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This short paper on a few letters by James Hyslop, the Sanquhar poet, has had to be held over. The letters do not add much to what is known of his life.

Is is much to be regretted that this valuable piece of work, which will form part of Mr Wilson's forthcoming book on the Life of Carlyle, cannot, from limitations of space, be included here. A Verbatim report of it appeared in the Dumfries Courier and Her

After giving an account of his own interest in stamps and the growth of his collection, the President briefly reviewed the history of stamps and stampmaking. He dealt particularly with those of Great Britain, illustrating his remarks by examples in his ow