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 u- s. vi. AUG. 11, i9oo.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 107 " 1794." On the reverse is the following : "Acquitted | by his | jury | Counsel | Hon. T. Erskine | Gibbs Esq." Perhaps some correspondent of ' N. <fc Q.' can throw a gleam of light upon this little bit of history. It can scarcely refer to Nelson's friend and lieutenant, and trials for high treason are scarce. The record of the names of the Counsel Erskine and Gibbs point to a very probable source of elucidation. Any informa- tion will be acceptable to TENEBR.*. AGE OF ENTRY AT INNS OF COURT.—In the 'Dictionary of National Biography,' vol. Ix. —life of Wentworth, Earl of (Stratford, by Prof. S. R. Gardiner—it is stated that Wont- worth, then only fourteen years of age—for he was born in 1593—was admitted a student of the Inner Temple. Was this an excep- tional case, or was it usual, at that time, to enter boys at the Inns of Court ? FRANCESCA. GEORGE WEBB, BISHOP OF LIMERICK.—In- formation is desired as to whether there are any descendants of a George Webb, at one time Bishop of Limerick, at present alive, and if so, where. This man was a native of Bromham, in Wiltshire. He was a rector of Bath, and then Bishop of Limerick. He lived, I believe, about the reigns of James I. or Charles I. Also, are thero any books where I can see an account respecting his descendants] ARTHUR WEBB. LINES ON SWIFT.—The subjoined lines on the " witty dean " were affixed on the night of his installation in 1713 to the doors of the cathedral of St. Patrick :— This place ho got by wit and rhyme And other ways most odd ; And might a bishop be—in time, Did he believe in God. Look down, St. 1'atrick, look, we pray, On this thy church and steeple; Convert thy dean on this great day Or else God help the people. So far I have never been able to find out who was the author of this squib. It bears the impress of no 'prentice hand, albeit lampooning in that age, being a pastime in which every one might fittingly indulge, it might have been written by " the man in the street." M. L. It. BRESLAR. HISTORY OF WAR DISPATCHES.—I shall feel obliged if any of your correspondents will give me information as to the origin of dispatches to the Secretary-of-State for War—e.ij., from the Commander-in-Ctiief in the field—being confidential, and where I can obtain the origin and history of dispatches to the Secretarv-of-State for War from tho Commander-in-Chief in the field being con- fidential. CYCLOPS. FRENCH CATHEDRALS. — Are there any works on the chief French cathedrals answering to the delightful " Bell's Cathe- dral Series," illustrated, and at or about the same reasonable price (Is. (id.) t If there are such books, I am afraid that, being French, one must expect them to be in paper covers. Strange that in this matter the French should be so far behind ourselves. A book in a cloth back, unless it is very much used, will often last for years. JONATHAN BOUCHIER. [We believe no such editions exist.] DOUBLE CHRISTIAN NAME. — In recently looking through the registers of the parish of Little Horkesley, Essex, I met with the following entry :— "1649. Cassandra—Elizabeth, the daughter of John Carse, Esq., D:D:, and Susanna his wife, borne the 'JSth of Octob' between ten and eleven of the clock at night, 1649, and was baptized the 30th of the same Octob', 1649, the Godfather being James Lock, Esq., the Godmothers M" Jaine Josceliue and M™ Elizabeth Joscoline, 1649." Is not this rather an early instance of a double Christian name ? Who was Dr. John Carse, and who was his wife Susanna t Were they in any way connected with the family of Welby, of Gedney, co. Lincoln ? JOHN H. JOSSELYN. Ipswich. AUTHOR WANTED.—I should be greatly obliged if any one can tell me the name of the author of " The Christ of the Psalms, or the Key to the Prophecies of David concern- ing the Advent of Messiah. By Christianus Published by Bickers & Son, London, 1872 2 vols. 8vo." The present representatives of Bickers & Son know nothing of tho book. F. G. ELLIS. Cockington, Torquay. 'THOUGHTS ON GOD AND NATURE.'—In Wesley's Journal, 12 November, 1767, this is described as "a treasure of ancient learning ; a masterpiece in its kind, a thunderbolt to Bolingbroke, and all hid admirers." What is this work, and who is the author 1 F. M. J. " HEART OF GRACE."—Scott seems to have been fond of this phrase. He uses it six times at least, viz., in ' Waverley,' chap, xlvii.; ' Hob Hoy,' chap. ix.; ' Peveril of the Peak,1 chap. xxvi.; ' Queutm Durward,' chap. vi. : ' Redgauntlet,' chap, (not letter) vii., and