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No. 184. Saturday, May 7, 1853. Price Fourpence. Stamped Edition 5d.
CONTENTS.
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Old Popular Poetry: "Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Clowdesly," by J. Payne Collier 445
Witchcraft, by Rev. H. T. Ellacombe 446
Spring, &c., by Thomas Keightley 448
Notes and Queries on Bacon's Essays, No. III., by P. J. F. Gantillon, B.A. 448
Shakspeare Correspondence, by S. W. Singer, Cecil Harbottle, &c. 449
Minor Notes:—Local Rhymes, Norfolk—"Hobson's Choice"—Khond Fable—Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart.—Anagrams 452
Queries:—
Seal of William d'Albini 452
Forms of Judicial Oath, by Henry H. Breen 453
Minor Queries:—Passage in Boerhaave—Story of Ezzelin—The Duke—General Sir Dennis Pack—Haveringemere—Old Pictures of the Spanish Armada—Bell Inscription—Loselerius Villerius, &c.—The Vinegar Plant—Westminster Parishes—Harley Family—Lord Cliff—Enough—Archbishop Magee—Carpets at Rome—Nursery Rhymes—Gloves at Fairs—Mr. Caryl or Caryll—Early Reaping-machines 453
Minor Queries With Answers:—"Diary of a Self-Observer"—Jockey—Boyle Lectures 456
Replies:—
The Discovery and Recovery of MSS., by Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie 456
"The Whippiad" 457
Spontaneous Combustion, by Shirley Hibberd 458
Major-General Lambert, by Edgar MacCulloch 459
The "Salt-peter-man," by J. Deck 460
Metrical Psalms and Hymns, by J. Sansom 460
The Sign of the Cross in the Greek Church 461
Photographic Notes and Queries:—New Developing Fluid—Photographic Tent—Mr. Wilkinson's simple Mode of levelling Cameras—Antiquarian Photographic Club 462
Replies To Minor Queries:—Erroneous Forms of Speech: Mangel Wurzel—The Whetstone—Charade—Parochial Libraries—Judge Smith—Church Catechism—Charade attributed to Sheridan—Gesmas and Desmas—Lode—Epitaphs imprecatory—Straw-bail—How to stain Deal—Detached Belfry Towers 463
Miscellaneous:—
Notes on Books, &c. 465
Books and Odd volumes wanted 465
Notices to Correspondents 466
Advertisements 466