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4. Rev. William Way, to whom Lord Leigh addressed lines in 1839. Lord Leigh states that " some of the most beautiful contributions to the ' Musae Etonenses ' are from the pen of Mr. Way."

I can find no articles on any of these in the 'D.N.B.' R. M.

" MUSEUM " SERMON. Some while since I saw mention made in an article of a " museum : ' sermon, preached annually in a little chapel near Buckland Newton in Dorsetshire, and taking its name from the heterogeneous collection of articles all of them mentioned in the Bible placed before the minister as the " text " on which he must base his discourse. Does this custom still exist at Buckland Newton, or in any other part of the country ? S. BEN YON.

OXFORD PARODY ON BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. Will any of your readers be so kind as to assist me with a clue to the Oxford parody on Belshazzar's Feast, written (I believe by Sir Robert Herbert) about 1854-5, of which some lines were cited in letters to The Times of 12th to 15th of last March on the subject of " the Newdigate manner" ? I cannot ascertain whether the poem in question was ever printed or pub- lished. It may have appeared in some magazine. The writers of the letters above named seem to have quoted from memory. An early response will be much esteemed by WM. E. BROWNING.

WALLACE OF ST. THOMAS. I should be glad of information, on behalf of a Swiss gentleman, a descendant, regarding Sir William Wallace, who, I understand, was Governor of the Island of St. Thomas about 1840. He retired to the United States, and there a daughter of his married a Swiss gentleman, ancestor of the inquirer.

J. H. RIVETT-CARNAC.

Vevey.

" THE GREAT QUAKER." To whom does Sir Walter Runciman allude when he says, on p. 93 of his ' Tragedy of St. Helena ' :

"Had the great Quaker been kept in power in- stead of Pitt, the rivers of British blood that were shed need not have been," &c. ?

CONSTANCE RUSSELL.

" FIRING-GLASS." This compound word appears to have escaped the notice of ' N.E.D.,' the last edition of ' Webster,' and the ' E.D.D.' Hartshorne (' Old English Glasses,' 1897, p. 323) speaks of glasses which " are rather for ' firing ' than for drinking purposes " ; and Bate (' English

Table Glass,' 1905, p. 72) describes " firing "- glasses as " having a thick and massive base with which to knock on the table when applause was to be given." ' N.E.D.' recognizes the word " firing " as applied in a similar sense to the ringing of all the bells in a peal at once.

Perhaps some reader of ' N. & Q.' can say whether the " firing-glass " is still used ; and, if so, where, and whether it is called by that name. CHARLES MADELEY.

Warrint?ton.

STAVELEY. I should be very glad if some reader conversant with Leicester family history could suggest to me how I might find the marriages and connecting links between William Staveley of Cossington and Christopher Staveley who, in 1790, was an architect and civil engineer in Leicester. This latter had at least three daughters and two sons : John, a book-dealer in Notting- ham, and Edward, who followed his father's profession. The address of an English representative of this family would be much appreciated. MINNESOTA.

GREEK TYPOGRAPHY. Can any of your readers inform me when the different changes of type used in printing the Greek classics took place, and the reason for the changes ? The seventeenth century, and, I think, the eighteenth century till fairly late, had a very abbreviated and difficult form of letter. After that came in a much less abbreviated form, and then, as far as I can make out about 1840, the present one, Liddell and Scott give no help.

A. GWYTHER.

CULPEPER OF KENT : WILLIAM, FRANCIS, AND PHILIPPA. I should be grateful for the kindness of information on either of the following points :

1. William Culpeper was presented to the Rectory of Wychling, Kent, 26 Feb., 1628, by the trustees of Cromer Stede, then a minor, the patron. These trustees were William Stede and Sir Thomas Culpeper of Greenway Court, &c., son of Francis Culpeper of Greenway Court by Joan (nee Pordage), widow of William Stede of Harrietsham, Kent, and great-grandmother by this first marriage of Cromer Stede aforesaid. Sir Thomas Culpeper alludes to William Culpeper as his " cozen." Who were the parents of this William Culpeper, Rector of Wychling ? I may add that on 30 June, 1633, he married Margaret, daughter of Richard Alleyne, D.D., then, and from 1605, Rector of Stowt- ing, Kent.