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venience you can exchange those which Mr. Hatchard has, 1 will be 

 much obliged to you. I am, &c., C. Simeon, K. C. [King's College], 

 Sept. 26, 1810." (b) A note from the hand of Professor Samuel 

 Lee, a man of great note in the University in 1833, highly skilled, 

 and in the first instance self-taught, in the Oriental languages ; Pro- 

 fessor, first, of Arabic, and then, Regius Professor of Hebiew in the 

 University, author of a Hebrew, Chaldaic and English Lexicon, and 

 many other learned productions. The note in question has reference 

 apparently to an engraved illustration of a Biblical work : " I return 

 the proof of the Plan of the Temple herewith," he says. " I like it 

 much ; it is a great improvement upon the drawing. As to the steps 

 of which the Engraver inquires, they must be no more than seven in 

 number. They will therefore occupy much less space than they do 

 now. * * * In the Candlestick there should be seven branches ; 

 i.e. six, with the stem or trunk of it, No measure indeed, is given, 

 but a true representation of it is to be found on the Arch of Titus at 

 Rome. Yours very truly, Sam'l Lee." (c) A brief and unimportant 

 fragment in the handwriting of Connop Thirlwall, the associate of 

 Julius Hare in the translation of JSTeibuhr's "Rome;" both formerly 

 Pellows of Trinity College in Cambridge. It bears his signature, 

 however, in the disguised form of C. St. Davids. After his appointment 

 as Bishop of St. David's he perfectly mastered the Welsh language. 

 Of his " History of Greece," Grote says: " Having studied, of course, 

 the same evidence as Dr. Thirlwall, I am better enabled than others 

 to bear testimony to the learning, the sagacity, and the candour 

 which pervades his excellent work." On Thirlwall's monument in 

 Westminster Abbey -the words " Scholar, Historian, Theologian," 

 inscribed after his name, sum up his claims to the regards of his 

 fellow countrymen, (d) . I subjoin here a note from the hand of the 

 missionary Wolff, who though not a Cambridgeman, was, in his day, 

 a well-kuown figure and character there. The little document is 

 cvirious as mentioning " Lady Georgiana," his wife ; the rest of it 

 relates to the sale of his " Joiirnals." It is addressed to Mr. Collins, 

 Upper Sackville Street, Dublin, November 16, 1846. " My dear Mr. 

 Collins ! " it begins, " Lady Georgiana wrote to me that you were 

 kind enough to send some money. Pray do not forget to send the 

 two books of the names of the subscribers, and also any copies of the 

 Journal remaining. I have no fear of not disposing of every one of 

 them in England. I make you responsible for my subscription book. 



