other literature, and are no longer published. Oppor- | the 35th of the 11th chapter of the Gospel by St. tunities of acquiring them very rarely occur." John. J. O. Halliwell, Esq., F.R.S., &c. collects Penny Histories, and is the Secretary of the Percy Society. To him G. W. must refer for further information. CHESS.-The Koran forbids the making of figures in imitation of man, woman, or beast; hence the Turks use Chessmen of a plain form. It is related by Sokeiker, of Damascus, author of the Book Mustatsaph, and is also recorded in the Sunna, that in the time of Mahomet, as Ali accidentally passed by some men playing at chess, he said to them, "What are these small images upon which ye are so intent?" Chess not being then generally known. ALKORAN.-The Koran of Mahomet, written about A.D. 610. Its general aim was to unite the professors of idolatry, and the Jews and Christians, in the worship of one God (whose unity was the chief point inculcated), under certain laws and ceremonies, exacting obedience to Mahomet as the prophet. Mahomet asserted that the Koran was revealed to him during a period of twenty-three years, by the angel Gabriel. He admitted the divine mission both of Moses and Jesus Christ. Dr. Jortin says that the style of the Koran is beautiful, fluent and concise, and where the majesty and attributes of God are described, it is sublime and magnificent. Verses Words Letters 27 260 7,957 Total. 66 10,189 31,171 773,746 2,728,100 838,380 3,566,480 592,493 181,253 The Apocrypha has 183 chapters, 6,081 verses, and 125,185 words. The middle chapter, and the least, in the Bible, is the 117th Psalm; the middle verse is the 8th of 118th Psalm; the middle line is in the 2nd Book of Chronicles, 4th chapter, and 16th verse the word and occurs in the Old Testament 35,535 times; the same word in the New Testament occurs 10,684 times; the word Jehovah occurs 6,855 times. Old Testament.-The Middle Book is Proverbs; the middle chapter, the 29th of Job; the least verse is the 1st Book of Chronicles, 1st chapter, and 1st verse. New Testament.-The middle is the Thessalonians 2nd; the middle chapter is between the 13th and 14th of the Romans; the middle verse is the 17th of the 17th chapter of the Acts; the least verse is The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra has all the letters of the alphabet in it. The 19th chapter of the 2nd Book of Kings, and the 37th chapter of Isaiah, are alike. The Book of Esther has 10 chapters, but neither the words Lord nor God in it. BUG. This word is of Celtic origin, and signifies a ghost or goblin. Tush, tush, fright boys with bugs." Taming of the Shrew, Act I. Scene 2. In Matthews's Bible, A.D. 1537, the fifth verse of shalt not need to be afraid of any bugs by night;" the ninety-first Psalm is thus rendered: "Thou literally, in the Hebrew, terror of the night. The word was not applied to a well-known sleep-destroyer, truly a "terror of the night," till late in the 17th century. The Bible just referred to, was published by John Rogers, the martyr with the debateable number of small children. He revised Tindale's edition, to which he added a preface and various notes, and then dedicated it, under the assumed name of Matthews, to Henry VIII. CURIOUS AND COSTLY WORK OF ART.-The Brussels Herald has the following:-A rich landholder of the Walloon Provinces has lately ordered from MM. Depaepe Brothers, of Bruges, an artistic work which will take 20 years to execute. They have received instructions to copy, in Gothic letters, L'Imitation de Jésus Christ." This work will fill 670 pages, each of which will be of about three quarters of a yard in height, by eighteen inches wide. They will have to execute 114 engravings, forming copies of the great Masters of the Flemish school, viz. Van Eyck, Memling, Pourbus, Claessens, &c. The pages on which will be displayed the "Imitation of Jesus Christ," will be encircled by garlands and other ornaments in blue and gold. MM. Depaepe have already begun their immense undertaking, and the first year of their contract has concluded. The title page alone requires several columns for the description. NEWSPAPERS.-The total number of advertisements inserted in the 159 London newspapers in the year 1850 was 891,650, and the duty, at 1s 6d each, amounted to £66,873. 15s. In the 222 English newspapers there were 875,631 advertisements inserted, which yielded £65,672. 6s 6d. In the 102 Irish newspapers there were 236,128 advertisements, yielding a duty, at 1s. each, of £11,806. 8s; and in 110 Scotch newspapers the advertisements numbered 249,141, and the duty amounted to £18,685. 11s. 6d. The total number of newspaper stamps issued in the year 1850, in England and Wales was, of penny | ditto, in 1 vol. 12mo. of Dr. Schmitz's abridgment stamps 65,741,271, and of halfpenny 11,604,423. In Ireland 6,302,728 penny, and 43,358 halfpenny. In Scotland 7,643,045 penny, and 241,264 halfpenny. INTERESTING AUTOGRAPHS.