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ol. Newport -Tinley, a late valued member ' this Society. So far as we know these we not been printed.

A. E. ROWAN, Secretary. Society of Genealogists of London, 5 Bloomsbury Square, W.C.I.

The late Col. Newport-Tinley transcribed >r the Society of Genealogists the English iscrlptions at Boulogne (Cimitiere de Est), and also those at Caen (see the Dciety' s Annual Report, 1913, p. 17). hey are embodied in our Consolidated idex, to which Col. Newport - Tinley con- .ibuted well over 100,000 index-slips. The ociety will be glad to send a copy of this Report or any other (1911-18), to J. W. F. v others interested in such matters.

GEORGE SHERWOOD.

The .late Col. G. F. Newport-Tinley, C.B., stracted the list of tombs from the records E the Vice-Consulate at Boulogne. This st was sent to the consul at Boulogne by tie Maire on Jan. 17, 1851, and was printed i The British Archivist for November, 1913, ages 71-74. A. H. W. FYNMORE.

Tarrant Street, Arundel.

AUTHOR OF QUOTATIONS WANTRD (12 S. v. 183).

3. See 4 The Old Pindaree,' in the late Sir Alfred yall's 'Verses Written in India.' C. L. S.

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Supplement to the Letters of Horace Walpo1< Chronologically Arranged and Edited, with Notes and Indexes, by Paget Toynbee, D.Litt. 2 vols. (Oxford University Press, 17s. net.) LS a letter-writer Horace Walpole is in the first ank, and, like Edward FitzGerald, he spent the 'est part of his energies on his correspondents. f he was particular about the fortunes of his otters, his wishes could not have been more mply observed than by Mrs. Paget Toynbee, Valpole ' now receives a ' Supplement ' in two olumes which is a marvel of accuracy and precise esearch. The larger portion of the second olume is occupied with additions and corrections o the long row of Mrs. Toynbee's volumes, allowed by a list of missing letters, and ' Supple- lentary Addenda.' We congratulate Dr. Paget 'onybee on the successful completion of what lust have been a labour of love. The new olumes were delayed by the War, and we welcome hem as one of the signs of returning civilization. lorace Walpole, though a petit maitre, is a master u his way, and deserves the care bestowed upon dm. There is not much editing work of this inal quality about, but all lovers of letters must vish for more of it in a period largely devoted to econd-rate writing and slack printing.
 * hose masterly edition of the ' Letters of Horace

A main source of Dr. Toynbee's new material has been the Waller Collection, which is likely, we learn, to supply us with two further volumes of matter Walpole had gathered " for illustration." Bored by politics, unattracted by relatives, he lived for his own treasures and the company of his choice, both within easy reach. Like Horace, when he avoided the boro, he was always Nescio quid meditans nugarum et totus in illis." In the correspondence before us there is much of interest. The letters to Madame du Deffand are now complete, and represent one of the writer's firmest allies. The lady, even when old and blind, was so active and relentless a seeker after intellectual and social pleasures as to be somewhat of a trial to Walpole in Paris. At home he had to protest against her lachrymose fears of losing his friendship ; but usually his letters are gay enough, full of scandal, epigram and criticism. He is bored with Montaigne, but able to recommend the wit of George Selwyn ; he discusses the merits of ' The Castle of Otranto ' and affirms the opinion he expressed in the preface to the second edition of the French translation that " Shakespeare a beaucoup plus d'esprit que Voltaire." Voltaire was vexed, of course. The notes below the page give us some of Madame du Deffand's replies. They both agreed in regarding " common sense " as a guide of life. But what has " common sense " to do with the collection of scandal, antiquities, and the writing of elaborately polished correspondence ? Three letters to a forgotten dramatist, Robert Jephson, contain some in- teresting views on tragedy. Walpole's own verse is negligible, but he did much to bring Gray forward. That Walpole could treat a difficult relative with every care that consideration and good sense could suggest is shown by his letters to his brother concerning their mad nephew. He writes : " I have ever wished to serve and save my nephew. I have wished to save and restore the family." All this unhappy business showed him as very far from an elegant trifler. His com- pliments to all kinds of correspondents strike one nowadays as boringly elaborate. We prefer his epistles to familiar friends. His interests in pictures and antiquities are incessant, and varied by news of the Court. To ladies he is always courtly. His single letter to Miss Bumey begins : " Humility modest and beautiful as yours, madam, could alone make you express yourself to me in terms that make me ashamed ; and I should be twenty times more ashamed both of my heart and taste, were I capable of forgetting so much virtue, sense, and genius as Miss Burney's." A leisurely world, indeed, when there was time to begin a letter with so much padding ! A few choice illustrations complete the two volumes. The prettiest is a miniature of Walpole as a little boy, dressed in great style and even *^t that age looking a little complacent.

WARWICKSHIRE RECORDS.

IT has been suggested that a society (to be called the Dugdale Sociei.y) should be formed for the pub- lication of manuscript material throwing light on the history, topography, and antiquities of the county of Warwick. Though there is a vast mass of unprinted matter of the highest importance in various public and private collections, Warwick- shire is far behind other counties in making its