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apt to point to Mr. Chamberlain as an illus tration of the u irony of circumstances."

J. A. H. MURRAY. Oxford.

DRINKING - GLASS. In my possession is a plain baluster-stemmed wineglass of the early years of the eighteenth century, oj moderate capacity, such as was used for what James Ho well calls "that marvellous searching wine Canary," and with a turneo oak foot, replacing the original glass one, showing that considerable value had been at- tached to it by a former owner. It was bought in Oxford in 1897. On the bowl is written with a diamond point, "Mrs. Walpole, June 29th, 1716." This is apparently one of the very rare " toasting-glasses " alluded to by Steele in No. 24 ot the Tatler (4 June, 1709), and may perhaps be a relic of the Kit Cat Club. Who was Mrs. Walpole, and did she shine as a reigning toast under club auspices in 1716? A pedigree of the family mignt give the desired information. Answer direct. ALBERT HARTSHORNS.

Charlton, Shepton Mallet.

LITURGICAL LANGUAGE OF THE GREEK CHURCH. What is the liturgical language of the Greek Church ? One would not be sur- prised to learn that it is Greek. If so, is it modern or ancient or late Greek, or what? But surely the Russian peasant is not ex- pected to say his prayers in Greek. What is done for him ? PERTINAX.

HARRISON WEIR'S BOOK ON CATS. Can any one say where this book can be got? There was, i believe, a London edition, wnich is out of print, and it is now published some- where in the country. Any information would oblige. SINO.L.

IRON MINES IN WEST WARWICKSHIRE. In Grant Allen's 'Anglo-Saxon Britain' it is stated, at p. 157, that iron was mined in the neighbourhood of Alcester, co. War- wick. What authority is there for this statement, and are there any remains of iron furnaces in the district 1

BENJ. WALKER.

Langstone, Erdington.

THE LUNEBOURG TABLE. What is known about the Lunebourg table mentioned by Hentzner in the following passage, quoted by iSir Walter Besant in his ' South London ' ?

" Next came the Queen [Elizabeth] in the sixty- tifth year oi her Age, as we were told, very majestic: her face oblong, fair, but wrinkled ; her Jfiyes small, yet black and pleasant ; her Nose a little hooked ; iier Lips narrow, and her Teeth black (a Delect the Englisn seem subject to, from their too great use of

sugar) ; She had in her Ears two Pearls, with very rich Drops. She wore false Hair, and this red ; upon her Head she had a small crown reported to be made of some of the Gold of the celebrated Lunebourg Table."

B. D. MOSELEY. Burslem.

SIR EDWARD CLARKE, of Ardington, Berks knighted 15 May, 1625; Sheriff", Berks, 1626-7; died in 1630. Was not he the Ned Clarke of the State Papers Dorn. 1

W. D. PINK.

Leigh, Lancashire.

JEWS IN NAPOLEON'S ARMY. Did any Jew serving in the Imperial armies, especially in the Moscow campaign, publish a personal narrative of his military experiences 1

P. F. H.

WHITCOMBE OR WHETCOMBE. I should be glad if any of your readers could give me information concerning the above family, who were in Somersetshire in 1399, and after- wards in Shropshire and Essex. Their arms were Paly arg. and sa., three spread eagles or. Crest, a demi-eagle, rising with dis- played wings out of a mural coronet or.

J. J. WITCOMBE.

41, Rivers Street, Bath.

JOHN MOORE, 1644-1647. In May, 1644, this officer of the Parliament's forces was besieging Lathom House. In June, 1647, he was at Dublin. He was one of Sir Simonds D'Ewes's many correspondents. I should be glad to know more about him.

LOBUC.

PALMER'S PORTABLE PENS. In an advertise- ment at the end of the fifth edition of Dr. T. Garnett's ' Treatise on the Mineral Waters of Harrogate,' 1810, " Palmer's Portable Pens" are mentioned among the articles sold at Hargrove's Library. What were they ?

R. B. P.

WARMIENSEM. I have before me a missal n folio. The colophon bears : " Finit VLissale secund' diocesim Warmiensem. Im- Dressum Argentine per Fridericum Bumbach Anno D'ni MCCCCXCVII." Where is this diocese? J. G. WALLACE- JAMES, M.B.

Haddington.

JOHN SHADWELL, FATHER OF THOMAS SHAD WELL, LAUREATE. John Shad well is said to have been Recorder of Gal way and Receiver-General in the time of James II., ind Attorney-General at Tangier under the Earl of Inchiquin (8 th S. iv. 109). Can any reference be given to authorities likely /o contain further information about his ser-