they were filled, I have supplied its place with copious extracts from the rolls of Chancery, and from other sources, sufficient to enable me to devote a volume exclusively to the annals of this county and city; thus preserving from oblivion many events which, though beneath the notice of a historian, are yet valuable from their local interest."

"For a great portion of the annals from the year 1303 to 1500, I am indebted to the rolls of Chancery lately published by order of government."

This is one instance, among many, of the useful results of printing the records of the country, and placing them within the reach of provincial inquirers. Mr. Tuckey's design is a meritorious one, and its execution, as far as we see (one-third of the volume

only being before us), is judiciously and creditably performed. We make an extract relative to a family whose modern representatives Ireland has to reckon amongst the most illustrious of her sons:

"The word Englishman ordinarily meant one who was entitled to use, and did use, English law; thus Sir Henry Colley, (whose descendants have attained great note under the name of Wellesley,) was called an Englishman (Lodge's Peerage), though his family were Irish, as far as can be traced. The peerages begin with his father, and presume that he was a native of England; but this is a mistake; his grandfather, Robert Cowley, was bailiff of Dublin in 1515 (Holinshed); he was afterwards a confidential servant of the Earl of Ossory or Ormond, as was also his son Walter Cowley (State Papers). Their subsequent advancement was doubtless owing to the power and interest of the Butler family. Robert continued in their service until 1537, when he became Master of the Rolls in Ireland; but in 1542, King Henry VIII. wrote to the Lord Deputy and Council, that Cowley was a man seditious and full of contention and disobedience, and ordered him to be dismissed from his office. Walter Cowley was made Solicitor-General for Ireland; but was dismissed in 1546. The editors of the State-papers observe, that he was a tool in the hands of Chancellor Allen. He was for some time a prisoner in the Tower of London. His son Henry above-mentioned was knighted by Sir Henry Sidney. Their family seems to have been settled in Ireland from remote times: a John Cowley was made gauger of Ireland by Henry VII. John Cowle (probably the same person as the final syllable ley is often in records GENT. MAG. VOL. XI.

written le) was commissioned in the reign of Henry VI. to provide bread, wine, &c. for the table of the Earl of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; and as far back as the reign of Edward III. Thomas Colleye had a grant of the office of gauger of wines for England, Ireland, and Wales."

In p. 41 we notice a serious error of George Duke of Clarendon, instead that "in 1571 Queen Elizabeth gave of Clarence; and in p. 55 it is stated a silver collar of the order of St. Simplicius to Maurice Roche, mayor of rebels (which collar is said to be now Cork, for his assistance against the in the possession of John C. Kearny, esq. of Garrettstown)"-though it has now been well ascertained the letter S. in that collar (still worn by the Lord Mayors of London, Dublin, &c.) originated as the initial of Henry the Fourth's motto of Souveraine.

THE ANNUALS.

(Continued from our last). Portrails of the Children of the Nobility; executed under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath, from Drawings by Chalon, Landseer, &c. Edited by Mrs. Fairlie. 4to. Second Series. 1839.

THESE pictures of what Goldsmith calls "harmless little men and women,” are very captivating, from the grace and elegance with which the youthful forms of Nature are designed. The daughters of Lord Jersey, by Chalon, form a group of exceeding beauty; and William Forrester, Lord A. Conyngham's son, by Maclise, shows all the cleverness of that accomplished artist. The engravers have done their part well of the poetry with which the subjects are illustrated, we will give some lines by Mr. B. D'Israeli,

M.P.

Your lot should be as brilliant as your birth-
Fair daughters of a mother that the Earth
Hath ever welcom'd, with its brightest flowers,
Like the gay Princess in the fairy tale,
Whose very steps were roses. Beauteous Girls!
Link'd in domestic love, like three rare pearls,
Soft, and yet precious, when the coming hours
Shall, with a smile that struggles with a tear,
Remove you from the hearth your forms endear,
Your tender eye shall dwell upon this page,
That tells the promise of your earlier age.

L

Berkeley, by Barry Cornwall.

