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15 years previous to 1895, no less than five attempts to secure funds for the purpose of restoration were made, but were all unsuccessful. In 1895, however, that popular Tees-side journal, The North-Eastern Daily Gazette, Middlesbrough, was successful in raising a fund, an appeal through the columns of that newspaper resulting in the restoration work being thoroughly done. The whole of the monument was pointed from top to bottom with the best Portland cement ; the masonry at the top, and all broken and loose stones, were replaced ; the doorway was built up, and a substantial railing with stone foundation placed around the structure ; and a grey marble tablet, recognizing the generosity of the sub- scribers, was fixed. The celebration of the restoration took place on Easby Hill (the site of the monument) on the 26th July, 1895, in the presence of a large company."

C. L. CUMMINGS.

Probably the finest and most imposing monument in honour of the illustrious navigator is his heroic statue in bronze by Woolner in Hyde Park, Sydney. It was unveiled in the presence of a vast and enthusiastic concourse by the late Lord Rosmead, then Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of New South Wales. The noble oration that Sir Hercules delivered on that occasion is included in a volume of his speeches published in Sydney. The Aus- tralians regard Cook as their Columbus.

J. F. HOGAN. Royal Colonial Institute,

Northumberland Avenue.

It may be of interest to some readers to see the record of Capt. Cook's marriage, extracted from Barking registers by the Vicar :

James Cook of y e Parish of St. Paul Shadwell in y e County of Middlesex Batchelor and Eliza- beth Batts of y e parish of Barking in y e County of Essex spinster were married in this Church by y e Arch-Bishop of Canterbury's license this twenty- tirst day of December one Thousand, seven hundred and sixty two by

George Downing, Vicar of

Little Wakering, Essex This marriage was (James Cook solemnized between us 1 Elizabeth Cook late Batts.

In y e presence of

Barking.

f John Richardson -! Sarah Brown \W Everitt

W. W. GLENNY.

EMPEROR AND PAINTER (US. iii. 209). The anecdote to which Lucis refers is no doubt the one which is related of Charles V. and Titian. It would seem that the Emperor was very much taken with Titian's work, and induced him to go to Spain, which he

did in 1548, residing there till 1553, Charles rewarding him with both honours and money.

" These favours alarmed the jealousy of the nobles both of Germany and Spain, but their envy drew no other answer from Charles than that he had many nobles in his empire and but one Titiano ; the artist, who was at some distance, employed upon a picture, overheard the retort with conscious satisfaction, and, as he made his reverence to the Emperor, dropt a pencil on the floor ; the courteous monarch took it up and, delivering it to him confounded by this second mark of his condescension, added that to wait on Titiano Was a service for an emperor." ' Anec- dotes of Eminent Painters in Spain,' 1787, vol. i. p. 40.

CHARLES DRURY.

Such an incident may well have happened more than once. The same story is told, I think, of Francis I. and Leonardo da Vinci, and of Charles V. and Titian. Vasari says Leonardo died in the arms of the Most Christian King : the painter's " divine spirit, then recognizing that he could not enjoy a greater honour, expired in the King's arms, at the age of seventy-five."

A. R. BAYLEY.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND DREAMS (11 S. iii. 247). ' The Art of procuring Pleasant Dreams,' " Inscribed to Miss ****, being written at her request," appeared in The Columbian Magazine, vol. i. p. 64. To the same publication Franklin contributed ' The Morals of Chess,' ' The Handsome and Deformed Leg,' &c. The article on dreams is included in ' The Complete Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin,' London, 1806, vol. iii. p. 493, where its authorship is authenticated by the editor.

R. OLIVER HESLOP.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Albert Henry Smyth in his edition of the ' Writings of Franklin,' Macmillan, 1905-7, vol. x. pp. 131-7, reprints a " bagatelle " by Benjamin Franklin, ' The Art of pro- curing Pleasant Dreams,' which on good evidence he conjectures was written in 1786. It was " inscribed to Miss [Shipley], being written at her request." Miss Cathe- rine Louisa Shipley was daughter of Jona- than, Bishop of St. Asaph.

The French publication cited, of 254 pages, must contain other material than Franklin's sensible essay, which in the reprint is com- prised in less than six octavo pages of large type. T. F. DWIGHT.

La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland.