Mr. West’s election took place 30th of November, 1768, and he filled the chair until his death in July, 1772.

J.H.M.

[Mr. Cooper, of Cambridge, J.G.N., and other correspondents, have called our attention to this oversight.]

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MISCELLANEOUS.

NOTES OF BOOKS, SALES, CATALOGUES, ETC.

The idea of selecting from the Spectator those papers in which the refined taste of Addison, working on the more imaginative genius of Steele, has embodied that masterpiece of quiet thorough English humour which is exhibited in the portrait of Sir Roger de Coverley, is a most happy one,—­so excellent indeed, and when done, it is so obviously well that it is done, that we can only wonder how it is, that, instead of having now to thank Messrs. Longman for the quaintly and beautifully got up volume entitled Sir Roger de Coverley.  By the Spectator.  The Notes and Illustrations by Mr. Henry Wills:  the Engravings by Thompson, from Designs by Fred. Tayler,—­as a literary novelty—­such a selection has not been a stock book for the last century.  Excellent, however, as is the idea of the present volume, it has been as judiciously carried out as happily conceived.  Mr. Tayler’s designs exhibit a refined humour perfectly congenial with his subject, and free from that tendency to caricature which is the prevailing fault of too many of the comic illustrators of the present day; while the pleasant gossiping notes of Mr. Wills furnish an abundance of chatty illustration of the scenes in which Sir Roger is placed, and the localities he visited, and so enable us to realise to ourselves, in every respect, Addison’s admirable picture of the worthy knight, “in his habit as he lived.”  May we add that, on looking through these amusing notes, we were much gratified to find Mr. Wills, in his illustration of the passage, “his great-grandfather was inventor of that famous country-dance called after him,” speaking of “the real sponsor to the joyous conclusion of every ball” as having “only been recently revealed, after the most vigilant research,” since that revelation, with other information contained in the same note, was procured by that gentleman through the medium of “NOTES AND QUERIES.”

Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson are now selling the last portion of the Miscellaneous Stock of the late Mr. Thomas Rodd.  This sale, which will occupy eleven days, will close on Friday next:  and on Saturday they will sell the last portion of Mr. Rodd’s, books, which will consist entirely of works relating to Ireland, including several of great curiosity and rarity.

Messrs. Puttick and Simpson will sell on Monday next a Collection of Books from the library of the late well-known and able antiquary, Dr. Bromet, together with his Bookcases, Drawing Materials, &c.