ST. CUTHBERT AND THE DONKEYS (5th S. v. 387, 457, 497.)-How very odd that my North-country donkey should be called cuddy because they call a donkey gudha in Hindustanee, and that my North-country baby should be called Cuddy because the dear little man was christened Cuthbert in English! One has to live and learn. And then I suppose the Gipsies were careful not to call donkeys gudhas when they got out of St. Cuthbert's territory, and called them neddies when they got into the territory of St. Edward. Or is neddy Hindustanee, too? We ladies are so unlearned and illogical, you know, as well as "hasty." F. B. P.S.-Does not J. T. F. think John and Thomas are more common Christian names than Cuthbert and Edward? THE REV. W. BLAXTON (5th S. v. 107, 216, 521.)-Some twenty years ago an undoubted member of the old Blakiston family died-an old man-in the workhouse of Sedgefield, in the county of Durham. My father was Rector of Sedgefield at the time. JULIA E. STRONG. THE LANGUAGE OF ART: FARRAR'S "CHAPTERS ON LANGUAGE" (5th S. v. 188, 337.)-I should also like to know "who was the sculptor, and where is now the statue." But meanwhile the following from Emerson may be acceptable; probably it is the original to which Dr. Farrar refers: "He (the sculptor) rose one day, according to his habit, before the dawn, and saw the morning break grand as the eternity out of which it came, and for many days after he strove to express the tranquillity; and lo! his chisel had fashioned out of marble the form of a beautiful youth, Phosphorus, whose aspect is such that it is said all persons who look on it become silent."Vide Bohn's edition, 1868, Emerson's Works, Essay xiii., "Poet," vol. i. p. 163. D. ROBERTSON (Major, 44th Regt. N.I.). Dibrugarh, Upper Assam. THE JAYS OF SUFFOLK (5th S. i. 128, 195, 336, 437.)-My attention having been called to the inquiry as to this family, perhaps you will allow me to give a few facts about the Jays I have known. The late Samuel Jay was one of the best known and most popular landowners of the East Anglian district. Himself a member of an influential county family, he inherited some of the vices which are almost always found in some degree or other in his class; his chief weakness was a love of high play, and in one night he lost The all his estates and patrimony. He did not live long after this, but died leaving two sons, Samuel, a barrister, and William, in holy orders. latter gentleman I had the pleasure of seeing presented to the Queen at Windsor on the occasion of the baptism of the Shazadah of Lahore, for whom her Majesty and Mr. Jay were co-sponsors. I happened recently to see a Sheffield paper, where a Mr. Jay wrote to defend a person named Fitz John, charged with participation in the Worksop election riots. This recalls the words of De Tocqueville concerning the battle of Hastings : "There were in the battle two officers of the Duke, Jay ani Fitz John, who, continually befriending one another, at length fell side by side......Wherefore their descendants have ever had a continual alliance, being always ready to aid each other." BRISTOL. St. James's Square, S. W. HESIOD: HOMER (5th S. v. 487.)-I suspect the passage wanted from Hesiod is vv. 770, 771 of the ἔργα καὶ ἡμέραι, in which the seventh day is called "holy, for on it Leto bore Apollo of the Golden Sword." I know of no passage in which Homer calls the seventh day "sacred and holy." ETONENSIS. THE COSTUME OF MACBETH (5th S. iv. 228, 458, 517; v. 218, 253.)—MR. WYLIE has satisfactorily accounted for the adoption of the modern dress on the stage when heroes and heroines of antiquity were represented. Its anomalous nature must have struck geniuses like Quin and Garrick, and it could only have been adopted in compliance with the authority of custom, and continued as long as it was in deference to public opinion. the young actors in the Latin comedies of Terence, If possible, it seems a still greater absurdity that at Westminster School, should, even up to the year 1839, have been habited in modern English costume instead of the classic pallium and chlamys. However, such was the case, and the fact is alluded to in the preface of Lusus Alteri Westmonasterienses, 1863 : paying a just tribute to the taste and learning of Dr. "We cannot conclude this part of our subject without Williamson, head master from 1828 to 1846, for an important change introduced by him. It is well known that up to the year 1839 the actors appeared in modern costume, the old men in that of George II., the young men in the evening or morning dress of the latest fashion, and the servants in full livery, a practice which prevailed also at the public theatres in the days of Garrick, and the Greek dress at Westminster, in 1839, and drew up, till the era of John Kemble. Dr. Williamson introduced for the use of the school, a short but learned excursus to the Greek antiquities of Lambert Bcs, entitled Eunuchus Palliatus, as an authority for the correctness of the style."