17. This is the sound of 1 in lily; and 11 in lull. It is a half or semi-vowel, or a subvocal. It often makes a syllable by itself, and then it is a whole vowel, as in little, subtile. It is often silent, and has but two methods of expression.

18. This is the sound of m in mimic; and of mm in hammer. It has but two methods of expression. It is a semi-vowel, and formed by the lips and nose. Its sound is therefore both labial and nasal. When it makes a syllable by itself, it is then a vowel, as in spasm. It is silent before n at the beginning of a syllable.

19. This is the sound of n, a subvocal and strong nasal, as in nun; and is sometimes a vowel,as in even, driven. It is also expressed by nn, as in tanner; and by m as in comptroller. It has three methods of expression, and is silent in kiln, and after m in the same syllable, as in damn, contemn, hymn.

20. This is the sound of o in note. It is also expressed by oo in floor; au in hautboy; eau in beau; ew in sew. It has five methods of expression.

21. This is the sound of o in prove. It is also represented by oo in soon; u in true, rule; ou in soup; oeu in manoeuvre; win renew; wo in two. It has seven methods of expression.

22. This is the sound of o as in not. It is also expressed by a in watch; and by the first, e in envelope (a cover.) This has, by strange error, been compound. ed with a in part, and a in ah! fast. It is the short correlative of a as in hall. It has three modes of expression.

23. This is the sound of o in spoken, oh! throat. It is the short correlative of o as in note. It has but one mode of expression.

24. This is the sound of o in wolf. It is also expressed by oo in book; u in full; ou in should: w in now. It is the short cognate of o as in prove. It is expressed by five different methods.-O in one is a separable consonant-vowel diphthong formed of the sounds of w when a consonant, and the vowel u as in run, just as though it were written wun. This is the reason why a rather than an should be put before it. O in choir is a consonant, and a substitute for u or w a consonant. All the different methods of expressing the five sounds of o are twenty-one. It is often silent.

25. This is the sound of p as in pipe. It is also expressed by pp in trapper; gh in hiccough; If in half. penny. It is formed by the lips; is the close or sharp cognate of b; is such a mute as k; and is frequently silent. It has four methods of expression.

Q. This letter is of no use, except as that substitute for k which is always followed by u as a substitute for w consonant, and is never silent.

26. This is the sound of r in round, poor, metre, rare. It is expressed also by rr in current; ur in bur ; er in terse; ir in sir; ar in polar; or in honor; olo in colonel; ro in iron. It is a first-rate semi-vowel, and an inseparable vowel-consonant diphthong, form. ed of its own peculiar sound, which is long and vocal, preceded always by less or more of the sound of u as in spur. It often forms a light syllable, and is then a real full vowel, as in our, flour, ɔ. It has nine different forms of expression.

27. This is the sound of s in sense. It is also expressed by ss in hiss; c in peace; the second z in mezzotinto; sc in science. It is the sharp cognate of z, has five methods of expression, and is very seldom silent.

28. This is the power or signification of t in trot. It is expressed also by d in chopped; tt in spatter; first z in mezzotintot is such a mute as k and p, and is the very clogognate of d. It is sometimes. silent, and becoming oftener so, especially in connection with f and s, and before ch. It is very often used as a substitute for other letters, and has four methods of expressing its meaning.

29. This number stands for the sound of u long, as in June, use. It is also represented by w as in few; eo in feodal; ew in ewe; yu in yule, your. It is very often, especially at the beginning of syllables, a separable consonant-vowel diphthong, formed of itself preceded by the sound of y consonant, as in union. In this case it has a, not an, before it, and should always be preceded by y.-In its own peculiar nature, it is an inseparable diphthong formed of a light sound of i in pin and o in wolf, as in the words juice, jury. Its sound is written in five different ways.

30. This number represents the sound of u short as in but, fur. It is also expressed by e in her; i in mirth; o in done; first a in exhilarate; ah in Jonah ; ai in Britain; ia in elysian ; aa in Isaac ; ei in foreign; eo in sturgeon; oo in flood; oa in starboard; io in region; oe in does; ou in young; iou in conscious; y in satyr; the first sound of r in our; of m in spasm; ie in grazier; ea in pearl; eu in messieurs; ue in guerdon; the first oi in avoirdupois; twenty-five methods! This is an easy and simple sound, and much used. U is never sent, is often a consonant, and then it is a substitute for w consonant. It has thirty different methods of expression.

31. This is the sound of v in valve. The same is expressed also by f in of; ph in nephew, Stephen. It is the very loose and vocal cognate of f. It is a

strong semivowel, never silent, and has three methods of being written, as you have seen.-V and f are in strength as aspirates, next tp h.

32. This is the sound of wwhen placed before the syllabic vowel, and then called a consonant, as in wen, when, swamp, water, dwindle. It is also expressed by u in quit; o in choir; the first sound of o in once (wunce); four methods. It is a consonant-vowel diphthong, inseparable, formed of its owu peculiar light consonant sound, closely united with different degrees of a light sound of o in wolf, or of u in pull. W is never a pure vowel, except when it is a substitute for u; of course it is of no use as a vowel. It should be called, we. It is often silent, esepecially before rand after o.-X is used only as a substitute for other letters, and chiefly for ks, as in extinct, and for gz, as in exile. Before the sound of s proper, it is used for k alone, as in excite, excel, and at the beginning of words, for z alone, as in xebec, Xanthus.

33. This is the sound of y at the beginning of syllables, where it is called a consonant, as in year. This sound is also represented by i before a vowel, as in onion, valiant; first e in ewer; j in hallelujah; the the first sound of u in use; of u short in volume; of e short in veignette; of the second i in familiarity. It is an inseparable consonant-vowel diphthong, formed of its own peculiar and light consonant sound, fol. lowed in very close connection by a light sound of e as in mete. It is never silent, has eight methods of expression, and should be called ye. When y is a pure vowel it is always substitute for the vowel i, and as such, it of course does us no good.

34. This is the sound of z in zone, freeze. It is also expressed by zz in buzzard; s in praise; ss in

scissors; c in suffice; x in xebec ; six methods. It is the loose and very sounding correlative of s proper. It is never silent.

I have now got through all the sounds represented, any way, by the twenty-six letters of the old alphabet, used singly. The six remaining sounds are repre sented, by couples of the old letters, taken and used as single ones.

35. This is the simple sound of sh as in shall, sash. It is also expressed by s in sure; ss in assure; ssi in passion; ci in gracious; sci in conscious; c in enun. ciate; ti in motion; first t in satiate; ce in ocean; ch in chaise; si in tension; twelve methods. It is the close or sharp cognate of zh, and is never silent. This couple should be called she.

36. This is the sound which should be expressed by zh, but is now expressed by the following substitutes; z in azure; s in pleasure; si in fusion; zi in glazier; ti in transition,-five methods. It is the simple and very vocal cognate of sh, This should be called zhe.

37. This is she simple sound of ch, as heard twice in church. It is also expressed by teh in thatch; ti in question; te in righteous; z in zechin; t after an accented syllable beiore u short, as in nature, creature, picture, feature,-six methods of expression. It is such a mute as k, p, and t,-is seldom silent, and is the close cognate of j, including vocal g. It is used as you have seen, as a substitute for k and sh. This is named che.

38. This is the close simple sound of th as in thick, strengh, breath. Call this the.

39. This is the loose simple th, and the flat cognate of the close and sharp th; as in then, thither, breathe. Let this be named the.-These two sounds have but one method of expression to each.