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LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1515.

CONTENTS. No. 302.

NOTES : Lieut. Horatio de Quincey, 273 Buckeridge of Lichfield as Founder's Kin, 275 -Bibliography of Irish Counties and Towns, 276" Hey for Cavaliers " Holloway Railway Station "Res nolunt diu male admintstrari " "Podden Plane" and "Upper Podden Place," 277 Sow Metal : Pig Iron Making Munitions on the Hebrew Sabbath, 278.

QUERIES : Sir Henry Moody and his Camera Obscura

Bewickiana ' Londina Illustrata ' " Humanity's Saviour," 278 " Sancte Jaco a Compostel " Tavern Signs: "Mother Huff Cap," "Tom o' Bedlam," "George in the Tree" John Hopkins of Brittens Rev. William Oughtred or Outred " Before one can say Jack Robin- son " Postage in France Authors Wanted Lewis Marks. 279 Prof, de V^ricour Inscriptions in the Beauchamp Tower Cockney Speech Novalis Sheffield : Griffith : Hunt : Cole : Cox " Tregetours " : Jugglers, 280 Bissextus ' Morte d' Arthur ' : Enchanted Troops of Horse Tale of the Battle of Worcester, 281.

REPLIES : Words in Bishop Douglas's ' Eneados, 281

Arthur Young John Webster and ' Overbury's Characters,' 282' Racing for Lambeth 'Arch at Head of Constitution Hill, 283 France and England Quarterly Clerks in Holy Orders as Combatants Mrs. Gooch, 284 The Virtues of Onions Authors Wanted Cat Queries. 286 The Cuckoo in Folk Lore, 287 Constitution of Highland Septs -Col. George Bodens John Stewart : Sybella Barbour Capt. James King Punctuation : its Importance Pronunciation of " Gladiolus," 288 The Site of the Globe St. Andrew : National Colours Patterson Family Sir John Maxwell of Terregles, 289.

FOTES ON BOOKS : ' Jacob Grimm ' ' A Short Guide- book to Manchester Cathedral' Reviews and Magazines* Books on Heraldry and Genealogy. Notices to Correspondents.

LIEUT. HORATIO DE QUINCEY.

HORATIO DE QUINCEY entered the 26th (the Cameronian) Regiment on 30 April, 1841, as ensign. He was promoted to lieutenant 27 Sept., 1842, but unfortunately died at Chich Choo, China, 27 Aug., 1842.

Amongst some old War Office papers which are lodged at the Public Record Office is a small packet dealing with the " Effects " of Lieut, de Quincey (by which rank he is spoken of by the War Office), which contains also two letters : one from his father, Thomas de Quincey, and one from his sister Margaret. The former writes with reference to his son's debts incurred in purchasing his ensigncy, necessary military equipments, travelling expenses, &c. ; and the latter enquires concerning the " Batta" or prize money to which Miss de Quincey imagined her brother was entitled, though this was not the case, as Lieut, de Quincey was not present with his corps at the capture of Chusan or of Canton, not having

To judge by a memorandum, relating to the accompanying letter of Thomas de Quincey to the War Office, the authori- ties were unaware of his fame, as it is therein stated : " His letter is rather a Curiosity, but it is obviously written by a Man of taste and talent. The arrangem 1 which he proposes is highly creditable to him, and I would submit that we may accordingly issue the 80Z. to the Tailors and the Balance to M r de Q., leaving the final settlement to him."

In a different hand is added :

" It is the L tr of a perfect Gentleman

Act as above suggested."

W.O. 43/95042 (O.S.).

Lasswade near Edinburgh, SIR, June 25, 1844.

I now do myself the honor to report circumstantially the whole case as to the claims outstanding against the sum of 114Z. 13*. 5d. arising from the sale at Hong Kong of the effects belonging to my late son Lieut. Horatio de Quincey of the 26th Regiment.

The original expense on my son's entrance into the army, including his commission, was

above nine hundred pounds ; of which sum

the ensign's commission according to my present impression cost above four hundred ; and the outfit [including however consider- able travelling expenses, law expenses inci- dent to imprudent contracts with rustic tradesmen, and other miscellaneous con- tingencies] cost considerably above five hundred. This sum was paid in fuU ; and before my son left England. So much I know certainly ; because the payment of seven hundred pounds fell jointly upon myself and my son's grandmother in Bath ; and the payment of two hundred separately upon myself.

These payments, as I understood the case omprehended one account, the first and largest, of the Mess Buckmaster.

This statement I make not as though such details could have any separate im- Dortance on their own account, bujt in order

shew that the position of the Messrs. Suckm aster is [and ivas at the time of my son's sailing for China] not that of Creditors 'or the entire amount of what they furnished, but only to the extent of an e.rtra equipment subsequent to the payment of the main sum already mentioned. In this I am not supposing myself to question any statement made by the Mess Buckmaster, who (I

joined the expedition until July, 1842. | presume) will say the same thing.