files. In the evening she must go to the theatre, and form one in a queue, till the doors are open; that is, the people draw up in two files, which sometimes surround a whole theatre, and when the doors are opened, they go like people into a church, when following a funeral. She might come out, and leave a handkerchief in her place, and no one would take the place or the handkerchief. On Sundays, she would be expected to go to a bal masqué, in a black mask, or dressed in men's clothes, and dance; or she might choose to play at cards, ecarte par exemple; or she might go to a table where four strangers were playing, put down her five shilling piece on one side or other, and only bet. If she stayed after twelve o'clock, the gens-d'armes would step in and clear her out with a drawn sword. MR. URBAN, IN July 19. N the Court-room of Bamburgh Castle, in Northumberland, there are four pieces of tapestry, which are understood to have been brought thither from the Deanery of Ripon about forty years since. They are of considerable dimensions, the two largest measuring 15 feet by 8, and containing several figures as large as life. The colours at one time have been extremely vivid, but are now faded in some degree from age. Upon the whole, however, they are in excellent preservation, and exhibit such correct drawing and good composition, that it is evident the paintings or designs from which they were worked must have been the production of no common master. The first of the series I imagine to represent the Emperor Justinian, seated at a large table, and engaged with his commissioners in forming the celebrated Digest of Roman law. A remarkable figure standing behind his chair may probably represent Trebonianus. Two of the lawyers are in oriental costume, and one of the two may be supposed to be Basilides, who had been Prefect of the East. In the second, the Emperor is seen advancing in royal apparel to an open temple of Janus. Slaves newly manumitted are crowding round him, and kissing the hem of his garment. Other persons are also introduced as spectators of the scene. Justinian may here be conjectured to be in the act of proclaiming, immediately after one of the great victories gained by Belisarius, the elernal peace which by the way lasted two years, The third is a coronation. The Emperor kneels on a cushion, with his sceptre in his right hand, while a stately figure in a scarlet robe is placing a crown upon his head. Before him stand two Flamens holding an open book, on which may be distinguished the words Lex Romanor'. Between the priests and the Emperor lies a naked sword wreathed with olive on another cushion, and beside it a kneeling page throws the light of a torch on the open volume. This transaction is represented as taking place at night on a terrace, and the populace are gathered together in a court below. In the fourth piece of tapestry, Justinian appears not exactly in a hunting dress, but with a hunting spear in his hand, in a wild country, with only two attendants. He has come suddenly upon two of his hounds, which lie dead, and apparently poisoned, on the ground. A chased bowl stands near them, and a stream of water gushes from a rock at a small distance. The countenance and attitude of the Emperor are strongly expressive of surprise and regret. As I have not happened to meet in Gibbon or Procopius with any circumstance in the life of Justinian corre sponding to that which is detailed in this picture, I should feel much obliged to any of your correspondents who may be able and willing to throw light upon it; and still more if they could refer me to any engravings, etchings, or paintings, in which the subjects alluded to are treated in the manner I have described. I may add, that the features of the Emperor Justinian, and such portion of his costume as ap pears on medals, are faithfully copied in these Tapestries. Yours, &c. W. N. DARNELL. R. C. H. will be obliged by any information respecting some ancient customs performed at the birth of Henry Greene Lord of Warminster, born at Stebenhethe (Stepney), 11 Hen. VI. He wishes also to learn in what work they are recorded. Any information respecting the pedigree of Hervey of Highworth, co. Wilts, will be esteemed a favour by ANTIQUARIUS. 1830.] MR. URBAN, Church of Teffont Ewyas, Wilts. Aug. 12. A with views of many of the new you have of late favoured us Churches in and near the Metropolis, I hope you will oblige me by inserting a view of the Church of Teffont Ewyas, co. Wilts (see Pl. I.), one which for external neatness and internal beauty is superior to most of the Churches in the West of England. This church has lately been rebuilt, and the tower added, chiefly by the exertions of J.T. Mayne, Esq F.R.S. F.S.A. the lord of the manor and patron of the Church, aided by the contributions of his friends. Since the engraving was made, Mr. Mayne has continued to improve the beauty of the Church, by raising the Chancel to within a few feet of the height of the nave, and by adding three open quatrefoils between each pinnacle of the tower; and Mr. Mayne has in contemplation to add also a spire. Teflont Ewyas is in the Hundred of Donworth, co. Wilts. The parish consists of about 700 acres, and is situated in a pleasant retired valley, near the turnpike road from Hindon to Salisbury, from which city it is distant nine miles. The freestone quarries at the verge of this parish, supplied in a great measure the stone for Salisbury Cathedral, more than thirty acres of land having been excavated for that purpose, and these same quarries have supplied the stone for the late rebuilding of Teffont Ewyas Church. The additional name of Ewyas was derived from a former possessor, who enjoyed also the barony of Ewyas in Herefordshire. The distinguished families of Tregoz and Hussey were successively lords of this parish. With an beiress of the Husseys the manor passed to Sir Thomas Hungerford, the first appointed Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1545 the Crown granted the manor to H. Ley, Esq. father of James Ley, Earl of Marlborough, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and Lord High' Treasurer of England. The Earl died at Lincoln's Inn 1628, and was buried at Westbury, Wilts, where a 'stately monument was erected to his memory. In the Chancel of Teffont Ewyas is' an altar monument, on which are three male figures, in recumbent pos tures. That nearest the wall is elevated above the other two, and reGENT. MAG. August, 1880. 