-Vol. i. p. xviii. Yet, as MR. WYLIE justly observes, "if attention be too much withdrawn from the actor, we may end in caring only for the accessories." "THE MAN IN THE MOON" (5th S. v. 428, 522.) -G. B. B. is referred to Whitaker's History of Craven, and also to Hone's Table Book. I have not sufficient knowledge to discuss a genealogical question as to the parentage of the Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Halton-Gill. I can merely say that Whitaker (no mean authority) states him to have been the father of the bishop. a resemblance between two tunes that the one was 66 I "THE DYING FOX-HUNTER" (5th S. v. 388, 524.)-I think MR. HOPPUS must be mistaken in supposing that the print of "The Dying FoxHunter" represents the death-bed of Tom Moody. I take it to be a fancy picture, poor in art, and The incident of the irreverent in sentiment. rattling view halloo" is historically true, but that barbarous proceeding took place over the grave, not in the bedroom, of the dead man. have the print of "The Burial of Tom Moody," depicting Willey Church and graveyard, with a crowd of huntsmen and earth-stoppers shouting as the coffin is lowered, in a manner more like wild Indians than civilized Britons. The clergyman, to his credit, is seen walking away in the distance, as if unwilling to witness the savage spectacle. GEORGE ELLIS. St. John's Wood. Mr. Wilson's Man in the Moon is the history MR. HOPPUS may rest assured that this print of one Israel Jobson, a shoemaker of Halton-Gill, has nothing to do with the death of Tom Moody, in Craven, who, being on the summit of Pen-y-service of Lord Forrester. Moody's tomb may be who was not a squire, but a whipper-in" in the ghent, was wooed by the Moon, and became a Craven Endymion. Jobson, while a resident in Moonland, acquired great astronomical knowledge, and, Dr. Whitaker says, made the important dis covery that the inhabitants of one of the planets were made of pot-metal! Copies of Wilson's book were seen and examined by Dr. Whitaker; and the Rev. Robert Collyer, seen in Willey Churchyard, at the foot of the Wrekin. "The Dying Fox-Hunter" depicts a purely imaginative scene, and, in my opinion, the painting has considerable artistic talent. I think the artist is the same one who painted a wellknown "Garrick's Head" law scene, wherein "Baron Nicholson" is laying down the law in a full of Chicago, U.S., once saw one in the hands of a court, where the barristers, jurymen, and specKildwick or Silsden personage. That copies exist tators, &c., are all real characters. This painting is beyond question; and I have no doubt that (a large-sized one) was for some months exhibited one or more may be ferreted out if my West York-it is now in the gallery of the well-known opulent in a window in the Strand, and I have heard that shire or East Lancashire friends will only take a little trouble. The chapel of Halton-Gill (the nobleman who employed the artist. It has never living of which has been recently raised from a been engraved. curacy to a vicarage) well merits a visit. It belongs to no order of architecture, and yet it is difficult to imagine a more primitive and interesting-looking object. It harmonizes admirably with the fine mountain scenery around it. JAMES HENRY DIXON. PROFANE HYMN TUNES (5th S. v. 367, 495.)It is certainly true that bymn tunes have been occasionally derived from secular sources, and there is reason to believe that several even of the oldest German chorals appeared first as popular melodies; but it is not always safe to infer from N. THOMAS, EARL OF LANCASTER (5th S. v. 468; vi. 19.)-H. P. has, I think, been puzzled by a misprint, "querpi" for "guerpi." A reference to Cotgrave will show that guerpir, as a transitive verb, has the two very opposite meanings of "to forsake" and "to seize upon," but, in the passage quoted, nous ad guerpi" must mean nous a abandonnés." JOHN W. BONE. 66 BELL HORSES (5th S. iv. 408, 521; v. 134, 197, 269, 474.)-I cannot think these bells uncommon. I have had several, and have seen many more. The Popular Science Review. July, 1876. (Hardwicke & Bogue.) THE July number of this useful periodical contains some unusually interesting articles. Those by Captain C. O. Browne, R.A., and Mr. Atteridge, on the Woolwich Infant and on Circular Ironclads," cannot fail to attract attention in the present state of the political atmosphere, when artillery is becoming more and more important in all forms of warfare, and recent events have increased the usual attention which the British Government and people are wont to bestow on naval affairs. Dr. Mivart favours us with a paper entitled, "What are Bats?" and endeavours therein to make as clear as possible to the non-scientific world the peculiarities of those singular little animals, not so far removed from man in their ana tomy as one would be inclined to believe from merely superficial considerations. Perhaps the most interesting contribution is Prof. Flower's lecture "On the Extinct Animals of North America," a condensation of a discourse recently delivered before the Royal Institution. The author makes clear to the British public the results of the interesting discoveries made by