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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1897.

CONTENTS.-N° 288.

NOTES:-Dr. Paris and Dr. Penneck, 1-Waugh, 2-Gooch, 3-Trade Advertisements - Poetry, 4-Beppo'-Photography, 5-Sinai Palimpsest-Rev. A. I. Suckling-Solihull Registers-Sobieski Stuarts, 6.

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DR. PARIS AND DR. PENNECK. (Concluded from 8th S. xi. 483.)

Dover Street [London], January 12, 1820. MY DEAR SIR, I will not allow this opportunity to pass without inquiring after your health and that of your family and begging you to accept the compliments of the season, and by-the-bye, a very pretty season to congratulate one's friends upon, the severity of the cold in London exceeds anything I ever felt. At Penzance things are far otherwise I conclude? I am seriously offended with your son, who has never allowed me the pleasure of an interview, although he has left a card at

my door, but without any address upon it.

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Sir Scrope Bernard told me this morning that there would be undoubtedly a property tax this spring and that Mr. Vansittart contemplated a modification of the taxes upon Leather and Salt. I have been very busily engaged in the publication of my lectures which I read last before the College of Physicians from the Chair of Materia Medica. I was strongly urged to print them, that no mis. representation might go abroad upon the subject of my defence of the English University versus Mr. Brande, and I hope you will think that the observations which I have levelled at the Professor of the Royal Institution are not unjust or more severe than he deserved. I am happy in knowing that the College of Physicians concurred in every sentiment which I expressed.

Our Geological Society still flourishes, notwithstanding the attempt to sap its foundation and alienate the support of the county by the formation of the Truro Society, which I understand is not likely to survive From what I have read and heard, if I were to speak honestly, I never knew a society with less

another year.

pretentions.

Believe me to remain, dear sir, yours very truly Penzance.

Henry Boase, Esq,

J. A. P.

Sir Scrope Bernard, fourth baronet, died 1830. He took the additional surnames of Tyringham, 1789, and of Morland, 1811, but does not seem to have commonly used them. Dr. Paris's ill-natured remarks respecting the Truro Society did it no harm; it is still vigorous and flourishing as the Royal Institution of Cornwall.

In 1837 Paris published anonymously a work in three volumes, with twenty-one woodcuts from sketches by George Cruikshank, entitled 'Philosophy in Sport made Science in Earnest, being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of Popular Toys In this book all the individuals and Sports.' introduced were caricatures of persons he had known at Penzance, and his old enemy Henry Penneck was held up to ridicule under the name of Dr. Doseall. Full particulars respecting this work were given in an article which I wrote for the Bibliographer, i. 65-67 (1882), entitled 'A Key to Dr. Paris's "Philosophy in Sport."

In 1846, the majority of the persons caricatured being dead, Paris revisited Penzance and attended the annual meeting of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, of which, as stated, he had been one of the founders. He was not a tall man, and was very robustly built; some one described him as looking like a butcher. He became President of the Royal College of Physicians in 1844, and died in London on 24 Dec., 1856.

Dr. Penneck, a descendant of an old Cornish family, was baptized at Paul, near Penzance, on 5 Jan., 1762. Unfortunately for him, the reasonable practice of paying a surgeon for his visits had not yet come into fashion; the only renumeration he received was for the physic supplied, and he was often accused of sending his patients more medicine than was absolutely necessary. Otherwise he was a clever man and in advance of his age. In 1831

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he published An Essay on the Nature and Treatment of Cholera,' a careful work on a subject which had not yet received much attention. He had previously, in 1802, in conjunction with Robert Dunkin, taken out a patent for of improving the sailing and navigation of ships and vessels"; in 1821 he patented "an improvement of machinery for lessening the consumption of fuel in working steam-engines." He served as mayor 1817-18, and died at Penzance on 31 March, 1834.

