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and to the compassion of those contemporary patriots of all countries whose noble bosoms sympathise with my own feelings, and deplore, if not weep, over the destruction of liberty in wretched Germany.

He \vard the friend who delivers this ; and fui'iiive and teach our dear children to forgive my murderer. May heaven pardon hitn as much as I do. I cannot dare not say more my heart is too full. Oh, my God never more to behold and embrace them and you. Almighty t'r.'.-ilor, bless and preserve you all, until we meet in another and better world. With my last breath,

Your ever affectionate husband,

JOHN P. PALM.

I should certainly like to know what became of the wife and children.

F. C. WHITE.

STEVENS (11 S. x. 11). Dr. Stevens, the principal founder of Stevens's Hospital, does not seem to have had any property in co. Kildare. Whitelaw in his ' History of Dublin,' 1818, says :

" Dr. Richard Stevens, a physician of Dublin in 1720, bequeathed all his real estate situate in the county of Westmeath and King's County, and let for lives renewable for ever at a yearly rent of 00 4 1. 4s., to his sister Griselda Stevens during her life, andvafter her decease vested it in trustees for the purpose of erecting and endowing an hospital near Dublin, for the relief and maintaiu- nce of curable poor persons, and to be called
 * Stevens's Hospital.' "

Dr. Stevens is said to have died the day after making his will.

Miss Stevens (she was his twin sister) set about erecting the hospital in her lifetime. She handed over the bulk of the property to trustees, and also began collecting money for the building. It was started in 1720, and finished in 1733, the cost being 16,000?. All this money was raised by subscription, Miss "Steveris's 'money going entirely to endow- ment.

Among Miss Stevens's supporters was a wealthy gentleman, Mr. Edward Cusack. He bequeathed to this hospital lands in the following counties in Ireland : in co. Carlow, lands bringing in rental of 161. lO.s. Id. ; in co. Meath, 910Z. 6s. Q\d. ; in co. Kildare, 110Z. 8s. 9rf.

The fact that the last-named property be- longed to the hospital may have set the legend going that it was formerly in the possession of the Stevens family ; or it may be that the father of Dr. Stevens did occupy Hybla House, and whet her Miss Stevens and her brother were born there it certainly would be interesting to know. The ' D.X.B.' does not mention Dr. Stevens's name. There is a long account of the hospital in Whitelaw's ' History of

Dublin,' and also in Harris's ' History of Dublin,' 1746.

I do not know when the pig-faced lady legend sprung up. I have not seen any mention of it in any Dublin publication, although it was implicitly believed by the humbler classes there forty years ago. I am fairly familiar with books dealing with Dublin, but have not come across any reference to this matter.

J. H. MURRAY.

BALNES, LALEHAM, LfTTLYNGTON, AND STANES (11 S. ix. 508; x. 37, 77). Thanks to kind correspondents who have answered me directly or in ' N. & Q.,' I have now a complete reply to my queries. I should not send this, but that the only information as to Balnes has come to me directly. It appears to be clearly the same manor as that of Loweswater in Cumberland. The names seem to be indifferently used in Inquisitions post mortem of the Lucy family, one of whom made the original charge on the manor for the benefit of Robert de Eglesfeld. If I add that Kempton is a manor in the parish (not the manor) of Sunbury, readers of ' N. & Q.' will now have all the information which my inquiry has elicited. JOHN R. MAGEATH.

Queen's College, Oxford.

" GALLEON " IN ENGLISH VERSE (11 S. x. 28, 95). In G. Kingsley's ' Westward Ho ! ' the heading of one of the chapters is ' How They Took the Great Galleon.' This, it is true, is not exactly verse, but I venture to think that Kingsley, who was very particular about the headings of his chapters, would not use one so cacophonous as this would sound if " galleon " were to be pronounced r.s three syllables, with the accent on the first. There can be no comparison between the sonorous ring of ' How They Took the Great Galloon ' and the jerky cadence of ' How They Took the Great Gallion.' To me it is very obvious that Kingsley intended to stand by the old pronunciation.

J. FOSTER PALMER.

8, Royal Avenue, S.W.

WALL-PAPERS (11 S. x. 29, 75, 110). A fine specimen of wall-paper can be seen at Mamhead, the beautiful residence of Sir Robert Newman. Bart., situate a few miles from Exeter. There are a bedroom and dressing-room, upon the walls of which is the original paper placed there when the house was built, over eighty years ago. The paj er is of chintz pattern with flowers and fiuit in bold design. The colours are i nfac'ed.