sober criticism of Dr. Kippis; for I know not that the warmest admirers of the admirable Crichton have advanced any thing concerning him, a few hyperbolical expressions excepted, that is superior to what Mr. Lee either has done, or may well be supposed capable of doing, if he thought right and fit so to do Mr. Crichton then was the son of a gentleman of ancient family and hereditary fortune, and therefore we may presume, that, in addition to the living assistance I have mentioned,he was amply supplied with the usual helps and incitements to learning, and that at an age when the mind is most ductile and open to such pursuits; whilst, on the other hand, we find Mr. Lee oppressed with the cares and labours of life; without any living assistance whatsoever, without the stimulus either of hope or of fear; seeking concealment rather than the smile of approbation, and very scantily supplied with the necessary material; for Mr. Lee's earnings at this time were barely sufficient to the poorest maintenance, yet he spared from this pittance to purchase such a grammar as could be met with upon the book stalls of this town; and when he had read through a volume procured in a similar manner, he was forced to pay it away again, as part of the price of the next book he wished to purchase. Here, then, is a string of difficulties surmounted by Mr. Lee, which Mr. Crichton had not to combat.Again, it is said that Mr. Crichton's learning, however stupendous, was not acquired by the sacrifice of any of those pleasures in which such youth usually indulges, or by the omission of any of those accomplishments in which it becomes a gentleman to excel.-Now so far as this marks out the interruptions given to Mr. Crichton's severer studies, we shall find those of Mr. Lee, at least equally broken in upon, and that from causes much more imperative. Mr. Lee had not to balance between reading and relaxation; he had to pass from bodily fatigue to mental exertion-for he omitted, during the six years I have mentioned, none of the hours usually appropriated to manual labour; he retired regularly to rest at ten o'clock at night; he suffered during this time, from a complaint in his eyes; and of the inadequate leisure thus left him, part even of that was dedicated to what may be deemed accomplishment; so that it does not appear that Mr Crichton either read or remembered with greater rapidity than Mr. Lee has done. And when Mr. Lee exchanged his trade for the superintendence of a charity school, his hours were not much more at his own disposal. It was at this time that that well-known and much respected Oriental scholar, Dr. Jenathan Scott, one while Persian Secretary to Mr. Hastings, in India, furnished Mr. Lee with an Arabic Grammar; and he had then, for the first time in his life, the pleasure of conversing upon the study in which he was engaged; and it is to this auspicious circumstance, improved, as it was, by the wonderful proficiency of Mr.

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Lee, on the one hand (for in a few months he was capable of reading, writing, and composing in both Arabic and Persic) and to the unremitting kindness of Dr. Scott on the other, that we may attribute Mr. Lee's subsequent engagement with the Church Missionary Society, his admission at Queen's College, Cambridge, and his ordination as a Minister of the Established Church. But in defence of what I have ventured to assert, I must endeavour to draw this parallel somewhat closer. One of the Admirable Crichton's historians asks, Whether it does not surpass comprehension that in his 21st year he should be master of ten different languages, and perfectly well seen in Philosophy, the Mathematics, Theology, the Belles Lettres, and other sciences? Now I will endeavour to take these attributes in the order in which I have quoted them.--And, 1st, as to the languages :----If Mr. Crichton began his grammar at six years of age, a supposition by no means improbable, considering the aptness of the scholar, his station in life and the practice of the times, we shall then find that the high degree of knowledge we have related was acquired in about 15 years; and it is now about 14 years since Mr. Lee first opened a Latin grammar, and he has in that time taught himself 17 different languages. It is further said, that Mr. Crichton offered to dispute in the 12 following languages :---

1. Hebrew 2. Syriac. 3. Arabic. 4. Greek.. 5. Latin. 6. Spanish. 7.French. 8. Italian. 9. English. 10. Dutch. 11. Flemish. 12. Sclavonian.

