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Wilts Portraits, Pictures, Sfc. 



John I. Watts (of Whistley, Potterne), A Simple and Practical System of 

 Marking Foreign and Colonial Produce (Meat, Cheese, Poultry, Eggs, &c), 

 with illustrations. Pamphlet, 8vo, pp. 32. 



Benjamin Tompkins (of Pipsmore Farm, Chippenham). The Theory of 

 Water-Finding, with advice thereon, by a Professional. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. 

 1892. Pp. 45, with appendix of viii. pages, and process portrait of the 

 author. This little book, though it really tells us nothing whatever of the 

 " theory " of the water-finder's art, and is rather in the nature of an ad- 

 vertisement, is for all that by no means uninteresting, — giving an account 

 of the author's discovery of the power he claims to possess in 1886, and of 

 the extensive use which he has made of it in various parts of England since 

 he began to practise professionally in 1890. If what he says as to the 

 finding of gold and silver coins which had been hidden is accurately described, 

 there seems no room for doubt that there is " something in it." 



Personal Notices : — 



Major-Gren. Lord Metlmen. A character sketch from the Pall Mall 

 Gazette is reprinted in Devizes Gazette, May 28th, 1896. 



The Hon. M. H. Herbert, C.B. The Westminster Gazette gave a sketch 

 of his life and character. Reprinted in Wilts County Mirror, Oct. 2nd, 

 1896. 



Duke of Beaufort. Article, with poor portrait, in Tit Bits, Nov. 21st, 1896. 



Duchess of Somerset. Notice of, by Mrs. Darling Baker, in Madame. 

 Quoted by Devizes Gazette, Nov. 26th, 1896. 



Mr. E. T. Hooiey. A sketch of the career of the purchaser of Lord Ashburton's 

 Wiltshire estates, is given in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 

 News, and quoted in Devizes Gazette, Aug. 20th, 1896. 



Henry Herbert Smith. Biographical notice in BiograpJiia, Vol. I., part 2. 



William Seager. A veteran ringer of Calne, who rang at the Queen's accession, 

 and also at her jubilee, and is still living at more than 80 years of age. 

 Notice in Bell News and Ringers' 1 Record. Quoted by Devizes Gazette, 

 Sept. 10th, 1896. 



Wilts Portraits, Pictures, &c. 



The Royal Academy, 1896, contained the following : — 



The lit. Hon. Sir M. E. Hicks-Beach, Bart., M.P. Portrait by H. T. Wells, 

 R.A. 



The Rev. H. A. Olivier. Portrait by Herbert A. Olivier. 



