MCLENNAN'S 'KINSHIP IN ANCIENT GREECE' Winterton, Lincolnshire (Ratten Row).-N. & Q.,' (9th S. i. 167). This article was published in two successive numbers of the Fortnightly Newcastle-upon-Tyne.-Welford, 'Hist. of New-Review (April and May, 1866), and ten years

day, and with regard to land observes (s.v.
Daywork), "A daywork is three roods of
land, according to Carr," which is one-twelfth
in excess of MR. ACKERLEY'S fraction of an
acre. Further information may be sought in
the 'H. E. D.,' to which I have been unable
to refer; but what I have written should
suffice.
F. ADAMS.

In a paper by the Earl Percy, F.S.A., in the
'Arch. Eliana, vol. xix., the writer deals
with this word as a measure of land. Doubt-
less this paper would interest your corre-
spondent MR. ACKERLEY, and throw light on
his "dewark."
R. B.

Highlands in 1750. The responsibility for this he is disposed conjecturally to assign to a certain Bruce, an official under Government, employed in 1749 to survey the estates, forfeited and other, in the Highlands. Bruce, or whoever the writer may be, is a confirmed Whig and Protestant, and is violently prejudiced against the Highlanders in general, and the Jacobite clans in particular. His assertions have accordingly to be taken with due reservations. He furnishes, however, much useful and striking information as to the state of the Highlands at a time concerning which we have few the Highland districts, he inspects the various trustworthy documents. Travelling over most of clans, summing up their military possibilities, which Mr. Lang seems to think he rates too highly, and passing comments, often very disparaging, upon the conditions, social and moral, under which the "THE RODIAD' (8th S. xii. 467; 9th S. i. 132). Highlanders subsist. At first, while he is among -Till recently I had two copies of this poem. favourable. The people, poor as they often are, the Protestant clans, his opinions are moderately One, which was evidently a reprint, had no pub- live by their own labour and industry, and are no lisher's name on the title-page and was bound bigger thieves than the inhabitants of the Lowland up with a curious collection of similar poems. counties. When, however, he proceeds by the The frontispiece was a very rough woodcut coast southward and comes to Knoidart, where of a schoolmaster with cap and gown, birch- the people under Glengarry are all "Papists," he is in a perfect den of thieves and robbers." The ing a boy in the fashion at that time pre-Camerons, though Protestants, have ever been valent at most of our public schools. This wicked and rebellious people" and "a lawless edition is, I am told, extremely rare. The banditti." More than half of the people in Caithother, which I believe is still to be met withness are but pitifull half-starved creatures of a occasionally, has the following title-page: believe to be inhabitants of Great Britain, so that low, dwarfish stature, whom a stranger would hardly "Library Illustrative of Social Progress. | an army of them by themselves does not deserve to The Rodiad. By George Coleman. The be much valued or feared." The McRaes, again, of Schoolmaster's Joy is to Flog (Gray). | Lon- Kintail, are "by far the most fierce, warlike, and don, Cadell & Murray, Fleet Street, 1810." strongest men under Seaforth," but until recently Perhaps some collector of curious books could were little better than heathens in their principles, tell me of other editions of this singular poem.living." Abundance of similar opinions are passed, and almost as unclean as Hottentots in their way of Neither of the University Libraries nor the though some clans as the Farquharsons of InverBritish Museum Library possesses copies of caul[d]-come in for favourable judgment. The this poem-at least, as a separate volume, volume constitutes an acceptable reprint, and will though it may possibly be included in some It is needless to say that Mr. Lang's introduction commend itself to all interested in Scotch history. other volume, and catalogued under a different adds greatly to its value and attraction. heading. FREDERICK T. HIBGAME.

MR. HIBGAME writes of 'The History of the Rod' as having "Rev. Wm. H. Cooper" for its author. It may be as well to put on record that this name was fictitious. No clerical gentleman is responsible for the work, which was written by James G. Bertram, author, among many other books, of 'The Harvest of the Sea.'

Hastings.

