Le a further account of his activities, and the ships he owned see the addenda to this pedigree. He was a freeman of Newcastle residence in King Street, Hull. His country seat was Melton Hill, situate near the main road from Melton village to North Ferriby, which he inherited from James Shaw Wil-on-Tyne, having claimed in 1798 through liamson on his death in 1819. John Wilson died Jan. 6, 1822 and was bur. in St. Helen's Church, Welton: when his widow sold Melton Hill to her husband's cousin Charles Whitaker of Breckermore Park, Ripon, together with such of the furniture, &c., as she did not want, where it remained till the house and estate were sold on the death of old Mrs. Whitaker in 1874 by public auction. Mr. John Wilson took the name of Wilson on coming into some property at his mother's death; she was a Miss Welton belonging to a good family in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and was his father's first wife, his second being a Miss Shaw, dau. and heiress of James Shaw, Squire of Welton House, Welton, a large landowner at Welton and Melton. After her husband's death Mrs. John Wilson went with her niece, Mary Thompson, who lived with her, to Eastdale House, Melton, when she resided for several years whilst Melton House (adjoining Eastdale House), was being rebuilt; it was begun in 1823 and finished about 1827. The Melton House and estate came to her on her mother's (Mrs. Caius Thompson, nee Anne Reader) death in 1809, and on her death in 1855 she left it to her niece, Mary Thompson, then the wife of Andrew Fitzgerald Reynolds, the eldest male representative of an old Leitrim family, to whose descendants it still belongs. Mr. John Wilson's will was dated Feb. 6, 1821. Caius Thompson the second son was born about 1768/9, and dying Sept. 3, 1840, was bur. in Holy Trinity Church, Hull. He was a merchant and shipowner in Hull; in 1791 he was living or lodging in Robinson's Row, and was then described as a "Merchant.' At one period, about 1815, his firm was known as "Thompson, Rickard and Coy." and then and in 1831, he lived and had his offices at Nos. 1 and 2 Trinity House Lane. At the latter date he was carrying on the business of a shipowner and merchant, as well as being agent for the County Fire and Provident Life Office. In his old age he carried on business at 47 High Street, residing at 14 Savile Street, where he died. For His death is given in The Hull Rockingham for Saturday, Sept. 5, 1840, as follows:On Thursday last, at his house in Savile Street, Cauis Thompson, Esq., aged 70." the Merchant Adventurers' Company, and was Sheriff of Hull in 1820 on the accession of George IV, but never Mayor. He bore Arms as follows: Per fess ar. and sa., a fess embattled and counter-embattled, betw. three falcons close, all counter-changed." Mr. Thompson married Sept. 20, 1794* at St. Mary's Church, Cottingham, Mary dau. of John Rickard of Cottingham by Deborah his wife, dau. of Thomas Mantle, surgeon, of Patrington, nr, Hull. Mrs. Thompson died Feb. 5, 1859, having had issue by her husband: 1. Deborah Thompson, b. 1794 in Hull, and d. April, 1813, at Cottingham. Her death is given as follows in the County Magazine, No. 2, April, 1813: "Miss Deborah Thompson, after a long and painful illness, dau. of Mr. Caius Thompson, Merchant of Hull." 2. Ann Thompson, b. 12/18 Sept., 1795, died at Melton, and was bur. in St. Helen's Church, Welton. She married in 1814 Kilvington, and by him had issue: i. Mary Ann Kilvington, b. Feb. 20, 1815; died unmarried July 30, 1899, and was bur. Aug. 1 in the General Cemetery, Spring Bank, Hull. ii. 1852. John Thompson Kilvington. living 3. John Rickard Thompson, b. Sept. 1796; d. July 12, 1797, and bur. July 15 in a vault in the chancel of St. Mary's Church, Cottingham. 