NOTES AND QUERIES. [n s. v. JUNE 29, 1912.
Chuzzlewit ' in its red dress, a tantalizingly
long time after the first ! My father had
loved Dickens dearly ever since his boyish
days at Mr. Hoskins's school, Camberwell,
where the monthly parts of ' Pickwick ' were
always read aloud on their appearance.
He liked to trace the constant quotations
from Dickens that naturally slipped into the
public press ; he knew his characters inti-
mately, and delighted in them. On the
other hand, I still recall the bitterness with
which a minister of a different type, the
Sunday after Dickens's death, hissed out in
a country pulpit abuse of one " who never
ceased to sneer at and vilify religion." This,
of course, was utterly untrue, as far as the
spirit of real religion went.
I have always thought the picture of " Little Bethel " in ' The Old Curiosity Shop ' counted for much in the resentment of cer- tain Dissenters against Dickens. It will be remembered that this sanctuary, not far from Tower Hill, was approached by narrow and crooked ways, and that the contrast to the broad thoroughfare leading to the parish church was frequently used as a parable by its pastor, " a small gentleman, by trade a shoemaker, and by calling a Divine." Now an old Baptist conventicle, situated at the north-west corner of Good- man's Fields, Whitechapel Zoar Chapel is supposed to be the original of this " Little Bethel," especially as in 1840, when ' The Old Curiosity Shop ' was published, there was an occasional preacher there who was also a shoemaker. No doubt, as was his wont, Dickens caught at this one fact, and his imagination proceeded to work it up into fantastic shapes thus causing intense annoy- ance to any who thought they identified the description. The chapel is now demolished.
LILY WATSON.
NOTTINGHAM AS A SURNAME (11 S. v. 169, 237, 276, 373). From a record of the Court given at Westminster, forming part of the interesting collection of charters and documents relating to Derbyshire now at the Public Reference Library at Sheffield (No. 123), it appears there was a William Notygham (sic) of Derby in 1407.
T. WALTER HALL.
" MARCHING REGIMENT" (11 S. v. 389). Under date 29 Sept., 1779, the burial of Mr. Edward Whitfield Woodcock is entered in the West Haddon (Northants) Register with the following note appended : " Lieu- tenant in a Marching Regiment. Buried in the Chancel, rather the nearest to the north side wall." JOHN T. PAGE.
EXECUTION OF LORD RUSSELL (11 S. v.
439). In ' Notes on Books ' I see that
Sir Laurence Gomme has doubts about the
part of Lincoln's Inn Fields on which Lord
Russell was beheaded. The following quo-
tation seems to make the point clear :
' The Lord Kussel was on the day following,
viz., Saturday the 21st of July, Beheaded in Lincoln's Inn Fields. For which purpose a Scaffold was erected that Morning on that Side of the Fields next to the Arch going into Duke Street, in the Middle between the said Arch and the corner turning into Queen Street." ' Compendious View of the late Tumults and Troubles in the Kingdom by way of Annals for Seven Years,' &c., by James Wright, 1683.
Can any one supply me with the source of the following passage ?
"As I was riding out of London this morning, I saw the scaffold making ready against Lord Russell's execution. God help him, and save the Country!"
It may be in one of the publications of the Historical Manuscripts Commission.
G. W. E. RUSSELL.
' THE SHOTOVER PAPERS ; OR, ECHOES FROM OXFORD ' (11 S. v. 409). The editors of ' The Shotover Papers ' were five in number, viz., my late husband (Mr. F. S. Pulling of Exeter), the late Mr. E. B. Iwan- Miiller of New College, Mr. Gordon Campbell of Exeter, Mr. F. G. Stokes of Merton, and the late Mr Morrison of Queen's. " Maid Marian " was the pseudonym used by Mr. Pulling. EDITH L. PULLING.
The following communication (dated 1 June, 1910) from Mr. Francis Griffin Stokes to The Saturday Review may be useful to A. B. B.-J. :
SIR, Tn the obituary notice of the late Mr.
E. B. Iwan-Mtiller which appeared in The Satur- day "Review last week, it is stated that my old friend was associated with Mr. Gould in the production of ' The Shotover Papers ' while at Oxford. This, however, is not the case. May I be allowed, once for all, to clear away the mystery which seems to have gathered around the origin of the periodical in question ? ' The Shotover Papers ' (Oxford, 1874-1875) were planned, written, and edited by E. B. Iwan- Miiller (New College), Gordon Campbell (Exeter),
F. S. Pulling (Exeter), W. E. W. Morrison (Queen's), and myself (Merton). No other person was directly or indirectly associated with the publication. It had in reality no " editor," but for copyright purposes my name was registered in that capacity.
I am, Sir, yours faithfully,
FRANCIS GRIFFIN STOKES.
I have copied the above note from The Saturday Review on the chance of its supply- inc the desired information.
F. J. HYTCH.
