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 260 NOTES AND QUERIES. [9*s.iv.sept.23,'99. drink, and sleep in the camp with the most perfect sangfroid." It is not for us to tell the story of his deeds, which must be read in the work of Messrs. Becke and Jeffery, certainly not the least interest- ing or valuable in the series to which it has been added. Little that is personal is known concerning Phillip, whose history is that of New South Wales, of which for six years he was governor. Our authors have, however, been fortunate enough to obtain from some Portuguese correspondents matter not previously available. Of this they have made good use. Much of it is included in the appendices, which are important. Among those of whom we encounter mention in the course of the volume is " the gallant, good Rion," whose ship the Guardian, on its way out to New South Wales, was wrecked, though Rion escaped, to win the homage of Nelson and Campbell, and to die a hero's death at the battle of the Baltic. La Literature Syriaqut. Par R. Duval. (Paris, Lecoffre.) M. Duval's handbook of Syriac literature is one of an extensive library of ecclesiastical history and ancient Christian literature which is appearing under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church in France, each volume being undertaken by a specialist in his own subject. The present volume gives a very concise, and at the same time complete and learned, summary of all the works which have been written in Syriac, together with a short notice of their authors in chronological order. The litera- ture itself is essentially ecclesiastical, and with but few exceptions deals with theological, liturgical, and hagiological subjects. It embraces a large and curious series of apocryphal books, and a few in which the folk-lorist can find matter of interest ' The Story of Ahikar,' for instance, to which much attention has been directed of late as one of the oldest and most famous of apocrypha, is briefly noticed, and the reference which M: Duval makes to the lately published edition of that work by Messrs. Conybeare and Harris and Mrs. Lewis shows how carefully he has kept himself abreast of recent research. His manual is certainly the most authentic that has been given to the public, and the price is very reasonable. Messrs. W. & A. K. Johnston, of Edinburgh, have published a serviceable map of the Transvaal, or South African Republic, and surrounding countries. Its appearance could scarcely be more timely. It is well executed, and will be of great advantage to the student of South African history and politics. A translation, by Miss Annette Churton, of Kant's Ueber Padagogik, with an introduction by Mrs. Rhys Davids, M.A., has been issued by Messrs. Regan Paul & Co. Its title is simply ' Kant on Education.' Messrs. David Bryce & Son, of Glasgow, have reproduced George Cruikshank's Progress of Mr. Lambkin. The same firm gives us Sports, e. series of comic designs, some in colour, by W. Ralston. "Another old and familiar signature will be missed from our columns, that of one who has enriched them with many valuable contributions —the Rev. Edward Marshall, M.A. and F.S.A., who died suddenly on the 13th inst. at the great age of eighty-four. Mr. Marshall was educated at Rugby, where he was one of Dr. Arnold's earliest Supils in 1828, and was afterwards a scholar of orpus Christi College, Oxford, a college which has enrolled many eminent men in its society. He resided at his old family mansion of Sandford St. Martin, Oxon, and held also the small living of the same place, of which he was patron." The above information is supplied by Mr. Mar- shall's friend the Rev. John Pickford. We need not express our regret at hearing of the loss of one of our oldest and best friends, whose name first appears, so far as we are able to trace, 2""1 S. viii. 284, and has been gratifyingly conspicuous up to the present date. It is a mitigating circumstance that his son, Mr. E. H. Marshall, of Hastings, still survives and is a valued correspondent. Madame Elodie L. Mijatovich, the wife of his Excellency the Servian Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James's, is the author of a series of Servian folk-lore stories, which will be published in one volume next month by the Columbus Company. 'The Registers of St. Paul's Cathedral' have just been issued by the Harleian Society to its members. The years embraced in this volume are from 1708 for the baptisms, the marriages from 1697 to 1896, and the burials from 1760 to 1899. The work has been edited by John W. Clay, F.S.A., one of the Council of the Society, who has himself copied the whole of the registers; and a carefully compiled index completes an interesting volume. gating lor €om%ni0n'btixts. We must call special, attention to the following notices:— On all communications must be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. We cannot undertake to answer queries privately. To secure insertion of communications corre- spondents must observe the following rule. Let each note, query, or reply be written on a separate slip of paper, with the signature of the writer and such address as he wishes to appear. Correspond- ents who repeat queries are requested to head the second communication " Duplicate." 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