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King Edward's School, Birmingham, has had two such successes. One of the smallest schools to achieve such distinction was King Edward VI. 's Grammar School, Bath, in 1882.

I cannot trace anything in the various Indexes of * N. & Q.' which refers to Senior Wranglers by name ; but in the First Series, iv. 484 and v. 91, 137, there is a reference to the origin of the term Tripos, and in the same series, xi. 342, another reference to Tripos day at Cambridge.

I shall be equally grateful for any infor- mation with regard to the schools which have sent forth the greatest number of Senior Classics as well. With regard to the latter, I fancy that King Edward's School, Bir- mingham, already mentioned, if not first, occupies an eminent place.

FREDERICK CHARLES WHITE.

26, Arran Street, Roath Park, Cardiff.

IRISH SCHOOLBOYS : DESCRIPTIONS or PARENTS. Can any of your readers throw light upon the following words ? They occur in a list of the professions or trades to which the fathers of the boys belonged who were educated at a school in the North of Ireland :

1. " Mensor."

2. " L. T. Ducis."

3. " Dux Militum."

4. " Centurio."

5. " Juris Consul tus."

The words occur between 1711 and 1847.

J. A. L.

CHARLES I. : * BIBLIA AUREA.' A volume with the title mentioned above was, I believe, in the possession of Charles I. What sort of Bible was it, and would it now be a rarity apart from its historic association ?

POURQUOI PAS.

REPRIEVE FOR 99 YEARS. In Read's Weekly Journal, or British-Gazetteer, for 7 December, 1751, it was announced from Bristol that

" a Reprieve for ninety-nine years, came Express Yesterday [29 Nov.] for Daniel Bishop, who is to plead his Majesty's Pardon at the next Assizes, and then to be transported for life." Were reprieves of this time-limit customary, and, if so, when did they cease to be issued ?

A. F. R.

HUNGERFORD FAMILY. Thomas Hunger- ford owned lands at Yatton, co. Somerset, his will being dated 1739. His daughter Jane married Edward Oliver of Bristol. Can

any reader of ' N. & Q.' kindly tell me to which branch of the above family he belonged, and the name of his father ? Please reply direct.

(Mrs.) ELSIE OLIVER. 45, Church Crescent, Muswell Hill, N.

DAVID HUGHSON " : EDWARD AND DAVID PUGH.

(11 S. ii. 89.)

MAJOR YARROW BALDOCK asks at the above reference for some particulars relating to the author of a work on London which was pub- lished in six volumes as by David Hughson, LL.D., during the years 1805 to 1809 ; and he adds that in the Catalogue of the library of the British Museum the name of Hughson is stated to be the pseudonym of Edward Pugh. Such was the case in July last year, but it has now been altered, as it was an error copied from Lowndes (see Bonn's ed., ii. 1136).

The work in question was compiled by David Pugh, LL.D., who died at Blewit/s Buildings, Fetter Lane, on 14 September, 1819, aged 63. He was then described as formerly a printer, and afterwards a writer in the daily press, as well as a contributor to Arthur Aikin's Annual Review and other periodical works. The disguise of Hughson, which he adopted for his literary works, had its origin in his own name (having been sug- gested by the words Ap-Hugh). His great compilation was

(1) "London, being; an accurate history and description of the British Metropolis and its neigh- bourhood to thirty miles extent, from an actual perambulation, by David Hughson, LL.D. Vol. I. London, printed by W. Stratford, Crown-Court, Temple-Bar, for J Stratford, No. 112, Holborn-Hill, and sold by all other booksellers. 1805." Vol.11., 1805; Vol. III., 1806; Vol. IV, 1807; Vol. V., 1808 ; Vol. VI., 1809.

The other works by him, which can be seen at the British Museum, are :

(2) " An epitome of the privileges of London,

", "., id and David Hughson, 1816.'

including Southwark, digested and arranged by

By a resolution of the Court of Common Council a copy was presented to every member of the corporation.

(3) "A respectful appeal to the Mayor, &c, of London on behalf of the rights of their fellow- citizens and inhabitants of Southwark. By David Hughson. 1816."