Antiquarian Photographic Society.—We believe that most of the difficulties which have stood in the way of the organisation of this Society have at length been got over; and that we shall, in the course of a week or two, be enabled to state full particulars of its rules, arrangements, &c. Our readers are aware that its main object is the interchange of photographs among the members; each contributing as many copies of his own work as there are members of the Society, and receiving in exchange as many different photographs, Thus, if the Society is limited to twenty-five or fifty members, each member will have to furnish twenty-five or fifty copies, as the case may be, of the photograph he presents to the Society; and, in return, will receive one photograph from each of his fellow members. The difficulty, or rather trouble of printing, must necessarily limit the number of members; and as a consequence will, we doubt not, lead to the formation of many similar associations.
Replies to Minor Queries.
"Firm was their faith," &c. (Vol. viii., p. 564.; Vol. ix., p. 17.).—I am utterly unable to account for the reserve shown by Saxa in withholding the name of Robert Stephen Hawker, Vicar of Morwenstow, author of the beautiful volume of poems entitled Echoes from Old Cornwall: especially as the author's name appears on the title-page, and Saxa appears so desirous that his merits should be better known to the world.
Ἁλιεύς.
Dublin.
Attainment of Majority (Vol. ix., p. 18.).—I cannot, in courtesy, omit to notice Mr. Russell Gole's obliging efforts to assist the investigation of this subject. I must, however, refer him to the first paragraph of my last communication (Vol. viii., p. 541.), on the reperusal of which he will find
that what he states to be "the question" has not been at any time questioned. He has apparently mistaken my meaning, and imagines that "about the beginning of the seventeenth century" means 1704 (that being the date of the case cited by him).
I beg to assure him that I intended the expression, "beginning of the seventeenth century," to be understood in the ordinary acceptation.
A. E. B.