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102 BYE-GONES. Sept., 1880. Savage, M.A.; 1705, Edward Humphreys; 1725, Peter Powell, M.A.; 1735, Eobert Jones; 1753, David Lloyd, B.A. ; 1760, Griffith Lloyd, B. A. ; 1780, Thomas Mostyn, M.A. ; 1782, Eice Anwyl; 1819, Eobert Phillips; 1826, John Lloyd ; 1841, Peter Price, M.A.; 1852, Eichd. Pughe, M.A.; 1860, D. M. Thomas, M.A.; 1866, David Evans ; 1876, Eobert Jones, M.A. SEPTEMBER. 1, 1880. PURE ENGLISH.—It was incidentally mentioned on page 235 of Bye-gones for 1S79 that purer English was spoken in Wales than in the English counties, where the uneducated classes speak a provincial dialect. We are informed by M. G.UDOZ, the editor of the Revue Celtique, that " the same has been observed with regard to French in Celtic Britanny." NOTES. THE QUEEN AT WELSHPOOL.—It was in¬ cidentally mentioned in one of the local papers of May, 1838 (in connection with the approaching coronation of the Queen,) that the Princess Victoria when on a visit to Powis Castle in 1832, had, "in the most gratifying and condescending manner visited the town, and National Schools, to which she generously gave £100." Blackpool. SALOPIAN PICTUEES.—The Salopian Journal for May 30, 1838, contain announcements of the publica¬ tion of a " Print of Eice Wynne, Esq., on his favourite horse;" also a "Print of Mr. Stephen Denston, yeoman." The former was published by Ackermann of London, and the latter by Mr. J. B. Minor of Astley House. At the end of Nov. 183S, six views in Shrewsbury, " drawn from nature and on zinc," by Henry Blunt, were published, "tinted after the manner of Harding." After a few copies were printed the plates were effaced. About the same time Mr. Price, bookseller, of Oswestry, announced, by subscription, a highly-finished view of Brynkinalt, drawn by J. Boss, and lithographed by Day and Haighe. In Aug. 1839, Mr. Price also published a print, by Mr. Henshaw, of a view of Oswestry taken from a point above the Grammar School. In Nov. 1839, Mr. Pardon, dating from Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, announced his intention to publish " a Print from a Portrait he is now painting of the Hon. Thomas Kenyon." He further says, "The Engraving will be the size, and in the style of Dr. Darwin." The likeness of the doctor was advertised in Feb. 1839, at a guinea, prints; and £1 lis. 6d. and Two Guineas proofs. Salopian. OSWESTRY HEIGHTS.—I once transcribed from an annotated copy of Price's History of Oswestry the following:—" Oswestry is 450 feet above the level of the sea, and 254 feet higher than the Shrewsbury meadows." In the Oswestry Advertizer some time back the following heights of places in and near Oswestry over the main level of the sea at Liverpool were given :— Cambrian Station.....................402 feet Castle Bank.............................487 „ Guildhall..................................442 „ Cross Fountain..........................420 „ St. Oswald's Church...................430 „ House of Industry.....................410 ,, The Hayes................................530 „ Beservoirs.................................714 ,, Bhydycroesau............................786 „ Cernybwch..............................1019 ,, I should have thought that the House of Industry stood on higher ground than the Guildhall, and certainly higher than the Cross. L.C. THE COTTONS OF COMBERMEEE.—-It is very well known that the Cottons had been connected with Shropshire long before their settlement at Combermere in Cheshire ; but their connection with Denbighshire is not so well understood, it being generally supposed they had become identified with that county through the marriage of Sir Eobert Cotton to Hester Salusbury of Lleweni, and thereby acquiring that beautiful estate, and the one of Berain, which had vested in the Salusburies upon the marriage of a son of Lleweni to the celebrated "Katrin o'r Berain." I find however from Williams's Records of Denbigh that Charles Cotton of Combermere had been made a burgess of that borough so early as the year 1660, and 1 should be glad to know if he erected "Cotton Hall," a well-known house, not very far from the site of Old Lleweni. I can very well understand, how after acquiring Lleweni the Cottons were more intimately connected with Denbigh; but it is not clear how they came there at first; by way of guide to any of your readers who may look into the fact, first mentioned, I had better add the following entries, out of the same work :— 1665 Sir Eobert Cotton of Combermere, Knt., sworn a burgess of Denbigh. 1700 Sir Eobert Cotton, Knt. and Bart., elected an alderman. . 1713 Sir Eobert Cotton, Knt. and Bart., died. 1713 Sir Thomas Cotton, Bart., succeeded his father. 1717 Sir Thomas Cotton, Bart., died. 1717 Sir Eobert Salusbury Cotton, Bart., succeeded him. 1729 Lynch Salusbury Cotton sworn a burgess of Denbigh. 1748 Sir Eobert Salusbury Cotton, Bart., died. 1776 Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, Bart., died. I do not quite know the succession of the above in title, but unless I am mistaken the first Lord Combermere was the very last of his family, born at Lleweni, and then the estates of Lleweni and Berain were sold to Lord Kirkwall, who_afterwards sat in Parliament for Denbighshire, and, I think, became a member of the Denbigh Corporation. I conclude—subject to correction—that the connection of the Cottons with Denbigh commenced with Charles Cotton, and ended with the first Lord Combermere, and that they have not at this moment any property in that county. Gladwtn. QUERIES. LLANDEN.—Does the opinion of Selden, that the name Zoloft is derived from two Welsh words, " Llan den "=Church of Diana, find favour with any scholars of the present day ? Ap Meredith. CAPTAIN BRAMWELL OF OSWESTRY.—Can any of your readers state the circumstances that caused the following paragraph to appear in the Shrewsbury Chronicle of Apr. 6,1838 ? Captain Bramwell of Oswestry, of whom so much has been said, relating to the death of his wife, returned to that town on Saturday, and was immediately placed in the custody of Mr. Jones, in the Borough Gaol, where he remains for want of sureties to keep the peace ; or until his person shall be placed under proper restraint by Trustees. Who was Captain Bramwell, and under what circum¬ stances did his wife die ? Tell. THEOPHILUS JONES'S HISTORY OF BRECK- NOCKSHIEE.-I shall be obliged if any reader of Bye- gones can give me, through that source, the following information regarding this model county history, published in two folio vols, in 1805 and 1809 :—(1) Whj (1) original subscription price to this history? at was the (2) Is there a.