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 n s. i. MAY 21, i9io.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1910.

CONTENTS. No. 21.

NOTES : A Genealogical Society for the United Kingdom, 401 London Sign Lists in ' N. & Q.' John Rylands Library : Unique English Classics, 402 John By lands Library: 'The Siege of Troy,' 403 'Roosevelt : its Pro- nunciation Puttenham's 'Arteof English Poesie 'First Italian Translation of ' Rasselas 'Candle Auctions, 404 " Fire out " " Irish pride " Taking Possession of House Property Early Depositories of the Records, 405" Demerit," 406.

QUERIES : Toasts and Sentiments Large-Paper Copies Regimental Histories " Arabis ": "Thlaspi," 406 Kellerman the Alchemist "Saunter" Masonic Emblems at 'The Times 'Bibliography of London T. Dawson Bowker " Pull "=-a, Fit Richard Martin Ascough Family, 407 St. Pancras Church Seal found at Dover Constable's ' Gillingham Bridge 'Key to ' Water- loo Banquet ' Brunelleschi and Columbus's Egg- Etymology of Netting Hill Authors Wanted St. Austin's Gate, 408 R. Hingeston J. Aspilon : R. Gille J. Sturdy Kempesfeld, Hampstead, 409.

REPLIES : Holt, Coade, and Artificial Stone, 409 J. Henning, Sculptor, 411 Bibliotheca Drummeniana 4 Songs of the Chace,' 412 Neil Gow llunt & Clarke's " Autobiographies "" Culprit," 413 Prebendary Barker Shakespeare Illustrators Bibliography of Manners Wood Street Compter, 414 Coleridge on Firegrate Folk-lore " Roundhead " Launceston as a Surname -Osborn Atterbury, 415 Broken on the Wheel Lady Edwardes "Psychological moment" " Raske " First Elections under the Ballot Abbe" Coyer to Pansophe The Buckland Shag, 416 Beethoven's " In dieses Grabes Dunkeln "Authors Wanted "Die Wahrheit ruht in Gott"-J. Walton-Burial under Rivers, 417 P. Wilcock 'Childe Harold' Mark Twain Leo XIII.'s Latin Verses Major Johnson Truchsessian Gallery, 418 Alonzo the Brave,' 419.

NOTES ON BOOKS : ' The Medieval Hospitals of England 'Gary's 'Divine Comedy,' revised by Marie Egerton Castle.

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A GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM.

MB. W. B. GERISH'S communication under the heading ' Civil Service Archives and Records ? (ante, p. 337) will have been read jvvith great interest and sympathy by many enealogists.

Already much thought has been given o this subject, as is evidenced by the fact nat scores of letters about it have reached ne during the last few years. From these tters I have noted various points which, 'ke to record in the columns of ' N. & Q.'
 * ith the permission of the Editor, I should

1. Any scheme of this nature depending n the ability and exertions of one man is oomed to failure perhaps even during his fetime, certainly shortly after his death.

2. The matter should receive the careful onsideration of a Committee of Genealogists

a detailed and well-thought-out plan of

action is essential before any appeal for support is made to the genealogical public.

3. One correspondent suggests that the Society of Antiquaries might be taken as a model ; another considers that the basis should be that of a limited liability com- pany ; while Mr. Rene Droz (Vice-Chancellor of the Convention Internationale d'Heral- dique) urges the formation of an Inter- national Genealogical and Heraldic Associa- tion, of which the British Society would be a branch.

4. The annual expenses which such a Society would have to meet would be

(a) The salary of a competent Librarian and of two, or more assistants. The Librarian could undertake also the secre- tarial duties.

(6) The rent of a room (later, .of rooms; still later, of a house) in London.

(c) The purchase of genealogicrl works of reference.

(d) Incidentals, e.g., printing, postage stationery, bookbinding, &c.

5. The annual revenue to meet the above expenditure would be

(a) Subscriptions of Members. These might be of three classes : (i.) Fellows at, say, two guineas ; (ii. ) Ordinary Members at, say, one guinea ; and (iii.) Corresponding Members at, say, half a guinea.

(6) Interest on the investment of moneys received in legacies or life compositions.

(c) The profit from publications issued from time to time by the Society.

(d) Fees charged by the Librarian for searches in the library of the Society, under- taken by him on behalf of those members who could not come to London to search for themselves.

6. The initial expenses, e.g., furniture, should be provided out of entrance fees.

7. Any Member should have the right of leaving his manuscript collections to the Society for safe preservation. All such manuscripts to be indexed (surnames and place-names) by the Librarian and his assistants by means of the card-index system, so that a reference, to this General Index might indicate at a glance which manuscripts in the Society's possession con- tain data of interest to the searcher.

8. The Society to hold examinations of, and issue certificates to, persons desirous of qualifying as authorities in any special branch of genealogical research.

9. The funds of the Society should not be wasted in dinners or excursions, nor should there be any obligation on the Society to issue an annual volume to its members.