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he became a labourer, until from decay of strength he had to accept of parochial relief.

IN Dunfermline there is at present residing a woman named Isabella Wallace, who has just attained the 100th year of her age, having been born at Dunluce, near Portrush, Ireland, on the 25th of December, 1772. Her grandfather belonged to Elderslie, from which he emigrated to Dunluce, Her grandfather, it is stated, lived to the age of 103 years, and her father to 102 years.

MR. THOMS has resigned the honorary secretaryship of the Camden Society, an office which he has held for upwards of thirty-four years. Mr. Thoms is succeeded by Mr. Alfred Kingston, of the Public Record-office.

Notices of Books.

The Orygynale Crouykil of Scotland. By Androw, of Wyntoun. In the first of these handsomely printed volumes (I. and II.) forming Edited by David Laing. (Edmonston and Douglas.) II. and III. of the series entitled The Historians of Scotland, Dr. Laing reprints the preface of David Macpherson, written in 1795, wherein the latter remarks that the earliest historians of a country are undoubtedly the most valuable, a statement somewhat at variance with the fact that they are usually the least to be trusted-bear witness the obvious fiction perpetuated by Mr. Innes, in his Lectures rally practical antiquary makes to take heritable state and seism on Legal Antiquities in regard to Saint Columba, whom this geneof his little island of Hy." Of the few Scottish historians, JOHN OF FORDUN, Macpherson tells us, has generally been esteemed the best, and Fordun's work, as we all know, has been reproduced by Dr. Skene, as the latter has it, "free from the interpolations of his con⚫ tinuators," that is what, in the view of Dr. Skene, may be regarded as interpolations. In modern times, Dr. Laing informs us, Wyntoun's Bishop of Carlisle, in 1702, and that it was also described by Dr. Chronicle was first introduced to notice by Dr. William Nicolson, George Mackenzie, in volume first of his Lives and Characters, 1708, but that Father Thomas Innes, in 1729, was the first to point out some of the chief variations, and to express the opinion that the Royal MS. was "the most entire and most valuable of them all." MR. FERGUSON, of Carlisle, author of the Teutonic Name Dr. Laing entertains a high opinion of the competency of David System and The River Names of Europe, has in the press a Macpherson as an editor, and states that in preparing his edition for book on the Dialect of Cumberland, with a Chapter on Place in the British Museum. It would be an excess of vanity on our part the press, Macpherson had chiefly recourse to manuscripts preserved Names.. We presume that Mr. Ferguson is also the author to say anything in praise of Dr. Laing's own labours, the ability and of that admirable little work, the Northmen in Westmore-scholarship of this amiable and excellent antiquary being widely land and Cumberland. If we are in error, some one will correct us.

PROFESSOR GEORGE STEPHENS, of Copenhagen, is engaged with the third volume of his Runic Monuments of Scandinavia and England. This will include twenty-six newly discovered monuments, inscribed with Runic characters in the Old Norsk tongue, found in Scandinavia and the British Dominions.

DR. HUSENBETH has bequeathed his collection of missals to Lord Stafford. A copy of his work, entitled Emblems of the Saints, with MS. additions, is now ready for publication. WE learn that a sum amounting to upwards of one thousand pounds sterling has been received in shilling subscriptions for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of Robert Burns, the subscription having been started in Glasgow. We also learn that among the correspondence of Miss Susan Ferrier, now in course of publication, are inedited letters of the Scottish Bard.

A NEW PASTORAL STAFF was recently presented to the Bishop of Hereford, at a meeting held in the Shire-hall, The staff, which is an elaborate work of art, has been carved out of a piece of oak which formed one of the pillars of the episcopal residence, which is said in turn to have formed part of a tree growing long before the Norman Conquest. The staff is profusely embellished with gold and silver enamel work, and precious stones.

