§ Sir THOMAS ESMONDEasked when the publication of the Ormond manuscripts will be completed by the National Manuscripts Commission?
§ Mr. MONTAGUA volume is in the press, which will probably conclude the report on the correspondence preserved at Kilkenny Castle. It covers a longer period than previous volumes, and deals with correspondence of a different character; the editor has, consequently, had to give more time to examination and selection. A second inspector has begun a report on the early Irish Deeds at Kilkenny Castle; the time this will take to produce cannot be estimated.