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CROWNED BY A POPE (11 S. v. 71). Probably the lady inquired after is Caroline Ferdinande Louise de Bourbon, Princess of Naples and Sicily, who was born at Naples 5 November, 1798. Her father was the eldest son of the King of the Two Sicilies, and her mother the Princess Clementine. She married, 24 April, 1816, the Due de Berri, who was the younger son of Charles X., who succeeded Louis XVIII. He was assassi- nated at the Opera, and the Duchesse left France. For some time she stayed at Holy- rood Palace in Scotland, and proclaimed her son Henri V.. and herself Regent. Shortly before her bid for the French throne she sacretly married an Italian nobleman, Count Lucchesi. She died in Brussels in 1870. For full account of her romantic life see an article in ' Every Woman's Encyclopaedia,' by H. Pearl Adam, part xxxiii. p. 3958.

GALLOWAY FRASEK.

Strawberry Hill.

FINES AS CHRISTIAN NAME (11 S. v. 49). Your correspondent, I am confident, will find that the mother was the daughter of a lady who was the sole representative of a branch of the Fines, Fiennes, or Fynes family. At the date named this is, I believe, the invariable explanation of such Christian names. TH. M.

[MR. BENJAMIN WHITEHEAD also thanked for reply.]

BEAUPRE BELL (11 S. iv. 528; v. 99). The following notes may possibly be helpful in reference to G. F. R. B.'s query:

P.C.C. (212 Irby). Dorothy Latton, dau. of Lawrence Howard all. Oxburgh of Emneth, Norfolk, late wid. of Francis Bell of Beaupre Hall, same co., and now wife of Geo. Latton of Kingston Baptist [Bagpize], Berks. Alms to Outwell and Upwell, Norfolk son Beaupre Bell son Philip Bell dan. Jane Oxburgh brother Henry Ox- burgh brother Howard Oxburgh, &c. 24 Jan., 1693. Proved 1694.

" Beaupre," it will be seen, appears in the will without the accent. F. S. SNELL.

GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL SEAL (US. v. 68). Buldon was no doubt the place where the land lay that furnished the prebend to constitute the prebendary of Buldon. It remains to be seen to what cathedral or collegiate body this dignitary was attached.

ST. SWITHIN.

'THE YOUNG MAN'S COMPANION' (11 S. iv. 449). This book, the chief work of William Mather, was first published in 1681. It became extremely popular, and ran through twenty-four editions.

A. R. BAYLEY.

Greek Tragedy, by J. T. Sheppard (Cambridge University Press), is one of "The Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature," which seek to give brief surveys of 150 pages or so. The author, who distinguished himself as an actor- in the Greek revivals at Cambridge, has en- deavoured here " to help modern readers to enjoy Greek plays," not to give a summary of facts, relating to Greek tragedy. So he has emphasized the ideas and conventions which are most unlike those of our present drama, and follows through the plays of the three great Greeks, explaining the methods of their construction, and the point of view which led to striking divergencies.

The writing is done in a simple and admirable- style, which is lightened by a lively touch of humour here and there, and Mr. Sheppard Is in every case abreast of the discoveries and con- clusions of the last decade or so, which has brought fresh keenness and enlightenment. He acknow- ledges indebtedness to Walter Headlam, also to Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Prof. Verrall, and Prof. Hidgeway. The points of the last -named con- cerning local heroes and Olympian gods are well brought out in the chapter on ' Origins.' After- another on ' Some General Characteristics ' we are introduced to the three dramatists, each of whom has a chapter. The whole concludes with a ' Bibliographical Note ' and a brief Appendix on ' Simple Metrical Phrases.'

The little book is admirably suited for reading; by those who rely on the translations now abun- dant, and it is happily devoid of pedantry. We have read every page with pleasure, and marked several passages worthy of quotation. The author keeps us in touch with the life of to-day- Thus he compares the story of Orestes to ""a Corsican or Kentucky- vendetta." and the typical Greek audience to " devout spectators, at the Festa of some popular saint."

The illustrations are much to the point, but we should have been glad to know whence they come. We hope that Mr. Sheppard will write at much greater length on his subject. There is ample need for instruction, as is shown by the fumbling and jejune rhetoric poured forth from the daily press when a Greek play is on hand.

MR. FROWDE publishes in the " Oxford Edi- tions of Standard Authors " a volume containing The Comedies of Shakespeare in the text of W. J. Craig, with a general Introduction by Swin- burne, introductory studies of the several plays by Prof. Dowden, and a Glossary. Two further volumes are to come, containing ' The Histories and Poems ' and ' The Tragedies.' This division into three will commend itself to all readers who know the difficulty of giving the whole work of Shakespeare in one volume of really readable type. Here the type is clear and distinct, and the lines are numbered at the side, an important point for the student which is often neglected, but is well looked after by a press that does much in Greek and Latin. All the characters are spelt out in full. Swinburne's brilliant eulogy is by this time familiar to many readers. Prof. Dowden's shorter prefaces show the fine taste we expect from the author of ' Shakspere : his Mind and Art.' To the useful Glossary We should have