g catalogue of known objects. But
the pleasure of continually adding to one's knowledge, the sympathy of
friends, the invigorating influence of the many ramblings required, the
delight of aiding others in the same pursuits, and many other
circumstances, amply suffice to carry one through greater difficulties
than those alluded to, even should the sneers of the {585}
ignorantly-wise, or the frowns of the pompously-grave, be directed
toward the unconscious wight, who, immersed in mud, gropes with the
keenness of a money-gatherer, for the to them insignificant objects,
which have exercised the wisdom and the providence of the glorious
Creator."--Preface, p. 10.

J. MACRAY.

_Manifesto of the Emperor Nicholas._--Some of the newspapers, having stated
that the concluding Latin words in this manifesto--"Domine in te speravi,
ne confundar in eternum"--are from the Psalms, I beg to say that these
words are not taken from the Scriptures of either Testament, nor from the
Apocrypha; but constitute the last verse of the "Te Deum," commencing, "We
acknowledge thee to be the Lord," and ending, "O Lord, in thee have I
trusted, let me never be confounded." It is usual to sing "Te Deum" after
victories, but Nicholas begins his song _before_ he achieves one: taking
the _last_ verse _first_.

T. J. BUCKTON.

Lichfield.

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Queries.

WILLIAM COOKWORTHY, THE INVENTOR OF BRITISH PORCELAIN.

In endeavouring to revive the neglected memory of this good and great man,
I have carefully looked over the chief periodicals of his day (1730 to
1780) with very little success; perhaps because those I have at command,
the _Gentleman's Magazine_, _Universal Magazine_, and _Universal Museum_,
were not those selected for his correspondence.

If any of your readers can refer me to any papers or essays of his, or any
details of the internal management of his China works, or of his public or
private life, it will be doing me a great favour.

What I have hitherto collected are chiefly fragmentary accounts of his life
and character; general notices of his discovery of the China clay and
stone, of the progress of his manufactory, and of his treatment of British
cobalt ores; details of his experiments on the distillation of sea-water
for use on ship-board; a treatise in detail on the divining rod; and
several of his private letters, chiefly religious.

Most of these I hav