wishes to offer a few words of explanation to his correspondents in
general, and particularly to those who do not enable him to communicate
with them except in print. They will see, on a very little reflection,
that it is plainly his interest to take all he can get, and make the
most, and best, of everything; and therefore he begs them to take for
granted that their communications are received and appreciated, even if
the succeeding Number bears no proof of it. He is convinced that the
want of specific acknowledgement will only be felt by those who have no
idea of the labour and difficulty attendant on the hurried management of
such a work, and of the impossibility of sometimes giving an
explanation, when there really is one which would quite satisfy the
writer, for the delay or non-insertion of his communication.
Correspondents in such cases have no reason, and if they understood an
editor's position they would feel that they have no right, to consider
themselves undervalued; but nothing short of personal experience in
editorship would explain to them the perplexities and evil consequences
arising from an opposite course.

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AUBERY JUNIOR The coincidence is certainly curious. When the 3rd of
November was fixed for the first appearance of "NOTES AND QUERIES," it
was little thought that it was the anniversary of the birth of John
Aubrey, the most noted Querist, if not the queerest _Noter_, of all
English antiquaries. His "Mem. to ask Mr. ----" no doubt indirectly
suggested our title.

PHILOBIBLION is thanked for his suggestion, that we should "print lists
of all the books printed by the Roxburgh, Abbotsford, Camden,
Spottiswoode, and other publishing Clubs and Societies." His suggestion