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 [ii s. vii. JUNE 21, 1913.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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NOTTINGHAM BANKER'S SEAL. There was in the possession of Samuel Smith & Co., bankers at Nottingham, an old seal, and I shall be glad of any information as to its meaning. It shows a large T, with a bold S interlaced on the upper part of the stem of the T, the lower part forking into an inverted V. This inverted V has a V upon it.

While there is no direct evidence that this was used by the bank as a seal, nor any tradition connected with it, yet, as it was kept with the bank seals, it seems reason- able to assume that it was at some time so used.

The bank was established about 1680 by Thomas Smith, and at his death the business was carried on by Abel Smith.

THOMAS GALLIMORE.

Sherwood, Nottingham.

MEDAL : GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. I am in possession of a medal relating to the legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland. It is dated 1800, and the accompanying description (printed by Graf- ton & Reddell, Printers, Birmingham) runs as follows :

Obverse.

Britannia and Hibernia supporting the bonds of Union on an Altar. The former holds the emblem of Eternity, implying the durability of her Friend- ship ; whilst Hibernia deposites a Branch of Olive as a Pledge of her Sincerity. The Pyramid repre- sents the broad Base upon which they unite ; the sides of which being equally extended from one Point, shew the Excellency of that Government whose Benefits flow equally to all.

Reverse.

The British Lion defending an Anchor, the em- blem of Maritime Power. A pair of Scales, alluding to the equal Principle of the Connexion ; by which the Security and Commercial Prosperity of the whole Empire are promoted. The National Pro- duce of the two Countries is combined in the Shamrock and the Oak.

This somewhat magniloquent language gives a fair idea of the medal, which is in good preservation. The words "Friendship, Union, and Peace " are on the obverse ; while the reverse bears the inscription " Great Britain and Ireland United MDCCC.," with " One Law " on a scroll above.

The medal is apparently of silver and alloy, and came from my grandfather, who was at that date a lad of 15, and resident in the North of Ireland ; but how he ob- tained it I do not know. Is it one of a number struck by the then Government and distributed ? Any information would be of interest. H. M. WILLIAMSON.

17, Napier Road, Edinburgh.

AUTHORS or QUOTATIONS WANTED :

1. The fields in blossom flamed and flushed : The roses into crimson yearn'd :

With cloudy fire the wallflowers burn'd, And blood-red bloom'd and blush'd.

2. Each spake words of high disdain And insult to his heart's best brother. They parted ne'er to meet again.

I have searched Tennyson, Browning, Wordsworth, Shelley, and Lowell in vain. J. FOSTER PALMER.

8, Royal Avenue, S.W. [No. 2 is from Coleridge's ' Christabel,' 11. 416-18.]

Can any of your readers inform me who it was that said " There is a great deal of human nature in man " ? C.

GENERAL INGOLDSBY. Can any of your readers send me the date of death of this general, who distinguished himself at the battle of Blenheim, and particulars of any of his family who survived him ?

A. SAINTHILL.

16, Draycott Place, S.W.

[General Richard Ingoldsby died in January, 1712. See 'D.N.B.'J

BECKETT. I notice that it is said ante, p. 426, that the statue of Queen Char- lotte in Queen Square was put up at the expense of Oliver Beckett, Esq., in 1776, and I should feel much obliged if any reader could give me any information about this man.

My real object is to obtain information about a Mrs. Beckett whose portrait was sold at Christie's, about 12 July last year, for between 600Z. and 700Z. The painter's name was Jean L. Mosnier, and his studio was in Leicester Square between the years 1791 and 1796.

Mrs. Beckett was the wife of William Beckett, who was living at 75, Gower Street in 1817. Mrs. Beckett apparently married again, and became Lady Gould. Her maiden name may have been Downing.

I should be grateful for information about any of these persons. J. FINCH.

Saint Raphael, Var, Franco.

" HOLLO ! " Is this familiar exclama- tion being superseded by the American form of the w j ord ? Some years ago I read a criticism of a story in which the reviewer commented on the mistake made by the author when he put " Hello ! " into the mouth of an Englishman. The novelist, however, had probably observed that it was coming into vogue. In Mr. Stanley Houghton's Lancashire plays the