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church tower, and also the mill, taking in its flight a portion of bedclothes from the bed from which the miller had not long risen. In all probability the mill was situated on what was then Gosport Common, close to the Haslar Causeway and Bridge leading to the Royal Naval Hospital. About the year 1800 arches were built, connecting the ramparts which enclosed the town. One of these adjoined the Causeway, and if I surmise rightly, the mill was pulled down when the arch was erected. Mr. James Paul, the last owner, worked the mill from about 1785 onwards ; he was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gosport, in 1883. Information locating the spot would be appreciated. F. K. P.

FAMILY ARMS. I possess an old oak carving representing a bear (?) supporting a shield, upon which are the following arms (coloured) : Barry of eight or and gules ; upon the last ten roses of the first, 4, 3, 2, and 1, impaling Or, three annulets gules. Can one of your readers assign these arms ? The impalement is perhaps Hutton, as I have a book-plate of this family showing a precisely similar coat to the sinister half of my carving. WILLIAM GILBERT.

8, Prospect Road, Walthamstow.

VOLTAIRE ON LOVE. Voltaire wrote this elegant distich to be placed beneath a figure of Love :

Qui que tu sois, voici ton maitre

II 1'est, le fut, ou le doit etre.

I wish to know whether the same thought had previously appeared in a classical dress. R. L. MORETON.

CASTLEMAN FAMILY. Lord Adam Gordon (died 13 Aug., 1801) left his property to his natural daughter (' Scots Peerage,' iv. 553). Was she Elizabeth, wife of Henry Castleman " of the Drawing-Room of the Tower, London" ? What is known of the Castle- man family ? J. M. BULLOCH.

118, Pall Mall, S.W.

CLEMENT FAMILY. The above came from Cosham, Alton, and Steep, Hants, and Steyning, Sussex. Can any one tell me who were the parents and grandparents of John Albeck Clement, Colonel R.A., who married Margaret Le Maistre ? He died 1838, aged 56. His baptismal register is also wanted. I have the marriage of William Clement of Steyning, 17 May, 1638, and Anne Greenfield. The former is supposed to be the great-great-great-grandfather of Col. Clement, and I want to fill in the gap

in the pedigree between these two. Any information on the Clements will be most acceptable.

There is a picture of a Clement,

M.F.H. Sussex, 1700. His Christian and parents' names are wanted. Please reply direct. E. H. M.

The Cottage, Westhope, Craven Arms, Salop.

C. BARRON, 19, PALL MALL. A small earthenware pot in my possession is thus inscribed. Can any reader inform me as to when Barron was at this address ? The 'D.N.B.' has a notice of a Hugh Barren, died 1791, pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds, and son of an apothecary in Soho. Was he any relation to C. Barron ? I shall be obliged by any reference as to when he flourished. H. S.

CAPT. COOK'S VOYAGES. I have some references to an edition of Capt. Cook's vogages which I wish to verify, but cannot find the book in the Bodleian. It is an edition dated 1790, and runs to at least five volumes probably more with con- tinuous pagination. The references I have are to vol. iv. p. 1575, and vol. v. p. 1836.

I am inclined to think the edition does not consist solely of Capt. Cook's voyages, but is probably some collection. If any of your readers can tell me where it is to be found, I shall be duly grateful. Please reply direct. F. R. RAY.

Treverbyn, Fyfield Road, Oxford.

FARRINGTON, CLOCKMAKER. Can you give me any information about Farrington, a clockmaker ? I have a fine specimen of a seven-day grandfather clock in mahogany case, of simple, but very beautiful design. The clock face has three dials and three single hands : one, full size, for minutes, and two within that for seconds and hours. On the brass frameplate of the works, which are extremely well made, is the in- scription " Farrington, Febr. 1832."

JOHN GILCHRIST.

[See the source of information already mentioned by us, Britten's * Old Clocks and their Makers.']

SNAIL-EATING AND GIPSIES. Mr. Walter Raymond has stated in an article that the ordinary garden snail (Helix aspersa) is eaten at the present day in Bristol as a delicacy. I should like to know if snail- eating is still practised in any part of Eng- land. Snails roasted on hot embers were formerly very popular with gipsies. Do gipsies still use them as an article of diet ? C. H. R. PEACH. Manchester.