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Horruit Alicia mens pura et nescia labis
Peccato similes corpore ferre notas,
Seque fuga eripuit; ridet nunc gloria morbus,
Stellis pro maculis membra referta micant.
Alias.

Altum marmoreo quiesce lecto;
Mors tantum ulterior gradus quietis,
Quam dum vixeris antea inchoasti.
Vicisti vigil innocentiorum
Somnos et proba dormiens sepulchra.
Sic pacem ætheream præoccupasti,
Ut dicas, EGO PERGO, NON QUIESCO.

Bishop Corbet married about 1625 to Alicia, only daughter of his fellow collegian Dr. Leonard Hutton. The offspring of this marriage were, a daughter named Alice, and a son born the 10th November 1627. As Dr. Corbet was elected Bishop of Oxford in July 1629, and we find him only addressed as Dean of Christchurch in the letter prefixed to these tributes to the memory of his wife, her death must have happened previous to that S. W. SINGER.

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Among the most interesting events to which the attention of the Christian and the Philanthropist has been of late directed, those which have recently oc curred in Greece hold a distinguished place. That country, once the most renowned in the annals of civilization, the fountain-head of literature, and arts, and science, after having been completely overwhelmed by invading barbarians, and after ages of severe suffering, has again arisen from its degradation, full of hope and promise. That people, whose ancestors received the maxims of our holy religion from the lips of its earliest Apostles, after being oppressed for centuries, has again been admitted to the free exercise of their Christian faith, and to the free and unmolested worship of the God of their fathers.

But whether the present situation of Greece be contrasted with its former intellectual glory or its religious privileges, the degradation which a longenduring despotism has introduced must awaken the strongest desire in every henevolent heart to counteract and remove its baneful influence. To secure and to perpetuate the blessings of freedom, ignorance and superstition must be superseded by knowledge, judiciously applied, and by that education which can eradicate the causes and the consequences of a devastating misrule.

To England, then, to England, great in her means of benevolence, and mighty in her philanthropic influence, this interesting country turns, and implores assistance to carry forward the good work of improvement. It is our duty to answer the appeal and it cannot but be a matter of high satisfaction to reflect, that we may thus be enabled to pay to the children of Greece some portion of the debt we owe to their illustrious progenitors.

That, in order to act with effect upon the human mind, education must combine itself with the truths and with the sanctions of the Gospel, can hardly be doubted by those who have watched the growth and the aberration of the moral feeling; and, in this persuasion, it is deemed of the highest importance that a knowledge of the Holy Scriptures should be an object of the most prominent attention.

To form the heart, and to regulate the life-to fit men for the discharge

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of public virtue;-in a word, to raise the human character to its highest standard, religious instruction will be found the most efficient, or, in truth, the only instrument: and if the state of barbarisin, into which a great mass of the Greek population has been plunged, be contrasted with the extraordinary aptitude which has been uniformly exhibited by those to whom the blessings of education have been communicated, the highest possible encouragement will be found for our exertions-the most satisfactory security for our ultimate, our great success.

Though, among the highest classes of Greece, the preliminary forms of instruction have been generally and widely extended, and of late years men have appeared to purify the language, and to revive the literature of their country, yet the want of any general system of education, arising first from the intolerable severity of Turkish oppression, and, secondly, from the terrors and anxieties of a desolating war, has left the mass of the people in a state of lamentable ignorance. The present moment appears peculiarly favourable for attempting to establish among them plans of extensive good. Several philanthropic Societies have sprung up at Nauplia, Athens, and Missolonghi; and possessing some peculiar facilities for carrying our plans into complete operation, we only look to the sympathy and encouragement of the British public to enable us to confer the highest and the most lasting benefit on the people of Greece.

"Already the British and Foreign School Society has directed its attention to the claims of Greece. Two Cypriot youths, redeemed from slavery, were sent to England in 1823, and at the expence of private benevolence have been educated at the Central School in the Borough Road, and trained as Masters: the elder left for Morea a few months since, in company with a gentleman, who, from motives of sincere benevolence, is gone to that country to devote himself to the cause of education :-the establishment of a School on the British System, at the seat of Government, would be the first object of their attention.