The son, Henry Penneck, junior, was born at Penzance on 7 Aug., 1800, and educated at St. Peter's College, Cambridge. There is a very romantic incident connected with his history, which I do not think there can now be any impropriety in relating, as all the persons connected with it died long ago and the Penneck family is conpletely extinct. On returning to his home at Penzance, on the conclusion of his first term at Cambridge, he fell in love with a good-looking girl, a milliner, named Mary Ann Mathews. He

announced to his father his intention of marrying the young lady, and refusing to give her up at his father's desire, was turned out of doors by his enraged parent. Mrs. George Dennis John, a relative, received him as a guest, and in her house, under deep anguish of mind, he attempted to terminate his existence by taking poison. The poison, however, did not kill him, but the effect of it was felt in his eyes, which had always been weak, and for the remainder of his life his eyes had a bloodshot appearance and he very frequently wore a green shade. After this he gave up all thoughts of marriage, and became reconciled to his father, to whom he was the most attached and affectionate son, paying him the greatest attention and kindness during a long and wearisome illness which preceded his death. Although from this time he was somewhat morose and ill-natured to mankind in general, he was capable of the warmest attachments. His old nurse he kept in his own house, attended on her during her final illness, carried her up and down stairs when she was unable to walk, and sincerely grieved at her death. Returning to Cambridge, he took his B.A. degree in 1827, his M.A. in 1830. In 1826 he was ordained, but he never held any benefice. He occasionally took temporary duty in Penzance and the neighouring parishes, and was curate of Morvah from 1840 to 1842. Such, however, was his nervous temperament that he made frequent mistakes while reading the service, and often used the wrong prayers, psalms, or lessons. There is a kind of proverb in the parish of St. Levan, which says, "Be quiet, you boys in the porch, as Parson Penneck said when he missed the line in his sermon. He was fond of animals, and had several quarrels while defending the interest of his pet dog. He sent communications to the Gentleman's Magazine, N. & Q.,' and other publications, and supplied botanical notes to J. S. Courtney's Guide to Penzance.' He was for many years very intimate with John Ralfs, the botanist, and knowing him to be in very straitened circumstances, left him a small annuity. He died at Penzance on 24 April, 1862. He was a man who never threw away anything, and his executors found among his papers the receipted bills for sweeping his chimneys during a long series of years. He also left a pedigree tracing his descent from Edward III., which one of his executors, who had no pedigree of his own, immediately destroyed. GEORGE C. BOASE.

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36, James Street, Buckingham Gate.

WAUGH FAMILY.

This epistle of the last century may interest some of your Caledonian readers. I offer it thinking one or more of them will satisfy my mild curiosity in regard to the past greatness of this "Laird of Dun. Of the writer, the Rev. John Waugh, 1758-1824, my great-grandmother's brother, I

know nothing beyond the information found in Scott's Fasti,' that he was minister of Menmuir, in Forfarshire. Possibly his descendants flourish in Scotland. I append to the letter transcripts of the "Call" moderated to the father of Mr. Waugh, the Rev. John Waugh, of Whitsome, 1712-1800, and the "Presentation" cementing the "Call," which took place in 1754 and 1755:—

Dun, 14th March, 1781.

MY DEAR SISTER, -It would give me great pleasure, if anything I coud write may amuse you, I know you will expect some account of this place and its inhabitants, and shall therefore endeavour to give you some idea of each and conclude with the manner in which I spend my time. Mr. John Erskine the Laird of Dun is a tall stout man of about forty years of age, He is very industrious in looking after his farm, a piece of ground of about 200 acres he has in his own hand, he superintends his Limekilns with great circumspection, and is a most indefatigable Hunter. His leisure hours self with his Children, and when his acquaintances pay are chiefly employed in playing at Cards, amusing himhim a visit he generally makes them very rosy. He does not read, not from want of opportunity but from want of inclination; indeed he was as his father has informed me much foundered in his education, and it was no wonder for he has had no less than five tutors, one of Lady of the Manor is well look'd, I own has not quite whom was your worthy gallant Mr. Main. Mrs. E. the so fine a face as Mrs. Swinton but has as much affabalility and converses with ease and great good sense on almost any topic that occurrs. She is the mother of five very fine children, two of them my pupils and the other three Daughters, has been eleven years married and is now much about your time of life. She is rather masculine in her diversions, for instance she often walks seven miles before dinner, goes a fox hunting with her husband and in the season is a great salmon fisher. She has made herself perfectly mistress of Dr. Buchans Domestic medicine and practices, not only in her own family with success, but dispences medicines gratis to the poor, visits them when sick, prescribes herself, or when the case is dangerous, sends Dr. Moody the family Physician. Miss Baird her sister is much the fine Lady, is delicate in her stomach, in her dress, in her entertain She is likewise a good looking woman, but is short ments, and in short is quite the reverse of the Lady. sighted and sometimes threatned with comsumptive complaints; she has a genius for painting and music. Miss B. will leave us when Miss Mady Erskine returns maiden sister of the Lairde, very notable in all points of from Edmonston, which is expected soon; she is a family oeconomy, is active sensible but rather like her amiable sister in law too manly in several things. This seems to be the predominant, or most conspicuous foible in the female part of this excellent family, For Miss E. Her sister younger discovers strong symptoms of it. Miss Margaret is a great romp, extremely beautiful, but at present delicate being affected precisely like your daughter her namesake. These two Ladies are nine and ten years of age, being older than the boys and are accomplished by their governess in all suitable branches of female education, french only excepted, For this your humble servant becomes their preceptor in a few days. David (call'd so from his great grandfather La Dun) is rather peevish, apt to be passionate, but withall bas a warm heart, and benevolent dispositions. William John is only five going six, and yet can read a paper of the Spectator, without wanting a word; He is very manly, spirited, and affectionate, has a wonderfull memory for

