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At Nocton, Lincolnshire, aged 20, Edward, twin son of the Rev. Edward Wilson, M.A., Vicar of that parish.

At his residence, Hornton-st., Kensington, aged 60, Peter Smith, esq.

Dec. 5. At St. Clairtown Bank, Fifeshire, James Bogie, esq., of Balbie.

At Brighton, aged 74, Frederick Nash, esq., member of the Old Society of Painters in Watercolours.

At Poole, aged 37, Ann Strong Stevenson, wife of C. Keats, esq., and dau. of the late Wm. Adey, esq.

Dec. 6. At County-terrace, Camberwell, aged 67, Stephen Westbrook, esq., late proprietor and editor of the "Oxford Chronicle."

At Witton-house, Northwich, Cheshire, aged 80, Frances, relict of the Rev. William Yates, Rector of Eccleston, near Chorley, Lancashire.

At New Bridge-st., Blackfriars, aged 74, Ann, wife of Mr. Thomas Masters, publisher of "Bell's Weekly Messenger."

Dec. 7. At the Elms, Shirley, near Southampton, Mary, eldest dau. of Henry Grimes, esq., late of Coton-house, Warwickshire.

Dec. 8. At Greenwood, Hants, aged 35, W. H. West, esq., 1st Madras Fusiliers, fourth son of

Lieut.-Col. West, late Scotch Fusilier Guards, and grandson of the late Lieut.-Col. West of the same Reg., and Lieut.-Governor of Landguard Fort.

At Pulteney-st., aged 64, Capt. Robert Stuart, R.N.

Dec. 9. At Queen Anne-st., Cavendish-sq., aged 69, Maj.-Gen. Sir Archibald Chalmer, R.A. At Isleworth, aged 73, William Mount, esq., formerly of Leytonstone.

Dec. 10. At Gadlys, Aberdare, South Wales, aged 63, George Rowland Morgan, esq., J. P. for the county of Glamorgan.

Dec. 11. In London, aged 42, Wm. Frederick Lewis, esq., one of the Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of Jamaica, second son of the late James Lewis, esq., Commissioner of Slave Compensation.

Dec. 12. The Lord Almaric Athelstan Spencer Churchill, son of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, by the Hon. Charlotte Augusta Flower, second Duchess of Marlborough.

At Fulham, aged 77, John Waller, esq., late cashier in the office of Woods and Forests.

Dec. 13. At Springwood-house, near Huddersfield, aged 64, John Starkey, esq.

At Cumberland-st., Warwick-sq., aged 47, Capt. H. Murrey E. Allen, R.N.

TABLE OF MORTALITY IN THE DISTRICTS OF LONDON. (From the Returns issued by the Registrar-General.)

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PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD.

Hay, 31. 8s. to 37. 12s.-Straw, 17. 4s. to 17. 8s.-Clover, 31. 10s. to 57.

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Wallsend, &c. 19s. per ton. Other sorts, 15s. to 16s. 6d.

TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 59s. 6d.

P. Y. C., 59s. 3d.

HOPS.-Best Kent 37. 10s. to 51. 5s.-Sussex, 27. 16s. to 37. 15s.

WOOL, Down Tegs, per lb. 174d. to 18 d. Leicester Fleeces, 16d. to 17d.

Combings, 12d. to 16d.

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METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY H. GOULD, late W. CARY, 181, STRAND. From Nov. 24 to Dec. 23, 1856, both inclusive.

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THE

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE

AND

HISTORICAL REVIEW.

FEBRUARY, 1857.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.-John Britton, Esq.-Tolling of the Great Bell of St. Paul's

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The House of Lords in 1857

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History and Antiquities of Boston, Lincolnshire. (Second Notice)
Autobiography of Sylvanus Urban. Chap. VII.

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CORRESPONDENCE OF SYLVANUS URBAN.-The Beauchamp Tower, 196; Gresham
College, 199; Genealogy of the Stuart and Douglas families, 200; Decimal Coinage,
202; Proposed Monument to the Wiltshire Antiquaries, Aubrey and Britton; Old
Monument at Braithwell, 203; The Meade family

HISTORICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS REVIEWS. — Alfieri and Goldoni, 205; Sir
Joshua Reynolds and his Works, 208; Ivors, 210; Cheever's Lectures on Cowper,
211; Immortelles from Charles Dickens-Fletcher's Cloud Shadows-Cumming's
Argument for the Bible-Green on Biblical Criticism-Harmony of the Gospels-
Bagster's Paragraph Bible-Biber's Plea, 212; Anderson's Ladies of the Reformation
-Mind's Mirror-Jardine's Gunpowder Plot, 213; Gotthold's Emblems-Timbs' Cu-
riosities of History-Head's Shall and Will-Gosse's "Life"-Courthope's Historic
Peerage, 214; Lodge's Peerage-Dod's Peerage-Dod's Parliamentary Companion—
Head's Descriptive Essays-Review of the Divorce Bill-Carlyon's Early Years and
Late Reflections-St. Anselm's Meditations-The Great Law of the Human Mind
ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES. Society of Antiquaries, 216; British Archæological
Association, 218; Archæological Institute, 220; Yorkshire Philosophical Society...
THE MONTHLY INTELLIGENCER

Promotions and Preferments

OBITUARY; with Memoirs of the Duke of Rutland, 235; The Marquis of Queensberry-Lord
Milford-Sir Hugh Richard Hoare, Bart.-General Milman, 238; Rear-Admiral
Rogers-Joseph Brotherton, M.P., 239; Lord Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross-Rev.
Ralph Ta ham-Rev. Dr. Harris, 240; Rev. Thomas Bowdler, 241; Dr. Ure, 242; Mr.
Hugh Miller, 244; William Ruff, Esq.

