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Literary Gossip.

may be pardonably proud , and we shall be much surprised if its reception by the reading public is not such as will warrant the accomplished writer in taking even a bolder fli ght . It is calculated to go a long way in the direction of establishing a reputation , the foundation of which has been most successfully laid .

Mr . Edward Walford , M . A ., has commenced the conduct of a new montaly devoted to the study of the past , under the title of The Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer , which is published by Mr . W . Reeves , of 185 , Fleet-street . The initial issue for January contains several valuable papers ; one , the first of a series , on " Gilds , " by Mr . Cornelius Walford , F . S . S ., whomay justly be considered facile princeps with regard to this especial theme , and another of great interest describing " A Year ' s Work at the Record Office . " '' The Scope and

Charm of Antiquarian Study " is a very practical paper ; and one describing a curious font at Hildesheim , with illustrations , will be entertaining to all . The " rest of the matter , including antiquarian and bibliographical articles , notices of the meetings of learned societies , antiquarian notes and news , ancl correspondence , is all readable , instructive , ancl interesting . The magazine is handsomely printed , and " got up " in antique sty le , reflecting equal credit on editor and publisher , and we heartily wish it all success .

Mr . Frederick Ross , F . R . H . S ., is engaged upon a history of the Earls of Northumbria for the Yorkshire Archfeological Society . From Simpkin , Marshall , and Co . we have received a copy of " The Book of Oddities , " an entertaining little volume from the pen of Mr . William Andrews , F . R . H . S ., the publication of which was announced in these pages a short time

ago . It is , we are pleased to see , very neatly printed , and contains much very entertaining matter on curious themes . " Revivals after Execution " are dealt with , and not a little information detailed that will be altogether new to nine out of ten readers . A chapter on " Female Jockeys " is very readable , and contains an account of Mrs . Thornton , the famous Yorkshire lady , who rode in a match on the Knavesmire course at the York August meeting of 1804 ;

besides allusions to several less known exploits of a similar character . " People and Steeple Rhymes , " "Odd Showers , " "Whimsical Wills , " "Singular Funerals , " and " Curious Epitaphs " are all treated at length ; the instances adduced in each case being at once extraordinary and remarkably well selected . Mr . Andrews has a most intimate acquaintance with the curious in literature , and his " Book of Oddities " gives evidence of the industry with which he has

peeped into the countless out-of-the-way corners of the storehouse of historical information . The volume shows also a careful collation of authorities and general accuracy , without being unnecessarily encumbered by references . Among curious characters we have notices of Kitt y Hudson , " the human pincushion ; " Charles Thompson , a Nottinghamshire eccentric ; and John Metcalf , the blind road maker . There are also articles headed " Dog Whippers and Sluggard Wakers , " " The Caistor Gad-Whip Manorial Service , " and "Playing at Cards for a Town . " On the latter theme we a . re told

that—There is an old tradition that the town of Alfreton was once played for , lost , and won , at a game of cards—" put . " It is said that the loser exclaimed on the cards being dealt out" If I have not an ace , a deuce , and tray , Farewell , Allfreton , for ever and aye . " A similar couplet we have heard respecting Carnfield Hall , near Alfreton . It is related that the owner of a large farm in Goosnargh , called Londscales , staked his land at the game of " put . " He received his three cards , which were a " tray , " a " deuce , " and an " ace , " and he " put "—that is , he struck the table with his fist , in proof of his resolution to abide by the

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FREEMASONRY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ; CHESTER, 1650-1700—APPENDIX. Article 1
THE QUEEN AND THE CRAFT. Article 12
DOCUMENTA LATOMICA INEDITA. Article 13
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT RELATING TO CRAFTSMEN. Article 18
ADONHIRAMITE MASONRY. Article 20
FOUNTAINS ABBEY, YORKSHIRE. Article 25
RELIEF. Article 32
USE OF THE WORD FREEMASON. Article 33
THE LANTERN AT PLUMPTON HALL. Article 34
AFTER ALL; Article 36
LITERARY GOSSIP. Article 41
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Literary Gossip.

may be pardonably proud , and we shall be much surprised if its reception by the reading public is not such as will warrant the accomplished writer in taking even a bolder fli ght . It is calculated to go a long way in the direction of establishing a reputation , the foundation of which has been most successfully laid .

Mr . Edward Walford , M . A ., has commenced the conduct of a new montaly devoted to the study of the past , under the title of The Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer , which is published by Mr . W . Reeves , of 185 , Fleet-street . The initial issue for January contains several valuable papers ; one , the first of a series , on " Gilds , " by Mr . Cornelius Walford , F . S . S ., whomay justly be considered facile princeps with regard to this especial theme , and another of great interest describing " A Year ' s Work at the Record Office . " '' The Scope and

Charm of Antiquarian Study " is a very practical paper ; and one describing a curious font at Hildesheim , with illustrations , will be entertaining to all . The " rest of the matter , including antiquarian and bibliographical articles , notices of the meetings of learned societies , antiquarian notes and news , ancl correspondence , is all readable , instructive , ancl interesting . The magazine is handsomely printed , and " got up " in antique sty le , reflecting equal credit on editor and publisher , and we heartily wish it all success .

Mr . Frederick Ross , F . R . H . S ., is engaged upon a history of the Earls of Northumbria for the Yorkshire Archfeological Society . From Simpkin , Marshall , and Co . we have received a copy of " The Book of Oddities , " an entertaining little volume from the pen of Mr . William Andrews , F . R . H . S ., the publication of which was announced in these pages a short time

ago . It is , we are pleased to see , very neatly printed , and contains much very entertaining matter on curious themes . " Revivals after Execution " are dealt with , and not a little information detailed that will be altogether new to nine out of ten readers . A chapter on " Female Jockeys " is very readable , and contains an account of Mrs . Thornton , the famous Yorkshire lady , who rode in a match on the Knavesmire course at the York August meeting of 1804 ;

besides allusions to several less known exploits of a similar character . " People and Steeple Rhymes , " "Odd Showers , " "Whimsical Wills , " "Singular Funerals , " and " Curious Epitaphs " are all treated at length ; the instances adduced in each case being at once extraordinary and remarkably well selected . Mr . Andrews has a most intimate acquaintance with the curious in literature , and his " Book of Oddities " gives evidence of the industry with which he has

peeped into the countless out-of-the-way corners of the storehouse of historical information . The volume shows also a careful collation of authorities and general accuracy , without being unnecessarily encumbered by references . Among curious characters we have notices of Kitt y Hudson , " the human pincushion ; " Charles Thompson , a Nottinghamshire eccentric ; and John Metcalf , the blind road maker . There are also articles headed " Dog Whippers and Sluggard Wakers , " " The Caistor Gad-Whip Manorial Service , " and "Playing at Cards for a Town . " On the latter theme we a . re told

that—There is an old tradition that the town of Alfreton was once played for , lost , and won , at a game of cards—" put . " It is said that the loser exclaimed on the cards being dealt out" If I have not an ace , a deuce , and tray , Farewell , Allfreton , for ever and aye . " A similar couplet we have heard respecting Carnfield Hall , near Alfreton . It is related that the owner of a large farm in Goosnargh , called Londscales , staked his land at the game of " put . " He received his three cards , which were a " tray , " a " deuce , " and an " ace , " and he " put "—that is , he struck the table with his fist , in proof of his resolution to abide by the

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