"In consideration of the public services of their late father, Sir W. Brandford Griffith, formerly Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, and of their straitened circumstances. 251. each." Governor from 1886 to end of 1894. 1898, April 29th (Marquis of Salisbury). Clement's Lane on November 4th, 1786; he MISS LUCY BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, MISS EMILY was first cousin of George Canning, the BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, MISS DORA BRAND- minister. While ambassador at ConstantiFORD GRIFFITH, and MISS ELIZABETH nople he obtained the firman which authoBRANDFORD GRIFFITH. rized him to send Layard to Nineveh at his own personal expense, and he presented the fruits of the famous excavations to the British Museum. He opened the way to the explorations at Budrum in 1846, and presented the frieze to the British Museum. When Turkey was in sore straits, he observed the foundations being laid of a new summer palace, and ordered the boatman to row straight to the Sultan, where a few minutes' conversation ended in stopping the works. When Mohammed Aly Pasha, the minister for the navy and brother-in-law of the Sultan, had wantonly murdered a Greek concubine, he refused to receive the ruffian, with the message, "Tell the Sultan that an English ambassador can never admit to his presence a cruel assassin," and the minister had to be dismissed ('D.N.B.,' vol. viii.). 1898, April 29th (Marquis of Salisbury). LADY MAXWELL. "In consideration of the distinguished services of her husband the late Sir William E. Maxwell, as Governor of the Gold Coast Colony. 100." Governor 1895; died at sea, December, 1897 (Haydn's Dictionary of Dates'). 1900, May 25th (Marquis of Salisbury). LADY BARKLY. "In recognition of the public services of her late husband, Sir Henry Barkly, G.C.M.G., K.C.B, as Governor of five British colonies in succession. 751." Sir Henry Barkly; 1855, M. P. for Leominster; "firm supporter of Sir R. Peel's commercial policy "; in 1849 Governor of British Guiana; Governor of Jamaica, 1853-6; then Governor of Victoria, 1863; Mauritius, 1870; Cape of Good Hope till December, 1876 ('Men of the Time'). BRITISH RESIDENT AT THE COURT OF 1875, December 30th (Benjamin Disraeli). "In recognition of the services of their father, the late Mr. J. W. W. Birch, British Resident at the Court of Perak, and in consideration of the sad circumstances in which they are placed by his untimely death. 75%. each." Mr. J. W. W. Birch issued a proclamation November 1st, 1875, and was suddenly attacked and killed on the following day ('Haydn's Dictionary of Dates'). AMBASSADOR. 1880, October 13th (W. E. Gladstone). HON. LOUISA CHarlotte CanninG and HON. MARY ELIZABETH CANNING, with the benefit of survivorship. "In consideration of the long and most distinguished public service of the late Lord Stratford de Redcliffe. 500Z." Lord Stratford de Redcliffe was born in CONSULS. 1884, January 30th (W. E. Gladstone). MRS. MARIE ANTOINETTE MONCRIEFF. "In consideration of the narrow circumstances in which she has been left on the death of her husband, Commander L. N. Moncrieff, R.N., who was killed in the discharge of his duties as Her Majesty's Consul at Suakim. 100%." 1885, August 24th (Marquis of Salisbury). Second grant. 30%. 1887, September 27th (Marquis of Salisbury). MRS. MARY HUTCHINSON. "In consideration of the services of her M.D., of Her Majesty's Consular Service, and late husband, Mr. Thomas J. Hutchinson, of his literary attainments. 201." sell's Biographical Dictionary) Consul in 1889, January 23rd (Marquis of Salisbury). MRS. KATHERINE P. PALGRAVE. "In consideration of the literary services of her late husband, of his long service in trying climates, and of her inadequate means of support. 501." William Gifford Palgrave, 1826-88, Arabic scholar, was employed by the Government in Abyssinia. His chief work is 'Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia.'. In 1880 Consul-General in Siam. He was a brother of Sir Reginald Pal grave, author of 'Cromwell' and other works Cassell's Biographical Dictionary '). 1895, May 16th (Earl of Rosebery). LADY HAMILTON. "In consideration of the public services of her late husband, Sir R. G. C. Hamilton, K.C.B. 150%.” Sir Robert Hamilton (1802-87); ten years resident with Holkar at Indore; 1854, Governor-General's Agent for Central India ('Cassell's Biographical Dictionary'). 