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From Nichols's 'Literary Illustrations of the Eighteenth Century' (vol. v. p. 33) it appears that Dr. Turton was in attendance on Joseph Gulston, that most extravagant of connoisseurs, from February, 1786, until the patient's death on 16 July of that year, calling regularly twice a day with Dr. Richard Warren.

Mrs. Delany, writing to Frances Hamilton on 3 April, 1787 (' Letters from Mrs. Delany to Mrs. Frances Hamilton,' 3rd ed., 1821, p. 84), thanks God that "Dr. Turton's skill, as well as my apothecary Mr. Young's attention, answered the wishes of my friends."

^ hn PhiIi P Kemble, writing to Edmund Malone from Dublin on 19 July, 1788

SlfS, ' Life of Malon e,' p- 147), mentions that Thomas Sheridan, father of Richard BrinsJey Sheridan, had sailed on the previous day for England, to consult in London upon his case (dropsy and jaundice they say) with Dr. Turton."

Original documents relating to Dr. John- son s kinsfolk.~In concluding this collection of notes, for the rather formless and dis- connected character of which I must apolo- gize, I may add that all the original docu- ments in my possession relating to the Doctors kindred, and used by me in the compilation of my book, were, soon after its issue, presented by me to the City Council of Lichfield for exhibition in the -Birthplace, as recorded in The Times and other newspapers for 13 Dec., 1906 For their display and safe-keeping the Johnson House Committee provided a glass-topped oak case, which occupies one side of the small breakfast-room upstairs. Among the documents are all the papers relating to Michael Johnson's indictment in 1718 for trading as a tanner, including his own rough draft for the defence; the state- ment for counsel in 1732 dealing with the financial affairs of the late "Parson" Ford ; the correspondence between Thomas bhepperd and William Priest as to the proposed arrest of Andrew Johnson; the letter written by the Doctor's uncle Samuel Ford in 1731 ; the deed dated 1707 relating to the fulfilment of certain of the marriage articles of Michael Johnson and Sarah Ford ; and the letter addressed to Michael Johnson in 1718 by a Walsall tradesman, together with deeds and other writings of a more purely genealogical interest.

ALEYN LYELL READE.

Park Corner, Blundellsands, near Liverpool.

SHAKESPEARE ALLUSIONS. The two fol- lowing passages appear to be worth noting, even if they are not absolutely certainly references to Shakespeare :

" And if the Genius of the Land should aske thee, who hath beene so farre mis-led, to suffer the effusion of the bloud of his loving and loyall Subjects ? What would Conscience say, but the King ? In the Tragedie of Richard the third, Questions being put, who had beene seduced to this and that execrable deed, Conscience or some Spirit cry'd Richard." ' A True Discoverie of the Kings Majesties Proceedings against the Parlia- ment and this Kingdome,' 1643, p. 6.

Sweating like butter'd Moors stew'd in their

grease, Blenching each bush like a Justice of Peace,

Serjeant, or Constable ?

' The Hue and Cry after those Rambling Pro- tonotaries of the Times. . . .,' London, 1651, p. 3.

G. THORN-DRTJRY.

AEROPLANES. There is an interesting and amusing note in ' Lusus Alteri Westmonas- terienses,' ii. 65, too long for quota- tion, from which it appears that Mr. G. Pocock obtained such a control over an aerial team of kites that he could steer with precision to any point. The editors men- tion that this carriage was still in existence, and was seen by Henry A. Palmer of Sambpurne House, Clifton Park, who supplied them with the information. I can remember having seen illustrations of the machine. JOHN PICKFORD, M.A.

Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge.

LONGFELLOW'S ' VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.' The Sunday Strand for (?) November, 1906, contained a statement to the effect that the old smithy at Dunchurch, Warwickshire, was the original forge which inspired Long- fellow to write his famous poem ' The Village Blacksmith.' The paragraph in question naturally found its way into the local papers, and I published a letter cor- recting the error in The Rugby Advertiser of 3 Nov., 1906. I pointed out that the poem was inspired by the old smithy and chestnut tree at Cambridge, Massachussetts ; that on Longfellow's seventy-second birthday (27 Feb., 1879) the children of Cambridge presented him with an arm-chair made from the wood of the chestnut tree ; and that he indited a poem ' From my Arm Chair ' to the children in acknowledgment of the gift,

A map some 12 ft. by 9 ft. has been placed under the portico of the Pump Room, Leamington, showing the interesting and remarkable places to be visited within a radius of twenty or thirty miles. Dun-