LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1887. CONTENTS.-N° 53. NOTES:-Burke's 'Landed Gentry,' 1-Lockhart of Lee, 3- Inns of Chancery-Mrs. Siddons's Descendants, 4-French QUERIES:-Highland Families-John of Cyprus-Calvert- 'The Orders of Friars,' 7- Craftsman'-Richardyne-Arms of De Worde-Voltaire's Editors-Harvard-Louvre Gallery -"Averse to"-Stonor: Shirley, 8-Adventures of a French Boy'-Georgian Palaces-Ancient Burial-place- Sheldon and Mun-O'Donovan Pedigree-Bas-relief-Sect of Israelites-Coloured Designs-Shovell-Gabriel Fiessinger- REPLIES:-"Woman" or "Lady," 10-Altar Linen, 12- Byron - Elephant-Bell of Flax-French Equivalent to Queen Anne is dead," 14-McWilliam-Registers of Births -Date of Engraving-Original of French Ballad-Date of Birth of Richard, Duke of York, 15-Paraguayan Tea- Lawyer and Warrior, 16-Congers - "Experto crede"- Parish Registers - Customs connected with the Plague- Suicide of Animals, 17-Imp of Lincoln-Morton and Knox -Beaver- New Monthly Magazine-Jokes on Death, 18 -Social Position of the Clergy, 19. NOTES ON BOOKS:-Ebsworth's Cavaller Lyrics'-Rye's Norris's 'Three Norfolk Armories - Ingram's 'Poe'- THE SEVENTH EDITION OF BURKE'S Having already on a former occasion (6th S. vi. 424) expressed my opinion as to the merits and demerits of recent editions of this work, it is enough to say that this, the latest edition, is neither better nor worse than its predecessors. Subjoined is a list of emendations in the text of the fifth and sixth editions which have been brought to the notice of Sir Bernard Burke, but which unfortunately have not been made use of in Abney of Measham. For "Rev. Tho. Burnaby " read Rev. Tho. Beaumont Burnaby. Adams of Bowdon. "Sir G. P. Adams m. date refers to Mary Tufnell's marriage it is clearly wrong; if to Mary Anne Davis's marriage, it is out Ancketill of Ancketill Grove. Rev. John R. Bunbury succeeded to the baronetcy in 1851. Archbold of Davidstone. James Archbold m. Armstrong of Garry. Wm. Bigoe Armstrong's death is twice recorded as occurring before his Atkinson of Morland. For "Wm. Clarke of Belford" read Clark. Bagshawe of Ford Hall. "See Milnes of Fris- "Hagmerle." Query Haymerle. Barker of Fairford. For "Harriet Ives Barker Basset of Tehidy. “ Francis Basset m. (1) Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Thomas Spencer and widow Bassett of Bonvilstone. "Rev. Charles Rumsey, " Bateman of Bartoley. "James Erdington." Bedingfield of Ditchingham. Philip Bedingfield Bernard of Castle Bernard. For "widow of Blair Imrie of Lunan. For "Vaurenen " read Col. Arthur, "Resident at Baroda," an Blencowe of Marston, St. Lawrence. Samuel baronetcy extinct in 1676? Cf. Burke's 'Extinct Boultbee m. Lieut.-Col. Dundas " read Lieut.-Col. as J. H. Bree. "Rev. J. W. Bree." Elsewhere given Brinkley of Knockmaroon. For "G. A. Rother- Brockman of Beachborough. For "Rev. K. C. Brooke of Dromovana. For "Rev. John Browne of Bronwylfa. General Sir Thomas H. |