METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND. From November 26, to December 25, 1847, both inclusive. Fahrenheit's Therm. Fahrenheit's Therm. Month. Noon. Night. Montb. Noon, oin. pts. Nov. Dec. 26 46 46 41 29, 71 constant rain 11 52 27 45 46 49 40 do, do, 12 50 28 49 49 01 rain, cloudy 13 46 29 40 46 48 61 fair, do. 45 30 50 50 , 72 rain, do. 15 47 D.1 44 57 40 30, 31 fair, do. 16 50 2 45 | 51 | 54 21 do. do. rain 17 51 3 55 57 48 08 cloudy, do. 18 51 45 51 50 29, 87 fair, do. do. 19 5 44 47 40 34 do. do. 20 38 6 49 52 43 28, 78 hvy. rain, fair 2) 33 41 45 38 29, 02 do. do. cloudy. 22 33 8 35 40 61 fair, cloudy 23 33 9 50 56 55 rain, do. 24 39 53 54 53 77 constant rain 25 38 51 52 47 52 55 55 49 45 29, 83 cloudy, fair 80 do. cldy. rain 40 35 36 37 40 40 2189 3 pm. 6 pm. 3 pm. 7 pm. 27 188} 835 844 841 83 14 186, 841 15 188 85 16 188 85 17 85 18188 848 20.188 84 85 1 Baby 934 232 2 dis. par. 853 853 8 30 20 dis. 2 dis. par. 851 858823 232 2 dis. 1 pm. 85% 85% 813 235 25 32 dis. par. 2 pm. 23 20 dis. 2 28 33 dis. 6 25 17 dis. 4 4 pm. 92 23 20 dis. 3 25 30 dis. 4 5 86% 8 18 dis. 6 86% 25 18 dis. 6 869 83 18 24 dis. 7 86) BEBE 23 15 dis. 7 8618 20 14 dis. 7 865 18 13 dis. 861 13 dis. 10 86% 8g 16 12 dis. 861 8 84% 21 847 22 843 23 85 24 85% 27 85% 12 18 dis. 8 864 8 82) 11 dis, 11 86) 83 6 5 dis. 9 12 pm. 863 9 12 pm 11 pm. 9 pm. ARNULL and ALLENDER, Stock and Share Brokers, 3, Copthall Chambers, Angel Court, Throgmorton Street, London. J. D. NICHOL# AND SON, PRINTERS, 25, PARLIAMENT STREET. CAL DIARY, by W. CARY, STRAXD. 26, to December 25, 1847, both inclusite. Fahrenheit's Therm, GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. FEBRUARY, 1848. PAGE 1, do. 0, do. ; do. Dec. o in pts 14; 45 47 42 03 do. cloudy 16 50 55 5] 1 86 do. do. do. do. rain · 17 · 51 · 55 5] } , 69 do. do. do. dx, do. IS 5! 49 49 41 cldy. bry.n. do. do. 19 4 47 19 47 do, fair do. 20 38 66 do. rain, fair 21 '33 35 31 57 do. 2. cloudy 22 33 84 do. loudy 23 33 37 90 do. cldy. rain do. 24 10 39 90 do. fair, do. int rain, 25 38 40 371 94 do. rain ! CONTENTS. MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.-Notes on Cambridge-Life of Bishop Stillingfleet — The Sovereign's Ecclesiastical Council -Queries and Replies ... 114 TaE PRINCESS. By Alfred Tennyson. 115 The Historical Works of Strype-Errors and Misprinted Documents in bis Ecclesiastical Memorials ....... 131 Wood's Athene Oxonienses—Bishop Pursglove alias Sylvester 135 Norman Piscina at Tollerton, Notts (with an Engraving) 136 Notices of Italian Poets. By the late H. F. Cary, Translator of Dante. No. VII.-Agnolo Firenzuola.. 137 On the determination of a disputed Hieroglyphical Character.. 141 The Roman station Durnovaria shown to be Dorchester .. 143 The Anglo-Saxon Doxology—“Swanes Fethre"'--Etymology of the word Gospel 144 The English version of the Doxology... 146 The old Mansion at Toddington, Gloucestershire (with a Plate). 147 EXTRACTS FROM THE PORTFOLIO OF A MAN OF THE WORLD.-Bowring on Arrests and Imprisonment– Dr. Paris's Medical Jurisprudence~Shelley's 149 Retrospective Review.- Latin Poems by Dr. Pearson, Bishop of Chester.. 158 POEM BY COLERIDGE (hitherto overlooked)—The Volunteer Stripling 160 Short Readings, 163 ; Heron's Constitutional History of the University of 173 LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.-Camden Society Westminster Play ...... 178 ARCHITECTURE.— Institute of British Architects, 181 ; St. Mary's Church, Durham, 182 ; Christchurch, Hants. 3 pm. 8: 931 232 -30 20 dis. ? dis. par. 232 2 dis. 1 pm. 235 25 39 dis. par. 2 pm. 235 20 33 dis. 1 3 pm. 7 4 183 ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES.- Society of Antiquaries, 184; Antiquities of Nineveh 185 HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.