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gerent of University Coll., Oxford, 1640; Nar- 
cissus Marsh, D.D., educated at Oxford, and 
Principal of St. Alban Hall, 1678-9 ; and Robert 
Huntingdon, D.D., Fellow of Merton Coll., Ox- 
ford, 1683. With these exceptions, and that of 
Provost Hutchinson, vacancies in the proyostship 
have always been supplied from the body of 
Fellows; and there is no reason to lead us to wish 
for a change in the present arrangement. The 
University of Dublin, as I could prove with ease, 
is not a “silent sister.” ABHBA. 
Tobacco. — Humboldt is my authority for 
stating that tobacco is the ancient Indian word 
for the pipe, through which the weed was smoked ? 
WW 
Malia. 
“ Spare the rod, spoil the child.” —In Dr. Dib- 
din’s Bibliomania, 1811, I find the following, 
to which I call your attention as being a curious 
result of the diligence of a calculator, and the 
cruelty of a schoolmaster : 
“ A German Magazine recently announced the death of 
a schoolmaster in Suabia, who, for fifty-one years, had 
superintended a large institution with old fashioned 
severity. 
corded observations, one of the ushers had calculated 
that, in the course of his exertions, he had given 911,500 
canings, 121,000 floggings, 209,000 custodes, 156,000 tips 
with the ruler, 10,200 boxes on the ear, and 22,700 tasks 
by heart. It was farther calculated, that he had made 
700 boys stand on peas, 6000 kneel on a sharp edge of 
wood, 5000 wear the fool’s cap, and 1700 hold the rod. 
How vast (exclaims the journalist) the quantity of 
human misery inflicted by a single perverse educator !!” 
Henry Kensincron. 
Execution of Patrick Redmond. — In Edwards's 
Cork Remembrancer, p. 214., I find the following 
statement, which is curious, and one likely to in- 
terest at least some of your readers: 
“1766. Patrick Redmond, tailor, was executed at 
Gallows Green, the 10th of September, for robbing the 
dwelling-house of John Griffin. Glover, the player (who 
was then in Cork), took an active part in this man’s re- 
storation; after he hung nine minutes, and was cut down, 
he was perfectly restored to life by constant friction and 
fumigation. He afterwards made his escape, got drunk, 
went to the playhouse door (the night of his execution) 
to return Mr. Glover thanks, and put the whole audience 
in terror and consternation. He was the third tailor that 
made his escape from the gallows [in Cork] since the 
year 1755.” 
The names of the other two tailors were Dennis 
Sheehan and John Lott. ABHBA. 
Rochefoucault's Maxim. — Being curious to 
see the original of the celebrated maxim of 
Rochefoucault, that “ In the adversity of our best 
friends we often find something which does not 
displease us,” I referred to the edition edited by 
M. L. Aimé-Martin; but, to my astonishment, 
without success. I have since seen it stated in a 
From an average, inferred by means of re-- 
note to an English translation, that, after the first 
edition, Rochefoucault omitted this maxim in 
deference to the opinion of his friends, B, 
AMucerieg. 
HILLIER FAMILY. 
Can any of your genealogical correspondents 
favour me with information as to the history of 
the family of this name, and that of their armorial 
bearings: Three fleur-de-lis (2 and 1), with a 
cross-crosslet fitchy, in the middle chief? The 
tinctures are, unfortunately, not clearly distin- 
guishable ; and though the documents in my pos- 
session extend through nearly 150 years, the seals 
on which the above charges appear are generally 
in an imperfect state. The most recent of the 
earlier seals, with these arms, is on a letter from 
William Hillier, dated May 2, 1762; but they 
have been borne, since that period, on an escut- 
cheon of pretence, by the husband of an heiress 
of the family, and are still quartered by her 
grandchildren. 
From the name and arms, it has generally been 
considered that this family is of French extrac- 
tion ; but, if so, their emigration to England must 
have preceded the Revocation of the Edict of 
Nantes, which added so many valuable subjects 
to the British population. An old Court Roll, 
now existing, shows that “ Johan Hillier,” a mem- 
ber of this branch of-the family, was steward of 
the manor of Cirencester, in 1685, the very year 
of that revocation. 
The name St. Hillier and Hillier, so common in 
the French annals, seems to authorise the suppo- 
sition of a French descent. We learn, from the 
very interesting and instructive volumes of Pere 
Anselme (Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique 
de la Maison Royale de France, §c., vol. ix. fol. 3., 
edit. 1726), that St. Hillier was a “ Seigneurie,” 
held by, and giving titles to, many distinguished 
French families, from an early date. About 1250, 
Jean de Rethel was Seigneur de St. Hillier, and 
afterwards became “ Seigneur de Beaufort” (vol. 
ii. p.151.). 
Gaucher de Chatillon was Seigneur de St. Hil- 
lier. He died in 1380 (vol. iii. p. 122.). 
Jean de Chatillon, who died in 1397, was 
Seigneur of the same (vol. ii. p.344,). Charles 
de Chatillon took, his title from the same (vol. ii. 
. 123,). 
5 Tie Bavony of St. Hillier, with others, was 
granted to the Duchesse de Montmorency, on her 
marriage, by Francis I, She died in 1586 (vol. iii. 
. 604.). 
: The tie occurs also in vol. vii. p.740c., and 
vol. ix. p. 175. 
Leon Bout Hillier was Comte de Chauvigny in 
1669 (vol. vi.). 
