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bearing date " decimo quarto die Octob r, 1639." Except that the o in Bartin is changed to i and the surname on the stone is spelt " Goodridge," the name is identical with that of Mrs. Percy's father. Can any one therefore tell me if the Desborough Barton was descended irom the West Haddon Bartin ?

I may add that the only other entries in the West Haddon registers referring to this family are the burials of Edward Gutt- ridge, 18 April, 1655 ; Bartin Goodridge, son of Bartin and Margot, 2 Jan., 1660 ; Sarah Goodridge, widow, 17 Jan., 1671 ; Bartin Goodridge, husband of Margaret, 17 Feb., 1683 ; and Margaret Gutteridge, "whose husband was a Husbandman," 5 Dec., 1698. JOHN T. PAGE.

Long Itchington, Warwickshire.

GEORGE III.'s DAUGHTERS. Mr. Percy Fitzgerald in his ' Life of George IV.' (vol. ii. chap, i., 1810-11) regards as beyond doubt a secret marriage between Princess Amelia and Captain (afterwards General) Fitzroy.

The intimate life of this charming princess and of her sister Princess Sophia is for me of special interest. I should be very grate- ful for any further intelligence on the sub- ject. Who was this Fitzroy ? Is his bio- graphy known ? What about this marriage? Were there children born ?

COMMANDANT REBOUL.

FRENCH - CANADIAN LITERATURE. By whom are the best French-Canadian sketches or tales, illustrative of life in the Dominion ?

What are the best books on the natural history of Canada ? A. A. A.

[We can recommend ' Rose a Charlitte,' a novel of Acadian life by Marshall Saunders.]

" PALATES." Will the reviewer of ' Gems from Boswell ' (10 S. vii. 437) kindly give a lengthier note on the word palates, which occurs in Boswell (5 Aug., 1763) in this context ?

"I remember, when he [Johnson] was in Scot- land, his praising 'Gordon's palates' (a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's) with a warmth of expression which might have done honour to more important subjects."

The precise nature of these " palates " has long been a puzzle to me. The only hint I derived from the ' N.E.D.' was a quotation from Mrs. Haywood (before 1756) : " To fricasey Ox Palates." I also wondered whether the dish referred to bore any re- semblance to German " Ochsenmaulsalat " (a Niirnberg speciality). This consists of the cartilaginous muzzle and palate of the

ox, boiled in salt water, and is eaten cold, flavoured with vinegar, oil, 'pepper, mustard, &c. If the reviewer would give further instances of the use of the word palate in the sense of " dishes of special relish " (= hors- d'oeuvres ? savouries ?), they would be a useful supplement to the information in the ' N.E.D.' L. R. M. STRACHAN.

Heidelberg, Germany.

PANEL INSCRIPTION. The following in- scription is carved on the panels of an old hall that belongs to a friend of mine : Johan Diderich. Anna Maria Lohmanim Lehrhovein Heslerund Heslerel.

It may be only the names of the carver, but I shall be glad if any of your readers will kindly tell me what it means.

F. DIXON. Solars Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey.

HOUSES WITHOUT FIREPLACES OR CHIM- NEYS. About four years ago there was built a dwelling-house in Northumberland Street, Northumberland Avenue, which has neither fireplaces nor chimneys. Are there any more such freaks in London ? Believing this to be very uncommon, I should like to know the opinion of your readers.

ALFRED SYDNEY LEWIS.

Library, Constitutional Club.

[Many communications on houses without stair- cases will be found in 9 S. i., ii., iii., iv., vi.]

IRISH PEDIGREES : SOCIAL CONDITION OF IRELAND UNDER THE TUDORS. What genea- logical value have the pedigrees of those families which are supposed to descend from the ancient kings and warriors of Ireland ? What claim have the Irish " Norman " families to the blood of those who " came over with the Conqueror " ?

What author gives a really trustworthy account of the condition of the poorer Irish before and after the English invasion, par- ticularly of their social state in the time of the Tudors ?

What authority exists for saying that the Spaniards of the Great Armada who were thrown on the Irish coast learnt to consider the natives as savages ? It is now doubted that the Cornish and Bretons were the ruth- less wreckers described by tradition. May it not be thought that the Irish treated King Philip's men more decently than tradition allows ? W. S.

JAMAICA RECORDS. Are there any paro- chial or other records readily available for tracing a man probably born in Jamaica