Some of the " him covering a he went away they due A man called Sam Such is the account given me Siddons; I cannot vouch truth of it, but am inclined to t that it is mostly true. To may appear to be too much al the voyages of Sinbad the Sailo I would not disbelieve it on the count. From many persons heard similar accounts, but ver have had the opportunity of seep much of these people as Side There is a possibility also of som the circumstances that I have tioned in this account having published before, especially Missionary Voyage; which he case, one account may be sp the other; and may eithe the truth of it, or render Siddons lived on the Isla several years, and had lands; perhaps wives. I the Missionary himself me Pinkerton's Geography, a forsaken the original purpose visiting the Islands, namely, t propagating the Gospel, for the in sensual gratifications of life; at it is probable that the one may b been known by the other, and C be mentioned accordingly. This count I heard from Siddons himse and I thought it worth while to con mit it to paper. Torre's Strails, Aug. 5, 1815. DE Some shields still ed its length, 64 rent measure, but I eaches by inac out 27 feet; the aout. 24 feet; it Band Dey, now destroyCELANEYUR with the other annes of arms, there Scaricuspio full chase, good uhmentry to it through ich it joins at right red further shewed me acture of the Duke WilBence that in the Sale de uch you took for Henry drawn-it lays neglectmine lodge, up one pair sting as the life, and no ice cose we have of in good condition, il purchase it for and prior attended o further shewof the Church of the architect, tesso, that from chappels with wind to answer maggiesery window w-this centre antar, and made tite. We went up perb galleries- he eto avoid the enorthe stone, which make of the upper parts is much lighter compo of the Church; of so got a piece stories, or -I went small 1820.] List of Bishops.-Serious Reflections. ing a library and other useless works, the monks have not made use of these fine rooms, doomed to future destruction, only to save the expence of keeping them in repair: now they will be useless. Under the two guard-rooms and Barons'-hall are vast rooms, also turned into granaries, with the most superb timbers, supported in the middle by a row of columns of pretty architecture; but we are both of us clear that there never was a species of architecture, called the Norman, of which there is no token left, except when mixed with other. "I have pursued Noel very oftenbe begins things for me, and is called off, so that I can get nothing yet out of his hands. I expect every day Mr. Dervill's list of the authors that have writ of the History and Antiquity of Normandy-he is intimate with my learned friend, but so frequently out of town, or ill of the gout, that there is no doing. The M. de Bras which I have got for you of 1588, is so great a rarity to obtain, that people here wonder how I ferreted it out. I was obliged to have it bound in the modern binding-if I had time, I should be more particular, but, though I seldom am in bed after it is light, and never go to bed till after midnight, I can scarce find time to write even my letters." J. D. 1819 Dr. John Porter, Clogher. 303 Rt. Hon. Wm. Baron Decies, Tuam. Dr. Euseby Cleaver, Dublin. It may not be unworthy of notice, that, during the late reign of George III. there have died sixty-seven English and fifty-eight Irish Prelates. IRISH PRELACY. The following Peers sat upon the Irish Episcopal Bench, during the late reign of George III. viz. William Cecil Perry, Baron Glentworth, who died July 4, 1794, was Bishop of Limerick. Joseph Deane Bourke, Earl of Mayo, who died August 20, 1794, was Archbishop of Tuam. Richard Robinson, Baron Rokeby, who died October 10, 1794, was Archbishop of Armagh. Frederick Hervey, Earl of Bristol, who William De La Poer Beresford, Baron Mr. URBAN, PERHAP J. S. BROWNE. Feb. 20. ERHAPS the following dilucular reflection (for at that time waking thoughts often occur, which, if they are dreams, may still be "somnia vera") will find a place in your Miscellany. It may serve, in some measure, to oppose that spirit of Scepticism, which, in pretending to follow the dictates of Reason, is equally at variance with both Reason and Feeling. . Extract of a Letter from James 66 VESTERDAY I went to exa Yine with a curious and learned Antiquary the Guard-room and Barons'-hall at the Abbey of St. Stephen's, which for 400 years past has been changed to a granary for wheat, and had the good luck to find it quite empty of every thing what ever, and clean swept, in order to receive new wheat this day. Consequently I could see those coats of arms of Norman nobility you have asked after, and which few of the people, even of the monks, have ever heard of; they are perfect and entire, in eight rows, from East to West, as