authorities for every portion of the costume, however minute, are contained in a learned though small treatise, which every scholar will peruse with pleasure, if published, as it ought to be, and which is entitled "An Excursus to sections 15, 16, and 17 of Part IV. of the Greek Antiquities of Lamhert Bos." Phædria, instead of making his bow to the audience, dressed like a dashing young English gentleman, with frock coat, boots, and beaver, presented himself with his head bare, and wearing, as befitted young men of his age, a kind of short cloak as an upper garment, the chlamys, which covered the left arm and was clasped on the right shoulder, so that one end hung down in front and the other behind, leaving the right arm free for action, whilst the left hand was hidden. The colour of his chlamys was saffron, with a reddish border. A sleeveless tunic, white, reached to his knee, and, with a pair of sandals on his feet, there stood before the audience the Athenian Ephebus, in his habit as he lived. His brother, Chærea, in his first dress, was similarly attired, but the colour of the chlamys was purple throughout, while his tunic was ornamented at the bottom with a border, and a broad-brim. med hat with a low round crown, the petasus-for he is represented as coming in from the country-hung from his neck upon his shoulders behind. In his disguise as the Eunuch, he wore a striped tunic with long sleeves, trousers, and red shoes, with a small red-coloured chlamys, and a blue conical cap, like the Phrygian bonnet, with the apex bent forward. The parasite, Gnatho, was dressed in the very height of Athenian fashion; his tunic was of the finest linen, and was ornamented both at the bottom and on the girdle by a border; a silver heart glittered on the top of his foot, while his pallium was slightly rounded at the sides, and had silver glands depending from the corners, to make it hang well. This was also observable in the chlamys of Thraso, which was of a scarlet colour, and worn, as was the mode with military men, rather smaller than that used by the young Athenians. His tunic also did not reach so far as the knee. In the scene in which he marches in with his household troops to storm the house of Thais, he was equipped with helmet and shield, and carried two javelins in his hand, while one of his attendants bore his shield-stand, on which the buckler was suspended during the parley which ensues. The appearance of his forces merely attired in black scanty tunics, as usual with slaves, and armed with clubs, spits, meat-forks, and other implements of domestic warfare-not forgetting the defensive armour borne by one of them, a huge pot-lid-contrasted with the gorgeous military array of Thraso himself, was exquisitely ludicrous, and even the actors could not help laughing. The dress of Laches, or Chremes, does not seem to call for any particular remark, further than that it was appropriate, and we therefore pass to a description of the apparel of Thais. She wore an Ionian tunic of white linen, embroidered with gold, with long sleeves, which were fastened down the arm with small clasps. Over the left shoulder was thrown a violet-coloured pallium, ornamented with stars, falling from the waist in full folds, and reaching to the feet. The girdle was fastened in a bow, and her feet were inserted in laced socks. The head-dress appeared to consist of a diadem of pearls, and a sort of fine net, which hung some way down the back. Whenever she appeared on the stage, she was attended by two female slaves, mutes, one of whom carried a fan of peacock's feathers, the other a mirror made of polished steel. They were clothed in a short upper tunic, reaching to the hips, over a full under-tunic; while Dorias, another female attendant of Thais, wore a long straight tunic without a girdle; and Pythias the encyclum, or tunico-pallium, the most common dress of the Athenian women, over a tunic which came down to the feet. Altogether, too much praise can hardly be bestowed upon the pains which were taken to render the illusion of the scene complete. PROLOGUS. Tandem exit annus, feriasque uti solent Ut ante doctis, atque ut abte lenibus. Viris EPILOGUS. P. Vos istæc auferte intro-tu, Parmeno, ades dum; Nam volo te paucis. P. Pluribus haud opus est. Istæc nimirum dono sunt Thaidi, amoris Signa tui. P. Imo aliud, Parmeno, longè aliud. Pa. Hem! quid jam cessavit amor? tædetne puellæ Te tam dilectæ tam cito? P. Res alia est. Pa. Cuinam fœminea hæc dono sunt? P. Mascula dicas. Pa. Mascula vah! sunt ne hæc propria quæ maribus? Mitra, et cincinni, et pigmenta, et serica vestis; Sandalia, et nardus, quam propria hæc maribus? P. Hic habitaturi Londinum advenimus urbem Famosam, impletam civibus innumeris, Gaudentem hospitibus; sed, ut aiunt, cuique necesse est, Morigerari Anglis, si volet esse Leo. Pa. Non Leo, sed catulus fies, si talia curæ Sunt tibi. Bellus homo, non tamen Anglus eris. P. Cincinnatus ero. Pa. Taceas-res forsan amicæ Tota tuæ subolet; tristis enim egreditur. T. Hei mihi quid jam credam, vel cui perdita credam? Ille, in quo nostræ spes et opes sitæ erant ; Qui sine me nunquam se vivere posse putabat, Phædria fit mulier- Phædria. - P. Parce metu, Parce metu. Cytharea! T. Eheu! tremo et horreo tota. Pa. Tota! P. Thraso quidem abest-tota fit illa mea. T. Tota tua, omnino tua, Phædria; primus apud me Semper es, atque oculos militis effodiam. Pa. Dico tibi insidias fieri. T. Tu credere noli Huic stulto; ex animo dico. P. Quid ergo rei est? Quid te sollicitat? T. Mi Phædria, corculum amabo, Concinnis vellem me decorare tuis. Nardum et pastillos vellem, pigmentaque vellem. Nil mihi respondes? P. Pessuma! T. Me miseram. P. Quid faciam ipse, cedo? et barbam vis forsan habere. T. Ah minime! barbæ non ego sum cupida. P. Hercle etiam hoc restat; sed quisnam huc advenit? Pa. Eia! Est Gnatho, an huic similis tu cupis esse? P. Tace. T. O monstrum! en hominem Cacum sese ore ferentem! Fumos et flammas evomit ore. Pa. Libet. P. Anne decet? Gnatho bellus homo est, qui spiritus illi, Qui vultus! T. Vigor est igneus. Pa. Euge! T. Cibum. E flammâ petit, ut dixti. Pa. Fumum ex fulgore Et lucem e fumo dat. P. Color! ecce color Est roseus! T. Modo sit verus! P. Non pec tore vincto Fac rogites. G. Aio scilicet, aio Thraso. Th. Nonne meum est caput hoc, quod ligno durius ipso? Simalionem emi, Simalionem alui, Sum dux-G. Aio, Thraso. Thr. Atque auspex, herus. G. Aio. Thr. Opera, ergo. Illius mea sunt. G. Aio. T. Tuos tibi habe. Phædria, concinnos, valeas. P. In viduum, amabo. Aut. T. Aut. P. Aut. T. Valeas, sum tibi tota Thraso. G. Euge vexillum, Sanga, induperator amicâ Cum fidá faciat, te præeunte, viam. ROYAL SOCIETY. Nov. 21. At the first meeting for the season, the Marquess of Northampton, President, was in the chair; the evening was wholly occupied in the reading of the minutes, which included the substance of the ten papers brought before the Society at their last meeting, and in other routine business. Nov. 30. This being St. Andrew's day, the Anniversary meeting was held, the noble President in the chair; when the following members were elected the new Council, those whose names are in Italics not having belonged to the last. The Marquess of Northampton, President; John William Lubbock, Esq. M.A. Treasurer; Peter Mark Roget, M.D., and Samuel Hunter Christie, Esq. M.A.. Secretaries; and John Frederick Daniell, Esq. Foreign Secretary. Other Members of the Council:-Sir John Barrow, Bart., Francis Baily, Esq., Thomas Bell, Esq., John Davy, M.D., Bryan Donkin, Esq., Edward Forster, Esq., Thomas Galloway, Esq. M.A., Thomas Graham, Esq., Sir John F. W. Herschel, Bart. M.A., Francis Kiernan, Esq., John Lindley, Esq. Phil. D., Richard Owen, Esq., Richard Phillips, Esq., Major Edward Sabine, R. A., Robert B. Todd, M.D. John Taylor, Esq. The President delivered an Address, in pursuance of the practice of his predecessors. Its first subjects were the sailing of the Antarctic Expedition, and the establishment of fixed magnetic observatories for the purpose of making simultaneous observations in different parts of our colonial possessions. He then noticed the advantageous results which had been found to arise from the formation of scientific Committees, which was adopted two years ago; and stated that, as the Council has felt that the forms of testimonial for the election of new Fellows has scarcely been found sufficiently definite and precise in stating the grounds on which the candidate has been recommended, they have drawn up new forms, some one of which may be adopted as most fit for each individual so recommended. The President then stated that, in consequence of the increased duties devolved on their tried and valuable officer, Mr. Roberton, his salary had been raised from 1607. to 2001. ; and that the claims of Mr. Panizzi, on account