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 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. 99 patronage. Subscribers' names received in London, and copies delivered, by Mr. William Taylor, Marsh-gate, Stratford. The first portions of an important work on Ritual Antiquities, and illustrative of Sacred Ornaments and Vestments in Britain, as shown in St Osmund's Piite for the Church of Salisbmy, has been lately completed by the Rev. Dr. Rock. The learning and research of the author of " Hierurgia,"are again eminently displayed in this remarkable publication, specially interesting as illustrating the peculiar usages of the ancient Church in England, according to the "Use of Sarum." The succeeding volume will shortly appear. (C. Dolman, New Bond-street). Mr. William Sidney Gibson, F.S.A., the author of the splendid History of Tynemouth, and the Memorials of the Northumbrian Castles and Antiquities, is prepaiing a Memoir of Richard de Bury, with a translation of that learned prelate's " Pliilobiblon." The materials have been derived from unpublished authorities. (Pickering, London). We are gratified to be enabled to announce that two interesting works, connected with Monumental Antiquities of the Middle Ages in England, are in a forward state, and promise to form a valuable addition to the series of " Archaeological Manuals." The Rev. W. L. Cutts, of Westerham, Kent, has long been preparing a Monograph on Cross slabs, and the early coped or flat tombs, occurring in such remarkable variety in our churches. A more general View of Sepulchral Remains is nearly completed, by the Rev. C. Boutell, of Dowiiham Market, already well known by his beautifully illustrated works on Monumental Brasses, to which this work, comprising the various features of sculpture, symbolical and decorative enrichments, applied to tombs, in this knigdom, will form a valuable sequel. Any information on these subjects will be acceptable to the authors of these projected volumes. Mr. Edward Richardson, the indefatigable restorer of Monumental Effigies, has been engaged upon the fine series of the Ardenie and Stanley tombs, at Elford, Stafibrdshir^. He proposes to publish, by subscription, his drawings of these sculptures, which will form a volume not less interesting than his " Temple Effigies." Address — Melbmy Terrace, Harewood-square. The accomplished secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland has prepared for immediate publication a volume to be entitled " Memo- randa of the State of the Parochial Registers of Scotland, whereby is clearly shown the imperative necessity for a National System of Regular Registration." The Rev. Arthur Hussey, already well known to the readers of the Journal by the interesting Memoir on the " Site of Anderida," given in a former volume, has devoted the leisure of many years to the illustrations of the Domesday Record in reference to Sussex, and more especially in the appropriation of the names therein comprised, and researches regarding remains of early Church architecture at those places where churches are named as existing at the period of that record. The inquiry is one of con- siderable interest, and we hope that Mr. Hussey will find every encourage- ment to enable him to publish the results of his labours. We feel assured that any information will be thankfully received by him, addressed to Rottingdean, Sussex.