on to this statement the prediction that "a time will come when the boasted civilization of this nineteenth century will be adduced to prove its barbarism." If Mr. Robinson feels that he has the gift of prophecy, we have no desire whatever to hinder him from foretelling future events; but we would strongly urge upon him to draw a distinct line between his character as a philologist and that of vates. The literature which relates to Brothers, the prophet, is not without interest, but we certainly should not like to have it bound up with the 'Deutsche Mythologie.' "Boasted civilization," tco, is a phrase which belongs to the fifties, not to the time in which we live. So far from being exultant at the state of life to which progress has called us, we are sorry to say that the prevailing tone of much of our literature is either a wail of despair or incoherent muttering, like that of a Bulky child who has been most justly put in the corner. We shall not, we trust, be thought to undervalue the ancient literature of any branch of the Teutonic world-tree when we affirm that, however great the noblest relics of it may be, they are in no way to be compared to the work of the Florentine; nor is any wrong done to Mr. Robinson by adding further that when Dante is spoken of as one "who made it his chief work to commemorate his love for the deceased wife of a rival townsman," something is uttered which is almost as revolting as blasphemy. Neither Mr. Robinson nor any one else is called upon to express reverence for persons or things which do not inspire it. The faculty of veneration is one which is by no means universal, and we should certainly not spurn those who have it not; but we have a right to ask them to keep silence. To use language such as we have quoted as to the worship of Beatrice by one of the most exalted of human beings is an offence which we shrink from characterizing as it deserves.

Quarter Sessions Records. Vol. III. Edited by the Rev. J. C. Atkinson. (Printed for the North Riding Record Society.)

THE Volume before us consists of extracts from the Quarter Sessions records of the latter part of the reign of James I. and the early years of his son. They have been most carefully edited by the Rev. J. C. Atkinson, the author of The Cleveland Glossary.' We have met with but few books which throw so much light on the social condition of the North of England in the generation which preceded the great Civil War. It was a time of outward quietude. There was little violence, men went on their way persecuting Papists, encroaching on commons, branding women for petty thefts, and enforcing the game laws, with no dread of the earthquake which was preparing for them.

The incidental notices of all manner of things that are scattered through Mr. Atkinson's pages are so curious that it is impossible to dwell even upon a few of them so as to give any notion of the rest. The accounts of the build. ing and repair of bridges are alone deserving of a volume of commentary by some one who has sufficient local knowledge. To Gretay bridge, it seems, much damage had been done; it was "in very great decaie"; the water had damaged or undermined the brandreth. The editor gives a learned note on this word. We may remark, in addition, that brandreth means, in many parts of England, a tripod which is put in the fire for the purpose of supporting iron pots. We have also heard it used for the stone or iron posts which are sometimes used to support beams of wood on which the steddle of a corn-stack is made. This meaning comes very near to that of the brandreth of the bridge noted by Mr. Atkinson. Some of the sentences passed by the justices were of a half humorous kind. For example, one Tristram Hogg, of Newbiggin, was convicted of using "cooseninge tricks" by means

of which he deluded a certain foolish man called John Hamond out of the sum of ten pounds. What the tricks were is not told us. They must have been very clever, or poor John Hamond a very simple person, for ten pounds was a large sum of money in 1625. The justices viewed the matter in a serious light; the delinquent was ordered to pay back the money by two half-yearly payments, the one at Martinmas and the other at Lady Day. This, though it might satisfy silly John Hamond, who had been "coosened," was thought to be by no means a sufficient chastisement for Tristram Hogg. Such per sons as he were dangerous, and required exemplary chastisement, so he was ordered to have one-half of his head and beard shaved close and to be bound over to good behaviour for one whole year. One can imagine the laughter which would greet Hogg when he made his appearance in public, and how deeply he would regret the "cooseninge tricks," which had brought no gain and so much derision.

AT the last meeting of the Anthropological Institute, on Wednesday, March 23, Capt. Conder, R.E., read an interesting paper on the present condition of the Bechuana, Koranna, and Matabele, dealing with their land laws, succession, social customs, superstitions, &c., on the lines of the instructions for travellers prepared and issued by the Institute. Dr. Hyde Clarke, V.P., introduced the reader of the paper with a brief statement of the grounds on which subjects of the day were from time to time discussed by the Institute, and referred to Capt. Conder's well-known services in Palestine. The chair was subsequently occupied by Mr. C. H. E. Carmichael, M.A., and an animated discussion followed the paper, different views being ably presented by Sir George Campbell, M.P., Mr. Walter Morrison, Mr. F. W. Chesson, Mr. Mackenzie, and others.

THE Wallerscote Library, to be sold at Blakedown, near Leamington Spa, contains some works much sought for by amateurs, among which are Leland's 'Itinerary' and Collectanea'; Fabyan's 'Chronicle,' 1533; Gerarde's Herball, 1633; the Aldine Aulus Gellius, 1515; Berners's Froissart, 1839; and numerous others.

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