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SOURCE OF QUOTATION WANTED. What is the source of the following : " Stupor mundi clerus Anglicanus " ?

J. E. SANDYS. Cambridge.

MEDIEVAL WOBK ON MAKING OF ENAMEL. Lacroix in his ' Science and Literature of the Middle Ages,' speaking of early chemists, mentions " Isaac and Jean Hollandus, makers of enamel and artificial gems, who have described their process of work with great minuteness and precision." What is the title of the work referred to, and where may a copy be seen ? J. A. K.

SARAH, DUCHESS OF MABLBOBOUGH. According to A. J. C. Hare's ' Walks in London,' vol. ii. p. 356, the Duchess of Maryborough used to sit in the Cloisters of Westminster Abbey " dressed as a beggar, in her poignant grief for the loss of her son." The writer adds : " The Duchess of Portland relates that her husband saw her there, when a boy at Westminster School." Where is the Duchess of Portland's statement to be found ? G. F. R. B.

SIB ROBEBT SMYTH, BART. According to J. G. Alger's ' Englishmen in the French Revolution,' 1889, this baronet, who pro- posed the toast of " The speedy abolition of all hereditary titles and feudal distinc- tions " at the famous dinner held at White's Hotel in Paris, Nov. 18, 1792, " was im- prisoned more than a year in Paris " (p. 101). When was this, and why was he imprisoned ?

G. F. R. B.

MATTHIAS FINUCAB. Can any readers supply me with any information as to this miniaturist, who painted in Guernsey about 1780-90? W. H. QUARRELL.

' MUJTABY QUARTEBLY REVIEW.' In

' Some Memories of my Spare Tune,' by the late General Sir Henry Brackenbury, G.C.B., the following passage occurs, p. 218 :

" In December, 1872, two meetings were held in London for the purpose of promoting the publica- tion of a military periodical. A society was formed, of which eighteen officers, all capable writers, were the original members. It was de- cided to establish a Military Quarterly Remeio ; Capt. J. W. Hozier was appointed editor, and a I sub-committee of four, of which I was a member, j was appointed to assist the editor. Every member j of the society was pledged to contribute, if called ! upon by the editor, one article per annum. So far as I can recollect, the scheme never bore fruit."

Who were the eighteen officers ? Are j any of them still living ? J. H. LESLIE. 31 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield.

B. KlLLINGBECK : POBTBAIT OF WOLFE.

A little-known mezzotint of Major-General James Wolfe, from an original drawn on the field, was published by Killingbeck of Dover Street, London, July 30, 1783.

Does any reader know of the existence ef a copy, or if any representatives of the publisher are in existence ?

A. O. WOLFE-AYLWABD.

Quebec House, Westerham, Kent.

OLD INNS. The Bull's Head Inn, Market Place, Manchester, is mentioned ante,

fp. 134-5, as having some interesting history, am having to do a considerable amount of travelling on war work (as many others are), and should greatly like the i opportunity of putting up for the night (there is rarely more than one in any one place) at old inns with interesting associa- tions.

Will readers of ' N. & Q.' be good enough to give the names and addresses of a few, mentioning the chief items of interest attaching to each ? I am sure others besides myself would appreciate such information. The towns visited are important manufac- turing centres.

ALFBED S. E. ACKEBMANN.

AUTHOB WANTED. Who wrote the follow- ing, intended to be placed as an inscription on the memorial tablet of an officer killed in this war ?

Battle-fields are strange In unexpectedness, and histories change Because the proper hour finds the man. I cannot see the vastness of the plan Beyond the horizon. But I shall be there To do my humble or my splendid share.

H. A. ST. J. M.

" SMALL BOOKS ON GBEAT SUBJECTS." Between 1841 and 1852 there was published, originally by Pickering, and afterwards by J. W. Parker, a series of books named as above. There were twenty-two volumes altogether in the set, and according to ' D.N.B.' the majority of them were written by Caroline Frances Cornwallis (1786-1858), a very accomplished lady, who, when only 7 years of age, produced "histories, poems, commentaries, and essays, which would fill volumes." She knew Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and German, and acquired a knowledge of philosophy, natural and social science, history, theology, law, and politics. The above series, which she projected with the assistance of a " few well-wishers to know- ledge," was, I know, largely carried out by her, and it covered the whole field of her knowledge; but can it be said, at this distant