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Lieutenant-Colonel from 1803 to 1816. In 1798 he married at Bath, but had no children. In 1828 he was living on the Continent.

Lieut. -Col. Ollney in 1837 bequeathed 108 pictures to the National Gallery, of which only 18 were accepted.

E. H. FAIRBROTHER. [T. S. R. W. also thanked for reply.]

CHARLES ELSTOB (US. iv. 210). In the Catalogue of the London Library is the following entry :

"Elstob (Eliz.), English Saxon Homily on Birth- day of St. George (transl.), 8vo, 1709. Rudiments of Grammar for the English Saxon Tongue, 4to, 1715."

Perhaps this lady was the mother, or at least a relative, of Charles Elstob, and may help G. F. R. B. A. LEWIS.

HIGHGATE ARCHWAY (11 S. iv. 206). A cutting from The Daily Mail of 3 January, 1901, announces that " the last remaining portion of the old Highgate Archway is now being removed." The same paragraph also contains the statement : "The memorial stone, dated October 31, 1812, has been taken away." What eventually became of this interesting memorial ?

A paragraph from The Times of 3 Novem- ber, 1812, devoted to a description of the contemplated work, opens as follows :

" On Saturday last [31 October] the corner stone of Highgate Archway was laid in the presence of the Directors, by Edward Smith, Esq., their Chairman."

As this is subsequently referred to as " the first stone," the announcement made by The Observer of 18 August, 1811, would seem to be somewhat premature. What is the explanation of this seeming anomaly ?

JOHN T. PAGE.

STOCKINGS, BLACK AND COLOURED (US. iv. 166, 214). My recollections are in accordance with those of MR. RATCLIFFE. But the late Mr. Marmaduke Constable of Walcot in the parish of Alkborough objected to his servants wearing black stockings, because he thought it an uncleanly habit. It was not at once seen if the stockings wanted washing. On one occasion when he went into his kitchen and saw some black stockings hanging up to dry, he 'took them with the tongs and threw them on the fire.

J. T. F.

Winter ton, Doncaster.

ST. ESPRIT (11 S. iv. 209). The church at Wappenbury, Warwickshire, is under the same dedication as that of Marton, and the French rendering of Holy Spirit is, I believe, in both cases anglicized into Esperit

(see ' Studies in Church Dedications,' vol. i. p. 24). In this ascription we have a trace of Norman influence, just as we had formerly in the name of the fine church of St. Wolfran at Grantham, which trace a learned vicar, towards the end of last century, obliterated when he insisted on the building being called "St. Wulf ram's," in order to demonstrate that the saint himself was a Teuton. We should lose a precious historic indication if insular, or any other, prejudice led the parish priests of Marton and Wappenbury to english St. Esprit or Esperit into Holy Ghost. ST. SWITHIN.

St. Esprit' s Church at Marton, Warwick- shire, was anciently appropriated to the monastery of Nuneaton. The register dates from 1660. It was rebuilt in 1871 with the exception of the embattled tower at the west end, which is of the thirteenth century.

St. Esprit was the title of an order of knighthood founded by Henry III. of France in 1578, and abolished in 1791.

T. SHEPHERD.

THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, THE SHERIFF, AND VENTILATION (11 S. iv. 169, 217). Ten days or so before the incident recorded by MR. RHODES in his reply, a passage at arms occurred between Judge Blackburn and Mr. John W. Evelyn on the opening of the Assizes at Guildford. The county had turned out in force, and Mr. Evelyn, who was a most courteous gentleman, suggested to the Judge that it would only be an act of courtesy if, when thanking the jury for their attendance, he would include the other gentlemen who had come, but had not been sworn in. This the Judge declined to do, therefore Mr. Evelyn said he would, and accordingly proceeded to carry out his in- tention when Judge Blackburn had thanked the jury.

On the Sheriff standing up to tender his thanks, the Judge ordered him to sit down ; but on his insisting on carrying out his good intention, Judge Blackburn fined him 500Z. for contempt of court. However, his friends prevailing on him to tender an apology, the fine was remitted.

MR. RHODES will pardon my correcting his statement, "as a matter of history " ; for in the second unpleasant incident (which he recorded) the fine was paid, but never remitted, although, according to able legal opinion, Judge Blackburn was wrong in closing the courts to the public, and the Sheriff had only done his duty in having them reopened. E. H. FAIRBROTHEP.

[MR. JAMES CURTIS also thanked for reply.]