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��name of Edward has hitherto reigned in Scotland." This is an error, for there were two Scottish kings prior to the Union who bore the name. Edward I. was the eldest son of Malcolm III., and was proclaimed king by the army after the death of his father at Alnwick, November 13, 1093. He was, unfortunately, slain in battle the following day. Edward II., better known as Edward Baliol, was crowned at Scone, September 24, 1332, and reigned nearly eleven years. His present Majesty is, therefore, Edward III. of Scotland and VII. of England, but, since the Union, a different numeral for the sovereign in the Northern kingdom has been discontinued. The exiled Stuarts, who, of course, ignored the Act of Queen Anne, continued the former custom, and consequently Prince James and Cardinal York styled themselves respectively James VIII. and III., and Henry II. and IX.* "

Canon Isaac Taylor, referring to the precedent in the case of William IV. states that he was William I. of Hanover, William II. of Wales, William III. of Scotland, and William IV. of England.

��1901, April 20

George

Murray

Smith: his

generosity

and kindliness.

��MR, GEOEGE MURRAY SMITH AND THE AUTHORS FOR WHOM HE PUBLISHED.

The daily and the weekly press have rendered fitting tribute to this eminent publisher. His relationship with his authors was not a mere question of s. d., but in many cases became one of intimate friendship. This had an influence throughout the entire establish- ment, and it has often been my privilege to hear members of his staff speak of the authors whose works were being published by the firm in terms almost affectionate. This was notably so in the case of Robert Browning and James Payn, the latter, like Dickens, being " a model editor." What Mr. Payn wrote of " The Master," in his article in The Cornhill Magazine of November, 1899, ' An Editor and some Contributors,' may well be applied to himself : " All men of letters were akin to him, and the humblest writer, James Payn. provided he could show himself fitted for the calling he had chosen, was as a younger brother."

Those who knew Mr. Smith will readily join in the testimony which Sir John Millais wrote on a slate when he was dying : " The kindest man and the best gentleman I have had to deal with."

��STOCK EXCHANGE CENTENARY.

On Saturday, May 18th, the members of the Stock Exchange 1901, May 25. made holiday to celebrate the centenary of the laying of the founda- tion stone of their first building. The exchange of stocks in London commenced more than two centuries back, the business being then conducted in the open air. A writer in The Daily Graphic states that the name "Stock Exchange" was not coined until 1773, when

��Stock Exchange Centenary.

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