the American Government surveys in the vast western territories of the United States. In the course of these explorations a large number of new species of extinct mammalia have been unearthed, many of which are here explained to be true connecting links with animals actually in existence. The author dwells principally on the Ungulata, and he describes how new genera, or even whole families, of which the bones may be distinctly referred to that great order, have been discovered in Dakota, Nebraska, and neighbouring countries, many exhibiting the most exact gradations of type between horses, tapirs, camels, deer, and oxen, others being more puzzling because more aberrant. Some of these are of colossal proportions: among the extinct giants is the Titanotherium, a rhinoceros-like animal of elephantine proportions. Still more striking is the account Prof. Flower gives of an animal apparently closely allied to the elephant, and named L'intatherium, because its remains were found in the neighbourhood of the Uintah Mountains, Wyoming Territory. Figures are given of its grotesque skull. In one illustration is displayed the extremely small size of its brain compared with the whole cranium. Considering the far greater proportionate size of the brain of the elephant, this suggests many interesting problems to the geologist and to the student of physiology. The study of these giants of animal life should be attractive to the Londoner, who has so many opportunities of observing live proboscideans in the Regent's Park. After all, the extinct forms, though colossal, were hardly larger than some that are existent; and the same applies to recent and obsolete mammals and even saurians of other orders. The modern Englishman who sees "Jumbo," the male African elephant, walking through the Zoological Gar dens, is looking on almost as large a bit of life as ever trod upon dry land; and as we see how perfectly that noble animal has won the confidence of the human species, so that ladies walk nearly under his trunk, and children ride on his back, we may judge that the Uintatherium, if revivable, would be an interesting and popular rather than a terrible addition to the "Zoo." Prof. Flower also refers to a curious animal which has at the same time affinities to the bears, the Ungulates, and the Rodents. The illustration he gives of the skull shows all these relationships at a glance. He gives, too, a short notice of extinct carnivora. All who read this interesting article of the English anatomist will recognize the importance of the discoveries made by Dr. Hayden and other American explorers. Indeed, the whole production shows most pleasingly how thoroughly Prof. Flower appreciates the indefatigable zeal of his Transatlantic brethren. English History for the Use of Public Schools. By Rev. J. Franck Bright. M.A. Period II. Personal Monarchy, Henry VII. to James II., 1485-1688. (Rivingtons.) BEFORE reaching the close of the second period of his work, Mr. Bright has emancipated himself from "the shadow of the Mi dle Ages," and finds himself "in presence of an entirely modern world, of a state of society easy to understand, of a political life which, in most This would seem respects, exactly resembles our own." to imply that Mr. Bright feels himself more at home in accordance with the view that we were led to adopt in these modern surroundings, which is pretty much in great compression in his narrative makes the language treating of his first volume. The necessity for very of Mr. Bright often seem unduly dogmatic, in the present no less than in the former instalment of his history. This, we are aware, is unavoidable in the carrying out of a scheme at once so comprehensive and so concise. But in his anxiety to preserve brevity we fear that Mr. Bright has occasionally the appearance of going beyond his authorities, as, for instance, where he tells us (pp. 508-9) that" Bothwell came down to mplete the explosion (at the Kirk o' Field), but in his hurry seems to have forgotten to replace the bodies (of Darnley and his page). When the train was lighted, he rushed home to bed, and received the news of the disaster with well-feigned astonwhere so circumstantial an account of Bothwell's proishment and cries of treason." We should like to know ceedings is to be found. Lingard does not give it, and Huntly's evidence only justifies us in stating that Bothwell was found in bed. Mr. Bright gives an impartial account of the dissolution of the monasteries, but we feel unable to grasp accurately his conception of the Church of England after the Reformation. His language seems to imply that he regards it merely as a creation of the State. This is doubtless a view in which Cardinal Manning would coincide, and so, perhaps, would the so-called Evangelical party. But a Presbyterian would oppose such a view of the Church quite as strongly as he would oppose Prelacy; and the historical continuity of the Post-Reformation Church, whether proved or not, is undoubtedly asserted by the formularies which comprise the Anglican Ordinal in the same volume with the