606 LEAVES THEY HAVE TOUCHED. 



The earl of Carlisle writes a similar excuse but in stronger terms, 

 in the note of liis which I happen to possess ; it falls into its place 

 here, the earl ha^dng been a member of Christ Church, and while at 

 Oxford he gained tw^o University prizei-poems and the highest 

 classical honors. He too, when eng-aging in public life, continued 

 the cultivation of his intellectual powers and tastes, becoming the 

 author of a " Diary in Turkish and Greek Waters," Lectui-es on the 

 Life and writings of Pope, and other works. In a fine, rather quaint, 

 backward leaning hand he writes to a friend from the " Vice-regal 

 Lodge" — he was, as we shall remember, at one time Lord Lieutenant 

 of 'L'eland — thus : " Your invitation makes my mouth water, but I 

 have no hope of being able to escape from my duties here to do w^hat 

 I should have liked so much in every point of view. — Yery sincerely 

 youi-s, Carlisle." The Earl of Carlisle travelled through Canada 

 some years ago and I remember his appearance well. I also recollect, 

 in St. James' Church, where I happened at the time to be officiating, 

 and where he worshipped several times, that he always placed in the 

 collecting-plate, when it was presented to him, a golden sovereign. 



I add now an autogTaph note of Gilbert Scott's — Sir George 

 Gilbert Scott, he now is — the eminent scientific ecclesiastical and 

 civil architect : again I admit the hand of one not in our present 

 category — -but as the designer and builder of the well-known Martyrs' 

 Memorial and other striking erections in the University, a relic of 

 Sir Gilbert Scott may not inapproriately appear here. He writes 

 thus in neat, unafifected scrip, from !N"o. 20 Spring Gardens : " I 

 thank you for the cheque which you have kindly sent' me which 

 closes my aecoimt for the Chiu'ch. I shall be most hapj^y to do what 

 I can in the way of sketches and dii'ections for the decoration, indeed 

 I did some time back communicate several times on the subject with 

 Mr. Cast ell the decorator, and I will see him again on the subject 

 and communicate with you again. — -I remain, &c., Geo. Gilbert 

 Scott." "The whirligig of time brings its revenges." "Gilbert Scott 

 is the gTandson of Thomas Scott, the commentator, a divine not noted 

 for love of ecclesiastical architecture or Church ornamentation. 



It will not be amiss perhaps if I give just one example of those 

 little chaffing familiar missives which are frequently passing back- 

 wards and forwards in colleges between students and others, couched 

 in language so grotesquely technical as to be unintelligible to out- 

 siders, reminding one of the overstrained conceits of Dickens, by 