Child! what is there in thy dream?-
Tell me what the hope or theme
That doth now thy soul possess?
Thought in all its loveliness

Sometimes dawneth on the brain
Of the lone and musing child,
Amidst visions rich and wild,

Touching it with tender pain,
Dost thou see thy future story
Soaring out of mists of glory,
Figured half and half conceal'd,
Like some oracle reveal'd

By the Priestess pale
At the Delphian altars old,
Where Apollo's will was told
(So runs the tale).

Let thy fancy have its fill,
Yield thee to thine own sweet will;
Gaze thou, whilst the Dragon rideth

O'er the cloudy plains above ;-
Gaze thou, whilst the Naiad glideth

Through the greenwood to her love; Hearken to the murmuring air, Trust aye all that seemeth fair; Every pleasure, howe'er brief, Is a conquest won from grief. I remember (many a day

Since that merry time hath fled)
When the skies were ever gay,
Ever open over head;

When my heart ran o'er in showers
At the beauty of the flowers:
Even now I try to rhyme
Of that faded flowery time;
Loving more that morning gay,

Than the later years serene;
Happier, though 't be lost for aye,
Than if it had never been.
Gentle child! may Time's soft hand
Lead thee at last to th' happy land.
Meantime gather, whilst thou may,
Every sweet of every day;

And when dull November cometh
With its melancholy sun,
And the Bee no longer hummeth,

Tell them, too, as I have done,
Of those times and stainless pleasures,
Which the heart so wisely treasures,
When thy thoughts were fresh and light,
And the hour was always bright,
And the World was without end,
And the Kitten was thy friend.

Gems of Beauty displayed in a Series of Twelve Engravings of Spanish Subjects from Designs of the first Artists, with Illustrations. By the Countess of Blessington. 4to.

THIS is a work of extreme elegance of design and execution; the only fault we are inclined to find with it is, that some of the artists, as Mr. I. Bostock in the Dejected, Mr. Dyce in

ON THE PORTRAIT OF LADY M. M. F. E. COMPTON,

Daughter of the Marquess of Northampton. Not in a cultur'd garden dost thou seem, Fair child! whose hands are filled with early flowers,

Duenna, have not preserved the Spanish character of face or form; but the "Prado" and the "Bull-fight" are all that we could desire. The verses of Lady Blessington are in general clever and sprightly; we will give as a specimen

THE PRADO.

Hast thou seen him? said he ought?

Is my Juan jealous still?

Men are masters but in thought,
Ruled by woman's secret will.
Oh! forbear this idle play,
Nor with ardent love coquet;
Should'st thou lose him-

Lose him? nay,
Child! I'll tame his spirit yet.

Take my counsel! be more kind!

Kind! and spoil a selfish man! Thou may'st live to change thy mind, As I know thy Juan can.

Horse-Emancipation; or, the Abolition of the Bearing-Rein, an Address to the Owners and Drivers of Coaches, Omnibuses, and of all other, whether Public or Private, Conveyances throughout the United Kingdom. By Φίλιππος, D.D. F.R.S.L. F.S.A. 8vo. (Ackermann, Regent Street). This is a well and closely argued essay against an abuse of man's authority over that most noble and most useful of all animals, the horse. Such is the force of habit, and of prejudice, that some will view the attempt as Quixotic, while others may regard it as altogether a jeu d'esprit. They have only to read, and to reflect, and they will find themselves to be mistaken. The author's style is lively indeed, but his arguments and his object are most serious. We have not space to go through the whole discussion; but we will make one extract, in which the evils of the bearing-rein are enumerated, its occasional use admitted, and its general substitute mentioned: "The bearing-rein may, probably, be of some use to a young horse, in breaking him in; and may, perhaps, help to get up his head,' until he has been what is questionably called taught his paces'; but what other ends it can answer (unless display be aimed at) than deadening his mouth, lessening his speed, wasting his strength, hurting his wind, abridging his services, souring his temper, making him jib, reducing his value, shortening his days, throwing him down, breaking his knees, and casting or ejecting (probably killing) his rider or driver, it would puzzle a conjuror to discover; all these, it is fearlessly asserted, proceed from the use of this ingeniously-cruel appendage, which a double-ringed snaffle-bit would entirely supersede." Prevalent as the use of the bearing rein is at present, we do not regard our author's proposition of reform as by any means a hopeless undertaking; and we take this view more decidedly,

Speak,-what mean'st thou?
Why, just now,

Waiting-not for fond farewells-
One I saw whom thou mayst know,
Where our friend Teresa dwells,
Waiting till the Lady came.
Ah!

