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NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s. vi. MAY 22, 1920.

Gardner's ' History of Coinage ' as a recent work "of solid learning which breaks fresh ground." We have not come across any recent references to this book, and paused over the mention of it with the wish to know what appearance it makes, at the end of four years, in the general opinion of students.

The range and character of the publications of the Oxford University Press are too well known to all our readers, to need expatiating upon. We will only mention, further, that the Catalogue contains a fine list of works on International History, Law, Policy and War ; and also that we are much impressed by the immense number of quite cheap educational books, and juvenile books which have issued from this Press.

The Baxter Book, 1919. By C. T. Courtney Lewis. (Sampson Low.)

THE principal chapter in this book is that which gives a complete catalogue of all known colour prints by Baxter with dates, sizes, price and sundry interesting particulars. This should prove most useful as a stand-by to the tyro collector ; and it seems that its usefulness is likely to be more and more in demand. At present, not many Baxter prints are altogether beyond the reach of a moderate purse : and an increasing number of people seem inclined to echo the sentiments of the " old Collector " whose retrospect forms the first chapter, and who extols, the charm as well as the cleverness of Baxter's art, and the pleasures of " collecting " from this field.

The most interesting chapter is the discourse on Baxter's Art ' in which Mr. Lewis replies to the question of a critic as to whence Baxter derived his inspiration. His conclusion, which he argues fully out, is that Baxter is the re-inventor of his early method, and the inventor of his patent process, owing virtually nothing to external aid.

The volume is provided with sixteen illustra- tions, and with an alphabetical index to prints.

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CHARLES MADEI/EY.

A CONTRIBUTOR for over forty years to " N. & Q." passed away on May 11 in Mr. Charles Madeley, Librairan and Curator of Warrington. He was appointed there in 1874, and was 70 years of age. Mr. Madeley wrote many papers for the Trans- actions of the Libraries and Museums Associations, of which he was an original member and councillor of the former, and a past president of the latter. Keenly interested in antiquarian lore fand a student of natural history, he was able to make the Museum at Warrington of much educational value locally, and he will be much missed by the various Societies, who have such interests as their objects, and to whom he was always willing to discourse on the contents of the Institution of which he was Director. A. S.

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REV. JAMES HEWS BRANSBY (12 S. vi. 37), MR. ARCHIBALD SPARKE writes : " A native of Ipswich, born 1783, was educated for the Unitarian ministry, and later ' became minister to the old Presbyterian congregation at Muretoa Hampstead.' In 18U5 went to Dudley, where he was known as a kleptomaniac, and committed a breach of trust, which involved his leaving there in 1828. Retired to Wales, and died at 'Bron Hendre' Novem- ber 4th, 1847, aged 64 years. The ' D.N.B.' says he left many compromising papers, which fell acci- dentally into the hands of Franklin Baker, the Unitarian minister, and were probably destroyed. He published altogether twelve pamphlets, three or four of them at Carnarvon."

T. FORSTER, M.B. (12 S. vi. 39). MR. ARCHI- BALD SPARKE writes : "A good account of Dr. T. Forster will be found in the 'D.N.B.' under 'Forster, Thomas Ignatius Marie,' and also in Gillow's ' Bibliographical Dictionary of the English Catholics.' ' Philostratus ' was used as a pseudonym by Dr. Thomas Foster, M.D., the author of numerous books."

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