The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08
William and M"ry College Qua try. Jan
taTy 1875


/ number lately received. but the whole
| series from the beginning. President
| Lyon G. Tyler, the originator and sole
! editor Of the magazine, deserves all that
/ can be said in praise OF the most admi-
| rable work which he Is dong for the MS
| tory and antiquities Of Virginia.
The current number, as usual, is full
| Of matter of exceeding interest
The initial article, by the editor. Is an
! account Of the early use Of the writ OF
| habeaS corpus. the first instance being in
1862, IN the case OF Major Rober: Bever-
ley, who was charged with instiSaunG
riOtOus destruction Of tobacco plants, and
Tor whom the writ was obtained by his
attorney, William FitZhu9h.
President Tyler has also found IN what
seems 10 be 10 him a perfect treasure
house Of ancient lore. an instance about
the same tine Of the use Of the writ N
c.Yll case. He shows that Berkeley.
who Is too often regarded as q type OF
biSOtry and tyranny, could interest him
self even in the defence of the liberty OF
q servant. II Is very evident, the
editor shows. that Spotswood did not. as
has been said, Introduce the writ, but
only gave solemn endorsement Of IT.. To
this article, as to most that Mr. Tyler
writes are appended biographical notes
derived from original records. 1t should
be aid IN this connection that the edi-
tors notes throughout the series or the
Quarterly have been of high interest ana
value. and have by means of authentic,
to light many Wortaies and worthy iaml-
les of the ola DOMINION of whom but
little has been before known.
The second article - from the aeon
pished pen Of Miss Kate Mason Row
land ana is the commencement OF
sketch Of a distinguished lawyer, sir -
ham Thompson. SOlicitor-Generdl OF EhS-
land and A. p, who was a DrOthei OF
stevens J. Thompson, Attorney 'IeherdI
Of Virginia, and great uncle Oh HeGrse
Mason. Miss ROwland's sketch Is MAJ htu
by her usual careful research mo
original authorities. ,.-.-,,. ~
Mr.. Edward W. James Of norfolk, VINO
has frequently been valued copttluHl"I
"a the Quarterly, presents IN tnlS huhotI
an account Of Capt William carver, one
of the chief associates OF bacon, ~
was hung by Berkeley. carver was q
rcsident of Lower Norfolk. section OF
country Including the present Nol lo!n
and Princess Anne countess ID It-aI ltti a.
which its records history ana IdIHll'rS
fhoritv. lie like the editor GcncIaiN III ,
.r,,.ca INC value Of what ne NTl.eS pE
.ddinq biographical and geneolog; 'di
notes. compiled chiefly from unpuol'si'el
'e che interesting subject Of Coats 81
Ann. in Virginia Is treated OF 10y me
editor IN the fourth article me- - ,'l.
continuation OF series on .ne NH
snhiart and il is not saying 100 iI.u'h
-, rtain that MIR Tyler has hlouEuJ -
iigi1t al least as far as the genera pupnr
is concerned evidence ot tht u.s. - ~
10 the Revolution, OF at Ca, - nv bcf"rc
as many coats ol aims 40
~ ne, leading and most important ar, ,iU,e
of inc number is a fun ana 'dteiunf
prepared account Of the hlst0r! Oh Pi H
Ion rhurch. Williamsburg. rms IS one
of thC best examples yet gwen Oh W W
| 'rvIers work. showing, as II uot9; Hia
extensive and minute kn2WI[uSy ,t}no,,.,,
thotities his access to hltheIto dnhIlpN ~
| records and his skill ana judgment az
compilation and selection. IN d,IoL"t
ig given OF the various sInaH pa iSi! ne!
which preceded Bruton, ana men Ioll"M
a history of that parish us VARIOUS mn" mn
'stere a LOT of vcstrymen, ana a desclp-
ton of the chapel and its contents. y
good view from the churcn EdiH h.,r aii
troutiSpiecc As Bishop Meade mas "diu'
This church may De considered the o.
PauTs or Westminster Abbey Oh VIZ
ginia. and deserved the carr VI anu HS IA,
TatLetir study which Mir. Tyler has Gwen
h"'"'I ~ mentions the fact that consider
able repairs are necessary. H. Is Hoptu
that there may be from an quar- teta
offers of liberal contributions TO ald inns
time honored church, any H4lStap
which would be calamity to the Whoic
STATE as 10 every one having Virginia
blood ia his veins ...t Of
Thc sixth article Is cohl,i,Ji%ie,9d IN
what have by some been cohSideItu ~
in INC most valuable contributions that
Mir. Tyler has made In his perlodicaI
that is lists and accounts OF pooN9 ~
fripnds i'm The North have been m me
hanit of describing us as totally inter,
ate race, given up enufeE 10 p"Ht q.
instead of mental pleasures pul ~ T.
believed that when the lists now punish
rd IN the Quarterly are completed not
only wiz ignorant or hostile critics pt
, comDelled to own their error, mn 20
admit that the people OF Coloidi ,,(sse 7l.,S
were more fond OF reading ana posstsstu
more books than any OF the New hh5g
lana colonies This. even TO many ot
our own people, may seem rather 4
strono statement but the writer OF til5
has himself looked Il good deal into The
matter. and KNOWS whereof he SPEAKS
T'ue series Of old eptaphs in Gloucester
county, with genealogical notes. - III
timed When this ancient county Wnic!!!
seems to be a Veritable place oil tolmp5'
has been gone over, no doubt MT, yer
viii present i'm succession those 81 DINER
SECTIONS There can be no more N
portant aid to geneology than the pGbh-
cation of these epitaphs, enriched as tncy
are with the editors notes. ..oor. g.,
Further on in this number appears IN
sediments of "Throckmorton OF England
and Virginia" by w. g. Stannard' ana
"'rhe :ameson Family by. James NJ.
Bourne Other articles are the contlnua-
ton of the proceedings oil the iaculty oil
William and Mary. prior TO the ReNoiu-
tion and an Interesting letter IRON
Tnomas Ludwell. OF Bruton, ENGLAND.
TO mis- cousin. Philip Ludweh IT. OF
T5 5r''' department. Of historical and gene
oIoricaI notes contains, as usual. matter
~ much interest. There are notes on
H. families of Graves. Lamb. Cooke
MIN Two unpublished epitaphs from
Bremc. Henricol, Harper Mr. ,h Tylc RS $
correspondent may Ike TO KNOW that lhe
~, ian,ears frequently iu the records
~" ''' Tsscx county. carter, Jennings; Tim
Sc son and and ballard. In this department,
too. is given a note from Rev Soa, H i0raI,'
~ Uavden. who is indignant lana justly.
he writer thinks at the manner OF ne
attach att made on him by Mr. Charles III,s,a n
browning, in his American Historieal
Register. Mr.. Browning who appears
~ he Very sore on account of the eN,
pos1re of some plumbers in his ROYAL
iDescents, made by Mr.; me hd iyf,I2 6 eh;
also erred. but he apparently has Jet
S;rong feeling get the better Of his juds-
ment Mr. Tyler shows that Mr B ST SIr
Hayden's pedigree of Mr. John Peytoh
The number is concluded with book