12 S. V. AUG., 1919.]
NOTES AND QUERIES.
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ol. Newport -Tinley, a late valued member
' this Society. So far as we know these
we not been printed.
A. E. ROWAN, Secretary. Society of Genealogists of London, 5 Bloomsbury Square, W.C.I.
The late Col. Newport-Tinley transcribed >r the Society of Genealogists the English iscrlptions at Boulogne (Cimitiere de Est), and also those at Caen (see the Dciety' s Annual Report, 1913, p. 17). hey are embodied in our Consolidated idex, to which Col. Newport - Tinley con- .ibuted well over 100,000 index-slips. The ociety will be glad to send a copy of this Report or any other (1911-18), to J. W. F. v others interested in such matters.
GEORGE SHERWOOD.
The .late Col. G. F. Newport-Tinley, C.B., stracted the list of tombs from the records E the Vice-Consulate at Boulogne. This st was sent to the consul at Boulogne by tie Maire on Jan. 17, 1851, and was printed i The British Archivist for November, 1913, ages 71-74. A. H. W. FYNMORE.
Tarrant Street, Arundel.
AUTHOR OF QUOTATIONS WANTRD (12 S. v. 183).
3. See 4 The Old Pindaree,' in the late Sir Alfred yall's 'Verses Written in India.' C. L. S.
0n
Supplement to the Letters of Horace Walpo1<
Chronologically Arranged and Edited, with
Notes and Indexes, by Paget Toynbee, D.Litt.
2 vols. (Oxford University Press, 17s. net.)
LS a letter-writer Horace Walpole is in the first
ank, and, like Edward FitzGerald, he spent the
'est part of his energies on his correspondents.
f he was particular about the fortunes of his
otters, his wishes could not have been more
mply observed than by Mrs. Paget Toynbee,
- hose masterly edition of the ' Letters of Horace
Valpole ' now receives a ' Supplement ' in two olumes which is a marvel of accuracy and precise esearch. The larger portion of the second olume is occupied with additions and corrections o the long row of Mrs. Toynbee's volumes, allowed by a list of missing letters, and ' Supple- lentary Addenda.' We congratulate Dr. Paget 'onybee on the successful completion of what lust have been a labour of love. The new olumes were delayed by the War, and we welcome hem as one of the signs of returning civilization. lorace Walpole, though a petit maitre, is a master u his way, and deserves the care bestowed upon dm. There is not much editing work of this inal quality about, but all lovers of letters must vish for more of it in a period largely devoted to econd-rate writing and slack printing.
A main source of Dr. Toynbee's new material
has been the Waller Collection, which is likely,
we learn, to supply us with two further volumes of
matter Walpole had gathered " for illustration."
Bored by politics, unattracted by relatives, he
lived for his own treasures and the company of his
choice, both within easy reach. Like Horace,
when he avoided the boro, he was always
Nescio quid meditans nugarum et totus in illis."
In the correspondence before us there is much of
interest. The letters to Madame du Deffand are
now complete, and represent one of the writer's
firmest allies. The lady, even when old and blind,
was so active and relentless a seeker after
intellectual and social pleasures as to be somewhat
of a trial to Walpole in Paris. At home he had to
protest against her lachrymose fears of losing his
friendship ; but usually his letters are gay enough ,
full of scandal, epigram and criticism. He is
bored with Montaigne, but able to recommend the
wit of George Selwyn ; he discusses the merits of
' The Castle of Otranto ' and affirms the opinion
he expressed in the preface to the second edition
of the French translation that " Shakespeare a
beaucoup plus d'esprit que Voltaire." Voltaire
was vexed, of course. The notes below the page
give us some of Madame du Deffand's replies.
They both agreed in regarding " common sense "
as a guide of life. But what has " common
sense " to do with the collection of scandal,
antiquities, and the writing of elaborately polished
correspondence ? Three letters to a forgotten
dramatist, Robert Jephson, contain some in-
teresting views on tragedy. Walpole's own verse
is negligible, but he did much to bring Gray
forward. That Walpole could treat a difficult
relative with every care that consideration and
good sense could suggest is shown by his letters
to his brother concerning their mad nephew.
He writes : " I have ever wished to serve and save
my nephew. I have wished to save and restore
the family." All this unhappy business showed
him as very far from an elegant trifler. His com-
pliments to all kinds of correspondents strike one
nowadays as boringly elaborate. We prefer his
epistles to familiar friends. His interests in
pictures and antiquities are incessant, and varied
by news of the Court. To ladies he is always
courtly. His single letter to Miss Bumey begins :
" Humility modest and beautiful as yours,
madam, could alone make you express yourself
to me in terms that make me ashamed ; and I
should be twenty times more ashamed both of
my heart and taste, were I capable of forgetting
so much virtue, sense, and genius as Miss
Burney's." A leisurely world, indeed, when there
was time to begin a letter with so much padding !
A few choice illustrations complete the two
volumes. The prettiest is a miniature of Walpole
as a little boy, dressed in great style and even *^t
that age looking a little complacent.
WARWICKSHIRE RECORDS.
IT has been suggested that a society (to be called the Dugdale Sociei.y) should be formed for the pub- lication of manuscript material throwing light on the history, topography, and antiquities of the county of Warwick. Though there is a vast mass of unprinted matter of the highest importance in various public and private collections, Warwick- shire is far behind other counties in making its