REPORTS ON ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY.-The Municipal Archæological Commission of Rome has come to the determination of publishing a fortnightly report of the excavations and discoveries made in all parts of the city, and has moreover decided on presenting copies of these reports to the academies and learned societies not only of Italy, but throughout Europe and America, and also to all the principal illustrated journals of England, France, Germany, and the United States. The reports will be accompanied by drawings and fac-similes. This is certainly the most liberal act of the kind promised by any municipality, and we trust the report is not a hoax. It is added that the publication will not cost less than 1,600l.-per annum, we suppose. The text will be in Italian.--Architect.

AN ANTIQUE STATUE has been discovered near Aspra, not far from Rome. It is of white marble, life-size, and is described as representing a Venus naked to the waist, and of the best school of Greek art. It has been sent to RoccaAntica.

Proceedings of Societies.

SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.-The first of the four conversazioni announced for the present session in connection with this Society will take place, by kind permission of the Society of British Artists, at their galleries in Suffolk-street, Pall Mall, on January 16. GEORGE BROWNING, Hon. Sec.

known.

Notices to Correspondents.

Correspondents who reply to queries would oblige by referring to the volume and page where such queries are to be found. To omit this gives us very unnecessary trouble.

C. Clarke.-The Birmingham riots to which you refer took place in 1791. An account of them was reprinted at Birmingham in 1867. We do not remember by whom.

R. Bell.-Dr. Lorrain, of the Glasgow Grammar School, we believe was the son of a shoemaker in Selkirk, and acquired his education under circumstances of very great difficulty, partly, we understand, at Marischal College, Aberdeen.

brother of Professor Blackburn, of Glasgow University, if the latter Temple.-Justice Blackburn, of the Court of Queen's Bench, is the be still living, which we do not know.

D. C. L.-An account of the coronation of James I. is printed in the third volume of Mr. Nichols's Progresses.

Talmud. The state crown of Charles I., found in the upper jewel

house of the Tower, was valued at £1023.

Rubric.-The art of surgery is said to have been introduced into Rome in the year 219 BC.

Zembla. The title of Defender of the Faith was conferred on
Henry VIII. in 1521.

Historicus.-Gustavus III., King of Sweden, was assassinated by
Aukarström on March 29, 1791. The assassin was exposed in the
streets of Stockholm during three days upon a scaffold.
Zend.-Mr. Pitt's income tax of ten per cent. came into operation
December 3, 1798.

Antiqua.-You will find examples of carly royal crowns figured in
Planche's Regal Records, pp. 66—79.

P. P. T.-The story about the law of gravitation being suggested to Newton by the falling of an apple is an old woman's fable. This discovery was the result of twenty years' hard study. All that can be said in regard to it is that nothing has been found to contradict it.

who employed much of his time in searching out the contents of C. Gordon John Riddell was a distinguished Scotch antiquary, charter chests. His two volumes contain a vast assemblage of new facts on Peerage and Consistorial Law. His collected MSS. were

presented by Lord Lindsay to the Advocate's Library.

D. R.-The " Master of the Rolls" is the third position in Law; first, the Lord Chancellor; second, Lord Chief Justice of England; and third, the Master of the Rolls.

NOTICE.

We shall be glad to receive contributions from competent and capable persons accomplished in literature or skilled in archæology, and generally from any intelligent reader who may be in possession of facts, historical or otherwise, likely to be of general interest.

To all communications should be affixed the name and address of

the sender; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.

Communications for the Editor should be addressed to the Pub. ishing Office, 11, Ave Maria -lane, E.C.

LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1873.

of Dundee, 30.

CONTENTS.-No. 46.

MISCELLANEA:-Notes on the Temple Church, 25-Mather Collec-
tion of the Bonaparte Miniatures, 26-A List of the Monumental
Brasses of England and Wales, 28-Lockit Buik of the Burgesses
NOTES:-The Falling Stars of November, 1872, 31-Popular Rhymes
-Queer Blunder-Curious Means of Love Correspondence
River "Tummel"-Arms of Preston of Craigmillar-Letter of
James Hogg-Book Inscriptions-Tide-wells at Margate.
QUERIES:-Canadensis, 33-Bar Wit.

