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Naples, and afterwards by Rome to Orvieto, where, for a time, they fixed their residence; but all their care was unavailing the disease, which they had so long apprehended, at length sapped the constitution and carried its victim to the grave, in the fourteenth year of her age. The entire account is very affecting; and we recommend it to the perusal of all our readers who take pleasure in witnessing the happy effects of early piety.

"Since her illness she never said any thing which could lead us to suppose that she was aware of her situation, till within these last few days, when she intimated it to her mamma, with an anxious expression of countenance, as if unwilling to grieve her, yet at the same time thinking that she ought to break to her a painful truth. 'Mamma,' she said, 'from the pain I feel in my chest, and my not getting the least better, I cannot help thinking myself in danger.' Again she said, 'I am sure I shall never rise from this bed.' My sister answered, she hoped that thought was not painful to her;' to which she unhesitatingly replied, 'that it was not.' Seeing her in great suffering, her mother said, Ŏ my child, that I could do any thing to relieve you.' You can do nothing now, however, but pray for me; O pray for

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She complains much of the wandering of her thoughts in prayer, unconscious that it proceeds from the increasing debility of her body. My sister said, 'I hope, my darling, your faith does not fail.' O no, mamma, I often repeat that beautiful prayer, 'Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.' pp. 226,

227.

but

"She became quite calm, and joined me in prayer, repeating over and over again, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.' She looked at my sister with an unutterable expression of fondness, and said, 'My mother, my good mother, my dear mother; God bless my mother, and God bless my dear father.' She then prayed for each of us repeatedly, saying, 'Lord, grant we may all meet in heaven.' She also prayed for the maid servant, whom she saw standing at the foot of the bed, and God bless Mary! Then every breath was prayer-Lord, help me! Lord, save me!' until she could no longer articulate. At half past six o'clock on Friday morning, the purified spirit fled to the bosom of its Redeemer." p. 236.

trust in God, and a spirit of entire resignation to his will.

"Oh, talk not to me of any works of mine,' he said one day to the Abbé Ğ., who was holding out that fallacious and too common mode of endeavouring to comfort the sinner with eternity in view. I never did any thing to merit the favour of God, and have no trust, no hope, but in the Saviour of sinners.' In the midst of distressing agony, which keeps his eyes waking during the tedious hours of night, he exclaims, I will look unto him whom I have pierced.' During every interval of pain, the Bible is his constant resource; and from that pure stream he drinks invigorating draughts. He possesses, in an eminent degree, those dispositions which, in the sight of God, are of great price. He is always thankful, always contrite, always of a meek and humble spirit; of him it may be truly said, in the words of the Apostle, He prays without ceasing; and in every thing he gives thanks to God." pp. 270, 271.

In this state of mind he appears to have resigned his spirit; and need we say his "end was peace?"

After a severe illness of Lady S., the remainder of this family party finally leave Rome, and bend their steps homeward, by way of Florence, Venice, Mont Cenis, Paris, and Dover, where they arrived in safety, greatly rejoiced once more to tread the happy soil of England, and, above all, to hear the "church-going bell" which summoned them to return their grateful homage to the Author of all their

mercies.

We close this instructive and interesting volume with sentiments of very cordial respect for the writer, and a sincere wish that all travellers from this country were fortified and directed by similar principles. That this publication should not meet with the suffrages in its favour of all who read it, may certainly be expected: the flippant and foolish spirit which scoffs at religion every where else, is not very likely to be propitiated by its unlooked-for appearance in a book of travels; and a still larger class of readers, who would not quarrel with an occasional allusion to Divine Providence, or with not very frequent expressions of gratitude to God for his various blessings, cannot at all endure that reflections of this kind should be often introduced: such things are sufficient in their view to cast a very sombre shade over even an Italian landscape. We leave these persons, as leave them we must, to their own predilections; and we have to request that they will likewise deal with equal fairness by us. They would probably applaud this volume very highly, were it of a less serious character. We recommend it most especially, because of the pious and devout spirit which it every where manifests. They will read it in despite of its religion: we are particularly delighted with it on account of its religion. The work is very engaging as a book of travels: to us, howAfter the lapse of a few months, the family ever, its principal recommendation is, that it is were threatened with a still greater calamity, written by a Christian. In addition to the few by the serious illness of Sir Walter himself. extracts we have given, we had intended to inTheir sorrowful anticipations were soon rea- troduce some others, which our limits have lized: but he was prepared for his great change, obliged us to withdraw while this sheet is passand manifested, during his whole illness, a firming through the press; but we hope to intro

