We have, however, in this recent discovery a clear contradiction of this assertion. Here is a marble slab found dedicated to a well-known local divinity, and this discovery may give weight not only to the assertion that the marble urn at Rokeby was found in the Roman station there, but also go far to authenticate the marble tablet said to have been found at Urioconium, and preserved in the museum at Shrewsbury. The inscription is as follows:

D. M.
ANTONIAE

GEMELLAE

DIADVMENYS

PIENTISSIMAE

FECIT

VIXIT ANNIS XXXII.

This, in consequence of its being in marble, has been thought to have been

brought to England from abroad in modern times.

There is a third marble sculpture, said to have been found where it is still preserved, viz. at Berkeley in Gloucestershire, and which represents the sacrifice of a boar to Hercules. It is one foot long and eight inches in height, and undoubtedly Roman. One is very prone to suspect that this was brought from abroad, but the finding of the marble tablet in Bath here described, and which rests upon testimony which cannot be doubted, serves to shew that the Romans did use marble in this country, but whether native or imported I am not prepared to shew. I am, &c.,

H. M. SCARTH, M.A.

Bath, June 27, 1862.

THE GENEALOGY OF THE NORTHS, EARLS OF GUILFORD. MR. URBAN,-If you, or any of your correspondents, can throw any light on the matter of genealogy about to be mentioned, it would much oblige the writer.

but it says nothing of the death of the infant Lucy.

It is stated in the "Peerage," by Arthur Collins, Esq., vol. iv., p. 265 (the third edition, printed in 1756), that Lord Guilford married "the Lady Lucy, daughter of George, late Earl of Halifax, by whom he had issue one son named Frederick, born April 13, 1732, now living; and a daughter, Lucy, born in 1734, who died an infant." The "Peerage" then proceeds to say that her ladyship departing this life May 7, 1734, was buried at Wroxton.

Now, your venerable periodical confirms the statements of the "Peerage" in two respects, but not in a third. It distinctly mentions the birth of the daughter, and the death of the mother,

Here are the entries copied from the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE:

April, 1734.

[Under the head Births.] "The lady of the Lord Guilford, of a daughter."

[Deaths.]

May 7, 1734. The lady of the Lord Guilford, and daughter of the Earl of Halifax."

Not a word about the decease of the daughter mentioned in the former of the two announcements.

Could you oblige me by referring me to any publication of authority, other than a "Peerage," which records the decease of the infant daughter of the Lady Guilford, the first wife of Francis, the third Lord Guilford ?—I am, &c.,

AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.

The Note-book of Sylvanus Urban.

[Under this title are collected brief notes of matters of current antiquarian interest which do not appear to demand more formal treatment. SYLVANUS URBAN invites the kind co-operation of his Friends, who may thus preserve a record of many things that would otherwise pass away.]

