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position probably of Tickell, since a copy of it in his handwriting now exists among his papers." Perhaps an inscription written by Joseph Addison underwent revision and extension after his death. Miss Aikin says that Joseph Addison, at the summit of his fortune and reputation, designed to erect a monument to his father in Lichfield Cathe- dral ; that he did not live to see the com- pletion of this work ; and that it was finished by his executors. The inscription given by Miss Aikin describes the first wife of Lancelot Addison as " Janam. . . . Gulstone S.T.P. filiam et Gulielmi Gulstone episcopi Bris- toliensis sororem." G. O. BELLEWES.

3, Carlyle Gardens, Cheyne Row, S.W.

DUKE OF WESTMINSTER'S ELOPEMENT WITH Miss CHILD (10 S. x. 248). It is evident that this query has reference to the runaway match between John, tenth Earl of West- morland, and Sarah Anne, only daughter and heiress of Robert Child the banker. The pair were married in May, 1782, at Gretna Green, and the affair caused a great sensation, as the bride, besides being a wealthy heiress, was a beautiful girl. A full account will be found in ' A Handbook of London Bankers,' by F. G. Hilton Price, pp. 32-3. HORACE BLEACKLEY.

Mr. F. G. Hilton Price tells the very interesting story of Miss Child's romantic marriage with the Earl of Westmorland in ' Some account of Ye Marygold,' 1875.

J. HOLDEN MACMlCHAEL.

It was Lord Westmorland who eloped with Miss Child, from what is now Lord Rosebery's house in Berkeley Square. Their daughter, Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, carried the wealth of Child's Bank into Lord Jersey's family.

G.

In 1782 the Earl of Westmorland married at Gretna Green Miss Child. The fee paid for the ceremony was fifty guineas. See Exchequer Depositions, 29 George III., Mic. 23. GERALD FOTHERGILL.

11, Brussels Road, New Wandsworth, S.W.

[Several other correspondents also thanked for replies.]

JACOB PHILADELPHIA (10 S. x. 89,}172). I find I can now answer my query, and the information may be of interest. Jacob was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the first half of the eighteenth century, of Jewish parentage ; and after receiving a fair educa- tion, and showing a liking for mathematics, physics, and the speculations of the Cabbala, he went into seclusion for several years.7 \^In

the vicinity of his native town there were living three mystics : Johann Gottfried Seelig, Conrad Matthai, and Dr. Christopher Witt, survivors of the " Woman in the Wilderness," a mystical community of Ger- man Pietists founded m 1694. These Rosi- crucians were in the habit of imparting in- struction to all who applied to them with an earnest desire for enlightenment, and no doubt it was from them that Jacob (whose family name is unknown) received instruction in mechanics, occult sciences, and cabbalistic lore.

On sailing for England he assumed the name of his birthplace, and had letters of introduction from Dr. Witt to Henry Frede- rick, Duke of Cumberland. He lived for several years on the ducal estates, engaged in study, and in 1758 delivered a series of public lectures upon the mechanic arts and kindred subjects, which were repeated in many English towns. He travelled through the greater part of Europe, and visited Egypt and India. In the minds of the un- educated he figured as a magician and con- jurer who was on familiar terms with demons, but was really one of the most celebrated mechanicians and physicists of the eighteenth century. It is supposed that he abjured Judaism, married, and died while travelling in the Alps. I have a copy of his engraved portrait, which is excessively rare :

" IACOB PHILADELPHIA geboren zu Philadelphia- d. 14 Aug. 1735 in raris rarissimus. Zu finden in der Tyroffischen Handlung in Nurnberg 1778. C. W. Bock del. et sc. Nor."

In No. 16 of the publications of the Ame- rican Jewish Historical Society will be found facsimiles of some of his advertisements, and transcriptions of letters urging trade relations between Germany and the United States. Further information can be found in Brockhaus's ' Lexicon,' 13th ed., vol. xii., 1885. ISRAEL SOLOMONS.

91, Portsdown Road, W.

JEAN PATJL IN ENGLISH (10 S. x. 161, 254). I have Richter's ' Titan ' and ' Hesperus ' in English, in the translation of Charles T. Brooks, of Newport, R.I. These, with ' Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces ' (2 vols.), and ' Campaner Thai, and other Writings * (1 vol.), make up seven volumes of the " Leisure Hour Series " published by Henry Holt & Co., New York. They were, I believe, formerly obtainable in England, through Messrs. Triibner & Co., but my copies were given to me by an American friend. I do not know enough German to say whether Mr. Brooks' s translations are good ; but as regards works concerning which T. P.