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in it Wilkes is portrayed warming his hands at an altar with female figures on either side. Cupid is seated on Magna Charta, and on the altar is the word " Libertas." The edge of the medal, as well as that of the medallion, is decorated with leaves. Below the medallion is a coat of arms, with vine branches stretching out on either side. The crest is a cup, held up by a Bacchanalian figure (one of the supporters). The other supporter, a female figure, bears the device " Sumus idem." Beneath is a scroll with the motto " Laetitia et Amicitia." In the centre of the shield are two clasped hands. The reverse is entirely of silver, and on it is the following inscription :

To

John Wilkes Esq rc Knight of the Shire for the

County Middlesex & Alderman of the City of London Initiated a Member

& Invested Chief Counsellor

of the

Ancient Family of Leeches ix March MDCCLXIX

as a Token of their approbation of his

Patriotic Conduct In the glorious Cause of Liberty This Badge of Office is presented

By

The Most Noble Grand Leech The Council & Brethren

of the Supreme & Legislative Court

of that Fraternity.

I should be very grateful for information on the following points :

1. The connexion of John Wilkes and the Loyal Society of 1745.

2. The nature and constitution of the Ancient Society of Leeches, and the identity of the Most Noble Grand Leech of 1769.

3. The connexion between John Wilkes and the Society of Leeches and its Supreme and Legislative Court. A. M. BBOADLEY.

The Knapp, Bradpole, Bridport.

WERWOLVES. The author of a recent work on Werwolves, Elliott O'Donnell, warns the reader that 'lilies-of-the-valley (once known as " ladders-to-heaven ") and marigolds (so well known to the French peasant as " the Virgin's flower," hence its name " Mary's gold ") are said to attract these monsters. I should much like to know why he attributes occult properties to such innocent flowers.

Can any one give me information on the subject ? C. S. HALL.

Chantrey House, Whitby.

WEIGHTS AND COINAGE, 1338. I should be glad if some one would explain the weight and value of the following precious treasures, which were lent by the Abbot of Reading to Edward TIL in 1338:

" Unum calicem cum patena auri puri ponderis triginti viis. & undecim denariorurn, & precii xx libr. & xvs. Et aliuni calicem cum patena auri puri pondeyris iiii libr. xs. & viid 8 . & precii L iiii libr. & ixs. Et i scrinium. .. .ponderis xx libr. & ixs. & viid. & precii. . . . diicentarurn librarum." F. R. FAIKBANK.

" SCHBEIB DIB'S HINTEB DAS OHB."

What is the origin of this saying ? It seems to be used rather as a threat, in the sense of " you had better remember." Would it not, therefore, be more likely to have originated from the " box on the ear " than from the custom of putting the pen behind the ear ? JESSIE H. HAYLLAB.

" LA GBENADIEBE." In Erckmann and Chatrian's romance ' \Vaterloo ' the follow ing passage occurs : -

" Dans ce moment le carr6 de la garde se mit en retraite. . . .Ce que je n'oublierai jamais, quand je devrais vivre mille ans, ce sont ces cris immenses, infinis, qui remplissaient la yallee u plus d'une lieue, et tout au loin la grenadiere qui battait comme le tocsin au milieu d'un incendie, mais c'^tait bien plus terrible encore, c'6tait le dernier appel de la France."

Was the grenadiere a call of retreat played by the drums of the Old Guard ? I cannot trace this signification of the word either in Littre or Larousse. N. W. HILL.

San Francisco.

CAIBN AT TBIVANDBUM. When staying in Trivandrum some years ago I was con- ducted by a Brahmin acquaintance through the fort, to which Europeans are not gener- ally admitted. On the way I noticed, near the great tank where the priests and royal persons bathed, under a tree, a mound of rough stones, and a native threw one on the heap. I asked my conductor the meaning of this, but failed to understand his some- what cloudy reply. Can any reader en- lighten me ? H. C. H. A.

THOMAS HEATH HAVILAND, CANADIAN STATESMAN. Wanted, information in regard to his parentage and ancestry. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 13 Nov., 1822, and was appointed Lieutenant - Governor of that place on 14 July, 1879, which office he retained until 1 Aug., 1884. Has he left descendants ?

E. HAVILAND HILLMAN, F.S.G.

13, Somers Place, Hyde Park, W.