of the library catalogue, had been determined to amount to a balance of 3287.; that the vacancies in the list of Foreign Members had been supplied by the election of M. Savant, of Paris; Signor Meloni, of Parma; M. Quetelet, of Brussels; M. Hansteen of Christiana; Professor Agassiz, of Neufchatel; and M. von Martius, of Munich; and that Capt. W. H. Smyth had resigned the office of Foreign Secretary, in consequence of his change of residence to an inconvenient distance from London. The Royal medals have been assigned to Dr. Martin Barry, for his researches in Embryology, communicated to the Society during the two last years, and to Mr. Ivory, for his paper on Astronomical Refraction; and the Copley medal to Mr. Brown, for his valuable discoveries on Vegetable Impregnation. The noble President concluded his address by some brief biographical sketches and characters of the most remarkable members deceased during the past year, viz. the Rev. Dr. Martin Davy, Bishop Marsh, Prof. Rigaud, Mr. Wilkins, the Rev. A. Alison, Edmund Law Lushington, esq. Mr. George Saunders, the architect; and on the Foreign list, M. de Prony and M. Prevost. BOTANICAL SOCIETY. Nov. 29. The anniversary meeting of this Society took place, J. E. Gray, esq. F.R.S. President, in the Chair. The reports of the Council and Curator were read. The Society now consists of one hundred and eighteen members, twentysix having been elected during the past year. The number of British plants received in the herbarium, consisted of 24,860 specimens, 1291 species, 491 genera, 101 natural orders; and the distribution to the members, in proportion to their contribution, will take place in February next. Mrs. Riley had presented every species of British fern. The foreign plants received amounted to between five and six thousand specimens, for the greater portion of which the members were indebted to M. Schomburgk. J. E. Gray, esq. was re-elected President; and the Vice-Presidents appointed by him were, J. G. Children, esq. V.P. R. S. and Dr. D. C. Macreight, F.R.S. From December to April the rooms of the Society will be open every Saturday evening, in order to extend the advantages which the herbarium and library afford. CHELMSFORD PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Mr. Nov. 28. The Anniversary Dinner of this Society took place at the White Hart Inn, Chelmsford, John Disney, esq. F.S.A. the President, in the Chair. H. Bird, surgeon, of Chelmsford, has presented to the Society a snuff box supposed to have belonged to Sir Francis Drake. It is made of horn, and of oval shape. On the lid is embossed the arms of Sir Francis Drake: Sable, on a fess wavy Argent, the letter A between two estoiles; on the dexter chief the letter S. Above the arms is a fleet with one large ship in the centre, to which is attached a cable passing under a globe, and held at the other end by a hand. presented a Map of the Roman Roads in John Adey Repton, esq. F.S.A. has Essex, accompanied by an explanatory memoir. One passage in particular was brought before the attention of the meeting, in order to elicit further investigation. "Somewhere near Widford (the exact spot has not been ascertained) five different roads meet: the first towards London, the second through Chelmsford to Colchester, the third crosses the Chelmer through Vick-street and Pleshey, to Dunmow, the fourth through Baddow and Danbury Hill to Maldon, the fifth to the high hills of Stock, Bellericay, Laindon Hill, &c. to West Tilbury, which is called the Higham Causeway.'" The collection of articles of value and rarity, belonging to the Society, is at present located in a large room, at the Old Chelmsford Gaol, until a suitable building shall be erected to receive it, a design for which has been presented by Mr. Repton. There are two other new institutions of this nature in Essex, at Colchester and Saffron Walden; but the Chelmsford Society was earliest in the field. ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH This Society, which is rapidly extending its relationships in all parts of Europe, and daily gaining ground in public estimation at home, met to open the present Session on Monday, December 2, Mr. Edward Blore, V. P. in the Chair. The Duke de Serradifalco was eleeted a corresponding member; a long list of donations acknowledged, and various interesting letters from foreign architects relative to the progress of their art abroad were read. A correspondence between Mr. Barry and Her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests was laid before the meeting, touching a duplicate collection of building-stones, the result of the late journey of inquiry on that head, and which Mr. Barry had proposed presenting to the Institute. Mr. Delabeche, however, had represented to the Commissioners that it was advisable the specimens should be retained in order to subject them to the effect of the atmosphere, and consequently the Commissioners were obliged to decline acting on Mr. Barry's suggestion. Mr. T. L. Donaldson read an interesting memoir of Apollodorus the architect, which he made illustrative of the state of architecture in Rome during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. The Council expressed a desire to obtain a collection of drawings in illustration of the works of Inigo Jones; a hint which was immediately responded to, several fellows promising contributions. Dec. 16. Mr. G. Basevi, V. P. in the Chair. Various works and drawings in connexion with Inigo Jones were presented amongst them a drawing of the Banqueting House, Whitehall, from ad measurement. Mr. Cottam then described at some length Lord Tweedale's ingenious machine for making bricks and tiles, illus. trating the discourse by working-models and diagrams. The weight of a brick made in the ordinary manner is about 5 lbs., that of one of the machine-made bricks 8 lbs., so that a much greater quality of clay must be consumed in the new mode than in the old. The speed with which the bricks can be produced is very great. Mr. Godwin, jun. described a patent system of brickwork invented by Hitch 9 of Ware, in which all the bricks, being rebated, lock into each other. The interior of a wall so formed presents a series of cavities which are afterwards filled up with concrete. Mr. Donaldson spoke on the same subject. Adjourned to Jan. 14, 1840. OXFORD SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE STUDY OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. Dec. 5. A paper on Stanton Harcourt church, Oxfordshire, was read by Edgar E. Estcourt, esq. B.A. of Exeter College. This church is a very fine and interesting one, its plan cruciform, the nave in the Norman style of the twelfth century, the chancel and transepts in the Early English style of the thirteenth century, and a good specimen of this style. Across the cntrances to the chancel is a wooden screen in the same style with this part of the building, of the thirteenth century, and nately, it is painted sky-blue. believed to be almost unique. UnfortuOn the north side of the chancel is a very curious structure, supposed to be a holy sepulchre, with a rich canopy of the fourteenth century. On it are the usual emblems, or representations of the implements of the crucifixion; and at the four angles of the canopy, the four Evangelists. The altarscreen is of Grecian woodwork, in bad taste, and ought to be removed. On the south side of the chancel is the Harcourt aile or chapel, with several fine monuments of that family. The remains of the about the end of the fifteenth century. manor-house adjoining to the church are The kitchen, with its smoke-louvre, and without chimnies, is curious, somewhat resembling the abbat's kitchen at Glastonbury. These two are believed to be the only specimens of the kind now remaining. Several drawings, illustrative of this paper, were handed round; and after the meeting some very beautiful drawings of the rich Norman sculptures in Kilpeck church, Herefordshire, were shown by Mr. Lewis, who gave some explanations of the symbolical language of those sculptures. CAMBRIDGE CAMDEN SOCIETY. A Society of a nature similar to the Oxford Architectural Society has been instituted at the sister University; though with a name less appropriate (and one, indeed, which will probably lead to some misapprehensions of its intentions). Its objects are, however, truly laudable, viz. the prevention of future acts of architectural barbarism, by the diffusion of a more accurate knowledge of the details of Ecclesiastical architecture; and, secondly, 1 the more arduous task of remedying those which have already been committed. The Society has printed schemes for the minute description of ordinary churches, in which form it invites reports from the members. The gentlemen who take a leading part in this society are J. M. Neale, of