Carlos, and an enemy of the
present Government, and in every instance has refused to acknowledge the
Bishops who have been nominated to vacant sees by the Queen. Therefore
the editors say, and very naturally, if the Pope does everything in his
power to impede the progress of Spanish regeneration, it is high time to
cut the ties which still link Spain to the papal chair. It is my sincere
prayer, and the prayer of many of those who have the interest of Spain at
heart, that The Man of Rome will continue in the course which he is at
present pursuing, for by so doing he loses Spain, and then he is nothing.
He is already laughed at throughout Italy--Ireland will alone remain to
him--much good it may do him!

In respect to the Apocrypha, let me be permitted to observe that an
anticipation of that difficulty was one of my motives for forbearing to
request permission to print the entire Bible; and here I will hint that
in these countries, until the inhabitants become Christian, it would be
expedient to drop the Old Testament altogether, for if the Old accompany
the New the latter will be little read, as the former is so infinitely
more entertaining to the carnal man. Mr. Wilby in his [last] letter
informs me that 30 Bibles have been sold in Lisbon within a short time,
but that the demand for Testaments has not amounted to half that number.
My best respects to Mr. Jowett.

G. B.

To the Rev. A. Brandram

(_Endorsed_: recd. June 1, 1836)
MADRID, _May_ 22, 1836.

REVD. AND DEAR SIR,--I write in the greatest hurry. I shall receive the
permission, the Lord willing, in a few days; the Duke de Rivas has this
moment told me so, and he is Minister of the Interior.

The Ecclesiastical Court declined deciding upon the matter, and left it
entirely in the hands of the Ministers. Just as the English Ambassador
was about to remind Mr. Mendizabal of his promise to me, the latter
gentleman and his colleagues retired from office; a new Ministry was
formed composed entirely of my friends, amongst them Alcala Galiano (turn
to my last letter).

As soon as the Minister of Finance, with whom I am very intimate, returns
from France, I shall request to be permitted to introduce the Catalan New
Testament upon paying a reasonable duty.

I received Mr. Jackson's letter contai