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every September. St. Giles's Fair unloads its miscellaneous wonders. I cannot, where I a,m. refer to Wood to see whether he mentions the Oxford Rome ; but it will be found (ni Jailor) in the late Mr. Herbert Hurst's 'invaluable * Oxford Topography,' published ,by the Oxford Historical Society.

L. I. G.

CLERGYMEN AT WATERLOO (12 S. vi. 39).- I suppose the question means : Did eight men who fought at Waterloo take holy orders -afterwards ? From Mr. Dalton's ' Waterloo Roll Call ' I learn that five men at least did. These are :

Colonel Algernon Langton, 61st Foot, A.D.C. to Sir T. Picton.

Lieut. Wm. Bellairs, 15th Light Dragoons ^Hussars), later Vicar of Hunsingore, Yorks.

Ensign Charles R. K. Dallas, 32nd Regi- ment, late curate of Mitcheldever, Whit- church, Hants.

Ensign Wm. Leeke, 52nd L.I., later .author of ' Lord Seaton's Regiment at Waterloo ' and incumbent of Holbrooke, Derbyshire, 1840-79.

Assistant Commander-General A. R. C. 'Dallas, later rector of Wonston, Hants.

I was under the impression that Rev. Wyndham Carlyon Madden had also been at Waterloo, but his death does not appear in Mr. Dalton's list. Of many Waterloo officers Mr. Dal ton has no information.

G. C. MOORE SMITH.

Sheffield.

" COCKAGEE " : " CYPRESS " : WINES OR LIQUEURS : WINE LABELS (12 S. vi. 40). In all probability the labels referred to by MR. E. T. BALDWIN would be for Avine decanters, but it is difficult to state definitely without -an examination. Have they small chains -attached thereto ? I append list of similar mostly late eighteenth-century - labels that .are in my possession. These are all made rfrom silver or old Sheffield plate :

Ginger Brandy. Hollands.

Cordial. Hock. Beer.

Shrub. Whiskev. Curaco.

Madeira. White-wine. Calcavella.

Port. Peppermint. Tenneriffe.

Buceltas. Cherry- W.-Port

Claret. Bounce. Vidonia.

Lunel. Bum. Kyan.

Sherry. Gin. Soy.

Marsala. Lisbon. Ketchup.

Sietges. Mountain. Anchovy.

Paxarette. Sweet-wine.

'The last five labels are of much smaller size

and were obviously for use on cruet bottles.

As these labels are all of English origin anc

.appear to have been much used by their

former owners, one is struck by the fact that joiistitutes a very small proportion of those n fashion a century or more ago.
 * o-day the variety of intoxicants in daily use

F. BRADBURY.

Sheffield.

I feel pretty sure that wine of Cypress is what is meant. Sugar of Cyprus is frequently mentioned in the Durham Account Rolls ,Surtees Soc.) ; they got it by the barrel, and wine of Crete is mentioned once. Cyprus, ike other Mediterranean lands, produces wine and oil at the present time. J. T. F.

Winterton, Doncaster.

In answer to MR. E. T. BALDWIN, Cockagee ' ' was a variety of Devonshire cider. In Bailey's Magazine, April, 1874, was pub- lished a Devonshire story with many alltisions to this cider, among which is the following : " Above all, the Cockagee cider, rich in colour, full of body, and so delicious in flavour." Also: "I've often heard of Cockagee, bv.t never tasted it before."

" Cypress " was no doubt the Cyprus vintage of which Prof. H. S. Boyd sent a sample as a present to Mrs. Browning and which she acknowledged in her poem ' Wine of Cyprus,' addressed to him and containing much appreciation of the wine, e.g. : Go let others praise the Chian

This is soft as Muses' string, This is tawny as Bhea's lion, This is rapid as his spring.

,., C. R. MOORE.

Ellesmere.

Is Mrs. Browning quite forgotten ?

If old Bacchus were the speaker He would tell y( u with a sigh, Of the Cyprus in this beaker I f>m sippu g like i fly.

' Wine of Cyprus,' star.za i.

Greek wine, it may be remembered, was the Young Pretender's " partikler wanity " in his declining years. EDWARD BENSLY.

" Cockagee " is Somerset cider in fact, it has been pronounced by an excellent judge as king of all the Somerset ciders, and that never was nectar more delicious. Full flavoured, soft, creamy, yet vigorous, it was preferred to any champagne. We natives of this wonderful county often wonder where are the ciders of old and what has become of the once famous Cocky Gee.

W. G. WILLIS WATSON.

Exeter.

There is an apple used for cider called Cockagee. This probably explains the label.

E. A. BUNYARD. Allington, Maidstone.