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Hereford one. The famous Robert, Lord Olive, was second cousin to Mr. George Clive. The marriage is supposed to have taken place in 1732, but the actual date does not appear possible of ascertainment. They separated in 1733, presumably because the husband assumed airs of superiority which offended Kitty's independent nature. Taylor the journalist says Mr. Clive was "a very learned and intelligent man." This may or may not have been, but he became a gentleman companion to Mr. Ince, a gentleman of fortune, which does not argue much force of character. Kitty died in 1785, but history is silent as to the dates of the birth and death of her husband.

A. E. HANFOBD. The Tree Tops, Amersham, Bucks.

'STALKY & Co., BY RUDYARD KIPLING (12 S. vi. 334; vii. 57, 118). The Stalky story, never reprinted, which turned on a cattle-running escapade, was called ' Stalky,' and appeared in England in The Windsor Magazine for Decemebr, 1898, with illus- trations by L. Ravenhill, and in America in McClure's Magazine for the same month.

J. R, H.

THE VAGARIES OF INDEXERS (12 S. vii. 231, 255). The following examples of indexing from a curious little book recently published, entitled 'The Fateful Seagull' cannot, I think, be beaten by any existing Index :

As I was suffering from, neuritis. At this stage I came to the conclusion that the

Admiral of the Naval Base was a very clever

man. Consider the Empire has to thank my eldest son

that the Government obtained the secret at

the time they did. During the past sixty years. Had seen a great deal of sea life. I would have had great pleasure in teaching the

sailors.

I have read Admiral Jellicoe's book. Next I came down to Exmouth. The trail of the submarine. You will notice that one of my letters.

All the above and numerous similar entries are under the initial letter.

PELOPS.

STOURHEAD AND- ALEXANDER POPE (12 S. vii. 231, 256). The name " Bergellius " at the latter reference, eleven lines from the foot of the page, should be " Beyellius. In its unlatinized form it was presumably Beyel. (There was a Swiss engraver, Daniel Beyel living in the latter half of the eigh- teenth century.) The Jacobus Beyellius

mentioned by Earth was a priest of Speier, who copied inscriptions in various places. That beginning " Hujus Nympha loci " is^ simply headed "Epi gramma repertum* sul> quodam fonte juxta Nymfam sculptam. " EDWARD BENSLY.

BEDFORDSHIRE CHURCHYARD INSCRIP- TIONS (12 S. vii. 270). The Society of Genealogists of London have M.I. of many parishes in Bedfordshire. No doubt the secretary would supply a list on application^. A. H. W. FYNMORE.

Arundel.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LEPERS IN ENGLAND- (12 S. vi. 150, 195, 218,259; vii. 276). Though.- I have no present access to the foregoing references, perhaps I may be allowed to- suggest that it should be remembered in dealing with this subject, that the exact signification and limitation of the words,, leper, leprosy and leprous, have varied in the- medical language of the past, and that I could adduce instances of the term " leprous" being applied to patients admitted to an eighteenth- century (general) hospital. As a further apposite instance of confusion of meaning I will add that, although the term "general " hospital is now applied to an institution for the reception and treatment of all, or nearly all, forms of disease (as- opposed to special hospitals, limited to one- or more diseases), the original application of the word was intended to denote that the- "general " hospitals received patients from all parts of the country.

GEORGE C. PEACHEY.

ROMNEY MARSH (12 S. vii. 269). 1 infer the foundation of NOLA'S intended collec- tion of books on Romney Marsh will be 'The History of Romney Marsh,' &c., by William Holloway (London, J. R. Smith), 1849. ALECK ABRAHAMS.

NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS (12 S. vii. 149). Within half an hour of seeing query, and concluding that more exact definition was necessary, I saw the following editorial note- in The. Bed Man, an illustrated magazine- printed by Indians (Carlisle Indian Press), October, 1916, ix. 39-48 (apparently one of the last numbers published) :

" While as a distinct race, with racial ideals and characteristics, the Indian may be called a ' vanishing race,' Dr. White shows that as the result of better sanitary condition s and more careful medical treatment the birth-rate now exceeds the death-rate and the Indian wards of"