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50. Susannah, eldest dau. of Mr. Samuel Adcock, of Stretton, Rutlandshire, and w. of Mr. Thomas Bowen, of Lower James Street, Golden Square, d. March 26, 1837, a, 26.

51. Benj. Badcliffe, painter, of this p., d. April 12, 1782, a. 58. Sarah, his w., d. March 12, 1786, a..

52. Elizabeth, w. of John Warner, of this p., d. Feb. 4, 1772, in her 4(8 )th year. Mr. John Warner, d. Sept., 1772, a. 53.

53. Maria, w. of Mr. Edwin Browning, of this p., d. Sept. 26, 1836, a. 22.

54. Mr. Bernard Charlton, of this p., d. June, 177(1), a. 4- years.

55. Almost blank.

56. Sophia Gale, d. Jan., 1768, a. 34. Richard Gale, her husb., d. 5th of same month, a..

57. John Holmes, of this p., d. Oct. 18, 1753, a. 41. Also 3 of his children.

58. Henry Pointer Burne, d. 18 April, 1833, a. 3 years.

59. Thomas Belch, d. June 12, 18, a. 56.

60. William, s. of James and Ann Newham, d. Sept. 20, 1826, in his (20)th year. Mrs. Eliza- beth Coats, mother of James Newham, d. Feb. 13, 1831, a. . Also Mr. James Newham. . ..

61. Erected by the Lady Betty (Ger)main in memory of her excellent and loved servant, Robert Huetson ....

62. [Half a headstone} Churchill 1786.

Also .... Churchill .... above .... January ....

SOUTH WALL.

63. Theodore Meysso ,

64. Alexander Os, Also Mrs. Margaret

Oswald, his widow, d. (Jan.), 180(1), a. 67.

65. Ann, w. of Mr. Samuel Clark, of Golden Square, d. March 12, 182(8), a. 56

66 d. March 1(9), 1757, a. 5 y. 7 weeks.

Also Mrs. Mary Jones, mother of the above George, d. July, 1763, a. 34. Mrs. Ann Davies, dau. of the above, d. Aug. 21, 1784, a. 34.

67. Mary, w. of Charles Smith, superfine color- man, 30 years inhabitant of this p., who, having no children of her own, stimulated her husband to foster and provide for two orphan and three destitute children of her family.... d. 1802, a. 64

[A long inscription, but littte legible.]

WEST WALL OP CHURCH.

68. Mr. William Reeves, of St. George's, Hanover Square, d. 7 March, 1797, a. 63.

Praises on tombs are trifles vainly spent, A man's good name is the best monument.

69. Sir Thomas Elmsley Croft, Bart., born 2 Sept., 1798, d. 29 Oct., 1835.

70. Mr. Samuel Pride, many years sexton of this p., born 6 Jan., 1745, d. 8 May, 1805. Also Mr. Hen. Pride, his bro., d. 30 May, 1808, a. 60.

71 John Simons. . . .Mrs. Anne Susannah

Simons, his w., d. Sept., 1797, a. 81. Mary Simons, her dau., d. 7 Feb., 18(1)0, a. 62. Mr. Thomas Simons, their s., d. 5 Aug., 1821, a. 69. Mrs. Susannah Simons, d. 19 July, 1829, a. 7(3).

G. S. PABBY, Lieut. -Col. 17, Ashley Mansions, S.W.

(To be continued.)

COMMUNION PLATE IN MUSEUMS. There seems an increasing tendency for Church Communion plate to get into the custody of museums, e.g., the Studley " porringer " ; and the Tong cup, the sale of which would have been sanctioned if it had been to a museum.

When such plate is exhibited it is usually in the same show-case as plate for domestic purposes, drinking- cups and flagons. This is so at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Communion plate might well be exhibited with objects of Church art, such as crucifixes and reliquaries. It is an offence to the feelings of many persons to find the sacred vessels put with plate and jewellery of secular use.

I should be glad if you could insert a note to this effect in ' N. & Q.,' so that the notice of curators of museums may be called to- the matter. F. W. BENNITT.

The Rectory, Bletchlev.

TONO CHURCH TREASURE. (See US, vi. 50C.) The fate of this piece of plate is still undecided. On 25 February an application was made to the Chancellor of the Diocese of Lichfield for leave to sell for 3,500Z. this vessel, which " three cele- brated experts " believe to be a German domestic vessel, but which another expert held to be certainly " an ancient salt- cellar," a view which was also held by Sir Hercules Read, President of the Society of Antiquaries. As the suggested purchaser preferred to remain anonymous, and was not prepared to give any definite under- taking as to what he Would do with the cup when it became his property, the Chancellor declined to grant the application in, its present form, bub was willing to consider an amended application if any proposal could be brought forward whereby the cup could be secured permanently to some institution where it would be safe, and where liberty would be given for it to be seen and studied. An extended account of the proceedings -will be found by those interested in The Wolverhampton Express and Star of the above-mentioned date. S. A. GRUNDY-NEWMAN, F.R.Hist.S.

Walsall.

" VADET." This new word is explained by the following extract from First Aid, " Organ of the British Red Cross Society (County of London Branch)," for February, 1913, at p. 151 :

" We referred in our last issue to the use of the word ' nurse,' and offered a prize of 10s. 6d. to our reader who could give as the best substitute a