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sacred building left behind this objectionable evidence of their presence. He and others at the time (about 1860-70) thought that this was done in the very wantonness of 1 defiant sacrilege, but it no doubt had another explanation.

It is not easy to comprehend the crooked ,logic which actuates the practice. It seems (to be an instance of that belief in sympa- thetic magic which establishes a vital con- nexion between a person and anything that Belongs to or issues from his body, such as his saliva, hair, blood, or excrement. These retain some portion of his personality and iconsciousness, and may stand as his surro- gates for good or for evil. They were conse- iquently often used in the practices of witch- craft, e.g., by burning them the person could be injured. Thus in a Danish tale a maiden is enabled to escape from a kobold by leaving her spittle behind, which answers* for her (see 80, 61, 155 seq.). In a similar way the Excreta left behind were probably con- Iddered to represent and stand for the burglar jivhile he made his escape in safety. The Ume superstition is known among German briminals. Mr. J. G. Frazer gives references bo Mennhardt, ' Mythologische Forschungen,'- ^884, p. 49 ; Wuttke, ' Deutsche Volksaber- iilaube,' 400 ; Toppen, ' Aberglaube aus jVlasuren/ p. 57. See ' The Golden Bough, 1, ol. i. p. 380. A. SMYTHE PALMER.
 * E. S. Hartland, ' The Legend of Perseus,' ii.

South Woodford.

[Reply also from G. K. testifying to similar

ractices in Germany. We cannot insert any more

n this subject.]

GEORGE CUMBERLAND (11 S. i. 249) was the econd son of Richard Cumberland. He was orn in 1762, entered the Royal Navy, and as killed at the siege of Charlestown, South arolina, 1776. See Ward and Roberts's Romney : Catalogue RaisonneV p. 38. I ather think we received the dates from a member of the family. W. ROBERTS.

THE HON. JOHN FINCH (11 S. i. 249) was he fourth son of Heneage Finch, third Earl Aylesford; he was born 22 May, 1755, nd was killed in America 29 June, 1777, not, s stated, 3 July, 1777. F. DE H. L.

WILKINSON LISTER KAYE (11 S. i. 249) s a gentleman cadet from 19 Jan., 1813, 11 Dec., 1815, when he entered the Royal u-tillery (No. 1621, Kane's List) as second eutenant, at the age of seventeen years months. He was promoted first lieu- 1 May, 1822 ; second captain,

12 July, 1836 ; captain, 26 Nov., 1842. He served abroad (Gibraltar, Ionian Islands, and Ceylon) for some ten years. He retired on half -pay 4 May, 1843, and died at Bath 6 July, 1876.

This Wilkinson Lister Kaye could, obviously, not have been admitted to Westminster School in 1787. T. T. V.

Wilkinson Lister Kaye was the illegitimate son of Sir John Lister Kaye, 4th Bt, He died, I believe, at Bath in the seventies 5 but if G. F. R. B. is anxious to know any- thing more about him, I might perhaps be able to help him, if he would let me know. CECIL LISTER KAYE. Denby Grange, Wakefield.

Sir John Lister Kaye, Bt., M.P. for York, born 1697, died 1752, married, as his first wife, Ellen, daughter of John Wilkinson (Foster, * Pedigrees of Yorkshire Fam., J West Riding, 1874, under Kaye of Wood- some). W. C. B.

[MR. F. BOASE also thanked for reply."]

" COMBOLOIO (11 S. i. 129, 197). Can the Greek (modern) Ko/jiBos be traced to any Arabic root ? J. M.

GRINLING GIBBONS (11 S. i. 149). I think the querist will find what he is looking for in The Daily Telegraph of about three months ago. I am sorry I cannot give information more definite, but my copies have dis- appeared.

Some brief references to the life of Grinling Gibbons appear in Miss Lena Milman's ' Sir Christopher Wren,* pp. 135-9, &c. In a foot-note on p. 136 she cites John Evelyn as spelling in his ' Diary * the wood-carver's name without the s final.

R. A. H. UNTHANK.

Gibbons may have spelt his name without an s sometimes, for the s evidently signifies, as in similarly-ending surnames, the son of Gibbon. Walpole in his * Anecdotes of Painting,* however, always refers to him as "Gibbons." He says :

" Vertue had received two different accounts of his birth : from Murray the painter, that he was born in Holland of English parents, and came over at the age of nineteen ; from Stoakes (relation of the Stones), that his father was a Dutchman, but that Gibbons himself was born in Spur Alley, in the Strand. This is circumstantial ; and yet the former testimony seems most true, as Gibbons is an English name, and Grinling probably Dutch."

J. HOLDEN MACMlCHAEL.