4. Mary Thompson, b. March 17, 1798, at No. 1, Trinity House Lane, Hull; d. May 6, 1892 at her residence, 12, Milton Terrace, Anlaby Road, Hull and was bur. May 19 in the family vault in the cemetery in the Dale, Welton. She married July 23, 1833, at St. Helen's Church, Welton, Andrew Fitzgerald Reynolds, of Melton Grange, barrister-at- law, elder son of Thomas Reynolds of Dublin. They moved to Melton House after the death of her aunt Mrs. Wilson in 1855 who had left this house to her. Mr. A. F. Reynolds, who was born Feb. 10, 1795, at 9 West Park Street in the * Their marriage is given in the Parish Register as follows:- 1794. Sept. 20th. p. 100. No. 399. Caius Thompson, of Holy Trinity Parish, Hull, and Mary Rickard, of this parish. By Revd. S. Thurlwell, Vicar. Witnesses:— John Wilson and Sarah Thompson." City of Dublin, died at Melton House July 23, 1856, and was bur. on the 30th in a vault in St. Helen's Church, Welton. Shortly after his death Mrs. Reynolds let Melton House and removed to Hull, where she remained till her death. By her husband, Andrew Fitzgerald Reynolds, Reynolds, she had issue: i. Harriett Ann Reynolds, b. Oct. 15, 1834; d. July 19, 1835. ii. Julia Ann Reynolds, b. April 1, 1836; d. June 14, 1923 at The Hall, Cottingham, Yorks, and was bur. on the 19th in the family vault in the cemetery in the Dale Welton, after cremation. iii. Henry Fitzgerald Reynolds, b. Dec. 24, 1837; d. Jan. 30, 1863, unmarried, was studying for the medical profession. iv. Walter Reynolds, b. July 16, 1839; d. Ang. 12, 1893 at his residence, 12 Milton Terrace, Anlaby Road, Hull. A stock and share broker. He married May 18 1864, at St. Colomb's Church Killybegs, co. Donegal, Matilda, youngest dau. of James Hamilton, D.L., J.P., of Fintragh, nr. Killybegs, co. Donegal, and by her had issue. (See pedigree of Reynolds of Rhynn, co. Leitrim)." 5. Eliza Thompson. b. July 17, 1807; d. Aug. 23, 1895 at Scarborough, and was bur. in the Old Cemetery there. She married in 1835, at Holy Trinity Church, Hull, the Revd. William Henry Hugall, Vicar of Ellerburne and Wilton, formerly vicar of Sproatley, nr. Hull. He died 1868, leaving issue by her : (i). Ann Eliza Hugall, b. Apr. 10, 1836; d. Dec. 20, 1915 in Scarborugh and bur. Dec. 23 in the Old Cemetery. 3 f er Just am 6 in The following particulars of the vessels 7 he owned have been compiled by Mr. A. E. 24 Seaton, M.I.C.E., M.I.N.A., etc., being taken by him from the old Hull Registers, and I am greatly indebted to him for very kindly allowing me to include them in this Will (ii). Henrietta Mary Hugall, b. Aug. 10, 1837; d. May 1, 1887 in Scarborough and bur. in the Old Cemetery. (iii). Adelaide Louisa Hugall, b. Apr. 3, 1843; d. July 3, 1922 in Scarborough and bur. on the 6th in the Old Cemetery. ADDITIONAL NOTES. memoir. 8. 1. The ship Samuel Barnett which then purchased in 1818, was a prize of war cap-1799 tured from the Danes in 1809; she was 94 ft. ean 5 ins. long, 26 ft. beam, 267 tons burthen, an and was lost in 1828. Mathew Jackson who L was her Captain, also had a share in her. 9. Jour man 2. The Earl of Fitzwilliam, built in Hull Hul in 1808, belonged at one period to J. Moxon our another Hull merchant, and was acquire by Thompson in 1820, Alderman R. W. Moxon of 11, Bowlalley Lane taking a share 10 in her. She was 99 ft. 7 ins. long and 26 fund 10 ins. beam, of 297 tons burthen, commandehe by Capt. H. J. Jackson, and was lost in 1822. dept may 3. The Warre, built at Thorne near Goole old in 1802, by the Pearsons, was bought in T 1822, and lost the same year, which seem to have been a disastrous one for Mr. Thomp son. She was 106 ft. long, 27 ft. 3 ins.e beam, and 335 tons burthen. Commanded by Capt. James Murray. At one time she ed belonged to the great shipping house Clarkson, and was engaged for some time time she had a strong armament comprising in the South Sea whaling industry; at that two 9 pounders and ten 18 c. of Lo tin 1822, and this ship was named after him. OLD the etc. ர 6. The Montreal was purchased by Thompson in 1823, having been built at Gainsborough in 1799. She was 113 ft. long, 28 ft. 4 ins. beam, and 390 tons burthen, her Captain was W. F. Clarke, and she was lost at Cape Breton in 1833. 7. The Caius was built for Thompson in 1824 by W. and J. Gales of Hylton, Durham. She was 101 ft. 3 ins. long, 27 ft. 6 ins. beam, and 9 ft. 4 ins. depth of hold; 332 tons burthen. commanded by Captain William Ashton and was lost in 1825. LONDON UNDERGROUND.