REPLIES:-Recumbent Tombstones, 33-" Owen "-Scamels-Gavel
kind-Coronation Stone-Ready Reckoners-Emblem of St.
Ann-Wood Engraving.

PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES, 35.
NOTICES OF BOOKS, 36.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS, 36.

Miscellanca.

NOTES ON THE TEMPLE CHURCH. THE following is taken from the August issue (No. VII.) of the Law Magazine and Review :

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chamber that the organist sometimes experienced great difficulty in hearing the singers, and the singers the organ. This difficulty was, therefore, taken into consideration by the choir committee in 1866, and ultimately the instrument was moved forward about six feet, and the handsomely carved oak case, which had previously been almost out of sight, was placed immediately in front of the arches and columns. There was the less objection to this arrangement, as the marble shafts, now partially hidden, were of no greater age than the time of the restoration of the church thirty years ago, and, therefore, possessed neither historical nor archæological interest.

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the restoration of the church. This organ has a curious
We have spoken of the Temple organ as it existed before
history of its own, which must not be passed over. Many
members of the Middle Temple also have a pecuniary in-
terest in the instrument, inasmuch as they have paid on
their call 27. for "organ and lucidaries." We do not know
what a lucidary is, but no doubt the payment which had to
be made on behalf thereof was the correct thing, like all the
other payments. In "A Few Notes on the Temple Organ,'
the ancient history of this instrument is detailed, with
curious and fresh matter collected by the writer.
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Smith," as he is called in England, was the builder. His
name was in truth Bernhardt Schmidt, and he came over to
Bernhardt (or Christian), in the reign of King Charles II.
England from Germany with his nephews, Gerard and
The organ in Whitehall Chapel was his first undertaking in
England. Pepys, in July, 1660, entered in his Diary the
following notes:-

"8th (Lord's Day) to Whitehall Chapel, where I got in with ease by going before the Lord Chancellor with Mr. Kipps. Here I heard very good musique, the first time that ever I remember to have heard the organs,* and singing men in surplices, in my life."

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As the establishment of the choral service in the Temple Church, now so well known, was one of the earliest instances of an exceptional step being taken, which has since happily become the custom, a few additional words respecting its institution and development may not be without interest. Previous to the restoration of the church, as we have seen, a quartet of vocalists used to sing the hymns from the organ gallery, closing the curtains between times. An improved feeling as to fitness forbade a continuance of this arrangement. On the completion of the restoration of the church a regular choir was provided, and divided into decani and cantores, Westminster Abbey, St. Margaret's, and many other Schmidt soon gained great fame and much employment. on the two sides of the church immediately below and op-churches, were enriched with organs from his hand. One posite the organ. The church was reopened for Divine stop of Smith's has often sufficed to give a reputation to an service on November 20, 1842, Mr. Turle, of Westminster instrument. The beauty and sweetness of his tone has Abbey, presiding at the organ; the present organist, Mr. been always unrivalled. But Father Smith had his meHopkins, giving his first competitive performance May 7, chanical defects: and the action, packing, and general 1843, and being appointed organist in the October following arrangement was bad even for his own day, and now would The choral service, as originally introduced, consisted of not be tolerated. Even his pipes were, externally, illEnglish and Gregorian chants, the Ferial Responses for or- finished. When he was remonstrated with in respect of dinary use, with Tallis's Responses on the Church Festivals; the latter incompleteness, he is reported to have replied, “I various settings of the Canticles, technically called services; do not care if ze pipe looks like von teufel; I shall make and a selection of some of the best and most appropriate him schpeak like von engel.' Smith's great rivals were anthems. In the first instance, a few misplacements oc- Harris, and his son Renatus Harris; and this led to the curred, which were afterwards rectified. Thus, the anthem battle of the organs," at the Temple, of which the folin the morning service was sung immediately before the lowing is the amusing account now presented to us:sermon; but, in 1855, it was proposed and arranged in choir committee, "That henceforth the anthem in the morning service be sung at the period of the service mentioned in the rubric, and that a psalm, or hymn, or a part, be sung between the service and the sermon.' The opportunity thus offered of joining in a metrical hymn was so appreciated by the congregation, that a second hymn was directed to be sung between the prayers and the communion service, in place of the Sanctus, which correctly belonged to another period of the service. A hymn was also introduced into the afternoon service, after the prayers and before the sermon. And here let us note that the effect of this change, and still more of the introduction of the new hymn-book, and its general distribution throughout the church, has been very greatly to improve the congregational singing. We question very much if there is any place of worship in Londoncertainly there is none with which we are acquainted-where this is so good. Everybody has the music and words at hand. The organ and the choir lead well. The congregation is probably the most highly educated one which is to be found throughout England, and the result is often a volume of harmony that is rarely to be met with.

