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 9* S. X. OCT. 4, 1902.]

NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Concedi 1' occhio tuo, Ella sarebbe venere, E tu lo figlio suo.*

Dr. Hawtrey's verses include original com- positions in Greek, Latin, Italian, and Ger- man ; translations from Greek, Latin, English, and German into Italian ; and translations of English into German, Greek, and Latin. His ' Nugse' must always have an attraction for the bibliophile and the lover of literature.

WlLLIAii E. A. AXON. Manchester.

WESTMINSTER CHANGES.

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So far the changes noted as accomplished or prospective have been in St. Margaret's parish ; those now to be spoken of are in that of St. John the Evangelist. It is antici- pated that the whole of Millbank Street, from Great College Street to Horseferry Road, will be affected by the improvement scheme already alluded to, as the property on the river side of the road will be required for the embankment of the river and the ornamental gardens. This consists of various business premises and wharves, notably Miller's old- established sperm oil works and refinery, known as Dorset Wharf ; the premises of J. Bazley White & Brothers, cement manu- facturers ; the Westminster Electric Supply Corporation ; the Gas Light and Coke Com- pany ; the Hovis Bread - Flour Company ; the premises of United Gatti, Stevenson & Slater, Ltd.; the London Hydraulic Pump- ing Station : the wharf and yard of W. & J. R. Freeman, stone merchants, and others. The opposite side of the street is nearly all private houses, Vacher's printing office being the principal exception. The line will be set back some distance, and mansions erected to face the river and embankment gardens. Lambeth Bridge is to be rebuilt when the one at Vauxhall is finished, and much of the small house property will be swept away, which it is feared will entail no inconsiderable hardship upon the poorer folk of the district. Already a large number of the smaller houses in Tufton Street, Romney Street, Little Tufton Street, and Carpenter Street are either empty or about to become

Her left eye Lydia has lost,
 * This may be roughly expressed in English :

And Felix lacks the right, A pity for the handsome youth

And for the maiden bright. * - If Felix to his sister gave

The eye that still is seen, Blind God of Love he would become,

And she the Cyprian queen.

so, they having been sold last year, this being also a part of this widespread clearance scheme. The block bounded by Millbank Street, Great College Street, Little College Street, and Wood Street is already scheduled. Nearly all the houses are empty, and pro- oably but a little time will elapse before the
 * nd comes.

Upon the site of the Millbank Penitentiary, or Prison, as in its later days it was known, the London County Council has, at the rear of the Gallery of British Art, completed its colony of dwellings for the working classes. The buildings are in many respects excellent, and althougn they have some drawbacks, it must be conceded that they are an honest and well-considered attempt to deal with what is, perhaps, the greatest problem of the day. Another good feature about them is that they are named after well-known British artists* thus making a harmonious whole with the Art Gallery behind which they are placed. The roadways on the estate are named after Westminster celebrities and one of the most ancient divisions of the district, and in Atterbury Street barracks for the Army Service Corps have been completed, and in Bulinga Street a military hospital is being proceeded with, which will take the place of those in Rochester Row and Vauxhall Bridge Road, which will ultimately be done away with. In Regency Street very great changes are in progress ; they are indeed so numerous that, with those recently made, they will demand a separate and distinct notice if justice is to be done to the subiect. Many changes in Horseferry Road are talked about, but what they actually are can scarcely yet be said, as considerable mystery prevails about them' Messrs. Broadwood's pianoforte manufactory is, however, already closed, it having been vacated about 31 May of this year. These old-established works, so long identified with Westminster, have migrated eastward, and will in future be found in full activity at Stour Road, Old Ford. Vincent Square has never known many changes, but the houses numbered 77 to 80 will be empty this month, and soon after will be pulled down to make way for the offices and hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, whose premises, it is reported, will be on a very extensive scale and give it a settled home in a good position.

In Rochester Row, or, as many of the in- habitants call it, "Our Village Street," the new police station is finished and occupied, but work is still in progress for the enlarge- ment of the police court adjoining, not a whit before it was wanted, as it has long been