1899, June 14th (Marquis of Salisbury). LADY ALABASTER. "In consideration of the public services of her late husband, Sir Chaloner Alabaster, K.C.M.G., formerly Consul-General at Canton. 100%." 1899, June 14th (Marquis of Salisbury). MRS. LOUISA MARY RAWSON-WALKER. "In consideration of the services of her late husband, Mr. Edward Henry Rawson-Walker, Consul at Manila, and in view of the special circumstances which led to his decease. 100l." 1900, February 13th (Marquis of Salisbury). MRS. CAMILLA MCMASTER. "In consideration of the murder of her late husband, Mr. Joseph Edward McMaster, while in discharge of his duties as Her Majesty's Consul at Beira. 100l." PUBLIC SERVICE (CIVIL). 1856, November 15th (Lord Palmerston). Treasury from the 18th of July, 1820, until his death, 28th of July, 1865. In February, 1843, he was Sir Robert Peel's private secretary ('D.N.B.,' vol. ii.). 1868, June 19th (Benjamin Disraeli). MISS MARIA SUSAN RYE. "In consideration of her services to the public in promoting, by emigration and otherwise, the amelioration of the condition of working women. 701." Hon. secretary for twenty-seven years for the Society for Promoting Emigration of Children to Canada. 1869, April 5th (W. E. Gladstone). MRS. CAROLINE MCKENNA. "In consideration of the legal services of her late husband, Mr. Jeremiah McKenna. 801." 1870, February 19th (W. E. Gladstone). MRS. CHARLOTTE J. THOMPSON. "In consideration of the labours of her late husband, Mr. Thurston Thompson, as Official Photographer to the Science and Art Department, and of his personal services to the late Prince Consort. 401." 1870, June 18th (W. E. Gladstone). MISS MARGARET CATHERINE FFENNELL, MISS ELIZABETH MARK FFENNELL, and MRS. CHARLOTTE CARLISLE, formerly FFENNELL, wife of Capt. Thomas Carlisle, jointly, and to the survivors or survivor of them. "In recognition of the labours of their of the United Kingdom. 301." MRS. JANE MARGARET BACKHOUSE (now father in connexion with the salmon fisheries JEUDWINE). "In consideration of the distressed circumstances in which she has been left at the death of her husband, Mr. George Canning Backhouse, who was murdered while discharging the duties of Her late Majesty's Commissary Judge at Havannah. 100%." 1856, November 29th (Lord Palmerston). FANNY ANNE HAY (now ANDERSON). "In consideration of the long and faithful services of her father in the Admiralty departments, and of the straitened circumstances in which she is now placed. 50%." 1866, July 9th (Earl Russell). MRS. AUGUSTA MARY ANN DELVES BROUGHTON and MISS SUSAN CHRISTINE ARBUTHNOT. "In consideration of the long and distinguished services of their late father, Mr. George Arbuthnot, as an officer of the Treasury. 100%." George Arbuthnot (1802-65); served in the Same date. Second grant. 101. each. 1871, April 24th (W. E. Gladstone). MRS. WINIFREDE MARY WYSE. "In consideration of the diplomatic services of her uncle, Sir Thomas Wyse, and of her own limited circumstances. 100l." Sir Thomas Wyse (1791-1862), politician and diplomatist. After nine years at Stonyhurst entered Trinity College, Dublin. With Richard Lalor Sheil, Wyse stood for co. Waterford, but resigned in favour of O'Connell. Voted for the 1832 Reform Bill, abolition of slavery, repeal of the Corn Laws, and an extension of popular education. Married, March, 1821, Lætitia, daughter of Lucien Bonaparte ('D.N.B.,' vol. lxiii.). JOHN C. FRANCIS. (To be continued.) A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DIBDIN. As part of the necessary preparation for an account (now near completion) of the life of my great-grandfather, Charles Dibdin, I have constructed a bibliography relating to his productions and those of other members of the family. It is by no means exhaustive, but yet is, I believe, very much better than could be easily produced by any one else. The publication in these columns of so much of it as relates to Charles Dibdin will therefore have a twofold usefulness. For those who are interested in such matters it will be a helpful contribution to the study of a voluminous author and composer hitherto all but ignored by the bibliographer; for myself it will probably be the means of attracting from the well-informed readers of 'N. &Q