EDWARD H. MARSHALL, M.A.

Miscellaneous.

NOTES ON BOOKS, &c.

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To be Read at Dusk, and other Stories, Sketches, and Essays. By Charles Dickens. (Redway.) MR. REDWAY has succeeded in getting together a collection of stories and essays by Dickens, now first reprinted. They are of varied merit, but of very general interest, most of them having been written subsequently to the appearance of Pickwick.' Twenty-four out of forty-six items have never figured in a Dickens bibliography. Mr. F. G. Kitton has ferreted them out from the South Kensington Museum and other sources. They cannot fail to be attractive to Dickens students. Some of them, such as the essay on Capital Punishment,' have genuine importance; others, on the acting of Macready and that of Fechter, prove how keen an interest Dickens took in the stage, how just were his observations, and how wide his symWalter Scott and his Publisher' and on 'The Drunkard's Children' of Cruikshank, prove how broad and healthy in view Dickens ever was. Many of them have a quasi-autobiographical significance, or at least will be of much use to the future biographer. The opening item, which gives its name to the collection, consists of one or two

The Highlands of Scotland in 1750. With an In-pathies. Others again, such as that on 'Sir troduction by Andrew Lang. (Blackwood & Sons.) In the researches he made in the pursuit of Highland studies undertaken in connexion with his editorship of the "Waverley Novels," and his account of 'Pickle the Spy, Mr. Lang came, in the King's Library, British Museum, upon a folio MS. (No. 104), of unknown authorship, concerning the state of the

brilliantly told ghost stories. A pleasanter companion for a leisure hour is scarcely to be hoped. Three Sonnets, and other Poems. By Lewis Carroll. (Macmillan & Co.)

THE death of Lewis Carroll has been followed by an
attempt to establish his claim as a serious and
sentimental poet. The present volume consists of
a reprint of the serious portions of Phantasma-
goria' and other poems which have long been out
of print. Still further poems are taken from 'Sylvie
and Bruno' and similar sources, and a few are
printed for the first time. They are musical and
pleasing, but show neither very plenary inspiration
nor very remarkable lyrical faculty. The fairy illus-
trations by Miss E. Gertrude Thomson by which
they are accompanied are tasteful and fantastic, and
constitute the principal charm of a volume which
is sure of a warm welcome. It is well known that
Dodgson took little note of the works he wrote
under the pseudonym of Lewis Carroll. We would
only draw from that fact the lesson that it is well
to leave him to his reputation, which in its line is
the highest, and not be too persistent in the endea-
vour to win for him a fame other than that to which
he is entitled.

The Stamp Collector. By W. J. Hardy and E. D.
Bacon. (Redway.)
ANOTHER useful volume has been added by Mr.
Redway to his valuable "Collector Series." Besides
supplying all information the philatelist can desire,
the volume has an interesting introduction, show-
ing the growth and the utility of collections, and
twelve plates, reproducing nearly two hundred and
fifty stamps. The account of the stamp-market will
be frequently consulted, as will the descriptions of
famous collections and individual stamps. The
writers are able to chronicle the recent sale of two
Mauritius stamps for 1,920.

The Clergy Directory and Parish Guide, 1898.
(Phillips.)

THIS cheapest of clerical directories contains an alphabetical list of the clergy of the Church of England (including the 1897 Advent ordinations in their proper alphabetical place), with qualification, order, and appointment, with dates; a list of the parishes and parochial districts, giving, diocese, population, incumbent, annual value, and patron; a Patrons' List, showing the distribution of the patronage of Church livings, whether held by public bodies or in private hands; a complete list of the chaplains (in English orders) of Her Majesty's naval, military, and auxiliary forces, and of the revived Order of St. John of Jerusalem; the diocesan and cathedral establishments, with the members of the two Convocations; a list of societies -charitable, educational, and missionary-connected with the National Church, showing address and name of secretary; and the graveyards closed during 1897 or shortly to be closed. It maintains worthily its old character and repute.

