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 12 s. ix. DEC. IT, 1921.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 491 8. T. B. Burgess (landscape). 9. Lewis Buckridge (landscape). 10. H. B. Carter (landscape). 11. J. N. Carter (landscape). 12. W. Cook (seascape). 13. A. Claxton (figures). 14. Peter Deakin (landscape). 15. J. Drummond (figures). 16. Edwin Dolby (street in Amiens). 17. A. Stanley (landscape). Can anyone throw light on the artist of a vigorous figure subject, ' Teasing the Drunken Laird,' by " J. C. D." ? T. CANN HUGHES, F.S.A. Lancaster. MOLESWORTH. George Molesworth was admitted to Westminster School in 1739, aged 8 ; H. Molesworth was admitted in September, 1806; and James Molesworth was elected into College there in 1733. Any information about these Molesworths would be useful. G. F. R. B. GRANTHAM MEAD was admitted to Westminster School in April, 1723, aged six. I should be glad to obtain any particu- lars of his parentage and career. G. F. R. B. EDWARD LAMPLUGH, son of Thomas Lamplugh of Kensington, was at West- minster School in 1709. I should be glad to obtain any information about him. Was he related to Thomas Lamplugh, Arch- bishop of York, who died in 1691 ? G. F. R. B. 'THE FRAUDS or THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY, being a Complete History of the Frauds, Extortions, and Villainies practised under the Sanction of the Whore of Babylon.' London, W. Benbow, 4to, n.d. I have No. 1 of this periodical. From the address to the public it seems that it ap- peared after the publication of Cobbett's ' History of the Protestant Reformation ' (1824-7), and one of its objects was to attack the esteemed author of that work, and another to protest against Catholic emancipation (so it must be before 1829). Is it scarce, and were any other numbers issued ? W. J. CHAMBERS. 4."). .Marine Parade, Lowestoft. ANCIENT BRITISH DYE. Bede, in his ancient Britons made use of a most marvellous red dye from cockles. The red colour not only withstood sunlight but increased in brilliancy when exposed to it. Can any reader give information con- cerning the preparation of this dye ? G. W. R. BRITISH CATHOLIC COLLEGE, LISBON. Has any detailed record yet appeared of the history and memorials of this institution, and of the illustrious Englishmen and pro- minent Welshmen who were reared there ? A digest of names, especially Welsh, would be esteemed. ANEURIN WILLIAMS. ' A NEWCASTLE APOTHECARY.' I am much I desirous of obtaining information as to the i authorship of ' A Newcastle Apothecary.' I am it appeared in another work. Can any reader give me this information ? I believe it was in existence about fifty or sixty i years ago, but I am unable to state the exact i date. CECIL B. PHILLIPS. 2, Warwick Road, Coulsdon, Surrey. AUTHOR WANTED. I shall be glad to know " A man convinc'd against his will Is of the same opinion still." Apparently they are a travesty of the lines in Butler's ' Hudibras ' : " He that complies against his will Is of his own opinion still." F. B. CAVE. AMERICAN HUMORISTS : CAPTAIN G. H. DERBY. (12S. ix. 353, 394.) CAPT. GEORGE HORATIO DERBY was born in Dedham, Mass., April 3, 1823. He was appointed from Massachusetts to the West Point Military Academy, and upon gradua- tion in 1846 was assigned to the Engineers. He served in the Mexican War, 1846-47, and was severely wounded in the battle of Cerro Gordo, April 17-18, 1847. He re- ceived honourable mention for gallant con- duct in this action. After the Mexican War he was assigned to duty on topographical surveys in Minne- sota, Texas and the Pacific Coast, this assignment being made by Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War. Capt. Derby "died in New York, May 15, 1861, at the early age of 38. Capt. Derby was equally facile with his pencil as with his pen. It is related that
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