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 200 complete command of the entire literature of his subject, and that he deals with his facts in a thoroughly scholarly spirit.

Folk-tale Tabulations.—The following tabulations have been received "John Comfortable v. Death," "The Devil's Mother-in-law," from Caballeros, Cuentos y Poesias Populares Andaluces, "The three Riddles," from Cantos Populares Españoles, "The Candles," "The Ring of Rabbits," from El Folk-lore Andaluz, 1882-3, all by Mr. J. W. Crombie.

It is interesting to learn that the Folk-lorists of Spain, notwithstanding the somewhat lukewarm support they are getting from their countrymen, are shewing great activity in collecting and publishing the rich folk-lore of their country. Headed by S. Antonio Machado y Alvarez they have resolved to issue a collection under the title, Folk-lore Biblioteca de las tradiciones popidares españoles.

Attention may be drawn to another valuable series just now issuing at Seville, Poesia popular—cuentos, cantares, adivinanzas, &c. A volume of "Enigmas y Adivinanzas," by Demófilo, has appeared. It contains upwards of eleven hundred arranged in alphabetical order according to their solutions, with a valuable introduction, some Cuentos de Adivinanzas in an appendix, and a bibliography of Spanish riddle-literature, with mention of a few collections in other languages.

Dr. Samuel A. Green has published a brochure on "Groton (Massachussetts) in the Witchcraft Times." The chief matter and interest of it consists in an independent transcription of the account left by the Rev. Samuel Willard of a supposed case of demoniacal possession in the year 1671, famous in Puritan annals as the case of Elizabeth Knapp.

Mr. Robert Holland read a paper before the Chester Archæological Society in April last on Rustic Folk-lore.

Mr. Alfred Nutt read a paper before the Cymmrodorion Society on the 12th April on the "Grail legend and its relationship to Celtic popular belief and literature."

The Annual Meeting will be held towards the end of June.