Brixton.
_Andrew Becket_ (Vol. ii., p. 266.), about whom A.W. HAMMOND inquires,
when I knew him, about twelve years ago, was a strange whimsical old
gentleman, full of "odd crotchets," and abounding in theatrical anecdote
and the "gossip of the green-room." But as to his ever having been "a
_profound_ commentator on the dramatic works of Shakspeare," I must beg
leave to express my doubts. At one period he filled the post of
sublibrarian to the Prince Regent; and that he was "ardently devoted to
the pursuits of literature" cannot be a question.