ed,
To whom my heart for thrice ten years was bound
By truest love and gratitude endeared:
The glory of his land, in whom were found
Genius unmatched, and mastery of the soul,
Beyond all human wight, save Shakspeare's own controul."

F.S.A. L. & E.

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NOTES ON CUNNINGHAM'S HANDBOOK FOR LONDON.

_Soho Square._--Your correspondent "NASO" (p. 244.) has anticipated me
in noticing Mr. Cunningham's mistake about Mrs. Cornellys' house in this
square; but he has left unnoticed some particulars which deserve to be
recorded. Mrs. Cornellys', or _Carlisle House_ as it was called, was
pulled down at the beginning of the present century (1803 or 1804), and
_two_ houses built upon its site, now _Jeffery's Music Warehouse_ and
_Weston's Printing Office_. Some curious old paintings representing
banqueting scenes, formerly in _Carlisle House_ were carefully preserved
until the last few years, in the drawing-room of the corner house, when
they were removed to make room for some needed "elegancies" of the
modern print shops. The Catholic Chapel in Sutton Street was the
banquetting-room of Carlisle House; and the connecting passage between
it and the house in Soho Square was originally the "Chinese bridge."

"Teresa Cornelys, Carlisle House, St. Ann, Soho, dealer" appears in the
bankrupt list of _The London Gazette_ of November, 1772; and in December
of the same year, this temple of festivity, and all its gorgeous
contents, were thus advertised to be sold by public auction:--

"_Carlisle House, Soho._--At twelve o'clock on Monday the 14th
instant, by Order of the Assignees, Mr. Marshall will sell by
Auction on the Premises, in one Lot, All that extensive,
commodious, and magnificent House in Soho Square, lately
occupied by Mrs. Cornelys, and used for the Public Assemblies of
the Nobility and Gentry. Together with all the rich and elegant
Furniture, Decorations, China, &c., thereunto belonging, too
well-known and universally admired for their aptness and taste
to require here any public and extraordinary description
thereof. Catalogues to be had at the House, and at Mr.
Marshall's, in St. Martin's Lane. The curiosity of many to see
the house, to prevent improper crowds, and the great damage that
might happen therefrom (and the badness of this season) by
admitting indifferent and disinterested people, must be an
excuse to th