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NOTES: Jubilee of 'The City Press,' 81 Prince of

" Monaco's Letters, 83 First Oxford Russian Grammar A ' ' gude-willie waught," 85 George Buchanan on Tobacco Garibaldi in England-Hackney Celebrities-The Sub- terraneous Exhibition-The Hampstead Omnibus, 86 Seal Inscriptions "Bloc": " Block "=Political Amal- gamation, 87.

QUERIES : Wilscombe Club Defoe's ' Colonel Jacqne ' French Refugee Bishops in British Territory, 87 "Cortel" Clocks French Ballads Barnaby Chronicles "Yeoman service "Crest : Sun between Wings Arms on Chalice Chamberlain Marriage Piccadilly : its Name -De Lhuys or Norderloose Darcie's ' History of Eliza- beth,' 89 Victor Hugo : Reference Wanted Coffins and Shrouds Col. Howe" Incached," 90.

REPLIES: Sir George Monoux, 90 " Devachan," 91 " Thiggyng " : " Fulcenale " : " Warelondes" Keble's ' Christian Year 'John Horne-Tooke, 92" Awaitful "- " The Pedlars' Rest" Cemetery Consecration" Grincly " Irish Pedigrees : Social Condition of Ireland under the Tudors Court Leet : Manor Court First Russian Chris- tian Martyr, 93" Umbrella " Haymarket, Westminster, 94 Bill Stumps his Mark Rose and Gordon Families " Treats " : " Mullers "London Coaching Houses in 1680, 95 Shrewsbury Clock : " Point of war "Musical Ser- vices on Church Towers, 96.

NOTES ON BOOKS : ' The Oxford English Dictionary ' ' The Writings of Matthew Prior : Dialogues of the Dead, and other Works in Prose and Verse.'

Booksellers' Catalogues.

Notices to Correspondents.

JUBILEE OF 'THE CITY PRESS.' THE Jubilee of The City Press adds another to the list of recent Press Jubilee celebra- tions. Founded on the 18th of July, 1857, by William Hill Collingridge a man desirous of working for the common good it has from the first been imbued with his own lofty aims, and has always advocated measures having for their object the benefit of the people of London. Collingridge edited the paper from its first number, and for forty - five years it was virtually his life-work. Full of magnetic force, he in- spired all who worked for him, and for them he had ever kind words of encouragement. Readers of ' N. & Q.' will remember that he was born in the house at Olney which for many years had been the home of the poet Cowper (9 S. v. 301). This some years back he had the pleasure to buy at an auction sale, and he describes the event as being " one of the happiest moments of his life." On the occasion of the Cowper Centenary he presented the house to the town of Olney, together with valuable Cowper and Newton

relics, which included among MSS. that of ' Yardley Oak.' Mr. Collingridge also took a leading part in the removal of John New- ton's remains from the church of St. Mary Woolnoth, when the City and South London Railway disturbed the vaults in which the coffin was placed. At the re- interment in Olney Churchyard thousands gathered from all parts of the country to take part in the service.

On Mr. Collingridge's death, on Friday, the 31st of March, 1905, at the age of seventy- eight, his friend Mr. Fielding Falconer gave in Meyer's Observer (published at Enfield) some interesting details (which had been related to him by Mr. Collingridge) about the founding of the Collingridge firm. For the father of Collingridge the sea had a strong fascination ; but on the day that Waterloo was being fought he gave up the life of a sailor, returned to his home, and decided " that for the future he would do the best he could for himself on land." After turning his hand to drapery and one or two other trades, the happy thought at length occurred to him that he would be a printer. The only obstacle to this was that he knew nothing about printing. A few years previously a printer named Stoner had issued ' The Printer's Grammar.' To this young Collingridge applied himself, and, " finding that he was master of the print- ing business," established himself as a printer at Olney. His son William Hill, having a liking for the work, was taken by him, at the age of seventeen, to London, where he obtained employment with Mr. Doudney in Long Lane, the premises being named " The City Press." When Mr. Doudney in 1846 gave up the business in order to become a clergyman of the Church of England, he looked round among the people he employed, and duly examined the claims of each in order to decide to whom to offer the business. His choice fell on Collingridge, who purchased it of him ; and when Collingridge started his paper he gave to it the name of his house. Mr. Doudney was for more than fifty years editor of The Gospel Magazine. He was described by Mr. Collingridge as a man of such open generosity that he could never keep any money in his pocket. Mr. (afterwards Dr.) Doudney, on accepting the living of Bun- mahon, in the diocese of Cashel, established a printing office for the benefit of poor boys, and these waifs he made competent to print not only his parish magazine, but also the Bible Commentary in six quarto volumes of the learned Dr. Gill, who from