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that he purchased a freehold in Wellington to quality himself for the title, which, say? the ' D.N.B.,' was chosen for him by h brother, apparently to minimize the change of name.

My inquiry, then, is twofold. When did such titles as Lord Koberts come into use And was Lord Roberts seised in fee of an English land so as to make him lord of the district including such land 1 The same query would, of course, apply to Lore Kitchener, and to certain law lords who are commonly entitled by surname.

RICHARD H. THORNTON.

8, Jfornington Crescent, N.W.

[The connexion of the Duke of Wellington with Wellington in Somerset wa? discussed ante, pp. 49, 133, 153.J

CANDLESTICKS AT THE DUKE OF WELLING- TON'S FUNERAL. The Times on 20 Nov., in a short description of the Duke of Welling- ton's funeral in November, 1852, mentioned that the body lay in state in Chelsea Hospital for six days and nights, and that it was surrounded by fifty-four colossal silver candlesticks, 7 ft. high, with wax candles, 7 ft. long and 3 in. thick. What became of these candlesticks ?

J. LANDFEAR LUCAS. Glendora, Hindhead, Surrey.

THE "KINGDOM" OF FIFE. In Scotland the county of Fife is often thus designated. Can any one tell me the reason of this ?

M. S.

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY KENTISH TOKENS. I have in my possession three Kent half- penny tokens, each bearing the date 1794.

^ The first has on its face the arms of the city of Canterbury, with the words " Kent half- penny token," and on the reverse the arms of the city of Chichester, with the words "Sussex" (under the arms) and "For change, not fraud."

The second has on its obverse the arms of Kent, and on the reverse the arms of Canter- bury, together with the words " For general convenience."

The third has on its obverse the initials " J. S.," surmounted by a stag's head, together with the words " Staplehurst half- penny token," and on the reverse the arms of Kent, together with the words " For < \change, not fraud."

I shall be glad to have some information Kgarding these. By whom were they issued ? Those which I have first and secondly de- scribed have not the name or initials of the person issuing them inscribed. By whom

were they redeemable ? Why do the arms of Canterbury appear on them ? and why should the arms of a Sussex city (Chichester) be placed on a Kent token ?

R. VAUGHAN GOWER. Ferndale Lodge, Tunbridge Wells.

"TARTS." There is a line in 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers' of which I understand only the first word : Behold ! ye tarts ! one moment spare the text. Will some one kindly explain the rest of the line ? J. J. FREEMAN.

Shepperton-on-Thames.

A THANKSGIVING IN NEGATIVES. I have seen a thanksgiving in verse which is all in the negative, so to speak, e.g. : For the frantic word not spoken, For the angry blow not struck, &c., We give Thee thanks, O Lord.

Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' tell me the author and title of any volume in which it is published, or give the complete poem ?

RADER.

THE ITALIAN GOAT : ITS COLOUR. In Horace, ' Odes,' IV. iv. 13,

Qualemve laetis caprea pascuis Intenta fulvse matris ab ubere lam lacte depulsum leonem Dente novo peritura vidit,

there is a well-known difficulty, solved in various ways. Is the fulva mater the mother of the caprea or of the leo ? If it were obviously applicable to the lion, and not to the goat, the sense of the passage would, without emendation, be much clearer, I think, to scholars. What is the prevailing colour of the Italian goat ? Could it be called fitlvus, as the vitulus is which figures in Ode ii. of the Fourth Book ? V. R.

LIEUT. -CoL. THOMAS CARTERET HARDY Colonel-Commandant of the York Fusiliers, >aptized 1757, died 1796). Is anything mown of the following incident, which is said lardy was serving in the army of the Duke
 * o have taken place in Flanders when Col.

of York ? In retreating from the French the Duke's horse refused to swim the river, and rlardy's having no objection, he at once gave t up to his Royal Highness, and so saved

the situation (which was a question of irisoners). For this deed an annual pension vas conferred upon Hardy, and also 1(M. a

vear on his children and grandchildren, the atter being continued up to 1856-8, when it Ceased probably commuted. Col. Hardy

was attached to the Duke's staff. I should

be glad to know after what particular battle