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"About the end of the reign of King Charles II., the Societies of the Temple being determined to have erected in their church an organ as complete as possible, had been in treaty with Smith for that purpose, when Harris was introduced to their notice: and both of these eminent artists were backed by the recommendation of such an equal number of powerful friends and celebrated organists, that the Benchers were unable to determine amongst themselves which to employ. They, therefore (as appears by an order in the books of the Temple, dated February, 1682), proposed, that if each of these excellent artists would set up an organ in one of the halls belonging to either of the Societies, they would have erected in their church that which, in the greatest number of excellences, deserved the preference.' Smith and Harris agreeing to this proposal, a committee, composed of Masters of the Bench of both Societies, was appointed in May, 1683, to decide upon the instrument to be retained for the use of the Temple Church; and, in about a year or fourteen months after, each competitor,

Pepys is right in using the plural; for what is commonly called "an organ," generally consists of a combination of a great organ, a choir organ, a swell organ, and pedal organ.

with the utmost exertion of his abilities, had an instrument ready for trial. When Harris had completed his instrument, he presented a petition to the Benches of the Inner Temple, stating that his organ was ready for trial, and praying that he might be permitted to set it up in the church on the south side of the communion table. An order was accordingly made by the Benchers granting the permission he sought. This petition of Harris is dated 26th May, 1684; and thereby the date of the completion of his instrument is established. It is almost certain that Smith's organ was ready previous to the above date, and that for some reason (possibly to avoid the necessity of re-voicing if he should be the successful competitor) he had obtained leave to place it in the church, which suggested to Harris the propriety of adopting the same expedient.

"Dr. Tudway, who was living at that period, and was intimately acquainted with both the organ-makers, says that Dr. Blow and Mr. Purcell, then in their prime, performed on Father Smith's organ on appointed days, and displayed its excellence; and until the other was heard, every one believed that this must be chosen.

"Harris employed Mr. Draghi, organist to Queen Catherine, a very eminent master, to touch his organ, which brought it into favour, and such was the excellence of the instruments, that to decide which deserved the preference puzzled the committee appointed for that purpose, who did not come to any determination, or make any report on the subject; and in consequence the 'battle of the organs' was commenced, and the two rival organ-builders continued thus vieing with each other for near a twelvemonth. At length, Harris challenged Father Smith to make additional reed-stops within a given time; these were, Vox humana, Cremorne, the double Courtel or double Bassoon, and some others. The stops, which were newly invented, or at least, new to English ears, gave great delight to the crowds who attended the trials, and the imitations were so exact and pleasing on both sides, that it was difficult to determine who had best succeeded.

