ing, the most extensive ever brought before the public. 2. Editions of the Bible, in Latin, German, &c. containing MS. annotations by Melancthon. 3. Bulls and Letters of Indulgence. 4. Rituals of the Romish Church-Missals, Breviaries, Horæ, &c. 5. Lives of the Saints. 6. Sources of the Roman Law, Civil and Ecclesiastical Laws, Statute Laws, &c. 7. The Classics form an important feature, comprising upwards of a thousand different editions of the Greek and Latin Classical authors, with many editiones principes. A great number of these have MS. annotations, by Melancthon. Vocabularies and Grammatical Treatises. 9. Theology, an extensive collection. 10. The most curious assemblage of works in the German and Dutch languages ever brought into one view. It is particularly rich in early Chronicles, Histories, and Romances; early Translations of the Classics; Works illustrative of the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, Civil and Ecclesiastical Law, &c.

FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, CAMBRIDGE.

8.

We have been favoured with a private view of the model for this intended Museum, designed by Wm. Bardwell, Esq., architect. The extreme length is 355 feet, the height to the top of balustrade 61 feet, and the total height, including the central dome, is 124 feet.

The whole building is designed in sesquialteral proportions, the principal numbers being 91 67 and 32. 6 in.

The exterior order is a modification of that of the temple of Vesta, at Tivoli; the entablature being made bolder, and the capital heightened to full 60 minutes, on account of the greater size of the columns, and the density of our climate compared with Tivoli.

The columns are 3 ft. 3 in. in diameter, and 32 ft. 6 in. high, placed upon a podium 12 ft. high, being the same proportion as the original.

In conformity with ancient arrangement, the principal entrance is placed towards the south, beneath a hexastyle portico, with its appropriate pediment and enriched tympanum, and is approached by a magnificent flight of steps, 35 feet broad.

The interior contains numerous spacious and well-lighted apartments in the basement, 11 feet high.

The ground floor gives a noble entrance hall, having a double flight of stairs, leading to a tribune supported by caryatides from the Erectheum-a gallery of antiquities, 75 ft. 6 in. by 33 ft. 9 in. A rotunda, with its duplicated cross, 66 ft. diameter; a library, 75 ft. 4 in. by

33 ft. 9 in.; a public reading room, 45 ft. 6 in. by 27 ft.; a semicircular exhedra, 34 ft. by 20 ft., for the use of Fellows only; and four private reading rooms, 17 ft. square, for the use of persons pursuing any particular course of study: all these apartments are 17 ft. high.

The principal entrance to the picture gallery is from the tribune of the hall; from hence its magnificent length (222 ft.) is seen to great advantage; the light from the eye of the dome, and the sunk pannels of its supporting arches, most happily contrasting with the peculiar manner in which the light is admitted to the other divisions of the gallery. curious fact, that there are scarcely three galleries in Europe in which the light is scientifically admitted. A small work of Mr. Bardwell's in this metropolis, shows, that he perfectly understands how to introduce light properly for an advantageous display of pictures.

It is a

As continuations of the gallery are two cabinets; the one 45 by 27 ft., the other 35 by 20 ft., provided for cabinet pictures. The height of this floor is 27 ft., and the interior height of the dome, from the floor of the gallery, is 81 ft.

THE PUBLIC PRESS IN SPAIN.

In the year 1834 there were, in the whole extent of the kingdom, ninety-eight newspapers, of which twenty-one disappeared in the course of the year. The seventyseven political Journals that have survived are thus divided-fifty-one have an official character, three are purely Ministerial, and twenty-three belong to various shades of opinions. These latter papers cannot, to speak properly, be classed in a definite manner, for they frequently change their Editors at a moment's notice, and their colour is as fugitive and as changeable as events. These Journals, en masse, consume about 40,000 reams of paper, at the rate of thirty reals a ream, and this consumption may be valued at 1,200,000 reals. The total value of subscriptions for the seventy-seven Journals we have mentioned, is 10,315,200 reals, and the whole mass, including Extraordinary Gazettes, supplements, reports of sittings, and various notices and bills, the total may be estimated at 12,000,000 reals, which are divided as follow;-1st, To the papermanufacturers, 1,200,000 reals2dly, printers, compositors, pressmen, and servants, 8,000,000-3dly, porters, 200,000 reals-4thly, proprietors, editors, literary assistants, &c., 2,000,000 reals-5thly, hospitals and other charitable establishments, 100,000 reals-6thly, postage, &c., 500,000 reals. Total, twelve millions of reals, or 120,000l.

COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA.

The Lords of the Admiralty have circulated a circumstantial programme of the contemplated communication between this country and India, by way of the Mediterranean, Isthmus of Suez, and Red Sea; which seems to have been admirably matured by one of the ablest and most indefatigable officers that ever conducted a great public department, Sir Francis Freeling. It appears that six vessels, equipped on a new principle, to act either as steam or sailing packets, are to be employed. They

will touch at Cadiz, Gibraltar, Corfu, Zante, Cephalonia, and various Greek islands, on their voyage to Alexandria. The effectual transport across the Isthmus of Suez is arranged with the Pacha of Egypt, and on the other side the EastIndia Company have built four large steamers to run between the East-India Presidencies and Suez, so as to meet the Europeans, and complete their ulterior objects. The whole preparations will occupy from twelve to fifteen months.

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUABIES.

Feb. 26. W. R. Hamilton, esq. V.P. The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society: Thomas Gambier Parry, esq. of Trinity college, Cambridge; James Stewart Forbes, esq. of Christ's college, Cambridge, and Fitzroysquare; the Rev. John Hume Spry, D.Ď. Prebendary of Canterbury; and John Maltravers, esq. of Bury-street, James's.

St.

Lord Braybrooke exhibited a great Admiralty seal of Louis the Bastard of Bourbon, who was appointed Admiral of France in 1466, and died in 1486. It is round, of three inches diameter; and, like the English seals of the same class, exbibits a ship displayed over its surface. The arms of Bourbon, three fleurs-delis surmounted by a bend ragulée, are placed on all the three sails. At the mast head is a pennon with fleurs-de-lis, and on the ship's side a leopard's face within a square tressure or border. The inscription, in a very obscure black letter, appears to be S. pour les samendetus (?) de normendie de logs bastart de bourbon amirat de france. The place in which this important seal has been found, is not a little extraordinary; it occurred at Saffron Walden, placed in the top of a weight, we believe in order to form the handle.

Henry H. Kater, esq. communicated an account of several douns, or duns, in North Uist, one of the Hebrides, with plans of that called Doun Sticher.

March 5. Henry Hallam, esq. V.P.

Three letters were read from Mr. Hallam's volume (of copies, but unpublished), mentioned in our last report. They were 1. from Lord Bacon to King James the First, accompanying Reasons for the King's calling a Parliament, and matters for consideration in the management of the same. One of the points is, "What use may be made of the Cinque Ports and

Duchy" for placing members in boroughs likely to support the King's causes; and several others are directed to the means of obtaining a Parliament "truly free, and not packed against him,"-not combined in parties, but every individual judging for himself. 2. A letter from Thomas Duke of Norfolk to Cardinal Wolsey, relative to the collection of a Benevolence. He writes from Norwich, where there were more merchants ready to contribute 200 pounds, than there were gentlemen in the shire willing (or able), to give 200 marks. 3. From the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk to. Wolsey, just after the suppression of the rising in 14 Hen. VIII. The Dukes having assembled the military force of the two counties from which they derived their titles, had been met by the townsmen of Lavenham in shirts, begging for pardon; when their Graces made "a long rehearsal, the best we could, to aggravate their offence," and then, after these "sharp and sour lessons," selecting some of the leaders for confinement and further intimidation, promised they would use their best endeavours to restore the penitents to the King's favour.

March 12. Thomas Amyot, esq. Treasurer, in the chair.

