of observations, therefore, give the advantage in point of height to races of Northern origin. Dr. Collignon makes the curious observation that while the length of arm increases with the stature, the height of the head and the circumference of the thorax diminish as stature increases. He considers the length of the trunk to be specially affected by race, being least in the Celtic, intermediary in the Kymric, and greatest in the Mediterranean departments. The volume of the head increases with the stature, but not in proportion with it; the length of the various segments of the face, especially the nasal region, increases proportionately with the stature. The influence of race is all-powerful in the proportions of the head; brachycephaly is accompanied by a tendency to prolongation of the nose. These observations, and others equally noteworthy, are enforced by ingeniously arranged diagrams.

Miss Eliza Vaughan, St. Dunstan's, Canterbury, the authoress of the admirable written poem of the "Tournament" in last month's issue of this Magazine, is a tragedienne, playwright, and journalist of considerable note. She announces herself at liberty to accept engagements as a leading actress in legitimate .drama. Her répertoire includes Joan of Arc, Jane Shore, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Lucrezia Borgia, Romeo and Juliet, Lady of Lyons, Leah, East Lynne, Lady Audley's Secret, Lady Clancarty, and Pygmalion and Galatea. She can also arrange for the production of her own dramas, and is a competent directress of amateur entertainments. Authors or editors requiring assistance in the revision or production of poems, articles, &c., might consult her with advantage. The Red Dragon of next month will contain a charming ballad from her pen, entitled "The Loves of Edith and Ronald."

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Mr. Brinley Richards delivered a lecture on New Year's evening before a meeting of the members of the Hull Literary and Philosophical Society on the subject " Music, Ancient and Modern." The Eastern Morning News came out next day with a long report of the proceedings, which winds up with the statement that "the lecture throughout was a treat rarely enjoyed by lovers of music in Hull."

A correspondent writes:-There are one or two inaccuracies in the description of the Wynns last month that it will be well to correct. Referring to Mr. Askew Robert's Wynnstay and the Wynns, published in 1876, I find it there stated that Mr. Watkin Williams, eldest son of the second Sir William Williams, of Llanvorda, Oswestry, inherited Wynnstay through the will of his kinsman, the last Sir John Wynn of the Gwydir line, who died in 1719. Sir John did not succeed to the Gwydir estates, and come into possession of Wynnstay (then Watstay) by marriage with the daughter of Eyton Evans, the owner. The family estates of the Wynns descended in the female line, from the first Sir John, to Lady Willoughby D'Eresby, who now possesses them. With the death of Sir John, in 1719, the title ceased, and the new possessor of Wynnstay, who took the additional name of Wynn, did not become a baronet until his father, Sir William Williams, died in 1740. Sir Henry Williams Wynn-grandson of the first Sir Watkin and a Knight-was the father of the present Lady Williams Wynn, of Wynnstay, and died at Llanvorda (not Llanvoida), the house previously mentioned. Another of his daughters was married to Count, not Prince, Bismarck.

The Right Honourable Charles W. W. Wynn was the lifelong friend of Southey the poet, and for some years allowed him £200 a year out of his private purse. It was he who gave the Bishopric of Calcutta to Heber. His remarkable knowledge of Parliamentary precedents gained for him the sobriquet of "Small Journal Wynn," and it is said that on one occasion when he fainted in the House of Commons, Lord Brougham suggested that an Act of Parliament should be held under his nose, as the familiar smell would soon revive him! One of his daughters, Charlotte, was a remarkable woman, as her published letters show, and his son, the late Member for Montgomeryshire, is now Recorder of Oswestry.

"If 'Harper' offends some ears polite," writes "Jarco," "have an alternative' term by all means, good Editor, and follow it up by such varieties as Trumpetist, Singist, and Conductist. Whether 'Pianner,' as you suggest, will be successful is a doubtful question; because, if it got into general use, we should be at a loss to know whether Betsy Jane was referring to the 'Playist,' or to the instrument, when she used the 'alternative" in this form."

Our friend is evidently determined to have the last word. He should not have had his way, though, if their had been anything in his rejoinder to reply to.

NOTABLE MEN OF WALES.

ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY.*

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Captain and Lady Lucy Foley resided chiefly after their marriage at Abermarlais.

The present house was built, by Captain Foley, not long after his purchase of the estate. It stands on slightly elevated ground, about a mile and a half from the small town of Llangadock, in Carmarthenshire. The old road from

Llandilo to Llandovery passes near the east front of the mansion, which some forty years ago was surrounded on the south and west sides by a broad gravel walk, planted at its side with evergreens. The dining-room on the west side opened on a stone terrace, connected by a flight of steps with a lower terrace; and the same from the drawing-room on the south side. The front entrance on the north side opened into a circular hall, leading into a larger one, communicating with the principal rooms. A stone staircase led to the bedrooms above, which opened on a large landing. The drawing-room, a delightful one, looking full south, with three windows, has a view over the park and surrounding woods to the distant, picturesque Black Mountains. Out of the drawing-room, with the same aspect, was the library, a bright room, well filled with books. and pictures. Here Sir Thomas passed his mornings. On the walls were hung, amongst other pictures, some engravings of the Battle of the Nile of an authenticity which is rare, as they were made from drawings taken on the spot by Capt. James Weir, commanding the Marines of H.M.S. Audacious. Out of this room was a smaller one with a spiral staircase, leading to the bedroom suite. To return to the west front, on the ground floor, the dining-room, with three windows, opened, as has already been said, on the broad stone terrace, and beyond was the gravel walk with masses of rhododendrons, a blaze of beauty when in blossom, with a distant view of the park and woods. The bedrooms were over the sitting-rooms, and all bright and warm. From the higher ones the Vale of Towy is seen, backed by *A portrait of this worthy was given in the Kel Dragon for last month.

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