Look round, near yonder tree. Oh! the traitor !-shame, oh, shame! Thus to look on aught but me. Take me hence!-undone-distraught Outrag'd

Nay! bethink thee still,→ Men are masters but in thought, Ruled by woman's secret will.

when we are informed that the bearing. rein is peculiar to England, and unknown on the continent. Moreover, we perceive that the same sentiments are held by others, and by one especially, whose name is entitled to no little respect, and we think we cannot more effectually second the object of this pamphlet than by making the following extract from a late Bristol paper.

"At the recent annual meeting of the Bath and West of England Society for the Encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, &c. Mr. M'Adam exhibited a set of Scotch harness, which he brought forward with a view to convince the public that want of care in the use of draught horses in this kingdom added considerably to the expence of hauling in general. The price of the harness was only 37. 11s. The saddle-tree was constructed with peculiar care, and sat as easy on the horse's back as a riding-saddle, so that the horse scarcely felt the lateral motion of the shafts of the cart. The bridle was distinguished by the absence of a bearing-rein, which he was convinced did no good, but rather harm, and he was glad to find that reason was generally prevailing over custom and prejudice, and driving it out. He had long noticed the disadvantage of the bearing-rein. One was, the elongation of the horse's mouth, by the force he used to get his head out to use the muscles in the way which nature designed. He was coming up a hill from Exeter some time since on a coach, when the horses stood still, refusing to take the load up the hill; by the permission of the coachman, he (Mr. M'Adam) took the bearing reins off the horses, and they then immediately proceeded up the hill with the load.-Mr. G. W. Hall thought that the observations of Mr. M'Adam were far too valuable to be passed lightly over and lost sight of. With regard to the bearingrein, he entirely coincided with that gentleman, and the only thing that reconciled

him to it was, that, if it were known how much more a horse could draw without one, it would be taken away, and the additional load put on the cart, instead of allowing him to draw his present load with a little more ease. He had, therefore, great pleasure in moving that Mr. M'Adam be requested to accept the Society's silver medal.-Capt. Scobel seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously."

The British Librarian, or Book-Collector's Guide. By W. T. Lowndes. 8vo. Part I. The compiler of this work is already well known as the author of a very useful catalogue called the Bibliographer's Manual, in 4 vols. 8vo. giving an account of all the more important or curious works printed in this country. In the present undertaking he must, we presume, go over much of the same ground again; but he proposes to extend his range to the whole field of literature, and to furnish "" a catalogue and description of about twenty thousand of the best works of the best authors, English and Foreign, in every branch of knowledge, arranged in the departments of—1. Reli

ROYAL ACADEMY.

;

gion and History; 2. Ethics and Morals 3. Legislation and Politics; 4. Sciences and Arts; 5. History and Antiquities; and 6. Miscellaneous Literature. These departments to be divided and sub-divided into a variety of classes of easy reference, so that each particular subject will be preserved distinct and entire." This is a more difficult task than Mr. Lowndes's former work (which was arranged in an alphabet of the authors' names), and requiring greater judgment and critical skill. However, he cannot greatly err if he takes as his guides the best classed library-catalogues, English and Foreign; and their deficiencies in detail we are sure his own persevering industry will supply. The British Librarian will contain references to other more extended bibliographical works, a feature which cannot fail to be highly useful; and it will also give the average price of old books, and the advertized prices of those published since 1830. The first Part contains the Holy Scriptures and the various Commentaries, &c. &c. thereon. We have examined several articles, and are fully satisfied of the great labour and care with which the compilation is formed.

