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died at Maestricht in 1795. Is anything known 

 of his life beyond these few particulars ? and is 

 there any trace of his residence in England ? As 

 he only died in 1795, there must be persons now 

 alive who remember him. He must have lived to 

 a great age, for he could scarcely have been less 

 than thirty when his first publication appeared. L. 



POPIANA : JAMES MOORE SMITH, OB SMYTH. 



Every reader of Pope knows how unenviable an 

 immortality the poet has conferred on Mr. James 

 Moore Smith, or Smyth ; but they are surprised 

 and disappointed that none of the editors give any 

 account of a gentleman who was distinguished at 

 one time by Pope's friendship, as he was after- 

 wards by his hostility. We gather, incidentally, 

 that his original name was James Moore ; that he 

 was the son of Arthur Moore ; that he assumed 

 the additional name of Smyth; that he was at 

 one time intimate with Pope, who "rhymed for 

 Moore ;" that he was the author of a play, called 

 The Rival Modes ; and, finally, that he was an 

 acquaintance and correspondent of the Miss 

 Blounts, and that to this latter circumstance has 

 been attributed the intense animosity with which 

 Pope seems to have pursued him. 



Arthur Moore was M.P., and a man of some 

 note in the political world, of sufficient import- 

 ance to be excepted from some act of amnesty, I 

 think on the South Sea or Charitable Corporation 

 afiairs. I should be obliged by any farther in- 

 formation about him. I also wish to know when 

 and why James Moore took the name of Smyth ; 

 whether he was married, and to whom ; and when 

 he died. C. 



Marriages between Cousins. — ^What is the reason 

 that writers of fiction in general make cousins fall 

 in love with and marry each other? We all 

 know the consequences of such marriages. I am 

 afraid it is out of the province of " N. & Q." to 

 obtain answers to such a question ; but if you 

 would insert it, it would confer a great obligation 

 on your old subscriber, H. M. 



Peckham. 



Paterson, Founder of the Bank. — To what 

 company did the founder of the Bank of Eng- 

 land, " William Paterson, merchant," belong ? B. 



Fitchetfs '■'■ King Alfred." — Having lately met 

 with the following work, King Alfred, a poem, by 

 John Fitchett, in 6 vols. 8vo., London, 1841, 

 which appears to me to have been, from its size 

 and quantity of matter, a most stupendous un- 



dertaking in an individual, I shall feel indebted 

 to any reader of " N. & Q." who will give me, 

 or refer me to, a biographical memoir of Mr. 

 Fitchett, and inform me how long his labours 

 occupied him, &c. I observe the respected name 

 of Roscoe appears as the editor. 2. (1) 



" Albert sur les Operations de VAme^ — 



" Albert, premier M^decin du Roi de Prusse, dans son 

 traits sur les operations de I'ame, a bien explique Taction 

 de I'argile dans la Tarentula, et de Teau dans I'hydro- 

 phobie. II les croit la meme maladie." — Essai sur le 

 Magnetisme, par B. Charlier, Brussels, 1803, p. 31. 



Can any of your readers help me to the passage 

 in Albert's writings, or say where I can find any 

 account of him ? A. J. 



Anointing of Bishops. — It is stated by Strype, 

 in his Memorials of Archbishop Cranmer, that on 

 Sunday, Sept. 5, 1547, Nicholas Ridley "was 

 consecrated Bishop of Rochester by Henry, Bishop 

 of Lincoln," and others, " according to the old 

 custom of the Church, by the unction of holy 

 chrism, as well as imposition of hands." That on 

 Sunday, Sept. 9, in the following year, " Robert 

 Farrar was consecrated Bishop of St. David's by 

 Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, endued with 

 his pontificals," and others. " Then certain hymns, 

 psalms, and prayers being recited, together with 

 a portion of Scripture read in the vulgar tongue 

 out of St. Paul's Epistles, and the Gospel of St. 

 Matthew, the Archbishop celebrated the sacra- 

 ment of the body and blood of Christ." The 

 Communion, we are afterwards informed, was dis- 

 tributed in English. That on June 29, 1550, 

 " John Ponet was consecrated Bishop of Rochester 

 at Lambeth;" and that "this ceremony was per- 

 formed with all the usual ceremonies and habits ; " 

 that the Archbishop, "having on his mitre and 

 cope, usual in such cases, went into his chapel 

 handsomely and decently adorned, to celebrate the 

 Lord's Supper according to the custom and by 

 prescript of the book intituled 'The Book of 

 Common Service ;'" and that the bishops " assist- 

 ing, and having their surplices and copes on, and 

 their pastoral staves in their hands, led Dr. John 

 Ponet, endued with the like habits, in the middle 

 of them unto the most reverend father ;" and he 

 was " elected, and consecrated, and endued with 

 the episcopal ornaments." 



My Queries are : Was Nicholas Ridley the last 

 bishop who was consecrated by the unction of the 

 holy chrism ? Was Robert Farrar the first who 

 was consecrated without it ? When were the 

 mitre and pastoral staff", spoken of at the consecra- 

 tion of John Ponet, last used ? O. S. 

 Oxford. 



Justice George Wood. — Having had an oppor- 

 tunity of looking into Shaw's History of Stafford- 



