A curious discovery has recently been made in the venerable parish church of Windermere. The plaster having come away over one of the arches, a band of red and black was revealed. On the removal of more of the thick layers of whitewash, a beautiful inscription in old English characters was found. Further search was instituted, and similar inscriptions have been discovered on all the walls between the arches in the nave. It is conjectured that these inscriptions were placed in the church at the time of the Reformation, as they are mostly directed against the dogma of transubstantiation, whilst they give plain instructions in the doctrine of the Sacraments. On the north side of the nave the following have been deciphered:-- "Howe many sacramentes are their?--Two: baptisme and the supper of the Lord. "In baptisme which ys ye signe yt may be seene?--Water onelie. "Which is ye grace yt cannot be seene?--The washinge awaie of synnes by the bloode of Christe. "In the Lordes supper which is ye signe yt may be sene?--Breade and Wyne. "Which is ye grace yt cannot be seene?--The bodie and bloode of Christe." On the south wall the inscriptions are as follow:-- "In goinge to ye table of the Lord, what ought a man to consider or doe pryncipalie?--T examine him selfe. "Is the breade and wine turned into ye bodie and bloode of Christe?--No, for if you turne or take away ye signe that may be sene it is no sacrament. "For the strengthenynge of your faith, howe many things learne yow in ye Lordes Supper?--Two: as by ye hand and mouthe, my bodie receiuth breade and wine: so by faithe, my soule dothe feade of ye bodie and blood of Christ: secondlie all ye benefittes of Christ his passion and his righteousness, are as surelye sealled up to be mine as my selfe had wrought them. "To the strengthening of your faithe how many thinges learne you in baptisme?--Two: first, as water washeth away the filthines of ye fleshe: so ye bloode of Christ washeth awaie synne from my soull; secondly, I am taught to rise againe to neunes of life." G. AND T. COWARD, PRINTERS, CARLISLE. SECOND EDITION. _Small Crown 8vo. In neat Cloth binding, Price 3s. 6d._ THE FOLK-SPEECH OF CUMBERLAND and some Districts Adjacent; being short Stories and Rhymes in the Dialects of the West Border Counties. By ALEX. CRAIG GIBSON, F.S.A. The tales are remarkable for their spirit and humour. The poetry, too, is marked by the same characteristics.--_Westminster Review._ The stories and rhymes have the freshness of nature about them.--_Contemporary Review._ Brimful of humour, homely wit and sense, and reflect the character and life and ways of thought of an honest sturdy people.--_Spectator._ The stories, or prose pieces, are wonderfully clever and well done.--_Saturday Review._