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name of Williams chartered a vessel from Ham- burg, in which he trusted to find his way to Har- wich with the deceased lady. He was driven by stress of weather into the Colne, and the Custom House, which fancied it had got a haul, was sur- prised to find in the chest nothing but the dead body of a young and still beautiful woman. Mr. Williams, who now turned out to be Lord Dalmeny, the eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery, stated that he was on his way to bury the deceased at Thorpe ; the body, meanwhile, being deposited at the Hythe. When the badly used husband heard of it he (the Rev. Alexander Gough) determined, in revenge, to run the poor young lord through the body. How- ever, he thought better of it, and the two husbands, hand in hand, followed the poor woman to the grave, in a coffin richly adorned with silver."

What evidence is now available confirming this statement ?

EVERARD HOME COLEMAN. 71, Brecknock Road.

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.

" HULLABALOO." According to Jamieson, this word occurs in Smollett's ' Sir Lancelot Greaves ' (1761), spelt haloo-baloo. Will some friend of the 'Dictionary' kindly find and send me the quotation 1 Our next use is by Southey in 1800, as quoted in his 'Life 'by C. C. Southey, ii. 81 : " One day there was a hallabaloo (I never saw that word in a dic- tionary, so pardon the spelling if it be wrong) in the stables." It is a pity that the writer did not tell us where he had seen or heard it. It is recorded, however, in many local forms by Jamieson and by Brockett, so that both Smollett and Southey may have heard it in colloquial use around! them. Apparently it began to be considered good enough for literature of a popular sort oetween 1820 and 1830. It is one of the numerous words of which the use has been justified by saying that they are quite as dignified as the thing they stand for. J. A. H. MURRAY.

Oxford.

" HEAN." Halliwell has this word in the sense of "the hilt of any weapon," giving Howell as his authority. I have searched Howell's ' Diet.' (1660) in vain for the word. Can any one give me an exact reference? In Cheshire the word " eene " is used for "the long part of a spade handle"; see Holland's 'Gloss.' (1886). Further information about the word will be thankfully received.

A. L. MAYHEW.

Oxford.

'HuE AND CRY, AND POLICE GAZETTE.' When and where was this police circular originated 1 Does it still exist under the same name ? ROBT. J. WHITWELL.

70, Banbury Road, Oxford.

LEWIS MIDDLEMORE. This person was a Franciscan in the last century. According to Father Thaddeus, in his recently published book ' The Franciscans in England,' he was approved for preaching in 1728, and became vicar of Douai in 1734. After filling various offices he was reappointed confessor at Bruges, in 1746. I should oe glad to learn his parent- age and also the date and place of his death. W. P. W. PHILLIMORE. ^

124, Chancery Lane.

"THE FOUR SQUARE HUMORS." On a

diamond pane in an old Shropshire house is scratched a legend which concludes thus : " Whom God long preserved in the premisses and from the four square humors" The " four- humors " one can, more or less, understand ; but why " square " ? The date is 1690.

ARTHUR GAYE.

SIR WILLIAM GARTER, KNT. I should be very grateful for any information concerning Sir William Garter, Knt., of London, and Bernard Garter, his second son, who lived during the sixteenth century. The date and place of birth and death, and name of wife in each case, are particularly desired. The family is mentioned in Metcalfe's 'Visitations of North- arits.' The family arms were, I believe, Or, on a cross quarter pierced azure four cheval traps of the field. C. R. WRIGHT.

Public Library, Barrow-in-Furness.

"LES QUATRE MENDIANTS." This term is used by the French for a dish of almonds, raisins, nuts, and figs. Is there any reason assigned to this ? The four orders of begging friars are also known by this title.

H. FISHWICK.

[" Cette denomination, qui tient certainement aux quatre ordres mendiants, sans qu'on sache exacte- ment pourquoi, est plus ancienne quo le P. Andre", qui en donnait une explication allegorique en prechant devant Louis XIII." Littre.]

' MORE HINTS ON ETIQUETTE.' In ' The Early Writings of William Makepeace Thackeray,' by Charles Plumptre Johnson (1888), I find on p. 44 the following extract from Thackeray's note-book, under the date 4 January, 1838: "Wrote a little Etiquette and read ' Life of George IV.' " Mr. Johnson frankly confesses his inability to explain this entry. I venture to offer a solution of the problem, praying for correction if I am in error. In the thirties Messrs. Longmans had