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Thomas Beauchamp, M.P. for Somerset- shire, 1399, 1424 (Collinson, 'History of Somerset,' 1791, i. Introduction, p. xxxi).

John Beauchamp the Elder, died 1637. His tombstone, with that of his wife Dorothy (who died 1653), is in the churchyard at Burnham, Somerset. It was probably his father or grandfather who, 22 Dec., 1532, signed his name " Joh. bechame " as witness to the will of Joh. Parsons, who was buried in the churchyard of Buryngton (Weaver ' Wells Wills,' 1890, pp. 36, 207).

Any other information about the family will be welcome. FBEDK. A. EDWARDS. 39, Agate Road, Hammersmith, W.

LA FETE DI FELICI COBNUTELLI. La Revue des Deux Mondes, 1852, ' Scenes de la Vie romaine,' vol. ii. p. 438, dit :

"La fete des cornes estune coutume fort ancienne a Rome. On distribue chaque annee a cette occa- sion beaucoup de lettres et des pieces de vers anonymes aux cornutelli les plus fameux pour les inviter k porter^ une banniere dans la procession en 1'honneur de Saint - Luc, qui a pour attribut le bceuf."

Cette fete existe-t'elle encore ? Pourrait- on indiquer une des lettres ou pieces anonymes auxquelles on fait ici reference ?

Si par hasard la trop grande liberty de langage le motif s'en prete bien empechait de les publier dans ' N. & Q.' on me rendrait service en m'envoyant directement les reponses. FLOBENCIO DE UHAGON.

7, calle de Ferraz, Madrid.

ADMIBAL NEALE AND THE ATKINSON FAMILY. In the beginning of the nineteenth century there lived at Wandsworth, in Surrey, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson and their many children. The parents died in 1831 and 1843. One of their daughters lived, as a companion, with Lady Neale, wife of Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale, at Wal- hampton, and was adopted by them. She married, in 1821, a French gentleman, and died in 1860.

Can anybody tell me the origin of the relations between Admiral Neale and this Atkinson family ? Are there yet any representatives of this family ?

COMMANDANT REBOUL.

Cosne (Nievre).

KlBKBBIDE OF ELLEBTON, CuMBEBLAND.

Can any of your correspondents give me information about this now extinct family, other than that contained in Hutch inson's ' History of Cumberland ' ? In particular, I desire information with regard to the marriage, about the year 1500, of Cyssley,

daughter of John Kirkbride of Ellerton, to Thomas Hewitt. The Kirkbride arms were Argent, a saltire engrailed vert.

A reply, either through your columns or to me direct, will be highly esteemed.

J. A. HEWITT, Canon. Cradock, South Africa.

CHATTEBTON POBTBAIT. In ' N. & Q.' for 20 June, 1857 (2 S. iii. 492) is a letter on the above subject signed E. S. FTJXCHEB (Gainsborough's biographer), in which refer- ence is made to a reputed portrait of Chatter- ton in the possession of a Mr. Naylor, " whose address J. M. G. may learn from the Editor of ' N. & Q.' >;

I hope that I may yet trace J. M. G. and his portrait, and shall be glad to know if there have been other references to the subject, in addition to that in ' N. & Q.' for 13 May, 1882 (6 S. v. 367).

RICHABD QUICK, Superintendent. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

C. F. DE BBEDA, POBTBAIT PAINTEB. I intend to write a biography of this painter, and should be pleased to hear of any refer- ence to him in literature. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1788-96, and was a pupil of Reynolds. I also want to know the whereabouts of the following portraits by him : Sir William Chambers, the archi- tect ; Bennet Langton, the friend of Dr. Johnson ; Mary and Jane Langton, his daughters ; Edw. Daniel Clarke, professor at Cambridge ; John Martin Cripps, who travelled with Clarke ; John Peter Salomon, musician ; Louisa Gautherot, violinist ; John Ledyard, traveller ; Dr. Will. Wither- ing, botanist ; Woods, actor, of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh ; and " Miss Shaw."

Who was this " Miss Shaw " ? She must have been well known about 1790, for the newspapers mention her name in this way in the list of the portraits exhibited.

Does any one know the full name J of " Mr. Woods," actor ?

The portrait of Dr. Will. Withering was exhibited at South Kensington in 1868, and belonged at that time to " Mrs. Alfred Seymour." Who was this Mrs. Seymour ?

Do readers of ' N .& Q.' know any other portrait by Breda ? D. E. H.

" THE ROSE OF NEWPOBT." Is there^a poem in English (I know of one in German by Conrad F. Meyer) on the subject of the " Rose of Newport " the episode of a rose being handed by a girl in Newport to Charles I. on his way to Carisbrooke Castle ?

M. PEABTBEE.