-In the passing of old London it may be well to record that, in the excavations for the building on the site of the late Baroness Burdett Coutt's house, two old wells were discovered, one at the back of No. 1, Stratton Street and the other at the rear of the an house used by the Thames Yacht Club. At the back of No. 1 was a courtyard containing a big plane tree and shrubs, laid out shows this spot as covered with a building with a circular drive. Horwood's map and an annexe, making a court alongside 8. The Lord Nelson, bought by Thomp-yard the foundations of these buildings were No. 2 Stratton Street. In digging out this son in 1825, was built at Scarborough in uncovered, the lower walls with even 1799, was 96 ft. 10 ins. long, 27 ft. 9 ins. old fireplace remaining intact, showing the beam, 19 ft. depth of hold, 307 tons. Commanded by Captain James Angus and lost levelled and covered in. buildings had not been removed but just The tree, which flourished despite lack of room for its roots. appeared to be some two hundred years old, Immediately under it were two arched chambers, by ilt solidly of brick and concreted inside, possibly cisterns sumps. It might also be of interest to know that the Baroness' house had fourteen cellars in all. These have in 1831. 9. The Marys, built by Robert Gleadow, Hull, in 1825, was owned as to 43 sixtyfourths by George Liddell, and as to 21 sixtyfourths by Caius Thompson. She was commanded by Captain William Jackson. 10. The Mary Eliza, built by Humphrey and Bolton, Hull, in 1831, was apparently separate the last ship Thompson bought. She was 93 ft. long, 26 ft. 4 ins. beam, 17 ft. 6 ins. depth of hold, 275 tons burthen, and was sold to buyers in Greenock in 1833. The following remarks about old Hull may, I think, be worth noting by those who are interested in the early history of the town. They were written shortly before she died, by Caius Thompson's dau, Mary, then (1890) the widow of Andrew Fitzgerald Reynolds. My father's town house, where I was born in 1798, was Nos. 1 and 2, Trinity House Lane, and when Mr. Pease bought the property from him for his Bank, my father moved to much fresher air in Savile Street, to a house which is now Messrs. Gough and Davy's Music Shop. This house looked straight on to the Docks, there being no house between; there A were some nice gentlemen's houses in Dock Street, the Lamberts, wine merchants, lived in Tone, and there were then a great many nice large houses with good gardens and trees in Prospect Street, the Ringroses lived in one, and were there till nearly or about 1870, when they went to live at Tranby Lodge, Hessle. Our country house was the White House' by the bridge over the Beck at Cottingham. which my father had built; it had stables and good garden and paddock; here my sister Deborah died; she had a bad fall from her ony which injured her spine, and it was hoped the country air would benefit her. HY. FITZGERALD REYNOLDS. or been kept intact the roads to the authorities. No. 1 Stratton a third well. Mich., U.S.A., may be of interest: The famous Elihu Yale tapestries are well known among connoisseurs and considered generally as the most important group of English chinoiseries known to exist. They have recently come again into public notice on the occasion of their presentation to Yale University, by Yale's consistent benefactor, Mr. Edward S. Harkness. The magnificent gift not only places in the possession of Yale University some of the most notable tapestries known, but it marks the return of some of Elihu Yale's most priceless possessions to the land of his birth and to the university which he founded. were woven These tapestries come from the collection of the Right Hon. the Earl of Guilford, at Glenham, Suffolk, England. They about 1700 by John Vanderbank, and depict Indo-Chinese subjects, with innumerable small figures pursuing various avocations, buildings, exotic birds, and trees and landscapes. They are woven in various colours on black backgrounds, and enclosed in original borders displaying festoons of flowers, figures of monkeys, parrots and other birds, on a mellowed red ground. Elihu Yale was American born, grew up in England,-went to India and eventually became governor of Madras. He returned to London in 1699 and lived there in princely style. It was his contributions of books, art objects and money at about this time to the Collegiate School," which had been founded at Saybrook, Connecticut, that later caused the school to be named Yale College. His eldest daughter married Dudley North son of Lord Guilford. The tapestries which now come to Yale remained in the family for over 225 years. Readers' Queries. A FLORENTINE BELL.