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MILES & EVANS'S CLUB. J. H. Jesse in ' Selwyn and his Contemporaries ' quotes (p. 27 of the 1882 edition) the following passage from Wilberforce's diary :

' ; I belonged at that time to five clubs : Miles & Evans', Brooks', Boodle's, White's, and Goose- tree's."

Wilberforce was referring to the period when first he came to London, i.e., about 1780-81. The four clubs last mentioned are, of course, well known ; but can any one tell me any- thing further about Miles & Evans ? They appear from the rate-books to have occupied, from 1785, 69-70, St. James's Street, the house now occupied by Arthur's Club.

J. R. F. G.

SCISSORS : " PILE " SIDE. When a pair of scissors lies on the table the " mark " side is usually uppermost, that is, the side with the maker's name or mark on it. The other side is called the " pile " side. Why ? Is it because of its resemblance to the heraldic pile ?

What is the trade name for the two holes through which the thumb and first finger are thrust when the pair of scissors is in use ?

G. S. H.

WATCHMAKERS' SONS. Besides Rousseau and Victor Cousin, I cannot recall any men of mark in art, letters, or diplomacy who were sons of watchmakers. I believe the late Lord Swaythling was the son of a Liverpool watchmaker. There must be many others who have distinguished them- selves. Will some one add to the list ?

M. L. R. BRESLAR. Percy House, South Hackney.

ZADIG OF BABYLON. Can your readers tell me where I can learn anything about Zadig and his method ? He is said to have lived at Babylon in the days of King Moab- dar. INSHRIACH.

KNIVETON FAMILY.!. Thomas Kniveton of Mugginton, co. Derby, m. (secondly), 1661, Anne Pegge, by whom he had three daugh- ters and two sons. To whom were the said daughters married ?

2. Thomas Kniveton (son of above), b. 1716 ; d. 1776. Had he not any sisters married besides Anne ? She m. the Rev. Benj. Hancock of Uphill, co. Somerset, according to Burke's ' Landed Gentry.'

3. Who was Thomas Kniveton, c. 1740, living at Butterton, near Newcastle - under - Lyme ? " The said Mr. Kniveton either had, in his own right, or else was descendant of a gentleman at Derby

entitled to, a baronetcy, which may be found at the Heralds' Office" (letter dated 1804). Were the last two Knivetons one and the same person ?

ST. CLAIR BADDELEY.

GRESHAM FAMILY. Can any correspond- ent adduce proof of the existence of any relationship between the Greshams of the Royal Exchange and one John Gresham, tailor, of Gutter Lane, a parishioner of the parish of St. John Zachary from c. 1591 to 1616 ? The name is occasionally set down as Grason or Grayson, but I think Gresham was the correct form.

WILLIAM McMuRRAY.

St. Anne and St. Agnes, Gresham Street, E.C.

TATTERSHALL : ELSHAM : GRANTHAM. The Times, when printing the recent corre- spondence about Tattershall Castle, divided the word as Tatters-hall. In the neighbour- hood it is known as Tatter-shal. Perhaps some readers of ' N. & Q.' will give us the derivation and correct pronounciation.

Elsham and several other places in the county fall in the same category. It is also interesting to note that the ordinary man of the district speaks of Grant-ham, whilst his educated superior says Gran-tham. Who is correct ? W. D.

Lincoln.

RAPHAEL'S CARTOONS : LE BLON'S COPIES. Raphael's Cartoons at Hampton Court were copied by James Christopher Le Blon about 1729 for the purpose of being reproduced in tapestry, an enterprise which was never carried out. The company which was formed got into financial difficulties, and the copies in question were sold to a Mr. John Ellis about 1742. I should be glad to know if they are still in existence. They were apparently full size, and are said to have been not quite finished. Any m o r ' mation bearing upon the subject would be welcomed. R- M. BTJRCH.

79A, Wood bridge Road, Guildford.

NOEL, COOK TO FREDERICK THE GREAT. In ' Le Cuisinier Etranger ' (Paris, chez Delacour, 1813), by A. T. Raimbault (pseu- donym for Charles Cousin d'Avalon), I find a reference to M. Noel, with whom Frederick the Great (" qui etait un peu gastronome") had twenty minutes' talk every day about the royal table and what was to appear thereon. Is anything known of this chef, his training, history, and gas- tronomic works ? FRANK SCHLOESSER. Kew.