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348 NETHERTOX, Edwin.— He was very well acquainted with the peculiarities of the Cornish Dialect. The glossary at the end of ^'Tregellas's Tales" was done by him. Also the glossary at the end of " The Exhibi- tion and other Tales." Both published by Netherton and AVorth, Truro. NETHERTON'S, J. R., CORNISH ALMANACK for 1854. — Printed and sold by J. R. Netherton, Truro, and since continued annually. The following is a note in the Bibliotheca Cornubiensis : — " This series contains the following pieces — 1861 — Specimens of the ancient Cornish Language ; Extracts from Cornish Tales, published by J. E. Netherton. 1863— Found drowned, and the Oysters, by W. B. Forfar. 1865 — Rozzy Irenoodle and his leatheren bag, by W, B. Forfar, 1869 — 'Lisbeth Jane's courtship, by T. E. liigham ; Luke Martin's cowld, by E. Netherton. 1870— The crock and the billies, or fuddled Jabez Hornblower ; The flying angel, alias Beelzebub, from *' Haunts and Homes," 1872— The billies and the magistrate ; Tom Mitchell and the Kedruth barber, from '• Haunts and Homes." 1873 — Nicholas Kneebone, alias Slippery Nick ; Mousey Cock, from *' Haunts and Homes." 1874 — The perfect cure, by Charles Bennett ; Wend, snaw, het, an' tha porpose plaaster, wether taabel, an' setra, by Herclus Polsu. 1875— Nick Dyer's pay day adventure ; A sorrow bringing sovereign, by C. Bennett. 1876 — Snaw, het, and wend, (continued), by Herclus Polsu; Amos Polsu' s letter. 1877 — The billy-goat and the pepper mine ; A quack's recipe. 1878 — The mistaken prescription, by A. Sumpman ; A knight's adventure (Biblioth. Cornub,) Note, — Most of the above, and those published since, have been reprinted with other Tales.