105 presents H. Ley, Esq. in black armour, his head resting on a cushion, and his feet on a lion couchant. The other two figures represent his sons William and Matthew, also habited in armour, with trunk hose and large ruffs round their necks. All three have been painted, but the legs of all are broken. Above this monument, but forming a part of it, are the arms of Ley, viz. Argent, a chevron between three wolves' heads caboshed Sable, langued Gules; impaling, Argent, two chevrons Sable, a label in chief Vert. Beneath, on a tablet of black marble, is the following inscription: "D.O.M. S. Hic requiescunt in morte HENRICI LEY, Arm. reliquiæ, qui ex veteri è Dyonisiâ de St. Mayne, conjuge, numeroLEYORUM prosapiâ in agro Devon oriundus, sam dignioris sexus suscepit propaginem, viz. WILLIELMUM et MATTHEUM (quorum hic visuntur imagines, et subter sita sunt ossa), Johannem, Henricum, Petrum, atque insuper Jacobum, Malbrigi Comitem, Angliæ Thesaurarium. Obiit a natâ salute M.D.LXXIII. Junii vii.” At the West end of this monument, beneath the heads of the two lower figures, on black marble tablets, are these inscriptions: "WILLIELMUS LEY, Arm. octogenario major et cœlebs, cœlos adiit, æræ Christ. M.DC.XXIIII. April v." "MATTH. LEY, Ar., vir plenus virtutum et dierum, placide animam Deo reddidit Maii XXIIII. M.DC.XXXII. ætat' suæ LXXXVII.” Between these inscriptions, on an oval shield, are the arms of Ley, surmounted by a helmet, the crest broken off. On the South side of the monument are three oval shields, the first displaying the arms of Ley, the other defaced. In the time of Charles II. the manor of Teffont Ewyas was in possession of the Ash family; they sold it in 1679 to Christopher Mayne, Esq. ancestor of the present possessor. Of the family of Mayne, a full account and pedigree may be seen in Sir R. C. Hoare's History of Dunworth Hundred, pp. 111, 112. The lives of two eminent ecclesiastics of this family, Dr. Jasper Mayne, and Alexander Mayne, are recorded by Wood in his "Athenæ Oxonienses." In the sepulchral vault at Teffont is a handsome cenotaph, erected by Isabella, the last Countess of Dundonald, only daughter of Samuel Raymond, of Belchamp Hall, co. Essex, to the me mory of her first husband, John Mayne, Esq. of the Temple, barrister at law, who died anno 1785, and to the memory of the Mompesson, Waldron, and Batt families, successively intermarried, and who with his kindred and relations were buried underneath. There are also three other monuments to the family of Mayne, the inscriptions on which will be found in Sir R. C. Hoare's "History of Dunworth Hundred." N. R. S. WALK THROUGH THE HIGHLANDS. (Continued from Part i. p. 604.) WE E had now made considerable way towards the island of Staffa, the object of our voyage, when we first discovered a very handsome and galJant wherry advancing majestically with all sail towards the same destination. We rejoiced in the prospect of company, with whom, as the day was now delightfully fine, we might explore the cavern with advantage. We were considerably ahead, and landed first. This process was extremely troublesome, for though the boat was drawn well up to the shore, yet the way was rough and difficult, lying over the broken and very uneven columns of basalt, lately washed by the waves, covered over with slime and sea weed, and extremely slippery. We were moreover benumbed with cold, and far from having the perfect use of either our hands or feet, which were also cramped from our long confinement in the boat. Our advances therefore were slow and awkward; but the road, as we ascended from the sea, became less slippery, and, with the assistance of our guides, we speedily arrived at the Cavern. The swell and the surf were on this occasion so violent, that there was no possibility of entering the cave in the boat. We had, therefore, with the aid of our boatmen, who were extremely careful and adroit, to penetrate to the end of the cavern on foot. We had scarcely entered its mouth, ere it required the utmost care and considerable coolness to advance. The ledge of rock which supported our steps was extremely rugged, and sometimes slippery; in some places frightfully narrow, and with but a very moderate portion of light. In one particular part there is scarcely room for one foot, the portion of rock not being the width of a shoe-sole, and here, unless supported by the boatmen, who know the path well, and creep down below, there would I conceive be an absolute necessity for retreating. The nails of our shoes, from our now extended peregrinations, had been worn completely smooth, and we felt our footing very unstable. One false step would have precipitated us over sharp and rugged rocks into the sea, roaring at a great depth below. A person whose nerves were not tolerably well strung, would feel himself in a very unpleasant situation, and, upon the whole, I think the way is not without danger to those even of the coolest temperament. Certainly it was a path I should not like to tread a second time; and this same step before mentioned has I understand deterred not a few from encountering it once. mongst the rest our boatmen informed us that the Duke of Argyle, on a late visit, chose rather to swim into the cavern, in which exploit he was accompanied by Staffa, the proprietor of the island. For my own part, I was not sorry when I once more saw the light of day on the outside of the cavern, A We remained a considerable time in absolute astonishment, under the imposing roof of this stupendous edifice, built without hands, and in which the sound of the hammer had never been heard. The entrance is spacious, broad, and lofty. The sides and roof are composed of the basaltic pillars before named, ranged in the nicest order. Below is the sea, at the time we were there of the most beautiful green; the sides and further end of the cavern edged with foam. Altogether the appearance is wonderfully imposing; something of a superstitious dread creeps over the beholder, and the cave itself appears awful as the consecrated roof, Re-echoing pious anthems." Looking outwards, you have a very extensive and most magnificent view of the surrounding ocean, whose waves by their sullen roar delight and elevate the mind, and force it to look up with wonder at the works of the great Architect of all things. The most indifferent observer must I think be stricken with the moving scenes around him, and go forth from their contemplation humbled and subdued. Finally, the magnificence, which here meets the eye, and of which I find myself alto |