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Fellowship might have been useful to several young men, who would successively 
vacate it by taking College livings. White neither resided in College nor took a 
College living such as would cause him to vacate : hence the criticism, so far as 
there was any. Mr. Holt- White’s book seems to me to show that towards the 
end of White’s life such criticism had ceased, and that he was on cordial terms 
with the Provost and Fellows. Probably they had begun to appreciate the fact 
which Professor Miall emphasises, that he was repaying his great debt to the 
College with ample interest.” 
Farringdon Church. — We have been asked to call attention 
to the fact that the steeple of Farringdon Church — a church at 
which Gilbert White, it will be remembered, acted for many 
years as curate — is much in need of repair, a matter beyond the 
means of the parish. As members of the Society may be willing 
to contribute, we shall be happy to receive any contributions, if 
addressed to the Editor. 
The View from Richmond Hill. — The following is part of 
an article in the Daily Express for July 17 : — 
“ Standing at a ’.rindow of the Star and Garter, and looking out over the 
beautiful Richmond prospect, now threatened wdth bricks and mortar, one can 
understand the enthusiasm of those who are now making such strenuous efforts to 
prevent the conversion of this fair stretch of country into a mere vista of bricks 
and mortar. 
“ Under the hotel terrace lies the sweet open space of the Petersham meadows, 
embowered by the trees of the hotel and the Dysart estates. Between curving 
banks flows the deep green Thames, and like an emerald in a dusky silver setting 
lies Glover’s Island, given to the world for ever by Mr. Max Waechter. 
“Beyond are dark green masses of trees, with intervening lawns, on which 
the grey shadows lengthen. Here peeps the top of a church spire, and there, 
over the bend of the river, the end of Eel Pie Island. 
“This is the prospect, famous for hundreds of years, painted by artists and 
sung by poets of many generations, which the owners of the Marble Hill estate, 
Messrs. Cunard, senior and junior, will spoil if their building operations continue 
as they have begun. Into their estate, once owned by General Peel, on the 
Middlesex side of the Thames, they have thrust one road of suburban villas and 
are now cutting three parallel roads, all leading through the heart of the wood 
towards the river. By developing the estate in this fashion they will cut out the 
heart of the view from Richmond Hill, destroying the umbrageous shield which 
has hitherto hidden the villadom of St. Margarets. 
“ Is there no remedy? Sir Whittaker Ellis, who raised the question some 
weeks ago, told an ‘ Express ’ representative yesterday that the only hope now 
lies with the County Councils of London, Middlesex and Surrey. If they would 
combine they might purchase the whole of the ‘ undeveloped ’ estates on the 
Middlesex side from Richmond Bridge to the Orleans property opposite Eel Pie 
Island.” 
On the 19th a Conference of the various public bodies con- 
cerned was held at the London County Council offices, with the 
result that there is every prospect that all necessary steps will 
be taken to save the view. The workmen have been withdrawn 
from the Marble Hill estate and the felling of trees has ceased. 
The Bishop of Hereford’s Bill for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Wild Animals. — This bill runs as follows : — 
“ Be it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and 