We have spoken of the bigotry of the Roman Catholics at Rome: let us not omit to mention that an application being made to the higher powers for permission to have the funeral in the morning instead of being compelled, by the rules laid down for Protestant funerals, to have it in the night, not only was the permission readily granted, but, as an additional mark of respect, a troop of cavalry received orders to hold themselves in readiness to attend in case of insult. But the precaution was unnecessary; for the people, of whom there was a large concourse, behaved with the greatest respect and sympathy.

duce them in an article in our miscellaneous | What can he do, the ravenous jaw besets, And tongue of insult? E'en despair has manned

department in some future Number, that our readers may not be ultimately defrauded of them.

From the Imperial Magazine.
THE STAG.

(Extracted and versified from Hervey's Theron and Aspasio.-By M. G.)

ROUSED from his lair, he shakes his dappled

sides,

Tosses his beamy head, and scorns alarm;
In his superior swiftness he confides,
And bids defiance to the gathering storm.

He plunges thro' the copse, and thwarts the glade,

And wheels about in many a doubling maze,
As tho' pursuing whom he would evade,
Till the pack drive him from his wily ways.

On his agility he now relies,

And takes to flight, and would outstrip the wind;

Bursts through the woods, o'er the lawns bounding flies,

And leaves the lagging beagles far behind. Through woods, through lawns, through half the forest wide,

The unwearied beagles urge their ardent way; With slow, but certain pace, the scent their guide,

Still, still they gain upon their fearful prey.

Again he flies; flies with redoubled speed; Shoots down the steep, and, straining up the hill,

Seeks a short shelter in his pressing need,
In some sequester'd grove where all is still.

The hounds hang greedy on the scent, and win
Lost ground with toil untiring and intense;
A third time up they come, and, joining in
One general peal of vengeance, drive him
thence.

Perplex'd, in deep distress, he fain would go
And lose himself the numerous herd among;
But they, unheedful of a brother's wo,
Shun or expel him from their selfish throng.
Now ruin haunts him, by his fellows left,
He trembles with the leaf that shakes in sight;
He starts, springs, flies-wild as the wind and
swift-

He knows not where, yet pours his soul in flight.

His efforts vain! again the horrid shout
In his ears thundering, thickens on the gale,
His sprightliness is gone, his speed worn out,
See! how he toils and hobbles in the vale.
Now the poor breathless victim, full in view,
Quickens the whetted hounds' impetuous way;
With violence tumultuous the rough crew
Rush in, and claim, with clamorous joy, their
prey.

The timorous breast. He faces round, forgets, Hopeless, to fear, and makes a resolute stand. A sturdy trunk in rear, with broad-branched head

He rushes on his foes, nor stands at bay; Gores some, laid grovelling on the turf, some dead,

And making the whole coward pack give way.

Elate by this success, he hopes once more;
His spirits rally up their drooping wings,
In the small remnant of his strength to soar,

And through the dashed, retiring rout he springs.

His last chance this, and every nerve is strain'd;
The kennel rabble vanish from his eyes,
Once more lost sight of; yet, unsafe on land,
Seeks in the wave what the stern shore denies.

He throws his burning sides into the tide; Sails down the cooling stream, and slinks, afraid,

To some small shelving island's verge to hide,
Where rest his feet, close skulking in the shade.