Book of Common Prayer. We are glad to observe that the useful and clear little maps provided in the medieval volume continue to be given with each Period, as well as an index-features which cannot but add to the convenience of Mr. Bright's work as a school history. ELISHA. There is no authentic portrait of Chatterton. The engraving in Dix's Life of Chatterton, which variously affected with depression, sympathy, or enthusiasm, Southey and Ebenezer Elliot, James Montgomery, Joanna Baillie, Walter Savage Landor, and others, was taken from a poor painting bought at a broker's shop in Bristol, which bore the name of F. Morris, aged thirteen." After the discovery that the portrait was not that of Chatterton, the frontispiece to the Life was suppressed and the plate was destroyed. ARCHEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.-July 7.-Lord Talbot de Malahide, President, in the chair.-The Mayor of Colchester spoke of the arrangements of the forthcoming meeting there, to which he promised a hearty welcome. -Mr. J. H. Parker, C.B., gave a discourse on "Recent Archæological Researches in Rome." At the request of the meeting he also gave some observations on the architecture of Sicily, which he visited on his return homeward. -Prof. B. Lewis read a memoir on "The Antiquities of Brittany," and Mr. Fortnum gave an epitome of some observations by him "On the Bronze Portrait Busts of OLD M.-The doggerel epitaph on an infantMichel Angelo, attributed to Daniele de Volterra and "Since I was so quickly done for, other Artists."-Mr. Greaves exhibited rubbings of I wonder what i was begun for," brasses in Morley Church, Derbyshire,-Mr. Wright sent many fine celts of jade, early weapons, ornaments, is said to be in a Surrey churchyard. It has not the &c., brought by H. M. ships Challenger and Basilisk,merit even of originality. The sentiment at least was Mr. Ranking brought a box of Indian playing cards, anticipated in Martial's Epitaphium Urbici Pueri Mr. Corner a jet seal of the twelfth century,-Sir D. (vii. 96)Norreys a drawing of a remarkable window in Kiltartan Church, co. Galway,-and Prof. Westwood a drawing of a remarkable sword lately found in Oxford. MR. MURRAY'S LIST OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.-Among the most important of these is the fourth edition of Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey, by Dean Stanley; also The Works of Alexander Pope: vol. iii., the Satires, &c., by Mr. Elwin; and the work once promised by Peter Cunningham, the Handbook to the Environs of London, by James Thorne, F.S.A. This work comprises the whole of Middlesex outside the capital, a large part of Surrey, Kent, Essex, and Hertfordshire, and smaller portions of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. MR. S. R. TOWNSHEND MAYER has resigned the editorship of the St. James's Magazine. Notices to Correspondents. ON all communications should be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. THE index to the last volume of "N. & Q." will be issued with our next number. TRUMPETER-The author of the words of Bishop's "Should he upbraid " is constantly being asked for, and is not likely to be discovered. Frederick Reynolds, without doubt, arranged them for The Two Gentlemen of Verona by disarranging some lines in Petruchio's speech beginning, "Say that she rail," in The Taming of the Shrew, Act ii. sc. 1. Shakspeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona was 66 degraded to an opera," as Genest remarks, by Mr. F. Reynolds, who supplied the songs. It was played thirty-five times at Covent Garden during the seasons 1821-22. There was as much confusion in the scenery as in the text. The scene announced in the bills as "The Great Square of Milan" really represented the east entrance of the Grand Canal at Venice, with the Ducal Palace and the opening to St. Mark's. AN ENQUIRER.-You are mistaken. Hay in Greek is χόρτος and κάρφη; Liddell and Scott say that the proper phrase is χόρτος κούφος. Fcnum the Latin term:"Fenum habet in cornu."-Horace, Sat. i. 4, 34. Our correspondent, however, wants to know something further on the subject of hay-"When," to quote his own words, "it first dawned upon humanity that grass could be cut, dried, and stored for the food of cattle and horses. I have been able to find no notice of it in any book of reference referring to such things; and the Encyclopædia Britannica (ed. 8th) does not condescend to the slightest notice of so important a substance." "Quid species, quid lingua mihi, quid profuit ætas?" "THE KING AND THE TINKER" (5 S. v. 523; vi. 40.) The inquirer is referred to Dr. Dixon's Poems, &c., of the Peasantry (Griffin & Co.), to Richardson's Table Book, and to the ballad printed in St. Giles's. The song is no rarity. Copies vary considerably: that in Dr. Dixon's book is the most complete. N. M. R. (5th S. vi. 20) will find all he asks for in the Gentleman's Magazine for Feb., 1874, in an article," Recollections of Keats," by Charles Cowden Clarke. I shall be most happy, if M. 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