-Under Memorabilia' at cl. 37 (Jan. 16, 1926) a reference is made to Mr. Baldwin's speech at the Middle Temple in which he alluded to a famous Florentine church bell which was originally in England but bought and transferred to Italy after the Reformation. N & It was suggested that a reader of Q.' might throw some further light on the history of this bell, but I have seen no further allusion to it. Is it known to what church in Florence it belongs? I have known Florence intimately since my childhood but have never heard the story before. I recollect, however, being told that many of the church bells in the north of Italy about the Italian Lakes were of similar English origin. GERALD THARP. Lieut.-Col. THE EARLIEST GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY IN LONDON.-The first Genealogical Society in London was formed seventy years ago, in 1857, according to The Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, p. 962 col. 1, by Chas. E. Little, published in 1900, by Funk and Wagnall's Company, New York and London, which, under date 1857, records: 1857. Genealogical Society organised, Lon lon. London. The Genealogical Society is formed. A magazine, or periodical, appears to have been published, and may occasionally be seen quoted in second-hand book catalogues. Doubtless, too, issues of it could be dis covered in the British Museum Library. It Society met; how long it survived; and what would be interesting to know where the became of the pedigrees and other documents collected by this predecessor of the present Society, now so flourishing, at 5 Bloomsbury Square, inaugurated, I believe, by Mr. George Sherwood, towards the end of 1910, and incorporated 8 May, 1911. POTTERY: AN EXCAVATOR'S FIND. -Can any light be thrown on a white saucer with little black figures round its edge, partly depicting a robber's attack upon a traveller, partly single figures? In its PARALLEL PASSAGE. Has the follow-centre is a boy with a hoop, opposite another ing amusing instance been noted? Cf. Byron Don Juan,' canto i, stanza 62, and Gay The Equivocation, a Tale' 11. 25 32. S. black figure, and there is a prettily shaped flagon on the top side. The whole was found in digging up some Roman remains. A. V. LYTTELTON. 131, Cromwell Road, S. W.7. 595, Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Conn., U.S.A. COTTAGE LOAF."-This is defined in the N.E.D.' as "a loaf of bread formed of two rounded masses of dough, the smaller being stuck on top of the larger"; but no explanation is given of the meaning of the attribute. In the case of other like formations such as "cottage piano "it has the force of humble " ΟΙ unassuming " suited to a cottage, but the cottage loaf is not smaller or cheaper than the ordinary loaf. I cannot discover that the point is dealt with in any work of reference. PERTINAX. as any OLD WRITING SCHOOLS.---Can reader give me the names of any of the writing-schools which appear to have existed alongside with some of the early public schools? A well-known example is the writing-school at Christ's Hospital (built by Sir John Moore in 1694 for 400 scholars), the head mastership of which was held by a long line of eminent penmen including Peter Ivers, John Smith and George Shelley. There was also Lady Ramsey's Free Writing School" in Christ's Hospital, of which Humphrey Waynman, the arithmetician, was master in 1634. Another instance was 'Sir John Johnson's Free Writing School," near Goldsmith's Hall in Priest's Court, Foster Lane, where Seddon, Snell and Cham"command of hand." pion all taught cording to Stow there was a separate writingschool at St. Olave's Southwark. Ac I would welcome any information regarding these and other similar writing-schools, of writing-masters appointed to them. particularly the names and respective dates Beaconsfeld. A DIFFICULTY IN AMBROSE HEAL. · BYRON'S THE SIEGE OF CORINTH.'-The opening lines of this poem run thus:In the year since Jesus died for men Eighteen hundred years and ten We were a gallant company, etc. The expression is awkward; but the date given cannot be any year but 1843 (or 1839), the Crucifixion being accepted as having occurred in A.D. 33 (or 29). Now Byron died in 1824 so he had been in his grave for nineteen years when, according to the verses, the gallant company (his Lordship, Mr. Hobhouse, &c.) roamed about the Peloponnese (in 1809-11). Can any reader throw light on this difficulty? It would be easy enough, of course, to rewrite: e.g. Seventeen hundred and seventy seven Eighteen hundred and ten was the span While on this poem, it may be of use to point out that on p. 245 of the "Everyman" edition of "Longer English Poems,' Section |