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are respectively given as 25 to 55, and 260 to 290. The river is traced from Lac St. Joseph to its embouchure, being fed by R. de Bceufs, R. Noire, R. Ouisconsing, R. de Illionis, Hohio Riviere, and on the western side by R. Otenta, R. Tariorca, R. Ouma, and R. Hiens. The chief towns are Natchez, Orleans nouvo camp, and Pensacoli ; with Chiquacha, Axansa, Coenis, Taensa, La Korsa, Quoaquis, Oumas, and Akansa. Indian tribes : Nation du Chien, Changas, Nadovessans, Issati, Illions, Kikapus, Mass- norites. Lake Michigan is called Lac de Illionis, an error for Illinois. The Saut de St. Anthoine de Padoue marks the site of St. Paul and Minneapolis. " Considering the time of day/' this map is fairly accurate. RICHARD H. THORNTON.

C. LAMB : ' MRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHIST.' In line 1 we have " A clear fire, a clean hearth," &c. I venture to draw attention to a similarity of expression in ' Essays, Political, Economical, and Philosophical,' by Benjamin, Count Rum- ford, 3rd ed., vol. i., London, 1797, Essay IV. Of ' Chimney Fire-places,' &c., p. 324 :

" Those who have feeling enough to be made miserable by anything careless, slovenly, and wasteful which happens under their eyes who know what comfort is, and consequently are worthy of the enjoyments of a clean hearth and a cheerful fire, should really either take the trouble them- selves 'to "manage their fires or they should

instruct their servants to manage them better."

J. A.

" WOMEN IN WHITE."

" On Wednesday last 8 or 10 Women in White went to White-Hall to Beg the Life of one Swan condemned by a Court Martial last Wednesday at the Horse-Guard, for Desertion, which would not be Granted, he having dSended in thai Nature twice before." This appeared in The Pacquet-Boat for July 2/5, 1695 ; and it is of curious interesl as illustrating a phase of the custom oJ pardon-asking by women in earlier times. ALFRED F. ROBBINS.

GERMAN PAPERS, PLEASE COPY. We have been amused by the receipt through a Swiss press-cutting agency of a cutting from the Frankfurter Zeitungoi Feb. 25 last It is a paragraph headed ' Der 30 Februar als richtiger Datum,' and gives the substance of the'short note contributed to 'N. & Q." of Feb. 23, 1907, about the menu correctly dated Feb. 30, 1904 of a dinner on boarc a ship which had gained a day sailing from Yokohama to San Francisco.

The particulars of this little curiosity are ntrocluced by the following words:

" Ein Leser Her Zeitschrift 'Notes & Queries' schrieb vor einiger Zeit an diese jetzt im Kriege lingegangene englische Wochenschrif t. die es sich ,ur Aufgabe gemacht hatte alle kuriosen Dinge zu

registrieren, class," &c, i e., "A reader of the

leriodical ' N. & Q.' wrote some time ago to this English weekly, now perished in the war, which lad made it its business to keep a record of all curious matters," &c.

Our Teutonic contemporary, we observe. does not express regret at our supposed demise, though we hope that he will rejoice to see his statement disproved.

The short note in question was contri- buted by MB. FRANK SCHLOESSER.

EDITOR ' N. & Q.'

WE must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their emeries, in order that answers may be sent to them direct.

JAMES FENTON, RECORDER or LANCASTER. Can anyone reveal the present resting-place of a portrait of this gentleman ? It was a three- quarters-length in court dress. He was the son of the Rev. James Fenton, Vicar of Lancaster from 1714 to 1767. He was born on Aug. 15, 1716, was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1751, and Recorder from 1758 to 1791 : he laid the foundation-stone in 1783 of the Skerton Bridge over the Lune, designed by the eminent architect Thomas Harrison. He died Nov. 14, 1791. His son John (born Jan. 5, 1753) took in 1781 the name of Fenton-Cawthorne from his mother, Eliza- beth, daughter of John Cawthorne ; he was Recorder from 1791 to 1796 ; and M.P. for Lancaster 1806-7, 1812-18, 1820-31. He died in 1831. Is any portrait of him known ? What was his exact date of death, and where was he buried ? His wife was the Hon. Frances Delaval, third daughter of Baron Delaval. Has he any descendants ? T. CANN HUGHES, M.A., F.S.A.

Lancaster.

PHILIP WINTER. Can any one give any information of Philip Winter, born (probably in Hereford) about 1750 or rather earlier; married Hannah North at Elland, near Halifax, March 2, 1772 ; died about 1788 ; said to have been in the army ? His eldest child, James, is said to have been born at Dumfries, Dec. 5, 1772 ; ensign in North Middlesex Militia. xS. T.