- Foreign News, 186 ; Domestic Occurrences 187 Promotions and Preferments, 188; Births, 189; Marriages 190 OBITUARY: with Memoirs of the Ex-Empress Maria Louisa ; Madame Adelaide d'Orleans ; The Earl of Harrowby; Mr. Justice Burton ; Colonel 193~212 CLERGY DECEASED.... 212 Deaths, arranged in Counties.. 213 Registrar-General's Returns of Mortality in the Metropolis--Markets, 223 ; Meteorological Diary-Stocks ...... 224 Illustrated with a View of TODDINGTON House, Gloucestershire. 4 5 8 pt. 9 pm. 13 chs. 9 12 po. i pm. tack anë Share Brokers, Phragmoz Sters, London, ES. 2. TALAMINT STAIST. MINOR CORRESPONDENCE. Notes on Cambridge.--" There is one ruptly printed and incorrectly translated. mistake under the above head (Jan. p. 42), In preparing a new edition, now nearly which I was sorry to have recollected too ready, I write thus : “And gelædde pone slowly. The large and splendid Library kiming to Chaldea mid bim (Achim ge. at Trinity, and perhaps the Cloisters (Mr. haten) rpidehuxlice ;'' “ And led the king, Lysons says both), were erected by Sir named Achim, to Chaldea with him very Christopher Wren. By a slight mis ignominiously.” But who was Achim? conception you have also wrongly stated Jehoiachin,- the latter half of the comwhat I meant of the colouring in the side pound with the very usual change of n windows at Peterbouse ; I said “than the to m. See Thomson's German-English former," meaning King's ; the comparison Analogies (D. Nutt, Lond. ; Edmonston originated with an intelligent chapel clerk and Douglas, Edinburgh), pp. 71, 13; of K. C. his name, I think, Saunders. and Corozaim, Matth. xii. Naim, Luc. vii. In the note, p. 43, are an oversight and in the Anglo-Saxon Gospels.-E. T. à misprint. The initials of Messrs. A CONSTANT READER asks where Gen. Fisher and Tillbrook should have been Melvill's Essay on the War Ships of the “ E.” and “ S." The last, an elegant Antients is to be found. classical and general scholar, and a mu- G. G. F. would be obliged by any par. sician, was intimate with the three “ Lake ticulars relative to Dr. Hugh Gore, Bishop Poets,” Wordsworth, Soutbey, and Cole- of Waterford and Lismore from 1666 to ridge. He published friendly remarks 1691. on Southey's “ Vision of Judgment,” in- If any of our readers will point out at cluding particulars of curious erratic what period our sovereigns ceased to exverses in former times, from “ Putten- ercise their ecclesiastical patronage with. ham," and others. I had seen the “im. out the adviceof their Ecclesiastical Council, provements' up to 1831-2, and meant to and in what work any account of it can make an exception in favour of the front be found-for it is certain in former times of All Souls, Oxford ; bandsomer than their political advisers did not presume to Christchurch with its centre “ Tower of interfere-it will oblige A VERY OLD Tom." though that measures 400 feet in SUBSCRIBER. length, the same as the New Post Office.- “One of our Subscribers” inquires Dr. Johnson's " private" visit to Cam- what is the derivation of Ardington, the bridge, including a call on Dr. Farmer at name of a village in Berkshire, about three Emanuel, was given in the columns of miles from Wantage on the Wallingford the New Monthly Magazine, about 1820. road? The new quarter-chimes of the Royal In our Magazine for 1833 (vol. cur. Exchange are either taken from the Uni pt. ii. p. 314) there is a communication versity Church, Cambridge, or some from C. S. relative to some letters precommon example in Flanders, where, it served in French libraries, and amongst was said, the clock-maker was directed to them he mentions one dated 26 Aug. 1603, proceed to examine such things ; and to Henry IV. of France from a member there is an affinity between the twice- of his embassy then in London ; this striking clock of St. Clement Danes, and letter relates in part to a claim to the that adjoining the chapel of Trinity Col. Crown of England by “one Robert Baslege, Cambridge.