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NOTES AND QUERIES. [128.11. JULY i, me.

Gloucester (Stoke-Archer), Wiltshire, and Leicester all derive from William le Archer (Arcuarius), tenant in Bentley, Hampshire, 1080 (Domesday Survey), who is probably the ( Hiillaume L' Archer whose name, says Burke, is on the Roll preserved in the church of Dives, Normandy. This surname also appears in the Battle Abbey copy of the charter. G. H. ROWBOTHAM.

21 Ashley Road, St. Annes-on-Sea.

' A WORKING-MAN'S WAY IN THE WOULD '

(12 S. i. 468). The information given at this reference is not wholly correct. There lies before me an interesting and well- written book by Charles Manby Smith, ' Curiosities of London Life,' which is dated 1853, and in his preface the author says :

" Iu the ' Working-Man's Way in the World ' I had to draw upon my own experience for materials ; and I cut short my tale when that experience no longer afforded matter which could be considered interesting to the general reader."

Bound up with my copy of the ' Curiosities ' is a list of books " lately published by William & Frederick G. Cash," of 5 Bishops- gate Street Without, who describe them- selves as " successors to Charles Gilpin " ; and the second item in this list is the ' Working-Man's, 1 &c. Let me quote :

" The autobiography of a Journeyman Printer. ' None can read it without feeling a more cheerful man. We cordially wish it all the literary success it so eminently deserves' (Weekly Neivs). 1 We are disposed to set a high value on the "Working-Man's Way in the World"' (Tail's Magazine)."

H. MAXWELL PRIDEAUX.

Devon and Exeter Institution, Exeter.

FIELD INCIANA : Miss H AND (12 S. i. 483). I do not think there is an s in the name of the l&dy who became the wife of Robert Henley, first Earl of Northington. In the memoir, written by his grandson (1831), the name appears as Miss Huband. In Kelly's ' Directory of Warwickshire ' reference is made to Huband and Hubande memorials in Ipsley Church.

JOHN T. PAGE.

THE " JENNINGS PROPERTY " (12 S. i. 329, 433, 498). Some of your correspondents appear to be still interested in this case, which I thought consigned to oblivion long ago. When quite young I remember my mother telling me of a father and son named Jennings who had spent very much time on it, and who wanted only one link to complete their claim. My mother was cousin either to these men or the wife of one of them, and I think the David Jennings whose death at

Wolverhampton Infirmary was recorded in The Daily News a year or two ago must be one of those referred to. Perhaps the pedigrees prepared by these men may have got into some collector's hands, and if from this slight information it should prove possible to trace the names of the wife or wives of these Jenningses, who lived in. Birmingham or the neighbourhood some fifty years ago, I should be glad to hear of it. My mother's pedigree is said to show a connexion with the family of Arkwright,. the inventor. JOHN THICKBROOM.

35 Allison Road, Hornsey, N.

BRITISH HERB : HERB TOBACCO (12 S.. i. 48, 136,317,432, 474). I find inan old MS. book of recipes a mention of English tobacco made from yellow henbane. Was this henbane used in the mixture of coltsfoot r dandelion, and other leaves, and would yellow henbane when dried act as a narcotic ? Among other leaves I remember the use of music and sweet verbena.

THOS. RATCLIFFE.

Worksop.

' WANTED A GOVERNESS ' (12 S. i. 467, 515). This song appears in a programme of a concert which was given at Hawick in 1851,. and was sung by Mr. George Maclean of Jedburgh. The composer's name is given as Parry. During a period of well-nigh fifty years Mr. Maclean sung this song with very great acceptance. He had a true conception of the words, and his rendering of it always appealed to the audience.

J. L. H.

" AGNOSTIC " AND " AGNOSCO " (12 S. i.. 429, 492). This " howler " was put into Cecil Rhodes's mouth by the late W. T.. Stead in an article which appeared shortly after Rhodes died. It was generally thought at the time that the blunder was Stead's own. " Presbyter Londinensis " in a letter which appeared in The Times of April 11, 1902, wrote : " If Cecil Rhodes ever used ' agnosco ' at all, he would probably have said with Tolumnius, ' Accipio agnoscoque Deos.' " W. A. P.

If agnosco was once mistranslated " I do not know," it is said that imputo was once also similarly treated. Some ladies, so the story goes observing on a sundial the inscription, " Horse prsetereunt et imputan- tur," inquired of an Oxford man who was in their company what the words meant, to which he replied : " The hours pass and are not counted." G. C. TICKENCOTE.