EACH DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN OCTOBER, 1821.

30 Sunday

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76

1093

76

1094

1776

76

65

109

10

7647

110

92

235

62 pr. par 1 pr. 3 63 pr. par 1 pr. 1 63 64

64 66 pr. 2 66 68 pr. 2 67 68 pr. 3

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3 pr. 3 5 pr. 77

3 pr.24 pr.4 5 pr. 774 4 pr.13

4 pr. 4 7 pr. 774

1 pr.2 4 pr. 5 pr. 77

1 pr.

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5 7 pr. 741

HISTORICUS is referred to Calamy's "Ejected Ministers," for an account of the Nonjurors. We know of no topographical work on Cornwall by a Mr. Price. For particulars relative to the Supporters of the Royal Arms, see our vol. LXX. pp. 720,

842,949, 1045, 1053, 1257.

We return our best thanks to N. Y. W. G. for his offer of the MS. account of Hereford. We suspect it has been superseded by Mr. Duncomb's "Collections for Herefordshire," or Price's "Historical Account of Hereford," works both published since the MS. account was written: should this not be the case, it would be an acceptable communication.

W. MENT is directed to vol. XCI. p. 506, for an analysis of a statistical account of a parochial district. In vol. LIV. p. 653, are also enumerated several heads of inquiry deserving the attention of the Topographer.

We are obliged to Ea for his hint; but it would be very difficult to comply with his request.

We thank VIATOR for his kind intention, but the account of Treeton is so wholly borrowed from Mr. Hunter's valuable work on "Hallamshire," as to be unnecessary to be repeated in our volumes.

The request of SENEX cannot with propriety be complied with during the Life of the Writer whom he so handsomely compliments; but the time cannot be far distant when objections to giving the Portrait in the Magazine will no longer exist.

We have been amused with N.'s last Copy of Verses from Brighton, which possess more merit than those that occasioned them. We shall be glad to hear from this correspondent on other subjects, under the implied condition, which we are compelled to adopt as a general rule, to guard against an overflow of worthless communications.

We regret that Mr. C. Smith's wishes cannot be complied with. Our contributors are too numerous to induce the Proprietors to allow favours similar to the one required.

Mr. J. LONGE is informed, that the Coin found at Hoxne, Suffolk, (of which he sent an.impression,) is a Gold Coin of Carthage; and he will see it engraved in Pellerin.

The Coins sent by SAWSTONIENSIS are of no value. Two of them are Roman, of the Emperors Valens and Magnentius; and the third is a cast of Simon's Dunbar Medal.

A. C. R. after being much amused by 'the biographical notices of Adam Gordon in p. 206, cannot but regret that the writer should have placed Shortgrave " in Essex." He thinks the expression, "came to Shortgrave," might have led him to conjectare

that it was situated near to the Priory at Dunstaple, as it in fact is, being a Hamlet in the Bedfordshire part of Studham. His expression "towards Chiltern," appears also incorrect; the translation of the Chronicon in the Bibliotheca has it "towards the Chiltern;" that is, towards the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, and which approach very near to Studham.

E. O. observes, "Many scientific persons have turned their attention to the remedies for smoky chimneys, and in some instances with much success. There is another great inconvenience, experienced in exposed situations, from the smoke of an adjoining chimney beating down into a room where no fire is lighted. If any of your ingenious Correspondents could suggest a mitigation of this evil, it would contribute to the comfort of many families, and greatly oblige a Constant Reader."

PROVIDENS, and many of his friends, have heard, that some Insurance Office receives 100%. on the birth of a child, covenanting to pay that child an annuity of 100%. from the time it shall attain to the age of 21; but none of them know where this office is situated.

N. Y. W. G. would wish to learn, whether the late Sir William Blackstone was related to the Baronet family of Blakistons, of Durham ?

YORICK, in his defence of Mr. Lascelles's Symbolic Origin of Gothic Architecture, submits the following corrections: "In p. 102, read parallelogrammic. And lower down, for "the characteristic arch," read "one characteristic element, or formula." Also "literati of all sects and countries." In page 103, read "circles having one common radius." In page 101, the defence should have commenced thus: "I have waited till E. I. C. closed his observations, to see whether he had any thing more to the purpose to say."

E. would be obliged by any information respecting Leeds Castle, in Kent, and its former possessor. It is now the property of Mr. Wykeham; who, in consequence of his succession to it, has taken the name and arms of Martin, pursuant to the will of the late General Martin. We need scarcely refer E. to Hasted's laborious "History of Kent."

C. C. M. inquires who was the author of a little book, entitled, "Meditations, Miscellaneous, Holy, and Humane. By J. H. Master of Arts; to which is added a third part, by another hand. London, printed by J. H. for Brabazon Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons, over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, MDCLXXXVI."

1821.

CONS

Nov. 1.

Mr. URBAN, YONSIDERING the long period during which your Magazine has been the main channel of Anti quarian communication, and also how deeply both you and it are likely to be affected by any opinion tending to discourage studies of that nature, I know not to whom I can so properly address my observations on a serious error, which seems, alas! to be daily gaining ground among us. I refer to the opinion which represents Antiquaries as generally alien or indifferent to female attractions, and which therefore tends to render our favourite pursuit an insuperable barrier to the favour of the fair. It cannot, I am sure, have escaped your notice, that no introduction affords a less effectual passport, I will not say to their smiles, for these are seldom withheld, but certainly to their good graces, than "Mr. a lover of the Antique."

You must have seen that we are eyed with much the same kind of attention as we are accustomed to be stow on our own rarities, and that after having been gazed upon with astonishment, we are, like them, laid on the shelf and consigned to the dust and obscurity in which we are said to delight. Nor is this the worst. I have known instances where the enamoured Antiquary has been left only the melancholy alternative of abandoning his Collections, or forsaking his Charmer for ever;-others, where her capitulation has been purchased at no cheaper rate than an engagement on his part not to bear arms for a term of years, which might be expected to quench his ardour and cure him for life: nay, as a climax of misery, I was told by a lady whose ex

perience seemed to give the stamp of authority to her sentence, that "Antiquaries ought never to think of marrying."

As to the prevalence of this opi❤ nion, I need only remind you of the fact that it is countenanced by the Dramatist and Novelist, and espe cially propagated in those fascinating works by which the "Author of Waverley" commands the ear, and regulates the taste of the Publick. Among a host of instances it may be sufficient to mention, that our friends Jonathan Oldbuck of Monkbarns, and Master Michael Mumblazen in "Kenilworth," are both bachelors, and the former an inveterate railer against womankind, to the great scandal and detriment of our whole brotherhood.

Yet, however numerous the examples in fiction or real life which go to maintain this error, and however frequently the peculiarities of our brethren may render them worthy of the cowl, I hope, by your favour, to prove that there is no reason why the investigators of monastic habits and records should themselves turn Monks, and that our pursuits, far from rendering the vow of celibacy imperative upon us, offer many cogent reasons against it, and innumerable inducements to the contrary course. Take, for instance, the lover of black letter legends, chronicles, and metri cal remnants, can he bear Froissart ever and anon exclaiming at the death of a gentle knight, "Pity it was, for he was young, valiant, and much in love;" and yet be himself indifferent to the chief cause of lament; or is it possible that the enthusiastic admirer of Poetry and Chivalry can think lightly of those potent enchantresses who inspired all the virtues, elegance,

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