Golden Frog

Ingenious as is the suggestion of "R.R." (No. 18. p. 282.), that Sir John Poley stuck a golden frog in his ear from his affection for *tadpoles*, I think "R.R.'s" "Rowley Poley" may be dismissed with the "*gammon* and spinach" of the amorous frog to which he alludes. Conceiving that the origin of so singular a badge could hardly fail to be commemorated by some tradition in the family, I have made inquiry of one of Sir John Poley's descendants, and I regret to hear from him that "they have no authentic tradition respecting it, but that they have always believed that it had some connection with…