18. He also is the head of that body, the Church, and he is the chief, the first-born from the dead, that in all things be might have the pre-eminence.

19. For it hath pleased God that in him all that is complete should abide, and that by him all should be reconciled to Himself; all, whether upon earth or in heaven, by him who hath made peace by his death on the cross."

"Representing the invisible God." We cannot accept this as the proper version of the original words, which are correctly represented in the Common Translation, and which we see no occasion whatever for changing. "In reference to him,” we might admit as a translation of auto, but it is not unobjectionable as a rendering of iv auTy. The liberty taken by the Translator with his original in the 16th verse we cannot approve : the most literal and servile translation in passages of this description, is preferable to this kind of free version. Why it should have been judged proper to admit into the text, the 'sense rather than the words of the sacred writer, and to give a ' literal version in the side margin,' the Editor has not in this case informed us, nor can we perceive any good reason for the choice. The side margin contains the following reading: "Whether those occupying thrones, or exercising dominion, "whether princes, or those in authority;" which is not a literal version. We know not why "his death on the cross," should be admitted instead of " the blood of his cross.”

Ch. ii. 8. Beware lest any one take advantage of you by vain and deceitful philosophy, according to the doctrine of men and the principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

9. For in him, as in a body, whatever is divinely complete abideth. 10. And ye have been made complete in him, who is the head of all that have eminence and authority.

11. Through him, ye have also been circumcised with a circumcision not performed by hands, but in casting off the body of sensuality by the circumcision of Christ :

12. As in baptism ye have been buried with him, and at the same time re-animated with him through faith in the power of God, who

raised him from the dead.

13. Even to you who were dead in your offences, and in your impure sensuality, God hath given life in union with him, having pardoned all your offences.

14. Annulling with respect to us the written instrument of ordinances which was adverse to us, he took it entirely away, and nailed it to the cross;

15. Whereby he disarmed those that were chief in rank and authority, and exposed them in a public triumph.'

As this small volume is within the reach of every person who interests himself in the translation of the Sacred Scriptures, it is not necessary for us to extend our notice of it any further. We

shall only select a few additional examples of improved renderings, which, with the extracts already given, will enable our readers to appreciate the competency of the anonymous Translator for the work in which he has been employed, and which he will probably prosecute with the view of furnishing an entire version of the New Testament.

"A Bishop." C. V, "A man placed over the Church." 1 Tim. iii. 2. Titus i. 7.

- of good behaviour." C. V. 66 -
." 1 Tim. iii. 2.

κόσμιος.

of well-regulated man

"Grave." C. V. "Worthy of respect." uvas, ver. 11. "Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe." C. V. "Preserver of all men, especially of believers." 1 Tim. iv. 10.

"Cast off their first faith." C. V. "Not being faithful to their first engagement." Ch. v. 12.

""Let the elders who act well as superintendants, be considered worthy of a liberal recompence, especially those who labour as preachers and instructors." 1 Tim. v. 17.

"And let our friends learn to be foremost in good works, in cases of necessity or utility, that they may not be unfruitful." Titus iii. 14. "Strive lawfully." C. V. "Contend according to the rules." 2 Tim. ii. 5.

"Of his own will He hath made us His children by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of His creatures." James i. 18.

"Can that faith save him?" Ch. ii. 14.

In 1 Tim. ch. iii. 6. 7, we have "adversary" and "enemy;" deviations from the Common Version of very doubtful propriety. In 2 Tim. ii. 26. James iv. 7, the reading of the Common Version is retained. "Fond of the world," James iv. 4, is neither so correct nor so expressive as the reading, "Friend of the "world," which is in apposition with " enemy of God." "Per"sons" would be more suitable than " characters,” in ver. 8.

Art. VIII. Letters from the Continent, during the months of October, November, and December, 1818; including a visit to Aix-laChapelle, and the left Bank of the Rhine. By the Rev. James Wilmot Ormsby, A.M. Chaplain to his Excellency the Lord Lieut. of Ireland, and Rector of Castlecomer. 8vo. Price 9s. London. 1819.

MR. R. ORMSBY mentions circumstances of a private nature,' as his inducement for the publication of these letters. Of their urgency we are, of course, unable to judge, but we fear that they will scarcely amount to a justification of his prudence in publishing his observations on a tour distinguished by no remarkable occurrences, and through tracts almost as familiarly known to Englishmen, as the often visited scenes of

their own country. If we may judge from the meagreness of Mr. O's narrative, he was not favoured with opportunities of exploring recesses closed against the curiosity of other travellers, nor does he seem to be gifted with the faculty of communicating interest to common events or well-known localities, by presenting them before us in a new and attractive dress. His facetiousness is by no means remarkable either for vivacity or selection, and his political views and reasonings are precisely such as we should have anticipated from the chaplain of a Lord Lieutenant, without either novelty or force to disguise their palpable sycophancy. In addition to these failures, Mr. Ormsby seems to have very strong national partialities; he hitches in the Duke of Wellington on every occasion; and the following section of a letter from Aix-la-Chapelle, will shew his estimate of a personage far too conspicuous to escape notice; but whether the present honest panegyrist has or has not, given a correct portraiture, we shall not venture to decide.

They speak of Lord Castlereagh with the highest admiration of his abilities and esteem for his character. England is, in their eyes, personified by him. As he walks to the hotel, where the respective Ministers assemble, it is impossible to avoid contrasting the unostentatious modesty of his appearance with the splendid dresses and equipages of his compeers. Engrossed by the momentous concerns in which he is engaged, his Lordship seems to banish every other consideration. The people stare at him, but salute him respectfully; and it amused me to hear them, unaccustomed to such a freedom from parade and such an air of deep reflection, whisper as he passed, Ah, qu'il est solide! This is indeed an epithet, by which they are apt to designate the generality of Englishmen,-ignorant, how few have similar pretensions.' pp. 83, 84.

