ties, from the members of the Greek government, informing them that they had traced the family to Cornwall, and thence to Barbadoes, where, if a male branch of the Paleologi was still in existence, the Greeks, if requisite, would pay all the expences of the voyage, equip a ship for the illustrious exile, and proclaim him their lawful sovereign. The appeal, however, was vain, as it would appear the last male of the race was in his grave. Barbadoes was discovered in 1605, by the crew of a ship belonging to an opulent London merchant, Sir Wm. Courteen. At Sir William's instigation, and on a favorable report of the island, one William Dean, with thirty settlers, arrived in 1624. In 1627 the island was madeover, by patent, to the Earl of Carlisle, and afterwards to William Earl of Pembroke, in trust for Courteen, but again restored to the Earl of Carlisle. Subsequently a Society of London Merchants took 10,000 acres; and on the 5th July, 1628, we find one Charles Woolferstone arrived in Barbadoes with sixty-four influential persons, each authorised to take one hundred acres of land. The emigration during the Civil Wars to this island became so great, that in 1650 there were 20,000 white people in the colony, half of whom were able to bear arms, and capable of furnishing a cavalry regiment of 1,000 strong. In 1670 the population had increased to 50,000 white, and 100,000 black, while 60,000 tons of shipping were employed. About this period the unfortunate Indians were decoyed into the island from the neighbouring continent, while the cruel treatment exercised towards them gave rise to the elegant and pathetic tale in the Spectator of Inkle and Yarico. Referring to earlier data, we find that, in 1494, Andrew Paleologus, heir to the Eastern Empire, offered to yeild over his claim to the Emperor Charles the VIIIth of France, which it would appear (probably to avoid a war) was declined by that monarch, as afterwards he made the same overtures to Ferdinand of Arragon, with no better result. In the Church of Llandulph, in Cornwall, is the following monumental inscription: "Here lyeth the body of Theodore Paleologus, of Pesaro in Italye, descended from ye imperyall lyne of ye last Christian Emperors of Greece, being the sonne of Camillo, the sonne of Prosper, the sonne of Theodoro, the sonne of John, ye sonne of Thomas, ye second brother to Constantine Paleologus yt raygned in Constantinople until subdewed by the Turks, who married with Mary, the daughter of William Balls of Hadlye in Suffolke, Gent. and had issue 5 children--Theodoro, John, Ferdinando, Maria, and Dorothy, and departed this life at Clifton the 21st of Jan. 1636.” Above the inscription is the imperial eagle; and in the register of Llandulph, which is very imperfect, about that time, is an entry of one of this family, buried in the year 1674. In the register of Hadleigh, the Balls at that period appear to have been very numerous. It would appear that the subject of this memoir must have arrived in the island of Barbadoes between the years 1628 and 1650, probably with Charles Woolferstone, as one of the " sixtyfour influential persons." In the great hurricane, unfortunately, the library, MSS. &c. connected with the parsonage-house and vestry, were destroyed in the general wreck. Conceiving, however, something might yet remain, I waited on the present rector for permission to search some "shreds and patches,' yet remaining in the shape of vestry archives, and after rummaging them about, much to the discomfiture of sundry scorpions, cockroaches, and centipedes, (who, probably, considered the MSS. as heir looms" in the family,) we were gratified by finding an old vestry book with the following memoranda : "1649.* "William Ferdinando Paleologus, Vestryman of the Parish of Saint John. "Feb. 25th 1655. "Lieut. Ferd. Paleologus, elected Church Warden to the above parish. "Do. March 2nd 1656. "Elected Trustee as Freeholder of the above parish, March 25th 1660, as also Surveyor of Highways. "Jan. 10th 1669. Ferdinando Paleologus reported "absent" at a meeting of the vestry. No further mention of him occurs *Twenty-four years after the settlement of the colony. until 1678, when the registry book of burials in St. John's parish records the following: "Burials, anno 1678, Oct. 3. Lieutenant Ferdinando Paleologus." In Oldmixon's British Empire in America, second edition, p. 124, speaking of the first settlers of Barbadoes, he says, Nor must we omit one, which is, indeed, a mighty name, Paleologus, who had a small plantation near the top of the cliff, in Saint John's parish. How he came by that imperial name we have not heard fairly made out; neither can we believe the tradition of the family, of whom it is attested to the author, that his ancestors were originally Greek fugitives, and descended from the Emperors of Constantinople of that name, who reigned in the East from the driving out of the French by Michael Paleologus, in the thirteenth century, to the dissolution of that empire under Constantine Paleologus, in the fifteenth century, by Mahomet the Great." Although Oldmixon doubts the accuracy of the tradition of this family having emigrated at an early period to Barbadoes, yet we all know that most of the first settlers in this island came from Kent and the southern and western counties of