and his views were shared not only by the Greek
tragedians, but by the great dramatists of the
Tudor age. Let the realist form what notion he
will, the true tragedy is in the fall of spirits kingly
by position or endowment. Madame Sarah Grand
writes on Marriage Questions in Fiction,' and ex-
tols highly and quotes from Miss Elizabeth Rachel
Chapman's recently published book with a title not
widely divergent. The questions raised cannot
be dealt with in an article nor discussed at all in a
few lines. M. Augustin Filon supplies the sixth
instalment of his Modern French Drama,' and
deals with what is called the new comedy, and
especially with the recent plays of M. Paul Hervieu
and those (including La Douloureuse') of M.
Maurice Dounay. M. Ch. Bastide supplies a clever
Elysian Conversation,' the participators in which
are Renan, Mérimée, and, in the close, Maupassant.
-To the Nineteenth Century Mr. W. S. Lilly gends
a paper on The Methods of the Inquisition," which,
as the work of a Roman Catholic, is not without
interest and importance.
sition in Spain under Philip V., which is said to
In place of the Inqui-
have burnt 1,500 people, or the same institution
in earlier times, he deals with the Inquisition in
Venice, concerning the functions of which we have
more light from without. He supplies an account of
the proceedings with a real or supposed Beltramo
Agosti, who, in the rage inspired by losses at cards,
is guilty of a form of ribaldry and blasphemy too
common still in Italian cities. Mr. Lilly, though he
uses conventional and to us rather shocking terms
concerning the "Holy Office," does not approve of
the "learned" inquisitor. He pits against him, how-
ever, as equally callous and more cowardly, the vivi-
Works at Burlington House,' and expresses the
sector. Mr. Claude Phillips writes on Millais's
opinion that in his middle time it is as a painter of
men, and especially of men still vigorous in late
can be called
maturity or old age, that Millais
Tennyson are singled out for special eulogy. Lord
great." The portraits of Grote, Gladstone, and
Burghclere sends a specimen of a blank - verse
translation of the Georgics. The most striking
portion consists, perhaps, of the description of the
portents on the death of Cæsar.

And sculptured ivory shed grievous tears
recalls Milton's

And the chill marble seemed to sweat. Mr. Frederick Wedmore deals with The Short OCCUPIED with "wars and rumours of wars," the Story,' the cultivation of which in France has been English reviews have but little space for questions assiduous of late. Under the title White Slaves' of literary, social, or artistic importance. The the Countess of Jersey records some horrible sufferFortnightly has, however, one literary article, withings in Haiti in the beginning of the century. Dr. which we are in thorough accord. Writing on Tragedy and Mr. Stephen Phillips,' Mr. William Watson, while rating highly the work of Mr. Phillips, protests against the inclusion with 'Christ in Hades' and 'Marpessa' of 'The Woman with

Jessopp concludes his Parish Life in England before the Great Pillage,' and the Bishop of Southwark deals with The Reconstruction of the Diocese of Rochester.'-The frontispiece to the Century consists of a portrait of Verdi. "The Mammoth Cave

CASSELL'S Gazetteer, Part LIV., Tealing to Tingrith, has views of Teignmouth, Temple Newsam, Tenby, Thirlmere, Thames Ditton, and other spots, as well as of the Temple Church, Tewkesbury Abbey, and Tenterden Tower.

