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3 THE COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S COL- LECTION OF HYMNS (12 S. i. 247). It would appear that there is no absolute proof that any edition before that of 1780 was collected by Lady Huntingdon. Her biographer says that her brother-in-law, W. W. Shirley, assisted her in the compilation of that edition.

Before the issue of the authorized book of 1780 the Countess allowed her preachers to make their own collections if they so desired. Thomas Maxfield's ' Collection,' containing hymns " never before published," appeared in 1766, 1768, and 1778 ; the ' Collection ' by Herbert Taylor and W. Jones (to which Cowper and Newton con- tributed) in 1777 ; as did the ' Collection ' for Cumberland Street, Shoreditch, and others.

Hymn-books to be used in the Countess of Huntingdon's chapels were issued at Lewes, 1764 ; Bristol, 1765 ; Bath, 1770 ; Edinburgh, no date ; Gainsborough, 1778 ; but they were all issued for local use only.

Further information will be found in Julian's ' Dictionary of Hymnology.'

ARCHIBALD SPARKE.

The date of the earliest collection of hymns of the Countess of Huntingdon's connexion was 1764. There is no proof that she herself collected the hymns appearing in any edition earlier than that of 1780. There were five editions between those of 1764 and 1780 ; but none of them has the word " enlarged," or anything to that effect, as part of its title, though the numbers of hymns vary in the different editions. See Julian's ' Dictionary of Hymnology.'

RUVOCA.

TUBULAR BELLS IN CHURCH STEEPLES (11 S. xi. 250, 307, 408, 460 ; xii. 251). The following particulars may be useful to MR. F. T. HIBGAME.

In Church Bells of Dec. 16, 1892, Harring- ton, Latham & Co., Fleet Works, Coventry, have an advertisement where they style themselves " Patentees and Sole Manufac- turers of Tubular Bells," and at that time they had already supplied over two hundred sets. They quote the price for the usual size of eight to be 160Z., while larger sizes of the same number vary from 210Z. to 2601.

' Kelly's Directory for 1907 ' states that St. Mary's Church, Caterham, Surrey, consecrated in 1866, has a tower with spire containing eight tubular bells.

St. Mary Magdalen's, Holmwood, in the same county, erected in 1838 and since enlarged, also contains eight, the gift of A. E. Miles, Esq., in 1903.

Should your correspondent write to Messrs. Harrington & Co,, they would probably give him fuller information and be able to state the date when the first peal (or more correctly ring) was supplied.

L. H. CHAMBERS. Bedford.

SIR HENRY CAVENDISH (12 S. i. 287). Sir William Cavendish, who married Eliza- beth Hard wick, known as " Bess of Hard- wick," had by her three sons, the second of whom was created Earl of Devonshire and was ancestor of the Dukes of Devonshire. The third son was Sir Charles Cavendish of Welbeck and Bolsover, from whom are descended, in the female line, the Dukes of Portland. The eldest son was Henry Cavendish of Tutbury, who married Grace Talbot, third daughter of George, Earl of Shrewsbury (his stepfather). The marriage- took place at Sheffield at the same time that his sister Mary was married to his bride's brother, Gilbert Talbot, who succeeded as- seventh Earl of Shrewsbury. The entry in the Parish Church Registers is as follows : 1657/8, 9 Feb. " Gilb'tus Talbott & Maria Cavendish & Henricus Cavendishe & dna Gracia Talbott."

Henry Cavendish died in 1616, and is stated to have left no issue by his wife Grace Talbot, but Lysons says (' Mag. Brit. Derbyshire ') there was a natural son born to him, baptized Henry, who was Sheriff of the county of Derby in 1608. And in ' Old Halls, Manors, and Families of Derbyshire r the following further particulars are given r The above last-named Henry was father of Francis, who married Sarah Broughton and was father of Henry, Sheriff in 1741, and created a baronet in 1755, dying in 1776. (The subject of the query.) He was twice married. By his second wife, Catherine Prittie, he had James, whose son James was at the siege of Seringapatam. By his first wife, Anne Pyne, he was father of Henry, the second baronet, who married Sarah Brad- shaw, which lady was raised to the peerage as a Baroness in 1792 (Baroness Waterpark). The son of the baroness, Richard, became second peer in right of his mother, and the third baronet in right of his father.

Now Burke gives the father of Sir Henry as William, and not Francis as stated above,, and this may be correct, for from the sketch pedigree appended it seems as though the author of ' The Old Halls ' had missed a generation.

From this brief pedigree the relationship of Sir Henry Cavendish and the third Duke