Ministers' in the centre are two branches of palm, and within them an open book with these words, the Word of God.' On a piece of needle-work in the house, but copied probably from an original board, are the following lines I pray God blesse the life Of master Edmund Parker, and his wife, And all the children that with him wonnes, Five daughters and seven sonnes. With respect to Bowland, one cireumstance only, but a very melancholy one, remains to be told; viz. that in the year 1805 a fine herd of wild deer, the last vestige of feudal superiority in the domains of the Lacies, were destroyed, *&e. &e. The loss, however, of these antient ornaments of the forest has been in some degree compensated by the late improvements of the house and grounds at Browsholme by the taste of the present owner. Of these improvements it is no small praise, in this age of innovation and experiment, to say, that while they have produced some splendid modern apartments, the shell of a venerable mansion has been left entire. The dining-room is adorned with some of the best paintings of Northcote. The house also contains many paintings by the best Flemish masters. The hall, 46 feet long, is furnished with many antiquities, such as the Ribchester Inscription of the 20th Legion, celts, fibulæ, different pieces of armour, and particuJarly a small spur, found, in the apartment called King Henry the Sixth, at Waddington Hall. Among the rest is a complete suit of buff-leather, worn by the head of the family, a sufferer for his loyalty, in the great rebellion. The papers of the family contain many curious and original documents of those times. The staircase window is rich in painted glass from Whalley Abbey, &c. Among the portraits is one of a Parker, in the reign of Charles II. with the insignia of Bowbearer of Bowland; viz. a staff tipped with a buck's head in his hand, and a bugle-horn at his girdle.-The only vestige of the Forest Laws yet preserved here (and that too now become useless), is the stirrup, through which every dog, excepting those belonging to the Lords, must be able to pass." Next follows a description of the Parish of Waddington, and its Parochial Chapel, endowed in 1438, but not improbably founded long before. "The choir, at least, and perhaps the tower, were rebuilt early in the reign of Henry VIII; for the former has the date MDXI. upon a beam, and the latter, which is of excellent masonry, bears every mark of that steeple-building æra in Craven, When Dodsworth visited the Church, there were in the East window the figures of a Knight and Lady kneeling. This Chapel is dedicated to St. Helen, and in the patronage of Thomas Lister Parker, Esq. of Browsholme. The present incumbent is the Rev. William Parker, who is alse Vicar of Almonbury, near Huddersfield, in the county of York. Anno Dom. 1810, the Vicaragehouse was rebuilt and enlarged by the present Vicar. "At Waddington is an Hospital, founded in the year 1701, by Robert Parker, second, son of Edward Parker, of ment sets forth that the said Robert Browsholme, Esq. The deed of endowParker, to the honour and glory of God, hath erected an Hospital, with an oratory for divine worship, for the convenient reception of ten poor widows. In 1719 the rental of the estates belonging to this Hospital was 667. 8s.—in 1799 it amounted to 2541. Instead of 10 there are now 15 widows. The pious founder died early in life, and unmarried, and was interred in the Church-yard of Waddington. His monument is a plain stone without any inscription, only his coat of arms on the side." The following description is copied from Dr. Whitaker's" Whalley:" - the "Bowland, though principally enclosed, is still ranged by herds of deer, under the jurisdiction of a master forester, here, in allusion to the name of the forest, called the Bowbearer, who has under him an inferior keeper former office is now held by Thomas Lister Parker, Esq. as it has long been by his ancestors. Here have been two lawns or enclosures for the deer, Radholme Laund, and Lathgram Park. The beautiful river Hodder, famous for its umber, rising near the cross of Grete, and passing through the parish of Sladeburn (or Slaidburne), intersects the forest, and forms the only ornamental scenery of a tract otherwise bleak and barren, by its deep and fringed banks. On one of these is the little Chapel of Whitewell, together with an Inn, the Court-house of Bowland, and, undoubtedly, a very antient resting-place for travellers journeying from Lancaster to Clitheroe or Whalley. The landscape here, is charming-the Hodder brawling at a great depth beneath the Chapel, washes the foot of a tall conical knowl, covered with oaks to its top, and is soon lost in overshadowing woods beneath. But