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 10 s. x. OCT. 24, 1908.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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cerning American families, compiled by G. P. R. James when he was consul at Nor folk, Virginia ? Did these notes ever fine their way into print ?

RICHARD H. THORNTON. 36, Upper Bedford Place.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. The late Mr. W. H. Alexander gave 100,0002. towards the present building, the new gallery being opened in 1896. Can any reader say to what family this generous public benefactor belonged ? SPERO.

BRIDAL STONE. Can any one tell me where to find the legendary or authentic history of these curious holed bridal stones ? I have an idea that, in remote ages, occasiona marriage ceremonies may have taken place by joining hands through the hole in the stone, but can find no account thereof in any book. Is the tradition associated with these stones Scotch only ? I saw what ] fancy is one of these stones in Cornwall (see 10 S. ix. 509). J. HARRIS STONE.

Stoneleigli, 72, Stamford Brook Road, W.

JOHN EYRE, 1775. Can any of your readers supply particulars of the family parentage, &c., of John Eyre, living at Coventry in 1775 ? Information supplied direct will be much appreciated.

JOHN EYRE SPARROW. Ashford House, Talybont-on-Usk, S. Wales.

STAFFORD AND NORTHAMPTON FAMILIES. Any information, deeds, documents, books, portraits, or relics, connected with the families of Fenton, Beard, Bourne, Mount- ford, Bagnall, Heathcote, and Boughey, of Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Cheshire, &c., will be appreciated. Please reply direct.

R. SIMMS.

Newcastle-undei-L.yme, Staffs.

"JNAY DAULTRE." Round a medallion of ancient glass inserted in a modern glass window in the church of Tyneham, Isle of Purbeck, runs the above Old French legend. Within is the Virgin seated with the Child in her arms. One might supply secours or some such word ; but, as two objects of adoration are figured, it seems better to understand the words as the utterance of the Virgin, " Je n'ai d'autre (fils)." So understood, have the words an anti-Helvidian point ? Helvidius, it will be remembered, taught that " the Lord's brethren " were younger children of the Virgin, a view which excited vehement protest. Is the above legend, or one similar to it, found elsewhere ?

W. F. ?ox.

HODSON FAMILY. I am desirous of obtain- ing particulars of the marriage of Thomas Hodson, fifth son of Wm. Hodson of New Alresford, Hants. He was born in 1647, and died 3 Dec., 1710, being buried in the church- yard of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside.

I should also be indebted to any reader of ' N. & Q.' who could furnish information relating to his third brother James, who married and had one son, William, who died in 1744.

Replies may be sent direct to

LEONARD JAS. HODSON. Robertsbridge, Sussex.

COMMODORE CHAMBERLAIN. James Pice- cotto in his * Sketches of Anglo-Jewish History ' (p. 54) makes the following obser- vation :

" Our co-religionists have furnished several dis- tinguished naval officers to their country. Among these we may name Commodore Chamberlain, who flourished at the time of William and Mary." I cannot trace any Jewish family of this name. Was the name assumed, or was Chamberlain a convert to Judaism ? Is he referred to in any naval history or biography ? ISRAEL SOLOMONS.

91, Portsdown Road, W.

DR. HUGO CHAMBERLEN'S CENOTAPH. On the cenotaph erected to the memory of Dr. Hugo Chamberlen in Westminster Abbey are two armorial shields. Can any one tell me what families are represented by the different quarterings on the shields ?

T. CHAMBERLIN TIMS.

6, Pare Bean Terrace, St. Ives, Cornwall.

THOMAS LAKE HARRIS. I should be much obliged if any of your readers could tell me whether a life of the late Thomas Lake Harris, once the friend and spiritual guide of Laurence Oliphant, has been pub- lished. He died in March, 1906, so there has been plenty of time for his friends, admirers, and disciples to collect materials. ALFRED W. NEWTON. Athenseum, Liverpool.

TEOBURNAN= TYBURN. I shall be much obliged to any good (goodi n both its mean- ings) scholar in Anglo-Saxon who will give me the true, or most approved, significance of this word, which we render Tyburn, especially that of its first part, " Teo."
 * t occurs (I suppose in the accusative) in

emble's ' Codex,' iii. 72.

W. L. RUTTON.

[CoL. PRIDEAUX deals with this question in a note n ' The Tyburn,' which will appear next week.]