the proud monarch of the plain, whose bold arching head rises to the altitude of upwards of 1300 feet. A pathway from the London road leads through plantations to its summit, from whence the admirer of nature may luxuriate in the enjoyment of a magnificent prospect, whilst he contemplates all that variety of hill and dale, wood, rock and stream, studded with mansions and villages, stretched like a map throughout a circumference of nearly 400 miles. This NATURAL HEART OF SHROPSHIRE forms a conspicuous feature in the landscape from all parts of the surrounding country; while it is universally regarded, from the king in his palace to the peasant in his cottage, as the centre towards which the best wishes and affections of the heart converge, in that well-known convivial sentiment which possesses the advantage over other toasts,—in being old without age, inasmuch as it is unchanged by time, and never out of place— “ALL FRIENDS ROUND THE WREKIN.” * * * * * * * * * * JOHN EDDOWES, PRINTER, SHREWSBURY. ADDITIONS. ST. MARY’S.—The patronage of this living has been vested by the Lord Chancellor in the following Trustees:—The Lord Bishop of Lichfield, the Viscount Clive, Sir A. V. Corbet, Bart. J. A. LLoyd, Esq. and R. A. Slaney, Esq. The qualification for the Minister remains as before. ABBEY CHURCH.—The font, supported upon the upper part of an ancient cross (page 74), has been lately removed to St. Giles’s Church. ST. GILES’S CHURCH.—Pews have been erected on the South side of this edifice, to correspond with those on the North. ST. GEORGE’S.—A district has lately been assigned to this church, comprising the township of Frankwell. COUNTY HALL.—Owing to a recent alteration in the arrangement of offices, it will be necessary at page 115, line 13, to _dele_ to the left, and read to the right; and, at line 15, for right read left; line 17, for resting over, read towards High Street is an Entrance, &c. ERRATA. {227} Page 13, for SCOTT read DYER; p. 17, for Thomson read Cowper; p. 24, in note, for opposite read towards; p. 47, l. 25, for munficence read munificence; p. 58, l. 11, for surmounts read surrounds; p. 60, l. 13, for carved read coved; p. 93, l. 27, for five read four; p. 99, for Henry Edwards read Hugh Edwards; p. 127, for four read eight; p. 179, l. 15, for Sir Philip read Sir Henry. FOOTNOTES. {10} Our ancestors petitioned the king for permission to convert the monastery of Salop into “a college, or free school.” {16} This was an essential characteristic of the castellated structure of the Danes, although subsequently adopted by the Normans.