the fire on it: in short, that the epithet is the same as
one equally familiar to us, i. e. _fire-new_, Germ. _vier-neu_. We will
bring this note to a close by a reference to Sewell's _Dutch
Dictionary_, where _Spikspelder nieuw_ is rendered "Spick and span
new."]

_Theory of the Earth's Form._--Have any objections to the received theory
of the earth's spherical form, or any revival of the old "plane" doctrine,
been recently noticed and controverted by _scientific_ men of known
standing?

BRUNO.

[The old theory has been advanced, and even lectured on, within these
two years; but no notice has been taken of it by scientific men.]

_Carolus Lawson._--Who was "Carolus Lawson," of whom I have a good print,
engraved by Heath. He is called "Scholae Mancuniensis Archididascalus,"
1797. "Pietas alumnorum" is inscribed underneath, and on the back is
written, probably by some grateful pupil--

"Cari propinqui, cari liberi, cari parentes, sed omnes omnium caritates
_Archididascalus noster_ comprehendit."--_Cicero_ (verbis quibusdam
mutatis).

NEMO.

[Mr. Charles Lawson was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and
was presented by the president, Dr. Randolph, in 1749, to the place of
Second Master of Manchester Grammar School; upon the death of Mr.
Purnell, in 1764, he succeeded him as Head Master. The colleges of St.
John, in Cambridge, and of Brazenose, in Oxford, can bear witness to
the success with which he laboured for more than half a century in his
profession, having received from the Manchester school, whilst under
his direction, a very considerable number of well-grounded classical
scholars. He died at Manchester on April 19, 1807, aged seventy-nine.
Some further particulars respecting him may be found in the
_Gentleman's Magazine_, vol. lxxvii. part i. p. 583.]

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HAYBANDS IN SEALS.

(Vol. iii., pp. 186. 248. 291.)

I am sorry that in referring to a peculiarity in ancient seals under this
title, MR. LOWER should have pinned to his notice a theory which I feel
persuaded is quite untenable. It is surely something new to those who have
directed their attention to the numerous devices upon seals to find that
the husbandman had so low an opinion of his own social status as to reject
the use of any emblematical sign upon his seal, when Thomas the smith,
Roger the carpenter,