There all immersed, his nostrils only free,
The ambient waters baffle the pursuit;
Nor for a while man's prying eye may see,
Nor find his track the keener smell of brute.
At length found out, the slippery bank's his

way,

To fly unfit, yet quits the refuge vain,
And 'gainst an aged willow stands at bay-
Stands-faint with toil, and sobbing with his
pain.

The crowds that gather round him, now for lorn,

Glad in his misery, their transports yell,
Merciless triumph! whilst the sonorous horn,
And throats bloodthirsty ring his funeral knell.
The tears, till now unknown, gush from his
eyes;

He casts one look upon the landscape near,
Scenes of his former pleasures and his joys,
And, fix'd to die, prepares to sell life dear.

But timely now the huntsman-king arrives,
He sees the creature's anguish, pitying sees;
Calls off the pack, raving for blood, and gives
Him life and liberty again, and ease.

So from accusing sins the roused soul flies, That in his ears ring doom, and gather round, Till sovereign Heaven beholds with ruthful

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P. S. I forgot to notice, in its proper place, that the last-mentioned gentleman called yes

val in this city, about 400 Bibles, and upward of 500 New Testaments. Three weeks ago, I went out to San Agus-terday, and brought with him three volumes of

tin de las Cuevas, a town twelve miles from this city, which has now become the capital of the State of Mexico. I had several interesting conversations with the Governor of the State (who resides there), with the Rector of the College, and with other individuals; all of whom I found well disposed to our objects, and to the advancement of Education. The Governor informed me respecting the population of the State, and the languages spoken in it: he said the whole population amounted to about one million of these, one-half speak the Spanish language, 300,000 the Mexican, and 200,000 the language called Otomi. Here, then, around this city, in different directions, is an ample field for your new Translations; and I hope you will give me every encouragement to proceed with these. The governor, who is a native of Yucatán, told me that the whole population of that peninsula speak the Yucatanese their number amounts to about 800,000. Here is another field for your Translations, for it is only through you they will obtain them. My journey to the north-west will open upon other fields, not less extensive, and equally uncultivated. Pray encourage me all you can, that, at my return to this city, I may get something done in one, two, or more, of these languages.

The Rector of the College of San Agustin called upon me during my stay in that place. We had a long conversation; and, among other things, I told him of the object and operations of the Bible Society, the amount of your annual income, and the sources from which it flowed. He was greatly delighted with the account I gave him, and asked what annual subscription was required to become a Member: I told him: and he immediately replied, that he would be a Subscriber, and a Member of the Society. This individual is a Priest, and his name is Jose Maria Alcantára. You will please, therefore, to insert his name in the List of Members of the Society; and charge One Guinea to my account, being the sum I received from him.

Manuscripts, partly in the Mexican language, and all upon Mexican subjects. These he presented to the Bible Society, along with some pamphlets of his own writing; and they shall be sent to you when a proper opportunity offers. Dr. Mora told me, also, that he intends to write to you, before long.

Mexico, Oct. 13, 1827. THE proper season for travelling in this country is just commencing, though not fairly set in. I go first to Querétaro; and shall probably remain there a week, as it is a large city, the capital of the State of the same name, and has a considerable population around it. From Querétaro, I go to Guanajuato, also a large city, and the capital of a State. My next stage will be to San Luis Potosi, a place under the same circumstances as the two preceding, and otherwise of considerable importance, from its being the emporium of all the commerce passing through the port of Tampico. A week's stay, at least, will be required at the place just mentioned, to effect sales, and to make arrangements for a depository of the Scriptures there, for supplying the populous country of which it is the commercial key. I shall afterwards direct my course to Zacatécas; and when there, shall be able to decide on the propriety, or not, of extending my tour to Durango, and places beyond it. On my return, I visit Guadalajara and Valladolid, places of considerable note, from their population and otherwise. This is the outline of my intended journey. I set out with a good deal of anxiety on the one hand, and with good hopes on the other. The Lord, who protected and prospered me in my former wanderings, will not now, I trust, forsake me; but will hold me up with His right-hand, and make my way prosperous in His holy cause. I trust I shall have something to write to you, respecting this journey, which may gladden your hearts, and fill your mouths with thanksgivings unto Him whose counsel and blessing can alone give success, and to whom all the glory is due. Whilst we labour in the Lord's cause, let us not forget to be unceasing and earnest in our prayers: and when the answer to our supplication arrives, let us all join together in the sweet chorus," Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, O Lord, but unto Thy Name be all the glory."

