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NOTES AND QUERIES.

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I read an article, either in The Century Magazine or Scribner's, in which it was stated that if an Indian could not obtain change any other way, he would hack a silver dollar into eight " bits." One of the illustrations was a photograph showing such a chopped-up dollar. I have searched for that article recently, but in vain.

L. L. K.

JOHN PHILLIP, R.A. (12 S. iii. 272, 391). Since sending my reply, ante, p. 391, I have recollected two portraits of old friends John George Durrant, solicitor, and his wife. They were rather small for oil colours, being only about 14 by 10 inches. That of Durrant with spectacles is very good, the character and expression being well defined. That of Mrs. Durrant was a good likeness, but always seemed to me to have a mere- tricious air, in consequence of some bows (about the hair ?) which gave the portrait a kind of Spanish look, which I did not consider at all appropriate. These were probably painted about 1860. For nearly thirty years Durrant resided at 23 Guildford Street, and died there on Oct. 10, 1869, at the early age of 48. He was then solicitor to the Law Union Insurance Office, a post he had held for many years. He was a clever man and well read, but his wife had eventually to separate from him.

RALPH THOMAS.

At the latter reference it will be found stated that Phillip in 1863 had completed and exhibited ' The House of Commons, 1860, during the Debate on the French Treaty.' Where is this picture now to be found, and has it ever been engraved or photographed ?

G. MlLNER-GlBSON-C'ULLUM, F.S.A. Hardwick House, Bury St. Edmunds.

VAUGHN AND WELCH AS SURNAMES (12 S. iii. 418). Assuming that Vaughn is a variant of Vaughan, it may be said that the names Vaughan and Welch or Welsh are widely distributed in England and Wales, as may be seen by reference to the directories of the larger towns. In the ' London Directory ' Vaughan occurs about 70 times in the " Court " section, and 64 in the Commercial list ; whilst Welch (or Welsh) appears 64 and 92 times respectively. A much larger representation, in proportion to the population, occurs in Liverpool.

From ' The Homes of Family Names,' by H. Guppy (Harrison & Sons, 1890), which discusses the relative frequency of the occurrence of the same name in. the

farming class, that being probably the- most stationary part of the population, it appeai-s that the name Vaughan has its stronghold in North Wales and Shropshire,, with a proportionally s-maller representation in Monmouthshire, Hereford, and South Wales ; whilst Welch (or Welsh) occurs most frequently in Essex, Nottinghamshire.. Wiltshire, Somerset, and Buckinghamshire.

The field of inquiry for the original locality of any given family of either nanae is, therefore, a very wide one.

CHARLES MADELEY.-

Warrington.

FROM LIVERPOOL TO WORCESTER A CENTURY AND A HALF AGO (12 S. iii. 21, 63,. 89, 106, 133, 178, 215, 252). On comparing the printed copy with the original diary, I find a few misreadings. As it is unlikely that I shall have another opportunity for such collation, it is perhaps worth while sending the results to ' X. & Q.'

Saturday 12th (p. 22, col. 1, 1. 5), for "on rising Ground commands " read on entering Ground command: the last word being an abbreviation for " commanding."

Monday 14th (same col., 1. 19 from foot), for " will be drawn " read will be double. Col. 2, 11. 31, 32, I think that what the diarist meant to write was a genius for- painting, but not for spouting. L. 36, " 2 or 3 Tunes " should read 2 or 300 Tunes. L. 49, the quotation may be su ahag suo nuome. The last word (possibly huome) should give a clue to the language.

Tuesday loth (same col., 1. 13 from foot),- ' car " may be bar. L. 6 from foot, " home " should be housed.

Thursday 17th (p. 64, col. 1, 1. 20), the word before " Mountains " seems more like wide-arched than anything else. L. 28, insert but between " good " and " being."

Friday ,18th (same col.), in the last line ' the " 'should be this. Col. 2, 1. 19, "are " should be were.

Saturday 19th (same col.), 1. 21 from foot should read coarse Blankets, etc. The Room. L. 2 from foot, " the Staples " should, I hink, read the 3 Eagles. Some Shropshire s or was to be found at Wenlock. P. 65. sol. 1, 1. 5, " second " may be round. Xo other " narrow gateway " is mentioned.
 * orrespondent perhaps could say which sign

Monday 21st (p. 106, col. 1). The diarist was, after all, correct in one matter of spelling and two of history. He wrote Height, not " Hight," in 1. 6 of the text, and Prince, not " King," Arthur in 1. 19 ; also Dr Houah." not Dr. Rough." in 1, 35. In..