The pulpit formerly used at Kidderminster by Richard Baxter, the eminent author of _The Saint's Rest_, is still preserved there. In his day it stood on the north side of the nave of the parish church (St. Mary's), against the second pillar from the east. But in 1786, the church was "repaired, repewed, and beautified," in the style of those good old times: when, it being thought advisable to have a new pulpit _built_ in a central situation, Baxter's old pulpit was condemned, and, together with other pieces of carved work, was offered for sale (!) by the then churchwardens, as old and useless church furniture. The churchmen of that day appear to have held the same opinions as their wardens; so the pulpit (with the exception of its pedestal) was purchased by the Unitarians of the place. Their successors have carefully preserved it, and it now stands in a room adjacent to their chapel. The pulpit is of oak: octagonal in its shape, and properly decorated with flowers and architectural ornaments, in the well-known style of the period. Gold letters, inserted in six of the panels, somewhat ostentatiously informed the congregation that-- "ALICE · DAWKX · WIDOW · GAVE · THIS." On the face of the pulpit, and immediately beneath the preacher's desk, is the text: "PRAISE · THE · LORD." And round the sounding-board are the words: "O · GIVE · THANKS. UNTO · THE · LORD. AND · CALL · UPON · HIS · NAME. DECLARE · HIS · WORSHIP · AMONG · THE · PEOPLE." On the oak board at the back of the pulpit is the date: "ANNO · 1621." surmounted by a projecting crown and cushion of bold workmanship. The mariner's compass is painted on the underside of the sounding-board, and the entire pulpit bears manifest traces of having once been adorned with gold and colours. The octagonal pillar and pedestal on which the pulpit once stood, now serve to support the floor of a bookseller's shop in the High Street. Within the room where the pulpit is now preserved is placed a folio copy of Baxter's work in four volumes, and an engraving of "the reverend and learned Mr. Richard Baxter," taken from the original picture in the possession of Mr. Fawcett, formerly of Kidderminster. A handsomely carved chair, formerly the property of Bishop Hall, is also placed near to the pulpit. Can any of your correspondents inform me, if any engraving of Baxter's pulpit has been published? I have made many inquiries, but have never met with or heard of one. Three years since, I etched on the copper a correct representation of the present state of the pulpit; when, in answer to my inquiries, I was told that no one had even sketched it for many years. A notice of "Richard Baxter," and his 168 publications, occurs in "N. & Q.," Vol. iii., p. 370. I inclose you an impression from the etching just referred to. CUTHBERT BEDE. POPULAR STORIES OF THE ENGLISH PEASANTRY, NO. I.