Querétaro, Nov. 8, 1827.

In my Letter to you of last month, I intimated that I was on the eve of setting out on my Bible tour through the north-western parts of Mexico. Various little circumstances occurred to detain me ten days later than the time I had appointed. However, on the 20th of Oc

Immediately upon my return from San Agustin, I had a visit from the Priest in this city of whom I have spoken so much, whose name is Jose Antonio Lopez Garcia de Salazar. He wished, he said, to become a Member of the Society, and told me to put down his name as such. Here, then, you have another Mexican Priest a Subscriber to your Society. Our friend told me, at this interview, that a Priest, a gentleman of his acquaintance and of similar sentiments with himself, wished to see me. He called with this friend next day; and I found him very friendly to the Bible Society, as he had been described to me. This gentle-tober, fourteen mules left Mexico for Querétaman also became a Member of your Society; his name is Dr. Jose Maria Mora. You will please, therefore, to charge my account with Two Guineas more, being one each for these two individuals. These three make up the whole number of your Subscribers here; and, considering all circumstances, it is a fair beginning. Thus you see the Lord is with us; and blessed be His name!

ro, laden with the precious seed of the word of God. I followed on the 23d, and overtook them about half way. On the 29th, we all arrived safe in this city; and on the following day our sale began.

The plan I adopted when in Guayaquil, of giving notice of our sale by a printed advertisement, I have again adopted here. It turned out well on that occasion, and it has also suc

ceeded well on this; and I hope will do so in future. I mention, in the advertisement, not only the books that are for sale, and their prices, but also the precise number of days the sale will last. This enables one to do more in a given time; and, probably, also leads many to buy, who otherwise would put off from day to day, until the desire they had felt for purchasing a Bible had subsided. This city contains, as nearly as I can estimate from the accounts I have received, 25,000 inhabitants.

On the second day of our sale, Father Cuevas (to whom I had been introduced) paid us a visit, and brought with him the Prior of his Convent. The prior bought some copies of the Scriptures; and he and his companion sat for about an hour and a half in our sale-room, conversing upon various subjects, and recommending to those around to purchase the Scriptures offered to them at so low a price. The following day, in the morning, I went to the Convent, to pay my respects to the Prior and his friends. Whilst we were conversing, a message was brought to Father Cuevas, that two Ladies were at the door, wishing to speak with him. You will observe, that the lobby is the utmost length to which Ladies dare go in a Convent of Friars: of course, then, our friend did not bid the Ladies step up, but stepped himself down to speak with them. In a few minutes he returned, and told us that the Ladies were persons of the first rank in the place, and that they were inquiring about the Bibles, whether or not it was right to buy them and use them, and of what kind, size, price, &c. they were. He returned to them immediately, taking those books with him which he had himself bought, to show as specimens. I sat about a quarter of an hour longer with the Prior, but our friend did not return to us. On coming away, and in passing through the lobby, I found the two Ladies still engaged in close conversation about the Bibles, with our friend, and another Friar who had joined them. I stopped a few minutes, and had a share in the conversation; which ended with the Friar saying he would call on me about two hours after, to choose Bibles and Testaments of each kind, to be sent to the Ladies for their inspection and choice. At the time agreed on, the Friar called, and sent a specimen of each kind, in the best bindings. The Ladies kept all that were sent to them; and the Friar called next morning to pay for them; bringing, at the same time, another order to the same amount, for some others of his friends; making, in all, 35 dollars.