-J. D. PARRY. set, gentleman." W. R. D. who is colIn answer to the inquiry made in p. 14, lecting materials relating to the family to A DESCENDANT states that “the Life of which he belonged, asks whether any of Bishop Stillingfleet was written by Dr. our present Correspondents can favour Goodwyn his lordship's chaplain, and him with the particular reference to the when he wrote that Life, Archdeacon of letter in question, as also to any other Oxford. Dr. Bentley was likewise his documents connected with this Robert chaplain, and tutor to his son. The Basset, who was the grandson of John splendid Latin inscription on the Bishop's Basset, of Umberley, co. Devon, by monument in Worcester cathedral was Frances, daughter of Arthur Plantaganet from the learned Doctor's pen." Viscount Lisle, an illegitimate son of Answer to query on Ælfric de V. T. p. Edward IV.? 16, 1. 9.--The passage in L'Isle is cor THE CORRESPONDENCE. atten e is one ruptly printed and incorrectly translated. 2. p. 42), In preparing a new edition, now nearly -ted too ready, I write thus : " And gelede bode Library kinug to Chaldea mio bim (Achim xx. er Hr. baten) ridehuxhce ;" “ And led the king, by Sir Damed Achim, to Chaldea with bio very kt mis: ignominiously." But who was Actin stated Jehoiachia, the latter balf of the cos. ibe side pound with the very usual change of a bas the io m. See Thomson's German-English parison Analogies D. Nutt. Lond.; Edmenston el clerk and Dougias, Edinburgh), pp. il, 13; anders. and Corozaim, Matth. tii . Naim, Luc. Fü. ht and in the Anglo-Saxon Gospels.-E. T. sessrs. A CONSTANT READER asks where Get. = been Melvill's Essay on the War Ships of the elegant Antients is to be found. G. G. F. would be obliged by any par. · Lake ticulars relatire to Dr. Hugti Gore, Bishop Cole- of Waterford and Lismore from 1666 to marks 1691. ,” in If any of our readers will point out at erratic what period our sovereigns ceased to er: ercise their ecclesiastical patronage with "im. out the adviceof their Ecclesiastical Consci, int to and in what work ans account of it can front be found for it is certain in former tine than their political advisers did not presume to or of interfere—it will oblige A PERY OL! it in SUBSCRIBER. “One of our Subscribers" inquires what is the derivation of Ardington, the rat name of a village in Berkshire, aboat three of miles from Wantage on the Wallingford 20. road? yal In our Magazine for 1833 (vol. cili. ai pt. ii. p. 314) tbere is a communication from C. S. relative to some letters preit served in French libraries, and amongst them he mentions one dated 26 Aug. 1603, d to Henry 11. of France from a member ne to GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. of his embassy then in Londoa ; this d letter relates in part to a claim to the Crown of England br "one Robert Basset, gentleman.” W.R. D. wbo is collecting materials relating to the family to which he belonged, asks wbether aor of our present Correspondents can favour him with the particular reference to the letter in question, as also to any other documents connected with this Robert Basset, who was the grandson of John Basset, of Umberier, co. Deron, by Frances, daugbter of Arthur Plantaganet Viscount Lisle, an illegitimate son of Edward IV.: The Princess : a Medley. By Alfred Tennyson. THE name of Mr. Tennyson is so justly distinguished, and so united in our minds with the idea of poetical excellence, that