FRANCIS EDWARDS,

BOOKSELLER,

83, HIGH STREET, MARYLEBONE,

LONDON, W.,

OFFERS THE FOLLOWING BOOKS:

JOHN FORD'S (1602-24) PLAYS, Dyce's Edition, 3 vols. 1895

12s. 6d.

R. W. LOWE'S BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT of ENGLISH THEATRICAL LITERATURE, 1888

98.

F. G. FLEAY'S BIOGRAPHICAL CHRONICLE of the ENGLISH DRAMA, 1559-1642, 2 vols. 1891

GENEST'S

17. 1s.

ACCOUNT of the ENGLISH

STAGE, 10 vols. half-morocco, 1832

121.

KENRICK'S BRITISH STAGE, Coloured Plates by CRUIKSHANK, 5 vols. half-morocco, 1817-21 317. 10s.

A SPECIAL CATALOGUE of Books on the English Drama, Biographies, Play-bills, &c. (440 items), will be ready immediately.

Published Weekly by JOHN C. FRANCIS, Bream's Buildings. Chancery Lane, B.C. and Printed by JOHN EDWARD FRANCIS, Athenæum Press, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.C.-Saturday, January 7, 1905.

W. H. SMITH & SON

are offering for Sale, at greatly reduced Prices, many Thousands of Second-hand Books from their Circulating Library.

Important Works of History, Biography, Travel, Fiction, and all other Branches of General Literature.

Valuable Remainders of Standard and other Publications, NEW AS PUBLISHED. Suitable for Libraries (Public and Private), Book Clubs, Institutes, Reading Societies, &c., School Prizes, Presents, &c.

ALL GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE.

MONTHLY CATALOGUE (150 PAGES) FREE ON APPLICATION.

Orders received at 186, Strand, London, W.C., and at the Railway Bookstalls, to which Books are forwarded, carriage paid.

embraces all the most important Works of General Literature and other Subjects of Popular

Interest.

NEWEST AND BEST BOOKS ADDED AS PUBLISHED.

OVER 800 TOWN AND COUNTRY BOOKSTALL DEPOTS.

TERMS ON APPLICATION.

186, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.

LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1905.

CONTENTS.-No. 55.

NOTES:- Sufferings of Troops in Winter, 21-Bibliographical Notes on Dickens and Thackeray, 22-Epitaphiana, 23-Yankee Doodle'-Clergyman as City Councillor-Cranmer's Library, 24-Holy Maid of Kent English Canonized Saints, 25-Dagger Pies-Vanished Pastimes-Nelson in Fiction-The Victoria and the Camperdown, 26-Luther Family-" Totem," 27.

QUERIES:-Hugh Percy-London Bridge Theatre-Besant -Warren Hastings and Sir Charles Malet-Rev. Thomas Newman - David Morgan, Jacobite -"Broach" or "Brooch," 28" Walkyn Silver"-" Wapiti "-Pembroke College, Cambridge-Sir Thomas Cornwallis" Bloodfunkers" "Caveac" Tavern - Abbotsley, St. Neots, Hunts-"Heart of my beart"-Police Uniforms: Omnibuses, 29-Polar Inhabitants-Spanish Arms-Triplicate Writing-Holyrood Font, 30.

Camp before Sebastopol,
Sunday, 12 Nov., 1854.

We arrived at Balaclava on Wednesday last, landed and marched here (seven miles) that night, passed the night al fresco, and of course hard rain and no grub. No one at home can form the ghost of an idea of the hard work a soldier has here; what between the trenches and alarms we have never a moment to ourselves. I feel for the men, as they have been wet for three days; the work in the trenches is no joke. We march down there at 6 P.M., as soon as it is dark, and remain there till some time next day; half of the men are on the qui vive, the others lię down; but, poor devils! of late you see them lying up to their middles in water. How they stand it I know not. What a fool I was to be so anxious to come out here! We have only commenced work yet. The Russians cannot drive us away, but starvation and cold may. We hear that we are to winter here; if so I shall often Licence" and "License," 31-Great Seal in Gutta-percha remember you, as I have got the fur coat here. -Mercury in Tom Quad-Queen Anne's Last Years-Old Garrett has got a brigade; I have the regiment Bibliography of Christmas-Heraldic-Children at Executions, 33-Algonquin Element in English-English Burialground at Lisbon-Blood used in Building. 31-Three Tailors of Tooley Street -High Peak Words-Ben Jonson and Bacon-Battlefield Sayings, 35-George Washington's Arms Parish Documents-Armorial Visiting Cards, "Phil Elia." 36 - Heacham Parish Officers- Hardyknute' -Sarum, 37-"The" as part of Title- Assisa de Tolloneis,' &c.-Sir William Calvert-Modern Italian Artists -Agnostic Poets, 38.

