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 9* 8. XL JAN. 24, 1903.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Old water-pipes of wood have been dug up at different times in Hull, where, I think, some are preserved in the museum.

W. C. B.

There is in daily use in my office as an umbrella stand a portion (two feet long) of an elm water-pipe I saw dug up exactly opposite Messrs. W. H. Smith & Son's premises in the Strand, W.C., thirteen years ago. The bark is still upon the butt, which is oval, measuring 11 J in. by 13 in. in diameter. The bore is a trifle ( in.) less than 6 in. Upon the upper section I have incised : " Part of an old water-pipe dug up in the Strand, London, 1889." HAERY HEMS.

Fair Park, Exeter.

GLENCAIRN PEERAGE (9 th S. x. 509). Upon the death of John, fifteenth earl, in 1796, without issue, the estate of Finlaystoun de- volved on Robert Graham, of Gartmore. The title of Glencairn was claimed by Sir Adam Fergusson, of Kilkerran, Bart., as heir of line, by Sir Walter Montgomery Cunning- ham as heir male, and by Lady Harriet Don, the sister of the last earl. On 14 July, 1797, in^the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor said that although Fergusson had clearly proved his being heir-general of the Earls of Glencairn from the first creation, he had not established his right to the title. He also dismissed the claims of Sir W. Montgomery Cunningham and Lady Harriet as based upon insufficient evidence or none. It was therefore resolved and adjudged that the claimant, Sir Adam Fergusson, has shown himself to be heir-general of Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, who died 1670, but hath not made out the right of such heir-general to the dignity of Earl of Glencairn.

A. R. BAYLEY.

In the G. E. C. * Complete Peerage of Eng- land, Scotland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom ' will be found the most (if not the only) complete account of this dormant peerage, with notes anent the various (fear, be too long for the pages of 'N. & Q.,' I but should MIRANDA have any special reason I for seeking information respecting the I family (previous to 1797), I should be happy I to copy out and forward the quotation on the j receipt of a private letter.
 * claimants to the title. The extract would, I

HERBERT B. CLAYTON.

39, Renfrew Road, Lower Kennington Lane.

In 1797 the title was claimed by Sir Adam jFergusson, of Kilkerran, as heir of line, land the claim was opposed by Sir Walter Montgomery Cunningham, who claimed to

be heir male, and by Lady Harriet Don, the sister of the fifteenth earl. Hewlett's ' Notes on Dignities of the Peerage of Scotland' (London, Wildy, 1882) says : " Although the titles have been dormant since 1796, they certainly are not extinct."

R. BARCLAY-ALLARDICE. Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

TENNYSON'S 'LORD OF BURLEIGH' (9 th S. xi. 4). In addition to the excellent list of references allow me to say that there is another version of this story, which was printed in Chambers' 's Journal for 26 October, 1833, under the title of 'The Stranger.' It has the following foot-note: "This story is an amplification, by Mr. H. G. Bell, of an anecdote told by Mr. Hazlitt, and which is said to have had a foundation in real life." The editor has a warning note within brackets at the end, for any maidens who may think of doing likewise, in respect of encouraging the addresses of men about whom they are ignorant. Mr. Arthur O. Cooke examined the parish records for his article 'The Cottage Countess' in Chambers s (1902), and availed himself of the best local traditions. He is also a native of this district, and con- nected with the descendants of some of the actors in this drama. I heard him say that a paper printed in the Cornhill erred from the truth, but I cannot give the reference. ROBERT COCHRANE.

Edinburgh.

I was told by a brother of Miss Meteyard's (the " Silverpen " of Douglas Jerrold) that her father was a doctor, and lived and practised at Wem, in Shropshire.

ROBERT P. MORLEY.

" LA TRISTE HERITIERE" : LADY ROCHESTER (9 th S. x. 509). Mine may not be the portrait inquired about by Z, but I understand it to be the one from which the engraving by Edward Scriven, in Grammont's 'Memoirs' (vol. ii. p. 302), is taken, although Sir P. Lely's name appears as the painter in Grammont, whereas my portrait is said to be by Mary Beale. I bought mine in London about 1888. HAROLD MALET, Colonel.

HERIOT (9 th S. x. 228, 333, 433, 497). As it is never judicious for an amateur to dispute a technical question with an expert, I as a layman will not attempt to discuss the legal aspect of a heriot with a lawyer. But I should like, in answer to MR. LEE'S reply, to be allowed to state that the heriot paid by me became due simply because of the death of one of the lives on which the property was held, and did not procure for the lessee the