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NOTES AND QUERIES. m s. x. JULY 4, 1914

"!ONA" (US. ix. 490). In the Gaelic language at the present day it is called " I " (pronounced as e in English), which simply m^ans " island," but the ancient form " loua," used by Adamnan, the ninth Abbot of lona, who died in the year 703, is still occasionally employed.

CONSTANCE RUSSELL.

" loua " is a genuine form, ordinarily used by Adamnan in mentioning loua htsula, the island of Hy, an adjective with a fern, termination derived from a root-form lou. But in his second preface he says that Columba was homonymous w r ith lona (Jonah) the prophet, whose name in Hebrew signifies " dove. 1 ' This explanation, coupled with the connexion between Columba and Irs island, led to the erroneous form " lona," and the conversion of an adjective into a place-name. J. T. F.

Durham.

OLD ETONIANS (11 S. ix. 489). (11) Robert Shapland Carew, admitted 5 July, 1765, left 1767, was only son of Shapland C. of Castle Boro. co. Wexford, by Dorothy, dan. and coheir of Isaac Dobson. He was M.P. for Waterford, 1776-1800, and co. Wexford, 1806-7. He married Anne, dau. and heir of the Rev. Richard Pigott, D.D.,of Dysart, Queen's Co., in May, 1783, and was father of a son of the same name, who was created Baron Carew. He died 29 March, 1829. R. M. GLENCROSS.

Makshufa, Harefield Road, Uxbridge.

DANISH LYRICS (US. ix. 489). The most prominent lyrical poets of Scandinavia of recent or contemporary date are Holger Drachmann, Viggo Stuckenberg, J. Aakjaer, and Valdemar Rordam, in Denmark ; O. L^vertin, Gustav Froding, Pelle Molin, and V. v. Heidenstam. in Sweden ; and H. Wildenvey and Olaf Bull in Norway. Stuck - cnberg, Leverti, arid Froding are dead.

W. R. PRIOR.

National Liberal Club.

PRIVY COUNCILLORS (US. ix. 449, 490). MR. A. L. HUMPHREYS at the latter reference is in error in his statement that " a Privy Councillor must be a natural-born subject of Great Britain." A notable exception was Max Miiller, who was appointed as a " natural- ized British subject." I saw him in his robes after the honour was bestowed on him, and he was justly proud of the distinction. His wish that we should meet again in Florence was, I painfully recall, his last adieu to me on that occasion.

WILLIAM MERCER.

ELFOU (11 S. ix. 470). Perhaps Edfu is meant, which lies between Luxor and the First Cataract on the Nile. The Greek name of one of the nomes of Upper Egypt \va.-~ Apollinopolis Magna. Ptolemy IV., Philo- pator (B.C. 222), founded a temple there.

A. R. BAYLEY.

The engraving evidently represents the famous temple at Edfu, on the left bank of the Nile, in Upper Egypt. Edfu is the 'ATToAAon'os TrdAis or ' ATToAAwvos 7roAis /*eya Arf of the Greeks, and the Apollinis of Pliny, 'Nat, Hist.,' 5, 9 (11), 60.

EDWARD BENSLY.

[Several other correspondents take what seems certainly the right view that " Elfou " is- simply a misprint.]

WEST INDIAN FAMILIES (US. ix. 489). See ' Sketch Pedigrees of some of the Early Settlers in Jamaica,' by Noel B. Livingston (Kingston, Educational Supply Co., 1909 r 8vo, pp. 139, iv.). A wealth of material, admirably indexed, will be found in the Slave Compensation Papers, made available for public examination at the Record Office in March, 1913. They comprise 1,847 volumes, and are catalogued under T. 71. J. M. BULLOCH.

123, Pall Mall, S.W.

RAWDON FAMILY (11 S. ix. 428, 475). In Wilson and Spence's ' History of York,' 1788, vol. ii. p. 433, will be found the following monumental inscriptions in the church of St. Crux (Holy Cross), York, concernin some members of the above family :

"Laurence Rawdon, late of this city, Alderman who departed this life in the 58 th year of his age July 5t h, 1626.

" Margery, his wife, by whom he had three son and two daughters, Roger, Robert, Marmaduke Elizabeth, and Mary. She deceased on the 17 l April, 1644 ; Also the body of Elizabeth, her granc child, daughter ol Sir Roger Jacques, Knt., wh deceased in the 20 th year of (.her) age, Oct. 20 th 1651."

Thomas Rawdon was Sheriff of York ii 1615 ; Christopher Rawdon was Sheriff ii 1739. In 1628 Sir Roger Jacques, mer chant, served the office of Sheriff, and ii 1 639 he was Lord Mayor.

WM. NORMAN.

The Rev. Rawdon Hautenville, a Devon shire clergyman who died some years ag< in London, I believe, claimed some connexion with this family. Burke, who gives Lor< Moira's pedigree, says nothing of am descendants. Is the peerage extinct o dormant ? ENQUIRER.