"The contention now became tedious and disagreeable, at least to the Benchers of the Middle Temple, who first made choice of Smith's organ, as appears by the following interesting extract from the books of that Society :

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June 2, 1685.-The Masters of the Bench at this Parliament, taking into their consideration the tedious competition betweene the two organ-makers, about their fitting an organ | to the Temple Church, and having in severall termes, and at severall times, compared both the organs now standing in the said church, as they have played severall Sundays one after the other, and as they have lately played the same Sunday together alternately at the same service. Now, at the suite of severall masters of the barr, and students of this society, pressing to have a speedy determination of the said controversie; and in justice to the said workemen, as well as for the freeing themselves from any complaints concerning the same, doe unanimously in full parliam resolve and declare the organ in the said church, made by Bernard Smith, to bee, in their judgments, both for sweetnes and fulness of sound (besides ye extraordinary stopps, quarter notes, and other rarityes therein), beyond comparison preferrable before the other of the said organs made by Harris, and that the same is more ornamentall and substantiall, and both for depthe of sound and strengthe, fitter for the use of the said church; and, therefore, upon account of the excellency and perfection of the said organ made by Smith, a id for that hee was the work eman first treated with, and employed by, the Treors of both societyes for the providing his organ; and for that the organ made by the said Harris is discernably too low and too weake for the said church, their Ma'ppes see not any cause of further delay, or need of any referrence to musicians or others to determine the difference; but doe, for their parts, unanimously make choise of the said organ made by Smith, for the use of these societyes; and Mr. Trer is desired to ac

quainte the Treor and Masters of the Bench of the Inner Temple with this declaration of their judgments, with all respect desiring their concurrence herein.' "New difficulties now arose, which greatly interfered with the speedy determination of the controversy. The Benchers of the Inner Temple, upon consideration of the above declaration, sent to them by their brethren of the Middle Temple, did not concur in the course therein suggested, but on 22nd June, 1685, made an order, in which, after expressing their dissatisfaction that such a resolution and determination should be made by the Benchers of the Middle Temple, in a matter which equally concerned both houses, without a conference being first had with them, they declared :—

"That it is high time, and appears to be absolutely necessary, that impartiall judges (and such as are the best judges of musick) be forthwith nominated by both houses, to determine the controversie betweene the two organmakers, whose instrument is the best, which this society are ready to doe ; and desire their Mastershippes of the Middle Temple to join with them therein, in order to the speedy putting an end to so troublesome a difference, and appointed a committee of five members of their body, with instructions that they, or any three of them doe, at a conference, deliver the answer above mentioned; and they are hereby impowered to enter into a treaty with the like number of the Masters of the Bench of the Middle Temple, in order to the speedy settling this affair.

"The committee thus appointed appear to have entered upon their duties immediately, and to have fully considered the subject of the organs, not only with respect to the appointinent of the impartial judges,' but also the respective prices and number of pipes in each instrument; for, two days afterwards, an answer was sent from the Middle Temple, from which the following extracts are taken :June 24th, 1685.-The Masters of the Bench of the Middle Temple now say:

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"That they cannot imagine how the Masters of the Inner Temple can pretend any ill-usage or disrespect offered towards them, either tending to a breach of correspondence or common civility, by the Act of Parliament of the Middle Temple of the second of this instant June; for that the Masters of the Middle Temple thereby, only on their own part, with the concurrence of the barristers and students, declare their judgments and choice of Smith's organ (not imposing but requesting) the concurrence of the Inner Temple therein, with all respect.

"As to the matter of having the two organs referred to the judgment of impartiall musicians, there yet appears not any difference betweene the two societyes concerning the same; the Masters of the Bench of the Inner Temple having not as yet, in Parliament, declared their judgments and choice of the other organ, which if in their judgments they shall think fit to doe, whereby a difference shall appear betweene the two societyes, then their said mastershippes believe the society of the Middle Temple will find some other expedient for the determination of the said difference. (To be continued.)