The observations by which this disinterested eulogy is preceded, are, we venture to affirm, utterly unfounded: continental politicians do not all agree in applauding the honour and good faith of England; they do not acquit us of selfish views of aggrandizement;' nor do they concede that we have used with moderation the rights we had acquired by our in'exhaustible'-inexhaustible! resources and undaunted perseverance.' Mr. Ormsby would have done wisely to have confined this silken adulation to the precincts of the vice-regal court. In the same style he talks of imperishable praise,' as due to the king of Prussia, simply for refusing his consent to the destruction of the monument of Marçeau. At Mentz, our worthy Traveller suffered the citizens to hoax him with the following ridiculous story.

Mayence having been the chief town of one of the departments of France, had, in consequence of the civil and military establishments, an extensive intercourse with that nation, and their departure was ge

nerally regretted on account of the agreeableness of their manners and the circulation of their money. In one trifling particular, a considerable sum was expended. Soon after they had honoured the town with their fraternal embrace, they were invited to a public entertainment. The name of the former Prefect was Jambon; he and his family were universally beloved, and after supper one of the good citizens proposed to drink the health of, Les Jambons de Mayence, les meilleurs au monde; this was graciously received by the strangers and enthusiastically by the inhabitants, The next morning, every ham to be procured was purchased, and despatched to Paris, as the most acceptable present; and Mayence has been since described, in the Traveller's Guide, as remarkable for the quality of its hams, from this accidental and ludicrous occurrence.' pp. 122, 123.

After all, the Traveller's Guide' is quite right, and Mr. Ormsby will cease to hold his sides at this ludicrous occur'rence,' when we inform him that les jambons de Mayence, are neither more nor less than the Westphalia hams, of which Mentz was formerly, and we suppose still is, the principal market, and which, moreover, were annually sent, in large quantities, to Paris. If he refuse to believe this on our authority, he may be willing to accept the assurance of Gui Patin, who in one of his letters laments the misfortune of the Cardinal de Retz, in being compelled to quit Munster in the ham-season,

Thus,' writes that lively bon-vivant, he will lose the oppor'tunity of eating the hams of Westphalia, which we call here Mentz hams, (Jambons de Mayence,) because formerly the 'great ham-market was held at Mentz, and the most quantity of them which is sent to Paris about Easter, is forwarded by Dutch merchants.'

In Metz, whose fortifications he is pleased to assure us, are 'impregnable,' Mr. Ormsby finds every thing to his own heart, the Bourbons in high popularity, and Englishmen in favour with the people. At Paris, he found, what we will venture to say no one but himself ever perceived, an universal sense of obligation ' and acknowledgement, thas the great powers of Europe have acted with an honourable and magnanimous forbearance,' all this, however, is ultimately referred to the influence of the Duke of Wellington, whose name is, it seems, to be transmitted to posterity as both the conqueror and the benefactor of France!' Then we have the musty anecdote of Louis XII. and la Trimouille, most felicitously applied to Louis XVIII. and the Bonapartists, and accompanied by the following exquisite, highly Havoured, admirably apposite, and, beyond all question, perfectly disinterested compliment, apologizing for the conduct of Louis XVIII. In discarding the Ultra-Royalist party, Mr. Ormsby sagaciously hints, that,

It is not improbable, that the idea might have been suggested during his residence in England by the example of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, who, under somewhat similar circumstances, from the most pure and patriotic motives, was induced to forego his private predilections and earliest attachments, for what he was convinced would be the most conducive to the prosperity of the empire he was called upon to govern.'

This is quite as good as any thing of the kind that we ever met with, and we take leave of Mr. Ormsby with the full impression of this rich paragraph upon our minds.

Art. IX. Letters from Germany and Holland, during the Years 1813 -1814; containing a detailed Account of the Operations of the British Army in those Countries, and of the Attacks upon Antwerp and Bergen-op-zoom, by the Troops under the Command of Gen. Sir Thomas Graham, K.B. London. 1820.

THESE letters are stated in the editor's preface, to have been

written for the information of friends, by an officer of a Scotch regiment, who has since paid the debt of nature. There is nothing in the book itself to cast suspicion upon this statement; the narrative is precisely such as might have been anticipated from a plain soldier collecting general facts for the gratification of his correspondents, and forwarding them as occasion offered, without having any leisure time to occupy in brightening his composition or balancing his periods. In a clear and manly style, but with very little profundity of comment or calculation, the writer details the history of the armament which in 1813 was despatched to Stralsund, for the purpose of cooperating with the troops of Bernadotte, of whom he speaks in the following high

terms.

Heterogeneous as the mass of the Crown Prince's army is, his genius is able to wield it with the greatest facility; and all have equal confidence in his political wisdom and military talents. He must be happy whom the poor bless as their father and protector; and the rich esteem their best friend and brother. If he makes as good a king as he has hitherto done a Crown Prince, fortunate indeed are the people who have chosen him to rule over them, and I trust he too will long enjoy that peace and internal happiness, which his well-regulated mind, that never hesitates in doing what is right, must ever feel. They are much mistaken in England, who think that Bonaparte had any hand in raising him to his present dignity. He owes it to himself alone, and to the good sense of the Swedish people; who, superior to inveterate habits and rooted prejudices, could look beyond the present moment, and to secure their existence and independence as a nation, elect a stranger for their king, on account of his merit, and perhaps his money; for it is certain that Bernadotte's large fortune, judiciously used, had some effect with those to whom merit was of little avail.' pp. 28-30.