THE RESTORATIONS AT ETON COLLEGE.-The works connected with the restoration of Lupton's Chapel have been recently completed, so that the numerous visitors to the college on the occasion of "Speech-day" were enabled to judge of the beauty and effect of that particular portion of the magnificent college chapel already restored. The entire work has been carefully executed by the Messrs. O'Connor, of London, who, by removing the coats of whitewash, the accumulations of centuries, with which the beautiful groined roof, rich tracery, and carving were covered, have brought out traces of the original gilding and colouring. This ante-chapel has been restored by the munificence of the Rev. J. Wilder, one of the Fellows of Eton. The window has also been filled in with stained glass, which represents for its most important feature the arms of Henry VIII., in whose reign Lupton's Chapel was built, and those of her present Majesty, during whose reign it has been restored. Surrounding these are figures of angels supporting shields, with the armorial bearings of the following among several Provosts of Eton who have been interred in the chapel :-Gulielmus Westbury, Henry VI., præp. ob. 1477; Henricus Bost, Edward IV., ob. 1503; Rogerus Lupton, Henry VII., ob. 1540; Henricus Savile, eques Elizabeth, ob. 1621; Thomas Murray, James I., ob. 1624; Henricus Wotton, eques James I., ob. 1639; Ricardus Allestree, Charles II., ob. 1680; Henricus Godolphin, William III., ob. 1730; Josephus Goodhall, George III., ob. 1840; Franciscus Hodgson, Victoria, ob. 1853. The details of the window upon which these armorial bearings are placed are composed of richly leaded jewelled glass, showing the emblems of the feathers, the rose, the fleur-de-lis, and other Tudor badges, and are in strict keeping with the date of the building. The chapel is situated at the north-east end of the larger chapel, between the buttresses of which it is erected, and was built by Roger Lupton, LL.D., who was elected a Fellow of the College on February 16, 1503, and Provost on the following day. In 1504 he was made a canon of Windsor; he resigned the provostship in 1535, and died in 1540. He was buried in a vault in this chapel, and his name is perpetuated by a monogram over the entrance, where may be seen, carved in the stonework, the cypher R, and the letters LUP on a tun-Roger Lupton. He was a considerable benefactor to Eton College, and among other things built the great clock-tower, and the gateway leading to the cloisters. In the same chapel are deposited the remains of Francis Rous, B.A., who was made Provost of Eton by the authority of the Houses of Parliament. He left three scholarships, now worth about 30%. per annum, to be supplied from superannuated Eton scholars, should none of his own kin apply within fifty days. Lupton's Chapel also contains two fulllength brass monuments, with inscriptions; one of Henry Bost, Provost of the

College, who died in 1503, and the other of the founder. Very little more now remains to be done, and when the whole is completed the chapel of this royal foundation will deservedly rank among the most splendid specimens of ecclesiastical architecture that the country possesses.

RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.-The sale of the small but choice collection of the late Mr. M. J. Johnson, Radcliffe Observer, took place at the rooms of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, the 27th of May last. The entire collection comprised only sixty-one lots, and realized 1,449/. 14s. 6d. We cite the following as the most important:

Lot 3. Hora B. Mariæ, Paris, 1527, with exquisite woodcuts by Geofery Tori de Bourges, in old moroccco, with the device of Henry II. of France on sides53/. 10s.

Lot 7. Chronicon Nurembergense, so famous for its numerous woodengravings by Pleydenwurff and Wolgemut (Albert Durer's master)-231.

Lot 12. Joannis Evangelistæ Historia et Visiones Apocalypticæ, block book of forty-seven leaves, executed in the very infancy of printing (circa 1440), although doubtful if it did not want one leaf-1277.

Lot 23. Speculum Humanæ Salvationis, Basel, 1476, with curious woodengravings-317. 108.

Lot 25. Lord Sterline's Recreations with the Muses, containing the exces sively rare portrait by Marshall-117. 58.

Lot 29. Apocalypse de Saint Jehan, a magnificent manuscript, on vellum, adorned with seventy-nine miniatures, executed for Margaret of York, wife of Charles the Bold, and sister of Edward IV.-1747.

Lot 31. Biblia Latina (Kings to Esther only), manuscript, on vellum, having two excessively rare woodcuts by Michel Schorp, Maler, zu Ulm, pasted on the covers-401.

Lot 33. Breviarium Parisiense, manuscript, on vellum-247.

Lot 37. Heures de Nostre Dame, escriptes par F. Wydon, manuscript, with paintings, executed in 1549-677.

Lot 41. Hora B. Virginis, manuscript, on vellum, with forty-nine miniatures, executed about 1400, in the French Van Eyck style-917. 78.

Lot 42. Horæ, manuscript, on vellum, with fourteen paintings by a French artist, about 1490-267.

Lot 43. Horæ, manuscript, on vellum, with miniatures by a Belgian artist, about 1480-351.

Lot 44. Horæ, manuscript, on vellum, with illuminations in the style of French art in the fifteenth century-277.

Lot 45. Horæ, manuscript, on vellum, with miniatures executed (circa 1440) by a French artist of the Van Eyck school, for Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England-1421.