CLERGY DECEASED

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DEATHS, arranged in Chronological Order.

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Registrar-General's Return of Mortality in the Metropolis-Markets, 255; Meteorological
Diary Daily Price of Stocks

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By SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT.

MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.

JOHN BRITTON, Esq., F.S.A.

MR. URBAN,-It might have been expected that some memorial of a higher character than a mere "tablet" would have been proposed as a record of the late Mr. Britton's name and services. Salisbury Cathedral has been selected, very properly, to receive this memorial, but I would suggest that, instead of a tablet, an altarscreen should be erected to supply what is now so palpably wanting.

The good example which has recently been afforded at Ely, where a costly memorial has been rendered subservient to this sacred purpose, would thus be followed, and the proportions of the beautiful building in question would be restored.

It is needless now to speak of the misdeeds which were perpetrated at Salisbury, at great cost, and doubtless with the best intentions, in the days of Bishop Barrington. But no one can enter Salisbury Cathedral without being struck at once with the absence of an altar-screen-the customary and fitting termination of a choir -and without feeling a strong wish that it should be supplied.

The screen would, of course, be attached to the columns supporting the three beautiful eastern arches, and one act of ruthless destruction would thus be repaired. The name of Britton, and the occasion which gave rise to this memorial, might be recorded on a brass-plate at the back of the

screen.

If this proposal should not meet the views of those who seek to do honour to his memory, another appropriate memorial might be selected. One of the windows in the Chapter-house might be filled with painted glass, and be treated as "a memorial window;" thus added beauty would be imparted to that exquisite structure, and the plan of those who are engaged in its restoration would be further carried out.

With respect to a tablet, I must add a few words, not only from my own longcherished dislike to that most unmeaning, idle form of sepulchral memorial, but that Britton's friends and admirers may be fully aware of the strong opinions which he himself entertained on this subject:

"No one," he says, "until very lately, has questioned the propriety of placing public memorials within the walls of churches; but we know that these sacred spots and honorary privileges have been most woefully misused, and even disgraced, on too many occasions. A respected friend has (in a recent work) agitated this subject. He most justly reprobates all the vulgar and tasteless slabs, sculpture, and inscriptions that have too long defaced the architectural beauties of Christian temples."-Appeal for the Restoration of Redcliff Church, 1842, p. 20.

In Winchester Cathedral

"There are several slabs and monuments inserted in and attached to the walls, and which are not only injurious to the effect of the whole, but some are destructive of the architecture.

"It is much to be regretted," Britton continues, "that our venerable and noble cathedrals should have been disgraced and disfigured by petty monumental tablets, often ruinous to the stability of buildings."-History of Winchester Cathedral, p. 79.

May we not hope that the proposition submitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects, on the 12th inst., to erect a tablet to Britton's memory, in Salisbury Cathedral, will be at once withdrawn, and a more satisfactory memorial substituted. J. H. MARKLAND.

Bath, Jan. 1857.

TOLLING OF THE GREAT BELL OF ST. PAUL'S.

MR. URBAN,-In the programme, published by the cathedral authorities, for the installation of the present Bishop of London (Dr. Tait), it is announced that during the progress of the procession from the chapter-house to the cathedral, "the great bell will be tolled.". Now I, as one of the public, have been led to believe (probably a popular error) that the "great bell" is tolled only upon the death of a member of the royal family, the bishop of the diocese, or the lord mayor during his mayoralty. That it should be tolled for a bishop still in esse, though officially defunct, is nevertheless an anomaly which perhaps you can reconcile.

Was it typical of this abnegation, abrogation, or divesture of the official existence of the late diocesan, indicating that "Othello's occupation's done ?"

Yours, &c., CIVIS.

THE

GENTLEMAN'S

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MAGAZINE

HISTORICAL REVIEW.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN 1857.

THE younger members of the House of Peers must regard with peculiar satisfaction the consideration which this exalted branch of the legislature at present enjoys in popular estimation, and the influence which it exercises upon public opinion. The veteran statesmen and great debaters of the upper chamber were always sure of an audience as often as they chose to address the House and the country. When Lord Lyndhurst reviewed a Whig session, or the Great Duke solemnly advised their lordships to agree to the repeal of the Corn-laws, every tone and syllable vibrated through the land. But these great occasions were comparatively rare, and their lordships seemed tacitly to recognise the inferior and secondary role in public affairs which they were condemned to fill.

About the time, however, when the present century, if it had been a German Benedict, would have been keeping its golden wedding, a few young peers began to be dissatisfied with the position which their order occupied in the political world. They found their college contemporaries in the other House occupying a large share of public attention. Their speeches were in all the newspapers; they were attacked or praised in leading articles; they were regarded by this or that party as men of promise; and were, in short, bringing their talents to bear upon the political instruction of their countrymen. Our young noblemen likewise felt the stirrings of a noble ambition. They, too, longed for a share of fame and influence, and were half-disposed to regret that the accident of birth had removed them from a chamber in which almost all political power and influence seemed to be centred. They took counsel together: they visited the reporters' gallery. Having satisfied themselves that, in the first place, they could not be heard, they sought for suggestions from the representatives of the press, and took Sir Charles Barry into the conclave. The gallery was brought nearer to the speakers. Still the result was unsatisfactory, and still the young peers persevered. What they did and whom they consulted are matters which probably belong to the secret history of the period. At length they received a hint from an influential quarter, that if they tried the experiment of making good speeches, they would most likely receive the same attention that was given to similar speeches in the Lower House. The advice was judicious, and the prophecy sound. The picture was better painted when the limner took more pains. The arts of oratory suited to a hall of oratory began to be cultivated. Voices rose, or attempted to rise, to the true oratorical pitch, and the complaints against Sir C. Barry began to subside. Slip-shod

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