any production of his could not pass unnoticed without doing injury to ourselves. His former volumes have beyond doubt established this fact,—that he truly possesses the poetic faculty, the creative mind, the plastic power of shaping and moulding all objects that present themselves to him in the attractive form of imaginative beauty and ideal excellence. He has shown also that his poetic faculty is not confined in narrow limits, but can enlarge and extend itself to meet the great and various demands which nature makes on the qualities of the mind. The sublime, the magnificent, are equally at his command, as are the beautiful and the pathetic; while to the poet's genius he adds the poet's art, in embodying what he creates in select and appropriate language, with sweet melodies of numbers and fine musical harmonies of style. The present possesses much of the peculiar excellency and character of the former poems, especially the rich and glowing descriptions of nature, and the mild and meditative tenderness of passion. It is a creation of the fancy not over natural, but sufficiently partaking of nature to command interest. Where there are many women there there will be much love-making, * and pretty jealousies and affections, and the present poem has its full share of ladies and love. To our minds the passive tenderness and delicate confessions of these lovers, where every word is set between the brilliants of falling tears, and every tear seems to guish from a deeper source than the eye,—that portion, we say, of the poem has been to us the most full of attraction and interest. We do not mean to undervalue the character or conduct of the gentlemen in the Medley, but we have tied Psyche's glove to our helmet, and we pronounce her the peerless and incomparable lady of the poem, challenging any one to refute our assertion, or deny her claims. There is, however, much excellence of a different kind, much noble sentiment and powerful imagery, and eloquent description, much that, we may almost say, is too excellent for so slight a composition as this, and would find a fitter place in a higher and nobler subject, admitting loftier contemplations, deeper reflections, and the exhibition of human passions on a more extended scale.- Now for the poem. Sir Walter Vivian had opened his park and pleasure-grounds to the neighbourhood. The poet was the friend of his son, another and younger Walter, and they were amusing themselves in looking over the mansion, A man * What an odd expression “falling in love" is ! As if it were a false step, or a plunge into a well, or something which takes a man off his legs in a moment. may fall into difficulties, or fall into disgrace, or fall into a pit, but why fall in love ? as if he fell into the hands of a cruel enemy, instead of a charming bride. As if it were a lowering or degradation of his faculties and person I a stumbling-block of offence! This phrase should be eschewed.—Rev. and seeing the sports; and from thence they went to the abbey, where was Aunt Elizabeth, and Sister Lilia, and the rest; and as they crossed the nark they passed the motley crowds in their various amusements, and experiments, and games, And over head Made noise with bees and breeze from end to end. a Lilia. At length she asks for a tale. To this the maiden aunt agrees, odding, that it should be something grave and solemn, suited to the place. This proposal not being approved by the younger part, “ Well, as you will," she said ; “just as you will." “Be, if you will, No lower than a Prince." A Prince I was, blue-eyed and fair in face, Now it chanced that I had been, Among her women ; certain, would not wed. The last, my other heart, Together, kin as horse's ear and eye. |