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since I came here has got to repeat as exercises, the Church of England Catachesim, William and Margaret, some of Parnelle's Hermit with Pope's universal and many other prayers. If you saw him you would be as fond of him as of Tom Kennedy, however his brother is the favourite here. I had almost forgot to give you a touch of the old gentleman, who is still alive tho' his lady (a daughter of Sir John Inglis of Crammond) has been dead these thirty years. He is about seventy-three, has still a great deal of spunk, and a vast collection of anecdotes relating to places and persons whom he had Been abroad. He walks out in the forenoon with his gun, and takes a nap betwixt Dinner and tea, he deverts himself in the evening in reading, Cards or Chess, the Jast of these games he is particularly fond of. The family is very ancient, as appears from a Collection of portraits in the Gallery, many of whom from their dress teem to have been in the army, and he who made such a figure in the reformation of Scotland is represented with a book in his hand. The house stands three English miles from the pleasant town of Montrose on a fine elevation of an English mile gradual ascent from the Seashore. It was built and the present garden laid out by Lord Dun. A description of these with the pleasure grounds I must reserve till the season is further advanced. Davie Erskine is much better since I wrote to Mr. Cupples. When he rides out or is at play, I reconcile myself to my solitude the best way I can. There is a large room or Hall contiguous to my apartment where the Library is, In it is likewise a grove of myrtles and aromatic shrubs, a Telescope and maps, pictures with a cabinet of shellwork with a Hobby horse and battledore for the Ladies. The billiard Table is out of repair, which is no disapointment, for I should be apt, as has formerly been the case to spend too much of my time at this bewitching game. Here I frequently sit and read or in the evenings play on the fiddle, at other times walk out and listen to the music of the groves. We dine at three, have always two Courses, and after a glass of strong ale and another of Sherry Sir Crape (?) withdraws. In the afternoon the Children regularly get a dance, when their mama plays to them on the violen. I breakfast on ten or cofee with Mrs. Gregory and the housekeeper, and likewise drink tea with these two damsels at night, this does not mortify me as I am at these meals too sharp set to gratify my appetite properly before genteel Company. I meet with the gentry again at Supper when we have commonly over our Punch a very agreeable tete a tate; Mrs. G. converses frankly, and the old cock refers so often to me about classical quotations that I wish Mr. Capples at my elbow. Mr. Cupples' letter is rather laconic. He might have sent me some news, as I know there is a very important revolution in your neighbourhood, it would not be from want of intelligence. I have scarce room to assure you that I remain

Your affect. Brother

JOHN WAUGH.

Compliments to Mr. C. and all my nephews and nieces. Write or desire Mr. C. to do so 800n. I have not heard from Whitsome this fortnight, however Mrs. Logan informs me they are all well there. I have wrote to John Cockburn about Bobs L (?) but I am much afraid it is lost. Be sure to go often to Whitsome as it will amuse our father and divert yourself-send me all your news in a sheet of paper and I will make a proper return. Adieu.

Mrs. Cupples, Swinton Manse, near Dunse. By Edinburgh. Single sheet. [Presentation. Capt. George Johnston Esq in favours (3) of Mr. John Waugh 1754.-Given in to ye Presby of Chirnside, Dec 31" 1754.]

