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the costliest and most elaborate manner; and if the slightest glance be cast over Mr. Skelton's plates, it will be seen that the greater part of the articles he has engraved are as curious specimens of the fine arts as of the weapons of war or the tournament; and, hence, that they afford, if not the only, the most authentic evidence which is to be found of the state of the Arts in the age to which they respectively belong. The reputation of Dr. Meyrick, and the fame of his son's collection, are sufficient guarantees of the value of a work like that of which we are speaking; and if the artist has performed his duty, it must be worthy of the most extended patronage. Mr. Skelton has executed his task in a manner which leaves nothing to be wished. There is a clearness in his plates that can only be exceeded by the delicacy of touch which they display; and having some acquaintance with the originals, we can pledge ourselves for the fidelity of the copies.

If we have spoken warmly of the united labours of Dr. Meyrick and Mr. Skelton, it is because we are deeply impressed with the utility of them; but we must postpone a more extensive notice until the work is completed; and we will only add, that it is to consist of twenty-five parts, each containing six plates; that eight parts have been published; that if there be any difference in the engravings, the last are the most beautiful; and that to doubt of the success of so splendid and so useful an undertaking, would be to doubt that the public possess discrimination or liberality. It is, we may truly say, with respect to antiquarian literature, a work almost without precedent, and will long remain without imitation; which can never be opened without instruction; and on which panegyric might be exhausted without conveying an adequate idea of its various merits.

CREATIONS OF HONOURS, CHANGES OF NAME, &c.

From the London Gazettes, from September 18th to November 23d, 1827. September 25.-Whitehall, September 24.-The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto John William, Viscount Dudley and Ward, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Ednam, of Ednam, in the county of Roxburgh, and Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle, in the county of Stafford.

Also, unto John Frederick, Lord Cawdor, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Emlyn, of Emlyn, in the county of Caermarthen, and Earl Cawdor, of Castlemartin, in the county of Pembroke.

October 12.-Whitehall, 24th September.-The King has been pleased to give and grant unto Mary Elizabeth Austin, widow and relict of the late Reverend Robert Montague Austin, Clerk, Rector of Bolston, in the county of Wilts, and only surviving child of the late Samuel Warren, Esq., and of Mary Domett his wife, sister of the Rev. Thomas Puddicombe, Clerk, Vicar of Branscombe, in the county of Devon, in behalf of her only child, Samuel Warren Austin, an infant of the age of ten years and upwards, His royal licence and authority, that he, the said Samuel Warren Austin, may, in compliance with an injunction contained in a codicil annexed to the last will and testament of his great uncle, the said Thomas Puddicombe, take and henceforth use the surname of Puddicombe only, and be called "Samuel Warren Puddicombe;" and that the said surname of Puddicombe only, may be taken, used, and borne by his

issue and also to command, that the said royal concession and declaration be registered in his Majesty's College of Arms.

Whitehall, September 25.-The King has been pleased to give and grant unto the Reverend John Francis Thomas Hurt, of Beeston, in the county of Nottingham, and of Allen-hill, in the parish of Matlock, in the county of Derby, Clerk, and to Mary his wife, eldest daughter and coheir of Adam Wolley, late of Matlock aforesaid, Gentleman, deceased, His royal licence and authority, that they and their issue may take and use the surname of Wolley only; and that the said John Francis Thomas Hurt, and his issue by the said Mary his wife, may also bear the arms of Wolley, in compliance with a direction, contained in the last will and testament of the said Adam Wolley; such arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the Herald's Office, otherwise his Majesty's said licence and permission to be void and of none effect; and also to order, that this his Majesty's concession and declaration be registered in his Majesty's College of Arms.

October 30.-Whitehall, October 17.-The King has been pleased to give and grant unto the Reverend John Bateman, heretofore John Buckby of Guilsborough, in the county of Northampton, Clerk, and unto Mary his wife, eldest of the two daughters and coheirs of the Rev. Joshua Wigley, late of the same place, Doctor of Divinity, deceased, by Mary his wife, the only child and heir of John Bateman of Guilsborough aforesaid, Esquire, both also deceased, His royal licence and authority, that they and the issue of their marriage may continue to use the surname and bear the arms of Bateman only, in compliance with a proviso and declaration contained in the last will and testament of the said John Bateman, Esq., bearing date the 27th day of September, 1782; such arms being first, &c.: and also to command, &c.

Whitehall, October 24.-The King has been pleased to grant unto Richard Chetham, of South-hill House, in the parish of West Cranmere, in the county of Somerset, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, on the half-pay of the 47th (or Lancashire) Regiment of Foot, His royal licence and authority, that he and his issue may (in compliance with a clause contained in the last will and testament of his maternal uncle, John Strode, late of South-hill House aforesaid, Esquire, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Somerset militia, deceased) henceforth take and use the surname of Strode, in addition to and after that of Chetham, and also bear the arms of Strode quarterly with those of Chetham, Strode in the first quarter; provided such arms be first, &c.: and also to command, &c.

