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London, England, 1829-10-17 00:00:00

BREECHES BIBLE.

t From the Glasgow Free Press.)
me I,xo we mentioned having seen an old and
curious quarto edition of the translated Bible which goes under the
above peculiar designation ; and since then our notice has procured
us the examination of two others, of a very thick octavo size, both
~f which are in the possession of gentlemen in the city, and are
tot less remarkable in their way than the one we formerly de-
scribed. The one edition is of date 1800, the other of 1608 • and
both are in beautiful preservation, and display great excellence of
ypography, and fine taste in the accompanying ornaments, as well
in .he binding. The later edition is the more simple in appear-
ance, and contains, at the commencement. the whole ritual of the
('hutch of England, and, at the end, several of the Psalms set to
ao,sic t the earlier and more shewy one contains-
-The whole Book of Common Prayer, or Church of Eng-
I mod Service, in old English letter. Wants title-page ; printed in
the even of Elizabeth, (as appears from the prayers) ; and evi-
dently by Christ. Barker, in the year 1587, from the vignette at
the rneelusian heing a fac-simile to that which appears in his edi-
tion of the New Teraatnent of same date.
II.—" The iiibl:.—Translated according to the Ebrew and
Greeks, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages ;
with roost profitable annotations upon all the hard places, &c. ; con-
raining an ode' on the incomparable treasure of the Holy Scrip-
t ures ; 'an Epistle to the Christian Reader ' as also a table
howe to take profile by reading- of the Holy Scriptures with
v trims, maps. diagrams, &c. Imprinted at London, by Robert
11 alter. printer to the Queene's (Elizabeth) meat excellent Majes-
tic. 1600."
III.—" The Apocrypha," same date as the Bible.
IV.—" The Newe Testament—Translated out of Greeke by
Mend. Beza, whereunto are adjoined briefe summaries of doctrine
upon the Evangelists and Actes of the Apostles, together wirn the
methode of the Epistles of the Apostles, by the saide Theod. Beza ;
and also short Expositions on the Phrases and Hard Places, taken
nut of the large annotations of the foresaid author and Joach. Ca-
merarins by P. Lowlier Villerius ; Englished by. L. Tomson.
Also, containing ' an address to the Christian Reader,' and a' map,
with description of the Holy Land. Imprinted at London, by
Christ. Barker, 1587."
V.—" A brief table of the interpretation of the proper names,
which are chiefly found in the Olde Testament. Printed by
Christ. Barker,lsB7."
Vl.—" A table of the principale things that are conteined in the
Bible. Printed by C. Barker, 1587."
V I I.—" Two right profitable and fruitful Concordances, or
large and ample tables, the first conteyning the interpretations of
the Ilebrue, Caldean, Greeke, and Latino, wordes and names
scatteringly dispersed throughout the whole Bible ; and the second
comprehending all such other principale worries and matters as con-
eerne the sense and meaning of the Scriptures; together with a
preface to the reader, serving as well for the translation called
Geneva, as for the other authorised to be read in Churches.—Col-
leeted by Robert Herrey.—lmprinted at London, by Christ.
Barker, 1578."
VIII.—" The whole Borate of Pealmes, collected into English
meetre by Thomos Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, con-
ferred with the Ilebrue, with apt notes (music) sing them with-
ale ; set forth and allowed to be song in all Churches, of all the
people together, &c. and moreover, in private houses, for their
godly solace and comfort, laying apart all ungodlie songes and
ballads, which tend onelle to the nourishing of vice and corrupting
of youth. Containing many other sacred songes, (including the
Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Dicalogues, in meetre, and set
to music), various formes of Prater, Confession of Faith, &c. Lon-
don, printed by John Wolfe, 1587."

TRIAL OF LOCO-MOTIVE CARRIAGES.

SIONDAYSIITH DA C.

No determinate trial. wok place to-day, nor, indeed, were any
of the judges or directors on the ground, but some of the engines
exercised.

TUZSDAY-SIVENTII DAY.
This morning, at an early hour, the judges were on the ground,
and Mr. Ackworth's engine was pronounced to be ready for start-
ing. It was weighed and the regular load assigned. The first
printed cards having stated the weight of the " Sans Pareil" to be
4 tons 8 cwt. 2 qrs. the load assigned to it, according to the condi-
tions, would be 13 tons 5 cwt. 2 qrs. making in nil 17 tons 13 cwt.
for the total weight of the engine and load Soon after ten the
" Sans Pareil" started to do her assigned performance of 70 miles ;
and for two hours this engine performed with great speed and
regularity, averaging full 14 miles an hour, for a distance of
upwards of ets miles, while drawing that enormous load. Unfor-
tunately, one of the punips which supply the boiler from the tender
w.:4 cut of order, and, in consequence, some accident occurred,
which it was tieceuary to stop to remedy. This is no proof of
failure, because it has nolhing to do with the principle ; and we are
assured that when the " Sans Pareil " has got into good working
order, she will rank high hi the list of competitors, and may well
be considered as having fulfilled the original conditions. Beyond
the above, we believe little of importance took place, with the ex-
ception of the exercising of Mr. Stephenson's carriage, which,
without carrying weight, performed several journeys, at a speed
exceeding its former performances, to the great delight and sur-
prise of the numerous spectators who were, notwithstanding the
unfavourable state of the weather, assembled on the ground.