it is for the pencil and not the pen to do justice to this scene. On the opposite hill, and near the Keeper's house, are the remains of a small encampment, T which have been supposed to be Roman, but the remains are too inconsiderable to justify any conjecture about them. At no great distance a cairn of stones was opened, and found to contain a sort of kist vaen, and a skeleton: it is singular that neither of these remains have been noticed by Rauthmell, a diligent and accurate investigator of the Roman antiquities of his own neighbourhood: but as he was Minister of Whitewell, he could scarcely be ignorant of this encampment, and may therefore be presumed not to have thought it Roman. On an adjoining height was discovered a quarry and manufactory of querns or portable millstones, of which, though probably introduced by the Roman soldiers into Britain, the use appears to have continued among us till after the Norman conquest." From the " Collection of Letters" we shall select a few short specimens: "Tregwitz, Cornwall, Bodmin 1674. "Sweet Cozen-I am very glad to hear so comfortably of you. I understand you have beautified your house, with rare perspectives, and your lot is fallen in a good ground. Follow the advice of a learned Gamaliel, so to passe the waves of this troublesome world, that you may come to the land of everlasting rest, which is the daily prayer of Your affect Uncle, "Slaidburne, April 10, 1691. "For EDWARD PARKER, Esq. at Browsholme, these. "This is a very unmannerly request I'm making to you; but the exigency of the affair is such, that, though with blushing, I must request you to let this bearer have two gallons (or, if not so much, yet what you can spare) of Claret; for now we find by our vessel that it will not be sufficient to fill the Comunicants on Sunday, some persons have tapt itunknown to us. We had one rundlet from Lancaster, and was all we could get in the Town, however it would have done our business if there had been no foul play. Sir, if this will consist with your conveniency, I will either pay you what you please for it, or will send you the same quantity when I can procure it. If you cannot furnish me, yet if you thought they had as much at Waddow that they would spare it, if you would write to Mr. Wilkinson by this bearer, it would be a great favour: but I am very much affraid we must use (the practice of) the Greeke and Armenian Churches, and mix our wine with water, God will have merey, but not sacrifice, therefore I doubt not He will pardon us, necessity pleading our excuse. So, Dear Sir, with service to your Father, &c. I rest your obliged humble Servant, E. TOWNLEY." "Preston, 7th of May, 1675. "Sir, I beleeve before this tyme you have the news of that sad disaster which happened att Liverpoole on Tuesday Jast in the evening, where upon some falling out betweene Mr. Bannester and Sir Henry Slater's eldest sonne it peeeded so farr that they went to the feilds, three of each side videl't, Mr. Bannester, his man, and Dick Assheton, on one pte. and Sir Henry Slater's three sonnes on the other pte, in which ingagement Captaine Slater, Sir Henryes youngest sonne was slayne, and the eldest brother mortally wounded. Mr. Bannester and Assheton are both in custody, and going towards Lanc'r, unles some other course can be taken. Mr. B. Mann is fledd. for Thomas Parker, Esq. att his house, Brouseholme, theise are." 76. A Poetical History of England; written for the use of the Young Ladies educated at Rothbury-house Schoot, and dedicated to them, by the Authors 8vo, pp. 156. Law and Whitaker. WITH much satisfaction we receive the completion of this concise and very useful History; which was briefly noticed in our vol. LXXXII. Part I. p. 364. In a modest but manly Preface the Author says, "The Epitome of English History now presented to the publick, is a very juvenile production, and the result only of a few leisure hours.....He is aware, that those who take up the book in search of amusement only, will meet with disappointment; but he hopes that if nothing should be seen to admire, little will be found to censure. "In order to avoid overburdening the memory, it was necessary to be as brief as possible; this may frequently occasion an inharmonious abruptness: but as the History is intended to be learned, conciseness has been preferred to ornament. In a work for children, simplicity is indispensable: and but little interest can be given to characters, who are scarcely introduced, before they give place to their successors. Defects, resulting from these causes, the writer flatters himself, will be criticised with lenity: he wishes the work to be considered as a task, not subject; and not the subject as a vehicle as a Poem; the