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14 NOTES BY THE WAY. A word of praise should be accorded to the careful printing and handsome appearance of the Jubilee number. Both paper and type are excellent. It may be well to note that there is no truth in the statement that Mr. Gladstone is, or ever has been, connected with The Guardian, although he has been a constant reader almost from its commencement.

POPE'S VILLA, TWICKENHAM.

The Daily News says:—

"Some doubt having for many years existed as to the exact site occupied by Pope's house at Twickenham, the discovery of a large and deeply carved stone over one of the entrances to Mr. Labouchere's residence forms an interesting addition to the history of Pope's Villa. Alterations are taking place at the house, and the stone mentioned, having been freed from a thick coating of concrete, reveals the following inscription: 'On this spot stood until 1809 the house of Alexander Pope. The grotto that formed the basement still remains. 1848.'"

THE PRONUNCIATION OF EVELYN.

Dean Burgon, in that delightful book 'Lives of Twelve Good Men,' includes a biography of Henry Octavius Coxe, "the large-hearted librarian" of the Bodleian. The Dean quotes the following he had received from a friend:—

"There was an irresistible drollery in Coxe's manner which there is really no describing. Sitting opposite to me at a large dinner-party (where all knew each other passing well), he overheard me talking to my neighbour about ' John Evelyn.' 'Why do you call him Evelyn ? ' he exclaimed, sternly, across the table. I thought (so ran the defence) that I had always heard the word so pronounced. 'Humph! ' (drily) 'that shows the kind of company you keep.'"

ELIZABETH, LADY MONSON.

The portrait of this this lady, painted by Lely, to which allusion was made in 'N. & Q.' at 3S. vi. 251, was among the pictures sold at the Hengrave Hall sale on Saturday, August 7th, 1897. The East Anglian Daily Times of the 10th of August states that the price obtained for it was 195 guineas, and it was to remain in the house. The portrait is described as being in a finely carved ornamental frame, with a little figure of Justice on the top, and underneath the well-known lines from 'Hudibras.'