Notes On Liter Pure, Science, And Art.

in a variet y of attitudes !! ! It is well for Henry Jones that Richard III . cannot come back to injure him , or I guess ( unless near four centuries in eternity has greatl y improved him ) he Avould have immense pleasure in wringing the neck of

" the director , owner , and manager of this shoAv , " for his representation of him taking the two princes to the ToAver , as given by Mr . Jarvis at page 36 . Henry Jones , it appears , even flies at hi gher game , by attempting allegorical subjects—which he

terms allygrees , for he has had as little training in pronunciation as in the fine arts . Nay , he even attempts to write poetry , between which and mere rhyme , like too many of his betters , he cannot see the immense difference . Nevertheless

, judging by Mr . Jarvis ' s extraordinary volume , Henry ancl his Museum must be alikegreatciiriosities . andshould leveragain visit Stratford-on-Avon , I will try hard to make it in my Avay to see both . In the meantime I h . Twe great leasure in

comp mending Mr . Jarvis ' s book on the Musee Phusee Glyptic and its proprietor to my readers , as likel y to amuse them , while the fine touches of humour and humanity permeating all cannot but be pleasing to the true Freemason .

Weldon and Co ., of Bedford Street , Coveut Garden , have issued , in a neat shilling covered pamphlet , the Agricultural Holdings Act , with Exposition , Appendix , Notes and Forms , by Henry Winch , Esq ., of the Middle Temple , Barrister-at-LaAv , Avhich

will be useful to all interested in the letting or renting of lands . I am sorry te record the 'death of my dear old friend , Mr . James Gregor Grant , for many years a resident of Sunderland , but which took place in London on December

seventeenth . Mr . Grant Avas one of the most polished Avriters , both in prose and verse , amongst all the bards and other authors of the North of England , and as an elocutionist he Avas rarel y equalled . His manners Avere those of a thorough

gentleman ; and no good man or Avoman could be long in his company Avithout not only feeling quite at home with him , buthving him as a brother . Of his life ami writings I mayhave more to say in another "Note . " His " Madonna Pia and other Poems , " published in two volumes , in 1848 , each Avith a frontispiece designed by his friend Mulready , are sufficient to long keep his

memory green in the minds of all lovers of healthy poetry ; ancl for those who had the privilege of knowing him personally , and listening to his interesting conversations and eloquent readings , a void has been made in the social circle , Avhich is not likely

to be soon filled up again .. Mr . Grant ' s name is one that Avill endure Avhen that of his namesake mentioned beloAV is forgotten . Mr . James Grant , a literary man of no great power of intellect , has renounced Protestantism for popery . Soat leastthe

, , newspapers inform us . It is a conversion , or perversion , Avhich will not greatly affect the destinies of mankind . Masons may still breathe freely in this country . Mr . James Grant is not the British nation , but only a A'ery insignificant unit thereof .

Mr . Jolm Joseph Briggs , of King ' s Newton , F . R . S . L ., Avell knoAvn as a poet , historical writer , ancl naturalist , has in the press a Natural History of Melbourne , in Derbyshire , and is also engaged on a copious biographical Avorkto be entitled

, , " The Worthies of Derbyshire , " to contain some seven hundred biographical notices . Mr . Edward Stanford , of Charing Cross , has commenced the publication of a valuable series of three-ancl-sixpenny volumes , each comjilete in itselfbut forming a

, neat uniform library of thirteen volumes , on the British Manufacturing Industries , which are edited by G . Phillips Bevan , F . G . S ., who is to contribute the volume on

Industrial Statistics . The subjects are all treated by competent Avriters , the object of the series being , as explained in the preface , " to bring into one focus the leading features ancl present position of the most important industries of the kiugdom , so as to

enable the general reader to comprehend the enormous development that has taken place Avithin the last tAventy or thirty years . " "For , " as the editor adds , "it is eA'ident that the great increase in education throughout the country has tended

largely to foster a simultaneous interest in technical knowledge , as evinced by the spread of art and science , schools , trade museums , international exhibitions , & c . ; and this fact is borne out by a perusal of the dail in which the

promiy papers , nence given to every improvement in trade or machinery attests the desire of the reading public to know more about those matters . " But the difficulty commences here ; for few will Avacle through p des ° *