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Regiment, k ' in commemoration of their having defeated the Grenadiers of the French Im- perial Guard upon this memorable occasion " (Waterloo). This, no doubt, is ancient history to military men, but to those who imagine the "British Grenadiers" to be coeval with the British army it may be news to learn when the appellation was conferred, and for what reason. In the life of Lord Seaton (pp. 215-37), just published, it is stated that the critical assault upon Napoleon's Old Guard, which determined the battle for the allies, was Colborne's flank attack with the 52nd but that is another matter. In the official 'Army List' for 1813 the brigade appears as 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, and 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards.

PHILIP NORTH.

THE SCHOOL-BOARD SYSTEM. The follow- ing paragraph, which appeared in the Man- chester Guardian of 29 September, may need supplementing, in order to make it a complete record :

"At the final meeting of the Derby School Board, prior to its extinction under the new Act, which took place yesterday, it was stated that the chair- man (Sir Thomas Roe, M.P.) and vice-chairman (the Rev. Monsignor M'Kenna) had been members ever since its formation thirty-three years ago. During the same period there had only been one clerk (Mr. William Cooper). It is claimed that no other School Board which has been in existence for so long a period can boast of such a record. Since 1877 there has only been one contested election, that of 1892."

POLITICIAN.

Qnttiti.

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.

MADAME DE CHARRIRE'S 'LE NOBLE.' The first literary production of the celebrated Madame de Charriere (nee Van Tuyll) con- sisted of a short story entitled 'Le Noble.' The work is a satire levelled against the aristocracy of the day, and was published anonymously before her marriage. A first edition appeared in Amsterdam in 1763 ; a second was issued in London in 1770. Even- tually, in the year 1787, 4 Le Noble' was included in a selection of tales by various authors which was published in six volumes under the title of ' Bibliotheque Choisie de Contes, de Face'ties et de Bons Mots ' (Paris, 1786, and following years). It appears im- possible to trace either the Dutch or Eng-

lish edition. They are not to be found in the libraries of Holland, the Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, or the British Museum. Can any one give any information as to where they are to be found ? I am engaged in writing on the life and works of Madame de Charriere. PHILIPPE GODET,

Professeur a la Faculte de Lettres de Neuchatel (Suisse).

MEDICAL BARRISTERS. Samuel Warren, Watkin Williams, Q.C., Ed ward Pollock, Q.C., were each qualified to practise medi- cine. Are there any other notable names of deceased lawyers who were also medical men? STANLEY B. ATKINSON.

Inner Temple.

BIRD AS CREST. Can a flying bird, having, apparently, nothing to rest upon, be a genuine crest? FRED. G. ACKERLEY.

Libau, Russia.

LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE WILLS. Where can I consult these from the fourteenth cen- tury to the first half of the seventeenth ; and how shall 1 set about it 1

FRED. G. ACKERLEY.

Libau, Russia.

'THE PRACTICE OF PIETY.' Robert Knox, in his ' Historical Relation of the Island [of] Ceylon,' says, in describing his and his father's captivity : " We had with us a 'Practice of Piety,' and Mr. Rogers seven treatises, called the 'Practice of Christianity.' " The latter is the often - printed book by Richard Rogers ; but what is the former 1 It cannot be the book entitled 'Of the Daily Practice of Piety,' &c., published in 1660, for the Knoxes sailed for the East in January, 1658. DONALD FERGUSON.

MUNDY. Can any reader give me par- ticulars of a goldsmith of the name of Mundy, who was, I believe, Lord Mayor of London in the seventeenth century? Had he any connexion with Anthony Munday, the drama- tist? R. L. B.

New York.

NOME CITY. Information regarding the foundation of Nome City, on the Alaskan coast, a few years back, and about life in general in that place, or indication of where such information may be obtained, will be much valued by M. P. TH.

CROWNS IN TOWER OR SPIRE OF CHURCH. A church near Champery (Devon) has^ a crown in the tower or spire. St. Giles's, Edinburgh, has the same, and I am told there are two others in Europe. Can any one tell me the reason for the crown in a