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Westminster, in February, 1731." His name, however, does not appear in the Register of baptisms at St. John's, Westminster, and it seems that his father did not become curate and lecturer there until 1733. Is nothing more known about the poet's mother than she " is said by Cole to have been Scotch " ? G. F. R. B.

CHAPEL AND BRIDGE : IDENTIFICATION WANTED. Can any reader identify the following scene, depicted in a water-colour drawing which is at least a hundred years old, probably an early work by John Sell Cotman ?

There is a bridge over a river with several small vessels showing masts. The bridge has several pointed arches ; and on the bridge is a chapel with a small pointed spire. Contiguous with the chapel is some building with four red-tiled gables. The chapel, and all the other buildings near, including some which descend to the water's edge, have red- tiled roofs. It was not uncommon in mediaeval times to build a chapel on a bridge : but what particular bridge will satisfy all the conditions of the picture ?

E. H. ELAND.

Cuddington Vicarage, Worcester Park, Surrey.

DRUMMOND AND COCAES IN BRAZIL. In

the traditional ancestry of a certain family occur the names of the Duke of Drummond and the Baron de Cocaes, both of Brazilian nationality. Did such persons exist ? I believe that the Jacobite Marquis of Drum- mond went to Brazil. I know that there is a placed called Cocaes in Brazil.

I could find no record of any such titles in a Portuguese peerage which I consulted. W. ROBERTS CROW.

6 Dornton Road, South Croydon.

KITTY CLIVE, ACTRESS. Any information respecting her husband, Mr. George Clive, would be gratefully received. The 'D.N.B.' only says he was "a barrister " but does not mention elates of birth and death. They lived apart shortly after marriage.

ERNEST LEGGATT. Chase Side, Enfield.

SILVER WINE CISTERNS FOR COOLING WINE BOTTLES. I should be grateful for information about the size, weight, maker and date of these cisterns, and to be told of the largest specimen known. The first recorded instance in silver was that presented to Charles H. by the Borough of Plymouth in 1680. There is one belonging to H.M. the King,

and one at the Winter Palace at Petrograd, and one of unusual size originally belonging to the Gregory Family of Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire, made by Archambo and P. Meure of London, in 1755, and weighing 1,403 ounces. The length of the bowl is 36 inches, width 29 inches, and the height (to rim) 17| inches. Maximum length 57 inches. Three others are in the possession of Ducal Families in England, including the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Lincoln- shire. LEONARD C. PRICE. Essex Lodge, Ewell.

FONT INSCRIPTIONS. In the old chapel of St. Nicholas at Liverpool was a font with the following legends round the bowl : ( 1 ) " Nemo potest celum sed Christo munere fontis nostri scandere ; " (2) "Sit tibi introitu honor, esse ovem Christo reno- vatam. " The tibi in the latter case is obviously addressed to the font. Do either of them occur elsewhere ? J. J. B.^J

WORCESTER CHINA : SPARKS. Can any of your readers interested in this ware give me any information concerning a maker of the name of Sparks ? I have a small jug on the base of which is imprinted " Sparks Wor- cester. " I do not find this maker's name in any works of reference I have consulted.

C. P. HALE.

117 Victoria Park Road, E 9.

CRIMEAN WAR. 'Letters from Head- Quarters ; or, The Realities of the War in the Crimea. By an Officer on the Staff, ' 2 vols., 1857, Second Edition. Has the name of the writer of these very fascinating letters ever been divulged ? I trust that there is no indiscretion involved in venturing this question at this distance of time.

J. B. Me GOVERN.

St. Stephen's Rectory, C.-on-M., Manchester.

SAYCE. Wanted particulars of the marriage of Edward Sayce of Llangattock vibon avell, co. Monmouth and Sarah : probably in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire or Monmouthshire, 1804-1812.

G. FOTHERGILL. 11 Brussels Road, S.W.ll.

'THE MUNSTER FARMER'S MAGAZINE.' So far I have not been able to trace a set of this journal in London. I am anxious to know if the following reference is correct : Drummond (James). Native plants in County of Cork, v-vii, numbers 21, 23, 25, 26. 1818-20. J. ARDAGH.