near as I could guess; the pavement as fresh as if it had been laid down, but yesterday, because the squares, which may be about four inches every way, and an inch English thick, had been burned even to vitrification. I have obtained one of the pavez with a coat of arms, which had been taken up in order to make a hole through, which, by means of a tube, they shift the wheat into the room underneath. This pavement I propose to give you -there are amongst the arms, some that are repeated, but which may have been of two or three brothers-the spaces between each row are a kind of tesselated pavement-in the middle are others in a circle, to make a maze which people were to tread, so that in the circumference of perhaps ten feet, you must have walked a mile 'before you had gone through every part-in other places are draught boards in the pavement, such as are used to this day, where I suppose they played at chess-the two end windows were roses, part of the fine painted glass is still to be seen, though stopped up in the rose part with lime and plaister; the two great chimneys remain as you will see in your draught when I can get it-the arched ceiling is supported by most light and ele gant wood-work-the door itself, though of old carved wood, is as old as the building. "To the left is the room, or hall of the Barons; round which were hung their arms in the shields which I suppose they then bore. The place where they hung, at about 18 feet from the ground, is evident by the colour, but some shields still remain. We measured its length, 64 feet 9 inches French measure, but I believe we lost the 3 inches by inaccuracy; the width about 27 feet; the height, by guess, about 24 feet; it had a like fine chimney, now destroyed, and a like pavement with the other room, only that instead of arms, there are stags and dogs in full chase, good windows, and the entry to it through the guard-room, which it joins at right angles. My friend further shewed me the original picture of the Duke William, from whence that in the Sale de Compagnie (which you took for Henry the VIII.) was drawn-it lays neglected in the porter's-lodge, up one pair of stairs, as big as the life, and no ways resembles those we have of Harry-it is still in good condition, and I dare say I could purchase it for five guineas-the Sub-prior attended me and my friend, who further shewed me the round point of the Church internally, and the art of the architect, who has ordered matters so, that from the centre you see 7 chappels with their 14 windows, as if made to answer to that centre, though every window is in an oblique direction-this centre is behind the great altar, and made half of a great circle. We went up stairs in the superb galleries - he shewed me that, to avoid the enormous weight, the stone, which make the inside work of the upper parts is of a porous and much lighter composition than the rest of the Church; of which stone I have also got a piece for you- there are five stories, or galleries one above the other-I went only two story high, for the small stair-cases are dark, and the ways higher, dangerous to a short-sighted man-the design was to be able to repair every where without scaffolding. I am clearly of opinion that there were as sure grounds of architecture then as in the time of the RomansI am told the name of the builder is behind the great altar-I will go and see for it when I have leisure, for I did not think of it yesterday, and indeed it was almost dark before I had done. The new Sub-prior, my friend, tells me that at Freeainp and Jumiege, there are two great curiosities, one the picture of Duke Richard, well preserved-the other, a Guard-room, wider than this of Caen is long. I cannot conceive why, instead of build 1820.] List of Bishops.-Serious Reflections. ing a library and other useless works, the monks have not made use of these fine rooms, doomed to future destruction, only to save the expence of keeping them in repair: now they will be useless. Under the two guard-rooms and Barons'-hall are vast rooms, also turned into granaries, with the most superb timbers, supported in the middle by a row of columns of pretty architecture; but we are both of us clear that there never was a species of architecture, called the Norman, of which there is no token left, except when mixed with other. "I have pursued Noel very oftenbe begins things for me, and is called off, so that I can get nothing yet out of his hands. I expect every day Mr. Dervill's list of the authors that have writ of the History and Antiquity of Normandy-he is intimate with my learned friend, but so frequently out of town, or ill of the gout, that there is no doing. The M. de Bras which I have got for you of 1588, is so great a rarity to obtain, that people here wonder how I ferreted it out. I was obliged to have it bound in the modern binding-if I had time, I should be more particular, but, though I seldom am in bed after it is light, and never go to bed till after midnight, I can scarce find time to write even my letters." J. D. THE Mr. URBAN, Walworth, March 4. HE following is a List of English Prelates who have died temp. George III. as a continuation to those already given in your Magazines, Vol. LXXVII. p. 24, and Vol. LXXIX. p. 829. Names. Bishopricks. 