Summary: ized muse had in countenance,” &c. This review, replete with erudition, criticises the Quarterly’s approach to lay baptism while emphasizing the importance of unity within the Church. Mr. Heber notes the reviewer does not condone lay baptism but asserts the validity of baptism received in the trinitarian formula, regardless of the officiant’s ecclesiastical status. Written during a retreat to North Wales, the letter also reflects on the state of the local harvest. In a separate letter, he inquires about Mr. Wilmot’s charitable work and upcoming Italian journey, expressing a genuine warmth and anticipation for his friend’s return from abroad, while mentioning the voluminous travels of Mr. Kinneir and sharing his impressions of Byron’s latest work, “Childe Harold.”