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 196 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s.vm. MARCH 5,1921. BONTE (12 S. viii. 151). It may help MR. NORMAN in a negative way to know the following facts. Dr. Roxburgh was in Madras for a short period between 1780 and 1782. On Apr. 24, 1781 he had a son bap- tized at St. Mary's, Fort St. George ; the child was named William, and was described in the Register Book as the son of Mr. William Roxburgh and Maria his wife. The child died in the following September and was buried in the St. Mary's burial ground. There is no further reference to Dr. Rox- burgh in the register books ; nor in ' The Monumental Inscriptions,' by J. J. Cotton; nor in the ' Tombstone and Monuments in Ceylon ' by J. P. Lewis. There is no men- tion of the name Bonte in any of them, nor in the Bengal Obituary. The last-named volume contains a lengthy obituary notice of Dr. Roxburgh ; but has no reference to his wife or wives. FRANK PENNY. A COACHMAN'S EPITAPH (12 S. viii 148). It is a tradition in the families descended from Grace Lodington, daughter of the Rev. John Lodington (born 1717, died 1779) that the epitaph was written by her father, who was Rector of Haddiscoe. FRANK PENNY. KINEMA OR CINEMA ? (12 S. viii. 89). It may be noticed that the ' O.E.D. ' (having passed the letter "C " long before the date of this popular invention) enters " kinema- tograph " in its alphabetical place, with two (or three) alternative pronunciations, t hus : kaini-matograf, kainimse-tograf. Also cin-(sain-). Among its quotations are two from The Westminster Gazette of 1897, both referring to the same incident. The first (May 5) adopts "kinematograph," while the second (of May 6) speaks of "cinematographic films." It has been suggested to me that the French invention received its name from England, and that this was modelled on that of the earlier " kineograph " (1891), a somewhat similar apparatus. Mr. John Sargeaunt's fascinating essay, 'The Pronunciation of English Words de- rived from the Latin,' * refers to this question: " When only the other day ' cinematograph ' made its not wholly desirable appearance, it made no claim to a long vowel in either of its two first syllables. Not till it was reasonably shortened into ' cinema ' did a Judge from the Bench make No. 4 (Clarendon Press, 1920), at p. 14. a lawless decree for a long second vowel, and even he left the i short though it is long in Greek."" May the dossier be completed by a reference to the case in question, beside one to the statute ? I may humbly confess that when I find the word spelt with a & I try to adopt the first pronunciation given in *" O.E.D.' An initial c so clearly demands an approach to French pronunciation that I should then* disregard the learned judge, and vulgarly say " sinimset-ograf . " Q. V. ALLIANCES OF ALLEN FAMILY (12 S. viii.. 132). There is a prerogative marriage licence, dated Oct. 31, 1721, between (the Rev.) Richard Richards, of Killanissy, co. Monaghan, Clke., and Frances Herbert ,. of Killin, co. Cavan, spr. ('ReyneH's MS.').. Richards himself was born in co. Cavan. HENRY B. SWANZY. The Vicarage, Newry, Co. Down. LONDON COFFEE HOUSES, TAVERNS AND INNS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (12 S.. vii. 485, and references there given). The following London coffee-houses, taverns and inns are mentioned in old letters, dating' from 1727 to 1762, written by Clement Benjamin Chevallier, who came from Jersey in 1727 to reside at Aspall Hall, Suffolk. The original spelling of names and addresses is retained. COFFEE HOUSES. Spring-gardens coffee house, near Chering-cross.- 1730. Seagoes Coffee-house, Holborti. 1739 etc. Garra way's Coffee-House. 1740. Batson's Coffee-house, Opposite the Royall Ex- change. 1741. London-stone Coffee-house in Cannon Street. 1742. INNS AND TAVERNS. Sarasens Head, Snow-hill. 1731 etc. Y c White hart, AbchureMane. 1738, etc. Y e cross keys. Gray-church street. 1739. the Harticlioke in Newgate-street. 1739. the Dice & key near Belings-gate. 1741'. Y e Cock BoUlte ale-house (Abchurch Lane)i 1743 etc. Y e Lock & Key Alehouse in Smith-field. 1744. White Horse-Inn in Fleet street. 1745. Naked Boy, Fenn Church Ftreet. 1752._ Cock & Hoop yard, Houndsditch. 1755. Golden Bottle in Fleet-street. 1757. Miter Tavern, Fleet-street. 1759. Rose & Crown, Mile End. 1761. The following refer apparently to ware- houses or magazines for merchandise :T- Sign of y c Doblet in Thames-street. 1746; Sign of Pontac in -Abchurch-lane. 1748. Sign of the Guittar in New Bond Street. 17581 F. E. M. CHEVALLIER-
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