MATHER COLLECTIONS OF THE BONAPARTE MINIATURES. A short time since it was announced that the town of Liverpool was about to become possessed, at the death of Miss Mather, of the exceedingly interesting collection of Bonaparte miniatures, formerly the property of the late Mr. John Mather. The following is a complete list of these valuable works of art. The collection of Mr. Mather included several miniatures which will not be found in the following list, the bequest to the town, it is understood, consisting solely of portraits of actual members of the Bonaparte family:

Charles Bonaparte, the father of Napoleon. This miniature formerly belonged to Louis Napoleon, and is the only likeness known of the grandfather of the late Emperor. Artist unknown.

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Eugene Beauharnois, the only son of Josephine. Painted by Isabey.

Hortense Beauharnois, daughter of Josephine, married to Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, and mother of Napoleon III. Painted by Felicia Varlet.

Napoleon as Emperor, with laureated head, and wearing the gold collar of eagles, to which appended the star of the Legion of Honour, over a mantle of purple, powdered with gold bees, having a collar of ermine Painted by Isabey. Pauline, the second sister of Napoleon, married to the Prince Camille Borghese in 1803.

Caroline, the youngest sister of Napoleon, married to Joachim Murat.

Joachim Murat, as Grand Admiral of France.
Jerome Bonaparte.

Joseph Bonaparte, eldest brother of Napoleon, as King of Naples.

Jerome, youngest brother of Napoleon, King of Westphalia. By Isabey.

Catherine, Princess of Wurtemburg, wife of Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. An enamel set in a snuffbox.

Joseph Bonaparte, as King of Spain, formerly King of Naples, in his royal robes.

The Empress Josephine.-An enamel, after the original by the celebrated painter, Isabey. Isabey used to relate that, whilst Josephine was sitting for her miniature, one morning he asked her what jewels she would be painted in, and she, with a most melancholy and sweet expression of countenance, looked at him, and with tears trembling on the edges of her eyelids, but which, with her heroic womanly love, she forbade to fall, said, "I am about to change my state, and I have heard it said it is a custom in England that when a true heart is severed from that it loves, and had become its idol, that the women wear green to denote to their friends that they are forsaken. Paint me also in emeralds, to represent the undying freshness of my grief, but let them be surrounded with diamonds to portray the purity of my love." This was to Isabey a mystery, and so much affected was he by the simplicity of her manner, that he dared not ask an explanation, though he soon learned from rumour the truth of the meaning; for at this very time Napoleon had asked from the Emperor of Austria the hand of Maria Louisa, and had at the solicitation of Josephine given her that suit of jewels in which she went to the levée at the Tuileries for the last time as the wife of Napoleon.

Napoleon and Maria Louisa, in profile, face to face. cameo in onyx.

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Napoleon in his imperial robes, as worn on the day of his marriage with Maria Louisa, at the Palace of the Tuileries, in April, 1811. An enamel, after Isabey, by Madame Brochart.

The young King of Rome. An enamel by Constantine.
Joachim Murat, by Isabey.

Napoleon. Painted at Elba by Isabey.
Lucien Bonaparte.

Murat, in the dress he wore at the time he was shot at Pizzo, in Calabria, October 13, 1815. An enamel by

Madame Brochart.

Caroline, wife of Murat, sister of Napoleon.

Letitia Bonaparte, eldest daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, married her cousin Charles, son of the Prince of Canino. Letitia, third daughter of Lucien, brother of Napoleon, married Mr. Thomas Wyse, M.P.

Eugene Beauharnois, ex-Viceroy of Italy, Prince of Eichstadt.

Napoleon II., ex-King of Rome, only son of Napoleon I. and the Empress Maria Louisa, died 1832; an officer in the Austrian service, and called the Duke of Reichstadt.

An enamel miniature of the Emperor Napoleon in his robes, having on a golden chaplet, the form of laurel leaves.

The young King of Rome, painted just prior to the abdication. Miniature by Isabey.

