Notes On Literature, Science And Art.

Jias been subscribed , and an earnest appeal is now made for further help . The work is one that has claims upon all , in some way or other . To churchmen it appeals , of course , most strongly , but as a national monument its preservation should be an object of universal concerntherefore we

, trust that the many visitors at present in the town will co-operate with the inhabitants in this movement , and that either by subscriptions or by visiting the forthcoming bazaar , the work may be speedily forwarded , and the proportions of the

Priory may be preserved , restored , and beautified in a manner befitting the grand old building . " And Mr . Thomas Waller , a gentleman of considerable love for antiquities , writing in the same paperafter a casual allusion

, to " the restoration of this grand old Priory Church , under the late vicar , the Rev . H . F . Barnes , " says : — " When this Church was standing in all its glory , it exceeded somewhat the dimensions of Beverley Minster , and no

Cathedral in Scotland , Ireland , or Wales equalled it in size . The total length was 360 feet ; was composed of ten bays , and an early English choir of seven bays , which , with the transept of the same period , had a considerable northerly deflection . At the crossing stood a large central tower of great elevation , in which were placed seven bells . It is said the western towers

were begun , but never completed . I rather doubt this , for they were in a transition state when the Reformation began . The nave , which is ISO feet by 68 feet , and 69 feet in hei ght , alone remains ; it is of the best period of Geometrical Decorated . The north side was completed

before the south , in which the triforium is omitted ; and the clerestory is brought down in its place , with a gallery having double mullions , which cross it below . The porch is of the 14 th century , is very fine , and should be restored , with a road

leading into Sewerby Street . The restoration of the clerestory windows alone would be a grand feature in the old building , but i' the complete restoration of the west front , with the addition of the two towers , can be accomplished , it will present au aspect most imposing . The north-west tower is good , but it is in tho south-west tower where our great architect displays

his wonderful skill , and here we shall have a tower equalling the Driffield tower , unanimously considered the very best in this part of England , nay , if it does not surpass it . I find £ 5 , 840 has already been raised to meet the £ 13 , 000 required to complete the proposed restoration . All

honour to those who have so lovingly joined in their effort to restore the house of their fathers' God . Might I urge upon those who have not yet clone anything , to to make an effort , however small , to help it forward . "

Having , in the May number of the MASONIC MAGAZINE , briefly glanced at the ancient history of Pottery , in noticing Mr . Arnoux ' s interesting paper in " British Manufacturing Industries " ; and having then stated that " the revival of the art of Pottery in Europe will afford us , matter

sufficient for a future Note , " we will now resume our remarks . "The precise date of the revival , " says Mr . Arnoux , "is not positively ascertained ; but it was probably contemporary with the establishment of Islamism amongst the Arabs . The energy

displayed by this peopile in improving and adapting the different fabrics to the requirements of their new religion , was no doubt beneficial to the art of Pottery ; and with their fanaticism and spirit of proselytismthey carried their new ideas

, to every country which they conquered . Syria became a great industrial centre , and some of its towns , such as Damascus , were soon famous for the perfection of their wares . To reach Europe , however , this new movement did not take its course

through Greece and Italy , as in the first instance ; it was through Egypt and the North of Africa that , at the beginning of the eight century , it made its way to Spain , where it became firmly established . As regards Pottery , nowhere were better specimens produced than in the towns of Malaga , Grenada , Cardova , and others , going northwards as far as Valencia and Toledo . The newest feature of the

Arabian or Saracenic Pottery ( called Hispano Moresco ware , when made in Spain ) , was the introduction of the oxide of tin in the glaze , to render it opaque . Previous to this innovation , when white was required for a design executed on a clay which did not take that colour in tiring , these parts had to be covered with a silicious mixture