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has never heard of such a thing, and is positive it is not mentioned by Scott, but my recollection of seeing it somewhere is still quite distinct. J. R. MILNE, D.Sc. Royal Society of Edinburgh.

[At 5 S, L 490 (June 20, 1874) MR. JOSEPH BROWX, writing from the Temple, said : " Al- though Lord Ellenborough, in Jones v. Ashburn- ham, 4 East's ' Reports,' 460, 465, treats this practice [of arresting a corpse] as illegal, he cites no authority whatever for his dictum, and seems to have been wholly ignorant that it prevailed in England for centuries." He gives references to other legal works in support of his statement, and says that Justinian prohibited the practice in his 60th and 115th novels, showing that the practice had existed in parts of the Roman empire. At 8 S. ix. 241 will be found a detailed contemporary account of a case of the kind which occurred at Shoreditch ; but the relatives of the deceased man brought an action against the sheriff's officers, and obtained 200Z. damages. DR. MILNE will be interested to learn that a case of the kind occurred in Stirlingshire as late as 1824, the body of the Rev. James Lapslie, minister of Campsie, being arrested " at the mouth of the open grave." See 8 S. ix. 356.]

BOOKSELLERS OF GLASGOW AND EDIN- BURGH c. 1800. I should be glad of notes on the booksellers of Glasgow and Edin- burgh about 1800.

GERARD BLACK, R.C.S.I.

11 Clare Street, Dublin.

[Our correspondent, being interested in Scottish booksellers, may like to know of the articles on George Miller of Dunbar (1771-1835) and his son James Miller of Haddington (1791-1865) which appeared at 10 S. xii. 1, 42, 374. These were in- corporated in ' The Millers of Haddington, Dunbar, and Dunfermline,' by Mr. W. J. Couper, published by Mr. Fisher Unwin in 1914. Information on Edinburgh booksellers of the end of the eighteenth century will be found in Mr. Couper's earlier work, ' The Edinburgh Periodical Press : being a Bibliographical Account of the Newspapers, Journals, and Magazines issued in Edinburgh from the Earliest Times to 1800. Vol. II. Bibliography, 1711-1800,' published by Mr. Eneas Mackay at Stirling in 1908.]

TANKARD WITH MEDALS INSERTED. I have a hexagonal tankard or jug, of silver, English make, with the hall-marks of 1714. In each of the sides, except that occupied by the handle, a medal or coin is inserted, as well as on the cover. Those of Carolus, Rex Sueciae ; Josephus, Rom. Imperator ; Carolus III. Hispan. et Indiar. Rex ; and Carolus XII. Rex Suecise, are on the sides ; and on the lid is that of Frederic, Rex Boruss, On the fifth side, opposite to the handle, is a medal, on the one side of which a draped female, attended by a naked boy, winged, but without bow, is reflecting the rays of the sun by a mirror to two hearts

placed on a tomb or chest, and thereby setting them, or one of them, on fire. The legend is " Das kommt von oben her." The obverse shows two lamps, placed on a tomb or chest, and in the background is a land- scape with mountains and four pyramids. The legend is " Es wird auch in dem grabe nicht verleschen." There is no date. I should be glad to be informed of the meaning of this medal, and its history.

I have no information as to the origin of the tankard, which was bequeathed to me, many years ago, bv a distant relative.

J. F. ROTTON. Godalming.

BUTTONS. Is it possible to trace to its source the invariable rule under which the clothes of men button from left to right, and the clothes of women from right to left ? HERBERT MAXWELL.

Monreith.

JAJIES BULTEEL, 1752. James Bulteel> Esq., and Rose Bulteel alias Gary, his wife, of the kingdom of Great Britain, sold on Aug. 4, 1752, to Henry Cary of London- derry the equity of redemption of certain lands of Banagher in co. Derry. I shall be obliged for any information about this James Bulteel and his family. In what part of the kingdom of Great Britain did he live ? A. M. B. IRWIN.

49 Ailesbury Road, Dublin.

Sni GILBERT PROTEUS. About sixteen or eighteen years ago I came across a pamphlet (bound up with others) in the Guildhall Library, entitled ' A Conversation on the State of Trade between Lord Cleveland and Sir Gilbert Proteus.' In the catalogue it was spelt " Porteus," as I pointed out to the librarian, but I do not know if it has been altered. Was " Proteus " a pseudonym, or should the name be " Porteus " ? From the contents of the pamphlet one gathers that the conversation took place at " Garraway's " (Coffee-House), and the time would be about 1720, as the South Sea Bubble is mentioned as affecting trade.

I am anxious to learn anything I can about the said Sir Gilbert.

WM. WADE PORTEOUS.

42 Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells.

ANTHONY SOREL : ASTNA QUARTERMAINE. I should like to obtain some information on Anthony Sorel and Anna Quartermaine. I believe they were characters in fiction, but am not certain.

J. D. D. POWELL, Lieut. R.N.R.