1811 Dr. Charles Moss, Oxford. 1812 Dr. Thomas Dampier, Ely. 1818 Dr. John Randolph, London. Dr. Spencer Madan, Peterborough. 1815 Dr. William Cleaver, St. Asaph. Dr. William Jackson, Oxford." 1816 Dr. Richard Watson, Landaff. 1819 Dr. John Parsons, Peterborough. N. B. To the list of Irish Prelates given in the same Vols. p. 425, and p. 829, the following may be added: 1811 Dr. Thomas Percy, Dr. Henry Hall,* 1813 Dr. John Kearney, Dr. Joseph Stock, Dromore. Dromore. Ossory. I am not certain whether he lived long enough to be copsecrated Bishop thereof. 1819 Dr. John Porter, 303 Clogher. Rt. Hon. Wm. Baron Decies, Tuam. Dr. Euseby Cleaver, Dublin. It may not be unworthy of notice, that, during the late reign of George III. there have died sixty-seven English and fifty-eight Irish Prelates. IRISH PRELACY. The following Peers sat upon the Irish Episcopal Bench, during the late reign of George III. viz. William Cecil Perry, Baron Glentworth, who died July 4, 1794, was Bishop of Limerick. Joseph Deane Bourke, Earl of Mayo, who died August 20, 1794, was Archbishop of Tuam. Richard Robinson, Baron Rokeby, who died October 10, 1794, was Archbishop of Armagh. Frederick Hervey, Earl of Bristol, who Charles Agar, Earl of Normanton, who died July 7, 1803, was Bishop of Derry. died July 14, 1809, was Archbishop of William De La Poer Beresford, Baron Mr. URBAN, PERHA J. S. BROWNE. Feb. 20. ERHAPS the following dilucular reflection (for at that time waking thoughts often occur, which, if they are dreams, may still be "somnia vera") will find a place in your Miscellany. It may serve, in some measure, to oppose that spirit of Scepticism, which, in pretending to follow the dictates of Reason, is equally at variance with both Reason and Feeling. We are sensible of (and we are, or ought to be, grateful for) our superiority over the irrational part of the Creation: but we are also sensible (as I think we may be allowed to be, in considering the limits of our knowledge) of the inferiority of our faculties to what we may reasonably suppose are possessed by Beings superior to us. Is not the latter sense (which seems the dawning of a brighter light) a strong ground for the hope of future exaltation? For why else was it given us? Many other arguments might here be adduced; for this comparison of ours with the brute species makes but a part of what the admirable Night Thoughts" call "Reason's precious Dower," in the investigation of which, "proofs rise on proofs" in ed Antiquary the Guard-room and Barons'-hall at the Abbey of St. Stephen's, which for 400 years past has been changed to a granary for wheat; and had the good luck to find it quite empty of every thing whatever, and clean swept, in order to receive new wheat this day. Consequently I could see those coats of arms of Norman nobility you have asked after, and which few of the people, even of the monks, have ever heard of; they are perfect and entire, in eight rows, from East to West, as near as I could guess; the pavement as fresh as if it had been laid down but yesterday, because the squares, which may be about four inches every way, and an inch English thick, had been burned even to vitrification. have obtained one of the pavez with a coat of arms, which had been taken up in order to make a hole through, which, by means of a tube, they shift the wheat into the room underneath. This pavement I propose to give you there are amongst the arms, some that are repeated, but which may have been of two or three brothers-the spaces between each row are a kind of tesselated pavement-in the middle are others in a circle, to make a maze which people were to tread, so that in the circumference of perhaps ten feet, you must have walked a mile before you had gone through every part-in other places are draughtboards in the pavement, such as are used to this day, where I suppose they played at chess the two end windows were roses, part of the fine painted glass is still to be seen, though stopped up in the rose part with lime and plaister; the two great chimneys remain as you will see in your draught when I can get it-the arched ceiling is supported by most light and ele gant wood-work-the door itself, though of old carved wood, is as old as the building. "To the left is the room, or hall of the Barons; round which were hung their arms in the shields which I suppose they then bore. place where they hung, at about 18 feet from the ground, is evident The 蠢 |