some valuable additional matter, and perhaps some corrections. All such benefactions will be thankfully accepted, and in due season acknowledged. I may perhaps be permitted to add here that, although near the end of my labours, I am still able to incorporate any new matter of value that may come to me, either direct or through these columns; and I shall be most grateful for assistance in the effort to produce a life of Charles Dibdin which shall be a satisfactory and final account of that remarkable man. I am especially anxious to hear of letters and other MS. matter by or concerning him; doubtless there are many things of this kind unknown to me, and they are almost invariably of great value. If our Editor will permit, I shall append to the bibliography a number of queries: they will relate to matters that have, as yet, baffled my attempts at investigation, and will therefore be peculiarly suitable for the columns of 'N. & Q Transatlantic readers may be able to tell me of American editions about which I know nothing. All entries which I have not been able to authenticate by personal scrutiny will be marked with an asterisk. Most of the items described are in my own collection or that of Mr. Julian Marshall, who has for years been a most zealous and friendly helper. But for him, I think I should scarcely have persevered in a task whose great difficulty has often disconcerted me; certainly without his help and counsel it would not have been half so well done. I have used the British Museum largely, but inability to spend much time in London, and the great counter-attractions (when I have been there) of Mr. Marshall's valuable library, have prevented me from exhausting the endless, but in such matters rather unwieldy, resources of our great national treasure-house. BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1760. Six ballads mentioned by Charles Dibdin in his Professional Life,' 1803 (vol. i. p. 18), published by Thompson, of St. Paul's Churchyard, after Dibdin had "procured them to be performed by the notorious Mr. Kear, of stentorian memory, at Finch's Grotto." These were retailed at three-halfpence apiece. I have not identified them. 1763 [British Museum date]. A Collection of English Songs and Cantatas. Compos'd by Mr. Chas. Dibdin. Opera Primo [sic]. Printed for the Author, & sold at his lodgings, the Shoe and Saddle Warehouse, Catherine Street, in the Strand. Upright folio, n.d. List of 96 subscribers for 136 copies. 10 leaves, of which 14 pp. contain music. 1765. The Shepherd's Artifice, a dramatic pastoral. London: T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt. Two acts. Written and composed by Mr. Dibdin. Libretto, 32 pp. small 8vo. find that the music was published. First Except two songs in collections, I do not performed 1764. 1767. Love in the City (written by Isaac_Bickerstaff), afterwards revived (in 1778) as The Romp. Dibdin wrote some of the music, which, however, on the title-page of the libretto is said to be "compiled by the author." I have not seen a score. 1768. Lionel and Clarissa; or, a School for Fathers, the music composed by eminent masters.' comic opera, three acts (written by I. Bickerstaff), London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Johnston, the corner of York Street, Covent Garden. Ornate engraved title, oblong folio, 77 pp., n.d. Another issue, probably printed from the same plates, was published London, Broderip & Wilkinson. A later issue (by J. Johnston), with type-printed title, has only 'A School for Fathers' as title. This piece was first given at Covent Garden, and after at Richmond and Drury Lane, in 1768, as 'Lionel and Clarissa'; subsequently there was added 'A School for Fathers' in 1770. At the fifth representation the earlier title was dropped, but it was eventually reverted to. The piece was acted for many years. Dibdin composed the greater part of the music. 