I, Captain George Johnston Esq of Kimmerghume

Patron of the united Parishes of Whitsome and Hilton Considering that the Church of the said Parishes is now vacant and at my disposal by the Death of the Rev. Mr. James Colden sometime Minister there. And being well assured of the Literature and other good Qualifications of the Rev. Mr. John Waugh Minister of the Gospel in one of the dissenting Meeting Houses in Alnwick in the County of Northumberland for Supplying the said Vacancy. Do by these presents nominate and present the said Mr. John Waugh to be Minister of the said united Parishes of Whitsome and Hilton and to the Local and Modified Stipends of said Parishes, Manse and Gleibs thereof with all other profits and Emoluments arising therefrom. Hereby requesting and desiring the Revd Moderator and remanent Members of the Presbytery of Chirnside within the bounds of which Presbytery the said Parishes lyes to admit and Receive the said Mr. John Waugh to be Minister of the said Parishes. Consenting to the Registration hereof in the Presbytery Books of Chirnside or in the Books of any Competent Judicatory therein to remain for Preservation and for that Effect I Constitute My Prors. In Witness whereof these presents written on Stampt Paper by Paul Atchison schoolmaster in Hutton are Subscribed by me at Dublin the third day of December Jajbijf and fifty four years before these Witnesses the Honourable William Molesworth Esq' and the Honourable Ann Molesworth his Lady both residenters in this City. GEORGE JOHNSTON.

Wm. Molesworth, Witness. Ann Molesworth, Witness.

Rev. John Waugh's Call to Whitsome, 1755. We whose names are under written, heritors, elders and heads of families of the united parishes of Whitsome and Hilton. Being destitute of the benefit and comfort of a Gospel minister by the death of the Rev. Mr. James Colden, our late worthy pastor. And being well inform'd and fully satisfy'd of the piety, prudence and literature of your Mr. John Waugh, minister of the protestant dissenting congregation of Alnwick in Northumberland. Do hereby call and invite you to be minister of this congregation. And as our pastor and minister to take the charge of our souls. And do we hereby promise you all encouragement with submission and obedience in the Lord. In witness whereof this our call and invitation to you to be our minister is written in our presence at Whitsome Church this seventeenth day of April Jaivij and fifty five years by Mr. James Allan, minister of Eymouth, and said day and place subscribed by us. And that in presence of the Presbytery of Chirnside.

W. JOHNSTON for Sir Alexander Don, PA: ATCHISON for Lady Don, &c. Whitsome. April 17, 1755. The Presbytery of Chirn. side having this day met here as appointed by last Presbytery have witnessed the subscribing of a call to the united parishes of Whitsome and Hilton. And that Mr. John Waugh, minister of Alnwick, to be minister of the whole subscriptions of heritors, elders and heads of families, on this day and other page, were written in their presence. As attested by

Longwood, Mass., U.S.

GEORGE CUPPLES, Moderator. JAMES ALLAN, Clerk.

J. G. CUPPLES.

RICHARD GOOCH. (See 8th S. xi. 423.)-Some years ago I met Mr. Richard Heathcote Gooch, who happened to mention that his father was author of 'The Cambridge Tart.' I was always

announced to his father his intention of marrying the young lady, and refusing to give her up at his father's desire, was turned out of doors by his enraged parent. Mrs. George Dennis John, a relative, received him as a guest, and in her house, under deep anguish of mind, he attempted to terminate his existence by taking poison. The poison, however, did not kill him, but the effect of it was felt in his eyes, which had always been weak, and for the remainder of his life his eyes had a bloodshot appearance and he very frequently wore a green shade. After this he gave up all thoughts of marriage, and became reconciled to his father, to whom he was the most attached and affectionate son, paying him the greatest attention and kindness during a long and wearisome illness which preceded his death. Although from this time he was somewhat morose and ill-natured to mankind in general, he was capable of the warmest attachments. His old nurse he kept in his own house, attended on her during her final illness, carried her up and down stairs when she was unable to walk, and sincerely grieved at her death. Returning to Cambridge, he took his B.A. degree in 1827, his M.A. in 1830. In 1826 he was ordained, but he never held any benefice. He occasionally took temporary duty in Penzance and the neighouring parishes, and was curate of Morvah from 1840 to 1842. Such, however, was his nervous temperament that he made frequent mistakes while reading the service, and often used the wrong prayers, psalms, or lessons. There is a kind of proverb in the parish of St. Levan, which says, "Be quiet, you boys in the porch, as Parson Penneck said when he missed the line in bis sermon. He was fond of animals, and had several quarrels while defending the interest of his pet dog. He sent communications to the Gentleman's Magazine, N. & Q.,' and other publications, and supplied botanical notes to J. S. Courtney's 'Guide to Penzance.' He was for many years very intimate with John Ralfs, the botanist, and knowing him to be in very straitened circumstances, left him a small annuity. He died at Penzance on 24 April, 1862. He was a man who never threw away anything, and his executors found among his papers the receipted bills for sweeping his chimneys during a long series of years. He also left a pedigree tracing his descent from Edward III., which one of his executors, who had no pedigree of his own, immediately destroyed. GEORGE C. BOASE.

