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After the word " North " is a hand pointing out the direction.

The school migrated in 1910 or earlier to Rochester House, Ealing.

ROBERT PIERPOINT.

" BOMBAY DUCK." The Times of 24 May last contained the following paragraph :

" The ' Bombay Duck ' is a fish called the foummelo, caught in large quantities outside Bombay Harbour, though it is found on all the coasts of India. Fried when fresh caught it makes very delicate eating, and in the opinion of some epicures is superior to the more famous Bombay pomfret. When dried in the sun, after being split open, it is broken up and eaten with curry or kedgeree, and it is only in the dried form that it is known as ' Bombay duck.' The origin of the expression is quite unknown. Unless mixed with curry, Bombay duck is a most unattractive article of diet. It is now obtainable from many provision dealers in Eng- land."

JAS. CURTIS, F.S.A.

[The late MR. DONALD FERGUSON printed at 10 S. xii. 5 an extract showing that at the end of the eighteenth century the term " Bombay duck " for a fish was regarded as a sailors' joke.]

WE must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that answers may be sent to them direct.

" SENSE-CARRIER." This word, appa- rently meaning " one who expresses or conveys the Views of a body of persons," is used by Prof. Dowden in his 'Life of Shelley,' and by Mr. Justin McCarthy in his * History of our Times ' and in his novel ' The Dictator.' I have also one or two examples from newspapers. The word is new to me. Is it current in Ireland, and, if so, is it the rendering of some Celtic expression ? Or is it the invention of some writer or orator ? HENRY BRADLEY.

Oxford.

"CYTEL" IN ANGLO-SAXON NAMES. PROF. SKEAT says at 11 S. iii. 418 : " English names frequently began with Wolf, without any mythological reference whatever." Can he explain the signification of the names Ulfcytel and Thurcytel, two noted leaders who fought in the battle between the Saxons and Danes at Assandun ? A.-S. cytel means kettle, I believe ; but what would " Wolf- kettle " and " Thorskettle " imply in early English nomenclature ? N. W. HILL.

New York.

STREET NOMENCLATURE. Has any modern written on the philosophy of street nomen- clature ? I am at a loss to understand why most streets are " Nicodemus'd into nothing " as Sterne says by the absurd names given them in their baptism by unthinking city fathers.

Also, what is the best model to follow in a little pamphlet giving an account of the origin and meaning of the street-names in a large town ? INDICUS.

Bombay.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. In a query purely historical I do not wish to introduce a single word that might lead to political argument. I simply wish to ask. When and where was the latest instance ? It is a subject with which I am familiar, having some years ago compiled a list which appeared in a newspaper. I believe this was separately printed, but I never saw a copy. Since then I have come across many instances, and have noted some of them.

In the columns of a newspaper of the 5th of April of this year it was stated that the last member paid was Andrew Marvell, M.P. for Hull in the Long Parliament from 1661 till his death in 1678. This is wrong, as numerous instances occur of payments subsequent to this. In 1681 the member for Harwich obtained a writ for his expenses. In 1686 Abingdon was ordered to send burgesses to Parliament at the cost of the borough, as the custom was in other boroughs (' Records of the Borough of Abingdon,' pp. 75-8).

In Scotland the custom lasted after the union with England. In 1702 Lanark decided that their member should be one of their own number, in spite of any offer from a person to serve gratis (' Records of the Borough of Lanark,' p. 267). Peebles on 29 September, 1706, decided to restrict the payment^to M.P.s from 40 shillings to 30 shillings a day (' Records of Peebles,' p. 174). We are told that Sir Patrick Johnson, who was M.P. for Edinburgh in 1709-10, received 300Z. a year for his services (Reid, 'New Lights on Old Edinburgh,' p. 13). Thomas Smith, many years M.P. for Glasgow (which it is fair to state in- cluded Rutherglen, Glasgow, Dumbarton, and Renfrew), gave a receipt for 1,200Z. on 3 March, 1715, for his " expenssis at the parliament." He died in London, and after his death his widow petitioned the Council for some allowance, as he had neglected his business as a surgeon to attend Parliament,