I have a few more words to say about the Friars; and shall then turn to another part of our concerns.-I was invited to dine at the Convent; and went, accordingly, at the proper hour. This was a favourable opportunity for some further conversation upon the duty and utility of reading the scriptures; and also for explaining to them, more at length, the nature of your edition of Scio's Bible. You will perceive that I am coming to the Apocryphal question; to avoid it in this country is impossible: it meets you at once; and you must enter upon it, in reply to questions put to you, perhaps many times in a day. I told the Friars how things stood in regard to the Bibles want

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ing the Apocryphal Books. A fair statement of facts is the best explanation of such difficulties as this, and generally proves the most satisfactory. As Protestants, they saw that you were naturally led to omit these books, which are not considered by us as a part of the Canon of the Sacred Scriptures: at the same time, they regretted the want of them; because it would hinder, they said, a more extensive circulation of the word of God in this country.

I come now to speak more particularly of our sale. I have already mentioned that the period of it was eight days. Advertisements were posted up in all the public places: but previously to putting up advertisements, the laws of the city require that leave be obtained from the Prefect to do so: I therefore called upon him for this purpose, and showed him what I intended to post up. He gave me full liberty; and, in the course of the day, he came himself, and bought a copy or two of our books. A day or two after, he called again, and brought his family and a relative or two with him, and bought some other copies for himself and them. I was particularly pleased with the feelings expressed by a young lady, who I believe was his sister, or his wife's sister. She seemed greatly pleased with her purchase, when she had bought a Bible-calling it, with emphasis, her Bible: and she seemed, by what she said, to anticipate the pleasure she should have in reading it. In the course of the sale, there were several instances exhibited of this pleasing attachment to the sacred volume, and an anticipated enjoy. ment in its perusal. Such instances were trely gratifying and may such individuals abide in their first love, thus manifested to the word of God!

There were several Priests who came to purchase, and took with them one, two, or more volumes. Friars, also, of various colours (Black, Brown, Blue, and Grey) came to our sale, and went away with the same treasure; and al seemed to be pleased. One morning before breakfast, and before the usual hour of com mencing sale, somebody knocked at the door; and upon opening it, in stepped a Grey Friar, saying he had heard that I had Bibles to sell, and that he wished to see them. I showed them to him: he bought one, and paid for it, and courteously withdrew. A gentleman, the Member of Congress who called, along with Father Cuevas, the first evening after my arrival, came many times, and bought several copies for himself and friends. With this gentleman I had much conversation, as to what is the genuine religion of our Lord Jesus Christ, as it is unfolded in the New Testament. This same individual afterwards introduced me to the Governor of the State, and to some of his fellow-Members of Congress.

I have already touched upon the Apocryphal question; and must again return to it, as it is my duty to tell you all that passes, pro and com, upon this subject. It was very clearly perceived that our Bibles were defective or incom plete, according to the sense in which the Bible is understood in this country. I never concealed from any that the Apocryphal Books were not included. I pointed out the list of books given at the beginning, and said that

over. I told him to try what he could do; intending to give him one, should he fail. In conversing further, I found his circumstances to be very low, and that he had a wife and two children. Upon rising to go away, he offered me some of the little articles he was selling, in exchange for a New Testament; manifesting, at the same time, an earnest desire to possess this volume. I gave him a New Testament, without receiving any thing from him in return; requesting him to read it frequently in his family, which he promised to do. He was truly thankful for what he received; and I hope this New Testament will prove a consolation to him and to his family, in their low es

the Bible contained these Books complete, but | gether the price of one, before the sale was that the Maccabees and a few others were not there. "Should you find," I added, "any difficulty in taking the Bible as it is, at the low price at which it is offered, you can have a New Testament, which is every way complete." The Bibles, however, were pretty generally preferred, when the individuals had money sufficient for the purchase: though, at the same time, some refused the Bible merely on account of the deficiency mentioned. From what I perceived among the buyers, and from the observations of some who took an interest in the subject, I have no doubt, speaking generally, but the sale was considerably hindered by the want of the Apocryphal Books. The want of Notes was far less attended to; and none, í think, objected to buy on that account. That the Notes were wanting, was very evident to all; but the lowness of the price of the Bibles offered, and the great expense of the Bibles which have Notes, reconciled, for the most part, all who found any difficulty upon the matter. I was very much pleased to see how easily the Notes were dispensed with; for that is a great step toward the free circulation of the Scriptures in this country.

