Lord Campbell, in his Lives of the Chancellors, published a statement by Lady Francis in respect to Sir Philip’s claim to the authorship of Junius’ Letters, and thus introduced it—­“I am indebted for it to the kindness of my old and excellent friend, Mr. Edward Dubois, the ingenious author of ’Junius Identified’” Mr. Dubois was then, and Mr. Taylor is now living, and both remained silent.  Sir Fortunatus Dwarris, the intimate friend of Dubois, states that he was “a connection of Sir Philip Francis”, and that the pamphlet is “said, I know not with what truth, to have been prepared under the eye of Sir Philip Francis, it may be, through the agency of Dubois.”  Dubois was certainly connected with, though not, I believe, related to Sir Philip; and at the time of the publication he was also connected with Mr. Taylor.  I hope, under these circumstances, that Mr. Taylor will think it right to favour you with a statement of the facts, that future “Note"-makers may not perplex future editors with endless “Queries” on the subject.

R.J.

Mildew in Books.—­Can you, or any of your readers, suggest a preventive for mildew in books?

In a valuable public library in this town (Liverpool), much injury has been occasioned by mildew, the operations of which appear very capricious; in some cases attacking the printed part of an engraving, leaving the margin unaffected; in others attacking the inside of the backs only; and in a few instances it attacks all parts with the utmost impartiality.

Any hints as to cause or remedy will be most acceptable.

B.

George Herbert’s Burial-place.—­Can any of your correspondents inform me where the venerable George Herbert, rector of Bemerton, co.  Wilts., was buried, and whether there is any monument of him existing in any church?

J.R.  Fox.

The Earl of Essex, and “The Finding of the Rayned Deer."—­

“There is a boke printed at Franker in Friseland, in English, entitled The Finding of the Rayned Deer, but it bears title to be printed in Antwerp, it should say to be done by som prieste in defence of the late Essex’s tumult.”

The above is the postscript to a letter of the celebrated Father Parsons written “to one Eure, in England”, April 30, 1601, a contemporary copy of which exists in the State Paper Office [Rome,] Whitehall.  Can any of your readers tell me whether anything is known of this book?

SPES.

June 28. 1850.

The Lass of Richmond Hill.—­I should be much obliged by being informed who wrote the words of the above song, and when, if it was produced originally at some place of public entertainment.  The Rev. Thomas Maurice, in his elegant poem on Richmond Hill, has considered it to have been written upon a Miss Crop, who committed suicide on that spot, April 23rd, 1782; but he was evidently misinformed, as it appeared some few years later, and had no reference to that event.  I have heard it attributed to Leonard Mac Nally, a writer of some dramatic pieces, but on no certain grounds; and it may have been a Vauxhall song about the year 1788.  The music was by James Hook, the father of Theodore Hook.