CONTENTS.
Reading edition
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Notes on Newspapers: "The Times," Daily Press &c., by H. M. Bealby 333
"In quietness and confidence shall be your strength," by Joshua G. Fitch 335
Binders of the Volumes in the Harleian Library 335
French Verse, by Thos. Keightley 336
A Spanish Play-bill, by William Robson 336
Shakspeare Correspondence, by Robert Rawlinson, C. Mansfield Ingleby, &c. 336
Minor Notes:—Injustice, its Origin—Two Brothers of the same Christian Name—Female Parish Clerk 338
Queries:—
Descendants of Milton 339
An anxious Query from the Hymmalayas 339
Minor Queries:—"De la Schola de Sclavoni"—Mineral Acids—Richard Geering—Stipendiary Curates—Our Lady of Rounceval—Roden's Colt—Sir Christopher Wren and the Young Carver—Vellum Cleaning—Dionysia in Bœotia—Poll Tax in 1641—Thomas Chester Bishop Of Elphin, 1580—Rev. Urban Vigors—Early English MSS.—Curing of Henry IV.—Standard of Weights and Measures—Parish Clerks' Company—Orange Blossom—Mr. Pepys his Queries—Foreign Medical Education 339
Minor Queries with Answers:—Chandler, Bishop of Durham—Huggins and Muggins—Balderdash—Lovell, Sculptor—St. Werenfrid and Butler's "Lives of the Saints" 341
Replies:—
Sir W. Hankford—Gascoigne's Tomb, by Mr. Foss, &c. 342
Translation of the Prayer Book into French 343
Praying to the West 343
Jacob Bobart, by Dr. E. F. Rimbault 344
Early Use of Tin.—Derivation of the Name of Britain, by the Rev. Dr. Hincks and Fras. Crossley 344
Yew-trees in Churchyards, by J. G. Cumming, Wm. W. King, &c. 346
Stars are the Flowers of Heaven, by W. Fraser 346
Books burned by the common Hangman, by John S. Burn, &c. 346
Photographic Correspondence:—Stereoscopic Angles—Mr. Pumphrey's Process for securing black Tints in Positives 348
Replies to Minor Queries:—Baskerville the Printer—Lines on Woman—Haulf-naked—Cambridge and Ireland—Autobiographical Sketch—Archbishop Chichely—"Discovery of the Inquisition"—Divining Rod—"Pinece with a stink"—Longevity—Chronograms—Heraldic Notes—Christian Names—"I put a spoke in his wheel"—Judges styled Reverend—Palace at Enfield—Sir John Vanbrugh—Greek Inscription on a Font—"Fierce"—Giving Quarter—Sheriffs of Glamorganshire—"When the maggot bites"—Connexion between the Celtic and Latin Languages—Bacon's Essays, &c. 349
Miscellaneous:—
Notes on Books, &c. 354
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 354
Notices to Correspondents 354
Advertisements 355