REPLIES:-Sir Walter l'Espec, 30-Spelling Reform

SUFFERINGS OF TROOPS IN WINTER. AT the present time, when the war in the Far East has drawn attention to the hardships inseparable from a winter campaign, it may not be uninteresting to recall the sufferings of our army in the Crimea during the winter of 1854-5. The following notes are extracted from letters written from the camp before Sebastopol by the late General Maxwell, C.B., who commanded the 46th Regiment during the siege. These, of course, were not intended for publication, and do not pretend to be anything more than private letters, written at odd moments and sent home to his friends, to tell them of his life and work at the front. At the same time they are interesting as giving the impressions of an officer on the spot, and showing that the army was quite alive to the mismanagement and procrastination of the authorities. They also form an additional testimony to the good conduct of our soldiers under very trying circumstances, and to the appalling loss of life caused by sickness, chiefly due to exposure and starvation.

and have my hands full; it quite amazes one after the quiet, dry, snug work in barracks at home. So much for my doings. All I can tell you about Sebastopol is it has not fallen; we only have invested the south side, all the rest of it being open to the enemy. The French and ourselves are bombarding away day and night, and have been doing so since the 5th of last month, and are likely to do so for another month; and even when we get in we cannot remain, as the strong forts on the south side command the town. A pretty look-out we have. The fact is, we have tried too much, and if we fail you may all thank the press for it.

I, to my great joy, met Colin at Constantinople; he had been sent down sick, but was nearly well. Poor fellow, he was nearly naked; I was happy to be able to clothe him in a complete suit. He expected to be back here very soon, and appeared anxious for it, which I rather wonder at. We were too late for the action last Sunday:† [except those of] our people we sent out before us, and our friend, the Editor of The Times, will be happy to hear that they did at least as well as their neighbours. The night in the trenches a party of ours were at work; pluck and spirit of the men is wonderful. Last the Russians came out, and our fools wished to be allowed to go at them with their spades and pickaxes. I am sorry to say that this morning cholera made its appearance in our camp, and we have lost five men. I trust it may stop as it is an awful don't like the cholera. Scourge. The men care nothing for bullets, but

Camp before Sebastopol, 8 January, 1855, That infernal town is as far off as ever from being taken, and looks as nice and comfortable to our longing eyes as the Russians could wish. Our winter has commenced now; it was ushered in with a devil of a fall of snow, and then hard frost with a biting cold north wind; but poor weather for tents, but they are wonderfully warm, more so than you can fancy, or we may be getting accustomed to

* His brother, in the 93rd Highlanders.

+ Inkerman. Two companies only of the 46th were at this battle. The remainder of the regiment had been detained at home, owing to an inquiry into a case of “bally-ragging" an officer. A cartoon appeared in Punch with reference to this incident.

See issue of 19 August, 1854.