Lot 50. Officium B. Mariæ, manuscript, on vellum, in very small size, having sixteen miniatures, by a Paduan artist (circa 1470)-257.

Lot 52. Psalterium Davidis, manuscript, on vellum, by an English scribe (circa 1300), with curious illuminations, including rural and military sports-437. Lot 57. Mosis Pentateuchus in Hebrew, on a roll of 47 ft. in length and 4 in. in breadth-307.

Lot 60. Missale in Usum Sarum, manuscript, on vellum, imperfect-331. Lot 61. Psalterium cum Precibus, a manuscript Prayer-book, on vellum, executed for Edward I., when Prince of Wales, wanting one leaf-1167. 11s.

SALE OF RARE AND FINE ENGRAVINGS.-A valuable collection of engravings and some drawings, comprising choice specimens of the works of the most eminent artists, selected from the cabinets of Signor Poggiali, of Leghorn (the friend of Raffaelle Morghen), and others, was sold on June 23 and 24, by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, of Wellington-street, Strand. The prices realized in some instances were enormous. Among the more prominent examples may be quoted :

Lot 43, (Desnoyers). "La Belle Jardinière," after Raffaelle; brilliant and rare; proof before letters, with full margin-291. (Clement.)

Lots 73 and 74, (Gandolfi). "Charity;" an exquisitely finished drawing in chalk by Gandolfi, from his own design; and "The Nativity," a similarly executed drawing, after G. Gandolfi-387. 15s. (Holloway.)

Lots 105 and 106. "The Marriage of the Virgin," after Raffaelle; two superb proofs, with the verses only, in fine condition, with full margins-607. (Evans.)

Lot 112. "The Holy Family," after Raffaelle, from the picture in the Museum at Naples. The original drawing in chalk, exquisitely executed by Longhi, for the purpose of his engraving-257. (Holloway.)

Lot 120, (Morghen). "The Last Supper," after Leonardo da Vinci, artist's proof, with white plate and entire margin. The proof with the white plate, lately sold in Paris for 8,400f., had the arms printed.-2757. (Palmer.)

Lot 121. "The Last Supper," after Leonardo da Vinci; a brilliant proof, with large margin-657. (Goupill.)

Lot 123. "Aurora," after Guido; a superb proof of the greatest rarity, with fine margin, and before any letters; the artist's names being neatly written by Raffaelle Morghen himself; unique-105 guineas. (Colnaghi.)

Lot 128. "Parce Somnum Rumpere," after Titian; artist's proof before any letters; exceedingly rare in this state and condition-321. (Ditto.)

Lot 152, (Müller). "St. John," after Domenichino, with the date 1808; fine and rare proof, with full margin-227. 10s. (Graves.)

Lot 154. "Madonna di Sisto," after Raffaelle; fine and excessively rare proof-56. (Colnaghi.)

Lot 182, (Schiavone). "The Assumption," after Titian; artist's proof before any letters or arms, with remark, in the finest condition and very rare-307. (Holloway.)

Lot 194, (Strange). "Charles I. with the Horse," after Van Dyck, and "Henrietta Maria," after the same, the companion; proofs before any letters, in the finest possible state and condition, with full margins-347. (Ditto.)

Lot 197; (Toschi). "Lo Spasimo," after Raffaelle; brilliant artist's proof on India paper, before any letters, with remark; in the finest condition-351. (Moffat.)

Lot 209. The Correggio Frescoes, 34 plates in 17 parts, all published221. 108. (Hanson.)

Lot 212, (Wille). "L'Instruction Paternelle," after Terburg; proof before border, arms, or any letters; fine and very rare-24/. 15s. (Moffat.)

Lots 230 and 231, (Woollett). "The Fishery," after Wright; two brilliant artist's proofs before letters-277. 118. (Holloway.)

The two days' sale realized 1,5957.

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Historical and Miscellaneous Reviews, and Literary Notices.