verse as a vehicle for the for verse." The First Part embraced the long period from Julius Cæsar to Richard III; which is now continued to "the House of Brunswick," commencing Aug. 1, 1714; and on the same day in 1814, the ingenious Bard thus addresses the Head of that august and much-venerated Family: Divine "Illustrious Brunswick, hail! great no more Nor black sedition stain thy future page. Chapters of the Novel entitled Waverley,' with which the Author was greatly pleased, when she perused that admirably-written work, which is calcu lated to impress, in a striking manner, the ill consequences that may result from instability of mind and conduct." A Second Poem is annexed, called "The Dark Ladye, intended as a Sequel to Mr. Coleridge's Fragmentary Tale entitled Love" of which we are told, "It was one stormy evening in April 1813, that this Fragment was written, though it has never before been published; I thought it a pity that so interesting a tale as the one which suggested these Stanzas should remain unfinished, and as Mr. Coleridge would not conclude it himself, I presumed to do so for him. Had it been an idea of my own, I should rather have told a tale of Man's constancy, than of his perfidy; but the Knight was to be perfidious, And Brunswick's Heirs for ever grace and, of course, I adhered to my text." thy Throne!" The Notes throughout are concise and judicious; and in the margin a convenient Appendage is neatly introduced -a chronological Series of the Popes, the Emperors of Germany, and the Kings of France and Spain. 77. Sir Wilibert de Waverley; or, The Bridal Eve: a Poem. By Eliza S. Francis, Author of "the Rival Roses," &c. sm. 8vo. pp. 8s. Leigh. THE fair Authoress of this little “Ye days, when Knighthood in its glory On Honour's lists a sounding name en- [Romance! lance, With all that modern Wisdom calls If 'tis romance in virtuous deeds to shine, And add new honours to a noble line, If 'tis romance to shield the dame ye love, [above, And prize her smile, all guerdons far With high-wrought fervour, every vice disdain, [reign!" Romance! return, resume thy antient The Bridal Eve, a story which is prettily told, she says, is, "An amplification, in verse, of a little romantic sketch, in one of the first 1 We are sorry to perceive that a Lady who can write so well has occasion to lament her hours of sorShe thus addresses an absent row. friend: "Haste, little Book, to Anna tell Her graceful kindness twined; Still Memory pays thee willing rites, The homage of the mind: Ah! would that I could fly to thee, 78. The Art of evading a Charitable Subscription. By Natal Junior. 8vo, pp. 26. Hatchard. THE grave irony of this pamphlet is well supported; and the cap is of so elastic a nature, that it will fit the noddle of almost every man who tries it on, whatever may be his religious sentiments. The cloven foot, however, appears, in a sly insinuation against the writings of Dr. Marsh, Dr. Maltby, Mr. Norris, and the benevolent Bishop of Chester. 79. Advice 1815.] 79. Advice on the Study and Practice of the Law: with Directions for the Choice of Books. Addressed to Attorneys' Clerks. By William Wright. Second Edition, enlarged. 8vo, pp. 180. Taylor and Hessey. IN the minds of well-disposed Youth entering upon any profession or employment, there naturally exists a spirit of inquiry, and an enthusiastic ardour to acquire a competent knowledge of its principles. That this disposition should receive every possible assistance and encouragement, is, on all accounts, obviously important. In the arduous and conplicated profession of the Law, particularly, without able directions and judicious advice which may be continually resorted to, the Student, however ardent and industrious, is likely soon to be bewildered and In a sensible Preface, the Author disgusted, or at least to fail of attain- concisely enumerates the several pubing any considerable proficiency: lications on the study of the Law much time will, probably, be spent (some of which are addressed to the on books which will ill reward his gentlemen of the Bar, and contain diligence, and serve rather to perplex no practical hints for the use of Atand impede his progress than to sup- torneys' Clerks, nor information on ply him with valuable information. the choice of Books), and on the And although, it is true, the power of branch of Conveyancing in particular: genius sometimes overcomes all ob- these labours, however, it is sugstacles, such instances must be re-gested, have not superseded the negarded as rare exceptions from a cessity of further advice more imgeneral rule. These considerations mediately applicable to Attorneys' may be sufficient to evince the utility Clerks. of such a work as the