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 9°-s.v1. Novi 1o,19oo.J NOTES AND QUERIES. 367 ' In the presence of our Divine King and Head, the King and Head of the Church, an with the con- currence of my brother Moderator. I declare the Act of Union finally adopted. and that the Free Church of Scotland and the United Presbyterian Church are now one Church under the designation of the United Free Church of Scotland] ” On the signing of the Uniting Act by the two Moderators and the Clerks of _Assembly the House remained standing as interested spectators :- “The Moderators then, facinig each other, gave each other the ri ht hand of ellowshi in these terms-Dr. Ross Igylorz ‘ In the name ol) the Free Church of Scotland 1 offer you honoured brother, as Moderator of the United Ilresbyterian Synod, the right hand of fellowship in token of the happy union now formed between the two Churches! r. Mair responding, said: ‘I have the equally high E' 'i h f h U 'md P b ' nvi ege, in t e name o t e ui res yterian hurch, to offer you, honoured brother and Mode- rator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, the right hand of fellowship in token of the umon now happily consummated by the signing of the Act.’ ' e audience raised a cheer as the Moderators in face of the assemblage cordially shook hands.” The hall in which the meeting was held contained u. number of interesting relics, the loan of which had been obtained from friends. The Scotsman of the 31st of October stated that these included “the original parchment manuscript of the National League and Covenant, subscribed at qlss ' 1638. Co fTh' l' 'Ban ’ gow in _ _ py o_ risses ner, a broa side printed in 640 in connexion with the Covenanting stru les, composed b Thomas Cun- ninghame. Swordzfrom the held of Drumclog ; this sword belonged to Dr. David Livingstone, the Afncan traveller and missionarg Sword which belonged to William Woodbum, ains of Loudon Cov nanter, used by him at Bothwell Bridge and Drumcloi Spears collected by Dr. David Living- stone in lanyuema, Cent-ral Africa. All these had been lent by the GlasgowCorporation. Calpt. John Paton’s sword light and single edged. T e blade is curved baclcwards and has a broad, deep, and long groove near the back on each side. The light basket hilt isxrtm gone. Lent by John Howie, liochgoin per v. r. Yule, Dunlop. Covenanters flag, _or the parish of Fenwick. At the top, on the left,1s anopeti Bible marked ‘The Word of God,’ while on the right is a crown surmounting a thistle. Banner of blue silk, bearing the Scottish thistle crowned, the arms of the City of Edinburgh, and the words ‘ God bless his Highness the Prince of Ora§e,’ &.c., used at the Revolution, 1688-9, lent by iss Wood Edinburgh. Richard Cameron‘s sword (an ‘Andrea Fen-ara’), found in Airdsrnoss after the fight, lent by Rev. Wilson Baird, United Presbyterian Manse, Mauchline. Avendale Covenanters’ flag carried at the battle of Drum- clog, lent by Weavers’ Society of Strsthaven, per Dr. Allan _ att. Flag carried at the battle of Drum- clog bly William Woodburn, lent by J. Clelland, Darve, per Rev. Mr. Bonelhe. Sword taken from one of the dragoons of Claverhouse at the battle of Drumclog, lent by Alex. Morton, Darvel, per Rev. Mr. Bonellie. Blue flag carried by the Iesmahagow contingent at the battle of Dmmcloiand Bothwell Bridgle, lent by Mrs. Napier, Let ame. Banner whic was raised over th_e tent for Gaelic services at Canonmills at t-he Disruption. 1843, used also iduring the General Assembly at Canonmxlls, 1844-9, lent by Free Church College Aberdeen. Sword said to have belon ed to And. Ilaterson, an oflicer who took part wiai the Covenanters at the battle of Bothwell Bridge, lent by MP8._F1B8f0E» late of Durvel, per Rev. Dr. M‘Crie. Christian ndeavour Union banner, modern Covenant1ng_ banner, lent by Rev. John Pollock, Oxford Drive, Glasgow. 'Broadsword which belonged to Capt. Paton, with double-edged blade, bears on each side a globe and double cross, lent by Dr. Watt, Strathaven. ’ ' A. N. Q. T Swiss. WI must resauest correspondents desiring infor- mation on fami y matters of only private interest jto aiiix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that the answers maybe addressed to them direct. “LANTED ALE."-In Ray’s ‘Collection of North-Country Words,’ 1691, 42,   find_ the gloss, “ To Lemf Ale, to put rine into it to make it strong.” Mention of “lanted ” or “double-lanted ale,” “ ale with plenty of lant in it,” is not uncommon in writings of the seventeenth century. But is there any evi- dence to show whether Ray’s interpretation is correct, and, if so, whether the disgusting practice referred to really existed, or_whether lt was one of the tricks of trade Jocularly im uted to the brewers? Of course the ordinary sense of the substantivejant is well enough established ; but perhaps it may have been applied by way of Joke as the name of some ingredient used for the sophistication of ale. From the examples, “ anted ” ale seems to have been credited with an unusual degree of intoxicating quality. _ ~ HENRY BRADLEY. Clarendon Press, Oxford. “ Mons,” A Nms ron Laan.-This word is of common use in Somerset, Devon, and Com- wall. It is sometimes pronounced mord. In Jago’s lossary the ord is explained as “ the fat of tllie pig from which lard is melted out." Qnéepyrglenvation. A. L. Mavusw. X 0 . ' f Sraxxmo 'ras Anvn..-In 1507 there is a record in the Lord Treasurer’s Accounts of how James IV. and “the Franch knycht ” De la Bastie, whose barbarous murder some tyears afterwards by Home of Wedderburn orms one of the most painful of the minor episodes in Scottish history, “straik at the steddve,” and the smith to whom the “steddye," or