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furnished by W. P., which may be corrected on the 

 best authority, namely, that of Dr. Dibdin himself, 

 as put forth m his "new and improved edition" of 

 the Bibliomania, with a supplement, " including a 

 key to the assumed characters in the drama," 8vo., 

 1842. According to this supplement we are to 

 interpret as follows : 



Alfonso - - Mr. Morell. 



Gonzalo - - Mr. Jessop. 



Narcottus - - William Templeman, Esq.,' of 

 Hare Hatch, Berkshire. 



Nicas - - Mr. Shaclewell. , 



Philemon - - Mr. Jacobs ? 



Pontevallo - - John Dent, Esq. 



A complete *' key " is not furnished ; but there 

 is reason, I think, to doubt a few of the other 

 names in W. P.'s list. Moreover, in the edition of 

 1842, several other pseudonymes are introduced, 

 which do not appear in the list ; namely, that of 

 Florizel, for Joseph Haslewood; Antigonus ; 

 Baptista; Camillo; Dion; Ferdinand; Gonsalvo; 

 Marcus ; and Philander ; respecting whom some 

 of your readers may possibly enlighten us further. 

 As to the more obvious characters of Atticus, 

 Prospero, &c., see the Literary Reminiscences, 

 vol. i. p. 294. /i. 



High Spirits a Presage of Evil (" N". & Q." 

 passim). — In a case lately detailed in the news- 

 papers, a circumstance is mentioned which appears 

 to me to come under the above heading. 



In the inquiry at the coroner's inquest, on 

 Feb. 10, 1853, concerning the death of Eliza Lee, 

 who was supposed to have been murdered by being 

 thrown into the Regent's Canal, on the evening of 

 the 31st of January, by her paramour, Thomas 

 Mackett, — one of the witnesses, Sarah Hermitage, 

 having deposed that the deceased left her house in 

 company with the accused at a quarter-past ten 

 o'clock in the evening of the 31st, said as follows : 



" Deceased appeared in particularly good spirits,"and 

 wanted to sing. Witness's husband objected; but she 

 would insist upon having her way, and she sang ' I've 

 wander'd by the Brook-side.' " 



The deceased met with her death within half an 

 hour after this. Cuthbert Bede, 



Hogarth's Works. — Observing an inquiry made 

 in Vol. vii., p. 181. of "N. & Q." about a picture 

 described in Mrs. Hogarth's sale catalogue of her 

 husband's effects in 1790, made by Mr. Haggard, 

 I am induced to ask whether a copy of the cata- 

 logue, as far as it relates to the pictures, would not 

 be a valuable article for your curious miscellany ? 

 It appears from all the lives of Hogarth, that he 

 early in life painted small family portraits, which 

 were then well esteemed. Are any of them 

 known, and where are they to be seen ? Were 

 they mere portraits, or full-length ? Are any of 



them engraved ? I had once a picture, of about 

 that date, which represented a large house with a 

 court-yard, and a long garden wall, with a road 

 and iron gate, something like the old wall and 

 road of Kensington Gardens, with the master, 

 mistress, and dog walking in front of the house, 

 and evidently portraits. I always suspected it 

 might be by Hogarth ; but I am very sorry to say I 

 parted with it at auction for a few shillings. It was 

 (say) two feet square : the figures were about four 

 inches in height, and dressed in the then fashion. 

 I would further ask if any oil painting or sketches 

 are known of the minor engravings, such as " The 

 Laughing Audience," " The Lecture," " The 

 Doctors," &c. ? An Amateur. 



Town Plough (Vol.vi., p. 462. ; Vol. vii., p. 129.). 

 — In Vol. vi., p. 462., Gastbon notices the Town 

 Plough ; and it is again noticed by S. S. S. 

 (Vol. vii., p. 129.) as never having been seen by 

 him mentioned in ancient churchwardens' accounts. 



I^ot ten years since there was in the belfry of 

 Caston Church, Northamptonshire, a large clumsy- 

 looking instrument, the use of which was not ap- 

 parent at first sight, being a number of rough 

 pieces of timber, put together as roughly. On 

 nearer inspection, however, it turned out to be a 

 plough, worm-eaten and decayed, I should think 

 at least three times as large and heavy as the 

 common ploughs of the time when I saw the one 

 in question. I have often wondered at the rude- 

 ness and apparent antiquity of that plough, and 

 whether on " Plough Monday " it had ever made 

 the circuit of the village to assist in levying con- 

 tributions. 



I have only for a week or two been in the pos- 

 session of " N. & Q.," when having accidentally, 

 and for the first time, met with the Number for 

 that week, I could not resist the temptation of 

 becoming the owner of the complete series. Under 

 these circumstances, you will excuse me if I am 

 asking a question which may have been answered 

 long since. What is the origin of Plough Monday? 

 May there not be some connexion with the Town 

 Plough ? and that the custom, which was common 

 when I was a boy, of going round for contribu- 

 tions on that day, may not have originated in 

 collecting funds for the keeping in order, and 

 purchasing, if necessary, the Town Plough ? 



Brick. 



Shoreditch Cross and the painted Window in 

 Shoreditch Church (Vol. vii., p. 38.). — I beg to 

 acquaint your correspondent J. W. B. that although 

 I had long searched for an engraving of Shore- 

 ditch Cross, my labour was lost. The nearest 

 approach to it will be found in a modern copy of 

 a plan of London, taken in the time of Elizabeth, 

 in which its position is denoted to be on the west 

 side of Kingsland Road; but, from records to 



