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from early youth, may have enabled Francis Bacon to glean so much information re winds, tides, and ships as he displays in his ' Naturall and Experimental History of Winds,' &c. (Englished by R. G., 1653).

It is possible that the Great Fire, of London may have wiped out all traces of Sir R. Hansel's burial and burial-place. Still, there may be information available, and if so, I should be glad to be favoured with it. Could any readers oblige ?

ALEX. G. MOFFAT. Swansea.

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY VIRGINIAN LET- TERS. I am preparing for publication a large group of letters written by a prominent citizen of the Virginia Colony in the years 1732 to 1738, to merchants and others in England, in connexion with the exportation of tobacco to England and the importation of negroes from Africa.

I desire very much to know whatever is to be known about the persons in England to whom the letters are addressed or who are referred to in them. Available informa- tion of this character will be incorporated in the publication.

The writer of the letters is Mr. John Carter, eldest son and executor of the will of Robert Carter of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia.

The names referred to are : William Dawkins, London ; Micajah & Philip Perry, London (and also Alderman Perry, it being difficult to determine whether this is a proper name or the official title of Micajah Perry. A ship is mentioned named the Micajah and Philip. These gentlemen had in their custody funds of the Carter estate pending the decision of a case in the Court of Chancery) ; Robert Cary, London ; Edward Tucker ; Edward Athawes, London ; Hayward, Rider & Chambers, Madeira ; Lock & Dash, tobacco buyers ; John Pemberton ; Foster Cunliffe, Liverpool ; Edward Moseley ; How & Kelsick ; Richard Stark ; Serjeant Parker, who is asked to interest the Lord Chancellor in arbitrating a matter of dispute (one is irresistibly reminded of Serjeant Snub bin's intimacy with My Lord Chancellor!); "one Lerico, Butler of the Middle Temple " ; a number of masters of vessels Capts. Dove, Newham, Micou, Golding, Denham, Thomas Boiling, Halsal ; Admiral Haddock referred to as commandeering the crew of a trading vessel in anticipation of a possible " attempt of the Spaniards against Georgia."

The letters reflect that intimate and cordial relationship with, the Mother Country which great numbers of us here now are glad to recall in our sympathy with her present struggle against German absolutism and brutality. We believe, as we pray, that victory will crown her struggle, and that there are many years yet to come of un- restrained and helpful intercourse across the seas between mother and daughter. JAMES F. PLUMMER, Rector, Immanuel Parish. Glencoe, Maryland, U.S.A.

' GAME PRESERVERS AND BIRD PRE- SERVERS ' : MORANT. I recently bought a book with this title by Major George Francis Morant, 1875, pp. 209. The author states that his observations were made in India and South Africa, and later "in the wildest part of the highlands of Scotland," where he had the sole right of shooting over 100 square miles of country.

Could any of your readers tell me anything of this book or its author ? Did it ever evoke any comment ? and where were the "100 square miles of country " over which he had the sole right of shooting ?

HUGH S. GLADSTONE.

HYMN TUNE * LYDIA.' Can any reader kindly give me information about a hymn- tune called ' Lydia,' probably used first by the Dissenters, and later by the Established Church ? E. K. LIMOUZIN.

' MEMOIRS OF FELIX NEFF.' I should be glad to know the author and date of publica- tion of a book with the above title, probably a religious work. E. K. LIMOUZIN.

SPALDING PRIORY : ANGIERS. In 1074 Spalding Priory became a cell of the Abbey of St. Nicholas, Angiers. If a French anti- quarian or historical society has published any works relating to Angiers which may be useful in preparing a history of Spalding, I shall be glad of the information.

A. K. MAPLES. Spalding.

GERMAN HELMETS: F.R. What do the etters F.R. mean on some of the German lelmets now being exhibited in this country?

F. H. C.

J. F. SMITH. Where can I find the best Biography of this novelist ? Has a com- plete list of his works been published ?

R. GRIME.

[MB. RALPH THOMAS has much" to say about Smith and his novels in his articles in 11 S. x.]