telling. The narrative is full of incident, and the appendices give evidence of long-continued and painstaking research. The portraits, sketches of the various picturesque bits of the old College, and the plans and views of Edinburgh in the olden time, are all alike worthy of the theme which they illustrate. We can only, with Sir Alexander himself, regret that the necessary consideration of expense prevented our having more of them. But the graphic style in which the Principal tells us of snowballing, in "Town and Gown" disturbances, of re monstrances by the students, at one time against AntiChrist, the Pope of Rome," at another against the wearing of gowns, invests the whole of his story with a picturesqueness that really needs little in the way of assistance from the pencil of the artist. The account which Sir Alexander prints of the disputation at Stirling before James VI., in which the king himself took part, now for the impugner, now for the defender, "in good Latin, and with much knowledge of the secrets of philosophy," is extremely characteristic of the monarch, as Scott has handed him down to us in his really very faithful portrait in the Fortunes of Nigel. In the result, his Sacred Majesty proclaimed himself openly "godfather to the Colledge of Edinburgh." From James VI. to Victoria is a goodly reach of the stream of Time, down which the bark of the College of Edinburgh has floated with varying fortunes, for whose story we must refer our readers to the pages in which Sir Alexander Grant has made it live. "Mater Oriel " may well exult over her distinguished son who rules over the College of Edinburgh. The Genealogist. Vol. VII. Edited by George W. Marshall, LL.D. (Bell & Sons.) WITH the volume before us Dr. Marshall's labours come to an end. The seven volumes which he has edited con tain a large mass of authentic genealogical material which will prove of great use to the county historian. The extracts from parish registers are a most important feature, which, we trust, will be continued in future issues. WE have received The Bible in Waverley; or, Sir Waller Scott's Use of the Sacred Scriptures, by Nicholas Dickson (Edinburgh, Black). The writer is evidently very familiar not only with Holy Scripture, but also with the writings of the great novelist. He has gone through the whole of the sacred volume, and pointed out, step by step, how very much Sir Walter Scott was indebted to it for his illustrations. Mr. Dickson's labour will not have been in vain if it convinces any of his readers that the Bible is, apart from its sacred functions, the most important help towards style which we possess. THE Derbyshire Archæological and Natural History Society's Journal, Vol. VI., for 1884, comes before us after a hiatus valde deflendus in its receipt. The present issue is fully as interesting as the last which was sent, and should certainly be in the hands of genealogists as well as of the lovers of natural science. The Darley dale Parish Registers," communicated by Mr. Sleigh, contain many quaint entries and not a few remarkable Christian names. We should like, however, to see them printed in full, instead of being tantalized by extracts. Mr. S. O. Addy contributes an important "List of Vills and Freeholders of Derbyshire, 1633," and an interesting account of a last-century worthy, Charles Balguy, M.D. The Balguys, or Balgays, we incline to agree with Pegge in considering a Scottish family which attempted to father itself upon an English stock, the Cheshire Baguleys, without the slightest proof. Balgay is, we believe, a place-name near Dundee. A PAPER of high interest, read by our valued contributor Mr. Frederick E. Sawyer before the Brighton and Sussex Natural History Society, on Numbers in Connexion with Science and Folk-lore, contains much curious information. What is said about the number nine is specially significant. Dictionary the list of compound words commencing with IN the third part of Messrs. Cassell's Encyclopædic Alder, though, of course, not complete, is of creditable fulness. Under " Amphitheatre" excellent information is supplied. Two essays in Macmillan have special interest for our readers. The first is Mr. Harrison's "Historic London," in which it is claimed for us that we possess in London the "most historic castle, the most venerable church and burial-place, and the most memorable hall of justice now extant on the earth." Let us hope that the concluding prophecies will not come true. The second is "An Oxford College under James I. and Charles I.," by the Warden of Merton.-The prelude to what seems likely to be a valuable and readable essay on the "Forecastings of Nostradamus" appears in Mr. Bogue's Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer. The Rev. J. Pickford's account of "An Old Cheshire Family" and "The Treasures of the Record Office" also attract attention.— In the Contemporary Canon Westcott writes on "Euripides as a Religious Teacher" and Mr. Traill on "NeoChristianity and Mr. Arnold."-Mr. Swinburne's essay on "Wordsworth and Byron " in the Nineteenth Century is sufficiently outspoken to provoke considerable controversy. Notices to Correspondents. We must call special attention to the following notices: ON all communications must be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately. F. HOPKINSON, F.S.A. 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