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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. m. MAY 13,

BISHOP COLENSO (10 th S. iii. 187, 251). It may be of interest to add to Miss RANGE'S reply that the bishop is in Crockford's 'Clerical Directory ' for 1860 under 'Natal,' but that they wiped him clean out of the next issue in 1865, and his name never appeared in Crockford again.

On reference to the issue for 1882 it will be found that not only is his name left out, but his see of Natal is also (refer to p. lix).

Not only this, they left out the names of all the English clergy who supported him. Such a "party" action in a public book must be unprecedented, as he was legally Bishop of Natal to the day of his death. Surely books of reference for the general public ought not to take sides.

RALPH THOMAS.

SMALL PARISHES (10 th S. iii. 128, 193, 274, 317, 331). I do not know who I. B. L. may be, but I imagine some visitor to Ludlow who swallowed any information. There is a dwelling-house in the outer court of the castle, entered from the walk, or upper way, which encircles the castle ; and the outer walls are formed in some places by the outer wall of the castle. Unfortunately, the castle itself is in ruins, and has been in this state for over one hundred years, as any local guide or ' Kelly's Directory ' would show. Gas and water are, no doubt, in the castle house, but this is some distance, and separated by the inner wall, from the chapel, which is of circular form, partly in ruin and with no roof, and has not been used for service for quite as long a period as I mentioned. The extract from the Daily Mail of 6 May, 1901, is misleading and worthless as far as it applies to the castle proper, and it may be noted that it states that " service is only read about once a year, sometimes not that." About is a very uncertain term, and may mean anything, especially when followed by " sometimes not that."

HERBERT SOUTHAM.

ADDITION TO CHRISTIAN NAME (10 Ul S. iii. 328). No legal procedure is necessary for the purpose of adding to the baptismal name another name as a forename. If a man calls himself by such additional name, and if other people customarily call him by it, it becomes a part of his name. But it will not be in the same position as his original Christian name, which cannot be parted with. It will be more like a surname, which can be changed at will, subject to the above conditions. If a man desires to change his name by a more formal process, he can do so (1) by executing a deed poll, and having it enrolled in the

central office ; the expense of this need not be more than about 3. ; (2) by obtaining a licence from the Crown for the purpose ; (3) by obtaining an Act of Parliament for the purpose. There are, I believe, no other methods, and I apprehend that Nos. 1 and 2 will not be effectual unless the above-men- tioned conditions are also fulfilled. See Davidson's 'Precedents in Conveyancing,' vol. iii., third edition, 356-63 ; Lord Justice James in Massam v. Thorley's Cattle Food Company (Law Reports, 14 Chancery Divi- sion, 748, 757) ; Lord Lindley in Earl Cowley v. Countess Cowley (Law Reports, Appeal Cases, 1901, 450, 460). R. BADLEY.

Anybody can take any name or names fancied without any legal procedure what- ever, whether a forename or surname. It becomes, in case of doubt, a question of identity. Thus, if John Judge adds Joy as an additional forename it concerns nobody but himself ; but if some one leaves John Judge a legacy of a million sterling (it is no use troubling about smaller sums in these days), then he will have to show that he is the same person as John Joy Judge before it will be paid to him. A ready way of showing this is the production of a properly (or legally) worded advertisement stating the fact, or a deed poll duly entered according to law. For either of these a solicitor should be employed. If John Joy Judge is in no fear of any one ever leaving him a brass farthing he need not incur the expense (from Wl. to 30. f) of a deed poll. Of course, the case is different with persons who are registered in any way as, for example, a solicitor, who cannot change his name in any way without leave of the Court.

RALPH THOMAS.

PRINCE ALBERT AS POET AND MUSICAL COMPOSER (10 th S. iii. 308). The following entry occurs in vol. i. p. 49 of Grove's 'Dic- tionary of Music and Musicians' (edition 1879) :

" His compositions include : ' L' Invocazione all' Armenia,' for solos and chorus ; a Morning Service in c and A ; anthem, ' Out of the Deep '; five collec- tions of ' Lieder und Romanza ' (29 in all) ; 3 can- zonets. &c."

W. H. DIXSON.

"lLAND": "!LE" (10 th S. ii. 348, 493; iii. 98, 154). With reference to DR. FORSHAW'S statement at the second reference, on the authority of Webster, that the word He was formerly in use as meaning an ear of corn, I may be allowed to say that in that part of Wessex' comprised in the county of Dorset I have often heard the word used, but in a