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Kelly's 'Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes' (edition 1881) also writes the title " marquis," and gives two styles. It states that the superscription of a letter should be ** To the Most Honourable the

Marquis of ," but that " the formal style

of a marquis is ' Most Noble and Potent Prince.'" According to the catalogue of deeds for sale by Mr. James Coleman, of Totten- ham, the confusion becomes greater still. A Lambeth lease, dated 1821, speaks of the "Most Noble Henry, Marquis of Lans- down " ; another, dated 1718, of the " Most Noble William. Duke of Devonshire " ; and still another, dated 1690, relating to land in St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, of the " Right Honourable George, Marquis of Halifax." It may, therefore, be of interest to the readers of ' N. & Q.' to know the correct and present-day designation, and it is well to put this on record for future reference. Sir Albert Woods, Garter King-at-Arms, than whom there can be no higher authority, writing to me under date of 21 September, says :

"The correct and official designation of a mar- quess is the 'Most Honourable.' The fact of a marquess being a Knight of the Garter does not affect his status or prefix. Debrett is wrong if he describes a marquess as the ' Most Noble. 3 "

RONALD DIXON. 46, Marlboro ugh Avenue, Hull.

JOHN TOWNELEY. I have found in Chis- wick Churchyard a substantial brick tomb, inscribed "Towneley vault, 1780," bearing the following epitaph :

"Here lies the body of John Towneley esquire, third son of Charles and Ursula Towneley, of Towneley, in the County Palatine of Lancashire, who departed this life on the 7th of April 1782, in the 86th year of his age. K. 1. P."

The only other inscription is one to his brother George, who died in 1786. The tomb of the translator of * Hudibras ' into French seems to have been untouched since the latter date, but is in good preservation. The verger, however, had to brush away lichen before I could decipher the first line. The renovated tomb of Hogarth is close by.

J. G. ALGER.

Holland Park Court.

THE NATIONAL FLAG. The contents of a letter appearing in the Times on the 24th of September, over the signature of J. H. R.-C., dated from Switzerland, caused me to rub my eyes on my return from my holiday last Saturday. The mountain air must have had some curious effect on J. H. R.-C., for he asserts that "the non- official Briton is de- barred, it is understood, from the use of the

Union flag because this is the distinguishing mark of officials of the navy, army, and other services." Such a statement is simply marvel- lous, appearing as it does after all the corre- spondence in 'N. & Q.,' and the distinct authority given by the King that the Union flag is the flag to be flown by all British subjects. The navy, army, and other ser- vices have flags of their own, as is well known to all readers of ' N. & Q.' UNION.

[See 9 th S. v. 414, 440, 457, 478 ; ix. 485 ; x. 31, 94, 118; and Supplement, 30 June, 1900.]

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WE must request correspondents desiring infor- mation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that the answers may be addressed to them direct.

HEIDELBERG GALLERY. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' kindly inform me if the historical gallery formed by the Cpmte de Grainberg at Heidelberg is still in existence, and whether any of the six portraits of Mary Stuart formerly therein have been engraved ? Any information about this collection would be esteemed. J. J. FOSTER.

PUBLICATION BY SUBSCRIPTION. When was the earliest work issued by subscription 1 The fourth edition of 'Paradise Lost, 5 1688, folio, has a long list of subscribers. H. T.

' BATTLE OF PRAGUE.' Who is the composer of this? W. T.

[Franz Katzwara, born at Prague, who, at the close of a clever, dissipated career, hanged himself 2 September, 1791, in Vine Street, St. Martin's-in- the-Fields.]

COBDEN: A REPUTED SAYING. I recollect reading somewhere that, at the time when Cobden was conducting his Free Trade movement, one of his friends said to him :

" What will happen, Cobden, if no other country should adopt Free Trade ? " " Oh ! " said he, " they will all adopt it." " Yes," replied his friend ; " but if they do not ?" "In that case," said Mr. Cobden, "Free Trade would ruin the country in half a century."

I cannot recollect where I saw this. Perhaps you or one of your readers could tell me where to find it again. D. M.

DRYWOOD. I should be glad if any of your readers could give me the meaning of the ancient name of "Dry wood." The name is given to a small Lancashire estate. In very ancient records about the thirteenth cen- tury the name appears as "Dryuodery- dynges" and "Druywoderudig" ; and from analogous cases the names are taken to show