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Valvata piscinalis. River Wensum. V. eristala. Ditches at Heighain.

Limaxflavus, carinatus, and agrestis. Passim. Vitrina pollucida. Bramerton Heath.

Testacellus haliotideus. Mackie's Nursery Grounds, near Norwich.

Helix pomatia, or Roman edible Snail. Ew- ing's Nursery, Eaton. I believe introduced. (Is there sufficient evidence of its having been im- ported by the Romans, and to this day found only in the vicinity of Roman camps, &c. ?)

H. aspersa. Passim. A whitish yellow variety of this, in all stages of growth, is found near Nor- wich in particular spots.

H. nemoralis, hortensis, and hybrida. Catton.

H. arbustorum, depilata, and pulchella. Ditto.

H. ericetorum. Household Heath, passim.

H. cantiana, concinna, and caperata. Hedges, Unthank's Road.

H. virgata. Heacham, near Lynn.

H. rufescens, granulata, and hispida. Thorpe.

H. or Carocolla lapicida. Ditto.

Zonites cellarius, nitidulus, hicidus. Ditto.

Z. attiarius, rotundatus, and radiatulus. Heigh - am.

Zonites Helmii, (Query ?).

Bulimus obscurus. Thorpe.

Zua lubrica. Heigham.

Azeca tridens. Whitlingham.

Achatina acicula. Eaton.

Pupa Juniperi. Ditto.

P. marginata and umbilicata. Thorpe.

Baleea perversa. Ditto.

Clausilia bidens and nigricans. Thorpe and Whitlingham.

Succinea putris and Pfeifferi. Thorpe.

Carychium minimum. Heigham.

Limnccus pereger, auricularis, stagnalis, and pa- lustris. Passim.

L. truncatulus. Costessey.

Amphipeplea glutinosa. Cringleford.

A.ncylu$ fluviatilis. Trowse Eye.

Velletia lacustris. Ditto.

Physa fontinalis. Thorpe.

Planorbis corncus, marginalia, carinatus, vortex, spirorbis. Whitlingham.

P. contortus, albus, nitidus. Ileigham.

Segmentina lineata. Whitlingham.

Cyclostoma elegans. Plentiful. Moss at roots of trees. Whitlingham.

Cyclas cornea. Heigham.

Pisidium amnicum, obtusale, Henslowianum (?). Ditto.

P. pusillum. Newton St. Faiths. _ Anodon cygneus, and probably some of its va- rieties. River Wensum.

Unio pictorum, U. tumid 'tis. Ditto.

E. S. TAYLOR.

COTUEKIDGE CHURCH, WORCESTERSHIRE.

"A correspondent informs me that it (the church) was originally built by Borlace de Fitz, to commemorate the birth of his sou, and partly as an expiation of the crimes of his youth. ... It "was here (see notes to Sharon Turner's History') that Lord Audley and the fair Anne of Cotheridge were united after their flight from Evesham in 1407." The Rambler in Worcestershire, or Stray Notes on Churches and Congregations, by John Noake ; pp. 185, 186., art. " Cotheridge Church."

Permit me to correct the above passage upon the best authority.

The explanation involves a confession; but as it is undesirable that the " N. & Q." of 1956 should be troubled with endless disputes as to Mr. Noake's authorities for these facts, I now make the following confession of guilt, and " malice aforethought."

The Rambler originally appeared in the Wor- cestershire Chronicle. At the time of publication a friend was in the habit of sending me the paper occasionally, and as a lady a relative of mine who was a native of that county was speaking of the church, which was announced as the sub- ject of an early visit from " The Rambler," I paid particular attention to the lady's descriptions (having only her account to go upon and knowing nothing of the place), and upon them I based a letter, dated Cotheridge, containing an eloquent description .of the, locality, of which I detected traces in the chapter afterwards, as well as the facts anent "Borlace de^Fitz," "Lord Audley and the fair Anne of Cotheridge," detailed in the quotation above. Of course I have long since re- pented of the hoax I then perpetrated on the learned author of The Rambler, and trust that after this confession he will pardon the joke, and omit the passage in all future editions of his work, while my shocking example may deter others from the perpetration of similar follies in the hot- blood of their youthful days. R. S, WATTS.

THE FAIRCHILD LECTURE.

The above lecture was delivered on Whit Tues- day last by the Bishop of Oxford. Inquiry was made respecting the founder and the previous lec- turers, and the inquirer was directed to inquire of " N. & Q. ;" but at the door, after the lecture, pamphlets were distributed, wherein it was stated that

" The worthy Founder . . . was a native of the Parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate, and carried on the business of a gardener at Hoxton, in the grounds lately known as ' Selby's Gardens ; ' extending from the west end of Ivy Lane to the New North lload, but the gardens arc now covered with houses. His name appears in the Hoxton rate books, and as far back as 1703; but little is known of his private life. He was a benefactor to the boys' school in Kingsland Road."

Then follow an abstract of his will ; an extract