"The Society has since taken on its Establishment, to train as Masters, two other Greeks, whom a series of proviGENT. MAG. July, 1825.

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vidential circumstances has led to this country; and has more recently admitted as Scholars, seven lads brought over by Captain Blaquiere, together with a young man, their companion, whom they contemplate. training as a Schoolmaster. Of these lads only a part are likely to be prepared for Teachers; the others are destined for various employments; but their education in England, if rightly directed, may have an important influence on their countrymen; not only in cementing the future friendly alliance of the two countries, but in advancing the moral improvement of Greece. The School Society have also printed in the modern Greek, both in the book and sheet form, the Scripture Lessons used in their Central Schools.

“In taking a more comprehensive view of the means to be adopted in promoting the establishment of Schools in Greece, the Committee of the British and Foreign School Society have seen that, however strongly connected with the object for which they were associated, it was utterly impossible for them, with their present limited resources, to meet the expences needful to be incurred in the promotion of these plans. The instruction of Masters and Mistresses in this country; their passage to and from England; the printing of elementary spelling, reading, and arithmetic lessons for the schools; and various articles of school-furniture, will call for funds of considerable amount. And in a country where little or no provision for reading in the vernacular tongue is already made, it will be necessary immediately to follow up these efforts by a series of instructive and improving reading in a cheap form, adapted to the capacities of children.

"Through their Treasurer, the Committee have already opened a communication with the Members of the Greek Government; and from this source, as well as from personal intercourse with the Greek Deputies now in London, they feel assured of the most cordial co-operation.

"In an effort, thus made, to advance the cause of Christianity, by promoting a religious education founded on the principles of Holy Scripture, in a country where the Christian religion has so long been oppressed, the Committee trust that they shall be supported

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Collections for Herefordshire.

by the friends of religion and truth; and they cannot believe that this appeal will be made in vain.

"Whether we look backward in admiration of the past-or around us to contemplate the vast field which is open to our present exertions or before us to anticipate the regeneration of a country, whose mountains and plains, whose forests and rivers, whose towns and villages are associated with the most interesting and the most sacred recollections, we feel persuaded that we shall be assisted to carry for ward the good work we have proposed. In that confidence we would again orge the claim upon the public benerolence; and we trust that under the Divine blessing we shall be permitted to see in the moral improvement of Greece the noblest return for generous assistance, the best and the highest recompense for all our exertions."

Mr. URBAN,

Islington, July 12. FOR OR some years I have read with pleasure your articles upon antiquarian subjects. Time has not cooled attachment to my favourite pursuit, and as your pages are generally perused by all lovers of topography, I venture to throw out a hint that may catch the attention of gentlemen capable of acting upon it for the benefit of others and their own gratification.

I have lately returned from visiting one of the most delightful provinces for fertility and beautiful scenery,-the county of Hereford,-a county endeared to me by family ties and early recolJections; and on inquiring there if the "Collections towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford, by John Duncumb, M.A." were likely to be completed, I was told that the death of the late Duke of Norfolk, by whose patronage the work was published, had altogether put a stop to its continuation. Why this should be the case is not so apparent, as the reverend author is still living, and there are certainly many gentlemen of the county who would gladly support such an undertaking. The first volume appeared so long ago as 1804, end part of the second in 1812; since that period nothing has been done towards the printing of another portion a circumstance to be regretted by those who, like myself, have purchased the

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book in its unfinished state. The late Duke of Norfolk had an interesting seat near Hereford, by marriage with the heiress of the ancient house of the Scudamores, and often made it his summer residence. At Holme Lacey Pope wrote his celebrated eulogy on the character of John Kyrle, The Man of Ross." Since the decease of the Duchess, who was insane, and died in her family mansion, Holme Lacey has been occupied for a few months in the year by General Burr, one of the claimants in possession of the large estates of that branch of the Scudamores, and descended from the last Viscount of the name.