Trinity College, as Chairman of Committee; Mr. E. J. Boyce, of Trin., Treasurer; Mr. B. Webb, Trin., and Mr. E. T. Codd, B.A. St. John's, Joint Honorary Secretaries. The Ven. Archdeacon Thorp, Fellow and Tutor of Trinity, is President; and there is a highly honourable list of Vice-Presidents, among whom are Professors Whewell and Willis, whose publications have so materially contributed to the promotion of sound taste in architecture. We should have been happy to have been able to add that this Society, which has existed since last May, had already accomplished many things worthy of commemoration; but we trust that its very establishment is indicative of a lively and just appreciation of old English architecture; and that, either under this or some more efficient shape, this revival of taste may be manifested in sending forth, throughout the country, a clergy regardful of the visible as well as the spiritual beauties of the churches committed to their charge. ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. Nov. 21. This was the first meeting of the season, and Henry Hallam, esq. V.P. was in the Chair. John Augustus Francis Simpkinson, esq. Queen's Counsel, was elected Fellow of the Society. George Godwin, jun. esq. F.R.S. and S. A. communicated the first portion of some notes on certain ecclesiastical buildings in Lower Normandy. The principal objects of his remarks were the church of St. Jean at Caen, and the cathedral at Bayeux. The reading was commenced with a dissertation on Anglo-Saxon Runes, by John M. Kemble, esq. Nov. 28. W. R. Hamilton, esq. V. P. Mr. Kemble's paper was continued. Dec. 5. Mr. Hallam in the Chair. George Smith, esq. of Bedford-square, architect, was elected Fellow of the Society. Thomas Windus, esq. F.S.A. exhibited a large piece of crystal, on one side of which are engraved in intaglio the holy rood between standing figures of Mary and John, the foot of the cross resting on a twisted snake, and on either side at top, in circles, half-length human figures representing the sun and moon, the head of the former surrounded by rays, and that of the latter wearing a crescent, each bearing a torch in their hands. The style of the drapery indicates a very early period of art. Mr. Colburn, of Norwich, exhibited a small cup, of silver gilt, very curiously ornamented. It is engraved with interlaced ornaments, and three pairs of rude animals, a lion and unicorn, an elk and hare, and a (bird) and popinjay, each designated by its name on a label in the Sclavonian character. It has a handle of a flat triangular shape, chased with a reGENT. MAG. VOL. XIII. presentation of Sampson, or David, rending the lion's jaws; and it stands upon small lions. Round the verge is an inscription in Sclavonian, expressive of certain aspirations for prosperity. It was lately in the possession of Mr. Goddard Johnson, of Marsham near Aylsham, Norfolk; and weighs 34 oz. Henry Howard, esq. of Corby, F.S.A. exhibited drawings of several relics ascribed to Charlemagne, viz. 1. His hunting-horn and baldrick, remaining in the treasury of the church of Aix la Chapelle. The former is two feet long, and evidently of high antiquity. The baldrick is of crimson velvet, embroidered at the edge; its ornaments and the letters of its motto are of silver gilt. The motto is dein epn dein epn, in the ribbon letters of the fifteenth century. 2. The epitaph of Fastradana, the third and favourite wife of Charlemagne, preserved at Mainz cathedral. Some of the letters, as the D (an inverted C), M, and T, are of a very singular form, and many are combined together, the former of the letters so united being reversed, as in the Roman inscriptions. At length, it is as follows: Fastradana pia Caroli conjunx vocitata, Cristo dilecta, jacet hoc sub marmore tecta; Anno Septingesimo nonagesimo quarto, Quem numerum metro claudere musa negat. Rex pie quem gessit virgo licet hic cinerescit Spiritus heres sit patrie que tristia nescit. 794. These ancient verses are illustrated by the following modern addition : Quæ Fastradanæ coram monumenta tueris, Haud ista primùm fixa fuere loco; Aede sed Albano sacra cæsisque propinqui Martiribus claro vertice collis erant. Nunc, ea quòd periit flammis hostilibus ædes, Mota locis zelo sunt monumenta pio. Tabula hæc coæva ex marmore antiquo, ut ab interitu servaretur, ambitu lapidis exarato in stylo ævi Carolingici circumdata anno 1836. L |