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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ii s. vn. JUNE 7, wia

In a copy sent to Robert Lloyd, Lamb marked with a " \/ " those composed by himself. One wonders if this copy is still in existence hidden away somewhere or other. It would be interesting to have proof of the respective contributions of the " old Bachelor and old Maid " who. Lamb thought, had picked up more subjects, " all of children," than would have been found by many parents. S. BUTTERWORTH.

The line " A babe is fed with milk and praise " occurs in ' The First Tooth ' of Charles and Mary Lamb's ' Poetry for Chil- dren.' Lamb's commentators have noted the resemblance the statement bears to these phrases in Stanxa LXIX. of Shelley's ' Homer's Hymn to Mercury ' : A little child born yesterday, A thing on mother's milk and kisses fed.

THOMAS BAYNE.

Bartlett attributes " Home is home, though it be never so homely." to Clarke's
 * Paroemiologia,' p. 101 (1639).

ST. S WITHIN.

[MB. R. A. POTTS is also thanked for reply.]

' THE TOMAHAWK ' : MATT MORGAN (US. vii. 369, 413). It would be interesting to have a few further particulars of Matt Morgan, who illustrated The Tomahawk. His name does not seem to be included either in Bryan or the ' D.N.B.' MR. CLAYTON mentions a few facts in his reply, and perhaps he might oblige with some further notes. To my idea, Morgan's car- toons show a wide range of power, but are unequal in their artistic merits : some reach a high standard of careful work, whilst others are just as poor in subject- matter and treatment.

JOHN W. WALKER.

MR. WILLOUGHBY MAYCOCK's memory is at fault as to the date when The Tomahawk ceased to appear.

W. B. H. mentions the weekly price of the paper, but does not refer to the two almanacs which were published at three- pence each.

We have in this library four volumes (bound in two), commencing 11 May, 1867, and ending 26 June, 1869. Until 4 July, 1868, the office was at 30, Tavistock Street, W.C. ; then the following notice of removal appeared on p. 12, vol. iii., 11 July, 1868: "The Office of The Tomahawk has been removed to 199, Strand." Mr. Heather is mentioned as publisher.

ALFRED SYDNEY LEWIS.

Library, Constitutional Club, W.C.

I wish to thank the several correspon- dents who have so fully answered my query. Each one has been interesting and of value in giving additional facts.

Mr. Escott in ' Masters of English Jour- nalism ' gives a short account of the younger a Beckett's connexion with The Tomahawk.

J. W. SCOTT.

20, Paradise Place, Leeds.

"OF SORTS" (11 S. vii. 10, 56, 117, 136, 197, 274, 417). I notice that COL. PRI- DEAUX says, " Sir Henry Campbell-Banner - man's phrase ' a sort of a war ' was ' a war of sorts.' '

Probably what COL. PRIDEAUX has in mind was Lord Halsbury's phrase, " It may be. . . .that there is going on now a sort of warfare. But is it war ? " (Cutlers' Feast, Sheffield, 3 Oct., 1901.) So far as my memory serves, it was on this that the phrase " a sort of a war " became current coin in party controversy. ROBERT HUDSON.

It is rather risky to attempt to correct so accurate a writer as COL. PRIDEAUX without being able to give chapter and verse for the correction, but I feel confident that the phrase " a sort of war " should be attributed to Lord Halsbury, and not to the late Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman. I may add in confirmation that the leader-writer of The Westminster Gazette, with whom the phrase is a favourite quotation, always credits it to the late Lord Chancellor.

J. R. F. G.

JOHN MANN (11 S. v. 310). The only work I have come across by this writer John Mann of Commercial Road is a small volume of hymns. The title - page runs thus :

Original Hymns : | Adapted for | Social Prayer Meetings | Missionary Services, Sunday Schools | and | Christians in General. | == [By John

Mann |

Thou my all !

My theme ! my inspiration ! and my crown ! My strength in age ! my rise in lower state ! My soul's ambition ! pleasure, wealth ! my world ! My light in darkness ! and my life in death ! My boast through time ! bliss through eternity !

He tunes my voice, if tun'd. The nerve that writes, sustains. Young.

London : | Printed for and sold by, The Author | 36 Commercial Road | Sold also by Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' | Court ; Winks, Lough- boro' ; Wilkins, Derby ; | Clarke, Manchester ;

Noble, Boston, and | other booksellers. | |

1828.

The back of the title bears the imprint : " Printed by F. Hack Hereford Place Com- mercial Road," whilst at the foot of the