al in 1765. On leaving he got
work at a chemist's in the city; all seemed well, when he was recognised
by an agent of his former master, and seized as "the property of Mr
Kerr." Granville Sharp, who happened to be present, at once charged the
agent with committing an assault. An action brought against Sharp
lingered on for some time and was finally dropped. Strong remained free,
but the general question of slavery in England was not settled till 1772.
It is pleasant to know that in 1877 Dr Moore told the story of Jonathan
Strong to William Lloyd Garrison.

SIR GEORGE AIRY {161}

In attempting to estimate this book, it is necessary to avoid first
impressions, for what strikes one on opening its pages is its dullness.
It is edited by his son, who, in a _Personal Sketch_, gives certain facts
about his father without succeeding in being graphic or interesting in
any way. There is too much detail of an unexciting quality, _e.g._, p.
272 (1867): "There was the usual visit to Playford in January. In April
there was a short run to Alnwick and the neighbourhood in company with Mr
and Mrs Routh. From 27th June to 4th July he was in Wales with his two
eldest (_sic_) sons, visiting Uriconium, etc., on his return. From 8th
August to 7th September he spent a holiday in Scotland and the Lake
District of Cumberland with his daughter Christabel, visiting the
Langtons at Barrow House, near Keswick, and Isaac Fletcher at Tarn Bank."
When this kind of thing occurs often it is intolerably wearisome.

The same criticism applies to the extracts from Sir George Airy's diary,
which his son publishes. For instance, p. 172 (1845): "On 29th January I
went with my wife on a visit to my uncle, George Biddell, at Bradfield St
George, near Bury. On 9th June I went into the mining district of
Cornwall with George Arthur Biddell. From 25th August to 26th September
I was travelling in France with my sister and my wife's sister, Georgiana
Smith. I was well introduced and the journey was interesting. On 29th
October my son Osmond was born. Mr F. Baily bequeathed to me 500 pounds,
which realised 450 pounds."

This is a class of facts which a man may like to record, but their
publication when so often repeated is surely unnecessary. There is,
however, this to be said--that minute accuracy was a marked feature in
Airy's character, and must therefore be made prominent; and it may be
argued that the right degree of prominence can only