Sept. 23. 1854.] 



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cathedral of Durham, we find the charge that 

 they — 



"Did .... singe matt ens, evensonge, procession after 

 crosses, and receive holy bread and holy water, and other 

 rites and ceremonies .... in contempt of God, their 

 owne eoiile, and lawes afForesaid, and offenc and evell 

 example of Christen people." — lb. p. 128. 



W. Denton. 



PHOTOGKAPHIC COBRESPONDENCB. 



Jfounting with Indian-ruhher Glue (Vol. ix., p. 381.). — 

 I owe an apology to Mr. H. W. Hele for neglecting to 

 reply to his appeal to me on the subject of Indian-rubber 

 glue. It should certainly be applied to the whole of the 

 picture, and not only to the edges. Its advantages are 

 the following : cleanliness ; the practicability of removing 

 any accidental spot of it which may have extended be- 

 yond the edge of the paper, by rubbing it, when half dry, 

 with ordinary Indian-rubber ; its imperviousness to damp ; 

 and, finally, its freedom from the attacks of insects — a 

 circumstance which, in some climates, will be of great 

 importance, and which does not extend to gums or pastes. 



Seleucus. 



Washing of Paper Positives. — When the hyposulphate 

 has not been sufficiently washed out of the prints at the 

 time of printing, will a second washing, after the paper 

 has dried, be efficacious; and, above all, will it avail 

 when spotting from under-washing has commenced ? 



Seleucus. 



CundalVs Photographic Primer and Views of Hastings. — 

 Mr. Cundall, of the Photographic Institution, New Bond 

 Street, in the hope that a few simple directions given in 

 plain language may help beginners in Photography, has 

 just published The Photographic Primer for the Use of 

 Beginners in the Collodion Process. Illustrated with a Fac- 

 simile of a Photographic Picture of Birds, showing the Differ- 

 ence of Tone produced by various Colours. It certainly is 

 a very complete little work — full of plain directions as to 

 the apparatus required, and the best mode of using it ; 

 and with it for reference, and a few hints from one who 

 practises the art, a beginner may set to work with every 

 prospect of success. Although we have heard of very 

 excellent mnsters who were themselves not great pro'- 

 ficients in the arts they taught, we confess to a partiality 

 for the professor who is a skilful practitioner, and can 

 practise successfully as well as teach clearly. Mr. Cundall 

 seems to share this view: for with his Photographic Pri- 

 mer he has sent us six views at Hastings, taken by him ; 

 which, for beauty of detail and general artistic effect, are 

 among the nicest specimens we have ever seen. In the 

 three Views of the Cliff, we have the peculiarities of 

 geological structure, and the masses of foliage, &c., most 

 distinctly marked. In the two views of Hastings Castle, 

 the architectural details of that interesting ruin are most 

 clearly defined ; while in all of them, but more particularly 

 in the Hastings Fishermen, the figures introduced are ex- 

 tremely natural and life-like. 



3Sitplieg to ^fnnr ISimticS, 



Dr. Llewelyn (Vol. x., p. 185.). — The person 

 of -whom M.A., Oxon, inquires, was Thomas 

 Llewelyn, LL.D., an illustrious Cambrian, much 

 venerated by his countrymen. He was born at a 

 place called Penalltan Isar, in the parish of Gel- 



llgaer, Glamorganshire. While officiating as a 

 Baptist minister in London, he received the de- 

 grees of M.A. and LL.D. from the University of 

 Aberdeen. He interested himself very much in 

 obtaining a larger edition of tlie Welsh Bible of 

 1769 than had been originally intended; and to 

 that end wrote in 1768 An Historical Account of 

 the British or Welsh Versions and Editions of the 

 Bible, London, Svo. In the following year he 

 also wrote Historical and Critical Remarks on the 

 British Tongue, and its Connexion with other Lan- 

 guages, founded on its State in the Welsh Bible^ 

 London, Svo. He died in London in August, 

 1783. Farther details may be learned from 

 Williams' Biographical Dictionary/ of Eminent 

 Welshmen, 1852. T. Stephens. 



Merthyr. 



Disinterment (Vol. x., p. 223.). — A body can- 

 not be removed from church or churchyard by 

 consent of the clergyman ; such an act can be au- 

 thorised by a faculty only, applications for which 

 are not of unfrequent occurrence. See Hutchins 

 V. Denziloe, I Hagg. Con. 172. J. G. 



Exon. 



Legend of the County Clare (Vol. x., p. 159.). 

 — A custom generally prevails of spelling names 

 of places, &c., in Ireland, according to the pro- 

 nunciation, and not according to the correct or- 

 thography : write French after the same manner, 

 and the folly of it will be immediately perceived. 

 I am sorry to see that Mr. Davies, in his inter- 

 esting " Legends of the County Clare," has fol- 

 lowed this method of spelling. For instance, he 

 mentions Fuenvicouil, and adds in parentheses 

 Fingall. What occasion there was to put Fuen- 

 vicouil I cannot discover, as it certainly is not the 

 pronunciation of the real Irish word, which is 

 written Fionn Mac Cumhal. A little farther on, 

 " Ziernach Bran" occurs, which Mr. Davies ex- 

 plains to be " the lordship of Bran." The proper 

 spelling is Tigheamach Bran. The t is, however, 

 in some parts of Ireland pronounced like ch in 

 chapter ; but I think it never has the sound of the 

 English z, though, if wrong in my supposition, I 

 shall feel obliged by Mr. Davies, or any other 

 correspondent, correcting me. " Cregg y Bran" 

 should be " Craig Bran." 



I presume that "Oghden inscription" is a mis- 

 take for " Ogham inscription." Drexelius. 



Permit me to correct the orthography of your 

 correspondent, as regards the Irish words in his 

 communication. Instead of " Ziermacbran," he 

 should have written Tir mac Bran, i. e. Mac 

 Bran's country. Again, "Oghden" should be 

 Ogam, or Ogham. And the name of the hero of 

 the tale should be Fiounmac Cumhal, pronounced 

 Feen mac Cuall ; " Cregg y Bran" should be 

 Craig a Bran, i. e. Bran's Cliff, and " Ziernach 



