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NOTES:-Berrow's Worcester Journal,' 21-The Governor of Malta in Midshipman Easy,' 22-Webster a Contributor to Overbury's Characters,' 23-Anne Bronte "Sandwich spoils " in 1457, 24-The Chronicle of the Kings of England'-Shrovetide Throwing at the Cock, Fenimore Cooper: a 25-William Sydenham, M.D. Coincidence-Rectory House of St. Michael, CornhillLines quoted in Jonson's 'Poetaster,' 26-Royal Ladies as Colonels-in-Chief-"The weakest goes to the wall"A Misquotation in Thackeray: Colman, Goldsmith, and Gray, 27. QUERIES:-Judith Cowper: Mrs. Madan, 27-William Bell Scott-Medallic Legends-Old Etonians - Recent Work of Fiction Sought-Portrait of Dryden-"Galleon in English Verse, 28-Merchant Adventurers: Muscovy Company-Fildieu-Wall-Papers-" There's some water where the stags drown"-Folk-Lore Queries: Robins and Alexander Innes, D.D. F. Chapman-Childe or Child Family, 29-" The d-d strawberry "-McJannet Surname, 30. Registers of Protestant Dissenters, 30Wildgoose, 31-" ConREPLIES:"Speak to me, Lord Byron "damine"-Cromwell's Illegitimate Daughter, Mrs. Hartop -A "trawn chaer "-Moore of Winster, 32-Military Machines - Encaustic Tiles - Biographical Information Wanted - John Curwood-Alexander Smith's Dream Swallows Author Wanted thorp-Voltaire on the Jewish People-Centenary of the NOTES ON BOOKS:- London'-'London Survivals'— Notes. BERROW'S WORCESTER JOURNAL.' THIS paper has always appeared once a week, Up to the year 1836, no claim of this kind 66 This claim was continued up to But in the following week's issue, "No 66 Finally, to the title of its issue for 24 Jan., A simple calculation will convince any one From this pamphlet it appears that a Valentine Green was born on 16 Oct., 1739. He was by profession an engraver, and was 25 years old when the first edition of his A Survey of the City of Worcester.' In work appeared in 1764, with its then title of this he says: "From the best information it is conjectured as early as the commencement of the Revolution. that a public paper was established in Worcester .That Worcester was among the earliest, if not the first of the provincial cities that opened this important and ready channel of communication of foreign and domestic intelligence is clearly ascertained. "It will be seen in the next section that the magistracy of this City very early pledged themselves, in their corporate capacity, to favour and support the public measures taken to rid the nation of a tyranny that had been found inimical the period that gave birth to the weekly Worcester It is uncertain, however, in what order to its liberty and happiness. This was, doubtless, paper. a succession those publications were first issued, whether monthly, weekly, or what day of the month or week, or in what form, folio, quarto, or regular and orderly appearance in a small folio, otherwise; but in June, 1709, they assumed a number, published every Friday, and were printed containing six pages, which formed a weekly by Stephen Bryan, under the title of the Worcester Postman." Dr. Nash's two immense volumes constitute the authoritative history of Worcester. He quotes Green; but severely disregards all 'Bibliohis assertions about the Worcester paper. In 1903 the Rev. J. R. Burton published the second volume of his valuable graphy of Worcestershire,' and on p. 5 says: "In 1662, an Act restricted printing to London again in 1679 and 1685, and finally expired in York, Oxford, and Cambridge; it was renewed was 1695. Before this latter year, then, it impossible for a book to be printed in Worcester except surreptitiously, and after Oswen (a sixteenth-century printer) nothing has certainly been produced there until 1708.' The (quinquennial) Act in question was 13 and 14 Car. II. c. 33. It can be seen in 'The Statutes at Large.' It, however, was not renewed in 1678, owing to Titus Oates's plot. But it was in full force again from 1680 to 1695. Nothing, therefore, printed openly in Worcester before the year 1695, and nothing is known to have been printed surreptitiously even when the Act was not in force. 6 was J. B. WILLIAMS. (To be continued.) THE GOVERNOR OF MALTA IN his Introduction to Mr. Midshipman "The Governor who rejoiced in Jack's stories may be named with confidence as Sir Alexander Ball, whom Marryat may have known, and must at least have heard of, when he was in the Mediterranean with Dundonald in the Impérieuse." I propose to show that this Governor of Malta was not Sir Alexander Ball, but Sir Thomas Maitland. 1. The Governor was much amused at the triangular method of fighting a duel, with three parties engaged at the same time, which was adopted by the Midshipman at the suggestion of Mr. Tallboys, the gunner. Capt. Wilson says to his First Lieutenant : "I dine at the Governor's to-day; how he will laugh when I tell him of this new way of fighting a duel!" To which Mr. Sawbridge replies: Yes, sir, it is just the thing that will tickle old Tom" (chap. xviii.). 2. The Governor is addressed and spoken of as Sir Thomas (chaps. xxii., xxviii., xli.). 66 66 A.D.C., and he governs here in rey absoluto-so come along.' Now it is known that Maitland's nickname among his officers, civil and military, was "King Tom " or " Old King Tom." In addition to the argument from names, the character of the Governor of Malta, as depicted in the novel, is exactly that of Sir Thomas Maitland, who was noted for his eccentricities and arbitrary conduct. Sir for six years, describes him as Charles Napier, who had served under him a rough old despot." He had, too, a sort of grim humour, and was fond of a joke. more especially a practical joke. He took strong fancies and antipathies-was a good friend and a good hater. In the book Jack, as soon as he had given him an account of the grotesque duel, at which he "had laughed ...till he held his sides," became a first favourite, and afterwards, whenever Mr. Midshipman Easy had been through any other extraordinary adventure or was contemplating some fresh escapade, he used to say to himself, "I've a famous good yarn for the Governor," or "It would be a good joke to tell the Governor." So did Capt. Sawbridge console himself on one of these occasions for stifling his instinct to assert discipline and spoil sport with the reflection: "There'll be another yarn for the Governor, or I'm mistaken.” But with all his faults Maitland was a man of sound judgment and prompt action, and he had a kind heart. He gave Mr. Midshipman Easywhom he invited to make a home of Government House while he was detained at Malta -very good advice, and helped to prevent him from spoiling his career. It is, of course, chronologically inaccurate to make Maitland Governor of Malta during the period in which the Midshipman was serving in the Mediterranean, when England was at war with Spain as well as with France. Peace had been concluded with Spain in 1809. Maitland came to Malta from Ceylon, where he had been for six years Governor, in 1812 or early in 1813, and died there in 1824. But, as Mr. Hannay himself points out in his Introduction to Newton Forster,' Marryat "cared as little as Lever for mere |