Dec. 1. 1855.] 



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Horace, which contained sentiments suitable to his de- 

 plorable condition — 'Justuin ac tenacem propositi virum,' 

 &c." 



Burnet tells the story at greater length, in a 

 slovenly way ; but completly frees the Prince of 

 Orange from the imputation of complicity. Neither 

 these, not the other historians whom I have con- 

 sulted, give references to any original history of 

 the affair. There is an appearance of exaggera- 

 tion in the firmness of De Witt, and in the atro- 

 cities of the mob. What is the authority for 

 the former ? and is there any better for the latter 

 than " De Bloedige Haag ? " P. 



Portrait of Arhuthnot (Vol. xii., p. 166.). — I 

 am at lengtli enabled to inform your corre- 

 spondent P. A. of the existence of a very fine 

 portrait of this learned wit. Having a recollec- 

 tion of seeing a portrait of Arbuthnot some years 

 since in the possession of the Rev. Dr. Turton, 

 then Dean of Westminster, now Bishop of Ely, I 

 applied to his lordship on the subject, and have 

 been favoured by him with an opportunity of re- 

 examining the portrait. It is a half-length, very 

 finely painted, and is a companion picture to the 

 portrait of Pope, formerly belonging to Lord Hol- 

 land, which was sold after his lordship's death, at 

 Christie's, and purchased by the Marquis of Lans- 

 downe. This portrait was sold at the same time. It 

 was reputed to be Gay's ; but Mr. Christie stated it 

 certainly was not Gay, and sold it as " unknown." 

 It was only on its being cleaned that the name 

 "John Arbuthnot, M.D." was discovered painted 

 in the left hand upper corner of the picture. I 

 may perhaps be permitted to add, that this portrait 

 of Dr. Arbuthnot is only one of many valuable 

 portraits of English worthies which the Bishop of 

 Ely has had the good taste and good fortune to 

 become the possessor of. It may be worth while 

 to state, that both the portraits were, at the time 

 of the sale, attributed to Jervas. Wm. J. Thoms. 



The Running Thursday (Vol. xii., p. 326.)- — 

 R. T. asks what this day was. In the beginning 

 of King William's reign a rumour that the French 

 and Irish papists had landed, created a fearful 

 panic in this country. It was on a Thursday, and 

 in the full belief that the lives of Protestants were 

 unsafe in the towns, the people betook themselves 

 to the country for refuge, leaving all their pro- 

 perty behind, and in most cases being deprived of 

 it by those whose interest it was to spread the 

 report. The day thus acquired the name of the 

 Running Thursday, as appears in some old al- 

 manacks. 



The Life of Joseph Perry, written hy himself 

 and including his remarkable Preservations, and his 

 Conversion from Popery, contains the following 

 notice of this day : 



"I was dismally affrighted the da5' called Runninq 

 No. 318.] ^ 



Thursday. It was that day the report reached our town, 

 and I expected to be killed, but I cannot remember that 

 a thought, either of salvation or damnation, affected me, 

 only I was afraid of losing my life. As for the profession 

 I was brought up in, I had quite lost it ; neither was I 

 willing to be accounted a papist, because that name grew 

 out of credit and fashion after the Prince of Orange was 

 proclaimed King of England." 



Charles Keed. 

 Paternoster Row. 



Russia and Turkey (Vol. xii., pp. 202. 373.). — 

 H. B. C. doubts the authenticity of the medal 

 " said to have been struck during the Congress of 

 Verona in 1822." Under what circumstances it 

 was struck I cannot tell, and why the inscription 

 is in English I am equally at a loss to explain. 

 But that it is of recent manufacture I can under- 

 take to deny, since it has been in my cabinet for 

 several years ; and if H. B. C. would oblige me by 

 examining it, I think he would concur in my 

 opinion, that the manufacture cannot be of recent 

 date. The medal in question is one of six about 

 the size of a guinea piece, and they are enclosed 

 in a metal box, upon the lid of which is inscribed, 

 " Congress at Verona, 1822." 



The execution is defective in some cases, and 

 but for the coincidence of circumstances I do not 

 know that I should have troubled you with my 

 Note, not knowing that they were rare. 



I think it well now to give you the inscriptions 

 of the set. 



1. "King of Prussia, Verona, Oct. 1822," with 

 the head of the king. The reverse, " I promised 

 my subjects a free constitution, and I labour to 

 give it to them." 



2. " Count de Chateaubriand," with date and 

 head. The reverse, " The King of France, ray 

 master, demands the freedom of Ferdinand Vll. 

 to give his people institutions which they cannot 

 hold but from him." 



3. " Maria Louisa," with date and head. The 

 reverse, " I claim the ratification of Napoleon's 

 will In favour of my son." 



4. " Emperor of Austria," with date and head. 

 The reverse, " My troops occupy Naples to chas- 

 tise the Neapolitans for daring to change their 

 constitution." 



5. "Duke of Wellington," with date and head. 

 The reverse, " My sovereign demands peace with 

 all haste, and that Spain should choose her own 

 constitution." 



6. " Emperor of Russia," with date and head. 

 The reverse, " I should like Constantinople." 



In ascribing this latter to Nicholas, I was in 

 error, currente calamo ; but the policy of Russia 

 was but too truly indicated, as I believe, at the 

 very period of this Congress. Charles Reed. 



Paternoster Row. 



-^ Joggis" (Vol. xi\., p. 246.). — Although the 

 Query of G. B. has been answered, it may Interest 



