65. _Borrow's Bible in Spain._--In the _Athenaeum_ for Aug. 17, 1850, in
a review of Wallis's _Glimpses of Spain_, I find the following remark:--
"Mr. Wallis imputes a want of judgment and of 'earnest desire' for
the objects of his mission to Mr. Borrow _personally_, on the
ground that he--being, as all know, sent out by the Bible Society
to circulate the Protestant Scriptures--did not, instead of
attempting to fulfil that special object of his mission, employ
himself in diffusing the Roman Catholic version of the Vulgate
set forth by the Spanish hierarchy."
It is well known that the Bible Society keeps on its shelves both the
Protestant and Roman Catholic versions of French, Italian, Portuguese,
and Spanish. Its endeavours at present are, I believe, confined to
attempting to circulate the Roman Catholic versions, on the ground that
it is impossible to circulate the more correct Protestant ones. My
Queries are:--
1. Was Mr. Borrow sent out by the Bible Society to circulate the
Protestant Scriptures?
2. Whose translation of the Vulgate was set forth by the Spanish
hierarchy?