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No. 185. Saturday, May 14, 1853. Price Fourpence. Stamped Edition 5d.
CONTENTS.
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English Books of Emblems, by the Rev. Thomas Corser 469
Author of Tract on "Advantages of the East India Trade, 1720, 8vo.," by James Crossley 471
"Ake" and "Ache," by Thomas Keightley 472
Localities mentioned in Anglo-Saxon Charters, by B. Williams 473
Inedited Letter 473
A Shaksperian Book 474
Minor Notes:—Shakspeare's Monument—Archbishop Leighton and Pope: Curious Coincidence Of Thought and Expression—Grant of Slaves—Sealing-wax 475
Queries:—
Walmer Castle, by C. Waymor 475
Scotchmen in Poland, by Peter Cunningham 475
Bishop Juxon and Walton's Polyglott Bible 476
Minor Queries:—Was Andrew Marvell poisoned?—Anonymous Pamphlet by Dr. Wallis—Mrs. Cobb's Diary—Compass Flower—Nuns of the Hotel Dieu— Purlieu—Jennings Family—Latimer's Brothers-in-Law—Autobiographical Sketch—Schonbornerus—Symbol of Globe and Cross—Booth Family—Ennui—Bankruptcy Records—Golden Bees—The Grindstone Oak—Hogarth—Adamsons of Perth—Cursitor Barons of the Exchequer—Syriac Scriptures 476
Replies:—
Psalmanazar, by Rev. Dr. Maitland 479
Consecrated Roses, &c., by William J. Thoms 480
Campbell's Imitations 481
"The Hanover Rat" 481
Font Inscriptions 482
Irish Rhymes: English Provincialisms: Lowland Scotch 483
Pictures by Hogarth 484
Photographic Correspondence:—Washing Collodion Process—Colouring Collodion Pictures—Wanted, a simple Test for a good Lens—Photographic Tent: Restoration of Faded NegativesLatimer's 484
Replies To Minor Queries:—Gibbon's Library—Robert Drury—Grub Street Journal—Wives of Ecclesiastics—Blanco White—Captain Ayloff—General Monk and the University of Cambridge—The Ribston Pippin—Cross and Pile—Ellis Walker—Blackguard— Talleyrand—Lord King and Sclater—"Beware the Cat"—"Bis dat qui cito dat"—High Spirits a Presage of Evil—Colonel Thomas Walcott—Wood of the Cross: Mistletoe—Irish Office for Prisoners—Andries de Græff: Portraits at Brickwall House—"Qui facit per alium, facit per se"—Christian Names—Lamech's War-song—Traitor's Ford 485
Miscellaneous:—
Notes on Books, &c. 489
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 490
Notices to Correspondents 490
Advertisements 490