Whitehall, October 29.-The King has been pleased to give and grant unto Peter Broughton, of Tunstall, in the parish of Drayton in Hales, in the county of Salop, Esq., only son of the Rev. Peter Broughton, of Market Drayton, in the same county, Clerk, deceased, His royal licence and authority, that he and his issue may, in compliance with an injunction contained in the last will and testament of Richard Strey, of the town of Nottingham, Gent., deceased, henceforth take and use the surname of Strey, in addition to and after his present surname of Broughton: and also to command, &c.

November 2.-Whitehall, October 31.-The King has been pleased to grant unto Lancelot Shadwell, Esq. the office of Vice-Chancellor of England, in the room of the Right Honourable Sir Anthony Hart, Knight, appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

November 6-Whitehall, November 5.-The King has been pleased to give and grant unto William Nicholson Phillips, of Roundhay, in the parish of Barwick in Elmet, in the West Riding of the county of York, Bachelor of Arts, of Queen's College, Cambridge, His royal licence and authority, that he and his issue may assume and take the surname, and also bear and use the armorial ensigns of Nicholson, agreeably to the wish of his maternal uncle, Stephen Nicholson, of Roundhay aforesaid, Esquire: provided that such arms be first, &c.

November 9.-Windsor, October 31.-The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on William Henry Freemantle, Esq.

November 13.-Whitehall, November 13.-The King has been pleased to order a Congé d'Elire to pass the Great Seal for the election of a Bishop of Rochester; that See being void by the translation of the Right. Rev. Father in God Hugh, late Bishop thereof, to the see of Carlisle; and his Majesty has also been pleased to recommend the Right Rev. Father in God George, now Bishop of Sodor and Man, to be elected Bishop of the said see of Rochester.

Whitehall, November 13.-The King has been pleased to nominate and appoint Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Grand Cross of the said Most Honourable Military Order.

The King has also been pleased to nominate and appoint the under-mentioned officers in the Royal Navy to be Companions of the said Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, viz. Captain John Acworth Ommaney; Captain the Honourable J. A. Maude; Captain Edward Curzon; Commander John Norman Campbell; Commander Richard Dickinson; Commander George Bohun Martin; Commander Lewis Davies; Commander the Honourable William Anson; Commander the Lord Viscount Ingestrie; Commander Robert Lambert Baynes.

Windsor, October 31.-The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the Right Honourable William Henry Freemantle, Treasurer of his Majesty's Household, and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order.

November 16.-The King has been pleased to give and grant 'unto Thomas Tyers Savage, of New College, in the University of Oxford, Bachelor of Arts, eldest son, and unto James Tyers Savage, of St. Mary Hall, in the said University of Oxford, Gent., second son of Talbot Savage, late of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, in the county of Middlesex, Attorney-at-law, deceased, by Matilda his wife, who was the only child of James Tyers, late of Field Place, in the parish of Stroud, in the county of Gloucester, Esquire, also deceased, His royal licence and authority, that they may, in compliance with a clause contained in the last will and testament of their maternal grandfather, the said James Tyers, henceforth discontinue the surname of Savage, and assume and use that of Tyers only: and also to command, &c.

November 20.-At the Court of St. James, 16th Nov.-The Right Honourable Sir James M'Intosh, Sir Lancelot Shadwell, and Sir William Keppel, were, by his Majesty's command, sworn of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly. This day the Most Noble Henry Marquess of Lansdowne was, by his Majesty's command, sworn Lord Lieutenant of the county of Wilts; and Sir William Keppel was sworn Governor of the Island of Guernsey, and of the islands thereto belonging.

St. James's Palace, 16th Nov.-The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Lancelot Shadwell, Esq. upon being appointed Vice-Chancellor of England.

November 23.-Whitehall.-The King has been pleased to give and grant unto Joseph Reyner, of Mark-Lane, in the City of London, merchant, son of Robert Reyner, late of Leeds, in the county of York, deceased, by Mary his wife, who was the sister of George Brooksbank, of the parish of St. George, Bloomsbury, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., also deceased, His royal licence and authority, that he may, in compliance with a proviso contained in the last will and testament of his maternal uncle, the said George Brooksbank, take and use the surname of Brooksbank only: and also to command, &c.

HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN WORKS

IN THE PRESS, OR PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION.

A Help to Irish History, or a Complete Synopsis of the Peerage of Ireland, exhibiting under alphabetical arrangement every Title of Peerage which has existed in that country. By Sir William Betham, Knt., Ulster King of Arms.

Skelton's Specimens of Arms and Armour. Part IX.

The History and Antiquities of Gloucester Cathedral; Illustrated by a Series of Views; with Biographical Sketches of the Bishops and other eminent Personages connected with the Edifice. By J. Britton, F.S.A. M.R.S.L.

Early in the New Year will be published, in four volumes, small 8vo., Illustrated by about 100 Engravings, a new work, intituled Londiniana, or Reminiscences of the British Capital, Antiquarian, Topographical, Descriptive, and Literary; interspersed with Characteristic Sketches of the Manners and Customs of its Inhabitants. By E. W. Brayley, F.S.A. M.R.S.L.

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