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 12 s. m. JAN-. 13, WIT.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1917.

CONTENTS. No. 55.

> T OTES : From Liverpool to Worcester a Century Ago, 21 Naming of Locomotives, 23 'Zoriada' and the Word- books, 24 "Vailing the hat," 25 "To touch for.." De Quincey in South Carnarvonshire Contested London Lord Mayoral Elections, 26.

^QUERIES:- English 'Colloquial Similes, 27 Stipendiary Magistrates wearing Robes J. H. Newman : " Baughton," Sicily Roger Handasyde, M. P. Isaac Penington. Lord Mayor Lieut. -Col. Bayly Wallis, 28 Authors of Quota- tions Wanted William of Orange Inscription Ewald : Sir John Cutler Stocker Family "In commendam" Folk-Tale : King and the Falcon, 29 Cardinal Galli's Portrait 'Reminiscences of a Scottish Gentleman' White Hart Silver Wasp-Stings Wall Street, New York John Camden Hotten ' Messiah ' : First Performance City Gates Silhouettes, 30 Heart in Hand Rysley, 31.

IREPLIES : -The Dominican Order, 31 Thomas Gray, 32 Francois, Due de 6uise T)r. Uvedale General Boulanger Verdigris. 33 " Duityoners " "Carrstipers " " Whelping "" Staig "Sarum Missal: Morin, Rouen Lost Poem by Kipling, 34 Fellows of Society of Anti- quaries Colonels and Regimental Expenses Sons of Bridget Bendysh Binnestead Americanisms. 35 Portraits in Stained Glass Authors of Quotations "Wanted Naval Relic of Charles I., 36 Sir W. Trelawny Author Wanted : Boys' Books G. Turberville, 37 Names of the Moon Authors Wanted- Wild Beasts in Warfare Sheppard Family of Blisworth ' Jonathan "Wild, the Great' 33 "Donkey's Years "" Rosalie"'= Bayonet Churchill's Grave,39.

"NOTES ON BOOKS :' Journal of the Folk-Song Society.

OBITUARY : Frederic Boase - George Thomas Sherborn.

IFROM LIVERPOOL TO WORCESTER A CENTURY AGO.

THE following is a copy of a diary kept by 'Capt. Joseph Roche, R.N., of his journey by -post-chaise or private carriage from Liverpool to Worcester on Oct. 11-21 of some year during the wars with Napoleon. The year, I think, from internal evidence, was 1809,* in which King George HI.'s jubilee was kept. Taut was certainly the year in which " the new Bridge " at Shrewsbury was being built. Capt. Roche (not yet, however, a captain he entere 1 the Navv in 1806 only and was probably a midshipman) was accompanied by an escort or detachment of cavalry and by a companion whom he does not name, but who may have been the officer in command of the cavalry. He nowhere states what the object of the journey was, but from the presence of an escort it must have been on official business. The diary fills a small octavo notebook inter-

[* In 1809 Oct. 11 fell on a Wednesday ; it fell en Friday in 1805 and 1811.]

leaved with blotting paper, and several sentences are left incomplete and pages left blank, showing that the writer intended to finish it at leisure. I imagine that it was continued in another book which has dis- appeared, and probably to the end of the journey. Some of the correspondents of ' N. & Q.' may be able to throw -a light on the references to people and places, and on the omissions. What, for instance, was " the new Church built in the Gothic taste," at Worsley, or Manchester, or where ? It was apparently at the same place as " Mr. ril ' 1K ""*' " " very smart brick House."

Gilbert's

DIARY.

Friday, the llth of Oct. Began our march from Liverpool about 12. The Road to Prescot is what they call extremely good being paved all the Way but I do not account it very much so there are so many Coal Carts go this Road that if it were not paved it would soon be torn to Pieces. Dined at Prescot (8 M.) about 2 o'c. It is a neat Market Town, near it is .... * the Seat E. of Derby there is scarce anything worth seeing which I suppose is the Reason the old lady refuses Stranggar.f Set off and got to Warring- ton by p. 4 the Road most Part paved on the Entrance of the Town passed by an elegant Brick House built by Mr. Tho. Patten, a Pro- prietor of the Copper Works. The Foundation of the House is of the Dross of Copper. Warring- ton is 10 M. f. Prescot, 18 f. Liverpool it is a large populous Town and the new Houses very neat. There is an Academy here founded much like a College it is chiefly for Presbyterians the young Vaughans were educated here. I had a letter from Mr. Armstrong to Rev. Mr. Enfield, Professor of Languages, he shewed me the little there was to be seen a tolerable Library, fine Prospect from the Leads, and a small neat Room which each Student has to himself. He furnished us with the CardJ of the Academy. We walked about the Town, there is a fine Stone Bridge over the River Mersey, the first returned to the Red Lion, supped and went to Bed.

Saturday 12th. We did intend to take a Boat from hence quite up to Manchester and to leave our Horses here, but hearing the Boat was at Worsley and that we must send a Man for it and thinking we should be tired of going 20 Miles in a Boat, besides there was a more essential Reason, I did not think I had Money enough to carry us to Shrewsbury for it would have cost about two Guineas, so I thought I might as well work my Horses and save the Money. W T e left Jack's Trunk and my Portmanteau thinking to return the same Way as they told us the Road through Northwich was very bad we break- fasted and marched off about 9 o'c. The Road was very sandy and heavy turned off to the left at 16 M. f. W., that is we got out and walked to Worsley wh. was about H Mile out of the Road up a bad Lane and met the Cavalry on the March

Miles farther. WTien we got to the Inn at

t Illegible. J (?).
 * Omitted in original.

? Waveley (indistinct).