, we should think,
cannot be ascertained. The office of Coroner is of so great antiquity that
its commencement is not known. It is evident that Coroners existed in the
time of Alfred, for that king punished with death a judge who sentenced a
party to suffer death upon the Coroner's record, without allowing the
delinquent liberty to traverse._ (Bac. on Gov. 66.; 6 Vin. Abr. 242.) _This
officer is also mentioned by Athelstan in his charter to Beverly_ (Dugd.
Monast. 171.).

I. R. R. _Henry Machyn was a citizen and merchant-tailor of London from
A.D. 1550 to 1563. See a notice of him prefixed to his_ Diary, _published
by the Camden Society_.----_An account of John Stradling, the
epigrammatist, will be found in Wood's_ Athenae (Bliss), vol. ii.
p. 396.----_Hockday, or Hokeday, is a high-day, a day of feasting and
mirth, formerly held in England the second Tuesday after Easter, to
commemorate the destruction of the Danes in the time of Ethelred._----_For
notices of George Wither in the_ Gentleman's Mag., _see_ vol. lxxxvi. pt.
ii. 32. 201.; vol. lxxxvii. pt. i. 42.; vol. lxxxviii. pt. i. 138.----_An
interesting account of the_ Paschal _Eggs is given in Hone's_ Every-Day
Book, vol. i. p. 246., vol. ii. pp. 439. 450.; _and in Brand's_ Popular
Antiquities.----_Marvell's reference is probably to Charles Gerard,
afterwards created Baron Gerard of Brandon, gentleman of the bed-chamber to
Charles II., and captain of his guards._

W. S. _The lens is certainly very good; you should practise to obtain an
accurate focus on the ground glass. An experienced hand will often
demonstrate how much the actual sharpness of a picture depends upon nice
adjustment of the focus; for though the picture looks pretty, it is not
sharp in detail._

PHOTO. _We hope shortly to be enabled to report upon the new paper
manufacturing by Mr. Saunders for photographic purposes._

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