LOTT, John Frederick, London, younger brother of the above, died about 1871. Was articled to Davis. Has made many clever imitations. He was also an ardent lover of Cremonese instruments, and thoroughly understood their characteristics. His career was both chequered and curious, sufficiently so, indeed, to cause our eminent novelist, Charles Reade, to make it the subject of "Jack of all Trades: a Matter-of-Fact Romance." Jack Lott (as he was familiarly styled) therefore shares with Jacob Stainer the honour of having supplied subject-matter for writers of fiction. It must, however, be said that whilst Dr. Schuler's "Jacob Stainer" is mainly pure fiction, "Jack of all Trades" is rightly entitled "a matter-of-fact romance." I have many times heard John Lott relate the chief incidents so graphically described by Charles Reade. MACINTOSH, Dublin. Succeeded Perry and Wilkinson. Died about 1840. MARSHALL, John, London, 1750. MARTIN, ----, London, about 1790. MAYSON, Walter H., Manchester, 1835-1904. A prolific maker. His later work is highly spoken of. MEARES, Richard, about 1677. Maker of Viols. Richard Meares, without Bishopsgate, near to Sir Paul Pinder's, London. Fecit 1677. MIER, ----, London, about 1786. MORRISON, John, London, about 1780-1803. NAYLOR, Isaac, Headingly, near Leeds, about 1778-92. NICHOLS, Edward, 18th century. Edwardus Nichols, Fecit ad exemplar Antoni Straduarii Cremonensis, 1763. NORBORN, John, London, about 1723. NORMAN, Barak, London, 1688-1740. Barak Norman and Nathaniel Cross, at the Bass Viol in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Fecit 172-- The instruments of this maker are among the best of the Old English school. His instructor in the art of Viol and Violin-making is unknown, but judging from the character of his work it is very probable he learned from Thomas Urquhart. This opinion is strengthened upon examining his earliest instruments. We there find the same peculiarities which mark the individuality of Urquhart. Later in life he leaned much to the model of Maggini.