The reading of the same papers was continued. One was a letter from Henry VIII. to Archbishop Warham, for raising a loan or gratuity from the clergy and all religious establishments, of one-third (!) of their annual revenues when they exceeded ten pounds, and a fourth of those below that sum. The pretext was the vast expense of his preparations against France.

March 19. H. Hallam, esq. V.P.

The Baron de Reiffenberg, Rector of the University of Louvaine, Secretary to the Commission recently issued for the publication of inedited documents illustrative of Belgian History, author of a

History of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and many other learned works, was elected a Honorary Member; and the following gentlemen were elected Fellows: the Rev. Edm. Craven Hawtrey, D.D. Head Master of Eton School, and George Dodd, esq. of Montagu-square.

J. P. Collier, esq., F.S.A., presented a copy of the third of his series of miracle plays, being the Adoration of the Shepherds, the 13th of the series contained in the MS. on vellum belonging to P. Towneley, esq., the bandwriting of which is of the reign of Henry VI., and it perhaps belonged to Widkirk Abbey. It contains two plays on the Adoration of the Shepherds, both of a comic description; that now printed is "a farce of broad humour and drollery," without parallel, of that early period, in our language.

The letters from Mr. Hallam's book were continued; those read being two long epistles from Archbishop Warham to Cardinal Wolsey, relative to the raising of supplies.

The following members are appointed Auditors of the Society's Accounts for the present year: the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chichester, W. Y. Ottley, esq., Lord Prudhoe, and William Wilkins, esq. R.A.

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF NEWCASTLE.

Feb. 4. The anniversary meeting of this Society was held in their new room, in the building lately erected by the Natural History Society, John Hodgson, esq. in the chair. The report, after deploring the death, during the last year, of many of its members, and among them of Mr. Surtees, the Historian of Durham, Mr. J. T. Brockett, jun. (one of the Se cretaries), Mr. Gibson, of Reedsmouth, from whom so many of its antiquities were obtained, and the Rev. Anthony Hedley, of Chesterholme, congratulated the Society on the acquisition in its new apartments, of a place where specimens of antiquity can safely be deposited. The arcade adjoining has had the numerous altars, &c., belonging to the Society, placed in it, forming, perhaps, the best collection of Roman Antiquities in Britain, which will always be open to the inspection of the public. After the reception of several presents of books, the Rev. John Hodgson read a letter from John Clayton, esq. granting the Society leave to examine a Castellum on one of his estates in the West. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year:-Sir John Edw. Swinburne, Bart, President, C. W. Bigge, esq. Rev. John Hodgson, Sir C. M.

L. Monck, Bart. Vice-Presidents. Mr. J. Adamson, Treasurer. Mr. John Adamson, Mr. Henry Turner, Secretaries. Mr. J. T. Brockett, Mr. Thomas Bell, Mr. Emerson Charnley, Mr. John Clayton, Mr. Dixon Dixon, Mr. John Hodgson, Elswick, Mr. William Hutton, Mr. Thomas Hodgson, Mr. John Fenwick, Mr. Robert Ormston, jun., Rev. James Raine, and Rev. Wm. Turner, Council. The members afterwards dined together; the chair was ably filled by John Hodgson, esq., and the company were highly gratified by much interesting conversation, and particularly by the communication of the Rev. Mr. Raine, respecting the formation, objects, and progress of the Surtees Society (see p. 302).

PAINTINGS AT HOXNE.

On clearing the walls of the church at Hoxne, near Eye, in Suffolk, several paintings partially obliterated, have recently been discovered. One, representing David on the field of battle with Goliah; the next is supposed to be Paul confined in the Stocks; there is also the Crucifixion and the Resur rection of the Dead, &c. They are about ten feet high and twelve feet wide. There are several perfect inscriptions, of which we hope hereafter to procure copies; but they have not hitherto been seen by any person able to read them, although quite perfect. We understand a similar discovery has also been lately made at Dartford; and we shall look forward to receive further

particulars of both by the kindness of some volunteer correspondent.

