John Cleave.—Could any of your readers tell me anything about the life of John Cleave after 1847? Cleave was one of the six working-men on the committee of twelve working-men and members of Parliament from which the People's Charter emanated in 1838. He was a Radical publisher and bookseller, and suffered imprisonment for selling "unstamped" publications at his place of business at 1 Shoe Lane, E.C. I cannot find any references to his doings later than 1847 or so. Cleave is referred to in 'N. & Q.,' 1902, but there is nothing about the date of his death, &c.
Wolrige Family.—John Wolrige of Brompton, near Gillingham, had a son Henry Perkins Wolrige. In Phillimore's 'Index to Change of Name' (p. 352) there is this entry: "Wolrige-Gordon: Gordon-Wolrige, Henry, previously Perkins (Lyon Reg. ix. 17 March, 1873)." Did he ever bear the surname of Perkins only? What were the origins of his father? J. M. Bulloch.
123 Pall Mall, S.W.
"The dogs of war are straining at the leash, and I wot not what may happen when once they are let loose." Can any of your correspondents tell me if the above is the accurate form of the well-known paraphrase of "Let slip the dogs of war" ('Julius Cæsar,' Act III. sc. i.)? Also am I correct in believing that the quotation is from a speech of Mr. John Bright's, before the Crimean War?
21 Rugby Mansions, Kensington, W.
Canon Law and Ecclesiastical Devolution of Property.—Which are the best books to consult on this subject?
Capt. Kane William Horneck, the father of Goldsmith's "Little Comedy," "the Jessamy Bride," and " the Cap tain in Lace." When and whom did he marry? I should be glad also to ascertain the place and full date of his death, which is said to have occurred in 1792. G. F. R. B.
Standish Family.—Where can I get a popular history of the Standish family of Standish, near Wigan, Lanes? A small book or pamphlet preferred.
Snaithfield, Ecclesall, Sheffield.
[Several works containing information about the family are named at 8 S. iii. 458.]
Authors Wanted.—In the late Joseph Hatton's 'Pippins and Cheese,' 1868, there are two references to "a work of fiction, not sufficiently well known, entitled 'Agaynst ye Streame'"; no further particulars being given, except that it was "a comparatively modern work." I have been unable to find, the book, and should be obliged for information about it. There is a novel 'Against the Stream,' but this does not seem to have been published till 1873. W. B. H.
I beg your assistance in discovering the poem of which this is the one verse I remember:—
Only a dream of the days gone by,
Only a star in a fading sky,
Only a lamp in an angel's hand
To light my way to a far-off land.
4 Portland Mansions, Addison Bridge Place, W.
M. Grillion, Artist.—A female portrait in crayon, of exquisite technique, is signed by this artist and dated 1841. The name is not in Bryan's 'Dictionary.' I shall be grateful for any information about the artist—probably, I think, Belgian.
R. Ormond at Chelsea and Kensington, 1725.—A letter before me, dated "October 30th, London, 1725," is addressed to John Edwards at Trefgorn by Haverfordwest Bagg in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, and is signed R. Ormond. It deals with the collection of rents, payments, &c., without identification of place except in a postscript:
"Wee shall get in what Rent is due, and at yeaster wee shall call a court at Kensyington and Earls Court and at Chelsy, where I shall go soone."
Is this a member of the Butler family? I cannot trace in Faulkner's histories his association with the localities named.
Fires at Alresford, Hants.—Fires in this town have been numerous. In 1620 one broke out at the Swan Hotel, when a great part of West Street was burnt down; and on May 1, 1678, West Street was ablaze—three houses and back buildings being burnt to the ground. Then, in 1689, May Day was celebrated with another big fire in the "Soke," when the dwellings of 117 families, with the church and Market House, were consumed. The damage, by the oaths of sufferers, amounted to upwards of 24,500l. Curious to say, in 1736, within a few hours of May Day, West Street was again visited by fire, when
