The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

who married daughter of the great Sir Robert Walpole, and descendants are to be found in various distinguished posi- tions. The family of Craigie descends
 from the fair Nance. one of whom was the husband of the clever American
 authoress known as John Oliver Hobbes, It would indeed be a lengthly task to enumerate all Nance Oldheld's descend- ants. Through her two daughters, the elder married the first Earl Cadogan, she is represented in the Families of cadogan Wellesley, Paget, West tSir Algernon West can claim her as an ancestress) Keppel Mazwell-Lyte. De Montmorency
 Bulkeley- Williams, Tollemache, Sturt, Nevil, Howard. Hoste, Montagu, and Long.
 Dr. Warren, the president of Magdalen,
 has allocated to the prince of Wales commodious set of rooms entered direct from tue cloisters which surround charming grassy quadrangle. Ii was es-
 sential that his royal highness should have roomy quarters. on account of the amount of business correspondence which he will have to transact in the intervals
 of lecture" and "hal". From his win
 dows the royal freshman will catch glmpses of the Grove park, where deer
 were established as far back as the day of GeorgeI, and also of the meadow
 on the other side of the Cherwell This pleasaunce is surrounded by the famous Magdalen walks, a part of which bears to this day the name of Addison. one of Magdalen's most distinguished "demies." The ouidnunes have been predicting that the prince will sit with the president at the high table when dining in hall. For the sMichaelmas term, at any rate. his
 royal highness will do nothing of the kind. He may consent to take the end chair at one of the tables where at his college chums will sit, but any thing In the nature of royal set would be utterly repugnant to him, as he took care to make very plain when he was at Dartmouth. He might row now and then in his boat, being quite keen
 with the oar, and will be a member of all the college societies of his year.
 From the fact that he sang in the choir at Osborne one imaginative gossip has been declaring that the prince will take his place in the Magdalen choir. This he could not do. for the reason that the world-famed singing boys of the college are paid and to the handsome tune of s25Oo year. Indeed, there Is story told that a simple rustic. who was ac customed to lead the responses in his village church, once wandered into the chapel and joined in the singing with rare enjoyment. After prayers he was ap- preached by don with the whitening rebuke. You cant SHE nere, my nlbn-
 "Rut;" he asked. in his humble way, ..isn.t this the House of God?" No, it isn't It's Magdalen College Chapel" was the reply.
 A curious fatality seems to have at- tended the proposed marriage of the Gaekwar of Baroda's daughter to the Maharaiah of Gwalor. It was originally intended that the wedding should take place on December 5 last It was then postponed for nearly two months and was ultimately settled for January 9. Now it has been pit off again. This is really, owing to the outbreak of public opinion at home and In India against the match the Maharajah being already married man. But it has been given out that the horoscope cast for the two dates mentioned was not propitious, and this explanation gains full credence In the east every royal wedding there being timed by the stars.