_The Pelican, as a Symbol of the Saviour._--Is the pelican now, or was it formerly considered as a symbol of Our Saviour? I have seen it used in the ancient decorations of churches, but never looked on it as such; nor can I remember ever having seen it mentioned as an emblem of the Saviour, with the exception of one passage in Dante's Vision (Canto xxv.) of Paradise. ROBERT NELSON. [In the _Calendar of the Anglican Church Illustrated_, p. 328., will be found an engraving of "a pelican feeding her young with blood from her own breast, signifying the Saviour giving Himself up for the redemption of mankind;" and in the foot-note references to Aringhi's _Roma Subterranea_, and other works, in which other representations of the same symbol are to be found. Our correspondent may also be referred to Alt's _Heiligenbilder_, s. 56.] _Bishop Coverdale's Bible._--When did Bishop Coverdale _commence_ his translation of the Bible? Where was the first edition printed? Is any copy in existence which possesses the _original_ title-page, i.e. _not_ the one added in England, stating that it is translated from the "Douche and Latyn?" H. H. H. V. [We have submitted H. H. H. V.'s Query to our obliging correspondent, GEORGE OFFOR, ESQ., whose library is particularly rich in early English versions of the Bible, and who has kindly favoured us with the following communication]:-- In reply to your correspondent H. H. H. V.'s very curious question to know when Myles Coverdale _commenced_ his translation, I beg to state that he was born in 1488, and that it has not yet been discovered when his mind was first led to contemplate the translation of the Sacred Scriptures, nor whether he _commenced_ with the New or the Old Testament. The facts known are, that he finished the translation or the printing of it on the 4th day of October, 1535,--probably at Cologne, because other books printed there about that time have the same initials, wood-cuts, and type. A copy, with the original title-page, is in the Holkham library, having, on the reverse, part of the list of books, showing that originally it was without a dedication; this has the words, "Douche and Latyn." When the dedication was printed, this title was cancelled and a new one printed, still with the words "Douche and Latyn," with the reverse blank. A fine copy of this is in the possession of Earl Jersey, and one with the title-page repaired is in the British Museum. Perfect copies have a map of Palestine. In 1537, this book was reprinted, both in folio and quarto, probably at Antwerp, and in these the words "from the Douche and Latyn" were very properly omitted, Coverdale being still living to see them through the press; these are ornamented with large initial letters with a dance of death, and are the rarest volumes in the English language. In these the dedication is altered from Queen Anne to Queen Jane, as the wife of Henry VIII. They