As some workmen were lately forming a new road near the Priory at Brinkburn, they discovered a small brass pot, containing several gold coins, consisting of rose nobles of the first and second coinage of Edward III., and some half and quarter nobles of the same reign, all in the most perfect state of preservation. The pot and coins are now in the possession of Major Cadogan, of Brinkburn Priory,

ANTIQUE URN.

A beautiful antique glass urn has been discovered at Yebleron, in France. It has one handle and is of a square form. The urn contained a bronze medal bearing the head of Antoninus, with the date of the period of his third Consulship, from which it would appear that the medal is of the year 140 of the Cbristian era, so that it must have been placed in the urn nearly 1700 years ago.

HYMN

On the Anniversary of the Meeting of the Salisbury National School, July, 1831. By the Rev. W. L. BowLES, Canon Residentiary, &c.

OH! if tears may fill the eyes,

A parent's and a Christian's tears; If ever hymn to Heaven may rise, The hymn that Mercy's angel hears ;— Yes! 'tis when a sight like this

Shall bid these tears in silence start, Awake the hopes of heavenly bliss, And steal from toil and earth the heart.

Here are no dark clouds of care

That hang on some poor mother's look, Her child, at nightfall, said its prayer, And, see! now clasps its Holy Book. And that poor mother kissed its hair,

Or watch'd its sleep, beside the bed; And thought, 'My child, how wilt thou fare

In this hard world, when I am dead! Saviour, Lord, to thee we pray!

That child from sin, from sorrow save, Lest grief a father's locks of grey Bring down with sorrow to the grave.' Children, ever feel the debt;

Raise your thoughts to God above; Nor ever, in the world, forget

The lessons here of faith and love.

VERSES,

By the Author of the Lives of the Sacred Poets.

No. 1. Hymn to Peace.

Ah, sweet Content! where doth thine harbour hold?

Is it in churches with religious men, Which praise the gods with prayers manifold, And in their studies meditate it then. Whether thou dost in heaven or earth appear, Be where thou wilt, thou wilt not harbour here. B. Barnes.

I.

SWEET Spirit! wherefore can it be
That thou wilt never dwell with me;
Wandering o'er the peopled earth,
Never coming to my hearth.

The flowery meadows laugh; the Spring
The head of June is garlanding;
Blossoms hang on every tree;
But I am poor in wanting thee.
Thou didst flee to brighter skies,
When early watching dimm'd my eyes,
And wintry winds beat on my head,
And Sorrow sate beside my bed.
II.

In other days there was no place
But shone, beloved, with thy face!

How often in the hours of glee
Thy purple pinions, Fantasy,
Bare me to the faëry clime,
Where Joy sits weaving flowers for Time,
And roaming by the haunted streams,
The gentle shepherd of fair dreams,
Scatter'd 'neath my drowsy head,
Flowers of thought long harvested,
And with the twilight came to me
Like a shadow, Memory—
Breathing o'er the Doric rhyme.
The early bloom of pastoral thyme,
From the sunny grass, would come,
Stealing o'er the air, the hum
Of the dark Sicilian bees;
And through the verdant olive trees,
The dashing oar, the sailor's cheer,
Broke in music on mine ear;
And Love unto my languid eyes
Wafted the airs of Paradise.

III.

Nurse of pleasant dreams, return,
Open again thine emerald urn,
Where the pearls entreasured lie
Of the antique Poesy.

Cheer me with the light divine
That dawneth from the Tuscan line,
Pour upon my gloomy sky
The purple heaven of Araby.

IV.

