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 iv. DEC. 16, loos.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 497 •with "maps of each county in a new taste," viz., in bird's-eye view, with imaginary fore- ground. At p. 129 a head-piece shows some boys at cricket. The two wickets seem to be about six inches high, and nine inches apart, with a bail. Behind them is a wicket-keeper on one knee. Both bowler and batsman are left-handed : the latter has a club like a hockey stick, and he alone of the three has his coat off, the others wearing the frock-coat of the time. Two boys are encouraging the bowler, and two stand near the batsman, one of these alone of the company having a hat : he also has a club. An eighth is carrying away clothes. None appears to be fielding «xcept the wicket-keeper. E. H. BEOMBY. University, Melbourne. ATLAS AND PLEIONE : THE PLEIADES : TUB DAISY (10th S. iv. 387, 475).—I do not like writing about myself, but as the question has been asked, I may be allowed to say that the first edition of 'Plant-Lore of Shake- speare' was published in 1879, a second in 1884, and a third, by E. Arnold, in 1896. I am afraid that Mr. Arnold has a good many copies on his shelves, which he would be glad to see cleared away. H. N. ELLACOMBE. Bitton Vicarage, Bristol. LAWRENCE (10th S. iv. 388). — Another John Lawrence, described only as " of Bed- fordshire," was admitted as a sizar to Emmanuel College, 6 June, 1650, and graduated B.A. in 1653. He and the John Lawrence of the same college mentioned by A. S. L. appear to be the only Lawrences in the registry of the university who graduated between 1645 and 1659. It seems possible that one or both of them were related in some way to Henry Lawrence, the President of the Council of State, who had entered Emmanuel College as a fellow-commoner in 1622. The family of Henry Lawrence has been discussed in detail both in this country (in ' N. & Q.' and elsewhere) and in America, but this possibility has not, I believe, been suggested before. G. O. B. KAIN CAUGHT ON HOLY THURSDAY (10th S. iv. 447).—W. M. P. should refer to 6th S. vi. 45, 155 ; vii. 367. The belief is common in Worcestershire. 1 knew a cottage-woman •who was a devout believer in it. The rain must be caught in a clean vessel and "straight •from heaven." She showed me some, in a bottle; she said it was nearly a year old, and it was certainly clear and pure. She always kept a little, for fear no rain might fall when next the day came. W. C. B. NOTKS ON BOOKS, Ac. Memoriex of Mculran. By Sir Charles Lawson. (Sonnenschein & Co.) THOUGH personal to a very limited extent, these " memories" of the men who, in the course of building up our Indian Empire, founded Madras, are helpful to all concerned with or interested in Indian affairs. They originally appeared in The Madras Mail, of which, from 1868 to 1892, Sir Charles was editor, and have since been revised and enlarged. They have been obtained, as was ' The Private Life of Warren Hastings' of the same author, "by delving in the archives of the British Museum and the India Office." With history as such Sir Charles does not greatly concern himself, his chief aim being to throw Tight upon the character and the lives, subsequent to their retirement from office, of some of the founders of Empire. More knowledge of Indian affairs than the average Eng- lishman can boast ia necessary to the enjoyment of the contents. The opening chapter deals shortly with the foundation on the Coromandel coast of Fort St. George. In the second we read of Thomas Pitt, of Blandford, and his appointment as governor, and have a comparison between the great Pitt diamond and the Koh-i-noor. The most interesting chapters are those concerning Lord Macartney, Lord Cornwallis, and Sir Arthur Wei- lesley ; the most amusing the account of Mr. Thomas Snodgrass, the crossing - sweeper of Leadenhall Street. Of these and other personages admirably executed portraits in photogravure, after the method of Sir Joseph Swan, F.R.S., are supplied, the frontispiece consisting of Her Majesty the Queen. In addition to the portraits, twenty-five in all, there are views of Fort St. George in 1673 and 1783 and other places, including Seringapatam. A map of India which is given would be more useful to the reader if more names were inserted. It is a pity, in consequence of the impression of careless- ness it conveys, to find in the opening line and phrase of the preface a silly mistake. This begins, "According to Saint Beuve." No such person as Saint Beuve is known. Sainte-Beuve is obviously intended. The volume, which is handsomely got np, has on the cover the arms of the East India Company. Tragedies of Algernon Charles Swinburne. Vol. III. (Chattofc Windus.) THE third volume of Mr. Swinburne's tragedies in the beautiful and complete edition of Messrs. Chatto k Windua contains the third, fourth, and fifth acts of ' Bothwell,' headed respectively 'Jane Gordon,' 'John Knox,' and 'The Queen. This noble drama gainn immensely on reperusal. A Glossary of Botanic Term*, with their Deriva- tion and Accent. By Benjamin Daydon Jackson. (Duckworth & Co.) How useful has proved this work is shown by the fact that five years after its appearance a revised and enlarged edition has been found requisite. In its present shape it seems to be the most ambitious and available work in the language, its derivations, numbering 16,000, being nearly thrice aa many as in any previous compilation. To the student and the expert it is alike useful. A special feature of the recent additions consists in the phytogeographic