present by a progentleman of experience in the fession: but the reasons which Mr. Wright gives in his Introduction are conclusive on this head : success at the Bar, he was made Chief Justice; and has left behind him some of the best Reports extant. Justice Willes said of this Lawyer, that he was so very learned a man, and so wellskilled in pleading, that no authorities 、 - the volume to any others than those, to whom it is expressly addressed, we may without impropriety assert that young men of any profession cannot but be benefited by an attentive perusal of it. It is unnecessary for us to point out more particularly the subjects of the several chapters; and it will hardly be expected that we should attempt an analysis of the advice and cautions which the work contains: we shall, however, extract a few passages, which, as it is conceived, will afford sufficient grounds for the favourable opinion we entertain of the work, and at the same time display the sound judgment, the correct principles, and the liberal sentiments of the Author. were necessary to be mentioned after him.' Sir John Strange, Lord Hardwicke, Lord Roden *, Lord Kenyon, and Lord Ashburton, arrived at the highest Judicial situations, though accustomed in their youth to the labour of copying in an Attorney's Office. Two of the Judges who now preside in our Courts of Justice were Attorneys' Clerks. If we turn our eyes to those who rank with the most eminent among the Conveyancers, Special Pleaders, Equity Draftsmen, and Advocates of the present day, we shall find in each of these departments men who have been Clerks in Attorneys' Offices, and who, notwithstanding the disadvantages of their situation, have attained their present rank in their profession, by pursuing a more liberal and laborious course of study than has been usually chalked out for Attorneys." The volume is divided into the fol- deistical observations of the Authors do lowing heads or chapters: On Industry, and Temperance; on Study; on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations; of History; on the old Law Books; on the Study of the English Constitution;-of the English Law;of the Civil Law; on Commonplace Books; on Practice, and on attending Courts of Justice; on Parliamentary Business; on the old Court Hands; on the Latin Language; on the Study of the Classics; on attaining a knowledge of the Latin Language; on Short-hand Writing; on Company; on the Professional Duties of Attorneys; on the reciprocal Duties of Attorneys and Clerks; on Exercise. It will be perceived by this summary of the Contents, that the Author does not confine himself to mere professional advice: indeed, the value of the book is greatly increased by the friendly admonitions respect. ing general conduct which are interspersed throughout—and though it might appear strange to recommend "Strange, Roden, and Hardwicke, were Clerks to an Attorney of the name of Salkeld, who resided in Brook-street, Holborn; and Lord Mansfield entertained so high an opinion of the latter, that he often observed, When Lord Hardwicke pronounced his decrees, Wisdom herself might be said to speak.' Butler's Hora Judic." In the Chapter "on the Study of History," a very necessary caution is given with respect to two celebrated modern Historians: "In the perusal of the polished Histories of Hume and Gibbon, care should be taken that the imposing style and not ingraft on the mind sentiments repugnant to the interests of mankind, and the dictates of true religion. This will be very necessary, as they have taken every opportunity of insinuating contempt for the doctrines of Christi anity: and the style and method of admirers. Their works certainly contain their Histories have gained them many much useful knowledge, accompanied by very acute reasoning; but sometimes they have drawn false conclusions from ascertained facts; and it may with jus tice be said, they have on some occasions laboured to suppress important tions with the appearance of truth. evidence, and to cover misrepresenta These errors are not very numerous, but they are often of very great importance, and likely to escape detection by a tyro; and therefore many well-informed men may think it advisable, that, instead of Hume, Henry's History of Great Britain, with Andrews's Continuation, should be read; and that the perusal of Gibbon should be postponed till the judgment of the Student has become more mature, and he has obtained more leisure to devote to the examination of it." With respect to controversial works, some judicious advice is given in the chapter "on the Study of the Eng lish Law:" "The professional Student should not enter hastily upon works of a controversial description: these should be Jeft |
