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known as " The Lion and the Case of Knives." The Archbishop of Canterbury can have no Also there is a print of Bentley, 'The Pro- jurisdiction in the diocese of London. As to prietor of Dirty Dick's House.' There used giving the blessing with the cross in hand, to be published by the Bishopsgate public- this is just what should not be done, as house lines by Charles Dickens which, it is J. T. F., I think, points out. The blessing said in the document, begin " Dirty Dick's is given with the right hand, the pastoral House in Bishopsgate Street," and reference staff held in the left, the cross (in case of an is made to one of the early volumes of archbishop) held in front of, and the figure C/tambers's Journal ; but, unfortunately for the house in question, there is a very material and important alteration which has been made in the original lines to suit the so-called house. On referring article it will be found that Dickens wrote

" Dirty Dick's House in Leadenhall Street," cross, the archbishop's cross, are all cruci- and not Bishopsgate Street, as the proprietors fixes. In Mass, above the altar, a crucifix

thereon facing, his grace.

The only Western bishop who does not use the pastoral staff is the Bishop of Rome. One thing should be noted. In Roman to the liturgical language a "cross" always equals a crucifix. The altar cross, the processional

Bentley, alias Dirty Dick.

would lead one to suppose. Theirs is not the (or painted, or sculptured, representation of original house owned and occupied by Richard the Crucifixion) is a sine qua non. When the

holy name of Jesus is mentioned in the Mass (except in the gospel) the priest in-

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ANDREW OLIVER.

THE BISHOP OF LONDON'S FUNERAL (9* S. vii. 89,. 154 231).-The following, letter ap- peared in the Church Times of 15 March :-

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Note that in Lent, except on Sundays, vespers are (in church) sung or said before twelve o'clock. GEORGE ANGUS.

St. Andrews, N.B.

SIR,-!S his Grace of York aware that, by his in honour of the Passion, those passing the disregard of ecclesiastical etiquette during the high altar genuflect before the altar cross, functions at Lichfield on Saturday last, he sub- m u- u i^ n i ^ *""***

jected himself to a penalty of a somewhat costly, ch > however, except on Good Friday, is sort? Appearing in the cathedral of that city, hidden by a purple veil, placed thereon situate in the province of Canterbury, he had a before the first vespers of Passion Sunday, cross borne before him as an archbishop, both in the processions before and after Evensong, and in going to and from the pulpit to preach. Now in the year 1354, after many years of bitter controversy it was agreed between the two primates, that while

he of Canterbury might have his cross borne through- I Would MELVILLE kindly tell me whether pu^ the kingdom, he of York could only carry his | the Trinity Hall, Aldersgate," which he

mentions in his reply at the last reference above, refers to Aldersgate in London? I never heard of a "Trinity Hall" there. But perhaps MELVILLE is referring to some other town or city. If my knowledge regarding old London is so far defective, I should be glad to be put right. R. CLARK.

BLUE BEARD (9 th S. vii. 224). One of the fullest and best works that have been written on the life of Gilles de Rais, called Blue Beard, is by L'Abbe Eugene Bossard. As this authority passed without mention in the above note, the full title may be acceptable : "Gilles de Rais,

in the southern province on condition that, within two months of doing so, he sent to the shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury, by the hands of his chancellor, or a doctor of laws, or of a knight, a gold statuette of an archbishop with a cross, of the value of 40Z. This penalty was exacted of Arch- bishop Booth in 1452. One wonders where Arch- bishop Maclagan's statuette will be placed, in the absence of the said shrine.

Seriously, however, is it not a pity that the correct usage in the matter was either forgotten or ignored? One does not see our bishops using their croziers when they happen to preach in other dioceses; why should our metropolitans be less careful of ecclesiastical precedent ?

GEO. S. TYACK.

Penkridge, March 11.

It would be interesting to have a reference to the original authority for this statement about the statuette. By whom would the penalty be imposed ? B. P. SCATTERGOOD.

/'Would not," asks IBAGUE, "the Arch- bishop of Canterbury be right in using his crosier [ = pastoral staff] in the diocese of London whilst the see was vacant?" Cer- tainly not. I should say a bishop uses his crosier (staff, crook) in his own diocese only.

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JOAN OF ARC (9 th S. vii. 268). Joan's remark about the English is mentioned in one of the first five volumes of ' N. & Q.,' but I have not them at hand to refer to. I think the article is entitled * English Swearing.' When at Hyeres some years ago I heard a