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He had a son, also John Jacob, born 16/27 October, 1712, who came over to Eng- land and settled as a merchant in the City of London about the year 1740 in partnership with John Rudolph Battier, of Basle, whose daughter Susanna Maria he married on 13/24 June, 1752. Zornlin was naturalized, at least it is presumed so, as he purchased a freehold house, 15, Devonshire Square, Bishopsgate, which was held by the family until the year 1870. He died in London, 15 February, 1784, and was buried in St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate.

Those were the days when City men lived in the City, and accordingly the only son of the above, also John Jacob, was born 5 May, 1759, in his father's house, 15, Devonshire Square. He was married at St. Mary's, Newington, Surrey, on 16 June, 1787, to Elizabeth Alsager, sister of T. M. Alsager, of The Times. She was born 1 May, 1770, and died 22 June, 1851 (Gentleman's Magazine, August, p. 221) ; her husband died at Clapham, 14 August, 1844, and both were buried at St. Mary's, Newington Butts.

The partnership of Battier & Zornlin was dissolved in 1799, and Mr. Zornlin subse- quently entered into partnership with his nephew Edward Jourdan, who on 6 June, 1812, married his eldest daughter Elizabeth (born 24 October, 1788). Their youngest daughter, Beatrice Alsager Jourdan, wrote a number of tales; titles of six (from 1866 to 1880) will be found in the B.M. Catalogue.

Mrs. Elizabeth Zornlin wrote poetical pieces, some of which were published in the Young Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine (1798-9), and it is believed some anonymous pieces besides the following :

1. An ode on the victory and death of Lord Viscount Nelson off Trafalgar, October 21, 1805 [motto]. London, Boosey, price 2-$.*

There is also an engraved title-page thus :

An ode [&c.] to which are added lines, addressed to him after the celebrated battle of the Nile, by a lady [Mrs. Zornlin ; here is an engraved portrait of Nelson signed C. B.]. London, 1805, 8vo, pp. 16.

2. The Balrenic games ; or, the whale's jubilee, by Mrs. Linzorn. London, printed by and for Darton & Harvey, 1808. 16mo.

I have not seen this, but I have the title which Miss Zornlin copied in facsimile and sent me.

Rosina Maria Zornlin, the second daughter of the above, was born at Walthamstow, Essex, 6 December, 1795. An invalid during

biensis,' by Boase and Courtney, say.s the ' Ode ' is by the Rev. W. Tremenheere,
 * I have this pamphlet : the ' Bibliotheca Cornu-

the greater part of her life, her pen was a* source of great solace to her.

A number of her publications are recorded* in the B.M. Catalogue. They were all of a useful and educational tendency; most of them passed through several editions. She died at Kenilworth, 22 May, 1859, and was buried there (see Boase, ' M.E.B.').

As it was anonymous I may mention her 'Bible Narrative,' London, J. W. Parker, 1838,. a laborious work of 584 octavo pages, subse- quently published with her name. ' Questions- on the Bible Narrative,' London, B. Fellowes,. 1844, were published, pp. 68.

The dedication to the Bishop of Winchester- is dated from Clapham. It had several editions afterwards with her name, and wag- adopted as a class-book in the Shrewsbury and other schools.

Though against her inclinations, at the request of Mr. J. W. Parker, of West Strand,, she "abridged and modernized" 'Sandford and Merton.' It was, according to 'The Eng- lish Catalogue,' which gives her name, pub- lished in 1853. Whether her name was on it I cannot say. Another abridged 'Sandford and Merton' was published by T. H. Keble (1853), and a copy is in the B.M.

Georgiana Margaritta Zornlin, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Zornlin, born in London,. 29 May, 1800, was the last representative of the family. This lady was an occasional correspondent of 'N. & Q.' under the sig- nature of Z. Z. She is author of a pamphlet entitled

1. A paper lantern for Puseyites. London, Smith- & Elder, 1842.

I have never seen this ; it was probably pseudonymous.

2. Urim and Thummim, an inquiry [motto]. London, Shaw, Paternoster Row, 1860. 16mo, pp. 31, with a plate and illustrations. Preface signed A. Z. (that is, Alsager Zorulin and Aleph Zain).

3. The heraldry of the world, observations on the universality and antiquity of the seal, by Miss Zornlin. Read before the Winchester and Hamp- shire Scientific and Literary Society, April 21, 1874 [a mistake for 1873]. Winchester, 1874. 8vo, pp. 11, and six plates with forty-two figures.

She wrote me : " Archaeology is my favour- ite pursuit, and I have some time since occa- sionally ventured on theories on this subject that in many instances I should now discard."

C. W. S.'s query (ante, p. 49) for the author of 'The British Code of Duel' has made me look back into the past. I have been referring to 'N. & Q.' of over thirty years ago, and the reflection naturally comes to one. " What an immense amount of good work has 'N. & Q.' produced and fostered !