Those Mr. Lee has taught himself are the following:

1. Latin. 2. Greek. 3. Hebrew. 4. Chaldee. 5. Syriac. 6. Samaritan. 7. Arabic. 8. Persic. 9. Hindostanee. 10. French. 11. German. 12. Italian. 13. Ethiopic. 14. Coptic. 15. Malay. 16. Sanscrit. 17. Bengalee, and to which, if we add the English, included in Mr Crichton's list of 12, it makes 18, an excess of one third. As to Philosophy, the term when it stands by itself is of extensive, if not indefinite, meaning. The skill with which Mr. Crichton disputed with philosophers, and upon philosophical subjects, is much insisted upon, but the only precise idea given us, is his challenge to the University of Padua, offering to prove several errors in the philosophy of Aristotle. The extent of Mr. Lee's reading upon such subjects I am unacquainted with, but I happen to know that during the six years I have mentioned, he was conversant with the works of Plato, made translations in English blank verse from those of Boethius, and went through the golden verses bearing the name of Pythagoras. The triumphant publicity with which Mr. Crichton exhibited himself as an intellectual gladiator upon the stage of Europe, is contrary to modern manners, and the very reverse of Mr. Lee's.

(To be Concluded.)

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

SURVEY OF MISSIONARY STATIONS.

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WEST INDIES.

Various Societies are taking their share in labouring for the good of the negroes in this division of our Survey. The United Brethren, and Wesleyan Methodists, entered first into the field, and have made the most extended exertions. The Brethren have now upward of 23,000 negroes in their Society; and the Wesleyan Methodists more than 19,000. Much opposition has been made, in various Islands, to the instruction of the slaves; but the conviction of its ultimate advantage, even to the temporal interests of their owners, appears to be increasing. In surveying the Stations, under each Society, in this Division, we have followed the natural course of the Islands, from Trinidad northward.

BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Jamaica.--James Coultart, Christopher Kitching, Thomas Godden. The death of Mr. Rowe, the removal of Mr. Compeer, and the illness of Mr. Coultart, have retarded the progress of this Mission.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Tobago.-A Sunday School has been established in this Island, by Lieut. Robert Lugger; who was furnished with school-books by the Society.

Barbadoes.-Lieutenant Robert Lugger, R. A. Correspondent of the Society.-Lieut. Lugger has greatly exerted himself in the establishment of schools. A "National Charity School" has been opened, under the patronage of the Right Hon. Lord Combermere, for the education of the children of free black, and coloured people and slaves. It is under the direction of a respectable Committee of twenty free black, and coloured people; and under the patronage of five Clergymen of the Island.

Dominica. Lieutenant Lugger furnished a pious officer, going to this Island, with some of the school-books which had been entrusted to him by the Society. A school has since been established on the National System.

Antigua. Four Stations: Bethesda, Hope, English Harbour, and Falmouth. Charles Thwaites, Superintendent of Schools; William Anderson, Resident Teacher at Bethesda.-There are now five Schools, containing 841 children, chiefly supported by the Society. Many instances occur, of the good effects produced by these schools.

CONVERSION OF NEGRO SLAVE SOCIETY,

Antigua.--James Curtin, Missionary; Thomas Croote, School!

master.

Nevis.-D. G. Davis, Missionary.

Jamaica.-James Dawn, John Mac Intyre, John Stainsby, Missionaries.---The General Assembly of the Island allows from 100l. to 2007. currency, per annum, to the support of Clergymen sent out by the Society.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Trinidad.---Thomas Adam, James Mercer.---Mr. Adam, in a journey into the interior, visited a number of negroes, formerly slaves in America, but taken prisoners by the British in the last war. They are emancipated, and have formed 10 or 12 villages; where they live happily, and having received some knowledge of the Gospel in America, associate for their religious improvement. The instructions of Mr. Adam were received by them. gladly.

UNITED BRETHREN.

Barbadoes.-1765---J. Nicholas Gansen, J. A. Kaltofen.--The Brethren's Settlement is at Sharon, near Bridgetown. From 1765 to 1817, they baptized 330 adults and 150 children. There have been 158 admitted to the Lord's supper. The congregation of Christian negroes amounts to 214; of whom 63 are com municants 36 new people are under instruction.

