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 9th S. IV. Nov. 11/99.] 399 NOTES AND QUERIES. Lives of the Saints,' one saint for every day in the year. The Unmistakeable. Guide-Books — May I venture to invoke the suggestions of your readers as to the best guide - books, akin to Murray's, to Northern Asia. Africa, America, East and West Indies, Australia, Persia, and Siam ? Replies to be sent by postcard only. Heney James St. Benno Cunliffe, M.A.Oxon. 30, Eaton Gardens, Hove. Double-name Signatures for Peers.—It seems to have been formerly—and up to a comparatively recent date—the custom for peers to use as a signature not merely their title, but a prenomen. The Duke of New- castle, who was Prime Minister under George II., signed himself, for instance, " Holies Newcastle " ; while to certain pro- tests of the Lords in the early part of this century are to be found the signatures of "Vassall Holland" and "Wentworth Fitz- william." This, of course, is different, both in form and idea, from the signature in the case of a double title, such as Egerton of Tatton, Willoughby de Eresby, Vaux of Har- rowden, and of two titles conjointly held, as Richmond and Gordon, Shrewsbury and Talbot, and Suffolk and Berkshire. But was the practice of associating two names, as in the instances first given, a common one ; and when did it cease ? Politician. Compensation to Bryan, Lord Fairfax. —In 1808 the House of Commons voted 20,000^. to Bryan, Lord Fairfax, in compensa tion for his losses in Virginia. I should be obliged for any further information respect- ing this award. Of what did the losses con- sist? H. S. Armorial.—I have iust bought a book, published in 1809, which has on its covers a boar (sanglier) passant, with three annulets on its flank, within a garter on which is the motto "Nil admirari ; above is an earl's coronet. Perhaps one of your readers could kindly inform me what is the name of the earl to whom this book formerly belonged. The only peer who has the motto " Nil admirari," according to 'Burke's Peerage' for 1898, is Baron Carew, whose crest is an antelope. Possibly the earldom is extinct. James Watson. John Flaxman's Wife.—Flaxman in 1782 married Anne Den man. Can any one say who was her father, or from what county she came 1 A. Denman. 1, Hare Court, Temple. "BUCKS" AND "GOOD FELLOWS" IN 1778. (9th S. iv. 225, 333.) The remarks of Mr. MacMichael at the latter reference furnish a peg whereon you may perhaps allow me to hang a few notes. The clubs and societies of the eighteenth century deserve a more minute attention than they have, I believe, yet received. My own acquaintance with their history is of the most elementary kind ; but I happen to have come across, while in search after other information, some few particulars about two of them, the Order of Bucks and the Lumber Troop. I have not, I confess, taken the trouble to investigate the genesis of the former fraternity, but I have at hand many advertisements of their early meetings, beginning (not at the beginning, I am aware) with a meeting in 1739 or 1740, whereat suc- cess to AdmiralVernon for his well-advertised victory at Porto Bello was proposed by the Noble Grand and "drank with three Huzzas." The Order was sometimes called the " Antient and Honourable,"sometimes the " Most Antient and Noble," sometimes the " Antient and Most Noble." The Bucks had many lodges in various parts of London. Their president was called the Grand Buck or the Most Noble Grand, and the members ranked as Rangers, Foresters, and Keepers. The fraternity seem to have been also called Bar - Chusses; but this secondary appellation is seldom used in the advertisements of meetings. The members had to appear personally at certain times to do homage and to pay quitrents. The thirty-one advertisements of meetings of this order which I possess date from 1739 or 1740 to 1788. I believe, however, that the order lasted well into the present century, and (I give my impression with all reserve) I have a very strong belief that the late Mr. Henry G. Bonn told me that he himself had belonged to the order in his younger days. The Bucks had the good taste to employ competent artists in designing the accessories of their entertainments. Of these I am fortunate in the possession of two invita- tions to dinner, the earlier and finer of which, engraved by J. Fielding, bears the MS. date of 1750. It emanates from the Babylonian, which seems to have been the principal lodge. The ornamentation is in good, sound, florid rocaille. The second is dated 1778, is printed in brown, and evinces the decadence of that style of art. It was issued by the Euphrates Lodge, which met at the "Crown and Rolls" Tavern. Each