22

them and to the cold. The mercury was down to 8
last night; I think that is the lowest we have had
it yet. If it does not get worse we may weather it
yet, but we are sadly reduced; our Brigade, con-
sisting of the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, 46th,
63rd, and 58th, can only turn out 700 men fit for
duty. Yesterday the 63rd could only turn out four
men! This morning we have 244* men fit for duty:
that includes officers, servants, and every man in
the regiment. We have 337 away sick at Balaclava
or Scutari, and 174 sick here. We have buried,
since landing on 8 November, 169-only 9 of these
from loss in the trenches by shot, the remainder
killed by hard work, exposure to cold and wet, bad
-or rather short-allowance of food, and insuffi-
cient clothing. The poor fellows are half naked,
have no change of clothes, and consequently are
never, I may say, dry. They have at the very most
only one night in bed-not in bed, but in their
tents: that is to say every other night they pass in
the trenches, and from their proximity to the
enemy and cold they dare not sleep, and hard work
it is. This night I have the pleasant prospect of
marching down there at five o'clock, remaining till
six next morning. My duty when there is to see
that our guards are properly posted, and sentries
out in every direction. I have a deal of ground to
walk over, rough and hilly; on a fine, dry night it
keeps me warm, but on a wet, dark night it is
dreary work and that is the sort of night we must
be most wide awake. Your fur coat, which I most
providentially brought out, has been the saving of
my life. With another one over it to keep off the
wet, it is a famous thing. If I had only a pair of
waterproof boots and a good, strong waterproof
coat, I should be all right; but I am in hopes of
getting them from some of the numerous supplies
coming out. We hear a great deal of wooden houses
and no end of things coming out from the generous
people at home; but, alas! they will come up to us
too late, I am afraid. Everything here is too late.
The authorities here are most supine and dilatory
about everything; I suppose their eyes will be
opened when the whole army is like the 63rd, dead
or in hospital; then I hope they will have to give
an account to the country for their mismanagement.
The Times correspondent (with one exception) gives
a fair account of what is going on here, drawn mildly,
of course, when he talks of the ill-treatment of the
men. The exception I allude to was his account of
the 46th not turning out for the trenches the night of
the gale; a more unfounded lie never was; never
did wet, half-clothed, poor devils, without a morsel
to eat all day, turn out more willingly-not a murmur
to be heard. I sent the captain who marched them
down and remained with them that night in the
trenches, and the adjutant who paraded them, to the
correspondent to demand his authority. He would not
give it up, but said he was sorry at having written
it, and was very contrite; but the fact is, he must
please his employers. One never sees Lord Raglan;
he and his staff live in a good house, his horses have
good stables, and are all very comfortable. I wish
their house were burnt down and they put in tents.
He believes, I verily think, that the men are getting
all the good things the papers talk of; but don't
think the whole army is so badly off as our brigade.
The 3rd and 4th Divisions are the hardest worked,

This is the figure in the letter, but from the
"Morning State" of the regiment, given later on,
there would seem to have been only 140 fit for duty.

and consequently the greatest sufferers in the army.
Colin is with the Highland Brigade near Balaclava.
are well because they have no trenches and expo-
Their men are very well, fat, and well fed. They
sure; well fed because they are close to Balaclava,
where the supplies are kept. We are seven miles
off, and the country is in such a state, and the con:-
missariat so bad, that our biscuit, meat, and rum
are often obliged to be sent for by fatigue parties of
poor men worn out with work in these infernal
trenches. All our clothing and other supplies we
send men for, and the wooden houses, &c., will lie,
and are lying, at Balaclava, with no means of being
brought up; our want of arrangement is beyond
conception. They have commenced a railroad from
Balaclava to this-again too late; it will be finished
when the weather gets fine and the country is in
good order. I sometimes tremble to think what
the consequences of all this mismanagement will be;
I was never better in my life; eat, if pos-
but triumph at last we must, at a frightful cost of
men.
sible, better than ever-when I can get it. Salt
meat is poor stuff to live on, so we take every
opportunity of getting preserved meats, but at
ruinous prices. Till this time we have been supplied
ment have stupidly allowed to settle at Balaclava
by Maltese and Greek rascals, whom the Govern-
and charge what they choose for things. Living
as we are, men are reckless of expense, and, not
knowing how long they may live to eat, pay
anything.

Morning State of 46th Regiment, 8 Jan., 1855.
as officers, servants, &c.
Men fit for duty, including all casualties, such
Sick at Scutari
Sick in tents here

140

337

174.

651

9 169

Lost from disease since landing 9 Nov.... 160
By shot.

on.

From this state, you may judge how our men get
We have sent away six officers sick.
T. F. D.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON DICKENS
AND THACKERAY.

SEVERAL bibliographies of Charles Dickens.
have been compiled since the death of that
writer, and the latest of them appeared a few
months ago under the editorship of Mr. J. C,
Thomson. It is not, perhaps, very high praise
to say that this little work is a decided
advance upon its predecessors, though it still
leaves much to be desired; and I consider
that it appeals more to the student of
Dickens than to the collector of his works.
This was perhaps the object of the compiler.
especially as very few of the writings of
Dickens come within the category of "rarities."
Nevertheless, it would have been better if the
collations of the books had been drawn up on
a more scientific plan, and if the whole work
had been subjected to closer revision. A few
errors will be discovered on close inspection,