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Subjoined are the names of a few judges who died suddenly " in harness," though not literally on the Bench. No doubt there are many others.

Sir Nicholas Hyde, died 25 Aug., 1631, of gaol fever.

Charles Yorke (Lord Chancellor), 1722-70. Appointed 17 Jan., 1770 ; died 20 Jan., 1770.

Sir William Henry Watson (Baron of the Ex- chequer), 1796-1860. " On 12th March, 1860, the learned Judge was seized with apoplexy at Welshpool, after concluding his charge to the Grand Jury, and died next day." Poss in his ' Lives of the Judges ' says : " The Judge at the conclusion of his charge was seized with apo- plexy, and very shortly after breathed his last."

Lord Chancellor Campbell, 1779-1861, was found, by his butler, dead in his chair on Sunday morning, 23 June, 1861. On Friday, 21 June, Campbell had sat in Court, as testified by Lord Brougham in the House of Lords when seconding the resolution of Earl Granville on Monday, 24 June, to adjourn the House, as a mark of respect to the deceased the first instance of such an adjournment, according to Mr. J. B. Atlay in his ' Victorian Chancellors,' since the sudden death of Lord Chancellor Yorke. On Saturday, 22 June, Lord Campbell had attended a Cabinet Council, and in the evening of the same day entertained a party of eighteen of his friends at Stratheden Lodge, Kensington, amongst the visitors being Earl Granville himself. Lord Camp- bell was buried at Jedburgh Abbey on 29 June, 1861.

Sir William Wightman, 1784-1863, " was seized with apoplexy " at York, while on circuit, " and died next day."

Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, 1802-80. On 20 Nov., 1880, Sir Alexander " had presided with his usual brilliancy in the Court of Crown Cases Reserved, walked home, dined, and was seized with an attack of angina pectoris near midnight, and died in fifteen minutes."

Mr. Justice Watkyn Williams, 1828-84. Died suddenly at Nottingham, on circuit, of heart disease, on 17 July, 1884, after the Court had risen for the day.

F. C. WHITE.

Hamilton, Newfoundland Road, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

DICK TURPIN'S RIDK TO YORK (US. vi. 189, 256). There are interesting articles on the career of Dick Turpin in The Essex Review, vol. xi. pp. 17-32, dealing with the genuine historic Turpin, and pp. 65-80 with the Dick Turpin of fiction. The second article contains a quotation said to have been written in 1823, eleven years before Ainsworth's ' Rookwood ' was written : " Many wild and improbable stories are told of him, such as his rapid, ride to York," &c. This is interesting, as showing that a legend existed connecting Turpin with the ride to York prior to the publication of Ainsworth's novel. Turpin no doubt made a rapid ride to York when London was too

hot for him ; but that he accomplished his journey in a single day is extremely doubtful. Turpin was executed at York in 1739. Con- temporary references to him will be found in The Gentleman's Magazine for May, June, and July, 1737, and an account of his execu- tion at York in the volume for 1739.

For other accounts of Turpin see ' History of East and West Ham,' by Dr. Pagenstecher, chap. xxxv. pp. 190-95; 'Old Plaistow,' by J. S. Curwen, pp. 22-5; 'Essex Past and Present,' chap. xxxv. pp. 161-5; 'London's Forest,' by P. J. S. Perceval, pp. 53, 56 ; ' Romance of London,' by J. Timbs, p. 247 ; ' London Stories,' by John o' London, p. 453 ; ' Rambles in Epping Forest,' pp. 134-7; pamphlet, 'Dick Turpin's Cave (High Beech) ' ; and ' Chambers's Biog. Diet.'

G. H. W.

May I add to my former communication the following anecdote ?

Some years ago, when I was going from Selby to Cawood, the driver said that the windings of the road were caused by Turpin riding in a zigzag way to baffle his pursuers !

One of your correspondents speaks of the highwayman's acts being recorded in the newspapers of the day. Do any mention the " Ride to York " ? E. L. H. TEW.

Upham Rectory, Hants.

AUTHOBS OF QUOTATIONS WANTED (US. vi. 230). " Tradition is but a meteor, which, if once it falls, cannot be rekindled," is the exact wording in Johnson's ' Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland,' as printed in his ' Works,' ed. Murphy, 1824, viii. 348. The sentence concludes a para- graph towards the end of the third quarter of the ' Journey,' where Johnson passes from " second sight " to speak about the bards. L. R. M. STKACHAN.

Heidelberg.

(11 S. vi. 269.)

The lines referred to by G. A. W. P. are Richard Le Gallienne's from ' Volumes in Folio.' My version of the first verse, taken from Cope's smokeroom booklet ' The Smoker's Garland,' gives a slightly different reading in the last two lines ; in fact, there are only five lines instead of six, reading :

Old Isaak or the Odyssey,

It matters not meerschaum or clay.

In the third line of course " with " should be "what." A. H, ARKLE,

Oxton, Birkenhead.