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 88 NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. VH. FEB. i, 1913. it soon after 1838, when it was replaced by the ugly panelled ceiling remaining until the end. Mr. Philip "Norman, F.S.A. (' Crosby Place,' p. 53), points out that the lantern shown in the illustration of this ceiling (The Builder, 3 Nov., 1851), and said in the Sale Catalogue to occupy the original position of the louvre, could not have formed part of it when the ceiling was in its original position. I suggest that Cottingham rebuilt and restored it, departing from the original arrangement of its timbers to suit the requirements of his own apartment. Al- though Henry Shaw prepared the Catalogue, we may discredit his statement that it was then (1851) " in the highest state of preserva- tion.'' The succeeding item offered at the sale, " A Metal Chandelier of the same character, suspended from the lantern with chain," was evidently designed and made for itn purpose when the ceiling was recon- structed. I am familiar with Mr. C. W. F. Goss's statement (' Crosby Hall,' p. 107) that the ceiling in Cottingham's collection was pur- chased by him in 1825 from Mr. Yarnold of Great St. Helens. In the light of Miss Hackett's letter I suggest this ceiling came from the ante-room, and is not identical with that remaining in Cottingham's posses- sion until his death. It i.s an interesting point in the history of Crosby Place, and the publicity afforded by a discussion of the matter may lead to the rediscovery of the Council C'ha'mber ceiling, lout to U8 .since 1851. ALECK ABRAHAMS. ZINFANDEL : AMERICAN WINES.—Zinfan- del is the name of a species of Californian claret which is in good demand here as a vin ordinaire. So far the word has not caught the eye of the lexicographers ; but its origin is unquestionably Hungarian. In 1852 a red grape so called was introduced from Hungary by Col. Aguston Haraszthy, an enthusiastic viticulturist. It soon proved a success in its new home, and is now culti- vated over a large area in the Napa and Sonoma counties. By 1877, however, other foreign vines, such as the Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, had been acclimatized, and were found to yield a better quality of wine. Besides Zinfandel and Cabernet, there are varieties of port, sherry, hock (riesling), sauterne, muscat (muscatel), tokay, and champagne extensively manufactured!^ which, though not appealing to the taste of Euro- pean connoisseurs, obtain a ready market in this country. The local product that goes by the name of Angelica, a sweet white wine of the nature of tokay, is not a true wine, being compounded of two-thirds of grape-juice and one of brandy ; but it has become a favourite drink in the Eastern States, especially among ladies. Catawba, a rich white wine, of which there are both still and sparkling brands, is exclusively produced in Illinois, Ohio, and Northern New York. Most of these facts are obtained from Frona Eunice Wait's ' Wines and Vines of California ' (San Francisco, 1889). San Francisco. N. W. HILL. [Zinfandel is in the small-type section of the new 'Webster'(1911).] SAMUEL JOHNSON OF CANTERBURY. 1760. —Who was this gentleman ? The following extract is copied from The London Chronicle of 19 Aug., 1760, viii. 175 :— " From the Canterlmry News Paper. '"WHEREAS on Vednesday last, as Mr. John Le Grand was passing ray door on horseback, a large mast it)' dog belonging to me, did seize his pointer; and ujion his threatening to shoot my dog, I did use some passionate and unbecoming expressions towards him ; for which offence I have destroyed my dog, and in this public manner ask hispardon. SAMUKL JOHNSON. " Canterbury, Aug. 16.'" This sounds so like Dr. Johnson himself that it struck me as rather interesting. Boston. U.S. ALBERT MATTHEWS. 0) writs. \'K must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that answers may be sent to them direct. DR. BURTON (" DR. SLOP ") IN LAN- CASTER IN 1745.—In ' British Liberty En- dangered ' Dr. John Burton, the " Dr. Slop " of Sterne's ' Tristram Shandy,' de- scribes (p. 26) his ride to his estates of Birk- with and South-House in the Lordship of Naby in November, 1745, which led to his being charged with treasonable communica- tion with the rebels. He went to Settle on 23 Nov., and found on arriving there that the Highland army had marched from Kendal towards Lancaster. On 24 Nov. he went to Hornby, the nearest market town to his estates. This town is clearly not the Hornby near Richmond, which is quite thirty miles north-east of Settle, but the Hornby in Lancashire, which lies between Settle and Lancaster. Burton