Hasten hither! hasten, pray!
Thou didst visit me in May,
When Hope had wreath'd my burning
brow-

Wilt thou be a stranger now?
My gate for ever passing by,
Swift of foot, and dull of eye.
Prythee, listen to my prayer!
Loose the gathering chain of Care;
Thy fragrance through my chamber shed,
Pour thy ointment on my head;
Bow thine ear of Mercy-hark,
Never was my sky so dark,-
Joy, the bosom's summer-bird,
In my breast no more is heard;
One by one the blossoms flee
From Life's rudely-shaken tree;
Friends, companions-all are flown-
Sweet Spirit! leave me not alone;
The sickness of my heart will cease
At thy soothing whisper, Peace;
The tempestuous clouds that roll
Their stormy shadows o'er my soul,
Before thy feet will melt away,
Like darkness at the look of May.
Then hasten to my lonely home,
In bower and field no longer roam;
Leave beauty with the kneeling throng,
And the minstrel with his song,
And the warrior with his spear-

But thou, sweet Spirit! harbour here!

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Feb. 24. The Earl of Hardwicke rose to move the usual Address to the Speech delivered by his Majesty on the opening of Parliament, observing that he had never heard a more satisfactory speech from the throne than the one just delivered. As to the question of Church Reform, to which his Majesty's Speech directed their attention, he had only to hope that every one of their Lordships would enter into that view of the subject which his Majesty had taken; that they would exert themselves to support the Church, and so to extend its foundations as that it should embrace all those who were anxious to rest within its pale. Lord Gage seconded the Address.-Viscount Melbourne complained that the Speech was defective on many points, and said that none who had merely heard that Speech read, would have imagined that a total change of Government bad taken place. He thought so important an event, for which he considered the Duke of Wellington responsible, should not have been thus lightly passed over. He looked upon the late dissolution as a wanton exercise of power-regarded the Speech as wholly inconsistent with the political character, principles, and professions of those by whom it had been advised—and concluded by moving an amendment, the principal object of which was to induce their Lordships, as a change had taken place in the Ministry, to declare that they still adhered to that system which had been followed by the late Government. The Duke of Wellington denied that he was responsible for the dissolution of the late Government, which had, in fact, been caused by the circumstance that the leader of the House of Commons had ceased to be a Member of that House, and had thus rendered it impossible for the late Government to go on. -After Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor, and the Duke of Richmond had addressed the House, the question was put on the amendment, which was negatived without a division. The original Address was then agreed to.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Feb. 24. The King's Speech having been read, Lord Sandon rose to move the usual

Address, which was seconded by Mr. Bramston.-Lord Morpeth proposed an amendment to the Address, stating that the present times were of such importtance, that the Country would expect the House of Commons not to confine itself to ordinary courtesies and formalities, but to express in respectful but dignified language the impression which the present state of affairs could not fail to excite. The Hon. Member alluded to the abrupt, and as it seemed uncalled for, dismissal of the late Administration. The Noble Lord concluded by proposing an addition to the Address, stating that His Majesty's faithful Commons could not but lament that

the progress of Reform "should have been interrupted and endangered by the Dissolution of a Parliament earnestly intent upon the vigorous prosecution of measures to which the wishes of the people were most anxiously and justly directed."-Mr. Bannerman seconded the amendment, and expressed himself to be a determined opponent of the present Ministry.-Sir R. Peel, in a speech of great length and eloquence, vindicated the prerogative of the Crown, and the measures pursued by the present government. With regard to the dissolution of the late Parliament, he freely took upon himself the responsibility, since no great change had ever taken place in government without being followed by an appeal to the people. Among the measures about to be proposed to the consideration of Parliament, was one for the final and equitable adjustment of Tithe in Ireland; another for the Commutation of Tithe in England and Wales; and another for the Administration of Justice in Ecclesiasti

cal causes. Government also proposed to make provision for the more effectual maintenance of Ecclesiastical discipline— a provision which would enforce episcopal authority, not over the Laity, but over the Clergy, and would also check, if not entirely prevent, those cases of scandal which occasionally occurred, but without punishment. Government also intended to propose a measure which would relieve those who dissented from the Church from the necessity of celebrating marriage according to its rites. Under these circumstances, he felt it his first and paramount duty to stand by those trusts which had been confided to him, and to call upon