-A very interesting Collection of Autograph Letters was sold by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson of Piccadilly, on Tuesday and Wednesday last. It contained such an assemblage of Royal Letters, English and Foreign, as does not usually occur. We may mention, as belonging to this series, a letter of Henry VIII. to Cardinal Ravennes; a letter of Queen Catherine Parr; a letter of Queen Elizabeth, inviting Henry IV. of France to pay her a visit; a letter of the same Henry IV. on the occasion of his separation from his first wife Margaret; two letters of Charles II. to his sisters; and-if it be not treason to mention them in the same sentence-Oliver Cromwell, and more of the Regicides than we ever remember to have seen in any one Catalogue. The Gownsmen were well represented by Beza, Cranmer, Whitgift and Strype, and last, certainly not least in the eyes of Collectors, Cardinal Wolsey. Had we space, we might notice in detail many other rarities, for instance, Alexander Farnese, Sir Ph. Sidney, Matt. Prior, J. J. Rousseau, Rubens, Sir C. Wren, and many others of no ordinary pretensions. The Catalogue raisonné of the auctioneers, is, as usual, replete with information, and in itself a contribution to history. We can, however, devote space to one extract only, from a letter of Lord Byron. Let the Catalogue speak for itself. of the latter work, with a MS. of the Lives of eminent Italian Painters, by Thomas Roscoe. The auctioneer said that the property comprised sixty different copyrights, for which £40,000 had been given. The stock, which consisted of 46,000 volumes, was estimated at about £5000; £19,000 had been expended in the stereotype plates, steel plates and woodcuts. There was a large number of publishers present. The first offer was £3000, and after an active competition, it was knocked down to Messrs. Longman and Co. for £9,500. The auctioneer observed he expected the property would have realised £11,000 or £12,000. THE WAVERLEY COPYRIGHTS.-The whole copyrights, stock, &c. of Sir Walter Scott's works, which were offered for public competition in London a few weeks ago, have now been transferred to the hands of an eminent publishing firm in Edinburgh, Messrs. Adam and Charles Black, who, in conjunction with their friends, Messrs. Richardson Brothers, have become the purchasers of this extensive and valuable literary property. The lustre that Sir Walter Scott's writings have shed upon his native land will thus continue, so to speak, emanating from his own loved "romantic town," the place of his birth and residence, and the scene of so many of the historical events so vividly emblazoned on his pages. The copyrights and stock are said to be acquired by the present purchasers for £27,000, or £10,000 under what Mr. Cadell paid for copyrights alone. The highest offer last month for copyrights and stock was £24,500. "Allegra," the natural daughter of Byron, died on the 20th of April, 1822. This beautiful but melancholy letter was written immediately after he had received intelligence of that event. He says, "Death has done his work-and I am resigned-for however deeply human scrutiny may pry FELINE FELICITY." The Hampshire Indepeninto the infinitely perplexed combination of events-how-dent," of 12th April, announces the marriage of ever accurately human prudence may understand, arrange, Charles CATT, Esq. of Brighton, to Mary Ann, and make use of what it knows-it still ever remains con- daughter of the late Benjamin MEW, Esq. of Newfined, nor even dreams of a thousand matters which come port, Isle of Wight. forth from the womb of the next hour. Even at my age, I have become so much worn and harassed by the trials of the world, that I cannot refrain from looking upon that early rest, which is at times granted to the young, as a blessing. There is a purity and a holiness in the apotheosis of those who leave us in their brightness and their beauty, which instinctively lead us to a persuasion of their beatitude." Etc. LARDNER'S CABINET CYCLOPEDIA.-On the 16th instant, Mr. Hodgson sold by auction, in one lot, the stock, copyright, stereotype plates, steel plates and woodcuts of the Cabinet Cyclopædia, by Dr. Lardner, in 133 vols. foolscap 8vo.; the copyright of Sir J. Mackintosh's History of the Revolution in England in 1688; the ditto, or shares in the same, of Herschel's Outlines of Astronomy, and Bp. Thirlwall's History of Greece, in 8 vols.; also the T. F. D. C. Literary and Scientific Obituarq. LAFORTELLE, M., Drama, Paris, aged 76. PARRY, John, BARDD ALAW, born at Denbigh, N. W. G. W. is anxious that every New Work, as sooN AS PUBLISHED, should appear in this Journal. He therefore requests the favour of Publishers sending the full Title and Selling Price of all New Works as soon as ready. A Book for register is kept for that purpose, and the insertion is gratuitous. Published on the 25th No. 49.-APRIL 25TH, 1851. Subscription STAMPED, 38. per Ann. UNSTAMPED, 28. 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