of Kentucky' is depicted by Mr. John R. Procter. Toussaint l'Ouverture,' victim of the ambition and A day and a half is, it is known, the time ordinarily treachery of Napoleon. Mr. F. S. Leftwich writes, devoted to an exploration of this marvellous cavern. in the Gentleman's, on 'Old-World Ballads,' Mr. Judged from the designs of M. André Castaigne, Ellard Gore on The Suns of Space,' Mr. Fawcett the task of exploration is sufficiently trying to the on The Knightly Orders of France,' and Mr. Banks nerves of all except the strongest. Similar im- on Fletcher of Saltoun.'-The English Illustrated pressions are conveyed by Mr. Webb's illustrations depicts The German Emperor and Empress at to his own account of 'The River Trip to Klondike.' Home,' and has striking portraits of both. An The views on the Klondike river are very striking. illustrated paper of much interest is on Murdered Even more impressive are those illustrating The Statesmen of the Century. The first Napoleon is Rush to the Klondike over the Mountain Passes,' the subject of a further study under the title of which are enough to daunt all except an Alpine The Great Adventurer.' 'Freaks of Nature in climber. Very pleasingly continued is Mrs. Steven- Olden Times' reproduces some of the wild ima son's account of Mexican Society in......1866,' with ginings of Sir John Mandeville and other early its series of fine portraits of Galliffet, Castelnau, travellers. The engravings in general are excellent. and others. Mr. Burroughs's 'Songs of American-Mrs. Andrew Lang sends to Longman's an analysis Birds' may be warmly commended.-Something of of The Memoirs of a Highland Lady,' and Mr. a misnomer is the title of the first article in Lang, in 'At the Sign of the Ship,' gives as good as Scribner's, which, while headed 'The Workers,' he gets to the author of Pages from a Private deals avowedly with the unemployed. Very realistic Diary.' The Secret of the Willow - Wren' is a and saddening is the account by pen and pencil of pleasing study in natural history. Mr. Grant Allen existence in night refuges, if such they may be writes on 'The Seasons of the Year.'-Chapman's called, in Chicago. It is a relief to turn from these for March drops the serious article given in the scenes to the pictures of A Pompeian Gentleman's two previous months, and is now once more wholly Home-life,' depicted by Mr. Neville-Rolfe from the occupied with fiction, some of which is very enter recently excavated house of A. Veltius. The designs taining. to Mr. Neville-Rolfe's paper throw a very interesting light upon Roman opulence. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge continues his important contribution to our knowledge of 'The Story of Revolution.' Very striking indeed is the reproduction of Greiffenhagen's Judgment of Paris.' A picture of Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence forms the frontispiece. That to the Pall Mall consists of a delightful etching by Mr. Macbeth Raeburn of 'The Harbour of Rest. A description by the Duchess of Cleveland of Battle Abbey constitutes the paper of most historical and antiquarian interest. Both views and letterpress are of signal excellence. Staghunting in the Old Days' reproduces many quaint designs from J. E. Ridinger. Very beautiful are the designs to 'The River Dee.' Strangely stirring is 'The Record of the Gurkhas.' The whole number is, indeed, of exceptional interest and merit.-'The Diary of a Private Soldier in the Campaign of New Orleans,' which appears in Macmillan's, edited by Col. Wil loughby Verner, is, in a sense, a continuation of a previous diary by the same private, John Timewell, of the 43rd Light Infantry, which was in an earlier number. Major Pearse gives a striking picture of WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately. 'The Evolution of the Sikh Soldier.' Mr. SaintsTo secure insertion of communications corre bury has an interesting paper on Novels of University Life, and Mr. Tighe Hopkins an estimate of spondents must observe the following rule. Let 'Gavarni.' Pages from a Private Diary' are con- each note, query, or reply be written on a separate tinued in the Cornhill, and have the customary slip of paper, with the signature of the writer and pleasant flavour of literature and impertinence. such address as he wishes to appear. Correspond The third of the Fights for the Flag' of the Rev.ents who repeat queries are requested to head the W. H. Fitchett describes the heroic adventures of second communication "Duplicate." 'Lord Anson and the Centurion.' Mr. A. P. Graves writes on James Clarence Mangan.' The article is readable; but Mangan's merits as a poet seem overestimated. Very interesting are the Stray Fragments of a Past of Lady Jane Ellice, whose father saw Louis XVI. Mr. E. H. Parker depicts for us 'The Life of a Chinese Mandarin.'-"An Ambassador's Letter-Bag' is opened in Temple Bar, and furnishes some pleasant revelations concerning John Hookham Frere and his correspondence. Another paper is on Richard Wall,' a strange personality, minister during part of the last century in Spain, concerning whom in this country very little is known. A narrative is also given of the death of

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