As I passed through the city of Hereford, after a long absence from it, I was much pleased with the great improvements made there within these few years, particularly the new Courts of Justice, with their chaste Doric portico, designed by Smirke; the handsome and commodious covered Market-place (the market having been formerly held in the open streets); the removal of a row of old shops in the centre of the city occupied by butchers (not quite completed); and the geneand houses; the County Gaol, its maral improved appearance of the streets nagement, classification of prisoners, and working system, revived with effeet after some years of discontinuance, speak forcibly of the excellent arrangements of the magistracy, and are very creditable to their superintend

ance.

The great alterations in the Cathedral; the removal of the unsightly dingy coat of paint from the stalls in the choir, and restoring the fine old oak to its natural colour by cleaning and varnishing; with the beautifully painted glass window (by Backler), over the communion table (recently put up), equally delighted ine. Mr. Britton, I can venture to predict, will find this not the least interesting portion of his useful labours on our Cathedral Antiquities. Several new monuments have been erected, one to the memory of an old friend, well known to many of your Oxford

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Allen's Bibliotheca Herefordiensis.

liaguas feliciter excoluerit. Vir moribus simplex præstans ingenii; multis ille quidem flebilis nulli quam conjugi et natis flebilior. Occidit Oxoniæ Julii xxvi anno Domini MDCCCXII. ætatis LXI.

In my Hereford tour I purchased a little book, "A Walk through the City, by J. P. Wright," 12mo. 1819; in p. 45, (in a note,) is this remark, which I transfer to your pages :-" for this and some other valuable particulars we are indebted to the kindness of Mr. T. Allen, jun. of this city; the collections of this gentleman of traditions, relics, books, and manuscripts relating to the history and topography of this county have perhaps never been equalled; and the public will learn with pleasure that, with all these advantages before him, he is now engaged in the composition of a history of his native county." The gentle man alluded to, as I understood, has left Hereford some time ago to reside in London, and nothing further than the announcement of the projected work has appeared; but a literary friend (whose library has many a tempting black-letter gem and lib. rariss.) has just shewn me a curious and laborious publication, and one of no inconsiderable rarity, illustrating Herefordshire, which proves how well qualified the author is for the task he has undertaken. As your pages preserve many valuable notices of scarce books, and from its being the first attempt, on an extended scale, of the kind, hitherto printed, for any county in England, I am induced to give you an account of the volume. It is an octavo volume of 132 pages, printed on very thick writing paper. Only 25 copies were printed, and none, as my friend was informed, were disposed of but by gift. The title reads thus, "Bibliotheca Herefordiensis; or a Descriptive Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Prints, &c. &c. relating to the County of Hereford: Compiled by John Allen, jun. Hereford: Printed by J. Allen, High Town, 1821." After a short notice that the titles of the principal books and pamphlets are correct transcripts, where access to the original work could be obtained, p. vi.-xii. contain “ Introductory Remarks," in which all the known MS. collections towards a history of the County are recorded. This is a more perfect and better arranged analysis

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than that in "Gough's Topography;" but it is remarkable that no account is given of the compiler's own collection, though they are often referred to in the subsequent pages. The stores in the Harleian MSS. are classed according to their contents by the numbers of the printed catalogue, but the Herefordshire papers in Cole's MSS. in the Museum, are not mentioned, though both numerous and curious. The labours of the Record Committee are properly appreciated; for more valuable books of authority to the antiquary and historian_than those published by order of Parliament under this Commission, have never appeared in any country; and the public money cannot be applied to more useful purposes than the preservation, by printing, of such authentic documents of real history. The Catalogue of Books, &c. begins with p. 1, and is arranged under the following heads, which serves as an index to the work: "General History of the County, 1; Agriculture, Cider, &c. of the County, 3; Miscellanies relating to the County, 9; History of the City, 15; Miscellanies relating to the City, 17; Additions to Hereford Miscellanies, 37; History of Leominster, 38; Leominster Miscellanies, 39; Ross, Archenfield, Wye, &c. 46; Ledbury Miscellanies, 53; Miscellanies and History relating to the various parts of Herefordshire, 54; Herefordshire Biography, 61; Clerical Miscellanies and Herefordshire Sermons, 65; Maps and Plans, 73; Prints illustrative of the Antiquities, Scenery, &c. of Herefordshire, and references to Books containing information relating to the County, 77; engraved Por

traits of Persons connected with the County of Hereford, Natives, Residents, &c. 93; Acts of Parliament relating to various parts of the County of Hereford, 99: Addenda, &c. 113, to 119; Index.'