Dec. 10. At the anniversary meeting (the seventieth) the following prizes were distributed: To Mr. Henry Nelson O'Neil, for the best copy made in the painting school, the silver medal, and the lectures of the Professors Barry, Opie, and Fuseli; to Mr. William Carpenter, for the next best copy made in the painting school, the silver medal; to Mr. Henry Le Jeune, for the best drawing from the life, the silver medal; to Mr. Henry Bailey, for the best drawing of the principal front of Harcourt House, in Cavendish-square, the silver medal; to Mr. William Baker, for the best drawing from the antique, the silver medal; and to Mr. Joseph Edwards, for the best model from the antique, the silver medal.

SHAW's Specimens of Elizabethan Architecture, Part IX.-With this work Mr. Shaw seems to be proceeding but slowly; but all he does is well done. The three plates in this number all relate to Bramshill House in Hampshire, the mansion of him whom Ben Jonson called "the good Lord Zouch." It is a very curious and unaltered specimen, and well deserving of the study of the admirers of this style.

The Sporting Almanac for 1839.-We notice this production, which is the first

of its kind, under the present head, because we really cannot undertake to criticise the multifarious crowd of modern almanac-makers. But the present volume is embellished with twelve etchings, appropriate to the months, that are highly creditable to the taste and skill of the artist who has produced them. They are all, as may be supposed, out-door scenes; and very prettily indeed is the scenery delineated. As the views are, with one exception, real, we mention the subjects:

Jan. Skating-The Regent's Park.
Feb. Coursing-Hampton Court Park.
Mar. The Chase-Melton Mowbray.
April. Otter Hunting-The Tees.
May. Salmon Fishing-Lismore.
June. Racing-Ascot Heath.
July. Cricket--Lord's Grounds.
Aug. Yatchts-off Calshot Castle.
Sept. The Stubble-near St. Alban's.
Oct. Jack Fishing-Loch Eunich.
Nov. The Battu.

Dec. Wild fowl shooting--Poole Harbour. We will add, that the various information of the work is, for a first year, very full and correct.

story. We need not say they are clever in themselves, but it must be regretted that George Cruikshank's talents had not been employed in illustrating some history more worthy of them. Nor can we be persuaded that his invention has been exhausted in illustrating the Months three times; we are sure he could do it for three dozen. There are always various events in each month, various eras for costume, &c. besides an endless variety of scene, of incident, and mode of treatment. him for 1840 return to the charge. The minute silhouettes, &c. which adorn the Calendar, redolent as they are of fun and satire, are the redeeming features of this year's Comic Almanac. The political hieroglyphic, representing the boiling of the State Kettle, has more than ordinary merit.

Let

The Heads of the People: by Quizzfizz. 8vo. We suppose the popularity of certain characteristic wood-blocks which have appeared in the Observer and other weekly newspapers, has led to the formation of this gallery of Heads, which are also cut on wood, though with a pretension of greater finish and beauty of engraving. Whether the artist is the same we know not. They are hardly superior in merit; for in the series referred to many of the low characters of London have been well hit off; and so much we

may say for the present production. It is not often that a professional caricaturist has the means of observing the higher classes of society, unless perhaps in their out-of-door costume. George Cruikshank, whose perception of character has been seldom rivalled, except perhaps by H. B., has shown that he knows something of the aspect of polished society, though perhaps even he is most successful without doors. But our present draughtsman knows it only from the prints in the Magazine of Fashion, or the shop-windows of the hair-dressers, and he has evidently mistaken the meaning of a " Diner-out." Instead of the experienced parasite, (well described in the accompanying article by Mr. Brownrigg,) who lives on the bounty of his friends, and repays them by his wit and conversational talents, the print represents an insipid dandy, who, wrapt wholly in himself, has gone down to Greenwich in the steam-boat, and is evidently "dining-out" alone, at a tavern table, where the glasses are turned down bottom upwards. Again, "The Lion of a Party" is certainly not a lion, but a poodle. Our artist is happiest in the Lawyer's Clerk and the Maid of all Work, and we therefore advise him to take but a moderate flight. The Stockbroker is not amiss; but then, in everything but the features, it is the copy of Dighton's whole length of Mr. Rothschild.

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