England; and it is therefore highly probable that one of the family may have emigrated from Cornwall and settled here, and it is possible that some of his female descendants may now be living amongst us. We believe the name occurs in Lygon's Map of Barbadoes. Indeed we think the following document completely sets the matter at rest, and clearly shows that the Paleologus who settled in Barbadoes was of the same family with him whose ancestor was buried at Llandulph in Cornwall. Here follows a copy of the document we have mentioned : "Entered the 14th of June, 1658. "To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come. Thomas Hothersall, of the Island of Barbados, the younger, sendeth greeting in our Lord God everlasting: Know ye, that I, the said Thomas Hothersall, for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving; but more especially for and in consideration of the Sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Pounds Sterling Money, to me in hand paid, by William Sharpe, of the said Island, Merchant, (the receipt whereof I do acknowledge, and of the same and every part and parcel thereof do by these presents acquit and discharge the said William Sharpe, his Heirs, Executors, and Administrators,) have given, granted, bargained, sold, and enfeoffed, and by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, enfeoffe, and confirm unto the said William Sharpe, all that Plantation of mine whereon I now live, containing by estimation One hundred and Forty Acres of Land, situate and being in the Parish of Saint John's, bounded North by FERDINANDO PALEOLOGUS, Captain George Martain, and Colonel John Burch; East, by Edward Ash; South, by George Horster and Kendall Plantation; and West, by Captain Thomas Hothersall, senior, as the same is run out by John Hopent, Sworn Surveyor; together also with Nineteen Acres more of Land, situate in the aforesaid Parish, below the Cliffe, bounded North, by Henry Quintins; East, by Thomas Mares; West, by Francis Dickinson: and South, by the Cliffe side; together also with all houses, edifices, buildings erected, or to be erected upon the premises; and all other appurtenances to the same belonging, ways, paths, waters, water-courses, and all or in any manner appertaining, together also with the Ingenio or Sugar Work, and all the Negroes, Cattle, Horses, Coppers and Stills, and all other utensils to the same belonging, and mentioned in a Schedule hereunto annexed, to have and to hold the said Land and all and singular the premisses, with all and every the appurtenances, to said William Sharpe, and his Heirs for ever; and the said Thomas Hothersall doth for himself, the said Land and appurtenances, to the said William Sharpe, and his Heirs, warrant and shall ever more defend. In witness whereof, the said Thomas Hothersall hath hereunto set his Hand and Seal this Twentieth Day of April, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty and Eight. "THOMAS HOTHERSALL, (L.S.) "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in the presence of "THOMAS MODYFORD, The following is a copy of the Will of Paleologus: Entered 20th March, 1678. "In the name of God, Amen. I Ferdinand Paleologus, of the parish of Saint John's, being sicke in body, but in p'fect memorie, comitte my Soule into the hands of Almighty God, my most merciful Creator, and my body to be interred in a Christian Buriall, there to attend the joy full resurrection of the just to eternall life, by Jesus Christ my most blessed Saviour and Redeemer. "" Imp.--I give and bequeath unto my loveing Wife Rebecka Paleologus ye one halfe of my Plantation, with all the profitt thereof arising dureing ye terme and time of her natural life. "Item.-I give and bequeath unto my Sonn Theodorious Paleologus ye other moietie of my Plantation, with all profitt, stocke and goods thereunto belonging, wch moietie is to be imployed for his maintenance and education, together wth the increase of his Estate, until he attains the age of ffourteen yeares, ye other moietie given as aforesaid. After ye death of my Wife Rebecka Paleologus my Will is that her said moietie returne with all ye profitt unto my Sonn Theodorious Paleologus. "Item.-I give and bequeath unto my Sister Mary Paleologus Twenty Shill. Sterg. "Item.-I give and bequeath unto my Sister Dorothy Arondoll Twenty Shils. Sterg. "Item.-I give and bequeath unto Ralph Hassell, my God Sonn, sonn of Ralph Hassell, my black stone colt. "Item.-I give and bequeath to Edward Walrond, sonn of Henry Walrond, junr., one gray mare colt. "And for Exorx, of this my last Will and Testament I doe constitute and appoint my loveing Wife Rebecka Paleologus. