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 124 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. A work of great utility to antiquaries and genealogists has been prepared for publication by Mr. John Papworth, entitled " A General Ordinary of British Armorials," in alphabetical arrangement by the charges. The very ingenious plan devised by the author affords singular facility of refer- ence : it will afford the long-desired means of finding at a glance the family bv whom any coat has been borne, or to whom it has been attributed. Besides the coats given in Burke's valuable " Armory," of which Mr. Papworths volume will be the converse, Glover s " Ordinary," all rolls of arms, and accessible authorities have been rendered available : seals, sepulchral brasses, <fcc. have supplied their share of information. The work is prepared for press, and waits only for sufficient encouragement on the part of subscribers, to meet the cost of the undertaking. Any information will be thankfully received by Mr. Papworth, addressed to ]4a, Great Marlborough Street, London. The Rev. H. C. Cherrie, Rector of Burghfield, Berks, announces a Genealogical and Heraldic work on the Families of Berkshire, to be pub- lished by subscriptio)i, in parts. It will comprise every particular recorded in the six Visitations of that county, and be illustrated by copies of the trickings of arms in Ashmole's MSS., or from other authorities. It is limited to families whose connexion with Berkshire occurred previously to 1700. Subscribers' names are received by Mr Russell Smith, 4, Old Compton Street, Soho. In the Notice of Mr. Freeman's "Remarks on Llandaff Cathedral," in the last volume of the Journal, p. 406, an erroneous impression was inad- vertently given in regard to the age of some parts of the fabric. The author regards the side doorways of the nave, the rich character of which was shown by one of the Illustrations, as considerably later than the time of Urban (12th cent.) The west doorway, of which also an interesting representation was given, he considers as a pure Early English addition. It has nothing Romanesque, except the lingering vestige of the round arch. The Dean of Llandaff, however, would attribute it to the time of Bishop Saltmarsh (about 1190). The question whether certain ornamental details, as compared in various districts, were simultaneously adopted, is of considerable interest, especiaUy as connected with the true age of the sculptured crosses of Wales. We would refer our readers to Mr. Freeman's volimie for further information. The author's coadjutor in preparing the promised History of St. David's, is the Rev. W. Basil Jones, one of the secretaries of the Cambrian Archaeological Association, an antiquary well prepared to render efficient aid in that interesting undertaking. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association will be held at Tenby, in August, 1851. President, the Earl of Cawdor. The Annual Meehng of the iNSTrruTE, for the year 1851, to be held in the city of Bristol, will commence on Tuesday, July 29. All persons who propose to communicate memoirs are requested to intimate their intention to the Secretaries.