Antigua.--1756-Richter, Stobwasser, Newby, Taylor, and Ellis, Missionaries.-The Brethren, Taylor and Ellis, arrived with their wives, on the 16th of April. The Settlements are four -St. John's, Gracebay, Gracehill, and Newfield. The work is advancing. There has been a greater increase in numbers, than for several years. At the close of the year, there were 2230 members, beside new people.

St. Christopher's.-1774-J. G. Procop, J. Johansen.-The Settlement is at Basse Terre, on Cayenne estate. About. 2000 negroes are under the Brethren's care.

Danish Islands.-1732-Gloekner, Hohe, Hoyer, Huenerbein, Jessen, Jung, Lehmann, Maehr, Petersen, Sparmeyer, Shaefer, Schaerf, Sievers, and Wied, Missionaries.-In these Islands the Brethren have seven Stations. In St. Thomas-New Hernnhut, and Nisky. In St. Croix-Friedensberg, Friedensthal, and Friedensfield. In St. Jan-Bethany, and Emmaus. In these Islands more than 12,000 negroes are under the Brethren's care. Jamaica.-1754-John Becker, James Light, Thomas Ward. -The Brethren have two Settlements in Elizabeth parish;_one in Westmoreland parish; and one at Irvine, near Montego Bay. The congregations increase. The Brethren bear an affectionate testimony to their fellow-labourers of other denominations.

WESLEYAN MISSIONS.

Trinidad.-1788-Samuel P. Woolfey.-Restrictions are here laid, under unfounded apprehensions of danger, on the labours of the Missionary. Members-whites, 7; blacks, 241.

Tobago.-Jonathan Rayner.-Members (in 1817,)—whites, 10; blacks, 140.

Grenada.-1788-William Shrewsbury, William Goy.-Unity and love prevail among the members. They are growing in grace. Members-whites, 1; blacks, 195.

St. Vincents.-1817-John Mortier, Samuel Brown, William Ames. One gentleman having requested that the negro children on his estate, 60 in number, might be instructed, his example has been followed by others. Members-whites, 10; blacks, 2585. Barbadoes.-Moses Raynar.-Members, whites, 10; blacks, 12. Dominica.-1788-David Jones.-Members-whites,

blacks, 633.

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Antigua.-1786-William White, Joseph Maddock. Thomas Pennock, appointed to this Station.-The congregations are generally large and attentive. In St. John's Sunday school, there are about 300 children. The negroes, often at a loss for words to express the feelings of their hearts, break out in such language as this "Oh, Massa! me no have tongue to praise He, for He mercy to poor sinners!" Members-whites, 24; blacks, 3501. Nevis.-1788-John Dace. John Marshall, appointed to this Station. Members-whites, 18; blacks, 977.

St. Christopher's.-1774-William Gilgrass, Joseph Chapman. John Hirst: Appointed to this Station. Members-Whites, 30; Blacks, 2179.

St. Eustatia.-Patrick French. Blacks, 274.

Members-Whites, 8;

St. Bartholomew's.-1788-Daniel Hillier. MembersWhites, 14 Blacks, 447.

Anguilla. A Missionary is to be appointed. MembersWhites, 9: Blacks, 160.

Virginia Islands.-1788-James Whitworth, George Jackson, John Colmer. The beneficial effects of discipline are now enjoyed. All the expense of the Mission is covered by the exertions of the people. Members-Whites, 64: Blacks, 679. Hayti. This ancient name of this noble Island, long called St. Domingo, has been revived by its present inhabitants.

This

Port au Prince.-John Brown, sen. James Catts. Town is in that part of the Island which was under the authority of the late President Petion, who afforded the most ample protection and favour to the Missionaries, and which his successor, President Boyer, continues.

Many persons from the country visit the Missionaries, and ask their opinion of their rosaries and crucifixes. This has opened