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lin December, 1806. But it was played at an
 * t!n it.'ur performance by the late C. J. Mathews

lin 1822, as recorded in the actor's memoirs. In America the fate of the little play has been different.

TJii months after its performance at Drury

La tn- it was produced in New York. It was produced later, in 1812, in Philadelphia, at the

, (.'first nut Street Theatre, and had a considerable

I run."

Ainger quotes an interesting criticism on .the piece by Mr. Brander Matthews, which helps to show why the play had a better chance when the audience were in possession J of the secret. EDWARD BENSLY.

( 'harles Kent in his edition of Lamb -tares that this farce " has often been per- jformed in the United States, not merely [with applause, but with shouts of laughter."

A. R. BAYLEY.

I imagine that the successful run claimed

jfor this farce in America was but a succes

\cTestime, B. W. Procter in his sympathetic

lu'-iuoir of Lamb, written in 1866, merely

(states :

"It ['Mr. H '] failed, not quite undeservedly, jperhaps, for (although it has since had some suc- n America) there was not much probability lof its prosperity in London."

Mr. E. V. Lucas in his ' Life of Charles jLamb,' after explaining the reason for its failure as an acting play, says :

" The management of Drury Lane advertised

I I Mr. H ' as a success, and intended to repeat the 'performance, but Lamb begged them not. Yet Across the Atlantic it was frequently well received I mother instance of America's fidelity to Charles Lamb."

F. A. RUSSELL. ! 116, Arran Road, Catford, S.E.

THOMAS ARROWSMITH, ARTIST (10 S. xii-

!55 ; 11 S. x. 355). A biography of

Bthis artist is given in ' The Connoisseur's

'Repertory,' pt. iii., about 1828, by Thomas

I )<!!( I of London, latterly Manchester.

j[n the list of subscribers to this work was

' Mr. Thomas Arrowsmith, Manchester,

jl Duodecimo Copy."

"Thomas Arrowsmith, deaf and dumb from his lirth, which occurred about the year 1776, was Ksvertheless blessed with a quick and comprehen- -ive mind, and a natural turn towards attaining to i proficiency in the art of painting portraits and <tiier subjects in miniature, in which practice he . and continues so to do at the present time, le first exhibited at Somerset-house in 1792, two objects in miniature compass, of Cain slaying \liel, and Mary Magdalen conversing with Christ. n the following year he applied himself to portrait ininting, and exhibited two portraits of gentlemen. n 1793 he re-appeared at Somerset-house in a niniature of himself, and of eix others, of different ndividuals. In 179C. he produced the portrait of

a bishop, and that of an old man. In 1797, minia- ture portraits of two young gentlemen, and that of a lady. In 1798, miniature portraits of Mr. Flax- man, Mrs. Harris, and Mr. Weston ; also of him- self, Mr. Harris, jun., and Mr. Creasy, jun., the two latter his associates, who were also alike defective in speech and hearing, in 1799, a miniature of Mr. Luke Fitzgerald. Mr. Arrowsmith now resides at Manchester, where his talents are duly ap- preciated."

On 11 Dec., 1884, when I was passing a shop of E. Ulph, an assumed name for Mr. Wilkinson, dealer in antique furniture, china, brasses, &c., 17, Albert Street, Man- chester, my attention was drawn to two lithographs in black antique frames. The insariptions on these lithographs read thus :

From a sketch by T. Arrowamith.

Martha Blears

of the Jolly Carter in Winton cum Barton, near Eccles, Lancashire, who narrowly escaped being assassinated on Monday, 22 nd May, 18^6, after receiving several wounds by one of the McKeands, in particular one by a Whittle under the left eye, which fastened in tlie upper jaw so firm that it was an hour and half before it was extracted. Printed by H. G. James, Manchester.

From a sketch by T. Arrowsmith.

W m Higgins

servant to J. Blears of the Jolly Carter in Winton cuni Barton, near Eccles, Lancashire, who escaped being assassinated on Monday, 22 May, 1826, by jumping out of bed, running and hiding himself in the hedge of the garden. No. 1 printed by H. G. James, Manchester.

Mr. Ulph said to me : "I have the ' Jolly Carters ' original signboard ; it is on sale." I live next door to the place, and am only showing for curiosity (not on sale) two litho- graphs in my window."

Alexander and Michael McKeaiid were hanged at Lancaster on 18 Aug., 1826, for the murder of Elizabeth Bates at "The Jolly Carters " on 22 May.

FRED L. TAVARE. 22, Trentham Street, Pendleton, Manchester.

One of my relations has an engraving or lithograph (I forget which) of the Rev. Giles Chippindale, who was for many years evirate of Winwick, on which is inscribed.: " From a drawing by T. Arrowsmith, printed by C. Hullmandel." The Rev. Giles Chippindale died on 10 Oct., 1823, aged 63. W. II. CHIPPINDALL, Col.

Kirk by Lonsdalc.

ELKANAH SETTLE (11 S. x. 348). In answer to MR. \\'KK:LEY'S query, 1 am able v- that a copy of Elkanah Settle's poem "is, at any rate, in existence. It was advertised in " a bookseller's catalogue a year or two ago, and described as in " old calf with arms of Raymond and Skinner on