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2. Silver. Obverse, Britannia standing among flags, armour, a globe, bust, palette, book, &c., holding a spear in the right band and a palm-branch in the left ; in exergue, "George reigning"; signed T. ; legend, " Both hands fill'd for Britain." Reverse, Queen Caroline, crowned, standing among trees, holding a sceptre in her right hand, and a vase in her left, from which she pours water on a tree ; in exergue, " Caroline pro- tecting, 1736" ; signed T. ; legend, " Growing arts adorn empire." J. P, B.

BOLTON PRIORY COUCHEB BOOK. I shall be obliged if any reader can put me on the track of the Coucher Book or Chartulary of Bolton Priory, Yorkshire. This MS. is stated by George Lawton, in his ' Collections relative to the Dioceses of York and Ripon' (1840; Introduction, p. xv), to have been then in the library of the Rev. William Carr. Mr. Carr was Incumbent of Bolton Abbey from 1789 to 1843, dying in the latter year. Since then all traces of the work have been lost, nor am I able to obtain the smallest clue as to its whereabouts, despite the most diligent inquiries in many quarters.

The MS. was in the possession of the Ingilby family at Ripley Castle in the seventeenth century, when Roger Dodsworth made extracts therefrom, which are now, of course, amongst the Dodsworth MSS. at the Bodleian Library.

HERBERT WLLLIAM THOMPSON.

35 Virginia Road, Leeds.

PRE-RAPHAELITE STAINED GLASS. 'The Art of William Morris,' by Vallance, men- tioned ante, p. 110, by MR. ARCHIBALD SPARKE, is inaccessible to me. I have seen several of the windows containing Pre- Raphaelite stained glass, and shall be grateful to any one who can give me a complete list. Please reply direct.

(Miss), A. JONES.

Arvonia, Port Dinonvic, N. Wales.

LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. From what source was the name Literary and Philosophical Society taken ? Who used the title first for a society ? Is there anywhere a history on the subject ?

H. CROWTHER.

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society.

POLAND STREET ACADEMY. Can any of your readers tell me anything about this school for boys, just off Oxford Street, which had, some sixty-five years ago, about 100 boys in daily attendance ? The head master was Mr. Furriar, and the

assistant master Mr. Kant. I believe that King's College Latin Grammar was in use there. Has any old boy a copy of it ? Can I be told of any boys who attended it, or any details concerning it or respecting the masters, pupils, books in use, or method of instruction ? When was it closed, and in which building in Poland Street was it carried on ? (Dr.) GEO. C. WILLIAMSON. Grosvenor House, 123 Marine Parade, Brighton.

" GOOD-NIGHT AND JOY BE wi' YOU A'." Where can I find the words and the air of this song ? It is mentioned at the end of chap, xliii. of ' Waverley.' ZEPHYR.

" BURNT CHAMPAGNE." In his ' Memoirs ' (published in 1918), vol. ii. p. 163, William Hickey writes about Calcutta in 1778-9 :

" I gave private directions as soon as the clock struck two to introduce some kettles of burnt champagne, a measure that was highly applauded by all From that night it became the estab- lished custom to have burnt champagne the moment it was two o'clock." What is " burnt champagne " ?

J. H. LESLIE.

" WHISKEY," A CARRIAGE. In Hickey's ' Memoirs ' we read :

"He kept a phaeton, a stylish Tim Whiskey, and half a dozen blood horses." Vol. ii. p. 32.

" Mr. Bichards's phaeton, two whiskeys, and saddle horses." P. 36.

A whiskey was a light one-horsed chaise, without a hood (Farmer and Henley's ' Dictionary of Slang '). What is the origin of the name ? J. H. LESLIE.

MEDICAL MEN ASSASSINATED. The mur- der by a madman, on June 13, of Prof. Pozzi of Paris, calls attention to the apparent rarity of murderous attacks upon doctors. I cannot remember any other case than that of Marat, who was stabbed by Charlotte Corday during the French Revolution. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' record other cases ? S. D. CLIPPINGDALE, M.D.

36 Holland Park Avenue, W.

HARRIS ARMS. I shall be grateful for particulars of any instances (not mentioned in Burke' s ' General Armory ' or Papworth and Morant's 'Dictionary') of a Harris bearing a coat of three bars, or barry of seven or of any other 'number, with or without augmentations or marks of cadency specifying the tincture if possible, and the crest used with the arms. Communications may be sent direct to me.

(Sir) ALFRED IRWIN, C.S.I.

49 Ailesbury Road, Dublin.