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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ii s. VL JOLY 27, una.

In that Institution's invaluable ' Index Medicus ' inquirers can readily find all the latest information on the subject by looking over the monthly parts for several years back, under ' Venoms and Poisonous Bites ' and the headings under ' Therapeutics.'

ROCKINGHAM. Boston, Mass.

The somewhat contradictory replies to this query given at the latter reference may be compared with the article on ' Serum Antivenosum ' in the ' British Pharma- ceutical Codex,' 1907-8 (new ed., 1912), where your correspondent will find probably all that he wishes to know. C. C. B.

THE DEATH OF SHELLEY (11 S. vi. 9). I would suggest in connexion with this query that the press references at the time to the suicide of Shelley's first wife, the recovery of her body from the Serpentine, inquest, &c., might be conveniently recorded in ' N. & Q.,' as they are not given in the biographies. G. B. M.

This event did not attract much notice in the contemporary publications. I have cuttings from the following :

Gent. Mag., September, 1822. An an- nouncement of the death, which goes on to say : " Mr. Shelley is unfortunately too well known for his infamous novels and poems. He openly professed himself an atheist."

New Monthly Magazine, 1 Oct., 1822. A long notice, written in sympathetic mood.

Monthly Magazine, October, 1822. A short notice, not antagonistic.

The Real John Bull, 11 Aug., 1822. Contains a report of his death by drowning.

John Bull for 1822 contains various references.

Annual Register, 1822, contains obituary notice.

Monthly Magazine, September, 1822, con tains notice of the ' Elegy on the Death o P. B. Shelley,' by A. Brooke.

The October number contains notice o: Bernard Barton's ' Verses on the Death of Shelley.' A. G. POTTER.

" DON'T NAIL HIS EARS TO THE PUMP '

(11 S. v. 428). The story is as follows It was thought that arrests for debt could not be effected inside the walls of Trinity College, Dublin, but a courageous bailif made his way in and served a writ. H was captured by a number of students, who did not know what to do with him. Dr Barrett, a well-known don of the time

happened to come up just then. " O gentlemen," said he, " surely you would not be so cruel as to nail the unfortunate man's ears to the pump." This was done accordingly. J. T.

Dublin. '

CARACCIOLI ON CLIVE (11 S. v. 507).

R. FLOYER asks " whether Caraccioli was

nspired by General Sir Robert Fletcher."

That question I cannot answer, but it is worth

while pointing to the fact that long passages

n Caraccioli are " lifted." without acknow-

edgment or marks of quotation, from

Bolt's ' Considerations on India Affairs/

and it is impossible not to conclude that

araccioli's ' Life of Clive ' and Bolt's

Considerations ' at least come from the

lame workshop.

WALTER K. FIRMINGER.

' THE KENTISH NOTE-BOOK ' (11 S. v. 490). The first volume of this, edited by George O. Howell, a member of the Kent Archaeo- logical Society, was published at Gravesend in 1891 ; and the second volume, dated 1894, has the names of two publishers Henry Gray, 47, Leicester Square, W.C., and G. O. Howell, 210, Eglinton Road, Plum- stead. The matter of the first volume is reprinted, with additions and corrections, from The Gravesend and Dartford Reporter, and of the second volume from The Gravesend Journal. A copy of each will be found in the Kent Collection of the Woolwich Public Libraries. ERNEST A. BAKER.

Public Libraries, William Street, Woolwich.

Only two volumes were published. The editor was G. O. Howell ; the printers. Smith Brothers, Milton Road, Gravesend. Vol. i. (1889-90) is out of print, but I believe vol. ii. (1894) can still be had (price 12s. 6d.) of Mr. G. O. Howell, 210, Eglinton Road, Plumstead, Kent. A. T. BEVAN.

Bessels Green, Chevening.

YEDDING (US. v. 408, 514). About the middle of the eighth century ^Ethilbald, King of the Mercians, gave to Withred and his wife Ansith " terram septem manentium, in prouincia Middelsexorum in regione quse dicitur Geddinges" (Birch, 'Cart. Sax..' 182; Kemble, 'Cod. Dipl.,' ci.). In 793 Off a, King of the Mercians, gave to yEthel- heard, Archbishop of Canterbury, " xc

tributaria terrse lx in loco qui dicitur

on Linga hoese et Geddingas, circa ribulum qui dicitur Fiscesburna." and the rest at " Tuican ham " (Birch, 265 ; Kemble, clix.). At the Council of Clovesho, in 825,