafs, and continued down to the prefent Year by W. Bell. 8vo. 36 pp. 1s. Vernor and Hood. 1810. This tract is meant to accompany and explain a large printed Chart, called the Stream of Time, invented by the above Mr. Strafs, and made English by Mr. Bell. The fanciful image of a Stream is here fo employed as certainly to convey, with great clearness, a very general fketch of Hiftory, Chronology and Biography, from the origin of human records to the prefent time; and Mr. Bell, in our opinion, deferves much credit and encouragement, for his care in adapting it to the ufe of his countrymen. It is cer tainly more comprehenfive and more intelligible than Priestley's charts, or any others that we have feen. The explanatory tract is not tranflated from the German, but founded upon a fimilar tract by Mr. Strafs; and divefted of circumftances which could have neither utility nor attraction in this country. ART. 37. Elay on the Education of Daughters, tranflated from the French of the Abbé Fenelon, afterwards Archbishop of Cambray. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Darton. 1812. This is an agreeable and interefting performance, and as the tranflator has judiciously omitted thofe parts of the original, which Proteftant mothers could not with propriety put into the hands of their children, it may be fafely recommended to a refpectable clafs in the juvenile library. The parts omitted are thofe which relate to confeffion, the particular opinions of the Roman Catholics on taking the veil, and on the fubject of virginity. The tranflator, who is a female, has added a few occafional notes, which are all indicative of good fense. ART. 38. Sketch of the prefent State of Caracas, including a Journey from Caracas, through the Victoria and Valencia, to Puerto Cabello. 8vo. 6s. Baldwin. 1812. This is both an entertaining and ufeful performance, and must prove |