This mass of references carefully brought together, will greatly facilitate the progress of a future writer on this county; a knowledge of what has already been done being a material point gained, in fact almost half the battle won; and it is to be hoped that other counties may find persons equally zealous in investigation on a similar plan, with the same leisure and opportunity of research possessed by the indefatigable collector for Hereford

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Anecdotes of Dr. Thomas Balguy.

shire. Long residence, and acquaintance with county affairs, and a real liking for such pursuits, must concur in an individual, before such a laborious task would be undertaken or completed. Nearly half a century ago I remembered this gentleman's father (now retired from business,) the principal bookseller in the county, and the information thus obtained of all local publications, has evidently not been thrown away on the compiler of the "Bibliotheca Herefordiensis." That the projected history alluded to in the "Walk through Hereford," is still in progress for the press, and that the remaining parts of the Rev. Mr. Duncomb's Collections (long a desideratum,) will eventually be published, is much desired by your correspondent, and doubtless by others.

Yours, &c. S. X.

Mr. URBAN, Town, Barbados, May 2. Kingston, near Bridge UBJOINED are extracts which

Bill show the profligate conduct of Lauder after he quitted England, and also determine the exact time of his decease. That he continued his evil ways I have every reason to believe until then; though the report of his having a natural son by a negro woman, upon enquiry, I find is unfounded.

I have had an opportunity of seeing your last Supplement, and I am now writing entirely from memory, in order to correct some errors which have crept in.

Sir P. Meadows is wrong in ascribing one of the portraits of his ancestors to Richard Graves, who wrote concerning Egypt; the learned author of the "Pyramidographia,' ""Account of the Grand Seraglio," &c. having flourished in the reign of Charles II. and whose works were collected and published by Dr. Birch. This was long before the period the gentleman to whom Sir P. Meadows refers flourished; and besides, the name is spelt with an e, Greaves, who died in 1731, aged

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As to the communication relative to the Rev. John Balguy and Dr. Thos. Balguy, the latter was, if I recollect right, not the author of the "Divine Benevolence asserted," but the Rev. John Balguy; it is contained in a volume of Tracts on similar subjects,

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(which, by those who have read them, I understand, are highly valuable.) This volume of Tracts and two volumes of Sermons, were all that he published during his life; his son, after his death, published an “Essay on Redemption," written by his father.

Dr. Thos. Balguy published only two volumes of Sermons, which his nephew, Dr. Drake, Vicar of Rochdale, after his death re-printed, and prefixed a short Memoir of his uncle.

I had the pleasure of spending a week in the summer of 1813 under the hospitable roof of the late Dr. Drake ; and when there, he shewed me a series of letters from Warburton to Balguy, which I should think would fill a moderate sized octavo; they gave strong proofs of Warburton's powerful mind, and of his warm friendship for Hurd and Balguy. Hurd and Balguy were intimate friends at college, and Hurd introduced Balguy to Warburton. Balguy was of too meek and retiring a mind to seek preferment; he refused a Bishopric, though not exactly in the way mentioned in your Supplement. I will relate it as near as I can in the words of his nephew.

"My uncle's eyes were weak, and he had besides a squabble with one Nott, an officer in the Cathedral, about the repairs of it. One night he was awakened by his servant bringing him a note; looking at the bottom of it, and seeing, as he thought, the word Nott, he hastily bade the servant go away, and he would answer it in the morning. The servant shortly returned and informed him that the messenger was sure he had not read the letter. Upon more attentively looking, he saw it was signed North, and contained an offer of the Bishopric of Gloucester, then vacant by the death of Warburton. He still sent away the messenger, saying he would send an answer in the morning, which answer was declining the offer."

"The Bishopric of Gloucester," said my uncle to me in relating the story, "had cost me one night's rest. I was determined it should not cost me another;" and upon my looking a little out of heart, he said, "Come, come, my lad, I considered that, and there was nothing good I could give you."

Halifax succeeded Warburton as Bishop of Gloucester, and was afterwards Bishop of St. Asaph, which

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