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and one between Harrogate and Knaresboroiigh, 

 where I believe a Mr. Farside Watson did reside ; 

 but I am not aware of any connexion between him 

 and the family of Watson who for some genera- 

 tions held Malton Abbey at a nominal rent of 

 Hemsworth Hospital. The last of this family, 

 Mr. George Watson — who, from his being a ma- 

 gistrate, was always called "Justice Watson" — 

 died between 1800 and 1810, leaving his property 

 to a nephew in London, William Wood, who took 

 his uncle's name, and became William Wood Wat- 

 son, who died many years ago without leaving any 

 descendants. H. W. 



Halls of Greatford (2'«» S. vii. 497. 526.)— 

 Your correspondent S. H. will find a pedigree of 

 the Halls of Greatford in Blore's Rutland,pp. 131. 

 and 225. 



In the hall, over the fireplace, at Gretford are 

 carved the arms of Edmund Hall, arg. a chevron 

 engrailed between three talbots' heads erased 

 sable, impaling those of his wife, Anne, daughter 

 of Christopher Willougbby of Parham. Above is 

 the coat of Hall, out of ducal coronet, or, a plume 

 of feathers, arg., thereon a demi-lion rampant, or. 



On the dexter side of the atchievement is a 

 complex merchant's mark, possibly having refer- 

 ence to the comptrollership of Calais, held by Hall's 

 father. On the sinister, a friar's head hooded, 

 with a rosary round his neck, in compliment to 

 Willoughby. 



The grandson of this couple was Henry Hall, 

 •who left three daughters coheirs in 1692. 



1. Elizabeth, married Sir Hugh Middleton of 

 Pall Mall, Bart. 



2. Frances, married John Weston of Ockham. 



3. Margaret, married Thomas Babington of 

 Rothley, Temple, whose issue by her still remain 

 extant. Various documents relating to the Halls 

 are preserved at Rothley. 



The estate seems to have been sold. It is now 

 the property of Lord Latimers, and \vas long 

 tenanted by the celebrated and skilful Dr. Willis. 



C. 



Athenaeum Club. 



Coals, when First used in England (2"'* S. viii. 

 53.) — The present Seacoal Lane, near Snow 

 Hill, is mentioned under that name {Secollane) 

 so early as 1253. It derived its name, there can 

 be little doubt, from the fivct that the coal was 

 brought in barges up the Fleet River, and there 

 stored for domestic purposes. R. 



Calverley Family (2"^ S. viii. 28.) — C. J. D. 

 Ingledew may perhaps not be aware that a Mr, 

 T. Calverley (who is, I believe, of the old Calver- 

 ley family) now resides at Oulton Hall, near 

 Leeds. Your correspondent may be able to ob- 

 tain information concerning Sir Henry Calverley 

 from him. S. 



" Baratariana" (2"<»S. viii. 52.)— The following 

 extract, from Gilbert's History of the City of 

 Dublin (vol. i. p. 294.), may perhaps prove inter- 

 esting to your correspondent : — 



". The Freeman's Journal [started by Henry Brooke ia 

 1763] became the organ, in 1770, of Flood, Grattan, and 

 the other opponents of the administration of Lord Town- 

 shend, who was defended by Jephson and Simcox ia 

 Hoey's llercwy. Flood's letters to the Freeman appeared 

 under the signature of 'Syndercombe'; and the various 

 essaj's and jettx d'esprit published in this journal against 

 Lord Townshend were collected and reprinted in 1773^ 

 under the title of Baratariana, to which Grattan contri- 

 buted his celebrated character of Pitt." 



The Freeman s Journal, in literary ability and 

 arrangement, was incomparably superior to its 

 Dublin contemporaries ; and (according to Mr. 

 Gilbert) had the merit of being, with the excep- 

 tion of the Censor, the first Irish newspaper which 

 published original and Independent political essays. 

 I have at this moment before me the first four 

 volumes, 1763-67. Abhba^ 



Your correspondent, who asks for information 

 regarding the authors o^ Baratariana, may care to 

 know that " Sir Hercules Langrishe, Mr. Grattan, 

 then a young barrister not in parliament, and 

 Mr. Flood," were, according to the Memoirs of 

 Flood (p. 79.), the principal writers of that poli- 

 tical miscellany. In Grattan s Life (vol. i. p. 185.) 

 there is an account of a visit to Sir Hercules in 

 1810; and the octogenarian is found repeating 

 with enthusiasm some of his flash passages in, 

 Baratariana. Sir Hercules's contributions to this 

 bundle of political pasquinades are noticed in 

 Grattan's elegy on the death of the patriot baro- 

 net (vide vol. i. p. 188.) The articles written by 

 Grattan were, as his son informs us (vol. i. p. 

 185.), "Posthumous," "Pericles," and the Dedi- 

 cation of Baratariana, He read them to his 

 friends, and they were struck by his description of 

 Lord Chatham. Gilbert's Dublin (vol. i. p. 294.) 

 tells us, what the Life of Flood does not, that the 

 articles signed "Syndercombe" were from Flood's 

 pen. The volume of Public Characters for 1806 

 (p. 64.), in noticing the family of General Sir J. 

 Doyle, observes : — 



" William was a King's Counsel, and Master in Chan- 

 cery, and universally admired for his brilliant wit, which 

 obtained him the friendship of Edmund Burke, Lord 

 Charlemont, &c. He contributed largely to that ad- 

 mired political publication called Baratariana." 



The information regarding the authors of Bara- 

 tariana, which the late Right Hon. J. W. Croker 

 promised (1" S. x. 353.) but failed to adduce, is 

 much to be regretted. A tolerably accurate key 

 to the characters which figure in this book might,, 

 if desirable, be furnished. 



William John FitzPatrick, 



Stillorgan, Dublin. 



Bev. George Holiwell (2"'' S. vii. 455.) — In 

 answer to the Query of P. R., I have to state that 



