is nearly the same as in The Lord Mayor, and Lollard gones," relating principally to Wales and the Border troubles contribute a part of the interest, The two Counties. Mr. Roberts was one of the most enthusiastic books have the same characteristics. antiquaries in North Wales and Shropshire, a frequent Pronf Engravings from the English Illustrated Magazine. contributor to the Transactions of the Powys-land Club (Macmillan & Co.) and the Shropshire Archæological Society, of the council Messrs. MACMILLAN & Co. have issued a series of twenty of which he was a member. He was the author of the proof engravings of designs originally published in well-known Gossiping Guide to Wales, Wynnstay and the the English Illustrated Magazine. These are upon Wynns, Contributions to Oswestry History, &c. His last India paper, and are of singular beauty. No better plan work, on Oswestry Toll-gates, is in the press. To Mr. of advertising the conspicuous merits of the mugazine Stanley Leighton, M.P., in the compilation of Oswestry can be devised. In delicacy and beauty of execution, Records, Mr. Roberts gave valuable assistance, and he and, indeed, in all artistic respects, the best among the was also associated with Mr. Wynne, of Peniarth, in the designs stand in the front of contemporary art. Such annotation of that valuable work the History of the engravings as those of Mr. Alma Tadema's "Sby," Mr. Gwydir Family. Mr. Roberts was an occasional conSandys's portrait of Mr. Matthew Arnold, and D. G. tributor to “ N. & Q." Rossetti's Lady Lilith are veritable treasures. The collection bas high value. Potires to Correspondents. A FACSIMILE reprint of the first edition of Dr. Jolin. son's Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, issued by Mr. Elliot We must call special attention to the following nolices: Stock, is a timely and a welcome boon. The original On all communications must be written the name and edition appeared in 1759. An introduction, by Dr. address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but James Mucaulay, and a bibliography add to the value of as a guarantee of good faith. a book likely to be a favourite with collectors, Like the We cannot undertake to answer queries privately. original, the reprint is in two volumes. To secure insertion of communications correspondents Books received include Christmas Gleams (Glasgow, must observe the following rule. Let each note, query, D. Bryce & Sons), The Voyage of Arundel, and other or reply be written on a separate slip of paper, with the Rhymes from Cornwall, by Henry Sewell Stoke, a new signature of the writer and such address as he wishes to edition (Longmans & Co.), The Altar Hymnal (Griffith, appear, Correspondents who repeat queries are requested Farran & Co.), and some children's books from the same to head the second communication "Duplicate." publisbers. OUR valued contributors MR. JAMES Dixox, of Harrow The Christmas Number of the English Illustrated Lands, Dorking, and MR. JOSEPH GARTON, of Friargate, Magazine takes a foremost place among similar publica. Derby, write to explain that in German Christ=Christian tions. The illustrations are throughout of a bigli degree and Christus=Christ, and that, in spite of the irreverent of excellence, those appended to the article "Clovelly sound in English, there is nothing remarkable in the being especially distinguished for taste and neatness of phrases quoted. execution. The letterpress contains, besides other inter- J. W. HOWELL (" Pronunciation of Names"). --The esting matter, the continuation of “A Family Affair," by accepted pronunciation is as follows: 1, Greenlaw; Hugli Conway; a good paper on Gainsborough, by Mr. 2, Mahes ; 3, Young. Comyns Carr; and an appropriate article on" Christmas W. D. ("Capt. Gronow"):- Reminiscences of Captain tide in the Khyber Pass," by Mr. Archibald Forbes. Gronow, related by Himself, second edition, revised, THE Christmas number of the Bookseller is a singularly Smith, Elder & Co., 1862, contains a full account of this interesting record of the present state of the publishing officer, and many stories concerning duels in which he world. Its designs are sufficiently numerous and effective was and was not engaged. to make it a desirable possession. J. BEALE ("A Grammatical Question ").-No rule of What the Christmas number of the Bookseller does the English language applies to the question you raise. for England, the Christmas number of the Publishers' None of the three forms advanced is either elegant or Weekly does for America. This also serves an end defensible; and any one seeking to write grammatical ibeyond the trade purpose for which it is issued. English would shape the question so as to avoid the difficulty. Tae Pall Mall Gazelle bas carried out successfully a further innovation upon conventional journalism by X. Y. (“ Knights of the Wheatsheaf”).-It is against issuing a Christmas extra. The varied contents of this our practice to repeat a question which has so recently are headed by a grim story by Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson. appeared. No answer having been received, information is apparently lacking. We will, however, again draw MR. HARDINO, of Piccadilly, has sent us a supply, of our readers' attention to the query, which will be found Christmas cards, differing in many respects from any. 6th 8. x, 228. thing previously attempted. They include grotesque designs by Ernest Griset and other quaint and attractive this communication, which, however, has more than once SYWL ("A Startling Telegram"). - We are obliged for subjects. before been printed. WE regret to announce the death of Mr. John Askew CORRIGENDA.-P. 462, col. 1, note , for “1481 " read Roberts, which took place, after a long illness, on Wed 1381. P. 471, col. 2, 1. 1, for MS. 'Portiforium " read needay, the 10th inst., at Oswestry, which was the place MS. York Portisorium. of his birth, and of which he was a justice of the peace. NOTICE. He was the son of an Oswestry bookseller, and succeed. Editorial Communications should be addressed to “The ing to the business, he established the Oswald's Well Editor of Notes and Queries'”—Advertisements and magazine, which some time later developed into the Business Letters to “The Publisher"-at the Office, 20, Oswestry Advertizer. In 1868 he sold the copyright of Wellington Street, Strand, London, W.C. this paper to its present proprietor, but sustained his We beg leave to state that we decline to return com: interest in it by establishing, and editing up to the day munications which, for any reason, we do not print; and his death, a notes and queries column, called "Bye to this rule we can make no exception. 1) UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY. 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