1768. Lionel & Clarissa, a comic opera, adapted for the German flute, violin, hautboy, and guittar. London: John Johnston. Oblong 8vo, 32 pp., n.d. Songs in 'Lionel and Clarissa' issued as separate sheets: Hope and Fear, Immortal Pow'rs, When a man of Fashion. Dublin: Rhames, n.d. 1768. The Padlock, comic opera, two acts (written by Isaac Bickerstaff), "the music by Mr. Dibdin." London: J. Johnston, at the music shop near Northumberland House. Oblong folio, 41 pp., ornate engraved title. Ded. to Mrs. Garrick, n.d. This is probably the first of a good many of the manors Wyke Dyve and Wyke Hamon. editions. Charles Dibdin says nearly three sets of plates were worn out in thirteen years. On the title of one edition (upright folio, 43 pp., no dedication, price 68.) is :— "The former edition being very incorrectly engraved, it has been Revised, Corrected, and Engraved again, and the Songs and Overture may be had in single numbers." This is published at No. 15, Holborn, by F— The name is obliterated in the two copies I have seen. Mr. Marshall suggests F. Linley. 1768. The Songs in the Comic Opera of 'The Padlock adapted for the German Flute. Price 18. 6d. London: John Johnston and Longman, Lukey & Co. 1768. Damon & Phillida, comic opera, in two acts, altered from Cibber, "with the addition of new songs and chorusses." Drury Lane. "The music entirely new composed by Mr. Dibdin." London: W. Griffin, 1768, 8vo, 27 pp., price 18. This is 'Love in a Riddle' with the dialogue reduced to prose, and five new lyrical pieces. 1768. Damon & Phillida, for the voice and harpsichord or violin. Composed by Mr. Dibdin. London: C. & S. Thompson, n.d. Oblong folio, 30 pp. 1769. The Maid the Mistress, produced at Ranelagh, 1769. I have been unable to trace this publication. The libretto was printed "for W. Griffin," but 1769. The Recruiting Sergeant, a new musical entertainment......compos'd by Charles Dibdin. London: C. & S. Thompson, n.d. Upright folio, pp. 46, price 68. A later edition published by Longman & Broderip, price 68. Written by Bickerstaff, performed at Ranelagh and Drury Lane. 1769. In the Universal Museum for April, 1769, is "a new song set by Mr. Dibdin" (in some issues Bibdin), which begins "There was a fair maiden, her name it was Gillian." The parishes became united, and the name popularly given to them the Wykes, or, as the people called them, the Wyken (-en, sign of the plural)-became the name of the new parish and of the village. I remember that a gentleman hunting up the Washington pedigree told me that he was nonplussed for months in trying to find Wyke Ĥamon. He never suspected Wicken. K. "WENT."-I have lately examined in the museum at Bury St. Edmunds a vellum manuscript written in a hand of the fifteenth century. It contains copies of three or four wills of persons who had made charitable bequests to the town, and terriers of the land bequeathed. One of these is entitled in a later hand Rentall of Jankin Smyth's lands.' I read it, and made the following extracts : betwene the lond perteyning to the tenement of "Half [an] acre of lond lyeth in the same went Wegerys on the west side and the lond of the maner of Berton on the est side and butteth upon and southword upon the lond of the maner of the lond of the tenement of Wegerys northword Berton." "ij acres lye in the same feld in Nedirfurlong betwene the lond of the maner of Berton on the west side," &c. Further on I found : "And ix acres & j halfe rode sumtyme of Johne Elys of......lyeth att Nettyl merewent and Grenehowe." The word "went" occurs four or five times in the terrier, and in all cases it appears to be equivalent to "feld," though in Halliwell the meaning given is "furlong." The word strikes me as being of considerable value, on account of its possible occurrence in place-names. One thinks of Wentworth, Derwent, Venta Belgarum (Winchester), Venta Icenorum, Venta Silurum, &c. express no opinion, however, as to the Ś. O. ADDY. The air is that of 'The Jolly Young Water-origin of these names. man.' I dent of the Institution of Civil Engineers, DOWSING.-Mr. James Mansergh, the Presitouched upon this subject last November in his address, which has appeared in print. To most men of science the reported achievements of the "dowser" are on a par with the rogueries of Sir Walter Scott's Dousterswivel, but both men of science and folklorists will be interested in what Mr. Mansergh has to say about "divining by rod." It is perhaps not so well known as it ought to be that Mr. W. F. Barrett, Professor of Experimental Physics in the Royal College of Science for Ireland, has presented two papers on the subject to the Society for Psychical Research, which cover LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. If any workman comes across any out-of-the-way object or substance imbedded in the soil in which he is working, he is required to at once hand the same over to the foreman or clerk of works. Any find which is of geological or antiquarian value may prove to be the property of the London County Council, and a reward will be given to the finder, and will be paid at once on application to The Clerk of the Council, Walthamstow, CHARLES COTTON, POET AND ANGLER.