Spalding in his Essay. And in respect to this I had myself
derived additional light, more, perhaps, than I am aware of,
from Mr. Hickson himself, if he be (as I suppose he is) the S.H.
of the _Westminster Review_. But having been thus put upon the
scent and furnished with principles, I followed the inquiry out
by myself, without help or communication. That two independent
inquirers should thus have arrived at the same conclusions upon
so many particulars, must certainly be considered very singular,
except upon one supposition; viz., that the conclusions are
according to reason. Upon that supposition, nothing is more
natural; and I must confess, for my own part, that I should have
been more surprised if the coincidence had been less exact."
We will borrow one more paragraph from Mr. Spedding's communication
(which is distinguished throughout by the liberality of tone of a true
scholar), and we doubt not that the wish expressed at its conclusion is
one in which our readers join as heartily as ourselves:--
"I hope, however, that Mr.
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