in the preface and introduction to his third volume, I was amazed at his injustice both to the living and the dead. For I had acquainted his Lordship that the faults were none of Dr. Wharton's own making, who had never seen the MS. itself, but only some exscript of it, writ by some raw and illiterate person employed by some of his Oxford friends to send him a copy of it. I once threatened my Lord Bishop's son that I had thoughts of publishing this and some other facts the Bishop had used to avoid the discovery of some other errata communicated to him by other hands; but I forbore doing so, lest I should seem ungrateful for kindnesses done and offered to me." E. H. A. * * * * * EARLY PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORIES. The first Philadelphia Directories were published in the year 1785, when two appeared: White's and M'Pherson's. The latter is a duodecimo volume of 164 pages, and contains some things worth making a note of. Some persons do not seem to have comprehended the object of the inquiries made of the inhabitants as to their names and occupations; supposing, perhaps, that they had some connexion with taxation. The answers given by such are put down in the _Directory_ as the _names_ of the respondents. Thus: "'I won't tell you,' 3. Maiden's Lane." "'I won't tell it,' 15. Sugar Alley." "'I won't tell you my name,' 160. New Market Street." "'I won't have it numbered,' 478. Green Street." "'I won't tell my name,' 185. St. John's Street." "'I shall not give you my name,' 43. Stamper's Alley." "'What you please,' 49. Market Street." In the _errata_ are the following: "For Cross Woman read Cross Widow." "For Cox Cats read Cox Cato." The alphabetical arrangement of a _Directory_ is as great a leveller as the grave. In the _Directory_ for 1798, after-- "Dennis, Mr., _Taylor_, Pewter Platter Alley." appears the following: "Dorleans, Messrs., _Merchants_, near 100. South Fourth Street." These were Louis Philippe and one of his brothers, who lived at the north-west corner of Fourth and Princes Streets, in a house still standing, and now numbered 110. Talleyrand and Volney lived for some time in Philadelphia; but, not being house-keepers, their names do not appear in any of the Directories. UNEDA. Philadelphia. * * * * * SHAKSPEARE CORRESPONDENCE. _Shakspeare Readings, No. X._--"_Sheer_" versus "_Warwick-sheer_."--At page 143. of _Notes and Emendations_, Mr. Collier indulges in the following reverie:--