2'>d S. VIII. Aug. 13. '59.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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the broad brim of his large hat, and putting his long 

 pipe through it, puffed and wrote, and wrote and puffed 

 again." 



W. J. Pinks. 



"jBaratanawa " (2"0 S. viii. 95.) — Mr. Fitz- 

 Patrick, I hope, will be induced to furnish us 

 with " a tolerably accurate key to the characters 

 which figure in this book." Adiiba. 



Eev. Thomas Harrison (S"'^ S. viii. 90.) — The 

 Rev. Thomas Harrison, son of Mr. Thomas Har- 

 rison of Lorimers' Hall, and a member of the 

 church under the care of Mr. Joseph Maisters 

 at Joiners' Hall. He first began to preach at 

 Little Wild Street, April 14, 1714 ; and continued 

 as the stated preacher there till January, 1729, 

 when, through the influence of his relations 

 (though a Baptist) he conformed to the Church 

 of England. He was author of a small volume of 

 poems and hymns, some of which have appeared 

 in many collections. The writer possesses a copy 

 of the first edition of this scarce volume : Poems 

 on Divine Subjects, in Tioo Pai'ls, by Thos. Har- 

 rison, 12mo., pp. 84., London, 1719. For farther 

 information, see Ivimey's History of the Baptists, 

 vol. iii. p. 568. D. Sedgwick. 



NOTES ON BOOKS, ETC. 



Catalogue of Antiquities, Works of Art, and Historical 

 Scottish Relics exiiibiied in the Museum of the Archaological 

 Instittite of Great Britain and Ireland during their Annual 

 Meeting held in Edinburgh, July, 1859 ; comprising Notices 

 of the Portraits of Mary Queen of Scots exhibited on that 

 Occasion, §-c. (Edinburgh, Constable & Co.) 



We had last week to call attention to an antiquarian 

 volume of considerable beauty produced by a Local So- 

 ciety, that of Kent. We have now to point to one of 

 equal beaut}^ with a somewhat wider scope, being national 

 instead of local. The Collection of Scottish Antiquities 

 formed in Edinburgh in July, 1859, by the Archceological 

 Institute, was one of such surpassing interest to all true 

 lovers of archaeology, that it would indeed have been 

 something more than a pity had it been allowed to pass 

 awaj' and leave no sign. But a better fate awaited it. 

 The accomplished antiquarj' to whose zeal and judgment, 

 aided by the liberality of the possessors of objects of na- 

 tional interest, the Museum owed its formation, has be- 

 come the editor of the Catalogue, and produced under 

 that title a volume full of most instructive details 

 upon all points of antiquarian and artistic learning, — a 

 work rich in materials for the social history of our 

 northern brethren, full of curious and recondite lore on 

 every class of objects exhibited, from the rude stone celt 

 to the Lennox Jewel, and the portraits of Mary Queen of 

 Scots ; the whole being profusely illustrated in a manner 

 worthy of the text, and calculated to satisfy even one so 

 particular in all such matters as Mr. Way himself. It is, 

 in short, a model of what such a Catalogue should be, and 

 no antiquarj', certainly no Scottish antiquary, should be 

 without it. Had Monkbarns seen it, he would have gone 

 daft with delight. 



The Life and Theatrical Times of Cliarles Kean, F.S.A., 

 including a Summary of the English Stage for the last 

 Fifty J^ears, and a detailed Account of the Management 



of the Princess's Theatre from 1850 to 1859. By John 

 ^Villiam Cole. 2 vols. (Bentle.y.) 



Mr. Cole's work divides itself very naturally into two 

 perfectly distinct branches. The one, the theatrical times 

 of Charles Kean, which, abounding as it does with gos- 

 siping and anecdotical matter respecting Kemble, Ed- 

 mund Kean, Dowton, Listen, Munden, and others of the 

 great actors whom we are old enough to have seen and 

 admired, will be read with great delight by all old play- 

 goers, who will find in it many pleasant reminiscences of 

 their favourites of bygone days. The other, devoted more 

 particularly to the life of Charles Kean, will, we think, 

 make many among the warmest admirers of tliat accom- 

 plished actor's dramatic talents and high personal cha- 

 racter, regret that he has not exercised the influence 

 which " years of uninterrupted private friendship and pro- 

 fessional association " with the author ought to give him, to 

 have curtailed the book of much that is calculated to make 

 the judicious grieve. The last chapter, the account of the 

 dinner given to Mr. Kean on his retirement, and the com- 

 pliments so deservedly paid on that occasion by the Duke 

 of Newcastle both to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, and espe- 

 cially for the interest with which they have both watched 

 over all those connected with their establishment, is the 

 best in the book. By-the-bye we must correct Mr. Cole 

 in one of his facts. Mrs. Charles Kean did not make her 

 first appearance in Edinburgh. We saw her play in 

 Edinburgh, but we had previously had the pleasure of 

 seeing her play in London, Olivia in Twelfth Night, to her 

 sister's Viola;' and admirably she did play it. 



The Sonnets, Triumphs, and other Poems of Petrarch, 

 now first completely translated into Englisli Verse by various 

 Hands. With a Life of the Poet by Thomas Campbell. 

 With Sixteen Engravings on Sted. (Bohn.) 



To Wright's Dante, Wiffen's Tasso, W. S. Rose's Ari- 

 osto, Mr. Bohn has now added a very fitting companion- 

 volume in this series of translations from Petrarch ;so that 

 excellent English versions of " I quattro Poeti Italiani " 

 are now easily obtainable by readers who are not familiar 

 with the Italian language. The volume is the work of 

 many hands, and owes its completeness to the liberality 

 with which Major Macgregor, who. has lately translated 

 nearly the whole of Petrarch with great closeness, both as 

 to matter and form, has permitted Mr. Bohn to make use 

 of his labours. 



Books Received. — 



An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms belonging 

 to Families in Great Britain and L'eland, forming an ex- 

 tensive Ordinary of British Armorials, upon an entirely 

 New Phin. By John W. Papworth. (Part III. for 1859.) 



We are glad to record the appearance of the third part 

 of Mr. Papworth's Ordinary of British Armorials, and 

 sincerely hope that each successive part brings him an 

 addition to his list of subscribers, so that this most useful 

 work may the sooner be brought to its completion. 



Lord Byron's Poetical Works (Murray's Complete Edi- 

 tion.) Part VII. 



Containing the remainder of the Occasional Pieces, and 

 the first four Cantos of Don Juan. 



Boswell's Life of Johnson. Edited by the Right Hon. 

 J. W. Croker. Part VI., with Illustrations. (Murray.) 



Carries on the Life during the years 1770, 1777, and 

 1778, with a portrait of the Doctor 'from a miniature said 

 to have been worn in a bracelet by Mrs. Johnson. 



The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. Part V. 

 (Longman.) 



Contains The Summer Fete, Evenings in Greece, Legen- 

 dary Ballads, and Miscellaneous Poems. 



Tales from Bentley. Part II. 



Contains Tlie Two Butlers of Kilkenny ; A Tale of 

 Grammarye ; Richie Baxter ; The Devil and Johnny 



