The record-union., 1897-01-17

SYarleS Lamp S connection with the
India House is the subject of an arti-
Gle in "Macmillan's Magazine for Jam
uary. The writer's excuse is the sur
prlSingly small amount of information
on that subject to be had from the
various Lamb biographies, reminis-
cences and bibliographies. 1t is thus
possible, from scattered references in
the writings of Lamb and his friends,
and from the records of the East India
Company itself, to gather many fresh
facts concerning his official career.
In response to representations made
TO him, Lord Cromer has issued a cir
cular to all the village chiefs through
out Egypt begging them to spare the
monuments of the past as far as pos
sible in all future quaITying operations.
J. NJ. Barrie has been much occupied
with the evolution of a new and COM
plete edition of his stories, and, it
seems, especially desired that the
American publishers should call it, as
the English publishers had agreed to
call it, the Margaret Ogilvy Edition, )"
thus perpetuating the reference to the
1ItOIiicI NIIIt1I iIoS bCClI lllAoS
in the forthcoming volume bearing on
her life and character.
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At Syracuse the discovery has been
made of several tombs, cut into the
rock, belonging to the time of Con-
stantine. They contain marbel sar-
cophagi with figures and orna-
1nents in bas relief. The Italian De-
partment for Public instruction has in
trusted DR.. Orsi with a regular explor-
alton of that place.
Professor Delitzsch is about to pub
aish the results of a careful study into
the accuracy of the theory that the
cuneiform characters are modifica-
tions of pictorial representations of
natural and other objects, and he con-
cludes that it is only partly true.
Three years ago the German En-
peror vetoed the award of the trien-
nial Schiller prize $1,70O to Ludwig
Fulda for his ''Talisman," because he
saw in it a satire on the doctrine OF
the divine rights of kings. This year
the prize has been awarded to his pet
and flatterer, Ernst Won Wildenbruch.
Hauptmann was recommended as
worthy to share the prize, but declined
the honor
1.-The Critic" speaks in high terms of
a new" American sculptor, George
Grey Barnard, a number of whose
works have been on exhibition in a cafe
in that city Mr.. Bamhard halls from
Indiana, but has studied in France
THE making of a great sculptor, u
1.-THE Critic" thinks. is in him.
The Shropshire Horticultural Society
has undertaken to defray the entire
cost of a memorial to Darwin, which
is estimated at from 1000 to f1,20O
In addition, a Darwin Memorial Schol-
arship has been projected, for which
9400 has already been promised
A friend of Dr. Robertson Nicoll Wis
ited ]. Mcneil Whistler some time
ago The famous artists room was toll
erably well filled with pictures. When
his visitor returned a week or two later
the room was empty. The explanation
was that in the interim a wealthy
American had visited Mr.. Whistler and
III rsisted on buying all the work he had
in hand.
IN the course of an address on En-
forced Philanthropy" before New
England woman's club, Miss Agnes
Repplier recently declared that we
take from the farmer and the butcher
to give to the baker and the candle
stick maker; and hard working actors
singers and writers, succumbing to the
Establishments of a polite committee
are robbed of their rest and recreation
ir order that they may give their ser
vice at some benefit entertainment, OF
to the woman's edition of a newspaper
Turner's house in Twickenham is fOl
sale It's chief interest lies in the fact
IL was built for him from his own sug-
Eestions He called it Sandicombe
Lodge, and went to live in it after Civ
ing up his residence by the Thames
at West End, Hammersmith. Turner
had also a London abode in Queer
Anne street. west, ON the Portland es-
tate. but the house was demolished il
1852.
Gibson Willets, formerly editor ot
"Current Literature has purchased
Romance from the Current Litera-
ture Publishing Company. With The
January number the magazine Will bt
reduced to the regulation size.
The authorities in Cairo have decided
to begin the building of the new fire
proof museum for Egyptian antiquities
at once, and have ordered the archi-
tect to leave France for Egypt iInme
diately. The site chosen is said ITO b'
or the left hand side of the road lead
ing TO the great iron bridge over ths
Nile.
Financial Procedure in the State
Legislatures is the title of an essay by
+. i. Bogart, which the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence has issued in its series of publica.
tions and which should be read by
every intelligent voter The purpose
OF the essay is to explain the genera