A ring, having the head of Napoleon; and a brooch, with the head of Josephine. These miniatures were presented to an ambassador to the Court of the Tuilleries at the marriage of the Emperor.

A head of the Emperor Napoleon laureated, and in the style of the Roman emperors. It is cut on a large sized onyx in very high relief.

Josephine, wearing a coronet, necklace, and earrings formed of large pearls, and her dress made of rich satin, with stripes of gold, and large frill epaulettes of the same. An oval miniature by Saint.

A miniature of the Empress Josephine, wearing a superb suit of pearls and emeralds, and habited in a rich lace dress trimmed with gold.

An oval miniature of Josephine, as she appeared before the elevation to the empire. She wears a band formed of three rows of pearls round her head, and two rows of the same on her neck, with a single row set in her golden girdle, and has on a very large ruff or frill.

Napoleon and Maria Louisa. A cameo in sardonyx.The head of the Emperor wears a chaplet of laurel leaves, tied at the back of the head with a ribbon; the whole formed of diamonds, and set in gold. The Empress wears a diadem of diamonds, and has a vandyked frill or ruff also studded with the same precious gems; whilst Napoleon wears the toga, the knot on the shoulder having the letter N, and on his right breast is his favourite badge, the Bee. Between the two busts is the head of the young King of Rome. This beautiful cameo forms the centre of a superb gold box of an oblong form, having a border of lapis lazuli running round the outer edge, and within a line of purple enamel are four bees, the wings and heads formed of small diamonds, and the body of each insect composed of a beautifully-coloured opal; the back and sides of the box are very beautifully enchased with scrolls and other devices, and in the centre compartment are two cornucopias holding flowers, which rise conjointly out of a scroll of rich design, formed of the acanthus leaf and roses.

A sardonyx cameo, bearing a portrait of the Emperor Napoleon.-The head and bust having the laurel wreath and toga with the N and Bee, are covered with diamonds, and the whole is surrounded with a row of larger diamonds. This ring was the joint present of Napoleon and Maria Louisa to the Princess de Moscova, wife of Marshal Ney, and the snuff-box, No. 62, was at the same time given to the Prince of Moscow, Marshal Ney.

A suit of onyx cameos formerly belonging to Josephine, to whom they were presented by the Emperor Napoleon. The tiara or head ornament has the busts of Tiberius, Galba, Titus, Vespasian, Demitilla, Domitia, and Julia Titi; the brooch bears the figure of the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus; the two bracelets are ornamented with antique masks, having a male and female head, which form the clasps; the girdle clasp has the heads of Plotina and Marciana, united with two heads joined; the earrings have cupids' heads for the tops, and busts of Hadrian and Salina form the drops; the ring has a bust of Jupiter Serapis set on the top of it; the necklace contains the heads of Nero, Vitellius, Galba, Otho, Domitian, Augustus, Livia, Julia, Agrippina, and Poppea, with the head of Medusa to form the clasp-the whole being set in borders of black and white enamel, with scrolls of gold work. The cameos were cut by Girometti, of Rome.

A LIST of the MONUMENTAL BRASSES of ENGLAND and WALES, considered as "National Monuments" by the Society of Antiquaries, compiled by J. Jeremiah, jun., from the "Report of the Sepulchral Monument Committee," 1872.

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Altar tomb, with inlaid effigy in brass

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Father of Queen Anne
Boleyn.

1396

brass effigy.

1650

Brass plate

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John Runell, Bp. of Lincoln... Jane (Guildford) Duchess of

Sir William Molyneux

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1548

Engraved brass plate, with effigies of himself and two wives.

1494

Marble altar tomb, brass effigy lost...

1555

Northumberland.

the wall.

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Canopied tomb, with small brass plates in The plate of Duchess

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and five daughters remains; the other plate gone. Chaplain to H. VIII.

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Ditto

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Lincolnshire Middlesex

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