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this 26th of September in the yeare of our Lord God, One thousand six hundred and seaventy. "FARDINAND PALEOLOGUS. (Seale.) "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, in the presence of us "TOBIAS Bridge, "GEO. HANMer, "THOMAS KENDALL. "And upon farther consideration it is my Will and Testament, that in case should happen my Sonn Theodorious Paleologus should dye before my Wife wth out Issue lawfully begotten by him, that then my sd Wife shall have ye whole Estate, equally divided as before mentioned, to her, her heirs and assigns for ever. As Witness my hand and Seale, this 2 day of October, 1670, a FARDINAND his PALEOLOGUS. "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in the presence of us "TOBIAS BRidge, "BARBADOS. By the Dept. Governor. "This day personally appeared before me, Capt. Thomas Kendall, and made Oath upon the Holy Evangelists that he saw the wth named Fardinand Paleologus, ded signe, seale, and publish the wthin written Will, as his last Will and Testament, and that he was then in p'fect sense and memory to the best of the sd depoǹt. knowledge, likewise the sd Thomas Thomas Kendall and Mr. Abraham Pomfrett appeared before me, and made oath that they saw the s Testator Paleologus signe, seale, and deliver the Codicill written under the said Will, as his Act and Deed; and the said Pomfret further deposeth that he heard the said Paleologus own ye wthin written, and further these deponents say not. Given under my Hand, this 4th day of January, 1680. "CHR. CODRINGTON." In consequence of the son's death, the whole of the property devolved upon the wife of the deceased, and it is supposed there are still in existence descendants of this illustrious family in the female line. Part of the land formerly belonging to the Paleologus family is now known by the name of Ashford, and was to some extent in that neighbourhood; it was formerly planted in cotton, the first produce of the island; it now forms valuable sugar plantations, part of which are the properties of my friends, Josiah Heath, esq. and Dr. Strachan, of St. John's parish. On discovering the parish records, I obtained an introduction to a gentleman of the name of Haynes, who has seen eighty winters, and who with his sons are in possession of considerable property in Barbadoes; this gentleman informs me: I perfectly remember to have seen in the old records of the parish of St. John, (which I have great reason to think were lost in the great hurricane, Oct. 13, 1819,) the signature of Ferdinando Paleologus as one of the guardians of the said parish. I have great reason to know the location of his landed estate, part of that property having merged into Clifton Hall estate, now the property of my second son, Robert Haynes, esq. resident in Yorkshire." The history of this unfortunate family is of the greatest interest; and could some real descendant through the female line be traced out, in the present distracted state of unhappy Greece, their presence at this moment would be hailed with enthusiasm ; while, instead of her cruel state of anarchy under a foreigner, the children of Greece would enthusiastically embrace the fortuitous advent of restoration to her legitimate rights and liberty, under a descendant of the illustrious Paleologi. Dec. 24. MR. URBAN, CONCEIVING that all memorials, however slight, of Roman London, possess some degree of interest to the antiquary, I venture to submit the following brief notices of some of the more remarkable which the extensive excavations for sewerage during the past six months have brought to light. Queen Street, Cheapside.-In June and July last a new sewer was carried through Queen Street, between Thames Street and Watling Street. Vast quantities of human bones, fragments of ancient architecture, and numerous glazed tiles, were found in the course of the excavation; all which, with the massive fragments of chalk walls, I need scarcely inform your readers, are the relics of the old church of St: Thomas the Apostle, destroyed in the Great Fire, and which was of very great antiquity. Of the remains of the Roman period which came under my own observation, I may briefly enumerate the following. There were numerous fragments of fresco painting, chiefly red and yellow, but remarkably brilliant, some portion in blue or bright slate colour, a fragment of the latter exhibiting the lower part of the human figure. Cinerary urns, of a very rude style of art; in one of them the remains of human bones adhered so firmly as to have the appearance of being part and parcel of the vessel, for (as a friend of mine chemically explained the matter) the alkali in the bones (doubtless deposited before they were allowed to cool) had united with the silex in the clay. Suffice it that among the remains, when forcibly separated from the vessel, was easily recognised a portion of the nasal bone. There were five of these jars. Of the contents of the other four, when first found by the workmen, I have no means of judging-there was nothing remaining but mud and fragments of charcoal. A portion of a tessellated pavement, composed of the small tesseræ, white, red, and slate colours, and which evidently formed part of a pavement of some elegance, belonging, in all probability, to an edifice of importance, judging from the remains of an immense wall, with its layers of bond tiles.* Several boars' tusks were found, fragments of amphora, mortaria, urns, bottles, Samian pottery, &c. &c. I heard but of few coins; a second brass of Nero, scarcely legible, is the only one that fell under my notice. There were other relics of the Roman age besides those above mentioned, and one among them of great beauty and interest; but as it has already formed the subject of an able and interesting communication to the Society of Antiquaries, by a gentleman well qualified for the task, I need not further allude to it. Newgate Street.