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could they fire ? Are they the first of their kind ? And what is known of the in- dividual history of these three bombers ?

E. R,

GRUNDY FAMILY. John Grundy of Bolton, Lanes, born June 2, 1780, died Oct. 24, 1843 ; married, April 18, 1805, Elizabeth <born Feb. 26, 1783, died April 10, 1824), daughter of Thomas and Ann Leeming. He was the son of James and Mary Grundy. Accounts of his sons John Clowes Grundy and Thomas Leeming Grundy appear in the and Redgrave. Redgrave calls T. L. Grundy the son of " Lieut. Grundy." Can any reader say what regiment he was in, or give further clues as to the earlier history of this house ? TRIUMVIR.
 * D.N.B.', and of the latter only in Bryan

JAMES GLENCAIRN BURNS. Am I correct in assuming that James Glencairn Burns, youngest son of Burns the poet, married Mary, sister of Edward Beckett ?

TRIUMVIR.

THRALE FAMILY AT NOMANSLAND. An ancient manuscript leaf now before me reads :

" In ye last year or two of Queen Mary's reign [ 1556-8] and during the persecution of Eliztb. Eliz- abeth was under ye necessity of making her Escape from Hatfield or Theobalds to Asheridge or from Asheridge to Hatfield or Theobalds : being pursued and nearly taken by Queen Mary's Emissarys, she dismounted her Palfry or Horse and escaped into the Barn or House of Mr. Thrale of Nomansland where she was concealed for sekeral days and escaped. As a reward Queen Elizth, on coming to the Throne gave to the Thrale family as a token of her regard, amongst other things, Arms, A broad Arrow &c."

This manuscript leaf and a portrait of a Mrs. Thrale holding a large bird with a spread wing, belonged to Miss Elizabeth Pemberton White of St. Albans. She was connected with the Thrale family who " for centuries " farmed lands a few miles north- east of St. Albans, at Sandridge, until about half-a-century ago ; they also had a museum.

By hearsay Mr. Samuel Wellingham of Hammonds married a Miss Esther Thrale ; Mr. Grindon married another Miss Thrale ; Mr. White (son of a White-Pemberton marriage) married their daughter Miss Grindon : of this marriage one daughter, Miss E. P. White, died unmarried ; another daughter married Mr. Gale, whose son Charles Gale married Miss Wood, a niece of James Wood, the banker ; and a son James White (born 1780, died 1844) married 1800-12

in Europe Miss Jeanne Joubert, daughter of a French Huguenot, whose wife was Miss Bethia Collins : of their large family one daughter married Mr. Sergeant at the Cape. Mr. James White and Mr. Joubert with their families were amongst the 1820 Cape settlers. Their lineage and Thrale con- nexions I now seek ; registration details are lacking and desired. Miss E. P. White died at St. Albans, Jan. 25. 1864, aged 86 years' One monument at St. Peters in St. Albans covers Miss White and " Matilda Williams," who died Aug. 18, 1863, aged 63 years, and covers also a legendary romance of royalty.

FRED. W. FOSTER. 4, Central Hill, S.E.I 9.

A " CHINESE "-GORDON EPITAPH. In Sir Reginald Wingate's ' Madhiism and the Egyptian Sudan ' (1891), there is an epitaph ' For the grave of Gordon ' (p. 200), in these lines, signed " Tennyson " : By those for whom he lived he died. His land

Awoke too late, and crowned dead brows with

praise. He, 'neath the blue that burns o'er Libyan sand,

Put off the burden of heroic days. There, stung by death, by failure justified, O, never proud in life, lie down in pride.

Who really wrote these lines ? Tennyson's bibliographer, Mr. T. J. Wise, and his son, the present Lord Tennyson, agree that they are not by the Laureate. Without recourse to his MS., not at the moment available, Sir Reginald Wingate is unable to satisfy my curiosity. J. M. BULLOCH.

' RHYMES FROM THE COBBLER'S LAP- STONE.' What was the name of the author of this book. In 1886 he was living at 14, Sykes Street, Rochdale. He also wrote ' Lines on General Gordon's Death,' printed at Stockport, 1886. There is a copy in the British Museum, but not in the Stockport Borough Library, the librarian of which cannot identify the author.

J. M. BULLOCH.

FUNERAL PARLOUR. I have before me The Natal Mercury of Apr. 27, 1920, in which I find the term " Funeral Parlour " used as the name of a place of assembly for mourners and the place of departure for funeral pro- cessions. These funeral parlours are appar- ently provided by the undertakers, as appears from ' Funeral Notices ' in the advertisement columns of this Durban newspaper, e.g., " The funeral of the late will leave 's Funeral Parlour.

This (Tuesday) Morning at 10.30 o'clock,