One man brought back a Bible which he had purchased; saying, that he had learned it was incomplete, and that he thought it otherwise when he bought it. I told him how the matter stood; and said, he might return his Bible if he did not like to keep it. He went home and brought it, and I returned him the money he had paid me. Another person called upon one of his friends, whom I know, and who well understands the matter: this person said to the gentleman referred to, that he wanted to speak with him a few words in private, upon a particular subject: when he had taken him aside, he told him that he had purchased a Bible, but afterwards he had learned that it was defective and full of heresies. The gentleman told him, that, "as to its defectiveness, it was true that such and such books were wanting; but all that the volume did contain was right and good, and that there were no heresies in it." This quieted the man's conscience: he resolved to keep his Bible, and took it home with him again.

The number of copies of the Scriptures which have been put into circulation in this city, during the eight days of our sale, amounts to 125 Bibles, 150 New Testaments, 80 of Four Books, and 95 of Luke and Acts; making, of all kinds taken together, 450 copies. For these I have received the sum of 741 dollars 6 rials. Only two New Testaments were given gratis, and one copy of Luke and Acts. The muleteers who brought the Bibles here from Mexico, upon taking leave to return home, earnestly petitioned me for a book, to read in the evenings, when, on their journeys, they are encamped in the open air. I gave a New Testament to one of them, and a copy of Luke and Acts to another; with which they were very much pleased. A native of Spain, who lives here, and goes about selling little articles, used to come almost every day to our sale-room: one afternoon, when we were alone, he showed a strong desire to possess a New Testament; and said, he would try if he could gather toRel. Mag.-No. 6.

tate.

From the Eclectic Review.

ELEMENTS OF MENTAL AND MORAL
SCIENCE; designed to exhibit the Original
Susceptibilities of the Mind, and the Rule by
which the Rectitude of any of its States or
Feelings should be judged. By George
Payne, A. M. 8vo. pp. 529. London, 1828.

It is not unworthy of remark, that many of
the most valuable and elaborate productions of
the present day, as well as of former times,
have been given to the public, not by men of
leisure, who had uninterrupted command of
weeks, and months, and years, but by men
whose professional avocations seemed scarcely
compatible with authorship. To assign rea-
sons which may account for this undoubted
fact, is not very difficult. The pressure of
weighty and constant engagements urges the
mind to perpetual activity, and retains its ener-
gies in a state of habitual excitement. With
the feelings thus induced, the mind, instead of
shrinking from intellectual effort, seeks in the
vigorous employment of its powers, its highest.
pleasures and its richest rewards. In the eco-
nomy of time, a value is attached to hours, and
even to moments, which the man of leisure
would scarcely attach to days or to weeks;
and not unfrequently is it found, that, in a state
of pleasurable excitement, the mind will ac-
complish that in an hour, both in point of quan-
tity and of quality, which, in a state of compa-
rative torpor, it could not achieve in an entire
day. It is the remark of Dr. Chalmers, in his
recent publication on the Use and Abuse of
Endowments, that "greatly more than half the
distinguished authorship of Scotland is profes
sorial;" meaning, that it owed its origin to
the "vocation of public instructors in one or
other of the Universities." The eloquent
Writer (for, whether he addresses us from
the pulpit or from the press, he cannot but be
eloquent) then describes the process by which
the lectures of the class-room are elaborated
for the instruction of the public. "It is by the
re-modellings and the revisals, every year, of
his yet imperfect preparations; it is by strength-
ening what is weak, and further illustrating
what is obscure, and fortifying some position
or principle by a new argument, and aiding the
conception of his disciples by some new image
or new analogy; that the product of his officia
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