At evening's dewy close."
Cuthbert Bede, B.A.
Lord North (Vol. vii., p. 317.).—If C. can procure a copy of Lossing's Pictorial Field-book of the American Revolution, he will find in one of the volumes a woodcut from an English engraving, presenting to our view George III. as he appeared at the era of the American Revolution. It may serve to modify his present opinion as to the king's figure, face, &c.
M. E.
Philadelphia.
Dutch Pottery (Vol. v., p. 343.; Vol. vi. p. 253.).—At Arnhem, about sixty-five or seventy years ago, there existed a pottery founded by two Germans: H. Brandeis, and the well-known savant H. von Laun, maker of the planetarium (orrery) described by Professor van Swinden, and purchased by the Society Felix Meritis in Amsterdam. The son of Mr. Brandeis has still at his residence, No. 419. Rapenburgerstraat, several articles manufactured there: such as plates, &c. What I have seen is much coarser than the Saxon porcelain, yet much better than our Delft ware. Perhaps Mr. Van Embden, grandson and successor of Von Laun, could give farther information.
S. J. Mulder.
P.S.—Allow me to correct some misprints in Vol. vi., p. 253. Dutch and German names are often cruelly maltreated in English publications. In this respect "N. & Q." should be an exception. For "Lichner" read Leichner; for "Dorpheschrÿver" read Dorpbeschrÿver; for "Blasse" read Blüssé; for "Heeren" read Haeren; for "Pallandh" read Palland; for "Daenbar" read Daeuber.—From the Navorscher.
Cranmer's Correspondences (Vol. vii., p. 621.).—Will Mr. Walter be so good as to preserve in your columns the letter of which Dean Jenkyns has only given extracts?
Two points are to be distinguished, Cranmer's wish that Calvin should assist in a general union of the churches protesting against Romish error—Calvin's offer to assist in settling the Church of England. The latter was declined; and the reason is demonstrated in Archbp. Laurence's Bampton Lectures.