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 276 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 S. IX. OCT. 1, 1921. woodwork was done by a Derbyshire man named Samuel Watson, " but there is not a shred of evidence to connect him with Gibbons." The carving in the Great Hall was done by "Watson and two others, but " never in his lifetime, or for years after, was the name of Gibbons mentioned in connection with this work." Mr. Tipping disproves all Walpole's statements. Thougn much of the carving approaches closely to the work of Gibbons, it was probably done "by a clever carver thoroughly imbued with the Gibbons spirit." Much material is given in the chapter quoted, which your correspondent may read for himself, but the conclusion he will probably arrive at is that " Chatsworth is the most striking example of the powerful and all -pervading influence of Grinling Gibbons over the fellow-craftsmen of his age." ARCHIBALD SPARKE. 231). 'The Cistercian Saints of England,' continued under the title of ' Lives of the English Saints ' by the Rev. J. H. Newman and others, comprising upwards of 30 bio- graphies of the most eminent ecclesiastics and pious women of the early English Church, was issued in 14 parts (1844-5), as follows : 1. St. Stephen, 2. St. Richard, &c. 3. 12. St. Augustine. 4. Hermit Saints. 5. St. Wulstan, &c. 6. St. Paulinus. 7. St. Gilbert. 8. St. Wilfrid. 9. 11. St. Germain. 10. St. Stephen Langton. 13. St. Aelred, &c. 14. St. Edmund, &c. ARCHIBALD SPABKE. SCHOOL MAGAZINES (12 S. viii. 325 ; ix. 54, 96, 175, 217 ? 238). The Bol- tonian, the magazine of the Bolton Grammar School, was first issued in 1889, and has been published each term since that date ; and Supera, the magazine of the Bolton Municipal Secondary School, commenced in 1910, is also issued termi- nally. ARCHIBALD SPARKE. Upon searching for my copies I observe The Leamingtonian commenced in Feb., 1881 , as an octavo monthly, promising seven issues per year, at one shilling each. The total number printed must have been small, for there were then only about 130 boys at . the college, a surprisingly small number, ! seeing the brilliar.t scholar at its head, afterwards Principal at Tonbridge and Harrow. The Editor says in the first number : Warned by the fate of a former Leamington I College Magazine [Red Tassel] which began with
 * LIVES OF THE ENGLISH SAINTS ' (12 S. ix.
 * bright hopes and ended in disaster, we shall be

careful not to soar too high at first. W. JAGGARD, Capt. ROYAL EAST INDIA VOLUNTEERS (12 S. ! ix. 191, 236). In ' Loyal Volunteers of I London & Environs ' in 87 Plates by J T. Rowlandson, sometimes called * Rowland-- I son's Loyal Volunteers,' published by R. Ackermann, date of Preface 1799, Plate ' East India Compy Volunteer ' ' An Officer, Saluting.' The uniform is, whole black gaiters, white breeches and waistcoat, crimson waist sash, scarlet cut-away coat with dark blue facings gold-edged, white shoulder belt for sword, on which is an oval brass plate j lets, brass gorget, black bearskin hat with white feather plume and diagonal band ending with a gold tassel, and over the forehead an ornamented brass plate. The sword is slightly curved and has a crimson and gold knot. There is no description of the dress in the letterpress facing the plate, though many of the plates have such descriptions attached. Consequently nothing can be said about the cyphers on the buttons, breast-plate, &c. The bear- skin is smaller than that worn by the Guards to-day. In its decoration it is somewhat like that of the Grenadiers a pied in the French Garde Imperiale, First Empire. The letterpress is headed ' Three Regi- ments of Royal East-India Volunteers.' The names of all the officers are given. I copy the Colonels and Lieut enant- Colonels : First Regiment. Colonel. David Scott, Esq. Lieutenant Colonels, Sir Lionel Darell, Bart., and Charles Mills, Esfl. Second Regiment. Colonel, Hugh Inglis, Esq. Lieutenant Colonels, Wm. Bensley and A. Robarts, Esqrs. Third Regiment. Colonel, John Roberts, Esq. Lieutenant Colonels, Sir J. Smith Burges, Bart., and T. Parry, Esq. Although each of the first two regiments
 * xxrv., dated July 10, 1798, is entitled
 * (technically termed breast-plate), gold epau-