THE POETRY OF HERALDRY.
A LATE Garter King at Arms was, we believe, illustrious for his fertility in the art of design ; and indeed Conservative purists of the College rather quizzed the redundancy of his genius, which almost overran the escutcheon with allegories and pictorial histo- ries and biographies. Much would he have moved the spleen of the erudite author who wrote under the name of GWILLIM, the publisher. But he has been outdone : the Herald's College, even, is sensible of the march of intellect ; and the occasion of furnishing arms for the first Parsee knighted by a British Sovereign, and that Sovereign the young and lovely Vicrozte, has inspired the artist with Oriental grandeur of imagination. He is to the late Garter in heraldry what RAPHAEL was to CIAIABUE in a sister art. Here is a description of the arms of Sir JAMSETJEE .TRILTEEBROY, a great and munificent Bombay merchant—he has given for charitable pur- poses, within four years, 60,0001.1—translated for the Bombay Times from the Bombay Chabook- " Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy's coat of arms consists of a handsome shield in the form of the shields used by the Knights of St. John at* the defence of Malta, beautifully emblazoned by scrolas of gold. At the lower part of the shield is a landscape-scene in India, intended to represent a part of the islands of Bombay, with the islands of Salsette and Elephants in the distance. The sun is seen rising from behind Salsette, to denote industry, and in diffusing its light and heat, displaying liberality. The upper part of the shield has a white ground, to denote integrity and purity, on which are placed two bees, representing industry and perseverance. The shield is surrounded by a crest, consisting of a beautiful peacock, denoting wealth, grandeur, and magnificence; and in its mouth is placed an ear of paddy, denoting beneficence. Below the shield is a white pennant folded, on which is inscribed the words Industry and Liberality' ; which is Sir Jamsetjee's motto." This evidently gives an impulse to the inventive faculty of heralds, which may be carried out in other instances. For ex- ample, when Earl STANHOPE ousts Sir ROBERT PEEL and takes his place as Premier, of course he will make Mr. WALTER, the occa- sional Member for Nottingham, a Peer—Duke of WORKHOUSE, Marquis OUTDOORRELIEF, or some such title. The Peer will then want a coat of arms to signalize his achievements. Here is a field for the herald ! The lower part of the shield may be a landscape. scene in England, representing Berkshire, with the sun at noon, and several pauper-labourers taking their siesta, denoting Poor- law Repeal ; the sun diffusing its light and heat, denoting out-door- relief. The upper part of the shield should have a view of his Nottingham Committee-room, denoting purity ; and placed on it the Report on the state of the Poor-law, denoting perseverance, or his return for Nottingham, denoting pertinacity. The shield should be—as the man was by the Irish watchman—" surrounded" by a crest, consisting of a Nottingham elector, with a five-pound note in his mouth, denoting munificence. Below the shield, a white. pennant, inscribed "No useful political object can be carried into effect without some expense" ; which is Mr. WAx.rza's motto.
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