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" WHITES." In the fourth edition (Edin- burgh and London) of the ' Letters of Samuel Rutherford' (1600-1661) we find in Letter 167 the expression " eyes to discern the devil now corning out in his whites," and in Letter 171 " and discern the devil and the Antichrist coming out in their whites...." Does the word "whites" here mean " surplices " ? In Letter 225 Rutherford says : " Countenance not the surplice, the attire of the mass-priest, the garment of Baal's priests." Letter 244 contains the words, " and the Kings power to impose the surplice. ..." The devil is more generally associated with black than with white ; but Rutherford was rabidly ant i- Anglican. EDWARD S. DODGSON.

LUCAS CORNELISZ. Can any of your readers inform me whether the works by Lucas Cornelii or Cornelisz which are men- tioned by Walpole in his ' Anecdotes ' as being at Penshurst are still in Lord De L'Isle's collection, or, if dispersed, what has become of them ? Walpole mentions a series of sixteen pieces of the constables of Queenborough Castle, and further a portrait of Sir Edward Hobby, seen in 1629 at the house of a minister at" Gillmgham.

Any information relating to the works of Cornelisz would be greatly valued by

M. CRAIG.

Widecombe, 22 Taylor Road, Wallington.

Jos. GIRDLESTONE. Some years ago I read a very interesting work of fiction, in which one of the chief characters was a man called " Jos. Girdlestone." I am desirous of reading this again, but cannot remember the name of the book. I shall feel much obliged if any of your readers can supply the name.

GEO. H. ALEXANDER.

83 Lordship Road, N.16.

' THE SMITH STREET GAZETTE ' : ' THE WHITTINGTON GAZETTE.' In December, 1849, there was published the first number of The Smith Street Gazette and Institutional Eevieiv. The editor of it was Edward Draper, and the Gazette was printed by Robert Tilling, 24 Marsham Street, West- minster. Each number consisted of about four or five pages, and most of the numbers were printed on blue paper. The last number seems to have been issued in November, 1851. I have a complete copy of all the numbers, beautifully bound. I wonder if anything is known of this short- lived paper.

From the Gazette I gather that it was published by, and for, the students of " The Smith Institute." Is the Smith Institute still in existence, or, if not, is any- thing known of it ? I imagine it was an educational institute in Smith Street, West- minster, or the neighbourhood.

The publication of The Smith Street Gazette seems to have led, almost at once, to there being published The Whittington Gazette. Is anything known of the latter or of a Whittington Institute ? I seem to remember that there was a Whittington Institute, or club, at about the time, with which the late Lord Houghton and many celebrities of the day were associated.

I hope that some reader of ' X. & Q.' may be able to help me in the matter.

CHARLES ED. JERNINGHAM.

St. James's Club, Piccadilly.

ZIONIST MOVEMENT. What are the prin- ciples and objects of the Zionist movement ? Is it a purely secular undertaking, or is it in any way connected with the Jewish religion ? I should feel much obliged for any information on this matter.

HENRY SAMUEL BRANDRETH.

[A long article on the subject, under the title ' Ito : Itoland,' from the pen of MR. M. L. R. BRESLAR, appeared at 10 S. vi. 461 (Dec. 15, 1906). The discussion was continued at vii. 12, 93, 173. In the ten years that have since elapsed the move- ment has, we believe, developed in various ways.]

THOMAS RIBRIGHT, OPTICIAN. I should be much obliged for any information con- cerning him. In the garden of a country house a few miles from Hertford is a sundial inscribed " T. Ribright, Tewin Mill."

At p. 335 ante is a list of opticians who signed a petition in 1764 praying for the revocation of John Dollond's patent for achromatic lenses. Among the names is that of G. Ribright, Poultry, concerning whom R. B. P. adds :

" Probably related to Thomas Ribright, mathe- matical instrument maker, who took out a patent for perspective glasses, dated Feb. 7, 1749, No. 640. He also patented an artificial horizon on Mar. 2, 1790, No. 1731, his address being given as ' The Poultry.' "

Thomas Ribright is mentioned in a list of places in Herts registered for Protestant Dissenters after the passing of the Toleration Act, 1688 :

'' We desire that a dwelling house now in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Ribright, of the parish of Tewin, optician, be registered as a place of meeting for a congregation of his Majesty's Protestant subjects dissenting from the Church

of England June 8, 1772. Thos. Ribright,

Thos. Young," fcc. Urwick, ' Nonconformity in Herts,' p. 556.