At Sturminster Newton, in Dorsetshire, there is an Infant and Sunday School, founded by the Rev. T.L.  Fox.  A handsome bronzed gateway forms the entrance, which is surmounted by an escutcheon, containing what may be termed the Christian’s armorial bearings, (see Ephesians vi. 14, &c.) The shield itself denotes “the shield of faith;” on the four divisions are emblazoned “the girdle of truth;” “the breast-plate of righteousness;” “feet, shod with the gospel of peace,” and “the sword of the spirit;” the crest is “the helmet of salvation,” over which is a crown of glory; the motto “THE FOUNDATION OF GOD STANDETH SURE.”  The benevolence of the reverend founder of this establishment should not pass unnoticed.  Pope has described his character to a tittle, in his Man of Ross—­

  “Who bade the heaven directed spire to rise,”
     &c.

Not only has he rebuilt the church in handsome style—­presented it with a noble organ, &c., and founded the above school, but the whole business of his life appears to be to provide by his munificence for the present comfort, and by his pastoral labours, for the future happiness, of all around him.

A humble slab of white marble over the south door of the church, bears the following inscription: 

  TO RECORD THEIR GRATITUDE
  FOR MUNIFICENCE, DIRECTED TO THE INCREASE
  OF CHARITY AND RELIGION,
  THIS STONE IS DEDICATED BY THE INHABITANTS
  OF STURMINSTER NEWTON,
  TO THE REVD.  THOMAS LANE FOX,
  OF HINTON,[5] ST. MARY, IN THIS COUNTY,
  A. D. 1827.

COLBOURNE.

    [5] Hinton is about a mile from Sturminister Newton.

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ANECDOTE GALLERY.

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HOBBES AT CHATSWORTH.[6]

    [6] From Rhodes’s “Peak Scenery.”

Of all the personages connected with the local history of Chatsworth, who may have been rendered conspicuous either by their situation or their talents, perhaps no one has a more powerful claim to notice than the once celebrated latin poet and philosopher, Hobbes:  his connexion with the Devonshire family began early in life, and Chatsworth, in consequence, became his occasional residence; he was a man originally of a weak constitution, and he is said to have been subject through life to imaginary and unnecessary personal fears, which continually preyed upon and agitated his spirits; yet by a strict and uniform attention to diet and exercise, he lived to the age of 92.  He was a very early riser, and as soon as he had quitted his bed he walked or rather ran to the tops of some of the hills about Chatsworth, that he might enjoy a fresher and a purer breeze than circulated through the valley.  This practice he continued until he was compelled to relinquish it by the infirmities of age.  After breakfast he visited the Earl and