"First, with regard to the right of using bells at all. By the common law, churches of every denomination had a full right to use bells, and it was a vulgar error to suppose that there was any distinction at the present time in this respect. At the same time, those bells might undoubtedly be made use of in such a manner as to create a nuisance; and in that case a Protestant church and a Roman Catholic one were equally liable." The case (Soltan _v._ De Weld) from the judgment in which the above remarks are extracted was tried at the Croydon Assizes, and related to the use of bells by a Romanist community in such a manner as was alleged to be a nuisance. ARUN. _Proverb of James I._ (Vol. iv., p. 85.).--The meaning of this proverb will be found in Jamieson's _Scottish Dictionary_, 4to. ed:--To "_cone_" or "_cunne_" thanks, is "to give thanks; to express a sense of obligation; to leave a sense of obligation." S. WMSON. Miscellaneous. NOTES ON BOOKS, SALES, CATALOGUES, ETC. Many of our readers who take an interest in our Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature are aware that an accomplished German scholar, Dr. Pauli, has during a residence of considerable length in this country been devoting his attention to those subjects; and we have just received some of the fruits of his labours in a volume entitled _König Ælfred und seine Stelle in der Geschichte Englands_. It is an interesting contribution to a very important period in the history of this country; and it is the more valuable from the use made in it of the labours of our own distinguished Saxonists, Kemble and Thorpe. BOOKS RECEIVED.--_Letters on the Evidences, Doctrines, and Duties of the Christian Religion_, by Olinthus Gregory. The words _Ninth Edition_, on the title-page of this new volume, sufficiently attest the value of this addition to Bohn's _Standard Library_. _The Stranger in London, or Visitor's Companion to the Metropolis and its Environs, with an historical and descriptive Sketch of the Great Exhibition_, by Cyrus Redding. This Guide claims the merit of being "not merely descriptive but pictorial;" and it does well, for its woodcuts form the most valuable portion of the book. _Address at the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society_, by Captain W. H. Smyth, R.N., President, &c. This Address give a concise yet most clear view of the progress of Geographical Discovery during the preceding year; and is alike creditable to the learned and gallant Captain and the Society over which he presides. We desire to direct the attention of our readers, more especially those who are old enough to remember the first appearance the _The Literary Gazette_, to the Testimonial which the friends of the Editor, Mr. Jerdan, propose to present to that gentleman. The names of the Committee, and a statement of the Subscriptions in aid of the object, will be found in our advertising columns.