{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
Majesty had appointed commission to evo,...
the documents in the depository of the recondn e
former times, with view to printing the s.a "
important of them. s iiost


Poetry appears to be aeain gcttinp int ),
London market. Mrs. Ilemans was .bnn. ue
publish the Forest Sanctuary. Allan Cunnnu "
ham was employed on Scottish songs. Bennass,
Barton was bringing out his poems with numas ,aau
oiis additions. Professor Wilson had done ~
same; and It was understood that Mr.. Crof,as
Croker was employed in collecting materi,ls e'a
the Minstrelsy Of Ireland. ~


The June number Of the London N,o,,;.
containsa curious and interesting article unna
the subject Of Chess playing. 1t ends with hibo ,b'
following extract from DR.. Hyde: ~


" The old Irish were so addicted To cha4.
that amongst themthc possession of good csta,o,
hath been decided by it; and there are some o.
tates at this time, the property whereof doth iii;
depend upon the issue OF game of hess. Eo,
example, the heirs Of two certain Irish f,m;los
whom could name, to say nothing of olbans'
hold their lands upon the tenure, that one !,
them shall encounter the other at chess; in tb;s
manner, whoever should conquer, should se;no
and possess the estate of the other. Therefor.
they, managing the affair prudently among them.
selves, perhaps once every year, meet BY apnont
ment, to play at chess. One of them makes
move, and the other saith, 81 aUW consider l,s
10 dnsrer yon ntrt ycart" This being done :
Notary commits to writing the situation of tbs
game, which neither of them hath won. hal.
been, and viii be continued, jar some huldtds
Of yeGrsf"