FOR ARMS OR ALMS?
An advertisement appears in a recent number of the Athenæum, headed "Devon Volunteer Commemoration," in which "Drawings are invited for a memorial of the fact that the Volunteer Movement of 1852 originated in Devonshire." According to the regulations, "Drawings must be accompanied by tenders for carrying out the work." Moreover, "the total cost, including all charges for designing, carrying out, superintending, and erecting the work, and surrounding the same with a suitable iron railing, must not exceed £200." Now this is really a very fair sum, and to assist one of our readers to win the prize, we allot the money in appropriate items. Of course we can only give a rough estimate, but it should be near enough to suit its purpose.
Cost of the Devon Volunteer Commemoration Memorial.
| Design (being a sovereign more than the sum offered for a second prize) | 6 0 0 |
| Stone | 10 0 0 |
| Engraving inscription | 30 0 0 |
| Gilding the names of the Committee, &c., engaged in the work | 50 0 0 |
| Designer's charge for carrying out, superintending and erecting work | 4 0 0 |
| Balance (to be used for surrounding memorial "with a suitable iron railing") | 100 0 0 |
| ——— | |
| £200 0 0 |
And now, having shown how the thing may be done, we hope that the best man may win. It is pleasant to find Art so greatly appreciated in Devonshire—a county which apparently is as rich and as generous as its own cream!
Post Prandial.—If the geraniums and roses in my Louisa's garden could speak, what celebrated dinner-giver would they name?—Loo! cull us!