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36, James Street, Buckingham Gate.

WAUGH FAMILY.

This epistle of the last century may interest some of your Caledonian readers. I offer it thinking one or more of them will satisfy my mild curiosity in regard to the past greatness of this "Laird of Dun.' Of the writer, the Rev. John Waugh, 1758-1824, my great-grandmother's brother, I

know nothing beyond the information found in Scott's Fasti,' that he was minister of Menmuir, in Forfarshire. Possibly his descendants flourish in Scotland. I append to the letter transcripts of the "Call" moderated to the father of Mr. Waugh, the Rev. John Waugh, of Whitsome, 1712-1800, and the "Presentation" cementing the "Call," which took place in 1754 and 1755:—

Dun, 14th March, 1781.

MY DEAR SISTER,-It would give me great pleasure, if anything I coud write may amuse you, I know you will expect some account of this place and its inhabitants, and shall therefore endeavour to give you some idea of each and conclude with the manner in which I spend my time. Mr. John Erskine the Laird of Dun is a tall stout man of about forty years of age, He is very industrious in looking after his farm, a piece of ground of about 200 acres he has in his own hand, he superintends his Limekilns with great circumspection, and is a most indefatigable Hunter. His leisure hours self with his Children, and when his acquaintances pay are chiefly employed in playing at Cards, amusing himhim a visit he generally makes them very rosy. He does not read, not from want of opportunity but from want of inclination; indeed he was as his father has informed me much foundered in his education, and it was no wonder for he has had no less than five tutors, one of Lady of the Manor is well look'd, I own has not quite whom was your worthy gallant Mr. Main. Mrs. E. the so fine a face as Mrs. Swinton but has as much affabalility and converses with ease and great good sense on almost any topic that occurrs. She is the mother of five very fine children, two of them my pupils and the other three Daughters, has been eleven years married and is now much about your time of life. She is rather masculine in her diversions, for instance she often walks seven miles before dinner, goes a fox hunting with her husband and in the season is a great salmon fisher. She has made herself perfectly mistress of Dr. Buchans Domestic medicine and practices, not only in her own family with success, but dispences medicines gratis to the poor, visits them when sick, prescribes herself, or when the case is dangerous, sends Dr. Moody the family Physician. Miss Baird her sister is much the fine Lady, is delicate in her stomach, in her dress, in her entertainShe is likewise a good looking woman, but is short ments, and in short is quite the reverse of the Lady. sighted and sometimes threatned with comsumptive complaints; she has a genius for painting and music. Miss B. will leave us when Miss Mady Erskine returns maiden sister of the Lairds, very notable in all points of from Edmonston, which is expected soon; she is a family oeconomy, is active sensible but rather like her amiable sister in law too manly in several things. This seems to be the predominant, or most conspicuous foible in the female part of this excellent family, For Miss E. Her sister younger discovers strong symptoms of it. Miss Margaret is a great romp, extremely beautiful, but at present delicate being affected precisely like your daughter her namesake. These two Ladies are nine and ten years of age, being older than the boys and are accomplished by their governess in all suitable branches of female education, french only excepted, For this your humble servant becomes their preceptor in a few days. David (call'd so from his great grandfather L Dun) is rather peevish, apt to be passionate, but withall has a warm heart, and benevolent dispositions. William John Spectator, without wanting a word; He is very manly, is only five going six, and yet can read a paper of the spirited, and affectionate, has a wonderfull memory for

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