-During a brief excavation here in the latter end of July, were found a few Romans coins, some beautiful fragments of embossed Samian ware, &c. &c. Angel Street and Butcher-Hall Lane. -Nov. and Dec. During this excavation, commencing in Angel Street and extending northward through Butcher-Hall Lane, numerous fragments of black cinerary urns were found; a coin ofGallus (debased metal), reverse, JOVI CONSERVATORI; a mor tarium of white clay, (of which an exact representation in form and size may be seen in Mr. Kempe's paper in the Archæologia, vol. xxiv. plate 44, fig. 2, as found in Crooked Lane,) Roman beads, fragments of Samian and other pottery. Immediately in front of the tavern, at the north end of Butcher-Hall Lane, at a depth of 12 or 14 feet, I observed a portion of a wall, principally chalk, crossing the lane, apparently about five feet thick, and which I presume to be a continuation of the old London wall-a portion of which was discovered in making *These tiles are 15 by 10, and 1 inches in thickness. They are marked at one end with a double semicircle. It is worthy of note that these tiles correspond in every respect with those of the remains of the Roman Villa discovered at Duncton, near Bignor, in Sussex, in April 1812. + Our correspondent alludes to the Roman bronze of an archer noticed in our last number, p. 643.-Edit. the foundations for the new French Protestant Church, Aldersgate Street, and which formed the subject of a paper by W. D. Saull, esq. read to the Society of Antiquaries during last session ; another portion of the wall (westward) presented itself beneath the Hall of Christ's Hospital. During the excavation a curious piece of sculpture was found, representing a bearded head. It had evidently suffered from fire, and from its appearance seemed to have been what is termed a "corbel." It doubtless formed a portion of the once magnificent monastery of the Grey Friars. There were also found in this lane about five or six feet of red earthenware pipe, in pieces (accurately fitted to each other) of about two feet each,-diameter two inches, branching off at one end in the form of a T. As I am uncertain as to the depth and other circumstances attending its discovery, I cannot venture to assign the period of its use. Cateaton Street and Lad Lane.Nov. and Dec. About eighteen months ago an excavation for a sewer was made in the former, in which various Roman remains were discovered. Within these few weeks a further excavation has been made, proceeding in the direction of Lad Lane, at which place the work is still in progress. Both these streets have been unusually prolific in the quantity and variety of the fragments of the fine black cinerary urns, bottles, amphora, glass bottle necks, Samian pottery, &c. In Cateaton Street, a few days since, was found a bowl of the latter material, between nine and ten inches in diameter, nearly perfect, exhibiting a boar hunt; and another in Lad Lane, less perfect, and apparently used for trituration, eleven inches in diameter, with a mouth formed at the side in a rudely executed lion's head. A portion of a common red brick tessellated pavement was also found. Yours, &c. E. B. P. meaning, I would beg the favor of a column of your Magazine, if you think fit to afford so much for a philological subject, that I might say a few words on their formation. It may be shown, by innumerable instances, that the tendency of the law of articulation in Greek and Latin was either to exclude a close palate letter, d, t, or n, before s; or an s after d, t, or n; or to expel it after it might have been brought to the other articulation, whether by the law of derivation or otherwise. The v of Tiràv is found in every one of its cases but the dative plural, in which it is thrown out before σ; as the r is dropped before σ in oopaoi, the dative plural of oôua, though found in all its other cases formed from the genitive: and the same law can be traced in the verb; as, to quote one of Tiersches' rules, "When at sound (rd) comes before S, it is thrown away, ἀνύτσω becoming ἀνύσω, ἐρείδσω ἐρείσω, πειθσω πείσω.” The Latin verbs claudo, lado, ludo, mitto, vado, and others, which take si as a termination of their perfect tense, and should become claudsi, lædsi, ludsi, mittsi, and vadsi, throw out their mute palatals and become clausi, læsi, lusi, misi, and vasi; while others, such as verto and fodio, which would be vertsi and fodsi, retain their close palate letters, but expel the s; and the d of the preposition ad, when in composition with a root beginning with s, commonly either becomes s, or is thrown away, whence adscribo, adspecto, adspiro, and adsisto, become ascribo, aspecto, aspiro, and assisto. We have examples of the operation of the law of which I am speaking even in our own language, though that of a nation who have given up as few consonants, from a mislike of difficult and harsh articulations, as any of the φύλα μερόπων, of which we need no better proof than that of the daily use of two successive hisses in such words as posts, hosts, coasts, which the more fastidious organs of our rustics have softened by a vowel into postes, hostes, and coastes. The Anglo-Saxon andswerian has become answer, godspel, gospel, and the word atsleep, asleep. Now if we form a first aorist from κτείνω on the form of ἔτυψα from τύπτω, namely, by augmenting the short root |