-I have recently obtained a folio of Cotton's translation of the 'Life of the Duke of Espernon,' printed in 1670. Inside the volume (formerly in the Tixall library) was an old letter without name or date, but which, by comparison, is evidently in the hand writing of Chas. Cotton himself, in which case it is of great interest, as it appears to elucidate an obscure portion of his life which is referred to in the memoir prefixed to his portion of Walton and Cotton's 'Complete Angler.' The passage is, "In which undertaking [i.e., this translation] he was interrupted by an appointment to some place or post, which he hints at in the preface, but did not hold long." The letter is as follows, and is copied ver batim : "S When I was last wth yu I aquanted yu how St Thomas Ingram had aquanted me how he was by his magestyes order to send downe a comytyon to me & others to exammyne dyvers wasts offenses & losses his Magesty suffered in Needwood & y Honor of Tutbury. I am through his Magestyes gratyouse Favor his lieutennant off ye Forrest & his high Steward off ye Honor of Tutbury. I then likewise tould yu I conceaved I had reason to beelieve iff y® commytyon weare Full itt would tuch some persons yt would endevor to avoyd itt & I have some assurance now it is so For y° commytyon a coppy off weh ye Chauncelor sent mee to peruse is I conceave defective in wt I Feared itt would for itt gives us Full power to fynd out all trespases in ve woods & game but ye greatest prejudice his Magesty suffers in is his grants of offyces; in grants THE LETTERS OF JUNIUS. - Now that there is evidently a disposition to revive this controversy, it may be in place to note the following letter addressed to the Standard on 1 April : SIR,It is well known that Dr. Parr used to boast that he knew who was the author of "Junius." The late Dr. Whorwood, rector of Willoughby, near Daventry-who was for many years a resident Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford-once told me that, when speaking on the subject of Junius's letters to Dr. Routh, the latter said: "Dr. Parr told me, Sir, that a Mr. York, in the Foreign Office, a brother of the then Dean of Norwich, was the author of 'Junius." H. ALGAR. W. B. H. STAGE-COACH DRIVERS.-The Daily Telegraph of July 4th contains the following :"By the death of Mr. Stephen Philpott, of Dover, in his eighty-ninth year, the last of the mail stagecoach drivers between London and the Kent coast has passed away, to the regret of many friends. He regularly drove the mail-coach between the capital the railway superseded that method of conveyance and the Kentish seaport for many years, and when for the mails he drove the mail-coach between London and Herne Bay. Naturally, he had many interesting reminiscences of old times, and was fond of telling how, when driving from London to Dover, for his marriage with Queen Victoria. Mr. Philpott he met Prince Albert proceeding to the metropolis drove the first coach in the funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington from Walmer Castle." N. S. S. SPELLING OF PROPER NAMES.-The spelling of old names, classical or otherwise, is often and senseless way in which letters are altered, really absurd, owing to the purely arbitrary extent that one has to look twice before dropped, or added, sometimes to such an recognizing the word under its strange garb. Slight alteration is occasionally necessary to fit a name for English lips, but for the pernicious habit of latinizing every Greek name there is no excuse-a habit so deeply rooted that we may well despair of ever changing it. But it is Northern names that have received the hardest and most meaningless treatment: it is rare to find two books that spell the name, for instance, of a Scandinavian in the same way. English histories are the chief offenders here. I have seen Hakon spelt Hacon, Hako, Haco, and Hacho; for |